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Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1861
Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1866
Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1867
Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1870
Courtland Olds Diary Transcript, 1873
Courtland Olds Diary Transcript, 1875
Courtland Olds Diary Transcript, 1879
Courtland Olds Diary Transcript, 1880
Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1886
Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1887
Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1888
Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1889
Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1890
Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1891
Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1893
Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1894
Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1895
Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1896
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<p>{printed} THE</p>
<p>CANADIAN</p>
<p>POCKET DIARY,</p>
<p>FOR</p>
<p>1866.</p>
<p>TORONTO:</p>
<p>PUBLISHED BY BROWN BROS</p>
<p>66 King Street East.</p>
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<p>Courtland C. Olds {words illegible} 1866</p>
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<p>{phases of the moon for November and December shown on verso}</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January, MONDAY 1. 1866</span></h3>
<p>Passed this day very pleasantly, visiting etc Mr J. B. Carpenters & sundry other places. Attended a tea meeting in the Simcoe Weselyan Church at night, at which they realised some $2800 By subscription & otherwise.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 2</span></h3>
<p>Arrived at home from the Tea meeting about 3 o'clock this morning Remained at home during the day and employed myself principally in preparing for the coming term at College, &c.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Started for Old Vic. this monring in company with Mr W.H Rowsom and after a very pleasant & successful trip arrived at our destination in the afternoon or night at 9 oclock</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January.2C_THURSDAY.2C_4_1866."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January, THURSDAY, 4 1866.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_5"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 5</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_6"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 6</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_SUNDAY.2C_7_1866."><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">January SUNDAY, 7 1866.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_8."><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 8.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_9"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 9</span></a></li>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January, THURSDAY, 4 1866.</span></h3>
<p>Attended my classes to day for the first time. Professor Havens{?} gave me some good advice, in stead of a lecture on Chemistry. It begins to be exceedingly cold to day, for the first.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 5</span></h3>
<p>Cold as Greenland to day. & we are congratulating ourselves on our good fortune in coming back to College before the cold weather commenced. got along pretty well in classes {illegible}</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 6</span></h3>
<p>Wrote a letter home to day and to Hamilton besides one or two others. had a good skate in the afternoon, after which I commenced the attac{k} on my studies as usual.</p>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January SUNDAY, 7 1866.</span></h3>
<p>Attended church to day in Cobourg too day for the first time since the holidays & heard the Rev. Charles Lavall preach both morning and evening To day is the first sunday of the century year of the Methodism.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 8.</span></h3>
<p>Dr. Harris gave us our second lecture in Organic Chemistry which was as tough as usual to get out. Attended my other classes as usual to day.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 9</span></h3>
<p>A grind in our Chemistry which came pretty hard for some of the boys. But I happened to escape. Did tolerably well in my other classes to day for a wonder.</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_WEDNESDAY.2C_10_1866"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January WEDNESDAY, 10 1866</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_11"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">THURSDAY, 11</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_12"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 12</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January.2C_SATURDAY.2C_13_1866"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">January, SATURDAY, 13 1866</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_14"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 14</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_15"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 15</span></a></li>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January WEDNESDAY, 10 1866</span></h3>
<p>Had a pretty hard time to day in my french class which I think some of taking Composition & Rhetoric in stead Bought a ticket for the seasons skating on Mitchells Rink.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 11</span></h3>
<p>Asked Dr. Nelles' advice in refference to the advantage to be derived from continuing french & came to the conclusion to take Composition & Rhetoric in stead. Had a fine skate in the afternoon.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 12</span></h3>
<p>Our lecture in Chemistry to day was a jaw braker: with my other class I succeeded as well as is usual. Put {2 words illegible} on my shoes in the afternoon, & went out for a skate in the evening</p>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January, SATURDAY, 13 1866</span></h3>
<p>Spent the forenoon in studying my Geology composition & Rhetoric &c. Wrote a letter to the Family besides. Had a pleasant walk in the afternoon, after which I wrote out my Chemistry, & reviewed it with Bates.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 14</span></h3>
<p>Attended class meeting this morning at nine o'clock, and church at eleven where I heard the Rev. Chas. Lavalle preach and a lecture in the afternoon from Dr. Nelles, on thought.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 15</span></h3>
<p>An exceedingly cold day, not so cold, however, as to hinder me from my work. Had an excellent lecture in Organic Chemistry to day. In the afternon I wrote out my Chemistry notes etc.</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_TUESDAY.2C_16_1866"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January TUESDAY, 16 1866</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_17"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 17</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_18"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">THURSDAY, 18</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Januarry_FRIDAY.2C_19_1866"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Januarry FRIDAY, 19 1866</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_20"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 20</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_21"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 21</span></a></li>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January TUESDAY, 16 1866</span></h3>
<p>A very stormy day to day, the storm consisting of wind and snow. Attended a lecture by E. P. Harris P.H.D. on Geology got along very well in my other classes; went out for a walk after dinner, etc.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 17</span></h3>
<p>Storm not over yet but continued much of the day; had a lecture in organic Chemistry this morning, on formulation. Had a skate after dinner, after which I went out for a walk in the storm.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 18</span></h3>
<p>Attended a lecture in organic chemistry this morning, went out with Well. Carpenter for a walk, after which I studied until church time when I heard the Rev. Chas. Lavelle.</p>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Januarry FRIDAY, 19 1866</span></h3>
<p>Good old friday for ever!! Attended my classes this morning, as usual. After prayers went out for a walk with Bates after which I wrote a letter home & one to the Factory which was the last work done on Friday.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 20</span></h3>
<p>After prayers this morning I went out for a walk with Bates for half an hour or so; after which I studied until dinner time, after dinner I sawed some wood & in the evening studied & wrote a letter.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 21</span></h3>
<p>Attended class meeting this morning at {illegible} after which we went to church. Had a short walk with Frank Springer after dinner after which we spent the evening in conversing on various subjects etc.</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_MONDAY.2C_22_1866"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January MONDAY, 22 1866</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_23"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 23</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_24"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 24</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_THURSDAY.2C_25_1866."><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">January THURSDAY, 25 1866.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_26"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 26</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_27"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 27</span></a></li>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January MONDAY, 22 1866</span></h3>
<p>Attended my classes this morning as usual. Dr. Haris gave us a lecture in chemistry etc. Had a short walk with Bates after dinner. studied from half past three until eight, & then had a {illegible}.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 23</span></h3>
<p>Attended lectures in Geology and Chemistry as usual today. Went out skating from two to five and from five to seven studied & after this Skated from eight until ten.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 24</span></h3>
<p>Had a lecture in Chemistry this morning, succeded tolerably well in my other classes today. Wrote my notes on chemistry after dinner after which I had a good skate for a couple of hours.</p>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January THURSDAY, 25 1866.</span></h3>
<p>A very stormy day to day; attended my classes as usual. wrote out my notes on chemistry after dinner went out for a walk afterwards Commenced studying about 3 & continued until church time.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 26</span></h3>
<p>A lecture this morning in Chemistry and also one Geology. Went out walking with Lewis after dinner and back about four, wrote out my chemistry notes, and, had a very pleasant skate on Mitchels rink.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 27</span></h3>
<p>Spent the forenoon in studying, and the afternoon in writing letters to the females of H.F.C. went out for a skate with Lewis and had a fine time studied my lessons until bed-time etc.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_29"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 29</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_30"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 30</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_WEDNESDAY.2C_31_1865"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">January WEDNESDAY, 31 1865</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_THURSDAY.2C_1"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">February THURSDAY, 1</span></a></li>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January SUNDAY, 28 1866</span></h3>
<p>Spent the morning in reading Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress. Attended church at 11 AM where the Rev. Chas. Lavalle preached. Had a walk after dinner with Bates. Heard the President Jones Preach at night.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 29</span></h3>
<p>Received our last lecture in Organic chemistry this morning. Attended to my other classes as usual. Wrote out my notes on chemistry after dinner after which I went out for a skate too MItchells Rink.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 30</span></h3>
<p>Attended the grind in chemistry this morning, Had a lecture in Geology went out after dinner with Bates. & had a very pleasant walk after which I studied most of the time until 9 o'clock.</p>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January WEDNESDAY, 31 1865</span></h3>
<p>Examination in chemistry this morning, Attended my other classes as usual. Had a very pleasant walk after dinner with Rev. W. H. Rousom after which I studied until 7 o'clock, when I went to the masquerade at Mitchels rink.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February THURSDAY, 1</span></h3>
<p>Attended my classes this morning as usual. went out fo a skate in the afternoon and had a pleasant time. Studied from 5 to 7 1/2 o'clock when I went to church and heard the Rev. Mr. Kellem preach.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 2</span></h3>
<p>{illegible} in chemistry this morning & had a lecture in Geology etc. Spent a part of the afternoon skating on Mitchels Rink. Called the Mifs Burke this evening with the Rev. Mr. Rousom. Studied from 6 to 9 o'clock &c.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_4"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 4</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_5"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 5</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_TUESDAY.2C_6_1866"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">February TUESDAY, 6 1866</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_7"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 7</span></a></li>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February SATURDAY, 3 1866</span></h3>
<p>Went out this morning, before prayers for a walk, attended prayers as usual. Had a very pleasant time skating this afternoon on Mitchels rink, after which I wrote a letter home & one to the H. F. College.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 4</span></h3>
<p>Attended the Episcopalean church this morning in company with W. W. Bates. Spent most of the afternoon in reading the Pilgrims Progress. Heard the President of the Conference preach at night.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 5</span></h3>
<p>Attended my classes this morning as usual. Had a lecture in Electricity for the first time. Went out for a walk after dinner, after which I studied until half past seven when I attended an excellent love-feast.</p>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February TUESDAY, 6 1866</span></h3>
<p>Attended a lecture on electricity this morning and my other recitations as usual. Wrote my electricity notes after dinner after which I had an extra good skate until 5 o'clock, when I went home. & studied till bed time.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 7</span></h3>
<p>Dr. Harris gave us a grind in organic chemistry this morning. Geology and Rhetoric as usual.Studied untill four o'clock, after which I had a very pleasant skate until six. Spent the rest of the evening over my book.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 8</span></h3>
<p>We were favored with a lecture in electricity this morning attended the classes as usual. Wrote out my notes on electricity after dinner after which I had another pleasant two hour skate on Mitchels Rink. studied until bed time.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_10"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 10</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_11"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 11</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_MONDAY.2C_12_1866."><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">February MONDAY, 12 1866.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_18"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 18</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_14."><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 14.</span></a></li>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February FRIDAY, 9 1866.</span></h3>
<p>Was favoured with a {slope?} this morning, on E. Oher classes as usual. Went out for a skate after dinner & had a very pleasant time. Attended a social in the evening at Mr. C. C. Fields on King Street a good time too.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 10</span></h3>
<p>Attended prayer at nine after which I wrote a letter to Mifs C. Had a pleasant walk after dinner from one end of King Street to the other after which I cut some wood & then studied my Geology etc. etc.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 11</span></h3>
<p>Spent the morning in reading the Bible & Pilgrims Progress. Went to the Presbyterian Church at 11 o'clock where I heard the Rev. Mr. Laing preach. Heard the Rev. Mr. Rolson lecture in the evening.</p>
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<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February MONDAY, 12 1866.</span></h3>
<p>Had a very interesting lecture in elecricity this morning, other recitations as usual. Wrote out my electricity notes after dinner after which I went out for a walk, & called on Mifs Burke, for a few minutes. Studied till 9.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 18</span></h3>
<p>A lecture in E. this morning as usual. Attended my other classes besides. Wrote out my notes on electricity after dinner after which I had a walk until five. studied until seven when I had a sort of a grind on E. with Bates.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 14.</span></h3>
<p>Recited in electricity this morning for the first time, did very well. Sloped Geology and Rhetoric for the first time. {Went?} to the B. at {?} o'clock. Studied until prayers. Had a walk with Bates after dinner &c.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_16"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 16</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_19"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 19</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February THURSDAY, 15 1866.</span></h2>
<p>Dr. Harris gave us a lecture on electricity this morning. Attended my Rhetoric and Geology classes as usual. Attended a meeting held in the Town hall, by the Rev. Dr. Ryerse on the subject of Common schools.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>A slope from E. this morning and had a lecture in Geology, Rhetoric as usual, An awfully cold and stormy day spent most of the afternoon reading and reviewing Geology. Wrote a letter home in the evening.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 17</span></h2>
<p>Attended prayers this morning after which I went to the P. O. and, for a walk with Frank Springer. Had a pleasant skate after dinner and walk afterwards with Lewis. Spent the evening at Mr. Brookes.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February SUNDAY, 18 1866.</span></h2>
<p>Heard the Rev. William Stephenson preach this morning at the Methodist Church. Went out for a walk with Springer & Bates after dinner. Read Richard Weaver sermon till church time. Heard the Rev. Dr. Harper preach to night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 19</span></h2>
<p>Attended my classes this morning as usual, Wrote {illegible} notes after dinner. Had a walk with Chum after dinner. Attend a missionary meeting in our church & heard speeches from the Rev'd's Messrs. Bredic, E. B. Harper, Stephenson, & Griffin.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>Had a lecture in E. this morning, and grind in Geology. Mr. Harris, Mifs Nelles and Mifs Griffin visited our classes in E. and Geology this morning. Wrote out my Lectures after dinner after which I went out for a walk & then studied until bed-time.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February WEDNESDAY, 21 1866.</span></h2>
<p>Examination in E. this morning; attended other classes as usual. Had the pleasure of enjoying a very pleasant skate this afternoon after which I spent the evening in reading over my Geology & Rhetoric &c.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 22</span></h2>
<p>Attended a lecture in electricity this morning, and afterwards the Biology class as usual. Went out for a walk with chum after dinner & afterwards I wrote out my notes on E. Studied mostly until bed time.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Attended the electricity grind this morning, a lecture in Geology, and Rhetoric as usual. Spent the afternoon in writing an essay & in reading. Attended a Presbyterian social at Miss Jeffries, & a dry one too.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February SATURDAY, 24 1866</span></h2>
<p>Busied myself most of the forenoon in writing an essay on labor for R{illegible}. Read over my Geology lesson after dinner, after which I went out with chum for a walk spent the evening in writing letters & {illegible}</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Read until church time when I heard, the Rev. R. Jones, President of the Canada Conference preach. Had a short walk after dinner, spent the remainder of the afternoon in reading. Heard the Rev.Thomas {Wolsy?} preach at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Attended a lecture in electricity this morning, other classes as usual. Wrote out my notes on eletricity after dinner after which I had a good skate. Called on the Rev. Thomas {Wolsy?} at 6 o'clock. Attended his leture at the {illegible} M. Church on the K. west.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February TUESDAY, 27 1866</span></h2>
<p>We were favoured with a slope in E. this morning. Had a lecture in Geology, Rhetoric as usual. Went out for a walk after dinner & had a pleasant time. Attended to my studying until bed time.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 28</span></h2>
<p>Attended a lecture in electricity, {illegible}, Geology and Rhetoric as usual. Had a walk with Wellington Carpenter after our classes were over. Walked with Bates two hours, after which I wrote out my notes on electricity.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March THURSDAY, 1</span></h2>
<p>Lecture in electricity this morning. Attended the Geology & Rhetoric classes as usual. Went out for a walk with Bates and had a pleasant time. Wrote out my E. notes after four. Spent the evening in preparing for the future.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March FRIDAY, 2 1866</span></h2>
<p>Attended a grind in electricity this morning, also a lecture in Geology, Rhetoric as usual. After dinner I went out with Springer and Bates for a walk up the old Peterborough road. Spent the rest of the day in writing & reading.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Attended prayers this morning. Had a walk with Well. until ten spent a few hours talking with the boys studied most of the afternoon and wrote a letter at night, to the Hamilton College.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>Read until nine when I attended class-meeting. I went to the English Church at eleven, after which we dined and went to a Catholic funeral. Went out with Springer for a walk at three o'clock.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">March MONDAY 5 1866</span></h2>
<p>Dr. Harris gave us a {illegible} lecture in electricity this morning. Attended to the Rhetoric and Geology classes as usual. Wrote out my notes on E. after dinner after which I went out with Day for a walk. Studied until bedtime.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 6</span></h2>
<p>Attended an examination in E. this morning. Geology and Rhetoric as usual. Went out with Well. for a walk & had a pleasant time. Walked a couple of horus after dinner. Spent the evening studying.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 7</span></h2>
<p>Dr. Harris gave us a very interesting lecture on electricity this morning. Geology and Rhetoric as usual. Wrote out my E. notes after dinner, after which I went out for a walk. Had a windy time.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March THURSDAY, 8 1866</span></h2>
<p>Great grind in E. this morning. Attended to my other classes as usual. Spent a couple of hours in walking and had a pleasant time {illegible} over in Geology and Rhetoric &c for {her?} {illegible}, before {illegible}</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 9</span></h2>
<p>Dr. Harris gave us a lecture in E. this morning. Had a lecture in Geology. Rhetoric as usual. Had a short walk with Day and called on Mifs Burke Had a pleasant time. Got home at 6 when I went to work at an essay</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 10</span></h2>
<p>Attended prayers at nine this morning as usual on Saturdays. Studied most of the forenoon at my Geology and Rhetoric, Had a very pleasant walk with William Whately. Spent the evening in writing to H{word obscured}</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March SUNDAY, 11 1866.</span></h2>
<p>Spent most of the forenoon in reading Richard Weaver. and, other works. A very disagreeable day. Spent the afternoon in reading. Attended the Methodist church in the evening, where Rev. Jones preached.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 12</span></h2>
<p>Attended Dr. Harris' lecture in electricity this morning. Geology class and Rhetoric as usual. Wrote out my E. notes after dinner after which I went out for a walk until five. Studied from five until bed time as usual.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Attended an old fashioned grind in electricity this morning and a lecture in Geology &c. Read after dinner until four. Went out for a walk & called on Mr. Burke Joseph: had a pleasant time. Met with Mifs Higgins.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March WEDNESDAY, 14 1866</span></h2>
<p>Somewhat unwell to day, having a severe attack of sore throat. Made out to attend the lecture in electricity. Wrote out my E. notes, and read {illegible} before dinner. Studied most of the afternoon. I had a short walk.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>We have had rainy weather since last Saturday, & still it rains. Attended a grind in E. this morning also one in Geology. Had a short walk after dinner with Springer. Attended church this evening and heard Laird preach.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>Dr. Harris gave us a lecture in electricity this morning. Attended to the Geology as usual. Had a pleasant walk after dinner after which I called on Miss Higgins. Spent the evening in reading Tom Brown at Oxford with Springer.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March SATURDAY, 17 1866</span></h2>
<p>Went to prayers at nine. Spent a half hour or so in walking with Springer. Spent the day in reading Tom Brown at Oxford. Had a short walk with Wel. towards night. Exceedingly cold to day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Spent the forenoon in reading sundry books: Tom Brown &c. Did not go to church this morning, on account of the s{t}orm. Continued until church time. Heard the Rev. Chas. Lavelle preach. Had a walk after church &c.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 19</span></h2>
<p>Dr. Harris gave us a lecture this morning. Attended {the?} recitations as usual. Finished up Tom Brown before prayer time. Saw the Vollunteers march to station & back, after which had a walk with J. Kingston.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March TUESDAY, 20 1866</span></h2>
<p>Attended a thorough examination in E. this morning. Other classes as usual. Went out for a walk after dinner. Called on Mifs Burke for a few minutes. Spent most of the evening in reading over my Geology.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 21</span></h2>
<p>Dr. Harris gave us an interesting lecture on telegraphing this morning. Read an hour or two in Tennyson before prayers. Went out with Morton for a walk after dinner. Spent the evening in studying as usual, of late.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 22</span></h2>
<p>Attended a period in E. this morning. Geology &c. as usual. Received a very welcome letter from home this morning with money & news &c. Had a pleasant walk after dinner. Called on some of the {illegible}. Spent the evening in studying as usual.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March FRIDAY, 23 1866</span></h2>
<p>Attended a lecture in E. this morning also a lecture in Geology &c. Had a very pleasant walk after dinner with friend Campbell. Attended the debate of the {illegible} {illegible} to night for the last time.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 24</span></h2>
<p>Wrote a letter to C{rumb?} this morning, also one to Bowlby and to Hamilton & home &c. Had a pleasant walk after dinner, {illegible} Association. Read over the Geology. Wrote out some E. Had a good talk &c.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Went to the Methodist church this morning & Heard President Jones preach to the Soldiers. Spent most of the day in reading my bible and some other books. Attended the Methodist Church to night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March MONDAY, 26 1866</span></h2>
<p>Attended another lecture in electricity this morning. Other classes as usual. Wrote out my notes before and after dinner. Went out for a walk at four, and walked till six in company with Jackson, Carrol & J. Kingston. {illegible}</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>Examination in electricity this monring. Went to P.O. at eleven. Read until prayer time. Went out after dinner for a walk with Rusell {illegible}. {3 words illegible} these six times. Walked until six. Studied until bed time. &c.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 28</span></h2>
<p>Dr. Harris gave us another lecture in electriity this morning. Geology &c. as usual. Wrote out notes in E. till {illegible} & continued the work after dinner until three. Went out for a walk. Fell in with Well. Studied from 6 till bed time.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March THURSDAY, 29 1866</span></h2>
<p>Attended a lecture on the eletricity this morning as usual. Wrote out my notes on electricity before prayers. Went out with Well. Carpenter for a walk. Went to church too night & heard the Rev. Mr. Rousom preach.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Went up to Port Hope this morning in company with Well. Carpenter. Called on Mrs. Griffin Spent the afternoon with the 4 Mifs Griffins and Mifs Bigges. Had a very pleasant time. Got home by seven.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 31</span></h2>
<p>Attended prayers this morning at nine. Saw the volunteers depart from Cobourg for their homes. Spent most of the day in reading over my Geology. Went out for a walk after five. Called at Burkes a few minutes.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April SUNDAY, 1 1866</span></h2>
<p>Went up to see Bates this morning. Went to the Catholic church at eleven. Had a very pleasant walk after dinner with N. Springer. Attended the Bible Christian church this evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 9</span></h2>
<p>Studied until nine when I attended the Dr's lecture in electricity and Geology. Wrote out my notes before prayers. Went out for a walk after dinner after which I cut some wood. Spent this evening in reviewing my electricity & Geology classes.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Attended one of Harris's real old-fashioned grinds this morning, also a lecture on Geology which was quite interesting. Went down to the photographer after dinner, and had a negative taken. Talked until six. Studied until bed time.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April WEDNESDAY, 4 1866</span></h2>
<p>The Dr. favoured us with a lecture on electricity this morning, also a very interesting lecture on the relation of Geology to religion. Wrote out my notes before prayers. Had a walk up the old C. & P. track.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Dr. Harris gave us a very nice lecture this morning on the relation of Geology to religion. Went out for a walk after dinner. Called on the Mifs Burkes at five and heard Thos. Cotting preach at {illegible}</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 6</span></h2>
<p>Attended an excellent lecture on Geology this morning also {2 words illegible} time Went out with Well. Carpenter for a walk, after I had finished writing out my notes. Read until bed time.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April SATIURDAY, 7 1866</span></h2>
<p>Went out for a walk with {illegible} after prayers. Spent the remainder of the forenoon in reading. Went out afternoon for a walk. Called on one of my lady friends Mifs B. &c. Went up to the station at half past nine.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Spent a few hours in reading, &c. Went to church this morning. Heard {illegible} Adams preach. Went out after dinner With A Springer for a walk, up the old Peterborough. Heard the Rev. Mr. Jones preach this evening &c.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 9</span></h2>
<p>The Dr. gave us another lecture this morning on E. Attended Geology as usual. Wrote out my notes on electricity before prayers. Had a walk with Bleecker. Went to Wills room for a few minutes &c.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April TUESDAY, 10 1866</span></h2>
<p>Dr. Harris gave us our last lecture on electricity this morning. Commenced our review in Geology. Wrote out my E. notes before prayers. Got a letter from home to day, & with it a supply of {lin?}, &c.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Attended an examination in electricity this morning, also in Geology. Went to P.O. & for a walk with Springer before prayers. Had a short walk after dinner. Spent the evening in reviewing.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 12</span></h2>
<p>Another examination to day in organic Chemistry. Sloped Geology for several reasons. Paid up several little bills to day and came out square all around. Spent the afternoon in walking, talking, studying.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April FRIDAY, 13 1866</span></h2>
<p>Was examined this morning on Organic Chemistry. Geology as usual. Had a pleasant walk before prayers. Called on Mifs Brooke in the afternoon & had a pleasant visit. Attended to the literary doings between nine & ten.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Read this morning until prayertime. Had a walk after prayers with Well. Carpenter. Spent most of the afternoon in reviewing Geology. Went out with F. M. Springer after four, for a walk until six. Spent the evening in reviewing organic chemistry.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>Went out this morning for a walk from nine to ten. Went to examination at eleven & heard the Rev. Chas. Lavelle preach. Went out with Lewis in the afternoon for a walk. Attended church this evening and heard President Jones.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April MONDAY, 16 1866</span></h2>
<p>Attended another of the Doctors Grinds in Chemisty and Geology. Read Tennyson's 'Enid' before prayers. Had a short walk after dinner. spent most of the afternoon in reading & reviewing electricity.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TURSDAY, 17</span></h2>
<p>Attended a grind in electricity this morning, & an hour in the Geological cabinet. Spent a few minutes in the cabinet again after dinner. Went out with J. Carrol on a fossil hunt from three to six.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Was present at the examination this morning. Spent an hour in the Geological cabinet. Read Tennyson until prayers. Spent another hour in the Cabinet after dinner. Went out with Springer for a walk. Studied till bed time.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April THURSDAY, 19 1866</span></h2>
<p>Grind in E. this morning as usual. After which I spent an hour or so in the Geological Cabinet. After dinner I went out on a Geological Survey in company with the Sophomores under the leadership of one {illegible} Dr. Edwd. Harris.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>After the examination this morning had a good long walk after which I read the news until prayers. Went out again after dinner for a fossil hunt with John Sanders. Got back by six. Spent the evening in studying etc.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 21</span></h2>
<p>Went out for a walk after prayers. After which I read until seven. Went out after dinner with Frank Springer for a walk and called at Brookes for a few minutes. Continued our walk until six. Studied until bed time.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_23"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 23</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April SUNDAY, 22 1866</span></h2>
<p>Went out this morning for a walk. Called at the Burkes &c. with Lewis. Heard the Rev. Mr. R{illegible} preach at eleven. The President of the Conference gave us a short discourse in the College Chappel {illegible}.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Attended another tough grind in E. this morning. Went to the P.O. & from there to Louis's room with Springer remained there until one. Spent most of the afternoon in reading, & pluging up for examinations.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 24</span></h2>
<p>After the examination this morning went to the P.O. and also for a walk. Had a good puff after dinner. Sawed a little wood for exercise and had a pleasant walk with John Sanders. Studied E until bed-time.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April WEDNESDAY, 25 1866</span></h2>
<p>Went out with Springer for a walk after examination in E. was over and were caught by Dr Harris taking a {pull?} at our cigars. A short walk after dinner. Studied most of the afternoon. Called {illegible} &c.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Attended my examinations all {illegible} today, but failed to be called on. Went out with Springer after dinner for a walk smoke &c. Went {as usual?} to Burkes. Spent the evening in studying up for my final examination.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>The final examiniation came off in my classes. Got along better than I expected. We had a number of {illegible} to our examination in Geology. Went down afternoon & sat for my negatives. Springer & I had a social chat & smoke</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_29"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 29</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_2"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 2</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April SATURDAY, 28 1866</span></h2>
<p>Went down to the school with Louis. Had a havanna &c. Attended prayers. Spent the forenoon in reading. Went out again with L. Louis for a walk. Went down to E{illegible} {illegible} with Springer & had a great "hoe down."</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 29</span></h2>
<p>Spent the morning in reading my Bible. Went out for a short walk, and read over old letters with Springer until dinner time. Spent the afternoon in reading singing & smoking etc. Dr Nelles preach the {illegible} discourse</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Went down to the {boat?} after breakfast. Had a comfortable chat & smoke with Springer. Called on Mr. Burkes people & spent the afternoon pleasantly with them. Attended a lecture on Italy by {illegible} Ferrier.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May TUESDAY, 1 1866</span></h2>
<p>Spent a few hours in reading this {remainder of entry illegible]</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 2</span></h2>
<p>This is the long looked for Convocation day. Spent the first part of the day in the company of a few of the Students. Heard the sophomore address to Dr Harris &c. Attended Convocation at the {illegible} in the evening &c.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Started for home this morning at two oclock on the Passport. Had a very pleasant trip to Hamilton. Went from Hamiton to Calledonia in company with John Saunders; Where I put up for the night.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_5"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 5</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May FRIDAY, 4 1866</span></h2>
<p>Spent the forenoon in looking around Calledonia, and in reading the news &c. Started for home by the stage at one o'clock. Arrived at Jarvis at about four and found Pa waiting, at home by six o'clock.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Had a very pleasant visit last night with the Rev. Dr. Wall, wife, and Mifs Jones. Spent this day in puting things straight, and arranging matters generally. Made some stakes for hop-vines</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 6</span></h2>
<p>Remained at home this forenoon, occupied in reading. Went to church at half past two. Spent the remainder of the day in reading my Bible &c. Enjoyed this my first sunday at home very much.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May MONDAY, 7 1866</span></h2>
<p>Worked this forenoon at making stakes for the hop-yard. Wrote a letter to Hamilton after dinner. Spent the remainder of the afternoon in making stakes, reading &c. Repaired violin in the evening &c.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Was occcupied in the hop-yard this forenoon. Went to Simco with mother in the afternoon. Met with a number of my old friends, and had a pleasant time generally. A dark time going home in the evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 9</span></h2>
<p>Cut some wood this morning, and then went to work seting out hop plants with pa. Continued at this work most of the day. Read some of Longfellow's poems {Tuesday?} night. Wrote a letter to Rowsom at night.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_11"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 11</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_12"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 12</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May THURSDAY, 10 1866</span></h2>
<p>Went to work in the hop-yard with pa this morning. Worked much of the day at working the ground and seting out hop-vines. Spent the evening in reading one of Longfellow's poems, The Spanish Student.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 11</span></h2>
<p>Got out of bed this morning at six and after breakfast went to work in the hop-yard, where I continued at work until five at night. Had a visit from George Mathew this evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 12</span></h2>
<p>Went to work this morning at my mothers flower beds puting manure on them and {illegible} them {illegible} &c. Walked out to Dover in the afternoon to come home with mother. got home by {six?}</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May SUNDAY, 13 1866</span></h2>
<p>On account of the rain this forenoon I remained at home. Spent the time in reading. Went over to George {Burks?} in the afternoon, got back by seven. Continued reading until bed-time.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Went to work in the garden this morning fixing up the currant and goose-berry bushes. Worked at Mas flower-beds an hour or so before noon. Finished fixing the beds. Cleaned out the Woodhouse &c.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>Finished cleaned away chips from the woodhouse this morning. Went down to the lime kiln after lime, toward night & spent an hour or so in looking for fossils. Went to singing school.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_17"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">THURSDAY, 17</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_18"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 18</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_20"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 20</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May WEDNESDAY, 16 1866</span></h2>
<p>Spent an hour or so this morning in singing over a few new pieces with C{illegible} {illegible} Trimmed apple trees {illegible}. Marked out corn ground all the afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 17</span></h2>
<p>Spent the forenoon {illegible} marking corn-ground and most of the afternoon. Spent the evening in reading Longfellow poems and in finishing a letter to F. W. Springer &c.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Finished marking out the corn-ground this forenoon. Planted carrot seed until after four when I went to Dover. Called on Mr. Bowlbys people for a few minutes.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May SATURDAY, 10 1866</span></h2>
<p>Got up at six this monring & afternon breakfast went over to George Bucks after missionary {money?}. {illegible} to John Mathews for the same purpose. Went to Grandfather in the afternoon for his seed drill etc.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>Spent the morning mostly in reading. Went over to the church at {illegible} o'clock and heard a {illegible} preach all about the kingdom Read most of the afternoon and at night my time was occupied in the {illegible}</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 21</span></h2>
<p>Went to Dover this morning with Ma who went to consult the physician. Got home again by {illegible}. Could not work on account of a {illegible} consequently spent the afternoon in reading {illegible} and {illegible}</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_23"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 23</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May TUESDAY, 22 1866</span></h2>
<p>Got out of bed this morning between six and seven Went to work at corn planting after breakfast; continued at this work most of the day. Spent the evening in writing a letter to {illegible}.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Went to work this morning at planting potatoes, {illegible} the {illegible}, Continued planting all day and At six I practiced on the violin & spent the evening in finishing a letter.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 24</span></h2>
<p>Went out to Dover this morning to celebrate the Queen's birthday. Went to Bowlbys and enjoyed myself first rate in the company of Mifses {illegible} & Bowlby.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May FRIDAY, 25 1866.</span></h2>
<p>Got home this morning from Bowlbys about nine oclock and went to trimming apple trees. Continued at this work most of the day. Studied some at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Having caught cold in the glands of my neck I was unable to work, so I wrote letters and read most of the day. Went up to Caleb Matthews a little while at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>This being a cold rainy day I remained at home all day. Spent my time in the forenoon in reading The Guidepost and some other books. In the afternoon composed a few lines of poetry, and read in Arthurs advice to young ladies.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_29"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 29</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#June_FRIDAY.2C_1"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">June FRIDAY, 1</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May MONDAY, 28 1866</span></h2>
<p>Went to work this morning in the barn at cleaning up flaxseed worked at this until noon Started down to Jarvis after dinner with John S{illegible} to get a couple of plows mended. Got a new plough.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 29</span></h2>
<p>Commenced this morning early to trim trees and kill caterpillars &c. Continued working at this until six o'clock at night when I had two or three hour practice on my old violin etc.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>We got out of bed by five this morning. Tinkered arround some before breakfast trimmed apple trees again all day and at went to writing letters to F. M. Springer's, besides another</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May THURSDAY, 31 1866</span></h2>
<p>Worked at trimming trees this morning until dinner when I went I went down to Marrs Mill to if we could wash our sheep. Washed sheep this afternoon got done about f{illegible} Hunted fossils until five &c.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June FRIDAY, 1</span></h2>
<p>Went to Dover this morning after the Doctor for my {sister?} The folks around Dover are quite {illegible} about the Fenians movement. Hoed out some strawberrys. I trimmed trees after noon &c.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 2</span></h2>
<p>Went up to George Matthews this morning to make a couple of hoe handles and sharpen saw &c. Worked in the afternoon at drilling in peas put in four acres by six o'clock. Had a good clean bath before bedtime.</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#June_SUNDAY.2C_3_1866"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">June SUNDAY, 3 1866</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_4"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY, 4</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_5"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 5</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#June_WEDNESDAY.2C_6_1866"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">June WEDNESDAY, 6 1866</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_7"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">THURSDAY, 7</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_8"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 8</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June SUNDAY, 3 1866</span></h2>
<p>Spent this morning in reading. Wrote at a letter to F. M. S. until noon. Went to church in the afternoon and remained to classmeeting. Went home and read &c. until bedtime.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>Got up this monring at three and went up to John Matthews for Aunt Lydia to help ma take care of Mary Jane. Wrote letters most of the forenoon. Drilled in peas in the afternoon. Elijah Marr came here on a visit.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Spent this forenoon in finishing up a letter to F. M. S. also to E. B. S. Visited with Grandmother and David Old's wife until three, after which I went down to the stone quarry at Marrs Mill, to hunt fossil specimens.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June WEDNESDAY, 6 1866</span></h2>
<p>Went to work this monring at planting potatoes, where corn failed to come up. Commenced plowing in the big field at nine. After dinner helped pa {catch?} the lambs. Plowed until half past five and played some in the violin.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 7</span></h2>
<p>Started ploughing this morning at half past seven. Continued at it all day, or until six o'clock when I {illegible}d out my {illegible}. Practiced on my instrument an hour or so. Went to bed at half past eight.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Received a letter from W.H Rowson, also one from the Hamilton College this morning. Followed the plough to day and with J. Snively did up some {illegible} work. Had a good puff at a cigar at night. read {illegible} &c.</p>
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<p>June SATURDAY, 9 1866</p>
<p>Drvee up the sheep this morning and commenced shearing at eight Made out to clip eighteen by four in the afternoon. Went out to Port Dover at night and also to {illegible} Ryerse</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 10</p>
<p>My time was mostly occupied this morning on reading sundry things. Went to church at three o'clock and remained to class making as much benfited by reading Spent the evening in reading and singing</p>
<p>MONDAY, 11</p>
<p>Went to ploughing in the big field again this morning. continued at it all day or until six o'clock at night. Visited a little with Mr & Mifs {illegible} after I {illegible} out. Went to bed at nine</p>
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<p>June TUESDAY, 12 1866</p>
<p>Made a {illegible} for the big field again this morning where I ploughed all day Broke down a little before six after which Pa and I took out seven stumps in about half an hour "Big work".</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 13</p>
<p>Went to work a digging out pine stumps this morning, in the big field. Succeeded in geting out {illegible} by night Practiced some on my instrument at night and had a very interesting conversation with Ma about various things.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 14</p>
<p>Commenced ploughing again this morning in the follow. Continued at it until six six o'clock when I commenced writing a letter to the H.F. College of Hamilton Went to bed about nine &c.</p>
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<p>June FRIDAY, 15 1866.</p>
<p>Went to work this morning again after ploughing summer fallow Continued at it all day and at night found myself a little tired. Spent the evening in writing a letter to the Hamilton C</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 16</p>
<p>Spent the forenoon finishing up ploughing in the summerfallow Finished writing a letter after dinner and employed myself during the afternoon reading a little making {illegible} handles &c</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 17</p>
<p>Got up {illegible} working at {illegible} Spent the forenoon in reading and {illegible} to say sleeping. IN the afternoon read Taylor's {illegible} of the time. Nursed the baby for Mary Jane, and sundry other things.</p>
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<p>MONDAY, 18</p>
<p>This has been a very rainy day, the consequences of which my out door work has been exceedingly light. Spent the forenoon in reading and in practicing on my violin. Cut a little wood after dinner when I commenced the Golden legend.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 19</p>
<p>Went to Dover this morning on a shopping excursion. Got back home by noon. Went to making up a piece of fence in the afternoon along the big field. Got the job done by night. Read some before going to bed.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 20</p>
<p>Got up this morning at six a milked a cow a done some chores in pa's absence. Went to cultivating some after breakfast. Visited with Dr Murphy until two after which I went to work again in the cornfield until 6.</p>
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<p>June THURSDAY, 21 1866</p>
<p>Commenced once again this morning cultivating corn on the Big Flat and succeeded in finishing up one way, by night Played some on my old Violin after turning out, & read some.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 22</p>
<p>Went to work again this morning in the corn fields which continued cultivating until night. Read some in Longfellows Poetical works and played a little on my violin.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 23</p>
<p>Started at eight this morning to make John Lunday a visit. Had a pleasant visit At three started for Dover After doing my business made Bowlbys a short visit.</p>
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<p>SUNDAY, 24</p>
<p>Spent the morning in reading and in resting my weary body. Spent the afternoon in reading one of Longfellows poems "Hiawatha" Spiritually my progress to day was very slow.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 25</p>
<p>Commenced my old work this morning at cultivating corn on the big flat. Spent most of the afternoon in the house reading &c on account of a rain storm. Spent the evening in writing to Rowsom.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 26,</p>
<p>Went to work again this morning at cultivating corn. Got caught in a rain storm. Finished cutlivating corn by noon. Harrowed on the summerfallow in the afternoon. Read Longfellow's Hiawatha.</p>
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<p>June WEDNESDAY, 27 1866</p>
<p>Spent the forenoon in extracting stumps. Helped Ma in her flower garden before dinner. Visited with David Sterling in the strawberry patch &c. Had a very pleasant visit with Mifs Bowlby this afternoon; & her mother</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 28</p>
<p>Commenced work with Pa this morning at drawing and piling up pine roots in the fallow. Went to draging the fallow in the afternoon. Practiced some on my violin after turning out my {illegible}</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 29</p>
<p>Commenced cultivating potatoes on the Big Flat this morning Worked at it until about five when it commenced raining. Visited with Mifs & Mr Howell until sundown.</p>
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<p>June SATURDAY, 30 1866</p>
<p>Pa and I went to to work at digging out stumps after I had written a letter to {illegible}. Went out to Dover after dinner and from there to Allan Culvers after a cultivator got home by nine</p>
<p>July SUNDAY, 1</p>
<p>Spent the morning in reading. Went over to church at eleven with Solomon Barnhardt Heard our new minister Mr Laird preach at three o'clock in the School house. Went to Dover to church in the evening.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 2</p>
<p>Went to work this morning at cultivating potatoes on the Big Flat. Continued at it until six o clock After turning out helped kill a calf. Played some on my violin &c.</p>
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<p>July TUESDAY, 3 1866</p>
<p>Helped pa fix up the mower this morning and got him to work by ten o'clock, and went to hoeing corn myself until noon. Had a fine visit with Asford Bowlby in the afternoon also Helen.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 4</p>
<p>It rained this forenoon in consequence of which my work was for the most part in doors. At about four started for the picknic at Mr Lairds. Had a very pleasant time. Received a letter from Springer</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 5</p>
<p>Got up this morning at a late hour in consequence of last night irregularities. Hoed corn and potatoes all the forenoon. In the afternoon worked at cultivating potatoes. Visited some with Mr Watt.</p>
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<p>July FRIDAY, 6 1866</p>
<p>Went to work this morning at cultivating on the fallow. Had a considerable trouble in geting started. Spent the afternoon in visiting with two Messrs Lawson's {illegible} & P. Wilsons</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 7</p>
<p>Went to work in the hay field, this morning at cocking up hay. {illegible} a swarm of bees just before noon. Worked in the hay a little after dinner. Went to Dover towards night and had a good {illegible} with Ack.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 8</p>
<p>Spent the morning in reading &c. had a good rest sleep before noon. Took a short arround the place with Clarke and Peter Gilbert after dinner. Went to Dover Church at night.</p>
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<p>July MONDAY, 9 1866</p>
<p>Cultivated up some corn in the flat where the grubs had eat up most of it. Got done by ten. Cultivated on the fallow until noon. Visited some with Mr & Mrs Willoughby</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 10</p>
<p>Went to cultivating in the fallow and kept to work art of all day, found myself very tired when night came Pa got me a new hive to day for my bees</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 11</p>
<p>Cultivated Hops and potatoes this forenoon and in the afternoon cultivated potatoes and corn until nearly sun-down. Found myself pretty tired when night came.</p>
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<p>July THURSDAY, 12</p>
<p>Rested this morning until ten when I went to work raking up hay with old Nelly Got done by six o'clock to night. Went out to Dove on horseback had a bath &c</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 13</p>
<p>This was a very warm day and sultry. Worked all day at cultivating corn wih old Nell. Got a good days work done and felt pretty tired, when night came. Went to bed at nine.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 14</p>
<p>Started for Simcoe this morning by way of Port Dover and had a very warm ride went to Mr Willoughbys for tea and had a very pleasant visit with them. Got home by ten.</p>
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<p>July SUNDAY, 15 1866</p>
<p>Spent this forenoon in reading. Attend meeting at three in the afternoon also class meeting. Went with ma to church at Dover in the evening. Heard Rev. Mr Laird preach</p>
<p>MONDAY, 16</p>
<p>Helped draw in hay to day and suffered greatly with the heat. Filled up the Wagon - House mow and two sheds besides commencing a stack covered some books before bed time.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 17</p>
<p>Continued helping to draw in this forenoon until afternoon when we finished the field in front of the {illegible} house. Went to hoeing potatoes and hops until supper time when it rained.</p>
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<p>July WEDNESDAY, 18 1866</p>
<p>It rained this morning in consequence of which I went to writing letters. Wrote one to Rowsom and covered a lot of books before noon. Cut thistles in the afternoon until six o'clock.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 19</p>
<p>Had to go to Mill with a grist this morning with a grist. Got my dinner at Mr Wilsons. Had a game of chess with Andrew Hall and a good talk besides. Called at Bowlbys an hour or so. A good time.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 20</p>
<p>Went to work with Lourie this morning at hoeing hops & potatoes. After dinner went to work at puting & raking with old Nell. Had a visit with Francis Marr awhile.</p>
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<p>July SATURDAY, 21 1866</p>
<p>On account of the rain this morning I could not work much Got up a couple loads of wood between showers. The bees have swarmed this afternoon and in hiving them got sting in twenty or more places.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 22</p>
<p>Finished writing a note to Springer this morning. Pa and ma went to church in Dover at eleven, I stayed at home all day and occupied my time mostly in reading etc.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 23</p>
<p>Cut down Canada thistles until ten or eleven o'clock when I went to {illegible} around stumps, after the mower. Raked and cocked up hay all the afternoon. {illegible} very tired already.</p>
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<p>July TUESDAY, 24</p>
<p>Went work this morning in our remaining field of hay drawed in eight loads by night went to bed about eight o'clock so I could get up early o the next morning</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 25</p>
<p>Worked hard all day too day in the hay. Got in six big loads by night which finished up our haying for this year. Had a social talk with Messr Wilkinson & Morgan</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 26</p>
<p>Commenced our harvest to day Worked all day at cradling & binding wheat in the ten acre field. Mr Laird took dinner with us and Miss Lawson was at tea. Talked over matters with G.R.B.</p>
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<p>July FRIDAY, 27 1866</p>
<p>Worked at cuting and binding wheat all day, besides shocking up. We are all alone in our harvest with but one man consequently we are geting along very slow, lots of grain ripe.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 28</p>
<p>Went to work in the wheat harvest again this morning. Bound most of the forenoon Went to shocking up in the afternoon until about two when we had an extraordinary Hail and Thunder</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 29</p>
<p>Got up this morning a little before seven. Spent the forenoon in reading &c Had a talk with Rev. Mr Laird after dinner. Went to meeting at three and stopped to class.</p>
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<p>July MONDAY, 30</p>
<p>Went to work this morning at shocking up wheat in the ten acre field. Finished up to night. After tea went up to J Matthews where I met some Yankee girls. Seen Crumb at Georges.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 31</p>
<p>It rained this morning; consequently we could not work Wrote a letter to Edward Nickerson before noon. Shocked up wheat and did sundry little jobs before night.</p>
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<p>August THURSDAY, 2 1866</p>
<p>Worked this forenoon at shocking up wheat in the six acre field. Visited with Crosby Morgan most of the afternoon and put up some more wheat in shock etc.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 3</p>
<p>Worked most of the forenoon at puting up Barley. Helped draw in after dinner until four after which I visited with Andrew Hall until dark & also Mr & Mifs Howell from Dover.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 4</p>
<p>We were visited with an awful rain last night & continued until noon to day. It caused a great freshett in the creek. Went arround through the wheatfields set up fallen sheaves.</p>
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<p>August SUNDAY, 5</p>
<p>Pa went to the Quarterly Meeting at Mount Zion so that I had to tend to everything to day watching watergaps &c Went out to Port Dover towards night to Mr Bowlbys and had a good time till meeting.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 6</p>
<p>Helped Pa make a couple of fences across the creek this morning. Cut and bound up an acre of timothy seed by four o'clock, after which we drawed in a couple loads of barley. Was somewhat tired at night.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 7</p>
<p>Loaded and pitched off three loads of barley this forenoon and in the afternoon six loads of wheat from the six acre field. The Rev Mr. Liard called to see up about noon or thereabouts.</p>
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<p>August WEDNESDAY, 8 1866</p>
<p>Finished drawing in grain from the wheat field across the lane from the house and brought in a load of timothy before noon. Commenced cuting oats after dinner was interupted by rain.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 9</p>
<p>Mowed barley with a grass scythe most of the forenoon after which I cocked up barley until tea time. Helped pa kill a sheep after tea Felt somewhat tired when night came and quite ready for bed.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 10</p>
<p>Went to shocking up barley this morning continued working at it until noon. Afternoon unckle John Matthews helped me draw in barley. Got in three good sized loads</p>
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<p>August SATURDAY, 11</p>
<p>Went to work as early as possible this morning at drawing in barley Made out to draw in five loads during the day Had sort of a conflab with one of my horses after dinner. Went out to Dover with one after tea.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 12</p>
<p>Spent the forenoon mostly in reading. The Rev. Mr Wall was here to dinner together with G.N.B. Attended meeting afternoon and remained to class Had a very proffitable meeting.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 13</p>
<p>Very discouraging weather for farmers whose grain is not all in the barn. It rained all night last night & most of the day. Drawed three or four loads of wood before noon. Helped pa put up eve troughs after noon.</p>
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<p>August TUESDAY, 14 1866</p>
<p>Went out in search of a threshing machine to thresh our wheat in the ten-acre field and after noon worked at binding and shocking up oats. got pretty near done by night</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 15</p>
<p>Finished up binding and puting up our oats by noon; After dinner went to drawing in barley. Got in four loads Had a short visit with Andrew & went out to Dover with him.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 16</p>
<p>Looked arround for hands to thresh this morning went over to Lawes & Bucks. Helped to draw in barley until tea time after which I went down to see Stringer about threshing.</p>
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<p>August FRIDAY, 17</p>
<p>Commenced working in the barley this morning. Got a grist of wheat from Bucks and went to mill in the afternoon Made Mr Wall a visit and had a pleasant time.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 18</p>
<p>Went out hunting hands to help thresh. Commenced work a little before noon. Tended bushel during the day. Finished up threshing the wheat in the ten acre field by dark etc.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 19</p>
<p>Did not feel very well this morning. Stayed at home all day and busied myself at reading etc. Felt very lonesome as pa and ma left me alone all day, nearly.</p>
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<p>August MONDAY, 20 1866</p>
<p>Spent the forenoon in raking the barley field with the horse-rake. After dinner helped pa clean up some wheat we threshed. Drew in a load of barley & two of oats.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 21</p>
<p>Went after my horse first thing this morning and by nine o'clock got to work ploughing in the big summer fallow for fall wheat Pitched off & helped draw in a load of oats.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 22</p>
<p>Picked a basket of apples this morning after which I went to ploughing. Worked at it all day or until six o'clock when I helped pa get in a load of oats & got stuck.</p>
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<p>August THURSDAY, 23</p>
<p>Got up my horses before breakfast this morning and got to ploughing by eight o'clock. Worked all day at ploughing and towards night set fire to some stumps in the fallow.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 24</p>
<p>Got my horses as usual before breakfast and went to ploughing after it. Threw together some roots ad stumps after dinner and kept on ploughing until turning out time etc.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 25</p>
<p>Went to ploughing again this morning and worked at it until noon. Went out to Dover after noon. Recieved a letter from Springer. Made Bowlbys a visit. Got home at nine.</p>
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<p>August SUNDAY, 26 1866</p>
<p>Got up pretty late this morning as a consequence of late hours. Went to meeting at three & stopped to class meeting. Went up to John's with Mr Nickerson. Heard fine preaching</p>
<p>MONDAY, 27</p>
<p>Commenced ploughing this morning in the big field. By the way Mr M.C.R went away this morning after making us a good little visit. Worked at ploughing until night.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 28</p>
<p>Went to work ploughing again this morning as usual. Kept at it all day and got a good days work done by night. Felt somewhat tired when night came naturally enough.</p>
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<p>September SATURDAY, 1 1866</p>
<p>Went to work ploughing this morning as usual but had to quit soon on account of rain. Got a regular ducking Went to Dover after dinner dug up a lot of Wilsons Albany plank</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 2</p>
<p>Spent the forenoon in resting and reading. Rev. Mr Mefsmen took dinner with us and preached at three o'clock. Was much interested in the Rev. gentlemans conversation etc.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 3</p>
<p>Started the plough again this morning and had a serious time ploughing on hillsides. got pretty near done by night. Was disapointed in not seeing Mifs H.</p>
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<p>September TUESDAY, 4</p>
<p>Picked a basket of apples this morning after which I went to ploughing again as usual. Picked two more baskets of apples at noon. Struck out lands most of the day.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 5</p>
<p>It rained this morning so that we could not plough Pa and I cleaned up some seed wheat. Got to ploughing by nine o'clock and continued at it the rest of the day.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 6</p>
<p>Went into the ploughing this morning with the intention of finishing up the field by night but was disapointed. Had a hard days ploughing through mud &c.</p>
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<p>September FRIDAY, 7 1866</p>
<p>Got up my horses before breakfast but was disappointed in not geting to work by rain. Helped pa clean up wheat before noon. Looked over old papers, letter etc this afternoon.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 8</p>
<p>Went to mill with a grist this morning. After transacting my business I went to Mr Lairds. Took dinner and had a pleasant time generally talking.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 9</p>
<p>Spent the forenoon in reading & about noon laid down for a nap when E Carpenter and L Day came. Had a pleasant talk of old times at College. The left at four.</p>
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<p>September MONDAY, 10</p>
<p>Finished ploughing the seventeen acre field this morning and commenced ploughing the field back of the Wagon-house. Worked all day & felt a little tired at night.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 11</p>
<p>It commenced raining this morning. Went up to Georges and sharpened a couple of saws. Went home with John Matthews at whose place I saw & heard the Indian Singers etc.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 12</p>
<p>It rained most of the forenoon so that I could not work much. Helped pa put up some eve-troughs etc. Afternoon dug some ditches and Broke Charley to ride etc.</p>
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<p>September THURSDAY, 13 1866</p>
<p>Spent the forenoon in striking out lands and ploughed off one land after dinner. Started for Dover about four on my colt. Went to Bowlby & to Church. Stayed all night.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 14</p>
<p>Came home from Dover this morning & Charley went first rate. Got to ploughing in good time. Pa and I worked at it all day. eyeing to despair of sowing our wheat this fall</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 15</p>
<p>Cut some wood before breakfast and commenced ploughing after breakfast. Worked about all day with pa. Our man and boy were working in the pea field to day etc.</p>
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<p>September SUNDAY, 16</p>
<p>Spent this forenoon at home was occupied in reading various books etc. The Rev Mr Wall was here to dinner and preached at the School House at three o'clock a good sermon.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 17</p>
<p>Got up this morning and found the ground soaking wet again Pa sent Albert Alwood off this morning and his brother Robert thought he must follow so he went too.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 18</p>
<p>Went after the Doctor this morning for pa who was very sick with inflamation on the bowell. Recieved a letter from Rowsom and sent one to Springer Rained all day as usual to day.</p>
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<p>September WEDNESDAY, 19 1866</p>
<p>After doing my chores this morning got up a couple loads of wood. Pa was better before noon but not so well towards night Mr Howell was here the afternoon Drew up Pa's will for him.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 20</p>
<p>Had to set up with Pa all night last night. He was very sick with inflamation of the bowells. Drew up a will for pa this morning and he signed it. It rained nearly all day.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 21</p>
<p>Helped to wait on my dear father most of last night. He suffered very much pain nearly all night but was very resigned to die if it should be the will of God</p>
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<p>September SATURDAY, 22</p>
<p>Thought that pa was dying this morning he was so bad. He bid us all a last good-bye a little before noon. he was still very bad Some easier after noon till five o'clock when commenced rapidly to grow worse. He passed away He left about six o'clock with great pain but verry happy.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 23</p>
<p>Pa told me yesterday that I should have family prayer as he had been used to having. Made my first effort this evening with the help of God.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 24</p>
<p>Went to Dover this morning to get some clothes &c Got all that I wanted Had to go again towards night to take home Mrs Jones and Mrs Christie who had been {illegible}</p>
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<p>September TUESDAY, 25 1866</p>
<p>Attended my beloved parents funeral to day. Had a very rainy time both going and coming. The Rev Mr Laird preached the funeral sermon Had dinner at {illegible}</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 26</p>
<p>Commenced a new life to day with many great responsibilities resting upon me. With God's help I am determined to do my duty. Spent most of the day in geting up wood Felt my loss much.</p>
<p>THURDAY, 27</p>
<p>Worked this forenoon at fixing fences along the creek which the freshet had washed away. After noon turned over most of the peas before night &c.</p>
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<p>September FRIDAY, 28</p>
<p>Went to work again this morning at fixing a fence across the creek. Mr Laird made us a visit about noon Worked at ploughing in the afternoon besides chores.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 29</p>
<p>Fixed up a couple of {illegible} across the creek this forenoon. drove the Hogs out of the corn &c Went to Dover afternoon Got home again about four. Killed a sheep before sun-down.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 30</p>
<p>Spent the morning in reading and cleaning up. Went to the Mesiahs Church and heard the Rev Mr Ware. Heard the Rev Mr Mesfmen in the after noon. Had a good time.</p>
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<p>October MONDAY, 1 1866</p>
<p>Hunted threshing hands this morning hands this forenoon and cleaned out the barn etc. Threshed in the afternoon. Tended bushel and felt very tired at night.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 2</p>
<p>Had a dust fever last night and swet very copiously. Commenced threshing this morning. Got clear of tending bushel and worked at {illegible} of the business etc</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 3</p>
<p>Finished up threshing this morning. got done about ten Dug some potatoes for dinner Had a visit from Mr & Mrs Laird. Had a pleasant visit Went to prayer meeting.</p>
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<p>October THURSDAY, 4</p>
<p>Went up to John Matthews to see what about threshing. Harrowed on the wheat ground this forenoon and after noon went to work at breaking Charley to harrow. Succeeded very well.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 5</p>
<p>Went to work at harrowing againg on the wheat field Unckle Homes & Smith worked again at mowing and drawing in peas. Andrew came out this afternoon</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 6</p>
<p>Commenced drilling in my wheat this morning after chasing pigs etc. Got done about four. Unckle Home & Smith finished the peas too. Went to Dover about sundown.</p>
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<p>October SUNDAY, 7 1866</p>
<p>Spent the morning in reading as usual after the chores were done. Went to meeting at three and heard the Rev Mr Liard preach Was dissappointed on going to {illegible}</p>
<p>MONDAY, 8</p>
<p>Spent this forenoon in choring arround. Went over to Bucks, & to Louries; and cleaned up some barley besides. Got off with a load of barley for Dover about half past three</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 9</p>
<p>Helped Unckle Homes clean up a load of barley this morning. Took one load to market before noon and another by night for the first load, got 54 cts per Bu. next 50 cts.</p>
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<p>October WEDNESDAY, 10</p>
<p>It rained this morning so that Unckle Homes and I cleaned up barley; and drawed up two loads of wood. Cleaned up tymothy seed towards night and went to prayer-meeting</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 11</p>
<p>Got up my horses this morning and fixed some fence. Brought up two loads of pumpkins. Went to Port Dover in the afternoon and after doing my business went to Mr Halls, &c &c</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 12</p>
<p>Went up to George Matthews this morning & rigged up his mower to cut cloverseed for unckle Homes but could not make it work. Got up three loads of pumpkins afternoon.</p>
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<p>October SATURDAY, 13 1866</p>
<p>Went to work early this with Unckle Homes & Mr Smith at geting out a boom for the creek. Seperated the sheep & in the afternoon did sundry jobs</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 14</p>
<p>Spent this forenoon in reading etc. Went to church in the afternoon and stopped to class meeting. Went to church in the evening & heard the Rev. Mr Laird.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 15</p>
<p>Helped fix up the booms across the creek. Went over to Back & put the old mower together before noon. Spent the afternoon in mowing clover seed</p>
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<p>October TUESDAY, 16</p>
<p>After doing my chores I went to work at mowing Cloverseed again got along pretty well considering the lodged state of the grass Worked at it all day.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 17</p>
<p>Worked at cleaning out the barn and at threshing peas before noon. Finished cuting cloverseed after noon; got done about three. Threshed out a flooring of peas before night etc.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 18</p>
<p>Went to Dover this morning with ma and walked home again after transacting my business. Stopped at Grand-fathers on my road home. Finished up threshing peas cleaning them up before night.</p>
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<p>October FRIDAY, 19 1866</p>
<p>Went over to Lowries & up to John Matthews &c this morning Raked up clover-seed with the horse until noon. Managed to get in all that was raked in the afternoon etc.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 20</p>
<p>It rained this morning so that I could not get in the rest of the cloverseed. After doing my chores, got ready to go to Dover with a load of barley. Sold it to L. Bowlby at forty six cents.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 21</p>
<p>After doing my chores etc, took Ma out to Dover. Heard Mr Wall preach. After the sermon went to Mr Bowlbys and passed an agreeable afternoon. Heard Rev Mr. Laird at night</p>
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<p>October MONDAY, 22</p>
<p>After doing my chores I went over to John Mars after flour and over to Lowries after Flora. Dug some potatoes afternoon & picked a few bushels of apples. Wrote a letter to my friend W.H. Rowsom</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 23</p>
<p>Got up my horses this morning & went to raking clover-seed as soon as possible. Finished up by noon. Drawed in clover-seed in the afternoon and had a very windy time of it. Got in four loads etc.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 24</p>
<p>First thing this morning I finished up the cloverseed after which I went into the buck-wheat full drive. Got the buck-wheat all in by night but not all threshed Got up a load of wood by dark.</p>
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<p>October THURSDAY, 25 1866</p>
<p>Smith helped me clean up a grist this morning & I got off to mill & to Simcoe about ten. Got Pa's Will recorded. Made Mrs Willoughby a short visit in the afternoon.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 26</p>
<p>It rained this morning so that I could not work out. Hired old Mr Snively for the year Went over to Bucks towards night after which I went to Jarvis and settled up with Bob.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 27</p>
<p>After finishing up my chores I commenced cleaning up barley got done about ten. Went to Smiths after wifh some flour & got up a load of wood Took a load of barley away & got 43 cts for 44 Bu</p>
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<p>October SUNDAY, 28</p>
<p>After doing my chores this morning went to get Flora off the roads. Found her over to G.N.Bucks. Went to Meeting in the afternoon & heard Mr Laird preach. Appointed Class leader.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 29</p>
<p>After feeding pigs milking cows etc, Chained a boom fast up by Walters shop. Finished up a letter to Frank Case afterwards. Paid Bob Lowrie $7.83 on ac. Had quite a hot time my last deal with him.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 30</p>
<p>Smith helped me to clean up my last load of Barley & threshed some Buckwheat before noon, and in the afternoon to clean up Buck wheat put away the mower etc. Sold flora to G. Ryerse for $25.50 cash and $33.50 in a note</p>
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<p>October WEDNESDAY, 31 1866</p>
<p>Got up early and got my chores done soon & started for the market with my last load of barley 27 Bu & 18 lbs Got 46 cts for it. Went to Mr Howells for dinner. Went up to Tulliffs after a ram & got him.</p>
<p>November THURSDAY, 1</p>
<p>Chored around and {illegible} Smith & Lewis finished the carrots by noon I drawed up on the afternoon & Smith dug potatoes & helped me, unload, got up two loads It was very windy all day</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 2</p>
<p>Smith helped me to kill a sheep this morning, after which he dug potatoes the remainder of the day. I got up two loads of wood forenoon and after-noon got up 2 loads of pumpkins {illegible} & potatoes {illegible}</p>
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<p>November SATURDAY, 3</p>
<p>Smith worked at drawing in pumpkins the forenoon and the afternoon at digging potatoes. Picked up apples etc until noon. Afternoon went to Simcoe with ma & got back after dark all right.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 4</p>
<p>Jas Lowrie and Anne Jackson stopped with us last night. Spent the forenoon in reading {illegible} At 3 o'clock I heard the Rev Mr Wall preach. William Wilkinson lead the class for the first time & did well.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 5</p>
<p>Had to work all alone to day Salted the sheep and cows, & helped drive up Cunninghams cow. In the afternoon I picked up apples most of the afternoon time. Had to put the pigs in the pen etc.</p>
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<p>November TUESDAY, 6 1866</p>
<p>Went to picking up apples as soon as I had finished my chores. Had to clean up 14 Bu of wheat for the widdow Smith. Mr. Laird was here a while Had a good talk with him after dinner he left at 8.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 7</p>
<p>After doing my chores I put the Flax out of the way and got the barn ready for corn. Smith helped me do it. He dug potatoes the rest of the day. Snively got here to day with his moveables. About noon.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 8</p>
<p>Went to to work drawing in corn from the big field. I had Andrew Smith and Peter Snively helping me. Got in four loads before noon and and in the afternoon three. Settled with Smith.</p>
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<p>November FRIDAY, 9</p>
<p>Mr Snively and I got up two loads of wood this morning and he helped me to pick up apples and dig potatoes the rest of the day. Hellen Bowlby and Anna Douglas came out to night etc.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 10</p>
<p>Snively helped me got started this morning for the cider mill and dug potatoes the rest of the forenoon. I stopped at Dover on my way home from {illegible} Spent a pleasant evening with Anne and Hellen.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 11</p>
<p>A & {illegible} Bowlby came after Anne this morning about nine. Ma and myself went to quarterly meeting to Dover this morning after which we went to Mrs Bowlbys to dinner and had a very pleasant time.</p>
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<p>November MONDAY, 12 1866</p>
<p>Went to work at digging potatoes this morning and Snively drawed up pumpkins afternoon I visited some with Mr. Howell, Snively & I dug a few potatoes. Paid up Andrew Smith to night etc.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 13</p>
<p>Had to go to Mr Scots after cider this morning Ma went along. Mr Snively dug potatoes all day Had a pleasant visit with Mr Scots folks. Came back by Dover and got home about seven o'clock</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 14</p>
<p>After getting Mr Snively at work with the plough, I went over to Cl{illegible} and then went to work at digging potatoes until about four Sold three sheep for nine dollars and a quarter. Had a hard time with them.</p>
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<p>November THURSDAY, 15</p>
<p>Scots Agent came here last night & stayed till morning. Payed him for two notes. One $12.50 and the other $48.00. Snively husked corn all day. I cut wood all day and did sundry other chores before night.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 16</p>
<p>After doing the chores, I fixed the boom up by Brown's. Spent the afternoon in cleaning out the wagon house. Snively husked corn all day on account of the rain. Spent the evening in writing a letter etc.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 17</p>
<p>Went over to town this morning with mother after doing my chores. Took dinner at Mr Wales. Mr Snively worked at ploughing all day. Got home from Dover about seven. Got a letter from Springer.</p>
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<p>November SUNDAY, 18 1866</p>
<p>This was a dreary day but warm. Went to meeting in the afternoon and heard the Rev Mr Laird preach. Had to raise the {illegible} Mr Laird took dinner with us. Did my chores as usual.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 19</p>
<p>Snively ploughed this forenoon and in the afternoon he helped me get up wood. It rained all night last night and a little at different times through the day. Read some at night.</p>
<p>THURSDAY{sic}, 20</p>
<p>Husked some corn this morning and then went to work digging potatoes until noon Mr & Mrs Ware took dinner with us. Dug potatoes again in the afternoon. Got about 6 Bu</p>
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<p>November WEDNESDAY, 21</p>
<p>Mr Snively ploughed this forenoon and the afternoon also. I dug some potatoes before noon and in the afternoon Mother and I went to Dover and to the Teameeting at night in the W.M Church.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 22</p>
<p>Had a gay old time at the teameeting last night & did not get home until two this morning Snively covered the pot holes this forenoon. In the afternoon banked up his house put away apples.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 23</p>
<p>After puting away some apples and cuting some wood etc, I went to pay our ex{illegible} and up to Georges. Snively went to Jarvis this forenoon & helped me to husk corn in the afternoon etc.</p>
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<p>November SATURDAY, 24 1866</p>
<p>Snively went to ploughing this morning and worked at it all day. Was myself occupied at doing the thousand and one chores & jobs. It was pretty cold most of the day & snowed some.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 25</p>
<p>Spent the morning in reading doing chores etc. The Revds Mr Laird and Rev John Ryerson were here to dinner. Heard the last named gentleman preach an excellent Missionary sermon.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 26</p>
<p>Snively helped me to clean up a grist this morning & he ploughed the rest of the day. I went to Mill & from there to Dover. Took dinner at May James. Got home by dark.</p>
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<p>November TUESDAY, 27</p>
<p>Spent the forenoon in looking around after singers for the Mifsionary meeting to night. Snively ploughed all day . The Revds John Ryerson, Laird and Watson stopped all night with us etc.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 28</p>
<p>Had a very good mifsionary meeting last night notwithstanding the rain and mud. Walter Olds and Fanny visited with us too day Snively husked corn and ploughed some too day. A very rainy day.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 29</p>
<p>Started for Dover this morning in the rain. Did not get much wet. Went to Mr Halls a while and then took dinner with Mr Laird. Went over to Mr Bowlbys & stayed all night. Had a pleasant time.</p>
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<p>November FRIDAY, 30 1866</p>
<p>Took Breakfast at Mr Bowlbys this morning & then started for home. Went to work at pulling and piling turnips Snively cut some wood and drawed it up & covered a turnip pile etc.</p>
<p>December SATURDAY, 1</p>
<p>Snively ploughed too day & finished up the turnips by three o'clock. Cut some Lundy wood afterwards. Spent the evening in reading doing chores talking &c went to bed at ten</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 2</p>
<p>Spent the forenoon in reading in the Christian Guardian and doing my chores etc. In the afternoon I was occupied principally in reading the Holy Scriptures until bed time.</p>
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<p>December MONDAY, 3</p>
<p>After geting my chores done started off for Simcoe on horse back Took dinner with Mr R. Willoughby after which I went to the registry office etc. Got a {illegible} of a {illegible} Book. Went to Carpenters.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 4</p>
<p>Went out with Ed & May Carpenter & Mifs York to spend the evening at a friends in Windham. Had a pleasant time. Started for home after the rain had shopped. Went to W. Olds & to Emer{illegible} on the way.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 5</p>
<p>Cut some wood this forenoon and did some other little chores about the woodhouse. Afternoon dug a few potatoes. Snively drew up wood all day. Spent the evening in writing letters etc.</p>
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<p>December THURSDAY, 6 1866</p>
<p>Snively and myself went down to the flat after potatoes. He husked corn the rest of the day and I packed away some implements in the Waggonhouse and put up some hooks in the clothes press</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 7</p>
<p>Got to work pretty early this morning and made a feedway for cattle before noon. In the afternoon commenced a rack for sheep. Snively husked before noon and afternoon got up wood for himself</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 8</p>
<p>I did not get up until late this morning as it rained. Snively and I cut wood before noon & I went to Dover in the afternoon took tea at Bowlbys Snively husked corn afternoon.</p>
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<p>December SUNDAY, 9</p>
<p>After doing my chores I spent the the remainder of the day in reading in the Guardian and in Tennyson and at night in my bible. I had to stay from meeting on account of a snow storm which lasted all day.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 10</p>
<p>Fixed up the calf stable this forenoon & Snively chored around the barn. In the afternoon we got the beef cow up and the calves and the ewes, in their places. Went up to Wilkinsons &c</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 11</p>
<p>Got ready for butchering this morning as soon as possible but was hindered by driving sleet as Walter Olds came after them. It snowed so that we gave up killing to day.</p>
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<p>December WEDNESDAY, 12 1866</p>
<p>Drove up the lambs from the field this morning & cut some wood before noon. Snively helped me at both. Husked some corn & Snively cut some wood & I {illegible} finished my sheep feedering rack.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 13</p>
<p>Finished up my sheep rack this morning & husked some corn etc Snively husked corn & cut wood for the afternoon he drew up wood. I husked corn & went up to Georges to sharpen a saw etc.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 14</p>
<p>Got out in good time this morning and worked hard to get ready for killing hogs. Went over after Ad Frolick & got to work a little before noon. Got done by five o'clock.</p>
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<p>December SATURDAY, 15</p>
<p>Snively and I cut some wood this morning and cut up the porkers & salted them. I went to Dover about four. Went to Mr Halls to spend the night with Andrew but he was not at home</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 16</p>
<p>Stopped all night at Mr Halls last night & this morning it snowed fearfully. Attended service at the Episcopalian Church this morning and after dinner started home. Found things all right.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 17</p>
<p>Snively cut wood in the {illegible} woods to day &c. Ma and I went to Dover. We took dinner at Mr Lairds I sold a couple of hogs at five cts a pound Home again at night.</p>
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<p>December TUESDAY, 18 1866</p>
<p>Snively drew up wood too day I husked corn in the morning Went down to the saw mill and sorted out some edging. In the afternoon Husked corn and cut some wood. did chores etc.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 19</p>
<p>After finishing up the chores Snively and I went to husking corn and worked at it until towards night when we cut some wood in the woodhouse. I went over to prayer-meeting at night.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 20</p>
<p>Started for Jarvis this morning about eight. Snively went along with me. He worked at threshing for Bucks in the afternoon. I went to Dover from Jarvis in the afternoon.</p>
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<p>December FRIDAY, 21</p>
<p>Snively helped Bucks thresh too day. I cut wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon I went to Jarvis and to the mill for a load of lumber. Got home about dark etc.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 22</p>
<p>Husked corn this forenoon and at which Snively helped me part of the forenoon. In the afternoon he went to Quarterly Meeting. Ma & I went to Dover Mary Jane came home with us.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 23</p>
<p>Did not feel very well to day Spent the day in reading and on account of rain I did not go to Meeting in the afternoon. Took Mary Jane home to night & went to church in the rain.</p>
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<p>December MONDAY, 24 1866</p>
<p>Went to work at husking corn his morning after doing chores and Snively helped me. Afternoon I fixed up my cowstables for the cows and Snively got up a load of wood for Christmas</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 25</p>
<p>Today is Christmas and a stormy blustery one, too. Stayed at home until towards night, spent the time in reading. Ma & I spent the evening in visiting at Captain McFells.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 26</p>
<p>Snively and I exchanged some rails for scantling this forenoon and in the afternoon he helped me at puting up an addition to his house. A very stormy day. Went to prayer-meeting at night.</p>
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<p>December THURSDAY, 27</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 28</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 29</p>
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<p>December SUNDAY, 30 1866</p>
<p>Spent this the last Sabath of 1866 proffitably in attending service in Dover & at home. Unckle McFell officiated for the first time as class Leader & did remarkably well. We had a good time.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 31</p>
<p>Spent the last day of the year in geting wood in the forenoon with Snively and the afternoon in working at his shanty while he drawed up wood. While I write I cannot help thinking God's great goodness to me during the past year.</p>
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<p>MEMORANDA.</p>
<p>To Anna</p>
<p>Lovely Anna</p>
<p>May'st thou ever</p>
<p>Fruitless as this picture be</p>
<p>May thy footsteps</p>
<p>Never falter</p>
<p>From the paths which virtue leads.</p>
<p>May the beauties</p>
<p>Of lifes journey</p>
<p>Ever be by thee enjoyed</p>
<p>May the sorrows</p>
<p>Of our nature</p>
<p>Never be by thee endured</p>
<p>When thou drawest</p>
<p>Near deaths portal</p>
<p>Do not fear your passage thru</p>
<p>But by trusting in the Saviour</p>
<p>Safely home at last shall come</p>
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<p>The Evening Prayer of My Childhood.</p>
<p>"Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take And this I ask for Jesus' sake" Amen</p>
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<p>MEMORANDA</p>
<p>In Mifs D_____'s Album</p>
<p>Here is one page reserved for me</p>
<p>From all thy sweet memorals free</p>
<p>And here my simple song might be</p>
<p>The feelings thou must guess so well</p>
<p>And could I then within thy mind</p>
<p>One little vacant corner find</p>
<p>Where no impression yet is seen</p>
<p>Where no memorial yet has been</p>
<p>Oh; it should be my sweetest care</p>
<p>To write my name forever there.</p>
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<p>A {illegible} from Tennyson</p>
<p>Love that hath us in the net</p>
<p>Can he pass and we forget?</p>
<p>Many suns arise and set</p>
<p>Many a chance the years beget</p>
<p>Love the gift is love the debt.</p>
<p>Even so.</p>
<p>Love is {illegible} with {illegible} & fret</p>
<p>Love is made a vague regret</p>
<p>Eyes with idle tears are wet.</p>
<p>Idle habit links us yet</p>
<p>What is love for we forget:</p>
<p>Ah, no! no!</p>
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<p>MEMORANDA</p>
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William Sunter (1831 - 1917)
1896
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DAILY JOURNAL 1896
Wm. Sunter 1896 Oct. - Dec. 1914 Account of Everton (Village)
{Calendar for 1894 and first 4 months of 1895}
DAILY JOURNAL FOR 1896.
TORONTO: PUBLISHED BY THE BROWN BROTHERS, Limited, MANUFACTURING
STATIONERS.
{This page provides typed written information with the following headings: - Eclipses,
1894. ; Fixed and Movable Festivals, &c. ; Bank Holidays. ; Terms and Sittings of
Courts. ; List of Sundays in 1894. ; Interest Table. ; Valuable Information for Business
Men. ; Table of Wages by the Week. ; Value of Foreign Coins.}
DIARY, 1896.
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(Transcriber's note - this diary has the printed dates for 1894. The correct dates have
been entered either by the diarist or the transcriber.}
JANUARY WEDNESDAY 1 1896 - SATURDAY 11 1896
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Sunday 12
{Margin} about this time the sow counts for pigging - from 110 to 114 days.
JANUARY MONDAY 13 1896 - FRIDAY 17 1896
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�SATURDAY 18 (20-345)
A very fine morning excepting for a fog that prevailed and a great frost rine that covered
everything outside, the trees were heavily loaded with it and presented a pretty picture. I
was early up this morning and George Duffield also who stayed with us all night, we got
ready for Guelph and had the loan of Henry Duffields light Bobs, and also had the loan
of Johnys "Nettie" mare to man our "Fred". Henry Duffield rode in with us and Joe
Mc
Intosh also coming back, we had the ten geese. sold @ 6¢. per lb to Mc
Hardy. 94 lbs
$5.64. sold butter mostly to Willie @ 18¢. the balance to Kennedy @ 19. 4 bags
potatoes. 3 @ 25¢. and one to Willie @ 20¢. I had dinner at Willies and fed my horses
there. bought this Diary at Days for 25¢. we had a dissagreeable ride home as it
snowed heavily all afternoon, and quite soft. Johny took a load of turnips with our team
to Rockwood, his ticket gives us credit for 70 bushels 30 lbs to day and 57 the load
before, in all. 127.30. {Margin} bought this Diary to day at Guelph - sold Geese and
butter - Johny took a load of turnips to Rockwood - snowed heavily
Sunday 19
Quite a fall of snow last night again and this has been rather a mild day. Maggie drove
to Everton meeting this forenoon all alone, Joe accompanied her in the evening. I have
been much taken up with doing the chores, not much time to read, my Rheumatism is
again troubling me considerably. mostly in the right shoulder. Johny & Lizzie drove over
to John Mutries this afternoon with our cutter. {Margin} Maggie to Everton - Joe also at
night - Rheumatism
JANUARY MONDAY 20 1896 (22-343)
Very misty and a great frost rine prevailing this morning until late on in the forenoon. I
think that kind of weather bad for producing colds. I have now contracted another cold
during the prevalence of this weather. Willie came from Guelph this morning with his
little team, he took our team & drew out his cordwood at Uncle Duncan's woods, and
afterwards mated up our "King" with Johnny's "Nettie" and took in his stove wood, he
has had lying here so long, and intends returning tomorrow morning. he leaves his little
team in my charge. Joe helped me bag up 3 bags chop and I got it chopped at Everton
before dinner, I also took down one of the young goblers to Hortops, they paid me a
dollar for it. I paid Willie Abbott one dollar for putting on 3 new shoes and one reset, on
the grey horse and King some days ago. Joe, with Maggie and her mother; took a drive
�down to Robertsons this afternoon, they returned home about 7 oclock, and I had the
house to myself till that time. Maggie & Joe are visiting at Ried Mc
Williams this evening.
{Margin} misty - Willie from Guelph. - drawing cordwood at Uncle Duncan's - chopped
stuff at Everton Mill - sold turkey to Hortops - paid a dollar to Willie Abbott - folks away
visiting. - Willie away to Guelph with a load of wood.
TUESDAY 21 (23-342)
Another dull day throughout, it has however, been mild and otherwise pleasant, without
sunshine though very much of the element that goes to raise the spirits and give life an
animation to the individual is absent, and if there is not some other substitute to take its
place, low spirits is likely to prevail. Willie was here from Guelph this morning at about 8
oclock, before we had our breakfast he hitched up his own team and, with our harness
and sleigh, took in the balance of the cordwood he had left, about ¾ of a cord he sent
the sleigh and harness back with Robert Jestin. Joe Fielding was here to day and left 18
lbs tea @ 35¢ per lb. Joe Mc
Intosh drove down to Everton this evening and got the mail,
he also borrowed some tools to hang our storm doors with. I have been trimming some
turnips in addition to doing the chores. Tina Mc
Kinnon is very low at the present time.
Robt. Jestin reports her alive to day noon Geo. Tindal is also very low just now from
"gastric fever", I hope he may be saved for his young family. {Margin} very dull weather
although mild - Willie out from Guelph and back - Joe Fielding bought tea from him. -
Tina Mc
Kinnon and Geo. Tindal both very low.
JANUARY WEDNESDAY 22 1896 (24-341)
Hoar frost again this morning as has usually prevailed this some time back, the mist
began to lift about 10 oclock, but the rine remained on and the sun never shone out the
whole day long. Joe Mc
Intosh drove down to Everton this morning and brought up the
two Mrs Abbotts, they remained all day and Joe drove them down again at night, Joe
hung the storm door to day on the front, before the glass door. I have been moving
some of the turnips in the root house, they are very hot in places and rotting badly, they
have not generally become hot however, and I dont think there will be very much loss
from that cause. James Ramshaw called this evening and paid twenty two dollars on
the note I hold against him. I was very glad indeed to find so much of the money paid on
that miserable transaction. Ramshaw talks as if the horse gave him good satisfaction
and that he would not have parted with him had he not have got into straitned
circumstances and required the money. Joe has received a card from Tindal informing
�him that George is a little better. {Margin} Sunless weather and hoar frost prevailing -
Joe hung storm door - the 2 Mrs Abbotts on a visit - Ramshaw paid 22 dollars on the
note. - George Tindal some better
Thursday 23 (25-340)
Hoar frost still continues and the absence of sunshine as conspicuous as ever. the wind
blows from the east as usual and the weather must necessarily be very unhealthy, colds
have now prevailed very generally for some time back. Johny is making preparations for
killing his pigs tomorrow, the weather will have to improve if he will have a good time
killing them outside. Joseph Hindley & wife paid us a visit this afternoon their daughter
and Minnie Robertson were at Johny's the greater part of the afternoon, and they all
joined us in the evening, leaving between 9 & 10 oclock. the weather became very bad
in the afternoon & evening, raining and freezing as it fell, and they had an unpleasant
time to drive home in. my time was taken up attending to the regular chores and
keeping company with the visitors. I intended going to Everton for the mail but could not
well leave under the circumstances Joe has a cold and he did not care about turning out
either so we had to do without the papers. The trees and every exposure is getting
covered with ice, it is to be hoped it will not bring about as bad results as in the past
{Margin} no sunshine yet, but as dull & comfortless as ever - rain this afternoon and ice
forming - Joseph Hindley and party visiting here to day
JANUARY FRIDAY 24 1896 (26-339)
A terribly stormy day, the rain and sleet has given place to snow, and the wind being
high it is being piled up into heaps and driven through crannies very uncomfortably.
Johny intended to kill his pigs to day and made the preparations necessary. his help
came to hand but they seemed to prefer putting it off rather than to stand such a storm
at that work. Mother and I were both detailed to help but I was as well pleased they
decided to postpone it. I hurried through my chores and drove to Everton for the mail,
taking a bag of peas &c to chop for Johny's pigs now that he is carrying them on longer.
I was surprised to meet many of our neighbours returning from the Cemetery where
they had just been at the burial of Alexander Currie, Senr. he died on Wednesday
evening last, and until a little before he died, his death was not looked upon as being so
near, we hear that George Tindal is some better, but Tina Mc
Kinnon seems to be
sinking. {Margin} storm still continues. - Johny postponed his pig killing - drove to
�Everton & the mill - met parties returning from the burial of Alex. Currie Senr. we did not
know of his death. - a thick coating of ice is upon all exposures
SATURDAY 25 (27-338)
The storm has abated, but the cloudy sunless weather still continues, a very thick
coating of ice is upon every thing exposed to the storm that has prevailed, to day it
became milder and for a time gave promise of getting soft enough to melt off the ice
from the overburdened exposures they became only partially releived however, and as
it has got colder this evening we will have to wait and wish that everything may soon get
clear of its icy burden. I have not felt well to day, but have attended to my necessary
chores as usual. Considerable snow fell last night and the sleighing now will now be
excellent as soon as sufficiently packed and driven upon. Joe Mc
Intosh hung the storm
door at the back of the house, the other in front he hung some days ago. Maggie and
her Mother and myself spent the evening down at John Webbs. Joe went with Johny to
a special chozen freinds meeting {Margin} milder and a little of the ice in this part has
fallen off from the heavily laden tree branches & other exposures - hung storm door on
the back of the house
Sunday 26 (28-337)
A little colder to day. but calm and no drifting. the sun has been hidden as usual
however. so that we have the most of our ice coatings still with us. there are terrible
accounts of the storm from Toronto & other places. great damage to telegraph poles &c.
Maggie and Joe have been at Everton twice today. {Margin} Joe & Maggie at Everton
twice to day - the papers contain long accounts of the storm.
JANUARY MONDAY 27 1896 (29-336)
After a steady week of dull, cloudy and sunless days, the sun has at last shone out to
day. the frost has been a little keaner than what has prevailed for some time, but it has
been very much pleasanter on account of the sunshine. I did up my chores this
forenoon and trimmed some turnips. After dinner I forwarded the work so that I could
leave and I drove down to Acton and paid Mr Murray the balance due on the Alexander
note, ($6.00) Joe & Margaret rode with me as far as Millars where they remained to visit
Auntie Janet until I returned, after coming back I had to wait with the rest for tea, and
had a pleasant while with them. on returning home we found Maggie had the most of
the chores done up, and as Joe had promised to go up to Duffields this evening, we
�locked up the house and all went up, on getting there we found Mr and Mrs Webb and
Ada, already there before us, and we spent a very pleasant evening Robert Jestin &
Freddie were also there awhile. Joe sang quite a number of songs and Ada Webb
played an accompaniment for him. {Margin} pleasant change of the weather sunshine
now for the first in a week - Acton, paying balance of Alexander note. - sent cash to Mrs
Alex. Mc
Gregor ($6.00) as Interest - sent letter to Bro. Alex. Meaford. - visiting at Millars.
also at Duffields evening
TUESDAY 28 (30-335)
Another very fine day. inclined to be soft this afternoon, but notwithstanding, a great part
of the ice remained on the trees &c. a little bristling wind however I think, would have
releived them much. Joe helped me to shovel off the snow from the shed roof. there
was a heavy drift of snow immediately over the space in front of the water trough in
shed, and I opened out beside the fill up over the spouting at the junction of the roofs. I
sent five dollars to Erin in a letter. Its pay this months double assmts, & dues of A. O. U.
W. for myself and John Mc
Kenzie, also six dollars to S. Tovell for interest. Joe and
Maggie took a drive this afternoon to David Robertsons, and they agreed to bring home
the mail, it was brought however by Duffields before they arrived home. I received a
letter from Cousin John Turney after a long term of silence he speaks of very hard times
in Chicago, and they were being felt by them very much for the last 3 years. he says
Cousin Alex. has been out of employment for some time back and that he has gone
South to live, in the neighbourhood of new Orleans, James is still working in the interest
of the varnish, and John himself is working at the business he started some years ago.
although it has not been in very good shape {Margin} The ice still on the trees &c. -
shovelling snow off the roof. - paid assmt & dues for self and John Mc
Kenzie A.O.U.W.
$5.00 - Joe & Maggie visiting at David Robertsons - paid S. Tovell $6.00 - Letter from
cousin John Turney, Chicago
JANUARY WEDNESDAY 29 1896 (31-334)
A change again to the foggy and dull weather that has lately so much prevailed the ice
that is still, in great measure, hanging to the trees and other things is giving signs of
loosing its hold, and a slight thaw is setting in, Joe has been visiting at Johnys and
Robert Mc
Williams, and he also took a drive with Johny down to Everton this forenoon.
Johny was offered $3.90 for his hogs to day, live weight, but he held for $4.00, hogs are
going up, we got a notice of Tina Mc
Kinnons death, she is to be buried on Friday
�afternoon. Mc
Cullough was here to day and wants me to take 2 loads of turnips to
Rockwood tomorrow, he paid me $11.00 for the last 2 loads, he owes me 40¢ yet, he
hadn't the change. Joe took 2 bags of mixed grain and had them chopped at Everton,
he brought up Millie Mitchell on a short visit. {Margin} foggy and dull again not healthy
weather I should think - Joe & Johny drove to Everton a rise in the price of Hogs. got
notice of the death of Tina Mc
Kinnon - got notice to take two loads of turnips to
Rockwood - Joe took 2 bags grain to chop. - Millie Mitchell visiting.
January THURSDAY 30 (32-333)
This has been a very mild day but very dull and murky, in the evening there came on a
small drizzling rain which became icy as it did before, but, as the temperature is not so
low I think the ice will not form and remain as it did. Joe helped me prepare and load up
a load of turnips for Rockwood, and I started with them at 1.30, arriving at Rockwood at
3.30. I had 59 Bushels & 45 lbs. the snow is soft to day and the sleigh slips over the
road like greese. Joe took Millie Mitchell to Everton. She goes to Milton tomorrow.
Johny has been over at John Mutrie's threshing to day. James Mc
Cullough's two sons
were at Rockwood with a load of turnips when I was down, it was (I think the largest
load I ever saw) nearly 100 bushels the box I should say was fully six feet high on the
sides, our turnips I think are the best quality that going into Rockwood. {Margin}
Continues dull and unpleasant weather. - took a load of turnips to Rockwood - large
load of turnips - good sleighing at present.
January FRIDAY 31 1896 (33-332)
Froze up last night, contrary to my expectations. I was anxious to chop the ice out of the
ewe trough in the cattle shed but the frost has it hardened up again, the water is coming
down badly into the shed. Margaret went to Guelph to day to attend at the funeral of
Tina Mc
Kinnon, Joe drove her in and remained himself in Guelph, I understand he is to
sing at a Concert at Aberfoyle this evening. Annie Abbott rode out with Margaret, there
was quite a company from Everton and vicinity. I took down another load of turnips to
Rockwood it was a cold raw day and I was very cold - during the blowing of a snow
storm for about a couple of hours. I left home with my load about the same hour as
yesterday (1.30. pm) but not having much delay at Rockwood was earlier home,
Margaret caught up to me before getting home, as she drove from Guelph. I would have
gone to Guelph to attend the funeral too, but on account of being alone and promising
to take the turnips, I could not go. Old Mrs Graham, living on the Everton line below
�Mc
Nabs, was buried also this afternoon, she has not survived her partner very long.
{Margin} at Rockwood with the second load of turnips - the sleighing has been excellent
to day. and the load ran easily - Margaret attended Tina Mc
Kinnon's funeral. - Mrs
Graham also buried to day at Acton - Joe drove Margaret to Guelph and remained.
February SATURDAY 1 (34-331)
Froze up a little tighter again last night, but the sun shining out some makes it more
pleasant. I have contented myself with doing the chores, cleaning up things a little extra
after having had the turnip drawing on hand. Maggie and her mother drove down to
Everton to see Mary who has been complaining this little while back, she is keeping
better. Mrs Webb is rather poorly these times, her cough has troubled her and her
breathing. Johny intended killing his pigs yesterday but as this market is unsettled with
an advancing tendency he thought it best to put it off for a little. we hear that old Mr
Greigson is very ill and low also Mr Allan, Eramosa. Mr David Shultz also is very low,
with no chance of recovery, (Consumption) {Margin} weather a little improved. - Maggie
& her mother visiting at Everton - 3 sick men at death's door. Mr Allan, David Shultz &
Mr Greigson
Sunday 2
A beautiful day, clear and warm sunshine just the reverse of the weather that has
prevailed principally for the last two weeks. Maggie drove to the meeting at Everton this
A.M. I was kept pretty close at home attending the chores in the evening Margaret and
myself drove down to Webbs where we spent an hour or two. Johny & Lizzie were at
Ospringe with our cutter, this was sacrament day. {Margin} favourable change of
weather. - Maggie at Everton - Mother & I visiting at Webbs.
FEBRUARY MONDAY 3 1896 (36-329)
Quite a change of weather, this morning opened out quite cold and bleak, a strong east
wind presaging a coming storm which came on about 11 oclock snowing and drifting all
afternoon. I got all my chores through with by dinner time and got things in such a
shape as to quickly do things up at nightfall. I then hitched up hurriedly after dinner and
got away at about 1.30 to attend the first meeting of the Board of Health for the year, all
present excepting John Rea. I supposed it too stormy for him to venture such a long
drive. I got my old post as Chairman of the Board, Dr Dryden proposed me and Mr Auld
�seconded, I suggested Mr Auld, but he would rather I would act, until he had more
experience. Called at Everton on my way home for the papers, the roads were a little
heavy with the drifting snow, it was a bad afternoon for Mr Tindal's sale. I clipped and
shaved the hair off Fred's spavin this evening and mean to apply the blister tomorrow.
Maggie and her mother are working hard - sowing rags for rag carpet. {Margin} A
drifting storm east wind - got through my chores expeditiously this a.m. and attended a
meeting of the Board of Health when we organized - Tindal's Auction Sale today
TUESDAY 4 (37-328)
Another dull and unpleasant day, the sun has never shone out once that I noticed, and
the snow that has been falling has stuck to the trees &c. in the morning and into the
forenoon a mist prevailed that, I think, can hardly be other than prejudicial to the general
health. I have not felt very well to day, but for all I attended to the stock rather above the
ordinary, I curried the horses more than usual, also the fattening cow, I also blistered (or
rather applied the blister) to Fred's spavin, I also worked some among the turnips to let
the earth and other dirt get to the ground. Johny was helping John Mutrie to bring some
quarried stones over from the Ashenhurst works in Erin. Maggie and her Mother have
been busy at the sewing of the carpet rags. Maggie is away with a number of others up
to Mimosa this evening to Humphrey Jessops I beleive. The snow is now accumulating
to a good depth. George Duffield & some of his brothers are working now in the swamp.
Cutting cord wood. {Margin} no sunshine - mist, and snow, sticking to the trees &c. -
applied the blister to Fred's Spavin - Johny helping John Mutrie drawing stones -
Maggie away to Mimosa visiting - Maggie and her mother working at carpet rags.
FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 5 1896 (38-327)
A very fine day, the sun has shone out clear and bright nearly all day long. a very great
rarity these 2 weeks past, the temperature has been very mild and the weather, with the
exception of being so little sunshine, is about all that could be desired, of course we
should mention and except too the damp atmosphere and hoar frost that has so much
prevailed. I have had to hustle up with my chores as I put up 7 bags of mixed grain and
took it to Everton mills and got it chopped before night fall, Johny helped me to bag it. I
borrowed the bags from Robert Mc
Williams and we had to empty them all of chopped
stuff before I could get them. Johny is going to help Albert Tolton to cut straw tomorrow
and he will very soon have to cut for himself. I was more than astonished to find to day
�he had gone nearly through all his cut straw. I thought it should at least, have served
another 2 weeks yet. I had a letter from Alex. Mc
Gregor this evening, he is in the
Toronto General Hospital and does not write near so hopefully as he did some time ago
in regard to his case. {Margin} clear and warm sunshine all day long, a great rarity. - to
Everton mills with 7 bags of chop. - Letter from Alex. Mc
Gregor. - paid chop
THURSDAY 6 (39-326)
A woeful change of the weather from yesterday, there has not been any particular cold
and but very little, if any frost, but there has been no sunshine and the snow has been
falling almost incessantly all day. The snow has been soft, otherwise it would have
drifted, as there has been quite a wind blowing. Johny has been helping Albert Tolton to
cut straw. I have had a very busy day, and not getting up till late did not help matters
any, besides doing the ordinary chores and some little addition by way of the pigs
cleaning out, I had to kill 8 turkeys for the women and carry them over from the pig pen.
The snow filled the old tracks up badly. I killed 2 at a time as they required them after
plucking them, I also emptied the meal (10 bags) and cleaned the bags to go home,
pulped up a lot of potatoes and turnips to be used while I may be away tomorrow &
Saturday, and bagged about 4 bushels potatoes and carried them to the house cellar. I
also prepared the straw to be handy for feeding, the snow is blocking up all the
surroundings. I fear it will make Johny's pig killing tomorrow difficult. I am attending to
the blistering of Fred's spavin. {Margin} Quite a heavy fall of snow - killing turkeys,
emptying meal, carrying potatoes from barn to the house cellar and doing up other
chores so to help at Johny's pig killing tomorrow.
FEBRUARY FRIDAY 7 1896 (40-325)
A great deal of snow has fallen to day, especially in the forenoon. The wind was high in
the morning and there was great promise of a particularly rough day, from about 9
oclock however it began to improve and it turned out not so bad after all. Johny killed
his pigs this forenoon (10 of them) he had good help and they finished before taking
dinner, he had helping him Robert Morton, Robert Mc
Williams, Robert Jestin, John
Coffey, & himself. Mother and I helped to clean the insides, I got there about ten oclock,
and they had then 4 hung up. After dinner I hurried home and did up the chores. I found
James Richard Synnott had been at our house to see me about the chopping going on
in the swamp he fears, I suppose, we may take some of his timber by overstepping the
boundary. I drove the team back there, there were 5 at work, the father and 4 sons. we
�plodded through the deep snow and I found the corner stane, there need be no running
over the line however, as the straightest line to the back should be 33⅓ rods, and any
deviation from the straight line will fail of reaching the back. I took over the 8 turkeys to
Johny's to be ready to load in the morning. I had to water and clean the stables after
dark to night {Margin} Quite a fall of snow to day. - drifting in places - had a tough drive
with the team to the back of the place James Synnott was here and seems afraid we
may cut over the line. - Johny killed his pigs this forenoon - mother & I helping -
preparing for Guelph tomorrow
SATURDAY 8 (41-324)
A very fine day, sunshine and warm. I was early astir this morning and had the stables
cleaned out before daylight, and watered the stock also before breakfast, Maggie and
her mother did the greater part of the feeding. after breakfast I went over to Johny's and
helped him weigh and load up his hogs. they weighed in all 1437 lbs. and after taking
them to Guelph he got paid for the neat 1400. 10 hogs and 2 lbs off each hog. showed
them to have shrunk 17 lbs. he got 5.20¢ per 100 lb for them. making $72.80 in all. I
had 8 turkeys. they weighed 83 lbs on our scales. sold one weighing 11½ lbs for 90¢.
the remaining 7 I sold to Fred Barber at 7¢ per lb. he made them weigh only 70 lbs -
$4.90. the roads were very heavy going in, and the team stuck at James Talbots, near
his gate where it was badly drifted. the rest of the road, though heavy, was not so bad.
Johny & I had dinner at Willies. I got 50¢ worth sugar, and 10¢ Box sodas there. I paid
the Mercury for 2 years for Alex. Holyoke. it is now paid in advance to next Oct. the
cattle feeding was all done when I arrived home. I had to water all the stock and clean
and fix up the horses. I bought a hind quarter of beef from Keough the Rockwood
butcher weighing 94 lbs @ 5¼ per 100 $4.92. he cut it up for me. there was a good
crowd at Guelph. {Margin} early at the chores this morning and off with Johny to
Guelph. - difficult getting along on the road - sold turkeys at 7¢ per lb. - Johny got $5.20
for his pork - bought hindquarter beef. - paid Mercury for Alex. Holyoke.
Sunday 9th
Quite a snow storm on again, it is not cold neither does it blow, but it is very wintry
nowithstanding. George Duffield paid us a visit to day. Maggie did not venture to go to
Everton to day, her mother and I took a drive down to Webbs in the evening and she
accompanied us, the roads have been getting filled up with snow considerably we had a
�hard pull going to Webbs. we had King. Fred is used up with the blister these times.
{Margin} snow storm - visiting at John Webbs
FEBRUARY MONDAY 10 1896 (43-322)
A passibly fine day. not at all cold and the afternoon sun shone out nicely, it was duller
in the forenoon and threatned worse things than happened. Johny and I hauled over to
his place three jags of pea straw, we expected to be cutting at his place to day, but they
have put it off till tomorrow. Albert & his father are away to Guelph today. I offered to
give John Webb a load of mangolds and George Abbott came along for them this
afternoon, I was sorry to be so engaged with the pea straw that I could not help him,
however he managed himself all right, we took them out by the side of the door where I
intend placing the bulgur. we did not get to Everton yesterday and consequently failed
to get the mail. Mc
Williams brought it to day, they were down at meeting last night. I got
a letter from Bro. Alex. Meaford, he sent me a sample book of which he has ninety
copies to sell. he would like to get a man to undertake their sale, and would allow him a
good commision it is the debate on Baptism that took place in the Town of Meaford,
between Wilkinson and Harding. {Margin} moderately fine weather - hauling pea straw
over to Johny's - George Abbott took a load of Mangolds down to John Webbs. -
received a letter and a book from Bro. Alexander Meaford
TUESDAY 11 (44-321)
An unfortunate turn in the weather for the business we had laid out for ourselves. The
wind blew very high all last night and the snow has piled up very unsightly drifts and
badly blocked up all surroundings I had to shovel the road to the barn also dig out a
large drift at the well pump, it has blown hard all day through and, I fear, all the roads
will be blocked up, we intended cutting straw at Johnys to day, but the Toltons didn't
make their appearance, but even if they had the work could not have gone on very well
on account of the heavy and high wind on that gangway. I haven't gone off the place all
day but laid out to keep the stock as comfortable as possible. I did some repairing to the
harness this afternoon and helped Johny to grind his axe, he talked of going to the
swamp to work this afternoon, I would hardly think he could get along very well through
the storm previously. This afternoon is the time for John Loree's Auction Sale. I fear it
would turn out a failure, for people could hardly attend no matter how much they might
wish to, we have seen no travel on the town line to day, likely the roads will be blocked
and a general shovelling follow suit. Colder to night {Margin} very high wind to day and
�the snow has drifted up into great piles - mending harness - this the day of Johny
Loree's Auction sale. - shovelling snow - grinding axe.
FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 12 1896 (45-320)
The wind has fallen and to day the weather has been moderate and, in fact, milder than
for some days, but, oh, to look around and see the snow drifts, Johny expected to get
on and cut straw to day, but instead had to turn out and shovel snow the most of the
day. I shovelled the drift down at the line gate, and the one up here at the back gate
expecting I might get down the side of the lane without much shovelling, I had no time to
hitch up the horses after getting done and it is snowing to night hard and perhaps all my
work will go for nothing, there has been quite a turn out of the neighbours shovelling the
roads. they have made the roads over to the 1st line of Erin through Duffield's and
Coffey's fields, my Rheumatism arm is very sore and lame to night from the work of
shovelling. my usual chores are about enough for me these times without having the
shovelling. I think the Manitoba Cow is doing very well. she is quite a hearty eater, she
gets 4 large turnips each meal, and a heaped old milk pan of chopped stuff, besides the
chaff. There is a great cry out about the shortness of feed. I fear Johny is terribly short,
and we will not be able to help him much. {Margin} storm abated. - snow drifts
everywhere - gangs out shovelling snow. - our lane is filled higher than the fence. I
shovelled at the gates at each end of lane and intend opening out the side of lane next
the orchard. - Jamie Duffield is to come and help me the half of 31 days for three dollars
THURSDAY 13 (46-319)
It appears we can't be afforded much of a lull in these terrible stormy times, the most of
the work done yesterday in opening up the roads and surroundings will be undone to
day. it has snowed hard the greater part of the day and there has been a stiff wind from
the east all the time, the drifting before has been principally from the west but to day it
has been from the east, we have not had any mail since Monday and I hardly think
there will be any to day, we have not heard how the stage has been running, but we
know that the most of the roads have been badly blocked, Johny expected the Toltons
might have come over to day with the horse power and cutting box, but they failed to put
in an appearance. I have, in addition to my usual chores, cleared a place in the turnip
house and set the pulper into it, I can now pulp more than what is fed at a time and
leave it under the machine as there will not be any frost to hurt the feed. it is a
convenience also to have it out of the passage as we found it much in the way of
�feeding the straw especially, it has cleared up this evening and we may hope the storm
has again spent itself, there will have to be more shovelling done {Margin} Another
storm of wind & snow from the east this time. - Cant get the mails - the stage has been
running very unsteadily - Changed the position of the pulper put it in the root house
FEBRUARY FRIDAY 14 1896 (47-318)
Another day of storm, wind and snow, for a time snow fell thick and heavy and the wind
kept driving it in clouds till everything is filled up again with snow, all our work of
shovelling is again lost sight of and we have much of the work to do over again. Charlie
Duffield got down to Everton this forenoon and brought up our mail, the stage went from
Erin to Guelph on Wednesday and returned to Erin to day. Maggie received a letter from
Ewart to day, they are all well and business fairly prospering. Ewart says they have little
or no snow there and no sleighing quite different from us here where we are nearly
buried in snow, this has been a terrible week for storm and snow and it has completely
stopped all outward communication. I have done little or nothing more than fixing up the
stock and doing the general chores, we have been expecting the Toltons with their
cutting box along to Johnys but they have not ventured out yet, both Johny and myself
are much in need of having straw cut as we are clean out of chaff and cut stuff for the
fattening cattle. I see John Loree's auction sale is postponed till next Thursday, no
doubt the storm of last Tuesday prevented it going on. {Margin} more snow and more
drifting - there is little chance to move about now every thing is so snowed up - we got
our mail to day I wondered that it came along so nearly on time. - Letter from Holyoke. -
all well & business prospering
SATURDAY 15 (48-317)
The temperature has been very mild to day, considerable wind prevailed in the
forenoon, but there was not much drifting on account of the snow being so soft. there
has been a wonderful blocking up of the roads this week and we have been well used to
keeping around home. Johny drove over to Toltons to see about them coming to cut
straw, they were contentedly working the machine at Smith Aureys. I think it would have
been better for both of us to have rigged up our own machine. After dinner I dug out the
gate leading into the South front field, the women folks helping me. I then had quite a
job getting the fence taken down at the line and afterwards hitching up the team &
sleigh and breaking the road through the field. I had put in some rails into the ditch to
help keep the sleigh from going in so deeply, but it will only be a second class road at
�best as the ditch is so deep and there is not sufficient room to turn on to the main road. I
was in favour of keeping a way open round by Johnys, but the women would rather
have this one so we will give it a trial. Mc
Williams went to Guelph to day and the stage
went east from Guelph. {Margin} Fine mild day. - Johny over to Toltons - broke a road
through the field to the line - our lane is full of snow.
Sunday 16
Much colder to day, the frost has been very kean, we arranged that I would drive
Maggie down to Everton meeting this forenoon but on account of the cold and the state
of the roads it was abandoned, she went down in the evening with the Mc
Williams. Willie
drove out from Guelph this afternoon, he intends cutting some wood at Robertsons
tomorrow {Margin} Willie out from Guelph - Everton at night.
FEBRUARY MONDAY 17 1896 (50-315)
An awfully cold night has passed over, the frost has been the most severe of the
season, and the cold to day did not relax much, if any, all day long, the sun made it
more endurable where it shone out good, but, after all it was a very cold day. I did up
my chores in good time so as to be at liberty to help Johny to cut straw when they were
ready to go to work, they were late in coming however, Albert & David brought the
machine, their father accompanying them, Thomas paid me six dollars on Kate's
money, (interest on note) $6.66 he paid me the four dollars I furnished as interest on
Mc
Gregor's note, he still owes me the 66 cts when cutting awhile after dinner the cover
burst off and one of the fans was broken off, there was nothing for it but go at the
chopping and Albert took down the fan &c, and got the braces fixed up, also the cover
repaired, we got between 20 & 30 bags of grain chopped. I drove for them quite a long
time but they let me off to do up my chores, the two of them ran the chopper quite
awhile. Mr & Mrs Henry Duffield paid us a visit this evening. David Tolton helped me to
fill up 12 bags of grain for chopping tomorrow. Jamie Duffield helped Willie to cut wood
this forenoon. {Margin} Coldest night and day of the season. - The Thermometer is said
to have registered 27 below zero. - Cutting straw & chopping after noon - visitors - Willie
cut wood & then drove home.
TUESDAY 18 (51-314)
Another very cold day, last night was also very cold but not quite so severe as the night
before. I was up and at my chores early this morning, had the cattle cleaned out by
�lantern light. and my horses fed, cleaned, and harnessed, we got started to chop this
morning very shortly after eight oclock, and ran the chopper till 11.15, when we hitched
on to the straw cutter till noon, they expected to finish in an hour after hitching on after
dinner but it was half past four before they got over with all the machinery, they thought
of getting on with an hours work but it turned out as I told them it would be, no running
to night. I brought over our chop at noon, out of the 12 bags of grain we had 17½ bags
of chop, 8 bags clear oats, and 9½ mixed, there was about a third of barley & peas in
the oats for the cattle feed, and 7 bags grain, clear oats (black) 5 bags. Jamie Duffield
went to Johny's for me, and I emptied the meal, and did up all the feeding, watering and
other chores before they got out with the machine {Margin} very cold again to day. - cut
straw and chopped grain till 4 oclock at Johnys - set the machine at our place this
evening - I got 12 bags chopped.
FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 19 1896 (52-313)
Another fall of snow last night with enough of wind to cause a little drifting, this morning
opened out tolerably clear and we expected passably fine weather for the day, in this
however we were mistaken as it was not long before snow began to fall which increased
in volumn as the day advanced. we started to cut straw at a little after 8 oclock and ran
on till noon, we cut the most out of the shed when we took a little over a run out of the
bay mow, clearing all out excepting a little hay and some barley chaff, I told Johny he
could take the chaff which he gladly accepted. I went down for Robert Morton in the
morning, Geo. Abbott also helped us till we run through the little balance after dinner,
when they both went home, they then set the chopper and ran through 13 bags for us. 7
bags of oats and 6 mixed half & half with barley. making with yesterdays chop, 25 bags
in all. Robert Mc
Williams brought 15 bags oats and they finished up with that. I paid
them a dollar for my chop, and a dollar and half for the cutting which sum he told Johny
he would take from me for the ½ days cutting 75 cts each. we had a good job done, a
nice lot of cut straw and, with what meal was in the bin before there must now be over
30 bags meal. washed Fred's spavin sore and applying salve {Margin} cutting straw to
day in the forenoon and chopping grain afternoon. - Robert Mc
William also got some
chopping done. - paid them for the work. - dissagreeably snowy day.
THURSDAY 20 (53-312)
Another terribly stormy day and very cold, the thermometer does not show such a low
temperature as on Monday last, but the wind has been much higher, which makes the
�cold more penetrating, the frost has been finding its way into the cattle stables more and
root house, the roots, however have come off very free so far, and, if the cold relaxes a
little soon there will be no damage done, the snow has been drifting considerably and
the crust on the top of the old snow is so hard we have been afraid to venture the
breaking of our road to the swamp, so Jamie and I have been working in the barn all
day, we bagged up the peas that were in the bin (5 bags) and we filled the two furthest
in bins with the white oats out in the barn. there must be about 200 bushels of them,
and there are still left of black oats about enough, I think, to fill another bin. This is the
afternoon of John Loree's sale. I drove down to Everton and got the mail this evening
and they say the sale came off, the prices were not high but we can't expect that in
these times, feed is very scarce and people do not care to undertake the feeding of
more stock than they have. Johny drew 4 loads of barley chaff I gave him, and we put
up some hay on swing beam {Margin} terribly stormy and cold. - Johnny Loree's sale
came off this afternoon - carrying in the oats out of the barn and putting them into the
Granary - Toltons at Mr Mc
Williams cutting straw and chopping
FEBRUARY FRIDAY 21 1896 (54-311)
Very cold to day yet, but the wind has not been nearly so high as yesterday. Johny took
unwell last night from an unpleasant affection of the throat, they were uneasy about it
but this A.M. he seems a little better and we are in hopes it will pass off without bad
results, we think he may have contracted a cold from exposure to the dust and cold
yesterday while drawing over the barley chaff. Jamie and I took the team to the swamp
before dinner and then after dinner Jamie drove down a few times and brought home
light loads, it was a hard job on the horses to break the crust the first time, but after that
was done the principal trouble was over. I helped the women to kill the turkeys this
afternoon, 7 over here, and we got the gobler over at Johnys; we also brought the
scales over on the sleigh at same time. I got Johnys mare, Nettie, to drive to Guelph
tomorrow and also borrowed Richd
. Mc
Williams Cutter, which will hold the turkeys and
other things better than our own.
SATURDAY 22 (55-310)
Another very sharp day, the frost has been pretty kean the most of the day, the wind
was high last night and somewhat filled the sleigh tracks on the lines. Margaret and I got
a fair start for Guelph this morning, our turkeys weighed 92¾ lbs on our scales last
night, and to day we were paid for 92 lbs at Guelph. James White bought the lot at 10¢
�per lb, $9.20. we had 4 lbs butter @ 18¢. and 2 dozen eggs, @ 22¢. I got the last tooth
in my upper jaw extracted to day, by Parker the dentist, he is to fill up the hole in the
plate where the tooth was and I paid him a dollar for the whole work, he is to do it at my
convenience, we put up at Willies and had our dinner there and got some groceries.
Jamie Duffield brought up from the swamp 5 loads of wood to day, of course they were
not large loads as the road is not yet properly broke. I had my 2 overcoats on going to
Guelph, but only one coming home and was warmer.
Sunday 23
Much milder to day and thawing this afternoon. Maggie rode to Everton with the
Duffields and returned with John Mc
Kenzie and Bella. Maggie accompanied Bella home,
she intends to stay a week with them. Jamie Duffield has been around all day, and is
attending to the stock. John Mc
Kenzie paid me $3.50, for last months ass'm't, and this.
{Margin} John Mc
Kenzie paid $3.50 for A.O.U.W.
FEBRUARY MONDAY 24 1896 (57-308)
Froze up again last night, although not very hard, we are very well pleased to have it
freeze up again as we are anxious to have the wood hauled up from the swamp. I have
been shovelling snow at the wood pile in the yard and Jamie has drawn up 6 loads. I
helped with one or two loads at the swamp and helped unload in the yard, we stuck with
the first load in turning into the field, but managed better afterwards by watching to keep
the sleigh on the track. I went with Johny to his swamp to break the road, he had the
long sleigh and it was difficult to get it turned in the very deep snow, he got it broken
however and brought up several loads. I was agreeably surprised to find our horses
were able to haul out of the swamp so large a load, the bob-sleighs are the thing for
hauling out wood from so rough a place I think the Duffields are making a very good job
down in the swamp the brush seems to be well piled and the roads are such that we
can get fairly well along in getting the wood out.
TUESDAY 25 (58-307)
A very beautiful clear & sunshiny day. the frost however last night was pretty kean and it
has remained pretty frosty all day. we were at it in fair time this morning and after
getting breakfast and all the chores done up, I went down with Jamie to the swamp, and
after helping him to draw 2 loads up to the yard and one to the field I remained up to
shovel again at the piling place. Jamie drew 4 loads this afternoon and the 3 in the
�forenoon, making 7 loads in all. I did up all the chores at night. Dan Tolton and young
Mr Hall of Toronto paid us a visit to day and had dinner with us. Hall is an intelligent
young man, and works in the T. Eaton establishment. Mr & Mrs Jno Webb paid us a
visit this evening. Mr Webb is troubled yet with his painful toe, which causes him a great
deal of trouble especially at night by making him lose his sleep.
FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 26 1896 (59-306)
A very fine winter's day. Jamie and I have been hauling at the wood from the swamp.
we only made the 6 loads to day, there was considerable shovelling to do and I had to
attend to that, our fat Cow, the Manitoba one, shows signs of sickness and being off her
feed. I took her feed from her after she left it, I also let her out and drove her to the back
field I guess it is indigestion that is the trouble. there was a little snow last night and a
little drifting which made the roads rather heavy for drawing the wood.
THURSDAY 27 (60-305)
A very clear sunshiny day and very warm in the sun. Jamie and I have been drawing the
wood again from the swamp, the road is getting soft and there is danger of breaking
through, our cow does not seem any better and it makes one uneasy about her. Jamie
and I took up six loads, and Jamie went back for the seventh while I did up the chores.
February FRIDAY 28 1896 (61-304)
Receipe for sick cow (indigestion) Froze up last night, and though not very hard still it
has made a great improvement on the road to the swamp and, also in the swamp itself.
I made a mistake in writing the foregoing the weather has been quite soft to day, no
frost at all day or night, this afternoon it commenced to rain a little about 3 oclock and it
came down so hard about 4 oclock that we hurried home without a load, we brought
one load of wood home at noon, and we drew out of the swamp the rest of the time and
unloaded it in the field. the road became treacherous and the sleigh broke in some, we
also had considerable trouble in the swamp, the snow is sinking and the stumps are
showing up a good deal. Collins & Evans sent out a man to buy our turnips but I would
not engage to take them on account of the state of the roads and also interfering with
getting our wood out of the swamp, we gave the cow another doze this evening. 1 Quart
Linseed oil 2 oz Annaseed, 2 oz Carraway seed, 2 oz Ginger, 1 lb salts, 2 oz nitre.
{Margin} Quite a thaw - drawing out wood from the swamp - Receipe for a sick cow -
gave her the doze this evening.
�SATURDAY 29 (62-303)
Froze up again last night, and it kept fine and hard all forenoon, the sun has great
power now however and the road softened up considerably this afternoon. Jamie and I
have had a busy day at the wood hauling. I did up Johny's chores at noon and Jamie
brought up one load before dinner alone, we got six loads up and he was going back for
the seventh when he noticed the shoerig of the front bob broken, so we had to stop.
Johny & Lizzie went to Guelph to day, the cow does not seem much better, she has
passage in her bowels but not sufficient to make us decide that the medicine has
operated. O'Connor sent up word he would like 300 bushels turnips on Monday at 11¢
but I can't think of going at them at present.
March Sunday 1
Rather stormy to day, considerable snow fell this A.M. and afternoon the wind increased
to a gale and drifted up the roads very much. Mother & I drove down to Mc
Kenzies this
forenoon, we got Johny's Janie mare and she travelled well we found them all fairly well,
barring colds, we left there about 5.30 and took fully 2 hours on the road, a little short of
that going down. Jamie kept house and did the chores for us to day.
MARCH MONDAY 2 1896 (64-301)
Quite a cold turn of the weather, the frost is kean and never gave way all day. I took the
front bob on the long sleigh to Everton this morning. Willie Abbott fixed the shoe, by
putting a piece of an old wagon tire, while he was at it I drove mother down to Everton
where she is staying till tomorrow night paying freinds a visit. I took her to Mary's. I got a
bag of bran at the mill 35¢ (paid) got it to give to the sick cow. I think the cow is
improving although she is yet sick enough to cause us uneasiness. I got the sleigh fixed
so as to get home by 12.30, paid 60¢ for repairing it, after dinner Jamie & I started again
at the wood drawing, we had some difficulties to contend against and we only got 3
loads up. Jamie did the chores and some other extras this forenoon while I was at
Everton. I sent 2 dollars to Erin in payment of Ass'm'ts of A.O.U.W. for John Mc
Kenzie &
self. Henry Duffield has been chopping all alone to day in the swamp. {Margin} Henry
Duffield working in swamp. - Sent 2 dollars for A.O.U.W.
TUESDAY 3 (65-300)
�A very frosty day, and the cold has been severe, Jamie and I have been hauling up the
wood from the swamp, it was so very cold that we had difficulty in keeping ourselves
reasonably warm, the wind was very cutting and we had to wear our overcoats while on
the road between the swamp and the barn, we tracked the road to the north end of the
swamp and had quite a time in getting the horses through, they got down in the snow.
Henry Duffield helped us to get a start out the new way, we got 5 loads up, 2 in the
forenoon and 3 afternoon. the loads were very heavy being composed principally of
round tamarac timber. the Cow is some better, evidence of the medicine having
operated was first given to day. she now seems inclined to want some food. James
Dunbar drove Mother home to night. Johny drove to Everton and was to call for her, but
by some means they missed each other.
MARCH WEDNESDAY 4 1896 (66-299)
Another very cold day, the frost has been very sharp and kean, but the wind has not
been so high as yesterday and other days previous. Jamie and I have been again
drawing wood from the swamp, we finished up the 3rd pile and have about 3 loads of a
start on the fourth, we just got 5 loads up - 2 forenoon and 3 afternoon, the loads were
heavy, as were them of yesterday, the small round tamarac sticks being the chief
timber. the road in the swamp is getting very bare of snow and the stumps and other
stuff is getting on top a good deal so that it makes hard pulling for the horses. George
Duffield tells me to day they think of quiting the chopping now, the stuff is so small they
can't make the work pay. of course I can't expect them to continue the work under those
circumstances although I could have wished them to clear off the timber from the back
line. the cow seems to be getting over her trouble and commencing to eat again. Johny
& Lizzie are away to Willie Croft's marriage this afternoon. {Margin} Marriage of Willie
Croft.
THURSDAY 5 (67-298)
Kean frost again last night and the greater part of the forenoon showed no signs of
relaxing the cold grip. After dinner, however, the cold gave way very much and the sun
shone out so strong that the snow began to melt in the places exposed to the sun's
rays. Jamie and I got 2 large loads of wood up from the swamp, we cleared out all the
wood from the southern portion of their chopping, and we commenced to haul out of the
northern part and out of a new road we broke out on Tuesday last. in the afternoon we
got 4 loads drawn up. I staid up the last load so as to do up the feeding and other
�chores. the cow is on her feed again and I hope we have seen the last of her sickness.
Willie drove out from Guelph to day, he wished to help at the drawing up of the wood till
tomorrow and then wanted me to draw him in a load of wood on Saturday. I told him I
would take him in the wood but that I would rather wait and take him a load next week,
as we were very anxious to get done with the drawing out of the swamp before a break
up should come. John Farries and Tom Warner came to see if I would take turnips to
Rockwood at 10¢ per bushel. I declined taking them. Henry Duffield has begun to cut
out a piece of brushy swamp that he was leaving on account of not making wages, by
me giving him a dollar extra.
MARCH FRIDAY 6 1896 (68-297)
Quite a change in the weather, from the hard frost and extreme cold of a number of
days back we have it milder to day, but very unpleasant, as rain has come and freezes
as it falls making a hard and solid caking of ice all over, it is very hard getting along on
it, people run great risk of falling and hurting themselves. we found it too wet and
disagreeable to think of going at the wood drawing this forenoon, so Jamie and I set
about fixing up things at the barn. Jamie carried all the cattle meal, except about a
couple of bags, that was more than sufficient to fill both our bins in the cattle stable, we
then placed a bag over the cattle meal in the granary passage, and emptied the horse
feed (chopped oats) on top of it, and then carried the remainder of the oats out in the
barn bin, into the granary bin next the door where the chopped oats were, there are
some mixed oats in the bottom of the bin, the rest are black oats, fairly clear, we went at
it after dinner and drew up 4 loads of wood from the swamp, we had to hustle for it.
Willie came yesterday out from Guelph and would have liked to have helped awhile at
the wood so that we would draw a load of wood to Guelph, but there would have been a
poor chance of carrying out that programme on account of the bad turn of the weather.
we have taken the scalding trough up to the feed room and intend wetting the cut stuff
and preparing it for the cattle there, the passage is now clear.
SATURDAY 7 (69-296)
A very stormy day. the cold has not been great but the wind and snow has made it very
dissagreeable to be out working in it. the snow is being piled up in great drifts again,
and it is colder this evening giving promise of winter weather ahead. we are so far
having a very stormy and wintry spell for the beginning of March. besides doing up the
chores Jamie split up some wood in the wood shed, and we both started off to the
�swamp between 10 & 11 oclock for a load of wood which very nearly finished up the 4th
and last pile in the barn yard, after dinner we went at it again, although dissagreeable,
and got up other 3 loads. I stayed up and did the cattle & pig feeding while Jamie
brought the last. we have commenced a new pile at the south end of the barn. the fat
cow is getting her appetite again, but this will put her back considerably.
Sunday 8
Very snowy last night again and a high wind has piled it up into ungainly piles for
clambering over or shovelling out. I had obliged to do some shovelling before we could
get to the well for water. this is a wintry spell for the time of the year, we all kept at home
but Jamie who spent the day with his own folks. I have had all to do to day excepting in
the morning that Jamie helped me.
MARCH MONDAY 9 1896 (71-294)
Frosty last night and looked wintry enough this morning, it became milder through the
day and in the sun the snow melted a little, there were some snow showers that passed
over. Jamie and I have been again at the wood drawing, we intended to draw up 3 loads
this forenoon but, on account of delays, by reason of breaking out new roads in the
swamp we only got 2 loads, we made an early start after dinner however and got 4
loads in the afternoon, so that we piled 6 loads to day on our new pile by the end of the
barn. Henry Duffield finished up what he started himself to do in the swamp. I give him a
dollar extra for the last piece he chopped on account of it being largely composed of
brush that did not count in the cordwood pile. Mrs Richd
. Mc
Williams & Maggie spent the
greater part of the afternoon with our folks, and Richd
. himself spent the evening also. I
am so busy these times at the wood drawing and doing up the chores that I can't pay
the attention to visitors I would like. I paid Richd
. two dollars this evening for the cows I
took there {Margin} Keeps wintry - 6 loads of wood to day - paid Richd
. Mc
Williams two
dollars for cows.
TUESDAY 10 (72-293)
Frosty again last night and it has remained colder to day than yesterday. Jamie and I
have again been drawing at the wood, we did not manage more than the two loads this
forenoon, and only 3 afternoon, we suffered some delay by the piles being mostly in
new places in the swamp. the piles are getting pretty well taken away, and we have
hopes of clearing the swamp tomorrow if nothing unusual occurs, it will keep us busy
�under favourable circumstances however. a German pack pedlar with a horse had
dinner with us to day. we finished up one pile of the wood to the length of 56 feet, and
have one load to begin backing up with a second pile. Mr & Mrs John Webb drove up
and spent the evening with us. Alice and Ada walked up afterwards. we had a pleasant
time. we have been feeding our two milk cows some potatoes daily and we find the flow
of milk much increased. I got Robert Mc
Williams to bring us out a bag of oil cake (100
lbs) for which I paid a dollar, much cheaper than I ever remember it of being, and I give
the fattening cow a cupfull of it 3 times a day. {Margin} wintry weather - 5 loads of wood
from the swamp to day.
MARCH WEDNESDAY 11 1896 (73-292)
A very cold day, the frost has been very sharp and kean, and the wind has been high
which has made the cold more penetrating. Jamie and I have been working as usual at
the wood drawing - the wind has been driving the snow into the track which has made it
very hard drawing for the horses. Coming up through the field it is a cold ride and
through the gaps at the fences where the snow has drifted the horses have a very hard
pull. We expected to get six loads home to day but only made five, 2 in the forenoon
and 3 afternoon. they have quit chopping now and we had hopes of finishing up the
drawing to day, but we find there is more wood than we expected and it is harder getting
it out now too. it will yet take another day to clear the swamp. we have been so busy at
this wood drawing that we have not been able to get the mail since last Friday and no
person is thoughtful enough to bring it to us although they visit the post office. {Margin}
cold weather - still in the work of clearing the swamp of wood - heavy drawing by drifting
- 5 loads drawn to day
THURSDAY 12 (74-291)
Another extremely cold day. the frost has been so kean as to invade the cattle stables
again, and if it stayed long so cold we might expect to find it creeping into the root
house. the wind has been strong and high nearly all day, and the snow has driven
before the wind and settled in hard drifts wherever it got leave to lie. Jamie and I have
had a very cold job of it to day. we fully expected to complete the drawing of the wood to
day, but on account of the drifting of the roads we were unable to draw full loads and we
have one load yet left in the field to bring up, we have the swamp cleared however, we
took up 3 loads before dinner and 3 afternoon, we had a heavy experience in the back
�part of the swamp where in drawing out of new places the horses were terribly strained
to pull them out. the women folks at home are busy again at mat hooking.
MARCH FRIDAY 13 1896 (75-290)
Continues very cold, the frost has been kean again to day, but not so much so as
yesterday and the wind has not been so strong and high, which has made the cold less
penetrating and more endurable. Jamie brought the load of wood up from the field and
finished the second pile at the end of the barn, they are both of about a length and
height, and make about 21 cords. I filed the cross cut saw this forenoon and when
getting through with the wood we drove down to the swamp before dinner and sawed
down the pine tree and put a but cut into it. the tree is sound, but very windy and I made
the logs different lengths so as to have them as straight as possible. the first we made 8
feet long, the next 10 feet, and the next 12, 10, 12 respectively. afternoon we finished
the cutting and drew them up to the barn yard, putting 2 on a gang way, and leaving the
other 3 on the sleigh for taking to Everton. we also brought up a dry cedar tree for
kindling. Maggie and her mother finished their second mat to day. Maggie is over at
Johny's to night. {Margin} finished drawing the cord wood up to the yard. - filed the cross
cut saw, and cut up the pine tree into saw logs. - also cut a dry cedar for kindling
SATURDAY 14 (76-289)
Another very cold day, the frost has been very kean last night and if it had not been for
the heat of the sun there would not have been much relaxing of the cold to day. Jamie
took down to Everton the three pine logs that were on the sleigh from last night and was
back about 10 oclock. we then drove down to the hard wood bush and cut down the two
hemlock stubbs, one making a saw log 16 feet long and the other making 2 logs 12 feet
long. the latter had been struck by lightning and is somewhat shattered, but I think it
may make some useful lumber. we brought them all up to the yard and Jamie took the 2
last to Everton. I did up the chores and Jamie was a little late in getting home. Johny &
Lizzie are away over to Mutries this evening, they hear Mrs Mutrie is very sick. {Margin}
taking saw logs to the Everton saw mill - Johny & Lizzie gone over to Mrs Mutrie who is
very sick
Sunday 15
A very fine day, and the frost and cold has somewhat relaxed. Maggie accompanied the
Duffields to Everton meeting this forenoon, she has not attended there for the last 9
�Sundays, for want of opportunity to get there. Fred the young horse has not left the
stable for about 5 weeks now. we had a visit this evening of David Tolton & Bessie,
Thomas Mc
Dougal and Miss Mc
Dougal. Mother & I were over at Johny's when they
came. David intends starting for Manitoba next Tuesday. {Margin} visitors to day -
Maggie at Everton
MARCH MONDAY 16 1896 (78-287)
The frost has considerably relaxed last night and the snow has been softer and melting
some in places to day. we hear the roads to Guelph are in a terrible state, the pitch
holes are very numerous and awfully bad, being both very steep and deep. I took down
to Everton the last three logs this morning, and hurried home to do up the chores
forenoon before attending May's Auction Sale. after getting all done I went to the sale
and drove "King" in the cutter, leaving him in Edwin Awrey's shed while I walked over to
the sale. I bid on a heifer to 22 dollars, but she went to 24½ and I did not follow that far.
I paid Henry Dunbar a dollar as I promised for the old horse he made a little objection to
take anything, but took it. Dan. Tolton and Sam. Gibson were here for dinner to day and
bade us good bye, they intend starting for Manitoba tomorrow. George & Alfred Duffield
also, and William & Peter Dunbar, and one of the Mc
Dougals &c. John Mc
Kenzie drove
up to day to get Mother - Bella is very poorly from Quirisy and the grip they think. Old
Mrs Mutrie is worse to day. Johny & Lizzie are away there this evening. Robt.
Mc
Williams was sawing with the drag saw, and Johny is very tired holding it. Jamie
Duffield was there for me to day. {Margin} took 3 saw logs to Everton - paid a dollar to
Henry Dunbar - attended May's Auction sale. - John Mc
Kenzie up for Mother Bella is
poorly. - Robt Mc
Williams sawing with the machine Jamie there
TUESDAY 17 (79-286)
The cold has moderated very much, although there was enough of frost last night to
harden things outside pretty well. the snow is going a little where the sun shines on it,
but there is terrible banks of snow to be thawed off before we can think of warm
weather. Jamie was at Robt. Mc
Williams sawing this forenoon with the team - it was
only to be an hour & a half, but Jamie did not get home till ½ after 11 oclock. I borrowed
Webbs sleighs and left ours with him and I took down to Rockwood 42 Bls, 15 lbs,
Mc
Cullough bought them for D. L. Shultz. Jamie did not get home before dinner to help
me much at the trimming and it was 3 oclock before I got started away with the load. I
arrived home again about 7.30. the roads are very rough from pitch holes, and it is very
�hard passing teams. one team on the Town line with a load of bags filled with peas
upset while passing me. I did not hear how Bella was to day. Mrs Mutrie was a little
better this morning. Willie & Colin Campbell out from Guelph this evening. Colin drove
on to Mimosa {Margin} Jamie again at Robt. Mc
Williams this a.m. - trimmed a load of
turnips and took them to Rockwood 42 B. & 15 lbs - Willie out from Guelph this evening
- Mr Barry from Rockwood called to see about turnips.
MARCH WEDNESDAY 18 1986 (80-285)
A fine day, inclined to thaw, the snow melts where the sun shines and the roads are
getting so that loads break through in places. Jamie and I got a load of turnips ready for
Rockwood this forenoon and as Johny had to go to Joe Crofts for the Circular saw he
took the load down for me, he did not get the ticket but he tells me there was 48 bushels
and some pounds. I took in hand to drive over to Mutries to bring Lizzie home if she
could come. Mrs Mutrie was not fit to leave however, so I returned as I went, the roads
are blocked so that much of the way over had to be done by the fields. I intended to
drive over to Barrie Drydens to see about the school for Nellie Sunter, but while on the
way over I found they had a male Teacher hired, so that I did not go. Mrs Mutrie is very
bad with inflammation of the Lungs. Jamie Duffield is very good at doing the chores and
when I was away to day he also was splitting at the stove wood in the wood house.
Johny tells me that Mc
Cullough would like a load of turnips taken down tomorrow and
would give me 12 cents per bushel for them. Johny started with his load about 2 oclock
and did not get back with the Circular saw till about 8 oclock.
THURSDAY 19 (81-284)
Quite a fall of snow last night and the day broke out windy as well. the wind increased
very much in the afternoon and the snow fell faster. it kept mild through it all however
until about 5 oclock. P.M. we prepared a load for Rockwood and I was very undecided
whether to venture to take it down or not. Johny & Jamie both were against me going
but as I did not know what about the taking of the turnips at any other time I made up
my mind to go. it was a fatal step for my comfort. the roads were very heavy but I got
along all right until reaching the Rockwood line when I encountered drifted roads with a
vengeance, and down a little below Gray's gate my load went over. I had then to pull out
the sleigh and right it and run down with the half of the load, and Mc
Cullough
accompanied me back for the other half. there were 43 bushels and 10 lbs. I then faced
home in the dark and got along fairly well till coming opposite Jamie Talbots place after
�leaving his field through his gateway, and the horses there got up to their backs, as I
failed to find the track for them. I unhitched them from the sleigh and let them plunge out
as best they could and I rode 'King" home the other going by his side, the storm raged
frightfully all the time and I had quite an adventure again at the gravel pit, but at last
reached home at about 10 oclock P.M. the folks at home were much concerned about
me and releived when I arrived.
MARCH FRIDAY 20 1896 (82-283)
A terrible day for this time of the year, the storm of yesterday has but little abated, there
has not been so much snow falling but the cold is much greater than yesterday and the
wind has been piling the snow up into terrible drifts, all our surroundings are completely
banked up with snow, I had to shovel out the pump and had to grope and dig for it as it
was completely out of sight. Johny's Barn yard on this side is almost completely filled.
the wind blew a hurricane all last night and we expected to see a general block up this
morning - I did not venture out to look after the sleigh to day, the 2 blankets and scoop
shovel are with it. I cleaned up the horses well to day and they do not seem to be much
the worse of their bad experience of yesterday. Jamie's time was up to day at noon, he
stayed on till night. I paid him six dollars which pays him in full to date according to
agreement. we cut up all the long sticks in the wood house, also a number of the cedar
sticks we brought up from the swamp for kindling. Lizzie and Margaret both being away
they will feel shut off from home during this blockade. Johny thinks of sawing tomorrow
and Maggie will have to cook for the men.
SATURDAY 21 (83-282)
Moderately frosty last night and the snow kept well all day excepting where the sun had
a good chance to play on it. Jamie Duffield helped me to do the chores this morning and
I got the team ready and went off to get the sleigh, when I arrived at the corner I found
the travellers had taken down Dan. Talbot's fences and were driving through his fields. a
gang of men were at work cutting out a road through the drifts. I left my team at Abbotts,
and rode up with Ag't. Hartley and found they had dug out my sleigh which was right on
the track. we pulled it out and I had to go back for my team, before getting everything
righted and calling at Everton for the mail. it was nearly 3 oclock P.M. before I got home,
and before getting dinner and the noon feeding done. it was about 4 oclock before I
could get near Johny, who is sawing this afternoon - I helped him then for over an hour,
but then had to leave to do the night work. Johny got along very well considering that he
�had a very late start. there are only about 4 logs to finish up with the drag saw, and then
he will finish with the Circular, he intends finishing on Monday.
Sunday 22
Frosty last night but moderate, the wind was very high and there was rain in the
evening, but the drifting was stopped on account of the frost. Maggie & I have been at
home all day excepting that I walked down to Webbs in the evening.
MARCH MONDAY 23 1896 (85-280)
EASTER MONDAY (DOMINION) Quite cold to day, the wind has been blowing strong
and the air frosty. I was early astir this morning and fed up all the stock before
breakfast, also cleaned and harnessed my horses ready for sawing at Johnys, as the
hands seemed slow to gather I took time to clean out all the stables before going over to
Johny's and we got started to saw somewhere about 8 oclock, we finished up the drag
saw work in the first place, and then set the Circular and cut on till noon, there was a
little left but it did not take us long after dinner to finish it up. I got 3 bags of barley
bagged up to take to Mc
Kenzies tomorrow also 3 bags of wheat (gorse) that I am
exchanging with Johny for fall wheat for our gristing.
TUESDAY 24 (86-279)
A little milder to day, although this morning it was pretty cold & frosty. I was early out of
bed again this morning (4.45) and got all the feeding and stable cleaning out before
breakfast. soon after breakfast I loaded up the 6 bags of grain into the sleigh and drew it
round to the turnip house window. Maggie and Jamie then helped me load on the
turnips and for all it was 10.30 before I got off with my load - the sleigh was cutting off a
little in going down but got safely to Rockwood at about noon, and past one before
leaving for Mc
Kenzies, found that they had all been sick. Bella was better though. John
and I had to hustle with the getting on of our load 6 bushels peas for the Duffields, 10
for ourselves and 3 bags barley and 3 of fall wheat. the turnip rack on top of the grain
formed a good place for Margaret & Mrs Mc
Kenzie to sit on coming home. we arrived
home about 8 oclock, there was 25 bushels & 25 lbs of turnips. Amos Theaker and I
were together at the track with our turnips. the price is up. Barry offered me 15 cts for all
I have to spare. Jamie Duffield drove Johny down to Rockwood in the cutter early this
morning, the train left at 6.55. A.M. Johny is a delegate for the {Chozen} freinds at
Toronto.
�MARCH WEDNESDAY 25 1896 (87-278)
Softer to day, the snow has gone off considerably to day, and the appearances were for
rain during the afternoon, it held off well however, and there was no rain till after dark
when a little fell. I did up all my chores in good time this morning and then drove Mrs
Mc
Kenzie in the cutter to Usherands before going to Richd
Mc
Williams sawing bee. I
took our saw and Wm Tindal and I sawed together. while I did my noon chores Willie
sharped and fixed my saw a little and it worked better afterwards. there were a number
of very hard maple logs, and some large and particularly fine sound birch logs there
were five saws going and they think there was about the half of their logs cut, there
certainly was a fine lot cut at all events. the man from Toronto took away the turkeys
from Robert Jestins this morning. I rather think they would have a hard job to make
Toronto as they intended to drive all the way. One of Thos. Weatherstons daughters
was getting married to day to a son of Thos. Mc
Cutcheons, they drove up past while we
were at work at the sawing bee.
THURSDAY 26 (88-277)
Froze up last night again, and to day it has been steadily getting colder all day. I worked
out the most of the day among the stock cleaning out the pigs and fixing up around
where things have been getting a little out of joint. Johny arrived home about noon to
day. they pushed the work through in two days and saved quite a sum by letting the 300
members off so as not to draw on the third days pay. Johny thinks we ought to cut with
the Circular on Saturday, so we loaded the horse power on the sleigh this evening. the
snow banks are very inconvenient in our barn yard where we intend to saw and we may
have some trouble shovelling &c.
MARCH FRIDAY 27 1896 (89-276)
Quite cold and frosty, it is astonishing how wintry it keeps for this late time of the
season. Johny brought over the horse power this morning and took away John Webbs
sleigh to take to Everton a load of chop. he just had it loaded when Abbott came for the
sleigh as they were taking it to Guelph. Johny then sent Jamie Duffield with our own
bobs to the mill, they do not track well however in the present state of the roads. Johny
& myself set the machine for sawing tomorrow. I had a lot of shovelling of snow to do,
and we set it so as it will freeze in tonight solid. which we expect it will do. I drove down
this evening to see Wm Abbott about the renting of Mrs Peavoy's house, and agreed
�with him to give him possession of the house for, at least, six months, perhaps 12
months, he to pay 2 dollars per month. and payable 3 months in advance. he to do the
road work and pay the taxes. the time to commence 1st April. {Margin} agreement with
William Abbott for the renting of Mrs Peavoy's house in Everton.
SATURDAY 28 (90-275)
Frosty again last night and the machine was firmly froze to its place, the day however
has turned out fine and from appearances frost & snow may, before long, be a thing of
the past. there are great banks of snow however to be disposed of. we started in fair
time this morning at the cutting of the cordwood with the circular saw. Johny has not
been very well but he made the venture and did very well. we had help from the 2
Mc
Williams, John Webb, Henry Duffield & team. Robt. Mc
Williams team also Jamie
Duffield with Johny, and myself making 7 in all. we would have been the better of
another hand as they could not get the wood forward quick enough for the sawyer. we
cut about an hour after dinner, and think we have over 30 cords stove wood. Colin
Mc
Millan has accepted my offer of 15 dollars a month for seven months commencing
Monday the 6th April next. {Margin} Johny has cut at our place with John Mutries
circular saw
Sunday 29
A change in the weather, warm and raining with some thunder this morning. the snow is
now melting fast to day we cut our wood on the right day. Maggie drove to Church with
Fred the first time hitched since his long rest. I walked down this evening to see Mr
Webb who has been poorly and I got into deep water and well soaked in a icy cold bath.
Robert Morton is also very poorly these times. {Margin} Matthew Smeeton buried to day
found dead in bed Friday morning. - thought to be heart failure - a letter from Mrs. A. S.
Peavoy
March MONDAY 30 1896 (92-273)
A very fine day, the sun has shown out clear and hot, and the snow is taking its
departure in a very summary fashion. the roads are now in a most deplorable condition,
it is not safe to venture out at all onto them, we hear the Guelph road is being or about
to be opened out. the fields having become impassable, some yesterday, last night, had
to turn when on their way to Everton. I split up some of the hard wood, and am almost
sorry at not letting Colin Mc
Millan come right on to work as he offered to do, it would
�likely, from the look of things, take all the time from the present to get the wood and
other chores off hand before the field work begins. Wm Jestin, a son of John Jestin,
called on us to day to see about hiring with us. he took a letter containing a dollar to
mail for Erin Village, 50 cts each for John Mc
Kenzie & self for balance of Releif call No
16. A.O.U.W.
TUESDAY 31 (93-272)
A very warm day, the sun has shone out clear and hot and the snow has fairly rushed
off in volumns of water and flooding all the low places into temporary lakes and all the
common avenues for the running off of the surplus water into rushing rivers. the fields
are now assuming their earthy black appearance, fringed with great drifts of melting
snow. Johny has been helping Robert Jestin to day at a bee for cutting wood at the
bush, he says the job was very dissagreeable and uncomfortable on account of the
extreme wetness under foot. I sewed up the rips in an old pair of his shoes which made
away with the most of my spare time after doing my ordinary chores. I also did a little
wood splitting but not very much and made a thorough cleaning out of the small pigs in
the horse stable. wrote a letter to Brother James, Meaford this evening.
APRIL WEDNESDAY 1 1896 (94-271)
Froze up some last night, and this morning it was much easier getting around on the
dry, frozen crust than for some days past, as the day advanced, the frost gave way and
again the slush prevailed. I walked over this forenoon to see Willie Loree about Mrs
Peavoys rent money, but he was away to Guelph with Wm Maikens to procure a coffin
for poor George Maikens, who died this morning. George has been, for a long time, very
poorly, but there is an end to it all now. Prudence also has been quite unwell for a long
time, so that they have had affliction, their condition, according to all accounts is not
very enviable. their indoor, as well as, outdoor arrangements being badly out of sorts.
George, I hear is 73 years old, the funeral is set for the afternoon of Friday next at 2
oclock. I went down to John Webbs this afternoon and was delayed on account of Geo.
Abbott getting stuck in their lane with a load of chopped stuff. I stayed and helped him
while we took the load to the barn 3 times on the stone boat, and emptied 10 of
Mc
Williams bags for my own use and brought them home. Maggie is bed fast with an
attack of Gripp, we think, her throat is quite sore. {Margin} Death of George Maikens
THURSDAY 2 (95-270)
�Quite frosty last night and cold and wintry looking this morning. There have also been
gusts of wind and snow clouds at times, it remained cold all forenoon, the snow not
melting perceptibly till the afternoon when it gave way only a little. it is extraordinary
weather for this time of the year. when one goes out on the roads and encounters the
high, solid banks of snow and ice that abound everywhere it does look as if spring was
very remote indeed. people too, are more than ordinarily anxious this year for the
breaking up of winter and opening up of spring on account of the great scarcity of fodder
for the stock. our Johny is extremely short of feed and I feel sorry we are not in a
position to help him much. I think we have what would carry us through all right if let
alone but we may be forced to part with some of it to help Johny through and bring us
also to the pinches. I took 6 bags of wheat and 6 of mixed barley & oats and 2 oats to
the mill and got them ground this afternoon. I suppose there were 475 lbs or so of flour
and bran shorts. paid a dollar & 85cts for all the job. I had 20 bags home with me and
the roads were in a poor way with holes and sidlings. Charlie Duffield & Johny helped
me off with the load and I had a busy night afterwards doing up all my chores. among
the rest of the mail was a letter from Holyoke. Alex has got another boy added to his
little family of two. they are concerned about the baby as there seems to be something
wrong with his tongue.
APRIL FRIDAY 3 1896 (96-269)
Continues wintry. the frost was pretty hard again last night and it has been very cold all
day. the wind has been blowing high which makes the cold harder to bear. I did up all
my chores this forenoon and had also to hustle and dispose of all the chopped stuff, as
the hens were going for the bags badly. After doing up the noon feeding I had to get
ready to go to the funeral intending to hitch on to the cutter. I found however that it was
too late to think of driving round the road, so I walked through the fields, and just got
there at the hour 2 oclock. there was not a large gathering but the roads being so bad
partly accounted for that. a number of their distant freinds were present, some from
Toronto and elsewhere. Mr Baker had a short service at the house and at the grave.
Wm Loree gave me ten dollars ($10.00) as rent for Mrs Peavoy. he only kept back a
dollar for what I owe him, which was not enough, as I think I must owe him some more.
Johny did not feel well and he did not attend the funeral. Maggie is some better and got
up to day awhile. her throat is still sore although showing signs of getting better
SATURDAY 4 (97-268)
�Continues frosty and cold, it is astonishingly wintry weather for being so late in the
season. very little melting of the snow to day yet. the drifts seem to be settling some
however, no doubt caused by the melting of the snow underneath. the fields are in great
measure bare of snow, but the unsightly piles which have drifted on lanes and around
the fences and other places still in a large degree remain, and keep the air cool and
make it feel as like winter as in January. I did not wrap enough yesterday while at the
funeral and to day I am suffering from toothache or neuralgia of the jaws, it is very
unpleasant indeed. Johny took over the circular saw to Mutries to day. Jamie Duffield
went with him a piece of the road for me, and I repaired a boot for him in the interval. I
also repaired a pair of shoes for Margaret.
Sunday 5
A very fine clear sunshiny day. the snow has melted away considerably although it has
been mostly due to the heat of the sun, there being quite a cool air prevailing in the
shade. Johny & Lizzie have been over to Mutries to day. Maggie as well as the rest of
us kept at home. George Loree paid us a nice long visit. got the chance of a ride up and
footed it home.
APRIL MONDAY 6 1896 (99-266)
A beautiful clear day. the sun has shone out brightly all day long, but, like yesterday, the
cold frosty air still prevails, much that is ice bound remains so still and the snow banks,
although smaller are still large and unsightly for this day of the year. I have had a poor
time of it with my aching face. I fancy it may be neuralgia instead of toothache. Colin
Mc
Millan came along this morning and, on account of my face ache, I thought it would
be better for me to stay at home and so sent Colin to Robert Morton's sawing bee,
instead of going myself as I decided upon. I can do the chores mostly without exposing
myself to the cold air, which, I found, generally started the pain. I drove over to Joe
Hindleys this afternoon to get the machine spindles but, could not find any and Joe was
away from home himself attending the funeral of Old Peter Mc
Arthur, on the 4th line,
Erin. we have known Peter now for a long time, ever since we first settled in Eramosa.
Johny was at Morton's sawing bee, in the morning he ran up a load of saw logs to
Mc
Kinnons bush before going to the bee.
TUESDAY 7 (100-265)
�Another fine day, but still the cold wintry air prevailing. the snow banks are becoming a
bit smaller but, go at a very slow pace. Johny drove over to Joe Hindleys this morning
and got the spindles, one of them he got at Richd
Standishs place, he then took them
down to the blacksmith's shop and had their ends fitted for the knuckles. Colin split
wood awhile in the morning but he & I joined later on to get ready for the straw cutting.
we carried the larger portion of the straw in the shed forward to the dropping off place,
and Johny returned in time to get started to cut about 4.30 we ran pretty steady for
about two hours, and got a nice bulk of stuff cut, the machine works well. Johny made it
so that the knuckle of the threshing machine can be used on it and it runs like a charm.
we think there may be nearly the half of the straw yet to cut, which we intend to do
tomorrow morning.
APRIL WEDNESDAY 8 1896 (101-264)
Continues very fine weather, although perhaps not so warm or spring like as the
lateness of the season would seem to require to carry off all the banks of snow that still
abound all over the country. the snow however is surely becoming less although a little
slowly. we finished our cutting of straw about ten oclock and soon had it moved to Jno.
Webbs and going about 11 oclock, having an hours run before dinner. we cut again
after dinner till about 3 oclock when we moved to Robert Morton's place and were going
there at 3.55. they cut all Robert wanted but it took till after 6 to do it, they then moved
the machine to Wm Usherwoods where they intend to cut on the first opportunity. at
about 5 oclock this evening while I was on the wheel at Mortons, Colin came to let me
know that Margaret had taken a poorly spell. she has been troubled this some time back
with dizziness at times, and shakings. I drove down to see the doctor at Everton, he
said it was not her heart, as she feared, but a stoppage in the circulation in the head
and extremeties and directed to keep her quiet and take absolute rest, bathe her feet in
warm water and keep the bowels open, her head raised during the attack and its
effects. he did not think it was necessary for him to see her in order to prescribe for her.
I received a letter each from Brother Alex. Meaford and Alex. Mc
Gregor, Toronto, the
latter seems no better of his malady.
THURSDAY 9 (102-263)
Softer to day than has prevailed for some time. the snow has gone more than usual
although there is yet very cool air. this evening there has been quite a flurry of snow. I
helped Johny to haul over to his barn the cut straw that I apportioned off for him, we
�took it over at 4 times. we cut a nice little bit of corn with the other straw, which will
sweeten it up some. we did it before dinner, and he went to Duffields sawing bee after
dinner. Colin was splitting up the hard stone wood this forenoon. afternoon he also went
to the bee taking our saw with him. the white cow calved prematurely this evening, we
think she will come to her milk all right. Colin took the milk from her, a quarter of a pail
perhaps. I was cleaning up the barn to day after Johny got away his cut stuff. Mr Baker
called up to day and brought Mary along with him. the doctor wishes Margaret to keep
her bed all this week at least. she seems to be improving.
APRIL FRIDAY 10 1896 (103-262)
Quite a change from the winter weather that has so lately prevailed. to day the snow
has gone faster than most any day yet. it has been warm and every thing soft and
humid. I took the two turkeys over to Standish's to be with their gobler. I left a bag of
black oats to feed them. Colin is splitting up the stove wood (hardwood) he and I
bagged up 6 bags oats and 5 bags oats and barley for chopping. I took them to Everton
this afternoon in the sleigh, it was a very tough pull in front of Webbs & Theaker's
places, the rest of the road was not so bad excepting at Everton when near the mill. I
got the grist home with me. Johny attended a sawing bee at Wm Theakers to day. (John
Webb paid us a visit to day, also Mrs Robt. Jestin, and Hindley. Henry Duffield called for
his mail and had a letter from George at Manitoba.) {notation within parenthesis:} this
should have been written for Saturday. George had not fallen in for a suitable place and
was heart sick of Manitoba, he wants 40 dollars sent out to him so that he may return.
{Margin} Weather turned mild & everything now soft. - splitting up the stove wood. - 2
Turkeys to Standish - Johny at Wm Theakers sawing Bee. - Everton Mill with 11 bags
chop. - letters each from Brother Alex. and Alex. Mc
Gregor
SATURDAY 11 (104-261)
Another very soft day, it started to rain this morning but cleared up soon again, there
was rain through the night. Colin chanced it to Guelph to day. I gave him the receipts for
the turnips and he got them cashed, $18.16. there is a mistake in not allowing more
than 12 cts for the last load, because Mr Barrie offered 15, but I did not see Mc
Cullough
on delivering them and there was no price set. I thought it was Mc
Cullough who sent for
the turnips while it was Mr Barrie through Reddick. Colin did not return till late from
Guelph, he saw Willie in Guelph and Robert Jestin was telling him about his mother. the
roads were bad especially in Guelph Township where they (the snow) have not been
�cut out so well as in Eramosa. there were quite a large number of people in although the
roads were so bad. Margaret got out of bed and down stairs this afternoon. {Margin}
Continuation of soft weather - Colin chanced it to Guelph - got the money for the turnips
$18.16. - Margaret improving up out of bed this afternoon.
Sunday 12th
Rain last night and this morning, but it cleared up through the day, there was thunder
this morning Willie drove out from Guelph in a road cart to see his Mother. he drove up
to Mimosa. John Campbell has been ill and is still poorly. we all staid at home to day,
there is no comfort travelling the roads these times {Margin} wrote 2 letters to day. one
to Holyoke and the other to Meaford.
APRIL MONDAY 13 1896 (106-259)
A very fine warm day, the snow has gone at a rapid rate and every thing begins to wear
a new appearance, the grass coming out of its snowy covering looks green and nice.
Willie drove down from Mimosa this morning and left for home at about 10:30. he gave
his mare a few oats but would not stay himself for dinner. Colin has been splitting at the
wood and I have been piling some. I paid Henry Duffield 40 dollars to send to his Son
George at Manitoba, George has not fallen in for suitable work there and has got
homesick, and sent for the money to take him home. I hitched up King to the buggie and
drove Mary home this evening. I took eggs and butter to Marshall's store and dealt for
goods, mostly sugar. I sent the 2 letters, Holyoke & Meaford with Willie to mail, and I
also wrote and sent away a letter to Mrs A. S. Peavoy this evening. Dugald Robertson
and wife paid us a visit this afternoon, they came up to see Margaret. Margaret is
improving although she is not as well as we would like. {Margin} Paid Henry Duffield
forty ($40.00) dollars to send to George, this leaves 60 dollars still to pay
TUESDAY 14 (107-258)
A splendid day for taking away the snow, very warm and the snow has run off in torrents
of water, our lane yesterday was hard to go through, on account of the deep snow, and
to day (afternoon) it is almost all gone. Colin and I worked at the wood the greater part
of the forenoon, only that cleaned out the pig pen so as to put up the hogs. the hogs are
rooting badly and we can't keep them in the shed since the great thaw. this afternoon
Colin and I had a terrible time in getting them housed, and they ran me over most of the
place before we got them fast. hogs are frightful brutes to manage at times and we had
�our turn to day. Johny was at the mill with our wagon with a grist of chop, the roads are
getting greatly clear of snow and give promise of drying up quickly as there does not
seem to be much frost in the ground.
APRIL WEDNESDAY 15 1896 (108-257)
Weather continues warm and balmy, the snow has mostly dissapeared even where the
heaviest drifts existed, the grass is coming out from under the snow fresh and green,
and, indeed, the grass fields are showing quite green and fresh already. Colin and I
have worked a good part of the day picking and loading 20 bags of potatoes which we
took down at twice to Webbs, 10 bags at a time and bagged up and brought back the
same of his kind (Peerless Savoy) for seed. we helped them to ring 6 of their pigs. Scott
the cattle buyer came to Webbs while we were there and bought his cattle. $108.00 for
the 4 head. he then went up to Johny's and bought his $125.00 for the 4 head, the fifth
one has a swelled jaw and he wouldn't take it. he looked at our cow but he would like to
have her fatter. Colin went down to Theakers this evening and brought up his things,
trunk &c.
THURSDAY 16 (109-256)
Beautiful weather, warm and splendid growing weather. the change is so great that we
can hardly expect it to continue, the grass is showing uncommonly green for so shortly
out of the grip of frost and snow. I helped Johny to take off large stones from the quarry
field this forenoon. we built them as a fence on the west side of the field. got down the
dried meat and wrapped it in papers and put it in two barrells, covering it and packing it
in oats, there were pieces. Colin drove down for the mail this evening after tea. Maggie
accompanied him. Margaret is improving, although not very strong yet.
APRIL FRIDAY 17 1896 (110-255)
A most beautiful day, hot enough for any day in summer. Colin has been splitting the
tamarac stove wood the most of the day. I had not time to help much but did some. I
repaired a shoe for George Abbott, and helped to clean and bag 2 bags of northern
spys for Guelph tomorrow. thunder and rain to night and we are a little afraid the
weather may prevent us getting to Guelph tomorrow. I drove down to Everton this
evening with Johnys Nettie and had a shoe put on her on front, she pulled it off although
lately put on by Robinson and he did not care to have her go without it to Guelph
tomorrow. I had a chat with Dr Mc
Cullough when down there about Margaret's trouble,
�he thinks it may have been aggravated by her recent attack of Grippe and thinks she
will soon improve, but will have to take good care of herself, avoid worry and any undue
exercise, and attend to proper diet &c.
SATURDAY 18 (111-254)
An extremely hot day, many expressed their opinion that it was hot enough for July.
Maggie and Lizzie and I started for Guelph this morning shortly after 7 oclock, and
arrived there at 9.40. I had 2 bags apples (N. Spys) for which I got $1.25 per bag. butter
16 & 17cts per lb - Eggs 10cts per doz. Willie got 8 lbs butter @ 16cts - took raisins &
currants for most of it. Lizzie & Maggie did not go up to Willies as they had a good deal
of shopping to do. the road was a little rough near Guelph, but they are generally drying
wonderfully up. the grass is becoming quite green and the fall wheat on different farms
is looking splendidly. Colin brought home the lumber in 2 loads from Everton to day, and
helped Johny to move a fence, they drew it a piece from its bed with a horse and Johny
intends building it there, taking in some sod . I had Johnys Nettie & our Fred to Guelph.
while I was at Hewars getting 4½ bushels seed corn, the horses got restive at the post
opposite the store door, and between them broke the tongue of the democrat. Penfolds
fitted me up with an old tongue to bring me home, and I left the other to get fixed. the
heat to day in Guelph was spoken of as being 85 in the shade {Margin} heat 85 in the
shade - Guelph market - Maggie & Lizzie. - Mr Mc
Euchin and Hoskin rode with us. - sold
apples butter and eggs. - bought our seed corn
Sunday 19th
Continues fine the growth is marvellous. Cooler this afternoon. Colin and Maggie drove
Fred to Everton meeting this forenoon and again at night. I drove Margaret down to
Webbs this afternoon where she & I had our tea. Colin & Maggie called for her as they
returned, but I came home
APRIL MONDAY 20 1896 (113-252)
A very warm day, and sultry, I thought as it looked thundry that a break out might cool
the air but it cleared off again and the temperature remained about the same. Colin and
I started this morning at the stony acre and drew off the stones to the back lane forming
a fence, to make the boundary to the back field. Colin remained all afternoon till 5
oclock at the work, but I went with Johny after dinner down to Loree's to get a load of
straw, we got back shortly after 4 oclock and we set the machine and cutting box. Colin
�came up from the field when seeing us with the load, and as soon as we had supper we
commenced to cut which was exactly 5.40. we cut Lorees Usherwoods load in 35
minutes, and sharped and cut Lorees in 25 minutes, we were done at 7 oclock, and had
to hustle to get our chores completed by dark. Robert Morton came up and helped us.
TUESDAY 21 (114-251)
Warm in the early part of the day, it looked thundry and rain clouds seemed to pass
around, towards evening it became much cooler and we have fears for frost. Colin and I
have been all day taking off stones from the stony acre, it is a heavy job and some of
the stones alone make the horses huff to haul them off. Johny talks of wanting the stone
boat tomorrow, so we cleared the part of plowed land behind stony acre of stones and
may sow it tomorrow. Margaret seems much better to day and is able to be around quite
lively and doing the work as usual.
APRIL WEDNESDAY 22 1896 (115-250)
Cold to day for a change, one feels it pleasant after so much hot weather. Johny used
the stone boat this forenoon to prepare for gang plowing over at Wm Loree's corner,
and Colin and I took the opportunity to split wood in the yard, it split fairly easy, in fact,
Colin thought easier than when at first sawed. in the afternoon we again tackled the
stones at the stony acre. we have to take the chance of the boat as we can get it. Mr &
Mrs John Webb paid us a visit this evening, and Margaret ventured to the head of the
hill in convoying them a piece home. we called at Robt. Mc
Williams and I got the loan of
ten bags from him I intend taking a grist of chop tomorrow.
THURSDAY 23 (116-249)
The weather is again warmer to day, but not so hot as it has been lately, we were early
astir this morning, and prepared to get to Everton with the chop. we bagged up the 10
bags of black oats, and with the 5 bags of peas I took them to the mill. I got away with
the load about 8.30 and as there was no one ahead of me I got my grist chopped
without delay. I had Johny's Jeenie mare along with Fred. Johny drove his 4 cattle to
Rockwood this forenoon, sold to Scott of Brampton. $125.00. I got back at 12 oclock,
but Johny was nearly a couple of hours later. he brought me up from Abbotts 3 teeth for
my harrows from Willie Abbott, not paid. old Mr Pike of Rockwood dropt dead this A.M.
about 8 oclock. it is a sudden call for the old man, although he has had a checquered
life, still his wife and family will deeply feel his loss. we hear of a Mr Morely, who has
�lived near Rockwood, and who was in conversation with Mr Pike yesterday having died
in the same way within a short time of each other, within an hour or so, life is uncertain.
Colin stoned this forenoon and cultivated the patch for oats this afternoon.
APRIL FRIDAY 24 1896 (117-248)
Cold east wind prevailing to day, and considerable rain has fallen, it did not rain heavily
but enough to stop seeding operations in the fore part of the day. Colin and I bagged up
15 bags of white oats and took them to the mill this forenoon. he also got King's front
shoes removed & reset at Willie Abbotts. paid for the chop and the shoeing too. after he
came home we emptied the chop and then hitched on to the seeder and sowed the 2
acre patch to oats. our young cow calved this forenoon a nice red calf. our cut stuff is
getting small and I begin to have fears it will hardly see us out long enough, we have
plenty of turnips however which will help us out some. Margaret, we think, is keeping
better, she is working around again too much and tires herself, we cannot keep her from
it however. I have been building up fallen fences this afternoon and hunting up our
harrow which got out of sight, found them over Johnys piggery, where we stowed them
away for safe keeping.
SATURDAY 25 (118-247)
Dull and misty this morning and I had some fears the weather would not turn out fine.
the sun soon shone out however and we had very fine weather the whole day. Colin
took the harrows back to the piece he sowed yesterday afternoon, he got done with that
about 9.30 and then hitched on to the 2 furrow plow and plowed all day in last years
turnip & potato land, the field at the back of the orchard, it is too wet but as it is getting
late we think it best to work it up so that it may dry for sowing. I thought once of
cultivating it, but afterwards concluded plowing would make a dry seed bed quicker. I
scrubbed up the rusty mould boards and they cleaned fairly well. I started off to
Rockwood before 12 oclock and arrived there at 1 oclock, just in time to be present at
the funeral services at the Pikes, they soon started off for Guelph and I drove down to
Mc
Kenzies. they were fairly well. I got 2 bags peas (4 bushels) and got home by dark. a
letter from Ewart to night {Margin} plowing with the two furrow plow in the turnip and
potato land. - attended the funeral of Mr Pike at Rockwood - drove them down to
Mc
Kenzies & got 2 bags peas. - Letter from Ewart.
Sunday 26
�A beautiful day. Maggie & Colin drove Fred to meeting this A.M. after dinner Margaret &
I drove over to see Mrs Mc
Kenzie at Wm Suttons she was away to Christy Mc
Carters.
Staid awhile at Suttons and then drove over to Albert Toltons where we had tea and
made a fine pleasant visit. John Rossell & wife & children were there, also Mrs
Thomson, they have another son there.
APRIL MONDAY 27 1896 (120-245)
A fine working day. a little dull and threatning looking and a sprinkling of rain fell after
dinner but not enough to stop us working. Colin has gang plowed again in the field
behind the orchard. he got me to gang plow awhile while he hitched up Fred to the
stone boat and took off the sods he plowed up in the garden and he spread them on the
lane. the land is wet yet on the field we are working at but the season is advancing and
the growth is rapid now and we dont like to lose it
TUESDAY 28 (121-244)
Fine day. the land is drying up considerably. Colin has been gang plowing all day and
there is yet he thinks about half a day's work yet to do. Johny paid me to day one
hundred dollars, in 2.50 dollar bills. I drove down to Everton this evening and got my
clover & grass seeds. I got it half red clover and half Alsike, and about the same
proportion of timothy. 48 lbs for the sowing of eight acres. costing about $8.75 {Margin}
bought grass seed at Everton
April WEDNESDAY 29 1896 (122-243)
Rather dull weather this morning, it soon cleared up however to be a good drying day.
the wind has blowing very strong and the ground has dried up a good deal. Johny
brought his team to day and sowed our wheat and barley in the field behind the orchard.
Colin harrowed ahead of him, also gang plowed what he expected would take him this
forenoon to do. he harrowed quite a bit after the sower. Johny was done sowing shortly
after 5 oclock, but thought it was hardly worth while to rig up the harrows for the little
time so Colin will have to do it in the morning before he goes over to Johnys.
THURSDAY 30 (123-242)
Very dull all day, and looked much like rain. Colin finished the harrowing of the wheat
field this morning it took 2 hours to do it, he then went with the team to Johnys and
�worked our gang plow a good while. I gang plowed for Johny too, with his team, while
he cleaned up some grain. I sowed grass seed on the burnt part in the swamp this
afternoon Colin brought home a wagon box full of cut straw, ours is all used up now.
Margaret took a ride with me to Everton this afternoon she got some flowers and garden
plants from Janet Abbott. also some seeds &c on coming home at Webbs. she stayed
there, while I drove over to Standishes for the turkeys, it was lucky I went to night, as
this was the first day for them to lay. I brought home with them the 2 eggs they laid.
{Margin} sent to Erin, three dollars for single assessment & dues for self & John
Mc
Kenzie. A.O.U.W.
MAY FRIDAY 1 1896 (124-241)
Very threatning looking this morning for rain. a little fell but, although it kept dull for a
long time the rain didn't come and we were glad of it. Colin hauled off the stones from
the fields that are to sow this forenoon, there are quite a few wet spots in them, it is
rather surprising to find so much wet land on our place when so many speak of being
done seeding, we hear Duffields & Jestin finished their seeding yesterday. John Webb
is working up his last field. Colin gang plowed some of the outside of our south front
field, and after filling in the furrows he cultivated the balance, it is too wet and cloggy but
we feel like pushing on not withstanding as we are losing the fine growing weather now
obtaining. I fixed up a lot of dilapidated fences this forenoon and a part of the afternoon,
also fixed up a place in cow stable for each of the sows we are expecting to pig soon. I
turned out the 8 young cattle this forenoon to pick their living, the grass is now a good
length.
SATURDAY 2 (125-240)
Very fine in the early part of the day, but it became very dull and lowering afternoon.
Colin cultivated sowed with seeder the south front field this forenoon and had not quite
done, finished in a little while after dinner. he took "King" and harrowed it alone with the
iron harrows. I hitched Fred with the grey horse and rolled the wheat field which is
seeded down. I started at 2.20 and at 4.30 had to quit on account of rain falling too
heavily and making it cloggy. there is only about 2 acres left, so that there is rolled
somewhere {illegible} 7 acres, not bad for 2 hours work. Colin finished harrowing and
then plowed in the furrows in the north front field. ready for ganging
Sunday 3
�A very fine day, fine gleams of warm sun shine is drying the land up nicely, the grass
and every thing is growing on apace. Maggie and Colin drove to Everton Meeting this
forenoon. I have done up all the chores at noon and night. Mr & Mrs Webb here to night
MAY MONDAY 4 1896 (127-238)
A very breezy drying day. Some thunder clouds were passing around this afternoon and
there is lightning to night. we are hoping it will keep dry for a few days now and let us
get through with our seeding. I drove to Everton this morning the first thing after doing
the chores and getting breakfast. I mailed seven dollars to Auntie Kate Moore, Thomas
Tolton's interest on note, $6.66. the change I will see about again. Colin finished the
rolling in wheat & barley field. and then hitched to the cultivator and cultivated the north
front field. when I returned from Everton about 9.40, Colin put in Fred as a third horse,
they then went faster, he had it nearly done at dinner time. we cleaned up 5 bags of
Johny's Houdan oats, they weighed 397 lbs, bags included, we got 4½ bushels by
measure on the previous occasion. Colin sowed with the seeder as nearly as we could
judge 2 bushels to the acre, he worked Fred along with the Grey (Brit) and I harrowed
after him with "King" the land has been rather sad & wet, but it dried quickly after being
stirred, we did not quite finish the field. I have been building up fallen fences besides,
have hung gate &c. {Margin} fine drying day. - Everton Mailed 7 dollars to Kate Moore
Georgetown - Maggie sent letter to Ewart Holyoke - Sowing oats on front field north -
Maggie & her mother at the garden - oats from Johny for seed.
TUESDAY 5 (128-237)
Weather continues all that could be desired. dry & cool for the field work, the team
seems to stand the work very well, the old horse heaves away a little but it does not
seem to disable him for doing his work. I finished harrowing the north front field this
morning. Colin drew a load of manure out to the old garden patch and spread it on the
side next the garden, he then plowed it, as well as all the old Onion part of garden with
the long plow, he was about a couple of hours at it with Brit & Fred. I took "King" and
with the double plow levelled the furrows in the oat patch in the back field (north). Colin
got down in time to do some before dinner and start to cultivate he was done a little
early in the evening and started to plow with double plow in the second field from barn
to the south. I thought once of cultivating it but found it very thistly and as it is for peas
we concluded to plow it.
�MAY WEDNESDAY 6 1896 (129-236)
Another beautiful day, the air has been cool, and though an occasional blink of the sun
caused an extra warmth, still one could not wish for better spring weather. some clouds
having the appearance of thunder passed along but did not amount to anything. Colin
has worked the double plow all day in the back field but one on the south side of lane
where we intend sowing peas. the other piece we cultivated is drying up nicely. I am
suffering from a lame back to day wrenched it running after fowls and flinging after
them. Margaret and I drove down to Standishs and got a fine lot of strawberries, we got
over 200, 3 kinds - Crescent, Michal Early, and Wilson. the crescent are placed in a row
between the others in order to make them bear. I drove to the blacksmith shop (Willie
Abbotts) and got Fred shod all round with his old shoes. hoes & fork fixed, and gate
hinges in all 55¢ paid. I bought a box of Chases - Kidney Liver pills from C. Casino.
Willie Abbott tells me they seemed to do him good when suffering from pains in his back
and limbs, so I will try them, as I have been suffering a good deal from Rheumatism this
while back.
THURSDAY 7 (130-235)
A very fine day. beautiful sunshine and rather warm. the air has been cool in the shade
but in the sun it has been quite hot at times. the land is drying up very fast. in the dry
places we will soon be wishing for rain. Colin gang plowed up till dinner time at the pea
land, we then cleaned up the New Zealand oats, 5 bags, weighing 404 lbs bags
included at Johny's. Colin sowed them in the back field, north side. it has dried up well
since being cultivated last Tuesday. he scattered nearly all the oats on the patch. I
harrowed after him till a little past six, when I then came home to do the chores, Colin
finished sowing however. Willie drove out from Guelph this evening Mrs Cathra was
with him, he took her up to Mimosa after supper. Maggie went with them for a ride. the
big white sow pigged this morning, she has just six pigs, they seem smart, we hope they
will all live. Johny has the help of Robt. Jestins man & team to day, he is finishing all but
a piece of sod he is taking into another field {Margin} got oats from Johny New Zealands
- Big white sow pigged 6 pigs
MAY FRIDAY 8 1896 (131-234)
An extremely hot day. there has been a stiff breeze which has cooled the air some but
is very drying. Colin and I were in the field this morning with the three horses. I finished
�the harrowing of the new zealand oats, on the east ½ of the back field on north side,
and had about started to harrow the peas in the last field, but one, on the south side,
when the bell called me home. I found a drover from Kingston along with Keough of
Rockwood. I sold him the cow for $37.00 and Johny sold his heifer with the lump on her
jaw for $26.00, and we both delivered this afternoon, we started about noon and it took
us till about 4 oclock to get there, the cattle got very hot, especially 3 of Adam
Weatherstons which we fell in with and accompanied. I called to see the Stewarts they
are all some better but none of them strong. Lizzie drove down the buggie with us and
we three rode home, getting back before dark. Colin harrowed the pea field before
sowing, and sowed about two thirds of the field. we got our money from the buyer all
right without any grumbling. I paid Dr Dryden his Bill in full of a/c to date $21.00 was the
am't, but I took back some of the medicine, and he took a dollar off. {Margin} sold our fat
cow to day for $37.00 and delivered her along with Johny's heifer that he sold for $26.00
- Paid Dr Dryden's Bill.
SATURDAY 9 (132-233)
Another very drying day, and very hot, a breeze however, as yesterday, makes it cooler
than it otherwise would be. I drove to Guelph with Fred and buggie, accompanied by
Maggie & her Mother, we had 50 dozen of eggs, which brought 8¢ per dozen, and 27
lbs. butter @ 12½ - 4 lbs of it brought 14¢. I bought 10 bushels corn for feed at 42¢ per
bushel, and 6 bags € 90¢ $5.10. at Thorps. I had my tooth plate fixed at Parkers to day.
I sent $15.00 by Express order to Mrs A. S. Peavoy. John Mc
Dermott brought the corn
for me. I chanced it home as we were too crowded in the buggie. Colin finished sowing
& harrowing the peas, and he rolled the field in front, with black oats. he had to see to
all the chores as we were all away. he broke off the teeth of the 6 young pigs. {Margin}
Guelph - at the market with butter and eggs. - sent $15.00 to Mrs Peavoy - took the
teeth out of the six pigs.
Sunday 10
Another very hot day. we would be much the better of a good shower of rain. John
Mc
Kenzie & Bella & children came along this forenoon. Maggie & Colin drove to Everton
meeting this forenoon Mary came up with them and returned home with them at night.
John drove our "King" over to Gilbert Mc
Carters to see his mother who has been very
poorly, she is not at all well yet.
�MAY MONDAY 11 1896 (134-231)
Weather continues very fine but very dry and we are much in need of rain, the early
sown grain seems to be growing very well, but we can hardly expect late sown to make
much of a start as the land is now so very dry. Colin and I have been taking off the
stones from the stony acre and building a fence near the back line with them. we
cleared away some of the old timber and other rubbish from the fence bottom. Mr
Mc
Lean, agent for the "London Mutual Insurance Co." came along about supper time
and he renewed the risk again, he did not charge fees, as Johny paid, he thought too
high last time, 17 dollars for 1700 dollars, he says he never knew of them charging
more than 90¢ on the hundred dollars, and he was rather surprised to find that the
larger assessment had been collected. Johny has been cultivating his sod and
harrowing it in. I drove to Everton this evening and got the mail. Margaret rode down
with me as far as Webbs, and I called for her as I returned home. {Margin} Insurance
renewed on the overbye buildings
TUESDAY 12 (135-230)
Cool at night but through the day dry and hot in the sun, the growth goes on but things
would be immensely benefited by a nice rain. Colin started to plow the stony acre this
morning. I went down awhile this forenoon and helped throw up the stones after the
plow. I am in a poor way for such stooping work my back and limbs being very sore.
there is a terrible amount of stones being plowed up after all that has been taken off.
this afternoon I have been choring around doing up some necessary things round the
buildings and stock.
MAY WEDNESDAY 13 1896 (136-229)
Continues very fine weather only that we are wishing very much for rain. there is
nothing particularly suffering perhaps, but rain would now advance the growth
exceedingly as the ground is getting very dry in some places. there is a very cool air
especially at night but the sun comes out hot, and the winds are very drying. Colin has
again been plowing at the stony acre, and I helped to throw up the stones this forenoon.
he worked alone in the afternoon as I helped Maggie at the papering of our front room. I
quit that at 4 oclock and took 3 bags of chop to the Everton mill. 1 bag of corn and 2
bags oats. Johny is finishing up the plowing and sowing of the piece of sod he is taking
in below and behind the barn. George Duffield was to have helped him clean up his
�fence bottom &c, but failed to appear, he also dissapointed John Webb the same way.
{Margin} little sow pigged - about now - Colin broke the teeth out of both litters when a
few days old.
THURSDAY 14 (137-228)
Weather much the same as has prevailed for this some back, very dry and hot through
the day, coolish at night but no sign of reaching the freezing point. Colin and I have
spent a faithful day working hard at the plowing and throwing up the stones on the stony
acre. we got what we have laid out for plowing done about sharp six oclock. Johny and I
after supper hitched up Fred to the buggie and drove over to the Centre to the reform
political meeting for organisation. Thos. Waters resigned the position of President of the
reform association of the Township on account of ill health, and Hugh Black was
appointed in this place. I drove to Everton in the going, for the mail, while Johny rode
over with Charles Sockett. there was a general arranging of and appointing committees
&c. and Mr Innes made a short address on the importance of being up and doing before
the general Election that takes place on the 23d of June. we had a nice rain this
evening, and we had a very dark drive home through it.
MAY FRIDAY 15 1896 (138-227)
A little cooler to day after the rain of last night. this has been a splendid growing day.
Colin and I have been hauling off stones all day, if I made no mistake we took off and
built on the fence 20 large loads of stones, 10 in the forenoon and the same in the
afternoon. we had also to help do up some extra chores at noon, moving stoves,
cleaning carpets &c. Maggie has had a hard job cleaning and fixing up the front room, it
looks well now since being newly papered and otherwise cleaned up. as our turnips
have taken badly to rot I have made up my mind to turn out the cows tomorrow to the
grass. it will also lessen the amount of our chores, which will be acceptable in these
busy times.
SATURDAY 16 (139-226)
The weather continues much the same, cool at night and the sun comes out hot through
the day. the wind has been very high which has the effect of drying up everything very
much and very quickly. Colin and I have had another busy day trying to finish up the
stone hauling, it seems however to be a never ending job. it will take us all day on
�Monday to get them off and the peas sowed and harrowed. we took about the same as
yesterday. 20 loads off the land and good loads at that.
Sunday 17th
A very fine day, but very windy, there is a scarcity of rain and the high winds cause a
greater need for rain, as the land dries up much more than on that account. Colin drove
Maggie and her Mother to Everton meeting this forenoon & I staid at home and did the
chores and rested. Henry Dunbar came along in the evening and we both walked down
to Webbs, where Mother had gone before. {Margin} a little rain this morning
MAY MONDAY 18 1896 (141-224)
A very fine day and very drying. it has been cooler especially at night. no doubt there
has been thunder and perhaps rain somewhere not far away which has cooled the air.
Colin and I worked hard to try and clear off all the stones before dinner we were beat
however and had 2 loads after dinner, we put off a few loads of small stones on the
road into the watering place. I hand sowed a little over 1½ bushels peas on the piece
and Colin gave it 2 tines of the harrow, we unhitched then and put on Fred with King
and Colin took 4 bags of oats and 2 of corn to the mill and also brought home 8 stone
boat planks and the produce of the short but log of pine. he got King's shoe removed
and the harness repaired, paid 20¢ and I owe him (Willie Abbott) 15¢ yet, the grist was
paid for. there are a great many nests of caterpillars on the fruit trees and they are
getting too old to remain in their nests and they are in consequence difficult to clear off.
that stony acre has solely engaged our time & attention this last week.
Tuesday 19 (142-223)
Weather dry and warm through the day - cool at nights. Colin has drawn out dung for
the mangolds. I helped spread it and he got some plowed before quiting time. I spent
some time this morning taking off caterpillars off the apple trees, they are very
numerous this season, much more than usual. Margaret set her two turkeys on eggs to
day. I rigged up and sharpened a scythe to day and cut the grass on the lawn, the grass
had grown very long and lathery, that the lawn mower was no use in it. Richard
Mc
William is very poorly at the present time. Margaret and I visited them this evening.
{Margin} set Turkeys.
MAY WEDNESDAY 20 1896 (143-222)
�No change in this very dry weather, we are getting anxious for rain, the winds have
been hot and drying and what little rains there was lately soon dried out again. Colin
plowed the mangold ground this forenoon and harrowed and rolled it. after dinner he
drilled it up, and I prepared the horse and sower and he sowed them. I rolled the most
of the pea field while he was doing it. I fixed up the fence at the watering place and
around there. Charlie Duffield helped me, he also helped me in the orchard to kill the
caterpillars, he wants his boots repaired and he was working for it. I also made a new
handle for the lawn mower and put it on this forenoon.
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY (DOMINION) THURSDAY 21 (144-221)
CORPUS CHRISTIE (QUEBEC) Very much like a change in the weather but it comes
very tardily. it has been very much overcast to day and we would have been much
pleased to see rain but it cleared up again, it has been very cool and there may have
been rain not far away. I finished up all the rolling on the grain (12 or 13 acres) by about
3 or 4 oclock, and Colin took out dung after that he was splitting the tamarac stove
wood while I was rolling. I repaired the old boots of George Duffields. Charlie Duffield
wanted them for his use and helped me some yesterday in order that I might do them. I
also fixed up a pair of boots for George Abbott. the soles were ripping off, and I rivated
them on. Maggie and her Mother went away with Fred and buggie among the Everton
freinds this afternoon they also paid a visit to Uncle Duncan's folks. they got the mail,
also a Telegram to meet my Brother Alex. from Meaford at 10 oclock, A.M. tomorrow at
Erin.
MAY FRIDAY 22 1896 (145-220)
A very fine day, dry and cool, it was cold enough last night to suspect frost but I could
not see any although up early. I got the horse and buggie ready in good time this
morning and drove over to Erin Village And met Brother Alex. at the C.P.R. Station at
10.20. when I arrived at the village I had half an hour to spare, so set about doing a little
business. I paid two dollars to Mr Wood Single ass'm'ts A.O.U.W. for Jno. Mc
Kenzie &
self. I also paid Charles Overland fifteen dollars as part payment of account for coffin &
hearse at Minnie's funeral. he says $13.00 more will do, but I was trying for $10.00 to
pay the balance, as I was almost led to expect that to be the charge from the first. Alex
& I had a very pleasant drive over home, and we walked down to Webbs in the evening.
Colin has been hauling out the manure on the turnip land {Margin} A.O.U.W. assm't paid
- one dollar each for Jno Mc
Kenzie & self.
�SATURDAY 23 (146-218)
Continues dry and warm through the day although cool at night. John Smallhorn has
been helping Johny this 2 days back and finished up with him this morning between 9
and ten oclock, he then helped us all day to fill the manure as Colin drew it out, I also
helped to fill this forenoon. After dinner I hitched to the horse and buggie and drove over
Alex. to Toltons. we had tea with them and a very pleasant visit. After returning home
we drove down to Everton. Calling awhile at Mary's. George and Jim Dunbar were there
also. while there, we learned of the death to day at noon of George Williams, at Toronto
Junction, his death was not unexpected but, still it seemed sudden at last. we received
a letter from Alex. Holyoke, the baby is ill and not expected to recover. Alex went fishing
and got 19 fish mostly chubs however.
Sunday 24
Continues the same kind of weather, only, that it has been closer & warmer to day.
Colin & Maggie drove twice to the Everton Meeting and brought up Annie Sunter with
them. She returned with them to the evening meeting. Alex and I have been walking
around a good deal.
MAY MONDAY 25 1896 (148-217)
Hot and sultry to day. and everything dry and dusty. towards night it gathered for a
thunder storm and before dark the rain came on, the thunder and lightning was terrible,
especially the lightning which lighted up the whole heavens like a flame, it will be a
wonder if there is not much damage done. Brother Alex. and myself drove to Guelph
this morning with Fred and buggie and I let him off at Uncle Peter's house and then
drove up to Willie's where I had dinner the street cars are now running up to their door
and as there was a base ball match both forenoon and afternoon there was quite a
thorough fare all the time. I went down to Oliphants after dinner to join my Brother but
he had just gone up there and we missed each other on the way. Willie and I had quite
a survey of the base ball grounds after getting dinner. we did not stay late in Guelph as
it began to threaten thunder and rain and we made home before the storm. Maggie and
Colin were down at Bella's to day. they had Johny's buggie and "King" hitched to it. they
did not get home till after midnight, leaving there at 11 oclock P.M.
TUESDAY 26 (149-216)
�A fine day after the storm of last night. the rain is most welcome as it was very much
needed but we hear of considerable damage being done by the lightning, with loss of
life. we understand that either one or two men were killed up by Elora, and a barn
burned also a number of buildings between Guelph and Berlin, there is also an account
of a great fire at the same time below Toronto, caused by a spark from a Boat on the
Lake. Margaret and I, with Mary, who has been staying with her Mother yesterday,
drove down to the graveyard this morning and fixed up our plot. cutting the grass and
otherwise dressing it up. we returned home before dinner and made ready for the
funeral of George Williams which we attended, with the democrat. Colin drove the rig,
and Brother Alex. accompanied us. Maggie and her Mother going with us. there was
quite a large funeral. a few of the members of the "Home Circle" taking a part in the
burial. George was a member of the "Knights of Pythias" and A.O.U.W. I understand
there is $5000.00 on his life. it is a good thing for his Wife & family. Brother Alex. and I
drove over to Thomas' this evening, but they were all from home. Thomas proffered to
take Alex. to the Station tomorrow morning and he was going to accept it. but they being
all away he returned with me. {Margin} "Forester cow" taken to Mc
Williams to day. -
damage by fire - Geo. Williams buried to day, large Funeral. - drove over to Thomas
Toltons but all from home - a hen and 15 chickens dead this morning - no doubt from
the lightning - the hen ill too
MAY WEDNESDAY 27 1896 (150-215)
A fine shower early this morning and this has been a very fine day. the air has become
cool after such an outburst of electricity, but the sun has shone out warm and fine, the
growth is now great, and vegitation cannot fail of being immensely benefited. I drove
Brother Alex. to Erin this morning the train leaves Erin at 9.27. and we left here about 7
so that we had plenty of time. David Robertson sent over Kate Williams policy to Chls.
Overland (Home Circle) for $1000. also his own dollar for A.O.U.W. we were over there
more than half an hour, and I drove over the grounds of the "Stanley Park" after the
train left. I arrived home again at sharp 12 oclock and had dinner with the rest of the
folks. Colin has plowed in the orchard all day. I plowed instead of him while he cleared
away some obstructing branches from the trees. I made a couple of straps for Johny to
tie down his breechy cows this afternoon. wrote a letter to Alex. (Holyoke) and sent it by
mail this morning at Erin. Margaret and I drove down to Webbs this evening. Mr Webb is
very poorly these times from pain in his legs. he cannot get his sleep at nights with the
pain. {Margin} over at Erin Village this morning with Brother Alex. - hen dead this
�morning whose chicks died yesterday - took Mrs Williams policy to Charles Overland -
plowing orchard
THURSDAY 28 (151-214)
Quite a heavy rain last night and the ground this morning looks as if well soaked. if it
keeps warm there must be a great rush of growth. it has taken Colin up to about 4
oclock to finish plowing the orchard. he did up round the trees with "King" alone, and
finished head lands &c with the team. I loaded up 3 or 4 loads manure and Colin made
out another row in the field. I thought it better to do that than go plowing when it was so
late. I took down the colt to Webbs, to pasture, it bothers round after the horses when
here. Maggie and her mother drove down to the grave yard this afternoon and fixed up
the plot, they planted some flowers that Hugh Black's folks gave them for the purpose. I
sold our lot of 8 pigs to Joe Atwell this evening, to be delivered next Monday morning at
Bellwood, price $3.85 per 100. under certain conditions an extra 5¢ is to be paid. A
man, Jno Mc
Leod by name, living at Elora was killed by lightning in the late storm. Joe
knew him well, he says. {Margin} plowing the orchard - drawing out manure - took colt to
Webb's pasture - sold 8 pigs to Joe Atwell - John Mc
Leod of Elora killed by Lightning
JUNE May FRIDAY 29 1896 (152-213)
Considerably colder to day, we hope it will not increase so as to bring frost. there are
sad accounts from all over, of the harm done to life and property from the late storm. the
daily of to day contains the particulars of the terrible havoc wrought by it at St. Louis,
U.S. when it is estimated a thousand lives have been lost. Colin and I have been at the
turnip land to day, he spread the manure while I plowed. I quit at sharp 4 oclock and
took 3 bags chop to Everton with the buggie 1 bag corn and 2 of oats. I got at the mill
some chicken feed making in all 40¢ which I paid. the cattle market has been, and is
yet, very bad. I think it was a good thing Johny and I sold out when we did, we could not
have done as well now. there are a great many who have the most of their cattle on
hand yet and only offered prices that they could have had before feeding them. David
Robertson was offered ½ a cent a pound more for his between 2 and 3 weeks ago.
SATURDAY 30 (153-212)
Very cool to day, in fact rather uncomfortably cold, only for those working at manual
labour. we were early astir this morning and Maggie and her Mother started for Guelph
exactly at 6.30, they said they were at Guelph about 8.30. they had 36 dozen Eggs
�which brought 11¢ and 24 lbs Butter which brought 12¢ - 4 lbs 12½. they took my shoes
back and got others for themselves instead. I plowed some this forenoon and some also
in the afternoon while Colin finished spreading the manure. we brought up Robert
Mc
Williams Waggon and stock rack to be ready for taking the pigs Monday morning.
they felt the cold badly to day in the driving to Guelph and return. a few drizzling
showers passed over but nothing of consequence. A letter from Brother Alex.
announces his safe arrival home again.
Sunday 31
A fine day. cool at night. some talk of frost, but I did not see any. Maggie & Colin drove
to the morning & evening meeting at Everton. I thought of walking over to Dunbars and
Toltons but did not feel well enough. Margaret and I walked up to see Duffields folks
and had tea there. we afterwards paid a visit to Richd Mc
Williams folks.
JUNE MONDAY 1 1896 (155-210)
Cool again last night. I looked for frost this morning but could not say to have seen any.
we were up at sharp five this morning and had our 8 hogs loaded quickly and safely. the
wagon, with Robt. Mc
Williams rack was backed up to the pig house window, and we laid
a track from the floor inside, to the wagon, with (2 boards) waggon bottom, and fenced
with 3 lengths of rails from end door to front door, so that the pigs walked right in without
a stop. I started off with them about 6.40, and was about 2½ hours in going up, and left
there for home about ten, getting home at 12.30. the pigs weighed 1160 @ 3.85 made
$44.66. Colin has been harrowing the turnip land that is plowed with the old grey horse
and drawing off the stones from the potatoe land, in the afternoon he hitched "King
again with the grey and plowed at the unplowed portion of the turnip land.
TUESDAY 2 (156-209)
A fine working day, cool but very dry, the coolness has somewhat checked the growth
that was so rapid at first, the meadows I am afraid are going to be short although they
gave promise of being extra good. Johny is out on the roads to day. they have been
drawing gravel from Richd Mc
Williams pit and laying it on the hill they turnpiked
yesterday. there was a good lot of teams at work (8 or 9) and they drew 60 odd loads. I
was working Johny's team at harrowing his turnip and potatoe land and after that was
done I harrowed his corn patch (the young orchard in front of Barn) and then picked the
stones off the potatoe and turnip land. Cousin Wm Ewart came along this afternoon with
�a horse and rig, he is selling wire matting and has some along with him, also quilting
frames. I worked for Johny to day and he lets his time go to pay up our road work, he
puts in 5 days while we put in 3. there is 8 days in all for both places.
JUNE WEDNESDAY 3 1896 (157-208)
Cool at night, but the sun has been hotter to day. there are some indications of rain and
we hope it may come. the late rains moistened the ground very nicely at the time but it
soon dries up again. Colin has finished plowing the turnip land and started the potatoe
land between 3 and 4 oclock. I did up the chores and started to cut our seed potatoes
but got stopped by Mr & Mrs David Stewart coming on us on a visit, they had dinner and
tea with us and then drove on up to Josiah's where they intend remaining all night. I
remained in his company the most of the time and he passed a very cheerful and
pleasing time, he is very anxious that I go down to Rockwood on Friday night, and
attend a political meeting (Conservative) to be held there. William Ewart started off with
his horse and rig this afternoon for a whiles Canvass at his business. {Margin} "Jersey
cow to Mc
Williams to day."
THURSDAY 4 (158-207)
The temperature is now getting warmer and there prognostication in the papers of a
higher temperature the growth, lately, has been very slow on account, I think, of the
coolness which has prevailed for quite a time. I have been busy sprouting the potatoes
and cutting them for seed. finding the root house damp and otherwise unpleasant, I
have carried the potatoes to the little kitchen at the house and Margaret has helped to
cut, we have somewhere about a dozen bags cut now. Colin has been plowing the
potatoe land and got over a large quantity to day, he hopes to be done with it sometime
tomorrow forenoon.
JUNE FRIDAY 5 1896 (159-206)
Quite warm to day and sultry, the sky has looked dull and hazy with mottled clouds, at
night it became very dark and quite a thunder storm broke out, the lightning was very
bright and dazzling I suppose that, however, was intensified by the darkness of the
night. I drove to Rockwood after 5 oclock and saw Mrs Pike's horse, it suited me all
right, she wants 50 dollars for it, and I don't feel like paying so much money. I paid
Stout, and got a plow share from Lundy, which is to be paid, he was not at home and
they did not know the price. I attended a political meeting in the interest of the
�Conservatives, they had a Mr Elliott from Milton, a good speaker, and another speaker
from Guelph. Mr Jeffrey spoke in favour of Mr Innes and did well. it was about 12 oclock
when the meeting was dismissed and about 2 oclock before I got home to bed. David
Stewart hung on his lantern on the hind axle of my buggie, but it took fire and went to
smash. Colin finished plowing the potatoe land this forenoon and harrowed all the piece
and what was left of the turnip land that was unharrowed.
SATURDAY 6 (160-205)
Another hot day, things are considerably freshened up by the little rain that fell last
night, a good heavy rain is much needed, the meadows are going to be very light if
moisture delays its coming. Colin and I hauled off the pruned branches from the orchard
and I rolled the turnip and hungarian grass land, also two thirds of the orchard before
dinner, while I rolled with the team (Fred & King). Colin harrowed the orchard and drew
off the stones with Brit. I helped Johny to build his kitchen chimney - that was thrown
down when the old wood shed was blown down - we sowed and harrowed in the
hungarian grass seed before supper, and after supper we washed the sheep
Sunday 7
A very hot day, and thundry looking, there came on somewhere between 4 & 5 oclock
P.M. quite a thunder storm, and a heavy rain accompanied it. Margaret accompanied
Colin and Maggie to Everton meeting, while there, they learned that Uncle Duncan
Robertson was very sick. Margaret and I drove down after dinner to see him, he seems
very low and they have fears for the result.
JUNE MONDAY 8 1896 (162-203)
A splendid growing day. there has been a grand rain and every thing will now grow on
apace. Colin and I put in a space of corn in the orchard this morning before going at the
potatoe planting. we then spent all the rest of the day at the potatoes planting about 9
bags of cuts. I plant with both hands carrying the bag over my shoulder the rows are
about 35 rods long, and it takes 2 pretty full pailfuls to plant a row. I planted the cuts
about 2 feet apart as near as may be. Margaret and I drove down to see Uncle Duncan
this evening, he is some better and they are having better hopes of his recovery he was
very despondent himself last night this evening he was quite chatty & cheerful Duncan
Junr
. is up from Oakville, they seemed to have taken quite a fright about him and no
wonder, he is quite an old man and Pneumonia is a serious trouble for the like of him.
�{Margin} potatoe planting - a little corn also planted so as to be getting ready for feeding
- Uncle Duncan Robertson very ill.
TUESDAY 9 (163-202)
Rather a showery day, it was quite close and warm in the early part of the day, but in
the afternoon and especially toward night it became much cooler. Colin and I have been
again at the potatoe planting, and got in another 9 bags, we were done with the seed
about half past 5. so had to quit and come home we planted some corn in the orchard
till the bell rung. it will take about 2½ or 3 bags more to finish the patch. there is about 8
paces wide to do, about an 8th of the whole. Johny & John Smallhorn have been
planting this afternoon, this is their first I think. we have just heard to day that Colin
Campbell is very sick and has come to Willies house in Guelph, they seem to think his
trouble is very serious, reported to be consumption of the lungs and bowels. {Margin}
potatoe planting - Johny also started to day - Colin Campbell back to Willie's quite ill
JUNE WEDNESDAY 10 1896 (164-201)
Continues dry and very fine, cool at night. Colin and I worked hard in the orchard to get
as much corn sown as possible before I had to start off for Guelph. there are now two
Bags in and it has sown 3½ spaces of the orchard, there are yet 2½ spaces to do and I
calculate about a bag to do it, I got it at Guelph this afternoon, also 3 bags for feed. I
paid about $3.60 for the whole. 15¢ for an empty bag. 42¢ for feed. 52¢ for seed. Johny
& I & Lizzie drove with Democrat in to Guelph, starting about 2 P.M. got our new pole at
Penfolds and took theirs back. I went up to see Colin Campbell who is quite sick, they
think him a little better. we then attended the great Laurier Meeting at the Rink. there
was a full house and the Leader and his following received a splendid reception. the 2
chairmen, Dunbar and Mc
Millan opened the proceedings, and then E.F.B. Johnston &
G. Bertram, Toronto. afterwards Laurier and Ballantyne, the latter not getting a very
good hearing speaking after Laurier as he did. the audience went wild upon Laurier
rising to speak and the ladies from the gallery showered down bouquets on the platform
the meeting broke up about 11 oclock and we had rather a cold drive home getting to
bed about 2 AM. {Margin} Sowing corn in the orchard Colin plowing it in while I drop it in
to every third furrow - I drove to Guelph this afternoon - bought corn for feed and seed. -
attended the big Laurier Meeting this evening.
THURSDAY 11 (165-200)
�The weather continues much of the same character all the while, cool nights and there
may have been frosts when not observed by any of us. this, we think, has likely been
the case and may account for the poor appearance the hay is making. there have been
some local showers and it is a good thing we have fallen in for a share as they passed
round. Colin and I finished up the putting in of the corn, in the orchard, this forenoon to
day, and spent the rest of the time putting in the potatoes. the late shower went deeply
into the ground as it was quite moist while working it up for the potatoes.
JUNE FRIDAY 12 1896 (166-199)
Weather keeps very fine, we hear of the terribly wet spell that has visited the
Manitobans, if we had a share of their overplus of rain it would have been a benefit to
both counties. Colin and I finished up the planting of the potatoes this forenoon. I put in
about 2 rows of the early kind I got from Mr Webb. 1 whole row where a pin is planted
and another short piece on the next row to the south on this east end, and another row
further to the north, also with a pin, excepting that a short piece at this east end is taken
up with some old fashioned Cups and marked by a pin. upon finishing the potatoes
Colin commenced to plow for the turnips. I got the sheep in and shore them this
afternoon
SATURDAY 13 (167-198)
A cool air, especially at night when it almost borders on a frost. the sun, however,
through the day bears down in great heat. as we found ourselves out of meal for the
pigs also out of chopped oats for the old horse, we cleaned up 4 bags oats to mix with 2
bags corn for the pigs, and 4 bags oats for the horse. I also gave Johny one bag of corn
(105 lbs) and had it too chopped for him. Johny owes me 79¢ for that. when Colin was
on his way home with the grist, the tire came off the wagon (right front wheel) and he
had to get it on by Willie Abbott. he got home about 2 oclock, he plowed on turnip
ground the remainder of the day. I cut the burs all round the fields, also a good many
thistles and dug up a lot of burdocks with spade. there is yet a lot of that work to do.
Margaret and I drove down to Webbs in the evening they were not at home and we
went on to Mortons where we spent a pleasant while. the 2 Webb girls were there.
Margaret on returning home had an unpleasant attack in her head, ending in a violent
headache. Willie Ewart came along this afternoon, but went again over to Toltons
{Margin} Johny owes 79¢ for corn
�Sunday 14
Cool air, but sun hot & dry withering wind prevailing. Margaret had rather a poor night in
the past! her head ached the most of the night, and I didn't sleep till about 4 oclock for
the most part. we called up the doctor to see her as he was returning from Jestins. he
gave her some powders and says it will likely pass off again without serious
consequence. John Mc
Kenzie & family paid us a visit to day, they did not go to meeting
to day
JUNE MONDAY 15 1896 (169-196)
Continues very cool at night and the air in day time is cool when the sun is shaded,
there has been appearances of rain going around this afternoon, some thunder clouds
looming up, a very little rain fell here. this is the day the great Tupper visits Guelph there
is quite a commotion among the tories out this way. it is reported they made up quite a
procession and had a band of music leading the way. the College Boys are reported to
have carried on rather obstreperously and interrupted the speakers in the rink. Colin has
plowed all day at the turnip land - and it is mostly done up to where we will have to put
on some manure. I have been doing up some very necessary fixings. nailing up the
delapidations in the board fence. cutting out all the burdocks out of the yard. and
shovelling up the manure in the shed &c. took both sows from their litters to day. Colin
rung them. Mother is not so well to night again. her head is troubling her. it took me
about 2 hours this afternoon to sift and clean the hungarian grass seed. first took out the
sand with the flour seive, and then the straws with a larger screen. I took it down to
Geo. Marshall who is going to try to sell it for me. I got 5 lbs turnip seed from him. 2 lbs
Elephant, 2 lbs Skirvings and 1 lb Halls Westbury for shipping. wrote a card to Alex.
Holyoke. {Margin} The Tupper demonstration held to day in Guelph. - have cleaned the
hungarian grass seed and took it down to Geo. Marshall Everton. - Colin plowing turnip
land.
TUESDAY 16 (170-195)
Very warm to day, although it still keeps cool at night, there are yet appearances of rain
but none has come, we would like some as moisture is what is needed now. Colin and I
cleaned up the cattle shed this forenoon of the manure. I filled the waggon while Colin
drew it out and spread it from the waggon as he went, we took out 6 loads this
forenoon, which finished it. Colin nearly finished up the plowing this afternoon. I drove
�over to Thomas Toltons this afternoon to see if I could get the colt pastured with him,
but, as they have nine horses of their own and all their cattle out they don't feel like as
they could afford to take in any, besides they don't think it would be very safe for a
strange colt to be put among them. Colin and I attended Innes's political meeting at
Everton this evening. the speakers were Jeffrey (Grit) Donovan (Con) Ryan (Grit) Hugh
Guthrie (Grit) - the speakers aquited themselves well, but some Tory rowdies
interrupted some of them badly, notably Hugh Guthrie. A wrangle between Hortop,
Jonathan Loree & John Mutrie finished up the proceedings. Mary & George entertained
their freinds to tea at 1 A.M. among them, Guthrie, Mutrie, Ryan, Jeffrey, Mr Baker, the
Dr Mc
Cullough, and a number more. {Margin} took out 6 loads of manure cleaned up the
cattle shed. - drove over to Toltons to see about getting pasture for the colt. - attended a
political meeting at Everton. - a rowdie display
JUNE WEDNESDAY 17 1896 (171-194)
A very hot day, the sun has shown out hot and burning, the night has however has, as
usual, been cool, thunder clouds have been passing around we hear there was a fine
rain at Guelph and we could see another shower over in Erin T'p - we were visited by a
little shower but of little consequence. Colin and I have been working on the turnip land,
it is all plowed and harrowed and rolled, and Colin has done a little of the drilling up. I
picked off the stones with Fred and stone boat this forenoon, and did some of the rolling
this afternoon. I also straightened the gate post leading out of the yard to Johnys and
built the wood cross ways up to it. Johny is also plowing up his turnip land. Margaret is
going around again but she is not very well yet, the doctor called up to see her to day.
Mr Baker was with him. there is great excitement over the elections, people work
themselves up to a wonderful pitch of enthusiasm and after all their minds are pretty
much made up from the first how they are going to vote. {Margin} working on the turnip
land - got it all ready for drilling up. - doctor called up to see Margaret.
THURSDAY 18 (172-193)
Weather continues much the same, this has been a very hot day. Colin has drilled up
for the turnips and finished up in good time. I followed on with the sowing with Fred. got
quite a nice start before dinner and then gave up Fred to Colin as the grey horse
seemed to get very tired and slow, his wind is very bad these times, the heat and dust
are very hard on him. I put him on to the turnip drill and he got along finely on that. there
are over 60 drills of the Elephants on the lower side of the field, and on this side, next to
�the hungarian grass there are over 30 drills of "Halls Westbury" for shippers. between
these two kinds the Skirvings are sowed. there were 2 lbs Elephants, 2 lbs Skirvings,
and one lb Wes. there is perhaps nearly ½ lb Elephants left over. The 2 Mrs Abbotts
paid us a visit to day. Maggie drove down to Everton in the morning and they took the
chance of getting a ride up. I took the horse and buggie down in the evening and gave
them a ride home, we called to see Uncle Duncan on our way, he is not at all well.
{Margin} drilled up the land and sowed the turnips - the 2 Mrs Abbotts on a visit - took
them home in the evening and called to see Uncle Duncan
JUNE FRIDAY 19 1896 (173-192)
An extremely hot day, there have been indications of rain. we need rain very much and
we are anxiously hoping they may be realized. I sowed quite a large piece of Johny's
turnips this forenoon. Colin rolled ours with the heavy roller this forenoon, and
afterwards drew rails from the corner at the watering place to the line fence between
Jestin and us, he and I fixed up the fence after dinner getting done about 5 oclock, we
let the horses out to the field this afternoon for the first time. the harness has hardly ever
been off them on any working day since spring opened up till now. we have had quite a
fight to make up to the work. the breaking up and stoning of the stony acre took up so
much of our time as to throw us considerably behind. Mrs John Webb paid us a visit this
afternoon John and his Brother William have been at Erin Village to day. The fence
between Jestin and us has been, for many years, in a very poor condition, that is, the
old part that has never been properly in line, or ranged with the rest, and to day we took
off all the riders and straightened it up and built it, two rails higher and put on the riders
again and locked it all through. {Margin} Helped Johny to sow his turnips to day. - rolled
ours with heavy roller. - drew rails and fixed up the old line fence between Jestin & us. -
rain much needed. the spring wheat disimproving in appearance - oats looking fairly
well
SATURDAY 20 (174-191)
Very hot to day, both sun & air is oppresively so. thunder clouds have been passing
around, but no rain has fallen on us. we hear that a great thunder plump has deluged
Guelph to day. I wish it had been more evenly distributed and that we should have had
a share, the spring wheat is going back in appearance. Colin and I have been cutting
thistles in the south front fields among the black oats. we also cut down those among
the raspberry bushes. I borrowed a scythe from Henry Duffield, and sharped it up for
�our use. Johny got his turnips sowed yesterday and he has been away from home the
greater part of the day, to night he is away up to Oustin on Committee business. this
election business is monopolising the time and attention of most of the people at the
present times. I notice the corn is growing very rapidly, ours is nicely up and making a
fine appearance for the short time it has been in. the potatoes are not making any show
yet and, as I hear of rotting in the ground am anxious {Margin} Hot. Hot. - Thunder cloud
pours out volumns of water at Guelph. - no rain here. - cutting thistles - "old white sow
taken to Webbs to day"
Sunday 21
Not so hot as yesterday. dull and indications of rain and a little fell, but not much of
consequence. Maggie and Colin have been twice at Meeting. Margaret & myself have
remained at home all day. we were visited by Robert Morton, who had tea with us, then
David Robertson & wife & child. Mrs Duffield and then Henry too. John Webb and his
Brother William
JUNE MONDAY 22 1896 (176-189)
Continues hot & dry. Margaret and I made ready this morning to drive to Rockwood and
take the wool to Harris' woolen mill. we had been for some time back laying out to do
that but she did not feel well enough to go until this morning. the 5 fleeces weighed at
the mill 23½ lbs and they did not dock it any. Margaret took it out in goods and was
allowed 20¢ per lb for it. after doing our business at the mill we drove back to David
Stewarts and had our dinner. And Mrs Stewart agreed with Margaret to go down on the
6 oclock P.M. train to Georgetown to visit a few days there. which they did. I drove them
to the station. I sent $103.00 to Mc
Gregor to retire my note on demand at 7%. I also
went to see Mrs Pike about her horse, and offered her 40 dollars for him. I think she
would have accepted 45. she would take 5 or 6 cords of our tamarac wood as part pay
on him. she is to write me what decision she comes to. Colin has been cutting thistles to
day. {Margin} Rockwood woolen mills sold wool - retired note - Margaret & Mrs Stewart
to Georgetown - Saw Mrs Pike about her horse - I offered her 40 dollars for him - She
did not accept but will decide soon
TUESDAY 23 (177-188)
A beautiful day, excepting that it continues dry when we are very anxious that it would
rain, the grass is getting burned and red looking. grasshoppers are plentiful and
�altogether we are in great need of moisture. this is the great day to decide the fate of its
Gov'mt for the next 5 years. Election talk has been running very high for quite a time
back but to day it finishes up in action. Colin and I drove up after dinner to Oustic and
voted. Willie drove out from Guelph and after getting dinner with us, went away up to
Mimosa to vote. Colin and Maggie and I drove down to Everton after tea, and locked up
the house. we were met by the intelligence of Innes's defeat. at the corner the returns
were not all in, but it looked sure enough. we waited a long time so as to get the latest
reports, and Mr Baker, John Everts and myself through the Telephone got the
intelligence from the Reform Committee rooms that there were 20 gains, and 5 losses
for Ontario. Quebec nearly solid liberal. other places favourable so that it looks sure for
the late Governments defeat. Johny has gone to Guelph. {iMargin} Election day for
Dominion Gover'mt - James Innes defeated - Liberals have gained the day.
JUNE WEDNESDAY 24 1896 (178-187)
No change in the weather, we are panting in the heat and wishing for rain to revive the
drooping crops. the spring wheat is visibly going back, instead of forward. Wm Tindal
and I found a tree that will likely make a sill for the barn. Colin cut the grass on the
strawberry patch and he and I spent the time afterwards cutting thistles through the
grain.
THURSDAY 25 (179-186)
Very cool last night, but the day opened out this morning clear and warm and as the day
wore on it got extremely hot. I started off this morning with the team, Fred & King, and
Wagon to try and get some potatoes for the pigs. Colin also started off the 8 young
cattle and drove them up to Jno Parker s to pasture, and I called and got him to go
through the bush to meet Colin on the other line. I then drove over the side road to the
6th line of Erin and got 12 bags of potatoes at Joseph Colins, paying 12½¢ a bag for
them. getting my dinner with them and starting back the same road. the road was heavy
as they were working in the statute labour. I drove past the 7th line to Nodwells, as I
heard he had potatoes, but he hadn't and I came back to Colins. when I returned I found
Margaret at home. Stewarts had driven her up home. she had returned, along with Mrs
Stewart, to Rockwood last night. Colin has scuffled the mangolds and cutting thistles
&c. the ground is getting very dry and if rain does not come soon there will be harm
done the crops. I got 4 elm boards at Mc
Kinnons mill. inch thick 7 inches wide. 9 feet
long. to make a pig trough. and just then found I had forgot to take my money for
�potatoes or any thing else. Mr Mc
Kinnon at once loaned me $5.00 which I returned to
him on coming back. Minus $2.00 which I spent on the potatoes & lumber and which I
must get to him as soon as possible.
JUNE FRIDAY 26 1896 (180-185)
ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL (QUEBEC) Weather continues dry and hot. the signs of rain
have gone off without any. we are longing for rain. the pastures are not only getting bare
but drying up to nothing, our turnips are not coming and, I fear, will not either until rain
comes. Colin cut Johnys clover hay with his own team to day, getting done about 4
oclock. Johny has Willie Tindal helping him to build a fence behind the barn in the back
field. I drove to Rockwood this forenoon to see Mrs Pike, who sent me word she wished
to see me about the horse. I made a bargain with her and am to have the horse
delivered next Wednesday. gave my note for forty dollars ($40.00) payable 1st January
next. I also get her single driving harness and the horses collar for 4 cords of tamarac
wood, she agrees to give the halter with the horse. after returning home I started in the
back oat field to the right cutting the thistles. Colin also came on when done at Johnys
and we finished it by supper time. Margaret & I went to Webbs after tea and spent a
pleasant evening with Wm Webb. John was very poorly to day, he seems to think he
was hurt with the sun while trimming his hedge. {Margin} drouth - bought the horse
"Doc" from Mrs Pike Rockwood - also got the harness and the collar for the horse
SATURDAY 27 (181-184)
Weather much the same as has prevailed so long. there have been indications of
change, but as these have often failed, no dependence can be placed in them. Colin
hitched up the horses this morning and we drew in the bit of hay the strawberry patch
grass made, we also drew the dry thistles into the shed, and did up some other chores
in lumber &c. he and I then went to the woods and we cut down an elm tree before
dinner to make a sill for the barn. Wm Tindal came after dinner and Johny & Colin and
him had hard work to get it flattened. they say it was a heavy job. I put up the most of
Johny's hay in the afternoon, it was very windy which made it difficult to do. as it was
getting dark there were four of the hands near by gave us a lift and we soon had it all
up. Johny came along after sundown the tree kept them very late at work.
Sunday 28
�Indications of rain and a little fell but not sufficient to do much good, the air became cool
afterwards. Geo. Loree paid us a visit to day. I wrote a letter to Bro. Alex. Meaford and
gave it to Geo. to mail. Maggie & Colin are away to meeting to night. Margaret is some
better since coming home.
JULY June MONDAY 29 1896 (183-182)
Cool to day. the air looks as if cleared up by some electric storm not far away, no rain
here however. Johny took his six pigs to Belwood to day, they weighed 965 @ $3.80 he
returned home about 3 oclock P.M. 2 hours later than when I drove up there with hogs.
Colin and I and Wm Tindal finished scoring and hewing the sill this morning, we had it
finished about ½ past nine, we then drew it out of the woods to the edge of the clearing
and loaded it on the wagon, it is a heavy elm stick, 36 feet long and a foot square. Wm
Tindal framed at it this afternoon commencing before dinner. Colin harrowed the
potatoes this afternoon, or rather after supper, we were preparing the barn for getting
the sill placed in position. Colin drove down to Theakers for the boring machine and
other tools of Tindals, and took 4 bags of oats to Duffields to pay back those I borrowed
in the fall. I drove over the buggie to Ospringe and hired Hiram Swackhammer's 2
Screw Jacks to lift the barn up to receive the sill. I gave him 50 cents for the job.
{Margin} paid back oats to Henry Duffield
TUESDAY 30 (184-181)
White frost this morning. Again cool to day, but very fine, only so very dry, when we are
longing for the rain to revive the drooping crops. we have had a very busy time to day.
the first thing Colin and I did was to bag up 22 bags of oats before breakfast and I
harnessed the horses too. Colin drew them over to Johnys granary, and we bagged the
balance 17 or 18 bags and got them over too before going at Johnys hay to draw it in.
Colin then helped Johny till about 4 oclock to take in his hay – 7 loads – I carried out all
the chopped stuff out of the granary and tore a good part of it down before Tindal was
ready to help me. the 2 Duffield boys came early to help, and after tea a good gathering
of the neighbours set about Jacking up the building and clearing away the old sill and
getting the new one in place, we had considerable difficulty in getting every thing right,
and darkness came on before it was quite completed, we had it done however as far as
a gathering of men was required, and will wait till morning to finish up {Margin} drew
over 22 bags oats to Johny Barn and dumped them in a Bin. - also drew over other 17
�bags oats left them in the bags. - put in the new sill in the Barn. - tearing down the
granary and clearing out chopped stuff &c.
JULY WEDNESDAY 1 1896 (185-180)
Warmer to day, very hot indeed in the middle of the day. Wm Tindal came along this
morning and we finished up the setting the barn on the sill, by wedging up taking out the
Jacks &c. we were done somewhere between 9 & ten. Margaret took down Tindals
tools to Theakers, in the buggy, and intended going on for Mary, but met her down there
some where. we then afterwards drove down through Everton to Rockwood and got our
new horse at Mrs Pikes, also got the harness, we hitched "Doc" as he is called to the
buggy and tried to make Fred follow, this he did not do well and, with lines and tie I
drove him alongside the other, and we got home a little later than the ordinary dinner
time. Colin hitched the new horse and King together and plowed up the old strawberry
patch and what we intend for the new patch. the horses work well together they seem to
be very much of one temper easy going. Colin helped Johny this forenoon to finish up
his first hay, by taking off a load and taking in the rakings. {Margin} putting in a new Sill
in Barn - brought home our new horse "Doc" from Rockwood
THURSDAY 2 (186-179)
An extremely hot day. the heat & drouth are getting so great as to cause great anxiety
about the crops. the roots will also suffer, our turnips are not appearing yet. Colin has
been hoeing the mangolds to day and toward supper time he and I cut down two little
hemlocks for flatted beams to place over the granary in the barn. after tea, I drew them
out to the clearing and under the hind wheels of the old waggon drew them up home.
Maggie drove Mary home this evening with Fred & buggie, and returned to Wm
Theaker's to help Mrs Theaker at their raising. Colin went there also after supper. he is
putting up a small drive house. I had quite a run round in search of cedar sticks for
sleepers of which I need four they are hard to get now.
JULY FRIDAY 3 1896 (187-178)
The hottest day, I think, of this hot spell, it begins to look like rain but comes very tardily.
a thunder cloud passed around us and left a good deal rain to the east & South east of
us, even the Lorees got quite a nice shower, the dust was hardly laid with us. I drove
over to Mc
Kinnon's saw mill this forenoon, and paid him the two dollars I borrowed of
him the other day. I also bought 150 feet, inch lumber, and a dozen 8 feet scantling.
�cost $2.60 - I got too, 200 feet lumber for Johny for a rack, the product of logs taken to
saw, paid for same 60¢ in all - $3.20. Colin drew up one cedar sleeper and took out
other 2 this forenoon, after returning home I helped draw them up also procured a fourth
one. Johny paid me 15 dollars to day. paid Janet Abbott $4.50. Margaret & I drove to
Everton after supper this evening, we were getting some red currant from Mary. I
bought 10 lbs wire nails from George Marshall 40¢ - 3lbs 4 inch. 7 lb 3 inch. {Margin}
$15.00 from Johny.
SATURDAY 4 (188-177)
Hot again to day until the bursting of a thunder cloud, when it became cooler. about 11
oclock A.M. we had a fine heavy shower - which, I think wet the ground fully 2 inches,
and further on in the afternoon we had another splendid shower, the combined showers
wet the ground splendidly and we look for the best results from it, as the ground and
every growing thing were terribly parched. I drove down for Mary to come up and stay
with her mother while Maggie was away down to Georgetown. Colin Mc
Millan drove
down Heffernan's horse & buggie and took Nelly Heffernan & our Maggie along. I was
taking up a part of the barn floor and otherwise preparing for fixing up the barn so as to
get our hay in. I have pulled down nearly all the granary, and raised a part of the floor
&c. we will have to hurry up and get the barn ready as the hay is drying up never
remember of seeing the timothy so early dead.
Sunday 5
Dull weather, which will give the moisture a chance to work good in the ground. things
look much revived after the fine rain of yesterday. Mary drove Fred to meeting this
forenoon and George rode back with her. Johny & Bella drove up, with the children from
Eden, they think we had more rain than them. {Margin} John Mc
Kenzie paid me four
dollars A.O.U.W. $4.00.
JULY MONDAY 6 1896 (190-175)
Cooler weather, and duller, the work of the rain does not get dried up as on the dry, hot
winds prevailing. Colin and Maggie and Nelly Heffernan returned before noon from
Norval. I then drove down with the buggy to Wm Theaker's for Wm Tindals tools, and he
came and worked at the barn this afternoon. we flatted the 2 sticks for the top of the
granary, also the 2 sleepers. we had quite a job raising the floor and getting the
sleepers placed. the mud sill was rotted and sunk in the centre and we had to place
�cedar peices in to take its place. I sent away with Mary, who went home with Nelly
Heffernan, a letter containing two dollars to pay last months A.O.U.W. ass'mts for Johny
Mc
Kenzie and myself. I overlooked the sending of it last month, don't know of ever
having neglected or forgotten doing it before. Johny thought of cutting his hay to day but
as the weather looked threatning he went at other work. some of the neighbours have
their hay lying cut through all the late rain, it will be badly spoiled. {Margin} cooler after
the rain. - Colin & Maggie back from Georgetown & Norval - paid last months ass.
A.O.U.W.
TUESDAY 7 (191-174)
Fine day, keeps moderately cool. we have been working all day at the barn. Wm Tindal
stayed with us all day. the floor had to be fixed up so as to be level and in shape to build
the granary upon, it took us till noon to do that. And in the afternoon we got up the
flatted beams and put in a number of the studs for the granary. the tearing down &c
taking nearly as much time as fitting up. Johny was going to Everton this evening and
he took Wm Tindal's tools down to Wm Theakers for us.
JULY WEDNESDAY 8 1896 (192-173)
Warm to day especially the afternoon, the mottled clouds have been showing up, and in
the early part of the night I was predicting rain on that account, the sun, however, on
going down, shone up the sky so red and beautifully that it seemed to presage fine
weather ahead. Colin has been cutting with the mower to day. he had bad luck with it,
there seems to be too many small stones on top of the ground which dulls the knife, one
of the guards had the top part broken off and it would not cut right, and I borrowed one
of Dugald Robertsons, his mower being of much the same pattern. the meadow is very
light but it is fully as good as I have been expecting. the late rains have improved the
appearance of things very much. the turnips, that we had almost given up as a gone
case, are coming up quite thickly. they will likely be small, it is now so late. Willie drove
out from Guelph this evening accompanied by his two Cousins, Annie and Edna Sunter.
he reports Colin Campbell as being little or no better it is very sad to see a worthy young
man like him drooping and getting into bad health.
THURSDAY 9 (193-172)
Cool to day, there has been some rain after all this morning and it kept dull all forenoon,
it brightned up some this afternoon. Willie stayed this forenoon and hitched up Johny's
�colt to our old buggy and drove him round quite a bit. he seemed to come in very quickly
and showed no signs of bad temper. Colin finished up the cutting of the meadow with
the mower and after supper I gathered some of it together with the horse rake. Johny
helped us to cone it up. I was working some in the barn, putting forward some of the
work which comes through making the changes in the granary &c. we have had quite a
lot of visitors, in addition to Willie and the Cousins Mrs David Tolton and the family
drove along just as we were at supper and she remained till about sun down when she
drove off again for Edward Toltons. Maggie drove down to Everton this evening taking
Annie and Edna along. they brought Annie's wheel up. it is a fine looking article. Annie
has to be up with the times. I have received a letter from Alex. Mc
Gregor stating that he
& the family are not coming here this summer, they have been invited repeatedly to visit
at Creemore at {Patallans}, and they were some time before deciding what to do but
finally made up their minds to go to Creemore.
JULY FRIDAY 10 1896 (194-171)
Weather somewhat unsettled for haying, the grass that is cut will not make into hay but
as there is little sunshine it is not is getting injured much. I got some made up into
haycocks, but the greater part of what was cut yesterday is too green, so we let it alone.
Johny and Colin drew in 2 loads this afternoon of Johnys from the field next to Wm
Lorees. Colin drew earth to the gangway of the barn and stove wood to the wood
house, the rain and unsettled weather is not convenient for haying, nevertheless it
would do much good if we got a fair fall of rain at the present time. the turnips are
coming now but it requires more moisture to make them grow as they should do, and as
they require to do, to make up for lost time. the other things, excepting the potatoes,
seem to be doing fairly well. the barley is colouring and the oats and peas are both
stretching out since the rain. Margaret drove down alone to Everton this evening and
Mary accompanied her back. She is fixing a dress for her mother. a letter from Alex.
Holyoke, received to night tells of them all being fairly well excepting the baby, who
keeps not so well and is a matter of concern to them. I half soled a pair of shoes for
Maggie to day.
SATURDAY 11 (195-170)
A very fine day, the sun has shone out well and the wind has been very drying. with
Johny's help, we got things agoing in getting in the hay, we had to clear away the
rubbish in the way of getting into the barn, and put up the hay fork. I gathered together
�all of the hay that was not put up and we hauled in five loads. after which I raked what
was in Johny's orchard and they took it in in a load, it was an ackward job to work the
horse & rake under the branches of the trees. I did it with our new horse (Doc) he
seems a very patient, good working horse. Colin had to drive to Willie Abbott's at noon
to get the hay fork fixed before we could work it. we forgot it was broken. Edna & Annie
have quite a time learning to ride the bycicle, they go back by themselves to the back
lane and there have it by themselves {Margin} put up the horse fork and taken in five
loads of hay. - hay fork fixed - horse raking here and at Johny's. - Edna and Annie
learning to ride the Bycicle
Sunday 12
Very fine day. the Cousins Annie and Edna rode down to Everton with Maggie this
morning and they did not return. Maggie also remained till night Colin brought back the
horse and drove himself back again in the evening to bring Maggie home. Margaret and
I visited at Webbs this evening.
JULY MONDAY 13 1896 (197-168)
Quite a heavy shower this morning which laid the dust well. I had to meet Kate Moore
this morning at Rockwood at 9:30. and as I made a start the heavy shower came up.
another came when I did start. I got 2 front shoes reset on King at Hoskins, and was just
in time to meet the train. Kate & Mabel and Joe were there, Dugald Robertson was also
there and met Toronto freinds (Menzies) after dinner we made ready and all drove down
to Robertsons to the reunion of his many freinds to celebrate the birthday of Uncle
Duncan, he was 85 years old yesterday. there was a very pleasant and enjoyable
afternoon spent in social converse among the freinds & acquaintances who had not
seen each other for a long time. Joe Hindley's organ was brought there. Johny
Mc
Kenzie had his fiddle and another instrument, the music was good, and Joe also
sang quite a number of songs. the supper was grand and about 80 sat down to it, other
games were engaged in, and, for the young people swings were prepared in the barn,
the weather was so fine that the grass outside of the house offered inviting footing for
all, and all thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
TUESDAY 14 (198-167)
A very fine day. nice and drying for the balance of the hay. Colin helped Johny to finish
up his hay by drawing in his rakings. they then drew in the balance of ours, (3 loads)
�making the total of the field 8 loads, it is good quality, that makes one load more than
last year, and better quality. I raked it with the new horse and drew it up into the mow
with King, while Johny's team drew it in from the field, and were done before dinner. the
pump at the barn has been a long time out of order and we hauled it up and put on new
leather on the plunger and otherwise fixed it. I cut some round the fence below the
barley field. Colin has scuffled the corn in the orchard. he drove Kate Moore to
Rockwood this evening and had his clothes fitted there that Stinson is making up for
him.
JULY WEDNESDAY 15 1896 (199-166)
Quite a little shower this morning but of very short duration. we would be much the
better of a good fall of rain. Crops however, are looking much better of the showers that
have lately fallen. Colin has been hand hoeing among the corn some to day. he and I
made up a trough for the pigs, and I cut some more at the fence corners. Maggie drove
the 2 Cousins down to Hugh Black's place and remained the most of the day. Margaret
and I drove down to C. Casinos, and took the Case full of eggs (30 doz) for which he
allowed 10¢ per doz. I got a shirt 55¢ and a pair of Boots, gaiters, $1.85. –– $2.40. the
balance in sugar. except 10¢ in cash. Bella rode up with their neighbours Mr & Mrs
Hagan, who are on the lookout for a home to purchase they took a look at Webbs place
and at ours, also drove over to Thos. Toltons and Dunbars. and we met them on the
Town line, on their way home, as the sun was going down. I am preparing this evening
for being off for Meaford in the morning along with Thos Tolton.
THURSDAY 16 (200-165)
A very fine day, sunshine and warm cool. I was up early this morning and made ready
to be off to Meaford. Colin drove me over to Thos. Toltons after we got breakfast, and I
had to wait quite a while before they were ready to start, we got away somewhere
between 7 & 8 oclock. it was rather cool for riding and I wore my overcoat with comfort.
little Ed Stevens rode along with us, after waiting some time for Mary, we met at
Bellwood, according to arrangement with Mary Stevens & the rest of her family, when
the 2 buggies both journeyed together to Wm Hodgins, near Kenilworth where we
remained all night. Hodgins was drawing in hay his crops look fairly well and they seem
to be doing very well, they have a very good stone house to live in and the outbuildings
are fairly good, he has rented 165 acres and pays $340.00 in advance rent. we passed
through Arthur Village in going up and I noted a great improvement in the place since I
�saw it last. {Margin} Away from Home. - driving up towards Meaford along with Thos.
Tolton. - stopt all night at Wm Hodgins place, went through Arthur Village.
JULY FRIDAY 17 1896 (201-164)
A little warmer to day. Thomas & I, with our little passenger, (Ed Stevens) started off
from Hodgins before Mary did, and on our way up called at George Gray's place, Mount
Forest, they invited us to stay for dinner, which we did. George is very comfortably
settled in the Village, and, with his wife, seems to enjoy good health and a comfortable
living, they have a good house and a fine garden he has rented his farm of 100 acres to
his 2 Sons, and he says, he can live comfortably on the rent and his garden. he says he
has half his house rented, for which he receives 50 dollars a year. after paying them a
good visit taking a walk round the town awhile, we set out north again and arrived at
Holstein in good time. we walked round the Village some and, after tea we paid Colin
Mc
Kinnon a visit, they seem to be very comfortably settled. Edward Stephens had been
out in the country on business, but returned later on. the crops appeared to be pretty
good most of the way up to this place, but not quite so good round here. {Margin} Still
on our journey towards Meaford. - arrived at Holstein this evening - saw Mr & Mrs
George Gray at Mount Forest
SATURDAY 18 (202- 163)
Warmer to day. Thomas and I started off alone this morning on the last stage to
Meaford. the road proved to be rather hilly, and in some places they were doing
gravelling work which made them heavy we drove up by way of Flesherton and thence
up the Seventh line of Euphrasia and St Vincent. Thomas drove the horse very slowly
and carefully and though it was very warm, he did not sweat hardly any. we took dinner
at the Railway Station part of Flesherton. and after feeding ourselves and the horse we
again started north, reaching Rocklyn somewhere, I think, between 4 & 5 oclock. we fed
him again there and made the last stage to Meaford in about 2½ hours. Thos. did not
hurry the horse and he arrived in Meaford in good condition. we found all the freinds
well and we received a freindly welcome. {Margin} Meaford - arrived at our destination
about 8 oclock.
Sunday 19
�Fine and warm to day. Thomas attended the meeting at the disciples Church this
forenoon, but I remained at Alex's house. we walked together, in the evening, up to
William Ewarts.
JULY MONDAY 20 1896 (204-161)
Weather continues very fine and the Lake is very smooth and glassy looking. I have
been moving round the Town and surroundings. Thomas and Ella Sunter took a drive
together to visit a Cousin of Thomas'. A Mrs Richardson, Sister to Mrs Jay. Margaret
and I together paid a visit and had tea at David Mitchells, we had a very pleasant time
with them. David has his house and surroundings very nicely and conveniently
arranged, and his garden and lawn looked very fine, he has the advantage of the water
works system and has hoes to reach all parts of his garden and premises. All Alex.'
family are at home, and they have Miss Hogg of Collingwood visiting with them, also
many callers, so that it is a lively place at present.
TUESDAY 21 (205-160)
A very warm day, indeed it was quite hot a good part of the day. Thomas and I drove
the horse and buggie up to Jamies place this forenoon, and, after going all round his
little farm, which we did with great pleasure, as his crops are very good. we settled
down to dinner. Some of the girls took back Thomas' horse & buggie to Meaford, and
Jamie and Annie & Thomas & I, with his horses and a democrat took a drive up to the
little Lake
JULY WEDNESDAY 22 1896 (206-159)
Meaford. A most beautiful day, sunshine and warm, about ten oclock, I think, we saw
the fine new Steamer Majestic approaching Meaford, and Thomas & Brother Alex & I
set off for the wharf. The excursion was from Collingwood to Warton, and called at
Meaford. the three of us got aboard, and we were surprised to find Maggie & Loui &
Miss Hogg also on board. Mr Hogg from Collingwood met them on the wharf and bought
tickets for them, and made them come, there were, they said, about 850 on board, a
brass band accompanied the excursionists. we had a beautiful sail to Warton, so
smooth that we could hardly perceive the motion of the vessel. the steamer was very
finely finished off and elegantly furnished. on returning home a stiff breeze sprung up
which made the Lake a little rough. but, it did not affect, but very little, the motion of the
vessel. Warton now is very different from the time of my former visit to it. it is built up to
�be a fine large town, with fairly good buildings. Lumbering and other interests make it
have a busy appearance. the road to the town from the wharf is a very bad one, being
by the side of the railway track, and between the wagon track and Railway there is not
much room for foot passengers, and not safe. I called on the Hunters. James was from
home. Called also on Mr Symons, storekeeper. they seem all to be driving a good
business
THURSDAY 23 (207-158)
Cooler to day and very windy. we had been in expectation of seeing the Steamer, "City
of Midland" make her appearance with excursionists, as per advertisement. on account
of the roughness of the lake it was reported the steamer was going to Collingwood
instead of Meaford, this proved erroneous, as we sighted her later on, she arrived, I
think, somewhere about 2 oclock, or a little after. there were indications of a good deal
of sickness having been on board, it was said there were about 250 passengers.
Thomas and I walked up to the Exhibition grounds, where a base ball game had been
arranged for between the Meafords and the Midlands, the time being so limited they
could only get 3 or 4 innings, when they had to make for the boat at 5 oclock. Meaford
players had the best of it.
JULY FRIDAY 24 1896 (208-157)
Very dull and threatning looking this morning at Meaford. Thomas and I were early astir
and made ready for starting home. we got under way, after bidding the freinds good
bye, about 7 oclock, when getting a piece on the road, the rain began to fall, and for a
time we thought we would have a wet day. it cleared up about noon however, and we
had a pleasant drive the rest of the time. as we proceeded south we found less trace of
the rain. we reached the same Hotel, Whites, Globe Hotel, about ½ past 12, and after a
good dinner left there about 2. turned at the 6 Corners and had good roads all the way
down to Damascus which place we reached about ½ past seven. we put up at Jonathan
Tovells, we found the crops were very good the most of the way through Proton &
Luther as far as this place. at the head of Luther they were magnificant. Jonathan is
going round with his arm in a sling. he met an accident some time ago which broke his
arm or collar bone, he is recovering but not able to work. I called at Isaac Anderson's on
our way down, they made us welcome to stay with them, but we thought we had better
go on to Tovells.
�SATURDAY 25 (209-156)
A beautiful morning. Thomas and I got up about ½ past five this morning and the rest of
the house hold were soon after us. after getting breakfast, we took a walk back to see
Anderson's folks, and have a sight of his garden which was very fine. we were soon on
the road again, driving through the marsh, we reached Greigson's place about ½ past
ten, and being invited, we waited for dinner, where we also got feed for our horse. after
dinner we again set out for home, arriving between 4 & 5 oclock. Thomas brought me
home but would not stop for tea. thus wound up our journey to Meaford, they had a rain
here a week ago. {Margin} Damascus
Sunday 26
Dull and threatning rain in the morning
JULY MONDAY 27 1896 (211-154)
Considerable rain has fallen which will do the roots a lot of good, our turnips are rather
far advanced especially as they are rather thickly sown and the pine grass is growing up
amongst them. I expected Colin would have had them done, or about, in the 9 days I
was away. as it was, he ran through the corn and potatoes with the scuffler and may
have hand hoed a little at them. I wish he had made it more his business to see that the
turnips were thinned. he hasn't done the third of them I don't think. he and I have been
thinning at them to day, but the land is rather soft to make good head way. and there
have been showers to prevent us sticking at them. while some of them lasted we
worked some in the barn at the work of fixing up the granary. Maggie has been, along
with Geo. Abbott and the Webb girls, picking raspberries in Synnotts bush behind our
sugar bush. she got over 5 lbs. they had to come home on account of getting wet, but
went out again only to be served the same way again.
TUESDAY 28 (212-153)
An extremely hot day, the showers of yesterday have not cooled the air. there have
been thunder showers passing around us, we hear that heavy rain fell at Guelph. Colin
has been thinning at the turnips all day. I did not go at them, but was busy at other
things. I was pulling a long time at a patch of wild oats we have found in the north front
field. I also fixed up the hog pen for receiving the 2 batches of young pigs, the trough
was leaking and I had to patch it up. it kept me busy. in the evening I hitched up and
�Margaret and I drove down to Everton and got the papers and a letter for Maggie from
Mrs Garbut also got 25¢ worth oatmeal. 12 lbs. we called, on returning home, at David
Robertsons for a mower guard for our mower, as I think to cut our barley. David was
away and I borrowed one from Dugald again. Thomas Mac is laid up sick the doctor
attending. Met Mr & Mrs Bryant coming from Everton they arranged to visit us to day.
AUGUST July WEDNESDAY 29 1896 (213-152)
Very close and hot this forenoon, thunder clouds began to loom up about noon, which
culminated at last in a violent thunder storm with very heavy rain & wind between one
and two oclock. our crops I fear will be damaged considerably especially the heaviest of
the oats some of which look as if a roller had passed over them. Mr & Mrs Bryant paid
us a visit to day and had dinner & tea with us. they came shortly after eleven oclock,
and they went home with our Willie, as he returned home to Guelph. he came out for a
straw cutter that John Campbell had up at Mimosa, but which has been taken away.
Colin hoed turnips up to dinner time but the deluge of rain stopped all that. he has been
taking down the erection we had up for the 2 litters of pigs in the cattle stable, we took
the pigs to the pig house this morning. Colin weighed one that weighed 50 lbs. Johny &
Lizzie are away to Jeenie Crofts wedding this afternoon. I cut the weeds, this morning,
in the lane leading to Johnys, and spent the balance of the time pulling at the wild oats
up to noon. after which I remained in the house with the Bryants
THURSDAY 30 (214-151)
The air has not cleared up fully yet, it remains warmer than might be expected after
such a storm. the wind rose however and is raising the fallen grain a little. we hope it will
bring it up again as otherwise it will be damaged both in filling and in its harvesting.
Colin and I dusted the potatoes to day with the bug killer. we did it in the forenoon but
had difficulty in doing it as the wind rose too high. we spent the rest of the day at the
turnip hoeing. the turnips are getting hard to do on account of them being too thickly
sown and the pine grass is getting very strong & thick.
AUGUST July FRIDAY 31 1896 (215-150)
A very fine day. the wind has risen and drying up everything again. I finished up the
dusting of the potatoes (12 rows) before breakfast this morning. Colin and I afterwards
hoed at the turnips till dinner time. I quit a little before dinner and harnessed the team
and got the mower out, so as to cut down the barley. we sharped the knife and Colin cut
�it down this afternoon. I hope it will keep dry till we get it in the barn. I hoed at the
turnips till supper time. after which I had trouble with the pigs getting into the peas. Mrs
Andrew Tolton, with her two little girls Ethel & Hattie, were visiting us this afternoon.
Andrew is at Mc
Dermotts fixing a pea harvester they have lately purchased. I paid four
dollars ($4.00) to William Tindal payment in full to date for the work done at the barn.
Johny got 15 lbs of the bug killer besides this can full. {Margin} killing potatoe bugs - cut
barley with mower - hoeing the turnips - Mrs Andrew Tolton and 2 children visiting from
Guelph - paid four dollars to Wm Tindal
August SATURDAY 1 (216-149)
A very fine day, warm in the forenoon, and gathered for rain afternoon. Colin and I hoed
at the turnips this forenoon, I hitched up Fred, after dinner, to the horse rake and raked
about half of the barley when we were stopped by the rain coming on. Johny & Colin
drew in 2 loads and we cocked up the rest that I had gathered together, if we had
started at it as soon as the dew had dried up we could have had it all in the barn easily,
but I thought it would be the better of standing till after dinner and thereby was caught. I
drove Fred down to the blacksmith shop and Mr Hoskin put on 4 new shoes on him. I
did not pay him for it. I then drove down to the mill and got 100 lbs shorts, pd 60¢ for
them, ordered 50 lbs binding twine from Geo. Marshall. @ 8¢ per lb. paid 1st Oct. ¼¢
off for cash
Sunday 2
A very fine day, the weather appeared of doubtful settlement in the early part of the day,
but became cooler and more settled looking in the after part. Maggie drove alone to
meeting this forenoon and Mary accompanied her home. She & Mary with Colin went
again in the evening. I wrote a letter to Alex. Holyoke and with a card to James
Ramshaw and 2 papers (Mercuries) for Mrs Peavoy gave them to Mary to mail in the
morning.
AUGUST MONDAY 3 1896 (218-147)
A beautiful day, bright sunshine and warm. Colin and I hoed at the turnips this forenoon,
there are yet about 35 long rows to thin, and they are getting too large and as they are
quite thick it is a hard and tedious job to single them. After dinner I raked the balance of
the barley and Johny helped Colin to draw it in, there were 3 loads to day, making 5
loads in all. Johny paid me fourteen dollars & 50¢ ($14.50). Mrs Garbut & Fred & 2 of
�the girls paid us a visit to day. had tea with us. I drove over to Erin Village after Supper,
and paid 2 double Ass'mts & dues. one for John Mc
Kenzie and one for Self. also ten
cents each for last months levy. A.O.U.W. I also settled up in full with Charles Overland
for the undertaking work of Minnie's funeral & burial. 12 dollars. making 27 dollars in all
with my former payment of 15 dollars. I also bought a pair of harvest gloves, oil can and
fork handle for Johny's barley fork, which I ran over, with the hay rake, and broke to day.
I remained over to the Lodge meeting, there was a very poor attendance, the new hall is
a very commodious and pleasant one, and, I should say more healthful than the old
one, in that it can be thoroughly ventilated. {Margin} took in the last of the barley -
hoeing the turnips - Johny p'd me $14.50 - drove to Erin Village - settled with C.
Overland - paid 2 double ass'mts & dues & 10 cents extra, for John Mc
Kenzie & myself -
in all $5.20 - purchases
TUESDAY 4 (219-146)
Another fine day, the indications pointed to a change we are not caring to have any
more rain at present, but we may have to take it for all. Johny helped us at the thinning
of the turnips from about ten oclock this forenoon. there was about 28 rows to do. Mrs
Garbut and Fred were here this afternoon they brought back the democrat. they drove
home to Norval after tea. Margaret and I were invited to our tea at Richard Mc
Williams in
company of Mr & Mrs Bryant and others, we attended and had a very pleasant time. I
drove down to Everton this evening and got 50 lbs twine, also 50 lbs for Johny. it is the
red Cap 7¾¢ if paid by the 15th and eight cents if paid 1st Oct.
AUGUST WEDNESDAY 5 1896 (220-145)
Thunder and lightning and rain last night. cleared up to day again. we finished up the
thinning of the turnips this forenoon. Johny and I hunted up a stick in the bush to make
a tongue for the binder before dinner. after dinner we rigged up the binder and started to
cut in the black oats in South front field. Some little things going wrong, it hindered the
work some to get them fixed. I have been feeding the corn to the cows for some days, 2
of the cows seem to relish it all right but the other 2 are a little dainty about it. I went
down to Webbs this evening and brought home the young goose that is "hors de
combat" from an accident that befel it in Webbs beaver meadow. I brought home the
stick from the bush and commenced to work it up to make it fit for a tongue for the
binder. The horses work fine together Johny's Nettie works along with our span of bays.
�THURSDAY 6 (221-144)
Very hot weather, it seems that the thunder & lightning does not cool the air and it feels
as if preparation is being made for another outbreak of thunder. Johny & Colin have
finished up the black oats and started in to the north front field. the machine gave them
a good deal of trouble and caused much delay by failing to deliver the sheaf, the trip
worked all right, but upon the trip being releived of its hold the delivery arms failed to go
round and throw off the sheaf. Mc
Williams boys - or rather George & his father - think
they see it similarly wrong to what their own was and it will have to go to the shop. I may
go in tomorrow. Willie was out from Guelph this morning and drove away so as to get
back by dinner time. John Campbell brought his organ to Johny's this morning and
Willie expected that he might have to drive up for it. one of the Parkers brought it down
however and saved Willie the trouble. I have been hoeing the thistles in potatoe patch.
AUGUST FRIDAY 7 1896 (222-143)
An extremely hot day. it was nice and cool early this morning, but the sun had no
sooner made its appearance than it became perceptibly warmer which increased greatly
as the day wore on. I got up early this morning knowing that I had to go to Guelph with
the parts of the knotter that failed to work, the delivering part would not work. Johny was
anxious to see me back at dinner time, but, on such a hot day as this it is much easier
to talk about it than to do it. I drove in Fred and our own buggie and reached Guelph
between 9 & 10 oclock, other work prevented them doing my job right away, so I drove
up to Willie's and fed my horse and had my own dinner, getting away for home between
12 & 1. Johny immediately attached the pieces and started work in our north front field
where he did fairly well till night. Colin moulded up a large portion of the potatoes while I
was away, he also dusted 5 rows with the bug killer. I hoed a good share of the thistles
in potatoe patch afternoon. paid a dollar to Toltons for fixing the parts of the knotter.
SATURDAY 8 (223-142)
Another steaming hot day. Johny attempted to finish up the cutting of our oats in north
front field and when nearly done was met by another provoking little break which
necessitated him going to the blacksmith shop to get fixed. he got done shortly after
dinner, and then left for his own oats (mixed with wheat) behind the barn, they got along
very well for the time, the grain does not stand well and makes it more tedious to cut. I
put on the bug killer on about the half of our potatoe patch this morning, and hoed some
�afterwards. Colin also helping for awhile when Johny was away to the blacksmith shop.
Maggie and her Mother drove down to Everton this afternoon. I was choring round, but
did not go to the field on account of the great heat.
Sunday 9
Another blisterer of a day. the sun has been terribly hot. Maggie and Colin have been
twice to Everton meeting. Mary came up with them and George walked up, David
Robertson wife & two youngest children also came along. they had all dinner and tea
with us and, but for the heat passed a very pleasant time. I helped Johny up with his
sow and 10 young pigs from the bush.
AUGUST MONDAY 10 1896 (225-140)
Continues extremely hot and sultry, the sun shone out brightly this forenoon, but the
afternoon brought dulness and threatning clouds around, towards evening there was a
heavy thunder cloud passed round to the south of us. a very little rain fell here. Johny
went to the blacksmith shop this morning and got another part of the knotter fixed that
had given way. it was about ten oclock before he started to cut, he finished up the
cutting of the mixed crop by dinner time however, and then after dinner cut fully 3 acres
of his wheat by early supper time. after supper he and Colin started into our wheat and
cut down about the half of it (about 3 acres) before quiting time. I have worked among
the potatoes all day. first took the team and Gale Harrow to soften the land before
moulding. they were so buggy however that I thought it best to pick them first, so spent
about 4 hours in picking over 30 rows. I then, after tea, ran the Gale Harrow through
them and made a fine job. they are now ready for the final moulding. Colin moulded the
other half of them by going through them twice with the plow.
TUESDAY 11 (226-139)
Another very hot day, the sun burns very hard on these days. Johny finished cutting the
spring wheat this forenoon and then moved into the 5 acre patch immediately behind it
in the next field. the oats are very heavy and badly down, so that they can only be cut in
two ways. another of these connections of the packers broke again to day and luckily
there was an old one to spare with which Johny kept the machine going. I got a new
one from Willie Abbott this evening. I ran the Gale Harrow through the turnips to day,
with Fred and Jeenie mare, it made a good job of them. my back and hench have been
very sore to day and sitting on the gale harrow has not improved it any. there has been
�much lightning this evening. the thunder and lightning is getting so heavy lately as to
cause much damage throughout the country.
AUGUST WEDNESDAY 12 1896 (227-138)
There was quite a thunder storm last night and considerable rain fell. I am getting
anxious to see our cutting done so that we can have it housed on the first opportunity.
Johny finished cutting oats before supper time this afternoon and he & Colin went right
off to the quarry field. Colin and I walked over to James Symott's this morning in search
of the 4 calves that strayed over to there. we could not find them all at once, and Colin
soon returned to the cutting again, while I eventually got the cattle and drove them
round the road. after dinner I moulded up the potatoes with the old grey horse. Boulton
& Walter Cutting were here looking at the old horse with a view of threshing with him but
I did not encourage them. I would rather shoot the old horse than subject him to ill
treatment, and I rather guess they would not use him too well.
THURSDAY 13 (228-137)
Although it is, what might be called very warm weather, still it is not nearly so hot as
these late days that have passed. I notice by the papers, that a great many deaths have
taken place in a number of the large American cities, through the great heat. Johny has
cut at his oats in the quarry field to day but, as they have to be cut principally the one
way it makes it a much more tedious job. Colin and I took in 2 loads of the black oats
this forenoon while Johny cut away and Colin counted on catching up to him, which he
did. I dusted about 30 rows of the potatoes with the bug killer this morning, had them
done before 10 oclock. I sewed the seams in my boots this afternoon and afterwards
plowed and harrowed the strawberry patch, which was much in need of cleaning. drove
down to Everton this evening for the mail and was accompanied home by Bennie
Gollop, wife and child, also Maggie Mitchell with them.
AUGUST FRIDAY 14 1896 (229-136)
Cool at night and dry and warm through the day. Johny and Colin have been laying hard
at the cutting and shocking to day. they finished up all the sheaf cutting doing the new
piece after tea. it was a fine crop and stood fairly well - over 3 acres - I remained with
Bennie Gollop & his company this forenoon, they went to Johny's for dinner. I hoed
some this afternoon at the second hoeing of the turnips.
�SATURDAY 15 (230-135)
Another fine harvest day, dry and warm we are anxious to be at the hauling in of the
grain, neither Johny nor ourselves have had, up to this afternoon any sheaf grain into
the barns, Colin helped Johny at his potatoes this forenoon he moulded them all up
while Johny put paris green on them, he has been wanting to get at them this some time
back, but on account of the cutting could never manage it. we hauled in 3 loads of black
oats, making 5 loads in all. also 5 loads in north front field - which finished it. we have
now 10 loads of oats in altogether, and our barley.
Sunday 16
A very fine day, warm in the middle of the day, but got much cooler towards evening.
Margaret and I drove down to Mc
Kenzies to day. we left here about 8 A.M. and reached
there before ten. we stayed till after tea. John has all his harvest done, but his peas.
they are all well. the crops are only middling. he hardly knows what to think about
staying or leaving. we called at Stewarts on our way home
AUGUST MONDAY 17 1896 (232-133)
A splendid harvest day. a little bit gouly & threatning and a few drops of rain fell at times
but nothing to interfere with harvest work. Johny has been drawing in all day. I helped
them in the mow. he took in the mixed grain behind his barn, and afterwards the wheat -
8 loads in all (2 in potatoe field), they afterwards drew in 5 loads of our oats, making 13
loads hauled to day. the stuff is in fine order. but some of the oats are very worthless on
account of the rust which has seriously affected a large proportion of the later oats. we
hear that Wm Usherwood has 2 fields not worth the cutting but for the straw. our north
back field oats are our worst although they are New Zealand, they dont seem to be so
badly rusted as blighted with the terrible heat that has so long prevailed.
TUESDAY 18 (233-132)
Cooler to day, fine harvest forenoon, a heavy rain cloud came up this forenoon and
stopt us drawing in, we had just finished up the oats all to the rakings, and I had been
raking as they were drawing in, we took in 3 loads to day, - very large loads, - with the
rakings 19 loads in all. on getting stopt we arranged the machinery and vehicles and
placed them in order in the driving house over the way. and Colin went to the flax pulling
at John Webbs this afternoon. Horace Tovell came at noon to cut peas for Johny with
�scythe and Johny also went at the same work. I expected he would have gone to
Webbs too but he did not go. I finished up the raking of oats in the back north field and
bunched them. I guess we wont trouble to rake any of the rest as we can let the pigs
into all the rest. I drove to Everton this evening and got the mail. I settled with Geo.
Marshall for the turnip seed and brought home the balance of the hungarian grass seed.
he sold a bushel for which he allowed me a dollar, the turnip seed was 80¢. I got 15¢ in
money and a {dipper} 5¢.
AUGUST WEDNESDAY 19 (1896 234-131)
A splendid harvest day. cool and dry. we finished drawing in our sheaves to day by
taking in our goose wheat. there was somewhere between 5 & 6 acres and we took it in
3 loads, they were very large however. Colin was making a kind of brag about it which
made him load so heavy. John Mutrie sent 2 men to Johny's to day to help him, and
Johny goes to help him thresh on Friday. Sandy Rea, and Mc
Donald, Rea helped us to
draw in, besides the wheat, we had a load of oat rakings. after we got through (about 2
oclock) we then drew at Johnys peas, took in 6 loads, he also had a load of rakings
(oats). Harry Tovell has been pulling peas for Johny a day and half, and Johny and
Mc
Donald all day, excepting that Johny left them to help draw in after supper. Colin went
to a flax pulling Bee at Coffeys after supper, and did not return till after eleven. I hoed 6
rows of turnips before starting to draw in, Colin hoed 3. Maggie and her Mother drove
together and paid Mrs James Mc
Dermott a visit this afternoon.
THURSDAY 20 (235-130)
Another grand harvest day. the temperature now for a little time back has ruled much
lower than during the awful heated term, and people have a chance to sleep at night
and work with comfort through the day. Johny has put himself well forward with his
harvest to day. Colin has had the team there all day and Robert Mc
Williams and Johny
Burnett with the team were helping also in the afternoon. Horry Tovell was pulling peas
this afternoon. I hoed in the turnips this forenoon. Roby Mutrie helped them in the mow
while Johny & Colin drew in at oats, but when they started on the 2 teams they then
wanted me on. Mr & Mrs David Stewart came along before dinner and I did not like to
leave them but David knows how to excuse farmers in harvest time. they stayed on till
after supper and seemed to enjoy themselves very well. I drove to Everton after quiting
time and got the mail. have engaged Horry Tovell to come and cut peas tomorrow. I let
the pigs into the wheat stubble for the first to day.
�AUGUST FRIDAY 21 1896 (236-129)
Continues very fine harvest weather. the heat has been but moderate and late peas &
oats are having a good time for ripening, there are a great many poor oats throughout
the country, the great heat struck the late oats just at filling time and killed and blighted
them. Horry Tovell and Colin have been pulling peas with the scythe to day, they say
they are a good crop and they pulled about three acres to day, it is a nice clean job and
but very little spilling. I hoed in the turnips all day, and cleaned, I think, 22 rows, the
turnips seem to be doing very well lately, although they would do much better with more
rain, the ground is too dry for either potatoes or turnips. Johny & Lizzie went over to
John Mutries to day, they are threshing at the old place and John Mutrie always likes to
have Johny over to help him. I thought to keep Horry Tovell over tomorrow so as to
have the rest of our field done, but, as he charged a dollar a day, I paid him for todays
work, and told him I could not afford to give so high a wage. some are only charging 75¢
and it is as much as any farmer can afford to pay.
SATURDAY 22 (237-128)
Fine harvest weather, weather a shade warmer to day. Colin went to Guelph to day in
company of his brother, he hired Charlie Duffield to take his place to day. Johny got in
the last of his peas (3 loads) and a load of oat rakings. we had to take in a load after
dinner, and got a start of our own at 2.10 we almost finished taking in ours, we had 6
loads and put them up into our swing beam mow with the horse fork. Charlie and I
moved them away while Johny managed the fork, Maggie led out King. the peas are in
fine order and seem to be fairly well podded and a good crop of straw. Margaret drove
to Guelph taking butter & eggs. Ruth Mc
Williams was kind enough to accompany her as
neither Maggie nor I could very well go on account of the drawing in of the peas. the
butter brought 16 & 15¢ and the eggs 9 & 10¢. she went to Willie, he returned from
Meaford last Friday forenoon (at 10 oclock) drove from James Cunninghams that
morning and from Meaford the day previous to Cunninghams. he left Colin Campbell up
there. it was thought his health had improved
Sunday 23
A little rain fell last night, and there was some thunder, it was all cleared off this morning
and we have had a fine day. a little warmer again. Maggie and Colin were at Everton
meeting this A. M. Willie & Jeenie drove out from Guelph this forenoon and had dinner
�with us. John Campbell & Willie Mc
Dougal drove down to meet Jeenie. She went up to
her Mother who has been lately quite ill. Mr Dunbar drove over this evening and paid us
a visit. we went down together to Webbs. Margaret was also down there awhile this
evening.
AUGUST MONDAY 24 1896 (239-126)
A very fine harvest day, cool and dry, the sunshine out rather warm in the middle of the
day. some rain at present would be very acceptable as the potatoes and turnips are
both needing moisture. Colin and I cut round the balance of the peas in the middle field
and then pulled them out with the horse and revolving rake. Johny held the rake and I
drove the horse and Colin forked them back after dinner. I forked them back before
dinner, while Colin drove. we commenced drawing in about 3 oclock and had 2 loads in
before supper, we took in other 2 loads after tea which finished the field - 10 loads in all
- Charles Mc
Dougal came along before tea to renew the insurance of Mrs Annie
Peavoy's house in Everton. I renewed it for her, and Charles gave me an "Interim
receipt", if paid before the 20th of next month, then the business will be completed, if not
paid by that time I agreed to call at the Office and sign a note of hand for the amount
and can take 3 months to pay it in, without interest. we have yet to pull the peas on the
stony acre, they are green on the tops of the vines but ripe below, as I think of plowing
and sowing it to fall wheat we will likely pull the peas right away and get them off the
ground. {Margin} pulled about 2 acres of peas with the horse and pea rake - hauled
them in to the barn this P.M. - renewed Mrs A S. Peavoy's house insurance by Charles
Mc
Dougal
TUESDAY 25 (240-125)
Very fine weather but very dry. a good fall of rain is very much needed now to moisten
the ground for the plow and to make the roots grow. I hoed 8 rows of the turnips this
afternoon and the ground is very dry and dusty. I drove to Everton this morning with the
team and lumber waggon taking down a cord of Tamarac wood to Annie Abbott. I left
the waggon with Robertson to put a new tongue and hind bolster into it. I hitched the
democrat behind the waggon on going down and had it to come home with. I got a 100
of flour at the mill. $1.75 not paid. Sam Congdon rode up with me, and I gave him an
order for some fruit trees. they may be delivered this fall, or not till spring, and it is
optional with me whether I pay them this fall or spring. Maggie and her Mother drove
over to Toltons in the buggie this forenoon and did not return till after seven at night. we
�had to get our own dinner and wait late for supper. Toltons are yet busy at their harvest.
Colin has been pulling the peas on the stony acre with the scythe and pulled them all to
about an hour & half's work
AUGUST WEDNESDAY 26 1896 (241-124)
Continues splendid weather for finishing up the late harvest, dry and warm through the
day cool at night. Colin finished up the pea pulling this morning, and afterwards hoed at
the turnips along with me. Colin advised me to pull in the peas. although some of them
were a little green on the tops. so we hitched up after dinner and drove out to the field,
we were rather late however, as there was quite a heavy shower came up before we
had the third of the peas on and I had to run in with them. after tea I hitched on to the
democrat and drove down to Everton and brought home the lumber waggon. Robertson
had it fixed, (new tongue and bolster) I paid him $1.50. owe him 25¢ yet. Grace Anne
Abbott paid me a dollar & half for the wood I took down to her and I got a letter
containing 5 dollars, from James Ramshaw, the rack being on the waggon. I brought
home from Charlie Casinos 14 empty barrells for holding apples. they are 10¢ each.
didn't pay them.
THURSDAY 27 (242-123)
Very fine and pleasant day. I am nearly laid up to day, my back is much worse I think
the drive home last night from Everton on top of the barrells on the lumber waggon is
the cause, it was quite cold and I got very chilly. Colin and I rigged up the lumber
waggon with Robert Morton's wood rack and loaded on a load of the tamarack wood for
Mrs Pike, I was not able to go on account of my back, and after getting the load ready,
we hoed turnips till dinner time and then Colin took it down to Rockwood, they found
there was a cord and quarter when they piled it. I covered "Doc's" bit with leather, his
mouth is very tender and it makes him awkward and unpleasant to drive.
AUGUST FRIDAY 28 1896 (243-122)
A beautiful day. a little frost last night, cool morning and nights but comfortably warm
through the day. I have suffered a great deal to day from a lame back, the pain that has
annoyed me for these two or three weeks increased very much to day. I think being
exposed to the cold last Wednesday night bringing home the barrells made it worse. I
turned the peas before dinner, and Colin & Johny took them in after tea. Colin started to
plow in the north front field, he also cut down the Hungarian grass. I hitched to the
�buggie this afternoon and, with Margaret, drove up to see Mrs Cathraw. She is some
better and was sitting up on the edge of the bed when we were there. she has got a
pretty bad shake but she says she does not suffer any pain of consequence. Jeenie is
getting rather impatient at being away from home and is anxious to get her Mother into
Guelph with them, her mother has agreed to go and may try and go tomorrow, coming
down as far as our place first and then I to drive her to Guelph afternoon. Cathraw's
family seem to be dissatisfied about their stepmother coming there and have nearly all
left, he is a queer stick anyway, he does not try to make matters pleasant, or agreeable,
for all parties. {Margin} finished grain harvest.
SATURDAY 29 (244-121)
The weather continues much the same, cool nights with a little frost and dry and warm
through the day. Colin plowed in the north front field to day. after tea he took the team
and got a load of flax loaded of John Webbs which they agreed to take in to Guelph for
him on Monday. I was hoeing this forenoon in the turnips, Jeenie came down from her
Mother's this forenoon and wished to get to Guelph, they were afraid it would be too
crowded for 3 to ride in the buggie, so they intend to drive out again for her. I drove
Jeenie to Guelph after dinner. we left here at 1.20. and reached Willies at 3.30. I did
some shopping while the horse rested & fed. got an apple parer, 45¢ smooth sickle 25¢
½ bushel tomatoes 15¢ box Fraser's axle grease 13¢. high No. 7 share and a pair of
double plow shares, 85¢ John Campbell paid me 85¢ for bag oats, pair plow lines 25¢
got back home between 9 & 10 P.M. I drove to the G.T.R. Guelph and met Annie Sunter
& Colin Campbell as they returned from Meaford. drove Annie home. Willie took her
trunk
Sunday 30.
Fine day. had quite a shower about 5 P.M. Bella & John Mc
Kenzie & children
accompanied our folks from Everton meeting. Mary also was with them. John tells me
he has given up the place. had a visit of Mr & Mrs John Webb also Nancy Currie and
her child. I wrote to Robert Wood. enclosing 2 dollars for A.O.U.W. ass'm't for John &
self.
SEPTEMBER August MONDAY 31 1896 (246-119)
Very cool to day. some frost again last night and this morning. Colin started off this
morning about 7 oclock. George and him had their loads into Robert Mc
Williams barn to
�keep them dry. Colin returned about 7 P.M. being 12 hours away. John and Colin
Campbell drove out from Guelph to get their mother to day. they had their dinner with us
and drove up Fred, so as to have their own horse (Jack) fresh, they encountered
opposition from Isaiah Cawthra however, and John came down alone and is driving to
Guelph to night intending to return tomorrow with a cab for their Mother. I have been
hoeing turnips to day. they are all done except 33 rows, and I hope to get them done
tomorrow. they are not so hard to do now. there is less Jane grass or any other weeds
among them, and I hope to do them tomorrow and afterwards get them scuffled. I put
the 20 pigs into the back field to day so as to pick up the peas in stony acre. I want to
get it plowed and sowed to fall wheat.
September TUESDAY 1 (247-118)
A very fine day. nice for drying up the hungarian grass. John & Colin Campbell & Jeenie
drove out from Guelph to day in a buss. they hired it, with a horse to mate their own, to
take their mother to Guelph, they returned from Cawthra's in the middle of the afternoon
on their way to Guelph, Mrs Cawthra seemed to be getting on very nicely in the
conveyance, they got some refreshments here and then went on again. After dinner
Colin and I with Johny's help went at to rake up and take in the hungarian grass. I raked
it together while Johny & Colin loaded it on the wagon, there were 2 loads of it, the first
was large, the second not so large. after getting the first load off and while Colin was
moving the wagon away from where it was pitched off, Johny, who was moving about
inside the rack at same time, lost his balance and fell heavily on his right side on the sill
of the rack. he seemed badly injured and lay for some time in pain. this evening Lizzie
and he drove down to Everton to see the doctor, the doctor advises absolute rest for a
few days, and directed to put on a mustard plaster on the part that is injured. he says
the chief danger is from inflamation or Pleurisy. Colin and I finished up the Hungarian
grass by ourselves. I am not very fit to fork hay but there was nothing else for it.
SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 2 1896 (248-117)
A fine day again, as we are now booked for threshing a couple of days, begining
tomorrow morning at Robert Mc
Williams. I got Colin started in good time to plow up the
stony acre for fall wheat. I was a little afraid that, from the stony nature of the ground, he
might find it difficult to get it all turned over, he got it done however, besides a few
rounds on the around the adjoining oat stubble. it will be in order now to get the stone
taken off and the seed sown and harrowed in tomorrow. I hoed 12 rows of the 24 rows
�of turnips this forenoon. I hitched up the horse & buggie and drove down to Dan Talbot's
and got a bag of fall wheat (Dawsons golden chaff) I paid $1.60 for it, 70¢ per bushel.
140 lbs. called by Everton on my way home, and got the papers &c. a letter from brother
Alex. Meaford. is inviting me to meet him at Toronto at the Exhibition, I wrote him the
other day telling him I would not go there this season.
THURSDAY 3 (249-116)
Quite a nice rain last night, and it had not cleared up this morning. there was not much
rain this morning however. Robert Mc
WIlliams threshed to day and did not get quite
done. I went to the threshing until about ten oclock, they ran through all the peas by that
time, over 150 bushels, they think. Colin drew off the stones from the stony acre and
took down the roller and harrows and I took the team, with the bag of fall wheat down
after dinner, and sowed the piece by hand and harrowed it 3 times. I then took off the
larger stones and rolled it. the piece of ground looks as if it might be worked up now
without much trouble, it has lain between 30 & 40 years without being in crop. of course
we had a hard job this spring stoning it and breaking it up.
SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 4 1896 (250-115)
A very fine day. the little rain that has fallen has softened the ground somewhat and it
will also freshen up the grass, and the turnips and potatoes will be greatly benefited by
it. Colin has been at the threshing all day. they finished up Robert Mc
William's by about
½ past 8 this morning and they think they had the machine going at Robert Mortons in
about an hour after. they threshed all of Roberts grain only his peas, and only did a few
of them. I had quite a job starting the double plow this morning. I put on a pair of new
shares and one of them was a very bad fitting one and I had a terrible job getting it on,
after getting the shares on, I had then to polish things up as they had become very
rusty. it was about ten oclock before I got a start at the field to plow. I got along very well
however, Colin had it nearly half plowed and I would have finished it had I got on it in
the ordinary time.
SATURDAY 5 (251-114)
Very threatening to day. and some rain did fall, but, though not very pleasant for
working out, there was not enough to stop work. Colin finished the north front field
gaging in an hour, and then went to the oat stubble behind, this way of the stony acre
he finished it up, he broke a piece of each of the plow shares. the ground is very stony
�close by the stony acre, and on some of them the shares caught and broke. I hoed 6
rows of the turnips this forenoon while out awhile. there are yet 6 rows left. the tops
have now got so large that I think of letting them alone, the Gale harrow especially
would tear them too bad, the wheels are apt to run down on top of the plants, the rows
should be a little wider for it to work well among them. I hitched up the old horse and
drew off the small stones off the stony acre this P.M. Maggie and her Mother drove to
Guelph to day with the buggie and Fred. they had butter & eggs. 16¢ butter. 12¢ eggs.
$6.00 the lot. Johny is up to day. and outside with his overcoat on. he is some better.
Sunday 6.
A splendid rain last night, the ground to day seems to be pretty well saturated. Maggie
and her Mother drove to Everton meeting this forenoon. Colin walked away up about
Robertsons, in the evening, he drove Maggie to Everton Meeting. Mother accompanied
them as far as Macks. they have a sick child. Howard Tolton, & wife and baby paid us a
visit this afternoon.
SEPTEMBER MONDAY 7 1896 (253-112)
Cool at night, and very fine through the day. splendid weather for plowing and doing
other work in the field. Colin plowed in South front field this forenoon, he went to Robert
Kerr's bee this afternoon. I partly made a large rack for drying apples on this forenoon,
drove over, after getting dinner, to Dunbar's, to see if he was going to Erin Village this
evening, he agreed to go, and I hurried back and plowed till 5 oclock, when I unhitched
and did up the chores and got supper. I started for the Village at about 7 oclock, and
was a few minutes ahead of Dunbar at Ospringe. he rode the balance of the road with
me, and Thos. Russell drove his horse. I bought a large Belladona plaster for Johnys
sore side, it just cost 30¢. we had quite a discussion of the Charges introduced by the
Supreme Lodge A.O.U.W. relative to the graded system of assessments, it was rather a
thin meeting for the discussion of so important a matter and it was suggested that
another opportunity may be given for further discussion at another meeting. an initiation
in the workman degree to night.
TUESDAY 8 (254-111)
A beautiful day. warm sunshine although cool at night. Colin attended at Isaac
Theaker's threshing all day. I was anxious to put in a whole day at the double plow but
circumstances were against me getting any more than about half a day works at it. I
�finished up ripping stuff and making apple rack this morning before starting at the plow,
and at about 3.30 P.M. Bella & Mrs Lang came driving along from Erin. Bella came up
to see Johny as soon as she heard of him getting hurt. I got little done after that as I
finally unhitched at 5 oclock to tea, after which time they started off home and I hitched
to the buggy and drove over to Standish's to get Margaret, she had gone there visiting
this P.M. we got a nice lot of strawberry plants, and I had a long conversation with
Joseph Standish Richard's brother. he is a very intelligent man. he lives at Bellville and
is in the Govm't Service. Johny & Lizzie drove over to Mutries this afternoon and Bella
did not see after driving all the way up.
SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 9 1896 (255-110)
Fine weather, cooler at night but not so cool as it has been in the past, the temperature
seems to be rising again. very likely we will get another warm spell. I finished plowing
the south front field this forenoon and started to plow in the pea field, 3rd field back on
south side. Colin hitched up Fred and Brit, and hauled out a load of short manure and
spread it over the strawberry patch, he afterwards harrowed it. I found there was quite a
scattering of small stones on the pea land so I got him to go at it and gather them off.
received a letter from Ewart Holyoke, we have had a long wait for it. and I wrote them a
scolding letter the other day which they had not got at the time they wrote. "out of sight
of mind" is a very true axiom, too true indeed. {Margin} young roan cow to Mc
Williams
Bull
THURSDAY 10 (256-109)
A very warm day, the sun shone out quite hot and made it very oppressive to work. I
have been plowing with the double plow in the pea land, some of it is very hard and dry.
the new shares however take good hold of it. Colin finished picking the stones off it
about 11 oclock this forenoon, he drew in a load of stove wood before dinner. he went
to Coffey's after dinner expecting them to thresh, they did not get through at Kerr's till 4
oclock however, and Colin came back and fired the swamp, it made a great blaze and, I
think, it has made a very clean job. Johny has recovered so as to go to Coffey's
threshing and drive the horses on the machine he has Thomas Macks oldest boy on
working the team at the double plow. we hear of several cases of Typhoid fever around.
they fear Willie Tindal has it Joseph Croft is very ill at present with it. James
Mc
Cullough's two sons are down with it. little Stanley Tovell also.
�SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 11 1896 (257-108)
Another very warm day, there has been quite a stiff breeze this afternoon which has
made the heat more bearable. Colin has been at Coffey's threshing all day, it is not
finished up yet, they think it will take them till nearly noon tomorrow. Duffields boys think
Albert has not push enough. I have plowed all day in the pea land. I think the team
would have been able to have finished it up by to night, but it is hard work for me to
follow them in the great heat. the fires in the swamp were making quite a smoke again
this afternoon. I think some one is putting out fire over by Synnotts this afternoon. Our
potatoes have improved lately in appearance very much, a fresh bloom has appeared
among them, whatever that may indicate. the late rain, although not very profuse has
had the effect of making them grow larger.
SATURDAY 12 (258-107)
Another very warm day, very close and calm. it has been unlike the few days past in
that there was little or no breeze. I finished the crossplowing with the double plow at
dinner time. Colin returned from Coffey's threshing after dinner, it has taken quite a long
time for them to do their threshing. Colin cultivated the north front field this afternoon.
we wished to kill the sow thistle. I drove down to John Blacks, Margaret accompanying
me where she remained to visit. I drove over to Hugh Black's to see what had best be
done about the Board of Health business. Dr Dryden being away from Rockwood we
thought it best for Dr Mc
Cullough to look after the cases of Typhoid under his care and
ascertain whether measures could be instituted to check the further progress of the
disease. Hugh Black has on a strong gang yesterday and to day, filling his Silo. 10 men
& 3 teams and an engine driving the ensilage cutter, they are very busy, they had the
silo filled, 32 feet deep and 12 feet x 16 or thereabout.
Sunday 13
Very fine day, keeps dry although rain is wanted for the roots &c. as usual Maggie &
Colin have attended at Everton twice to day. I kept pretty much at home until about 4
P.M. when I walked across to see Mr Dunbar. as the Mc
Dermotts want the old horse I
wished to know whether he had any objections. he had none, so if they still want him I
will let him go.
SEPTEMBER MONDAY 14 1896 (260-105)
�A very dull day all day long. close and warm this forenoon but considerable breeze in
the afternoon. Colin has harrowed all day, he went twice over the most of it, and is done
all to about an acre. I finished up the hoeing of the turnips first thing this forenoon, and
then began the cutting of the corn. I cut 3 rows at a time and went nearly three times
through. I had to leave it over a couple of hours this afternoon, helping Johny's boy to
take his harrows to the field. and after I came back it looked so much like rain that I
carried lumber into the barn to be ready for fixing the granary. Robert Morton has
promised to help me on Thursday next, also Johny. Robert was helping Johny to kill and
dress a porker this forenoon. Albert talks of threshing for us next Monday. Mr & Mrs
John Webb paid us a visit this evening as they were returning from Wm Hindleys. they
called while on their way home, at Mrs Mutries where her tenant has an Auction Sale of
his stock & implements this afternoon. Johny & Lizzie have been there
TUESDAY 15 (261-104)
Very dull all day. warm the most of the day. towards evening it became cooler. we have
been expecting rain but none of any consequence has come. it took Colin a little while
this morning to finish the harrowing and then he unhitched the horses and we both at
cutting the corn. after cutting awhile we began to think that if we had gaps made so as
to avoid the trees, we might be able to cut the balance down with the binder, so we
spent a good deal of our time making those gaps. we did very little at the cutting this
forenoon as we cleaned out the barn and lifted the floor where a new sleeper will have
to be put in. Johny has started to cut his corn. Maggie and her mother drove down to
Everton this evening, we hear Joseph Croft is a little better. some improvement in
others of the Typhoid cases. had a letter from Alex, Holyoke, he complains that Ewart
does not set himself to read up or study for further advancement in his business. I also
had a letter from brother Alex. Meaford, he attended the Industrial at Toronto.
SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 16 1896 (262-103)
Continues fine weather, quite dull this forenoon again but cleared up afternoon to bright
sunshine towards evening it began to show up like rain and after dark awhile we had a
nice steady falling rain which I was very glad to see. Colin and I cut at the corn this
forenoon and have opened up the way mostly round the trees so that we may take in
the machine there is fully the half of the corn in the orchard cut now. Colin plowed in
south front field this afternoon, this is the first of our second plowing. I am thinking of
sowing rye on it so as to plow it in again for potatoes. I cut some more corn this P.M.
�myself and bound up some of it, it ties very well, the smallest stalks making bands. we
have been peeling & coring apples till quite late this evening.
THURSDAY 17 (263-102)
Cleared up to sunshine again, there has been quite a good breeze too, and it has been
very pleasant. of course a good rain was what we wanted and if we had got it some time
ago it would have been of great benefit to the roots but it has come very sparsely
indeed. Johny & Robert Morton have been working with us to day, making the granary
in the barn. they have worked very steadyly and nearly completed the bins, the doors
are yet to be made and fitted up. I lifted up the back part of the barn floor and put in a
new sleeper the old sleeper has got rotten and the horses fell through the floor lately.
the barn at the back is requiring repairs. the rain comes down and rots the timbers and it
will have to be looked after. Colin plowed the most of the day, but helped me awhile to
place the sleeper and floor. Henry Duffield helped me awhile to patch the floor in
granary. we cut it out with the cross cut and made a straight bed for a patch, which we
fitted in. Robbie Gollop drove up from Norval. he brought 2 crocks from Mrs Garbut
which she had of ours with butter.
SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 18 1896 (264-101)
A very pleasant and warm day. towards night it began to cast up clouds and had much
the appearance of rain setting in. before bed time the rain had started. Colin has plowed
in the south front field the most of the day. he quit between 4 & 5 oclock and helped me
to draw some of the corn together and set it up against the fence on west side of the
orchard. we are wanting to have the openings made on the rows of trees cleared of the
cut corn, and we have been drawing it out on the stone boat. I drove over to Toltons this
forenoon to see Albert about our threshing. Emerson told me he lays out to come to us
on Monday next. so I returned home without seeing Albert. I hitched up the old horse
and drew away all the cut lumber out of the barn and piled it up at the end of the shed
outside. the short stuff &c hauled it to the house for burning. Albert Tolton's mare was
here to night to make sure of the day for threshing we settled for Monday. he says they
intend moving the machine tomorrow night.
SATURDAY 19 (265-100)
Quite rainy all forenoon, and windy and blustery afternoon, with occasional showers. it
got up cold at night. Colin and I have been quite busy finishing up the granary, some
�lining to day and Colin covered up the holes and bad fitting boards with lathes and other
pieces. we had quite a bit of lining up to do in the passage in front of the horses. Johny
helped us a little while in the forenoon, we hitched the horses after dinner and drew up
the binder into Johny's barn where we want to prepare it for cutting the balance of our
corn in the orchard. I drove to Everton after night and got some groceries for the
threshing on Monday. Willie Abbott paid me four ($4.00) dollars on Mrs. Peavoy's rent.
Albert Tolton brought the threshing machine this evening. Johny Mc
Dermott was here
again about the old horse and said he was going to take him, but would he not better do
it after night. I think he is very slow about it. he surely must think a dollar and half a high
price. the price of his hide only.
Sunday 20th
Fine weather to day. Maggie & Colin went twice to Everton to day. I intended taking a
walk out to day, but did not go out till evening. I wrote a long letter to Ewart, taking him
to task for not reading & studying up. also a few lines to Alex. After tea took a walk up to
Duffields and from there to Webbs, whither Margaret had gone before.
SEPTEMBER MONDAY 21 1896 (267- 98)
Weather good to day. a little close and warmer than has prevailed for some days.
indications of a change this evening. mottled clouds and hazy sky. we got a fair start at
the threshing this morning and threshed very steadily and well all day. Colin carried the
grain to the bins, the first oats we threshed were the new Zealands and they were
lighter than the rest, being later in ripening and caught in the blighting weather, they
weigh somewhere between 30 & 31 lbs. we had the old hands helping us. Uncle
Thomas came over, there were also John Coffey, Isaac Theaker, Henry Duffield, Geo.
Mc
Williams, Robert Mc
Williams, Dennis Heffernan (for John Webb), Robert Morton,
John Smallhorn, Albert Tolton had Gilbert Mc
Carthur and Robertson with him for the
machine. our new horse went finely on the machine and the two made a good team. we
felt the good of the remodelled granary, it is very handy and we have all the nine bins
occupied, of course they are not all full, but it is thought there are somewhere between
8 or 900 bushels. {Margin} threshing - names of the men helping - new granary holds all
TUESDAY 22 (266-97)
A long heavy rain fell last night, and this morning the rain kept on falling till about 8
oclock. I was afraid John Webb would hardly get his threshing done, but it cleared up in
�time earlier than might have been expected and they got on to thresh as soon as the
rain quit falling. Colin attended there all day. I had a job cleaning up the barn, taking
down scaffold &c. I forked over the most of the barley chaff into the mow, and rid up
things so as to get a chance to move around. afternoon I hitched up the team and
gathered up and piled the corn in one of the rows of trees. I brought one of the loads in
and spread a part of it around for the cattle to eat. and took the rest into the barn. I find
the apples have been badly blown off the trees, the ground under the trees are literally
strewed with apples.
SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 23 1896 (269-96)
Very heavy frost last night, this morning opened out very doleful looking, everything was
covered with frost rine. the mud was frozen hard and it was not very long before the
effect of the killing frost was quite apparent. the potatoes are black, this is the first frost
that I could say I have noticed do anything to the potatoes, our corn that is uncut is
pretty badly cut. the flowers are mostly killed. Colin plowed till ten oclock this morning,
he and I afterwards hitched up and drew together the balance of the cut corn by the side
of the line of apple trrees. after dinner Colin prepared the binder and cut down some of
the corn but did not get along very well. I thought that if even he got along slowly we
would get it done, we did not get it half done however, we must just try again. the
orchard is a poor place to expect to use the binder, the trees are so much in the way. I
put up the pigs (8 of them) to fatten, feeding them whole peas. Johny has been at
Robert Jestins threshing to day. Margaret took a sick spell this morning but soon got
some better, we moved the cook stove into the house this forenoon.
THURSDAY 24 (270-95)
A fine day. the sun has shone out fairly well, and is drying things up. the corn and all
other green things have got a great scorching with the frost of night before last. our corn
is in bad shape now for cutting, the late high wind and heavy rain has driven it down
badly. Colin tried to cut some again with the binder but got along very badly, he had to
quit about 10 oclock, as the machine came on to Richd
Mc
Williams from Jestins, and he
helped there. I cut some more with the hook to make more room near the trees, and
Johny came and cut a space and a part of one. I helped him to gather his corn for the
service. I would not wish to have the corn in the orchard again and think of cutting it with
the machine. the trees are a terrible hindrance. Albert Tolton has a fine threshing
machine this time, it makes a fine job of peas and they can put them through as fast
�almost as they can be put to them the grain is also very clean. I don't think I ever saw
better work done than he is doing now.
SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 25 1896 (271-94)
Milder last night and to day, towards evening it threatned rain and some little did fall. it
has been a very pleasant day however through the most of the time. Colin has been at
Richd
Mc
Williams threshing up till about 4 oclock P.M. when they finished they then
moved over to Johny's barn and threshed his peas out for him. Johny thinks he has
about 100 bushels of them. I helped Johny to get ready his barn for threshing and we
got the mower out and cut the balance of the corn with it. we had a hard enough job to
cut it that way, it was so badly down, it is also far too thickly sown which has made a lot
of short fuzzy stuff. the half of the seed sown would have been too much we took the
binder over to the drive house again and laid it away in its corner as also the other
machinery and implements. I paid John Parker for the pasture of the young cattle,
$5.50. he wanted $6.00 but I demurred on account of the 4 yearlings not doing very well
and finding them out on the line before the month had expired. he accepted of the sum
named however as payment in full. he sent his brother here last night with the
peremptory message that the amount must be paid tomorrow. {Margin} Settled with
John Parker for cattle pasturing
SATURDAY 26 (272-93)
A very fine warm day. and clear sunshine. Colin finished up the plowing of the north
front field, and began to sow it at 3 oclock P.M. he sowed it all and got about the third of
it harrowed. I took Fred and the buggie up to Edward Mc
Dermotts, and bought the Rye
to sow it. there are about, as near as I could judge, 4 acres in the piece, and I got 6
Bushels and some 19 lbs. we wished to sow about 1½ B. per acre - I paid him 40¢ per
Bushel, $2.50 for the lot. I helped Johny to fix up his corn this P.M. and I got his mare to
do some chores with the stone boat. went to the back fields for harrows took off some
stones before harrowing rye ground and then drew together some of our corn in orchard
{Margin} bought Rye from Edward Mc
Dermott - drawing corn together for Johny and
ourselves
Sunday 27
Very heavy rain last night, it was a pity Colin did not get the harrowing finished last
night. kept dull to day but did not rain. Bella & John Mc
Kenzie & children drove up to day
�they left Mrs Mc
Kenzie Senr. at the corner to go to Usherwoods. our Willie drove out
from Guelph this afternoon, he brought Mary out home. She has been at Guelph some
days. Maggie and Colin twice to Everton Meeting. John Mc
Kenzie paid me $4.00 on
account of A.O.U.W.
OCTOBER {William forgot to cross out 'October'. It is still September.} MONDAY
28 1896 (274-91)
A fine day, and the ground has dried up fairly well since the drenching it got on Saturday
night. Colin and I hauled the corn and stood it up against the fence on east side of the
orchard. this forenoon he started to plow the second time in north front field. it was
rather cloggy with the colter on account of the stubble and we changed it for the
skimmer. it worked a little better then. he harrowed the balance of the rye field that he
failed in doing Saturday night. I was cutting the down stuff of the corn that the machine
ran over, and I helped Johny to cut and bring up a cedar log from the bush, a double
length of long stakes for a new fence he is going to build on the south side of his
orchard. Willie drove away home this morning, took a basket of eggs for which he brings
out sundries when he returns in a day or two for wood he has at Duncan Robertsons.
TUESDAY 29 (275-90)
Very dull this forenoon, and threatning rain, after dinner the rain came on and we had a
very wet afternoon, towards night it became windy and stormy and the rain fell more
heavily. Colin plowed all forenoon. After dinner we cleaned up 5 bags wheat for a grist,
and 2 bags barley & peas for chop. the goose wheat weighed, with 52 lbs of fall wheat
we had left of Dan. Talbot's seed 640 lbs. I traded with Mr Hortop 2 bags goose wheat
for 2 of fall, and he was to pay himself for the extra value out of the grist. Colin and I
weighed the grist on coming home, and I was surprised to find there was only 352 lbs of
flour. I then weighed the bran and shorts, which weighed 225 lbs. bags all included in
both cases. only that there were 3 bags more weighed, after being ground. the
difference being 63 lbs in total weight. I got "Doc"s shoes all reset at Willie Abbotts (not
paid). Received a letter from Holyoke this evening, they have had the third operation
performed on the baby's tongue. poor thing it must suffer. {Margin} 2 bags barley &
peas chopped - also a grist of wheat ground - account of respective weights. - "Doc"
shod - Letter from Holyoke - Alex' baby surgical operation.
OCTOBER Sept. WEDNESDAY 30 1896 (276-89)
�A very rainy day. with the rain that fell yesterday afternoon and what fell last night and to
day the ground is getting quite full of water. the land of course has been long very dry
and it takes a good deal to overload it, but there has been a great quantity of rain lately.
Colin and I have been sawing up some of the stuff lying in the barn yard, one long cedar
we cut into 6 inch blocks for paving some of the stalls in cattle stable. 47 blocks. every
thing around is soaking wet, although not much rain fell this afternoon. the corn lying cut
on the ground is soaked and we hauled it out on the truck to the pasture field for the
cattle to eat. Joseph Hindley & wife came this evening with their democrat. they brought
2 empty barrells to get filled with Northern Spy apples. we gave them home 2 bags of
Snows, and arranged to give them some for making cider. fall apples are a complete dry
in the market, in fact, there is hardly any sale for them. Johny has been away to day
with William Tindal building a fence at Usherwoods. I suppose they might have been
able to work outside this P.M.
October THURSDAY 1 (277-88)
Quite a fine day after the rain. the land is drying up again on the top although we find it
has got a great soaking. Colin helped to pick the snow apples, he climbed the trees and
got the highest ones, there were 4 trees to pick in that way. Maggie and her Mother had
picked the lower limbs previously. there are now 13 barrells from these 4 trees all hand
picked. there are yet a few on one tree. I plowed in the north front field while Colin was
at the apples. Willie drove out from Guelph to day, he rigged up our waggon and
Mc
Williams wood rack and with Johny's team drove it down to Duncan Robertsons and
loaded up the wood ready for Johny to take it in to Guelph tomorrow. Richd
Mc
Williams
had a fine suckling Colt die to day, it is supposed it was hurt by being on the fresh rape.
Margaret drove to Everton this evening. We find that Mc
Williams Colt was out during the
long, heavy, cold rain of the night before last, and it is thought that had as much to do
with its fatal illness as the eating of the rape.
OCTOBER FRIDAY 2 1896 (278-87)
A very fine day, sunshine and comfortably warm. Colin has plowed all day steadily, only
that after dinner he and I cleaned up the balance of the oats at Johny's barn, there were
4 bags left of the 22 bags that were emptied into his bin, he used up a lot of oats in the
time, we used ourselves something about the same quantity, about 18 bags. this 4 bags
weighed 360 lbs, exclusive of the bags, and one of the 4 weigh bags was one of Johny's
�small ones, allowing that to be a likely proposition, then he used 1620 lbs. Johny took in
a load of wood for Willie to day. I got the old wagon with the Cherry lumber on it drawn
out from under the shed, the top boards had got soiled up with the hens and I cleaned
them off and washed them so as to be ready to take to Guelph tomorrow. I did up
considerable choring to day, cut and gathered the burdocks round the back field where
the turnips are and where we put the sheep and lambs some days ago. I had quite a job
fixing up the door and doorway into the passage at head of horses, they had got out of
order. {Margin} cleaned up the balance of old oats at Johny's Barn - account of what
Johny used.
SATURDAY 3 (279-86)
Some frost last night, but the day broke out fine in its early part, as it neared noon time
however it became overcast and it was not so pleasant or warm. I wore my overcoat all
the way in, and though I did not wear it till returning home I was very glad to draw to it a
good part of the way there. I called at Wideman's about buying my lumber but they
seemed disposed to rate the full half of it as only worth 10 dollars per. M. and 25 for the
best, I did not deal with them and drove up to Willies, where I unloaded the oats and got
my dinner, he paid me two dollars, 20¢ a bushel for 10 bushels, he gave me the whip
for the ½ bushel. I wanted to allow him another bushel, but he would not accept. after
dinner I drove the lumber to Bell & Co's yard. they allowed me (at the rate of) 25 dollars
for 153 feet, and at the rate of 20 for the balance of the inch. the 4 planks at 10. making
263 feet in all, and $5.45 the total amount of money. I got 4 square of No. 2 shingles at
Mr Richardsons daughter on york road for 70¢ per square, and also bought nails and
rollers for granary door. Maggie & her Mother were also in with the buggie with butter &
eggs to market and was home ahead of me. I paid $4.00 to Geo. Marshall the balance
of the note for binder twine, my share, Johny had his paid before. Colin picked and
barrelled 5 barrells of snow apples in large orchard. {Margin} Maggie and her Mother to
Guelph with butter and eggs. - I also took in the cherry lumber to day and some oats all
amounting to $7.45 - paid note for binder twine. - bought shingles & other sundries -
Colin picked 5 barrells of snow apples
�Sunday 4
Fine day. Sunshine and pleasant. I took a walk round this forenoon and then visited at
Webbs, where I got dinner. Geo. Loree also came there from church with the girls, and
Mary rode with Maggie and Colin. George walked up home with me, and was with us all
afternoon. they all started for church after tea and we had a visit of Mr & Mrs Webb
then, also George Mc
Williams and Ruth. Mary took a letter to mail with 2 dollars for
A.O.U.W ass'm'ts for {self & John Mc
Kenzie}. {Margin} sent away for mailing tomorrow
$2.00 for A.O.U.W. ass'm'ts for September for self & John Mc
Kenzie. - wrote a card to
Kate Moore
OCTOBER MONDAY 5 1896 (281-84)
A beautiful day, fine sunshine and quite warm. we have had a very busy day among the
apples. Joseph Hindley and his two daughters came on this morning and bagged up 12
bags of fallen apples that we are giving them gratis. they remained on this afternoon to
help us with ours, and we also barrelled 2 barrells of Northern Spys for them. Joe took
his 12 bags home between 4 & 5 oclock, and returned with 3 empty bags, we loaded on
the two barrells of Spys and the 3 bags Culls and he set off before dark, taking the girls
with him. I made up an enclosure with 12 foot lumber in the house yard, for putting our
surplus fall apples in which we intend to sell this fall, we drew in over a dozen barrells
and emptied a number of them so as to give us empty barrells for holding our winter
fruit. I helped them at the apple pulling and fixing them all day. Colin finished the
plowing of the front field before dinner, and after helping us some at the apples he
commenced to plow the oat stubble in the back north field, same as where the turnips
are in, he was the most of the afternoon plowing there. Wm Tindal is plowing to day for
Johny. Johny drove down by Everton with his colt to day and got him shod. he drives
pretty well. {Margin} Joseph Hindley and 2 daughters helping us to pull apples. they got
15 bags of culls from us and 2 barrels North'n Spys - I have been working all day at the
apples &c. - Colin plowing.
TUESDAY 6 (282-83)
Beautiful weather this forenoon, it became lowering in the afternoon and rain began to
fall about four oclock which increased as night approached and afterwards we had a
very wet and comfortless night. I spent quite a while on the shed roof, patching the
�shingling where the bad leaks were ajoining the Barn. I had also to prepare barrels for
holding the winter apples, we emptied some into the place I prepared for them in the
yard. Colin has plowed in the stubble, in the east side of the turnip patch. he and I both
got wet by staying too long out in the rain in the evening. Johny is preparing a load of
apples (10 bags) to take to Guelph tomorrow in the democrat. he gets our harness and
Fred. Wm Tindal is plowing for him and he works the colt along with one of the mares
when Johny is away with the apples. we are still drawing out the corn for the cattle out
of the orchard. we draw it night & morning on the tracks and spread it on the grass field
between the barns. {Margin} fine weather forenoon but dull and lowering afternoon with
rain at night - Colin plowing - I have been helping with the apples and patching shed
roof.
OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 7 1896 (283-82)
A very cold comfortless day, the wind has been high and the temperature low. just a
regular fall day. I notice the foliage is fast dropping off and we have all the indications of
approaching winter. Maggie and her mother have been picking and barreling some of
the winter apples in the dwarf orchard, 3 or 4 barrels. I had quite a job emptying the
contents out of some barrels so as to get them for the apples. I was patching on the
shed and stable roofs, it was a very cold job. I had to wear my fur cap and muffler and
was then quite cold. Johny went to Guelph to day with 10 bags of apples, on the
democrat, he returned home between 2 & 3 oclock, sold his apples at 25¢ per bag.
Colin plowed all day in the stubble. Wm Tindal plowed all day for Johny with one of the
mares and the colt, Johny had one of them with our Fred to Guelph.
THURSDAY 8 (284-81)
Some improvement in the weather, sunshine and warmer than yesterday. I have been
patching at the roof to day, and have torn up some of the old and worn out shingles and
replaced them with new ones. Johny and Wm Tindal helped Colin and I to draw up the
roof of the old sheep pen closer to the shed and stayed it there with scantling spiked to
the rafters and the girt in the shed. we took the noon spell for it. Colin has plowed in the
stubble all day. he noticed our fat ewe was not right someway and called me down from
the roof. the sheep have all been among the turnips for some days, when I went down I
saw she was bloating on the tops and so brought her home and bled and dressed her
letting out the gas from the paunch. she is a fine piece of mutton, and weighed exactly
100 lbs when dressed.
�OCTOBER FRIDAY 9 1896 (285-80)
A very fine day for fall work, but rather cold for comfort. Clear sunshine & dry. I started
to pull up some mangolds this forenoon and place them in piles, the late frosts have
scared me and we must have them stored away. Colin plowed till between 11 & 12
oclock, and then we both quit, and after dinner made ready for Rockwood Show.
Margaret & I took "Doc" and our own buggie and Colin and Maggie went with Fred and
Heffernan's buggie. I put our horse in Stewarts Stable. Colin and Maggie remained for
the Concert. there was a large number of people at the show, and a very good display,
the hall was well filled up with the ordinary articles, apples were in large supply and
excellent in quality. roots were fine, there was a great show of horses and other stock
was fairly well represented. it was very cold on the ground and I felt as if home would be
the best place to make for but Margaret had a desire to see it to the end. so we stayed.
we had a warm supper at Stewarts and then started off in the darkness for home. it was
not a very dark night however and we drove home quite comfortably. we just heard on
the show ground that John Rafferty had died yesterday. {Margin} Death of John Rafferty
SATURDAY 10 (286-79)
A very fine day, warmer than yesterday and clear sunshine. Colin and I have taken up
the mangolds to day, we had five large loads. I pulled them and left them in rows while
Colin hauled them up. Some of them we pulled and loaded as we went along. Colin took
one load himself in this way. we wrenched the tops off with our hands as we pulled
them. John & Wm Tindal are drawing away a pile of stones and depositing them at the
west end of the barn, under the turnip house window. I shut up the sow to day in the
horse stable as her time is about up for pigging. {Margin} taking in the mangolds into the
house
Sunday 11
Cool again, and very misty this morning, but cleared up fine. Margaret and I were busy
this morning getting ready to attend John Rafferty's funeral. we reached Mimosa a little
before nine oclock, and about ½ past nine the Corpse was lifted. there was a large
attendance, and I acted as pall bearer along with Peter Mc
Gregor, Dan Mc
Dougal, Mr.
Brown, Humphrey Jessop and Wm Tookey, our Willie & Colin Campbell drove out. the
Ceremony at the Church took a long time to go through. John Mc
Kenzie and Bella, with
the little ones are with us over night to night.
�OCTOBER MONDAY 12 1896 (288-77)
A very fine day. Colin finished the plowing of the stubble land, excepting the head lands,
he started to plow the 2 acre patch next the potatoes. I have been a good while at the
roof patching the shingles. the weather looked a little threatning this afternoon but it
soon cleared up again. I feel terribly annoyed at our old sow. she is getting her litter of
pigs down pretty small, they are down to seven now, I don't know whether she kills them
or not, but we know she eats them after they are dead. I caught her eating one. I think
we will have to put her off now, this is the second time she has thinned off her litter. Mrs
David Stewart and Mary drove up to day, they came as we were finishing our dinner. we
bagged up a bag of Talmond sweet apples for Mr Stewart, also some Snow apples. I
wrote a letter to Alex. Holyoke this evening and took it down this evening to Everton to
mail. {Margin} old sow's litter dwindling down very small.
TUESDAY 13 (289-76)
Another very fine day. Colin plowed all forenoon at the 2 acre patch. Maggie and I were
pulling apples this forenoon, and we kept Colin and the team this afternoon and drew
them in to the cellar as we pulled them, we finished up both orchards and shook down
the very small apples we have been putting them on the floor in the old cellar. the sow
seems to have become reconciled to her pigs, as she still has the seven to day. I hope
she will keep now what she has got and not make away with any more of them.
OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 14 1896 (290-75)
This has been a very beautiful day, not nearly so cold as it has lately been and clear
sunshine the moon makes the nights clear and beautiful at the present too. Colin and I
started to take up the potatoes this morning, he plowed out 5 rows and we picked them
into the wagon before dinner, afterwards he plowed out the alternate 5 rows and we had
not got on very far in the picking when the bell rang for dinner. Colin attended Duffield's
threshing this afternoon and I had to pick the potatoes alone, and unload them at night,
as they were a little late in starting to thresh. Colin was able to give me a lift after dinner
awhile, it kept me jumping however to get done with them before dark. Maggie is not
well to day. Cramps & pain trouble her in bed last night, and to day she has not been
much better.
{Mathematical calculation} 392 400
�THURSDAY 15 (291-74)
A most beautiful day. warm sunshine and has much the appearance of indian summer. I
was anxious to put in a good day's plowing to day, but things went out of joint so that it
could not be done. Colin had to go to Henry Duffield's threshing and not being early up
left me all to do in pig & cattle feeding. Fred and the colt broke out of the yard through a
dilapidated part of the board fence and made off. I had to hitch up and go off in search
of them. I found them down by Standish's and had trouble in getting the colt to drive and
it put off my time that it was 10.30 before I started the plow. Duffields were late in
getting done, having to use the lantern to finish. I drove to Everton for the mail this
evening. Maggie is considerably better to day.
OCTOBER FRIDAY 16 1896 (292-73)
Colder to day than yesterday, but a fine day for working out. Colin and I have been
taking up the potatoes to day. we took up 14 rows. 6 in the forenoon and 8 afternoon.
the Webb potatoes, (Peerless Savoy) although they did not grow as evenly as the
Elephants we got from Johny, are much the best quality, what they lack in number is
more than made up in size. we took in 2 wagon loads to day I should think perhaps ⅞
full each. I calculated that what we took in on Wednesday would make a load and a half.
Maggie is up and about again to day, although not well enough to do any work. I did not
get early to the field this morning as all the Elephant potatoes had to be binned in a
corner of the large bin by themselves, and I fitted it up and moved the potatoes before
going down. Since finishing the picking of the apples in the large orchard, we have let
the 11 young pigs in and they have a fine time, they seem to be growing well.
SATURDAY 17 (293-72)
Overcast and threatning looking this forenoon which culminated in a very dissagreeable
falling of snow nearly all afternoon. Colin plowed out 8 rows of potatoes this forenoon
which we mostly picked. after dinner he plowed out six more, which was unfortunate, as
the snow fall made the work very unpleasant, beside making the potatoes very mucky.
we finished up however in the midst of the snow and left the load in the barn where, we
hope, they will dry off some. there are now 38 rows taken up leaving 28 yet in the
ground. I took the teeth out of the young pigs to day. we got a letter from Holyoke this
evening. Alex. is anxious that his mother pay them a visit. he says he took stock lately
and finds he is worth $6000.00. Johny & Lizzie have been at Guelph to day. they had
�apples chickens &c. {Margin} first snow of the season - taking up potatoes in the midst
of it. - Johny & Lizzie to Guelph. - since taking our old oats from his barn he has got 5
bags more - first 2 not weighed. then 84. 78. 76, odd.
Sunday 18
A fine day. the snow gives the surroundings a very wintry appearance but it is going
principally although in the sheltered places it is wonderful how the snow remains.
Maggie and Colin drove to Everton this forenoon. Margaret and I drove down to David
Robertsons and spent the afternoon and evening. Mr & Mrs Shaw Loree came also
when we were there. we had a pleasant visit. {Margin} Johny got a bag of oats 79 lbs.
OCTOBER MONDAY 19 1896 (295-70)
Very hard frost last night, we left our load of potatoes in the barn, not expecting there
would be frost enough to do any harm to them there. we found them quite frozen this
morning however, we cannot say whether they are injured but the wet clay that was on
them is quite hard and frozen on them, we are putting them by themselves in the root
house. Colin plowed this forenoon, and I did the chores. repaired a pair of shoes for
Maggie, and piled Mangolds in the root house, we plowed up 8 rows of potatoes after
dinner and picked them, we had the waggon fully filled level. they are nice potatoes
although thin in the ground. we were done early and did up some other work. I drove
Margaret down to Everton after tea, she had to purchase some articles preparatory for
her visit to Holyoke. Mrs Webb has been making up some soap with Margaret this
afternoon. Mrs John Webb of Eden & daughter has been visiting also. I went down to
see John Smallhorn about his potatoes, he says he will come tomorrow and take them
up, he had promised to go to Wm Burns but he must see about his potatoes he says
TUESDAY 20 (296-69)
A fine day. it had a wintry cold appearance early in the morning but it turned out finer as
the day wore on. we had twenty rows of potatoes for to days lifting, and Colin plowed
out 12 rows first thing in the morning after taking off the load that stood in the barn. we
got along fairly well. John Smallhorn and Amelia his daughter came along and filled four
bags with a little less than 2 rows. they had dinner with us and after finishing up here
they went to Johnys and took up their 3 rows there, filling about 7 ordinary bags. Colin
took them all down after supper for them and gave them both a ride. I also gave John a
�bag of peas on loan, 146 lbs. bag included. he says he is going to thresh Burns' peas
and he will get them from him to pay me back, and they will make good seed.
OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 21 1896 (297-68)
A very cold dissagreeable day. blustery and quite a number of heavy snow showers in
the afternoon. not a very auspicious day at all for Erin Show. quite a lot of people made
their way there however. Mr Burt the old Secretary is ill, so I suppose they will have
another acting in his place. Colin started to plow this morning but left for the show at
about nine oclock. he went with Geo. Mc
Williams. I took in hand the plow when Colin left
and managed to get over about an acre and ¼. I drove down to Everton after supper to
hear 2 Japanese lecture about Japan, they Illustrated their subject with showing some
nice maps and pictures, the work, I beleive, of one of the lecturers. I was telling the
doctor that Maggie was again complaining of pain, he thinks she should look after it.
there was quite a show of a fire out towards Guelph as I drove down.
THURSDAY 22 (298-67)
Quite a mantle of snow on the ground this morning which took till about noon to be
melted away. the frost was sufficient to harden the land through the night and between
the frost and snow it had a very wintry appearance this morning. I topped the stray
turnips on the mangold ground and other 4 rows in the regular patch before dinner.
Colin plowed all day and got a good chance to do a days work our plowing is getting
pretty well through with. I spent the afternoon in fixing up the turnip house, finishing up
the piling of the mangolds, and moving the potatoes that were thrown in the middle
window. there were 51 half bushel measures in the load that were standing in the barn
during the frosty night, and which we were afraid might be a little frost bitten. I piled
them on top of the Elephants with pea straw between them. I piled 4 bags of "Erin
Wonders" in a corner. I commenced to feed meal to the 4 young cattle we are going to
feed. Maggie and her Mother drove down to see the doctor about the pain that sticks to
Maggie so persistently he gave some directions, to go to bed and have the place
subjected to hot applications {Margin} Johny got another bag oats 84 lbs
OCTOBER FRIDAY 23 1896 (299-66)
Very heavy frost last night which made the ground like iron this morning. as the
forenoon wore on however the frost gave way rapidly and soon all was clear again.
Colin plowed this forenoon and is getting well along with the last field but one (the
�orchard). After dinner Colin and I drew in the turnips that were among the mangolds and
then harrowed the potatoe ground. we picked the potatoes but, as there were many of
what was left frozen, we got but very few home with us, perhaps a bag full would be all.
I did a little patching at the roof in the forenoon. Maggie has been easier to day. they
have kept the hot applications persistently and steadily since the start, and we think
they are doing her good, night, as well as day, they have been kept steadily on. Mary
lies on the lounge and keeps the fire on and though she takes some sleep she generally
manages to wake up to attend to the hot applications.
SATURDAY 24 (300-65)
A pleasant day, dry but very cool, and occasional snow flights in the afternoon. Colin
and I topped turnips all day, and leaving out the shippers, we nearly topped all the rest. I
quit at 4 oclock P.M. and after supper drove over to Thomson Smiths to see if his
daughter was going over to Springfield so as to accompany Mother to Holyoke, where
she intends visiting at Alex. I found there are 2 of them going in the first week of
November, and we hope Maggie will sufficiently recover from her ailment, so as to allow
of her Mother going with them. we had a card from Alex. this evening and he thinks
Miss Fessant will also be going. so there may be quite a colony of them.
Sunday 25
A very fine day. not so cold as yesterday or such as has prevailed this while back. I took
a drive over to Toltons this forenoon and had dinner with them. Thomas was away up to
John Rossells. Johny is unwell. they think he is taking Quinsy. John Mc
Kenzie and Bella
with the children drove up to day to see Maggie. they only got the word of her sickness
yesterday. The Dr. called in to see Maggie and he is pleased to find her so much better
he says the hot applications might be discontinued, but to see that the heat is kept
partly up by other means. {Margin} John Mc
Kenzie paid me five dollars ($5.00) on
A.O.U.W. account. - Dr Mc
Cullough called to day to see Maggie - I drove over to Toltons
to day
OCTOBER MONDAY 26 1896 (302-63)
Quite frosty this morning and very chilly and cold. I rose a little earlier than usual this
morning and drove to Guelph after breakfast. I wanted to see how we could do with the
hogs we have up fattening, the buyers are very particular about their weight and
condition. they do not wish them too heavy or too fat. Barber offered me $3.60 live
�weight and take them in on Thursday next, but I did not sell. Mr Corman says he will
drive out and see them and if they suit him he will give 5¢ per lb. I got my dinner at
Willie's and arrived home again between 2 & 3 oclock. Colin had 4 loads of turnips in
when I returned and we got other 3 loads with the shelving on, making 7 loads in to day,
8 loads in all with the mangold lot. the turnips are small, but they are thick on the ground
and count up after all, some people complain of having a good many unsound among
their crop, but we have no reason to complain on that score. We received a letter from
Alex. Holyoke. containing a Post Office order for twenty dollars on Guelph post office.
Alex does not delay in the matter of getting the means on hand for his mother to start
out for Holyoke. {Margin} Johny got another bags of oats - 8 loads of turnips in all to
day.
TUESDAY 27 (303-62)
A very beautiful day. warm sunshine. Heavy white frost this morning, and the ground
was quite hard frozen. Colin and I have been very busy at the turnips all day. I help load
up in the field and while Colin is up unloading I top at what stands untopped. I finished
up the topping except the shippers, and I have started at them too. there 31 or 32 rows
of them. we mean to top them carefully with the hoes and then plow them out and
harrow as we did last year. we bring large loads home, by having the shelving on and
heaped up besides. I think there are likely 35 bushels on each load. we took in 8 loads
to day. Colin and I are alone at them and it keeps us very busy to get even that amount
in, they are rather small and tedious to handle. Miss Smith and Miss Burt were over to
day, to say it is doubtful whether they will now go to Springfield, they have got word that
business is very dull there at the present time. Annie Garbut is paying us a visit to night.
George Loree is also up on a visit. Maggie is improving very much
OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 28 1896 (304-61)
A very warm day, but very dull and threatning rain nearly all the time, a little fell but
nothing of any account until late at night. Colin and I have been busy at the turnips
again to day. we harrowed them all out except the shippers, I have got the half of them
topped to day. we took in 7 loads and blocked up the windows badly. I went at it after
tea and threw them back from the windows, one of them we dug down to the ground,
Colin helped me awhile after returning from Everton, he drove down Mary and Annie
Garbut, Annie had a bid to attend a Shin dig at John Mutries this evening at the opening
of their new house. Johny & Lizzie are both away to it. Willie has helped Johny these
�two days back, he drove away home to night. {Margin} Johny got another bag of oats
this afternoon - taken in 7 loads of turnips
NOVEMBER THURSDAY 29 (305-60)
Heavy rain last night, and this forenoon it was quite dull and murky. although it
threatned rain hardly any fell. the afternoon brought fine clear sunshine and very warm,
it had more the appearance of a fine May or June day than the present date. I cleared
the middle window in the root house to the ground before going to the field this morning.
Colin and I drew in 7 loads to day. 3 forenoon and 4 afternoon. I have all the shippers
topped to 5 rows. we have now 30 loads of turnips of turnips in the root house, and they
are very large loads compared to what we usually draw in, we have shelvings on the
wagon and pile them up high. Johny is busy to day and has a boy helping him. I have
been again throwing back turnips to night. Albert Tolton and Judson were awhile with
me at the root house. they want Johny to go to the plowing match tomorrow over at
Ospringe to help them. {Margin} took in 7 loads of turnips to day. - have now 30 loads
in, in all
NOVEMBER October FRIDAY 30 1896 (306-59)
Quite a fall of rain this morning, and this forenoon, up to about 9 or 10 oclock it kept
raining, we did not go out to the turnips until between 2 and 3 oclock that I found they
were again getting dry enough to handle. Colin had first started to plow some when I
thought we had better go again at the turnips. I wished to run over to Ospringe to see
the plowing match but, I thought business should come before pleasure so I helped
Colin to load up 2 loads before leaving between 4 and 5 oclock, we thought we could
have taken all the turnips that were harrowed out in at 3 loads, Colin however found
there were more than he could take, so only took a small load after I left, and left
another load yet out. I drove to Ospringe in time to see the plowing before dark, there
was good work done, 4 of the old "long plows", Albert and Emerson Tolton, John
Robertson and a man from Milton way. Albert swept the field in first prizes. 1st feering,
1st for finish, 1st in ridge, and sweepstakes. Robertson 2nd, Emerson 3rd. of course
Milton Man 4th. Johny was there all day. they did not start to plow till the rain stopt. I put
up 8 bags snow apples for Guelph tomorrow. {Margin} ground wet and too mucky to
work at the turnips forenoon. - took in 3 loads afternoon - drove over to see the plowing
at Ospringe - Albert Tolton took 1st in every thing in his class. - Emerson took 3rd.
�SATURDAY 31 (301-58)
A very fine day throughout, in the morning it had a threatning appearance and we took
the umbrella for fear of rain. Margaret and I drove down to Guelph taking 8 bags snow
apples some butter & eggs. 2 sheepskins. $1.10 for latter. 18¢ Eggs. 16¢ for butter, and
25¢ per bag for the apples. I got dressed stuff for granary door 90¢. a trunk for Margaret
to travel with $2.15 a pair of boots $1.18. we had dinner at Willie's. he got some of the
chickens his mother had. I got the post office "Money order" cashed for $20.00, got
$10.00 in American bills at the bank. we called at Everton on our way home and got
another letter from Alex. he urges his Mother to make an early start, if the state of things
will allow of it, and advises to look no more after company for her, as she if not at all
likely to experience any trouble on the way to Holyoke. {Margin} Colin took in 4 loads of
turnips to day. one of the old kind and three of the shippers - he plowed & harrowed the
latter out. - 37 loads of turnips in, in all
Sunday 1st November
A very pleasant day. Sunshine for the most part. although there was awhile of duller
weather. I drove Mary home this morning, and when I returned Mr Dunbar was waiting, I
gave him five dollars to take over to Mr Wood tomorrow night, to pay the double ass'm't
& dues for myself and John Mc
Kenzie. I walked back with him quite a piece of the way
home. {Margin} paid $5.00 ass'm't and dues for self and John Mc
Kenzie. A.O.U.W.
NOVEMBER MONDAY 2 1896 (309-56)
Heavy white frost this morning, Colin harrowed out the balance of the turnips after first
plowing them, they were not as clean as I would have liked them the frozen ground was
melting and caused them to be somewhat mucky. I piled the turnips back from the
window, also piled the potatoes back, Colin and I had little time enough to get finished
up but we managed it, had 5 full loads and one cull load at the last, we did not count it.
this makes 42 loads of turnips in all. they were large loads for the most part, shelvings
on and well rounded up, although the turnips were a little mucky this forenoon they dried
up well for the afternoon's picking. {Margin} Johny got 79 lbs oats this A.M. - we took in
5 full loads of shipping turnips. the last was made of chewed culls and we didn't count it.
42 loads in all, and finished up.
TUESDAY 3 (310-55)
�A very fine day, frost not so heavy last night and this morning. I was early astir this
morning, getting ready to be off with John Webb. Robert Jestins horses broke in to our
fields and we had some trouble in getting them out. Colin plowed this forenoon. Mr
Webb and I drove over to see Edward's farm that has been some time advertized to
rent. John Mc
Kenzie has an idea of looking at it, when we got there we found it was
rented last week. we drove round by Henry Dunbar's on our way home, and John Webb
bought a ram lamb from him at five dollars. we drove home in time for dinner and Willie
drove out from Guelph just as we were at dinner. he clipt our horse, "King". Samuel
Tovell came along and paid us a nice little visit. then Louis Black and Mary her Sister.
Willie got the clipping of the horse finished although he was delayed with buyers looking
at and trying Johny's colt in view of buying him.
NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 4 1896 (311-54)
Rather a dull day, and threatned rain, a little fell this afternoon but nothing of
consequence. I got some time put off this morning and forenoon hunting up bags to take
a load of chop to the mill. I got 7 from Robert Mc
Williams and helped him to pull up his
pump at the house which had gone wrong. Colin and I bagged up 18 bags of grain,
Barley & oats (black) half & half, with a small proportion of peas. and also finished
taking in the feed corn before dinner, after dinner I took down the load of chop to the
mill, and while it was grinding, drove back to the corner and had 3 shoes reset on King
by Willie Abbott, not paid. and Fred's reset all round, by Hoskins, for which I paid him
40¢. I then got my grist, and paid 90¢ for chopping. Mary thought of riding up with me,
but backed out again and it got so dark and wet after night that I did not go back for her.
Colin drew in stove wood this afternoon also got Robt Mc
William's wagon and stock rack
up ready for the hogs tomorrow morning. John Mutrie brought along his thrashing
machine to Johny's. {Margin} finished taking in the feed corn - prepared a load of chop
this forenoon and took it to the mill after noon. - got Fred & King shod - Colin this P.M.
drew in stove wood to the wood house - we hear Mc
Kindley is elected President U.S.A.
THURSDAY 5 (312-53)
Wet and dissagreeable the greater part of the day although it rained less or more the
most of the time, still there was not any real heavy fall until the afternoon when we had
some heavy showers, with one downpour and a high storm of wind with it. John Mutrie
never unhitched during all the rain, and finished up Johny's threshing about 5 oclock. I
think he might have had a dark drive home after supper. Colin and I loaded up the 5
�pigs after breakfast and after I started her mother off for Mary to Everton. I borrowed
Robt. McWilliams wagon & rack and took them in it getting down to Rockwood about
10.30. and leaving there for home about noon, the hogs weighed 835 lbs making
$30.06. I arrived home a little after two oclock and made ready for Guelph, getting away
about 4 oclock shortly after a terrible storm of wind and rain, on the way to Guelph it
cleared up somewhat and became colder, and the wind high. we were both rather cold
and uncomfortable having to face a high and cold wind. we reached Guelph shortly after
dark, as there was a great storm with heavy rain at Guelph in the afternoon the freinds
thought it possible we might not start. they thought we did right however to drive in.
{Margin} a rainy dissagreeable day. - Johny threshed to day. - I took the 5 fat hogs to
Rockwood. weighed 835 lbs - making $30.06 - drove in Margaret to Guelph so as to be
ready to start for Holyoke in the morning
NOVEMBER FRIDAY 6 1896 (313-52)
A very high wind all night, and some of the time accompanied with rain and sleet.
Margaret felt tolerably well and rested this morning she had a good sleep and rest, so
she will be the better able to stand the long ride. Willie and I drove down town after
breakfast and procured the ticket and got the trunk checked through to Holyoke, the
ticket to Holyoke cost $11.35, after returning to Willie's we were not long in starting over
to the "diamond" and after, perhaps, a half hours waiting, our train came along. And we
bade Mother good bye, earnestly hoping, that she would get safely through to her
destination. I walked down town, Colin accompanying me before dinner and had a look
at the overcoats at Ryan's and Williamsons, and returned at dinner time, hitched up for
home between 2 & 3 oclock, and bought one of Ryan's best overcoats, paying $8.38 for
it. I also paid Charles Mc
Dougal three dollars, the premium on Mrs Peavoys insurance
policy. Colin Campbell was standing by at the time. John Day, the architect, was found
dead in the house this morning in Guelph. Shot through the head. it is considered to be
suicide, he was a drinking man.
SATURDAY 7 (314-51)
Weather fine to day. windy & cool however, but sunshine for the most part has
prevailed. Colin has been plowing the greater part of the day and has finished up the 3
field back (to the south) also finished headlands on the field opposite (to the north) we
also ran a double furrow out of the old water run and I shovelled it out, and all the ends
of furrows &c. I was otherwise choring round and headed a number of apple barrels
�Colin hauled them in from the orchard and I placed them in the cellar, twenty four
barrels of them. Mr Webb walked up this afternoon to find if we had word from Margaret.
Maggie drove to Everton this forenoon and got a telegram from Springfield announcing
from Alex. that his Mother had arrived there safely. Richd Mc
Williams went up to Owen
Sound yesterday morning and last night their freinds here got a letter saying their
brother John seemed in a dying state, so Robt. & Wm started off there this morning.
Sunday 8
A little cold but not unpleasant. Colin drove Maggie and Mary to meeting this forenoon.
Mary stayed in Everton and returned with Colin & Maggie in the evening. I wrote a letter
to Bro. Alex Meaford, and one to Holyoke and a card to Kate Moore. Kept the house
pretty close took a walk to Webbs in the evening.
NOVEMBER MONDAY 9 1896 (316-49)
A little blustery and cold this forenoon, but the weather became more pleasant
afternoon. Colin finished the plowing by the side of the potatoes - the Mangold patch -
and he plowed out a run for the water from the hollow wet spot on the field forward of it,
and I shovelled it out and cleared all the furrow ends. Colin started to plow the orchard
by plowing up the trees with "Doc" alone. I covered up the fruit trees I purchased of
Stone & Wellington on the line of trees in the orchard. Robert Gollop and John came up
to Johnys to day. they had dinner with us. John bought Johny's colt and paid him a
hundred dollars cash down for him, they seem well pleased with the colt, he is a very
stylish animal and a good size and good bone. I wrote a letter for John Webb this ev'g to
an applicant for his farm, giving him particulars regarding it. Willie drove out from
Guelph this forenoon, he took the coal stove. I gave him a bag of apples, and he took
straw for a bed. he had Scott & Millman's rig which carried the whole business nicely.
TUESDAY 10 (317-48)
Hard frost last night and the ground was pretty hard this morning. Colin got on to the
plow however, although it was not very pleasant plowing in the forenoon, it was all right
after dinner. I took down 2 Ewes and John Webb's ram lamb he purchased of Henry
Dunbar. we were catching the ewes to clip the tags from them, and Colin broke the front
leg of one of them by holding it by the leg alone. I had to butcher it as I did not think it
would do any good by keeping. lucky it was in fair condition, so that it will not be much
of a loss. I have had a day's choring, fixing up things around. Churned for Maggie. set
�up the corn in the hay mow. started to keep the fat cattle in to day, and the butchering of
the sheep was unexpected.
NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 11 (318-47)
Very rough last night, rain and sleet, it rained on till nine oclock this morning. Colin got
on then to the plowing of the orchard and it kept him till night to finish up. I have been
very busy again choring to day. I got the glass last night at Everton and put in 5 panes
in the sash at the pig house and placed them, protecting them against the fowls by
nailing on lath across the sash. I also fixed up the door step and jams - as they had
rotted out below and otherwise gone wrong. repaired the wheelbarrow, and attended
the stock. cut up the sheep and helped the girls some, they have got done cleaning up
to night, have been a couple of days at it. Colin drove to Everton this evening, he
brought home a letter from Ewart, Holyoke, giving some particulars about Mother's
journey hither. {Margin} stormy last night - fixing up things - preparing for winter - Colin
finished plowing orchard - Mary and Maggie finished the cleaning up the house this
evening
THURSDAY 12 (319-46)
Weather fine to day. it has been rather cold but sunshine and very pleasant. Colin
plowed for Johny all day. Maggie and I drove down to Mc
Kenzies this forenoon, the
roads were good and we had a pleasant drive. Mary stayed at home here. we got down
to Eden between 10 & 11 oclock. quite a number from a distance gathered there shortly
after that time. among them the Auctioneer Ingram. the grounds around the house and
barn were dry and made the work of the sale much more pleasant than if it had been
muddy. the sale began about 2 oclock and the implements &c were not long in being
disposed of, the auctioneer hung longer on his bids for the stock. and fair prices were
realized for the greater part of it. I bought the first cow that was put up, $30.00. She is 5
or 6 years old and Bella says she is the best milker they have. John bid quite a few
articles in, but, with the exception of the old mare and colt, he did not put up what stock
he kept. I was pleased to learn that the sale made so much money $570. perhaps there
were $150 worth bid back to himself. Willie bought the 3 year colt he is quite a lively and
showy animal, he bid him up to $53.00 he paid the cash and was allowed the discount,
making it $49. odds it was late before Maggie and returned home. {Margin} Fine day for
Mc
Kenzies Sale which came off this afternoon - Colin plowed for Johny to day - bought
a cow at the sale for $30.00. - Willie bought the 3 year old colt.
�NOVEMBER FRIDAY 13 1896 (320-45)
Quite a snow storm last night and the ground to day has quite a mantle of snow upon it.
there was no frost when the snow fell on the ground, but it became frostier and colder
this afternoon as night approached it was the intention that Colin plow at Robert
Mortons to day, but there was too much snow for plowing so didn't go. I piled stove
wood in the wood house this A.M. and Colin rigged up the Bobsleigh and drew it in. it is
lucky that John Mc
Kenzie had his Sale yesterday instead of to day, so much snow and
cold frosty air in the afternoon would have made it very unpleasant to be standing or
walking round at a sale. Colin brought over the democrat after dinner and we bagged up
10 bags of apples and loaded them in the barn, 8 bags snows, and 2 Talmand Sweets
there are quite a few culls left in the piles and I have directed Colin to get them carried
in to the cellar tomorrow when I am away to Guelph. {Margin} Quite a mantle of snow
this morning - drawing in the stove wood and piling it in the wood house. - bagging up
apples for Guelph to morrow.
SATURDAY 14 (321-44)
Frost kean last night and the ground is frozen hard this morning. it softened up some by
dinner time and Johny plowed in the afternoon. Colin helped him take in his barreled
apples to day. he also carried in our culls into the cellar. I started for Guelph about ½
past seven, and had very hard frozen roads. "Fred & Doc" was the team. King being
clipped so lately I do not care to expose him too much to the cold. when a little past the
frog pond, the off front wheel tire burst, and I was afraid of the wheel's collapse. the
bolts held the tire on however while I drove cautiosly to Penfolds and got a wire wound
on it till I sold and delivered my load, after which I got 7 spokes and a ½ rim and tire set,
which, with the old a/c of pole &c. made $3.68 which I paid in full. I realized for apples &
sheepskin $3.35. apples 25¢ per bag except one at 20¢. Sheepskin 90¢. bought 5 Gals
coal oil 80¢ oatmeal 25¢ Barrel Salt at Scott & Millmans $1.00. it was well towards night
before I started for home, didn't go up to Willies to day, saw him on the market, also saw
Colin Campbell.
SUNDAY 15
A very fine day. Colin & Maggie drove twice to Everton to day. Mary came home with
them in the evening. I took a walk to John Webb's in the evening. Maggie and I joined in
a letter to Holyoke to day.
�NOVEMBER MONDAY 16 1896 (323-42)
A most beautiful day for this time of the year. the air has been mild and balmy and clear
sunshine has prevailed all day long. Colin has plowed at Robert Mortons all day. I owed
Robert a day's work with the team, he worked with Johny at building the granary, and
also had his team at our threshing. I was patching the roof on the outbuildings this
forenoon. after dinner I drove over to the Centre Inn and attended our meeting of the
Board of Health. Drs Dryden and Livingstone were both present. Mr Auld, John Rea and
Hugh Black. we made up the account. $6.00 for Mr Auld. $5.00 for Hugh Black. $2.00
John Rea. $5.00 for myself. and $11.30 for the Doctor. making $28.30 afterwards added
for Mr Dyer $2.50, and for the use of room $2.00. After returning home I hurried up with
the work of the cattle and stables and pig feeding, and then drove over to Erin village
and attended a meeting of the A.O.U.W. there was quite a nice gathering and a
pleasant social time, hot coffee and biscuit and cheese. the matter of how to celebrate
the anniversary of the Lodge in Erin was taken and the different views ventilated. I think
they will have an entertainment made up of home talent. {Margin} Colin plowing at
Mortons. - patching the roof with shingle - Meeting of the Board of Health at the Centre
Inn - over at a meeting at Erin of the A.O.U.W.
TUESDAY 17 (324-41)
A fine day in the fore part, but weather was threatning all the time until rain did come
pretty heavy in the evening. Colin and I went at drawing and piling the stove wood in the
wood house, he drew it with the horses and Bobsleigh and I piled it up the while. after
getting in all the stove wood we gathered together the lumber and drew it to the shed
and put it up above so as to keep it dry. I was helping Maggie and Mary a make 2 little
tables, they make them up very nice looking with Binder twine and Cloth top after the
frames are made, old broom handles make the legs and after being fastened on the
tops they are wrapped all their length with binder twine. {Margin} drawing in stove wood.
- helping Maggie & Mary to make fancy tables
NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 18 1896 (325-40)
Rather windy and boisterous to day, not cold however. at night, or rather towards night,
we had several very heavy showers and the wind at each shower blew up very high. we
did up some choring this morning and at about ½ past ten Colin and I started off for
Mc
Kenzies. we got down there as they were at their dinners. after dinner Colin started
�off for home leading the cow I bought. John and I started over to Anderson's Sale as I
wanted to see the Bobsleighs that were to be sold there. they did not suit me at all, so I
did not bid on them. I bought a scuffler of Gowdy's make, comparitively new for $1.50.
John wished to wait till a horse, he had an idea of bidding on, sold. it went too high for
him and we immediately after started for home. after getting tea I hitched up and drove
home a good deal of rain fell and the wind was very high, as it was mostly blowing from
behind however, I was able to put up the top which sheltered me from the rain. Mr
Kingsbury is busy plowing now and boarding at John's. {Margin} Colin and I drove down
to Mc
Kenzies. Colin led home the cow - and I went to a sale with John Mc
Kenzie -
bought a scuffler - John paid me $7.00 on A.O.U.W. account
THURSDAY 19 (326-39)
Very hard frost last night and the ground has been quite hard the most of the day. Colin
hitched up the horses and drove up to Mc
William's gravel pit for a load of sand and
gravel for the cattle stable. I had a busy forenoon hanging and fixing up the storm doors.
the wind has been very cold to day and been sifting into the house, the storm doors are
a great protection. after we had dinner, Willie Rea's son and a Mr Geary came along
wishing to negotiate with Colin about the renting of his place. they had their dinners and
afterwards came to an understanding to meet in Guelph on Saturday regarding the
renting of the farm. Mr Geary took a notion of one of our sucking pigs which we just took
off the sow to day. he gave me $1.50 for it. I set Colin at plowing between the raspberry
bushes this afternoon and he afterwards brought home some evergreen boughs for
covering the strawberries. we got a letter from Ewart, Holyoke this evening. he says his
Mother seems to be enjoying herself and keeping well. {Margin} brought home a load of
sand &c for the cattle stables - Colin negotiating with Mr Geary about renting his farm. -
sold him a sucking pig for $1.50 - plowing raspberries - Letter from Ewart.
NOVEMBER FRIDAY 20 1896 (327-38)
Very hard frost again last night and the ground is very hard this morning and indeed it
softened but very little all day. it has been a very pleasant day however especially in the
forenoon when we had clear and bright sunshine. Colin and I have been choring and
fixing up all day around the premises, we sawed up all the old sills and other trumpery in
the yard and drew it into the wood house, we also covered the strawberries with the
branches and pea straw. I also finished up the blocking of the far stall in the cattle stable
and changed the steers into it. we also moved the heifers into the stall next to them and
�got room to put in all the young cattle, it has now got so cold at night that the cattle are
better in the stable.
SATURDAY 21 (328-37)
This morning showed signs of continued frost and very dull and threatning, about 8
oclock snow began to fall and by noon I should think there was nearly, if not quite, 5
inches of snow. it was astonishing how everything around was white. I was glad in
having done so much yesterday in preparation for winter. Colin chanced it to Guelph to
day and I have had the work & care of the stock all to myself. I also set about fixing up
around again, fixing the windows for root house, which had gone wrong, and placing
them in. in the afternoon Johny came and helped me make the granary door, we did not
get it hung however, there is considerable work to prepare it for hanging. the beam
above the granary had to be hewed to admit of the hanging apparatus being placed
upon it. we will have to get another turn at it to finish it. Mr Webb called up to see us this
evening. {Margin} Robert and Wm Mc
Williams are both away to Owen Sound their
Brother John has died and will be buried tomorrow - Colin went to Guelph to day. -
made the granary door - choring round
Sunday 22
Quite a wintry appearance to day. the snow is drier to day than yesterday afternoon,
when it had the appearance of softening. I drove over to Toltons this forenoon. Thos.
had just returned from Holstein. I had dinner with them and they went to meeting when I
returned home. Maggie and Colin went to Everton meeting this evening, they did not go
to day.
NOVEMBER MONDAY 23 1896 (330-35)
Milder to day, especially in the afternoon when the snow began to give way. towards
night it became soft and misty and a regular thaw set in. Johny came over this forenoon
and we finished hanging and fixing the granary door. Colin and I fixed up other things
around boarded up the top of the granary, and cleaned up the chips and dirt in the barn,
we closed up the door way on the west end of the shed and boarded up the dilapidated
part of the siding of the barn in front. We have now begun to feed the outside 11 pigs
better, they have lately been shut out from getting any thing on the ground in the fields,
&c and they have been failing. I have also started to feed the turkeys and the other
fowls more liberally, I have given what we expect to be the fattening hogs last feed to
�night, we intend killing them on Wednesday forenoon and will starve them all day
tomorrow.
TUESDAY 24 (331-34)
A very fair day. Sunshine and Summer like. quite a contrast to the weather which has
lately prevailed. the snow has gone about as fast as it came. and the temperature so
very mild besides makes the changes very swift and very great. I drove to Everton this
morning and mailed 3 letters, one to Holyoke, and one to Alex. Mc
Gregor, and another
with four dollars enclosed to Mr Robt. Wood, in payment of single Ass'm't and Releif
Call No.
17 of one dollar for myself and John Mc
Kenzie. Colin took the old white sow to
Mr Barbers this forenoon. I finished blocking the second stall in the cattle stable this
afternoon, and spent awhile preparing for the pig killing tomorrow. Carried 10 pails
water to the boiler in pig pen. Colin plowed the garden plot in front field and took out
some manure. also plowed the old strawberry patch. I visited Daniel Talbot this
morning, who is now very much used up from his experience at Buffalo, he was struck
by a passenger train Engine - while going very fast. he is likely to recover from its
effects however. {Margin} sow taken down to Barber's to day.
NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 25 1896 (332-33)
A very wet and unpleasant day, the rain forms into ice as it falls and the east wind that
blows is not frosty but it is chilly and unpleasant. it is also misty this forenoon. Colin and
I had quite a job getting the boiler ready to boil the water for pig killing this morning the
pipes are rotten and we could hardly get them to hold together while we boiled the
water. we succeeded at last however, and got started to kill about nine oclock when
Thos. Tolton came to hand. we had them all done by dinner time excepting to finish
cleaning the interals, that being my job. Thomas and I drove to John Jestin's Auction
Sale of stock, he had fine stock and they were sold reasonable more reasonable than
was pleasant for the owner, but, no doubt, the weather had some effect in keeping
people from coming. Mrs James Mc
Cullough was buried to day, poor woman, she has
had a long time of suffering from that terrible typhoid fever, they are an afflicted family, 6
of them having been laid up with the disease
THURSDAY 26 (333-32)
A very fine and Summer like day, very mild in temperature and beautiful sunshine, more
like July weather than this day of the year. Colin has been doing up the chores this
�forenoon, splitting wood &c. and helped me to draw over to the old dining room the
three pigs, we weighed them at the barn in passing, one of them 195 lbs. 171. 165 =
531. I cut them nearly all up and boned them ready for salting before dinner. after dinner
I salted them down in the cellar, and afterwards - Colin and I went together with the
team to the old "stony acre" ground and spent the afternoon in drawing off stones and
continuing the fence we have been building this year there. there is yet about a quarter
of an acre or so to be cleared of stones and I would like to have it all under the plow.
NOVEMBER FRIDAY 27 1896 (334-31)
Another very fine and beautiul day, it has been inclined to wind and rain a little at times,
but, the fine weather prevailed mostly. Colin and I with the team spent the forenoon at
the old "stony acre" corner, building the fence of stones. Colin worked alone at it this
afternoon, taking off the old rails and other timber and stumps and rubbish. I hitched up
as soon as I ate my dinner and drove up to Baldwins where John Loree's effects were
being sold. I wanted to see the Bobsleighs sold, they went too high for me and besides I
did not like them. I bought a logging chain 55¢ and 2 long trace chains 15¢. in all 70¢.
Poor John has made a very poor fist of his opportunities in life, he and his wife skipped
off to Manitoba a week or two ago, and left some mourners. he had better remained and
wound everything up even if he kept back enough to take them to Manitoba. the roads
are now heavy from the melting of the late snow, and from the recent rains
DECEMBER November SATURDAY 28 (335-30)
Cold and frosty last night and to day, but very pleasant. Colin and I have been all day
working among the stones at the stony acre. we dug round the large stones and drew
them on to the surface of the ground. some of the largest we took up and drew them
along and deposited them on the line of fence. one very large stone we had to roll it
along principally until getting it to its place at the fence. the chain I bought at Baldwin's
Sale came in good, as the other was too short. I am pleased to see the stones getting
scarce in that corner, they have been for a long term of years an eye sore on the farm. I
have often wished the boys to take the matter in hand and get it cleaned up and made
ready for the plow, but they always shunned the tackling of it.
Sunday 29
Continues cold and wintry again. the frost is begining to seep into the ground and shut
out the plow & spade &c. Colin and Maggie have been twice at Everton meeting.
�Maggie and I wrote a letter to Ewart - Holyoke, and we mailed it at night. I walked down
with John Webb this evening, and got some shocks on the Electric battery.
DECEMBER November MONDAY 30 1896 (337-28)
Quite cold and wintry to day, and the frost last night has very much hardened up the
ground there were quite a number of snow showers through the day, which has made
the ground somewhat white with a thin covering of snow. after getting the chores done
up this morning, Colin and I were making ready to go to the stones again. Richard
Synnott's son, Edward, came along and wished me to join his father at the bush where
he and his Uncle James were wishing to run the line between our lands we measured
so many lengths of a rope they had, on the upper line from the stake, and the same
from the lower stake, and then measured the parrallell lines, thus making a base line out
in Reddick's field for ranging the line between us, in the afternoon we got Johny's help,
we expected to get out to the corner stake at the 3 corners of ours and Maikers and
Synnotts - we did so, but were about 18 feet to much in on me, so the line is faulty after
all. I was pleased it was that particular way however, as they had proof that I kept on my
own ground in the chopping, the line skirting the clearing very closely the most of the
way. Colin worked away among the stones alone all day.
December TUESDAY 1 (338-27)
A very cold, frosty and comfortless day. a sprinkling of snow has fallen but it has been
too cold to snow much. I was doing up some chores this morning when Richard Sinnott
came along again wishing me to go with him and see if we could do any thing more
about the line. I went with him and we spent the time up to the dinner hour again, we
measured it across the clearing 33 rods and 5½ feet to where we cut the line at the
swamp, and found it to reach about 10 feet further into the swamp than the line we ran.
we commenced at a point about 30 rods from the corner of our line fence between
Jestin and us, and sighted from the north end of Jestin's Barn. I think the range would
be pretty nearly correct. Colin did up some chores but we did not attempt to go at any
particular work, it was so very cold. we took out the debris from the cattle stable and
Colin put the 11 pigs into the pig pen at the pig house. also brought the geese home
and put them into the box stall. I got the money this evening by mail, paid Colin $100.00
he is now paid for his seven months work $105.00 and I suppose has overstepped the
half month by a day or two. we are told this evening that John Mutrie and Maggie Allen
are to be married tomorrow at Toronto. {Margin} got a letter from Holyoke this ev'g
�saying that Mother intends starting for home some day this week. - Settlement with
Colin
DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 2 1896 (339-26)
Another cold day although hardly so bitter as yesterday. Colin went to Guelph to day
and I have had all to do. I have also done up some chores. among them, put in another
pane of glass in the old sash and placed it in position in the box stall. we have the
geese shut in there now, and I otherwise closed it round. I also spread the sand in the
cattle stable and fixed up some other things around. I hitched up Fred to the buggy and
drove over to Ospringe to see a pair of Bobsleighs that James Hill partly owns and
which he called yesterday to tell me he would like to sell to me. I think that, although
they look like good sleighs, I can better myself by dealing with Penfolds in Guelph. they
offer to build me a pair for $22.00 and take soft wood at $2.25 a cord, if it suits me to do
so, or money if i choose, while Hill wants $25.00 for his.
THURSDAY 3 (340-25)
Continues cold and the ground is very hard with the late heavy frosts. I have been
choring around again, there are a great many things going wrong around the place and I
am spending my time fixing them up, Colin fixed up the wood rack and I also helped him
to get ready a load of wood to take down to Mrs Pike. he was rather late in getting away
but he delivered it all right. I did up all the chores and drove down to Everton for the
mail, we expected to have word from Holyoke telling when Mother would start for home,
but there was no letter. I sold the 3 lambs to Geo. Coughlin for $10.25 he paid me $4.00
on them.
DECEMBER FRIDAY 4 1896 (341-24)
Slight flurries of snow, but nothing to make sleighing, it is also milder than what has
lately prevailed for some time. I was choring round this forenoon, fixing up the broken
barn door and other work around. Colin got another load of the wood ready before
dinner and started off with it about an hour earlier than with yesterdays load.
Somewhere between 1 & 2 oclock I think. I had to hurry up with some of my fixings and
get all the feeding and tending stock work done, and then drove to Everton to get the
mail, received a letter from Alex. Holyoke saying his Mother was to start for home to
day, and to meet her in Guelph tomorrow at the noon train. he did not know that train
has been cancelled. I fear she will not reach Guelph sooner than by the 8.30 P.M. train.
�Colin drove Maggie to Everton this evening to practise singing for a coming
entertainment. David Robertsons baby seems a little better this evening.
SATURDAY 5 (342-23)
Turned quite soft and damp, all forenoon there was a light rainfall which made it
dissagreeable to be out in it. I borrowed Henry Duffield's democrat and took over to
Geo. Coughlins the 3 lambs he bought of me, it was a little late dinner time when I
returned. I then had dinner and put off for Guelph with "Fred" & buggie to meet
Margaret, when nearing Guelph I met people who kept telling me what I was going in
for, and then I found she had reached Guelph about 2 oclock, on the mixed train. she
was with Johny & Lizzie near Guelph and she got in with me. Johny bringing on the
trunk. we went back to Willie's where his mother washed up and we had supper and
started for home, getting here about 9 oclock. the Webbs and Mc
Williams were here to
welcome her. I did some business in Guelph looking after bobsleighs at Penfolds and
some shopping. Mother has much to tell about Holyoke and the Boys. Alex. seems to
have a good business, and Ewart seems to be kept pretty busy as well as Alex. they
have an apprentice also. Alex. and Annie came to Springfield and saw Mother off last
night at 6 oclock. {Margin} delivered 3 lambs to Geo. Coughlin this forenoon didn't get
the balance of their price $6.25. - drove to Guelph and met Mother she arrived there
about 2 P.M.
Sunday 6th
Continues soft. a very little rain has been falling betimes. Colin and Maggie went to
Everton this A.M. also in the evening. Mary came up with them to see her Mother. Mrs
Webb and Ada came up to see Margaret and had a nice visit.
DECEMBER MONDAY 7 1896 (344-21)
Very moderate weather, no snow. I have got somewhat afraid that we might not have
much sleighing and have started Colin at the drawing of the wood to Guelph with the
Waggon. it is not as handy to draw it that way as on the sleigh when there is good
sleighing, but when it gets late in the season before the snow falls there is too short a
time to do much teaming. Colin did very well to day with his load. we thought there was
a little more than a cord and he got three dollars for it. he pays 5¢ market fees, and
pays 25¢ for his dinner at Singulars and free stable. taking his own feed for the horses. I
have done all the chores myself to day and did some other fixing round which has kept
�me quite busy. Willie drove from Guelph for a days hunt bringing with him Mr Wideman,
Geo. Tindal and another young man. they only met moderate success - 5 hares. Willie
was very unfortunate, he fell across a log on his back, hurting himself badly, being partly
unconscious for a length of time, on struggling to "right" himself he moved his gun while
the muzzle was pointed towards him, and one of the barrels discharged the load close
to his head, a close call, he thinks he has had enough of hunting for a while. {Margin}
Colin did not take a load of wood to day, which has been recorded by mistake
TUESDAY 8 (345-20)
Weather continues much the same, no snow yet, but the wheeling is very fair. Colin
took another load of wood to Guelph to day and got along very well he was paid the
same to day as yesterday three dollars for his load and something about the same
quantity, a little over a cord. he got home a little before dark and he put on the load
again ready for starting in the morning. John Mc
Kenzie drove up to day and brought
Bella and the children to visit for a couple of weeks or so.
DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 9 1896 (346-19)
Quite a little fall of snow last night, perhaps 4 or 5 inches, as the ground was a little soft
before it fell it does not make sleighing. Colin took his load to Guelph to day again and
got the same money, three dollars, for it. He says the roads were a little heavy in the
morning going in, but the snow is pretty much gone again to night. he was home in fair
time and put on his load again. I hitched up "Fred" to the Cutter this afternoon and Bella
& her mother and I drove over to Toltons, it is the first time we have been there since
the trouble fell upon them. I feel extremely sorry for Thomas and Alice especially, poor
Bessie is to be pitied, but being the offender the same sympathy is not always
extended. Mr & Mrs Edward Tolton were also there. poor Bessie asked us in to her
room, and requested her Uncle Edward to read a passage in the Psalms for her. the
51st Psalm, which he did, also 72nd. poor Bessie seems to feel her position keenly. the
baby seems a fine child. {Margin} a fall of snow - Colin took a load of wood to Guelph -
Bella & her Mother and I drive over to Toltons this afternoon - Mr & Mrs Edward Tolton
also there
THURSDAY 10 (347-18)
Mild weather again, and the snow is about all gone. mud in many places is taking its
place. Colin took a load of wood to Guelph to day. he had about the same as the rest
�on, but got some more for it. $3.40. he sold to John Royce. he was very late in returning
home, being unfortunate in having one of the tires to burst at Guelph. he had to get the
tire set at Mc
Connels costing 50¢. he paid me $10.35. getting the money from Wm
Peavoy $1.50. Geo. Coughlin $6.25. and the load of wood $3.40. total = $11.15. market
fees 5¢ dinner 25¢ tire 50¢ = 80¢ off. leaving $10.35. Maggie and Bella have been
away to day. Bella paying a visit with the children to Usherwoods. Maggie collecting for
Bible Society along with Ruth Mc
Williams. I walked down with John Webb and had a
shock with the battery, my right arm and shoulder are pained now very badly with
rheumatism
DECEMBER FRIDAY 11 1896 (348-17)
A very fine day, mild and pleasant, not at all like winter weather. Colin went to Jestins
sawing of wood with the Circular to day. Johny had to attend a threshing at John
Mutries to day and Colin went to Jestins for him. I have not done much more than
attend the chores to day. my shoulder is very painful. Maggie and Bella have been
visiting at Duffields to day. the children have enjoyed themselves with their grandmother
finely. Mrs David Stewart drove along in her buggie this afternoon, she is staying all
night. she has been further up the country among friends and now on her way home
again. Colin seems to think the roads so rough when near Guelph as to make it unsafe
to drive the wood over them, the waggons have been cutting into them rather badly
since the soft weather set in. {Margin} Jestin sawing with the Mc
Lean Circular - Colin
was there for Johny. - Maggie & Bella have been visiting at Duffields to day. - Mrs David
Stewart visiting here.
SATURDAY 12 (349-16)
Slight frost last night but, its effects were very soon dissipated by the warm and clear
sunshine which prevailed after sunrise. the day was beautiful throughout, but the ground
became very sloppy. Mrs Stewart remained with us till dinner time, after which she
started off home again with her little horse in the buggie. I have been half soling my
shoes and attending to the chores. Colin took six bags of grain to chop and got a new
front bolster made for the wagon by Robertson, in Everton. paid 30¢ for chop. and 60¢
for bolster and fixing draw bolt for wagon, which, I think, is a very moderate charge.
Maggie and Bella & children drove to Everton this afternoon. Robert Jestins sawing with
the circular was continued this forenoon. Johny attended it himself. he had Loui
Martinoni this afternoon fixing up his cistern. it was leaking. the walls were cracked in
�places and they broke up those parts. {Margin} Beautiful weather. too fine for this time
of the year. - shoe mending. - Colin took team and wagon to Everton and 6 bags
chopped. also got the bolster of wagon renewed. all paid
Sunday 13
Quite soft and mild all day. a little cooler in the evening with slight showers of snow
falling. Bella & Maggie went with Colin to meeting this forenoon. Maggie remained in
Everton and Colin drove down for her at night. I have written a letter to Brother Alex.
Meaford. and besides doing chores, did some more writing, and reading also.
DECEMBER MONDAY 14 1896 (351-14)
Froze up again last night and the ground is hard and quite dry. the air has been quite
frosty and the wind piercing. I helped Johny to clean out his cistern this forenoon, also
awhile afternoon. Loui Martinoni plastered it over the second time this morning and I
held the light for him. Colin loaded up the waggon with a load of wood to be taken to
Guelph tomorrow. we cut down a doorway into the horse stable and into a stall further
into the stable from the house side, so as to be opposite the door leading into the Barn,
which was changed through making the granary larger. Johny helped us awhile at it,
and Colin also while we were working at it. Our women folks have been visiting at
Webb's this afternoon. Colin and I walked down there after tea, Colin taking Maggie
down to Everton, so as to be present at their musical rehearsals in preparation for their
concert. {Margin} Johny fixing up his Cistern - Colin loading up his load of wood for
Guelph tomorrow - our women visiting Webbs to day. - Maggie at Everton practising
singing.
TUESDAY 15 (352-13)
Hard frost last night and the ground to day is like iron. I hurried up with my chores this
morning and got through with the feeding about 9.30. I then made ready my papers &c.
and drove over to the Council meeting, getting there about 10.30. the Council attended
shortly after to my business of the Board of Health, and paid me over the expenses in
connection with it. I gave Wm Argo $6.00 to take to Mr Auld. paid John Rea $2.00 .
Hugh Black $5.00. Matthias Mc
Cann $2.00. in all (paid to day) $15.00. Dr Dryden has to
get $11.30, and Mr Dyer of Rockwood $2.50. and myself $5.00, making in all $33.80. I
intended going to James Hyndman's Auction sale this afternoon but, I found that before
the chores were done and some other things, that it was too late to go. John Campbell
�came as I had just eat dinner for the sugar kettle, and scalding trough, also 60 lbs salt
that we had borrowed of John Webb. Colin drove a load of wood into Guelph, he started
before daylight about 6.30. the roads are very rough and very hard, he only got $2.75 to
day for his load, he thinks it was rather a small load. {Margin} Colin drove a load of
wood to Guelph to day. sold it for $2.75. - went to the Council meeting and gave in my
report of the Board of Health - paid 60 lbs salt to John Webb.
DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 16 1896 (353-12)
A beautiful day. clear sunshine and very pleasant the air has been cool and the wind
cold in the shade, but the sun was warm enough to melt the hard frozen lumps. Colin
took in a load of wood to day. he says the roads are getting smoother. he was off this
morning before daylight, he got three dollars to day for his load. yesterday was the only
day that he took less than the 3 dollars. Alex Mc
Kinnons son is also driving to Guelph
every day with wood. Colin and he met on the town line both yesterday and to day.
Johny helped me to hang the door on the granary in the passage, also the door leading
into the stable. I was with him awhile helping him wash the walls of the cistern. Lizzie
was helping. I fixed up the gate leading over to Johny's, it kept me busy doing up the
chores and doing up these other things. Bella and her mother and the children visited at
Richd
Mc
Williams this afternoon. I went down after tea and spent awhile in the evening.
John and Mrs Webb were also there. we had some music. Ruth and Bella were both
playing. {Margin} Johny helped me to hang doors in horse passage - one for granary
and one the horse stable - fixing his cistern - Colin took a load of wood to Guelph. got
three dollars for it.
THURSDAY 17 (354-11)
Another very fine day. a little cool but very pleasant. the sun is just warm enough to melt
the ground slightly, and the roads are getting smooth thereby. Colin took another load of
wood to Guelph to day, and made three dollars, he had his dinner at Willies, he paid me
$5.55. for yesterdays load and to days, paid 10¢ for a bolt for the reach and 5¢ for
something else. 30¢ for dinner yesterday. I took the sow to Barbers again to day and left
her. I hurried back from there and watered and cleaned out the cattle. Maggie helped
me feed up. I hitched up the horse and buggie and attended John Currie's sale. Maggie
& Bella rode down to the Guelph road with me, they visited at Robertsons and I called
for them when coming home. Uncle Duncan is feeble and complaining. I bought 2 pairs
of Ewes at Curries sale. 1 pair $7.00 each, the other pair $6.75 each = $27.50 in all.
�they seem like good sheep. I saw John Mc
Kenzie there and invited him up to his
Christmas dinner.
DECEMBER FRIDAY 18 1896 (355-10)
A very windy and rather stormy day, rather cold also, snow has fallen betimes as if a
snow storm was imminent but, they cleared off again and the cold increased. I borrowed
Henry Duffield's democrat and stock rack and drove down to Currie's this morning for
the sheep I purchased yesterday at the sale. there were quite a number of purchasers
there getting their purchases into their own possession and making home with them. I
was fortunate in finding volunteers to lift my sheep into the rig and I soon drove home
with them. After dinner I hitched up Fred to the buggie and drove down to Rockwood,
taking the Box to Express to Collingwood to Mrs Lynn's friends. I paid $11.30 to Dr
Livingstone for Dr Dryden, his year's renumeration for working as Medical Health officer.
I also paid Mrs Pike forty dollar and retired my note which was given for the amount for
the horse "Doctor" or "Doc" as we call him. Henry Duffield rode down with me, we were
soon on our way home again, as we had all our respective chores to do. Colin has been
away to day at a "Bee", cutting stove wood for the Church at John Blacks. Our "Forester
Cow' has slipped her calf to day. it is a pity. {Margin} drove down to Currie's and got the
sheep I bought yesterday. - drove down to Rockwood this afternoon and paid Dr
Dryden's money to Dr Livingstone $11.30. - paid $40.00 to Mrs Pike and retired my note
for "Doc" - wood cutting Bee Colin at it. John Blacks - paid Dr Livingstone for Dr Dryden
as Medical Health officer $11.30. Forester Cow slipped Calf.
SATURDAY 19 (356-9)
Colder to day. the little snow on the ground from yesterdays showers makes it wintry
looking, although there is very little it has made the roads slippy for the horses. Colin
was to Guelph to day with a load of wood for Willie, he says the horses slipt
considerably. Bella and Maggie drove to Guelph with Fred and buggie. they were
shopping Maggie got a new hat which fails in giving satisfaction. I have spent the most
of the time doing the chores, doing some extra cleaning out of pigs &c. I also went down
to Webbs and brought home our two ewes. the travellers did not arrive home till
somewhat late, darkness had set in. {Margin} Colin took a load of wood to Willie to day.
- Bella and Maggie also drove to Guelph
Sunday 20
�Cold to day, but not excessive. Snow flakes flying, but of no consequence. Bella & the
children drove to Everton this morning with Maggie when she went to meeting. Bella
remained in Everton and Janet Abbott rode back with Maggie, going back with Colin
and her in the evening.
DECEMBER MONDAY 21 1896 (358-7)
Snow is falling to day, somewhat constant but not heavy, the ground is hard, but very
dry, and it would take considerable depth of snow to make good sleighing. Colin went to
Wm Abbotts this afternoon with the team to get them sharp shod. he found it was with
great difficulty they travelled on the road on Saturday. they got 5 new shoes on. I
repaired a bridle this forenoon and worked at the chores. Colin loaded up his load for
Guelph tomorrow. I rode over with Joseph Croft to the Nomination of County Councillors
at Ospringe - there was quite a gathering, Hugh Black was nominating Officer and held
the time open from 1 till 2 oclock P.M. for nominations. there was quite a batch of
names. John Rea, Joseph Fletcher, John Mutrie Eramosa. Lang. Walker, Duff Dunbar,
Kirkwood Erin, all retired but Rea, Fletcher, Lang, Walker & Duff. this is the first of the
new law governing County Councils, and its working will, no doubt, be watched with
considerable interest. I paid Richd.
Mc
Williams two dollars to day bull money, did not pay
for the young roan cow as we are not sure that she is in calf. {Margin} The little fall of
snow makes it slippry for the horses. and Colion took them to Willie Abbott and had
them shod all round 5 new shoes, and 3 reset. - I went over to Ospringe with Joseph
Croft to the Nomination - paid two dollars ($2.00) to Richd.
Mc
Williams
TUESDAY 22 (359-6)
A Winter day, although not very cold, considerable snow has fallen and the wind has
been high and drifting the snow into inconvenient piles in places. I have had a job
moving some of the turnips in the root house. they have become too hot in the middle of
the house and for some days have been smoking ominously. I found some rotting and
they are altogether too hot in the middle of the pile at the middle window. I have had a
busy day doing up the chores and moving the turnips. Mother has been sewing up the
rips in the robe to day we have got cloth to line it anew. Colin took in a load of wood to
Guelph to day. he got three dollars for it. he says the roads are good and smooth now.
{Margin} Some little snow drifting. I have been moving some of the turnips in the root
house they are too warm and show signs of rotting. - Margaret has been sewing up the
robe.
�DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 23 1896 (360-5)
A cold frosty day, but sunshine and pleasant. Colin drove in a load of wood to Guelph
he has risen these few days back alone and taken his breakfast without disturbing
anyone. he got $3.25 for his load to day, and was home in good time, he put on his load
for tomorrow and got ready the bobsleighs and we all rode down to Everton to the S. S.
Social. there was a large gathering of people, the house being very well filled, the
money taken at the doors must have footed up to a good sum. 15¢ being the charge.
The music was very good. Jamie Abbott played for the choir, and some of the younger
singers. Miss Benham sang a solo, another young woman playing for her. Miss
Weatherston gave a couple of her readings. Sanders Mc
Laughlan, and the boiling of the
Rabbit. Geo. Loree acted "Santa Clause" very well at the closing scene, and the
"entertainment" came to an end about 11 oclock. altogether it was a very enjoyable and
good entertainment. we had the sleighs but the snow was so thin that we could have
wished to have had the wheels. I killed a Gobler to day, for our Christmas dinner. the
Abbotts are asked along with our own folks. Hanah Steven's baby was buried this
afternoon. being alone and so far away I could not attend. {Margin} Killed Gobler
weighing 16 lbs.
THURSDAY 24 (361-4)
Another very cold day. the frost was very sharp and kean last night. Colin was up and
away early this morning, taking his breakfast all alone. he returned home shortly after
four oclock. he sold his load again to day for $3.25. A man that he partly sold to
yesterday held to his bargain, and Colin had the three dollars clear to day, as he had no
market fees to pay. I have been choring and fixing up some to day in addition to the
usual work. the frost has reached the stables a little, which shows the cold is severe. the
window of the turnip house has been out this day or two, on account of the heat of the
turnips, but I put it in to day. Johny has been sawing with the drag saw these 2 days
back at Sam Allan's
DECEMBER Christmas FRIDAY 25 1896 (362-3)
Rather a cold day for comfortable getting around, otherwise pleasant however, sunshine
and dry footing. the wind has been somewhat strong and westerly, making it cold
travelling towards the west. we have had all the family available here to their Christmas
dinner, Alex and Ewart being the only absentees. we also had the two Abbott women
�and the young folks. Jamie gave us some very nice music. John Mc
Kenzie came up
also and took Bella and the little ones home. Willie came out from Guelph after dinner
was over. he had his dinner by himself. Maggie accompanied him to Guelph in the
evening, they will have a cold drive. I drove Fred and the buggie to Everton in the
evening, taking with me Janet Abbott & Nettie, Jamie & his Mother went with Willie &
Maggie to the corner. Eddie went with Geo. Loree & Mary who left early to take supper
at the Lorees, Senr. we had a very pleasant time with all the freinds. I drove down with
the democrat in the morning for them. I paid Mr Hoskins, blacksmith, $1.25. full of all
demands to date. Colin has been at home all day. loaded up his wood for tomorrow.
SATURDAY 26 (363-2)
Another cold day. I have been very busy at some other chores than the ordinary work,
which forces me to work round pretty lively. Johny & Lizzie went to Guelph to day with
the democrat. he had 8 bags apples, got 30¢ per bag. 35 lbs or so of butter, 16¢ per lb.
Colin took a load of wood and found ready sale at $3.50 the highest price for a load, as
yet obtained. he got home in time to load up again. Maggie returned with Johny and
was a little on the late side. I was sorry Johny did not leave word how and what to feed
his cattle at noon. Maggie was not pleased with a hat she bought at Williamsons and
she got another instead to day. Jeenie was with her making the change.
Sunday 27
Continues cold but pleasant, the cold increased towards evening. Maggie and Colin
have gone twice to Everton meeting to day. they tell us that Edward Tolton took his
formal leave of the church to day. we understand he has had it long in Contemplation.
Margaret & I paid Webb's a visit this evening.
DECEMBER MONDAY 28 1896 (365)
Very misty this morning, and raw, and cold, it became a little warmer as the day wore
on, and signs of thawing set in, although it softened up but very little. Colin set off to
Guelph in good time this morning, and he returned home in time to get on his load ready
for Guelph again. he got $3.25 for his load to day. I have been busy to day as, besides
doing my own work, I helped Johny to clean up a grist of wheat 5 bags, and bagged up
some mixed grain for chopping. I also went to Standish's with the buggie and bought a
Gobler, it weighed alive about 20 lbs, they are selling them for 8¢ per lb, dressed, and
they deducted 2 lbs off. I paid them $1.45. they only wanted $1.40, but I made them
�take the other. he is a fine Bird. they were kind enough to send over and let us know
they were going to kill them to day, and I had been asking them to keep one for us.
Margaret and I drove down to Robert Mortons this evening. Mrs Morton is quite sick, her
brother died last week and she is the worse of being over there, as she was unwell
before going. {Margin} Misty inclined to thaw - Colin to Guelph with a load of wood got
$3.25. - bought a Turkey at Standish's paid $1.45 - Mrs Morton sick, we drove down to
see them - helped Johny to clean a grist of wheat
Tuesday 29
Softer to day, there has been no sunshine all day, and it has been misty and damp
threatning rain, but it held up well. Colin took a load of wood again to day. and he met
pretty ready sale at $3.30. he was home in good time to get his load on again. I got my
feeding done and all stables cleaned out early, so as to help Johny to cut straw, he did
not cut however, and I got the more time to do other things. I also helped Johny to place
his horse power on the gangway for cutting tomorrow. I was fixing the catches on the
stable door, and put up 8 bags of mixed grain for chopping tomorrow. Margaret got a
hen turkey from Mrs Hindley to day, for which she is to give one of hers. Alice Webb
drove her up there this afternoon. {Margin} Softer to day. - Colin took a load of wood to
Guelph got $3.30. - Margaret got a hen turkey from Mrs Hindley to day. - bagged up 8
bags mixed grain to chop to morrow.
Wednesday 30 1896
Soft again to day. Colin was up early this morning and away with his load before day
light, I saw him off with the light. I hurried up with the feeding and cleaned out the
stables before going to the mill with the chop. just as I reached the Corner the stage
moved off for Guelph. Mr Hortop was taking a ride on it on his way to the school house.
I should have been on hand there too with him, as Dan. Talbot and I had to Audit the
books, but I went on to the mill with the 6 bags of chop, and was early enough, after all,
at the school house. I paid Hortop's account $4.65 and the chop 30¢ making $4.95 in all
to Willie Hortop. his father intended riding home with me, but was delayed at the school
house. I had Johnys horses and democrat with the chop and had to hurry home to cut
straw for him this P.M. Jamie Morton helped us with their team. the machine did not go
well for a time, we found it go better by not cutting the corn at the same time with the
straw, it seemed to wet the rollers and made it clog. Colin met a duller sale to day,
$2.75 for the load. he & Maggie attended the Ospringe S. S. Social this evening.
�{Margin} attended school meeting to day. - settled Hortop's account - took a grist of 6
bags to the mill. - mailed 2 dollars to Meaford - and two dollars to Erin in payment of Jno
Mc
Kenzie's and my own ass'm'ts A.O.U.W. - cutting straw at Johny's
Thursday 31
Froze up a little last night and there has been drier footing around to day. Colin did not
go to Guelph to day, but instead, took a load of wood to Mrs Pike, Rockwood. he started
off with it after dinner, he had a cord and an eighth. I have her all paid up now, and she
owes me a dollar. the 8th of a cord I will let go to make the rest good measure, and the
blanket represents one dollar, so there is another dollar to me. I have been doing some
tinkering around which has kept me busy as it has been in addition to me ordinary work.
Dan. Tolton called to night, they wish help to thresh tomorrow. John Webb visited us
this evening.
{William Sunter continues his diary into the year 1897 using the 'Memoranda' and 'Cash
Account' pages in the back of his book. The last entry for January 1897 is for Saturday
January 9th. Then follows several pages of entries from 1914. These entries are dated
from Friday, October 23, 1914 through Wednesday, November 4, 1914. The pages after
the 1914 entries are written in pencil (in William's handwriting)and appear to be drafts of
a historical sketch of Everton. The last diary pages return to 1896 and include accounts
receivable data.}
January 1897
Friday 1st
Froze up slightly last night, although the indications now point to mild weather. I drove
over to Toltons this morning to help them thresh - they finished up shortly after twelve
oclock. they had threshed 2 days before at the present time, and other 2 half days
earlier in the season, besides a spurt of about 2 hours on another occasion, so, I think,
they must have had a good crop this year. Colin did the chores to day. he got Henry
Duffield to come down and lance the lump on the heifer's neck. he put on his load for
Guelph tomorrow. rain on to night. {Margin} I attended Tolton's threshing - lanced the
lump on heifers neck - Rain.
Saturday 2
�Considerable rain fell last night, but it has not rained any to day. Colin started off this
morning before day light, Johny also went with 8 bags apples and other produce. they
did not arrive home till after dark. Colin only got $2.75 for his load. and slow sale. it will
take cold weather to sharpen the demand. I fed Johny's stock at noon. I have also been
at work, besides the usual chores, changing the door way from barn to cattle stable, and
made a new door . Maggie and her Mother drove to Everton this afternoon. Maggie
returned alone, her Mother staying all night with Mary, who has been poorly this week.
{Margin} Colin went to Guelph to day with a load of wood - Johny there also with apples
&c.
Sunday 3
Continues mild and soft. this has been more like a spring day than this day of the year.
quite muddy under foot. Thomas Tolton drove over for Margaret to go over, as Bessie's
baby is very sick. he had to drive down to Everton for her. Colin & Maggie have been at
Meeting twice. Henry Dunbar & his brother Thomas paid us a visit this afternoon.
Thomas seems quite rational and is dissatisfied with the surveillance imposed upon
him. {Margin} very soft and quite muddy under foot. - Henry and Thomas Dunbar paid
us a visit.
Monday 4
Very mild and soft to day. it has rained a good part of the time this forenoon. the frost is
leaving the ground very fast, and the roads are very bad. we remained at home all
forenoon and I repaired my shoes, also put a patch on one of Colin's shoes. After dinner
Colin and I hitched "King" to the buggie and drove up to Oustic, the roads were terribly
bad in places. I gave 2 marks for John Rea for C. Council marked for Talbot & Argo.
and it was about dark when we returned home. Mother returned home this P.M. the
baby is not likely to get better. it is vomiting blood. the Dr has been there. {Margin}
voting at Oustic- repairing shoes.
Tuesday 5
Froze up last night again and there is good footing once more. Colin has a heavy cold
and he does not care to drive wood to Guelph till he feels better. I drove down to
Everton this afternoon and attended Peo. Vasconi's Sale. Margaret went with me, but
did not go to the sale. I bought a few articles. Cross cut saw & keyhole saw 10¢. Trowel
�25¢, Sleigh Bells 25¢. Tub 10¢. Curry Comb & Brush 15¢ total = 85¢ {Margin} Attended
Peo. Vasconis Auction Sale in Everton
January 1897
Wednesday 6
Continues frosty and the ground remains hard and dry. Johny took a load of apples to
Guelph to day. he got 25¢ per bag. I fed his cattle at noon. Geo. Abbott came to him the
other day to go to school and work nights & mornings for his board. I was driving over
with Margaret to Toltons and was met by Ella Mc
Dougal on her way over for her, the
baby is very low, the doctor thinks it can't live long. he called here as he passed, to look
at my face the troublesome little growth below my left eye, gives me some annoyance,
but he thinks it some wart or other simple thing. Colin is not yet very well. I drove over to
Tolton this evening. Margaret stays.
Thursday 7
A little snow fell last night, but nothing of any consequence. Dan came over telling us
the baby died last night and was to be buried this afternoon. I went over at 2 oclock, and
they did not leave till 3. Mr Baker was there and had a little Service. there were a few
there, Jude took the little Corpse, and Thomas rode with me. they buried on the front of
the monument, south east side, alongsid Hanah. John Smallhorn has a Bee to day
cutting up the willow Friday 8 trees in front of Richd Mc
William's orchard. they are a
rough concern to cut up, but, I suppose it will make not so bad summer wood. I helped
awhile in the morning but Colin helped all day.
Friday 8
Moderate weather, not very cold and not any snow yet, so far, this is a very snowless
season, and the late soft weather made the roads very rough after freezing up again.
they are improving however. I drove over to Joseph Reads and bargained for 40
bushels barley at 25¢ per bushel, and spoke of going over tomorrow for it. I found
however that we could not conveniently go so I ran over again in the evening to tell him
so. we bagged up 9 bags snow apples to take to Guelph tomorrow, also killed 2 geese.
Saturday 9
�Very misty this morning and the most of the forenoon, and raw and chilly. Margaret & I
were off to Guelph at 7.10 this morning, with the big team, getting in in about the neat 2
hours. I had the front wheel of the buggie fixed, a half rim. 3 spokes and tire set $1.45.
(Pd) 9 bags apples (snows) 6 @ 30¢ and 3 @ 25¢. $2.55. 2 geese $1.19. Butter 11 lbs.
4 lbs @ 16¢ the rest @ 15¢ = $1.69. bought 2 out of date Diaries. 40¢ at Days. 2 shirts
for me (under shirt) $1.00 and other sundries. we were at Willies for dinner and fed the
horses there. Colin did the chores at home and helped Johny cut straw afternoon.
{The next two pages are dated 1914.}
October Friday 23 1914
A very fine day, cool in morning but the sun shone out strong and warm as the day
advanced. I rode to Guelph with Ewart with a load of potatoes he had 26 bags and
realized about $14.00 for them, we pedled them chiefly in St Patricks ward among the
Italians - we had trouble about the pumps fixing. Mr Field in the hospital from an injury
by falling off a wind mill 20 feet, made arrangements to go in on Monday to see about a
second hand pump from Herman Tovell's Land lady. {Margin. 1st margin entry has band
of black ink around it.} Charles Mc
Nab funeral to day. would like to have been present
had to go to Guelph - to Guelph to day with Ewart with potatoes
Saturday 24
Rain on this morning but did not last very long. the weather was not very pleasant
throughout the day. being tired from yesterday's run to Guelph, I did not take in hand
any work of importance. James Duffield's boy (young Clark) brought along our barrel of
spy apples. {Margin} James Duffield sent along a barrel of spy apples
Sunday 25
Cool, but pleasant weather. I kept the house the greater part of the day reading &c.
Errett came to S. S. and left for home in good time, there had been a good attendance
at church and sunday school. I went in the evening to church, and heard a good
practical discourse on the teaching and character of Jesus Christ, and the effect it
should have on his followers. {Margin} at church this evening and heard a very practical
sermon by Mr Thorpe on Christian conduct & character.
Monday 26
�Cold and unpleasant early morning, but cleared up fine as the day advanced. I gathered
the potatoe tops to a heap for burning, but could not burn them as snow clouds passed
over, leaving considerable snow on the ground. this is the first snow of the season here.
Ewart drove to Guelph to day and got the pump at Herman Tovells. {Margin} I gave a
check for 5 dollars to G. A. Marshall and he cashed it. - Ewart drove to Guelph for
pump, paid 4 dollars for it, and $1.25 for new plunger
Tuesday 27
Very cold turn of the weather, we put our beets & carrots into the cellar this forenoon,
we pulled them up last night and put them in the stable, after that, I pulled the cabbage
up and brought them in. Ewart brought the pump down to get a band on cylinder. I gave
him 5 dollars for payment of pump. the pump was 4 dollars, and the plunger of barn
pump was $1.25. we have the garden cleared of crop except the strawberries. by the
papers we learn the Germans are losing ground and much loss of life. D. L. Schultz is
arrested as a spy. {Margin} housing the garden truck. - paid Ewart for pump.
Wednesday 28
Continues cold, but kept dry. I took the chance of a ride up to Ewarts before dinner and
helped him to take in his turnips, we picked and hauled in 5 loads. Ewart had all the
patch topped, and he grubbed 2 rows into one and afterwards ran the old iron harrows
through there to shake the soil off them. they are a fine crop and very clean, if they hold
out as well as they have begun there will likely be about 25 loads altogether in acre &
half. Gertie helped to load them and, with me, to unload. I gave Ewart 2 dollars, to pay J
Duffield $1.50 for the apples, and 50¢ to himself for pump expenses. I am staying
overnight to help again tomorrow. {Margin} chanced it up to Ewarts and helped him with
his turnips. paid for spy apples to J. Duffield also finish pump expenses staying
overnight with Ewart to help tomorrow
Oct. & November Thursday 29 1914
Rain on this morning, and continued, less or more, all day, of course, we gave up any
idea of working at the turnips, and Ewart drove me down home this morning in time to
bring the boys to school. snow cloud dropped some snow which soon melted. fixed
Gerties shoe some {Margin} Rain which stopped the turnip work
Friday 30
�Weather still unsettled, and no good for working at turnips, think it will likely dry up again
soon. the war news is yet very terrible. the poor fellows who fight the battles have an
awful time of it, their suffering must be intense, hand to hand and bayonet charges are
frequent {Margin} letter from brother James they are in their usual mettle - awful war
news, terrible suffering and carnage.
Saturday 31
Weather settled, heavy frost last night, and the land this forenoon was very muddy, and
I concluded that Ewart would not go at his turnips, and so did not go up. I was mistaken
however, as Ewart & Gertie with the boys were down this evening tell us they took up
and in 10 loads this afternoon, and they were in good condition, they used the 2
wagons, and Ewart unloaded while Gertie and the boys loaded in the field. Errett
drawing them up. we hear this evening that Dougald Robertson is ill seriously.
Pneumonia has set in. {Margin} better weather. Ewart took in 10 loads turnips this P.M.
Boys helping - Douald Robertson taken ill, think Pneumonia
Sunday, November 1
Nov. 1 - Fair weather again. have kept pretty close to the to day. Maggie went to S.S.,
this morning and did not see her again till late bed time. she went over to Mc
Kenzies
from church. the war news looks serious. Turkey is now into the frey. I have read this
afternoon the greater part of Isaihs prophecies, especially from about the 42d
Chap. to
the end of his prophesies, he presents a graphic picture of the latter days. {Margin}
weather settled kept the house pretty close, reading Isaiahs prophecies
Monday 2
Rained a little this morning, but it soon faired up again, and although a little dull, it
remained dry all day. I expected to help Ewart to finish up his turnip housing to day but
he did not send the buggy down, as I requested, and I did not walk up further than the
corner to see, likely they have taken them in to day. reports of terrible slaughter at that
cruel war. {Margin} I hear the Jas. Black and Jack Greives are up for Reeveship - Mr
Thorp here at tea this evening - terrible accounts about the war.
Tuesday 3
�Rained again this morning, but soon cleared up again. I have not heard how Ewart got
along with his turnips, but it is likely he would get the most of them housed yesterday,
no doubt he will be able to make a clean finish of them to day some time. {Margin}
Ewart finish his turnip housing.
Wednesday 4
Pleasant weather, although rather cold for comfort, some clouds have passed over
which dropt a little rain but nothing to speak of. Dougald Robertson is getting nicely
better I hear. by this evenings papers we read the fortunes of war this week are rather
against the Allies, the British have lost 2 Cruisers down by South America. they were
not aware that any large German war ships were hovering round in that direction, so
were unprepared to meet them. the Allies on the old battle front however have been
holding their own and a little more, there was a terrible onslaught last Tuesday, but the
Allies came out best. {Margin} Dougald Robertson on the mend. - war news not so good
for British lost 2 cruisers - Allies on the land holding their own
{The rest of pages in this diary consist of what appears to be a rough draft (in pencil) of
some Everton history.}
The Village of Everton, like many another village in the country obtained its name in
commemoration of a family of the name of Everts, who first settled on its site, and who,
in the early 40s
became aware of the great value of its water privelige which obtained on
a part of Lot 10. con 7 of the Township of Eramosa earlier than about 1850. 51. the
history of the village is pretty much a sealed Book, seeing that all the members of the
family have now passed off excepting Wm Everts, a grandson of the original proprietor,
and he being comparitively a young man yet could not be expected to be cognisant of
the changes as they took place from the earlier periods - the writer of this sketch having
moved at the above date into the neighborhood of the village, and personally
acquainted with all the members of the Evert family up to the time of their passing away,
is likely to know as much of its history as could otherwise be obtained, the original Evert
estate consisted of 400 acres, Lots No. 9 & 10. con 6 & 7. Lot 9 comprising 200 acres,
of very fine farming land, making 2 farms of 100 acres each and have been occupied by
2 of the Gd sons of the original proprietor, one of whom now only survive. Lot 10. con 6
& 7 consists of a very rocky and swampy region through which a branch of the Grand
River wends its way among the rocks on its way through Rockwood and beyond. this
portion of the property fell into the hands of Rufus, the oldest son of the original
�proprietor, who built a saw mill and also the frame of the present grist & flour mill upon
the site of the water power which now obtains the heavy frame of the grist & flour mill
stood uncovered for a length of time, because, it was said Mr R. Everts did not feel able
to go on with it to a finish, but eventually Messrs William & Simon Pevies saw it to their
advantage to complete the building and put in all the machinery required for the
consideration of the use of the property for a term of years, this was mutually agreed
and acted upon, after which, (the expiry) it fell once more into the possession of Rufus
Everts who ran it a number of years, but finally sold out to the present proprietor, Mr
Henry Hortop, who also in turn gave its management over to his eldest son William, who
now runs the business very successfully. the firm also at large expense made great
improvents to the property, in enlarging the dam, setting up a set of rolls in flour mill, up
to date chopper, also saw and shingle mill &c, which has proved a great Boon to all the
district around.
the main street of the village is situated to the north of the valley where the river and the
mills are located, and is reached from below by a good road cut out of the rocks to the
table land above, and street above, where about 50 years or so ago Mr Peter Stewart
employed a surveyer to survey and locate out of his farm that northern part of the
village. the southern end of the village is not so extensive but the road is good and
leads to a fine farming country to the south & east, where beautiful farms abound on
every road. The northern part, which consists of a tiny peice of upland on Stewarts
survey, extends to within ½ a mile or less, of the county gravel road leading from
Guelph to Erin village. the cemetery lying about half way between the outskirts of the
village and the county gravel road where the early pioneers, for the most part, are laid in
their last resting place. upon this north western part of the village Mr Peter Stewart built
the large and commodious stone store now owned and occupied by Mr G. A. Marshall,
general merchant and agent, whose store is reputed to be one of the best in the district
& country, and whose other business ramifications demand much of the time & attention
of the proprietor. the congregation of the denomination of the Disciples of Christ who
met in various places in the township many years ago, at last conceived the idea of
amalgamation and in the year of 1861 had the present large edifice erected for their
use, and where up to the present time they have regularly continued to meet for
worship, subsequently the methodist denomination also followed suit & erected the very
nice and suitable white brick chapel for their special use, which they have continued to
occupy and regularly have meetings ever since. the presbyterians also, in the past, had
their meeting house, but it has long been discarded, on account of the newer and larger
�building at Ospringe taking its place, and where their regular minister presides every
Sunday. Some of the usual industries in voge in the long past years of the village have
ceased to operate, greatly on account of their work being monopolized by large outside
factories, such as wagon & carriage building which was carried by Mr Robert Copeland,
in conjunction with Mr Wm Torrence, the Blacksmith. flour milling also in the smaller
mills being much in request, it was found necessary to have the barrels readily at hand
and a cooperage of considerable dimensions was
in operation for years in the village, under the management of the Gowkey family and
later on by some others, the shoe making and repairing interest was, for many years,
attended to by a number of the craft who found it to their interest to be stationed in
Everton but who eventually gave up the business. framing and house carpentering was
also very well represented by members of the families of the Mitchells, Abbotts, Jestins
&c, but most all, in their turn, ceased to operate. the blacksmithing business has never
lacked a representative during all the years, and is now cared for in the village by Mr
George Robertson, who is always on hand to do his best to please his customers with a
ready and willing hand. The Public for a long time in the early days, had to put up with a
very inneficient and unsatisfactory postal service. the mails carried principally over the
rough road once a week on horse back. soon however, a By weekly and try weekly mail
was established, to be superceded by the daily Auto car which is comfortably covered to
carry passengers & parcels, and run daily (except Sunday) from Erin to Guelph &
return, calling at Everton each time morning & night. Mr James Neville of Erin is the
driver and manager of the car and its business, and any business entrusted to Mr
Neville will be carefully and courteously attended to, as had been the daily experience.
{The top of this page contains accounting data from 1896.}
1896 lbs
{--} 17 Johny borrowed 5 bags oats
{--} 18 Johny borrowed 1 bag oats 79
{--} 22 Johny borrowed 1 bag oats 84
{--} 26 Johny borrowed 1 bag oats
{--} 28 Johny borrowed 1 bag oats
{--} {-2 Johny borrowed 1 bag oats 79
�{The left edge of the page is cut off. The bottom of the page is a continuation of the
rough draft of a historical sketch of Everton which was written by William no earlier than
1914.}
The village of Everton, situated about midway between the {ci}ty of Guelph and Erin
village, in one of the finest farming {se}ctions of the county of Wellington, is southerly
adjacent to the county {gr}avel road which connects these two points. its flour and grist
{mi}lls, saw log and shingle mills occupy a central position in the {vi}llage and are snugly
situated in a rocky valley, where a branch of {th}e grand river provides the power for the
mills. after doing so the river wends its way through among the high & precipitate
{r}ocks {to} Rockwood and beyond. the village, like many others in the country obtained
its name in comemoration of the family bearing the name of Everts
Receipt, obtained from George Cutting, Senr., for lame back 15 drops of Balsam of
Cape{---} taken in a spoonful of milk without stirring.
according to recepts sent to Guelph by Colin Mc
Millan to D. L. Shultz for turnips. 1 load.
March 17th 42.15 lbs @ 11¢. March 19th 2 loads. 43.10. @ 48. 15 @ 12¢. March 24th
25. 25 @ 15¢ at least Barrie offered that. (only allowed 12¢.) Rockwood. Eramosa
Everton, and Guelph
{Mathematical calculation}
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<p>DAILY JOURNAL 1896</p>
<p>Wm. Sunter 1896 Oct. - Dec. 1914 Account of Everton (Village)</p>
<p>{Calendar for 1894 and first 4 months of 1895}</p>
<p>DAILY JOURNAL FOR 1896.</p>
<p>TORONTO: PUBLISHED BY THE BROWN BROTHERS, Limited, MANUFACTURING STATIONERS.</p>
<p>{Information - Eclipses, 1894. ; Fixed and Movable Festivals, &c. ; Bank Holidays. ; Terms and Sittings of Courts. ; List of Sundays in 1894. ; Interest Table. ; Valuable Information for Business Men. ; Table of Wages by the Week. ; Value of Foreign Coins.}</p>
<p>DIARY, 1896.</p>
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<p>JANUARY WEDNESDAY 1 1896</p>
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<p>THURSDAY 2</p>
<p>{Blank}</p>
<p>JANUARY FRIDAY 3 1896</p>
<p>{Blank}</p>
<p>SATURDAY 4</p>
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<p>SATURDAY 18</p>
<p>A very fine morning excepting for a fog that prevailed and a great frost rine that covered everything outside. the trees were heavily loaded with it and presented a pretty picture, I was early up this morning and George Duffield also who stayed with us all night, we got ready for Guelph and had the loan of Henry Duffields light Bobs. and also had the loan of Johnys "Nettie" mare to man our "Fred". Henry Duffield rode in with us and Joe McIntosh also coming back, we had the ten geese. sold at 6c. per lb to McHardy. 94 lbs $5.64. sold butter mostly to Willie @ 18c. the balance to Kennedy @ 19 4 bags potatoes. 3 @ 25c. and one to Willie @ 20c. I had dinner at Willies and fed my horses there. bought this Diary at Days for 25cts. we had a dissagreeable ride home as it snowed heavily all afternoon, and quite soft. Johny took a load of turnips with our team to Rockwood, his ticket gives us credit for 70 bushels to day and 57 the load before, in all. 127.30.</p>
<p>{End column} bought this Diary to day at Guelph _ sold Geese and butter _ Johny took a load of turnips to Rockwood _ snowed heavily</p>
<p>Sunday 19</p>
<p>Quite a fall of snow last night again and this has been rather a mild day. Maggie drove to Everton meeting this forenoon all alone, Joe accompanied her in the evening, I have been much taken up with doing the chores. not much time to read, my Rheumatism is again troubling me considerably. mostly in the right shoulder. Johny & Lizzie drove over to John Mutries this afternoon with our cutter.</p>
<p>{End column} Maggie to Everton _ Joe also at night _ Rheumatism</p>
<p>JANUARY MONDAY 20 1896</p>
<p>Very misty and a great frost rine prevailing this morning until late on in the forenoon. I think that kind of weather bad for producing colds. I have now contracted another cold during the prevalence of this weather. Willie came from Guelph this morning with his little team, he took our team & drew out his cordwood at Uncle Duncan's woods, and afterwards mated up our "King" with Johnny's "Nettie" and took in his stove wood, he has had lying here so long, and intends returning tomorrow morning. he leaves his little team in my charge. Joe helped me bag up 3 bags chop and I got it chopped at Everton before dinner, I also took down one of the young goblers to Hortops, they paid me a dollar for it. I paid Willie abbott one dollar for putting on 3 new shoes and one reset, on the grey horse and King some days ago. Joe, with Maggie and her mother; took a drive down to Robertsons this afternoon, they returned home about 7 oclock, and I had the house to myself till that time. Maggie & Joe are visiting at Ried McWilliams this evening.</p>
<p>{End column} misty _ Willie from Guelph. _ drawing cordwood at Uncle Duncan's _ chopped stuff at Everton Mill _ sold turkey to Hortops _ paid a dollar to Willie Abbott _ folks away visiting. _ Willie away to Guelph with a load of wood.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 21</p>
<p>Another dull day throughout, it has however, been mild and otherwise pleasant, without sunshine though very much of the element that goes to raise the spirits and give life an animation to the individual is absent, and if there is not some other substitute to take its place, low spirits is likely to prevail. Willlie was here from Guelph this morning at about 8 oclock, before we had our breakfast he hitched up his other team and, with our harness and sleigh, took in the balance of the cordwood he had left, about ¾ of a cord he sent the sleigh and harness back with Robert Jestin. Joe Fielding was here today and left 18 lbs tea at 35 cts per lb. Joe McIntosh drove down to Everton this evening and got the mail, he also borrowed some tools to hang our storm doors with. I have been trimming some turnips in addition to doing the chores. Tina McKinnon is very low at the present time. Robt. Jestin reports her alive today noon Geo. Tindal is also very low just now from "gastric fever", I hope he may be saved for his young family.</p>
<p>{End column} very dull weather although mild _ Willie out from Guelph and back _ Joe Fielding bought tea from him. _ Tina McKinnon and Geo. Tindal both very low.</p>
<p>JANUARY WEDNESDAY 22 1896</p>
<p>Hoar frost again this morning as has usually prevailed this some time back, the mist began to lift about 10 oclock, but the rine remained on and the sun never shone out the whole day long. Joe McIntosh drove down to Everton this morning and brought up the two Mrs Abbotts, they remained all day and Joe drove them down again at night, Joe hung the storm door today on the front, before the glass door. I have been moving some of the turnips in the roof they have not <span style="text-decoration:underline;">generally</span> become hot however and I dont think there will be very much loss from that cause. James Ramshaw called this evening and paid twenty two dollars on the note I hold against him. I was very glad indeed to find so much of the money paid on that miserable transaction. Ramshaw talks as if the horse gave him good satisfaction and that he would not have parted with him had he not have got into straitned circumstances and required the money. Joe has received a card from Tindal informing him that George is a little better.</p>
<p>{End column} Sunless weather and hoar frost prevailing. _ Joe hung storm door _ the 2 Mrs Abbotts on a visit _ Ramshaw paid 22 dollars on the note. _ George Tindal some better</p>
<p>Thursday 23</p>
<p>Hoar frost still continues and the absence of sunshine as conspicuous as ever. the wind blows from the east as usual and the weather must necessarily be very unhealthy. Colds have now prevailed very generally for some time back. Johny is making preparations for killing his pigs tomorrow, the weather will have to improve if he will have a good time killing them outside. Joselh Hindley & wife paid us a visit this afternoon their daughter and Minnie Robertson were at Johny's the greater part of the afternoon, and they all joined us in the evening. leaving between 9 & 10 oclock. the weather became very bad in the afternoon & evening, raining and freezing as it fell, and they had an unpleasant time to drive home in. my time was taken up attending to the regular chores and keeping company with the visitors. I intended going to Everton for the mail but could not well leave under the circumstances Joe has a cold and he did not care about turning out either so we had to do without the papers. The trees and every exposure is getting covered with ice, it is to be hoped it will not bring about as bad results as in the past.</p>
<p>{End column} no sunshine yet, but as dull & comfortless as ever _ rain this afternoon and ice forming _ Joseph Hindley and party visiting here today</p>
<p>JANUARY FRIDAY 24 1896</p>
<p>A terribly stormy day, the rain and sleet has given place to snow, and the wind being high it is being piled up into heaps and driven through crannies very uncomfortably. Johny intended to kill his pigs to day and made the preparations necessary. his help came to hand but they seemed to prefer putting it off rather than to stand such a storm at that work. Mother and I were both detailed to help but I was as well pleased they decided to postpone it. I hurried through my chores and drove to Everton for the mail, taking a bag of peas &c to chop for Johny's pigs now that he is carrying them on longer. I was surprised to meet many of our neighbours returning from the Cemetery where they had just been at the burial of Alexander Currie, Senr. he died on Wednesday evening last, and until a little before he died, his death was not looked upon as being so near, we hear that George Tindal is some better, but Tina McKinnon seems to be sinking.</p>
<p>{End column} storm still continues _ Johny postponed his pig killing _ drove to Everton & the mill _ met parties returning from the burial of Alex. Currie Senr. we did not know of his death. _ a thick coating of ice is upon all exposures</p>
<p>SATURDAY 25</p>
<p>The storm has abated, but the cloudy sunless weather still continues, a very thick coating of ice is upon every thing exposed to the storm that has prevailed, to day it became milder and for a time gave promise of getting soft enough to melt off the ice from the overburdened exposures they became only partially releived however, and as it has got colder this evening we will have to wait and wish that everything may soon get clear of its icy burden. I have not felt well today, but have attended to my necessary chores as usual considerable snowfall last night and the sleighing now willl now be excellent as soon as sufficiently packed and driven upon. Joe McIntosh hung the storm door at the back of the house; the other in front he hung some days ago. Maggie and her Mother and myself spent the evening down at John Webbs. Joe went with Johny to a special chozen freinds meeting</p>
<p>{End column} milder and a little of the ice in this part has fallen off from the heavily laden tree branches & other exposures _ hung storm door on the back of the house</p>
<p>SUNDAY 26 (28.337)</p>
<p>A little colder today. but calm and no drifting. the sun has been hidden as usual however. so that we have the most of our ice coatings still with us. there are terrible accounts of the storm from Toronto & other places. great damage to telegraph poles &c. Maggie and Joe have been at Everton twice today.</p>
<p>{End column} Joe & Maggie at Everton twice today _ the papers contain long accounts of the storm.</p>
<p>JANUARY MONDAY 27 1896</p>
<p>After a steady week of dull, cloudy and sunless days, the sun has at last shone out today. the frost has been a little keaner than what has prevailed for some time, but it has been very much pleasanter on account of the sunshine I did up my chores this forenoon and trimmed some turnips. After dinner I forwarded the work so that I could leave and I drove down to Acton and paid Mr Murray the balance due on the Alexander note, ($6.00) Joe & Margaret rode with me as far as Millars where they remained to visit Auntie Janet until I returned, after coming back I had to wait with the rest for tea, and had a pleasant while with them. On returning home we found Maggie had the most of the chores done up, and as Joe had promised to go up to Duffields this evening, we locked up the house and all went up, on getting there we found Mr and Mrs Webb and Ada, already there before us, and we spent a very pleasant evening Robert Jestin & Freddie were also there awhile. Joe sang quite a number of songs and Ada Webb played an accompaniment for him.</p>
<p>{End column} pleasant change of the weather sunshine now for the first in a week _ Acton, paying balance of Alexander note _ sent cash to Mrs Alex McGregor ($6.00) as interest _ sent letter to Bro. Alex Meaford. _ visiting at Millars. also at Duffields evening</p>
<p>TUESDAY 28</p>
<p>Another very fine day. inclined to be soft this afternoon, but notwithstanding, a great part of the ice remained on the trees &c. a little bristling wind however I think, would have releived them much. Joe helped me to shovel off the snow from the shed roof. there was a heavy drift of snow immediately over the space in front of the water trough in shed, and I opened out beside the fill up over the spouting at the junction of the roofs. I sent five dollars to Erin in a letter. Its pay this months double assmts, & dues of A. O. U. W. for myself and John McKenzie, also six dollars to S. Tovell for interest. Joe and Maggie took a drive this afternoon to David Robertsons, and they agreed to bring home the mail, it was brought however by Duffields before the arrived home. I received a letter from Cousin John Turney after a long term of silence he speaks of very hard times in Chcago, and they were being felt by them very much for the last 3 years. he says Cousin Alex has been out of employment for some time back and that he has gone South to live, in the neighbourhood of new Orleans, James is still working in the interest of the varnish, and John himself is working at the business he started some years ago. although it has not been in very good shape</p>
<p>{End column} The ice still on the trees &c. _ shovelling snow off the roof. _ paid assmt & dues for self and John McKenzie A.O.U.W. $5.00 _ Joe & Maggie visiting at David Robertsons _ paid S. Tovell $6.00 _ Letter from cousin John Turney, Chicago</p>
<p>JANUARY WEDNESDAY 29 1896</p>
<p>A change again to the foggy and dull weather that has lately so much prevailed the ice that is still, in great measure, hanging to the trees and other things is giving signs of loosing its hold, and a slight thaw is setting in, Joe has been visiting at Johnys and Robert McWilliams, and her also took a drive with Johny down to Everton this forennoon. Johny was offered $3.90 for his hogs to day, live weight but he held for $4.00, hogs are going up, we got a notice of Tina McKinnons death, she is to be buried on Friday afternoon. McCulloch was here today and wants me to take 2 loads of turnips to Rockwood tomorrow, he paid me $11.00 for the last 2 loads, he owes me 40 cts yet, he hadn't the change. Joe took 2 bags of mixed grain and had them chopped at Everton, he brought up Millie Mitchell on a short visit.</p>
<p>{End column} foggy and dull again not healthy weather I should think _ Joe & Johny drove to Everton _ a rise in the price of Hogs. got notice of the death of Tina McKinnon _ got notice to take two loads of turnips to Rockwood _ Joe took 2 bags grain to chop. _ Millie Mitchell visiting.</p>
<p>JANUARY THURSDAY 30</p>
<p>This has been a very mild day but very dull and murky, in the evening there came on a small drizzling rain which became icy as it did before, but, as the temperature is not so low I think the ice will not form and remain as it did. Joe helped me prepare and load up a load of turnips for Rockwood, and I started with them at 1.30, arriving at Rockwood at 3.30. I had 59 Bushels & 45 lbs. the snow is soft to day and the sleigh slips over the road like greese. Joe took Millie Mitchell to Everton. She goes to Milton tomorrow. Johny has been over at John Mutrie's threshing to day. James McCullough's two sons were at Rockwood with a load of turnips when I was down, it was (I think the largest load I ever saw) nearly 100 bushels the box I should say was fully six feet high on the sides, our turnips I think are the best quality that going into Rockwood.</p>
<p>{End column} Continues dull and unpleasant weather. _ took a load of turnips to Rockwood _ large load of turnips _ good sleighing at present.</p>
<p>JANUARY FRIDAY 31 1896</p>
<p>Froze up last night, contrary to my expectations. I was anxious to chop the ice out of the ewe trough in the cattle shed but the frost has it hardened up again, the water is coming down badly into the shed. Margaret went to Guelph to day to attend at the funeral of Tina McKinnon, Joe drove her in and remained himself in Guelph, I understand he is to sing at a Concert at Aberfoyle this evening. Annie Abbott rode out with Margaret, there was quite a company from Everton and vicinity. I took down another load of turnips to Rockwood it was a cold raw day and I was very cold - during the blowing of a snow storm for about a couple of hours. I left home with my load about the same hour as yesterday (1.30.pm) but not having much delay at Rockwood was earlier home, Margaret caught up to me before getting home, as she drove from Guelph. I would have gone to Guelph to attend the funeral too, but on account of being alone and promising to take the turnips, I could not go. Old Mrs Graham, living on the Everton line below McNabs, was buried also this afternoon, she has not survived her partner very long.</p>
<p>{End column} at Rockwood with the second load of turnips _ the sleighing has been excellent to day. and the load ran easily _ Margaret attending Tina McKinnon's funeral. _ Mrs Graham also buried to day at Acton _ Joe drove Margaret to Guelph and remained.</p>
<p>FEBRUARY SATURDAY 1</p>
<p>Froze up a little tighter again last night, but the sun shining out some makes it more pleasant. I have contented myself with doing the chores, cleaning up things a little extra after having had the turnip {draving} on hand. Maggie and her mother drove down to Everton to see Mary who has been complaining this little while back, she is keeping better, Mrs Webb is rather poorly these times, her cough has troubled her and her breathing Johny intended killing his pigs yesterday but as this market is unsettled with an advancing tendency he thought it best to put it off for a little. we hear that old Mr Greigson is very ill and low also Mr Allan, Eramosa. Mr David Shultz also is very low, with no chance of recovery, (Consumption)</p>
<p>{End column} weather a little improved. _ Maggie & her mother visiting at Everton _ 3 sick men at death's door. Mr Allan, David Shultz & Mr Greigson</p>
<p>Sunday 2</p>
<p>A beautiful day. Clear and warm sunshine just the reverse of the weather that has prevailed principally for the last two weeks. Maggie drove to the meeting at Everton this A.M. I was kept pretty close at home attending the chores in the evening Margaret and myself drove down to Webbs where we spent an hour or two. Johny & Lizzie were at Ospringe with our cutter, this was sacrament day.</p>
<p>{End column} favourable change of weather _ Maggie at Everton _ Mother & I visiting at Webbs.</p>
<p>FEBRUARY MONDAY 3 1896</p>
<p>Quite a change of weather, this morning opened out quite cold and bleak, a strong east wind presaging a coming storm which came on about 11 oclock snowing and drifting all afternoon. I got all my chores through with by dinner time and got things in such a shape as to quickly do things up at nightfall. I then hitched up hurriedly after dinner and got away at about 1.30 to attend the first meeting of the Board of Health for the year, all present excepting John Rea. I supposed it too stormy for him to venture such a long drive. I got my old post as Chairman of the Board, Dr Dryden proposed me and Mr Auld seconded, I suggested Mr Auld, but he would rather I would act, until he had more experience. Called at Everton on my way home for the papers, the roads were a little heavy with the drifting snow, it was a bad afternoon for Mr Tindal's sale. I clipped and shaved the hair off Fred's spavin this eveing and mean to apply the blister tomorrow. Maggie and her mother are working hard. sowing rags for rag carpet.</p>
<p>{End column} A drifting storm east wind _ got through my chores expeditiously this a.m. amd attended a meeting of the Board of Health when we organized _ Tindal's Auction Sale today</p>
<p>TUESDAY 4</p>
<p>Another dull and unpleasant day, the sun has never shone out once that I noticed, and the snow that has been falling has stuck to the trees &c. in the morning and into the forenoon a mist prevailed that, I think, can hardly be other than prejudicial to the general health. I have not felt very well to day, but for all I attended to the stock rather above the ordinary, I curried the horses more than usual, also the fattening cow, I also blistered (or rather applied the blister) to Fred's spavin, I also worked some among the turnips to let the earth and other dirt get to the ground. Johny was helping John Mutrie to bring some quarried stones over from the Ashenhurst works in Erine. Maggie and her Mother have been busy sewing of the carpet rags. Maggie is away with a number of others up to Mimosa this evening to Humphrey Jessops I beleive. The snow is now accumulating to a good depth. George Duffield & some of his brothers are working now in the swamp. Cutting cord wood.</p>
<p>{End column} no sunshine _ mist, and snow, sticking to the trees &c. _ applied the blister to Fred's Spavin _ Johny helping John Mutrie drawing stones _ Maggie away to Mimosa visiting _ Maggie and her mother working at Carpet rags.</p>
<p>FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 5 1896</p>
<p>A very fine day, the sun has shone out clear and bright nearly all day long. a very great rarity these 2 weeks past, the temperature has been very mild and the weather, with the exception of being so little sunshine, is about all that could be desired, of course we should mention and except too the damp atmosphere and hoar frost that has so much prevailed. I have had to hustle up with my chores as I put up 7 bags of mixed grain and took it to Everton mills and got it chopped before night fall, Johny helped me to bag it. I borrowed the bags from Robert McWilliams and we had to empty them all of chopped stuff before I could get them. Johny is going to help Albert Tolton to cut straw tomorrow and he will very soon have to cut for himself. I was more than astonished to find to day he had gone nearly through all his cut straw. I thought it should at least, have served another 2 weeks yet. I had a letter from Alex. McGregor this evening, he is in the Toronto General Hospital and does not write near so hopefully as he did some time ago in regard to his case.</p>
<p>{End column} clear and warm sunshine all day long a great rarity. _ to Everton mills with 7 bags of chop. _ Letter from Alex. McGregor. _ paid chop</p>
<p>THURSDAY 6</p>
<p>A woeful change of the weather from yesterday, there has not been any particular cold and but very little, if any frost, but there has been no sunshine and the snow has been falling almost incessantly all day. The snow has been soft otherwise it would have drifted, as there has been quite a wind blowing. Johny has been helping Albert Tolton to cut straw. I have had a very busy day, and not getting up till late did not help matters any, besides doing the ordinary chores and some little addition by way of the pigs cleaning out, I had to kill 8 turkeys for the women and carry them over from the pig pen. The snow filled the old bracks up badly. I killed 2 at a time as they required them after plucking them, I also emptied the meal (10 bags) and cleaned the bags to go home, pulped up a lot of potatoes and turnips to be used while I may be away tomorrow & Saturday, and bagged about 4 bushels potatoes and carried them to the house cellar. I also prepared the straw to be handy for feeding, the snow is blocking up all the surroundings. I fear it will make Johny's pig killing tomorrow difficult. I am attending to the blistering of Fred's spavin.</p>
<p>{End column} Quite a heavy fall of snow _ killing turkeys emptying meal, carrying potatoes from barn to the house cellar and doing up other chores so to help at Johny's pig killing tomorrow.</p>
<p>FEBRUARY FRIDAY 7 1896</p>
<p>A great deal of snow has fallen to day, especially in the forenoon. The wind was high in the morning and there was great promise of a particularly rough day, from about 9 oclock however it began to improve and it turned out not so bad after all. Johny killed his pigs this forenoon (10 of them) he had good help and they finished before taking dinner, he had helping him Robert Morton, Robert McWilliams, Robert Jestin, John Coffey, & himself. Mother and I helped to clean the insides, I got there about ten oclock, and they had then 4 hung up. After dinner I hurried home and did up the chores. I found James Richard Synnott had been at our house to see me about the chopping going on in the swamp he fears, I suppose, we may take some of his timber by overstepping the boundary. I drove the team back there, there were 5 at work, the father and 4 sons. we plodded through the deep snow and I found the corner stane, there need be no running over the line however, as the straightest line to the back should be 33⅓ rods, and any deviation from the straight line will fail of reaching the back. I took over the 8 turkeys to Johny's to be ready to load in the morning. I had to water and clean the stables after dark to night</p>
<p>{End column} Quite a fall of snow to day. _ drifting in places _ had a tough drive with the team to the back of the place James Synnott was here and seems afraid we may cut over the line. _ Johny killed his pigs this forenoon _ mother and I helping _ preparing for Guelph tomorrow</p>
<p>SATURDAY 8</p>
<p>A very fine day, sunshine and warm. I was early astir this morning and had the stables cleaned out before daylight, and watered the stock also before breakfast, Maggie and her mother did the greater part of the feeding. after breakfast I went over to Johny's and helped him weigh and load up his hogs. they weighed in all 1437 lbs. and after taking them to Guelph he got paid for the near 1400. 10 hogs and 2 lbs off each hog. showed them to have shrunk 17 lbs. he got 5,20C per 100 lb for them. making $72.80 in all. I had 8 turkeys. they weighed 83 lbs on our scales. sold one weighing 11½ lbs for 90C. the remaining 7 I sold to Fred Barber at 7C per lb. he made them weigh only 70 lbs - $4.90. the roads were very heavy going in, and the team stuck at James Talbots, near his gate where it was badly drifted. the rest of the road, though heavy, was not so bad. Johny & I had dinner at Willies. I got 50C worth sugar, and 10 {?} Box sodas there. I paid the Mercury for 2 years for Alex. Holyoke. it is now paid in advance to next Oct. the cattle feeding was all done when I arrived home. I had to water all the stock and clean and fix up the horses. I bought a hind quarter of beef from Keough the Rockwood butcher weighing 94 lbs @ 5¼ per 100 $4.92. he cut it up for me. there was a good crowd at Guelph.</p>
<p>{End column} early at the chores this morning and off with Johny to Guelph. _ difficult getting along on the road _ sold turkeys at 7C per lb. _ Johny got $5.20 for his pork _ bought hindquarter beef. _ paid Mercury for Alex. Holyoke.</p>
<p>Sunday 9th</p>
<p>Quite a snow storm on again, it is not cold neither does it blow, but it is very wintry nowithstanding. George Duffield paid us a visit to day. Maggie did not venture to go to Everton to day, her mother and I took a drive down to Webbs in the evening and she accompanied us, the roads have been getting filled up with snow considerably we had a hard pull going to Webbs. we had King. Fred is used up with the blister these times.</p>
<p>{End column} snow storm _ visiting at John Webbs</p>
<p>FEBRUARY MONDAY 10 1896</p>
<p>A passibly fine day. not at all cold and the afternoon sun shone out nicely, it was duller in the forenoon and threatned worse things than happened. Johny and I hauled over to his place three {jags} of pea straw, we expected to be cutting at his place to day, but they have put it off till tomorrow. Albert & his father are away to Guelph today. I offered to give John Webb a load of mangolds and George Abbott came along for them this afternoon, I was sorry to be so engaged with the pea straw that I could not help him, however he managed himself all right, we took them out by the side of the door where I intend placing the {pulgur}. we did not get to Everton yesterday and Consequently failed to get the mail. McWilliams brought it to day, they were down at meeting last night. I got a letter from Bro Alex. Meaford, he sent me a sample book of which he has ninety copies to sell. he would like to get a man to undertake their sale, and would allow him a good commision it is the debate on Baptism that took place in the Town of Meaford, between Wilkinson and Harding.</p>
<p>{End column} moderately fine weather _ hauling pea straw over to Johny's _ George Abbott took a load of Mangolds down to John Webbs. _ received a letter and a book from Bro. Alexander Meaford</p>
<p>TUESDAY 11</p>
<p>An unfortunate turn in the weather for the business we had laid out for ourselves. The wind blew very high all last night and the snow has piled up very unsightly drifts and badly blocked up all surroundings I had to shovel the road to the barn also dig out a large drift at the well pump, it has blown hard all day through and, I fear, all the roads will be blocked up, we intended cutting straw at Johnys to day, but the Toltons didn't make their appearance, but even if they had the work could not have gone on very well on account of the heavy and high wind on that gangway I haven't gone off the place all day. but laid out to keep the stock as comfortable as possible, I did some repairing to the harness this afternoon and helped Johny to grind his axe, he talked of going to the swamp to work this afternoon, I would hardly think he could get along very well through the storm previously. This afternoon is the time for John Loree's Auction Sale. I fear it would turn out a failure, for people could hardly attend no matter how much they might wish to, we have seen no travel on the town line to day. likely the roads will be blocked and a general shovelling follow suit. Colder tonight</p>
<p>{End column} very high wind to day and the snow has drifted up into great piles _ mending harness _ this the day of John Loree's Auction sale. _ shovelling snow _ grinding axe.</p>
<p>FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 12 1896</p>
<p>The wind has fallen and to day the weather has been moderate and, in fact, milder than for some days, but, oh, to look around and see the snow drifts, Johny expected to get on and cut straw to day. but instead had to turn out and shovel snow the most of the day. I shovelled the drift down at the line gate, and the one up here at the back gate expecting I might get down the side of the lane without much shovelling, I had no time to hitch up the horses after getting done and it is snowing to night hard and perhaps all my work will go for nothing, there has been quite a turn out of the neighbours shovelling the roads. they have made the roads over to the 1st line of Erin through Duffield's and Coffey's fields, my Rheumatism arm is very sore and lame to night from the work of shovelling. my usual chores are about enough for me these times without having the shovelling, I think the Manitoba Cow is doing very well. she is quite a hearty eater, she gets 4 large turnips each meal, and a heaped old milk pan of chopped stuff, besides the chaff. There is a great cry out about the shortness of feed. I fear Johny is terribly short, and we will not be able to help him much.</p>
<p>{End column} storm abated. snow drifts everywhere _ gangs out shovelling snow. _ our lane is filled higher than the fence, I shovelled at the gates at each end of lane and intend opening out the side of lane next the orchard. _ Jamie Duffield is to come and help me the half of 31 days for three dollars</p>
<p>THURSDAY 13</p>
<p>It appears we can't be afforded much of a lull in these terrible stormy times, the most of the work done yesterday in opening up the roads and surroundings will be undone to day. it has snowed hard the greater part of the day and there has been a stiff wind from the east all the time, the drifting before has been principally from the west but to day it has been from the east, we have not had any mail since Monday and I hardly think there will be any to day, we have not heard how the stage has been running, but we know that the most of the roads have been badly blocked, Johny expected the Toltons might have come over to day with the horse power and cutting box, but they failed to put in an appearance I have, in addition to my usual chores, cleared a place in the turnip house and set the pulper into it, I can now pulp more than what is fed at a time and leave it under the machine as there will not be any frost to hurt the feed. it is a convenience also to have it out of the passage as we found it much in the way of feeding the straw especially, it has cleared up this evening and we may hope the storm has again spent itself, there will have to be more shovelling done</p>
<p>{End column} Another storm of wind & snow from the east this time. _ Cant get the mails _ the stage has been running very unsteadily _ Changed the position of the pulper put it in the root house</p>
<p>FEBRUARY FRIDAY 14 1896</p>
<p>Another day of storm, wind and snow, for a time snow fell thick and heavy and the wind kept driving it in clouds till everything is filled up again with snow, all our work of shovelling is again lost sight of and we have much of the work to do over again, Charlie Duffield got down to Everton this forenoon and brought up our mail, the stage went from Erin to Guelph on Wednesday and returned to Erin to day. Maggie received a letter from Ewart to day, they are all well and business fairly prospering. Ewart says they have little or no snow there and no sleighing quite different from us here where we are nearly buried in snow, this has been a terrible week for storm and snow and it has completely stopped all outward communication, I have done little or nothing more than fixing up the stock and doing the general chores, we have been expecting the Toltons with their Cutting box along to Johnys but they have not ventured out yet, both Johny and myself are much in need of having straw cut as we are clean out of chaff and cut stuff for the fattenng cattle. I see John Loree's auction sale is postponed till next Thursday, no doubt the storm of last Tuesday prevented it going on.</p>
<p>{End column} more snow and more drifting _ there is little chance to move about now everything is so snowed up _ we got our mail today I wondered that it came along so nearly on time. _ Letter from Holyoke. _ all well & business prospering</p>
<p>SATURDAY 15</p>
<p>The temperature has been very mild to day, considerable wind prevailed in the forenoon, but there was not much drifting on account of the snow being so soft. there has been a wonderful blocking up of the roads this week and we have been well used to keeping around home. Johny drove over to Toltons to see about them coming to cut straw, they were contentedly working the machine at Smith Aureys. I think it would have been better for both of us to have rigged up our own machine After dinner I dug out the gate leading into the South front field, the women folks helping me. I then had quite a job getting the fence taken down at the line and afterwards hitching up the team & sleigh and breaking the road through the field. I had put in some rails into the ditch to help keep the sleigh from going in so deeply, but it will only be a second class road at best as the ditch is so deep and there is not sufficient room to turn on to the main road. I was in favour of keeping a way open round by Johnys, but the women would rather have this one so we will give it a trial. McWilliams went to Guelph to day and the stage went east from Guelph.</p>
<p>{End column} Fine mild day. _ Johny over to Toltons _ broke a road through the field to the line _ our lane is full of snow.</p>
<p>Sunday 16</p>
<p><br /> Much colder to day, the frost has been very kean, we arranged that I would drive Maggie down to Everton meeting this forenoon but on account of the cold and the state of the roads it was abandoned, she went down in the evening with the McWilliams. Willie drove out from Guelph this afternoon, he intends cutting some wood at Robertsons tomorrow</p>
<p>{End column} Willie out from Guelph _ Everton at night.</p>
<p>FEBRUARY MONDAY 17 1896</p>
<p>An awfully cold night has passed over, the frost has been the most severe of the season, and the cold to day did not relax much, if any, all day long, the sun made it more endurable where it shone out good, but, after all it was a very cold day. I did up my chores in good time so as to be at liberty to help Johny to cut straw when they were ready to go to work, they were late in coming however, Albert & David brought the machine, their father accompanying them, Thomas paid me six dollars on Kate's money, (interest on note) $6,66 he paid me the four dollars I furnished as interest on McGregor's note, he still owes me the 66 cts when cutting awhile after dinner the cover burst off and one of the fans was broken off, there was nothing for it but go at the chopping and Albert took down the fan &c, and got the braces fixed up, also the cover repaired, we got between 20 & 30 bags of grain chopped. I drove for them quite a long time but they let me off to do up my chores, the two of them ran the chopper quite awhile. Mr & Mrs Henry Duffield paid us a visit this evening, David Tolton helped me to fill up 12 bags of grain for chopping tomorrow. Jamie Duffield helped Willie to cut wood this forenoon.</p>
<p>{End column} Coldest night and day of the season. _ The Thermometer is said to have registered 27 below zero. _ Cutting straw & chopping after noon _ visitors _ Willie cut wood & then drove home.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 18</p>
<p>Another very cold day, last night was also very cold but not quite so severe as the night before. I was up and at my chores early this morning, had the cattle cleaned out by lantern light. and my horses fed, cleaned, and harnessed, we got started to chop this morning very shortly after eight oclock, and ran the chopper till 11.15, when we hitched on to the straw cutter till noon, they expected to finish in an hour after hitching on after dinner but it was half past four before they got over with all the machinery, they thought of getting on with an hours work but it turned out as I told them it would be, no running to night. I brought over our Chop at noon, out of the 12 bags of grain we had 17½ bags of chop, 8 bags clear oats, and 9½ mixed, there was about a third of barley & peas in the oats for the cattle feed, and 7 bags grain, clear oats (black) 5 bags. Jamie Duffield went to Johny's for me, and I emptied the meal, and did up all the feeding, watering and other chores before they got out with the machine</p>
<p>{End column} very cold again to day. _ cut straw and chopped grain till 4 oclock at Johnys _ set the machine at our place this evening __ I got 12 bags chopped.</p>
<p>FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 19 1896</p>
<p>Another fall of snow last night with enough of wind to cause a little drifting, this morning opened out tolerably clear and we expected passably fine weather for the day, in this however we were mistaken as it was not long before snow began to fall which increased in volumn as the day advanced. we started to cut straw at a little after 8 oclock and ran on till noon, we cut the most out of the shed when we took a little over a run out of the {bay mow}, clearing all out excepting a little hay and some barley chaff, I told Johny he could take the chaff which he gladly accepted, I went down for Robert Morton in the morning, Geo. Abbott also helped us till we run through the little balance after dinner, when they both went home, they then set the chopper and ran through 13 bags for us. 7 bags of oats and 6 mixed half & half with barley. making with yesterdays Chop, 25 bags in all. Robert McWilliams brought 15 bags oats and they finished up with that. I paid them a dollar for my chop, and a dollar and half for the cutting which sum he told Johny he would take from me for the ½ days cutting 75 cts each. we had a good job done, a nice lot of cut straw and, with what meal was in the bin before there must now be over 30 bags meal. washed Fred's spavin sore and applying salve</p>
<p>{End column} cutting straw to day in the forenoon and chopping grain afternoon. _ Robert McWilliam also got some chopping done _ paid them for the work. _ dissagreeably snowy day.</p>
<p>THURSDAY 20</p>
<p>Another terribly stormy day and very cold, the thermometer does not show such a low temperature as on monday last, but the wind has been much higher, which makes the cold more penetrating, the frost has been finding its way into the cattle stables more and root house, the roots, however have come off very free so far, and, if the cold relaxes a little soon there will be no damage done, the snow has been drifting considerably and the crust on the top of the old snow is so hard we have been afraid to venture the breaking of our road to the swamp, so Jamie and I have been working in the barn all day, we bagged up the peas that were in the bin (5 bags) and we filled the two furthest in bins with the white oats out in the barn. there must be about 200 bushels of them, and there are still left of black oats about enough, I think, to fill another bin. This is the afternoon of John Loree's sale. I drove down to Everton and got the mail this evening and they say the sale came off, the prices were not high but we can't expect that in these times, feed is very scarce and people do not care to undertake the feeding of more stock than they have. Johny drew 4 loads of barley chaff I gave him, and we put up some hay on swing beam</p>
<p>{End column} terrilby stormy and cold. _ Johnny Loree's sale came off this afternoon _ carrying in the oats out of the barn and putting them into the Granary _ Toltons at Mr McWilliams cutting straw and chopping</p>
<p>FEBRUARY FRIDAY 21 1896</p>
<p>Very cold to day yet, but the wind has not been nearly so high as yesterday. Johny took unwell last night from an unpleasant affection of the throat, they were uneasy about it but this A.M. he seems a little better and we are in hopes it will pass off without bad results, we think he may have contracted a cold from exposure to the dust and cold yesterday while drawing over the barley chaff. Jamie and I took the team to the swamp before dinner and then after dinner Jamie drove down a few times and brought home light loads, it was a hard job on the horses to break the crust the first time, but after that was done the principal trouble was over. I helped the women to kill the turkeys this aternoon, 7 over here, and we got the gobler over at Johnys; we also brought the scales over on the sleigh at same time. I got Johnys mare, Nettie, to drive to Guelph tomorrow and also borrowed Richd. McWilliams Cutter, which will hold the turkeys and other things better than our own.</p>
<p>SATURDAY 22</p>
<p>Another very sharp day, the frost has been pretty kean the most of the day. The wind was high last night and somewhat filled the sleigh tracks on the lines. Margaret and I got a fair start for Guelph this morning, our turkeys weighed 92¾ lbs on our scales last night, and to day we were paid for 92 lbs at Guelph. James White bought the lot at 10 c. per lb, $9.20. we had 4 lbs butter at 18 cts. and 2 dozen eggs, @ 22 c. I got the last tooth in my upper jaw extracted to day, {?} Parker, the dentist, he is to fill up the hole in the plate where the tooth was and I paid him a dollar for the whole work, he is to do it at my convenience, we put up at Willies and had our dinner there and got some groceries. Jamie Duffield brought up from the swamp 5 loads of wood to day, of course they were not large loads as the road is not yet properly broke I had my 2 overcoats on going to Guelph, but only one coming home and was warmer.</p>
<p>Sunday 23</p>
<p>Much milder to day and thawing this afternoon. Maggie rode to Everton with the Duffields and returned with John McKenzie and Bella. Maggie accompanied Bella home, she intends to stay a week with them. Jamie Duffield has been around all day, and is attending to the stock. John McKenzie paid me $3.50, for last months assmt. and this.</p>
<p>{End column} John McKenzie paid $3.50 for A.O.U.W.</p>
<p>FEBRUARY MONDAY 24 1896</p>
<p>Froze up again last night, although not very hard, we are very well pleased to have it freeze up again as we are anxious to have the wood hauled up from the swamp. I have been shovelling snow at the wood pile in the yard and Jamie has drawn up 6 loads. I helped with one or two loads at the swamp and helped unload in the yard, we stuck with the first load in turning into the field, but managed better aferwards by watchng to keep the sleigh on the track. I went with Johny to his swamp to break the road, he had the long sleigh and it was difficult to get it turned in the very deep snow, he got it broken however and brought up several loads. I was agreeably surprised to find our horses were able to haul out of the swamp so large a load, the bob-sleighs are the thing for hauling out wood from so rough a place I think the Duffields are making a very good job down in the swamp the brush seems to be well piled and the roads are such that we can get fairly well along in geting the wood out.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 25</p>
<p>A very beautiful clear & sunshiny day. the frost however last night was pretty kean and it has remained pretty frosty all day. we were at it in fair time this morning and after getting breakfast and all the chores done up, I went down with Jamie to the swamp, and after helping him to draw 2 loads up to the yard and one to the field I remained up to shovel again at the piling place. Jamie drew 4 loads this afternoon and the 3 in the forenoon, making 7 loads in all. I did up all the chores at night. Dan Tolton and young Mr Hall of Toronto paid us a visit to day and had dinner with us. Hall is an intelligent young man, and works in the T. Eaton establishment. Mr & Mrs {J} Webb paid us a visit this evening. Mr Webb is troubled yet with his painful toe, which causes him a great deal of trouble especially at night by making him lose his sleep.</p>
<p>FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 26 1896</p>
<p>A very fine winter's day. Jamie and I have been hauling at the wood from the swamp. we only made the 6 loads to day, there was considerable shovelling to do and I had to attend to that, our fat Cow, the Manitoba one, shows signs of sickness and being off her feed. I took her feed from her after she left it, I also let her out and drove her to the back field I guess it is indigestion that is the trouble. there was a little snow last night and a little drifting which made the roads rather heavy for drawing the wood.</p>
<p>THURSDAY 27</p>
<p>A very clear sunshiny day and very warm in the sun. Jamie and I have been drawing the wood again from the swamp, the road is getting soft and there is danger of breaking through, our cow does not seem any better and it makes one uneasy about her. Jamie and I took up six loads, and Jamie went back for the seventh while I did up the chores.</p>
<p>FEBRUARY FRIDAY 28 1896</p>
<p>Receipe for sick cow (indigestion) Froze up last night, and though not very hard still it has made a great improvement on the road to the swamp and, also in the swamp itself. I made a mistake in writing the forgoing the weather has been quite soft to day, no frost at all day or night, this afternoon it commenced to rain a little about 3 oclock and it came down so hard about 4 oclock that we hurried home without a load, we brought one load of wood home at noon, and we drew out of the swamp the rest of the time and unloaded it in the field. the road became treacherous and the sleigh broke in some, we also had considerable trouble in the swamp, the snow is sinking and the stumps are showing up a good deal. Collins & Evans sent out a man to buy our turnips but I would not engage to take them on account of the state of the roads and also interfering with getting our wood out of the swamp, we gave the cow another doze this evening. 1 Quart Linseed oil 2 oz Annaseed, 2 oz Carraway seed, 2 oz Ginger, 1 lb salts, 2 oz nitre.</p>
<p>{End column} Quite a thaw _ drawing out wood from the swamp _ Receipe for a sick cow _ gave her the doze this evening</p>
<p>SATURDAY 29</p>
<p>Froze up again last night, and it kept fine and hard all forenoon, the sun has great power now however and the road softened up considerably this afternoon. Jamie and I have had a busy day at the wood hauling I did up Johny's chores at noon and Jamie brought up one load before dinner alone, we got six loads up and he was going back for the seventh when he noticed the shoerig on the front bob broken, so we had to stop. Johny & Lizzie went to Guelph to day, the cow does not seem much better, she has passage in her bowels but not sufficient to make us decide that the medicine has operated. O'Connor sent up word he would like 300 bushels turnips on Monday at11 c {?} I can't think of going at them at present.</p>
<p>March Sunday 1</p>
<p>Rather stormy to day, considerable snow fell this A.M. and afternoon the wind increased to a gale and drifted up the roads very much. Mother & I drove down to McKenzies this forenoon, we got Johny's Janie mare and she travelled well we found them all fairly well, barring colds, we left there about 5.30 and took fully 2 hours on the road, a little short of that going down Jamie kept house and did the chores for us to day.</p>
<p>MARCH MONDAY 2 1896</p>
<p>Quite a cold turn of the weather, the frost is kean and never gave way all day. I took the front bob on the long sleigh to Everton this morning Willie Abbott fixed the shoe, by putting a piece of an old wagon tire, while he was at it I drove mother down to Everton where she is staying till tomorrow night paying freinds a visit. I took her to Mary's. I got a bag of bran at the mill 35 cts (paid) got it to give to the sick cow. I think the cow is improving although she is yet sick enough to cause us uneasiness. I got the sleigh fixed so as to get home by 12.30, paid 60 cts for repairing it, after dinner Jamie & I started again at the wood drawing, we had some difficulties to contend against and we only got 3 loads up. Jamie did the chores and some other extras this forenoon while I was at Everton. I sent 2 dollars to Erin in payment of Assmts of A.O.U.W. for John McKenzie & self. Henry Duffield has been chopping all alone to day in the swamp.</p>
<p>{End column} Henry Duffield working in swamp. _ Sent 2 dollars for A.O.U.W.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 3</p>
<p>A very frosty day. and the cold has been severe, Jamie and I have been hauling up the wood from the swamp, it was so very cold that we had difficulty in keeping ourselves reasonably warm, the wind was very cutting and we had to wear our overcoats while on the road between the swamp and the barn, we tracked the road to the north end of the swamp and had quite a time in getting the horses through, they got down in the snow. Henry Duffield helped us to get a start out the new way, we got 5 loads up, 2 in the forenoon and 3 afternoon. the loads were very heavy being composed principally of round tamarac timber. the Cow is some better, evidence of the medicine having operated was first given to day. she now seems inclined to want some food. James Dunbar drove Mother home to night. Johny drove to Everton and was to call for her, but by some means they missed each other.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MARCH WEDNESDAY 7 4 (66-299) 18946</span></h2>
<p>Another very cold day. the frost has been very sharp and kean, but the wind has not been so high as yesterday and other days previous. Jamie and I have been again drawing wood from the swamp, we finished up the 3rd pile and have about 3 loads of a start on the fourth. we just got 5 loads up - 2 forenoon and 3 afternoon. the loads were round tamarac sticks being the chief timber. the road in the swamp is getting very bare of snow and the stumps and other stuff is getting on top a good deal so that it makes hard pulling for the horses. George Duffield tells me to day they think of quiting the chopping now, the stuff is so small they can't make the work pay. of course I can't expect them to continue this work under those circumstance although I could have wished them to clear off the timber from the back line. the cow seems to be getting over her trouble and commencing to eat again. Johny and Lizzie are away to Willie Croft's marriage this afternoon. {in margin} Marriage Willie Croft.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 8 5 (67-298)</span></h2>
<p>Kean frost again last night and the greater part of the forenoon showed no signs of relaxing the cold grip. After dinner, however, the cold gave way very much and the sun shone out so strong that the snow began to melt in the places exposed to the sun's rays. Jamie and I got 2 large loads of wood up from the swamp. we cleared out all the wood from the southern portion of their chopping. and we commenced to haul out of the northern part and out of a new road we broke out on Tuesday last. in the afternoon we got 4 loads drawn up. I staid up the last load so as to do up the feeding and other chores. the cow is on her feed again and I hope we have seen the last of her sickness - Willie drove out from Guelph to day. he wished to help at the drawing up of the wood till tomorrow and then wanted me to draw him in a load of wood on Saturday. I told him I would take him in the wood but that I would rather wait and take him a load next week, as we were very anxious to get done with the drawing out of the swamp before a break up should come. John Farries and Tom Warner came to see if I would take turnips to Rockwood at 10cts per bushel. I declined taking them. Henry Duffield has begun to cut out a piece of brushy swamp, that he was leaving on account of not making wages, by me giving him a dollar extra.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MARCH FRIDAY 9 6 (68-297) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Quite a change in the weather, from the hard frost and extreme cold of a number of days back we have it milder to day. but very unpleasant, as rain has come and freezes as it falls making a hard and solid caking of ice all over. it is very hard getting along on it. people run great risk of falling and hurting themselves. we found it too wet and disagreeable to think of going at the wood drawing this forenoon. so Jamie and I sat about fixing up things at the barn. Jamie carried all the cattle meal, except about a couple of bags. that was more than sufficient to fill both our bins in the cattle stable. we then placed a bag over the cattle meal in the granary passage, and emptied the horse feed (chopped oats) on top of it, and then carried the remainder of the oats out in the barn bin, into the granary bin next the dooor where the chopped oats were. there are some mixed oats in the bottom of the bin, the rest are black oats. fairly clear. we went at it after dinner and drew up 4 loads of wood from the swamp - we had to hustle for it. Willie came yesterday out from Guelph and would liked to have helped awhile at the wood so that we would draw a load of wood to Guelph, but there would have been a poor chance of carrying out that program on account of the bad turn of the weather. we have taken the scalding trough up the feed room and intend wetting the cut stuff and preparing it for the cattle there. the passage is now clear.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 10 7 (69-296)</span></h2>
<p>A very stormy day. the cold has not been great but the wind and snow has made it very dissagreeable to be out working in it. the snow is being piled up in great drifts again, and it is colder this evening giving promise of winter weather ahead. we are so far having a very stormy and wintry spell for the beginning of March. besides doing up the chores Jamie split up some wood in thre wood shed, and we both started off to the swamp between 10 & 11 oclock for a load of wood which very nearly finished up the 4th and last pile in the barn yard. after dinner we went at it again, although dissagreeable, and got up another 3 loads. I stayed up and did the cattle & pig feeding while Jamie brought the last. we have commenced a new pile at the south end of the barn. the fat cow is getting her appetite again, but this will put her back considerably.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 8</span></h2>
<p>Very snowy last night again and a high wind has piled it up into ungainly piles for clambering over or shoveling out. I had obliged to do some shovelling before we could get to the well for water. this is a wintry spell for the time of the year. we all kept at home but Jamie who spent the day with his own folks. I have had all to do to day excepting in the morning that Jamie helped me -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MARCH MONDAY 9 1896</span></h2>
<p>Frosty last night and looked wintry enough this morning, it became milder through the day and in the sun the snow melted a little, there were some snow showers that passed over. Jamie and I have been again at the wood drawing, we intended to draw up 3 loads this forenoon but, on account of delay, by reason of breaking out new roads in the swamp we only got 2 loads, we made an early start after dinner however and got 4 loads in the afternoon, so that we piled 6 loads to day on our new pile by the end of the barn. Henry Duffield finished up what he started himself to do in the swamp. I give him a dollar extra for the last piece he chopped on account of it being largely composed of brush that did not count in the cordwood pile. Mrs Richd. McWilliams & Maggie spent the greater part of the afternoon with our folks, and Richd. himself spent the evening also. I am so busy these times at the wood drawing and doing up the chores that I can't pay the attention to visitors I would like. I paid Richd. two dollars this evening for the cows I took there</p>
<p>{End Column} Keeps wintry _ 6 loads of wood to day _ paid Richd. McWilliams two dollars for cows.</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 10</span></h3>
<p>Frosty again last night and it has remained colder to day than yesterday. Jamie and I have again been drawing wood, we did not manage more than two loads this forenoon, and only 3 afternoon, we suffered some delay by the piles being mostly in new places in the swamp.The piles are getting pretty well taken away, and we have hopes of clearing the swamp tomorrow if nothing unusual occurs, it will keep us busy under favourable circumstances however. A German pack pedlar with a horse had dinner with us to day. we finished up one pile of the wood to the length of 56 feet, and have one load to beg in backing up with a second pile. Mr & Mrs John Webb drove up and spent the evening with us. Alice and Ada walked up afterwards. we had a pleasant time. we have been feeding our two milk cows some potatoes daily and we find the flow of milk much increased. I got Robert McWilliams to bring us out a bag of oil cake (100 lbs) for which I paid a dollar, much cheaper than I ever remember it of being, and I give the fattening cow a cupfull of it 3 times a day.</p>
<p>{End column} wintry weather _ 5 loads of wood from the swamp to day.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MARCH WEDNESDAY 14 11 (73-292) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very cold day, the frost has been very sharp and kean, and the wind has been high which has made the cold more penetrating. Jamie had I have been working as usual at the wood drawing - the wind has been driving the snow into the track which has made it very hard drawing for the horses. coming up through the field it is a cold ride and through the gaps at the fences where the snow has drifted the horses have a very hard pull. We expected to get six loads home to day but only made five. 2 in the forenoon and 3 afternoon. they have quit chopping now and we had hopes of finishing up the drawing to day, but we find that there is more wood than we expected and it is harder getting it out now too. it will yet take another day to clear the swamp - we have been so busy at this wood drawing that we have not been able to get the mail since last Friday and no person is thoughtful enough to bring it to us although they visit the post office. {in margin} Cold weather - still in the workof clearing the swamp of wood, heaving drawing by drifting - 5 loads drawn to day -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 15 12 (74-291)</span></h2>
<p>Another extremely cold day. the frost has been so kean as to invade the cattle stables again, and if it stayed long so cold we might expect to find it creeping into the root house. the wind has been strong and high nearly all day, and the snow has driven before the wind and settled in hard drifts wherever it got leave to lie. Jamie and I have had a very cold job of it to day. we fully expected to complete the drawing of the wood to day, but on account of the drifting of the roads we were unable to draw full loads and we have one load yet left in the field to bring up. we have the swamp cleared however. we took up 3 loads before dinner and 3 afternoon. we had a heavy experience in the back part of the swamp where in drawing out of new places the horses were terribly strained to pull them out. the women folks at home are busy again at mat hooking.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MARCH FRIDAY 16 13 (75-290) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Continues very cold, the frost has been kean again to day, but not so much so as yesterday and the wind has not been so strong and high, which has made the cold less penetrating and more endurable. Jamie brought the load of wood up from the field and finished the second pile at the end of the barn. they are both of about a length and height, and make about 21 cords. I filed the cross cut saw this forenoon and when getting through with the wood we drove down to the swamp before dinner and sawed down the pine tree and put a but cut into it. the tree is sound, but very windy and I made the logs different lengths so as to have them as straight as possible. the first we made 8 feet long, the next 10 feet, and the next 12, 10, 12 respectively. afternoon we finished the cutting and drew them up to the barn yard, putting 2 on a gang way. and leaving the other 3 on the sleigh for taking to Everton. we also brought up a dry cedar tree for kindling. Maggie and her mother finished their second mat today. Maggie is over at Johny's tonight. {in margin} finished drawing the cord wood up to the yard. filed the cross cut saw. and cut up the pine tree into saw logs. also cut a dry cedar for kindling -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 17 14 (76-289)</span></h2>
<p>Another very cold day, the frost has been very kean last night and if it had not been for the heat of the sun there would not have been much relaxing of the cold to day. Jamie took down to Everton the three pine logs that were on the sleigh from last night and was back about 10 oclock. we then drove down to the hard wood bush and cut down the two hemlock stubbs. one making a saw log 16 feet long and the other making 2 logs 12 feet long. the latter had been struck by lightning and is somewhat shattered, but I think it may make some useful lumber. we brought them all up to the yard and Jamie took the 2 last to Everton. I did up the chores and Jamie was a little late in getting home. Johny & Lizzie are away over to Mutries this evening. they hear Mrs Mutrie is very sick. {in margin} taking saw logs to the Everton saw mill - Johny & Lizzie gone over to Mrs Mutrie who is very sick -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 15</span></h2>
<p>A very fair day, and the frost and cold has somewhat relaxed. Maggie accompanied the Duffields to Everton meeting this forenoon. she has not attended them for the last 3 Sundays, for want of opportunities to get there. Fred the young horse has not left the stable for about 5 weeks now - we had a visit this evening of David Tolton & Bessie, Thomas McDougal and Miss McDougal. Mother & I were over at Johny's when they came. David intends starting for Manitoba next Tuesday. {in margin} visitors to day - Maggie to Everton -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MARCH MONDAY 19 16 (78-287) 18946</span></h2>
<p>The frost has considerably relaxed last night and the snow has been softer and melting some in places to day. we hear the roads to Guelph are in a terrible state, the pitch holes are very numerous and awfully bad, being both very steep and deep. I took down to Everton the last three logs this morning, and hurried home to do up the chores fore noon before attinding May's Auction Sale. after getting all done I went to the sale and drove "King" in the cutter, leaving him in Edwin Awrey's shed while I walked over to the sale. I bid on a heifer to 22 dollars but she went to 24 1/2 and I did not follow that far. I paid Henry Dunbar a dollar as I promised for the old horse - he made a little objection to take any thing, but took it. Dan. Toldton and Sam. Gibson were here for dinner to day and bade us good bye. they intend starting for Manitoba tomorrow. Geroge & Alfred Duffield also. and William & Peter Dunbar, and one of the McDougals &c. John McKenzie drove up to day to get Mother - Bella is very poorly from Quinsey and the grip they think. Old Mrs Mutrie is worse to day. Johny & Lizzie are away there this evening. Robt. McWilliams was sawing with the drag saw. and Johny is very tired holding it. Jamie Duffield was there for me to day. {in margin} paid a dollar to Henry Dunbar - Attended May's Auction sale. John McKenzie up for Mother - Bella is poorly. Robt McWilliams sawing with the machine - Jamie there -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 20 17 (79-286)</span></h2>
<p>The cold has moderated very much, although there was enough of frost last night to harden things outside pretty well. the snow is going a little where the sun shines on it. but there is terrible banks of snow to be thawed off before we can think of warm weather. Jamie was at Robt. McWilliams sawing this forenoon with the team - it was only to be an hour & a falf, but Jamie did not get home till 1/2 after 11 oclock. I borrowed Webbs sleigh and left ours with him and I took down to Rockwood 42 Bls. 15 lbs. McCullough bought them for D. L. Shultz. Jamie did not get home before dinner to help me much at the trimming and it was 3 oclock before I got started away with the load. I arrived home again about 7.30. the roads are very rough from pitch holes, and it is very hard passing teams. one team on the Town line with a load of bags filled with peas upset while passing me. I did not hear how Bella was to day. Mrs Mutrie was a little better this morning. Willie & Colin Campbell out from Guelph this evening. Colin drove on to Mimosa - {in margin} Jamie again at Robt. McWilliams this A.M. - trimmed a load of turnips and took them to Rockwood 42 B & 15 lbs - Willie out from Guelph this evening - Mr Barry from Rockwood called to see about turnips.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MARCH WEDNESDAY 21 18 (80-285)</span></h2>
<p>A fine day inclined to thaw. the snow melts where the sun shines and the roads are getting to that loads break through on places. Jamie and I got a load of turnips ready for Rockwood this forenoon and as Johny had to go to Joe Crofts for the Circular saw he took the load down for me. he did not get the ticket but he tells me there was 48 bushels and some pounds. I took in hand to drive over to Mutries to bring Lizzie home if she could come. Mrs Mutrie was not fit to leave however, so I returned as I went. the roads are blocked so that much of the way over had to be done by the fields. I intended to drive over to Barrie Drydens to see about the school for Nellie Sunter, but while on the way over I found they had a male Teacher hired. so that I did not go. Mrs Mutrie is very bad with the inflammation of the Lungs - Jamie Duffield is very good at doing the chores and when I was away to day he also was splitting at the stove wood in the wood house. Johny tells me that McCullough would like a load of turnips taken down tomorrow and would give me 12 cents per bushel for them. Johny started with his load about 2 oclock and did not get back with the Circular saw till about 8 oclock.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 22 19 (81-284)</span></h2>
<p>Quite a fall of snow last night and the day broke out windy as well. the wind increased very much uin the afternoon and the snow fell faster. it kept mild through it all however until about 5 oclock, P.M. we prepared a load for Rockwood and I was very undecided whether to venture to take it down or not. Johny & Jamie both were against me going but as I did not know what about the taking of the turnips at any other time I made up my mind to go. it was a fatal step for my comfort. the roads were very heavy but i got along all right until reaching the Rockwood line when I encountered drifted roads with a vengance, and down a little below Gray's gate my load went over. I had then to pull out the sleigh and right it and run down with the half of the load, and Mr McCullough accompanied me back for the other half. there were 43 bushels and 10 lbs. I then faced home in the dark and got alond fairly well till coming opposite Jamie Talbot's place after leaving his field throgh the gateway. and the horses there got up to their backs, and I failed to find the track for them. I unhitched them from the sleigh and let them plunge out as best they could and I rode 'King" home the other going by his side. the storm raged frightfully all the time and I had quite an adventure again at the gravel pit, but at last reached home at about 10 oclock P.M. the folks at home were much concerned about me and releived when I arrived.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MARCH FRIDAY 23 20 (82-283) 18946</span></h2>
<p>A terrible day for this time of the year. the storm of yesterday has but little abated. there has not been so much snow falling but the cold is much greater than yesterday and the wind has been piling the snow up into terrible drifts. all our surroundings are completely banked up with snow. I had to shovel out the pump and had to grope and dig for it as it was completely out of sight. Johny's Barn yard on this side is almost completely filled. the wind blew a hurricane all last night and we expected to see a general block up this morning - I did not venture out to look after the sleigh to day. the 2 blankets and scoop shovel are with it. I cleaned up the horses well to day and they do not seem to be much the worse of their bad experience of yesterday. Jamie's time was up to day at noon. he stayed on till night. I paid him six dollars which pays him in full to date according to agreement. we cut up all the long sticks in the wood house, also a number of the cedar sticks we brought up from the swamp for kindling. Lizzie and Margaret both being away they will feel shut off from home during this blockade. Johny thinks of sawing tomorrow and Maggie will have to cook for the men.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 24 21 (83-282)</span></h2>
<p>Moderately frosty last night and the snow kept well all day excepting where the sun had a good chance to play on it. Jamie Duffield helped me to do the chores this morning and I got the team ready and went off to get the sleigh. when I arrived at the corner I found the travellers had taken down Dan. Talbots fence and were driving through his fields. a gang of men were at work cutting out a road through the drifts. I left my team at Abbotts, and rode up with Agt. Hartley and found they had dug out my sleigh which was right on the track. we pulled it out and I had to go back for my team, before getting everything righted and calling at Everton for the mail. it was nearly 3 oclock P.M. before I got home, and before getting dinner and the noon feeding done. it was about 4 oclock before I could get near Johny, who is sawing this afternoon - I helped him then for over an hour, but then had to leave to do the night work. Johny got along very well considering that he had a very late start. there are only about 4 logs to finish up with the drag saw, and then he will finish with the Circular. he intends finishing on Monday.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 22</span></h2>
<p>Frosty last night but moderate. the wind was very high and there was rain in the evening, but the drifting was stopped on account of the frost. Maggie & I have been at home all day excepting that I walked down to Webbs in the evening.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">MARCH MONDAY 26 23 (85-280) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>EASTER MONDAY (DOMINION) Quite cold to day. the wind has been blowing strong and the air frosty. I was early astir this morning and fed up all the stock before breakfast. also cleaned and harnessed my horses ready for sawing at Johnys. as the hands seemed slow to gather I took time to clean out all the stables before going over to Johny's and we got started to saw somewhere about 8 oclock. we finished up the drag saw work in the first place , and then set the Circular and cut on till noon. there was a little left but it did not take us long after dinner to finish it up. I got 3 bage of wheat (gorse) that I am exchanging with Johny for fall wheat for our gristing.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 27 24 (86-279)</span></h2>
<p>A little milder to day, although this morning it was pretty cold and frosty. I was early out of bed again this morning (4.45) and got all the feeding and stable cleaning out before breakfast - soon after breakfast I loaded up the 6 bags of grain into the sleigh and drew it round to the turnip house window. Maggie and Jamie then helped me load on the turnips and for all it was 10.30 before I got off with my load - the sleigh was cutting off a little in going down but got safely to Rockwood at about noon, and past one before leaving for McKenzies. found that they had all been sick. Bella was better though - John and I had to hustle with the getting on of our load 6 bushels peas for the Duffields, 10 for ourselves and 3 bags barley and 3 of fall wheat. the turnip rack on top of the grain formed a good place for Margaret & Mrs McKenzie to sit on coming home. we arrived home about 8 oclock. there was 25 bushels & 25 lbs of turnips. Amos Theaker and U were together at the track with our turnips. the price is up. Barry offered me 15cts for all I have to spare. Jamie Duffield drove Johny down to Rockwood in the cutter early this morning. the train left at 6.55. A.M. Johny is a delegate for the Chozen freinds at Toronto.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MARCH WEDNESDAY 28 25 (87-278) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Softer to day. the snow has gone off considerabley to day. and the appearances were for rain during the afternoon. it held off well however, and there was no rain till after dark when a little fell. I did up all my chores in good time this morning and then drove Mrs McKenzie in the cutter to Usherands before going to Richd McWilliams sawing bee. I took our saw and Wm Tindle and I sawed together. while I did my noon chores Willie sharpened and fixed my saw a little and it worked better afterwards. there were a number of very hard maple logs and some large and particularly fine sound birch logs - there were five saws going and they think there was about the half of their logs cut. there certainly was a fine lot cut at all events. the man from Toronto took away the turkeys from Robert Jestins this morning. I rather think they would have a hard job to make Toronto as they intended to drive all the way. one of Thos. Weatherstans daughters was getting married to day to a son of Thos. McCutchens. they drove up past while we were at work at the sawing bee.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY <s>29</s> 26 (88-277)</span></h2>
<p>Froze up last night again, and to day it has been steadily getting colder all day. I worked out the most of the day among the stock cleaning out the pigs and fixing up around where things have been getting a little out of joint. Johny arrived home about noon to day. they pushed the work through in two days and saved quite a sum by letting the 300 members off so as not to draw on the third days pay. Johny thinks we ought to cut with the Circular on Saturday, so we loaded the horse power on the sleigh this evening. the snow banks are very inconvenient in our barn yard where we intend to saw and we may have some trouble shovelling &c.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MARCH FRIDAY 30 27 (89-276) 189<s>4</s> 6</span></h2>
<p>Quite cold and frosty. it is astonishing how wintry it keeps for this late time of the season - Johny brought over the horse power this morning and took away John Webbs sleigh to take to Everton a load of chop. he just had it loaded when Abbott came for the sleigh as they were taking it to Guelph. Johny then sent Jamie Duffield with our own bobs to the mill. they do not track well however in the present state of the roads. Johny & myself set the machine for sawing tomorrow. I had a lot of shovelling of snow to do, and we set it so as it will freeze in tonight solid. which we expect it will do. I drove down this evening to see Wm Abbott about the renting of Mrs Peavoy's house and agreed with him to give him possession of the house for, at least, six months, perhaps 12 months, he to pay 2 dollars per month. and payable 3 months in advance. he to do the road work and pay the taxes. the time to commence 1st April. {in margin} agreement with Willi(am) Abbott for the renting of Mrs Peavoys house in Everton.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 31 28 (90-275)</span></h2>
<p>Frosty again last night and the machine was firmly froze to its place. the day however has turned out fine and from appearances frost & snow may, before long, be a thing of the past. there are great banks of snow however to be disposed of. we started in fair time this morning at the cutting of the cordwood with the circular saw. Johny has not been very well but he made the venture and did very well. we had help from the 2 McWilliams, John Webb, Henry Duffield & team. Robt. McWilliams team also - Jamie Duffield with Johny,and myself making 7 in all. we would have been the better of another hand asthey could not gey the wood foreward quick enough for the sawyer. we cut about an hour after dinner and think we have over 30 cord stove wood - Colin McMillan has accepted my offer of 15 dollars a month for seven months commencing Monday the 6th April next. {in margin. edge cut off} Johny ha{s} cut at o{ur} place with John Mutries circular s{aw} -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 29</span></h2>
<p>A change in the weather. warm and raining with some thunder this morning. the snow is now melting fast to day - we cut our wood on the right day. Maggie drove to Church with Fred - the first time hitched since his long rest. I walked down this evening to see Mr Webb who has been poorly and I got into deep water and well soaked in a icy cold bath. Robert Morton is also very poorly these times. {in margin} Matthew Sweet{??} buried today - found dead in bed Friday morning. thought to be heart failure - a letter from Mrs. A. S. Peavoy -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRILMarch MONDAY 2 30 (92-273) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. the sun has shown out clear and hot, and the snow is taking its departure in a very summary fashion. the roads are now in a most deplorable condition. it is not safe to venture out at all onto them. we hear the Guelph road is being or about to be opened out. the fields having become impassable. some yesterday , last night had to turn when on their way to Everton. I split up some of the hard wood, and am almost sorry at not letting Colin McMillan come right on to work as he offered to do. it would likely, from the look of things, take all the time from the present to get the wood and other chores off hand before the field work begins - Wm Jestin, a son of John Jestin, called on us to day to see about hiring with us. he took a letter containing a dollar to mail for Erin Village. 50cts each for John McKenzie & self for balance of Relief call No 16. A.O.U.W.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 31 (93-272)</span></h2>
<p>A very warm day, the sun has shone out clear and hot and the snow has fairly rushed off in volumns of water and flooding all the low places into temporary lakes and all the common avenues for the running off of the surplus water into rushing rivers. the fields are now assuming their earthy black appearance, fringed with the great drifts of melting snow. Johny has been helping Robert Jestin to day at a bee for cutting wood at the bush. he says the job was very dissagreeable and uncomfortable on account of the extreme wetness under foot. I sewed up the rips in an old pair of his shoes which made away with the most of my spare time after doing my ordinary chores - I also did a little wood splitting but not very much and made a thorough cleaning of the small pigs in the horse stable. wrote a letter to Brother James, Meaford this evening.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL WEDNESDAY 4 1 (94-271) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Froze up some last night, and this morning it was much easier getting around on the dry, frozen crust than for some days past as the day advanced. the frost gave way and again the slush prevailed. I walked over this forenoon to see Willie Loree about Mrs Peavoys rent money, but he was away to Guelph with Wm Maikens to procure a coffin for poor George Maikens, who died this morning - George has been, for a long time, very poorly, but there is an end to it all now. Prudence also has been quite unwell for a long time, so that they have had affliction, their condition, according to all accounts is not very enviable. their indoor, as well as, outdoor arrangements being badly out of sorts. George, I hear, is 73 years old. the funeral is set for the afternoon of Friday next at 2 oclock. I went down to John Webbs this afternoon and was delayed on account of Geo. Abbott getting stuck in their lane with a load of chopped stuff. I stayed and helped him while we took the load to the barn 3 times on the stone boat, and emptied 10 of McWilliams bags for my own use and brought them home. Maggie is bed fast with an attack of Gripp. we think her throat is quite sore. {in margin} Death of George Maikens -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 5 2 (95-270)</span></h2>
<p>Quite frosty last night and cold and wintry looking this morning. there have also been gusts of wind and snow clouds at times - it remained all forenoon, the snow not melting perceptibly till the afternoon when it gave way only a little. it is extraordinary weather for this time of the year. when one goes out on the roads and encounters the high, solid banks of snow and ice that abound everywhere it does look as if spring was very remote indeed. people, too, are more than ordinarily anxious this year for the breaking up of winter and opening up of spring on account of the great scarcity of fodder for the stock. our Johny is extremely short of feed and I feel sorry we are not in a position to help him much. I think we have what would carry us through all right if let alone but we may be forced to part with some of it to help Johny through and bring us also to the pinches - I took 6 bags of wheat and 6 of mixed barley & oats and 2 oats to the mill and got them ground this afternoon. I suppose there were 475 lbs or so of flour and bran shorts. paid a dollar & 85cts for all the job. I had 20 bags home with me and the roads were in a poor way with holes and sidlings. Charles Duffield & Johny helped me off with the load and I had a busy night afterwards doing up all my chores. among the rest of the mail was a letter from Holyoke. Alex has got another boy added to his little family of two. they are concerned about the baby as there seems to be something wrong with his tongue.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL FRIDAY 6 3 (96-269) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Continues wintry. the frost was pretty hard again last night and it has been very cold all day. the wind has been blowing high which makes the cold harder to bear. I did up all my chores this forenoon and had also to hustle and dispose of all the chopped stuff, as the hens were going for the bags badly. After doing up the noon feeding I had to get ready to go to the funeral intending to hitch on to the cutter. I found however that it was too late to think of driving round the road. so I walked through the field, and just got there at the hour 2 oclock. there was not a large gathering but the roads being so bad partly accounted for that - a number of their distant freinds were present. some from Toronto and elsewhere. Mr Baker had a short sevice at the house and at the grave. Wm Loree gave me ten dollars ($10.00) as rent for Mrs Peavoy. he only kept back a dollar for what I owe him, which was not enough. as I think I must owe him some more. Johny did not feel well and he did not attend the funeral. Maggie is some better and got up to day awhile. her throat is still sore although showing signs of getting better</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 7 4 (97-268)</span></h2>
<p>Continues frosty and cold. it is astonishingly wintry weather for being so late in the season. very little melting of the snow to day yet. the drifts seem to be settling some, however, no doubt caused by the melting of the snow underneath. the fields are oin great measure bare of snow, but the unsightly piles which have drifted on lanes and around the fences and other places still in a large degree remain, and keep the air cool and make it feel as like winter as in January. I di dnot wrap enough yesterday while at the funeral and to day I am suffering from toothache or neuralgia of the jaws. it is very unpleasant indeed. Johny took over the curcular saw to Mutries to day. Jamie Duffield went with him a piece of the road for me, and I repaired a boot for him in the interval. I also repaired a pair of shoes for Margaret.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 5</span></h2>
<p>A very fine clear sunshiny day. the snow has melted away considerably although it has been mostly due to the heat of the sun, there being quite a cool air prevailing in the shade. Johny anfd Lizzie have been over to Mutries to day. Maggie as well as the rest of us kept at home. George Loree paid us a nice long visit. got the chance of a ride up and footed it home.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL MONDAY 9 6 99-266 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A beautiful clear day. the sun has shone out brightly all day long, but, like yesterday, the cold frosty air still prevails, much that is ice bound remain so still and the snow banks, although smaller are still large and unsightly for this day of the year. I have had a poor time of it with my aching face. I fancy it may be neuralgia instead of toothache. Colin McMillan came along this morning and, on account of my face ache, I thought it would be better for me to stay at home and so sent Colin to Robert Morton's sawing bee, instead of going myself as I decided upon. I can do the chores mostly without exposing myself to the cold air, which, I found, generally started the pain. I drove over to Joe Hindleys this afternoon to get the machine spindles but, could not find any and Joe was away from home himself attending the funeral of Old Peter McArthur, on the 4th line, Erin. we have known Peter now for a long time, ever since we first settled in Eramosa. Johny was at Morton's sawing bee, in the morning he ran up a load of saw logs to McKinnons bush before going to the bee.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 10 7 (100-265)</span></h2>
<p>Another fine day, but still the cold wintry air prevailing. the snow banks are becoming a bit smaller but, go at a very slow pace. Johny drove over to Joe Hindleys this morning and got the spindles, one of them he got at Richd Standishs place. he then took them down to the blacksmiths shop and had their ends fitted for the knuckles - Colin split wood awhile in the morning but he & I joined later on to get ready for the straw cutting. We carried the larger portion of the straw in the shed forward to the dropping off place, and Johny returned in time to get starrted to cut about 4.30 we ran pretty steady for about two hours, and got a nice bulk of stuff cut. the machine works well - Johny made it so that the knuckle of the threshing machine can be used on ti and it runs like a charm. we think there may be nearly the half of the straw left to cut, which we intend to do tomorrow morning.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL WEDNESDAY 11 8 (101-264) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Continues very fine weather although perhaps not so warm or spring like as the lateness of the season would seem to require to carry off all the banks of snow that still abound all over the country. the snow however is surely becoming less although a little slowly. we finished our cutting of straw about ten oclock and soon had it moved to Jno. Webbs and going about 11 oclock, having an hours run before dinner. we cut again after dinner till about 3 oclock when we moved to Robert Morton's place and were going there at 3.55. they cut all Robert wanted but it took till after 6 to do it. they then moved the machine to Wm Usherwoods where they intend to cut on the first opportunity. at about 5 oclock this evening while I was on the wheel at Mortons, Colin came to let me know that Margaret had taken a poorly spell. she has been troubled this some time back with dizziness at times, and shakings - I drove down to see the doctor at Everton, he said it was not her heart, as she feared, but a stoppage in the circulation in the head and extremeties and directed to keep her quiet and take absolute rest, bathe her feet in warm water and keep the bowels open. her head raised during the attack and its effects. he did not think it was necessary for him to see her in order to prescribe for her. I received a letter each from Brother Alex. Meaford and Alex. McGregor Toronto. the latter seems no better of his malady.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 12 9 (102-263)</span></h2>
<p>Softer today - thaw has prevailed for some time. the snow has gone more than usual although there is yet very cool air. this evening there has been quite a flurry of snow. I helped Johny to haul over to his barn the cut straw I apportioned off for him. we took it over at 4 times. we cut a nice little bit of corn with the other straw, which will sweeten it up some. we did it before dinner. and he went to Duffields sawing bee after dinner. Colin was splitting up the hard stone wood this forenoon. afternoon he also went to the bee taking our saw with him. the white cow calved prematurely this evening. we think she will come to her milk all right. Colin took the milk from her, a quarter of a pail perhaps - I was cleaning up the barn to day after Johny got away his cut stuff. Mr Baker called up to day and brought Mary along with him. the doctor wishes Margaret to keep her bed all this week at least. she seems to be improving.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL FRIDAY 13 10 (103-262) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Quite a change from the winter weather that has so lately prevailed. to day the snow has gone faster than most any day yet. it has been warm and every thing soft and humid. I took the two turkeys over to Standish's to be with their gobler. I left a bag of black oats to feed them. Colin is splitting up the stove wood (hardwood) - he and I bagged up 6 bags oats and 5 bags oats and barley for chopping. I took them to Everton this afternoon in the sleigh. it was a very tough pull in front of Webbs & Theakers' places. the rest of the road was not so bad excepting at Everton when near the mill. I got the grist home with me. Johny attended a sawing bee at Wm Theakers to day. (John Webb paid us a visit to day also Mrs Robt. Jestin, and Hindley. Henry Duffield called for his mail and had a letter from George at Manatoba.) {notation within parenthesis:} this should have been written for Saturday - George had not fallen in for a suitable place and was heart sick of Manatoba. he wants 40 dollars sent out to him so that he may return. {in margin} Weather turned mild & everything now soft. splitting up the stove wood. 2 Turkeys to Standish - Johny at Wm Theakers sawing Bee. Everton Mill with 11 bags chop. letters each from Brother Alex. and Alex. McGregor</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 14 11 (104-261)</span></h2>
<p>Another very soft day. it started to rain this morning but cleared up soon again. there was rain through the night. Colin chanced it to Guelph to day. I gave him the receipts for the turnips and he got them cashed. $18.16. there is a mistake in not allowing more than 12cts for the last load, because Mr Barrie offered 15. but I did not see McCullough on delivering them and there was no price set. I thought it was McCullough who sent for the turnips while it was Mr Barrie through Reddick. Colin did not return till late from Guelph. he saw Willie in Guelph and Robert Jestin was telling him about his mother. the roads were bad especially in Guelph Township where they (the snow) have not been cut out so well as in Eramosa. there were quite a large number of people in although the roads were so bad. Margaret got out of bed and down stairs this afternoon. {in margin} Continuation of soft weather - Colin chanced it to Guelph - got the money for the turnip $18.16. Margaret improving -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 12th</span></h2>
<p>Rain last night and this morning - Willie drove out from Guelph in a road cart to see his Mother. he drove up to Mimosa. John Campbell has been ill and is still poorly. we all staid at home to day. there is no comfort travelling the roads these times - {in margin} wrote two letters to day. one to Holyoke and the other to Meaford.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL MONDAY 16 13 (106-259) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very fine warm day. the snow has gone at a rapid rate and every thing begins to wear a new appearance. the grass coming out of its snowy covering looks green and nice. Willie drove down from Mimosa this morning and left for home at about 10:30. he gave his mare a few oats but would not stay himself for dinner. Colin has been splitting at the wood and I have been piling some. I paid Henry Duffield 40 dollars to send to his Son George at Manatoba. George has not fallen in for suitable work there and has got homesick, and sent for the money to take him home. I hitched up King to the buggie and drove Mary home this evening. I took eggs and butter to Marshall's store and dealt for goods mostly sugar. I sent the 2 letters, Holyoke & Meaford with Willie to mail, and I also wrote and sent away a letter to Mrs A. S. Peavoy this evening. Dugald Robertson and wife paid us a visit this afternoon. they came up to see Margaret. Margaret is improving although she is not as well as we would like. {in margin} Paid Henry Duffield forty ($40.00) dollars to send to George. this leaves 60 dollars still to pay -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 17 14 (107-258)</span></h2>
<p>a splendid day for taking away the snow. Very warm and the snow has run off in torrents of water, our lane yesterday was hard to go through, on account of the deep snow, and to day (afternoon) it is almost all gone. Colin and I worked at the wood the greater part of the forenoon, only that cleaned out the pig pen so as to put up the hogs. the hogs are rooting badly and we can't keep them in the shed since the great thaw. this afternoon Colin and I had a terrible time in getting them housed, and they ran me over most the place before we got them fast. hogs are frightful brutes to manage at times and we had our turn to day. Johny was at the mill with our Wagon with a grist of chop. the roads are getting greatly clear of snow and give promise of drying up quickly as there does not seem to be much frost in the ground.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL WEDNESDAY 18 15 (108-257) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Weather continues warm and balmy, the snow has mostly dissapeared even where the heaviest drifts existed. the grass is coming out from under the snow fresh and green, and, indeed, the grass fields showing quite green and fresh already. Colin and I have worked a good part of the day picking and loading 20 bags of potatoes which we took down at twice to Webbs. 10 bags at a time and bagged up and brought back the same of his kind (Peerless Savoy) for seed. we helped them to ring 6 of their pigs. Scott the cattle buyer came to Webbs while we were there and bought his cattle. $108.00 for the 4 head. he then went up to Johnys and bought his $125.00 for the 4 head. the fifth one has a swelled jaw and he wouldn't take it. he looked at our cow but he would like to have her fatter. Colin went down to Theakers this evening and brought up his things, trunk &c.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 19 16 (109-256)</span></h2>
<p>Beautiful weather, warm and splendid growing weather. the change is so great that we can hardly expect it to continue. the grass is showing uncommonly green for so shortly out of the grip of frost and snow. I helped Johny to take off large stones from the quarry field this forenoon. we built them as a fence on the west side of the field. got down the dried meat and wrapped it in papers and put it in two barrells. Covering it and packing it in oats. there were pieces. Colin drove down for the mail this evening after tea. Maggie accompanied him. Margaret is improving, although not very strong yet.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL FRIDAY 20 17 (110-255) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A most beautiful day, hot enough for any day in summer. Colin has been splitting the tamarac stove wood the most of the day. I had not time to help much but did some. I repaired a shoe for George Abbott, and helped to clean and bag 2 bags of northern spys for Guelph tomorrow. thunder and rain to night and we are a little afraid the weather may prevent us getting to Guelph tomorrow. I drove down to Everton this evening with Johnys Nettie and had a shoe put on her front. she pulled it off although lately put on by Robinson and he did not care to have her go without it to Guelph tomorrow. I had a chat with Dr McCullough when down there about Margaret's trouble. he thinks it may have been aggravated by her recent attack of Grippe and thinks she will soon improve, but will have to take good care of herself. avoid worry and any undue exercise, and attend to proper diet &c.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 21 18 (111-254)</span></h2>
<p>An extemely hot day, many expressed their opinion that it was hot enough for July. Maggie and Lizzie and I started for Guelph this morning shortly after 7 oclock, and arrived there at 9.40. I had 2 bags apples (N.Spys) for which I got $1.25 per bag. butter 16 & 17cts per lb - Eggs 10cts per doz. Willie got 8 lbs butter @ 16cts - took raisins & currants for most of it. Lizzie & Maggie did not go up to Willies as they had a good deal of shopping to do. the road was a little rough near Guelph, but they are generally drying wonderfully up. the grass is becoming quite green and the fall wheat on different farms is looking splendidly. Colin brought home the lumber in 2 loads from Everton to day, and helped Johny to move a fence. they drew it a piece from its bed with a horse and Johny intends building it there, taking in some sod . I had Johnt\ys Nettie & our Fred to Guelph. while I was at Hearns getting 4 1/2 bushels seed corn, the horses got restive at the post opposite the store door, and between them broke the tongue of the democrat. Penfolds fitted me up with an old tongue to bring me home and I left the other to get fixed. the heat to day in Guelph was spoken of as being 85 in the shade - {in margin} heat 85 in the shade - Guelph market Maggie & Lizzie. Mr McEuchin and Haskin rode with us. sold apples butter and eggs. bought our seed corn -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 19th</span></h2>
<p>Continues fine - the growth is marvellous. Cooler this afternoon. Colin and Maggie drove Fred to Everton meeting this forenoon and again at night - I drove Margaret down to Webbs this afternoon where she & I had our tea. Colin and Maggie called for her as they returned, but I came home -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL MONDAY 23 20 (113-252) 18946</span></h2>
<p>A very warm day and sultry. I thought as it looked thundry that a break out might cool the air but it cleared off again and the temperature remained about the same. Colin and I started this morning at the stone acre and drew off the stones to the back lane forming a fence, to make the boundary to the back field. Colin remained all afternoon till 5 oclock at the work, but I went with Johny after dinner down to Loree's to get a load of straw. we got back shortly after 4 oclock and we set the machine and cutting box. Colin came up from the field when seeing us with the load, and as soon as we had supper we commenced to cut which was exactly 5.40. we cut Lorees Ushers {illegible} load in 35 minutes, and sharpened and cut Lorees in 25 minutes. we were done at 7 oclock, and had to hustle to get our chores completed by dark. Robert Morton came up and helped us.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 23 21 (114-251)</span></h2>
<p>Warm in the early part of the day. it looked thundry and rain clouds seemed to pass around. towards evening it became much cooler and we have fears for frost. Colin and I have been all day taking off stones from the stony acre. it is a heavy job and some of the stones alone make the horses {illegible} to haul them off. Johny talks of wanting the stone boat to morrow, so we cleared the part of plowed land behind stony acre of stones and may sow it to morrow. Margaret seems much better to day and is able to be around quite lively and doing the work as usual.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL WEDNESDAY 26 22 (115-250) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Cold to day for a change. one feels it pleasant after so much hot weather. Johny used the stone boat this forenoon to prepare for gang plowing over at Wm Loree's corner. and Colin and I took the opportunity to split wood in the yard. it split fairly easy, in fact, Colin thought easier than when at first sawed - in the afternoon we again tackled the stones at the stony acre. we have to take the chance of the boat as we can get it - Mr & Mrs John Webb paid us a visit this evening, and Margaret ventured to the head of the hill in convoying them a piece home. we called at Robt. McWilliams and I got the loan of ten bags from him - I intend taking a grist of chop tomorrow.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 26 23 (116-249)</span></h2>
<p>The weather is again warm to day, but not so hot as it has been lately. we were early astir this morning, and prepared to get to Everton with the chop. we bagged up the 10 bags of black oats, and with the 5 bags of peas I took them to the mill. I got away with the load about 8.30 and as there was no one ahead of me - I got my grist chopped without delay. I had Johnys Jeenie mare along with Fred. Johny drove his 4 cattle to Rockwood this forenoon sold to Scott of Brampton. $125.00. I got back at 12 oclock. but Johny was nearly a couple of hours later. he brought me up from Abbotts 3 teeth for my harrow from Willie Abbott. not paid - old Mr Pike of Rockwood dropt dead this A.M. about 8 oclock. it is a sudden call for the old man although he has had a checquered life. still his wife and family will deeply feel his loss. we hear of a Mr Morely, who has lived near Rockwood and who was in conversation with Mr Pike yesterday having died in the same way within a short time of each other, within an hour of so. life is uncertain - Colin stones this forenoon and cultivated the patch for the oats this afternoon.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL FRIDAY 27 24 (117-248) 189 4 6</span></h2>
<p>Cold east wind prevailing to day. and considerable rain has fallen. it did not rain heavily but enough to stop seeding operations in the fore part of the day. Colin and I bagged up 15 bags of white oats and took them to the mill this forenoon. he also got King's front shoes removed & reset at Willie Abbotts - paid for the chop and the shoeing too. after he came home we emptied the chop and then hitched on the seeder and sowed the 2 acre patch to oats. our young cow calved this forenoon - a nice red calf. our cut stuff is getting small and I begin to have fears it will hardly see us out long enough. we have plenty of turnips however which will help us out some - Margaret, we think, is keeping better. she is working around again too much and tires herself. we cannot keep her from it however. I have been building up fallen fences this afternoon and hunting up our harrow which got out of sight, found them over Johnys piggery where we stowed them away for safe keeping.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 28 25 (118-247)</span></h2>
<p>Dull and misty this morning and I had some fears the weather would not turn out fine. the sun soon shone out however and we had very fine weather the whole day. Colin took the harrows back to the piece he sowed yesterday afternoon. he got done with that about 9.30 and then hitched on to the 2 furrow plow and plowed all day in last years turnip & potato land. the field at the back of the orchard, it is too wet but as it is getting late we think it best to work it up so that it may dry for sowing. I thought once of cultivating it, but afterwards concluded plowing would make a dry seed bed quicker. I scrubbed up the rusty mould boards and they cleaned fairly well. I started off to Rockwood before 12 oclock and arrived there at 1 oclock. just in time to be present at the funeral services at the Pikes. they soon started off for Guelph and I drove down to McKenzies. they were fairly well. I got 2 bags peas (4 bushels) and got home by dark. a letter from Ewart to night - {in margin. right edge cut off} plowing with the tw{o} furrow plo{w} in the turn{ip} and potato land. attended {the} funeral of Mr Pike a{t} Rockwood - drove then to McKenzies - got 20 bags peas - Letter for Ewart,</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 26</span></h2>
<p>beautiful day. Maggie & Colin drove Fred to meeting this A.M. after dinner Margaret & I drove over to see Mrs McKenzie at Wm Suttons - she was away to Christy McCarters. Staid awhile at Suttons and then drove over to Albert Toltons where we had tea and made a fine pleasant visit - John Rossell & wife & children were there, also Mrs Thomson. they have another son there.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL MONDAY 30 27 (120-245) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A fine working day. a little dull and threatning looking and a sprinkling of rain fell after dinner but not enough to stop us working. Colin has gang plowed again in the field behind the orchard. he got me to gang plow awhile while he hitched up Fred to the stone boat and took off the sods be plowed up in the garden and he spread them on the lane. the land is wet yet on the fields we are working at but the season is advancing and the growth is rapid now and we dont like to lose it.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 1 28 (121-244)</span></h2>
<p>Fine day. the land is drying up considerably - Colin has been gang plowing all day and there is yet he thinks about half a day's work yet to do. Johny paid me to day one hundred dollars in 2 . 50 dollar bills/ I drove down to verton this evening and got my Clover & grass seeds. I got it half red clover and half Alsike, and about the same proportions of timothy. 48 lbs for the sowing of eight acres. costing about $8.75 - {in margin} bought grass seed at Everton -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">April WEDNESDAY 29 (122-243) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Rather dull weather this morning. it soon cleared up however to be a good drying day. the wind has blowing very strong and the ground has dried up a good deal. Johny brought his team to day and sowed our wheat and barley in the field behind the orchard. Colin harrowed ahead of him, also gang plowed what he expected would take him this forenoon to do. he harrowed quite a bit after the sower. Johny was done sowing shortly after 5 oclock, but thought it was hardly worth while to rig up the harrow for the little time. so Colin will have to do it in the morning before he goes over to Johnys' -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 30 (123-242)</span></h2>
<p>Very dull all day, and looked much like rain. Colin finished the harrowing of the wheat field this morning - it took 2 hours to do it. he then went with the team to Johnys and worked our gang plow a good while. I gang plowed for Johny too, with his team, while he cleaned up some grain. I sowed grass seed on the burnt part in the swamp this afternoon - Colin brought home a wagon box full of cut straw. ours is all used up now. Margaret took a ride with me to Everton this afternoon - she got some flowers and garden plants from Janet Abbott. also some seeds &c on coming home at Webbs. she stayed there, while I drove over to Standishes for the turkeys. it was lucky I went to night, as this was the first day for them to lay. I brought home with them the 2 eggs they laid. {in margin} sent to Erin three dollars for single assessment & dues for self & John McKenzie. A.O.U.W.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY FRIDAY 4 1 (124-241) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Very threatning looking this morning for rain. a little fell but, although it kept dull for a long time the rain didn't come and we were glad of it. Colin hauled off the stones from the fields that are to sow this forenoon. there are quite a few wet spots in them. it is rather surprising to find so much wet land on our place when so many speak of being done seeding. we hear Duffields & Jestin finished their seeding yesterday. John Webb is working up his last field. Colin gang plowed some of the outside of our south front field, and after filling in the furrows he cultivated the balance. it is too wet and cloggy but we feel like pushing on not withstanding as we are losing the fine growing weather now obtaining. I fixed up a lot of dilapidated fences this forenoon and a part of the afternoon. also fixed up a place in cow stable for each of the sows we are expecting to sow soon. I turned out the 8 young cattle this forenoon to pick their living. the grass is now a good length.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 5 2 (125-240)</span></h2>
<p>Very fine in the early part of the day. but it became very dull and lowering after noon. Colin cultivated sowed with seeder the south front field this forenoon and had not quite done, finished in a little while after dinner. he took King and harrowed it alone with the iron harrows - I hitched Fred with the grey horse and rolled the whole field which is seeded down. I started at 2.30 and at 4.30 had to quit on account of rain falling too heavily and making it cloggy. there is only about 2 acres left. so that there is rolled somewhere {illegible} 7 acres. not bad for two hours work. Colin finished harrowing and then plowed in the furrows in the north front field. ready for ganging -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 3</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. fine gleams of warm sun shine is drying the land up nicely. the grass and everything is growing on apace. Maggie and Colin drove to Everton Meeting this forenoon. I have done up all the chores at noon and night. Mr & Mrs Webb here to night,</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY MONDAY 7 4 (127-238) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very breezy drying day. Some thunder clouds were passing around this afternoon and there is lightning to night. we are hoping it will keep dry for a few days now and let us get through with our seeding. I drove to Everton this morning the first thing after doing the chores and getting breakfast. I mailed seven dollars to Auntie Kate Moore. Thomas Tolton's interst on note. $6.66. the change I will see about again. Colin finished the rolling in wheat & barley field. and then hitched to the cultivator and cultivated the north front field. when I returned from Everton about 9.40, Colin put in Fred as a third horse. they then went faster. he had it nearly done at dinner time. we cleaned up 5 bags of Johny's Houdan oats, they weighed 397 lbs, bags included, we got 4 1/2 bushels by measure on the previous occasion - Colin sowed with the seeder as nearly as we could judge 2 bushels to the acre. he worked Fred along with the Grey (Brit) and I harrowed after him with "King" - the land has been rather sad and wet, but it dried quickly after being stirred. we did not quite finish the field. I have been building up fallen fences besides, have hung gate &c. {in margin} fine drying day. Everton mailed 7 dollars to Kate Moore Georgetown - Maggie sent letter to Ewart Holyoke - Sowing oats on front field north - Maggie and her mother at the garden - oats from Johny for seed.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 8 5 (128-237)</span></h2>
<p>Weather continues all that could be desired. dry & cool for the field work. the team seems to stand the work very well, the old horse heaves away a little but it does not seem to disable him for doing his work. I finished harrowing the north front field this morning. Colin drove a load of manure out to the old garden patch and spread it on the side next the garden. he then plowed it, as well as all the old Onion part of garden with the long plow. he was about a couple of hours at it with Brit & Fred. I took "King" and with the double plow levelled the furrows in the oat patch in the back field (north) - Colin got down in time to do some before dinner and start to cultivate - he was done a little early in the evening and started to plow with double plow in the second field from barn to the south. I thought once of cultivating it but found it very thirsty and as it is for peas we concluded to plow it.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY WEDNESDAY 9 6 (129-236) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Another beautiful day. the air has been cool and though an occasional blink of the sun caused a extra warmth, still one could not wish for better spring weather. some clouds having the appearance of thunder passed along but did not amount to anything. Colin has worked the double plow all day in the back field but one on the south side of lane where we intend sowing peas. the other piece we cultivated is drying up nicely. I am suffering from a lame back to day - wrenched it roaming after fowels and {flinging?} after them - Margaret and I drove down to Standishs and got a fine lot of strawberries. we got over 200. 3 kinds - Crescent, Michal Early, and Wilson. the crescent are placed in a row between the others in order to make them bear. I drove to the blacksmith shop (Willie Abbotts) and got Fred shod all round with his old shoes. hoes & fork fixed, and gate hinges in all 55cts paid. I bought a box of Chases Kidney Liver pills from C. Casino. Willie Abbott tells me they seem to do him good when suffering from pains in his back and limbs. so I will try them, as I have been suffering a good deal from Rheumatism this while back.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 10 7 (130-235)</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. beautiful sunshine and rather warm. the air has been cool in the shade but in the sun it has been quite hot at times. the land is drying up very fast. in the dry places we will soon be wishing for rain. Colin gang plowed up till dinner time at the pea land. we then cleaned up the New Zealand oats. 5 bags, weighing 404 lbs bags included at Johny. Colin sowed them in the back field, north side. it has dried up well since being cultivated last Tuesday. he scattered nearly all the oats on the patch. I harrowed after him till a little past six. when I then came home to do the chores. Colin finished sowing however. Willie drove out from Guelph this evening - Mrs {Cathra?} was with him. he took her up to Mimosa after supper. Maggie went with them for a ride. the big white sow pigged this morning. she has just six pigs. they seem smart. we hope they will all live. Johny has the help of Robt. Jestins man & team to day. he is finisheing all but a piece of sod he is taking into another field -{in margin} got oats from Johny New Zealand. Big white sow pigged 6 pigs -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY FRIDAY 11 8 (131-234) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>An extremely hot day. there has been a stiff breeze which has cooled the air some but is very drying. Colin and I were in the field this morning with the threee horses - I finished the harrowing of the new zealand oats. on the east 1/2 of the back field on north side, and had about started to harrow the peas in the last field, but one, on the south side, when the bell called me home. I found a drover from Kingston along with Keough of Rockwood - I sold him the cow for $37.00 and Johny sold his heifer with the lump in her jaw for $26.00, and we both delivered this afternoon. we started about noon and it took us till about 4 oclock to get there. the cattle got very hot, especially 3 of Adam Weatherstons which we fell in with and accompanied. I called to see the Stewarts - they are all some better but none of them strong. Lizzie drove down the buggie with us and we three rode home, getting back before dark. Colin harrowed the pea field before sowing, and sowed about two thirds of the field. we got our money from the {buyer?} all right without any grumbling - I paid Dr Dryden his Bell in full of a/c to date $21.00 was the am't, but I took back some of the medicine, and he took a dollar off. {in margin} sold our fat cow to day for $37.00 and delivered her along with Johny's heifer that he sold for $26.00 - Paid Dr Dryden's Bill.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 12 9 (132-233)</span></h2>
<p>Another very drying day, and very hot. a breeze however, as yesterday, makes it cooler then it otherwise would be. I drove to Guelph with Fred and buggie accompanied by Maggie and her Mother. we had 50 dozen of eggs, which brought 8cts per dozen, and 27 lbs. butter at 12 1/2 - 4 lbs of it brought 14c. I bought 10 bushel corn for feed at 42cts per bushel, and 6 bags at 90cts $5.10. at Thorps. I had my tooth plate fixed at Parkers to day. I sent $15,00 by Express order to Mrs A. S. Peavoy. John McDermott brought the corn for me. I chanced it home as we were too crowded in the buggie. Colin finished sowing & harrowing the peas and he rolled the field in front with black oats. he had to see to all the chores as we were all away. he broke off the teeth of the 6 young pigs. {in margin} Guelph at the market with butter and eggs. sent $15.00 to Mrs Peavoy - took the teeth out of the six pigs.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 10</span></h2>
<p>Another very hot day. we would be much the better of a good shower of rain. John McKenzie & Bella & children came along this forenoon. Maggie & Colin drove to Everton meeting this forenoon - Mary came up with them and returned home with them at night. John drove our 'King" over to Gilbert McCarters to see his mother who has been very poorly. she is not at all well yet -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY MONDAY 14 11 (134-231) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Weather continues very fine but very dry and we are much in need of rain. the early sown grain seems to be growing very well, but we cqn hardly expect late sown to make much of a start as the land is now so very dry. Colin and I have been taking off the stones from the stony acre and building a fence near the back line with them. we cleared away some of the old timber and other rubbish from the fence bottom - Mr McLean, agent for the "London Mutual Insurance Co." came along about supper time and he renewed the risk again. he did not charge fees, as Johny paid, he thought too high last time. 17 dollars for 1700 dollars, he says he never knew of them charging more than 90cts on the hundred dollars, and he was rather surprised to find that the larger assessment had been collected. Johny has been cultivating his sod and harrowing it in. I drove to Everton this evening and got the mail. Margaret rode down with me as far as Webbs, and I called for her as I returned home. {in margin} Insurance renewed on the over{illegible} buildings -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 15 12 (135-230)</span></h2>
<p>Cool at night but through the day dry and hot in the sun. the growth goes on but things would be immensely benefited by a nice rain. Colin started to plow the stony acre this morning. I went down awhile this forenoon and helped throw up the stones after the plow. I am on a poor way for such stooping work - by back and limbs being very sore. there is a terrible amount of stones being plowed up after all that has been taken off. this afternoon I have been choring aroung doing up some necessary things round the buildings and stock.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY WEDNESDAY 16 13 (136-229) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Continues very fine weather only that we are wishing very much for rain. there is nothing particularly suffering perhaps, but rain would now advance the growth exceedingly as the ground is getting very dry in some places. there is a very cool air especially at night but the sun comes out hot, and the winds are very drying. Colin has again been plowing at the stony acre, and I helped to throw up the stones this forenoon. he worked alone in the afternoon as I helped Maggie at the papering of our front room. I quit that at 4 oclock and took 3 bags of chop to the Everton mill. 1 bag of corn and 2 bags oats. Johny is finishing up the plowing and sowing of the piece of sod he is taking in below and behind the barn. George Duffield was to have helped him clean up his fence bottom &c, but failed to appear. he also dissapointed John Webb the same way. {in margin} little sow pigged - about now - Colin broke the teeth out of both litters when a few days old.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 17 14 (137-228)</span></h2>
<p>Weather much the same as has prevailed for this some back. very dry and hot through the day. coolish at night but no sign of reaching the freezing point. Colin and I have spent a faithful day working hard at the plowing and throwing up the stones on the stony acre. we got what we have laid out for plowing done about sharp six oclock. Johny and I after supper hitched up Fred to the buggie and drove over to the Centre to the reform political meeting for organization. Thos. Waters resigned the position of President of the reform association of the Township on account of ill health. and Hugh Black was appointed in this place. I drove to Everton in the going, for the mail, while Johny rode over with Charles Sockett. there was a general arranging of and appointing committees &c. and Mr Innes made a short address on the importance of being up and doing before the general Election that takes place on the 23d of June. we had a nice rain this evening and we had a very dark drive home through it.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY FRIDAY 18 15 (138-227) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A little cooler to day after the rain of last night. this has been a splendid growing day . Colin and I have been hauling off stones all day. if I made no mistake we took off and built on the fence 20 large loads of stones. 10 in the forenoon and the same in the afternoon. we had also to help do up some extra chores at noon, moving stoves, cleaning carpets &c. Maggie has had a hard job cleaning and fixing up the front room. it looks well now since being newly papered and otherwise cleaned up. as our turnips have taken badly to rot I have made up my mind to turn out the cows tomorrow to the grass. it will also lessen the amount of our chores which will be acceptable in these busy times.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 19 16 (139-226)</span></h2>
<p>The weather continues much the same. cool at night and the sun coming out hot through the day. the wind has been very high which has the effect of drying up everything very much and very quickly. Colin and I have had another busy day trying to finish up the stone hauling. it seems however to be a never ending job - it will take us all day on Monday to get them off and the peas sowed and harrowed - we took about the same as yesterday. 20 loads off the land and good loads at that.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 17th</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day, but very windy. there is a scarcity of rain and the high winds cause a great need for rain, as the land dries up much more than on that account. Colin drove Maggie and her Mother to Everton meeting this forenoon & I staid at home and did the chores and rested. Henry Dunbar came along in the evening and we both walked down to Webbs where Mother had gone {before?} {in margin} a little rain this morning -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY MONDAY 21 18 (141-224) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day and very drying. it has been cooler especially at night. no doubt there has been thunder and perhaps rain somewhere not far away which has cooled the air. Colin and I worked hard to try and clear off all the stones before dinner - we were beat however and had 2 loads after dinner. we put off a few loads of small stones on the road into the watering place. I hand sowed a little over 1 1/2 bushels peas on the piece and Colin gave it 2 tines of the harrow. we unhitched then and put on Fred with King and Colin took 4 bags of oats and 2 of corn to the mill and also brought home 8 stone boat planks and the produce of the short but log of pine. he got King's shoe removed and the harness repaired. paid 20cts and I owe him (Willie Abbott) 15cts yet. the grist was paid for. there are a great many nest of caterpillars on the fruit trees and they are getting too old to remain in their nest and they are in consequence difficult to clear off. that stony acre has solely engaged our time & attention this last week.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday 23 19 (142-223)</span></h2>
<p>Weather dry and warm through the day - cool at nights. Colin has drawn out dung for the mangolds. I helped spread it and he got some plowed before quiting time. I spent some time this morning taking off caterpillars off the apple trees. they are very numerous this season much more than usual - Margaret set her two turkeys on eggs to day. I rigged up and sharpened a scyth to day and cut the grass on the lawn. the grass had grown very long and lathery, that the lawn mower was no use in it. Richard McWilliam is very poorly at the present time. Margaret and I visited them this evening. {in margin} set Turkeys.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY WEDNESDAY 23 20 (143-222) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>No change in this very dry weather. we are getting anxious for rain, the winds have been hot and drying and what little rains there was lately soon dried out again. Colin plowed the Mangold ground this forenoon and harrowed and rolled it. after dinner he drilled it up, and I prepared the horse and sower and he sowed them. I rolled the most of the pea field while he was doing it. I fixed up the fence at the watering place and around there. Charlie Duffield helped me, he also helped me in the orchard to kill the caterpillars. he wants his boots repaired and he was working for it. I also made a new handle for the lawn mower and put it on this afternoon.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY (DOMINION) THURSDAY 24 21 (144-221)</span></h2>
<p>CORPUS CHRISTIE (QUEBEC) Very much like a change in the weather but it comes very tardily. it has been very much overcast to day and we would have been much pleased to see rain but it cleared up again, it has been very cool and there may have been rain not far away. I finished up all the rolling on the grain (12 to 13 acres) by about 3 or 4 oclock. and Colin took out dung after that he was splitting the tamarac stove wood while I was rolling. I repaired the old boots of George Duffield. Charlie Duffield wanted them for his use and helped him some yesterday in order that I might do them. I also fixed up a pair of boots for George Abbott. the soles were ripping off, and I rivited them on. Maggie and her Mother went away with Fred and buggie - Among the Everton freinds this afternoon - they also paid a visit to Uncle Duncan's folks. they got the mail. also a Telegram to meet my Brother Alex from Meaford at 10 oclock, A.M. tomorrow at Erin.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY FRIDAY 25 22 (145-220) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day, dry and cool. it was cold enough last night to suspect frost but I could not see any although up early. I got the horse and buggie ready in good time this morning and drove over to Erin Village And met Brother Alex. at the C.P.R. Station at 10.20. when I arrived at the Village I had half an hour to spare, so set about doing a little business. I paid two dollars to Mr Wood Single Ass'm'ts A.O.U.W. for Jno. McKenzie & self. I also paid Charles Overland fifteen dollars as part payment of account for coffin & hearse at Minnie's funeral. He says $13.00 more will do, but I was trying for $10.00 to pay the balance, as I was almost led to expect that to be the charge from the first. Alex & I had a very pleasant drive over home, and we walked down to Webbs in the evening. Colin has been hauling out the manure on the turnip land - {in margin} A.O.U.W. Assm't paid - one dollar each for Jno McKenzie & self.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 26 23 (146-218)</span></h2>
<p>Continues dry and warm through the day although cool at night. John Smallhorn has been helping Johny this 2 days back and finished up with him this morning between 9 and ten oclock. he then helped us all day to fill the manure as Colin drew it out. I also helped to fill this forenoon. After dinner I hitched to the horse and buggie and drove over Alex. to Toltons. we had tea with them and a very pleasant visit. After returning home we drove down to Everton. Calling awhile at Mary's. George and Jim Dunbar were there also. while there, we learned of the death to day at noon of George Williams at Toronto Junction. his death was not unexpected but still it seemed sudden at last. we received a letter from Alex. Holyoke. the baby is ill and not expected to recover. Alex went fishing and got 19 fish mostly chubs however.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 24</span></h2>
<p>Continues the same kind of weather, only that it has been closer & warmer to day. Colin & Maggie drove twice to the Everton Meeting and brought up Annie Sunter with them. She returned with them to the evening meeting. Alex and I have been walking around a good deal.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY MONDAY 28 25 (148-217) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Hot and sultry to day. and everything dry and dusty. towards night it gathered for a thunder storm and before dark the rain came on. the thunder and lightning was terrible, especially the lightning which lighted up the whole heavens like a flame. it will be a wonder if there is not much damage done. Brother Alex and myself drove to Guelph this morning with Fred and buggie and I let him off at Uncle Peter's house and then drove up to Willies where I had dinner - the street cars are now running up to their door and as there was a base ball match both forenoon and afternoon there was quite a thorough fare all the time. I went down to Oliphants after dinner to join my Brother but he had just gone up there and we missed each other on the way. Willie and I had quite a survey of the base ball grounds after getting dinner. we did not stay late in Guelph as it began to threaten thunder and rain and we made home before the storm. Maggie and Colin were down at Bellas to day. they had Johny's buggie and "King" hitched to it. they did not get home till after midnight, leaving there at 11 oclock P.M.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 29 26 (149-216)</span></h2>
<p>A fine day after the storm of last night. the rain is most welcome as it was very much needed but we hear of considerable damage being done by the lightning, with loss of life. we understnad that either one or two men were killed up by Elora, and a barn burned - also a number of buildings between Guelph and Berlin. there is also an account of a great fire at the same time below Toronto. caused by a spark brom a Boat on the Lake. Margaret and I with Mary, who has been staying with her Mother yesterday, drove down to the grave yard this morning and fixed up our plot. cutting the grass and otherwise dressing it up. we returned home before dinner and made ready for the funeral of George Williams which we attended with the democrat. Colin drove the rig, and Brother Alex. accompanied us. Maggie and her Mother going with us. there was quite a large funeral. a few of the members of the "Home Circle" taking a part in the burial. George was a member of the "Knights of Pythias" and A.O.U.W. I understand there is $5000.00 on his life. it is a good thing for his wife & Family. Brother Alex. and I drove over to Thomas' this evening, but they were all from home. Thomas proffered to take Alex. to the Station tomorrow morning and he was going to accept it. but they being all away he returned with me. {in margin} "Forester cow" taken to McWilliams to day. damage by fire - Geo. Williams buried to day. large Funeral. drove over to Thomas Toltons but all from home - a hen and 15 chickens dead this morning - no doubt from the lightning - the {hen?} ill too -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY WEDNESDAY 30 27 (150-215) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A fine Shower early this morning and this has been a very fine day. the air has become cool after such an outburst of electricity. but the sun has shone out warm and fine. the growth is now great and vegetation cannot fail of being immensely benefited. I drove Brother Alex. to Erin this morning - the train leaves Erin at 9.27 and we left here about 7 so that we had plenty of time. David Robertson sent over Kate Williams policy to Chals Overland (Home Circle) for $1000 - also his own dollar for A.O.U.W. we were over there more than half an hour. and I drove over the grounds of "Stanley Park" after the train left. I arrived home again at sharp 12 oclock and had dinner with the rest of the folks. Colin has plowed in the orchard all day. I plowed instead of him while he cleared away some obstructing branches from the trees. I made a couple of straps for Johny to tie down his breechy cows this afternoon. wrote a letter to Alex.(Holyoke) and sent it by mail this morning at Erin. Margaret and I drove down to Webbs this evening. Mr Webb is very poorly these times from pain in his legs. he cannot get his sleep at night with the pain. {in margin} over at Erin Village with Brother Alex. hen dead this morning whose chicks died yesterday - took Mrs Williams policy to Charles Overland - plowing orchard -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 31 28 (151-214)</span></h2>
<p>Quite a heavy rain last and the ground this morning looks as if well soaked. if it keeps warm there must be a great rush of growth. it has taken Colin up to about 4 oclock to finish plowing the orchard. he did up round the trees with "King" alone, and finished head lands &c with the team. I loaded up 3 or 4 loads manure and Colin made out another row in the field. I thought it better to do that than go plowing when it was so late. I took down the colt to Webbs, to pasture. it bothers round after the horses when here. Maggie and her mother drove down to the grave yard this afternoon and fixed up the plot. they planted some flowers that Hugh Black's folks gave them for the purpose. I sold our lot of 8 pigs to Joe Atwell this evening. to be delivered next monday morning at Bellwood. price $3.85 per 100. under certain conditions an extra 5c is to be paid. A man, Jno McLeod by name, living at Elora was killed by lightning in the late storm. Joe knew him well, he says. {in margin} plowing the orchard - drawing our manure - took colt to Webb's pasture - sold 8 pigs to Joe Atwell - John McLeod of Elora killed by Lightning -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE May FRIDAY 1 29 (152-213) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Considerably colder to day. we hope it will not increase so as to bring frost. there are sad accounts from all over of the harm done to life and property from the late storm. the daily of the day contains the particulars of the terrible havoc wrought by it at St. Louis, U.S. when it is estimated a thousand lives have been lost. Colin and I have been at the turnip land to day. he spread the manure while I plowed. I quit at sharp 4 oclock and took 3 bags chop to Everton with the buggie - 1 bag corn and 2 of oats. I got at the mill some chicken feed making it in all 40cts which I paid. the cattle market has been, and is yet, very bad. I think it was a good thing Johny and I sold out when we did. we could not have done as well now. there are a great many who have the most of their cattle on hand yet and only offered prices that they could have had before feeding them. David Robertson was offered 1/2 a cent a pound more for his between 2 and 3 weeks ago.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 2 30 (153-212)</span></h2>
<p>Very cool to day, in fact rather uncomfortably cold, only for those working at the manual labour. we were early astir this morning and Maggie and her Mother started for Guelph exactly at 6.30, they said they were at Guelph about 8.30. they had 36 dozen Eggs which brought 11cts and 24 lbs. Butter which brought 12cts - 4 lbs 12 1/2. they took my shoes back and got others for themselves instead. I plowed some this forenoon and some also in the afternoon while Colin finished spreading the manure. we brought up Robert McWilliams Waggon and stock rack to be ready for taking the pigs Monday morning. they felt the cold badly to day in the driving to Guelph and return. a few drizzling showers passed over but nothing of consequence. A letter from Brother Alex. announces his safe arrival home again.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 31</span></h2>
<p>A fine day. cool at night. some talk of frost but I did not see any. Maggie & Colin drove to the morning & evening meeting at Everton . I thought of walking over to Dunbars and Toltons but did not feel well enough. Margaret and I walked up to Lee Duffields folks and had tea there. we afterwards paid a visit to Richd McWilliams folks.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE MONDAY 2 1 (155-210) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Cool again last night. I looked for frost this morning but could not say to have seen any. we were up at sharp five this morning and had our 8 hogs loaded quickly and safely. the wagon, with Robt. McWilliams rack was backed up to the pig house window, and we laid a track (2 boards) from the floor inside to the wagon bottom. and fenced with 3 lengths of rails from end door to front door, so that the pigs walked right in without a stop. I started off with them about 6.40, and was about 2 1/2 hours in going up, and left there for home about ten, getting home at 12.30. the pigs weighted 1160 at 3.85 made $44.66. Colin has been harrowing the turnip land that is plowed with the old grey horse and drawing off the stones from the potatoe land. in the afternoon he hitched "King" again with the grey and plowed at the unplowed portion of the turnip land.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 3 2 (156-209)</span></h2>
<p>A fine working day. Cool but very dry, the coolness has somewhat checked the growth that was so rapid at first, the meadows I am afraid are going to be short although they gave promise of being extra good. Johny is out on the road to day. they have been drawing gravel from Richd McWilliams pit and laying it on the hill they turnpiked yesterday. there was a good lot of teams at work (8 or() and they drew 60 odd loads. I was working Johny's team at harrowing his turnips and potatoe land and after that was done I harrowed his Corn patch (the young orchard in front of Barn) and then picked the stones off the potatoe and turnip land. Cousin Wm Ewart came along this afternoon with a horse and rig, he is selling wire matting and has some along with his. also quilting frames - I worked for Johny today and he lets his time go to pay up our road work. he puts in 5 days while we put in 3. there is 8 days in all for both places.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE WEDNESDAY 6 3 (157-208) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Cool at night, but the sun has been hotter to day. there are some indications of rain and we hope it may come. the late rains moistened the ground very nicely at the time but it soon dries up again. Colin has finished plowing the turnip land and started the potatoe land between 3 and 4 oclock - I did up the chores and started to cut our seed potatoes but got stopped by Mr & Mrs David Stewart coming on us on a visit. they had dinner and tea with us and then drove on up to Josiahs where they intend remaining all night. I remained in his company the most of the time and he passed a very cheerful and pleasing time. he is very anxious that I go down to Rockwood on Friday night, and attend a political meeting (conservative) to be held there. William Ewart started off with his horse and rig this afternoon for a whiles canvass at his business. {in margin} "Jersey cow to MCWilliams to day."</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 7 4 (158-207)</span></h2>
<p>The temperature is now getting warm and there prognostication in the papers of a highter temperature the growth, lately, has been very slow on account, I think, of the coolness which has prevailed for quite a time. I have been busy sprouting the potatoes and cutting them for seed. finding the root house damp and otherwise unpleasant , I have carried the potatoes to the little kitchen at the house and Margaret has helped to cut. we have somewhere about a dozen bags cut now. Colin has been plowing the potatoe land and got over a large quantity to day. he hopes to be done with is sometime tomorrow forenoon.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE FRIDAY 8 5 (159-206)</span></h2>
<p>Quite warm to day and sultry. the sky has looked dull and hazy with mottled clouds. at night it became very dark and quite a thunder storm broke out. the lightning was very bright and dazzling - I suppose that, however, was intensified by the darkness of the night. I drove to Rockland after 5 oclock and saw Mrs Pike's horse. it suited me all right. she wants 50 dollars for it, and I don't feel like paying so much money. I paid Stout , and got a plow share from Lundy, which is to be paid. he was not at home and they did not know the price. I attended a political meeting in the interest of the Conservatives. they had a Mr Elliott from Milton, a good speaker. And another speaker from Guelph. Mr Jeffrey spoke in favor of Mr Innes and did well. it was about 12 oclock when the meeting was dismissed and about 2 oclock before I got home to bed. David Stewart hung on his lantern on the hind axle of my buggie, but it took fire and went to smash. Colin finished plowing the potatoe land this forenoon and harrowed all the piece and what was left of the turnip land that was unharrowed.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 9 6 (160-205)</span></h2>
<p>Another hot day. things are considerably freshened up by the little rain that fell last night. a good heavy rain is much needed. the meadows are going to be very light if moisture delays its coming. Colin and I hauled off the pruned branches from the orchard and I rolled the turnip and hungarian grass land. also two thirds of the orchard before dinner while I rolled with the team (Fred & King). Colin harrowed the orchard and drew off the stones with Brit. I helped Johny to build his kitchen chimney - that was thrown down when the old wood shed was blown down - we sowed and harrowed in the hungarian grass seed before supper, and after supper we washed the sheep -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 7</span></h2>
<p>A very hot day, and thundry looking. there came on somewhere between 4 & 5 oclock P.M. quite a thunder storm, and a heavy rain accompanied it. Margaret accompanied Colin and Maggie to Everton Meeting. while there they learned that Uncle Duncan Robertson was very sick. Margaret and I drove down after dinner to see him. he seems very low and they have fears for the result.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE MONDAY 11 8 (162-203) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A splendid growing day. there has been a grand rain and every thing will now grow on apace. Colin and I put in a space of corn in the orchard this morning before going at the potatoe planting. we then spent all the rest of the day at the potatoes planting about 9 bags of cuts. I plant with both hands carrying the bag over my shoulder - the rows are about 35 rods long and it takes 2 pretty full pailfuls to plant a row. I planted the cuts about 2 feet apart as near as may be. Margaret and I drove down to see Uncle Duncan this evening. he is some better and they are having better hopes of his recovery - he was very despondant himself last night - this evening he was quite chatty & cheerful - Duncan Junr is up from Oakville. they seemed to have taken quite a fright about him and no wonder. he is quite an old man and pneumonia is a serious trouble for the like of him. {in margin} potatoe planting - a little corn also planted so as to be getting ready for feeding - Uncle Duncan Robertson very ill.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 12 9 (163-202)</span></h2>
<p>Rather a showery day. it was quite close and warm in the early part of the day, but in the afternoon and especially toward night it became much cooler. Colin and I have been again at the potatoe planting , and got in another 9 bags. we were done with the seed about half past 5. so had to quit and come home - we planted some corn in the orchard till the bell rang. it will take about 2 1/2 or 3 bags more to finish the patch. there is about 8 paces wide to do, about an 8th of the whole. Johny & John Smallhorn have been planting this afternoon. this is their first I think. we have just heard to day that Colin Campbell is very sick and has come to Willie's house in Guelph. they seem to think his trouble is very serious - reported to be consumption of the lungs and bowels. {in margin} potatoe planting - Johny also started to day - Colin Campbell back to Willie's quite ill -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE WEDNESDAY 13 10 (164-201) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Continues dry and very fine. cool at noight. Colin and I worked hard in the orchard to get as much corn sown as possible before I had to start off for Guelph. there are now two bags in and it has sown 3 1/2 spaces of the orchard. there are yet 2 spaces to do and I calculate about a bag to do it. I got it at Guelph this afternoon also 3 bags for feed. I paid about $3.60 for the whole. 15cts for an empty bag. 42c for feed. 52c for seed. Johny & I & Lizzie drove with the democrat in to Guelph, starting about 2 P.M. got our new pole at Penfolds and took theirs back. I went up to see Colin Campbell who is quite sick. they think him a little better. we then attended the great Laurier Meeting at the Rink. there was a full house and the Leader and his following received a spendid reception. the 2 chairmen, Dunbar and McMillan opened the proceedings, and then E.F.B. Johnston & G. Bertram, Toronto. aferwards Laurier and Ballantyne. the latter not getting a very good hearing speaking after Laurier as he did. the audience went wild upon Laurier rising to speak and the ladies from the gallery showered down bouquets on the platform - the meeting broke up about 11 oclock and we had rather a cold drive home getting to bed about 2 AM.{in margin} sowing corn in the orchard - Colin plowing it in while I drop it in to every third furrow - I drove to Guelph this afternoon - bought corn for feed and seed. attended the big Laurier meeting this evening.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 14 11 (165-200)</span></h2>
<p>The weather continues much of the same charactor all the while. cool nights and there may have been frosts when not observed by any of us. this, we think, has likely been the case and may account for the poor appearance the hay is making. there have been some local showers and it is a good thing we have fallen in for a share as they passed round. Colin and I finished the putting in of the corn in the orchard this forenoonto day, and spent the rest of the time putting in the potatoes. the late shower went deeply into the ground as it was quite moist while working it up for the potatoes.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE FRIDAY 15 12 (166-199) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Weather keeps very fine. we hear of the terribly wet spell that has visited the Manitobans. if we had a share of their overplus of rain it would have been a benefit to both counties. Colin and I finished up the planting of the potatoes this forenoon. I put in about 2 rows of the early kind I got from Mr Webb. 1 whole row where a pin is planted and another short piece on the next row to the south on this east end, and another row further to the north - also with a pin, excepting that a short piece at this east end is taken up with some old fashioned Cups and marked by a pin. upon finishing the potatoes Colin commenced to plow for the turnips. I got the sheep in and shore them this afternoon</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 16 13 (167-198)</span></h2>
<p>A cool air, especially at night when it almost borders on a frost. the sun, however, through the day bears down in great heat. as we found ourselves out of meal for the pigs also out of chopped oats for the old horse, we cleaned up 4 bags of oats to mix with 2 bags corn for the pigs, and 4 bags oats for the horse. I also gave Johny one bag of corn (105 lbs) and had it too chopped for him. Johny owes me 79cts for that. when Colin was on his way home with the grist, the tire came off the wagon (right front wheel) and he had to get it on be Willie Abbott. he got home about 2 oclock. he plowed on turnip ground the remainder of the day. I cut the burs all round the fields, also a good many thistles and dug up a lot of burdocks with spade/ there is yet a lot of that work to do. Margaret and I drove down to Webbs in the evening - they were not at home and we went on the Mortons where we spent a pleasant while. the 2 Webb girls were there. Margaret on returning home had an unpleasant attack in her head, ending in a violent headache. Willie Ewart came along this afternoon, but went again over to Toltons - {in margin} Johny owes 79cts for corn -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 14</span></h2>
<p>Cool air but the sun hot & dry withering wind prevailing. Margaret had a rather poor night in the past! her head ached the most of the night, and I didn't sleep till about 4 oclock for the most part. we called up the doctor to see her as he was returning from Jestins. he gave her some powder and says it will likely pass off again without serious consequence. John MacKenzie & family paid us a visit to day. they did not go to meeting to day -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE MONDAY 18 15 (169-196) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Continues very cool at night and the air in daytime is cool when the sun is shaded. there has been appearances of rain going around this afternoon, some thunder clouds looming up. a very little rain fell here. this is the day the great Tupper visits Guelph - there is quite a commotion among the tories out this way. it is reported they made up quite a procession and had a band of music leading the way. the College Boys are reported to have carried on rather obstreperously and interrupted the speakers in the rink - Colin has plowed all day at the turnip land - and it is mostly done up to where we will have to put on some manure. I have been doing up some very necessary fixings. nailing up the delapidations in the board fence. cutting out all the burdocks out of the yard, and shovelling up the manure in the shed &c. took both sows from their litters to day. Colin rung them. Mother is not so well to night again. her head is troubling her. it took me about 2 hours this afternoon to sift and clean the hungarian grass seed. first took out the sand with the flour seive, and then the straws with a larger screen. I took it down to Geo. Marshall who is going to sell it for me. I got 5 lbs turnips seed from him. 2 lbs Elephant, 2 lbs Skirvings and 1 lb Halls Westbury for shipping. wrote a card to Alex. Holyoke.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 19 16 (170-195)</span></h2>
<p>Very warm to day, although it still keeps cool at night. there are yet appearances of rain but none has come. we would like some as moisture is what is needed now - Colin and I cleaned up the cattle shed this forenoon of the manure. I filled the waggon while Colin drew it out and spread it from the waggon as he went. we took out 6 loads this forenoon, which finished it. Colin nearly finished up the plowing this afternoon - I drove over to Thomas Toltons this afternoon to see if I could get the colt pastured with him but, as they have nine horses of their own and all their cattle out they don't feel like as they could afford to take in any. besides they don't think it would be very safe for a strange colt to be put among them. Colin and I attended {Innes?} political meeting at Everton this evening. the speakers were Jeffrey (Grit) Donovan (Con) Ryan (Grit) Hugh Guthrie (Grit) - the speakers aquited themselves well, but some Tory rowdies interrupted some of them badly. notably Hugh Guthrie. A wrangle between Hortop, Jonathan Loree & John Mutrie finished up the proceedings. Mary & George entertained their freinds to tea at 1 A.M. among them, Guthrie, Mutrie, Ryan, Jeffrey, Mr Baker, the Dr McCullough, and a number more. {in margin} took out 6 loads of manure - cleaned up the cattle shed. Drove over to Toltons to see about getting pasture for the colt. attended a political meeting at Everton. a rowdie display -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE WEDNESDAY 20 17 (171-194) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very hot day. the sun has shown out hot and burning. the night has however has, as usual, been cool! thunder clouds have been passing around - we hear there was a fine rain at Guelph and we could see another shower over in Erin T'p - we were visited by a little shower but of little consequence. Colin and I have been working on the turnip land. it is all plowed and harrowed and rolled, and Colin has done a little of the drilling up. I picked off the stones with Fred and stone boat this forenoon, and did some of the rolling this afternoon. I also straightened the gate post leading out of the yard to Johnys and built the wood cross ways up to it. Johny is also plowing up his turnip land. Margaret is going around again but she is not very well yet. the doctor called up to see her to day. Mr Baker was with him. there is great excitement over the elections. people work themselves up to a wonderful pitch of enthusiasm. and after all their minds are pretty much made up from the first how they are going to vote. {in margin} working on the turnip land - got it all ready for drilling up. doctor called up to see Margaret.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 21 18 (172-193)</span></h2>
<p>Weather continues much the same. this has been a very hot day. Colin has drilled up for the turnips and finished up in good time. I followed on with the sowing with Fred. got quite a nice start before dinner and then gave up Fred to Colin as the grey horse seemed to get very tired and slow. his wind is very bad these times. the heat and dust are very hard on him. I put him onto the turnip drill and he got along finely on that. there are over 60 drills of the Elephants on the lower side of the field. and on this side next to the hungarian grass there are over 30 drills of "Halls Westbury" for shippers. between these two kinds the Skirvings are sowed. there were 2 lbs Elephants, 2 lbs Skirvings, and one lb {?ees} - there is perhaps nearly 1/2 lb Elephant left over. The 2 Mrs Abbotts paid us a visit to day. Maggie drove down to Everton in the morning and they took the chance of getting a ride up. I took the horse and buggie down in the evening and gave tyhem a ride home. we called to see Uncle Duncan on our way. he is not at all well. {in margin} drilled up the land and sowed the turnips - the 2 Mrs Abbotts on a visit - took them home in the evening and called to see Uncle Duncan -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE FRIDAY 22 19 (173-192) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>An extremely hot day. there have been indications of rain. we need rain very much and we are anxiously hoping they may be realized. I sowed quite a large piece of Johny's turnips this forenoon. Colin rolled ours with the heavy roller this forenoon, and afterwards drew rails from the corner at the watering place to the line fence between Jestin and us. he and I fixed up the fence after dinner getting done about 5 oclock. we let the horses out to the field this afternoon for the first time. the harness has hardly ever been off them on any working day since spring opened up till now. we have had quite a fight to make up to the work. the breaking up and stoning of the stony acre took up so much of our time as to throw us considerably behind - Mrs John Webb paid us a visit this afternoon - John and his brother William have been at Erin Village to day. the fence between Jestin and us has been, for many years, in a very poor condition. that is, the old part that has never been properly in line, or range with the rest, and to day we took off all the riders and straightened it up and built it, two rails higher and put on the riders again and locked it all through. {in margin} Helped Johny to sow his turnips to day. rolled ours with heavy roller. drew rails and fixed up the old line fence between Jestin & us. rain much needed. the spring wheat disimproving in appearance - oats looking fairly well -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 23 20 (174-191)</span></h2>
<p>Very hot to day. both sun & air is oppresively so. thunder clouds have been passing around. but no rain has fallen on us. we hear that a great thunder plump has deluged Guelph to day. I wish it had been more evenly distributed and that we should have had a share. the spring wheat is going back in appearance - Colin and I have been cutting thistles in the south front fields among the black oats . we also cut down those among the raspberry bushes. I borrowed a scythe from Henry Duffield, and sharped it up for our use. Johny got his turnips sowed yesterday and he has been away from home the greater part of the day. to night he is going away up to Oustin on Committee business. this election business is monopolising the time and attention of most of the people at the present times. I notice the corn is growing very rapidly. ours is nicely up and making a fine appearance for the short time it has been in. the potatoes are not making any show yet and, as I hear of rotting in the ground am anxious - {in margin} Hot. Hot. Thunder cloud pours out volumns of water at Guelph - no rain here. cutting thistles - "old white sow taken to Webbs to day"</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 21</span></h2>
<p>Not so hot as yesterday. dull and indications of rain and a little fell but not much of consequence. Maggie and Colin have been twice at Meeting. Margaret & myself have remained at home all day. we were visited by Robert Morton, who had tea with us. then David Robertson & wife & child. Mrs Duffield and then Henry too. John Webb and his Brother William -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE MONDAY 25 22 (176-189) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Continues hot and dry. Margaret and I made ready this morning to drive to Rockwood and take the wool to Harris woolen mills. we had been for some time back laying out to do that but she did not feel well enough to go until this morning. the 5 fleece weighed at the mill 23 1/2 lbs and they did not dock it any. Margaret took it out in goods and was allowed 20cts per lb for it. after doing our business at the mill we drove back to David Stewarts and had our dinner. And Mrs Stewart agreed with Margaret to go down on the 6 oclock P.M. train to Georgetown to visit a few days there. which they did. I drove them to the station. I sent $103.00 to McGregor to retire my note on demand at 7%. I also went to see Mrs Pike about her horse, and offered her 40 dollars for him. I think she would have accepted 45. she would take 5 0r 6 cords of our tamarac wood as part pay on him. she is to write me what decision she comes to. Colin has been cutting thistles to day. {in margin} Rockwood woolen mills sold wool - retired note - Margaret & Mrs Stewart to Georgetown - Saw Mrs Pike about her horse - I offered her 40 dollars for him - she did not accept but will decide soon -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDSAY 26 23 (177-188)</span></h2>
<p>A beautiful day, excepting that it continues dry when we are very anxious that it would rain. the grass is getting burned and red looking. grasshoppers are plentiful and altogether we are in great need of moisture. this is the great day to decide the fate of its Gov'mt for the next 5 years. Election talk has been running very high for quite a time back but to day it finishes up in action. Colin and I drove up after dinner to Oustin and voted. Willie drove out from Guelph and after getting dinner with us, went away up to Mimosa to vote. Colin and Maggie and I drove down to Everton after tea, and locked up the house. we were met by the intelligence of Innes's defeat. at the corner the returns were not all in, but it looked sure enough. we waited a long time so as to get the latest reports. and Mr Baker, John Everts and myself through the Telephone got the intelligence from the Reform Committee rooms that there were 20 gains and 5 losses for Ontario - Quebec nearly solid liberal. other places favorable so that it looks sure for the late Government defeat - Johny has gone to Guelph.{in margin} Election day for Dominion Gover'mt - James Innes defeated - Liberals have gained the day.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE WEDNESDAY 27 24 (178-187) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>No change in the weather. we are panting in the heat and wishing for rain to revive the drooping crops. the spring wheat is visibly going back in stead of forward. Wm Tindal and I found a tree that will likely make a sill for the barn. Colin cut the grass on the strawberry patch and he and I spent the time afterwards cutting thistles through the grain.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 28 25 (179-186)</span></h2>
<p>Very cool last night, but the day opened out this morning clear and warm and as the day wore on it got extremely hot. I started off theis morning with the team, Fred and King and Wagon to try and get some potatoes for the pigs. Colin also started off the 8 young cattle and drove them up to Jno Parker s to pasture. and I called and got him to go through the bush to meet Colin on the other line. I then drove over the side road to the 6th line of Erin and got 12 bags of potatoes at Joseph Colins, paying 12 1/2cts a bag for them. getting my dinner with them and starting back the same road. the road was heavy as they were working in the stuatute labour. I drove past the 7th line to Nodwells, as I heard he had potatoes, but he hadn't and I came back to Colins. when I returned I found Margaret at home. Stewarts had driven her up home. she had returned, along with Mrs Stewart, to Rockwood last night. Colin has scuffled the mangolds and cutting thistles &c. the ground is getting very dry and if rain does not come soon there wil be harm done the crops. I got 4 {illegible} boards at McKinnons mill. inch thick 7 inches wide. 9 feet long to make a pig trough. and just there found I had forgotten to take my money for potatoes or anything else - Mr McKinnon at once loaned me $5.00 which I returned to him on coming back. Minus $2.50 which I spent on the potatoes & lumber and which I must get to him as soon as possible.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE FRIDAY 29 26 (180-185) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>{Crossed out printed text in diary} ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL (QUEBEC) Weather continues dry and hot. the signs of rain have gone off without any. we are longing for rain. the pastures are not only getting bare but drying up to nothing . our turnips are not coming and, I fear, will not either until rain comes. Colin cut Johnys clover hay with his own team to day, getting done about 4 oclock. Johny has Willie Tindal helping him to build a fence behind the barn in the back field. I drove to Rockwood this forenoon to see Mrs Pike, who sent me word she wished to see me about the horse. I made a bargain with her and am to have the horse delivered next Wednesday. gave my note for forty dollars ($40.00) payable 1st January next. I also get her single driving harness and the horses collar for 4 cords of tamerac wood. she agreees to give the halter with the horse. after returning home I started in the back oat field to the right cutting the thistles. Colin also came on when done at Johnys and we finished it by supper time. Margaret & I went to Webbs after tea and spent a pleasant everning with Wm Webb. John was very poorly today. he seems to think he was hurt with the sun while trimming his hedge. {in margin} drou{t?} - bought the horse "Doc" from Mrs Pike Rockwood - also got the harness and the collar for the horse -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 30 27 (181-184)</span></h2>
<p>Weather much the same as has prevailed so long. there have been indications of change, but as these have often failed, no dependence can be placed in them. Colin hitched up the horses this morning and we drew in the bit of hay the strawberry patch grass made. we also drew the dry thistles into the shed, and did up some other chores in lumber &c. he and I then went to the woods and we cut down an elm tree before dinner as sills for the barn. Wm Tindal came after dinner and Johny & Colin and him had hard work to get it flattened. they say it was a heavy job. I put up the most of Johnys hay in the afternoon. it was very windy which made it difficult to do. as it was getting dark there were four of the hands near by gave us a lift and we soon had it all up. Johny came along after sundown - the tree kept them very late at work.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 28</span></h2>
<p>Indications of rain and a little fell but not sufficient to do much good. the air became cool afterwards. Geo. Loree paid us a visit to day. I wrote a letter to Bro. Alex. Meaford and gave it to Geo. to Mail. Maggie a& Colin are away to meeting to night. Margaret is some better since coming home.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JULY June MONDAY 29 (183-182) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Cool to day. the air looks as if cleared up by some electric storm not far away. no rain here however. Johny took his six pigs to Belwood to day. they weighed 965 at $3.80 - he returned home about 3 oclock P.M. 2 hours later than when I drove up there with hogs. Colin and I and Wm Tindal finished scoring and hewing the sill this morning. we had it finished about 1/2 past nine. we then drew it out of the woods to the edge of the clearing and loaded it on the wagon. it is a heavy elm stick. 36 feet long and a foot square - Wm Tindal framed at it this afternoon commencing before dinner. Colin harrowed the potatoes this afternoon, or rather after supper. we were preparing the barn for getting the sill placed in position - Colin drove down to Theakers for the boring machine and other tools of Tindals. and took 4 bags of oats to Duffields to pay back those I borrowed in the fall - I drove over the buggie to Ospringe and hired Hiram Swackhammer's 2 Screw Jacks to lift the barn up to receive the sill. I gave him 50 cents for the job. {in margin} paid back oats to Henry Duffield -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 30 (184-181)</span></h2>
<p>White frost this morning - Again cool to day, but very fine, only so very dry, when we are longing for the rain to revive the drooping crops. we have had a very busy time to day. the first thing Colin and I did was to bag up 22 bags of oats before breakfast and I harnessed the horses too. Colin drew them over to Johnys granary, and we bagged the balance 17 or 18 bags and got them over too before going at Johnys hay to draw it in. Colin then helped Johny till about 4 oclock to take in his hay – 7 loads – I carried out all the chopped stuff out of the granary and tore a good part of it down before Tindal was ready to help me. the 2 Duffield boys came early to help, and after tea a good gathering of the neighbors set about Jacking up the building and clearing away the old sill and getting the new one in place. we had considerable difficulty in getting everything right, and darkness came on before it was quite completed. we had it done however as far as a gathering of men was required, and will wait till morning to finish up - {in margin} drew over 22 bags oats to Johny Barn and dumped them in the Bin. also drew over other 17 bags oats - left them in the bags. put in the new sill in the Barn. tearing down the granary and clearing out chopped stuff &c.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JULY WEDNESDAY 4 1 (185-180) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Warmer to day. very hot indeed in the middle of the day. Wm Tindal came along this morning and we finished up the setting the barn on the sill. by wedging up taking out the Jacks &c. we were done somewhere between 9 & ten. Margaret took down Tindals tools to Theakers in the buggy, and intended going on to Mary, but met her down there some where. we then afterwards drove down through Everton to Rockwood and got our new horse at Mrs Pikes. also got the harness. we hitched "Doc" as he is called to the buggy and tried to make Fred follow. this he did not do well and with lines and tie I drove him along side the other. and we got home a little later than the ordinary dinner time. Colin hitched the new horse and King together and plowed up the old strawberry patch and what we intend for the new patch. the horses work well together - they seem to be very much of ione temper - easy going. Colin helped Johny this forenoon to finish up his first hay, by taking off a load and taking in the rakings. {in margin} putting in a new sill in Barn - brought home our new horse "Doc" from Rockwood -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 5 2 (186-179)</span></h2>
<p>An extremely hot day. the heat and drouth are getting so great as to cause great anxiety about the crops. the roots will also suffer. our turnips are not appearing yet. Colin has been hoeing the mangolds to day and toward supper time he and I cut down two little hemlock for flatted beams to place over the granary in the barn. after tea, I drew them out to the clearing and under the hind wheels of the old waggon dreww them up home. Maggie drove Mary home this evening with Fred & buggie, and returned to Mrs Theakers to help Mrs Theaker at their raising. Colin went there also after supper. he is putting up a small drive house. I had quite a run round in search of cedar sticks for sleepers of which I need four - they are hard to get now.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JULY FRIDAY 6 3 (187-178) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>The hottest day, I think, of this hot spell. it begins to look like rain but comes very tardily. a thunder cloud passed around us and left a good deal rain to the east & South east of us, even the Lorees got quite a nice shower. the dust was hardly laid with us. I drove over to McKinnon's saw mill this forenoon, and paid him the two dollars I borrowed of him the other day. I also bought 150 feet, inch lumber, and a dozen 8 feet scantling. cost $2.60 - I got too, 200 feet lumber for Johny for a rack. the product of logs taken to saw, paid for same 60cts in all $3.20 - Colin drew up one cedar sleeper and took out other 2 this forenoon. after returning home I helped draw them up also procured a fourth one. Johny paid me 15 dollars to day. paid Janet Abbott $4.50. Margaret & I drove to Everton after supper this evening. we were getting some red currant from Mary. I bought 10 lbs wire nails from George Marshall 40 cts - 3lbs 4 inch. 7 lb 3 inch. {in margin} $15.00 from Johny -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 7 4 (188-177)</span></h2>
<p>Hot again to day until the bursting of a thunder cloud, when it became cooler. about 11 oclock A.M. we had a fine heavy shower - which, I think wet the ground fully two inches, and further on in the afternoon we had another splendid shower. the combined showers wet the ground splendidly and we look for the best results from it. as the ground and every growing thing was terribly parched. I drove down for Mary to come up and stay with her mother while Maggie was away down to Georgetown. Colin McMillan drove down Heffernans horse & buggie and took Nelly Heffernan & our Maggie along. I was taking up a part of the barn floor and otherwise preparing for fixing up the barn so as to get our hay in. I have pulled down nearly all the granary, and raised a part of the floor &c. we will have to hurry up and get the barn ready as the hay is drying up - never remember of seeing the timothy so early dead.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 5</span></h2>
<p>Dull weather, which will give the moisture a chance to work good in the ground. things look much revived after the fine rain of yesterday. Mary drove Fred to meeting this forenoon and George ro{Your comment here...}de back with her. Johny & Bella drove up with the children from Eden. they think we had more rain than them. {in margin} John McKenzie paid me four dollars A.O.U.W. ( $4.00.)</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JULY MONDAY 9 6 (190-175) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Cooler weather, and duller, the work of the rain does not get dried up as on the dry, hot winds prevailing. Colin and Maggie and Nelly Heffernan returned before noon from Norval. I then drove down with the buggy to Mrs Theakers for Wm Tindals tools, and he came and worked at the barn this afternoon. we flatted the 2 sticks for the top of the granary. also the 2 sleepers. we had quite a job raising the floor and getting the sleepers placed. the mud sill was rotted and sunk in the centre and we had to place cedar peices in to take its place - I sent away with Mary, who went home with Nelly Heffernan, a letter containing two dollars to pay last months A.O.U.W. assints for Johny McKenzie and myself. I overlooked the sending of it last month. don't know of ever having neglected or forgotten doing it before - Johny thought of cutting his hay to day but as the weather looked threatning he went at other work. some of the neighbors have their hay lying cut through all the late rain. it will be badly spoiled. {in margin} cooler after the rain. Colin & Maggie back from Georgetown and Norval - paid last month ass. A.O.U.W.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 10 7 (191-174)</span></h2>
<p>Fine day. Keeps moderately cool. we have been working all day at the barn. Wm Tindal stayed with us all day. the floor had to be fixed up so as to be level and in shape to build the granary upon. it took us till noon to do that. And in the afternoon we got up the flatted beams and put in a number of the studs for the granary - the tearing down &c taking nearly as much time as fitting up. Johny was going to Everton this evening and he took Wm Tindal's tools down to Wm Theakers for us.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JULY WEDNESDAY 11 8 (192-173) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Warm to day especially the afternoon. the mottled clouds have been showing up, and in the early part of the night I was predicting rain on that account - the sun, however, on going down, shone up the sky so red and beautifully that it seemed to presage fine weather ahead. Colin has been cutting with the mower to day. he had bad luck with it. there seems to be too many small stones on top of the ground which dulls the knife. one of the guards had the top part broken off and it would not cut right, and I borrowed one of Dugald Robertsons, his mower being of much the same pattern. the meadow is very light but it is fully as good as I have been expecting. the late rains have improved the appearance of things very much. the turnips, that we had almost given up as a gone case, are coming up quite thickly. they will likely be small, it is now so late. Willie drove out from Guelph this evening accompanied by his two cousins, Annie and Edna Sunter. he reports Colin Campbell as being little or no better - it is very sad to see a worthy young man like him drooping and getting into bad health.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 12 9 (193-172)</span></h2>
<p>Cool to day. there has been some rain after all this morning and it kept dull all forenoon. it brightened up some this afternoon. Willie stayed this forenoon and hitched up Johny's colt to our old buggy and drove him round quite a bit. he seemed to come in very quickly and showed no signs of bad temper. Colin finished up the cutting of the meadow with the mower and after supper I gathereed some of it together with the horse rake. Johny helped us to cone it up. I was working some in the barn, putting foreward some of the work which comes through making the changes in the granary &c. we have had quite a lot of visitors, in addition to Willie and the Cousins Mrs David Tolton and the family drove along just as we were at supper and she remained till about sun down when she drove off again for Edward Toltons. Maggie drove down to Everton this evening taking Annie and Edna along. they brought Annie's wheel up. it is a fine looking article. Annie has to be up with the times. I have received a letter from Alex McGregor stating that he and the family are not coming here this summer. they have been invited repeatedly to visit at Creemore at {Patallars?}. and they were some time before deciding what to do but finally made up their minds to go to Creemore.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JULY FRIDAY 13 10 (194-171) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Weather somewhat unsettled for haying. the grass that is cut will not make into hay but as there is little sunshine it is not getting injured much. I got some made into haycocks, but the greater part of what was cut yesterday is too green. so we let it alone. Johny and Colin drew in 2 loads this afternoon of Johnys from the field next to Wm Lorees. Colin drew earth to the gang way of the barn and stove wood to the wood house. the rain and unsettled weather is not convenient for haying, nevertheless it would do much good if we got a fair fall of rain at the present time. the turnips are coming now but it requires more moisture to make them grow as they should do, and as they require to do to make up for lost time. the other things, excepting the potatoes, seem to be doing fairly well. the barley is colouring and the oats and peas are both streatching out since the rain. Margaret drove down alone to Everton this evening and Mary accompanied her back. She is fixing a dress for her mother. a letter from Alex. Holyoke, received to night tells of them all being faily well excepting the baby, who keeps not so well and is a matter of concern to them - I half soled a pair of shoes for Maggie to day.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 14 11 (195-170)</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day, the sun has shone out well and the wind has been very drying. with Johny's help, we got things agoing in getting in the hay. we had to clear away the rubbish in the way of getting into the barn, and put up the hay fork - I gathered together all of the hay that was not put up and we hauled in five loads. after which I raked what was in Johny's orchard and they took it in in a load - it was an ackward job to work the horse and rake under the branches of the trees. I did it with our new horse (Doc) - he seems a very patient, good working horse. Colin had to drive to Willie Abbotts at noon to get the hay fork fixed before we could work it. we forgot it was broken - Edna & Annie have quite a time learning to ride the bycicle. they go back by themselves to the back lane and there have it by themselves - {in margin} put up the horse fork and taken in five loads of hay. hay fork fixed - horse raking here and at Johny's. Edna and Annie learninf to ride the Bycicle -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 12</span></h2>
<p>Very fine day. the Cousins Annie and Edna rode down to Everton with Maggie this morning and they did not return. Maggie also remained till night - Colin brought back the horse and drove himself back again in the evening to bring Maggie home.Margaret and I visited at Webbs this evening.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JULY MONDAY 16 13 (197-168) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Quite a heavy shower this morning which laid the dust well. I had to meet Kate Moore this morning at Rockwood at 9:30. And as I made a start the heavy shower came up. another came when I did start. I got 2 front shoes reset on King at Haskins, and was just in time to meet the train. Kate & Mabel and Joe were there, Dugald Robertson was also there and met Toronto freinds (Menzies) after dinner we made ready and all drove down to Robertsons to the reunion of his many freinds to celebrtate the birthday of Uncle Duncan. he was 85 years old yesterday. there was a very pleasant and enjoyable afternoon spent in social converse among the freinds and acquaintances who had not seen each other for a long time. Joe Hindley's organ was brought there. Johny McKenzie had his fiddle and another instrument. the music was good, and Joe also sang quite a number of songs. the supper was grand and about 80 sat down to it, other games were engaged in, and for the young people swings were prepared in the barn. the weather was so fine that the grass outside of the house offered inviting footing for all, and all thoroughly enjoyed themselves.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 17 14 (198-167)</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. nice and drying for the balance of the hay. Colin helped Johny to finish up his hay by drawing in his rakings. they then drew in the balance of ours. (3 loads) making the total of the field 8 loads. it is good quality. that makes one load more than last year, and better quality. I raked it with the new horse and drew it up into the mow with King, while Johny's team drew it in from the field, and were done before dinner. the pump at the barn has been a long time out of order and we hauled it up and put on new leather on the plunger and otherwise fixed it. I cut some round the fence below the barley field - Colin has scuffled the corn in the orchard. he drove Kate Moore to Rockwood this evening and had his clothes fitted there that Stinson is making up for him.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JULY WEDNESDAY 18 15 (199-166) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Quite a little shower this morning but of very short duration. we would be much the better of a good fall of rain. Crops however are looking much better of the showers that have lately fallen. Colin has been hand hoeing among the corn some to day. he and I made up a trough for the pigs. and I cut some more at the fence corners. Maggie drove the 2 Cousins down to Hugh Blacks place and remained the most of the day. Margaret and I drove down to C. Casinos and took the Case full of eggs (30 doz) for which he allowed 10c per doz. I got a shirt 55cts and a pair of Boots, gaiters, $1.85. –– $2.40. the balance in sugar. except 10c in cash. Bella rode up with their neighbors Mr & Mrs Hagan, who are on the lookout for a home to purchase - they took a look at Webbs place and at ours, also drove over to Thos. Toltons and Dunbars. and we met them on the Town line, on their way home, as the sun was going down. I am preparing this evening for being off for Meaford in the morning along with Thos Tolton.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 19 16 (200-165)</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. Sunshine and warm cool. I was up early this morning and made ready to be off to Meaford. Colin drove me over to Thos. Toltons after we got breakfast, and I had to wait quite a while before they were ready to start. we got away somewhere between 7 & 8 oclock. it was rather cool for riding and I wore my overcoat with comfort. little Ed Stevens rode along with us. after waiting some for Mary, we met at Billwood, according to arrangement with Mary Stevens & the rest of her family. when the 2 buggies both journeyed together to Wm Hodgins, near Kenilworth where we remained all night. Hodgins was drawing in hay - his crops look fairly well and they seem to be doing very well. they have a very good stone house to live in and the outbuildings are fairly good, he has rented 165 acres and pays $340.00 in advance rent. we passed through Arthur Village in going up and I noted a great improvement in the place since I saw it last. {in margin} Away from Home. drawing up towards Meaford along with Thos. Tolton. stopt all night at Wm Hodgins place . went through Arthur Village.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JULY FRIDAY 20 17 (201-164) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A little warmer to day. Thomas & I with our little passenger, (EdStevens) started off from Hodgins before Mary did. And on our way up called at George Gray's place, Mount Forest, they invited us to stay for dinner, which we did. George is very comfortably settled in the Village, and, with his wife, seems to enjoy good health and a comfortable living. they have a good house and a fine garden - he has rented his farm of 100 acres to his 2 sons, and he says, he can live comfortably on the rent and his garden. he says he has half his house rented, for which he receives 50 dollars a year. after paying them a good visit taking a walk round the town awhile, we set out north again and arrived at Holstein in good time. we walked round the Village some and after tea we paid Colin McKinnon a visit. they seem to be very comfortably settles. Edward Stephens had been out in the country on business, but returned later on. the crops appeared to be pretty good most of the way up to this place, but not quite so good round here. {in margin} Still on our journey towards Meaford. Arrived at Holstein this evening - Saw Mr & Mrs George Gray at Mount Forest -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 21 18 (202- 163)</span></h2>
<p>Warmer to day. Thomas and I started off alone this morning on the last stage to Meaford. the road proved to be rather hilly, and in some places they were doing gravelling work which made them heavy - we drove up by way of Flesherton and thence up the Seventh line of Enphrasia and St Vincent. Thomas drove the horse very slowly and carefully and though it was very warm, he did not sweat hardly any - we took dinner at the Railway Station part of Flesherton. and after feeding ourselves and the horse we again started north, reaching Rocklyn somewhere, I think, between 4 & 5 oclock. we fed him again there and made the last stage to Meaford in about 2 1/2 hours. Thos. did not hurry the horse and he arrived in Meaford in good condition. we found all the freinds well and we received a freindly welcome.{in margin} Meaford - arrived at our destination about 8 oclock.</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 19</span></h3>
<p>Fine and warm to day. Thomas attended the meeting at the disciple Church this forenoon, but I remained at Alex's house. we walked together, in the evening, up to William Ewarts.</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">JULY MONDAY 23 20 (204-161) 1894 6</span></h3>
<p>Weather continues very fine and the Lake is very smooth and glassy looking. I have been moving round the Town and surroundings. Thomas and Ella Sunter took a drive together to visit a Cousin of Thomas'. A Mrs Richardson, Sister to Mrs Jay. Margaret and I together paid a visit and had tea at David Mitchells. we had a very pleasant time with them. David has his house and surroundings very nicely and conveniently arranged, and his garden and lawn looked very fine. he has the advantage of the water works system and has hoes to reach all parts of his garden and premises. All Alex. family are at home and they have Miss Hogg of Collingwood visiting with them. also many callers, so that it is a lively place at present.</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 24 21 (205-160)</span></h3>
<p>A very warm day, indeed it was quite hot a good part of the day. Thoas and I drove the horse and buggie up to Jamies place this forenoon, and, after going all round his little farm, which we did with great pleasure, as his vrops are very good - we settled down to dinner. some of the girls took back Thomas' house & buggie to Meaford, and Jamie and Annie & Thomas & I with his horses and a democrat took a drive up to the little Lake.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JULY WEDNESDAY 25 22 (206-159) 1894 6</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">Meaford</span></h3>
<p>A most beautiful day. Sunshine and warm. about ten oclock, I think, we saw the fine new steamer Majestic approaching Meaford and Thomas & Brother Alex & I set off for the wharf. the excursion was from Collingwood to Warton, and called at Meaford. the three of us got aboard, and we were surprised to find Maggie & Loui & Miss Hogg also on board. Mr Hogg from Collingwood met them on the whard and bought tickets for them. and made them come. there were, they said, about 850 on board, a brass band accompanied the excursionists. we had a beautiful sail to Warton, so smooth that we could hardly perceive the motion of the vessel. the steamer was very finely finished off and elegantly furnished, on returning home a stiff breeze sprang up which made the Lake a little rough. but it did not affect, but very little, the motion of the vessel. Warton now is very different from the time of my former visit to it. it is built up to be a fine large town, with fairly good buildings. Lumbering and other interests make it have a busy appearance. the road to the town from the wharf is a very bad one, being by the side of the railway track, and between the wagon track and Railway there is not much room for foot passengers, and not safe. I called on the Hunters. James was from home. Called also on Mr Symons, storekeeper. they seem all to be driving a good business -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 26 25 (207-158)</span></h2>
<p>Cooler to day and very windy. we had been in expectation of seeing the steamer "City of Midland" make her appearance with excursionists, as per advertisement. on account of the roughness of the lake it was reported the steamer was going to Collingwood instead of Meaford. this proved erroneous, as we sighted her later on. She arrived. I think, somewhere about 2 oclock, or a little after. there were indications of a good deal of sickness having been on board. it was said there were about 250 passengers. Thomas and I walked up to the Exhibition groundsm where a base ball game had been arranged for between the Meaford and the Midlands. the time being so limited they could only get 3 or 4 innings, when they had to make for the boat at 5 oclock. Meaford players had the best of it.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JULY FRIDAY 27 24 (208-157) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Very dull and threatening looking this morning at Meaford - Thomas and I were early astir and made ready for starting home. we got under way, after bidding the freinds good bye, about 7 oclock. when getting a piece on the road, the rain began to fall, and for a time we thought we would have a wet day. it cleared up about noon however, and we had a pleasant drive the rest of the time. as we proceeded south we found less trace of the rain. we reached the same Hotel, Whites, Globe Hotel, about 1/2 past 12, and after a good dinner left there about 2. turned at the 6 Corners and had good roads all the way down to Damascus which place we reached about 1/2 past seven. we put up at Jonathan Tovells. we found the crops were very good the most of the way through {Proton?} and Luther as far as this place. at the head of Luther they were Magnificant - Jonathan is going round with his arm in a sling. he met and accident some time ago which broke his arm or collar bone. he is recovering but not able to work. I called at Isaac Anderson on our way down. they made us welcome to stay with them, but we thought we had better go on to Tovells.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 28 25 (209-156)</span></h2>
<p>A beautiful morning. Thomas and I got up about 1/2 past five this morning and the rest of the house hold were soon after us. after getting breakfast, we took a walk back to see Anderson's folks and have a sight of his garden which was very fine. we were soon on the road again, driving through the marsh, we reached Greigson's place about 1/2 past ten, and being invited, we waited for dinner, where we also got feed for our horse. after dinner we again set out for home. arriving between 4 & 5 oclock. Thomas brought me home but would not stop for tea. thus wound up our journey to Meaford, they had a rain here a week ago. {in margin} Damascus</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 26</span></h2>
<p>Dull and threatning rain in the morning -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JULY MONDAY 30 27 (211-154) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Considereable rain has fallen which will do the roots a lot of good. our turnips are rather far advanced especially as they are rather thickly sown and the pine grass is growing up amongst them. I expected Colin would have had them done, or about, in the 9 days I was away. as it was he ran through the corn and potatoes with the scuffler and may have hand hoed, a little at them. I wish he had made it more his business to see that the turnips were thinned. he hasn't done the third of them, I don't think. he and I have been thinning at them to day, but the land is rather soft to make good head way. and there have been showers to prevent us sticking at them. while some of them lasted we worked some in the barn at the work of fixing up the granary. Maggie has been, along with Geo. Abbott and the Webb girls, picking raspberries in Lynnotts bush behind our sugar bush. she got over 5 lbs. they had to come home on account of getting wet, but went out again only to be served the same way again.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 31 28 (212-153)</span></h2>
<p>An extremely hot day. the showers of yesterday have not cooled the air. there have been thunder showers passing around us, we hear that heavy rain fell at Guelph. Colin has been thinning at the turnips all day. I did not go at them, but was busy at other things. I was pulling a long time at a patch of wild oats we have found in the north front field. I also fixed up the hog pen for receiving the 2 batches of young pigs. the trough was leaking and I had to patch it up. it kept me busy. in the evening I hitched up and Margaret and I drove down to Everton and got the papers and a letter for Maggie from Mrs Garbut. also got 25c worth oatmeal. 12 lbs. we called, on returning home, at David Robertsons for a mower guard for our mower, as I think to cut our barley. David was away and I borrowed one from Dugald again. Thomas Mac is laid up sick, - the doctor attending. Met Mr & Mrs Bryant coming from Everton - they arranged to visit us to day.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">August July WEDNESDAY 1 29 (213-152) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Very close and hot this forenoon. thunder clouds began to loom up about noon, which culminated at last in a violent thunder storm with very heavy rain & wind between one and two oclock. our crops I fear will be damaged considerably especially the heaviest of the oats - some of which look as if a roller had passed over them - Mr & Mrs Bryant paid us a visit to day and had dinner & tea with us. they came shortly after 11 oclock, and they went home with Willie, as he returned home to Guelph. he came out for a straw cutter that John Campbell had up at Mimosa., but which has been taken away. Colin hoed turnips up to dinner time but the deluge of rain stopped all that. he has been taking down the erection we had up for the 2 litters of pigs in the cattle stable. we took the pigs to the pig house this morning. Colin weighed one that weighed 50 lbs. Johny and Lizzie are away to Jeenie Crofts wedding this afternoon. I cut the weeds, this morning, in the lane leading to Johnys, and spent the balance of the time pulling at the wild oats up to noon. after which I remained in the house with the Bryants -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 2 30 (214-151)</span></h2>
<p>The air has not cleared up fully yet. it remains warmer than might be expected after such a storm. the wind rose however and is raising the fallen grain a little. we hope it will {b??ing} it up again as otherwise it will be damaged both in filling and in its harvesting.Colin and I dusted the potatoes to day with the bug killer. we did it in the forenoon but had difficulty in doing it as the wind rose too high. we spent the rest of the day at the turnips hoeing. the turnips are getting hard to do on account of them being too thickly sown and the pine grass is getting very strong and thick,</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">August July FRIDAY 4 31 (215-150) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. the wind has risen and drying up everything again. I finished up the dusting of the potatoes (12 rows) before breakfast this morning. Colin and I afterwards hoed at the turnips till dinner time. I quit a little before dinner and harnessed the team and got the mower out, so as to cut down the barley. we sharpened the knife and Colin cut it down this afternoon. I hope it will keep dry till we get it in the barn. I hoed at the turnips till supper time. after which I had trouble with the pigs getting into the peas. Mrs Andrew Tolton with her two little girls Ethel & Hattie, were visiting us this afternoon. Andrew is at McDermotts fixing a pea harvester they have lately purchased . I paid four dollars ($4.00) to William Tindal payment in full to date for the work done at the barn. Johny got 15 lbs of the bug killer besides can full.{in margin. right edge slightly cut off.} killing pot{atoe}bugs - cut barl{ey} with mo{wer} - hoeing the turnips - Mrs Andrew Tolton and 2 children visiting from Guelph - paid four dollars to Wm Tindal -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">August SATURDAY 5 1 (216-149)</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. warm in the forenoon, and gathered for rain after noon. Colin and I hoed at the turnips this forenoon. I hitched up Fred, after dinner, to the horse rake and raked about half of the barley when we were stopped by the rain coming on. Johny & Colin drew in 2 loads and we cocked up the rest that I had gathered together. if we had started at it as soon as the dew had dried up we could have had it all in the barn easily, but I thought it would be the better of standing till after dinner and therby was caught - I drove Fred down to the blcksmith shop and Mr Hoskin put on 4 new shoes on him . I did not pay him for it. I then drove down to the mill and got 100 lbs shorts. pd 60cts for them. ordered 50 lbs binding twine from Geo. Marshall. at 8c per lb. paid illegible Oct. 1/4 ct off for cash - Sunday 2 A very fine day, the weather appeared of doubtful settlement in the early part of the day, but became cooler and more settled looking in the after part - Maggie drove alone to meeting this forenoon and Mary accompanied her home. She & Mary with Colin went again in the evening. I wrote a letter to Alec. Holyoke and with a card to James Ramshaw and 2 papers Mercuries for Mrs Peavoy - gave them to Mary to mail in the morning.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">AUGUST MONDAY 6 3 (218-147) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A beautiful day. bright sunshine and warm. Colin and I hoed at the turnips this forenoon. there are yet about 35 long rows to thin and they are getting too large and as they are quite thick it is a hard and tedious job to single them. After dinner I raked the balance of the barley and Johny helped Colin to draw it in. there was 3 loads to day, making 5 loads in all. Johny paid me fourteen dollars & 50 cts ($14.50). Mrs Garbut & Fred & 2 of the girls paid us a visit to day. had tea with us. I drove over to Erin Village after Supper, and paid 2 double Assm'ts & dues. one for John McKenzie and one for self. also ten cents each for last months levy. A.O.U.W. I also settled up in full with Charles Overland for the undertaking work of Minnies funeral & burial. 12 dollars. making 27 dollars in all with my former payment of 15 dollars. I also bought a pair of harvest gloves, oil can and fork handle for Johny's barley fork which I ran over with the hay rake, and broke to day. I remained over to the Lodge meeting. there was a very poor attendance. the new hall is a very commodious and pleasant one. and I should say more healthful than the old one, in that it can be thoroughly ventilated. {in margin} took in the last of the barley - hoeing the turnips - Johny p'd me $14.50 - drove top Erin Village - settled with C. Overland - paid 2 double assm't & dues & 10 cents extra, for John McKenzie & myself - in all $5.20, purchases -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 7 3 4 (219-146)</span></h2>
<p>Another fine day. the indications pointed to a change - we are not caring to have any more rain at present, but we may have to take it for all. Johny helped us at the thinning of the turnips from about ten oclock this forenoon. there was about 28 rows to do. Mrs Garbut and Fred were here this afternoon - they brought back the democrat. they drove home to Norval after tea. Margaret and I were invited to our tea at Richard McWilliams in company of Mr & Mrs Bryant and others. we attended and had a very pleasant time. I drove down to Everton this evening and got 50 lbs twine, also 50 lbs for Johny. it is the red Cap 7 3/4c if paid by the 15th and eight cents of paid 1st Oct.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">AUGUST WEDNESDAY 8 5 (220-145) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Thunder and lightning and rain last night. cleared up to day again. we finished up the thinning of the turnips this forenoon. Johny and I hunted up a stick in the bush to make a tongue for the binder before dinner. after dinner we rigged up the binder and started to cut in the black oats in South front field. Some little things going wrong, it hindered the work sone to get them fixed. I have been feeding the corn to the cows for some days - 2 of the cows seem to relish it all right but the other 2 are a little dainty about it. I went down to Webbs this evening and brought home the young goose that is "hors de combat" from an accident that befel it in Webbs beaver meadow. I brought home a stick from the bush and commensed to work it up to make it fit for a tongue for the binder. The horses worked fine together Johny's Nettie works along with our span of bays.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 9 6 (221-144)</span></h2>
<p>Very hot weather, it seems that the thunder & lightning does not cool the air and it feels as if preparation is being made for another outbreak of thunder. Johny & Colin have finished up at the black oats and started in to the north front field. the machine gave them a good deal of trouble and caused much delay by failing to deliver the sheaf - the trip worked all right, but upon the trip being releived of its hold the delivery arms failed to go round and throw off the sheaf. McWilliams boys–– or rarther George & his father–– think they see it similarly wrong to what their own was and it will have to go to the shop. I may go in tomorrow. Willie was out fron Guelph this morning and drove away so as to get back by dinner time. John Campbell brought his organ to Johny's this morning and Willie expected that he might have to drive up for it. one of the Parkers brought it down however and saved Willie the trouble - I have been hoeing the thistles in potatoe patch.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">AUGUST FRIDAY 10 7 (222-143) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>An extremely fine day. it was nice and cool early this morning, but the sun had no sooner made its appearance than it became perceptibly warmer which increased greatly as the day wore on. I got up early this morning knowing that I had to go to Guelph with the parts of the knotter that failed to work. the delivering part would not work. Johny was anxious to see me back at dinner time. but, on such a hot day as this is much easier to talk about it than to do it. I drove in Fred and our own buggie and reached Guelph between 9 & 10 oclock. other work prevented them doing my job right away. so I drove up to Willie's and fed my horse and had my own dinner. getting away for home between 12 & 1. Johny immediatly attached the pieces and started work in our north front field where he did faily well till night. Colin moulded up a large portion of the potatoes while I was away. he also dusted 5 rows with the bug killer. I hoed a good share of the thistles in potatoe patch, afternoon. paid a dollar to Toltons for fixing the parts of the knotter,</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 11 8 (223-142)</span></h2>
<p>Another steaming hot day. Johny attempted to finish up the cutting of our oats in north front field and when nearly done was met by another provoking little break which necessitated him going to the blacksmith shop to get fixed. he got done shortly after dinner, and then left for his own oats (mixed with wheat) behind the barn, they got along very well for the time. the grain does not stand well and makes it more tedious to cut. I put on the bug killer on about the half of our potatoe patch this morning, and hoed some afterwards. Colin also helping for awhile when Johny was away to the blacksmith shop. Maggie and her mother drove down to Everton this afternoon - I was choring around but did not go to the field on account of the great heat.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 9</span></h2>
<p>Another blisterer of a day. the sun has been terribly hot - Maggie and Colin have been twice to Everton meeting. Mary came up with them and George walked up, David Robertson wife & two youngest children also came along. they had all dinner and tea with us and, but for the heat passed a very pleasant time. I helped Johny up with his sow and 10 young pigs from the bush.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">AUGUST MONDAY 13 0 (225-140) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Continues extremely hot and sultry. the sun shone out brightly this forenoon, but the afternoon brought dulness and threatning clouds around, towards evening there was a heavy thunder Cloud passed round to the south of us. a very little rain fell here. Johny went to the blacksmith shop this morning and got another part of the knotter fixed that had given away. it was about ten oclock before he started to cut, he finished up the cutting of the mixed crop by dinner time however, and then after dinner cut fully 3 acres of his wheat by early supper time. after supper he and Colin started into our wheat and cut down about the half of it (about 3 acres) before quiting time. I have worked among the potatoes all day. first took the team and Gale Harrow to soften the land before moulding. they were so buggy however that I thought it best to pick them first. so spent about 4 hours in picking over 30 rows . I then, after tea, ran the Gale Harrow through them and made a fine job. they are now ready for the final moulding. Colin moulded the other half of them by going through them twice with the plow.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 14 11 (226-139)</span></h2>
<p>Another very hot day. the sun burns very hard on these days. Johny finished cutting the spring wheat this forenoonand then moved into the 5 acre patch immediatly behind it in the next field. the oats are very heavy and badly down, so that they can only be cut in two ways. another of the connections of the packers broke again to day and luckily there was an old one to spare with which Johny kept the machine going. I got a new one from Willie Abbott this evening - I ran the Gale Harrow through the turnips to day, with Fred and Jeenie Mare. it made a good job of them. my back and {hench?} have been very sore to day and sitting on the Gale harrow has not improved it any. there has been much lightning this evening. the thunder and lightning is getting so heavy lately as to cause much damage throughout the country.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">AUGUST WEDNESDAY 15 12 (227-138) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>There was quite a thunderstorm last night and considerable rain fell. I am getting anxious to see our cutting done so that we can have it housed on the first opportunity. Johny finished cutting oats before supper time this afternoon and he & Colin went right off to the quarry field. Colin and I walked over to James Symott's this morning in search of the 4 calves that strayed over there. we could not find them all at once, and Colin soon returned to the cutting again, while I eventually got the cattle and drove them round the road. after dinner I moulded up the potatoes with the old grey horse. Boulton & Walter Cutting were here looking at the old grey horse with a view of threshing with him but I did not encourage them - I would rather shoot the old horse than subject him to ill treatment, and I rather guess they would not use him too well.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 16 13 (228-137)</span></h2>
<p>Although it is what might be called very warm weather, still it is not nearly so hot as these late days that have passed. I notice by the papers that a great many deaths have taken place in a number of the large American cities, through the great heat. Johny has cut at his oats in the quarry field to day but, as they have to be cut principally the one way it makes it a much more tedious job. Colin and I took in 2 loads of the black oats this forenoon while Johny cut away and Colin counted on catching up with him, which he did. I dusted about 30 rows of the potatoes with the bug killer this morning, had them done before 10 oclock. I sewed the seams in my boots this afternoon and afterwards plowed and harrowed the strawberry patch. which was much in need of cleaning. drove down to Everton this evening for the mail and was accompanied home by Bennie Gollap, wife and child, also Maggie Mitchell with them.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">AUGUST FRIDAY 17 14 (229-136) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Cool at night and dry and warm through the day. Johny and Colin have been laying hard at the cutting and shocking to day. they finished up all the sheaf cutting doing the new piece after tea. it was a fine crop and stood fairly well –– over 3 acres –– I remained with Bennie Gollap & his company this forenoon. they went to Johnys for dinner. I hoed some this afternoon at the second hoeing of the turnips.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 18 15 (230-135)</span></h2>
<p>Another fine harvest day. dry and warm - we are anxious to be at the hauling in of the grain. neither Johny nor ourselves have had, up to this afternoon any sheaf grain into the barns - Colin helped Johny at his potatoes this forenoon he moulded them all up while Johny put paris green on them. he has been wanting to get at them this some time back, but on account of the cutting could never manage it. we hauled in 3 loads of black oats, making 5 loads in all. also 5 loads in north front field – which finished it. we have now 10 loads of oats in altogether, and our barley.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 16</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. warm in the middle of the day, but got much cooler towards evening. Margaret and I drove down to McKenzies to day. we left here about 8 A.M. and reached there before ten. we stayed till after tea. John has all his harvest done, but his peas. they are well. the crops are only middling. he hardly knows what to think about staying or leaving. we called at Stewarts on our way home -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">AUGUST MONDAY 20 17 (232-133) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A splendid harvest day. a little bit {go?ly} & threatning and a few drops of rain fell at times but nothing to interfere with harvest work - Johny has been drawing in all day. I helped them in the mow. he took in the mixed grain behind his barn, and afterwards the wheat – 8 loads in all. (2 in potatoe field) they afterwards drew in 5 loads of our oats. making 13 loads hauled to day. the stuff is in fine order. but some of the oats are very worthless on account of the rust which has seriously affected a large proportion of the later oats. we hear that Wm Usherwood has 2 fields not worth the cutting but for the straw. our north back field oats are our worst although they are New Zealand. they dont seem to be so badly rusted as blighted with the terrible heat that has so long prevailed.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 21 18 (233-132)</span></h2>
<p>Cooler to day. fine harvest forenoon, a heavy rain cloud came up, this forenoon and stopt us drawing in. we had just finished up the oats all to the rakings, and I had been raking as they were drawing in. we took in 3 loads to day. – very large loads – with the rakings 19 loads in all. on getting stopt we arranged the machinery and vehicles and placed them in order in the driving house over the way. and Colin went to the flax pulling at John Webbs this afternoon - Horace Tovell came at noon to cut peas for Johny with scythe and Johny also went at the same work. I expected he would have gone to Webbs too but he did not go. I finished up the raking of oats in the back north field and bunched them. I guess we wont trouble to rake any of the rest as we can let the pigs into all the rest. I drove to Everton this evening and got the mail. I settled with Geo, Marshall for the turnip seed and brought home the balance of the hungarian grass seed. he sold a bushel for which he allowed me a dollar, the turnip seed was 80c. I got 15c in money and a {dipper?} 5c.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">AUGUST WEDNESDAY 22 19 (234-131) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A splendid harvest day. cool and dry. we finished drawing in our sheaves to day by taking in our goose wheat. there was somewhere betweeen 5 & 6 acres and we took it in 3 loads. they were very large however. Colin was making a kind of brag about it which made him load so heavy. John Mutrie sent 2 men to Johny to day to help him. and Johny goes to help him thresh on Friday. Sandy Rea and McDonald, Rea helped us draw in, besides the wheat we had a load of oat rakings. after we got through (about 2 oclock) we then drew at Johnys peas. took in 6 loads. he also had a load of rakings (oats). Harry Tovell has been pulling peas for Johny a day and half, and Johny and McDonald all day. excepting that Johny left them to help draw in after supper. Colin went to a flax pulling Bee at Coffeys after supper, and did not return till after eleven. I hoed 6 rows of turnips before starting to draw in. Colin hoed 3. Maggie and her Mother drove together and paid Mrs James McDermott a visit this afternoon.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 23 20 (235-130)</span></h2>
<p>Another grand harvest day. the temperature now for a little time back has ruled much lower than during the awful heated term. and people have a chance to sleep at night and work with comfort through the day. Johny has put himself well foreward with his harvest to day. Colin has had the team there all day and Robert McWilliams and Johny Burnett with the team were helping also in the afternoon. Horry Tovell was pulling peas this afternoon. I hoed in the turnips this forenoon. Roby Mutrie helped them in the mow, while Johny & Colin drew in at oats, but when they started on the 2 teams they then wanted me on. Mr & Mrs David Stewart came along before dinner and I did not like to leave them but David knows how to excuse farmers in harvest time. they stayed on till after supper and seemed to enjoy themselves very well. I drove to Everton after quiting time and got the mail. have engaged Horry Tovell to come and cut peas tomorrow. I let the pigs into the wheat stubble for the first to day.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">AUGUST FRIDAY 24 21 (236-129) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Continues very fine harvest weather. the heat has been but moderate and late peas & oats are having a good time for ripening. there are a great many poor oats throughout the country. the great heat struck the late oats just at filling time and killed and blighted them. Horry Tovell and Colin have been pulling peas with the scythe to day. they say they are a good crop and they pulled about three acres to day. it is a nice clean job and but very little spilling. I hoed in the turnips all day. and cleaned, I think, 22 rows. the turnips seem to be doing very well lately, although they wou{l}d do much better with more rain. the ground is too dry for either potatoes or turnips. Johny & Lizzie went over to John Mutries to day. they are threshing at the old place and John Mutrie always likes to have Johny over to help him. I thought to keep Horry Tovell over to morrow so as to have the rest of our field done, but as he charged a dollar a day, I paid him for todays work and told him I could not afford to give so high a wage. some are only charging 75cts and it is as much as any farmer can afford to pay.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 25 22 (237-128)</span></h2>
<p>Fine harvest weather. weather a shade warmer to day. Colin went to Guelph to day in company of his brother. he hired Charliue Duffield to take his place to day. Johny got in the last of his peas (3 loads) and a load of oat rakings. we had to take in a load after dinner, and got a start of our own at 2.{10?} we almost finished taking in ours, we had 6 loads and put them up into our swing beam mow with the horse fork - Charlie and I moved them away while Johny managed the fork. Maggie led out King. the peas are in fine order and seem to be fairly well podded and a good crop of straw. Margaret drove to Guelph taking butter & eggs. Ruth McWilliams was kind enough to accompany her as neither Maggie nor I could very well go on account of the drawing in of the peas. the butter brought 16 & 15cts and the eggs 9 & 10 cts. she went to Willies - he returned from Meaford last Friday forenoon (at 10 oclock) drove from James Cunninghams that morning and from Meaford the day previous to Cunninghams. he left Colin Campbell up there. it was thought his health had improved -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 23</span></h2>
<p>A little rain fell last night, and there was some thunder. it was all cleared off this morning and we have had a fine day. a little warmer again. Maggie and Colin were at Everton meeting this A. M. Willie and Jeenie drove out from Guelph this forenoon and had dinner with us. John Campbell & Willie McDougal drove down to meet Jeenie. She went up to her Mother who has been lately quite ill. Mr Dunbar drove out this evening and paid us a visit. we went down together to Webbs. Margaret was also down there awhile this evening.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">AUGUST MONDAY 27 24 (239-126) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very fine harvest day. Cool and dry. the sunshine out rather warm in the middle of the day. some rain at present would be very acceptable as the potatoes and turnips are both needing moisture. Colin and I cut round the balance of the peas in the middle field and then pulled them out with the horse and revolving rake. Johny held the rake and I drove the horse and Colin forked them back after dinner, I forked them back before dinner, while Colin drove. we commenced drawing in about 3 oclock and had 2 loads in before supper. we took in other 2 loads after tea which finished the field – 10 loads in all – Charles McDougal came along before tea to renew the insurance of Mrs {Annie?} Peavoys house in Everton - I renewed it for her. and Charles gave me an "Interim receipt". if paid before the 20th of next month. then the business will be completed. if not paid by that time I agreed to call at the Office and sign a note of hand for the amount and can take 3 months to pay it in. without interest. we have yet to pull the peas on the stony acre. they are green on the tops of the vines but ripe below. as I think of plowing and sowing it to fall wheat we will likely pull the peas right away and get them off the ground. {in margin - right edge cut off} pulled about 2 acres of peas with t{he} horse a{nd} pea rake - hauled them in to the ba{rn} this P.M. renewed Mrs A S. Peavoy house insuran{ce} by Charles McDoug{al} -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 28 25 (240-125)</span></h2>
<p>Very fine weather but very dry. a good fall of rain is very much needed now to moisten the ground for the plow and to make the roots grow. I hoed 8 rows of the turnips this afternoon and the ground is very dry and dusty. I drove to Everton this morning with the team and lumber waggon taking down a cord of Tamarac wood to Annie Abbott. I left the waggon with Robertson to put a new tongue and hind bolster into it. I hitched the democrat behind the waggon on going down and had it to come home with. I got a 100 of flour at the mill. $1.75 not paid. Sam Congdon rode up with me, and I gave him an order for some fruit trees. they may be delivered this fall, or not till spring and it is optional with me whether I pay them this fall or spring. Maggie and her Mother drove over to Toltons in the buggie this forenoon and did not return till after seven at night. we had to get our own dinner and wait late for supper. Toltons are yet busy at their harvest. Colin has been pulling the peas on the stony acre with the scythe and pulled them all to about an hour & half's work</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">AUGUST WEDNESDAY 29 26 (241-124) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Continues splendid weather for finishing up the late harvest. dry and warm through the day cool at night. Colin finished up the pea pulling this morning and afterwards hoed at the turnips along with me. Colin advised me to pull in the peas. although some of them were a little green on the tops. so we hitched up after dinner and drove out to the field. we were rather late however, as there was quite a heavy shower came up before we had the third of the peas on and I had to run in with them . after tea I hitched on to the denocrat and drove down to Everton and brought home the lumber waggon. Robertson had it fixed. (new tongue and holster) I paid him $1.50. owe him 25cts yet. Grace Ann Abbott paid me a dollar & half for the wood I took down to her and I got a letter containing 5 dollars, from James Ramshaw. the rack being on the waggon, I brought home from Charle Casinos 14 empty barrells for holding apples. they are 10c each. didn't pay them.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 30 27 (242-123)</span></h2>
<p>Very fine and pleasant day. I am nearly laid up to day. My back is much worse - I think the drive home last night from Everton on top of the barrells on the lumber waggon is the cause. it was quite cold and I got very chilly - Colin and I rigged up the lumber waggon with Robert Morton's wood rack and loaded on a load of the tamarack wood for Mrs. Pike. I was not able to go on account of my back. and after getting the load ready, we hoed turnips till dinner time and then Colin took it down to Rockwood. they found there was a cord and quareter when they piled it. I covered "Doc's" bit with leather. his mouth is very tender and it makes him awkward and unpleasant to drive.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">AUGUST FRIDAY 31 28 (243-122) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A beautiful day. a little frost last night, cool morning and nights but completely warm through the day. I have suffered a great deal to day from a lame back. the pain that has annoyed me for these two or three weeks increased very much to day. I think being exposed to the cold last Wednesday night bringing home the barrells made it worse. I turned the peas before dinner, and Colin & Johny took them in after tea - Colin started to plow in the the north front field. he also cut down the Hungarian grass. I hitched to the buggie this afternoon and, with Margaret, drove up to see Mrs Cathraw. She is some better and was sitting up on the edge of the bed when we were there. she has got a pretty bad shake but she says she does not suffer any pain of consequence - Jeenie is getting rather impatient at being away from home and is anxious to get her Mother into Guelph with them. her mother has agreed to go and may try and go tomorrow. coming down as far as our place first and then I to drive her to Guelph afternoon. Cathraw's family seem to be dissatisfied about their stepmother coming there and have nearly all left. he is a green stick anyway. he does not try to make matters pleasant or agreeable for all parties. {in margin} finished grain harvest.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 4 29 (244-121)</span></h2>
<p>The weather continues much the same. cool nights with a little frost and dry and warm through the day. Colin plowed in the north front field to day. after tea he took the team and got a load of flax loaded of John Webbs which they agreed to take into Guelph for him on Monday. I was hoeing this forenoon in the turnips, Jeenie came down from her Mother's this forenoon and wished to get to Guelph. they were afraid it would be too crowded for 3 to ride in the buggie, so they intend to drive out again for her. I drove Jeeneie to Guelph after dinner. we left here at 1.20, and reached Willies at 3.30. I did some shopping when the horse rested & fed. got an apple parer, 45c – smooth sickle 25c – 1/2 bushel tomatoes 15c – box Fraser's axle grease 13c. high No 7 share and a pair of double plow shares, 85c – John Campbell paid me 85c for bag of oats. pair plow lines 25c – got back home between 9 & 10 P.M. I drove to the G.T.R. Guelph and met Annie Sunter & Colin Campbell as they returned from Meaford. drove Annie home. Willie took her trunk -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 30.</span></h2>
<p>Fine day. had quite a shower about 5 P.M. Bella & John McKenzie & children accompanied our folks from Everton meeting. Mary also was with them. John tells me he has given up the place. had a visit of Mr & Mrs John Webb also Nancy Currie and her child. I wrote to Robert Wood. enclosing 2 dollars for A.O.U.W. ass'm't for John & self.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SEPTEMBER August MONDAY 31 (246-119) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Very cool to day. some frost again last night and this morning. Colin started off the morning about 7 oclock. George and him had their loads into Robert McWilliams barn to keep them dry. Colin returned about 7 P.M. being 12 hours away. John and Colin Campbell drove out from Guelph to get their mother today. they had their dinner with us and drove up Fred, so as to have their own horse (Jack) fresh. they encountered opposition from Isaiah Cawthra however, and John came down alone and is driving to Guelph to night intending to return tomorrow with a cab for their Mother. I have been hoeing turnips to day. they are all done except 33 rows, and I hope to get them done tomorrow. they are not so hard to do now. there is less Jane grass or any other weeds among them, and I hope to do them tomorrow and afterwards get them scuffled. I put the 20 pigs into the back field to day so as to pick up the peas in the stony acre. I want to get it plowed and sowed to fall wheat.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">September TUESDAY 4 1 (247-118)</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. nice for drying up the hungarian grass - John & Colin Campbell & Jeenie drove out from Guelph to day in a buss. they hired it, with a horse to mate their own, to take their mother to Guelph. they returned from Cawthra's in the middle of the afternoon on their way to Guelph, Mrs Cawthra seemed to be getting on very nicely in the conveyance. they got some refreshments here and then went on again. After dinner Colin and I with Johny's help went at to rake up and take in the hungarian grass. I raked it together while Johny & Colin loaded it on the wagon. there were 2 loads of it. the first was large. the second not so large. after getting the first load off and while Colin was moving the wagon away from where it was pitched off, Johny, who was moving about inside the rack at the same time, lost his balance and fell heavily on his right side on the sill of the rack. he seemed badly injured and lay for some time in pain. this evening Lizzie and he drove sown to Everton to see the doctor. the doctor advises absolute rest for a few days, and directed to put on a mustard plaster on the part that is injured. he says the chield danger is from inflamation or Pleurisy. Colin and I finished up the Hungarian grass by ourselves. I am not very fit to fork hay but there was nothing else for it.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 5 2 (248-117) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A fine day to day, as we are now booked for threshing a couple of days, beginning tomorrow morning at Robert McWilliams. I got Colin started in good time to plow up the stony acre for fall wheat. I was a little afraid that, from the stony nature of the ground, he might find it difficult to get it all turned over. he got it done however, besides a few rounds on the around the adjoining oat stubble. it will be in order now to get the stone taken off and the seed sown and harrowed in tomorrow. I hoed 12 rows of the 24 rows of turnips this forenoon. I hitched up the horse & buggie and drove down to Dan Talbot's and got a bag of fall wheat (Dawsons golden chaff) I paid $1.60 for it , 70cts per bushel. 140 lbs. called by Everton on my way home, and got the papers &c. a letter from brother Alex. Meaford. is inviting me to meet him at Toronto at the Exhibition, I wrote him the other day telling him I would not go there this season.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 6 3 (249-116)</span></h2>
<p>Quite a nice rain last night, and it had not cleared up this morning. there was not much rain this morning however. Robert McWIlliams threshed to day and did not get quite done. I went to the threshing until about 10 oclock. they ran through all the peas by that time, over 150 bushels. they think - Colin drew off the stones from the stony acre and took down the roller and harrows and I took the team, with the bag of fall wheat down after dinner, and sowed the piece by hand and harrowed it 3 times. I then took off the larger stones and rolled it. the piece of ground looks as if it might be worked up now without much trouble. it has lain between 30 & 40 years without being in crop. of course we had a hard job this spring stoning it and breaking it up.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 7 4 (250-115) 189<span style="text-decoration:underline;">4 </span> 6</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. the little rain that has fallen has softened the ground somewhat and it will also freshen up the grass, and the turnip and potatoes will be greatly benefited by it. Colin has been at the threshing all day. they finished up Robert McWilliam's by about 1/2 past 8 this morning and they think they had the machine going at Robert Mortons in about an hour after. they threshed all of Roberts grain only his peas, and only did a few of them. I had quite a job starting the double plow this morning. I put on a pair of new shares and one of them was a very bad fitting one and I had a terrible job getting it on. after getting the shares on, I had then to polish things up as they had become very rusty. it was about ten oclock before I got a start at the field to plow. I got along very well however. Colin had it nearly half plowed and I would have finished it had I got on it in the ordinary time.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 8 5 (251-114)</span></h2>
<p>Very threatening to day. and some rain did fall, but, though not very pleasant for working out, there was not enough to stop work. Colin finished the north front field {ganing?} in an hour, and then went to the oat stubble behind , this way of the stony acre he finished it up. he broke a piece of each of the plow shares. the ground is very stony close by the stony acre , and on some of them the shares caught and broke. I hoed 6 rows of the turnips this forenoon while out awhile. ther are yet 6 rows left. the tops have got so large that I think of letting them alone. the Gale harrow especially would tear them too bad. the wheels are apt to run down on top of the plants. the rows should be a little wider for it to work well among them. I hitched up the old horse and drew off the small stones off the stony acre this P.M. Maggie and her Mother drove to Guelph to day with the buggie and Fred. they had butter & eggs. 16c better. 12c eggs. $6.00 the lot. Johny is up to day. and outside with his overcoat on. he is some better.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 6.</span></h2>
<p>A splendid rain last night. the ground to day seemed to be pretty well saturated. Maggie and her Mother drove to Everton meeting this forenoon. Colin walked away up about Robertsons, in the evening, he drove Maggie to Everton Meeting. Mother accompanied them as far as Macks. they have a sick child. Howard Tolton & wife and baby paid us a visit this afternoon.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SEPTEMBER MONDAY 10 7 (253-112) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Cool at night, and very fine through the day. Splendid weather for plowing and doing other work in the field. Colin plowed in South front field this forenoon. he went to Robert Kerr's bee this afternoon. I partly made a large rack for drying apples on this forenoon. drove over, after getting dinner, to Dunbar's to see if he was going to Erin Village this evening. he agreed to go, and I hurried back and plowed till 5 oclock, when I unhitched and did up the chores and got supper. I started for the Village at about 7 oclock, and was a few minutes ahead of Dunbar at Ospringe. he rode the balance of the road with me, and thos. Russell drove his horse. I bought a large Belladona plaster for Johnys sore side. it just cost 30cts. we had quite a discussion of the Charges introduced by the Supreme Lodge A.O.U.W. relative to the graded system of assessments. it was rather a thin meeting for the discussion of so important a matter and it was suggested that another opportunity (illegible) be given for further discussion at another meeting. an initiation in the workman degree to night.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 11 8 (254-111)</span></h2>
<p>A beautiful day. warm sunshine although cool at night. Colin attended at Isaac Theaker's threshing all day. I was anxious to put in a whole day at the double plow but circumstances were against me getting any more than about half a day works at it. I finished up ripping stuff and makong aple rack this morning before starting at the plow. and at about 3.30 P.M. Bella & Mrs Lang came driving along from Erin. Bella came up to see Johny as soon as she heard of him getting hurt. I got little done after that as I finally unhitched at 5 oclock to {tea?} after which time they started off home and I hitched to the buggy and drove over to Standish's to get Margaret. she had gone there visiting this P.M. we got a nice lot of strawberry plants. and I had a long conversation with Joseph Standish - Richard's brother. he is a very intelligent man. he lives at Bellville and is in the Govm't Service. Johny & Lizzie drove over to Mutries this afternoon and Bella did not see {see?} after driving all the way up.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 12 9 (255-110) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Fine weather. cooler at night but not so cool as it has been in the past. the temperature seems to be rising again. very likely we will get another warm spell. I finished plowing the south front field this forenoon and started to plow in the pea field. 3rd field back on south side. Colin hitched up Fred and Brit, and hauled out a load of short manure and spread it over the strawberry patch. he afterwards harrowed it. I found there was quite a scattering of small stones on the pea land so I got him to go at it and gather them off. received a letter from Ewart Holyoke. we have had a long wait for it. and I wrote them a scolding letter the other day which they had not got at the time they wrote. "out of sight of mind" is a very true axiom, too true indeed. {in margin - young roan cow to McWilliams Bull - }</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 13 10 (256-109)</span></h2>
<p>A very warm day. the sun shone out quite hot and made it very oppressive to work. I have been plowing with the double plow in the pea land. some of it is very hard and dry. the new shares however take good hold of it. Colin finished picking the stones off it about 11 oclock this forenoon. he drew in a load of stove wood before dinner. we went to Coffey's after dinner expecting them to thresh. they did not get through at Kerr's till 4 oclock however, and Colin came back and fired the swamp. it made a great blaze and, I think, it has made a very clean job - Johny has recovered so as to go to Coffey's threshing and drive the horses on the machine - he has Thomas Macks oldest boy on working the team at the double plow. we hear of several cases of Typhoid fever around. they fear Willie Tindal has it - Joseph Croft is very ill at present with it. James McCullough's two sons are down with it. little Stanley Tovell also.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 14 11 (257-108) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Another very warm day. there has been quite a stiff breeze this afternoon which has made the heat more bearable. Colin has been at Coffey's threshing all day. it is not finished up yet. they think it will take them till nearly noon tomorrow. Duffields boys think Albert has not push enough. I have plowed all day in the pea land. I think the team would have been able to have finished it up by to night, but it is hard work for me to follow them in the great heat. the fires in the swamp were making quite a smoke again this afternoon. I think some one is putting out fire over by Symmotts this afternoon. Our potatoes have improved lately in appearance very much. a fresh bloom has appeared among them, whatever that may indicate. the late rain, although not very profuse has had the affect of making them grow larger.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 15 12 (258-107)</span></h2>
<p>Another very warm day. very close and calm. it has been unlike the few days past in that there was little or no breeze. I finished the crossplowing with the double plow at dinner time. Colion returned from Coffey's threshing after dinner. it has taken quite a long time for them to do their threshing. Colin cultivated the north front field this afternoon. we wished to kill the sow thistle. I drove down to John Blacks. Margaret accompanying me where she remained to visit. I drove over to Hugh Black's to see what had best be done about the Board of Health business. Dr Dryden being away from Rockwood we thought it best for Dr McCullough to look after the cases of Typhoid under his care and ascertain whether measures could be instituted to check the further progress of the disease. Hugh Black has on a strong gang yesterday and to day, filling his Silo. 10 men & 3 teams and an engine driving the ensilage cutter, they are very busy. they had the silo filled, 32 feet deep and 12 feet x 16 or thereabout.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 13</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. keeps dry although rain is wanted for the roots &c. as usual Maggie & Colin have attended at Everton twice to day. I kept pretty much to home until about 4 P.M. when I walked across to see Mr Dunbar. as the McDermotts want the old horse I wished to know whether he had any objections. he had none. so if they still want him I will let him go.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SEPTEMBER MONDAY 17 14 (260-105) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very dull day all day long. close and warm this forenoon but consideredable breeze in the afternoon. Colin has harrowed all day. he went twice over the most of it, and is done all to about an acre. I finished up the hoeing of the turnips first thing this forenoon, and then began the cutting of the corn. 3 rows at a time and went nearly three times through. I had to leave it over a couple of hours this afternoon, helping Johny's boy to take his harrows to the field. and after I came back it looked so much like rain that I carried lumbar into the barn to be ready for fixing the granary. Robert Morton has promised to help me on Thursday next. also Johny. Robert was helping Johny to kill and dress a porker this forenoon. Albert talks of threshing for us next Monday. Mr & Mrs John Webb paid us a visit this evening as they were returning from Wm Hindleys. they called while on their way home. at Mrs Mutries where her tenant has an Auction Sale of his stock & implements this afternoon. Johny & Lizzie have been there -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 18 15 (261-104)</span></h2>
<p>Very dull all day. warm the most of the day. towards evening it became cooler. we have been expecting rain but none of any consequence has come. it took Colin a little while this morning to finish the harrowing and then he unhitched the horses and we both at cutting the corn. after cutting awhile we began to think that if we had gaps made so as to avoid the trees. we might be able to cut the balance down with the binder, so we spent a good deal of out time making those gaps. we did very little at the cutting this forenoon as we cleaned out the barn and lifted the floor where a new sleeper will have to be put in. Johny has started to cut his corn. Maggie and her mother drove down to Everton this evening. we hear Joseph Crosft is a little better. some improvement in others of the Typhoid cases. had a letter from Alex, Holyoke. he complains that Ewart does not set himself to read up or study for further adnancement in his business. I also had a letter from brother Alex. Meaford, he attended the Industrial at Toronto.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 19 16 (262-103) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Continues fine weather. quite dull this forenoon again but cleared up afternoon to bright sunshine toward evening - it began to show up like rain and after dark awhile we had a nice steady falling rain which I was very glad to see. Colin and I cut at the corn this forenoon and have opened up the way mostly round the trees so that we may take in the machine - there is fully the half of the corn in the orchard cut now. Colin plowed in south front field this afternoon. this is the first of our second plowing. I am thinking of sowing {rife?} on it so as to plow it in again for potatoes. I cut some more corn this P.M. myself and bound up some of it. it ties very well. the smallest stalks making bands. we have been peeling & coring apples till quite late this evening.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 20 17 (263-102)</span></h2>
<p>Cleared up to sunshine again. there has been quite a good breeze too, and it has been very pleasant. of course a good rain was what we wanted and if we had got it some time ago it would have been of great benefit to the roots but it has come very sparsely indeed. Johny & Robert Morton have been working with us to day, making the granary in the barn. they have worked very steadyly and nearly completed the bins. the doors are yet to be made and fitted up. I lifted up the back part of the barn floor and put in a new sleeper - the old sleeper has got rotten and the horses fell through the floor lately. the barn at the back is requiring repairs. the rain comes down and rots the timbers and it will have to be looked after. Colin plowed the most of the day, but helped me awhile to place the sleeper and floor. Henry Duffield helped me awhile to patch the floor in granary. we cut it out with the cross cut and made a straight bed for a patch, which we fitted in. Robbie Gollop drove up from Norval. he brought 2 crocks from Mrs Garbut which she had of ours with butter.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 21 18 (264-101) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very pleasant and warm day. towards night it began to cast up clouds and had much the appearance of rain setting in. before bed time the rain had started. Colin has plowed in the south front field the most of the day. he quit between 4 & 5 oclock and helped me to draw some of the corn together and set it up against the fence on west side of the orchard. we are wanting to have the openings made on the rows of trees cleared of the cut corn. and we have been drawing it out on the stone boat. I drove over to Toltons this forenoon to see Albert about our threshing. Emerson told me he lays out to come to us on Monday next. so I returned home without seeing Albert. I hitched up the old horse and drew away all the cut timber out of the barn and piled it up at the end of the shed outside. the short stuff &c hauled it to the house for burning. Albert Tolton's mare was here to night to make sure of the day for threshing - we settled for Monday. he says they intend to move the machine tomorrow night.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 22 19 (265-100)</span></h2>
<p>Quite rainy all forenoon, and windy and blusting afternoon, with occasional showers. it got up cold at night. Colin and I have been quite busy finishing up the granary . some lining to day and Colin covered up the holes and bad fitting boards with lathes and other pieces. we had quite a bit of lining up to do in the passage in front of the horses. Johny helped us a little while in the forenoon. we hitched the horses after dinner and drew up the binder into Johny's barn where we want to prepare it for cutting the balance of our corn in the orchard. I drove to Everton after night and got some groceries for the threshing on Monday. Willie Abbott paid me four ($4.00) dollars on Mrs. Peavoy's rent. Albert Tolton brought the threshing machine this evening. Johny McDermott was here again about the old horse and said he was going to take him, but would he not better do it after night. I think he is very slow about it. he surely must think a dollar and half a high price. the price of his hide only.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 20th</span></h2>
<p>Fine weather to day. Maggie & Colin went twice to Everton to day. I intended taking a walk out to day, but did not go out till evening. I wrote a long letter to Ewart, taking him to task for not reading and studying up. also a few lines to Alex. After tea took a walk up to Duffields and from there to Webbs, whither Margaret had gone before.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SEPTEMBER MONDAY 24 21 (267- 98) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Weather good to day. a little close and warmer than has pervailed for some days. indications of a change this evening. mottled clouds and hazy sky. we got a fair start at the threshing this morning and threshed very steadily and well all day. Colin carried the grain to the bins. the first oats we threshed were the new Zealands and they were lighter than the rest, being later in ripening and caught in the blighting weather. they weigh somewhere between 30 & 31 lbs. we had the old hands helping us. Uncle Thomas came over, there were also John Coffey, Isaac Theaker, Henry Duffield, Geo. McWilliams, Robert McWilliams, Dennis Heffernan (for John Webb), Robert Morton, John Smallhorn, Albert Tolton had Gilbert McCarthur and Robertson with him for the machine. our new horse went finely on the machine and the two made a good team. we felt the good of the remodelled granary. it is very handy and we have all the nine bins occupioed. of course they are not all full, but it is thought there are somewhere between 8 or 900 bushels. {in margin. right edge cut off} threshing - names of men helping - new gra{nary} holds all -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 25 22 (266-97)</span></h2>
<p>A long heavy rain fell last night, and this morning the rain kept on falling till about 8 oclock. I was afraid John Webb would hardly get his threshing done, but it cleared up in time earlier than might have been expected and they got on to thresh as soon as the rain quit falling. Colin attended there all day. I had a job cleaning up the barn taking down scaffold &c. I forked over the most of the barley chaff into the mow. and rid up things so as to get a chance to move around. afternoon I hitched up the team and gathered up and piled the corn in one of the rows of trees. I brought one of the loads in and spread a part of it around for the cattle to eat. and took the rest into the barn. I find the apples have been badly blown off the trees. the ground under the trees are literally strewed with apples.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 26 23 (269-96) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Very heavy frost last night. this morning opened out very doleful looking, everything was covered with frost rine. the mud was frozen hard and it was not very long before the effect of the killing frost was quite apparent. the potatoes are black - this is the first frost that I could say I have noticed do anything to the potatoes. our corn that is uncut is pretty badly cut. the flowers are mostly killed. Colin plowed till ten oclock this morning, he and I afterwards hitched up and drew together the balance of the cut corn by the side of the line of apple trrees - after dinner Colin prepared the binder and cut down some of the corn but did not get along very well. I thought that if even he got along slowly we would get it done. we did not get it half done however. we must just try again. the orchard is a poor place to expect to use the binder. the trees are so much in the way. I put up the pigs (8 of them) to fatten, feeding them whole peas. Johny has been at Robert Jestins threshing to day. Margaret took a sick spell this morning but soon got some better. we moved the cook stove into the house this forenoon.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 27 24 (270-95)</span></h2>
<p>A fine day. the sun has shone out fairly well, and is drying things up. the corn and all other green things have got a great scorching with the frost of night before last. our corn is in bad shape now for cutting, the late high wind and heavy rain has driven it down badly. Colin tried to cut some again with the binder but got along very badly. he had to quit about 10 oclock. as the machine came on to Rich'd McWilliams from Jestins, and he helped there. I cut some more with the hook to make more room near the trees, and Johny came and cut a space and a part of one. I helped him to gather his corn for the service. I would not wish to have the corn in the orchard again and think of cutting it with the machine. the trees are a terrible hindreance. Albert Tolton has a fine threshing machine this time. it makes a fine job of peas and they can put them through as fast almost as they can be put to them - the grain is also very clean. I don't think I ever saw better work done than he is doing now.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 28 25 (271-94) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Milder last night and today, toward evening it threatned rain and some little did fall. it has been a very pleasant day however through the most of the time. Colin has been at Rich McWilliams threshing up till about 4 oclock P.M. when they finished they then moved over to Johny's barn and threshed his peas out for him. Johny thinks he has about 100 bushels of them. I helped Johny to get ready his barn for threshing and we got the mower out and cut the balance of the corn with it. we had a hard enough job to cut it that way, it was so badly down, it is also far too thickly sown which has made a lot of short fuzzy stuff. the half of the seed sown would have been too much - we took the binder over to the drive house again and laid it away in its corner as also the other machinery and implements. I paid John Parker for the pasture of the young cattle, $5.50. he wanted $6.00 but I demurred on account of the 4 yearlings not doing very well and finding them out on the line before the month had expired. he accepted of the sum named however as payment in full. he sent his brother here last night with the peremptory message that the ammount <span style="text-decoration:underline;">must</span> be paid tomorrow. {in margin} Settled with John Parker for cattle pasturing -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 29 26 (272-93)</span></h2>
<p>A very fine warm day. and clear sunshine. Colin finished up at the plowing of the north front field, and began to sow it at 3 oclock P.M. he sowed it all and got about the third of it harrowed. I took Fred and the buggie up to Edward McDermotts, and bought the Rye to sow it. there are about, as near as I could judge, 4 acres in the piece, and I got 6 Bushels and some 19 lbs. we wished to sow about 1 1/2 B. per acre - I paid him 40cts per Bushel, $2.50 for the lot - I helped Johny to fix up his corn this P.M. and I got his mare to do some chores with the stone boat. went to the back fields for harrows - took off some stone s before harrowing rife round and then drew together some of our corn in orchard - {in margin} Bought Rye from Edward McDermott - drawing corn together for Johny and ourselves -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 27</span></h2>
<p>Very heavy rain last night. it was a pity Colin did not get the harrowing finished last night. kept dull today but did not rain. Bella & John McKenzie & children drove up today - they left Mrs McKenzie Senr at the corner to go to Usherwoods. Our Willie drove out from Guelph this afternoon. he brought Mary out home. She has been at Guelph some days. Maggie and Colin twice to Everton Meeting. John McKenzie paid me $4.00 on account of A.O.U.W.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER {William forgot to cross out 'October'. It is still September.} MONDAY 1 28 (274-91) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A fine day and the ground has dried up fairly well since the drenching it got on Saturday night. Colin and I hauled the corn and stood it against the fence on east side of the orchard. this forenoon, he started to plow the second time in north front field. it was rather cloggy with the colter on account of the stubble and we changed it for the skimmer. it worked a little better then. he harrowed the balance of the rye field that he failed in doing Saturday night. I was cutting the down stuff of the corn that the machine ran over, and I helped Johny to cut and bring up a cedar log from the bush. a double length of long stakes for a new fence he is going to build on the south side of his orchard - Willie drove away from home this morning. took a basket of eggs for which he brings out sundries when he returns in a day or two for wood he has at Duncan Robertsons.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 29 (275-90)</span></h2>
<p>Very dull this forenoon, and threatning rain, after dinner the rain came on and we had a very wet afternoon. towards night it became windy and stormy and the rain fell more heavily. Colin plowed all forenoon. After dinner we cleaned up 5 bags wheat for a grist. and 2 bags barley & peas for chop. the goose wheat weighed, with 52 lbs of fall wheat we had left of Dan. Talbots seed 640 lbs. I traded with Mr Hortop 2 bags goose wheat for 2 of fall, and he was to pay himself for the extra value out of the grist. Colin and I weighed the grist on coming home, and I was surprised to find there was only 352 lbs of flour. I then weighed the bran and shorts, which weighed 225 lbs. bags all included in both cases. only that there was 3 bags more weighed, after being ground. the difference being 63 lbs in total weight. I got "Doc"s shoes all reset at Willie Abootts (not paid) - Received a letter from Holyoke this evening. they have had the third operation performed on the baby's tongue. poor thing it must suffer. {in margin} 2 bags barley and peas chopped - also a grist of wheat - ground - account of respective weights. "Doc" shod - Letter from Holyoke - Alex baby sugical operation.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER Sept. WEDNESDAY 30 (276-89) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very rainy day. with the rain that fell yesterday afternoona and what fell last night and to day the ground is getting quite full of water. the land of course has been long very dry and it takes a good deal to overload it, but there has been a great quantity of rain lately. Colin and I have been sawing up some of the stuff lying in the barn yard. one long cedar we cut into 6 inch blocks for paving some of the stalls in the cattle stable. 47 blocks. everything around is soaking wet, although not much rain fell this afternoon. the corn lying cut on the ground is soaked and we hauled it out on the truck to the pasture field for the cattle to eat. Joseph Hindley & wife came this evening with their democrat. they brought 2 empty barrells to get filled with Northern Spy apples. we gave them home 2 bags of Snows, and arranged to give them some for making cider. fall apples are a complete dry in the market. in fact, there is hardly any sale for them. Johny has been away to day with William Tindal building a fence at Usherwoods. I suppose they might have been able to work outside this P.M.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">October THURSDAY 4 1 (277-88)</span></h2>
<p>Quite a fine day after the rain. the land is drying up again on the top although we find it has got a great soaking. Colin helped to pick the snow apples. he climbed the trees and got the highest ones. there were 4 trees to pick in that way. Maggie and her Mother had picked the lower limbs previously. there are now 13 barrells from these 4 trees all hand picked. there are yet a few on one tree. I plowed in the north front field while Colin was at the apples. Willie drove out from Guelph to day. he rigged up our waggon and McWilliams wood rack and with Johny's team drove it down to Duncan Robertsons and loaded up the wood ready for Johny to take in to Guelph tomorrow. Rich'd McWilliams had a fine suckling colt die to day. it is supposed it was hurt by being on the fresh rape. Margaret drove to Everton this evening. We find that McWilliams colt was out during the long heavy , cold rain of the night before last, and it is thought that had as much to do with its fatal illness as the eating of the rape.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER MONDAY 8 5 (281-84) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A beautiful day. fine sunshine and quite warm. we have had a very busy day among the apples. Joseph Hindley and his two daughters came on this morning and bagged up 12 bags of fallen apples that we are giving them gratis. they remained on this afternoon to help us with ours, and we also barrelled 2 barrells of Northern Spys for them. Joe took his 12 bags home between 4 & 5 oclock, and returned with 3 empty bags. we loaded on the 2 barrells of Spys and the 3 bags culls and he set off before dark, taking the girls with him. I made up an enclosure with 12 foot lumber in the house yard, for putting our surplus apples in which we intend to sell this fall. we drew in over a dozen barrells and emptied a number of them so as to give us empty barrells for holding our winter fruit - I helped them at the apple pulling and fixing them all day. Colin finished the plowing of the front field before dinner, and after helping us some at the apples he commenced to plow the oat stubble in the back north field. same as where the turnips are in . he was the most of the afternoon plowing there. Wm Tindal is plowing to day for Johny. Johny drove down by Everton with his colt to day and got him shod. he drives pretty well. {in margin} Joseph Hindley and 2 daughters helping us to pull apples - they got 15 bags of culls from us and 2 barrells Northern Spys - I have beren working all day at the apples &c. Colin plowing.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 9 6 (282-83)</span></h2>
<p>Beautiful weather this forenoon. it became lowering in the afternoon and rain began to fall about four oclock which increased as night approached and afterwards we had a very wet and comfortless night - I spent quite a while on the shed roof. patching the shingling where the bad leaks were ajoining the Barn. I also had to prepare barrells for holding the winter apples. we emptied some into the place I prepared for them in the yard. Colin has plowed in the stubble in the east side of the turnip patch. he and I both got wet by staying too long out in the rain in the evening. Johny is preparing a load of apples (10 bags) to take to Guelph tomorrow in the democrat. he gets our harness and Fred. Wm Tindal is plowing for him and he works the colt along with one of the mares when Johny is away with the apples. we are still drawing out the corn for the cattle out of the orchard. we draw it night & morning on the trucks and spread it on the grass field between the barns. {in margin} fine weather forenoon but dull and lowering afternoon with rain at night - Colin plowing - I have been helping with the apples and patching shed roof.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 10 7 (283-82) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very cold comfortless day. the wind has been high and the temperature low. just a regular fall day. I notice the foliage is fast dropping off and we have all the indications of approaching winter. Maggie and her mother have been picking and barreling some of the winter apples in the dwarf archard. 3 or 4 barrels. I had quite a job emptying the contents out of some barrels so as to get them for the apples. I was patching on the shed and stable roofs. it was a very cold job. I had to wear my fur cap and muffler and was then quite cold. Johny went to Guelph to day with 10 bags of apples on the democrat. he returned home between 2 & 3 oclock. sold his apples at 25cts per bag. Colin plowed all day in the stubble. Wm Tindal plowed all day for Johny with one of the mares and the colt. Johny had one of them with our Fred to Guelph.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 11 8 (284-81)</span></h2>
<p>Some improvement in the weather. Sunshine and warmer than yesterday. I have been patching at the roof to day. and have torn up some of the old and worn out shingles and replaced them with new ones. Johny and Wm Tindal helped Colin and I to draw up the roof of the old sheep pen closer to the shed and stayed it there with scantling spiked to the rafters and the girt of the shed. we took the noon spell for it. Colin has plowed in the stubble all day. he noticed our fat ewe was not right someway and called me down from the roof. the sheep have all been among the turnips for some days, when I went down I saw she was bloating on the tops and so brought her home and bled and dressed her letting out the gas from the paunch. she is a fine piece of Mutton and weighed exactly 100 lbs when dressed.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER FRIDAY 12 9 (285-80) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day for fall work, but rather cold for comfort. Clear sunshine & dry. I started to pull up some mangolds this forenoon and place them in piles. the late frosts have scared me and we must have them stored away. Colin plowed till between 11 & 12 oclock, and then we both quiet and after dinner made ready for Rockwood show. Margaret & I took "Doc" and our own buggie and Colin and Maggie went with Fred and Heffernans buggie. I put our horse in Stewarts stable. Colin and Maggie remained for the concert. there was a large number of people at the show and a very good display. the hall was well filled with the ordinary articles, apples were in large supply and excellent in quality. roots were fine, there was a great show of horses and other stock was fairly well represented. it was very cold on the ground and I felt as if home would be the best place to make for but Margaret had a desire to see it to the end. so we stayed. we had a warm supper at Stewarts and then started off in the darkness for home. it was not a very dark night however and we drove home quite comfortably. we first heard on the show ground that John Rafferty had died yesterday. {in margin} Death of John Rafferty -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 13 10 (286-79)</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. warmer than yesterday and clear sunshine. Colin and I have taken in the Mangolds today. we had five large loads. I pulled them and left them in rows while Colin hauled them up. some of them we pulled and loaded as we went along. Colin took one load himself in this way. we wrenched the tops off with our hands as we pulled them. John & Wm Tindal are drawing away a pile of stones and depositing them at the west end of the barn, under the turnip house window. I shut up the sow to day in the horse stable as her time is about up for pigging.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 11</span></h2>
<p>Cool again, and very misty this morning, but cleared up fine. Margaret and I were busy this morning getting ready to attend John Rafferty's funeral. we reached Mimosa a little before nine oclock, and about 1/2 past nine the Corpse was lifted. there was a large attendance. and I acted as pall bearer along with Peter McGregor, Dan McDougal, Mr Brown, Humphrey Jessop and Wm Tookey - our Willie & Colin Campbell drove out. the Ceremony at the Church took a long time to go through. John McKenzie and Bella, with the little ones are with us over night to night.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER MONDAY 15 12 (288-77) `894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. Colin finished the plowing of the stubble land, excepting the head lands. he started to plow the 2 acre patch next the potatoes. I have been a good while at the roof patching the shingles. the weather looked a little threatning this afternoon but it soon cleared up again. I feel terribly annoyed at our old sow. she is getting her litter of pigs down pretty small. they are down to seven now. I don't know whether she kills them or not, but we know she eats them after they are dead. I caught her eating one. I think we will have to put her off now, this is the second time she has thinned off her litter. Mrs David Stewart and Mary drove up to day. they came as we were finishing our dinner. we bagged up a bag of Talmond sweet apples for Mr Stewart, also some Snow apples. I wrote a letter to Alex Holyoke this evenbing and took it down this evening to Everton to mail. {in margin} old sow's litter dwindling down very small -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 16 13 (289-76)</span></h2>
<p>Another very fine day. Colin plowed all forenoon at the 2 acre patch. Maggie and I were pulling apples this forenoon, and we kept Colin and the team this afternoon and drew them in to the cellar as we pulled them. we finished up both orchards and shook down the very small apples - we have been putting them on the floor in the old cellar. the sow seems to have become reconciled to her pigs, as she still has the seven to day. I hope she will keep now what she has got and not make away with any more of them.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 17 14 (290-75) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>This has been a very beautiful day. not nearly so cold as it has lately been and clear sunshine - the moon makes the nights clear and beautiful at the present too. Colin and I started to take up the potatoes this morning, he plowed out 5 rows and we picked them into the wagon before dinner. afterwards he plowed out the alternate 5 rows and we had not got very far in the picking when the bell rang for dinner. Colin attended the Duffield's threshing this afternoon and I had to pick the potatoes alone and unload them at night, as they were a little late in starting to thresh - Colin was able to give me a lift after dinner awhile. it kept me jumping however to get done with them before dark. Maggie is not well today. Cramps and pain trouble her in bed last night, and to day she has not been much better.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 18 15 (291-74)</span></h2>
<p>A most beautiful day. warm sunshine and has much the appearance of indian summer. I was anxious to put in a good days plowing to day, but things went out of joint so that it could not be doine. Colin had to go to Henty Duffield's threshing and not being early up left me all to do in pig and cattle feeding. Fred and the colt broke out of the yard through a dilapidated part of the board fence and made off. I had to hitch up and go off in search of them. I found them down by Standish's and had trouble in getting the colt to drive and it put off my time that it was 10.30 before I started the plow. Duffields were late in getting done having to use the lantern to finish. I drove to Everton for the mail this evening. Maggie is considerably better today.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBERR FRIDAY 19 16 (292-73) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Colder to day than yesterday, but a fine day for working out. Colin and I have been taking up the potatoes to day. we took up 14 rows. 6 in the forenoon and 8 afternoon. the Webb potatoes (Peerless Savoy) although they did not grow as evenly as the Elephants we got from Johny, are much the best quality. what they lack in number is more than made up in size. we took in 2 wagon loads to day I should think perhaps 7/8 full each. I calculated that what we took in on Wednesday would make a load and a half. Maggie is up and about again to day, although not well enough to do any work. I did not get early to the field this morning as all the Elephant potatoes had to be binned in a corner of the bin by themselves, and fitted it up and moved the potatoes before going down. Since finishing the picking of the apples in the large orchard, we have let the 11 young pigs in and they have a fine time. they seem to be growing well.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 20 17 (293-72)</span></h2>
<p>Overcast and threatning looking this forenoon which culminated in a very disagreeable falling of snow nearly all afternoon. Colin plowed out 8 rows of potatoes this forenoon which we mostly picked. after dinner he plowed out six more, which was unfortunate, as the snow fall made the work very unpleasant, besides making the potatoes very mucky. we finished up however in the midst of the snow and left the load in the barn where, we hope, they will dry off some. there are now 38 rows taken up leaving 28 yet in the ground. I took the teeth out of the young pigs to day. we got a letter from Holyoke this evening. Alex. is anxious that his mother pay them a visit. he says he took stock lately and finds he is worth $6000.00. Johny and Lizzie have been at Guelph to day. they had apples chickens &c. {in margin} first snow of the season - taking up potatoes in the midst of it. Johny & Lizzie to Guelph. since taking our old oats from his barn he has got 5 bags more - first 2 not weighed. then 84. 78. 76, odd.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 18</span></h2>
<p>A fine day. the snow gives the surroundings a very wintry appearance but it is going principally, although in the sheltered places it is wonderful how the snow remains. Maggie and Colin drove to Everton this forenoon. Margaret and I drove down to David Robertsons and spent the afternoon and evening. Mr & Mrs Shaw Loree came also when we were there. we had a pleasant visit. {in margin} Johny got a bag of oats 79 lbs.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER MONDAY 22 19 (295-70)</span></h2>
<p>Very hard frost last night. we left our load of potatoes in the barn, not expecting there would be frost enough to do any harm to them there. we found them quite frozen this morning however, we cannot say whether they are injured but the wet clay that was on them is quite hard and frozen on them. we are putting them by themselves in the root house. Colin plowed this forenoon and I did the chores. repaired a pair of shoes for Maggie, and piled Mangolds in the root house. we plowed up 8 rows of potatoes after dinner and picked them, we had the waggon fully filled level. they are nice potatoes although thin in the ground. we were done early and did up some other work. I drove Margaret down to Everton after tea. she had to purchase some articles preparing for her visit to Holyoke. Mrs Webb has been making up some soap with Margaret this afternoon. Mrs John Webb of Eden & daughter has been visiting also. I went down to visit John Smallhorn about his potatoes. he says he will come tomorrow and take them up. he had promised to go to Wm Burns but he must see about his potatoes he says -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 23 20 (296-69)</span></h2>
<p>A fine day. it had a wintry cold appearance early in the morning but it turned out fine as the day wore on. we had twelve rows of popatoes for to days lifting, and Colin plowed out 12 rows first thing in the morning after taking off the load that stood in the barn. we got along fairly well. Johgn Smallhorn and Amelia his daughter came along and filled four bags with a little less than 2 rows. they had dinner with us and after finishing up here they went to Johnys and took up their 3 rows there., filling about 7 ordinary bags. Colin took them all down after supper for them and gave them both a ride. I also gave John a bag of peas on loan. 146 lbs. bag included. he says he is going tp thresh Burn's peas and he will get them from him to pay me back, and they will make good seed.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 24 21 (297-68) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very cold dissagreeable day. blustery and quite a number of heavy snow showers in the afternoon. not a very auspicious day at all for Erin Show. quite a lot of people made their way there however. Mr Burt the old Secretary is ill, so I suppose they will have another acting in his place. Colin started to plow this morning but left for the show about nine oclock. he went with Geo. Mcwilliams. I took in hand the plow when Colin left and managed to get over about an acre and 1/4. I drove down to Everton after supper to hear 2 Japanese lecture about Japan. they Illustrated their subject with showing some nice maps and pictures. the work, I believe, of one of the lectures. I was telling the doctor that Maggie was again complaining of pain. he thinks she should look after it. there was quite a show of a fire out toward Guelph as I drove down.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 25 22 (298-67)</span></h2>
<p>Quite a mantle of snow on the ground this morning which took till about noon to be melted away. the frost was sufficient to harden the land through the night and between the frost and snow it had a very wintry appearance this morning - I topped the stray turnips on the mangold ground and other 4 rows in the regualar patch before dinner. Colin plowed all day and got a good chance to do a days work - our plowing is getting pretty well through with - I spent the afternoon in fixing up the turnip house, finishing up the piling of the mangolds, and moving the potatoes that were thrown in the middle window. there were 51 half bushel measures in the load that were standing in the barn during the frosty night, and which we were afraid might be a little frost bitten. I piled these on top of the Elephants with pea straw between them. I piled 4 bags of "Erin Wonders" in a corner. I commenced to feed meal to the 4 young cattle we are going to feed. Maggie and her Mother drove down to see the doctor about the pain that sticks to Maggie so persistently - he gave directions to go to bed and have the place subjected to hot applications - {in margin} Johny got another bag oats 84 lbs -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER FRIDAY 26 23 (299-66) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Very heavy frost last night which made the ground like iron this morning. as the forenoon wore on however the frost gave way rapidly and soon all was clear again. Colin plowed this forenoon and is getting well along with the last field but one (the orchard) - After dinner Colin and I drew in the turnips that were among the mangolds and then harrowed the potatoe ground - we picked the potatoes but, as there were many of what was left frozen, we got but very few home with us. perhaps a bag full would be all. I did a little patching at the roof in the forenoon - Maggie has been easier to day. they have kept the hot applications persistantly and steadily since the start and we think they are doing her good. night, as well as day, they have been kept steadily on. Mary lies on the lounge and keeps the fire on and though she takes some sleep she generally manages to wake up to attend to the hot applications.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 27 24 (300-65)</span></h2>
<p>A pleasant day, dry but very cool, and occasional snow flights in the afternoon. Colin and I topped turnips all day. and leaving out the shippers, we nearly topped all the rest. I quit at 4 oclock P.M. and after supper drove over to Thomson Smiths to see if his daughter was going over to Springfield so as to accompany Mother to Holyoke, where she intends visitiing at Alex. I found there are 2 of them going in the first week of November, and we hope Maggie will sufficiently recover from her ailment , so as to allow of her Mother going with them. we had a card from Alex. this evening and he thinks Miss Fessant will also be going. so there may be quite a colony of them.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 25</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. not so cold as yesterday or such as has prevailed this while back. I took a drive over to Toltons this forenoon and had dinner with them. Thomas was away up to John Rossells. Johny is unwell. they think he is taking {Quinsay?}. John McKenzie and Bella with the children drove up to day to see Maggie. they only got the word of her sickness yesterday. the Dr. called in to see maggie and he is pleased to find her so much better - he says the hot applications might be discontinued, but to see that the heat is kept partly up by other means. {in margin} {margin edge cut off slightly} John McKenzie paid me five dollars ($5.00) on A.O.U.W. account. Dr McCullon called to day (to) see Maggie - I drove over (to) Toltons to d{word cut off} -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER MONDAY 29 26 (302-63) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Quite frosty this morning and very chilly and cold. I rose a little earlier than usual this morning and drove to Guelph after breakfast. I wanted to see how we could do with the hogs we have up fattening. the buyers are very particular about their weight and condition. they do not wish them too heavy or too fat. Barber offered me $3.60 live weight and take them in on Thursday next, but I did not sell. Mr Corman says he will drive out and see them and if they suit him he will give 5cts per lb. I got my dinner at Willie's and arrived home again between 2 & 3 oclock. Colin had 4 loads of turnips in when I returned and we got other 3 loads with the shelving on, making 7 loads in to day. 8 loads in all with the mangold lot. the turnips are small but they are thick on the ground and count up after all. some people complain of having a good many unsound among their crop, but we have no reason to complain on that score. we received a letter from Alex. Holyoke. Containing a Post Office order for twenty dollars on Guelph post office. Alex does not delay in the matter of getting the means on hand for his mother to start out for Holyoke. {in margin} Johny got another bags of oats - 8 loads of turnips in all to day.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 30 27 (303-62)</span></h2>
<p>A very beautiful day. warm sunshine - Heavy white frost this morning, and the ground was quite hard frozen. Colin and I have been very busy at the turnips all day. I help load up in the field and while Colin is up unloading I top at what stands untopped. I finished up the topping except the shippers, and I have started at them too. there 31 or 32 rows of them. we mean to top them carefully with the hoes and then plow them out and harrow as we did last year. we bring large loads home, by having the shelving on and heaped up besides. I think there are likely 35 bushels on each load. we took in 8 loads to day. Colin and I are alone at them and it keeps us very busy to get even that amount in. they are rather small and tedious to handle. Miss Smith and Miss Burt were over to day, to say it is doubtful whether they will now go to Springfield. they have got word that business is very dull there at the present time. Annie Garland is paying us a visit to night. George Loree is also up on a visit. Maggie is improving very much.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 31 28 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very warm day, but very dull and threatning rain nearly all the time. a little fell but notheing of any account until late at night. Colin and I have been busy at the turnips again to day . we harrowed them all out except the shippers. I have got the half of them topped to day. we took in 7 loads and blocked up the windows badly - I went at it after tea and threw them back from the windows. one of them we dug down to the ground. Colin helped me awhile after returning from Everton. he drove down Mary and Annie Garbut. Annie had a bid to attend a shin dig at John Mutries this evening at the opening of their new house - Johny & Lizzie are both away to it. Willie has helped Johny these two days back. he drove away home to night. {in margin} Johny got another bag of oats this afternoon - taken in 7 loads of turnips -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER THURSDAY 1 29 (305-60)</span></h2>
<p>Heavy rain last night, and this forenoon it was quite dull and murky. although it threatened rain hardly any fell. the afternoon brought fine clear sunshine and heavy very warm. it had more the appearance of a fine May or June day than the present date. I cleared the middle window in the root house to the ground before going to the field this morning. Colin and I drew in 7 loads to day. 3 forenoon and 4 afternoon. I have all the shippers topped to 5 rows. we have now 30 loads of turnips of turnips in the root house, and they are very large loads compared to what we usually drew in. we have shelving on the wagon and pile them up high. Johny is busy to day and has a boy helping him. I have been again throwing back turnips. to night Albert Tolson and Judson were awhile with me at the root house. they want Johny to go to the plowing match over at Ospring to help them. {in margin} took in 7 loads of turnips to day. have now 30 loads in in all -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER October FRIDAY 3 30 (306-59) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Quite a fall of rain this morning, and this forenoon, up to about 9 or 10 oclock it kept raining, we did not go out to the turnips until between 2 and 3 oclock that I found they were again getting dry enough to handle. Colin had first started to plow some when I thought we had better go again at the turnips. I wished to run over to Ospringe to see the plowing match but, I thought business should come before pleasure so I helped Colin to load up 2 loads before leaving between 4 and 5 oclock. we thought we could have taken all the turnips that were harrowed out in at 3 loads. Colin however found there were more than he could take so only took a small load after I left, and left another load yet out. I drove to Ospringe in time to see the plowing before dark. there was good work done. 4 of the old "long plows", Albert and Emerson Tolton, John Robertson and a man from Milton way. Albert swept the field in first prizes. 1st feering, 1st for finish, 1st in ridge, and sweepstakes. Robertson 2nd, Emerson 3rd. of course Milton man 4th - Johny was there all day. they did not start to plow till the rain stopt. I put up 8 bags snow apples for Guelph tomorrow. {in margin} ground wet and too mucky to work at the turnips forenoon. took in 3 loads afternoon - drove over to see the plowing at Ospringe - Albert Tolton took 1st in every thing in his class. Emerson took 3rd.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 31 (301-58)</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day throughout, in the moprning it had a threatning appearance and we took the umbrella for fear of rain. Margaret and I drove down to Guelph taking 8 bags snow apples - some butter & eggs. 2 sheepskins. $1.10 for latter. 18c Eggs. 16c for butter, and 25c per bag for the apples. I got dressed stuff for granary door 90cts a trunk for Margaret to travel with $2.15 a pair of boots $1.18. we had dinner at Willie's he got some of the chickens his mother had. I got the post office "Money order" cashed for $20.00. got $10.00 in American bills at the bank. we called at Everton on the way home and got another letter from Alex. he urges his Mother to make an early start, if the state of things will allow of it, and advises to look no more after company for her, as she if not at all likely to experience any trouble on the way to Holyoke.{in margin} Colin took in 4 loads of turnips to day. one of the old kind and three of the shippers - he plowed and harrowed the latter out. 37 loads of turnips in all -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 1st November</span></h2>
<p>A very pleasant day. Sunshine for the most part. although there was awhile of duller weather. I drove Mary home this morning, and when I returned Mr Dunbar was waiting. I gave him five dollars to take over to Mr Wood tomorrow night, to pay the double assm't & dues for myself and John McKenzie. I walked back with him quite a piece of the way home.{in margin} paid $5.00 assm't and dues for self and John McKenzie. A.O.U.W.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER MONDAY 5 2 (309-56) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Heavy white frost this morning. Colin harrowed out the balance of the turnips after first plowing them. they were not as clean as I would have liked them - the frozen ground was melting and caused them to be somewhat mucky. I piled the turnips back from the windows, also piled the potatoes back, Colin and I had little time enough to get finished up but we managed it, had 5 full loads and one cull load at the last. we did not count it. this makes 42 loads of turnips in all. they were large loads for the most past, shelving on and well rounded up, although the turnips were a little mucky this forenoon they dried up well for the afternoon's picking, {in margin} Johny got 79 lbs oats this A.M. we took in 5 full loads of shipping turnips . the last was made of {chewed?} culls and we didn't count it. 42 loads in all, and finished up.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 6 3 (310-55)</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. frost not so heavy last night and this morning. I was early astir this morning, getting ready to be off with John Webb. Robert Justins horses broke in to our fields and we had some trouble in getting them out. Colin plowed this forenoon - Mr Webb and I drove over to see Edward's farm that has been some time advertized to rent. John McKenzie has an idea of looking at it. when we got there we found it was rented last week. we drove round by Henry Dunbar's on our way home, and John Webb bought a lamb ram from him at five dollars. we drove home in time for dinner and Willie drove out from Guelph just as we were at dinner. he clipt our horse "King". Samuel Tovell came along and paid us a nice little visit. then Louis Black and Mary her sister. Willie got the clipping of the horse finished although he was delayed with buyers looking at and trying Johny's colt in view of buying him.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 7 4 (311-54) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Rather a dull day, and threatned rain. a little fell this afternoon but nothing of consequence. I got some time put off this morning and forenoon hunting up bags to take a load of chop to the mill. I got 7 from Robert McWilliams and helped him to pull up his pump at the house which had gone wrong. Colin and I bagged up 18 bags of grain, Barley & oats (black) half & half, with a small propertion of peas. and slao finished taking in the feed corn before dinner. after doinner I took down the load of chop to the mill, and while it was grinding, drove back to the corner and had 3 shoes reset on King by Willie Abbott, not paid. and Fred's reset all round, by Hoskins, for which I paid him 40cts. I then got my grist, and paid 90cts for chopping. Mary thought of riding up with me, but backed out again and it got so dark and wet after night that I did not go back for her. Colin drew in stove wood this afternoon - also got Robt McWilliam's wagon and stock rack up ready for the hogs tomorrow morning. John Mutrie brought along his thrashing machine to Johny's. {in margin} finished taking in the feed corn - prepared a load of chop this forenoon and took it to the mill after noon. got Fred & King shod - Colin this P.M. drew in stove wood to the wood house - we hear McKindley is elected President U.S.A.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 85 (312-53)</span></h2>
<p>Wet and dissagreeable the greater part of the day although it rained less or more the most of the time. still there was not any real heavy fall until the afternoon when we had some heavy showers, with one downpour and a high storm of wind with it. John Mutrie never unhitched during all the rain, and finished up Johny's threshing about 5 oclock. I think he might have had a dark drive home after supper. Colin and I loaded up the 5 pigs after breakfast and after I started her mother off for Mary to Everton, I borrowed Robt. McWilliams wagon & rack and took them in it getting down to Rockwood about 10.30. and leaving there for home about noon. the hogs weight 835 lbs making $30.06. I arrived home a little after two oclock and made ready for Guelph, getting away about 4 oclock - shortly after a terrible storm of wind and rain, on the way to Guelph it cleared up somewhat and became colder, and the wind high. we were both rather cold and uncomfortable having to face a high and cold wind. we reached Guelph shortly after dark, as there was a great storm with heavy rain at Guelph in the afternoon - the freinds thought it possible we might not start. they thought we did right however to drive in. {in margin} a rainy dissagreeable day. Johny threshed to day. I took the 5 fat hogs to Rockwood. weighed 835 lbs - making $30.06 - drove in Margaret to Guelph as to be ready to start for Holyoke in the morning -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER FRIDAY 9 6 (313-52) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very high wind all night, and some of the time accompanied with rain and sleet. Margaret felt tolerably well and rested this morning. She had a good sleep and rest, so she will be the better able to stand the long ride. Willie and I drove down town after breakfast and procured the ticket and got the trunk checked through to Holyoke. the ticket to Holyoke cost $11.35 after returning to Willie's we were not long in starting over to the "diamond" amd after, perhaps, a half hours waiting, our train came along. And we bade Mother good bye, earnestly hoping that she would get safely through to her destination. I walked down town, Colin accompanying me before dinner and had a look at the overcoats at Ryan's and Williamsons, and returned at dinner time, hitched up for home between 2 & 3 oclock and bought one of Ryan's best overcoats, paying $8.38 for it. I also paid Charles McDougal three dollars, the premium on Mrs Peavoys insurance policy. Colin Campbell was standing by at the time. John Day, the architect, was found dead in the house this morning in Guelph. Shot through the head. it is considered to be suicide. he was a drinking man.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 10 7 (314-51)</span></h2>
<p>Weather fine to day. windy & cool however, but sunshine for the most part has prevailed. Colin has been plowing the greater part of the day and has finished up the 3 fields back (to the south) - also finished headlands on the field opposite (to the north) we also ran a double furrow out of the old water run and I shovelled it out, and all the ends of furrows &c. I was otherwise choring round and headed a number of apple barrels Colin hauled them in from the orchard and I placed them in the cellar, twenty four barrels of them. Mr Webb walked up this afternoon to find if we had word from Margaret. Maggie drove to Everton this forenoon and got a telegram from Springfield announcing from Alex. that his Mother had arrived there safely. Rich. McWilliams went up to Owen Sound yesterday morning and last night their freinds here got a letter saying their brother John seemed in a dying state. so Robt. & Wm started off there this morning .</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 8</span></h2>
<p>A little cold but not unpleasant. Colin drove Maggie and Mary to meeting this forenoon. Mary stayed in Everton and returned with Colin & Maggie in the evening. I wrote a letter to Bro. Alex Meaford. and one to Holyoke and a card to Kate Moore. Kept the house pretty close took a walk to Webbs in the evening.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER MONDAY 12 9 (316-49) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A little blustery and cold this forenoon, but the weather became more pleasant afternoon. Colin finished the plowing by the side of the potatoes - the Mangold patch - and he plowed out a run for the water from the hollow wet spot on the field foreward of it, and I shovelled it out and cleared all the furrow ends. Colin started to plow the orchard by plowing up the trees with "Doc" alone. I covered up the fruit trees I purchased of Stone & Wellington on the line of trees in the orchard. Robert Gollop and John came up to Johny's to day. they had dinner with us. John bought Johny's colt and paid him a hundred dollars cash down for him. they seem well pleased with the colt. he is a very stylish animal and a good size and good bone. I wrote a letter for John Webb this ev'g to an applicant for his farm, giving him particulars regarding it. Willie drove out from Guelph this forenoon , he took the coal stove. I gave him a bag of apples, and he took straw for a bed. he had Scott Millman's rig which {carried?} the whole business nicely.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 13 10 (317-48)</span></h2>
<p>Hard frost last night and the ground was pretty hard this morning. Colin got on the plow however, although it was not very pleasant plowing in the forenoon. it was all right after dinner. I took down 2 Ewes and John Webb's ram lamb he purchased of Henry Dunbar. we were catching ewes to clip the {tags?} from them and Colin broke the front leg of one of them by holding it by the leg alone. I had to butcher it as I did not think it would do any good by keeping - lucky it was in fair condition, so that it will not be much of a loss. I have had a day's choring, fixing up things around. Churned for Maggie. set up the corn in the hay mow. started to keep the fat cattle in to day, and the butchering of the sheep was unexpected.</p>
<p>NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 14 11 (318-47) 1894 6 Very rough last night, rain and sleet. it rained on till nine oclock this morning. Colin got on then to the plowing of the orchard and it kept him till night to finish up. I have been very busy again choring to day. I got the glass last night at Everton and put in five panes in the sash at the pig house and placed them, protecting them against the fowls by nails on lath across the sash. I also fixed up the door step and jams as they had rotted out below and otherwise gone wrong. repaired the wheelbarrow, and attended the stock. cut up the sheep and helped the girls some, they have got done cleaning up to night, have been a couple of days at it. Colin drove to Everton this evening. he brought home a letter from Ewart, Holyoke, giving some particulars about Mother's journey hither. {in margin} stormy last night - fixing up things preparing for winter - Colin finished plowing orchard - Mary and Maggie finished the cleaning up the house this evening -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 15 12 (319-46)</span></h2>
<p>Weather fine to day. it has been rather cold but sunshine and very pleasant. Colin plowed for Johny all day. Maggie and I drove down to McKenzies this forenoon. the roads were good and we had a pleasant drive. Mary stayed at home here. we got down to Eden between 10 & 11 oclock. quite a number from a distance gathered there shortly after that time. Among them the Auctioneer Ingram. the grounds around the house and barn were dry and made the work of the sale much more pleasant than if it had been muddy. the sale began about 2 oclock and the implements &c were not long in being disposed of. the auctioneer hung longer on his bids for the stock. and fair prices were realized for the greater part of it. I bought the first cow that was put up. $30.00. She is 5 or 6 years old and Bella says she is the best milker they have. John bid quite a few articles in, but, with the exception of the old mare and colt, he did not put up what stock he kept. I was pleased to learn that the sale made so much money $570. perhaps there were $150 worth bid back to himself. Willie bought the 3 year Colt - he is quite a lively and showy animal. he bid him up to $53.00 - he paid the cash and was allowed the discount, making it $49. odds- it was late before Maggie and returned home. {in margin} Fine day for McKenzies sale which came off this afternoon - Colin plowed for Johny to day - bought a cow at the sale for $30.00. Willie bought the 3 year old colt.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER FRIDAY 16 13 (320-45) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Quite a snow storm last night and the ground to day has quite a mantle of snow upon it. there was no frost when the snow fell on the ground, but it became frostier and colder this afternoon as night approached - it was the intention that Colin plow at Robert Mortons to day, but there was too much snow for plowing so didn't go. I piled stove wood in the wood house this A. M. and Colin rigged up the Bobsleigh and drew it in. it is lucky that John McKenzie had his sale yesterday in stead of to day. so much snow and cold frosty air in the afternoon would have made it very unpleasant to be standing or walking round at a sale. Colin brought over the democrat after dinner and we bagged up 10 bags of apples and loaded them in the barn. 8 b ags snows and 2 Talmand Sweets there are quite a few culls left in the pile and I have dirested Colin to get them carried in to the cellar tomorrow when I am away to Guelph. {in margin} Quite a mantle of snow this morning - drawing in the stove wood and piling it in the wood house. bagging up apples for Guelph to morrow.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 17 14 (321-44)</span></h2>
<p>Frost kean last night and the ground is frozen hard this morning. it softened up some by dinner time and Johny plowed in the afternoon. Colin helped him take in his barrreled apples to day. he also carried in our culls into the cellar. I started for Guelph about 1/2 past seven, and had very hard frozen roads. Fred and "Doc" was the team. King being clipped so lately I do not care to expose him too much to the cold. when a little past the frog pond, the off front tire burst, and I was afraid of the wheel's collapse. the botts held the tire on however while I drove cautiously to Penfolds and got wire wound on it till I sold and delivered my load, after which I got 7 spokes and a 1/2 rim and tire set, which, with the old age of pole &c. made $3.68 which I paid in full. I realized for apples & sheepskin $3.35. apples 25cts per bag except one at 20cts. Sheepskin 90cts. bought 5 Gals coal oil 80cts - oatmeal 25cts Barrel Salt at Scott & Millman $1.00. it was well toward night before I started for home. didn't go up to Willie's to day. saw him on the market. also saw Colin Campbell.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 15</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. Colin & Maggie drove twice to Everton to day. Mary came home with them in the evening - I took a walk to John /webb's in the evening. Maggie and I joined in a letter to Holyoke to day.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER MONDAY 19 16 (323-42) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A most beautiful day for this time of the year. the air has been mild and balmy and clear sunshine has prevailed all day long. Colin has plowed at Robert Mortons all day. I owed Robert a day's work with the team. he worked with Johny at building the granary, and also had his team at our threshing. I was patching the roof on our outbuildings this forenoon. after dinner I drove over to the Centre Inn and attended our meeting of the Board of Health. Drs Dryden and Livingstone were both present. Mr Auld, John Red and Hugh Black. we made up the account. $6.00 for Mr Auld. $5.00 for Hugh Black. $2.00 John Red. afterwards added for Mr Dyer $2.50. and for the use of room $2.00. After returning home I hurried up with the work of the cattle and stables and pig feedings and then drove over to Erin Village and attended a meeting of the A.O.U.W. there was quite a nice gathering and a pleasant social time. hot coffee and biscuit and cheese. the matter of how to celebrate the anniversity of the Lodge in Erin was taken and the different views ventilated. I think they will have an entertainmant made up of home talent. {in margin} Colin p[lowing at Mortons. patching the roof with shingle - Meeting of the Board of Health at the Centre Inn - over at a meeting at Erin of the A.O.U.W.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 20 17 (324-41)</span></h2>
<p>A fine day in the fore part, but weather was threatning all the time until rain did come pretty heavy in the evening. Colin and I went at drawing and piling the stove wood in the wood house. he drew it with the horses and Bobsleigh and I piled it up the while. after getting in all the stove wood we gathered together the lumber and drew it to the shed and put it up above so as to keep it dry - I was helping Maggie and Mary a make 2 little tables. they make them up very nice looking with Binder twine and Cloth top after the frames are made. old broom handles make the legs and after being fastened on the tops they are wrapped all their length with binder twine. {in margin} drawing in stove wood. helping Maggie & Mary to make fancy tables -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 21 18 (325-40) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Rather windy and boisterous to day, not cold however. at night, or rather towards night, we had several very heavy showers and the wind at each shower blew up very high - we did up some choring this morning and at about 1/2 past ten Colin and I started off for McKenzies. we got down there as they were at their dinner. afer dinner Colin started off for home leading the cow I bought - John and I started over to Anderson's sale as I wanted to see the Bobsleighs that were to be sold there. they did not suit me at all, so I did not bid on them. I bought a scuffler of Gowdy's make, comparitively new for $1.50. John wished to wait till a horse, he had an idea of bidding on, sold. it went too high for him and we immediately after started for home. after getting tea I hitched up and drove home - a good deal of rain fell and the wind was very high. as it was mostly blowing from behind however, I was able to put up the top which sheltered me from the rain. Mr Kingsbury is busy plowing now and boarding at John's. {in margin} Colin and I drove down to McKenzies - Colin led home the cow - and I went to a sale with John McKenzie - bought a scuffler - John paid me $7.00 on A.S.U.W. account -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 22 19 (326-39)</span></h2>
<p>Very hard frost last night and the ground has been quite hard the most of the day. Colin hitched up the horses and drove up to McWilliam's gravel pit for a load of sand for the cattle stable. I had a busy forenoon hanging and fixing up the storm doors. the wind has been very cold to day and been sifting into the house. the storm doors are a great protection - after we had dinner, Willie Rea's son and a Mr Geary came along wishing to negotiate with Colin about the renting of his place. they had their dinner and afterwards came to an understanding to meet in Guelph on Saturday regarding the renting of the farm. Mr Geary took a notion of one of our sucking pigs which we just took off the sow to day. he gave me $1.50 for it. I set Colin at plowing between the raspberry bushes this afternoon and he afterwards brought home some evergreen bows for covering the strawberries - we got a letter from Ewart, Holyoke this evening. he says his Mother seems to be enjoying herself and keeping well. {in margin} brought home a load of sand for the cattle stables - Colin negotiating with Mr Geary about renting his farm. sold him a sucking pig for $1.50 - plowing raspberries - Letter from Ewart.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER FRIDAY 23 20 (327-38) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Very hard frost again last night and the ground is very hard this morning and indeed it softened but very little all day. it has been a very pleasant day however especially in the forenoon when we had clear and bright sunshine. Colin and I have been choring and fixing up all day around the premises. we sawed up all the old sills and other trumpery in the yard and drew it into the wood house. we also covered the strawberries with the branches and pea straw. I also finished up the blocking of the far stall in the cattle stable and changed the steers into it. we also moved the heifers into the stall next to them and got room to put in all the young cattle. it has now got so cold at night that the cattle are better in the stable.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 2421 (328-37)</span></h2>
<p>This morning showed signs of continued frost and very dull and threatning. about 8 oclock snow began to fall and by noon I should think there was nearly, if not quite, 5 inches of snow. it was astonishing how everything around was white. I was glad in having done so much yesterday in preparation for winter. Colin chanced it to Guelph to day and I have had the work & care of the stock all to myself. I also set about fixing up around again. fixing the windows for root house, which had gone wrong and placing them in. in the afternoon Johny came and helped me make the granary door. we did not get it hung however. there is considerable work to prepare it for hanging. the beam above the granary had to be hewed to admit of the hanging apparatus being placed upon it. we will have to get another turn at it to finish it. Mr Webb called up to see us this evening. {in margin} Robert and Wm McWilliams are both away to Owen Sound - their brother John has died and will be buried tomorrow - Colin went to Guelph to day. made the granary door - choring round -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 22</span></h2>
<p>Quite a wintry appearance to day. the snow is drier to day than yesterday afternoon, when we had the appearance of softening. I drove over to Toltons this forenoon - Thos. had just returned from Holstein, I had dinner with them and they went to meeting when I returned home. Maggie and Colin went to Everton meeting this eve'ng. they did not go to day.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER MONDAY 26 23 (330-35) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Milder to day,especially in the afternoon when the snow began to give way. towards night it became soft and misty and a regular thaw set in. Johny came over this forenoon and we finished hanging and fixing the granary door. Colin and I fixed up other things around - boarded up the top of the granary, and cleaned up the chips and dirt in the barn. we closed up the door way on the west end of the shed and boarded up the dilapidated part of the siding of the barn in front. We have now begun to feed the outside 11 pigs better. they have lately been shut out from getting any thing on the ground in the fields, &c amd they have been failing. I have also started to feed the turkeys and the other fowls more liberally. I have given what we expect to be the fattening hogs last feed to night. we intend killing them on Wednesday forenoon and will starve them all day tomorrow.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 27 24 (331-34)</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day. Sunshine and Summer like. quite a contrast to the weather which has lately prevailed. the snow has gone about as fast as it came. and the temperature so very mild besides makes the changes very swift and very great. I drove to Everton this morning and mailed 3 letters. one to Holyoke, and one to Alex McGregor, and another with four dollars enclosed to Mr Robt Wood, in payment of single assm't and Relief Call No 17 of one dollar for myself and John McKenzie. Colin took the old white sow to Mr Barbers this forenoon. I finished blocking the second stall in the cattle stable this afternoon, and spent awhile preparing for the pig killing to morrow. Carried 10 pails water to the boiler in the pig pen. Colin plowed the garden plot in the front field and took out some manure. also plowed the old strawbery patch. I visited Daniel Talbot this morning who is very much used up from his experience at Buffalo. he was struck by a passenger train Engine - while going very fast. he is likely to recover from its effects however. {in margin} sow taken down to Barber's to day.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 28 25 (332-33) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very wet and unpleasant day. the rain forms into ice as it falls and the east wind that blows is not frosty but it is chilly and unpleasant. it is also misty this forenoon. Colin and I had quite a job getting the boiler ready to boil the water for pig killing this morning - the pipes are rotten and we could hardly get them to hold together while we boiled the water. we succeeded at last however, and got started to kill about nine oclock when Thos. Tolton came to hand. we had them all done by dinner time excepting to finish cleaning the enterals. that being my job. Thomas and I drove to John Jestin's Auction Sale of stock. he had fine stock and they were sold reasonable - more reasonable than was pleasnat for the owner, but, no doubt, the weather had some effect in keeping people from coming. Mrs James McCullough was buried to day. poor woman. she has had a long time of suffering from that terrible typhoid fever. they are an afflicted family. 6 of them having been laid up with the disease -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 29 26 (333-32)</span></h2>
<p>A very fine and Summer like day. very mild in temperature and beautiful sunshine - more like July weather than this day of the year. Colin has been doing up the chores this forenoon , splitting wood &c. and helped me to draw over to the old {dinning?} room the three pigs. we weighed them at the barn in passing. one of them 195 lbs. 171. 165 = 531 - I cut them nearly all up and boned them ready for salting before dinner. after dinner I salted them down in the cellar, and afterwards - Colin and I went together with the team to the old "stony acre" ground and spent the afternoon in drawing off stones and continuing the fence we have been building this year there. there is yet about a quarter of an acre or so to be cleared of stones and I would like to have it all under the plow.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER FRIDAY 30 27 (334-31) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Another very fine and beautiul day. it has been inclined to wind and rain a little at times, but, the fine weather prevailed mostly. Colin and I with the team spent the forenoon at the old "stony acre" corner building the fence of stones. Colin worked alone at it this afternoon, taking off the old rails and other timber and stumps and rubbish. I hitched up as soon as I ate my dinner and drove up to the Baldwins where John Loree's effects were being sold. they went too high for me and besides I did not like them. I bought a logging chain 55cts and 2 long trace chains 15cts. in all 70cts. Poor John has made a very poor fist of his opportunities in life. he and his wife skipped off to Manitoba a week or two ago, and left some mourners. he had better remained and wound everything up even if he kept back enough to take them to Manatoba. the roads are now heavy from the melting of the late snow, and from the recent rains -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER NOVEMBER SATURDAY 1 28 (335-30)</span></h2>
<p>Cold and frosty last night and to day, but very pleasant. Colin and I have been all day working among the stones at the stony acre. we dug round the large stones and drew them onto the surface of the ground. some of the largest we took up and drew them along and deposited them on the line of fence. one very large stone we had to roll it along principally until getting it to its place at the fence. the chain I bought at Baldwins Sale came in good, as the other was too short. I am pleased to see the stones getting scarce in that corner. they have been for a long term of years an eye sore on the farm. I have often wished the boys to take the matter in hand and get it cleaned up and made ready for the plow, but they always shunned the tackling of it.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 29</span></h2>
<p>Continues cold and wintry again. the frost is beginning to seep into the ground and shut out the plow & spade &c. Colin and Maggie have been twice at Everton meeting. Maggie and I wrote a letter to Ewart - Holyoke, and we mailed it at night. I walked down with John Webb this evening, and got some shocks on the Electric battery.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER November MONDAY 30 (337-28) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Quite cold and wintry to day, and the frost last night has very much hardened up the ground - there were quite a number of snow showers through the day, which made the ground somewhat white with a thin covering of snow. after getting the chores done up this morning, Colin and I were making ready to go to the stones again. Richard Synnott's son, Edward, came along and wished me to join his father at the bush where he and his Uncle James were wishing to run the line between our lands - we measured so many lengths of a rope they had on the upper line from the stake, and the same fron the lower stake, and then measured the parrallel lines, this making a base line out in Reddick's field for ranging the line between us. in the afternoon we got Johny's help. we expected to get out to the corner stake at the 3 corner of ours and Maikers and Synnotts - we did so, but were about 18 feet to much in on me. so the line is faulty after all. I was pleased it was that particular way however, as they had proof that I kept on my own ground in the chopping. the line skirting th clearing very closely the most of the way. Colin worked away among the stones alone all day.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">December TUESDAY 4 1 (338-27)</span></h2>
<p>A very cold, frosty and comfortable day. A sprinkling of snow has fallen but it has been too cold to snow much. I was doing up some chores this morning when Richard Synnott came along again wishing me to go with him and see if we could do any thing more about the line. I went with him and we spent the time up to the dinner hour again. we measured it across the clearing 33 rods and 5 1/2 feet to where we cut the line at the swamp, and found it to reach about 10 feet further into the swamp than the line we ran. we commenced at a point about 30 rods from the corner of our line fence between Jestin and us, and sighted from the north end of Jestin's Barn. I think the range would be pretty nearly correct. Colin did up some chores but we did not attempt to go at any particular work. it was so very cold. we took out the debris from the cattle stable and Colin put the 11 pigs into the pig pen at the pig house. also brought the geese home and put them into the box stall. I got the money this evening by mail. paid Colin $100.00 he is now paid for his seven months work $105.00 and I suppose has overstepped the half month by a day or two. we are told this evening that John Mutrie and Maggie Allen are to be married tomorrow at Toronto.{in margin} got a letter from Holyke this ev'g saying that Mother intends starting for home some day this week. Settlement with Colin -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 5 2 (339-26) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Another cold day although hardly so bitter as yesterday. Colin went to Guelph to day and I have had all to do. I have also done up some chores. among them - put in anoither pane of glass in the old sash and placed it in position in the box stall. we have the geese shut in there now. and otherwise closed it round. I also spread the sand in the cattle stable and fixed up some other things around - I hitched up Fred to the buggy and drove over to Ospringe to see a pair of Bob sleighs that James Hill partly owns and which he called yesterday to tell me he would like to sell to me. I think that although they look like good sleighs, I can better myself by dealing with Penfolds in Guelph. they offer to build me a pair for $22.00 and take soft wood at $2.25 a cord, if it suits me to do so, or money if i choose, while Hill wants $25.00 for his.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 6 3 (340-25)</span></h2>
<p>Continues cold and the ground is very hard with the late heavy frosts. I have been choring around agian. there are a great many things going wrong around the place and I am spending my time fixing them up. Colin fixed up the wood rack and I also helped him to get ready a load of wood to take down to Mrs. Pike. he was rather late in getting away but he delivered it all right. I did up all the chores and drove down to Everton for the mail. we expected to have word from Holyoke telling when Mother would start for home, but there was no letter. I sold the 3 lambs to Geo. Coughlin for $10.25 he paid me $4.00 on them.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER FRIDAY 7 4 (341-24)</span></h2>
<p>Slight flurries of snow, but nothing to make sleighing. it is also milder than what has lately prevailed for some time. I was choring round this forenoon, fixing up the broken barn door and other work around. Colin got another load of the wood ready before dinner and started off with it about an hour earlier than yesterdays load. Somewhere between 1 & 2 oclock I think. I had to hurry up with some of my fixings and get all the feeding and tending stock work done, and then drove to Everton to get the mail. received a letter from Alex. Holyoke saying his Mother was to start for home to day, and to meet her in Guelph to morrow at the noon train. he did not know that train has been cancelled. I fear she will not reach Gualph sooner than by the 8.30 P.M. train. Colin drove Maggie to Everton this evening to practice singing for a coming entertainment. David Robertsons baby seems a little better this evening.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 8 5 (342-23)</span></h2>
<p>Turned quite soft and damp, all forenoon there was a light rainfall which made it disagreeable to be out in it. I borrowed Henry Duffield's democrat and took over to Geo. Coughlins the 3 lambs he bought of me. it was a little late dinner time when I returned. I then had dinner and put off for Guelph with "Fred" & buggie to meet Margaret. when nearing Guelph I met people who kept telling me what I was going in for, and then I found she had reached Guelph about 2 oclock, on the mixed train. she was with Johny and Lizzie near Guelph and she got in with me. Johny bringing on the trunk. we went back to Willie's where his Mother washed up and we had supper and started off home, getting here about 9 oclock. the Webbs and McWilliams were here to welcome her. I did some business in Guelph looking after bobsleighs at Penfolds and some shopping. Mother has much to tell about Holyoke and the Boys. Alen seems to have a good business, and Ewart seems to be kept pretty busy as well as Alex. they have an apprentice also. Alex. and Annie came to Springfield and saw Mother off last night at 6 oclock. {in margin} delivered 3 lambs to Geo. Coughlin this forenoon didn't get the balance of the price $6.25. drove to Guelph and met Mother. she arrived about 2 P.M.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 6th</span></h2>
<p>Continues soft. a very little rain has been falling betimes. Colin and Maggie went to Everton this A.M. also in the evening. Mary came up with them to see her Mother. Mrs. Webb and Ada came up to see Margaret and had a nice visit.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER MONDAY 10 7 (344-21) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Very moderate weather. no snow. I have got somewhat afraid that we might not have much sleighing and have started Colin at the drawing of the wood to Guelph with the Waggon. it is not as handy to draw it that way as on the sleigh when there is good sleighing, but when it gets late in the season before the snow falls there is too short a time to do much {teaming?}. Colin did very well to day with his load. we thought there was a little more than a cord and he got three dollars for it. He pays 5c marked fees, and pays 25cts for his dinner at {Sing?la?} and free stable. taking his own feed for the horses. I have done all the chores myself to day and did some other fixing round which has kept me quite busy. Willie drove from Guelph for a days hunt bringing with him Mr Wideman, Geo. Tindal and another young man. they only met moderate success - 5 hares. Willie was very unfortunate. he fell across a log on his back, hurting himself badlyu, being partly unconcious for a length of time. on struggling to "right" himself he moved his gun while the muzzle was pointed towards him and one of the barrels discharged the load close to his head. a close call. he thinks he has had enough of hunting for a while. {in margin} Colin dod not take a load of wood today, which has been recorded by mistake -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 11 8 (345-20)</span></h2>
<p>Weather continues much the same. no snow yet, but the wheeling is very fair. Colin took another load of wood to Guelph to day and got along very well - he was paid the same to day as yesterday - three dollars for his load and something about the same quantity, a little over a cord. he got home a little before dark and he put on the load again ready for starting in the morning. John McKenzie drove up to day and brought Bella and the children to visit for a couple of weeks or so.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 12 9 (346-19) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Quite a little fall of snow last night, perhaps 4 or 5 inches. as the ground was a little soft before it fell it does not make sleighing. Colin took his load to Guelph to day agian and got the same money, three dollars, for it. He says the roads were a little heavy in the morning going in, but the snow is pretty much gone again to night. he was home in fair time and put on his load again. I hitched up "Fred" to the Cutter this afternoon and Bella & her mother and I drove over to Toltons. it is the first time we have been there since the trouble fell upon them. I feel extremely sorry for Thomas and Alice especially. poor Bessie is to be pitied, but being the offender the same sympathy is not always extended. Mr & Mrs Edward Tolton were also there. poor Bessie asked us in to her room, and requested her Uncle Edward to read a passage in the Psalms for her. the 51st Psalm, which he did, also 72nd. poor Bessie seems to feel her position keenly. the baby seems a fine child. {in margin} a fall of snow - Colin took a load of wood to Guelph - Bella & her Mother and I drive over to Toltons this afternoon - Mr & Mrs Edward Tolton also there -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 13 10 (347-18)</span></h2>
<p>Mild weather again and the snow is about all gone. mud in many places is taking its place. Colin took a load of wood to Guelph to day. he had about the same as the rest on, but got some more for it. $3.40. he sold to John Royce. he was very late in returning home, being unfortunate in having one of the tires to burst at Guelph. he had ot get the tire set at McConnels costing 50cts. he paid me $10.35. getting the money from Peavoy $1.50. Geo. Coughlin $6.25. and the load of wood $3.40. total = $11.15. market fees 5c dinner 25cts- tire 50cts = 80cts off leaving $10.35. Maggie and Bella have been away to day. Bella paying a visit with the children to Usherwoods, Maggie collecting for the Bible Society along with Ruth McWilliams. I walked down with John Webb and had a shock with the battery. my right arm and shoulder are pained now very badly with rheumatism.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER FRIDAY 14 11 (348-17) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day, mild and pleasant. not at all like winter weather. Colin went to Jestins sawing of wood with the Circular to day. Johny had to attend a threshing at John Mutrie's to day and Colin went to Jestins for him. I have not done much more than attend to chores to day. my shoulder is very painful - Maggie and Bella have been visiting at Duffields to day. the children have enjoyed themselves with their grandmother finely. Mrs David Stewart drove along in her buggie this afternoon. she is staying all night. she has been further up the country among friends and now on her way home again. Colin seems to think the roads so rough when near Guelph as to make it unsafe to drive the wood over them. the waggons have been cutting into them rather badly since the soft weather set in. {in margin} Jestin sawing with the Mr Leary Circular - Colin was there for Johny. Maggie & Bella have been visiting at Duffields to day. Mrs David Stewart visiting here.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 15 12 (349-16)</span></h2>
<p>Slight frost last night but, its effects were very soon dissipated by the warm and clear sunshine which prevailed after sunrise. the day was beautiful throughout, but the ground became very sloppy. Mrs Stewart remained with us till dinner time, after which she started off home again with her little horse and buggie. I have been half soling my shoes and attending to the chores. Colin took six bags of grain to chop and got a new front bolster made for the wagon by Robertson, in Everton. paid 30c for chop. and 60c for bolster and fixing draw bolt for wagon, which, I think, is a very moderate charge. Maggie and Bella & children drove to Everton this afternoon - Robert Jestins sawing with the circular was continued this forenoon. Johny attended it himself. he had {Lo??} Martin on this afternoon fixing up his cistern. it was leaking. the walls were cracked in places and they broke up {illegible} parts.{in margin} Beautiful weather. too fine for this time of the year. shoe mending. Colin took team and wagon to Everton and 6 bags chopped. also got bolster of wagon renewed. all paid -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 13</span></h2>
<p>Quite soft and mild all day. a little cooler in the evening with slight showers of snow falling. Bella & Maggie went with Colin to meeting this forenoon. Maggie remained in Everton and Colin drove down for her at night. I have written a letter to Brother Alex. Meaford. and besides doing chores, did some more writing, and reading also.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER MONDAY 17 14 (351-14) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Froze up again last night and the ground is hard and quite dry. the air has been quite frosty and the wind piercing. I helped Johny to clean out his cistern this forenoon, also awhile afternoon - Loui Martinoni plastered it over the second time this morning and I held the light for him. Colin loaded up the waggon with a load of wood to be taken to Guelph to morrow - we cut down a doorway into the horse stable and into a stall further into the stable from the house side. so as to be opposite the door leading into the Barn, which was changed through making the granary larger. Johny helped us awhile at it, and Colin also while we were working at it. Our women folk have been visiting at Webb's this afternoon. Colin and I walked down there after tea, Colin taking Maggie down to Everton , so as to be present at their musical rehearsals in preparation for their concert. {in margin} Johny fixing up his cistern - Colin loading up his load of wood for Guelph tomorrow - our women visiting Webb's to day. Maggie at Everton practicing singing.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 18 15 (352-13)</span></h2>
<p>Hard frost last night and the ground to day is like iron. I hurried up with my chores this morning and got through with the feeding about 9.30 - I then made ready my papers &c and drove over to the Council meeting, getting there about 10.30 the Council attended shortly to my business of the Board of Health, and paid me over the expenses in connection with it. I gave Wm Argo $6.00 to take to Mr Auld. Paid John Rea $2.00 . Hugh Black $5.00. Matthias McCann $2.00. in all paid to day $15.00. Dr Dryden has to get $11.30, and Mr Dyer of Rockwood $2.50. and myself $5.00, making in all $33.80. I intended going to James Hyndman's Auction sale this afternoon but, I found that before the chores were done and some other things, that it was too late to go. John Campbell came as I had just eat dinner for the sugar kettle, and scalding trough. also 60 lbs salt that we had borrowed of John Webb. Colin drove a load of wood into Guelph. he started before day light about 6.30. the roads are very rough and very hard. he only got $2.75 to day for his liad. he thinks it was rather a small load. {in margin} Colin drove a load of wood to Guelph to day. sold it for $2.75. went to the Council meeting and gave in my report of the Board of Health - paid 60 lbs salt to John Webb.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 19 16 (353-12) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A beautiful day. clear sunshine and very pleasant - the air has been cool and the wind cold in the shade, but the sun was warm enough to melt the hard frozen lumps. Colin took in a load of wood to day. he says the roads are getting smoother. he was off this morning before daylight. he got three dollars to day for his load. yesterday was the only day that he took less than the 3 dollars. Alex McKinnons son is also driving to Guelph every day with wood. Colin and he met on the town line both yesterday and to day . Johny helped me to hang the door on the granary in the passage, also the door leading into the stable. I was with him him awhile helping him wash the walls of the cistern. Lizzie was helping. I fixed up the gate leading over to Johny's. it kept me busy doing up the chores and doing up these other things. Bella and her mother and the children visited at Richd McWilliams this afternoon. I went down after tea and spent awhile in the evening. John and Mrs Webb were also there. we had some music. Ruth and Bella were both playing. {in margin} Johny helped me to hang doors in horse passage - one for granary and one the horse stable - fixing his cistern - Colin took a load of wood to Guelph. got three dollars for it.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 20 17 (354-11)</span></h2>
<p>Another very fine day. a little cool but very pleasant. the sun is just warm enough to melt the ground slightly, and the roads are getting smooth thereby. Colin took another load of wood to Guelph to day, and made three dollars. he had his dinner at Willie's. he paid me $5.55 for yesterdays load and to days. paid 10c for a bolt for the reach and 5c for something elso. 30c for his dinner yesterday. I took the sow to Barbers again to day and left her. I hurried back from there and watered and cleaned out the cattle. Maggie helped me feed up. I hitched up the horse and buggie and attended John Currie's sale. Maggie & Bella rode down to the Guelph road with me. they visited at Robertsons and I called for them when coming home. Uncle Duncan is feeble and complaining. I bought 2 pairs of Ewes at Currie's sale. 1 pair $7.00 each, the other pair $6.75 each = $27.50 in all. they seem like good sheep. I saw John McKenzie there and invited him up to his Christman dinner.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER FRIDAY 21 18 (355-10) 18946</span></h2>
<p>A very windy and rather stormy day. rather cold also. snow has fallen betimes as if a snow storm was imminent but, they cleared off again and the cold increased - I borrowed Henry Duffield's democrat and stock rack and drove to Currie's this morning for the sheep I purchased yesterday at the sale. there were quite a number of purchasers there getting their purchases into their own possession and making home with them - I was fortunate in finding volunteers to lift my sheep in to the rig and I soon drove home with them. After dinner I hitched up Fred to the buggie and drove down to Rockwood, taking the Box to Express to Collingwood to Mrs Lynn's friends. I paid $11.30 to Dr Livingstone for Dr Dryden. his year's renumeration for working as Medical Health officer. I also paid Mrs Pike forty dollar and returned retired my note which was given for the amount for the horse "Doctor" or "Doc" as we call him. Henry duffield rode down with me. we were soon on our way home again, as we had all our respective chores to do. Colin has been away to day at a "Bee" cutting stove wood for the church at John Blacks. Our "Forester Cow' has slipped her calf to day. it is a pity. {in margin} drove down to Currie's and got the sheep I bought yesterday. drove down to Rockwood this afternoon and paid Dr Dryden's money to Dr Livingstone $11.30. paid $40.00 to Mrs Pike and retired my note for "Doc" - wood cutting Bee Colin at it. John Blacks - paid Dr Livingstone for Dr Dryden as Medical Officer $11.30. Forester Cow slipped calf.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 22 19 (356-9)</span></h2>
<p>Colder to day. the little snow on the ground from yesterday showers make it wintry looking. although there is very little it has made the roads slippery for the horses. Colin was to Guelph to day with a load of wood for Willie. he says the horses slipped considerably. Bella and Maggie drove to Guelph with Fred and buggie. they were shopping - Maggie got a new hat which fails in giving satisfaction - I have spent the most of my time doing the chores. doing some extra cleaning out of pigs &c. I also went down to Webbs and brought home our two ewes. the travellers did not arrive home till somewhat late. darkness had set in. {in margin} Colin took a load of wood to Willie to day. Bella and Maggie also drove to Guelph -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 20</span></h2>
<p>Cold to day, but not excessive. Snow flakes flying, but of no consequence. Bella & the children drove to Everton this morning with Maggie when she went to meeting. Bella remained in Everton and Janet Abbott rode back with Maggie, going back with Colin and her in the evening.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER MONDAY 24 21 (358-7) 1896 6</span></h2>
<p>Snow is falling to day, somewhat constant but not heavy. the ground is hard, but very dry, and it would take considerable depth to make good sleighing. Colin went to Wm Abbotts this afternoon with the team to get them sharp shod. he found it was with great difficulty they travelled on the road on Saturday. they got 5 new shoes on. I repaired a bridle this forenoon and worked at the chores. Colin loaded up his load for Guelph tomorrow. I rode over with Joseph Croft to the Nomination of county Councillors at Ospringe - there was quite a gathering, Hugh Black was nominating Officer and held the time over from 1 till 2 oclock P.M. for nominations. there was quite a batch of names. John Rea, Joseph Fletcher, John Mutrie - Eramosa. Lang. Walker, Duff Dunbar, Kirkwood Erin. All retired but Rea, Fletcher, Lang. Walker & Duff. this is the first of the new law governing County Councils, and its working will, no doubt, be watched with considerable interest. I paid Richd McWilliams two dollars to day bull money, did not pay for the young roan cow as we are not sure that she is in calf. {in margin} The little fall of snow makes it slippry for the horses. and Colion took them to Willie Abbotts and had them shod all round 5 new shoes, and 3 reset. I went over to Ospringe with Joseph Croft to the Nomination - paid two dollars ($2.00) to Richd McWilliams -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 25 22 (359-6)</span></h2>
<p>A winter day, although not very cold. considerable snow has fallen and the wind has been high and drifting the snow into inconvenient piles in places. I have had a job moving some of the turnips in the root house. they have become too hot in the middle of the house and for some days have been smoking ominously. I found some rotting and they are altogether too hot in the middle of the pile at the middle window. I have had a busy day doing up the chores and moving the turnips. Mother has been sewing up the rips in the robe to day - we have got cloth to line it anew. Colin took in a load of wod to Guelph to day. he got three dollars for it. he says the roads are good and smooth now. {in margin} Some little snow drifting. I have been moving some of the turnips in the root house - they are too warm and show signs of rotting. Margaret has been sewing up the robe,</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 26 23 (360-5) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>A cold frosty day, but sunshine and pleasant - Colin drove in a load of wood to Guelph - he has risen these few days back alone and taken his breakfast without disturbing anyone. he got $3.25 for his load to day, and was home in good time. he put on his load for tomorrow and got ready the bobsleighs and we all rode down to Everton to the S. S. Social. there was a large gathering of people. the house being very well filled the money taken at the doors must have footed up to a good sum. 15cts being the charge. the music was very good. Jamie Abbott played for the choir, and some of the younger singers. Miss Benham sang a Solo. another young woman played for her. Miss Weatherston gave a couple of her readings. Sanders McLaughan, and the boiling of the Rabbit. Geo. Loree acted "Santa Clause" very well at the closing scene, and the "entertainment" came to an end about 11 oclock. altogether it was a very enjoyable and good entertainment - we had the sleighs but the snow was so thin that we could have wished to have the wheels. I killed a Gobler to day, for the Christmas dinner. the Abbotts are asked along with our own foldks. Hanah Steven's baby was buried this afternoon. being alone and so far away I could not attend. {in margin} Killed Gobler weighing 16 lbs.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 27 24 (361-4)</span></h2>
<p>Another very cold day. the frost was very sharp and kean last night. Colin was up and away early this morning, taking his breakfast all alone. he returned home shortly after four oclock. he sold his load again to day for $3.25. a man that he partly sold to yesterday held to his bargain, and Colin had the three dollars clear to day. as he had no market fees to pay. I have been choring and fixing up some to day in additrion to the usual work. the frost has reached the stables a little which shows the cold is severe. the window of the turnip house has been out this day or two, on account of the heat of the turnips, but I put it in to day. Johny has been sawing with the drag saw these 2 days back at Sam Allan's -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER Christmas FRIDAY 28 25 (362-3) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Rather a cold day for comfortable getting around. otherwise pleasant however. sunshine and dry footing. the wind has been somewhat strong and westerly, making it cold travelling toward the west. we have had all the family available here to their Christmas dinner. Alex and Ewart being the only absentees. we also had the two Abbott women and the younger folks. Jamie gave us some very nice music. John McKenzie came up also and took Bella and the little ones home. Willie came out from Guelph after dinner was over. he had his dinner by himself. Maggie accompanied him to Guelph in the evening. they will have a cold drive. I drove Fred and the buggie to Everton in the evening, taking with me Janet Abbott & Nettie. Jamie & his Mother went with Willie & Maggie to the corner. Eddie went with Geo. Loree & Mary who left early to take supper at the Lorees, Senr. we had a very pleasant time with all the freinds. I drove down with the democrat in the morning for them. I paid Mr Haskins, blacksmith, $1.25. full of all demands to date. Colin has been at home all day. loaded up his wood for tomorrow.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 29 26 (363-2)</span></h2>
<p>Another cold day. I have been very busy at some other chores than the ordinary work, which forces me to work round pretty lively. Johny and Lizzie went to Guelph to day with the democrat. he had 8 bags apples, got 30cts per bag. 35 lbs or so of butter, 16 cts per lb. Colin took a load of wood and found ready sale at $3.50 the highest price for a load. as yet obtained. he got home in time to load up again. Maggie returned with Johny and was a little on the late side. I was sorry Johny did not leave word how and what to feed his cattle at noon. Maggie was not pleased with a hat she bought at Williamsons and she got another instead to day. Jeenie was with her making the change.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 27</span></h2>
<p>Continues cold but pleasant. the cold increased towards evening. Maggie and Colin have gone twice to Everton meeting to day. they tell us that Edward Tolton took his formal leave of the church to day. we understand he has had it long in Contemplation - Margaret & I paid Webb's a visit this evening.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER MONDAY 31 28 (365) 1894 6</span></h2>
<p>Very misty this morning, and raw, and cold. it became a little warmer as the day wore on, and signs of thawing set in, although it softened up but very little. Colin set off to Guelph in good time this morning, and he returned home in time to get on his load ready for Guelph again. he got $3.25 for his load to day. I have been busy to day as, besides doing my own work, I helped Johny to clean up a grist of wheat 5 bags, and bagged up some mixed grain for chopping. I also went to Standish's with the buggie and bought a Gobler, it weighed alive about 20 lbs. they are selling them for 8cts per pound, dressed, and they deducted 2 lbs off. I paid them $1.45. they only wanted $1.40, but I made them take the other. he is a fine Bird. they were kind enough to send over and let us know they were going to kill them to day, and I had been asking them to keep one for us. Margaret and I drove down to Robert Mortons this evening. Mrs Morton is quite sick. her brother died last week and she is the worse of being over there, as she was unwell before going.{in margin} Misty inclined to thaw - Colin to Guelph with a load of wood - got $3.25. bought a Turkey at Standish's paid $1.45 - Mrs Morton sick, we drove down to see them - helped Johny to clean a grist of wheat -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday 29</span></h2>
<p>Softer to day. there has been no sunshine all day, and it has been misty and damp threatning rain, but it held up well. Colin took a load of wood again to day. and he met pretty ready sale at $3.30. he was home in good time to get his load on again. I got my feeding done and all stables cleaned out early. so as to help Johny to cut straw. he did not cut, however, and I got the more time to do other things. I also helped Johny to place his horse power on the gangway for cutting tomorrow. I was fixing the catches on the stable door, and put up 8 bags of mixed grain for chopping tomorrow. Margaret got a hen turkey from Mrs Hindley to day, for which she is to give one of hers. Alice Webb drove her up there this afternoon. {in margin} softer to day. Colin took a load of wood to Guelph got $3.30. Margaret got a hen turkey from Mrs Hindley to day. bagged up 8 bags mixed grain to chop tomorrow.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday 30 1896</span></h2>
<p>Soft again to day. Colin was up early this morning and way with his load before day light. I saw him off with the light. I hurried up with the feeding and cleaned out the stable before going to the mill with the chop. just as I reached the corner the stage moved off for Guelph. Mr Hortop was taking a ride on it on his way to the school house. I should have been on hand there too with him, as Dan. Talbot and I had to Audit the books. but I went on to the mill with the 6 bags of chop, and was early enough, after all, at the school house. I paid Hortop's account $4.65 and the chop 30c making $4.95 in all to Willie Hortop. his father intended riding home with me, but was delayed at the school house. I had Johny's horses and democrat with the chop and had to hurry home to cut straw for him this P.M. Jamie Morton helped us with their team. the machine did not go well for a time, we found it go better not cutting the corn at the same time with the straw. it seemed to wet the rollers and made it clog. Colin met a duller sale to day at $2.75 for the load. he and Maggie attended the Ospringe S. S. Social this evening. {in margin} attended school meeting to day. settles Hortop's account - took a grist of 6 bags to the mill. mailed 2 dollars to Meaford and two dollars to Erin in payment of Jno McKenzie's and my own ass'm'ts A.O.U.W. cutting straw at Johny's -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Thursday 31</span></h2>
<p>Froze up a little last night and there has been drier footing around to day. Colin did not go to Guelph to day, but instead, took a load of wood to Mrs Pike, Rockwood. he started off with it after dinner, he had a cord and an eighth. I have her all paid up now, and she owes me a dollar. the 8th of a cord I will let go to make the rest good measure. and the blanket represents one dollar. so there is another dollar to me. I have been doing some tinkering around which has kept me busy as it has been in addition to me ordinary work. Dan. Tolton called to night, they wish help to thresh tomorrow. John Webb visited us this evening.</p>
<p>{William Sunter continues his diary into the year 1897 using the 'Memoranda' and 'Cash Account' pages in the back of his book. The last entry for January 1897 is for Saturday January 9th. Then follows several pages of entries from 1914. These entries are dated from Friday, October 23, 1914 through Wednesday, November 4, 1914. The pages after the 1914 entries are written in pencil (in William's handwriting)and appear to be drafts of a historical sketch of Everton. The last diary pages return to 1896 and include accounts receivable data.}</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_1897"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January 1897</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_1st"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 1st</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_2"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 2</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_3"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 3</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_4"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 4</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_5"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 5</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">January 1897</span></h2>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Friday 1st</span></h2>
<p>Froze up slightly last night, although the indications now point to mild weather. I drove over to Tolton's this morning to help them thresh. they finished up shortly after twelve oclock. they had threshed 2 days before at the present time, and other 2 half days earlier in the season, besides a spurt of about 2 hours on another occasion, so, I think, they must have had a good crop this year. Colin did the chores to day. he got Henry Duffield to come down and lance the lump on the heifer's neck. he put on his load for Guelph to morrow. rain on to night.{in margin} I attended Tolton's thresh - lanced lump on heifers neck - Rain.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday 2</span></h2>
<p>Considerable rain fell last night, but it has not rained any to day. Colin started off this morning before day light, Johny also went with 8 bags apples and other produce. they did not arrive home till after dark - Colin only got $2.75 for his load, and slow sale. it will take cold weather to sharpen the demand. I fed Johny's stock at noon. I have also been at work, besides the usual chores, changing the doorway from barn to cattle stable, and made a new door . Maggie and her Mother drove to Everton this afternoon - Maggie returned alone, her Mother staying all night with Mary, who has been poorly this week. {in margin} Colin went to Guelph to day with a load of wood - Johny there also with apples &c.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 3</span></h2>
<p>Continues mild and soft. this has been more like a spring day than this day of the year. quite muddy under foot. Thomas Tolton drove over for Margaret to go over, as Bessie's baby is very sick. he had to drive down to Everton for her. Colin and Maggie have been at Meeting twice. Henry Dunbar & his brother Thomas paid us a visit this afternoon. Thomas seems quite rational and is dissatisfied with the surveillance imposed upon him. {in margin} very soft and quite muddy under foot. Henry and Thomas Dunbar paid us a visit.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Monday 4</span></h2>
<p>Very mild and soft to day. it has rained a good part of the time this forenoon. the frost is leaving the ground very fast, and the roads are very bad. we remained at home all forenoon and I repaired my shoes. also put a patch on one of Colin's shoes. After dinner Colin and I hitched "King" to the buggie and drove up to Oustic. the roads were terribly bad in places. I gave 2 marks for John Rea for C. Council - marked for Talbot & Argo. and it was about dark when er returned home. Mother returned home this P.M. the baby is not likely to get better. it is vomiting blood. the Dr has been there. {in margin} Voting at Oustic- repairing shoes.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday 5</span></h2>
<p>Froze up last night again and there is good footing once more. Colin has a heavy cold and he does not care to drive wood to Guelph until he feels better. I drove down to Everton this afternoon and attended {Peo.?} Vasconi's Sale. Margaret went with me, but did not go to the sale. I bought a few articles. Cross Cut saw & keyhole saw 10C. Trowel 25C, sleigh bells 25c. Tub 10C. curry comb & brush 15c total = 85c{in margin} Attended Peo. Vasconis Auction Sale in Everton -</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_1897"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January 1897</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_6"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 6</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_7"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 7</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_8"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 8</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_9"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 9</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">January 1897</span></h2>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday 6</span></h2>
<p>Continues frosty and the ground remains hard and dry. Johny took a load of apples to Guelph to day. he got 25c per bag. I fed his cattle at noon. Geo. Abbott came to him the other day to go to school and work nights & mornings for his board. I was driving over with Margaret to Toltons and was met by Ella McDougal on her way over for her. the baby is very low. the Dr thinks it can't live long. he called here as he passed, to look at my face - the troublesome little growth below my left eye, gives me some annoyance, but he thinks it some wart or other simple thing. Colin is not yet very well. I drove over to Tolton this evening. Margaret stays.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Thursday 7</span></h2>
<p>A little snow fell last night , but nothing of any consequence. Dan came over telling us the baby died last night and was to be buried this afternoon. I went over at 2 oclock, and they did not leave till 3. Ms Baker was there and had a little Service. there were a few there, {Ju??} took the little Corpse, and Thomas rode with me. they buried on the front of the monument, south east side, along sid Hanah - John Smallhorn has a Bee to day cutting up the willow Friday 8 trees in front of Richd McWilliam's orchard. they are a rough concern to cut up, but, I suppose it will make not so bad summer wood. I helped awhile in the morning but Colin helped all day.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Friday 8</span></h2>
<p>Moderate weather, not very cold and not any snow yet. so far this is a very snowless season, and the late soft weather made the roads very rough after freezing up again. they are improving however. I drove over to Joseph Reads and bargained for 40 bushels barley at 25cts per bushel, and spoke of going over tomorrow for it. I found however that we could not conveniently go so I ran over again in the evening to tell him so. we bagged up 9 bags snow apples to take to Guelph to morrow. also killed 2 geese.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday 9</span></h2>
<p>Very misty this morning and the most of the forenoon, and raw and chilly. Margaret & I were off to Guelph at 7.10 this morning, with a big team, getting in in about the neat 2 hours. I had the front wheel of the buggie fixed, a half rim. 3 spokes and tire set $1.45. (Pd) 9 bags apples (snow) 6 at 30c and 3 at 25c. $2.55. 2 geese $1.19. Butter 11 lbs. 4 lbs at 16c the rest at 15c. = $1.69. bought 2 out of date Diaries. 40cts at Days. 2 shirts for me (under shirt) $1.00 and other sundries. we were at Willie's for dinner and fed the horses there. Colin did the chores at home and helped Johny cut straw afternoon.</p>
<p>{The next two pages are dated 1914.}</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#October_Friday_23"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">October Friday 23</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_24"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 24</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_25"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 25</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_26"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 26</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_27"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 27</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_28"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 28</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">October Friday 23</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day, cool in morning but the sun shone out strong and warm as the day advanced - I rode to Guelph with Ewart with a load of potatoes - he had 26 bags and realized about $14.00 for them. we pedled them cheifly in St Patricks ward among the Italians - we had trouble about the pumps fixing. Mr Field in the hospital from an injury by falling off a wind mill 20 feet. made arrangments to go in on Monday to see about a second hand pump from Herman Tovell's Land lady. {in margin. 1st margin entry has band of black ink around it.} Charles McNab funeral to day. would like to have been present - had to go to Guelph - to Guelph to day with Ewart with potatoes -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday 24</span></h2>
<p>Rain on this morning but did not last very long - the weather was not very pleasant throughout the day. being tired from yesterday's run to Guelph, I did not take in hand any work of importance. James Duffield's boy (young Clark) brought along our barrel of spy apples.{in margin} James duffield sent along a barrel of spy apples -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 25</span></h2>
<p>Cool but pleasant weather. I kept the house the greater part of the day reading &c. Errett came to S. S. and left for home in good time. there had been a good attendance at church and Sunday school. I went in the evening to church and heard a good practical discourse on the teachings and character of Jesus Christ and the effect it should have on his followers. {in margin} at church this evening and heard a very practical sermon by Mr Thorpe on Christian cond{end of word cut off} & character.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Monday 26</span></h2>
<p>Cold and unpleasant early morning, but cleared up fine as the day advanced. I gathered the potatoe tops to a heap for burning, but could not burn them as snow clouds passed over leaving considerable snow on the ground. this is the first snow of the season here. Ewart drove to Guelph to day and got the pump at Herman Tovells. {in margin} I gave a check for 5 dollars to G. A. Marshall and he cashed it. Ewart drove to Guelph for pump. paid 4 dollars for it, and $1.25 for new plunger -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday 27</span></h2>
<p>Very cold turn of the weather. we put our beet & carrots into the cellar this forenoon. we pulled them up last night and put them in the stable. after that I pulled the Cabbage up and brought them in. Ewart brought the pump down to get a band on cylinder. I gave him 5 dollars for payment of pump - the pump was 4 dollars, and the plunger of barn pump was $1.25 - we have the garden cleared of crop except the strawberries. by the papers we learn the Germans are losing ground and much loss of life - D. L. Schultz is arrested as a spy.{in margin} housing the garden truck. paid Ewart for pump.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday 28</span></h2>
<p>continues cold, but kept dry. I took the chance of a ride up to Ewarts before dinner and helped him to take in his turnips. we picked and hauled in 5 loads. Ewart had all the patch topped, and he grubbed 2 rows into one and afterwards ran the old iron harrows through there to shake the soil off them. they are a fine crop and very clean. if they hold out as well as they have begun there will likely be about 25 loads altogether in acre & half - Gertie helped to load them and, with me, to unload. I gave Ewart 2 dollars to pay J Duffield $1.50 for the apples, and 50c to himself for pump expenses. I am staying overnight to help again tomorrow. {in margin} Chanced it up to Ewarts and helped him with his turnips. paid for spy apples to J. Duffield also finished pump expenses - staying overnight with Ewart to help tomorrow -</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Oct._.26_November_Thursday_29_1914"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Oct. & November Thursday 29 1914</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_30"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 30</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_31"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 31</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_November_1"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, November 1</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_2"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 2</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_3"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 3</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_4"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 4</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Oct. & November Thursday 29 1914</span></h2>
<p>Rain on this morning. and continued, less or more, all day. of course, we gave up any idea of working at the turnips, and Ewart drove me down home this morning in time to bring the boys to school. snow cloud dropped some snow which soon melted. fixed Gerties shoe some - {in margin} Rain which stopped the turnip work -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Friday 30</span></h2>
<p>Weather still unsettled, and no good for working at turnips. think it will likely dry up again soon. the war news is yet very terrible. the poor fellows who fight the battles have an awful time of it. their suffering must be intense, hand to hand and bayonet charges are frequent - {in margin} letter from brother James - they are in usual mettle - awful war news. terrible suffering and carnage.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday 31</span></h2>
<p>Weather settled, heavy frost last night, and the land this forenoon was very muddy, and I concluded that Ewart would not go at his turnips, and so did not go up. I was mistaken however, as Ewart & Gertie with the boys were down this evening tell as they took up and in 10 loads this afternoon, and they were in good condition. they used the 2 wagons, and Ewart unloaded while Gertie and the boys loaded in the field. Errett drawing them up. we hear this evening that Dougald Robertson is ill seriously. Pneumonia has set in. {in margin} better weather. Ewart took in 10 loads turnips this P.M. Boys helping - Douald Robertson taken ill, think Pneumonia -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, November 1</span></h2>
<p>Nov. 1 - Fair weather again. have kept pretty close to the to day. Maggie went to S.S., this morning and did not see her again till late bed time. she wernt over to McKenzies from church - the war news looks serious. Turkey is now into the frey. I have read this afternoon the greater part of Isaihs prophecies. especially from about the 42d Chap. to the end of his prophesies. he presents a graphic picture of the latter days. {in margin} Weather settles - kept the house pretty close. reading Isaiahs prophecies -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Monday 2</span></h2>
<p>Rained a little this morning, but it soon faired up again, and although a little dull, it reamained dry all day. I expected to help Ewart to finish up his turnip housing to day but he did not sent the buggie down, as I requested. and I did not walk up further than the corner to see. likely they have taken them in today. reports of terrible slaughter at that cruel war. {in margin} I hear the Jas. Black and Jack Greives are up for Reeveship - Mr Thorpe here at tea this evening - terrible accounts about the war -</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday 3</span></h2>
<p>Rained again this morning, but soon cleared up again. I have not heard how Ewart got along with his turnips, but it is likely he would get the most of them housed yesterday. no doubt he will be able to make a clear finish of them to day some time. {in margin} Ewart finish the turnip housing.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday 4</span></h2>
<p>Pleasant weather, although rather cold for comfort. some clouds have passed over which drapt a lettle rain but nothing to speak of. Dougald Robertson is getting nicely better I hear. by this evenings papers we read the fortunes of war this week are rather against the Allies, the British have lost 2 Cruisors down by South America. they were not aware that any large German war ships were hovering round in that direction. so were unprepared to meet them. the Allies on the old battle front however have been holding their own and a little more. there was a terrible onslaught last Tuesday, but the Allies came out best. {in margin} Dougald Robertson on the mend. war news not so good for British lost 2 cruisers - Allies on the land holding their own -</p>
<p>{The rest of pages in this diary consist of what appears to be a rough draft (in pencil) of some Everton history.}</p>
<p>The Village of Everton, like many another village in the country obtained its name in commemoration of a family of the name of Everts, who first settled on its site, and who, in the early 40s became aware of the great value of its water privelige which obtained on a part of Lot 10, con 7 of the Township of Eramosa earlier than about 1850. 51. the history of the village is pretty much a sealed Book, seeing that all the members of the family have now passed off excepting Wm Everts, a grandson of the original proprietor, and he being comparitively a young man yet could not be expected to be cognisant of the changes as they took place from the earliert periods - the writer of this sketch having moved at the above date into the neighborhood of the village, and personally acquainted with the members of the Evert family up to the time of their passing away, is likely to know as much of its history as could otherwise be obtained. the original Evert estate consisted of 400 acres. Lots No 9 & 10. con 6 & 7. Lot 9 comprising 200 acres of very fine farming land, making 2 farms of 100 acres each and have been occupied by 2 of the Gd sons of the original proprietor. one of whom now only survive. Lot 10. con 6 & 7 consists of a very rocky and swampy region through which a branch of the Grand River wends its way among the rocks on its way through Rockwood and beyong. this portion of the property fell into the hands of Rufus, the oldest son of the proprietor, who built a saw mill and also the frame of the present grist & flour mill upon the site of the water power which now obtains the heavy frame of the grist & flour mill stood uncovered for a length of time, because, it was said Mr R. Everts did not feel able to go on with it to a finish, but eventually {Mesgrs?} William & Simon Pevies saw it to their advantage to complete the buildings and put in all the machinery required for the mill business. for the consideration of the use of the property for a term of years. this was mutually agreed and acted upon, after the {illegible} of which it fell once more into the possession of Rufus Everts who ran it a number of years, but finally sold out to the present proprietor. Mr Henry Hortop, who also in turn gave its management over to his eldest son William, who now runs the business very successfully. the firm also at very large expense made great improvements to the property, enlarging the dam, setting up a set of rolls in flour mill, up to date chopper, also saw and shingle mill &c, which has proved a great Boon to all the district around.</p>
<p>the main street of the village is situated to the north of the valley where the river andf the mills are located, and is reached from below by a good road cut out of the rocks to the table land above and street above, where about 50 years or so ago Mr Peter Stewart employed a surveyer to survey and locate {phrase above line may be 'and at his expense'} that northern part of the village. the southern end of the village is not so extensive but the road is good and leads to a fine farming country to the south & east, where beautiful farms abound on every road. the northern part, which consists of a tiny peice of upland on Stewarts survey, extends to within 1/2 a mile or less, of the county gravel road leading from Guelph to Erin village. the cemetery lying about half way between the outskirts of the village and the county gravel road where the early pioneers, for the most part, are laid in their last resting place. upon this northwestern part of the village Mr Peter Stewart built the large and commodious stone store now owned and occupied by Mr G. A. Marshall, general merchant and Agent, whose store is reputed to be one of the best in the district & country, and whose other business ramifications demand much of the time & attention of the proprietor. the congregation of the denomination of the Disciples of Christ who met in various places in the township many years ago, at last conceived the idea of amalgamation and in the year of 1861, had the present large edifice erected for their use, and where up to the present time they have regularly continued to meet for worship. Subsequently the Methodist denomination also followed suit & erected the very nice and suitable brick chapel for their special use, which they have continued to occupy and regularly have meetings ever since. the Presbyterians also, in the past, had their meeting house, but it has long been discarded, on account of the newer and larger building at Ospringe taking its place, and where their regular minister presides every Sunday. Some of the usual industries in {illegible} in the long past years of the village have ceased to operate, greatly on account of their work being monopolized by large outside factories. such as wagon & carriage building which was carried by Mr Robert Copeland, in conjunction with Mr Wm Torrence, the Blacksmith. flour milling also in the smaller mills being much in request. it was found necessary to have the barrells readily at hand and a cooperage of considerable dimentions was</p>
<p>in operation for years in the village, under the management of the Gou{??}ey family and later on by some others. the shoe making and repairing interest was, for many years, attended to by a number of the craft who found it to be their interest to be stationed in Everton but who eventually gave up the business. framing and house carpentering was also very well represented by members of the families of the Mitchells, Abbotts, Jestins &c, but most all, in their turn, ceased to operate. the blacksmithing business has never lacked a representative during all the years, and is now cared for in the Village by Mr George Robertson, who is always on hand to do his best to please his customers with a ready and willing hand. The Public for a long time in the early days, had to put up with a very innaficient and unsatisfactory postal service. the mails carried principally over the rough road once a week on horse back. soon however, a By weekly and try weekly mail was established, to be superceded by the daily Auto car which is comfortably covered to carry passengers & parcels, and run daily (except Sunday) from Erin to Guelph & return, calling at Everton each time morning & night. Mr James Neville of Erin is the driver and manager of the car and its business, and any business entrusted to Mr Neville will be carefully and courtiously attended to, as has been the daily experience.</p>
<p>{The top of this page contains accounting data from 1896. The left edge of the page is cut off. The bottom of the page is a continuation of the rough draft of a historical sketch of Everton which was written by William no earlier than 1914. }</p>
{This appears to be rough draft #2 of William's sketch of Everton. It is in pencil. The left edge of the page is cut off.} The Village of Everton, situated about midway between the {ci}ty of Guelph and Erin Village, is one of the finest farming {??}ctions of the county of Wellington, is southerly {??}acent to the county {gr}avel road which connects these two points. its flour and grist {mi}lls, saw log and shingle mills occupy a central position in the {vi}llage and are snugly situated in a rocky valley, where a branch of {th}e grand river provides the power for the mills. after doing so the river wends its way through among the high & precititate {r}ocks {to} Rockwood and beyond. the village, like many others in the country obtained its name in commemoration of the family bearing the name of Everts -
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<td>RECEIVABLE</td>
<td>lbs</td>
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<p>according to recepts sent to Guelph by Colin McMillan to D. L. Shultz for turnips. 1 load. March 17th 42. 15 lbs at 11c - March 19th 2 loads. 43.10. at 48 _ 15 at 12cts - March 24th 25. 25 at 15cts at least Barrie offered that. (only allowed 12cts) Rockwood. Eramosa - Everton, and Guelph</p>
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Jeannie Watson (1877-1972)
1901-1902 Diary
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Burnside Farm Cottage
{drawing of a paper scroll with the following text: "Plan and Work done on our House";
diagonal text to the right of drawing: "Burnside Farm"}
Lot D Concession II. Aldborough Township Elgin Co. Ontario. Canada
Our House
During the summer of 1901, we decided to build a new house, as the house we were then
living in, although not so very old, was very cold and in need of a great amount of repairs. As
we had seen and liked the mason work done by McKay Bros. of Clachan we wrote to Mr.
Josiah McKay, asking him to do the mason work and as early in the spring of 1902 as
possible, which he promised to do. As we had very little timber of our own, we decided to put
up a solid brick, with a stone foundation. The first story is to be three brick thick, with iron
strapping, a hollow of an inch and then the lath and plaster, making a wall 15 in. thick. The
second story is to be a hollow wall and plastered on the brick making a wall 10 in. thick.
As there are only four of us, father, mother, son and daughter, & we have only one hundred
acres of land, we did not want to build too large a house and yet we wanted it convenient.
We examined a great many houses, but most of them were too large, and had low-roofed
kitchens, which we did not want. But after seeing new Nelson Place (Duart) and Mrs Duncan
McLean (Dutton) houses we decided on our plan. After rough sketching it, we submitted it to
Mr. Jack McKay, Rodney, who drew out our plan, and gave us lenghts and widths of door
and window sills and frames, charging for all $3.00. Our carpenter is Mr. Nick Ludy, Rodney,
whose charges are for himself $1.50 per day and for his men $1.25 per day. We are hiring all
the men by the day. The masons charges are McKay Bros. each $2.00 per day. Jack
Hillman, $1.75 per day. John McPhail tender $1.25 per day. These men are to do the
plastering also.
Basement Plan
[drawn plan of basement with each room labeled]
First Floor
�{drawn plan of first floor of house}
Work of House
(Margins: Work of house) In October 1901 we ordered 35,000 brick from A. Wehlam & Sons
of Talbot St; at $3.00 a thousand and some stone from A. R. McDonald of Duart. In
December James Fowler came to help us, so that we had the two teams and two men and
they started work for (Margins: December 21st, 1901 started drawing stone) the house on
the 21st of Dec. 1901. Both teams made one trip a day for 4 days, drawing stone from Mr
McDonalds with wagons. The stone were hard to get as the ground was frozen and as Mr. A.
R. McDonald did not have enough ready for us, Willie bought 18 gauge stone from Mr. John
McDonald on the 24th; for $3.00. That same day Mr. Dan Gillies, and J. G. Gillies went up to
help the boys with the large stone. They had sleighs but as Willie broke the tongue of his
sleigh, they only brought home 3 loads or 9 stone. On the 28th, Willie bought some loads of
stone from Mr. Alex McGugan Oxford at 75 cts a load, and on the 30th, he and Jim drew 1
load of stone from Mr. McGugans with wagons, also 2 load or 1260 brick from Mr. Wehlam's.
(Margins: Dec 30th 1901 started Drawing brick) On the 31st Dave Logan helped them and
they drew 3 loads of stone from Mr. McGugans.
(Margins: Jan 3rd 1902) On Jan 1st they found they could get better stone at Mr. Morrisons
for 50 cts a load so drew 2 load from there that day and on the 3rd drew 3 load, Mr. J Kwiell
helping them. On the 4th Pa and Jim with one team and sleigh drew home 2 large stone from
Mr. J. McDonalds, and on the 6th, they ran 2 trips with both teams from there taking 8 large
stone.
(Margins: Jan 4th 1902) On the 7th, Geo. Dicks helped them and they brought 3 load of
stone from Mr. Morrisons, also paid him for 8 load ($4.00)
(Margins: Jan 7th 1902) and Mr McGugan for 5 load ($3.75). The boys drew 2 load or 1325
brick that same day. The next day they drew 1 load of stone from J. McDonalds and 1 load
from A.R. McDonalds, also 2 load or 1350 brick with sleighs. On the 9th; 11th 13th 14th &
15th they drew brick 10 loads or 8400 brick.
(Margins: Jan 16th Cutting and drawing logs.) On Jan 16th the men started to cut logs and
on the 17th they started to draw logs to mill. They worked on the 16th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 21st,
22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 27th, 28th 29th, 31st, Feb 1st, 3rd, 4th, & 5th, at cutting, skidding,
and drawing logs to Lusty's mill, Rodney. In all they drew out one 32 ft. log and five 27 ft. logs
�for 2 by 6 joice; five 24 ft. logs, five 29 ft. logs, five 16 ft. logs, one 18 ft. log and one 13 ft. log
for 2 by 8 joice; seven 14 ft. logs for rafters 2 by 3; thirteen 10 ft. logs for scantling 2 by 4;
also five 12 ft. logs for scantling 2 by 4; four 12 ft. logs for inch lumber & three 10 ft. logs for
inch lumber; five 12 ft. logs for plank and one 10 ft. log for plank. They drew all the logs out
with the sleigh.
(Margins: Jan 27th Drawing brick) On the 27th & 28th of January, Philip Schleihauf drew 4
loads (or 4073 brick) from Mr A. Wehlam's for us, and on the 30th our boys drew 6 loads, or
6000 brick. As Mr Wehlam could not supply us with enough brick, we ordered 12000 from Mr
G. Moody Highgate at $3.00 a thousand, and on February 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st & 22nd
Willie drew home 9 loads or 9000 brick. On Feb. 20th & 21st Geo. Duke helped drawing 3
loads or 3000 brick. On the 22nd Willie ordered 1000 more brick from Mr Moody, also paid
him $25.00 on brick. On the 17th James Fowler left us for to work out.
(Margins: Feb 24th 1902 Drawing house lumber) On Feb 24th and March 3rd, 6th and 7th
Willie drew logs into mill and drew home some lumber. On March 4th, we found Mr. G Moody
Highgate $35.00 on brick, and on the 5th, paid Mr A. Wehlam Talbot Street - $111.50c for
brick.
(Margins: March 19th 1902 Drawing stone) As we did not yet have enough stone, we bought
3 loads at 5.0 cts a load from Geo. West. Hog Street and on March 19th, 20th, and 21st
Willie drew them home.
(Margins: March 21st 1902 Drawing home lumber) On Mar 21st, 22nd, and 24th Willie drew
home lumber from saw-mill. On the 21st, Ed Logan helped him 1/2 day piling lumber and on
the 22nd Frank Logan helped 1/2 day. Amount of lumber got out of logs taken to mill is as
near as we can estimate; 114 rafters 2 by 5; 190 scantling 2 by 4; 15 joice 16 ft long 2 by 8;
14 joice 15 ft long 2 by 8; 6 joice 18 ft long 2 by 8; 42 joice 24 ft long 2 by 8; 20 joice 29 ft
long 2 by 8; 13 joice 32 ft long 2 by 6; and 14 joice 27 ft long 2 by 6, besides the inch lumber
and plank.
(Margins: March 25th 1902 Drawing gravel) Started drawing gravel from Albert Blue's pit and
wash. Willie drew one load this morning. In the afternoon we hired Ed. Logan at 50 cts a day
to drive one of our teams and the both teams drew a load of gravel each from Campbells pit
north of Taylor. We are paying 25 cts a load for the gravel. March 25th they also drew some
150 tile for house drains from A. Wehlman. On March 26th and 27th drew home 10 loads of
gravel from A. Blues pit. James Fowler with Philip Schleihauf team helped them on the 26th
�(Margins: March 27th 1902) Paid Albert Blue for 11 loads of gravel @ 25 cts ($2.75). On Mar
28th our own two teams drew 2 loads of sand from the lake at New Glasgow.
(Margins: March 31st 1902 Digging house drain) Started digging the house drain. Hired Geo.
West to help. Geo., Pa and Willie worked at the drain 1/2 day on March 31st, April 2nd and
3rd but it was caving in so bad they had to leave it for a few days and it was not finished until
April 7 when the 3 men worked another half day at it.
(Margins: Drawing tile for drain) On April 1st Pa with team drew home 100 six inch tile from
A. Wehlam's tile yard and April 3rd drew up 60 six inch tile. On April 1st paid John McDonald
for stone $3.00 and on the 3rd paid Geo. West for stone $2.50 and for 2 day's work @ 1.25 a
day ($2.50). On April 3rd Willie drew home 15 bags or 5 barrels of cement - e $100 per bll.,
from David Mistele's Rodney, and on the 4th he drew 4 loads of gravel from behind our own
barn to house.
(Margins: April 5th 1902 Excavating cellar) Commenced excavating for cellar under house. It
took our two men and 1 team all day April 5th, 1/2 day April 7th, and all day April 9th, 10th,
11th and 12th to dig out cellar about six feet. On April 12th paid Jack McKay Rodney for plan
of house $5.00.
(Margins: April 14th 1902 Putting in cement footing) Josiah McKay came to-day and started
foundation for house. They first put in a cement footing, about 2 ft thick and 1 ft deep. It took
Josiah
(Margins: April 14th 1902) Pa and Willie all day on the 14th and 15th and 1/2 day on 16th of
April to put in this footing and it took 7 barrels of cement. Willie drew home 2 barrels on the
15th also ordered cellar doors and window frames from Lusty Bros. Rodney.
(Margins: April 22nd 1902 Ordered stone sills for windows and doors.) Ordered from J. E.
Thatcher Ridgetown the stone sills for doors and windows; 3 door sills 5 in by 14 in, 3 ft - 6 in
long @ $1.00 per ft; 1 window sill 5 in by 8 in 52 in long, 1 window sill 5 in by 8 in 64 in long,
One 5 in by 8 in, 48 in long and twelve 5 in by 8 in, 36 in long all at 40 cts per lineal foot.
(Margins: April 24th 1902 Building stone foundation) The masons came to-day and started
stone work. They are Josiah McKay, Henry McKay and Jack Hillman masons and John
McPhail, tender, all from Clachan. It took them all day on the 24th, 1/2 day 25th, 1 day 28th,
1/2 day 29th, all day 30th, May 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 1/2 day on the 7th or 9 1/2 days to
�build stone wall all under house 20 in thick and 7 ft high and 2 brick walls through the cellar,
one lenghtwise, the other crosswise through, these are 2 brick thick. Pa with team drew in
stone and helped the mason all the time.
(Margins: N.B. Stone wall is 24 in thick at bottom and 18 inch thick at top.)
On the 24th he got H.S. Ford's (Duart) tank and drew water with.
(Margins: Drawing home lime) On the 24th Willie drew home from Lusty Bros. Rodney 33
bus lime @ 30 cts per bushel, in the 29th he brought home 5' door frames for cellar
(buttonwood) some nails, 1 barrel red mortar color and some paints and oil and shellac for
knots to prime frames, and on the 30th he brought home 30 bus lime, and 6 cellar window
frames buttonwood
5 of the cellar window frames are for 2 lights 14 by 14, and one has 2 lights 16 in high by 14
in wide. The outside door frame is 7 ft high by 3 ft wide & the 4 inside door frames are 6 ft
high and 2 1/2 ft wide, all the frames are 12 1/2 in. wide.
(Margins: May 1st 1902) Willie went to Ridgetown after the stone sills to-day and paid $30.35
for them. On the 3rd he drew 2 load of stone from our own woods and we paid Josiah McKay
$25.00 on mason work.
(Margins: May 8th 1902 Drawing sand from lake) Our own team drew sand from the lake on
the 8th, 9th, & 10th. Tom Kivell, A. Paterson with J. G. Gillies team and H. Colly with H.
Terry's team helped draw sand on the 9th and in all they drew 11 loads. On the 10th we
ordered window and door frames from Lusty Bros. They are to be made of pine.
(Margins: May 13th 1902 Drawing home lumber) Willie drew home for F.W. Scott. Highgate
500 ft Hemlock scantling and 1500 no. 1. bath. Mr David Mistele and Mr Killom tried to sell
us a furnace to-day May 14th, but we did not buy one yet.
(Margins: May 26th 1902 Laying Joice on stone wall) Mr. N. Ludy our carpenter and Josiah
McKay came to-day to lay joice on top of stone wall. They first laid a plank all around on top
of wall and then nailed 2 by 6 on to that placing them 16 in apart from centre to centre. Willie
brought 15 bus of lime from Lusty Bros. to-day.
(Margins: May 27th 1902) The 3 masons and tender came back to-day
�(Margins: Starting brick work.) and started brick work. The 1st story is 3 brick thick with a
hand hole between each brick. Bon timbers (Hemlock 2 by 4) are placed in the inside row of
brick every sixth row, to nail strips 3/4 in by 2 in to, in order to lath it. They are using mortar
color to color outside mortar red. It took them all day May 27th & 28th, 1/2 day May 29th, all
day May 30th, 31st, June 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, & 1/2 day on the 7th to build 1st story. Pa
helped all the time carrying brick etc., Mother helped June 2nd, Willie helped June 4th & 7th
& Ed Logan helped 1/2 day June 6th & 7th. There are 2 doors 1 large window, 1 twin
window, 1 half round window and 5 small windows in the 1st story.
(Margins: May 28th 1902 Placed a box in N.W. corner stone) On May 28th we placed a box
in north west corner of house containing the latest papers, stamps, and coins, also the
names of those present at the laying of the box. Paid J. McKay $50.00 on mason work today.
(Margins: May 29th 1902) On May 29th Josiah McKay went to St. Thomas to see how to
build chimney for fire place. They are building two chimneys, one on the east for the fireplace
and furnace, and one on the west for the kitchen stoves. The one on the east side has two
flues 8 in by 8 in, the other one has just one flue, about 5 in by 10 in until it gets to 2nd story
when it is made bigger about 8 by 10 in. May 28th Willie went to Rodney and brought home
2 door frames, 15 bus. lime, paint, oil, etc, May 29th
(Margins: Willie drawing home frames and lime) he went twice to Rodney & brought home 3
window frames and 15 bus. lime, 30th he brought home 4 window frames and June 3rd, he
brought home 5 window frames and 1 box mortar color. The 1st floor window frames were all
set-in on May 31st. They are all box window frames for weights but the large window and the
fancy windows. Mother primed all the door frame and window frames with white paint after
rubbing all the knots with orange shellac. On June 5th ordered 4 bolts to put through brick
wall to put up hood over back door with.
(Margins: June 9th 1902 Laying joice on 1st story and starting 2nd story) Mr Ludy came out
to-day and was 1/2 day laying 2 by 8 joice on top off 1st story. The 3 masons & tender
worked to-day at 2nd story of brick work, Josiah McKay left to-night but the other 3 worked
1/2 day June 10th when they also left as they did not want to put up 2nd storey until Mr Ludy
was ready to put up roof. Pa Willie & Eddie Logan helped put up brick etc. June 9th & 10th.
June 9th paid J. McKay $50 for mason work.
(Margins: June 19th 1902 ) Willie and Ed Logan with team were 1/2 day at Lesleys Mill
drawing lumber into dry kiln.
�(Margins: June 25th 1902 Drawing Brick) On the 25th Willie with team drew 1 load or 900
brick from G Moodys Highgate and on the 26th he drew another load or (975 pick Brick @
$6.00 a 1000). The rest of our brick are all Kiln Run brick.
(Margins: July 3rd 1902) Willie brought home from F.W. Scotts Highgate 200 ft Hemlock
scantling and 1000 ft Pine flooring to-day.
(Margins: July 5th 1902) Brought home some proof iron ties from H. Misteles to-day. They
are for binding the two bricks in the hollow wall, and put in every fifth row. The masons bound
with bricks too occasionally.
(Margins: July 10th 1902 Finishing Brick Work) The masons came back to-day and started at
second story of brick work. It took them all day on the 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and
17th to finish brick work, but just Josiah and Henry McKay worked on the 12th. They set the
upstairs windows on the 11th. Pa, Willie and team helped at house most of the time on the
14th, 15th, 16th, & 17th. On the 14th Willie drew home 22 bus. of lime from Lusty Bros. On
the 15th Mother went to Rodney and brought home some mortar color & ties for binding and
on the 17th we paid Josiah McKay $40.00 on mason work.
(Margins: August 7th 1902 Drawing home lumber) On the 7th and 8th Willie drew home
some button wood sheeting, 300 ft maple flooring, 500 ft Bass wood flooring 30 brackets for
under roof and the window sashes (2 loads). On the 8th paid Lusty Bros for sawing of
window frame $134.00 and on the 14th J. Rettermein for 5 lbs nails 25 cts.
(Margins: August 11th 1902) The framers came to-day and started at roof. They are Mr. Nick
Ludy at $1.75 per day. Arch. Campbell @ $1.25 a day
(Margins: Carpenters putting up roof.) and Johnny Ludy at 75 cts a day, all from Rodney.
They put up 2 by 6 joice on top of brick work to-day and bridged them with strips, on the 12th
& 13th they put up rafters & formed deck as our house is a cottage roofed house with a 6 ft
by 14 ft deck on way and 6 by 20 the other way. They were all day on the 14th & part of the
15th putting on sheeting. On the 13th & 16th they put on ridge roll, made Jacks for scaffold,
and put-up part of the cornish Brackets and moulding under roof. (Margins: The sheeting
was all dressed as we are putting up a slate roof.)
(Margins: Drawing home lumber and brick) On August 11th Willie drew from Lusty Bros. mill
160 ft 2 by 6 & 6 rafters 2 by 5, 20 ft long & on the 13th he drew 1600 ft sheeting, 100 ft ridge
roll and 1 plank. On the 12th he drew from 7.20 Scott's 2000 lath, Cornish lumber &
�mouldings and on the 15th he drew 800 chimney brick at $3.00 a 1000 from Geo. Moodys
Highgate.
As we are putting on a slate roof we gave Mr Chas. Riddle of St. Thomas the work of
it and on the 16th Willie and Pa with the two teams drew the two load of slate, tin for ridgeon
(?) & slate nails from Rodney station. On the 11th Pa & Willie helped the carpenters 1/2 day
putting up joice.
(Margins: August 18th 1902) Willie went to Rodney station after slaters to-day, there are four
of them, two Mr Riddles, and we did not know the other two, all from St. Thomas.
(Margins: Starting roof) It just took them all day on the 18th and until 4 o’clock on the 19th to
put on slate and ridgeon. It took 15 1/2 squares of slate and 138 feet ridgeon. The slate were
already cut and nail holes in them when they came. They put felt paper between slate and
sheeting to make a soft bed for slate. The slate cost $8.25 a square, and the ridgeon 8 cts a
foot. Paid Chas. Riddle for slating house $138.00 on the 19th. Pa took slates to station on
the 19th and brought home the furnace. We are getting our furnace from D. Mistele. It is a 43
inch, Kilborn wood furnace, to be bricked in, has convex registers in wall and is to cost
&95.00 when complete.
(Margins: Building Chimneys) On the 18th the 3 masons came out and built the chimneys
finishing them at noon on the 19th.
(Margins: August 21st 1902 Covering deck) Mr James Anderson (D. Mistele's plumber) and
Henry Mistele came out to-day and put galvanized iron on deck. They also brought out some
more of the furnace fixings with them.
(Margins: August 25th 1902 Drawing home lumber & gravel) Willie brought home from Lust
Bros. mill, some material for strapping (3/4 in by 2 in) and bridging (1 in by 2 in) also frame
for attic window. We are just having 1 window in the attic at the back of house and just in the
roof this causing no gutters. Also, drew one load gravel from Albert Blues pit.
(Margins: August 27th 1902 Carpenters laying floors and putting in partitions and stairs.) The
3 framers came back to-day, and after finishing putting up cornish, they started to lay the
floors. They were all day on the 28th, 29th & 30th laying the 3 floors, 1st story partly maple
flooring the 2nd story and attic all pine. On September 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, & 8th they
were at the partitions and stairs & on the 9th at the dumb waiter and fitting window frames.
Mr. Nick Ludy made the stairs himself and it just took him one day at each stair, front, back,
�attic & cellar stair. The front stair has two square landings, one 3 steps from top the other 3
steps from bottom, with seven steps between, the back stair is a winding stair, and the attic &
cellar have each one landing, being in each 3 steps from the top. On the 1st floor we are
having a hall, drawing room, sitting room, dining room, living room & bedroom, besides the
two stairs and china closet. On the 2nd floor we have four bedrooms, (our library) front &
back hall, bathroom and four closets besides attic stair. On August 27th Willie drew home
from Lusty's mill 200 ft pine flooring, also four panes of glass, tacks and putty for attic
window from A. Martini’s Rodney and on the 29th He brought home 1200 ft pine flooring,
from Highgate. August 29th mother went to Ridgetown and brought home with her Mr James
Gowie, a painter. He is going to-do our painting, working by the day at $2.00 a day. She also
got some oil and
(Margins: August 30th 1902 Mr Gowie painting) turpentine at Mo Beattys, Ridgetown and
paid Mr Gowie for it on the 30th. Mr Gowie worked all day on the 30th of August priming
cornish and brackets under roof. Mother paid Mr. N. Ludy $30.00 August 30th.
(Margins: September 2nd/02 Masons building brick wall under verandah also two sets of
cement steps) On September 2nd the two masons and J Hillman as tender came back &
started at brick wall under verandah. Henry McKay came back yesterday afternoon but did
no work. They were at brick wall on September 2nd & 3rd and at cement steps on the 4th,
5th & on the 6th they ran lime 1/2 day. The brick wall is built with lattice work, this allowing a
circulation of air underneath the verandah. The steps are quite broad and about 8 ft long.
They are first filled in with stone and Portland cement put on top making a lovely white hard
smooth finish. On the steps leading to dining room door, on west side of house Henry McKay
printed Burnside Farm, and on the front steps on the south of house he put the date 1902.
On the 2nd Pa and team were helping at house, also Willie.
(Margins: Willie drawing home lumber brick & gravel) On Sept. 1st & 3rd Willie drew home
lumber from Lusty Bros. mill also tracks from G. Martinis for roller doors. On the 3rd he also
brought 500 brick for furnace from A. Wehlams. On the 4th he drew one load gravel from A.
Blue's pit also one load from lake on the 4th & 6th. Dave Logan also drew a load of gravel
from the lake on the 4th for us. This is for the plaster.
(Margins: Plumbers at eavetroughing gas piping etc) On September 2nd the plumbers came
out and started putting up eavetroughing. They were here on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th and
1/2 day on the 9th & 10th. Putting up eavetroughing, gas piping, some of the water piping,
lining tank and attending to hot air boxes for the furnace. We are having the house piped so
�that we can put in an Acetylene gas plant any time, a pipe running to every room on first &
second floors, one to attic, one to verandah & just one yet to basement. These pipes were all
put in before. The tank for the soft water will hold about fifteen barrels and we have hot and
cold water in the bath-room, living room and basement kitchen. The hot air registers are all to
be in wall except one in living room. There is a register in every room on first floor and one in
bathroom, and east bed-room on second floor. The furnace pipe goes up through dining
room, back hall, and enters chimney in centre bedroom on east of house. There are four cold
air registers one in hall being in the floor, the other three in the wall, one in the dining room,
sitting room and bedroom, all on first-floor.
(Margins: September 8th 1902 Arthur Orendorf lathing) On September 8th Arthur Orendorf of
Ridgetown (lather) came down and started lathing. He was able to lath the whole house on
the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th & 1/2 day on the 13th. 760 yards in all. He charged 2 1/2 cts a
yd. The outside wall on second floor with the exception of front hall is to be plastered on brick
wall, therefore required no lathing but we had the kitchen, milk room, and pantry in basement
lathed.
(Margins: Willie drawing home lime and lath) On September 8th Willie brought home 24
bushel of lime from Lusty Bros. Rodney and on the 9th 100 bunches of lath from F. W.
Scott's Highgate. On the 13th he took back 20 bunches of lath, to Highgate, and brought
home two barrels of plaster of paris. Mother took back some of the window sashes to Lusty's
to-day as they were wrong. Paid F. W. Scott for flooring and laths $50.00 on September 4th,
Joe McKay for mason work $25.00 on the 6th and Arthur Orendorf $19.00 for lathing on the
13th.
(Margins: Mason making plaster) Joe McKay and Jack Hillman were here all day on
September 10th, running lime and making plaster. They put in some hair and rope.
(Margins: September 29th Putting on first coat of plaster) Willie drew 1 load yellow sand from
road also 1 load lake sand from Mr Kivell's. Henry McKay and Jack Hillman came from Mr P
Cyleys this evening. They started plastering (the first coat) on the 30th and on October 1st
Joe McKay came and it took the 3 masons all day Oct 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th & 3/4 day on the 7th
to finish the first coat, and then on the 11th Joe McKay and Jack Hillman were here 1 hr
floating, that is making it smooth. On the 7th paid Joe McKay for mason work $25.00.
(Margins: October 1st) Pa went to Rodney to-day and brought home the windows, there are
in the house, 1 large (plate, double diamond) window in parlor, 1 double plain window in
dining room, 1 horshoe (leaded) & 1 circle (wavy) window in library, 1 half circle (leaded)
�window in hall, 2 small plain windows in sitting room, 2 small plain windows in living room, 1
small plain window in each bedroom (5 in all), bathroom & back hall. All the plain windows
are weighted.
(Margins: October 18th) Willie drew home 20 bus. of lime from Lusty Bros & large window
frame, also hinges for cellar windows.
(Margins: Building in furnace) On the 20th Jack Hillman came back and ran some lime for
potty coat also started to brick in furnace. He was here all day on the 20th and 1/2 day on the
21st & 23rd. He finished bricking in furnace. James Anderson (plumber) was 1/2 day on the
20th at overflow pipe from tank and setting furnace, and he and Henry Mistele were 1/2 day
on the 21st & 22nd at furnace & furnace pipes. On the 20th, Willie helped 1/2 day and on the
21st & 23rd Pa helped 1/2 day each. On the 23rd we bought 4 lbs finishing nails @ J.
Rettermeins and paid 20cts for them.
(Margins: October 23rd Carpenters building verandah) The three carpenters started at the
verandah to-day and it took them all of the 23rd, 24th, 25th, 27th and until noon on the 28th
to finish verandah, cellar windows, and other small jobs. Willie drew home some mouldings
and nails for the verandah from Rodney on the 24th, 2 loads of lake gravel on the 25th and 1
load of lake gravel on the 27th. On the 27th, mother brought some balls, etc from Rodney for
verandah. Our verandah is quite wide extending from the side door around corner of house
and over front door. It has six nice large posts with no railing. Instead of spindles, they are
making small window frames at top of verandah, these are to be filled with colored glass.
The roof is galvanized iron on the top and shingles on the sides. On Oct 28th Paid N Ludy on
carpenter work $20.00
(Margins: October 29th Mr Gowie painting cornish verandah window frames etc) Mr Gowie
Ridgetown has got the job of our painting and he came and started to-day. He is quite deaf.
We have to write what we want. He is doing the outside work now, putting three coats on
cornish at roof, verandah mouldings and posts; two coats on door and window frames and
sashes & floor of verandah and one coat on verandah shingles and ceiling of verandah. The
cornish at roof, verandah mouldings and posts are painted white, decorated with red and
green, the verandah ceiling is sky blue, the floor yellow, the shingles slate color, the window
frames has white for the ground work decorated with red and green and the sashes are
black. Mr Gowie worked on Oct 29th, 31st, Nov 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and until noon on
the 8th at the outside painting. On Oct 29th father brought home some paints, white lead, oil,
�turpentine, shellac, Japan etc, from D. Misteles Rodney and on Nov 1st and 5th, mother
brought home some more. Paid Mr Gowie $3.00 on Nov 1st and $3.00 on Nov 8th.
(Margins: November 1st 4th Putting on potty coat of plastering) The plumbers tinned the
deck of verandah to-day. Henry and Josiah McKay came back to-day and started putting on
second coat of plaster. It took them the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 1/2 day
on the 15th to finish second coat of plastering and other small jobs, such as making cement
pipe holes for furnace etc. This coat gives the wall a beautiful hard, white smooth, and glossy
appearance. It is made mostly of Plaster of Paris. On Nov 7th father brought home a barrel
of Plaster of Paris and some cement from D. Mistele Rodney, and on the 8th he brought
home a load of Georgia Pine from 7.20 Scotts Highgate. we are finishing the main part of our
house in Georgia Pine. It is a hard wood with a beautiful grain, needing nothing but oiling.
(Margins: November 11th Fire in furnace for the first on 13th) The plumbers were out on on
the 11th and 13th fixing furnace pipes and on the 14th putting eaves on the verandah. We
had a fire in the furnace for the first time on the 13th of Nov.
(Margins: Laying cement floors in cellar) On Nov 18th Henry and Josiah McKay layed the
cement floors in the basement kitchen, milk room, pantry and part of the furnace room.
Father and Willie were helping all day. Mother and I are cleaning plaster out of house ready
for the painter. On Nov 21st Willie went to Highgate after a load of finishing lumber and doors
(Georgia Pine).
(Margins: November 25th Carpenters starting @ inside work) Mr Ludy sent his tools out today, also some locks, nails, paper, etc from Martinis. On the 27th, Mr Ludy, Arch Campbell,
Johnny Ludy and a Mr Honeywell came out at noon and started cutting finishing material. Put
in arch upstairs on the 28th. Mr Ludy & Arch Campbell went home to-night.
(Margins: November 28th Setting fireplace Paid W. Lusty on account $30.00. On Nov. 28th
Dec 1st & 2nd Mr Honeywell and Johnny Ludy worked at back bedrooms upstairs. Dec 1st G
Martini and Jos. McKay came out to set fireplace but did not finish it. (Margins: It is 37 1/2 in
wide 36 1/2 high with a 16 in fireplace.) On Dec. 3rd & 4th Mr Ludy and Johnny were here
and worked at the front bedroom and hall upstairs.
(Margins: December 4th) Jos. McKay came out on the 4th to set fireplace, paid him $10. The
plumbers were out to-day putting in cold air pipes. Mr Honeywell came back on Dec 5th and
the three framers worked at window casings & mantel on the 5th & 6th. Charlie Johnstone,
�Highgate was out on the 5th seeing about roller doors. Paid N. Ludy $12.00 on work on the
6th.
(Margins: Carpenters at inside work) Mr Ludy and Johnny worked at parlor and sitting room
on Dec 8th. Mr Honeywell came back on the 9th and the three of them worked at stairs front
door & hall. On Dec. 10th, 11th, & 12th Mr Honeywell, and Johnny Ludy worked at dining
room, kitchen and hanging doors.
(Margins: December 10th) Willie took roller doors & other ones back to Highgate and brought
home some other doors & V. matched lumber to-day. Mr Ludy came back on Dec 13th, and
the three framers worked at downstairs on the 13th, 15th, 16th, and 1/2 day on the 17th.
(Margins: December 13th Painter came back) Mr Gowie came back on the 15th and started
to paint upstairs. He was here on the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 26th,
27th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 1903 Jan. 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and finished on the tenth.
(Margins: How the house was finished inside) The back part of second being finished in soft
pine was all painted except bathroom, which was stained cherry with hard oil finish. The back
bedroom was painted dark brown and dark slate, Will's bedroom light and dark orange;
Jeanie's room pale green and white, hall dark & light slate, attic and back stair dark orange.
Spare bedroom, front halls and stairs, parlor, sitting room and dining room were all finished in
Georgia Pine (natural wood, hard), and these Mr Gowie shellaced, sand papered and hard
oiled, until you could see yourself in them. Mother's bedroom was soft pine oiled and the
living room was stained walnut & cherry. Cellar stairs painted brownish red.
(Margins: December 16th) Plumber brought out bath tub, boiler and put in hot air pipe to
living room to-day. 1/2 day on the 17th, the 18th & 19th Mr Honeywell and J. Ludy worked at
the china closet, dumb waiter, pantry etc.,
(Margins: December 20th Putting on roller doors) Paid J. Gowie on painting $10.00. Mr
Honeywell came out at noon on Dec 22nd and worked alone on the 22nd 23rd & 24th. On
the 26th Mr Geo. Zoller came with him and both worked on the 26th 27th 29th & 30th
hanging roller doors and putting the finishing touches on. We had to pay Mr Zoller $1.50 per
day and Mr Honeywell $1.62 1/2.
(Margins: December 22nd Fixing fireplace) Jos. McKay finished fireplace to-day. Jeanie
helped him. He also filled up holes in plastering. Paid him on work $23.00
�(Margins: 24th) Paid Mr. Gowie on work $6.00. On the 31st paid him $10.00 and paid Mr.
Zoller in full for work $6.
(Margins: 1903 January 10th) Paid Mr Gowie in full for painting, sand paper etc., $26.45c
(Margins: 23rd Moved in) After leaving the paint dry for about two weeks, the plumbers came
out on Friday January 23rd and moved our stove and fixed the water connections. We slept
in the house for the first time that night although it was a few weeks before we were
altogether settled.
Detailed Statement of Labor & Cash Outlay at house.
Also Material.
Names of men who worked at house receiving pay.
Per day
Total
Silver
Street
Ed Logan
By the
day
3 cts
1.35
Clachan
Josiah
McKay
Masons
$2.00
$102.00
Clachan
Henry
McKay
Masons
$2.00
$97.00
Clachan
John
Hillman
Masons
$1.75
$71.75
Clachan
John
McPhail
Masons
$125
$36.25
Total cost of
mason work
$307.00
Rodney
Nick Ludy
Carpenters
$1.75
$61.15
Rodney
Johnny
Ludy
Carpenters
$1.75
$30.00
Rodney
Arch.
Campbell
Carpenters
$1.25
$30.00
Rodney
Mr
Honeywell
Carpenters
$1.62 1/2
$36.85
�Rodney
Geo. Zoller
Carpenters
$1.30
$6.00
Total cost of
carpenters
work
$164.00
Rodney
Dave Mistele
Rodney
Henry Mistele
Rodney
James
Anderson
Plumbers
Paid by
Job
$22.40
Ridgetown
Arthur
Orendorf
Lather
Paid
by
yard
per yd $19.00
2 1/2 c
Ridgetown
James
Gowie
Painter
Paid
by
the
day
per
day
$2.00
St Thomas
Mr Chas. Riddle
St Thomas
Mr Riddle
St Thomas
2 men do not know
names
Hog
Street
Slaters
Geo.
West
Digging
drain
Paid
by day
Chas.
Martini
(setting
fireplace)
Paid
by job
Total Cost of Labor on House
$62.00
Paid in
contract
per day
$1.25
$2.50
$1.75
$580.00
Names of men from whom we bought material
Duart South
A.R. McDonald Stone
$6.00
�Duart South
Duart South
John
McDonald
"
3.00
Duart South
Mr Morrison
"
4.00
Duart South
Alex McGugan
"
3.75
Hog Street
Geo. West
"
2.50
Ridgetown
J.E.Thatcher
Stone sills
$30.35
Taolbot
street
Adolphus
Wehlam
Brick and tile
$119.50
Highgate
G.W. Moody
Brick
$74.35
Duart
Albert Blue
Gravel
2.75
Ridgetown
Mr Beattie
Turpentine. Oil.
White Lead
3.25
Highgate
F.W. Scott
Laths. Lumber,
doors, etc.
$250.00
Duart
Joe.
Rettenmier
Nails, Thimbles
50.
Rodney
David Mistele
Paints, Plumbing $366.95
etc.,
Rodney
Chas. Martini
Nails. Locks.
Fireplace etc.,
$71.81
St. Thomas
Chas. Riddle
Slate (Labor
included)
$138.90
Rodney
Lusty Bros.
Lumber, Lime
etc
$329.02
Ridgetown
James Gowie
Sandpaper &
Ochre
45
Rodney
Jake McKay
Plan of house
5.00
Total cost of
Material for
House.
$1412.08
Date
Men who helped
us without pay.
1901 Dec. 27th
D.M. Gillies and
team
drawing
1 load
stone
J. G. Gillies "
"
1""
Dave Logan "
"
1""
31st
�1902 Jan 3rd
James Kivell "
"
1""
7th
Geo. Dubs "
"
1""
27th
G. P. Schleihauf "
"
2 " brick
28th
G. P. Schleihauf
"
2""
Feb 20th
Geo. Dubs "
"
1""
21st
Geo Dubs
"
2""
25th, 26th, 27th,
Ed. Logan helped
the men for three
days.
26th
J. Fowkes and G.
P. Schleihaufs
team drawing
1 load
gravel
April 7th
Geo. West
digging
drain
1/2 day
May 9th
Tom Kivell
and
team
drawing
2 loads
lake sand
Sept 6th
J. G. Gillies's man " "
2"""
H. Terrys "
""
2"""
Dave Logan
""
1"""
James Fowkes
helped us during
the winter driving
one of our teams.
Contents
•
1 Material required for house with cost
•
2 Tile for house drain
•
3 Stone for Basement
•
4 Brick for Walls.
•
5 Brick for furnace
•
6 Pit gravel used for building walls etc.,
Material required for house with cost
Tile for house drain
�250 six in tile at $22 per $1000 from A. Wehlman
Talbot St.
$5.50
Stone for Basement
9 load stone from A.R. McDonald Duart @ 66 2/3
cts per load
$6.00
8 " " " Mr Morrison South of Duart @ 50 " " "
4.00
5 " " " Alex McGugan " @75 " " "
3.75
5 " " " Geo. West Hog Street @ 50 " " "
2.50
9 large stone " John McDonald Duart for $3.00c
3.00
$19.25
Brick for Walls.
22.320 kiln run brick from A. Wehlam @ $5.00 per
1000
$111.50
13.700 " " " " G.W. Moody Highgat @ $3.00 per
$1000
68.50
975 picked " " " " @ $6.00 " "
5.85
$185.85
Brick for furnace
500 kiln run brick from A. Wehlman @ $5.00 per
1000
$2.50
Pit gravel used for building walls etc.,
11 loads gravel from Al. Blue's pit Duart @ 25c per
load
$2.75
2 " " " " " " free
2 " " " Mr Campbells Kintyre "
$2.75
�Material used (Continued)
Lake gravel and sand
6 loads lake gravel from beach at T Havens
free
13 “ “ sand “ “ “ “
"
2 “ “ “ “ Mr Kivells
"
2 “ yellow sand from road side.
"
Lime
Lusty
Bros
Rodney
130 bus. lime for building brick walls from Lusty Bros. @ 30c per bus.
$39.00
67 “ “ “ for plastering & building in furnace “ “ “ “ “ “
$20.10
$39.10
Mortar Color & Proof Iron Ties for Brickwork
D. Mistele 370 lbs red color for coloring mortar from D. Mistele Rodney @ 2¢ lb
Rodney
29 “ proof iron ties for tying Bricks “ “ “ “ 10¢ “
$11.40
C. Martini 7 1/5 “ “ “ “ “ “ C. Martini “ “ 10¢
Rodney
$0.72
$2.90
$15.02
Cement
2 1/2 barrels Queenston cement for verandah steps etc. from D. Mistele $2.50
D. Mistele @ $1.00 per brl.
Rodney
2 “ Portland “ “ “ “ “ “ @ $2.30 “
$5.00
7 “ Queenston “ for footing below stone wall “ “ “ $1.00 “
$7.00
7 " Queenston “ “ basement floors “ “ @ $1.00”
$7.00
$21.50
�Stone Sills
3 door sills 5 by 14 in and 3 ft 6 in long @ $1.00 per ft
1 window “ 5 by 8 “ 52 in long @ 40¢ “ “
J.E.
Thatcher 1 “ “ “ “ 64 “ “ @ “ “ “
Ridgetown
1 “ “ “ " 48 “ “ @ “ “
12 “ “ “ “ 36 “ @ “ “
$10.50
$1.73
$2.12
$1.60
$14.40
$30.35
Material used (Continued)
Lumber
Sawing 9168 ft lumber at $3.00 per 1000
$27.48
Matching
2.00
300 ft flooring pine
5.40
30 brackets for Roof of house @ 75cts a piece
22.50
280 ft scantling 2 by 6 for top of 2nd story @ $12 per 1000
3.36
1600 ft Black Ash sheeting for roof @$12 $19.20 surfacing same
$2.00
21.20
Lusty Bros 18 ft pine for attic window frame 54¢ Dressing same 25¢
Rodney
100 ft ridgeroll for roof @ 3cts per ft
0.79
3.00
420 ft bridging for joice @ $5 per 1000 ft.
2.10
1200 ft strapping for walls @ $3.50 per 1000 ft.
4.20
200 ft pine flooring @ $2.50 per 100 ft.
5.00
208 ft. matched plank for water tank @ 3cts per ft.
6.24
200 ft strings boards@ 3cts per ft.
6.00
�220 “ treads @ 3cts per ft; 140 risers @ 3cts per ft.
10.80
100 “ matched pine @ 3cts; 11 set Jambs @ 60cts per set.
9.60
Stretching treads “ 180 ft 1 cove @ $7.50 per 1000
2.58
300 ft Scantling @ $12.00
3.60
6 verandah posts @ $2.00, 230 ft V. matched pine @ 12.50 per 1000
15.30
400 ft pine flooring @ $3.00 per 100; 9 face brackets @40cts a piece
15.60
10 corner brackets @20cts; 80 dentles @ 4cts a piece
5.20
230 ft one quarter round @ $6 per 1000; 85 ft bed mould @ $12.50
per 1000
2.56
215 ft cornish @ $3 per 100; 2 large brackets for back door @ $1.30
9.45
13 ft pine @ 3 1/2¢; 100 ft cove @ $7.50 per 1000; 112 ft Jamb lining
@ 2¢
3.29
Carried forward
$187.25
Brought forward
$187.25
Lumber continued
Lusty Bros
Rodney
F.W. Scott
Highgate
58 ft pine @ 3cts per ft; 145 ft 3 in stops @ $12.50 per 1000
3.54
46 “ “ “ “ “ 1.38; 73 ft V. Match @ 3cts per ft
3.63
700 ft Hemlock scantling @ $15.50 per 1000
10.95
2980 “ lath @ $7.50 per 1000; 2200 ft pine flooring @ $20 per 1000
66.35
225 ft V. matched @ $24.00 per 1000; 110 ft 1x8 Du Lumber @ $26
per 1000
8.26
250 “ Bed mould @ $1.80 per 100; 126 t Geo. Pine 10 in Base @ 4¢
per ft.
9.54
70 “ Geo. Pine 8 in Base @ 3 1/2¢ per ft.
2.87
200 “ “ 7/8 1/4 Round @3/4¢ per ft.
1.92
30 Geo. Pine Base corners @ 7¢, 32 Geo Pine 10 in Base Blocks @
7¢
3.44
15 “ “ “ 8 in Base blks @ 6¢, 50 Geo Pine 5x5 Tamed Rosettes @ 6¢
3.90
�300 ft 3 i casing G.P. @ 2 1/4¢ per ft. 24ft 8 in window stool @ 4¢ per
ft.
12.21
6 “ 5 in Window Stool @3¢; 74 ft Apron @ 1 1/2ct per ft.
1.29
70 “ 13/8 window stops @ 1¢ per ft. 100 ft 2 1/2 in window stop @ 1
1/4¢
1.95
400 “ 5 in casing white pine @ 2¢. 24 ft 5 in stool @ 3¢ per ft.
8.72
12 “ 8 in stool @ 3 1/4¢ per ft. 115 ft Geo. Pine lumber @ $40 per
1000
4.99
34 “ 8 in Plynth Blocks @ 5¢; 53 turned corner Rosettes @ 6¢
4.88
35 bace corners @ 3¢. 250 ft 8 in bace @ 3¢ per ft.
8.55
65 ft hat board @ 1 3/4¢. 400 ft 7/8 1/4 Round@ 60¢ per 100
3.55
150 ft V. matched @ $25 per 1000. 30 ft wainscoating cap @ 2¢
4.35
3 newel posts @ $1.25; 2 newel posts @ $1.10; 24 ft stair rail @ 15¢
9.55
12 ft bottom rail @ 15¢, 42 tan bannisters @ 12¢, 1 turned wall
Rosette
6.99
1 piece Geo. Pine 3/8x10x14 50¢; 36 5/8x3 Geo. Pine; 50 ft panel
mould
1.63
Soft panel mould Raise 63¢. 2 1/2 turned cob. @ 35¢
1.33
Carried forward
$371.64
Brought forward
$371.64
Lumber continued
F.W. Scott
Highgate
2 pair sliding doors Geo. Pine @ 8.00, 2 Front Doors G.P. @ $6
28.00
1 Outside Door W. Pine $4.73, 1 inside G.P. Door 26x6 61 3/8 @
$2.50
7.25
3 inside G.P. doors 2-8x6-8 1 3/8 @ $2.60, 1 inside G.P. Door 2-4x6-6
1 3/8 @ $2.20
10.00
2 “ “ 2-0-6-6 @ $2.00, 1 Pair Waiter doors 75¢
4.75
3 “ W.P. “ 2-8x6-8 @ 2.25, 2 inside W.P. Doors 2-6x6-6 @ 2.20
11.15
170 ft V. Matched @ $25 per 1000, 30 ft corner lead @ 1/2¢
4.70
�84 “ G.P. picture mould @ 1 3/4¢, 1 door Geo. Pine 21¢
1.68
Window and door frames
6 cellar window frames $6.00 1 cellar door frame $1.50
7.50
4 “ door frames $4.00 2 outside door frames $3.00
7.00
1 twin window frame $4 1 horseshoe window frame $4
8.00
Lusty Bros 1 1/2 circle window frame $2.25, 1 circle window frame 2.25
Rodney
12 box window frame $27.00 1 circle sash $1
4.50
28.00
1 1/2 circle sash 75 ¢ 1 horseshoe sash $1.25 14 pair sashes 10.50
12.50
3 cellar sash 2.00 1 frame & sash $1.00 1 Sky Light frame 45¢
3.45
2 cupboard doors @ $1.75; 3 sash @ 45¢
4.55
Less $5.30
$514.67
Total cost of lumber, frames, etc.
$509.37
Slate for Roof
15 1/2 squares slate from C. Riddle St. Thomas @ St.
Thomas @ $8 1/4 per square
$127.86
138 ft ridgeon “ “ “ @ 8ct per foot
11.04
$138.90
Nails, Thimbles, hinges, latches, etc.,
J.
Rettermen
Duart
1 thimble for kitchen stove in cellar 5¢, 3 lbs nails 25¢
0.30
4 lbs finishing nails @ 5¢
0.20
1 keg nails @ $3.10, 1 keg 4 1/2 in spikes $3.05, 1 keg nails $3.20
9.35
2 set Rollers etc., for Roller doors complete @ $4.75 per set
9.50
1 keg $3.00, 5 lbs finishing nails 25¢ 1 keg nails 1 1/8 in $4.50
7.75
1 Lock 70¢ 2 sliding door set $4.00 4 1/2 pair Butts 60¢
5.30
�C. Martini
Rodney
D. Mistele
Rodney
6lbs 7. nails @ 6¢ 2 front door locks $4.00 1 Latch
7.59
14 pair Butts 3 1/2x3 1/2 @ 13¢ 1 Bolt 5 St Hinges
2.32
2 Locks 70¢ 7 Rim Locks @ 25¢ 12 pair Butts @7¢
3.29
2 pair Butts 3 1/2x3 1/2 @ 13¢, 4 Thumb latches 40¢ 2 pulleys 20¢
0.86
2 hooks 6 12latch lifts $1.18, not needed 2 Drawer pulls
1.34
Latches 27¢ 6 buttons 6, 1 Rim Lock 35¢ 2 Locks @ 35¢
1.38
Nails 15¢ 3 Transon lifts $1.05 over charge $1.17
0.03
2 chimney thimbles 10¢ 6 w Butts 75¢ Hat Hooks 15
1.00
Door bolt 10¢, 2 Pulleys 30¢
0.60
$50.81
Glass, Putty, Sash cord, etc.
C. Martini
Rodney
D. Mistele
Rodney
4 panes glass for attic window 60¢ putty 7¢
0.67
2 “ “ “ front door 1.10 2 panes for door @ 15¢ 30¢
1.40
Brads 15¢ Putty 12¢ 3 glass for transoms @ 20¢ 60
0.87
26 L Glass $19.50 12 lights 1.50 1 L. Glass 4.75 3 Lead Lights 9.50
35.25
1 Ruby Light $1.70 Putty 30, 5 1/2 lbs sash cord 1.93 369 lbs weights
7.38
11.31
14 L. Glass $5.00, sash cord 90
5.90
$55.40
Paints, Sand paper etc.
C. Martini
Rodney
Sand paper 30¢
0.30
Sand paper 15¢ Hard Oil 13.25 Paint $19.28
$32.68
D. Mistele
Shellac 16.60 Japan 80 Turpentine 2.50
Rodney
J. Gowie Sand paper 10 ochre 35
Ridgetown
19.90
0.45
�Mr. Beattie
Ridgetown
Oil Turpentine White Lead
3.25
$56.58
Plaster, Hair Rope, etc.
D. Mistele
Rodney
F.W. Scott
Highgate
1 bbl Plaster of Paris 3.00 75 lbs hair 2.25 Rope 1.53
$6.78
3 2/3 bbl Plaster @2.65 per bbl 9.95 1 bus hair 60
10.55
$17.33
Plumbing
D. Mistele
Rodney
Water
Plumbing
Gas Piping
Bath Tub $15.00 Boiler $8 1 Doub. B. cock 2.50
$25.50
2 coupling 50 1 hose Bib 85¢ 2 pan Bibs 1.50
2.85
32 ft 3/4 in pipe 1.92 26 ft 1/2 in pipe 1.30 1 stop cock
3.97
15 nipples 75¢ 2 Loch nuts 10¢ 6 1/2 in Elbows 30 2 lees 14
1.29
10-3/4 in elbows 70¢ 4 lees 32 3 Bushings 15 2 plugs 10
1.27
1 coupling 5, 4-1/2 in nipples 20, 2 unions 50, 1 Bib 75
1.50
Lining tank 11.00 147 ft. 12 in Eave trough 11.76 60 ft. 10 in E. Trough
26.96
1 slop tank 2.50, 28 ft oven flow 3.25
5.75
148 ft. gas pipe 5.92 17 elbows 85 20 lees 1.00 14 plugs 42
8.19
10 nipples 50¢, 1 cross 5, 10 caps 40
0.95
Covering deck with galvanized iron
21.00
“ verandah “ “
22.00
2 soot pans for chimney $1.50
1.50
$122.73
Furnace
�D. Mistele
Rodney
Complete contract for furnace
$95.00
Fireplace
C. Martini
Rodney
Fire Grate set up $14.64 Tile floor 4.50
$19.14
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Jeannie Watson (1877-1972)
1901-1902 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
Burnside Farm Cottage
{drawing of a paper scroll with the following text: "Plan and Work done on our House";
diagonal text to the right of drawing: "Burnside Farm"}
Lot D Concession II. Aldborough Township Elgin Co. Ontario. Canada
Our House
During the summer of 1901, we decided to build a new house, as the house we were then
living in, although not so very old, was very cold and in need of a great amount of repairs. As
we had seen and liked the mason work done by McKay Bros. of Clachan we wrote to Mr.
Josiah McKay, asking him to do the mason work and as early in the spring of 1902 as
possible, which he promised to do. As we had very little timber of our own, we decided to put
up a solid brick, with a stone foundation. The first story is to be three brick thick, with iron
strapping, a hollow of an inch and then the lath and plaster, making a wall 15 in. thick. The
second story is to be a hollow wall and plastered on the brick making a wall 10 in. thick.
As there are only four of us, father, mother, son and daughter, & we have only one hundred
acres of land, we did not want to build too large a house and yet we wanted it convenient.
We examined a great many houses, but most of them were too large, and had low-roofed
kitchens, which we did not want. But after seeing new Nelson Place (Duart) and Mrs Duncan
McLean (Dutton) houses we decided on our plan. After rough sketching it, we submitted it to
Mr. Jack McKay, Rodney, who drew out our plan, and gave us lenghts and widths of door
and window sills and frames, charging for all $3.00. Our carpenter is Mr. Nick Ludy, Rodney,
whose charges are for himself $1.50 per day and for his men $1.25 per day. We are hiring all
the men by the day. The masons charges are McKay Bros. each $2.00 per day. Jack
Hillman, $1.75 per day. John McPhail tender $1.25 per day. These men are to do the
plastering also.
Basement Plan
[drawn plan of basement with each room labeled]
First Floor
�{drawn plan of first floor of house}
Work of House
(Margins: Work of house) In October 1901 we ordered 35,000 brick from A. Wehlam & Sons
of Talbot St; at $3.00 a thousand and some stone from A. R. McDonald of Duart. In
December James Fowler came to help us, so that we had the two teams and two men and
they started work for (Margins: December 21st, 1901 started drawing stone) the house on
the 21st of Dec. 1901. Both teams made one trip a day for 4 days, drawing stone from Mr
McDonalds with wagons. The stone were hard to get as the ground was frozen and as Mr. A.
R. McDonald did not have enough ready for us, Willie bought 18 gauge stone from Mr. John
McDonald on the 24th; for $3.00. That same day Mr. Dan Gillies, and J. G. Gillies went up to
help the boys with the large stone. They had sleighs but as Willie broke the tongue of his
sleigh, they only brought home 3 loads or 9 stone. On the 28th, Willie bought some loads of
stone from Mr. Alex McGugan Oxford at 75 cts a load, and on the 30th, he and Jim drew 1
load of stone from Mr. McGugans with wagons, also 2 load or 1260 brick from Mr. Wehlam's.
(Margins: Dec 30th 1901 started Drawing brick) On the 31st Dave Logan helped them and
they drew 3 loads of stone from Mr. McGugans.
(Margins: Jan 3rd 1902) On Jan 1st they found they could get better stone at Mr. Morrisons
for 50 cts a load so drew 2 load from there that day and on the 3rd drew 3 load, Mr. J Kwiell
helping them. On the 4th Pa and Jim with one team and sleigh drew home 2 large stone from
Mr. J. McDonalds, and on the 6th, they ran 2 trips with both teams from there taking 8 large
stone.
(Margins: Jan 4th 1902) On the 7th, Geo. Dicks helped them and they brought 3 load of
stone from Mr. Morrisons, also paid him for 8 load ($4.00)
(Margins: Jan 7th 1902) and Mr McGugan for 5 load ($3.75). The boys drew 2 load or 1325
brick that same day. The next day they drew 1 load of stone from J. McDonalds and 1 load
from A.R. McDonalds, also 2 load or 1350 brick with sleighs. On the 9th; 11th 13th 14th &
15th they drew brick 10 loads or 8400 brick.
(Margins: Jan 16th Cutting and drawing logs.) On Jan 16th the men started to cut logs and
on the 17th they started to draw logs to mill. They worked on the 16th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 21st,
22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 27th, 28th 29th, 31st, Feb 1st, 3rd, 4th, & 5th, at cutting, skidding,
and drawing logs to Lusty's mill, Rodney. In all they drew out one 32 ft. log and five 27 ft. logs
�for 2 by 6 joice; five 24 ft. logs, five 29 ft. logs, five 16 ft. logs, one 18 ft. log and one 13 ft. log
for 2 by 8 joice; seven 14 ft. logs for rafters 2 by 3; thirteen 10 ft. logs for scantling 2 by 4;
also five 12 ft. logs for scantling 2 by 4; four 12 ft. logs for inch lumber & three 10 ft. logs for
inch lumber; five 12 ft. logs for plank and one 10 ft. log for plank. They drew all the logs out
with the sleigh.
(Margins: Jan 27th Drawing brick) On the 27th & 28th of January, Philip Schleihauf drew 4
loads (or 4073 brick) from Mr A. Wehlam's for us, and on the 30th our boys drew 6 loads, or
6000 brick. As Mr Wehlam could not supply us with enough brick, we ordered 12000 from Mr
G. Moody Highgate at $3.00 a thousand, and on February 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st & 22nd
Willie drew home 9 loads or 9000 brick. On Feb. 20th & 21st Geo. Duke helped drawing 3
loads or 3000 brick. On the 22nd Willie ordered 1000 more brick from Mr Moody, also paid
him $25.00 on brick. On the 17th James Fowler left us for to work out.
(Margins: Feb 24th 1902 Drawing house lumber) On Feb 24th and March 3rd, 6th and 7th
Willie drew logs into mill and drew home some lumber. On March 4th, we found Mr. G Moody
Highgate $35.00 on brick, and on the 5th, paid Mr A. Wehlam Talbot Street - $111.50c for
brick.
(Margins: March 19th 1902 Drawing stone) As we did not yet have enough stone, we bought
3 loads at 5.0 cts a load from Geo. West. Hog Street and on March 19th, 20th, and 21st
Willie drew them home.
(Margins: March 21st 1902 Drawing home lumber) On Mar 21st, 22nd, and 24th Willie drew
home lumber from saw-mill. On the 21st, Ed Logan helped him 1/2 day piling lumber and on
the 22nd Frank Logan helped 1/2 day. Amount of lumber got out of logs taken to mill is as
near as we can estimate; 114 rafters 2 by 5; 190 scantling 2 by 4; 15 joice 16 ft long 2 by 8;
14 joice 15 ft long 2 by 8; 6 joice 18 ft long 2 by 8; 42 joice 24 ft long 2 by 8; 20 joice 29 ft
long 2 by 8; 13 joice 32 ft long 2 by 6; and 14 joice 27 ft long 2 by 6, besides the inch lumber
and plank.
(Margins: March 25th 1902 Drawing gravel) Started drawing gravel from Albert Blue's pit and
wash. Willie drew one load this morning. In the afternoon we hired Ed. Logan at 50 cts a day
to drive one of our teams and the both teams drew a load of gravel each from Campbells pit
north of Taylor. We are paying 25 cts a load for the gravel. March 25th they also drew some
150 tile for house drains from A. Wehlman. On March 26th and 27th drew home 10 loads of
gravel from A. Blues pit. James Fowler with Philip Schleihauf team helped them on the 26th
�(Margins: March 27th 1902) Paid Albert Blue for 11 loads of gravel @ 25 cts ($2.75). On Mar
28th our own two teams drew 2 loads of sand from the lake at New Glasgow.
(Margins: March 31st 1902 Digging house drain) Started digging the house drain. Hired Geo.
West to help. Geo., Pa and Willie worked at the drain 1/2 day on March 31st, April 2nd and
3rd but it was caving in so bad they had to leave it for a few days and it was not finished until
April 7 when the 3 men worked another half day at it.
(Margins: Drawing tile for drain) On April 1st Pa with team drew home 100 six inch tile from
A. Wehlam's tile yard and April 3rd drew up 60 six inch tile. On April 1st paid John McDonald
for stone $3.00 and on the 3rd paid Geo. West for stone $2.50 and for 2 day's work @ 1.25 a
day ($2.50). On April 3rd Willie drew home 15 bags or 5 barrels of cement - e $100 per bll.,
from David Mistele's Rodney, and on the 4th he drew 4 loads of gravel from behind our own
barn to house.
(Margins: April 5th 1902 Excavating cellar) Commenced excavating for cellar under house. It
took our two men and 1 team all day April 5th, 1/2 day April 7th, and all day April 9th, 10th,
11th and 12th to dig out cellar about six feet. On April 12th paid Jack McKay Rodney for plan
of house $5.00.
(Margins: April 14th 1902 Putting in cement footing) Josiah McKay came to-day and started
foundation for house. They first put in a cement footing, about 2 ft thick and 1 ft deep. It took
Josiah
(Margins: April 14th 1902) Pa and Willie all day on the 14th and 15th and 1/2 day on 16th of
April to put in this footing and it took 7 barrels of cement. Willie drew home 2 barrels on the
15th also ordered cellar doors and window frames from Lusty Bros. Rodney.
(Margins: April 22nd 1902 Ordered stone sills for windows and doors.) Ordered from J. E.
Thatcher Ridgetown the stone sills for doors and windows; 3 door sills 5 in by 14 in, 3 ft - 6 in
long @ $1.00 per ft; 1 window sill 5 in by 8 in 52 in long, 1 window sill 5 in by 8 in 64 in long,
One 5 in by 8 in, 48 in long and twelve 5 in by 8 in, 36 in long all at 40 cts per lineal foot.
(Margins: April 24th 1902 Building stone foundation) The masons came to-day and started
stone work. They are Josiah McKay, Henry McKay and Jack Hillman masons and John
McPhail, tender, all from Clachan. It took them all day on the 24th, 1/2 day 25th, 1 day 28th,
1/2 day 29th, all day 30th, May 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 1/2 day on the 7th or 9 1/2 days to
�build stone wall all under house 20 in thick and 7 ft high and 2 brick walls through the cellar,
one lenghtwise, the other crosswise through, these are 2 brick thick. Pa with team drew in
stone and helped the mason all the time.
(Margins: N.B. Stone wall is 24 in thick at bottom and 18 inch thick at top.)
On the 24th he got H.S. Ford's (Duart) tank and drew water with.
(Margins: Drawing home lime) On the 24th Willie drew home from Lusty Bros. Rodney 33
bus lime @ 30 cts per bushel, in the 29th he brought home 5' door frames for cellar
(buttonwood) some nails, 1 barrel red mortar color and some paints and oil and shellac for
knots to prime frames, and on the 30th he brought home 30 bus lime, and 6 cellar window
frames buttonwood
5 of the cellar window frames are for 2 lights 14 by 14, and one has 2 lights 16 in high by 14
in wide. The outside door frame is 7 ft high by 3 ft wide & the 4 inside door frames are 6 ft
high and 2 1/2 ft wide, all the frames are 12 1/2 in. wide.
(Margins: May 1st 1902) Willie went to Ridgetown after the stone sills to-day and paid $30.35
for them. On the 3rd he drew 2 load of stone from our own woods and we paid Josiah McKay
$25.00 on mason work.
(Margins: May 8th 1902 Drawing sand from lake) Our own team drew sand from the lake on
the 8th, 9th, & 10th. Tom Kivell, A. Paterson with J. G. Gillies team and H. Colly with H.
Terry's team helped draw sand on the 9th and in all they drew 11 loads. On the 10th we
ordered window and door frames from Lusty Bros. They are to be made of pine.
(Margins: May 13th 1902 Drawing home lumber) Willie drew home for F.W. Scott. Highgate
500 ft Hemlock scantling and 1500 no. 1. bath. Mr David Mistele and Mr Killom tried to sell
us a furnace to-day May 14th, but we did not buy one yet.
(Margins: May 26th 1902 Laying Joice on stone wall) Mr. N. Ludy our carpenter and Josiah
McKay came to-day to lay joice on top of stone wall. They first laid a plank all around on top
of wall and then nailed 2 by 6 on to that placing them 16 in apart from centre to centre. Willie
brought 15 bus of lime from Lusty Bros. to-day.
(Margins: May 27th 1902) The 3 masons and tender came back to-day
�(Margins: Starting brick work.) and started brick work. The 1st story is 3 brick thick with a
hand hole between each brick. Bon timbers (Hemlock 2 by 4) are placed in the inside row of
brick every sixth row, to nail strips 3/4 in by 2 in to, in order to lath it. They are using mortar
color to color outside mortar red. It took them all day May 27th & 28th, 1/2 day May 29th, all
day May 30th, 31st, June 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, & 1/2 day on the 7th to build 1st story. Pa
helped all the time carrying brick etc., Mother helped June 2nd, Willie helped June 4th & 7th
& Ed Logan helped 1/2 day June 6th & 7th. There are 2 doors 1 large window, 1 twin
window, 1 half round window and 5 small windows in the 1st story.
(Margins: May 28th 1902 Placed a box in N.W. corner stone) On May 28th we placed a box
in north west corner of house containing the latest papers, stamps, and coins, also the
names of those present at the laying of the box. Paid J. McKay $50.00 on mason work to-
day.
(Margins: May 29th 1902) On May 29th Josiah McKay went to St. Thomas to see how to
build chimney for fire place. They are building two chimneys, one on the east for the fireplace
and furnace, and one on the west for the kitchen stoves. The one on the east side has two
flues 8 in by 8 in, the other one has just one flue, about 5 in by 10 in until it gets to 2nd story
when it is made bigger about 8 by 10 in. May 28th Willie went to Rodney and brought home
2 door frames, 15 bus. lime, paint, oil, etc, May 29th
(Margins: Willie drawing home frames and lime) he went twice to Rodney & brought home 3
window frames and 15 bus. lime, 30th he brought home 4 window frames and June 3rd, he
brought home 5 window frames and 1 box mortar color. The 1st floor window frames were all
set-in on May 31st. They are all box window frames for weights but the large window and the
fancy windows. Mother primed all the door frame and window frames with white paint after
rubbing all the knots with orange shellac. On June 5th ordered 4 bolts to put through brick
wall to put up hood over back door with.
(Margins: June 9th 1902 Laying joice on 1st story and starting 2nd story) Mr Ludy came out
to-day and was 1/2 day laying 2 by 8 joice on top off 1st story. The 3 masons & tender
worked to-day at 2nd story of brick work, Josiah McKay left to-night but the other 3 worked
1/2 day June 10th when they also left as they did not want to put up 2nd storey until Mr Ludy
was ready to put up roof. Pa Willie & Eddie Logan helped put up brick etc. June 9th & 10th.
June 9th paid J. McKay $50 for mason work.
(Margins: June 19th 1902 ) Willie and Ed Logan with team were 1/2 day at Lesleys Mill
drawing lumber into dry kiln.
�(Margins: June 25th 1902 Drawing Brick) On the 25th Willie with team drew 1 load or 900
brick from G Moodys Highgate and on the 26th he drew another load or (975 pick Brick @
$6.00 a 1000). The rest of our brick are all Kiln Run brick.
(Margins: July 3rd 1902) Willie brought home from F.W. Scotts Highgate 200 ft Hemlock
scantling and 1000 ft Pine flooring to-day.
(Margins: July 5th 1902) Brought home some proof iron ties from H. Misteles to-day. They
are for binding the two bricks in the hollow wall, and put in every fifth row. The masons bound
with bricks too occasionally.
(Margins: July 10th 1902 Finishing Brick Work) The masons came back to-day and started at
second story of brick work. It took them all day on the 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and
17th to finish brick work, but just Josiah and Henry McKay worked on the 12th. They set the
upstairs windows on the 11th. Pa, Willie and team helped at house most of the time on the
14th, 15th, 16th, & 17th. On the 14th Willie drew home 22 bus. of lime from Lusty Bros. On
the 15th Mother went to Rodney and brought home some mortar color & ties for binding and
on the 17th we paid Josiah McKay $40.00 on mason work.
(Margins: August 7th 1902 Drawing home lumber) On the 7th and 8th Willie drew home
some button wood sheeting, 300 ft maple flooring, 500 ft Bass wood flooring 30 brackets for
under roof and the window sashes (2 loads). On the 8th paid Lusty Bros for sawing of
window frame $134.00 and on the 14th J. Rettermein for 5 lbs nails 25 cts.
(Margins: August 11th 1902) The framers came to-day and started at roof. They are Mr. Nick
Ludy at $1.75 per day. Arch. Campbell @ $1.25 a day
(Margins: Carpenters putting up roof.) and Johnny Ludy at 75 cts a day, all from Rodney.
They put up 2 by 6 joice on top of brick work to-day and bridged them with strips, on the 12th
& 13th they put up rafters & formed deck as our house is a cottage roofed house with a 6 ft
by 14 ft deck on way and 6 by 20 the other way. They were all day on the 14th & part of the
15th putting on sheeting. On the 13th & 16th they put on ridge roll, made Jacks for scaffold,
and put-up part of the cornish Brackets and moulding under roof. (Margins: The sheeting
was all dressed as we are putting up a slate roof.)
(Margins: Drawing home lumber and brick) On August 11th Willie drew from Lusty Bros. mill
160 ft 2 by 6 & 6 rafters 2 by 5, 20 ft long & on the 13th he drew 1600 ft sheeting, 100 ft ridge
roll and 1 plank. On the 12th he drew from 7.20 Scott's 2000 lath, Cornish lumber &
�mouldings and on the 15th he drew 800 chimney brick at $3.00 a 1000 from Geo. Moodys
Highgate.
As we are putting on a slate roof we gave Mr Chas. Riddle of St. Thomas the work of
it and on the 16th Willie and Pa with the two teams drew the two load of slate, tin for ridgeon
(?) & slate nails from Rodney station. On the 11th Pa & Willie helped the carpenters 1/2 day
putting up joice.
(Margins: August 18th 1902) Willie went to Rodney station after slaters to-day, there are four
of them, two Mr Riddles, and we did not know the other two, all from St. Thomas.
(Margins: Starting roof) It just took them all day on the 18th and until 4 o’clock on the 19th to
put on slate and ridgeon. It took 15 1/2 squares of slate and 138 feet ridgeon. The slate were
already cut and nail holes in them when they came. They put felt paper between slate and
sheeting to make a soft bed for slate. The slate cost $8.25 a square, and the ridgeon 8 cts a
foot. Paid Chas. Riddle for slating house $138.00 on the 19th. Pa took slates to station on
the 19th and brought home the furnace. We are getting our furnace from D. Mistele. It is a 43
inch, Kilborn wood furnace, to be bricked in, has convex registers in wall and is to cost
&95.00 when complete.
(Margins: Building Chimneys) On the 18th the 3 masons came out and built the chimneys
finishing them at noon on the 19th.
(Margins: August 21st 1902 Covering deck) Mr James Anderson (D. Mistele's plumber) and
Henry Mistele came out to-day and put galvanized iron on deck. They also brought out some
more of the furnace fixings with them.
(Margins: August 25th 1902 Drawing home lumber & gravel) Willie brought home from Lust
Bros. mill, some material for strapping (3/4 in by 2 in) and bridging (1 in by 2 in) also frame
for attic window. We are just having 1 window in the attic at the back of house and just in the
roof this causing no gutters. Also, drew one load gravel from Albert Blues pit.
(Margins: August 27th 1902 Carpenters laying floors and putting in partitions and stairs.) The
3 framers came back to-day, and after finishing putting up cornish, they started to lay the
floors. They were all day on the 28th, 29th & 30th laying the 3 floors, 1st story partly maple
flooring the 2nd story and attic all pine. On September 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, & 8th they
were at the partitions and stairs & on the 9th at the dumb waiter and fitting window frames.
Mr. Nick Ludy made the stairs himself and it just took him one day at each stair, front, back,
�attic & cellar stair. The front stair has two square landings, one 3 steps from top the other 3
steps from bottom, with seven steps between, the back stair is a winding stair, and the attic &
cellar have each one landing, being in each 3 steps from the top. On the 1st floor we are
having a hall, drawing room, sitting room, dining room, living room & bedroom, besides the
two stairs and china closet. On the 2nd floor we have four bedrooms, (our library) front &
back hall, bathroom and four closets besides attic stair. On August 27th Willie drew home
from Lusty's mill 200 ft pine flooring, also four panes of glass, tacks and putty for attic
window from A. Martini’s Rodney and on the 29th He brought home 1200 ft pine flooring,
from Highgate. August 29th mother went to Ridgetown and brought home with her Mr James
Gowie, a painter. He is going to-do our painting, working by the day at $2.00 a day. She also
got some oil and
(Margins: August 30th 1902 Mr Gowie painting) turpentine at Mo Beattys, Ridgetown and
paid Mr Gowie for it on the 30th. Mr Gowie worked all day on the 30th of August priming
cornish and brackets under roof. Mother paid Mr. N. Ludy $30.00 August 30th.
(Margins: September 2nd/02 Masons building brick wall under verandah also two sets of
cement steps) On September 2nd the two masons and J Hillman as tender came back &
started at brick wall under verandah. Henry McKay came back yesterday afternoon but did
no work. They were at brick wall on September 2nd & 3rd and at cement steps on the 4th,
5th & on the 6th they ran lime 1/2 day. The brick wall is built with lattice work, this allowing a
circulation of air underneath the verandah. The steps are quite broad and about 8 ft long.
They are first filled in with stone and Portland cement put on top making a lovely white hard
smooth finish. On the steps leading to dining room door, on west side of house Henry McKay
printed Burnside Farm, and on the front steps on the south of house he put the date 1902.
On the 2nd Pa and team were helping at house, also Willie.
(Margins: Willie drawing home lumber brick & gravel) On Sept. 1st & 3rd Willie drew home
lumber from Lusty Bros. mill also tracks from G. Martinis for roller doors. On the 3rd he also
brought 500 brick for furnace from A. Wehlams. On the 4th he drew one load gravel from A.
Blue's pit also one load from lake on the 4th & 6th. Dave Logan also drew a load of gravel
from the lake on the 4th for us. This is for the plaster.
(Margins: Plumbers at eavetroughing gas piping etc) On September 2nd the plumbers came
out and started putting up eavetroughing. They were here on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th and
1/2 day on the 9th & 10th. Putting up eavetroughing, gas piping, some of the water piping,
lining tank and attending to hot air boxes for the furnace. We are having the house piped so
�that we can put in an Acetylene gas plant any time, a pipe running to every room on first &
second floors, one to attic, one to verandah & just one yet to basement. These pipes were all
put in before. The tank for the soft water will hold about fifteen barrels and we have hot and
cold water in the bath-room, living room and basement kitchen. The hot air registers are all to
be in wall except one in living room. There is a register in every room on first floor and one in
bathroom, and east bed-room on second floor. The furnace pipe goes up through dining
room, back hall, and enters chimney in centre bedroom on east of house. There are four cold
air registers one in hall being in the floor, the other three in the wall, one in the dining room,
sitting room and bedroom, all on first-floor.
(Margins: September 8th 1902 Arthur Orendorf lathing) On September 8th Arthur Orendorf of
Ridgetown (lather) came down and started lathing. He was able to lath the whole house on
the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th & 1/2 day on the 13th. 760 yards in all. He charged 2 1/2 cts a
yd. The outside wall on second floor with the exception of front hall is to be plastered on brick
wall, therefore required no lathing but we had the kitchen, milk room, and pantry in basement
lathed.
(Margins: Willie drawing home lime and lath) On September 8th Willie brought home 24
bushel of lime from Lusty Bros. Rodney and on the 9th 100 bunches of lath from F. W.
Scott's Highgate. On the 13th he took back 20 bunches of lath, to Highgate, and brought
home two barrels of plaster of paris. Mother took back some of the window sashes to Lusty's
to-day as they were wrong. Paid F. W. Scott for flooring and laths $50.00 on September 4th,
Joe McKay for mason work $25.00 on the 6th and Arthur Orendorf $19.00 for lathing on the
13th.
(Margins: Mason making plaster) Joe McKay and Jack Hillman were here all day on
September 10th, running lime and making plaster. They put in some hair and rope.
(Margins: September 29th Putting on first coat of plaster) Willie drew 1 load yellow sand from
road also 1 load lake sand from Mr Kivell's. Henry McKay and Jack Hillman came from Mr P
Cyleys this evening. They started plastering (the first coat) on the 30th and on October 1st
Joe McKay came and it took the 3 masons all day Oct 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th & 3/4 day on the 7th
to finish the first coat, and then on the 11th Joe McKay and Jack Hillman were here 1 hr
floating, that is making it smooth. On the 7th paid Joe McKay for mason work $25.00.
(Margins: October 1st) Pa went to Rodney to-day and brought home the windows, there are
in the house, 1 large (plate, double diamond) window in parlor, 1 double plain window in
dining room, 1 horshoe (leaded) & 1 circle (wavy) window in library, 1 half circle (leaded)
�window in hall, 2 small plain windows in sitting room, 2 small plain windows in living room, 1
small plain window in each bedroom (5 in all), bathroom & back hall. All the plain windows
are weighted.
(Margins: October 18th) Willie drew home 20 bus. of lime from Lusty Bros & large window
frame, also hinges for cellar windows.
(Margins: Building in furnace) On the 20th Jack Hillman came back and ran some lime for
potty coat also started to brick in furnace. He was here all day on the 20th and 1/2 day on the
21st & 23rd. He finished bricking in furnace. James Anderson (plumber) was 1/2 day on the
20th at overflow pipe from tank and setting furnace, and he and Henry Mistele were 1/2 day
on the 21st & 22nd at furnace & furnace pipes. On the 20th, Willie helped 1/2 day and on the
21st & 23rd Pa helped 1/2 day each. On the 23rd we bought 4 lbs finishing nails @ J.
Rettermeins and paid 20cts for them.
(Margins: October 23rd Carpenters building verandah) The three carpenters started at the
verandah to-day and it took them all of the 23rd, 24th, 25th, 27th and until noon on the 28th
to finish verandah, cellar windows, and other small jobs. Willie drew home some mouldings
and nails for the verandah from Rodney on the 24th, 2 loads of lake gravel on the 25th and 1
load of lake gravel on the 27th. On the 27th, mother brought some balls, etc from Rodney for
verandah. Our verandah is quite wide extending from the side door around corner of house
and over front door. It has six nice large posts with no railing. Instead of spindles, they are
making small window frames at top of verandah, these are to be filled with colored glass.
The roof is galvanized iron on the top and shingles on the sides. On Oct 28th Paid N Ludy on
carpenter work $20.00
(Margins: October 29th Mr Gowie painting cornish verandah window frames etc) Mr Gowie
Ridgetown has got the job of our painting and he came and started to-day. He is quite deaf.
We have to write what we want. He is doing the outside work now, putting three coats on
cornish at roof, verandah mouldings and posts; two coats on door and window frames and
sashes & floor of verandah and one coat on verandah shingles and ceiling of verandah. The
cornish at roof, verandah mouldings and posts are painted white, decorated with red and
green, the verandah ceiling is sky blue, the floor yellow, the shingles slate color, the window
frames has white for the ground work decorated with red and green and the sashes are
black. Mr Gowie worked on Oct 29th, 31st, Nov 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and until noon on
the 8th at the outside painting. On Oct 29th father brought home some paints, white lead, oil,
�turpentine, shellac, Japan etc, from D. Misteles Rodney and on Nov 1st and 5th, mother
brought home some more. Paid Mr Gowie $3.00 on Nov 1st and $3.00 on Nov 8th.
(Margins: November 1st 4th Putting on potty coat of plastering) The plumbers tinned the
deck of verandah to-day. Henry and Josiah McKay came back to-day and started putting on
second coat of plaster. It took them the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 1/2 day
on the 15th to finish second coat of plastering and other small jobs, such as making cement
pipe holes for furnace etc. This coat gives the wall a beautiful hard, white smooth, and glossy
appearance. It is made mostly of Plaster of Paris. On Nov 7th father brought home a barrel
of Plaster of Paris and some cement from D. Mistele Rodney, and on the 8th he brought
home a load of Georgia Pine from 7.20 Scotts Highgate. we are finishing the main part of our
house in Georgia Pine. It is a hard wood with a beautiful grain, needing nothing but oiling.
(Margins: November 11th Fire in furnace for the first on 13th) The plumbers were out on on
the 11th and 13th fixing furnace pipes and on the 14th putting eaves on the verandah. We
had a fire in the furnace for the first time on the 13th of Nov.
(Margins: Laying cement floors in cellar) On Nov 18th Henry and Josiah McKay layed the
cement floors in the basement kitchen, milk room, pantry and part of the furnace room.
Father and Willie were helping all day. Mother and I are cleaning plaster out of house ready
for the painter. On Nov 21st Willie went to Highgate after a load of finishing lumber and doors
(Georgia Pine).
(Margins: November 25th Carpenters starting @ inside work) Mr Ludy sent his tools out to-
day, also some locks, nails, paper, etc from Martinis. On the 27th, Mr Ludy, Arch Campbell,
Johnny Ludy and a Mr Honeywell came out at noon and started cutting finishing material. Put
in arch upstairs on the 28th. Mr Ludy & Arch Campbell went home to-night.
(Margins: November 28th Setting fireplace Paid W. Lusty on account $30.00. On Nov. 28th
Dec 1st & 2nd Mr Honeywell and Johnny Ludy worked at back bedrooms upstairs. Dec 1st G
Martini and Jos. McKay came out to set fireplace but did not finish it. (Margins: It is 37 1/2 in
wide 36 1/2 high with a 16 in fireplace.) On Dec. 3rd & 4th Mr Ludy and Johnny were here
and worked at the front bedroom and hall upstairs.
(Margins: December 4th) Jos. McKay came out on the 4th to set fireplace, paid him $10. The
plumbers were out to-day putting in cold air pipes. Mr Honeywell came back on Dec 5th and
the three framers worked at window casings & mantel on the 5th & 6th. Charlie Johnstone,
�Highgate was out on the 5th seeing about roller doors. Paid N. Ludy $12.00 on work on the
6th.
(Margins: Carpenters at inside work) Mr Ludy and Johnny worked at parlor and sitting room
on Dec 8th. Mr Honeywell came back on the 9th and the three of them worked at stairs front
door & hall. On Dec. 10th, 11th, & 12th Mr Honeywell, and Johnny Ludy worked at dining
room, kitchen and hanging doors.
(Margins: December 10th) Willie took roller doors & other ones back to Highgate and brought
home some other doors & V. matched lumber to-day. Mr Ludy came back on Dec 13th, and
the three framers worked at downstairs on the 13th, 15th, 16th, and 1/2 day on the 17th.
(Margins: December 13th Painter came back) Mr Gowie came back on the 15th and started
to paint upstairs. He was here on the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 26th,
27th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 1903 Jan. 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and finished on the tenth.
(Margins: How the house was finished inside) The back part of second being finished in soft
pine was all painted except bathroom, which was stained cherry with hard oil finish. The back
bedroom was painted dark brown and dark slate, Will's bedroom light and dark orange;
Jeanie's room pale green and white, hall dark & light slate, attic and back stair dark orange.
Spare bedroom, front halls and stairs, parlor, sitting room and dining room were all finished in
Georgia Pine (natural wood, hard), and these Mr Gowie shellaced, sand papered and hard
oiled, until you could see yourself in them. Mother's bedroom was soft pine oiled and the
living room was stained walnut & cherry. Cellar stairs painted brownish red.
(Margins: December 16th) Plumber brought out bath tub, boiler and put in hot air pipe to
living room to-day. 1/2 day on the 17th, the 18th & 19th Mr Honeywell and J. Ludy worked at
the china closet, dumb waiter, pantry etc.,
(Margins: December 20th Putting on roller doors) Paid J. Gowie on painting $10.00. Mr
Honeywell came out at noon on Dec 22nd and worked alone on the 22nd 23rd & 24th. On
the 26th Mr Geo. Zoller came with him and both worked on the 26th 27th 29th & 30th
hanging roller doors and putting the finishing touches on. We had to pay Mr Zoller $1.50 per
day and Mr Honeywell $1.62 1/2.
(Margins: December 22nd Fixing fireplace) Jos. McKay finished fireplace to-day. Jeanie
helped him. He also filled up holes in plastering. Paid him on work $23.00
�(Margins: 24th) Paid Mr. Gowie on work $6.00. On the 31st paid him $10.00 and paid Mr.
Zoller in full for work $6.
(Margins: 1903 January 10th) Paid Mr Gowie in full for painting, sand paper etc., $26.45c
(Margins: 23rd Moved in) After leaving the paint dry for about two weeks, the plumbers came
out on Friday January 23rd and moved our stove and fixed the water connections. We slept
in the house for the first time that night although it was a few weeks before we were
altogether settled.
Detailed Statement of Labor & Cash Outlay at house.
Also Material.
Names of men who worked at house receiving pay.
Per day Total
Silver
Street
Ed Logan By the
day
3 cts 1.35
Clachan Josiah
McKay
Masons $2.00 $102.00
Clachan Henry
McKay
Masons $2.00 $97.00
Clachan John
Hillman
Masons $1.75 $71.75
Clachan John
McPhail
Masons $125 $36.25
Total cost of
mason work
$307.00
Rodney Nick Ludy Carpenters $1.75 $61.15
Rodney Johnny
Ludy
Carpenters $1.75 $30.00
Rodney Arch.
Campbell
Carpenters $1.25 $30.00
Rodney Mr
Honeywell
Carpenters $1.62 1/2 $36.85
�Names of men from whom we bought material
Rodney Geo. Zoller Carpenters $1.30 $6.00
Total cost of
carpenters
work
$164.00
Rodney Dave Mistele Plumbers Paid by
Job
$22.40
Rodney Henry Mistele
Rodney James
Anderson
Ridgetown Arthur
Orendorf
Lather Paid
by
yard
per yd
2 1/2 c
$19.00
Ridgetown James
Gowie
Painter Paid
by
the
day
per
day
$2.00
$62.00
St Thomas Mr Chas. Riddle Slaters Paid in
contract
St Thomas Mr Riddle
St Thomas 2 men do not know
names
Hog
Street
Geo.
West
Digging
drain
Paid
by day
per day
$1.25
$2.50
Chas.
Martini
(setting
fireplace)
Paid
by job
$1.75
Total Cost of Labor on House $580.00
Duart South A.R. McDonald Stone $6.00
�Duart South
Duart South
Duart South
Duart South
John
McDonald
" 3.00
Mr Morrison " 4.00
Alex McGugan " 3.75
Hog Street Geo. West " 2.50
Ridgetown J.E.Thatcher Stone sills $30.35
Taolbot
street
Adolphus
Wehlam
Brick and tile $119.50
Highgate G.W. Moody Brick $74.35
Duart Albert Blue Gravel 2.75
Ridgetown Mr Beattie Turpentine. Oil.
White Lead
3.25
Highgate F.W. Scott Laths. Lumber,
doors, etc.
$250.00
Duart Joe.
Rettenmier
Nails, Thimbles 50.
Rodney David Mistele Paints, Plumbing
etc.,
$366.95
Rodney Chas. Martini Nails. Locks.
Fireplace etc.,
$71.81
St. Thomas Chas. Riddle Slate (Labor
included)
$138.90
Rodney Lusty Bros. Lumber, Lime
etc
$329.02
Ridgetown James Gowie Sandpaper &
Ochre
45
Rodney Jake McKay Plan of house 5.00
Total cost of
Material for
House.
$1412.08
Date Men who helped
us without pay.
1901 Dec. 27th D.M. Gillies and
team
drawing 1 load
stone
J. G. Gillies " " 1 " "
31st Dave Logan " " 1 " "
�Contents
• 1 Material required for house with cost
• 2 Tile for house drain
• 3 Stone for Basement
• 4 Brick for Walls.
• 5 Brick for furnace
• 6 Pit gravel used for building walls etc.,
Material required for house with cost
Tile for house drain
1902 Jan 3rd James Kivell " " 1 " "
7th Geo. Dubs " " 1 " "
27th G. P. Schleihauf " " 2 " brick
28th G. P. Schleihauf " 2 " "
Feb 20th Geo. Dubs " " 1 " "
21st Geo Dubs " 2 " "
25th, 26th, 27th, Ed. Logan helped
the men for three
days.
26th J. Fowkes and G.
P. Schleihaufs
team drawing
1 load
gravel
April 7th Geo. West digging
drain
1/2 day
May 9th Tom Kivell and
team
drawing
2 loads
lake sand
J. G. Gillies's man " " 2 " " "
H. Terrys " " " 2 " " "
Sept 6th Dave Logan " " 1 " " "
James Fowkes
helped us during
the winter driving
one of our teams.
�Stone for Basement
Brick for Walls.
Brick for furnace
Pit gravel used for building walls etc.,
250 six in tile at $22 per $1000 from A. Wehlman
Talbot St.
$5.50
9 load stone from A.R. McDonald Duart @ 66 2/3
cts per load
$6.00
8 " " " Mr Morrison South of Duart @ 50 " " " 4.00
5 " " " Alex McGugan " @75 " " " 3.75
5 " " " Geo. West Hog Street @ 50 " " " 2.50
9 large stone " John McDonald Duart for $3.00c 3.00
$19.25
22.320 kiln run brick from A. Wehlam @ $5.00 per
1000
$111.50
13.700 " " " " G.W. Moody Highgat @ $3.00 per
$1000
68.50
975 picked " " " " @ $6.00 " " 5.85
$185.85
500 kiln run brick from A. Wehlman @ $5.00 per
1000
$2.50
11 loads gravel from Al. Blue's pit Duart @ 25c per
load
$2.75
2 " " " " " " free
2 " " " Mr Campbells Kintyre "
$2.75
�Material used (Continued)
Lake gravel and sand
Lime
Mortar Color & Proof Iron Ties for Brickwork
Cement
6 loads lake gravel from beach at T Havens free
13 “ “ sand “ “ “ “ "
2 “ “ “ “ Mr Kivells "
2 “ yellow sand from road side. "
Lusty
Bros
Rodney
130 bus. lime for building brick walls from Lusty Bros. @ 30c per bus. $39.00
67 “ “ “ for plastering & building in furnace “ “ “ “ “ “ $20.10
$39.10
D. Mistele
Rodney
370 lbs red color for coloring mortar from D. Mistele Rodney @ 2¢ lb $11.40
29 “ proof iron ties for tying Bricks “ “ “ “ 10¢ “ $2.90
C. Martini
Rodney
7 1/5 “ “ “ “ “ “ C. Martini “ “ 10¢ $0.72
$15.02
D. Mistele
Rodney
2 1/2 barrels Queenston cement for verandah steps etc. from D. Mistele
@ $1.00 per brl.
$2.50
2 “ Portland “ “ “ “ “ “ @ $2.30 “ $5.00
7 “ Queenston “ for footing below stone wall “ “ “ $1.00 “ $7.00
7 " Queenston “ “ basement floors “ “ @ $1.00” $7.00
$21.50
�Stone Sills
Material used (Continued)
Lumber
J.E.
Thatcher
Ridgetown
3 door sills 5 by 14 in and 3 ft 6 in long @ $1.00 per ft $10.50
1 window “ 5 by 8 “ 52 in long @ 40¢ “ “ $1.73
1 “ “ “ “ 64 “ “ @ “ “ “ $2.12
1 “ “ “ " 48 “ “ @ “ “ $1.60
12 “ “ “ “ 36 “ @ “ “ $14.40
$30.35
Lusty Bros
Rodney
Sawing 9168 ft lumber at $3.00 per 1000 $27.48
Matching 2.00
300 ft flooring pine 5.40
30 brackets for Roof of house @ 75cts a piece 22.50
280 ft scantling 2 by 6 for top of 2nd story @ $12 per 1000 3.36
1600 ft Black Ash sheeting for roof @$12 $19.20 surfacing same
$2.00
21.20
18 ft pine for attic window frame 54¢ Dressing same 25¢ 0.79
100 ft ridgeroll for roof @ 3cts per ft 3.00
420 ft bridging for joice @ $5 per 1000 ft. 2.10
1200 ft strapping for walls @ $3.50 per 1000 ft. 4.20
200 ft pine flooring @ $2.50 per 100 ft. 5.00
208 ft. matched plank for water tank @ 3cts per ft. 6.24
200 ft strings boards@ 3cts per ft. 6.00
�Lumber continued
220 “ treads @ 3cts per ft; 140 risers @ 3cts per ft. 10.80
100 “ matched pine @ 3cts; 11 set Jambs @ 60cts per set. 9.60
Stretching treads “ 180 ft 1 cove @ $7.50 per 1000 2.58
300 ft Scantling @ $12.00 3.60
6 verandah posts @ $2.00, 230 ft V. matched pine @ 12.50 per 1000 15.30
400 ft pine flooring @ $3.00 per 100; 9 face brackets @40cts a piece 15.60
10 corner brackets @20cts; 80 dentles @ 4cts a piece 5.20
230 ft one quarter round @ $6 per 1000; 85 ft bed mould @ $12.50
per 1000
2.56
215 ft cornish @ $3 per 100; 2 large brackets for back door @ $1.30 9.45
13 ft pine @ 3 1/2¢; 100 ft cove @ $7.50 per 1000; 112 ft Jamb lining
@ 2¢
3.29
Carried forward $187.25
Brought forward $187.25
Lusty Bros
Rodney
58 ft pine @ 3cts per ft; 145 ft 3 in stops @ $12.50 per 1000 3.54
46 “ “ “ “ “ 1.38; 73 ft V. Match @ 3cts per ft 3.63
F.W. Scott
Highgate
700 ft Hemlock scantling @ $15.50 per 1000 10.95
2980 “ lath @ $7.50 per 1000; 2200 ft pine flooring @ $20 per 1000 66.35
225 ft V. matched @ $24.00 per 1000; 110 ft 1x8 Du Lumber @ $26
per 1000
8.26
250 “ Bed mould @ $1.80 per 100; 126 t Geo. Pine 10 in Base @ 4¢
per ft.
9.54
70 “ Geo. Pine 8 in Base @ 3 1/2¢ per ft. 2.87
200 “ “ 7/8 1/4 Round @3/4¢ per ft. 1.92
30 Geo. Pine Base corners @ 7¢, 32 Geo Pine 10 in Base Blocks @
7¢
3.44
15 “ “ “ 8 in Base blks @ 6¢, 50 Geo Pine 5x5 Tamed Rosettes @ 6¢ 3.90
�Lumber continued
300 ft 3 i casing G.P. @ 2 1/4¢ per ft. 24ft 8 in window stool @ 4¢ per
ft.
12.21
6 “ 5 in Window Stool @3¢; 74 ft Apron @ 1 1/2ct per ft. 1.29
70 “ 13/8 window stops @ 1¢ per ft. 100 ft 2 1/2 in window stop @ 1
1/4¢
1.95
400 “ 5 in casing white pine @ 2¢. 24 ft 5 in stool @ 3¢ per ft. 8.72
12 “ 8 in stool @ 3 1/4¢ per ft. 115 ft Geo. Pine lumber @ $40 per
1000
4.99
34 “ 8 in Plynth Blocks @ 5¢; 53 turned corner Rosettes @ 6¢ 4.88
35 bace corners @ 3¢. 250 ft 8 in bace @ 3¢ per ft. 8.55
65 ft hat board @ 1 3/4¢. 400 ft 7/8 1/4 Round@ 60¢ per 100 3.55
150 ft V. matched @ $25 per 1000. 30 ft wainscoating cap @ 2¢ 4.35
3 newel posts @ $1.25; 2 newel posts @ $1.10; 24 ft stair rail @ 15¢ 9.55
12 ft bottom rail @ 15¢, 42 tan bannisters @ 12¢, 1 turned wall
Rosette
6.99
1 piece Geo. Pine 3/8x10x14 50¢; 36 5/8x3 Geo. Pine; 50 ft panel
mould
1.63
Soft panel mould Raise 63¢. 2 1/2 turned cob. @ 35¢ 1.33
Carried forward $371.64
Brought forward $371.64
F.W. Scott
Highgate
2 pair sliding doors Geo. Pine @ 8.00, 2 Front Doors G.P. @ $6 28.00
1 Outside Door W. Pine $4.73, 1 inside G.P. Door 26x6 61 3/8 @
$2.50
7.25
3 inside G.P. doors 2-8x6-8 1 3/8 @ $2.60, 1 inside G.P. Door 2-4x6-6
1 3/8 @ $2.20
10.00
2 “ “ 2-0-6-6 @ $2.00, 1 Pair Waiter doors 75¢ 4.75
3 “ W.P. “ 2-8x6-8 @ 2.25, 2 inside W.P. Doors 2-6x6-6 @ 2.20 11.15
170 ft V. Matched @ $25 per 1000, 30 ft corner lead @ 1/2¢ 4.70
�Slate for Roof
Nails, Thimbles, hinges, latches, etc.,
84 “ G.P. picture mould @ 1 3/4¢, 1 door Geo. Pine 21¢ 1.68
Window and door frames
Lusty Bros
Rodney
6 cellar window frames $6.00 1 cellar door frame $1.50 7.50
4 “ door frames $4.00 2 outside door frames $3.00 7.00
1 twin window frame $4 1 horseshoe window frame $4 8.00
1 1/2 circle window frame $2.25, 1 circle window frame 2.25 4.50
12 box window frame $27.00 1 circle sash $1 28.00
1 1/2 circle sash 75 ¢ 1 horseshoe sash $1.25 14 pair sashes 10.50 12.50
3 cellar sash 2.00 1 frame & sash $1.00 1 Sky Light frame 45¢ 3.45
2 cupboard doors @ $1.75; 3 sash @ 45¢ 4.55
Less $5.30 $514.67
Total cost of lumber, frames, etc. $509.37
15 1/2 squares slate from C. Riddle St. Thomas @ St.
Thomas @ $8 1/4 per square
$127.86
138 ft ridgeon “ “ “ @ 8ct per foot 11.04
$138.90
1 thimble for kitchen stove in cellar 5¢, 3 lbs nails 25¢ 0.30
J.
Rettermen
Duart
4 lbs finishing nails @ 5¢ 0.20
1 keg nails @ $3.10, 1 keg 4 1/2 in spikes $3.05, 1 keg nails $3.20 9.35
2 set Rollers etc., for Roller doors complete @ $4.75 per set 9.50
1 keg $3.00, 5 lbs finishing nails 25¢ 1 keg nails 1 1/8 in $4.50 7.75
1 Lock 70¢ 2 sliding door set $4.00 4 1/2 pair Butts 60¢ 5.30
�Glass, Putty, Sash cord, etc.
Paints, Sand paper etc.
6lbs 7. nails @ 6¢ 2 front door locks $4.00 1 Latch 7.59
C. Martini
Rodney
14 pair Butts 3 1/2x3 1/2 @ 13¢ 1 Bolt 5 St Hinges 2.32
2 Locks 70¢ 7 Rim Locks @ 25¢ 12 pair Butts @7¢ 3.29
2 pair Butts 3 1/2x3 1/2 @ 13¢, 4 Thumb latches 40¢ 2 pulleys 20¢ 0.86
2 hooks 6 12latch lifts $1.18, not needed 2 Drawer pulls 1.34
Latches 27¢ 6 buttons 6, 1 Rim Lock 35¢ 2 Locks @ 35¢ 1.38
Nails 15¢ 3 Transon lifts $1.05 over charge $1.17 0.03
D. Mistele
Rodney
2 chimney thimbles 10¢ 6 w Butts 75¢ Hat Hooks 15 1.00
Door bolt 10¢, 2 Pulleys 30¢ 0.60
$50.81
C. Martini
Rodney
4 panes glass for attic window 60¢ putty 7¢ 0.67
2 “ “ “ front door 1.10 2 panes for door @ 15¢ 30¢ 1.40
Brads 15¢ Putty 12¢ 3 glass for transoms @ 20¢ 60 0.87
D. Mistele
Rodney
26 L Glass $19.50 12 lights 1.50 1 L. Glass 4.75 3 Lead Lights 9.50 35.25
1 Ruby Light $1.70 Putty 30, 5 1/2 lbs sash cord 1.93 369 lbs weights
7.38
11.31
14 L. Glass $5.00, sash cord 90 5.90
$55.40
C. Martini
Rodney
Sand paper 30¢ 0.30
Sand paper 15¢ Hard Oil 13.25 Paint $19.28 $32.68
D. Mistele
Rodney
Shellac 16.60 Japan 80 Turpentine 2.50 19.90
J. Gowie
Ridgetown
Sand paper 10 ochre 35 0.45
�Plaster, Hair Rope, etc.
Plumbing
Furnace
Mr. Beattie
Ridgetown
Oil Turpentine White Lead 3.25
$56.58
D. Mistele
Rodney
1 bbl Plaster of Paris 3.00 75 lbs hair 2.25 Rope 1.53 $6.78
F.W. Scott
Highgate
3 2/3 bbl Plaster @2.65 per bbl 9.95 1 bus hair 60 10.55
$17.33
D. Mistele
Rodney
Bath Tub $15.00 Boiler $8 1 Doub. B. cock 2.50 $25.50
2 coupling 50 1 hose Bib 85¢ 2 pan Bibs 1.50 2.85
Water
Plumbing
32 ft 3/4 in pipe 1.92 26 ft 1/2 in pipe 1.30 1 stop cock 3.97
15 nipples 75¢ 2 Loch nuts 10¢ 6 1/2 in Elbows 30 2 lees 14 1.29
10-3/4 in elbows 70¢ 4 lees 32 3 Bushings 15 2 plugs 10 1.27
1 coupling 5, 4-1/2 in nipples 20, 2 unions 50, 1 Bib 75 1.50
Lining tank 11.00 147 ft. 12 in Eave trough 11.76 60 ft. 10 in E. Trough 26.96
1 slop tank 2.50, 28 ft oven flow 3.25 5.75
Gas Piping
148 ft. gas pipe 5.92 17 elbows 85 20 lees 1.00 14 plugs 42 8.19
10 nipples 50¢, 1 cross 5, 10 caps 40 0.95
Covering deck with galvanized iron 21.00
“ verandah “ “ 22.00
2 soot pans for chimney $1.50 1.50
$122.73
�Fireplace
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D. Mistele
Rodney
Complete contract for furnace $95.00
C. Martini
Rodney
Fire Grate set up $14.64 Tile floor 4.50 $19.14
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David Allan (1808-1895)
1863 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers
{Printed page} DAILY JOURNAL 1863
{Printed page} CALENDAR FOR 1860.
{Printed page} DAILY JOURNAL FOR 1860.
New York:
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY
KIGGINS & KELLOGG,
Publishers, Booksellers, Stationers and Blank Book Manufacturers,
123 & 125 WILLIAM STREET,
BETWEEN JOHN AND FULTON.
{Blank page)
{Printed page} DAILY JOURNAL FOR 1860.
{Blank page}
{Transcriber's note - in every header the diarist edits them to the correct date}
January, THURSDAY, 1st 1863
The year has ushered in with most splendid weather The sun shining out clear and beautiful quite
calm and the cold in the morning only about the freezing point, the ice on the Dam is strong enough
and crouded with skaiters. of all ages and sexes.
FRIDAY, 2d
The same fine weather prevails, and the roads are hard and smooth.
SATURDAY, 3d
The weather is not so fine as it was yesterday was dull, I went down to Puslinch to see about clear
boards and square timber It began to rain in the afternoon, and made the roads quite heavy, that
were very fine in the morning
�January, MONDAY, 5th 1863
The day is dry but blowing cold went out to the farm, the men are at work cutting up all the old laying
cedar and other logs and under-brush
TUESDAY, 6th
The weather is still mild and little or no frost more than to harden the roads during the night, which
soften during the day.
WEDNESDAY, 7th
{No entry}
January, THURSDAY, 8th 1863
{No entry}
Friday, 9th
{No entry}
SATURDAY, 10th
{No entry}
January, MONDAY, 12th 186{3}
{No entry}
TUESDAY, 13th
Some more snow fell to day which with what fell yesterday enabled a light sleigh or cutter to slip
along. The annual meeting of the Bible Society was held this evening in St Andrews Church
WEDNESDAY, 14th
The weather to day has been quite wet and rainy, and melting all the snow that fell yesterday
January, THURSDAY, 15th 186{3}
It froze harder last night than for some nights past, but the most of the snow gone it Began however
in the afternoon and snowed heavy. I have just got the new toe and brass for for the upright shaft of
the old Mill (but now a new one) the toe is 3¾ 1/16 inches in diameter which is 1¼ inches larger than
than the old one. I was present both at the steeling and temporing of it myself, and likewise cast the
�Brass, which is quite hard & good. The teams went down to Morriston to day for some dry square
pine timber. It has been snowing heavy all afternoon, and will be hard for the teams to get home.
Board day in Bank
FRIDAY, 16th
There is considerable frost snow this morning and must have fallen during the night. At 7 this
morning the glass was 10° below zero.
Saturday, 17th
Rather of any thing milder this morning
January, MONDAY, 19th 186{3}
Much milder this morning and during the middle of the day there was a slight thaw
TUESDAY, 20th
No thaw but a cold raw wind and very dull threatning a fall of snow or rain. We are getting on well
with the Water Wheel the greater part of the Buckets are in their place
WEDNESDAY, 21st
Went down to Galt this morning and returned by evening train, At the Foundry setting a/c in full to
date. R Wallace informed me he sold 1000 Bhls {bushels} No 1 spring wheat flour to be delivered
F.O.B in Hamilton at $4.15 Blain is treating now with a Montreal House for $4.20 and thinks he will
get it. The snow has improved the roads but I am afraid it is not going to last, as there is a slight
thaw. The upright shaft and spurs wheel and level pinion are in their place
January, THURSDAY, 22d 186{3}
Very mild this morning and thawing and continued so all day, so that it begins to tell on the roads
seriously. Mr N Higginbotham very ill, yet,
FRIDAY, 23
It still continues mild but the snow is not melting as fast as it did yesterday. Measuring and deciding
about the upright shafts. Higginbotham rather better to day
SATURDAY, 24th
�{No entry}
January, MONDAY, 26th 186{3}
It has been quite soft to day and little else than waggons and Buggies going. It however began to
snow in the evening. This is the Anneversary of Burns Birth day Dinner was or rather Supper at 8
was given at Grants Saloon to the Canadian Bard, Alex r McLaughlan - on his return from Scotland
TUESDAY, 27
Snowing hard this morning yet soft yet Mrs A & I went down to Mr Idingtons in Waterloo. and found
the sleighing tolerably good for a light conveyance. It snowed all the fore part of the day
February, WEDNESDAY, 28th
It froze pritty hard during the night and there is no thaw to day - this evening a Dinner to Hon A. J
Ferguson, to welcome his return from Scotland
Thursday 29th
Fine morning and moderate frost Board day, the President of the Bank Mr Simpson was here
Friday 30th
Moderate frost and no additional snow.
Saturday 31st
Sharper frost this morning, but little or no snow on the roads, except at the sides
February, Monday 2d 1863
{No entry}
Tuesday 3d
{No entry}
Wednesday 4th
Board day in bank.
{Transcriber's note - no entries, apart from day and date, after the above date until February ,
THURSDAY, 12th 186{3}}
�February, THURSDAY, 12th 186{3}
Board day
{Transcriber's note - no entries, apart from day and date, after the above date until February,
WEDNESDAY, {18th}}
WEDNESDAY, {18th}
Very sharp cold day, good roads and a great quantity of grain in
February, THURSDAY, {19th} 186{3}
Has been a cold day, good sleighing and a considerable quantity of wheat in the market. Rev
Kenneth McLennan of Paisley here. Board day in Bank.
FRIDAY, {20th}
{No entry}
SATURDAY, {21st}
Not due in Hamilton on Monday
[Transcriber's note - No entries between February, MONDAY, 23rd 1863 and March TUESDAY, 31st
1863}
{April} WEDNESDAY, 1st {1863}
Cold freezing day, the ground was bare of snow yet there was a considerable number of cattle at the
Fair, And the prices were much improved when compared to the one last month
April THURSDAY, 2d 1863
{No entry}
FRIDAY, 3d
{No entry}
SATURDAY, 4th
{No entry}
�April, MONDAY, 6th 1863
This has been a very different day from what yesterday was it began to snow heavy this morning
and continued all day and in a great measure melted away, whereas yesterday was a fine clear
pleasant day of Sunshine
TUESDAY, 7th
This has been another day of sleet and snow which is melting fast, have the 3 horse teams and the
Oxen at the Rocks hauling the firewood out of the chopping on to the roadside to be out of the way
in burning the brush in the spring. Let the water on the big Mill New water wheel. the stone pinions
were in geer and all went smooth and well.
WEDNESDAY, 8th
{No entry}
April, THURSDAY, 9th 1863
This has been a very fine day, but the roads are getting deep and muddy as the frost goes out. Peter
Idington was here to day, went out to the freight station with him. A.B. Stewarts sale of furniture to
day. I wrote to Hart & Munson of Utica NY. about another of Mattisons Flour packers.
[Transcriber's note - No entries between April, FRIDAY, 10th 1863 and April WEDNESDAY, 22d
1863}
April, THURSDAY 23d 186{3}
have obliged to discontinue here so as to begin the month of May on the proper day of the week.
{Transcriber's note - no entries after the above date until May, FRIDAY, 1st 1863}
May, FRIDAY 1st May
Began to chopp Corn in the (large Mill) to day at a fine rate. Had quite an alarm yesterday about the
outer gudgeon of the new water wheel being allowed to run dry untill it was so hot as to change its
colour it tore up the brass and also made the surface of the gudgeon (which was had been polished
with Emery) rough and quite pock-pitted. we cooled it down with sulphur and water, and then after
cleaning it well, and had got it quite cool put on fresh oil & tallow and smoothed the surface with a
�fine file, it then appeared to work tolerably well But fear it will have to be turned again to make it as
perfect as it was. It is fine weather
SATURDAY, 2d
There is some appearance of rain to day. I feel heavy and have a slight headache
Note due tomorrow
Meeting of committee on Printing ½ past 7.
May MONDAY, 4th 18{63}
{No entry}
May, TUESDAY 5th
Began to chop Corn with the Old Mill (or large Mill) regularly
WEDNESDAY {6TH}
{No entry}
{7 blank pages}
May, THURSDAY 28, 18{63}
{No entry}
Friday 29
Have got the Eight acre field next the Glebe sown with Oats this day, and partly harrowed
Saturday 30
considerable rain fell this forenoon, and part of the afternoon The cone for the new packing machine
was finished to day, and the most of the geering filled up for it. The fitting up of the upper part begun
The shafting is progressing as fast as can be done, the Bran Bolt casing is finished
May, Sabbath 31 18{63}
June, MONDAY 1 1863
�This has been a {throng} day, this being our annual meeting of the Wellington Mutual Fire Assurance
Co. when I was again re elected a Director, Had also a meeting of the Building Society The weather
is raw and cold to day Have got the 8 acre field fenced and finished this afternoon.
Tuesday 2
Intend leaving for Hamilton this morning
{Transcriber's note - no entries, except for day and date, after the above date up to June, TUESDAY,
23d 18{63}}
{Blank page}
Letters to write or answer
Horsburgh
Mrs Robertson Chatham (of 13th Feb) see Kingsmill
John Burnes, {---}
Treasurer of Goderich. A.M Ross
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<p>Daily Journal 1863</p>
<p>1860 Calendar</p>
<p>Daily Journal for 1860</p>
<p>{Page 3 blank)}Daily Journal for 1860</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">January Thursday, 5 1st 1863 {in every header he edits them to the correct date In future I will use the same format as Clara Philp's}</span></h2>
<p>The year has ushered in with most splendid weather The sun shining out clear and beautiful quite calm and the cold in the morning only about the freezing point, the ice on the Dam is strong enough and crouwded with skaiters. of all ages and sexes.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 2</span></h2>
<p>The same fine weather prevails, and the houses are hard and smooth,</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 3</span></h2>
<p>The weather is not so fine as it was yesterday was dull, I went down to Puslinch to see about clear hoards and square timber It began to rain in the afternoon, and made the roads quite heavy, that were very fine in the morning</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">January, Monday, 5th</span></h2>
<p>The day is dry but flowing cold went out to the farm, the men are at work cutting up all the old laying cedar and other logs and under = brush</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 6th</span></h2>
<p>The weather is still mild and little or no frost more than to harden the roads during the night, which soften during the day.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 7th</span></h2>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">January, Thursday, 8th</span></h2>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 9th</span></h2>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 10th</span></h2>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">January, Monday 12th</span></h2>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 13th</span></h2>
<p>Some more snow fell to day which with what fell yesterday enabled a light {sheigh?} or cutter to ship along. The annual meeting of the Bible society was held this evening in St Andrews church</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 14</span></h2>
<p>The weather to day has been quite wet and rainy, and melting all the snow that fell yesterday</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">January, Thursday, 15</span></h2>
<p>It froze harder last night than for some nights past, but the most of the snow gone it Began however in the afternoon and snowed heavy I have just got the new toe and brass for for the upright shaft of the old will (but now a new one) the toe is 3 3/4 1/lb inches in diameter which is 1 1/4 inches larger than than the old one. . I was present both at the steeling and tempories of it myself, and likewise rest the Brass, which is quite hard & good The teams went down to Morriston to day for some dry square pine timber It has been snowing heavy all afternoon, and will be hard for the teams to get home Bourd day in Bank</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 16th</span></h2>
<p>There is considerable frost snow this morning and must have fallen during the night As of this morning the glass was 10° below zero</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 17th</span></h2>
<p>Rather of any thing milder this morning</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 19th</span></h2>
<p>Much milder this morning and during the middle of the day there was a slight thaw</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 20th</span></h2>
<p>No thaw but a cold raw wind and very dull threatening a full of snow or rain We are getting on well with the Water Wheel the greater part of the Buckets are in their place</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 21st</span></h2>
<p>Went down to <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Galt this</span> morning and returned by evening train, At the Foundry setting a/c {account} in full to date R Wallace informed me he sold 1000 Bhls {bushels} No 1 spring wheat flour to be delivered F.O.B in Hamilton at $4,,15 Blain is trating now with a {Uoutreal?} House for $4.20 and thinks he will get it The snow has improved the roads but I am afraid it is not going to last. as there is a slight thaw The upright shaft and spurs Wheel and level pinion are in their place</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">January Thursday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Very mild this morning and thawing and continued so all day, so that it begins to tell on the roads seriously Mr N {Heigginbothain?} very ill, yet,</p>
<pre>== Friday, 23 ==
</pre>
<p>It still continues mild but the snow is not melting as fast as it did yesterday measuring and deciding about the upright shafts heigginbothain rather better to day</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 24th</span></h2>
<div class="toc">
<div>
<h2>Contents</h2>
</div>
<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January.2C_Monday.2C_26th"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January, Monday, 26th</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday.2C_27"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday, 27</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February.2C_Wednesday.2C_28th"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">February, Wednesday, 28th</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_29th"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 29th</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_30th"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 30th</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_31st"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 31st</span></a></li>
</ul></div>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">January, Monday, 26th</span></h2>
<p>It has been quite soft to day and little else than waggons and buggies going, It however began to snow in the evening <span style="text-decoration:underline;">This is the anneversary of Burns Birth day</span> Dinner <span style="text-decoration:underline;">?</span> or rather supper at 8 was given at Grants saloon to the Canadian bard, Alex/ MC Laughtons - on his return from Scotland</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Snowing hard this morning yet soft yet <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Mrs A {&?} I went down</span> to Mr {hadington?} in Waterloo. and found the sleighing tolerably good for a light conveyances it snowed all the fore part of the day</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">February, Wednesday, 28th</span></h2>
<p>It froze pritty hard during the night and there is no thaw to day - this evening a <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Dinner to {heon?} A,d Ferguson</span>, to welcome his return {Seattaid?}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Thursday 29th</span></h2>
<pre>Fine morning and moderate frost Bourd day, the president of the Bank W Simpson was here {written in two different inks and 29th to 31st written in Wednesday slot}
</pre>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Friday 30th</span></h2>
<p>Moderate frost and no additional snow.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 31st</span></h2>
<p>sharper frost this morning, but little or no snow on the road, except at the sides</p>
<div class="toc">
<div>
<h2>Contents</h2>
</div>
<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FEBRUARY.2C_MONDAY_2ND_1863"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">FEBRUARY, MONDAY 2ND 1863</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY_3rd"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY 3rd</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY_4th"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY 4th</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY_5th"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">THURSDAY 5th</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY_6th"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY 6th</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY_7th"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY 7th</span></a></li>
</ul></div>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, MONDAY 2ND 1863</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 3rd</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 4th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 5th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 6th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 7th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, MONDAY 9th 1863</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 10th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 11th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, THURSDAY 12th 1863</span></h2>
<p>Board day</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 13th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 14th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, MONDAY16th 1863</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 17th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 18th</span></h2>
<p>Very sharp cold day good roads and a great quantity of grain in</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, THURSDAY 19th 1863</span></h2>
<p>Has been a cold day, good sleighing and a considerable quantity of wheat in the market.</p>
<p>Rev Kenneth McLennan of Paisley here</p>
<p>{large space}</p>
<p>Board day in {Bank?}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 20th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 21st</span></h2>
<p>Note due in Hamilton on Monday</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, MONDAY 23rd 1863</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 24th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 25th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, THURSDAY 26th 1863</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 27th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 28th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MARCH, MONDAY 30 1863</span></h2>
<p>{no entry</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 31st</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 1st</span></h2>
<p>Cold freezing day, the ground was bare of snow yet there was a considerable number of cattle at the Fair, And the prices were much improved when compared to the one last month</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL, MONDAY 6th 1863</span></h2>
<p>This has been a very different day from what yesterday was it began to snow heavy this morning and continued all day and in a great measure melted away. whereas yesterday was a fine clear pleasant day of Sunshine</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 7th</span></h2>
<p>This has been another day of sleet and snow which is melting fast, have the 3 horse teams and the Oxen at the Rocks hauling the firewood out of the chopping on to the roadside to be out of the way in burning the brush in the spring</p>
<p>Let the water on the big Mill New water wheel. the stone pinions were in geer and all went smooth and well</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 8th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL, THURSDAY 9th 1863</span></h2>
<p>This has been a very fine day, but the roads are getting deep and muddy as the frost goes out,</p>
<p>Peter Idington was here to day. went out to the freight station with him</p>
<p>A.B. Stewarts sale of furniture to day--</p>
<p>I wrote to Hears & Munson of Utica NY about another of Mattisons Flour packers.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 10th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 11th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL, THURSDAY 23 1863</span></h2>
<p>have obliged to discontinue here so as to begin the month of May on the proper day of the week--</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY, FRIDAY 1st</span></h2>
<p>Began to chopp Corn in the (large Mill) to day at a fine rate.</p>
<p>Had quite an alarm yesterday about the outer gudgeon of the new water wheel being allowed to run dry untill it was so hot as to change its colour it {tore at?} the brass and also made the surface of the gudgeon (which had been polished with Emery) rough and quite pock-pitted. we cooled it down with sulpher and water, and then after cleaning it well, and had got it quite cool {just?} on fresh oil & tallow and smoother the surface with a fine file, it then appeared to work tolerably well But fear it will have to be turned again to make it as perfect as it was. It is fine weather</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 2nd</span></h2>
<p>There is some appearance of rain to day. I feel heavy and have a slight headache</p>
<p>Note due tomorrow</p>
<p>Meeting of committee on Printing 1/2 {illegible}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY, MONDAY 4th 1863</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 5th</span></h2>
<p>Began to chop Corn with the Old Mill (or large Mill) regularly</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 6th</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY, THURSDAY 28, 1863</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 29th</span></h2>
<p>Have got the Eight acre field next the Glene sown with Oats this day and partly harrowed</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 30th</span></h2>
<p>considerable rain fell this forenoon and part of the afternoon</p>
<p>The {cone?} for the new packing machine was finished to day and the most of the geering filled up for it</p>
<p>The fitting up of the upper part begun</p>
<p>The shafting is progressing as fast as can be done, the Bran Bolt casing is finished</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY, SUNDAY 31st 1863</span></h2>
<p>{Sabbath written with date}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">JUNE, MONDAY 1 1863</span></h2>
<p>This has been a {throng?} day, this being our annual meeting of the Wellington Mutual Fire Assurance Co when I was again reelected a Director</p>
<p>Had also a meeting of the Building Society</p>
<p>The weather is raw and cold to day Have got 8 acre field fenced and finished this afternoon</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 2nd</span></h2>
<p>Intend leaving for Hamilton this morning</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">LETTERS TO WRITE OR ANSWER</span></h2>
<p>Horsburgh Mrs Robertson Chatham (<span style="text-decoration:underline;">of 13th Feb</span>) see {Kingsmill?}</p>
<p>John Burnes {sue?}</p>
<p>Treasurer of Goderich. A.M Rofs</p>
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David Allan (1808-1895)
1862 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
{Printed} DAILY JOURNAL 1862.
{Printed} CALENDAR FOR 1860.
Wm Larter wants to rent my farm at Kennelworth for 4 years, write George Allen, then Kennelth P.O.
{Printed} DAILY JOURNAL FOR 1860.
New York:
PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY
KIGGINS & KELLOGG,
Publishers, Booksellers, Stationers and Blank Book Manufacturers,
123 & 125 WILLIAM STREET,
BETWEEN JOHN AND FULTON.
Prices at Smiths Bellows
32 inch
$16
34 inch
$17
36 inch
$18
38 inch
$24
Spikes 7 inch English made {---} spikes
6 inch English made {---} spikes
Nails
6 inch pressed English made 4½¢ per lb
5 inch pressed English made 4½¢ per lb
4, 3½, 3 inch patent pressed {---} nail 7½¢.
2¼, 2½, inch patent pressed {---} nails 8½¢.
Cut nails $3.25 per 100.
I
Angle Iron
I
from 1 to 3 inches
Chains
I
broad $4½ per 100 lb
5/16th - 7¢
I
¼ - 8¢
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Boiler plate
3/16 - 9½¢ per lb.
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Best refined $3½ to $4
�I
Bar Iron
from ⅝ square or round up to 3 inches
sqre or round $2.75 per 100 lbs, all best Refd.
Large Round Iron
2½ inches diameter
$2.75
3 inches diameter
$2.75
3¼ inches diameter
$3.00
3½ inches diameter
$3.00
3¾ inches diameter
$3.25
4 inches diameter
4¼ inches diameter
4½ inches diameter
5 inch diameter
$3.25
$3.50
$3.50
$3.75
5½ inch diameter
$4.00
6 inch diameter
$4.50
1 to 1¼ - Washers 8 ¢ per lb
Pump
a force pump for 1½ suction pipe $9½.
{Transcriber's note - David Allan's diary is blank up until he begins editing the dates on July 14th}
{Transcriber's note - David Allan is recording 1862 entries in an 1860 diary / book; hence the
changing of day numbers.]
July 1862
TUESDAY, 22
Began to excavate in front of the old Mill for the foundation of the breaks or Pilasters for front door to
be carried up to stiffen the wall.
WEDNESDAY, 23
Rained heavy during the night, and a shower of hail fell about 5 a m, Went down to Hamilton this
morning, for, Belting, nuts, &c
�THURSDAY, 24th 1862
Dry weather all day Began to put in the gudgeons in the new oak shaft Have got the excavation in
front of Mill down to the rock
FRIDAY, 25th
The weather very fine & lots of people pouring in to see the show to day Bailed the water out of the
quarry this morning.
SATURDAY, 26th
{No entry}
July, MONDAY, 28th 1862
At 7 this morning there was a slight shower but not it was thought sufficient to retard the work & the
masons began, but it went off and on till 8 oclock when it became heavy and at a little past 9 it was
heavier still, so that all outdoor work is suspended A great alarm of Fire aroused us at 12 last night,
which fortunately was confined to John Hewar's stables, had it not been for the supply of water from
my Duck pond the Tavern which is of stone could not have been saved, even although there was not
a breath of wind to fan the flames
TUESDAY, 29th
It rained very heavy, last night, and the quarry had to be bailed out this morning The Cylinder
plaining machine is now at work and performs the work well I find I must take down the frame of the
old Mill as it delays the masons to keep her working any longer for the sake of making use of the
good supply of water as it would throw the work late into the fall,
July WEDNESDAY, 30th
{No entry }
July THURSDAY, 31st 1862
This is a very warm day yet a very good supply of water, have got the 2d lot of corn elevated & will
finaly stop the old water wheel Got the Bands or hoops on the gudgeon of the pit wheel and of the
new shaft 3 of the others were found to be too slack, they would have been right had the wood been
left full enough, but must cut them & take them in The masons are cutting the arch stones and
dressing the coursers and header stones for the wheel house
FRIDAY, August 1st 1862
�Began this morning to take the old water wheel apart The Bands of the Gudgeons are now finished
and will be put on after the old wheel is removed to allow the masons to work.
SATURDAY, 2d
The weather is very warm and the work of taken down the machinery goes on slow by what one
might expect
August, MONDAY, 4th 1862
This is a very warm day
TUESDAY, 5th
Another close morning there has been a slight shower of rain, have put on more men to remove the
old wheel, must attend Old Mr John Ingles, Funeral to day.
WEDNESDAY, 6th
Fine dry weather and very warm, have got all the wheel and ark out now, but part of shaft that is in
the pit wheel.
August, THURSDAY, 7 186{2}
The weather is so far very favourable
FRIDAY, 8th
{No entry}
SATURDAY, 9th
{No entry}
August, MONDAY, 11th 186{2}
Fine weather, and all hands busy taking down purlins with framing &c. which is more difficult to take
down than I expected, and one of the men a John Herd got hurt by the falling of one of the bents on
him, I looked long for 3 cars of corn to arrive ere the shaft is taken down that drives the elevator but
they did not, and had to remove it A Fire broke out at Stewarts plaining Mill, and burnt 20 new
fanning mills and 50 about half finished with about 30,000 feet of boards
TUESDAY, 12th
�Fine dry weather, and we are taking the remainder of the Fall wheat home to the stack yard of which
it will make two good ones, I regret now very much that I did not adhere to my original plan of
allowing the old frame of the Mill to stand and build then in to the stone wall my idea was to cut the
tennants of every beam and elevate them all to their proper heights and secure them there with
straps and props untill the masons built up to them, but I was allowed myself to be prevailed on to
take it all down which I now very much regret,
WEDNESDAY, 13th
Went down to Toronto this morning with Mrs A. & met Maggie, the weather was very fine, I returned
the same evening I find they have not made much progress during my absence in taking down the
large bents, being only and another half down it is slow work
{Transcriber's note - Doubtless Mr and Mrs Allan travelled to and from Toronto by way of the Grand
Trunk Railway which reached Guelph in 1856. Allan's home and mill were but a 5-minute walk from
the G.T.R. station.} {Might Maggie be their daughter Margaret?}
August, THURSDAY, 14th 186{2}
Got down the hanging bents this forenoon, but the rain comming on rather heavy stopped the work
and appears to continue this afternoon without interuption. This stops all outside work, the stone
cutters are working in their sheds. I gave Fredk Marcon notice this evening that I should want to have
possession of the house by the day month at least and have begun to lay down stones for building a
Back Kitchen &c. I likewise began last Monday to lay down stones at the Wallace house.
FRIDAY 15th
The weather fine and dry to day, and have managed to get down the last bent of the mill this
afternoon, I again to day reminded both Marcon & his Wife that I could not allow them to have the
house any longer then the 14 Sept and if they can leave it sooner I will deduct the proportion of rent
not due,
SATURDAY, 16
{No entry}
August, MONDAY, 18th 186{2}
�Resolved to take down the back wall to the rock and start and make a new beginning. Had to get a
new upright pole for the derrick a went out to the woods for a small elm of 40 feet long and got that
fitted up for the purpose, which cost a day of 3 men and nearly another half day to put it up.
TUESDAY, 19th
{No entry}
WEDNESDAY, 20th
{No entry}
August, THURSDAY, 21st 186{2}
This has been a fine warm day. had to get more assistance in the grass field some of it is almost
ready for carrying in there is 6 men and a boy employed to day, the crop is good measured it from
20 to 26 inches long. The oak water wheel shaft of the new mill is again loose and heating and had
to stop her this afternoon for repairs, it is many years since it was got out and was found after having
been housed in for several years and previous to its being put in it was found a little defective but not
of sufficient extent to condemn it, but after having been put in its place the machinery was several
years of being finished and put in operation and that is a great cause of its rappid decay
FRIDAY, 22d
It rained very heavy for a great part of last night & blew strong, the rain continued during the
forenoon and put a stop to outdoor work. Began to take down the building of the furnace in the
Distillery to get out the Boiler. Also began to lay the first stones in the back wall at the Pit wheel with
water lime from Thorold. Burnt out the drift bolts out of the ends of the old shaft and made them 3
feet long and drove them in, which I think will have the effect of firming the gudgeon, also getting
home more timber with two teams
SATURDAY, 23d
{No entry}
August, MONDAY, 25th 186{2}
Fine weather and getting on well now with the mason work. I went down to Galt this afternoon to
obtain 2 inch oak plank for Spirit vats,
�TUESDAY, 26th
Fine weather to day getting in timber with both teams this forenoon, after dinner 1 team at stone
from my own quarry the other carting hay on the farm.
{Transcriber's note - According to a note at the top of an early page in this, his 1862 diary, Allan had
a farm at Kenilworth which is adjacent to what is today Hwy 6, and some 50km north-west of
Guelph.}
WEDNESDAY, 27th
It rained very heavy during the night and this forenoon that it has prevented any mason work being
done
August, THURSDAY, 28th 186{2}
After a dreadfull night of rain and thunder with very bright flashes of lightning, it has again cleared of
but continues sultry and warm and doubt much whither it will continue fair all day, have this forenoon
got the back wall up to the level for the joists which will be begun this afternoon, and the outer wall of
the wheelhouse is to be founded also.
FRIDAY, 29th
A fine dry day got well forward with the outer wall, all laid with massive stones from inches to {blank}
and from 3 to 6 feet long, and all laid in best water line. The Gudgeon of new mill at the pit-wheel
end, was heating considerably to day. Got all the Spring wheat at the back of the hill cut.
August, SATURDAY, 30th
Another fine morning for work.
September, MONDAY, 1st 186{2}
This has been a playday for most of the people of the town and all my masons and carpenters, and
only 5 labourers working, and the Mill going, This is a Great Excursion day to Toronto and to the
Falls. Startling news this afternoon arrived that the Confederates were only 3 miles from
Washington. The Oak tree cut down and hewed on 2 sides, 19 feet long 18 in thick and will stand 18
square, Another cut 14 feet long 20 x 15
1 Elm 10 feet in circumference over the Bark
1 Elm 11 feet 2 in circumference over the Bark
1 Elm 11 feet 7 in circumference over the Bark - thought of trying one for a shaft
�TUESDAY, 2d
Fine weather this morning but cool produced by a N. W. Wind. all the masons at work to day, but
some are rather sleepy after the Excursion, laying the joists of millstone floor
WEDNESDAY, 3d
Frost this morning and cold, but fine weather for working, busey finishing joists this afternoon. There
is a difficulty in getting all to work right as some of the carpenters are not be trusted, and only few
that are fit to joint the staves for the oak turns
September, THURSDAY, 4th 186{2}
Fine weather for building, the masons have started on the contract again, from the under side of the
beams, and three feet higher next granary. Began to take out the Boiler to day & got the largest out
this evening. Wrote to Alex Laidlaw, Millwright Mono Centre P.O to come on
FRIDAY, 5
Fine weather all day. and got on well with the walls. and have got the window frames in front on the
Millstone floor set, also the {illegible} of the Buttresses Got Both Boilers out to-day.
SATURDAY, 6th
This has been a very fine day notwithstanding the very heavy rain during the night and morning
early. Sent out the teams for timber from the Rocks. It began to rain at 4 P M and stopped the
masons.
September, MONDAY, 8th 186{2}
{No entry}
TUESDAY, 9th
{No entry}
WEDNESDAY, 10th
{No entry}
September, THURSDAY, 11th 186{2}
�Very fine weather to day,
FRIDAY, 12th
Weather keeping good which enables us to get on well with the work, the Boiler is about finished. I
went down to Toronto this afternoon to get the pipes of the boiler (blow off ones) repaired and took a
look at several chimney stalks and found they did not differ much from what I had designed myself
as to size. I orderd Rennie to order the slates for the roof of the mill as soon as possible. The price of
Lehigh coal was $8 per ton on board cars
SATURDAY, 13th
The weather was fine to day and after, doing business at various places in Toronto, started by
Express and reached here at 12 a m. Began and got the Boiler into the distillery. Got in all the
Beams into their places above the water wheel house
September, MONDAY, 15th 186{2}
This morning was fair though not clear but continued so untill 11 when it began to rain, which stops
the masons in the mean time. I began to thrash out the wheat on the farm this morning and will now
be retarded
{Transcriber's note - no entries after the above date until January, WEDNESDAY, 24th}
WEDNESDAY, 24th
Fine weather. I went down this morning to Toronto to see the Provincial Show. the Exhibition of
cattle was very large, as well as that of Fruits and vegetables, but in the fine Arts it was not so good
as I have formerly seen, and the same may be said of machinery, there was 3 Steam Engines 2 in
Motion - & a great many Ploughs. The Governor General {Transcriber's note - Viscount Monck} was
on the Show Ground. I returned home same night. I heard that he was going to pay a visit to Guelph
in passing tomorrow
{Transcriber's note: And so it came to pass that on September 25th, 1862 Lord Monck visited
Guelph... The visit is detailed on pages 124 to 126 of the "The Annals of the Town of Guelph",
published in 1877 to celebrate the town's 50th anniversary. At the bottom of page 125 we find
mention of the Governor General making remarks to various gentlemen on the train platform before
he left Guelph. Among these gentlemen was "Mr D. Allan" whom he, the G.G. "recognized as his
fellow passenger from Liverpool, ..."}
�September, THURSDAY, 25th 1862
This has been a fine morning and have got up our flags at the Priory {Transcriber's note - David
Allan's residence, immediately south of what is now the River Run Centre} and Mill, and throughout
the Town, and the Council have constructed a platform to receive his Excellency {Transcriber's note
- Governor General Viscount Monck} on, at length the Car came in sight which was announced by
the firing of cannon about 12 oclock, when after the Mayor having read the address and his
Excellency having made his reply the councill was [illegible word struck out} presented by the Mayor,
but I was introduced by the Secretary to his Lordship who remembered me well as a fellow
passenger on board the North Briton from Londonderry last year - and spoke of how fortunate we
were in getting such a fine safe passage in the ill fated vessel, he was on his way to Dwight in Illinois
to shoot,
FRIDAY, 26th
{No entry}
SATURDAY, 27th
The Boiler is now built up and finished and now waiting for the water wheel to be ready
Sept MONDAY, 29th 1862
The weather pretty fair but inclines to change got up three beams on the 2d flat above the stone
floor. The back wall of the wheel house is about its height now
TUESDAY, 30th
Went down to Toronto with E Martin to consult with Cameron, it rained through the night and was
showrey during the day Found that Lehigh coal had got up to $9 and Brierhill house coal to $6½ I
bought 5 tons of each
October, WEDNESDAY, 1
Very wet weather that the masons could not work. The Horticultural Show was held to day in the
Town Hall, I took 24 prizes. This being also the monthly fair the Town was pretty throng, about 300
cattle entered the yard for sale
October, THURSDAY, 2d 1862
�It rained heavy during the night and continued showrey during the day the builders did not work. The
water wheel in the Distillery is far advanced. The arms and shrouding is completed for one ring of
the new mill water wheel it is being fitted together in the new carpenter shop, with holes bored and
ready for the bolts,
FRIDAY, 3d
Considerable rain fell last night, and through the day it continued thick muggy weather with now and
then a shower the masons made a start in the morning but were beat off. The Township Show is
held to day & between 2 and 300 a good many cattle were entered. We have now had a long
continuation of wet weather which retards the work very much, having yet to complete the present
and build another story before we can begin the roof.
SATURDAY, 4th
A good deal of rain has fallen through the night, this morning looked as if it was going to become fair
but ¼ past 7 it began to rain heavy and continued for some time but about noon, it began to clear up
that the masons began and worked all the afternoon, they made an attempt to put on the withering of
the Buttresses above door but broke one of them. Got the new water wheel in the Distillery finished
today
October, MONDAY, 6th 1862
This morning appeared like settled weather the ground and any boards exposed were white with
frost, but about noon it began to rain and about 2 p m a heavy shower fell, and after a second one
the masons dropped work, had to put in a new sluiss for distillery wheel of pine the oak one having
worn very unequal and leaked very bad but this one stopes the wheel well, had up steam to day
preparatory to mash but the pipes leaked steam and had to tighten them.
TUESDAY, 7th
{No entry}
WEDNESDAY, 8th
{No entry}
October, THURSDAY, 9th 186{2}
This day seems as if it were going to keep fair and so far the work has gone very well to day, Have
begun to lay the sleepers or joist in the lower celler floor of the mill all of cedar. The hewing of the
stones for the buttresses and window is behind with part of the front walls. This was a Bank day (the
�board met) Old Mr Wm Dunbar of Pickering was here to day, and a Grandson William's. It began to
rain lightly in the afternoon and of any thing increased and got heavy about a ¼ befor 6.
FRIDAY, 10th
It have rained through the night, but it was fair this morning so that the men that is the builders
worked all the forenoon, but at noon it began to rain and has continued all this afternoon, the stone
cutters are working, and the carpenters & millwrights have indoor work. This is the County Show
day, and a bad day it is for it.
SATURDAY, 11th
{No entry}
October, MONDAY, 13th 186{2}
{No entry}
TUESDAY, 14th
{No entry}
WEDNESDAY, 15th
{No entry}
October, THURSDAY, 16th 186{2}
This appears to be a wet day, and though light showers fell it did not hurt retard the work very long.
Went out and bought some dry 2 inch Planks from Thompson on the Dundas road {Transcriber's
note - now Gordon Street}. Rcd payment of a/c,s from Mrs Hamilton.
FRIDAY 17th
This is rather a dull day but no rain, through the forenoon it threatened a good deal but very little fell.
I thought of going to Hamilton to day but found I could not leave the work
SATURDAY, 18th
This has been the finest day we have had this week, and has enabled the men to get well on with
the work. the front wall Gothic window was finished this forenoon and the front all but ready for the
last of the uppermost beams. The breast beams forming the Throat for the water wheel is in to day.
Bought 40 pigs to day on the farm of Mr Whitman, Boundary of Guelph and Waterloo for $ {blank}
October, MONDAY, 20th 186{2}
This has been a fine day for working though the wind was blowing sharp and cold
�TUESDAY, 21
It rained a good deal last night and it was wet this morning and most of the forenoon. But it got fair
and the masons began at 1 oclock it soon got dark and a smart shower drove them home
WEDNESDAY, 22d
Rather a wet forenoon, but yet the men worked the greater part of it. But in the afternoon they
enjoyed themselves on account of my Son's marriage this forenoon.
October, THURSDAY, 23d 186{2}
This morning is dry but cold and raw the ground was whitish, but the men are all working.
FRIDAY, 24th
This morning was damp, yet it turned out a very fine day, I went down to Hamilton this morning and
returned in the evening, made enquirey about copper pipes for distillery but found they must be
made to order. Trade has greatly improved of late there
SATURDAY, 25th
A good deal of rain fell during the night and this morning the gangways were covered with frost,
throughout the day it has been cold with a light drizzling snow which did not lay but melted as it fell.
All hands are employed at the roof and 3 bents of the purlin frame are up and the masons nearly
done the cornice being nearly all laid and the Gable about up.
October, MONDAY, 27th 1862
Rather a cold this morning, it froze hard last night that the mortar is hard, and the ground white, the
mason did not begin till noon. got the purlin plates on the walls and 3 of them put together this
evening
TUESDAY, 28th
The weather is much milder to day and have got on well with plates &c.
WEDNESDAY, 29th
This has been quite a mild day, and the row steps on the middle gable of the mill is up to the top and
only wants the finishing stone the rest of the mason work is about complete. I think of going down to
Toronto in the morning to consult with Mathew Cameron about the suit, Beardmore vs Allan
{Transcriber's note - no entries, apart from day and date, after the above date until December,
MONDAY, 8th 1862}
�December, MONDAY 8th 1862
Pretty hard frost putting gate posts at the Carding Mill. My Sister Margaret (Mrs Fisher) died to day
at noon
TUESDAY, 9th
{No entry)
WEDNESDAY, 10th
{No entry)
DECEMBER, THURSDAY, 11th 1862
{No entry}
FRIDAY, 12th
This appears to have been the day on which my poor Nephew, William Cunningham, died at Helena
in {blank} while incamped
SATURDAY, 13th
{No entry}
December, MONDAY, 15TH 1862
{No entry}
TUESDAY, 16th
{No entry}
WEDNESDAY, 17th
{No entry}
December, THURSDAY, 18th 1862
Went down this afternoon to Hamilton
FRIDAY, 19th
�Rather a cold raw day in Hamilton
SATURDAY, 20th
Quite mild open weather, so that plowing might go on if the ground was dry enough Have got water
wheel shaft on the Bridge & ready to put in when the Brasses are bored out
December, MONDAY, 22d 1862
{No entry}
TUESDAY, 23d
{No entry}
WEDNESDAY, 24th
{No entry}
December, THURSDAY, 25th 1862
This being Christmas day, only the Mill and Distillery are going for part of the day it most beautifull
weather, as mild and free from snow as in May, the ice on the Dam is still sufficiently strong and
good and frequented by Ladies as well as young men in great numbers. I went out and took a walk
over the farm and pointed out what trees and brush I want cut down. Alexr Glass went up this
morning to Minto to serve James Burnett with notice to attend, Heir & Divorce Court
FRIDAY, 26th
There was a heavy fall of rain during the night and continued more or less during the day and late in
the evening. I have rarely seen such a continuance of mild wet weather at this time of the year. The
greater part of the forenoon was taken up in ascertaining if the pillow blocks for the new gudgeons
working in, were level, and found them so, the pit wheel end about ⅛th of an inch the highest, in the
afternoon began to get the shaft in untill the rain drove us off.
SATURDAY, 27th
This morning is dry and cold, but are keeping busy in getting the shaft into its place, which goes on
steadily. Have got the shaft in its place and all fits well. Have just now recd a letter from Illinois
anouncing the death of William Cuningham on the 12th inst.
�December, MONDAY, 29th 1862
Yesterday was a very fine day, the Sun shone out as in April or May. The New Church was opened
for Divine Service yesterday. The weather to day is still mild but dull and heavy & brooding rain or
snow
TUESDAY 30th
Fine weather and neither rain or snow fell
WEDNESDAY 31st
The same fine weather still continues, but freezing rather harder at night. Straightened up the high
board fence next the railway bank in the side yard.
{Blank page}
{Printed page} SCOTTISH UNION & NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. OF EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND.
U.S. BRANCH, HARTFORD, CONN.
M. BENNETT JR. MANAGER
JAS. H. BREWSTER, ASST. MANAGER
J.W. OGSTON, Resident Agent, Guelph, Ont.
{4 printed pages - advertisements and testimonials} BRANTFORD FOUNDRIES UNITED ENGINE
WORKS.
{Printed page - Newspaper cuttings and handwritten note dated May 1st 1863.}
Moyer & Co. of Waterloo
Has during the last winter shipped bag flour to Quebec through Mr David Birch also some to
Portland, through Thos Raefield, who made about 10¢ better of it than James & Oliver though he
considers them very good agents. He has also sent to the copper mines at Seton, and has got rid of
a great deal of ground middling and screenings and a good deal of poor wheat, which neated in
Waterloo over $2 per {102} lbs
1st May 1863.
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David Allan Diary & Transcription, 1862
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David Allan Diary & Transcription, 1865
David Allan Diary & Transcription, 1866
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<p>{David Allan's diary is blank up until he begins editing the dates on July 14th}</p>
<p>{Note from transcriber: David Allan is recording 1862 entries in an 1860 diary / book; hence the changing of day numbers.]</p>
<p>July 1862</p>
<p>Tuesday, 22 Began to excavate in front of the old Mill for the foundation of the breaks or Pilasters for front doon {door?} to be carried up to stiffen the wall,</p>
<p>Wednesday 23 Rained heavy during the night, and a shower of hail fell about 5 a m ,Went down to Hamilton this morning . for , <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Belting , nuts,</span> &c</p>
<p>Thursday, 24th Dry weather all day Began to put in the gudgeons in the new oak shaft Have got the excavation in front of the Mill down to the rock</p>
<p>Friday, 25th The weather very fine & lots of people are pouring in to see the show to day Bailed the water out of the quarry this morning .</p>
<p>Saturday, 26th {No entry}</p>
<p>MONDAY, 28th</p>
<p>At 7 this morning there was a slight shower not it was thought sufficient to retard the work & the masons began , but it went off and on till 8 o clock when it became heavy and a little past 9 it was heavier still , so that all outdoor work is suspended A great alarm of Fire aroused us at 12 last night , which fortunately was confined to John {Hewah , s} stables , had it not been for the supply of water from my Duck pond the Tavern which is of Stone could not have been saved , even although there was not a breath of wind to fann the flames</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 29th It rained very heavy last night , and the quarry had to be bailed out this morning The Cylinder plaining machine is now at work and preforms the work well I find I must take down the frame of the old Mill as it delays the masons to keep {?} any longer for the sake of making use of the good supply of water as it would throw the work late into the fall ,</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 30th {No entry made}</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><br /> Wednesday</p>
<p>THURSDAY, July 31st</p>
<p>This is a very warm day yet a very good supply of water, have got the 2d lot of Corn {?elevated} & will finaly stop the old water wheel</p>
<p>Got the Bands or hoops on the gudgeon of the pit wheel and of the new shaft 3 of the others were found to be too slack , they would have been {?right ?tight} had the wood been left full enough , but must cut them & take them in</p>
<p>The masons are cutting the arch stones and dressing the coursers and header stones for the wheel house</p>
<p><br /> FRIDAY, August – 1st 1862</p>
<p>Began this morning to take the old water wheel apart</p>
<p>The Bands of the Gudgeons are now finished and will be put on after the old wheel is removed to allow the masons to work –</p>
<p><br /> SATURDAY, 2</p>
<p>The weather is very warm and the work of taken down the machinery goes on slow by what one might expect</p>
<p>MONDAY, 4th</p>
<p>This is a very warm day</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 5th</p>
<p>Another close {humid} morning there has been a slighjt shower of rain , have put on more men to {?remove} the old wheel , must attend Old Mr John Ingles [?possibly Ingall's}, Funeral to day</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 6th</p>
<p>Fine dry weather and very warm , have got all the wheel and ark out now , but part of shaft that is in the pit wheel .</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 7</p>
<p>The weather is so far very favourable.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 8th</p>
<p>{No entry made}</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 9th</p>
<p>{No entry made}</p>
<p>MONDAY, 11th</p>
<p>Fine weather , and all hands busy taking down pulins with framing &c. which is more difficult to take down than I expected , and one of the men a John Herd got hurt by the falling of one of the {bents?} on him ,</p>
<p>I looked long for 3 cars of corn to arrive ere the shaft is taken down that drives the elevator but they did not , and had to remove it</p>
<p>A Fire broke out at Stewarts plaining MIll , and burnt 20 new fanning mills and 50 about half finished with about 30,000 feet of boards</p>
<p><br /> TUESDAY, 12th</p>
<p>Fine dry weather , and we are taking the remainder of the Fall wheat {home?} to the stack yard of which it will make two good ones ,</p>
<p>I regret now very much that I did not adhere to my original plan of allowing the old frame of the Mill to stand and build then in to the stone wall my idea was to cut the tennants of every beam and elevate them all to their proper heights and secure them there with straps and props untill the masons built up to them , but I allowed myself to be prevailed on to take it all down which I now very much regret ,</p>
<p><br /> WEDNESDAY, 13th</p>
<p>Went down to Toronto this morning this morning with Mrs A.and met {Maggie?} . the weather was very fine , I returned the same evening</p>
<p>I find they have not made much progress during my absence in taking doen the large bents , {being?} only and another half down it is slow work</p>
<p>{Doubtless Mr and Mrs Allan travelled to and from Toronto by way of the Grand Trunk Railway which reached Guelph in 1856. Allan's home and mill were but a 5-minute walk from the G.T.R. station.}</p>
<p>{Might Maggie be their daughter Margaret?}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 14th</span></h2>
<p>Got down the hanging bent this forenoon, but the rain comming on rather heavy stopped the work and appears to continue this afternoon without inter=uption</p>
<p>This stops all outside work . the stone cutters are working in their sheds .</p>
<p>I gave Fredk Marcon notice this evening that I should want to have possession of the house by {the?} day month at <span style="text-decoration:underline;">least</span> and have begun to lay down stones for building a Back Kitchen &c</p>
<p>I likewise began last Monday to lay down stones at the Wallace house ,</p>
<p> </p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 15th</span></h2>
<p>The weather fine and dry to day , and have manged to get down the last bent of the mill this afternoon ,</p>
<p>I again to day reminded both Marcon & his Wife that I could not allow them to have the house any longer then the 14 Sept= and if they can leave it sooner I will deduct the proportion of rent not due ,</p>
<p> </p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>{No entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 18th</span></h2>
<p>Resolved to take down the back wall to the rock and start and make a new beginning</p>
<p>Had to get a new upright pole for the derrick a went out to the woods for a small elm of 40 feet long and got that fitted up for the purpose , which cost a day of 3 men and nearly another half day to put it up.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 19th</span></h2>
<p>{No entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 20th</span></h2>
<p>{No entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 21st</span></h2>
<p>This has been a fine warm day . had to get more assistance in the grass field some of it is almost ready for carrying in there is 6 men and a boy employed to day . the crop is good measured it from 20 to 26 inches long ,</p>
<p>The Oak water wheel shaft of the new mill is again loose and heating and had to stop her this afternoon for repairs, it is many years since it was got out</p>
<p>and was found after having been housed in for several years and previous to its being put in it was found a little defective but not of sufficient extent to condemn it , but after having been put in its place the machinery was several years of being finished and put in operation and that is a great cause of its rappid de=cay</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 22d</span></h2>
<p>It rained very heavy for a great part of last night & blew strong , the rain continued during the forenoon and put a stop to outdoor work</p>
<p>Began to take down the building of the furnace in the Distillery to get out the Boiler ,</p>
<p>Also began to lay the first stones in the back wall at the Pit wheel with water lime <span style="text-decoration:underline;">from Thorold</span></p>
<p>Burnt out the drift bolts out of the ends of the old shaft and made them 3 feet long and drove them in , which I think will have the effect of firming the gudgeon,</p>
<p>Also getting home more timber with two teams</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 23d</span></h2>
<p>{No entry}</p>
<p>MONDAY, 25th</p>
<p>Fine weather and getting on well now with the mason work</p>
<p>I went down to Galt this afternoon to obtain 2 inch oak plank for Spirit vats ,</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 26th</p>
<p>Fine weather to day getting in timber with both teams this forenoon , after dinner {lunch} 1 team at stone from my own quarry the other carting hay on the farm</p>
<p>{According to a note at the top of an early page in this, his 1862 diary, Allan had a farm at Kenilworth which is adjacent to what is today Hwy 6, and some 50km north-west of Guelph.}</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 27</p>
<p>It rained very hard during the night and this forenoon that it has prevented any mason work being done</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 28th</span></h2>
<p>After a dreadfull night of rain and thunder with very bright flashes of lightning , it has again cleared of but continues sultry and warm and doubt much whither it will continue fair all day have this forenoon got the back wall up to the level for the joists which will be begun this afternoon , and the outer wall of the wheelhouse is to be founded also</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 29th</span></h2>
<p>A fine dry day got well forward with the outer wall , all laid with massive stones from inches to and from 3 to 6 feet long . and all laid in best water lime</p>
<p>The Gudgeon of new mill at the pit-wheel end , was heating considerably to day</p>
<p>Got all the spring wheat at the back of the hill cut</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 30th</span></h2>
<p>Another fine morning for work ,</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 1st September, 1862</span></h2>
<p>This has been a play day for most of the people of the town and all my masons and carpenters , and only 5 labourers working , and the Mill going , This is a Great Excursion day to Toronto and to the Falls .</p>
<p>Startling news this afternoon arrived that the Confederates were only 3 miles from Washington.</p>
<p>The Oak tree cut down and hewed on 2 sides . 19 feet long 18 in thick and will stand 18 square , Another cut 14 feet long 20 x 15</p>
<p>1 Elm 10 feet in circumference over the Bark 1 do. 11 - 2 – 1 do 11 - 7 – thought of trying one for a shalft</p>
<p> </p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 2</span></h2>
<p>Fine weather this morning but cool produced by a N. W. Wind . all the masons at work to day , but some are rather sleepy after the Excursion ,</p>
<p>laying the joists of millstone floor</p>
<p> </p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Frost this morning and cold , but fine weather for working , busey finishing joists this afternoon</p>
<p>There is a difficulty in getting all to work right as some of the carpenters are not be trusted , and only few that are fit to joint the staves for the oak {Tuns?}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 4th</span></h2>
<p>Fine weather for building , the Masons have started on the contract again , from the under side of the beams . and three feet higher next granery . Began to take out the Boiler to day & got the largest out this evening Wrote to Alex Laidlaw .. Millwright {,} Mono Centre P, O to come on</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Fine weather all day . and got on well with the walls . and have got the wndow frames in front of the Millstone floor set . also the {illegible word} of the Buttresses Got Both Boilers out to-day .</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 6th</span></h2>
<p>This has been a very fine day notwithstanding the very heavy rain during the night and morning early</p>
<p>sent out the teams for timber from the Rocks</p>
<p>It began to rain at 4 P M and stopped the masons –</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 8th</span></h2>
<p>{No entry}</p>
<p> </p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 9th =</span></h2>
<p>{No entry}</p>
<p> </p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 10th</span></h2>
<p>{No entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 11th</span></h2>
<p>Very fine weather to day ,</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 12th</span></h2>
<p>Weather keeping good which enables us to get on well with the the work , the Boiler is about finishd</p>
<p>I went down to Toronto this afternoon to get the pipes of the boiler ( blow off ones ) repaired and took a look at many chimney stalk's and found they did not differ much from what I had designed myself as to size</p>
<p>I orderd Rennie to order the slates for the roof of the mill as soon a possible</p>
<p>The price of Lehigh coal was $8 per ton on board cars</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 13th</span></h2>
<p>The weather was fone to day and after , doing business at various places in Toronto , started by Express and reached here at 12 a m .</p>
<p>Began and got the Boiler into the distillery</p>
<p>Got in all the Beams into their places above the water wheel house</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 15th</span></h2>
<p>This morning was fair though not clear but continued so untill 11 when it began to rain , which stops the masons in the mean tme</p>
<p>I began to thrash out the wheat on the farm this morning and will not be retarded</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 16th</span></h2>
<p>{No entry)</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 17th</span></h2>
<p>{No entry)</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>{No entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 19</span></h2>
<p>{No entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>{No entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 22d</span></h2>
<p>{No entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 23d</span></h2>
<p>{No entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 24th</span></h2>
<p>Fine weather . I went down this morning to Toronto to see the Provincial Show. the Exhibition of cattle was very large , as well as that of Fruits and vegetables , but in the fine Arts it was not so good as I have formerly seen , and the same may be said of Machinery . there was 3 Steam Engines 2 in Motion – & a great many Ploughs .</p>
<p>The Governor General {Viscount Monck} was on the Show Ground</p>
<p>I returned home same night {SPACE} I heard he was going to pay a visit to Guelph in passing tomorrow</p>
<p><br /> {Transcriber's note: And so it acame to pass that on September 25th, 1862 Lord Monck visited Guelph... The visit is detailed on pages 124 to 126 of the "The Annals of the Town of Guelph", published in 1877 to celebrate the town's 50th anniversary. At the bottom of page 125 we find mention of the Governor General making remarks to various gentlemen on the train platform before he left Guelph. Among these gentlemen was "Mr D. Allan" whom he, the G.G. "reognized as his fellow passenger from Liverpool, ..."}</p>
<p>{Transcriber's note: Be sure to read the next entry.}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 25th</span></h2>
<p>This has been a fine morning and have got up our flags at the Priory {David Allan's residence, immediately south of what is now the River Run Centre} and Mill , and throughout the Town , and the Council have constructed a platform to receive his Excellency (Governor General Viscount Monck} on , at length the Car came in {sighy? ... sight?} which was announced by the firing of cannon about 12 o clock , when after the Mayor having read the address and his Excellency having made his reply the councell was [illegible word struck out} presented by the Mayor , but I was introducced by the Secretary to his Lordship who remembered me well as a fellow passenger on board the North Briton from Londonderry last year – and spoke of how fortunate we were in getting such a fine safe passage in the ill fated vessel , he was on his way to Dwight in Illinois to shoot ,</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 26th</span></h2>
<p>{No entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 27th</span></h2>
<p>The Boiler is now built up and finished and now waiting for the water wheel to be ready</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 29th</span></h2>
<p>The weather pretty fair but inclines to change</p>
<p>got up three beams on the 2d flat above the stone floor</p>
<p>The back wall of the wheel house is about its height now</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 30th</span></h2>
<p>Went down to Toronto with E Martin to consult with Cameron , it rained</p>
<pre>through the night and was showrey during the day
</pre>
<p>Found that Lehigh coal had got uo to $9 and Brierhill house coal to $6½ I bought 5 tons of each</p>
<p> </p>
<p><br /> OCTOBER 1862</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 1</span></h2>
<p>Very wet weather that the masons could not work</p>
<p>The Horticultural Show was held to day in the Town Hall , I took 24 prizes .</p>
<p>This being also the Monthly fair the Town was pretty throng , about 300 cattle entered the yard for sale</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 2</span></h3>
<p>It rained heavy during the night and continued showrey during the day the builders did not work ,</p>
<p>The water wheel in the Distillery is far advanced</p>
<p>The arms and shrouding is completed for one ring of the new mill water wheel</p>
<pre> it is being fitted together in the new carpenter shop, with holes bored and ready for the bolts ,
</pre>
<p> </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 3d</span></h3>
<p>Considerable rain fell last night , and through the day it continued thick muggy weather with now and then a shower the masons made a start in the morning but were beat off.</p>
<p>We have now had a long continuation of wet weather which retards the work very much , having yet to complete the present and build another story {storey] before we can begin the roof .</p>
<p> </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 4th</span></h3>
<p>A good deal of rain has fallen through the night , the morning looked as if it was going to become fair but 1/4 past seven it began to rain heavy and continued for some time but about noon it began to clear up that the masons began and worked all the afternoon , they made an attempt to put on the withering , of the Buttresses above door but broke one of them</p>
<p>Got the new water wheel in the Distillery finished today</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 6th</span></h3>
<p>This morning appeared like settled weather the {ground?} and my boards exposed were white with frost , but about noon it began to rain and about 2 pm a heavy shower fell , and after a second one the masons {dropped?} work, had to put in a new sluiss {sluice} for distillery wheel of pine{,} the oak one having worn very unequal and leaked very bad but this one stopes the wheel well, had up steam to day preparatory to mash but the pipes leaked steam and had to tighten them.</p>
<p> </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 7th</span></h3>
<p>{No entry written}</p>
<p> </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 8th</span></h3>
<p>{No entry written}</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 9th</span></h3>
<p>This day seems as if it were going to keep fair and so far the work has gone very well to day, Have begun to lay the sleepers or joist in the lower celler floor of the mill all of cedar</p>
<p>The hewing of the stones for the buttresses and window is behind with part of the front walls .</p>
<p>This was a Bank day (the board met) Old Mr Wm Dunbar of Pickering was here to day , and a grandson William.s</p>
<p>It began to rain lightly in the afternoon and of {if?} any thing increased and got heavy about 1/4 befor 6 ,</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 10th</span></h3>
<p>It have rained through the night , but it was fair this morning so that the men that is the builders worked all the forenoon , but at noon it began to rain and has continued all this afternoon , The stone cutters are working , and the carpenters & millwrights have indoor work</p>
<p>This is the County Show day , and a bad day it is for it ,</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 11th</span></h3>
<p>{No entry written}</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 13th</span></h3>
<p>{No entry written}</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 14th</span></h3>
<p>{No entry written}</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 15th</span></h3>
<p>{No entry written}</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 16th</span></h3>
<p>This appears to be a wet day , and though light showers fell it did not {indecipherable word struck out} retard the work very long</p>
<p>Went out and bought some dry 2 inch Planks from Thompson on the Dundas road {now Gordon Street}</p>
<p>Red {Received} payment of a/c,s {accounts} from Mrs Hamilton ,</p>
<p> </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 17th</span></h3>
<p>This is rather a dull day but no rain , through the forenoon it threatened a good deal but very little fell ,</p>
<p>I thought of going to Hamilton to day but found I could not leave work</p>
<p> </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 18th</span></h3>
<p>This has been the finest day we have had this week and has enabled the men to get well on with the work . the front wall Gothic window was finished this forenoon and the front all but ready for the last of the uppermost beams</p>
<p>The breast beams forming the Throat for the water wheel is in to day</p>
<p>Bought 40 pigs to day on the farm of Mr Whitman , Boundary of Guelph and Waterloo for $ {no number given}</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 20th</span></h3>
<p>This has been a fine day for working though the wind was blowing sharp and cold</p>
<p> </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 21</span></h3>
<p>It rained a good del last night and it was wet this morning and most of the forenoon</p>
<p>But it got fair and the masons began at 1 o clock it soon got dark and a smart shower drove them home</p>
<p> </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 22</span></h3>
<p>Rather a wet forenoon , but yet the men worked the greater part of it</p>
<p>But in the afternoon they enjoyed themselves on account of my Son,s marriage this forenoon ,</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 23d</span></h3>
<p>This morning is dry but cold and raw the ground was whitish , but the men are all working .</p>
<p> </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 24th</span></h3>
<p>This morning was damp , yet it turned out a very fine day , I went down to Hamilton this morning and returned in the evening , made enquiry about copper pipes for distillery but found they must be made to order Trade has greatly improved of late {there?}</p>
<p> </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 25th</span></h3>
<p>A good deal of rain fell during the {indecipherable word struck out} night and this morning the gangways were covered with frost , throughout the day it has been cold with a light drizzling snow which did not lay but melted as it fell All hands are employed at the roof and 3 bents of the purlin frame are up and the masons nearly done the {comie?} being nearly all laid and the Gable about up</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 30th</span></h3>
<p>{No entry made}</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 31</span></h3>
<p>{No entry made}</p>
<p> </p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER 1862</span></h2>
<p>SATURDAY, 1st</p>
<p>{No entry made}</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 3d</span></h3>
<p>{No entry made}</p>
<p> </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 4th</span></h3>
<p>{No entry made}</p>
<p> </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 5th</span></h3>
<p>{No entry made}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER, MONDAY 8TH 1862</span></h2>
<p>Pretty hard frost putting gate posts as the carding Mill</p>
<p>My Sister Margaret (Mrs Fisher) died today at noon</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 9TH</span></h2>
<p>{no entry)</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 10TH</span></h2>
<p>{no entry)</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 12TH</span></h2>
<p>This appears to have been the day on which my poor Nephew, William Cunningham died as Helena in {large space} while incamped</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER, THURSDAY 18TH 1862</span></h2>
<p>Went down this afternoon to Hamilton</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 19TH</span></h2>
<p>Rather a cold raw day in Hamilton</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 20TH</span></h2>
<p>Quite mild open weather, so that plowing might go on if the ground was dry enough</p>
<p>Have got water wheel shaft on the Bridge & ready to put in when the Brasses are bored out</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER, MONDAY 22 1862</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 23RD</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 24TH</span></h2>
<p>{no entry}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER, THURSDAY 25TH 1862</span></h2>
<p>This being Christmas day, only the Mill and Distillery are going for part of the day it most beautiful weather, as mild and free from snow as in May, the ice on the Dam is still sufficiently strong and good and frequented by Ladies as well as young men in great numbers</p>
<p>I went out and took a walk over the farm and pointed out what trees and bush I want cut down</p>
<p>Alex Glass mens up this morning to Minto to serve James Burnett with notice to attend, Heir & {Devisee?} court</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 26th</span></h2>
<p>There was a heavy fall of rain during the night and continued more or less during the day and late in the evening. I have rarely seen such a continuance of mild wet weather at this time of the Year</p>
<p>The greater part of the forenoon was taken up in ascertaining if the pillow blocks for the new gudgeons working in, were level and found them so, the pit wheel end about 1/8th of an inch the highest, in the afternoon began to get the shaft in untill the rain drove us off.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 27th</span></h2>
<p>This morning is dry and cold. but are keeping busy in getting the shafts into its place, which goes on steadily</p>
<p>Have got the shaft in its place and all fits well.</p>
<p>Have just now read a letter from Illinois anouncing the death of William Cunningham on the 12th inst</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">DECEMBER, MONDAY 29TH 1862</span></h2>
<p>Yesterday was a very fine day, the Sun shone out as in April or May. The New Church was opened for Divine service yesterday</p>
<p>The weather to day is still mild but dull and heavy & looking rain or snow</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 30TH</span></h2>
<p>Fine weather and neither rain or snow fell</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 31st</span></h2>
<p>The same fine weather still continues, but freezing rather harder at night</p>
<p>Straightened up the high board fence next the railway back in the side yard</p>
<p>{blank}</p>
<p>{card for Scottish Union & National Insurance Co}</p>
<p>{pamphlet for Foundries United - Brantford Engine Works (pg 1)}</p>
<p>{pamphlet for Foundries United - Brantford Engine Works (pg 2)}</p>
<p>{pamphlet for Foundries United - Brantford Engine Works (pg 3)}</p>
<p>{pamphlet for Foundries United - Brantford Engine Works (pg 4)}</p>
<p>{newspaper clippings regarding "The Episcolpal Parsonage at Galt" and "The Largest Mill in the World}</p>
<p>{note dated May 1st 1863}</p>
<p>Moyer & Co. of Waterloo</p>
<p>Has during the last winter shipped bag flour to Quebec through Mr David Birch</p>
<p>also some to Portland through Thos Raefield who made about 10c better of it than James & Oliver though he considers them very good agents</p>
<p>He has also sent to the copper Mines at Acton and has got rid of a great deal of ground middling and screenings and a good deal of poor wheat which neated in Waterloo over $2 for {1/2 lbs or 112 lbs?}</p>
<p>1st May 1863</p>
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Rev. Robert Mayes (1832-1921)
1874-1877 Dairy
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Diary of Mayes Farm
Township of Drapes Muskoka1874
Took possesion of our Farm of 200 acres on Saturday Aug. 29. with wife and
1874 Six children. a very small house. must build a larger one as soon as possible - Set to
work at once to clean a piece of land for wheat
Sep 11th planted fall wheat
" 19th Plowed second piece of fall wheat Live Stock on Farm which we brought with us--Viz.
1 Rooster, 1 Hen and Willies Kittie.
Sept 21st Self and 4 sons began to cut underbrush.
" 29 Hired Mr Forrester to help us cut logs to build house.
Oct 1st Finished cutting logs and began to burn bush and clear space for House. Wife went
to Bracebridge, missed her way in the bush - had to send back for Ernie.
Oct 2 Rain all the morning, but little doing to day. Robert quite ill to day, a newspaper from
England.
Saty. " 3rd Set out the foundation of a house 20 x 26. Mr. Algar with a yoke of Oxen & Mr.
Philips came to help
Sunday 4th Boys & Ada went to Mr. Taylors to Bible class for the first time hope it may be
useful to them. Preached at Mr Taylors
10/4 Oct in the afternoon. from the houses built on a rock & on the Sand.
Monday 5th A find day burnt heaps of bush and worked at laying out the sils of new house,
nearly cut of the end of my Thumb with an axe.
Tuesday 6 {in child's handwriting} Rained all day. we were all Knitting mittens for winters use
mother made ten plum puddings ready for the raising day E
�Wednesday 7 {in a different child's handwriting} We were digging celler in our new house Mr.
Algar hear was here hawling bogs for the haose house & unfortunately broke his chain Mr.
Day paid us a visit. O {adult handwriting resumes} planted onion Seed
Oct Thursday 8 Went round and asked the neighbours to a raising bee a wearisome journey,
got home about 6 O clock.
Friday 9 {different handwriting} Mr Taylor drew the joists, and Mr Philips hewed them, Father
went to Bracebridge in the evening. Robert
Saturday 10 {child's handwriting} Mr Philips came and laid down the joists, Mr Forester and
us dug in the cellar. Ernest
Sunday 11 {another child's handwriting} Rained all day nobody went out but Robert went to
the Bible class it rained so hard that we none of us went out. Orlando.
Monday 12 A fine, but cold day, the day of our house raising. 15 men to help, 2 Yoke Oxen.
the dinner & tea at Mr. Taylors the men worked with a will All went well.
Oct 1874
Tuesday 13 {Robert's handwriting} Cusley Philips came with a load of lumber for sheeting, &
we cut rafters for the house. R
Wednesday 14 {Ernest's handwriting} Planted fall wheat on Water field Ernest
Thursday 15 {another child's handwriting} Mr Forester was here and pelled 4 large pines we
were hauling rafters for the house, L and O
Friday 16 {Robert's handwriting} Went to Bracebridge for nails, meat &c. Wish we had a
Railway
Saturday 17 Peeled the rafters for the house, & cut out the door. Robert.
Sunday 18 {Ernest's handwriting} Brothers & sister went to the bible-Class myself, and
Robert staid at home being unwell, Father preached in the afternoon Ernest.
Oct Monday 19 {Orlando's handwriting} We peeled the rest of the rafter Mr F Philips squared
the house ready for the roof Orlando
�Tuesday 20 {adult handwriting resumes} A splendid day, we got all the rafters on the new
house, Mr. Philips here
Wednesday 21 Beautiful weather, a lot of old jobs, did not seem to get on much, boys began
to dig a drain from the Cellar- "Brother" helped them.
Thursday 22 Weather still continues fine Put nearly half the sheeting on the house, Mr.
Taylor fetched some lumber from Bracebridge, brought us 2 letters.
Friday 23 Began to shingle the house, R went to Bracebridge for nails.
Oct 1874
Saturday 24 Fine weather, finished shingling half the roof
Sunday 25 Boys to bible Class Self preached in Afternoon
Monday 26 Self & Landie went to Mr Lanchesters. Bought a yoke of steers qx $ {?} tried to
get them home but got stuck in a swamp.
Tuesday 27 Mr Forester and Robt. went after the steers and got them home all night
Wednesday 28
Thursday 29 Went to Bracebridge with the steers, took Ernies Sleigh for a bag of Flour,
Sleigh broke down had to leave it in the bush go home for bags to divide it got it home all
right at last
Oct Friday 30 Shingles from Spradburys nearly finished roofing the house.
Saturday 31 Very cold, snow fell in the night Robt went to Bracebridge for Shingle nails
Sunday Nov 1st Went to Ms. Days School House to preach had a good time, Staid at Ms.
Lanchesters all night and "got the Blues"
Monday 2 Came home, Brought some oats spade, shovel Brush Sythe
Tuesday 3 Went to Bracebridge with the Steers, brought home some Lumber. a weary
journey
Wednesday Began plastering and cutting out gains for joists
�Nov 1874
Thursday 5 A very wet day, we got in all the floor joists finished, chinking up
Friday 6 Rob & Lando went to B for lumber - Bought the fruit trees
Satarday 7 {Ernest's handwriting} Orlando & me went to Mr. Lancasters Mr Forester dug in
the celler father and brothers were plastering Ernest
Sunday 8 Myself and brothers went to Bible class + Father preached at Mr Taylors Enest
Monday 9 Robert and me went to B-ge after lumber and Window Sash Father finished
boarding up the end Ernest
Tuesday 10 {another handwriting} C + I went to Lanchesters to hill up the Turnips - Bought a
lot of Hay, Oates, Rye, of Mr L
Nov 1874
Wednesday 11 Mr. Foresters last day, I put the windows in upstairs
Thursday 12 Mother and Lando look the Steers to Bracebridge for flour Mr Algan finished
hauling lumberFriday 13 Put in the window down Stairs made the door + put the floors down
1974 Thursday 19 Moved into our new house Plenty of room here "If the Lord will." may we
have health to enjoy it
20 Mr Algan brought quarter of beef, Pot of Butter some turnips Self and 4 Boys began to
open the road to Lanchesters
Nov 1874
Saturday 21 Road work again, Mr. Forrester gives us a day on the Road
Sunday 22 Usual service at Mr Taylors
Monday 23 Chopping wood for the house
Tuesday 24 Myself & R. & E Mr. Forrester on the road to Lanchester Brought home a chair
�Wednesday 25 Myself R & E Mr. Forrester on the Road
Thursday 26 Self R & E & Mr. F on the Road, took the steers brought home the first load of
Oats & Podatoes
Friday 27 R & Self took the steers brought home 3 Bags of Potatoes and some Oats
Nov 1874
Saturday 28 Chopping wood for house and doing up odd things
Sunday 29 Usual service at Mr. Taylors
Monday 30 Chopping wood for house &c.
Tuesday Dec 1 Went to Lanchester brought home a load of oates could not get up the rocks
with the {word cut off} had to unload and carry it up, left R at Ls to Thrash the grain
Wednesday 2 Doing up the stable put potatoes down cellar & chopping down trees
Dec 1874
Thursday 3 Went to Lanchesters, brought home a load of potatoes - E & L went and cut a
new road
Friday 4 Another journey eastward brought home some more Potatoes
Saturday 5 Stayed at home, mended Sleigh &cc - in the afternoon chopped down Trees
Sunday 6 Usual service at Mr Taylors
From 7th of Dec to Dec 22nd carting Oat, Hay, Potatoes & Grain from Lanchesters Self and
Ernie there about a week Thrashing Rye
1874 Wednesday Dec 23 Self, Wife, Robb & Landie went to Bracebridge to buy Groceries
meat and &cc for Christmas a mild pleasant day, very good sleighing
Thursday 24 Very stormy, snow fast all day, keep in the house squareing the the walls
�Friday 25 Christmas day, cold without warm and comfortable within a pair of chickens fresh
pork ham &cc Plum Pudding Cakes & lots of Good Things, we all enjoyed the day very much
Thanks to the giver of all Good
Saturday 26 Stayed in all day and worked at hewing the logs
Sunday December 1874
27 No service at Mr Taylors Go to Bracebridge to preach at night had a good time, good
congregation, sweet music.
Monday 28 Self R & Lando go to Lanchester With the steers. Cannot get through with the
Sleigh, snow 30 in deep on the level
Tuesday 29/Wed 39 Return from Lanchesters could bring nothing home but the Empty
Sleigh, R gone to Bracebridge, and he did not come home till the following morning. Wife
started of early morning in seach of him
1875
Jan 8 Saturday Been a very fine week till today, snowing all day Hauling hay from
Lanchesters every day this week
March 12 13 Brought in 7 bags Flour at 4,, 75
Tuesday 30 Bought a cow of Mr Forrester 25
Friday April 2 Took 3 Bushels & 12 lb Rye to Perrys Mill Brought home 98 Flour 27 lb
{Shorts?} 27 Bran
Thursday 8 Planted in Boxes Cabbage Kale Brocli Cucumber Water Melon
Monday 19 Set the Goose on 7 eggs
1875 Jany
{child's handwriting} Tuesday 20 father has gone to bracebridge posted a letter to
grandfatehr A M
{adult handwriting resumes}
�May 21 Had our first burn a bad one
22 Planted Early {illegible} Potatoes
23 Planted onions Beets & various small seeds & peas cucumbers
25 Set more Potatoes & garden Seeds
26 Finished Planting Peas
27 Put in corn in Fens{?} field also squash
Sept 26 Sunday Revd. Taylor came to preach to us for the first Time, Text "ye must be born
again, we were all pleased with him hope we may be profited too 18 in the congregation.
1875
Sept 27 {child's handwriting} Cut some shingle blocks & firewood in the morning, {mended?}
the ox cart in the afternoon.
28 Father & Mother went to Bracebridge & took the steers got the boys new hats. R & L
turned the oats
29 Went to the Agricultial Show a very wet day
30 Another wet day
Oct 1 Taking up potatoes. 41 bushels Robert went to Bracebridge for lumber
Oct 2nd Snow 2 ins deep oats still out, boarded up the ends of the house
Sunday 3rd {adult handwriting resumes} Appointment at Days & Matthias's, saw some fine
Bears in the Bush on Lott 17 Thought discretion the better part of Valour, so skidadled back
to foresters in a hurry Thos. Forrester went as my escort through the bush we neither of us
got chawed up
4th {Lando?} & Ernie swinging dismal all day Rob fitting up the carriage
5th {child's handwriting} Father hauled the manure & I went to Bracebridge finished thrashing
the wheat. EM
�6th Very wert wet in all day.
7th Cut barn logs took up potatoes and began to mud up the house
8th Robert and me cut barn logs all day & Ernie went to Bracebridge Father did odd jobs Had
a letter from home
1875
Oct9th Made a walk before the door and pulled turnips
{adult handwriting resumes} Sunday 10 Rainy day, Very cold Tom & George Stevenson
came to service
11th Pitted 35 Bushels of {Sweeds?} 15 Bushels Aberdeens
12th Very cold but very fine Pulling Turnips and Turning Oats
{child's handwriting} 13th Pitted 14 bushels of turnips in the morning pulled turnips in the
afternoon in the fallow? it was a very fine day.
1875
Oct 14 Thursday Cutting barn logs, taking up parsnips, in the morning Hauling Oats in
afternoon Stinging frost last night
15th {child's Handwriting} Rained all day cut firewood & did odd jobs.
16th Snowed a all day a little Father and Ernee went to Bracebridge with the steers Bob and
me did odd jobs at home.
{adult handwriting resumes} 17 Sunday Mr. Taylor came to preach 17 people present, he is
well recieved
18 Mon Much snow, we tried to pull turnips a very bad job Heifer fetched home from Mr.
Carrigans
Oct 1875
�19 Wed Rob away helping to make a fresh road to Bracebridge E, O. & Self pulling turnips,
got a large quantity together the snow going away rapidly
20 Cut the tops off the turnips we pulled yesterday A nice fine day
{child's handwriting} 21 Pulled 112 bushels of turnips. Lovely weather, Indian Summer.
22 Another fine day, finished the Turnips & spread out the oats to dry
{another child's handwriting} 23 Saturday Turnips in the morning - Got up the Oats in the
Afternoon
24 Sunday Still very fine weather
{another child's handwriting} 25 Went out shooting in the morning finished the turnips & oats
in the afternoon
Oct 26 Tuesday Wet all day indoors knitting
Wednesday 27 Robb went to Mr. Greggs after the dog, could not Get her Willie & Self went
to Bracebridge
Thursday 28 Underbrushing - Lando took 50 weight of flower to T Forresters @ 5 1/2 dollars
for barrill, {symbol for dollar?} 38 c.
Friday 29 Underbrushing Saturday 30 A very wet day, chopping wood. R Making Sleigh
Sunday 31 Mr. Taylor unexpectedly visits us - stays till Monday
Nov
Monday 1 Underbrushing, Lando went to Bracebridge
Tuesday 2 Underbrushing
Nov 1875
Tuesday 29 Self and Herbie went to Bracebridge with the Cattle Flour 5 dollars
Wednesday 30 Cleared the Road Through to Robinsons, Arthur helped us
�Thursday Dec 1 Forrester came to see about some Chopping let him 5 acres to Chop Log &
Fence, nx/dollars per acre
Friday 2 We began to chop in the Bush & Cut firewood
Saturday 3 Cutting firewood, chopping in the Bush
Sunday 4 No Public service Both still very ill.
18..(illegible)
Dec
Monday 5 Chopping in the Bush
Tuesday 6 Self E. & W. to Bracebridge Brought Ble Flour $5 Sale 1-75
7th Chopping in the Bush
8 Went Through to Robson
9 Chopping
10 Chopping Sunday 11 No service, Robb still very ill.
12 Began to haul hay from Triors(?)
13 Hauling hay
Wednesday 14 Hawling hay
Thursday 16 Finished the hay from Robsons
Friday 16 Snowed all day made a bead bedstead
Saturday 17 Went to Bracebridge Father Mother and Lando with the Steers
Sunday 18 Had service expected Mr Taylor but was dissapointed he did not come
19 Chopped and hauled firewood Mr Corrigan passed with a team of horses
�Tuesday 21 culling out Dollars road ready to haul haul own hay
Nov (illegible mark)
Sunday 14 no service on account of Rob's illness
Monday 15 Wife and I went to B & V snow came today brought of home a Rocking chair
Tuesday 16 Cutting fire wood
Wednesday 14 Did Odd Jobs
Thursday - Thursday a very fine day Olando's Birthday 13 years Fetched hay from little field
Went Hunting - nill
Friday 18 Getting fire wood
Friday 19 Made bedstead
Sunday 20 No service Robb still very sick
Monday 21 Finishing Off Sleigh Cutting fire wood
Tuesday 22 Mr Lloyd English Church Minister called
1845 Nov Wednesday {illegible possibly mirror image, perhaps initials?}
{ Wednesday?} 23 Getting fire wood
Thursday 24 Fixed up the stable. Cut fire wood
Friday 25 Made a bedstead odd jobs indoors
Saturday 26 Morning, Odd Jobs - useded the new Sleigh for the first time - Self 'wife. Robb
Ada & Willie went to Mr. Stephensons with school petition
Sunday 27 No service, Rob not Well
Monday 28 Intensly Cold, Boys out Deer Stalking. nil:
December 1846
�Wednesday 22 Finished making Dollare main road
Thursday 23 Killed the black pig and cut firewood
Friday 24 Cut & hawled firewood and trimed the christ-mas tree
Saturday 25 Christmas day we have the tree at night, Mr Stephenson and Tom visited us
Sunday 26 No Service at home H&O went to Brave bridge
Monday 27 Hawling hay for Mr. Taylor
1875
Tuesday 28 Father and Orlando hauled hay from the beaver meadow for the first time
chopped 12 trees and some firewood
Wednesday 29 Ada Mays Father & Ernie carting hay from Corigans beaver meadow boys
chopping at home
30th Thursday Cutting firewood, rain very worm weather the snow rapidly melting
Friday 31 Got in a hill of potatoes 8 bushels, put in 2 cedar posts at front door
1876
Saturday Jan 1st Got in fire wood - put in posts at front door
Sunday 2 Mrs Forester came, her children all ill
Monday 3 Mother went to Mrs Forrester. Little girl died - slopt all night - Election day
Tuesday 4 Messrs Stock & Fern came made coffin for little girl
Wednesday 5 Buried little Forrester Mother, self, F Phillips & P Taylor present
Thursday 6 Chopping in Bush Robt helped us the first time after his illness
(January?} 1878
�Friday 7 All of us Chopping in the Bush
Saturday 8 Mother & Herbie went to Bracebridge, Chopping in the Bush - Road very bad all
ice
Sunday 9 Self went to Mr Forresters to visit the {seek?}
Monday 10 Chopping - Tuesday 11 Chopping, self got {gneevounly?} hurt by a tree falling on to me
Wednesday 12 boys all chopping
Thursday 13 chopping do
Saturday 15 Robl & Ernie hauling hay
January 1876
16 Sunday Mother went up to Mrs. {Geonesters}, to see how the {vick} prosper
Monday 17 All of us went to Corrigans beaver meadow for hay Made a Corduroy Bridge
Tuesday 18 Mother & Robb went to Brace- bridge -. a very wet day 2 Bags Flour, {16 of}
meat Felf and Boys killed the pigs
Wednesday 19 Cleaned Out the pigs Stye
Thursday 20 Chopping
Friday 21 Chopping
Saturday 22 Went to Beaver Meadow to fetch hay
January 1876
Sunday 23 Lando & {illegible} went to Bracebridge
Monday 24 To Bracebridge for flour for Mr. Taylor and self Robb & Ernie half day on the
Concession Cutting out the fallen timber
Tuesday 25 Chopping & hauling hay
�Wednesday 26 Chopping & hauling hay
Thursday 27 Cutting shingle Blocks
Friday 28 Barried {illegible} Pains Infant Finished hauling one stack hay from Corriggan
beaver meadow
1846
Saturday Jan 29 Chopping in the bush
Sunday 30
Monday 31 Went to Bracebridge for Mr P. Taylor - I bag (Talow) for him and 4 for self, the
roads very bad
Tuesday Feb 1 Chopping in bush
Sunday Feb 11 Self & wife Ada & Robb & Willie went to Bracebridge left them to come home
with the cattle, myself, Ernie & Lando went to the south falls to a tea meeting enjoyed
ourselves vastley - got home about 1/2 past 12
1846
Sunday 18 Self and 4 children went to south falls Sunday school - Rev Finlay preached in
afternoon
February
Monday 14 Chopping firewood
Tuesday 15 Went to council meeting stayed at Mr Springs All night a Terrible journey, Goose
layed the first Egg m Tuesday
Wednesday 16 Chopping firewood
Thursday 17 Began to hawl the second stack of beaver hay - afternoon went to Will Taylor
lot to hawl in a (pil?) of potato for Mr. P Taylor
1846 Feb 25 - Finished hauling beaver hay from Mr Conroy cross meadow
�Th 26 Went to Bracebridge Selected home 2 Barells {Telow} $4-75c {per?} BL
March 1 to 6 splitting cedar rails in swamp and hauling them home
7 Made sap boughs
8 Father went part of the way to Bracebridge.
9 Made sap boughs
10 Made sap spouts
14 {Get?) the goose
March 1846
20 The Boys Cutting Stove wood 4 1/2 cord cut, some of it hauled home.
31 Tap'd 80 trees for making Syrup
April 1 Walked out to Bracebridge
Sunday 2 20 people gathered together but no preacher cameMonday 3 To Bracebridge with the Sleers fetched home 3 & 1/2 thousand Shingles $1-50
1876
April 4 Hawling logs for basin
Th 5 Making sugar & Syrup
Th 19 Mr P Taylor raised his barn, Robb assisting them
Th 24 Made #53 lb of maple sugar & 4 Gals of syrup Raised part of our barn The Cow calved
today a fine Bull Calf
May 1 Went to Bracebridge to fetch seed & {cc?} making Vinegar
May 2 Logging
3 {Alo?}
�4 {alo?} Robb making Vinegar
1876 May Friday 5 Very wet, weather, Logging
6 Still very wet
Monday Rainey - Logging 8
9. (do do)
10 Wet - put in a window mother and E went to mr Springs very kindly treated {ilegable}
(brought?) home a lot of Vegatable & Flowers seeds
Thursday 11 Put in {pease} at the stable Onions & e & e Parsnips Lettuce. Carrots set out
cabbage (Starks)
1876 Friday May 11 Planted oats and seeded down a small piece where the sweeds were
Saturday 12 Put in garden seeds
Monday 14 Put in a few oats and seeded down a rocky piece near the stable
Tuesday 15 Put in white Oats in fallow and seeded down
Wednesday 16 Hoed round the stumps and cleaned up, R went and fetched some plum
Trees
Thursday 17 Put in (lk) Oats and a few Rennies Prize sweede Turnip
1876
Friday May 18 Put in 2 Bushels of potatoes in the Top of Oat field and cleaning up behind
the house Planted 6 Week and asparagus beans, also Pepper Veg {marrow?) and melons
Th 24 Hen set on 12 Duck Eggs Ernie Lando & (Herbie?) went to Bracebridge. Caught 5 nice
Pickerel
to May Tues
Saturday 27 Burnt the piece behind the house
28
�29 logging
30 logging at Forresters
31 logging at Home
June 1 do " "
2" " "
3 " " at Foresters
1876
June 5 Logging behind house Thos Stevenson helped us Robb made the Shovel Plough
6 Ploughed land of it and planted some potatoes
7th Raked, Burnt the heaps
8th Ploughed a piece
9th Planted potatoes
10 do do & {ilegable}
Monday 12 Self logging at Joe Taylors Boys ploughed a piece up at the stable, Robb went
to & manigans with the Cow & Heiler
13 Logging the gully
June 14 Planting corn White beans transplanting Pumpkins melons Cucumbers 15 Sheeting one side of barn and began to shingle Robb went to Bracebridge to fetch lumber
16 Putting shingles on one side of the barn and sheeting the other, set a hen on 15 Eggs
1877
Pinkey taken out Jan {ilegable} 5 = 1877
�Purchased 4 horse power & open cylender and drag saw - can work them very well - Dec
1876
1877
April 12 Grafted some cherrys
13 Began to clear the rocky land up for oats
24 Planted 2 Bushels pease onions & {seed}
26 Planted 3 bushels wheat
May 1 - Blood Beets
4 Commenceth to plant oats
6 Put in asparagus Went to mr Browns stayed all night
9 Set our Braman hen
11 Planting Oats still
12 Loging brush fence
14 Sowed part of it at with oats & grafted some more cherries
15 Logging the wet part of fence
25 Planted 19 pails of potatoes on {illegible}
26 Finished sowing oats & set the flower seeds in garden
Oh Trinity of love and power Our {luthern?) shield in dangers hour From rock and tempest
fire and foe Protect them wheresoe'er they go Thus evermore shall rise to thee Glad hymns
of praise from land and sea
June 1869
Our Baby
�A flower that opens from day to day A sunbeam that cheers life's onward way A treasure,
worth more than life can say Our Baby Love looks out of his dark blue eyes {illegible} is a
loving as a sweet surprise On their drooping lids then soft sleep lies Our Baby His round little
cheeks an plumps & fair His brow is unshaddowed by grief or care And bright are his locks of
golden hair Our Baby
Over
He fills a large place in sissy arms Who is hourly filled with soft alarms Lest he fall into
untoward harms. Our Baby = Baby begins to {with} Dear Mamma When the door opens
knows his papa And chips like a bind he he ha ha. Our Baby = Sweet birdie is he. Oh if the
cage door, Should open some day to enclose him no more Fledged may he be for the
heavenly shore. Our Baby
The Skaters
See how merrily the skaters go, Glancing quickly O'er the ice and snow; While like diamonds
in the forests trees, The crystal drops are waving in the breeze. 2nd verse. See how merrily
around they play. Sweeping featly o'er the sparkling way, While the woods, that are in spring
so fair, In winter time their wilder grace's wear. 3rd verse. See how merilly the time goes by.
There is beauty in a wintery sky Tho' the summer wears a verdant hue. The winter brings a
merry season too. 4th verse. See how merrily the pas-time o'er Now they circle around the
hearth once more; For if winter bring us howling storms, this ingle bright the kindly bos-om
warms.
March 1870
The Useful little girl
A little girl I am indeed And little do I know Much help and care I yet shall need That I may
wiser grow If I would ever hope to do Things great & good & useful too.
But even now I ought to try To do what good I may God never meant that such as I. Should
only live to play and talk and laugh and eat and drink And sleep and wake and never think
I may if I have but a mind Do good in many ways Plenty to do tho young may find In these
our busy days Sad would it be tho young and small If I were of no use an all
�4 His home my child is beyond the skies a paradise of flowers When little children - angels
there Paint those flowers so bright and fair And bring them to this land of ours 5 Oh how I
wish that home were mine And you were with me too. I would paint a wreath so strangely fair
And {twist} it mother for you to wear A crown of heavens own hair. Feb 21st. 69.
Let it pass
Or it is better to be wronged than wrong Be not swift to take offence. Let it pass Let it pass
Anger is a foe to sense. Let it pass Brood not darkly o er a wrong Which will disappear e'er
long Rather sing this cheery song. Let it pass Chorus Merrily cherrily sing this song. Merrily
cherrily sing this song. Better to be wronged than wrong. Let it pass.
Strife corrodes the purest mind. Let it pass As the unregarded {word? illegible} Let it pass All
the vulgar souls that live may condemn without reprieve Tis the noble who forgive Let it pass
Merily be Echo not an angry word. Let it pass Think how often you have erred. Let it pass
Since our joys must pass away Like the dew drops and the spray Wherefore should our
sorrows stay. Let it Pass Merrily be be If for good you have taken ill. Let it Pass O be kind
and gentle still. Let it Pass Time at last makes all things straight Let us not resent but wait
And our triumph shall be great Let it pass merily be be July 1869
My times are in thy hand
My times are in thy hand. My god I Wish them there. My life my soul my all I leave entirely to
thy care
My times are in thy hand. Whatever they may be Pleasing or painful dark on bright As best
may seem to thee
My times are in thy hand. Why should I doubt or fear A fathers hand will never cause This
child a needless tear
My times are in thy hand. I'll always trust in thee Till I posses the promised land And all thy
glory see
Because He loved me so
I love to hear the story. Which angel voices tell How once the king of glory. Game down on
earth to dwell I am both weak and sinful. But this I surely know The end came down to claim
me. Because he loved me so
�I am glad my blessed savior. Was once a child like me To show how {illegible} & holy. His
little ones might be And if I did not serve And if i try to follow. He never will forget me His
footsteps here below. Because he loved me so
To sing his love & mercy. My sweetest songs I'll raise And tho I can not see him. I know he
hears my praise For he has kindly promised. That I shall surely go To sing among his angels.
Because he loved me so
Music in the vally Music on the hill Music in the woodland Music on the river Music on the
mountain Music in the air Music in the {illegible} heart Music every were
Music by the fireside Music in the hall Music in the school room. Music for us all Music in our
sorrow Music in our care Music in our gladness Music everywhere
Sing with joyful voices Friends and loved ones dear Let discord and trouble never enter here
Join the happy chorus of all nature fair {illegible} the glorious anthem Music everywhere
Harrington
My Mother
My mother, oh my mother, long hast thou toiled for one
And borne life's burdens all alone to comfort thee
Be mine the hand to help thee now be mine the voice to cheer
And mine the heart that loves thee best - till death my mother dear
2
My mother, omy mother, how deep have been the shades
And sharp the thorns about thy path along earth's lonely glades
But Christ the Lord of Righteousness hung diadems in the sky
And lit them with his glorious beams of love that can not die
3 My mother, oh my mother, in sorrow and in tears
The past a tale of blighted hopes, the present full of fears
�A tombstone over this loved one's head who should have been thy half
Thus, mother dearest, thou hast passed along the weary way
4 My mother, oh my mother, when as one he has been near To soothe thy grief and whisper
sounds of comfort in thine ear When we thy little children all unconscious by thee lay Thou
hast let the pent up fountains of sorrow have their way
5
My mother, oh my mother, so peacefully we slept And never knew that for our sakes one
watched and prayed and wept
Jan
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Rev. Robert Mayes (1832-1921)
1874-1877 Dairy
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
Diary of Mayes Farm
Township of Drapes Muskoka1874
Took possesion of our Farm of 200 acres on Saturday Aug. 29. with wife and
1874 Six children. a very small house. must build a larger one as soon as possible - Set to
work at once to clean a piece of land for wheat
Sep 11th planted fall wheat
" 19th Plowed second piece of fall wheat Live Stock on Farm which we brought with us--Viz.
1 Rooster, 1 Hen and Willies Kittie.
Sept 21st Self and 4 sons began to cut underbrush.
" 29 Hired Mr Forrester to help us cut logs to build house.
Oct 1st Finished cutting logs and began to burn bush and clear space for House. Wife went
to Bracebridge, missed her way in the bush - had to send back for Ernie.
Oct 2 Rain all the morning, but little doing to day. Robert quite ill to day, a newspaper from
England.
Saty. " 3rd Set out the foundation of a house 20 x 26. Mr. Algar with a yoke of Oxen & Mr.
Philips came to help
Sunday 4th Boys & Ada went to Mr. Taylors to Bible class for the first time hope it may be
useful to them. Preached at Mr Taylors
10/4 Oct in the afternoon. from the houses built on a rock & on the Sand.
Monday 5th A find day burnt heaps of bush and worked at laying out the sils of new house,
nearly cut of the end of my Thumb with an axe.
Tuesday 6 {in child's handwriting} Rained all day. we were all Knitting mittens for winters use
mother made ten plum puddings ready for the raising day E
�Wednesday 7 {in a different child's handwriting} We were digging celler in our new house Mr.
Algar hear was here hawling bogs for the haose house & unfortunately broke his chain Mr.
Day paid us a visit. O {adult handwriting resumes} planted onion Seed
Oct Thursday 8 Went round and asked the neighbours to a raising bee a wearisome journey,
got home about 6 O clock.
Friday 9 {different handwriting} Mr Taylor drew the joists, and Mr Philips hewed them, Father
went to Bracebridge in the evening. Robert
Saturday 10 {child's handwriting} Mr Philips came and laid down the joists, Mr Forester and
us dug in the cellar. Ernest
Sunday 11 {another child's handwriting} Rained all day nobody went out but Robert went to
the Bible class it rained so hard that we none of us went out. Orlando.
Monday 12 A fine, but cold day, the day of our house raising. 15 men to help, 2 Yoke Oxen.
the dinner & tea at Mr. Taylors the men worked with a will All went well.
Oct 1874
Tuesday 13 {Robert's handwriting} Cusley Philips came with a load of lumber for sheeting, &
we cut rafters for the house. R
Wednesday 14 {Ernest's handwriting} Planted fall wheat on Water field Ernest
Thursday 15 {another child's handwriting} Mr Forester was here and pelled 4 large pines we
were hauling rafters for the house, L and O
Friday 16 {Robert's handwriting} Went to Bracebridge for nails, meat &c. Wish we had a
Railway
Saturday 17 Peeled the rafters for the house, & cut out the door. Robert.
Sunday 18 {Ernest's handwriting} Brothers & sister went to the bible-Class myself, and
Robert staid at home being unwell, Father preached in the afternoon Ernest.
Oct Monday 19 {Orlando's handwriting} We peeled the rest of the rafter Mr F Philips squared
the house ready for the roof Orlando
�Tuesday 20 {adult handwriting resumes} A splendid day, we got all the rafters on the new
house, Mr. Philips here
Wednesday 21 Beautiful weather, a lot of old jobs, did not seem to get on much, boys began
to dig a drain from the Cellar- "Brother" helped them.
Thursday 22 Weather still continues fine Put nearly half the sheeting on the house, Mr.
Taylor fetched some lumber from Bracebridge, brought us 2 letters.
Friday 23 Began to shingle the house, R went to Bracebridge for nails.
Oct 1874
Saturday 24 Fine weather, finished shingling half the roof
Sunday 25 Boys to bible Class Self preached in Afternoon
Monday 26 Self & Landie went to Mr Lanchesters. Bought a yoke of steers qx $ {?} tried to
get them home but got stuck in a swamp.
Tuesday 27 Mr Forester and Robt. went after the steers and got them home all night
Wednesday 28
Thursday 29 Went to Bracebridge with the steers, took Ernies Sleigh for a bag of Flour,
Sleigh broke down had to leave it in the bush go home for bags to divide it got it home all
right at last
Oct Friday 30 Shingles from Spradburys nearly finished roofing the house.
Saturday 31 Very cold, snow fell in the night Robt went to Bracebridge for Shingle nails
Sunday Nov 1st Went to Ms. Days School House to preach had a good time, Staid at Ms.
Lanchesters all night and "got the Blues"
Monday 2 Came home, Brought some oats spade, shovel Brush Sythe
Tuesday 3 Went to Bracebridge with the Steers, brought home some Lumber. a weary
journey
Wednesday Began plastering and cutting out gains for joists
�Nov 1874
Thursday 5 A very wet day, we got in all the floor joists finished, chinking up
Friday 6 Rob & Lando went to B for lumber - Bought the fruit trees
Satarday 7 {Ernest's handwriting} Orlando & me went to Mr. Lancasters Mr Forester dug in
the celler father and brothers were plastering Ernest
Sunday 8 Myself and brothers went to Bible class + Father preached at Mr Taylors Enest
Monday 9 Robert and me went to B-ge after lumber and Window Sash Father finished
boarding up the end Ernest
Tuesday 10 {another handwriting} C + I went to Lanchesters to hill up the Turnips - Bought a
lot of Hay, Oates, Rye, of Mr L
Nov 1874
Wednesday 11 Mr. Foresters last day, I put the windows in upstairs
Thursday 12 Mother and Lando look the Steers to Bracebridge for flour Mr Algan finished
hauling lumber-
Friday 13 Put in the window down Stairs made the door + put the floors down
1974 Thursday 19 Moved into our new house Plenty of room here "If the Lord will." may we
have health to enjoy it
20 Mr Algan brought quarter of beef, Pot of Butter some turnips Self and 4 Boys began to
open the road to Lanchesters
Nov 1874
Saturday 21 Road work again, Mr. Forrester gives us a day on the Road
Sunday 22 Usual service at Mr Taylors
Monday 23 Chopping wood for the house
Tuesday 24 Myself & R. & E Mr. Forrester on the road to Lanchester Brought home a chair
�Wednesday 25 Myself R & E Mr. Forrester on the Road
Thursday 26 Self R & E & Mr. F on the Road, took the steers brought home the first load of
Oats & Podatoes
Friday 27 R & Self took the steers brought home 3 Bags of Potatoes and some Oats
Nov 1874
Saturday 28 Chopping wood for house and doing up odd things
Sunday 29 Usual service at Mr. Taylors
Monday 30 Chopping wood for house &c.
Tuesday Dec 1 Went to Lanchester brought home a load of oates could not get up the rocks
with the {word cut off} had to unload and carry it up, left R at Ls to Thrash the grain
Wednesday 2 Doing up the stable put potatoes down cellar & chopping down trees
Dec 1874
Thursday 3 Went to Lanchesters, brought home a load of potatoes - E & L went and cut a
new road
Friday 4 Another journey eastward brought home some more Potatoes
Saturday 5 Stayed at home, mended Sleigh &cc - in the afternoon chopped down Trees
Sunday 6 Usual service at Mr Taylors
From 7th of Dec to Dec 22nd carting Oat, Hay, Potatoes & Grain from Lanchesters Self and
Ernie there about a week Thrashing Rye
1874 Wednesday Dec 23 Self, Wife, Robb & Landie went to Bracebridge to buy Groceries
meat and &cc for Christmas a mild pleasant day, very good sleighing
Thursday 24 Very stormy, snow fast all day, keep in the house squareing the the walls
�Friday 25 Christmas day, cold without warm and comfortable within a pair of chickens fresh
pork ham &cc Plum Pudding Cakes & lots of Good Things, we all enjoyed the day very much
Thanks to the giver of all Good
Saturday 26 Stayed in all day and worked at hewing the logs
Sunday December 1874
27 No service at Mr Taylors Go to Bracebridge to preach at night had a good time, good
congregation, sweet music.
Monday 28 Self R & Lando go to Lanchester With the steers. Cannot get through with the
Sleigh, snow 30 in deep on the level
Tuesday 29/Wed 39 Return from Lanchesters could bring nothing home but the Empty
Sleigh, R gone to Bracebridge, and he did not come home till the following morning. Wife
started of early morning in seach of him
1875
Jan 8 Saturday Been a very fine week till today, snowing all day Hauling hay from
Lanchesters every day this week
March 12 13 Brought in 7 bags Flour at 4,, 75
Tuesday 30 Bought a cow of Mr Forrester 25
Friday April 2 Took 3 Bushels & 12 lb Rye to Perrys Mill Brought home 98 Flour 27 lb
{Shorts?} 27 Bran
Thursday 8 Planted in Boxes Cabbage Kale Brocli Cucumber Water Melon
Monday 19 Set the Goose on 7 eggs
1875 Jany
{child's handwriting} Tuesday 20 father has gone to bracebridge posted a letter to
grandfatehr A M
{adult handwriting resumes}
�May 21 Had our first burn a bad one
22 Planted Early {illegible} Potatoes
23 Planted onions Beets & various small seeds & peas cucumbers
25 Set more Potatoes & garden Seeds
26 Finished Planting Peas
27 Put in corn in Fens{?} field also squash
Sept 26 Sunday Revd. Taylor came to preach to us for the first Time, Text "ye must be born
again, we were all pleased with him hope we may be profited too 18 in the congregation.
1875
Sept 27 {child's handwriting} Cut some shingle blocks & firewood in the morning, {mended?}
the ox cart in the afternoon.
28 Father & Mother went to Bracebridge & took the steers got the boys new hats. R & L
turned the oats
29 Went to the Agricultial Show a very wet day
30 Another wet day
Oct 1 Taking up potatoes. 41 bushels Robert went to Bracebridge for lumber
Oct 2nd
Snow 2 ins deep oats still out, boarded up the ends of the house
Sunday 3rd
{adult handwriting resumes} Appointment at Days & Matthias's, saw some fine
Bears in the Bush on Lott 17 Thought discretion the better part of Valour, so skidadled back
to foresters in a hurry Thos. Forrester went as my escort through the bush we neither of us
got chawed up
4th
{Lando?} & Ernie swinging dismal all day Rob fitting up the carriage
5th {child's handwriting} Father hauled the manure & I went to Bracebridge finished thrashing
the wheat. EM
�6th
Very wert wet in all day.
7th
Cut barn logs took up potatoes and began to mud up the house
8th
Robert and me cut barn logs all day & Ernie went to Bracebridge Father did odd jobs Had
a letter from home
1875
Oct-
9th
Made a walk before the door and pulled turnips
{adult handwriting resumes} Sunday 10 Rainy day, Very cold Tom & George Stevenson
came to service
11th
Pitted 35 Bushels of {Sweeds?} 15 Bushels Aberdeens
12th
Very cold but very fine Pulling Turnips and Turning Oats
{child's handwriting} 13th
Pitted 14 bushels of turnips in the morning pulled turnips in the
afternoon in the fallow? it was a very fine day.
1875
Oct 14 Thursday Cutting barn logs, taking up parsnips, in the morning Hauling Oats in
afternoon Stinging frost last night
15th {child's Handwriting} Rained all day cut firewood & did odd jobs.
16th Snowed a all day a little Father and Ernee went to Bracebridge with the steers Bob and
me did odd jobs at home.
{adult handwriting resumes} 17 Sunday Mr. Taylor came to preach 17 people present, he is
well recieved
18 Mon Much snow, we tried to pull turnips a very bad job Heifer fetched home from Mr.
Carrigans
Oct 1875
�19 Wed Rob away helping to make a fresh road to Bracebridge E, O. & Self pulling turnips,
got a large quantity together the snow going away rapidly
20 Cut the tops off the turnips we pulled yesterday A nice fine day
{child's handwriting} 21 Pulled 112 bushels of turnips. Lovely weather, Indian Summer.
22 Another fine day, finished the Turnips & spread out the oats to dry
{another child's handwriting} 23 Saturday Turnips in the morning - Got up the Oats in the
Afternoon
24 Sunday Still very fine weather
{another child's handwriting} 25 Went out shooting in the morning finished the turnips & oats
in the afternoon
Oct 26 Tuesday Wet all day indoors knitting
Wednesday 27 Robb went to Mr. Greggs after the dog, could not Get her Willie & Self went
to Bracebridge
Thursday 28 Underbrushing - Lando took 50 weight of flower to T Forresters @ 5 1/2 dollars
for barrill, {symbol for dollar?} 38 c.
Friday 29 Underbrushing -
Saturday 30 A very wet day, chopping wood. R Making Sleigh
Sunday 31 Mr. Taylor unexpectedly visits us - stays till Monday
Nov
Monday 1 Underbrushing, Lando went to Bracebridge
Tuesday 2 Underbrushing
Nov 1875
Tuesday 29 Self and Herbie went to Bracebridge with the Cattle Flour 5 dollars
Wednesday 30 Cleared the Road Through to Robinsons, Arthur helped us
�Thursday Dec 1 Forrester came to see about some Chopping let him 5 acres to Chop Log &
Fence, nx/dollars per acre
Friday 2 We began to chop in the Bush & Cut firewood
Saturday 3 Cutting firewood, chopping in the Bush
Sunday 4 No Public service Both still very ill.
18..(illegible)
Dec
Monday 5 Chopping in the Bush
Tuesday 6 Self E. & W. to Bracebridge Brought Ble Flour $5 Sale 1-75
7th Chopping in the Bush
8 Went Through to Robson
9 Chopping
10 Chopping -
Sunday 11 No service, Robb still very ill.
12 Began to haul hay from Triors(?)
13 Hauling hay
Wednesday 14 Hawling hay
Thursday 16 Finished the hay from Robsons
Friday 16 Snowed all day made a bead bedstead
Saturday 17 Went to Bracebridge Father Mother and Lando with the Steers
Sunday 18 Had service expected Mr Taylor but was dissapointed he did not come
19 Chopped and hauled firewood Mr Corrigan passed with a team of horses
�Tuesday 21 culling out Dollars road ready to haul haul own hay
Nov (illegible mark)
Sunday 14 no service on account of Rob's illness
Monday 15 Wife and I went to B & V snow came today brought of home a Rocking chair
Tuesday 16 Cutting fire wood
Wednesday 14 Did Odd Jobs
Thursday - Thursday a very fine day Olando's Birthday 13 years Fetched hay from little field
Went Hunting - nill
Friday 18 Getting fire wood
Friday 19 Made bedstead
Sunday 20 No service Robb still very sick
Monday 21 Finishing Off Sleigh Cutting fire wood
Tuesday 22 Mr Lloyd English Church Minister called
1845 Nov Wednesday {illegible possibly mirror image, perhaps initials?}
{ Wednesday?} 23 Getting fire wood
Thursday 24 Fixed up the stable. Cut fire wood
Friday 25 Made a bedstead odd jobs indoors
Saturday 26 Morning, Odd Jobs - useded the new Sleigh for the first time - Self 'wife. Robb
Ada & Willie went to Mr. Stephensons with school petition
Sunday 27 No service, Rob not Well
Monday 28 Intensly Cold, Boys out Deer Stalking. nil:
December 1846
�Wednesday 22 Finished making Dollare main road
Thursday 23 Killed the black pig and cut firewood
Friday 24 Cut & hawled firewood and trimed the christ-mas tree
Saturday 25 Christmas day we have the tree at night, Mr Stephenson and Tom visited us
Sunday 26 No Service at home H&O went to Brave bridge
Monday 27 Hawling hay for Mr. Taylor
1875
Tuesday 28 Father and Orlando hauled hay from the beaver meadow for the first time
chopped 12 trees and some firewood
Wednesday 29 Ada Mays Father & Ernie carting hay from Corigans beaver meadow boys
chopping at home
30th Thursday Cutting firewood, rain very worm weather the snow rapidly melting
Friday 31 Got in a hill of potatoes 8 bushels, put in 2 cedar posts at front door
1876
Saturday Jan 1st Got in fire wood - put in posts at front door
Sunday 2 Mrs Forester came, her children all ill
Monday 3 Mother went to Mrs Forrester. Little girl died - slopt all night - Election day
Tuesday 4 Messrs Stock & Fern came made coffin for little girl
Wednesday 5 Buried little Forrester Mother, self, F Phillips & P Taylor present
Thursday 6 Chopping in Bush Robt helped us the first time after his illness
(January?} 1878
�Friday 7 All of us Chopping in the Bush
Saturday 8 Mother & Herbie went to Bracebridge, Chopping in the Bush - Road very bad all
ice
Sunday 9 Self went to Mr Forresters to visit the {seek?}
Monday 10 Chopping - -
Tuesday 11 Chopping, self got {gneevounly?} hurt by a tree falling on to me
Wednesday 12 boys all chopping
Thursday 13 chopping do
Saturday 15 Robl & Ernie hauling hay
January 1876
16 Sunday Mother went up to Mrs. {Geonesters}, to see how the {vick} prosper
Monday 17 All of us went to Corrigans beaver meadow for hay Made a Corduroy Bridge
Tuesday 18 Mother & Robb went to Brace- bridge -. a very wet day 2 Bags Flour, {16 of}
meat Felf and Boys killed the pigs
Wednesday 19 Cleaned Out the pigs Stye
Thursday 20 Chopping
Friday 21 Chopping
Saturday 22 Went to Beaver Meadow to fetch hay
January 1876
Sunday 23 Lando & {illegible} went to Bracebridge
Monday 24 To Bracebridge for flour for Mr. Taylor and self Robb & Ernie half day on the
Concession Cutting out the fallen timber
Tuesday 25 Chopping & hauling hay
�Wednesday 26 Chopping & hauling hay
Thursday 27 Cutting shingle Blocks
Friday 28 Barried {illegible} Pains Infant Finished hauling one stack hay from Corriggan
beaver meadow
1846
Saturday Jan 29 Chopping in the bush
Sunday 30
Monday 31 Went to Bracebridge for Mr P. Taylor - I bag (Talow) for him and 4 for self, the
roads very bad
Tuesday Feb 1 Chopping in bush
Sunday Feb 11 Self & wife Ada & Robb & Willie went to Bracebridge left them to come home
with the cattle, myself, Ernie & Lando went to the south falls to a tea meeting enjoyed
ourselves vastley - got home about 1/2 past 12
1846
Sunday 18 Self and 4 children went to south falls Sunday school - Rev Finlay preached in
afternoon
February
Monday 14 Chopping firewood
Tuesday 15 Went to council meeting stayed at Mr Springs All night a Terrible journey, Goose
layed the first Egg m Tuesday
Wednesday 16 Chopping firewood
Thursday 17 Began to hawl the second stack of beaver hay - afternoon went to Will Taylor
lot to hawl in a (pil?) of potato for Mr. P Taylor
1846 Feb 25 - Finished hauling beaver hay from Mr Conroy cross meadow
�Th 26 Went to Bracebridge Selected home 2 Barells {Telow} $4-75c {per?} BL
March 1 to 6 splitting cedar rails in swamp and hauling them home
7 Made sap boughs
8 Father went part of the way to Bracebridge.
9 Made sap boughs
10 Made sap spouts
14 {Get?) the goose
March 1846
20 The Boys Cutting Stove wood 4 1/2 cord cut, some of it hauled home.
31 Tap'd 80 trees for making Syrup
April 1 Walked out to Bracebridge
Sunday 2 20 people gathered together but no preacher came-
Monday 3 To Bracebridge with the Sleers fetched home 3 & 1/2 thousand Shingles $1-50
1876
April 4 Hawling logs for basin
Th 5 Making sugar & Syrup
Th 19 Mr P Taylor raised his barn, Robb assisting them
Th 24 Made #53 lb of maple sugar & 4 Gals of syrup Raised part of our barn The Cow calved
today a fine Bull Calf
May 1 Went to Bracebridge to fetch seed & {cc?} making Vinegar
May 2 Logging
3 {Alo?}
�4 {alo?} Robb making Vinegar
1876 May Friday 5 Very wet, weather, Logging
6 Still very wet
Monday Rainey - Logging 8
9. (do do)
10 Wet - put in a window mother and E went to mr Springs very kindly treated {ilegable}
(brought?) home a lot of Vegatable & Flowers seeds
Thursday 11 Put in {pease} at the stable Onions & e & e Parsnips Lettuce. Carrots set out
cabbage (Starks)
1876 Friday May 11 Planted oats and seeded down a small piece where the sweeds were
Saturday 12 Put in garden seeds
Monday 14 Put in a few oats and seeded down a rocky piece near the stable
Tuesday 15 Put in white Oats in fallow and seeded down
Wednesday 16 Hoed round the stumps and cleaned up, R went and fetched some plum
Trees
Thursday 17 Put in (lk) Oats and a few Rennies Prize sweede Turnip
1876
Friday May 18 Put in 2 Bushels of potatoes in the Top of Oat field and cleaning up behind
the house Planted 6 Week and asparagus beans, also Pepper Veg {marrow?) and melons
Th 24 Hen set on 12 Duck Eggs Ernie Lando & (Herbie?) went to Bracebridge. Caught 5 nice
Pickerel
to May Tues
Saturday 27 Burnt the piece behind the house
28
�29 logging
30 logging at Forresters
31 logging at Home
June 1 do " "
2 " " "
3 " " at Foresters
1876
June 5 Logging behind house Thos Stevenson helped us Robb made the Shovel Plough
6 Ploughed land of it and planted some potatoes
7th Raked, Burnt the heaps
8th Ploughed a piece
9th Planted potatoes
10 do do & {ilegable}
Monday 12 Self logging at Joe Taylors Boys ploughed a piece up at the stable, Robb went
to & manigans with the Cow & Heiler
13 Logging the gully
June 14 Planting corn White beans transplanting Pumpkins melons Cucumbers -
15 Sheeting one side of barn and began to shingle Robb went to Bracebridge to fetch lumber
16 Putting shingles on one side of the barn and sheeting the other, set a hen on 15 Eggs
1877
Pinkey taken out Jan {ilegable} 5 = 1877
�Purchased 4 horse power & open cylender and drag saw - can work them very well - Dec
1876
1877
April 12 Grafted some cherrys
13 Began to clear the rocky land up for oats
24 Planted 2 Bushels pease onions & {seed}
26 Planted 3 bushels wheat
May 1 - Blood Beets
4 Commenceth to plant oats
6 Put in asparagus Went to mr Browns stayed all night
9 Set our Braman hen
11 Planting Oats still
12 Loging brush fence
14 Sowed part of it at with oats & grafted some more cherries
15 Logging the wet part of fence
25 Planted 19 pails of potatoes on {illegible}
26 Finished sowing oats & set the flower seeds in garden
Oh Trinity of love and power Our {luthern?) shield in dangers hour From rock and tempest
fire and foe Protect them wheresoe'er they go Thus evermore shall rise to thee Glad hymns
of praise from land and sea
June 1869
Our Baby
�A flower that opens from day to day A sunbeam that cheers life's onward way A treasure,
worth more than life can say Our Baby Love looks out of his dark blue eyes {illegible} is a
loving as a sweet surprise On their drooping lids then soft sleep lies Our Baby His round little
cheeks an plumps & fair His brow is unshaddowed by grief or care And bright are his locks of
golden hair Our Baby
Over
He fills a large place in sissy arms Who is hourly filled with soft alarms Lest he fall into
untoward harms. Our Baby = Baby begins to {with} Dear Mamma When the door opens
knows his papa And chips like a bind he he ha ha. Our Baby = Sweet birdie is he. Oh if the
cage door, Should open some day to enclose him no more Fledged may he be for the
heavenly shore. Our Baby
The Skaters
See how merrily the skaters go, Glancing quickly O'er the ice and snow; While like diamonds
in the forests trees, The crystal drops are waving in the breeze. 2nd verse. See how merrily
around they play. Sweeping featly o'er the sparkling way, While the woods, that are in spring
so fair, In winter time their wilder grace's wear. 3rd verse. See how merilly the time goes by.
There is beauty in a wintery sky Tho' the summer wears a verdant hue. The winter brings a
merry season too. 4th verse. See how merrily the pas-time o'er Now they circle around the
hearth once more; For if winter bring us howling storms, this ingle bright the kindly bos-om
warms.
March 1870
The Useful little girl
A little girl I am indeed And little do I know Much help and care I yet shall need That I may
wiser grow If I would ever hope to do Things great & good & useful too.
But even now I ought to try To do what good I may God never meant that such as I. Should
only live to play and talk and laugh and eat and drink And sleep and wake and never think
I may if I have but a mind Do good in many ways Plenty to do tho young may find In these
our busy days Sad would it be tho young and small If I were of no use an all
�4 His home my child is beyond the skies a paradise of flowers When little children - angels
there Paint those flowers so bright and fair And bring them to this land of ours 5 Oh how I
wish that home were mine And you were with me too. I would paint a wreath so strangely fair
And {twist} it mother for you to wear A crown of heavens own hair. Feb 21st. 69.
Let it pass
Or it is better to be wronged than wrong Be not swift to take offence. Let it pass Let it pass
Anger is a foe to sense. Let it pass Brood not darkly o er a wrong Which will disappear e'er
long Rather sing this cheery song. Let it pass Chorus Merrily cherrily sing this song. Merrily
cherrily sing this song. Better to be wronged than wrong. Let it pass.
Strife corrodes the purest mind. Let it pass As the unregarded {word? illegible} Let it pass All
the vulgar souls that live may condemn without reprieve Tis the noble who forgive Let it pass
Merily be Echo not an angry word. Let it pass Think how often you have erred. Let it pass
Since our joys must pass away Like the dew drops and the spray Wherefore should our
sorrows stay. Let it Pass Merrily be be If for good you have taken ill. Let it Pass O be kind
and gentle still. Let it Pass Time at last makes all things straight Let us not resent but wait
And our triumph shall be great Let it pass merily be be July 1869
My times are in thy hand
My times are in thy hand. My god I Wish them there. My life my soul my all I leave entirely to
thy care
My times are in thy hand. Whatever they may be Pleasing or painful dark on bright As best
may seem to thee
My times are in thy hand. Why should I doubt or fear A fathers hand will never cause This
child a needless tear
My times are in thy hand. I'll always trust in thee Till I posses the promised land And all thy
glory see
Because He loved me so
I love to hear the story. Which angel voices tell How once the king of glory. Game down on
earth to dwell I am both weak and sinful. But this I surely know The end came down to claim
me. Because he loved me so
�I am glad my blessed savior. Was once a child like me To show how {illegible} & holy. His
little ones might be And if I did not serve And if i try to follow. He never will forget me His
footsteps here below. Because he loved me so
To sing his love & mercy. My sweetest songs I'll raise And tho I can not see him. I know he
hears my praise For he has kindly promised. That I shall surely go To sing among his angels.
Because he loved me so
Music in the vally Music on the hill Music in the woodland Music on the river Music on the
mountain Music in the air Music in the {illegible} heart Music every were
Music by the fireside Music in the hall Music in the school room. Music for us all Music in our
sorrow Music in our care Music in our gladness Music everywhere
Sing with joyful voices Friends and loved ones dear Let discord and trouble never enter here
Join the happy chorus of all nature fair {illegible} the glorious anthem Music everywhere
Harrington
My Mother
My mother, oh my mother, long hast thou toiled for one
And borne life's burdens all alone to comfort thee
Be mine the hand to help thee now be mine the voice to cheer
And mine the heart that loves thee best - till death my mother dear
2
My mother, omy mother, how deep have been the shades
And sharp the thorns about thy path along earth's lonely glades
But Christ the Lord of Righteousness hung diadems in the sky
And lit them with his glorious beams of love that can not die
3 My mother, oh my mother, in sorrow and in tears
The past a tale of blighted hopes, the present full of fears
�A tombstone over this loved one's head who should have been thy half
Thus, mother dearest, thou hast passed along the weary way
4 My mother, oh my mother, when as one he has been near To soothe thy grief and whisper
sounds of comfort in thine ear When we thy little children all unconscious by thee lay Thou
hast let the pent up fountains of sorrow have their way
5
My mother, oh my mother, so peacefully we slept And never knew that for our sakes one
watched and prayed and wept
Jan
G Taylor IISIIIIIISIIIIIISIIIIIISIIIIIIS
IIIIIISIIII--SIIIIIISIIIIDISMIIIIII
P Taylor 1/2ofSIIIIIISIIIIIISIIIIIISIIII
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THE DIARY OF HANNAH DELVINA JARVIS , née PETERS
7th
January to 9th
September 1845
scans of the Diaries downloaded from University of Guelph Rural Diary Archive
https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/collections/show/49
Transcribed by Thomas M. Walker
great – great – great – grandson of Hannah Jarvis
tom at tmwalker dot uk
The first page of the 1854 diary is missing
– 45 Jany
7 returned to Mc
Cormicks – we had some sausages [corner of page missing] soup – Augusta gave us some salt–fish – nearly dark when we
reached Home – Mrs J & T Stayner – C Sinclair – Mr [word on corner of page missing] – Mrs Creighton came up to Mangle some Cloths – Lewis
Stayner – Jane Hamilton W Duff – David Boyd – H.J. played a game or two of Back–gammon with Helen – had some Greule Gruel & went to
bed –
8 – fine morng
– clear and cold – the cloths Mangled – H.J. could not account for a Dollar – Jane Hamilton accounted for the Dollar – H.O. & H.J.
drove to Drummondville purchased a Keg of Butter 71lb at 1/ – paid four Dollars on it –pd for four lb fresh Butter at 1/ – 2lb Cheese at 10c –
H.O. pd for Sattin and Gloves one Dollar and a shilling – returned Home – Jane Hamilton & Miss Ross – Miss Ross invited the Girls to a party
on the Tenth – Jane & Eliza Hamilton came up to Mangle their Cloths in the Evg – Cathn sick with
– 45 Jany 8 a cold – took Salts and bathed her Feet – Eliza a bad Alxr Teaching the Children their Lessons – Herberts [word lost over edge of page] very
painful in the Night –
9th – Fine clear morng – thawing – Alxr went to the Mill for 5 Bushels of Wheat – sent by Williams to be [word lost over edge of page] for H.O – not pd
– J Stayner –C Sinclair – Jane Hamilton came and got a pr shoes from Cathn to go to Mrs Rosses
10 – Fine mild morng – Mary Hamilton came to beg a bottle of Vinegar & borrow a Key to open a Port–folio – Jane came to fix the skirt of Cathns
Frock – Mary Hamilton here – John Stayner drove Cathn & Eliza in our Carriage to spend the Evg at Mrs Rosses – Cathn dressed in rose Pink
silk – Eliza in straw coloured silk – they danced till four –returned at five – John Stayner slept here – Alxr
& Jarvis asked to a large party at
Wirms – did not go
45 Jany
11 – a cloudy morng
– cold – H.J. pealing Apples – Eliza gone down to Janes – Mary – Jane & Eliza Hamilton – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair – W. Duff –
Mr Tench came in at Eleven at Night – slept here – some snow in the Night –
12 – Sunday – dull morng – H.O. Helen – Alxr & Jarvis going to Church – after hurrying & being ready to get into the Carriage discovered that it
was broken – borrowed Mr
Stayners lumber Waggon & went to the Evg
service – Letters from Amherstburgh – H.O . returned about six – Mr
Tench said that he heard that W.B. Robinson had gained his Election – good J. Stayner – W Duff – Young Gale in a scrape – under an Arrest –
likely to be broke – the McLeods all at War – about Miss Farren & Mr
Bently––
45 Jany 13 – Snowing fast –Foster came to see H.O for school Tax – H.O. gone down to see McMickan to see if he can get it taken off – no relief it must be
paid – and how I know not – no Money in the House nor any coming in – Dr & Mrs Hall – Mr & Mrs Fitzd and Sons – he went on to Niagara –
She & Children remained all Night – Mr Tench stopped snowing about one O'Clock – T Stayner Jane & Eliza Hamilton
14 cloudy morng – T Stayner came to borrow two Buffalo skins – James Seacord came after the school House Keys Mr Fitzd & Mrs Elliot came to
say he could not get Home to day – – H.J. mended the Easy-chair – H.O. making the cover to Sofa – bought some a pap – – J Hamilton – Helen
washed some sheets down at river – Jane Hamilton & W Duff drank tea here – J & T Stayner, C Sinclair spent the Evg here – Cathn had a Letter
from Mary Peter –
45 Jany 15 an other dull morng – Mr Tench – Mr Fitzd came for Maria – Robert & Catharine – Mr & Mrs Freeman came down – Maria remained all Night
with One Child – Mr Fitzd
went Home with Duncan – Rt
– Cathn
– Freeman & Cathy & Child slept here – two Miss Smiths – Mary – Jane & Eliza
Hamilton – J & T Stayner – W Duff came in, in the Evg they had a Quadrille or two – Eliza and Helen went to sleep at Janes – H.J. had a talk
with Robert about his application to the Masons – he promised to clear my Character before them – as being neither a Lyeer or Imposture –
– Heard that Mr Robinson had gained his Election by a majority of four Hundred – Cathn Rt brought a bag of Flour to H.O – and back Muslin
to make Catn & Eliza a dress –
– 45 Jany 16 snowing fast – Robert – Freeman &c Rt & Freeman gave H.O. 12 Dollars to pay her School – all went to Chippawa in Rt sleigh – snowing fast –
Sinclair – T Stayner – W Duff – Jarvis went over the River for Tea – and to have Alxr Boots mended – H.J picked a Goose – not set – Jane
Hamilton –
17 – snowing – the Girls scrubbing – Williams drawing wood – paid the Butcher his Bill of one Dollar & half and four cents – due since 21st
October – Jane Hamilton – H.O. & Catharine drove to Niagara – took a cup of Tea to Augusta to try if she liked it – H.J. mending the green
Room Carpet – Jarvis went over the River for Alxrs Boots and some Galeratus – Mrs Fraizor will make Cathns Frock – T Mewburn – J. Stayner –
Jane Hamilton spent the Evg here – Jane mangling & making up a padded petticoat –
45 Jany
18 very fine morng
– all going to washing – finished at three – Eliza the little – Wm
Duff came up with the 12 Dollars from Dr
Hamilton to pay
schoolhouse Tax –
Alxr went off for Fort Erie – to bring Miss Kit Hamilton down – Coll Rt Hamilton went with him –
Robert – Catharine – Freeman – Cathy & child – Fitzd Maria & Duncan all came in to Tea – Fitzd &c returned to Chippawa – the rest
stayed all Night – C Sinclair – T. Mewburn – Jane & Julia Hamilton spent the Evg here –
Rt & Freeman complaining of a bad Cold – Cathy found half of a Needle in her Baby's Foot – and pulled it out – the poor child cryed very
much –
H.O. payed Foster the school-Tax 12 Dollars.
45 Jany 19 Sunday – all gone to Niagara Church – C. Sinclair came with a double sleigh and took Catharine & Eliza down – H.O. & Jarvis went with
Robert – Rt & Freeman have sore throats – H.J. & Helen busy cleaning up the Breakfast things & preparing Dinner – H.J. made two Puddings –
�H.O – Jarvis – Rt – Cathn Freeman – Cathy and child dined at McCormicks – Catharine & Eliza came home to Dinner – Alxr brought Miss Cathn
(James) from Fort Erie – also old Rt
Hamilton and a Keg of Butter – all the Dinner Party returned to Tea – part went to Janes to Tea – Old Rt
Jane – Kit & Julia came after Tea – Mrs Stayner – Mr & Mrs Creighton – T Mewburn – C. Sinclair – W Duff – J Stayner – Rt & Freeman – have
sore throats – Edmund Tench –
45 Jany 20 a dull morng – Rt and his party set out for Hamilton took Jane – Kit and big Eliza with them – started at Eleven – beautiful sleighing – Cathy
left an Ripping Pin for Maria – All busy cleaning up the House after they were gone – Mr Tench drank Tea here – Julia Hamilton – J. Stayner –
T. Mewburn –
Letters from Amherstburgh –some snow – H.J. made Mits for Jarvis – and a Bolster –
21 – cloudy morng – H.O. & Catharine gone to Niagara Cathn got her Gown from Mrs Fraizer – called for Julia Ross who was not ready to come – Mr
Tench – C Sinclair T Mewburn W Duff – H.J. made three pillow Socks – H.O. & Cathn busy finishing Cathns things & Catn packing her things –
45 Jany 22 Catharine & H.O. up at four preparing Breakfast for Cathn to go to Hamilton – Cathn went down and called ElizaHn & Julia Ross at [lost over
edge of page] at Eight Mr C Sinclair drove up for Cathn & took her & Carpetbag down for Eliza H and Julia Ross H.J. picked two Fowls – also
three Barrels of Apples – filled a bolster with Feathers – alone this night – 3lb
Sausages –
23 – fine morng – snow in the afternoon – Caroline slept with Julia – Mary Hamilton – Old Rt came and took up our Buckits out of the Well – Mary
once more spent the Evg alone – H.O. & Helen went to see Mrs Creighton – Alxr drove Mary Hamilton & Children to Stamford & back again –
Caroline slept with Julia –
– 45 Jany 24 Rain & snow all day – H.J. picking Feathers – Mary Hamilton helping she dined here – filled one Pillow – an other Evg alone – W Duff made a
seisure of Tea Tobacco & Butter – & Whisky – Mr McMicken came home about one in the Morng – found his house surrounded by a set of
Irishmen intending to retake the Whisky – He fired a Pistol which brought the Soldiers and Dispersed the Irishmen – J Stayner shot a Deer
which he & Party brought Home – caught our Cisterns nearly full of Water – an Ill wind that blows no one good – finished the Feathers and
filled three Pillows – Caroline slept with Julia Hn
– Emma went down to see Julia – Old Bob sent her Home because she laughed – Emma much
affronted
45 Jany 25 Very cold – H.J. sewed up the Pillows – cleaned Knives & Candlesticks – fed the Poultry – Boys went to Williams – for Hay
Helen sick – Williams brought half a Tun of Hay – Catharine returned at ten at Night – from Hamilton – a beautiful Night – drank Tea
with Mrs
Mills – much pleased with her visit at Hamilton –
26 – Sunday – a fine morng – Helen better – H.O – H.J. Alxr & Jarvis went to Niagara Evg Church – called at McCormicks & Rosses – – Mrs Stayner Mr
& Mrs Creighton – C Sinclair – Mr Cox borrowed the Carriage Whipple-trees for Mr Fitzd – to go to Hamilton – W Duff – Letters from
Amherstburgh
– 45 Jany
26 the two Miss Smiths drank Tea here – a beautiful Moonlight Night – went to bed at Ten O'Clock
27 – fine morng – Helen sick – Caroline & Emma went to the Post Office to ask Dr Mewburn to come & see Helen. C. Sinclair – borrowed the
Buffalo-skins – called at Dr Mewburns and left word for him to come down – J. Stayner drank Tea here –
Old Rt Hn brought Home – sick – had an opperation performed on his Eyes – was sad about not being able to see – Eliza wrote for Jane to
return immediately – Catharine wrote to her sister Eliza – inclosing a letter from Hannah – and an other to Kit from London – Night very
dark –
– 45 Jany
28 Rain in the morng
– Dr
Mewburn came to see Helen – accounts reached this Place last night, that the great Iron steamer had arrived at New
York – C. Sinclair walked down the hill with Catharine to see her Uncle whom she found no better – raining and very Wet – Anne Washing –
29 – mild – windy – Ann washing hanging out the Clothes – got them nearly dry – snowing a little – Mr Tench slept here – H.J. folding Clothes –
Mr McPherson offered to give H.O. skimmed Milk for nothing – got two quarts this Night – first time – Boys brought Home two Cocks killed
that were at McPhersons – Helen had the Fever all day
30 – morng clear & Cold – H.J. picked two Cocks – H.O. & Catharine starching and Ironing –
45 Jany
30 Dr Mewburn called to see Helen – ordered her to take as much Quinine as she could bear – C Sinclair – T. Stayner – Mr
Mc
Pherson – took Rt
Hamilton to Niagara to have his Eyes burned – brought him back and H.O.s
Watch – Mary Hamilton dined here – H.O. Ctn
and Boys Mangling
– did not finish – Boys went over the River for Tea
31 a heavy Snow–storm – lasted a short time – appearance of more – very cold – stoves smoking our Eyes nearly oat with the smoke – Helen
sick –
Mr F Tench – dined here – Mrs Creighton – J Stayner Mary and Julia Hamilton came up to Mangle – H.O. & Catharine finished our
Mangling – H.J. sorted the Clothes and mended a part of them – took some ginger Tea and went to bed early – so did the rest – Milk from
McPhersons – Night and Morng
– 45 Feby 1 Very cold morng – a little snow – Alxr took the Pony to have his shoes sharpened – could not be done till twelve O'Clock – a Letter from Eliza
– Catharine Robert had an other gathering in her Throat – and broke – Helen better to day – H.O & Catharine drove out to Mrs Tenches – and
walked back – Boys went on to St Davids and had the Pony shod – Foster not choosing to shoe him – saved two shillings, from his refusal –
Miss Henrietta James & Alxr McMicken – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair – Wm Duff – Mr Peal sent here for Mr Frk Tench – Mrs Tench sent Peter a
small pot of jelly
2d – Sunday, very cold – fed the Poultry on shoots & Apples – H.J. read the Service – Jarvis and Caroline attended Mr FitzGerald called and offered
to do any thing at Hamilton for us – as he was going there on Tuesday with Maria – promised to send shade down to take the stovepipe
– 45 Feby 2 down on Tuesday – Catharine walked down to see her Uncle Robert – Willy Duff – F & W Tench – J & T Stayner – Mary and Julia Hamilton –
Chs
Sinclair – T Mewburn – Mr
Joseph Sanders
3d
– Cold morng
– cloudy – Alxr
gone to St Catharines for Bran – H.O. & Catharine washing – finished & hung out – H.O. & Catharine went down to
see Rt Hamilton – Catharine went to Mr McMickens – J. Stayner Wm Duff – – Heavy fall of snow during the Night – Alxr returned at five with
400wt of Bran
4 – Snowing fast – cold – H.O. & Cathn bringing in the Clothes – Heard that old Mrs McCormick had fallen down up at Mrs Streets and dislocated
her Hip and was not able to be moved – Mary McCormick went up to her –
– 45 Feby 4 snowing fast – cold – Willy Duff – sent for to drive H.O. & Cathn to the Falls – his Uncle sick – could not go – Mangling & Ironing done – H.O.
& H.J. made the Boys each two pairs of Mitts – W Duff called – H.O. sent the Easy Chair to Mr Hamilton – His Eyes no better
�Shrove Tuesday – no Pancakes – no Eggs – Letters from Jessie & Hannah –
5 – Ash Wednesday – snowing fast – high wind – the snow drifting much – very cold – the storm continued till five in the morng – extremely
cold – the Water froze in H.J. Room for the first time since she occupied it in seven years – the Heiffer lost her Calf – it came before its time
two Months – found dead in the morng – Alxr sick with sore throat – Helen sick – Jarvis's Feet very sore –
– 45 Feby 6 morng fair – extremely cold – everything frozen in the Kitchen – Helen in Bed with Head Ache – Boys sawing Wood – Soldiers refusing to
come it being so cold – Alxrs
throat very bad – Jarvis's Feet very sore – with Chilblains – Catharine waided through the snow to go & see her
Uncle Robert Hn – she was nearly up to her Hips in the snow – His eyes better – his Mouth very sore – Ice running in quantities – Road
Masters turning the People out to cut a Road through the snow – Western Mail did not come in for three days – Mail sleigh anchoars coming
from St Catharines – Horse carrying Mail got caught in a snow drift and broke his neck –
7th – fine clear morng – the Sun came out to cheer us up through the intense cold – most welcome was his appearance – the River choked up with
Ice, at Fields–point – for a short time – no crossing the River for three day – H.O. went down to see Rt Hamilton – he had just returned from
Niagara where he has been to have his eyes burned – the roads very bad – J Stayner – C Sinclair
45 Feby 8 fine morng – clear & cold – more mild during the Day – Mr Tench – C Sinclair – T Stayner – Julia Hamilton – H.O. Catharine & Alxr drove to
the Falls to see Old Mrs McCormick – did not return till Nine O'Clock – when Mr Joseph Sanders was so kind as to walk before the Horse from
Stamford to keep him in the Road – it being very dark and the snow drifts very deep – Mr Sanders slept here – H.J. very uneasy at H.O. being
so late – on account of the deep snow – Rt Hamiltons eyes gave him great pain during last night – Eliza & Julia sat up to wet the Cloths for his
Eyes – Much Ice running all Day –
9th Sunday – snowing lightly – past ten before we had Breakfasted–– Alxr drove H.O. & H.J to the Falls – set Mr Sanders down at Dr Mewburns –
Miss Mewburn a little
45 Feby 9 better – Mrs McCormick no better – dined at Mr Streets returned before dark – the Road not well beaten going – very crooked – thro' Fields
and dug through snow Drifts and along the Fences – on our return they were better broken – Mrs J & T. Stayner – Mr & Mrs Creighton – C.
Sinclair – W Duff – Eliza Hamilton – J. Stayner & W Duff drank Tea here – A Letter from Mr Harvy with an account of 8/ Cy – A letter from
Eliza saying she wished to get Home – but could not prevail on Robert to being her down – Helen passed a bad Night – Fever did not quit her
till Eight next evg –
10 – fine morng – not so cold as it has been – quite mild in the afternoon – Alxr went to Williams for straw & Chaff – no school in the afternoon –
Catharine walked
– 45 Feby 10 to see her Uncle – J. Stayner walked back with her – Helen Cough – troubled her all night – her Head ached very bad all night –
11 – dull morng – soft weather – Falls roaring –
Williams brought half a Tun of Hay – Soldiers Cutting Wood – Helen very Weak – Head-aching much – Mr
and Mrs
John Powell – Catharine &
little Eliza went up to see Miss Mewburn – J Stayner drove Pony – Mrs
Stayner – Mr
& Mrs
Creighton spent the Evg
here – Helen missed her
Fever – had a slight Perspiration on her – We are in hopes that the Fever is about leaving her – Mrs Augusta McCormick and Augusta Fraizor
called on their way from the Falls –
45 Feby 11 H.O. gave Augusta a Recipe to get some Midicine for Helen – snow going away rapidly – A meeting at the school-house – to petition for
Money to finish it – to be paid by subscription of the inhabitants in three years –
12 – Cloudy dull morng
appearance of Rain – very mild – rain & snow in the morng
– Dr
Mewburn – Alxr
going to Niagara for Medicine for Helen –
Helen missed her Fever last night –
Alxr brought home some Hawthorn as Oil and some Pills – Augusta sent up some Blister Salve and blue Pills for Helen – W Duff – J & T
Stayner – Letter from Amherstburgh – Helen no Fever this Night – Edmund & W. Tench – H.J. played Back-Gammon with Edd
Tench – H.J.
suffering with pain in her Back
13 – Fine morng – cold – Transit came from Toronto to Niagara – Ice running in the morng – and Evg – J & T Stayner – Julia Hamilton drank Tea
here – Cathn went at Eight O'Clock with Julia to see her Uncle – T Stayner
45 Feby 13 walked up with her – Valentines poared into the Post Office by Dozens ready for the morrow – J & T. Stayner had their share – some abusive
– some Complimentary – some impertinent – according to the Whim of the Writers – H.J. made a pr Mits for Caroline & mended Socks –
14 – Dull morng
– cold – Hail & Rain – Transit came up to Queenston – Helen missed her Fever last night – H.J mending stockings – Mr Peal drove
Miss Wadsworths to Clifton House – to a Ball – Rain and froze as it fell – all a glare Ice – Eliza here Mangling – Letter from Eliza saying she
should be Home on the fifteenth – Coll Robert Hamilton called to assertain if H.O had received payment from the School directors – by desire
of the Auditor – Mr Ross – very kind of them – J Stayner – W Duff – Mr Tench slept here –
45 Feb 15 Rain all day – drisling not steady – Snow nearly gone – except for Drifts – Robert and Catharine – Freeman Wife and Child – FitzGerald Wife
and two Children and Servant – Jane & Kit Hamilton & Eliza – Augusta the Wee one – Dan Gilkison – Joseph Hamilton – Mr Bigalow all arrived
from Hamilton – Cathy Freeman – Augusta – Kit Hamilton Maria – Children & Servant slept here – Cathn Rt slept at Janes – the Gentlemen
went to the Inn – and drank Tea with Jane –
Mr Tench came and put in a pane of Glass – the Party much fatigued T Stayner – Maria gave three Calico Frocks to Caroline & Emma –
Transit left Queenston for Niagara & Toronto –
16 – Sunday – beautiful morng
. Rt
drove Fitzd
Home took Kit on to Fort Erie – and crossed to Buffaloe with an Daggshew Freeman drove his Wife
and Child & Augusta – Joseph drove Cathn Robert to Hamilton – The Gentlemen Breakfasted with Jane the Ladies with H.O. – Mr Tench –
drew up some of the Piano Strings
– 45 Feby 16 Mr Sinclair – the after part of the Day cloudy H.J – a bad cold, and pain in the Back and quite sick the Boys went to Guernsays – & D Gilkinson
went to Buffaloe – W. Duff – the Family went to bed early–
17 – Cloudy morng – attempt to snow – H.J sick – H.J. mended two shirts – J Stayner – C. Sinclair – H.J. went to Bed very sick – H.O. very sick –
with pain in the stomach
18 – Cloudy – H.O – Catharine & Eliza washing – H.J did not get up till past twelve – past a very restless Night Catharine drove Jane & Julia
Hamilton to Niagara – left Julia at Mrs Rosses – Augusta sent a qtr of Mutton – a piece of corned Beef and some salt Fish – H.J received
– 45 Feby 18 a Letter from Mr McCormick notifying her that he had Ten pounds ten shillings in his Hands which he would pay when she called for it – a
God send at this time
�The Transit came over from Toronto to Queenston J. T and Mrs Stayner – C. Sinclair Jane & Eliza Hamilton came up to Mangle, went
away early – Family all went to Bed Early – H.J very sick – H.O. bad pain in her stomach and sick – Washing left out all Night – found safe in
the Morng – Mrs Guernsays – Flouer qr hundred – from Williams –
19 – Beautiful morng – H.J. better – Helen sick –
Transit went over to Toronto – Washing finished – half the clothes had to be rinced over – Dr
Mewburn – John Shade taking down the
Hwall stove Pipes and putting them up – the black-smith mended the Plate of the Stove – Killed five Fowls – that strayed over to McPhersons
– Dr
Mewburn recommended H.J. to take a table spoonful of Rum – the same of Honey and Water – hot – going to bed and with a Flannel in
spirits of Tirpentine and place it on her Back
– 45 Feby 19 which was done – and it kept her awake for Hours – the smarting & itching was so violent – Augusta McCormick sent H.J. a white Fish – a
great treat – H.J. ate some of it & kept it down – but it made her uncomfortable for as long time she had to undo all her Clothes – Rt J
Hamilton & Dan Gilkinson called on their way to Hamilton – Rt took Miss Ann Racey & Mr Bigalow in his sleigh – bare ground about here –
hope he will find snow as he proceeds – Transit nine at Night before Shade had finished the stove Pipes – Mr Tench – slept here
20 – some sun shine – clouded up at one – H.J kept her Bed till 12 O'Clock – felt better – Baking – Arm scrubbing after the Stove pipes being put
up – Catharine a pain in her stomach & Back – Helen a bad Head-ache – H.J. very unwell
Mr Tench slept here – J & TJ Stayner & Mother – C Sinclair W Duff – Jane & Julia Hamilton
45 Feby 21 A Ffne morng – H J taken with a pain in her stomach rather the side – thought it Pleurisy – H.O. applied hot spirits of Turpintine – called Alxr
up and sent him for Dr Mewburn who sick in Bed – but was so kind as to send a Blister to be applied and requested us to send for some other
Dr – it being doubtful if he could come down – Alxr was sent off to Niagara – Mrs McCormick sent Dr Low and came up herself with Alxr – and
stayed till Sunday morng
– J Stayner C Sinclair – W Duff – Heavy Rain in the Night which filled our Cisterns – a timely supply – H.J received
Relief from the Blister – Alxr sent to Niagara the second time for Medicine – Mrs McCormick brough up a piece of Salt Beef some Candles –
sugar & two white Fish Alxr very tired –
– 45 Feby 21 A Letter from Mrs Freeman – H.J. kept her Bed all this day – Mrs Guernsay – Mrs McMicken – Stayner & Creighton went to enquire after H.J.
22 – A fine morng – H.J freed from the pain in her side – her Cough very hard and Dry kept her Bed all this day – J & TJ Stayner – Sinclair – W Duff
– the Rain broke up the Roads and carried off all the snow except the heavy drifts – high wind in the Night a hot Sun thawed much
23 – Sunday – a fine morng – Alxr gone to drive Mrs McCormick to Niagara – returned at dark found the Roads much better than he expected –
brought on other bottle of Cough mixture for H J – Mrs McMicken sat here an Hour – J & T Stayner W Duff – C Sinclair Mr Tench – Letters
from H H H & Jessie H.O wrote to Cathy
– 45 Feby 24 A fine morng – H.O. Cathn & Eliza washing finished at three – Cathn very tired – Alxr drove Cathn out to Mrs Tenches – took Jarvis & and
Herbert on to St Davids got the Waggon mended and returned about seven – No school this Day – Alxr drove to Williams for Flour it had not
come from the Mill – Alxr
brought a load of Straw –
Borrowed a pail of Flour of Jane to set the yest J & T Stayner – C Sinclair – Clothes left out all Night – H.O. wrote to H H H & Jessie –
Transit came over – Ice running – Dr Mewburn called to see H.J. – said he was still very sick
25 – A beautiful morng – Transit went to Toronto – no Ice to day – quite warm – Girls rinsing over Clothes that fell during Ironing – Baking – Jane
& Eliza came up to Mangle – C. Sinclair – J. Stayner – W Duff were turning the Mangle – most kind of them – Letter of Enquiry from Mr Fitzd –
– 45 Feby
26 A fine morng
– cloudy at about twelve – H.J. slept very well – had the night Mare several times – thirsty during the Night – Ate some Fish –
threw it up & began Again with better success – – bought some Beef – paid John Shade for taking down & putting up Stove Pipes – H.O.
replied to Fitzds Note Boys went to Williams for the Flour – brought a part of ten Baskets of Wheat –
A Letter from H H H to Cathn
– Children gone to post Office – appearance of Rain – Ice running in the afternoon in abundance – J & T.
Stayner – C Sinclair Mr
Tench – Mary Hamilton – H.J. breaths much better Cough still troublesome –She very Weak – slept tolerable
27th A fine morng – sunshine – no Wind – mild – Ice running. Air chilling from the Ice – Letters from H H H & Jessie H.J. sat up in an easy Chair for
some time – something better –
45 Feby 27 Cough Troublesome – Transit came over from Toronto – Jane & Eliza spent the afternoon here – Jane drank Tea here – the two Eliza's went
down to Roberts to Tea – T & J Stayner drank Tea here – C. Sinclair went over the River and brought over two pounds of Tea for H.O. – Louisa
Stayner came to play with Caroline & Emma Ice running most of the day – snowing fast at ten O'Clock at Night – turned cold – Helen missed
her Fever – and walked out before the Door –
28 – Cloudy morng – cold no appearance of the snow which fell last Night – Transit went over to Toronto – Ice running – H.J. slept tolerable well –
her Cough troublesome – Sheriff James Hamilton and Lady sent a Letter from Cathn Rt to Jane from Chippawa on their way to Fort Erie –
uncertain if they return by Queenston – Mrs C Seacord – Mr Tench – C. Sinclair – Mrs J & T Stayner came to Mangle – Mrs & Miss Guernsy – a
Letter from Mrs Freeman – H.J. slept very well – Disturbed Fever
45 Feby 28 in the Night very Hoarse in the Evg continued so all Night Froze hand during the Night
March 1 Lovely morng – sun shine – mild – Dr Mewburn Mr Tench – H.O Helen Alexr & Herbert going to Niagara received of Mr McCormick on my
account of H.J. $31 - 6 H.O. spent eight Dollars as will be found in Account book for March 1st 1845 – H.O. saw Dr Low – he ordered some
Medicine for H.J. – saw McCormicks Family all well – Mr Tench – Jane & Eliza Mr Mewburn – Cathn & Eliza went down to Jane's & McMickens
Rain in the Night
H.J. slept very well – no very severe fits of Coughing – H.O. scalded her Hands very badly by moving a pot of hot Water in the Stove –
Augusta McCk gave some Candles to H.O. they did not return till Six Evg –
2d Sunday Rain in the morng – cleared up before ten – remained cloudy during the Day – C Sinclair – W Duff & Mr Tench – Sheriff Lady &
Daughter arrived from Fort Erie
45 March 2 dined at Mr Hamiltons down the Hill – H.J ate some Oysters with Pepper & Vinegar by order of Dr Low – the Day very warm – H.O. read the
Service to H.J.–
Mrs & Miss Sheriff Hamilton – Jane – C Sinclair – T Mewburn W Duff drank Tea here – Rt – & Sheriff Hamilton J Stayner Miss James
Hamilton slept here – H.J. slept well – cough Only once severely – Rain all Night – H.J took Oil which did not opporate till morng –
3d – Rain and snow in the morng – cleared off – Sheriff Hamilton Lady and Daughter left Queenston for London – H.O. bought Beef in expectation
of the Sheriff and Family dining with her – Transit began her Trips of every other day from Toronto to Queenston – George Jarvis called for a
few minutes to see H.J. – Mrs Ata McCormick came up in the Transit and stayed all Night – brought some mince Pies to H.J. – Mr Sinclair – W
Duff – Cathn & Eliza – Mrs McCormick – Jane & Eliza took a Walk on the Beach –
�– 45 March 3 Mrs McCormick called on Mrs Michon – News reached us that Mrs Joseph Hamilton had lost her Mother and that one of her Daughters was Ill –
and that she had gone to the salt-water for her recovery – the Plug got out of the Cistern in the Wash-house and we lost all the Water – Mrs
McCk brought some Mince Pies to H.J. – some Candles and Sugar –
4th – fine morng – Ice running in plenty – Transit went to Toronto Mrs McCk returned to Niagara in Transit Mrs McCormick read a Letter from her
son Charles in the extream part of the North Pacific Ocean – which described it to be as cold as it well could be and saying that they had
been very successful in taking Whales and had half loaded the ship – D Gilkinson – J & T Stayner C. Sinclair W Duff – George Jarvis who had a
long talk with Catharine – Mr
Tench who also had a very long talk with Catharine – from Eleven to nearly Seven in the Evg
–
Ann Ross Washing – half a Tun of Hay from Williams
– 45 March 5 Rain & snowed till ten – then cleared off – Transit came in – Ann Washing – no clothes hung out – such as had been put our were taken in &
put into Water – T. Stayner came at seven in the morng with a Note from Mr Creen – to say he would be up the Cource of the day to Visit H.J.
and Administer the Sacrament to her – – he did not come – we suppose he saw Mrs McCormick and assertained that H.J. was not so ill as he
had heard – and that the Roads were very deep prevented his coming – Mrs Stayner & Lewis – Mrs Creighton came up in the Evg and sat two
or three Hours with H.J. – H.J had a restless night – either from eating some Oysters or taking a spoonful of Port wine on going to Bed – A
McCormick sent H.J. a bottle of Port wine – saying that the Dr had recommended H.J. to take it if it agreed with her –
6 – fine morng – Ice running the River covered with it – Transit went out – H.J. felt very sick – took Oil and felt better – Mr Tench paid an early
visit to Catharine
– 45 March 6 on his way to Niagara – Ann putting out the Clothes – Boys gone to school – Mr Creen came about twelve and read Prayers – Prayers for the
Restoration of the Sick – particularly for H.J. who was the one he came purposely to visit – May his Prayers and those present be propitious
to her health if it please the Almighty – Mr
Creen had a Lunch here – H.J. sat up two Hours – Alxr
went to Niagara for Medicine for H.J. – and
some other things – Mrs McCormick sent by Alxr a Pot of potted Tongue – Jane & Eliza Hn came up to Mangle – were so kind as to help our
Girls to do theirs – C Sinclair – J Stayner – W. Duff – Ice still running
7 – beautiful morng – not so much Ice as yesterday – H.J. had a better Night, than the night before – H.J. got up at Ten and ate some potted
Tongue, which stayed on her stomach –
– 45 March 7 Cathn complaining of a pain in her Chest – Jarvis a bad cold – H.O.H. hands better still very painful – a sore burn for her – who has so much to
do – McMickens sent to enquire after H.J. and to know if Dr Low was expected up – if so to send him to them – their Babys being sick –
Mrs A McCormick came up in the Transit – brought some Calfs foot Jelly for H.J. some preserved Cranberries – she stayed all night – J
Stayner – C Sinclair – Mrs McMicken sent to enquire after the sick
Rain all Night – H.J. very restless the latter part of the Night – some Fever – A letter from Wee Augusta –
8 – Cloudy – Mrs A McCormick went to Niagara in Transit Alxr & Jarvis gone over the river for Tea – H.J. better toward the Middle of the Day –
Cathn & Eliza scrubbing & baking – H.O. Ironing –
– 45 March 8 Alxr
rode to Niagara brought from Mrs
Mc
Ck
vinegar – bottle of Medicine – small bottle of lamp Oil some Biscuit – box of Floats – the rest to
be sent up by the Boat on Monday – Jane Hamilton drank tea here Lewis Stayner – brought a basket of Oinions C Sinclair – Alexr
brought a
Bill from Fraizer of $ 4-6 – which I thought paid – H.J slept well till four O’Clock then the Fever came on which lasted till Eleven – causing
restlessness – stupor – without thirst – the Mouth seemed to be covered with thick leather – began taking an other sort of Medicine at half
past Eleven in the Morng – Dr Mewburn called to see H.J –
9th – Sunday fine morng – some Ice running – Wind easterly – cold & raw – Children preparing to take
45 March 9 a walk – Mrs
Mc
Micken sent to enquire after H.J – Letters from H.H H & Jessie – J. T. & Mrs
Stayner – Wm
Tench – C. Sinclair – Wm
Duff – a
number of Canal men followed a Canal Woman from port Robinson up to our House – one Man very drunk – rushed into the House after the
Woman – H.O ordered him out – he said he was in a hurry to get in – but none to go out – H.O. sent for Rt Hamilton who came and pitched
the man down the back steps – when he judged it convenient to take himself off with his Companions – W Duff slept here Mary – Jane &
Eliza Hamilton – H.J. slept well till about half past 4 O’Clock – when the restless fit came on and remained till Ten next morng
– little
Mc
Mickens
10 – fine morng – neither sunshine or Cloudy –
45 March 10 H.J. fever left her about Ten this morng – Mrs Stayner sent to know how H.J. was – Hamiltons also –
Transit came over – S. P. Jarvis and Daughter Emily came in her to see H.J. stayed all Night – breakfasted & returned to Toronto in
Transit – Mrs Jarvis sent a pot of Calfs foot jelly to H.J. Saml left twenty Dollars with H.O H – snowing
11 – fine clear morng
mild – ground covered with snow – Alxr
drove Emely Jarvis to the Boat in the Sleigh – H.J. missed her Fever this morng
and
is much better – Dr Lowe came up to see H.J – pronounced her on the mend – recommended her to live on strong soups – Milk and other
nourishing Food – Alxr rode to Niagara for Medicine and other Articles as in Account book he drank tea with his Aunt Augasta – Jane & Eliza
Hamilton – C Sinclair – J Stayner – he mended two Pens for H.J.
45 March 12 fine morng – cold – snow still on the ground – H.J. had a good Night – H.J. took Oil which acted freely – H.J. feels very feeble this morng –
Transit came over – brought a Box from S.P. Jarvis containing a flitch Of Bacon – 3 bottles port Wine – 3 Medaria & some wild Rice – Mrs
McCormick came up to see H.J. – brought H.O. some Candles – Jane and Eliza came up to Mangle – W Duff helped them –
Alxr met his Aunt with the Carriage and brought her up –
13 – fine morng – some remains of Snow – H.J. slept well last night – is in better spirits this morng – Mrs McCormick went to Niagara in Transit –
and wrote to S.P. Jarvis H.J. had the Fever from 12 in the morng
to nine next night when it abated – in the morng
she had three faint fits –
Jane and Eliza Hamilton – Mrs Creighton came to invite Carole, Emma and Herbert to spend the afternoon tomorrow – it being her sons
45 March 14 birth day Mr Tench – C Sinclair –
16 [sic] Fine morng – cold – Ice running – some snow – some Rain Children went to Mrs Creighton – were highly delighted – did not return till nine at
Night – so tired they were well pleased to go to their Bed – Eliza & Hamilton – Miss Rosses – W Duff – Mrs Duff sent six Lemons to H.J. – Mrs
Tench sent Wm to enquire after H.J. – Transit came over brought a pot of Pickled White Fish from Mrs Jarvis – some Calfhead jelly & Soup &
feet – some potted Tongue from Augusta – a Letter from Mrs Jarvis – also from Augusta – H.J had a restless night very thirsty during the
Night – find herself very weak –
15 – River full of Ice – cold cloudy – H.O. wrote to Mrs Jarvis & Augusta McCk – sent the Letter by Julia Hamilton – to be put
– 45 March 15 on board the Transit – H.O. and Eliza sat up all Night with H.J. – Alxr has the Ague – McMicken – Chimney took fire – H.O. bought a Calfs head,
cleaned for two shillings – and two shillings worth of Beef – Sausages 2/ –
�Dr Lowe drove Mrs McCormick up to Queenston to see H J – the Dr stayed an hour – flattered H.J. with hopes of recovery – if she could eat
sufficient of such food as would stay on her stomach to remove the great debility hanging upon her – Augusta remained all Night – Mr Tench
– Jane – Eliza Julia Hamilton Miss Rosses – J & T Stayner – W Duff – C. Sinclair
Alxr
had the Ague in School to day – snowing all Night
16– Sunday – snowing all day – Alxr
& Jarvis drove Mrs
Mc
Cormick to Niagara – Alxr
got the Ague – Mr
Mc
Ck
gave each a glass of Beer to warm
them – it made them a little Tipsy – they ate some Dinner and drove Home
– 45 March 16 Alxr
had the Fever all Night – took Calomel – made his sick at the stomach and opperated otherwise – he took towards morng
some Tincture
of Senna – which came up immediately – He is better this morng – W Tench Mr Fitzd –
17 – snowing in the morng cloudy – disagreeable weather. The Paddies may break each Others heads with snow balls in honor of St Patrick –
instead of Shelalak – if they think them hard enough – Mr & Mrs Fitzd Children & servant came to see H J. – Mr Fitzd slept at Mrs Easthams &
Horse – Mrs Fitzd at Janes – the servant at H.O. – Mrs Stayner – Mrs Creighton – Lewis Stayner – flights of snow during the Day – Transit
commenced her Trips – daily from Toronto to Niagara and back again –
18 – flight of snow this Morng – Mrs Fitzd called at Ten
45 March 18 Jessie’s birth day – may she enjoy many returns of the day – is the sincere wish of H.J. H.J slept well but was disturbed by Midicine which
gave her uneasiness through the Night – H.J. felt better this Morng – she wishes it may continue – if it be the Will of God –
One O’Clock – Transit came in – Mrs Fraizor came up – brought a Basket from Mrs McCormick with Biscuit, Eggs, &c – She stayed all night
– A letter from Mrs W.B. Robinson and an Instrument for H.J. to be put down the the Throat to endeavour to remove the Obstruction which
was the cause of her Sickness – H.O read the Bible to H.J. – Margaritte Fraizor read in the Thostle soles W Duff – C. Sinclair – Children went to
the Post Office for Letters – Letters from W.M. Jarvis to H.O. – Eliza went to help Jane Wash – Mary & Jane came up to Tea here – C. Sinclair J
Stayner.
– 45 March 19 a beautiful morng – Ice running – cold H.J. slept well – finds herself stronger this morng – was able to put on her night Gown which she had
not done for several Weeks past – Chief Justice commenced her Trips to and from Toronto to Niagara – Mrs Fraizor went down to Niagara
from Queenston – Mary & Jane drank Tea here – J Stayner– C Sinclair –
20 – Dull morng Ice running – very cold Chief Justice came up – Mrs McCormick came in her – stayed very short time being obliged to return that
Mr McCormick could go to Toronto.
A Letter from Mary McCormick to Catharine – making enquiries after H.J. Letters from Mr Fraizor to his Wife dated at New Orleans – S.J.
Peters propose to Visit Canada in June – 29th – Jane Hn brought up news that Sandy Duff would soon be down – which gave his Friends much
pleasure – the day remained dull – cold & comfortless
– 45 March 21 The morng ushered in with a bright sun shine – cold – plenty of Ice passing down – Jane Hamilton received a Letter from Hannah H.H – H.J
passed a tolerable night – requiring drink frequently – threw up almost every thing she took during the Day – took Oil and felt better – ate
her Breakfast and did not part with it this day – Chief Justice came in at twelve – brought up a Parcel from Augusta containing 44yds
of white
Cotton & 39yds unbleached & two Papers of Needles – total nine Dollars – for H.O. – C Sinclair – Jane & Julia Hamilton came up to Mangle –
Jane read a Letter from H H H – saying she had been suffering with pain in her Chest – little Jessie with a Cold – H H H was living on Hopes of
soon returning to Queenston and meeting her Friends once more – what a delight it will be – in the mind I am now – I think it will be long
before I quit dear Home again – a good Husband would scarce make me change my opinion – unless he was to settle near sweet Home – H.J.
slept well – had a Drink
– 45 March 21 of spirits
22 – a clear fine morng – some Ice – mild –
Catharine has got the scrubbing brush again – I verily believe she likes it better than her Breakfast
H.J. wrote to S.J Peters – H.O to Mrs
Robinson S P. Jarvis & W.M Jarvis – Chief Justice came in at twelve – J. Stayner drove Cathn
& Jane
Hamilton to the Falls – to see Mary Mc
Cormick – drank Tea with Mrs
Street – returned at half past Nine – Cathn
bought two Baskets of Oats
for Pony – Mary Hamilton – J Stayner
Mistake make in the Mail Bags – which caused Jarvis to half kill his mare to rectify –
23d – Sunday – Easter – some rain – after which a pleasant day – Catharine & Jane & Julia went over the River to Church Mary Hamilton came up
here to stay until her sisters returned –
– 45 March 23 Boys gone to Mr
Guernseys to crack Easter Eggs – Robert Hamilton Senr
has just come up from Niagara and says a Rumour prevails that
W.B.R. is to lose the Office of Inspector Yk
& to receive that of Provincial Secretary – Catharine returned from Church – says the Party on
Wednesday is a dress Party – Mrs Stayner sent H.J. half a roll of fresh Butter – many thanks to her – Mrs Stayner & Mrs Creighton came up and
sat an Hour with H.J – Jane Hamilton J. Stayner – C Sinclair – W Duff – Fk & Ed Tench two little Duffs – and Creightons – we heard that Dr
Hamiltons daughters were left three thousand pounds, each by their grand Mother – and that Mrs Hamilton and daughters were soon to be
out to Canada – H.J. had not so good a Night – suffering with thirst
– 45 March 24 Easter Monday – dull heavy morng – Boys hawling Water – Girls Baking, sweeping & Washing – H.O. getting Dinner and tending on H.J –
Emma gone for Rice. Boys to school with a note of detentation C Sinclair Mary Hamilton – Margaret & Augusta Fraizor came up from
Niagara – and returned in Chief Justice – brought some Beef from Mrs McCormick
25 – beautiful day – Mary McCormick called at nine O’Clock morng – twelve O’Clock Mr Creen came up & administer the sacrament to H.J – H.O.
Catharine & Eliza partook of the Holy rights at the same time – Mr
Creen lunched here Jane & Mary Hamilton – Children walked down to Mrs
Grayham – Catharine – Eliza & Helen gone to take a walk with Jane Hn and Miss Rosses – Boys making up the stone wall –
– 45 March 25 Miss Rosses – Jane & Eliza Hamilton – W Duff – W Tench some soda Crackers – Miss Julia Ross sent H.O. a handsome pr of Silk Velvet worked
slippers – much too Large
26 – the Sun rose bright – clouded up at nine H.J passed a good Night – feels rather better – her feet swollen a good deal – last night and this
morng Indication of weakness or Dropsy – nature giving way by slow degrees – H.J.s thread nearly spun – God be merciful to her hereafter –
H.J.s feet & legs cold every night to her knees – Soldier came to repair the Fence round the Field – at ten O’Clock returned to Barracks to get
his Officers Leave – came back and worked a short time – Catharine – Eliza Jane – Eliza & Julia Hamilton & Miss Rosses went over the River to
an Eveng Party – all dressed for the occasion – the
– 45 March 26 Ladies in long sleeves – coloured shoes – Boots &c – no beauties among them – the Male kind not even decent either in looks or dress – they
walked round the Supper Table to admire it profusion and elegance after which the Ladies were requested to seat themselves as many as
could find a place at the supper Table – Cakes Jellies – Blank-manche – preserves – Tarts – Turkey Hams – Fowles – Tongues &c &c – the
Room handsomely lighted – After supper – Singing – Music – and in the end dancing – altho’ two Clergymen were there – one set his Face
against it – but Mr Murray saw it a harmless Amusement – so they danced – the young Ladies did not return till seven in the morng – much
�fatigued Mrs McCormick and George came up in Chief Justice and returned in her – Mary & Jane Hamilton – C Sinclair – About six the news
reached Queenston that the Cottage at Stamford Park was burnt down – and that the Boyds had lost all
– 45 March 26 their Provisions – Hay – Oats – Barns – farming utensils and much of their clothing – all for want of Water – wind very high last night – S.P.J
sent H.J. 6 white Fish –
27th
beautiful mild morng
– H.J. slept very well – her feet still swollen – took Oil – Chief Justice came in brought some Calfs head soup from
Augusta McCk
W Tench brought a grape Vine and Honey-sucle to Catharine – Took some flower roots to his Mother – some Beet & Carrot seed and
other seeds – Mrs Tench drank Tea here – W. Duff – C Sinclair – H.O wrote to Coll Robert – Catharine spent the Evg at Mrs Creightons – came
home at ten – H.J. had a good night – feet & legs much swollen – Boys drawing water from the River –
– 45 March 28 dull morng – hazy – H.J. mending sloly – Boys gone to school – Ann Washing Counterpanes & Blankets &c – H.O & Eliza gone to Niagara
Margarette & W Fraizor came up in Chief Justice brought a bottle of Gin for H.J. – returned in Chief Justice
H.O. called on Mrs Creen – and Powel – bought several things – called on McCormick – who was going off to Toronto
Mary – Jane – Eliza Julia Hamilton – Miss Rosses – Edmund & W Tench – W Duff – C Sinclair – J & T Stayner the Ladies & Tenches drank
Tea here – went away about ten – Children walked down to see Mrs Grayham and drank Tea at Mrs Guernseys – H.J slept well her Oil did not
act –
29 – a lovely morng – H.J. up early – feels tolerably – read her Bible and wrote in her memorandum book –
– 45 March 29 Catharine & Eliza scrubbing – Baking – little Eliza riding Pony round the Field – Old Rt Hamilton very sick with Pain in his stomach – Mary –
Jane and Eliza – W Duff – J Stayner – C Sinclair –
30 Sunday a lovely warm day – Ice running – H.J. sat on the Veranda for some time – H.J. had Fever great debility and want of spirits – took Oil
at Night it did not act freely – very restless during the Night and thirsty – Mrs Stayner came and sat an Hour or two in the Evg – Cathn went to
walk with Jane – Mary & Eliza came here – W Tench – W Duff – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair
Alxr drove Eliza and little Eliza to Niagara Church – returned about five – Sam McCormicks – Augusta not returned from Toronto – Old Rt
Hamilton –
45 March 31 an other warm morng – Ice running – a good deal of south Wind – H.J. not so depressed as as yesterday – complaining of pain in her side had
her side rubbed with Hartshorn and Oil – which made it easier – on the Whole she is better than yesterday – Alxr gone to drive Cathn to St
Catharines to have her tooth plugged – had four plugged & three taken out & pd two Dollars – took Mrs Mills a very old rose bush and
Barbary Root – Mrs Creighton Mary & Jane Hamilton J. Stayner – C Sinclair H J had the Fever – was much depressed in Spirits – A Letter from
Mrs Freeman
April 1 very dull rainy morng – the River covered with Ice – H.J slept very well – no Fever this morng – feels in better spirits – Mary Hamilton –
borrowed a piece of soap – Jane Hamilton – C Sinclair T Stayner –
45 April 2 fine morng – the River choked up with Ice & one store House gone – the other stripped – People busy trying to save the Goods out of it – the
Ice and Water nearly up to the Bridge Mr Woodruff likely to be a great loser – in Flour & Merchandise – all the Ferry Boats gone – Ice banked
up on the Lewiston side twenty or thirty feet – Store-houses gone – A Boat endeavouring to Cross with four men was lost – the men saved
themselves by taking the Oars and jumping from one piece of Ice to an other – two Men fool hardy walked over from Queenston to Lewiston
on the Ice – one reached Lewiston after falling in & was saved by a Board pushed out to him – the other it was not ascertained what had
become of him – at 11 O’Clock three men walked over to Lewiston on the Ice & arrived safe – a Boat rowing up the road, loaded with goods
from the River – Alxr gone to Niagara for Lime to clean the House –
The Man white washing the Ceilings in the meantime – 12 O’Clock Hail – Rain & Snow – thunder & lightning
H.O. & Girls all gone to see the Phenomenon of Ice–
43 [sic] April 2 Mary & Jane Hamilton – Mrs
Mc
Cormick came up with Alxr
– stayed all Night – returned with Alxr
at 4 O’Clock on the third – took Emma with
her to spend a few days – the Store houses and Wharfs all gone and much Of the Merchandise lost – Wild Flowers & Hyacinths all in bloom –
H.J slept well – Chief Justice came over and returned with her Passengers – not being able to Land.
3 – fine day – the River more choked than yesterday – the Barracks overflowed – soldiers obliged to seek other quarters – several Houses on the
Lewiston side covered with Ice & Water – the Horse-boat thrown upon the Bank Niagara Wharfe gone – the Dock in great danger
People busy in saving goods from the store Houses carried away by the Ice – H J better to day – the Ice and Water nearly up to the
Bridge – the Water to Guernseys door – All the Houses on the flat at Queenston floating about – Water rose 16 feet in two hours – Mrs
Creighton – Miss Jane C Sinclair some snow – Boys returned about Eight
– 45 April 5 [sic] White washer did not come till seven – beautiful day Chief Justice came over yesterday – landed at the two mile run H.J. slept well – not so
well this morng – throwing up every thing she takes – H.J. Six Weeks sick this day –
Mrs Mills & Dr Harrison – he took measure of H.Os Mouth for a set of Teeth – drew three for Jane – two for Caroline – six Eliza two Helen
– Mrs Mills brought six pounds of Butter at 1/6 – Jane helping the Girls clean House – Water rose 8 inches in two hours – Mrs Mills returned at
four O’Clock –
Youngston stores carried away by the Ice –
Catharine had a Letter from Mary (Peter) – A load of Hay from Williams – a load of Wood from Williams
Me & Mrs & Master Fitzd – Mrs Fitzd brought Caroline & Emma a summer Bonnet – ready trimmed – very neatly – they drank Tea here –
and left for Chippawa at seven – H.J slept well – the oil was rather active – Girls very tired –
– 45 April 5 dull morng – the Water falling – the Barracks to be seen below the first Floor – Cornwalls house to be seen below the first floor – Alxr &
Caroline gone to Niagara for Whiting and blue – brought up a Bank Check for H.J. to sign H.J. tolerable this morng – not so well at twelve –
the Ice still choked in the River – Wind North then came round to the West – Water fell six feet before twelve O’Clock – Girls cleaning House,
the Man Whitewashing the Drawing-room, big Dining room Green room & upper Kitchen – the Halls all finished and upper part of the House
– the Chief Justice came over & brought the Members of the House of Assembly
Jeff brought two White fish – asked 1/4 a piece – H O. bought one and he insisted on leaving the other – Mary – Jane & Eliza Hamilton –
C Sinclair – Catharine went down to Janes – walked up to Mrs Stayners – Henry Stayner blew himself up with gun powder – burnt all his
Clothes off – and was most severely burnt in the Face – Rt Hamilton
– 45 April 5 lost two suits with Pondegrass – carried on in the name of his daughters – a great loss to them – leaving them nothing to live on for three
Months – his own obstinacy – – the Water subsided on the Flats & the Houses settled down on the mud surrounded with Ice – the Water
visible near the Ferry in the middle of the River The Man finished white washing and left at six, leaving a terrible mess in the Kitchen –
�6th Sunday – fine clear morng – cold – the River open in the Middle to Fields point – quantities of Ice floating down it – it has been choked with
West Wind a point or two to the North – it opens with the same – the Ice commenced running this day with immense cakes of Ice passing
down the River – Caroline says that Henry Stayner looks like a wild Beard more than anything else – so black – so ugly –
– 45 April 6 it is said that the River is eighty feet deep opposite to the Kirk – the Ice is grounded there and is twenty feet above the level of the River – it
is also said that the Ice is thrown upon the Bank in the throat of the River an hundred feet high – River not open at the mouth this day – a
cake of Ice went off which they think will save the Dock – report says that nine Miles of Ice remains in Lake Erie to come down yet –
Alxr – Eliza – Helen & Caroline went out to Evg Church at Niagara – brought Emma home – the Waggon broke coming down the deep
Hollow – they all got out and walked home – Catharine went to walk with Jane – C Sinclair – J Stayner W Tench – H.J. slept well – but threw
up most of what she took through the day – took Oil – it did not act freely – not so well for it – nine O’Clock night – snowing very fast – Mrs
McCormick sent H.J some Calfs Head soup – H.O. wrote to Mrs Freeman – Catharine to Ann & Jessie & Mary (Peter) –
– 45 April 7 the snow storm continued till One O’Clock – cleared off – Large pieces of Ice gone – the Chief came in yesterday landed her Passengers at the
Fishery at Niagara – the store houses which were lashed to Trees near Mr John Hamiltons took Trees and all into the River and are leasurally
drifting down – Mary Hamilton here helping the girls to clean the Garrets – H.O washing – her Hands all skinned – no Water but Well water
to use – the Road all torn up with the Ice – both Carriages disabled – Cart also – Old Crab came for Currant bushes – Catharine – Eliza –
Hellen went to walk – Old Crab would not let his Girls go – it was too late –
The Current undermining the Ice – which breaks of in large Pieces and floats down the River – H.O wrote to Mrs McCormick – inclosing
two printed Forms for H.J Pension the last but one she has – and most likely never be wanted
– 45 April 8 a very cold morng – Wind North – very little Ice left the River last Night – H.J much disturbed in her Dreams by Dreaming of Turkeys and
their Eggs – which were stolen – too true – Alxr McMicken came for his Bed screw – reported that the Boyds lost their things by Fire – from
Laziness – all but one or two standing & screaming – instead of exerting themselves to save what they could – H.O. wrote to Augusts to send
some Biscuit and Castor Oil – Old Crab left this for Toronto this Morng – Catharine cleaning her room Eliza whitewashing the Garret stair
case – Helen baking – H.O cleaning stove – H.J. up at an early hour to what she was yesterday – took some Wine it flew into her head – an
attempt to snow – Road Ice stationary this day – Caroline gone to the Post Office – Boys to school – Letters from Amherstburgh – all well –
Mary Hamilton came to
– 45 April 8 help the girls – Jessie changing her Horse for a larger one – Mrs McPherson brought up from Mr McCormick – printed Copies for H.J. to sign to
entitle her to draw her Pension from Government – Also twenty five Dollars in Bills – which he was so kind as to advance – Augusta sent
some Biscuit and a bottle of Castor Oil – Cathn & Helen wento walk with Jane and Eliza – called at Mrs Stayners – found John very sick – legs
still suffering from his burns – The Barracks falling down – Soldiers going into Browns large stone house –
H.J took Oil – it acted freely – she slept sound – Helen borrowed a cup of Tea of Mrs Guernsey –
9 – a beautiful morng – Sun shines bright – Wind still North – Ice remains stationary – which makes the air Chilly – Mary – Jane & little Eliza
came to help the Girls clean House – their Father having gone
– 45 April 9 to Toronto – gave them an Holy day – which they improved by coming up here to work – a curious way to play – many thanks to them for
their assistance at this time – Cathn
& Eliza being nearly done over – Cleaning green room, Window – Drawing and large Parlour do –
thawing in the Sun
A load of Wood from Williams – his Team drew a barrel of Water for us – he brought a second load of Wood – a third & fourth – Mrs A
McCormick came up & stayed all night, brought some potted Beef – she brought a Letter from Eliza Robinson – enclosing £10-0-0 – a timely
assistance to the Widow and Fatherless – most thankful to her for the Bounty – the Bible says those who put their trust in God – He forsakes
not – since H.J sickness the Hand of God has been very visible in sending relief
– 45 April 9 to the sick and Poor – his Mercies be praised
10 – H.J slept well – ate her Breakfast – parted with part of it – got up about Nine – a lovely warm morng – the Ice still fast – Wind south West
Augusta gone with the Children, hunting for Turkeys Nests – Mary – Jane & Eliza spending a Holy day here – scrubbing and washing
Windows – Mary slept here – the Girls drank Tea last Night with Mrs
Stayner by Invitation Williams drawing Woods – Williams brought five
bushels of Wheat – made into Flour – bran & shorts – Edmund Tench – C Sinclair T Stayner – Catharine & Jane walked up to Mrs
Stayners
Alxr
& Jarvis drove Augusta to Niagara – bought two tin Pails – Tea kettle – black lead & Tea – the tea kettle
– 45 April 10 too small – to be returned – A Letter from wee Augusta – Catharine had a Letter from W. Jarvis – the day clouded up about Eleven –
appearance of Rain – some Rain in the morng about five– H.J. took Oil – slept well all day – is much better –
11 – Morng cloudy – Air chilly – Ice stationary
H.J. up about ten – parted with most of her Breakfast – walked from the Window to the Door – by the Bed posts – felt fatigued when she
returned to her Chair – sent the tea Kettle back by Lewis & he left it at the Tin-mans – Mrs
Mc
Micken & Mrs
Obrion – H.J gave her a Recipe to
cure her cough
Seven weeks since H.J was taken ill – during which time she had had no other Clothes on save her night dress
– 45 April 11 H.J. parted with her Breakfast – but on the whole is better – Eliza went to Jane’s to spend the Evg – after finishing the Halls – C. Sinclair
12 very fine morng – cold – the Ice still stationary – dropping of in large Cakes – which which the Beaudage is reduced – the Men are busy in
endeavouring to launch the Horse Boat from the Ice – where it has been thrown – Girls cleaning the Kitchen – H.O baking – Helen washing
Tea things – Caroline Dusting – Emma & Herbert bringing up Wood – H.J sorting Papers – Mary Hamilton – Boys drew a barrel of Water – cut
Wood – cleaned the Stables – went to school –
– 45 April 12 Sixty three years ago – on the 12 of April – H.J. left England for Canada – had a rough Passage of Eeight Weeks and four days to Quebec – ten
days of which was spent surrounded with Mountains of Ice – the sailors has their Ears & Fingers frozen – 1845 remarkable that the River at
Niagara should be crowded with Ice on each side to the Whirlpool – which carried away the Wharfs – Store houses – Houses – Mills and even
the Trees and all the Boats
Jasper Gilkinson came from Hamilton this Morng reports that all were well there – and that W M Jarvis had at last consented to let a
third Person take his affairs into their Hands to settle – it is good News
– 45 April 12 to his Aged sick Mother – and that his Family wd not be left destitute in case of his Death –
H.O. making an Apple Pudding for Dinner
Mr Street called to take H.J oath to receive her Pension from Government –
Jane dined here – Mr T Mewburn – C Sinclair – Catharine and Eliza went on the Bank – to see the Horse-boat launched – were
disappointed W Tench –
13 – Sunday – very fine morng – some evil minded person set fire to some straw behind Mr Stevens’s Barn and but for timely assistance from
People going to meeting – taking down the burning Fences– would have been burnt – the Horse boat after much work was launched off the
Ice into the River – we watched till five – and lost the sight at last – it going off suddenly – Mrs Cornwall was [several words lost in vertical
writing in left margin of page]
– 45 April 13 a great deal of Ice broke off during the Day – Mr Mrs & Miss Creighton – Mrs Ross – J & T Stayner – C. Sinclair – Mr Cummings – Willowby –
Jasper Gilkinson – Miss McCormick – Jasper Gilkinson – Mrs Fraser – H.J. slept well – was better in the mornng – Mary – Jane & Eliza Hamilton
�14 – fine morng – H.O went down to Blacks to be measured for a pr of Slippers – Met W.M. Jarvis & Caroline Augusta Hamilton – who had just
arrived from Hamilton to see H.J. – H.J. got up most of the Day – Mr Holomes – Mrs Fraser – C Sinclair – J T & L Stayner – Mary – Jane & Eliza
Hamilton – Mrs
Stayner came & spent the afternoon – drank Tea and stayed till half past nine – W Tench – Catharine went on the Bank
with Jane – the Ice going slolely – A Letter from Mrs Freeman with a block Blotter – for which I Thanked her – Mrs Fraizor brought up some
Crackers – Boys drew two Barrels of Water from Janes – Chief Justice came up to Queenston returned immediately
– 45 April 15 very fine morng
– H.J passed a good night ate her Breakfast and threw it up again – took some Wine and Water – threw part up again – W M
Jarvis and Augusta slept here – Wm & H.O. going to Niagara Mrs Fitzd came down with her Children & spent the day – W.M.J. & H.O. dined at
McCormicks – H.O. bought several things – as by account-book – they returned about seven – had Tea – W.M. went to the Inn to sleep – to be
ready for the Stage in the morng – – Edmund Tench – C Sinclair – Jn Guernsey – Phoebe Guernsey – Lewis Stayner –
16 – dull morng – appearance of Rain – a smart shower in the morng – H.O. gone down to the Village to be measured for his slippers – H.J.
removed into Cathns
[vertically in left margin of page] and take charge of three Madmen and do all the Household [word illegible]
– 45 April 16 room – to have her room cleaned – more Bags there than expected – they are going to White wash the room – Augusta writing to Cthn Robert
– the Chief Justice came up to Queenston – landed her passengers and returned – the Lucon made her first trip from Niagara to Hamilton –
yesterday – Letters from Amherstburgh – that gives us hope of seeing them soon – A Letter from S.P.J. saying he could not get Salmon – but
salmon Front & White Fish he could send – Augusta wrote to Cathn Rt & Freeman – Wm Jarvis went home to Hamilton – began to Rain at two
– a shower – after it rained Night – a reasonable supply of Water – having had none for several Weeks – C Sinclair – he assisted in
– 45 April 16 X putting up the bedstead in H.J.s room – came in to see H.J. – X Set a Turkey on thirteen Eggs – had the Baskets fixed in the Well to draw Water
with both – had the leak in H.J room stopped – not thoroughly – H.O. & Girls white washed the little spare room and cleaned it otherwise –
two panes of glass fell out in the back spare room and broke – cut Catharine’s arm
17 – cloudy morng – Ann here washing – H.O – Cathn & Eliza also – The Door in the Hall blew to and broke two Panes of Glass – Augusta cleaning
up the bed room – Helen the Kitchen – Caroline & Emma washing Tea things – Boys gone to school – H.J slept well – her Medicine opperated
only twice – she parted with her Breakfast –– C. Sinclair –
– 45 April 17 Jarvis gone over River for Tea – very late in returning – Alxr – Caroline & Herbert gone to Priest Carols for Veal & Butter – Mary Hamilton –
Catharine – Eliza – Helen & Augusta drank Tea with Jane – H.J took Oil – it took no effect – had to resort to other means – some Rain – eight
Weeks since H.J was taken ill –
18 – Cloudy morng – great quantity of Ice in the Rivers sides yet – the Sale of the Wharf put off next Week – at Eleven the sun came out – H.O. &c
busy hanging out clothes –
Alxr went over River for Tea & & Pins– gone to school – Girls scrubbing – Mary Hamilton came to borrow Starch & Blue
– 45 April 18 unbeknown to Jane – H.J. not so well to day – Clothes dried beautifully – some Rain – J Stayner came up to see H.J. – Alxr & Jarvis went to Nia
Niagara – bought Candles and Window-glass – bring brought up some soup from Augusta for H.J. – C. Sinclair – Jane – Eliza – Julia Hamilton
Lewis Stayner. Mrs
Obrion came up to mangle Mrs
Stayners clothes – John – Ann & Phoebe Guernsay – Dr
Hamilton he examined H.J. Stomach
– said there was a lump in the Pit of her Stomach, which caused her sickness – that it was of long standing – and no cure but temporary
relief short by Leaches – Gods will be done – Julia Hamilton came up with the Boys – report says that John Hamilton’s Boat was
– 45 April 18 got off the Rock with very little damage and will be soon fit to take her place on the River as a Packet boat – I hope it is true for Mr Hamiltons
sake – News that London (Western Canada) had three Blocks of Houses were burnt last Sunday – this is the second Fire in that place within a
twelve month – the Church was burnt with the first – the Post Office with the second – a large sum of Money (Specie) melted down – but
collected in bulk – the People burnt out lost a great deal – In Pitsburg there had been an other Fire – the loss amounting to Millions of
Dollars – the Cars on this side commenced running –
– 45 April 19 cloudy dull morng
– H.J. feels very Weak – she slept well – the Oil acted three times – Catharine & Eliza scrubbing – H.O starching clothes &
folding – Helen Ironing – Emma sweeping Gallery – Caroline gone with a Letter to Mr
Mc
Micken’s – Boys mending fence – Augusta mending
her Frock – Ice Ice still in the River – Chief Justice came up to Lewiston – landed her Passengers on the Ice there – Mrs
Mc
Cormick came up in
her – stayed all Night – C Sinclair – J. Stayner – put in three panes of Glass in the Hall-door – Cathn – Eliza Helen & Augusta went to Tea at
Janes – Alxr & Jarvis went to Williams for straw – brought eight clips of Gooseberries – for Augusta – some Rain in the Evg –
– 45 April 20 Sunday – rather dull – cloudy without sun – Alxr droveMrs McCormick & Julia Hamilton to Niagara – Augusta McCk sent some Potatos & a
syring and some Iceland Moss – Jane & Julia – J. Stayner C Sinclair – W. Duff came and went out – the first time for four Weeks – Cathn – Eliza
& Augusta drank tea with Jane
Letters from Amherstburgh – saying they will be down in the London – Helen complaining of Rheumatism – H.J. throwing up all day –
no strength in the stomach and very little in body –
Rain in the Evg –
21– A fine morng – cloudy about eleven – plenty of Ice still in the River – which makes the Air very cold – H.J. not so well – has that unpleasant
feeling in her stomach
45 April 21 as if hungry – and causing a faintness – cannot find any relief – as she cannot eat to allay it – –
H.O. white washing the lower Kitchen – Milk room Hall & Washroom– Girls sweeping the above also Cellars – H.O. fell from a table on to
the Churn-dasker and burnt her Breast very bad – Alxr drove her to Niagara to get bled – she was bled in both Arms – which did not relieve
the Pain – she returned and bathed her side with Camomile flowers – and rubbed it with embrocation that the Dr gave her – which gave her
ease but not a cure – took a powder to compose her – C Sinclair – W Duff – T Mewburn – J & T Stayner Jane & Eliza Hamilton came up to help
the Girls mangle – had Tea late –
– 45 April 21 [sic] a very fine morng – H.J ate her Breakfast a boiled Egg – which made her very sick first bringing on a great heat – then a perspiration – then
cold – then a faintness which kept her in Bed till twelve O’Clock –
22 Mr Creen called to see H J – read Prayers to her – and went to Chippawa – McPherson borrowed Pony to go to Niagara to bring up the Old
Crab
Louisa Stayner came up to play with Caroline & Emma – Boys took out the dirt from Milk Room – Catharine & Eliza white washing and
scrubbing the lower Hall – the Goose hatched
Chief Justice came in to Lewiston – the new Boat was to commence her Trips to Amherstburgh this day – Jane Hamilton –
– 45 April 22 Mary – C Sinclair – T Stayner – W Tench – Old Crab – returned – no better – brought a Letter for Catharine from her Aunt Frances – Cathn &
Eliza cleaned the lower Hall – Mans Room & Milk room – Cathn – Eliza & Augusta walked down to Janes in the Evg – Helen suffering with her
legs –
�23 – very fine morng – the first American Boat came to Lewiston – the Amercia America – H.J. slept well – the Oil acted twice – through up her
Breakfast – rose about ten – Mary Hn came up – sick – Old Crab locked all his Doors to keep out the impertinent young Men – who he had
formerly directed to go in without knocking as the Knock disturbed him
– 45 April 23 Chief came up to Lewiston – a Letter from Mary Jarvis with a bottle of calfs feet jelly – the Queen came up to Lewiston for the first time Jane
Hamilton – C Sinclair – Mrs Creighton Catharine & Eliza white washed the scullery & wash house H.J. slept well – threw up her Breakfast –
other wise tolerable – rose at half past nine – washed & turned over a new Leaf – very comfortable – H.O something easier – A Letter from
Albertine Peters – Cathn & Eliza cleaning the lower Kitchen – Old Crab – says McMicken has left the Interest of the Hamiltons & joined the
Streets and Chippawa People – the Lady of the Lake made her first appearance this season – Mrs
Grayham came to take the Children to a
walk – nine Weeks since H J was taken Ill – Thunder, Lightning & Rain
– 45 April 24 Mr Creen called and read prayers for H J Mr D Gilkinson brought Miss Nichol down from Hamilton – & a Letter from Mrs Freeman saying how
ill Roberts Child Jessie was – and that she wished her sister Augusta to return – Miss Wright wrote to Augusta – Mary – Jane & Eliza Hamilton
– C Sinclair – Edmund Tench – T Mewburn J & T Stayner – Sharp lightning – heavy Thunder and Rain during the Night – with high Wind –
Mrs McCormick sent H.J some Blanck Mang and Calf feet jelly–
25 – Rather dull morng – cool – St Lawrence came in her first trip of this Year – H.J slept well oil acted well – kept her Breakfast this morng
Dr Lowe came up to see H J & H.O – wrote a prescription for Helen – who was laid up with Rheumatism Rainy afternoon – a beautiful
Rain Bow – at sun set – J Stayner – C Sinclair –
– 45 April 26 A fine morng – Boys gone to Niagara for Medicine for Helen & H.O – and shoes for Alxr – Jarvis & Caroline – and Biscuit – Helen passed a bad
Night – H.J. slept well – kept food her Breakfast in part – – Ice still in the River – A McCormick came up with the Boys – Chief came in – the
Rochester made her first trip – Mrs
Boyde Miss Nichol – Dd
Gilkinson – Jane & Eliza Hamilton Mrs
Stayner – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair
Old Crab brought H.O. fifteen Knives & Forks paid 7/6 for them – Cathn & Eliza did the Wwashing of the Week – sent for Ann to clean the
Kitchen – the Hamiltons mangled their clothes – Children hung out the clothes and brought them in again – Girls went to walk – Mrs
McCormick stayed all Night – Rain in the Night with thunder & lightning – Mrs – Miss & John & Phoebe Guernsey –
– 45 April 27 Sunday morng – H.J. very sick – not up all day – very fine day – Alxr took Mrs McCormick home – Caroline and Emma went with them – Mrs
McCk sent two Waist coats for the Boys – the Boys went to Dr Lows – brought some Powders for Helen – Mrs Creighton came up Dan Gilkinson
– J & T. Stayner – Edmund & Wm Tench – W Duff – C Sinclair – W Tench & T Stayner Mary Hamilton – took Tea here – the Girls all went to
walk on the Bank – the Ice going a way by degrees – Alxr & Jarvis went to Niagara at nine O’Clock at night to see Dr Lowe – did not return till
twelve – brought some Powders for Helen who was very ill – he sent word he would be up early in the morng – H.J slept well – Helen got ease
– Jane Hamilton sat up with Helen – H O suffering from her Bruise – Old Crab – had a long talk with H.O –
– 45 April 28 very fine day – Mr & Mrs Creighton took Pony and the Waggon to Niagara – bought H.O. a wash bason and ewer for 5/ – a blank Music Book
for Eliza – a box of Widelights 1/ – Embrocation 2/ – brought a pound Cake for H.J – Dr Lowe came up about twelve – found Helen better –
said the Rash she has was much in her favour – also that she had the Rheumatic Gout – that it had attached to her heart – and would in the
end Kill by turning to the Dropsy – two incurable Patients in the House – H.J & Helen – J & T Stayner came to kill Caterpillar and sweep the
Cob webs of the Veranda Augusta C wrote to Mrs Freeman – H.J. did not get up till four O’Clock – feeling too weak and miserable to move –
H.J ate a bit of the cake Mrs McCormick sent – she threw it all up again so much for Cake and every thing else – H O in great pains
– 45 April 28 Girls whitewashing and scrubbing the back Houses – Mr Kirkland from London Western Canada – brought a Note to Catharine from Miss
Askin – his call was early on Sunday morng – he was a good looking agreeable Man – gave us a good deal of information concerning the Fire
at London – the jeopardy that Sheriff Hamilton House was in – several Barns & Stables near him were burnt by the Woods taking fire –
J Stayner – W Tench Mary – Jane & Eliza Hamilton were here in the Evg
– Cathn
Mangled her cloths – H.J. had an other faint turn this
morng –
Jarvis’s birth day – twelve years Old – H.J gave him a quarter of a Dollar – most likely the last she will ever give him – Helen suffering
with Pain in her
– 45 April 28 shoulders and Feet – H.O. with her Breast a Woman took measure of the Boys Heads for straw Hats –
29 A very fine morng – the Lady of the Lake came in – Ice still in the River – Mrs Stayner sent to enquire after H.J. The Wind North rather cool –
H.O. in pain from her Breast Helen suffering with her shoulder Legs & Feet – & Hand – H.O. mending Herberts Trousers – H.J had a faint turn
this morng – got up about ten this she had three days running – it leaves her very weak and spiritless – Mrs Stayner sat an Hour with H.J –
Helen very ill this afternoon – H.O. in much Pain – T Stayner making a finish Of the Cob webs in the Veranda – and spent the Evg
45 April 29 Alxr took Jane down to Niagara – our Waggon bottom fell out – Alxr borrowed Mr Guernseys – bought Caroline a pr of Boots – Rain in the Evg
– attended with Thunder & lightning heavy shower about seven –
30 – fine morng – Boys gone to school – Caro & Emma gone for Butter – could not find any Mrs McCormick came up in Chief Justice – Hannah &
two Jessies arrived from Amherstburgh Jessie looking very thin – Hannah lost her beauty by the loss of a front Tooth – T Stayner – Helen
still very sick – J Stayner – C Sinclair – W Duff – W Tench Mrs Stayner sent to enquire after H.J. & Helen – Mrs Creighton – Dr Lowe – Mrs
McCormick went home with him –
– 45 April 30 heavy shower Thunder & Lightning – in the Evg Rained, very heavy during the Night – H.J slept well – Helen slept none – in great pain all
Night – H.O & Eliza sat up with her – H.H.H a part of the Night
May 1st – Very fine morng – H.J. tolerable – Helen crying with Pain – H.Os Breast very little better – Boys gone to the Examination – the Ice almost gone
Joy go with it – Boys returned from the Examination – saying they were much improved – no prize given as they were to be examined upon
other parts which the Committe had not time to do this day –
The lower Wharfe sold by Auction – bought by Mr
Mills for £60 – Mrs
Stayner came and sat an Hour – Mr
Mrs
& Master Freeman arrived at
Nine O’Clock at Night came and slept here – she brought a paper of Tea 2lb to H.O. Edmund & Wm Tench – C Sinclair – W Duff – T & J Stayner
45 May 1 Foster sent a Man who put in three Pains of Glass – charged 3/ – Man cut Wood, pd 3/ to them Mary, Jane & Eliza Hamilton – Eliza sat up
with Helen with Catharine – Helen passed a better Night –
Mrs McMicken & Child – Alxr went to Niagara for medicine for Helen – got some Butter –
William & Mrs Ker died within 36 hours of each Other – he first – so that she had it in her power to make her Will and leave her property
to her Children – he was buried by Masonic Honors – both in one grave – about five hundred Persons attended the funeral
A woman who has come to Queenston to join her Husband – was taken Ill & before her Husband could get a Dr she was dead – and left
three Children –
Mr Fitzd –
45 May 2 fine morng – H.J. not so well to day – Helen easer has a high Fever a sore throat – Mr Freeman gone to Buffalo – Mrs McCormick passed
through to to up in the Cars to the Falls – left a jar of Calfs Head soup for H J – Jarvis kept it till H.J. was nearly starved –
Mrs Freeman reading Martin Chuzzlewit to H J – H H H & Wee August gone down to see Jane – returned to Dinner – had Pancakes – little
Jessie thought she must help beat them – so put in her big Arm to the elbow – little George Freeman eating a Pancake – refused to give it up
�to his Mother – he had no notion to part with what he liked – Ten Weeks to day since H.J. was taken ill – Old Crab went to Niagara to go over
to Toronto – did not go – returned home – fell into Fits Mrs Stayner & Jane came up to H Os to sit up with Helen – scarcely got into the House
– when Jane was sent for to her Father – Mrs Sr and Jane – H H H
45 May 2 Eliz all went down – it took Mr
Creighton – C Sinclair J & T Stayner and all the Women to hold Old Crab he had ten Fits one after the other –
Alxr drove H.H.H & We Augusta to Niagara – to see the Dr for Helen – they returned – and Alxr had to mount Pony and go for the Dr for Old
Crab – it was two O’Clock before Alxr
came home – the Dr
said he Old Crab had been drinking – that the Fits were delireum Tremor – Old Crab
slept the remainder of the Night – Helen had high Fever during the Night – but suffered little or no Pain – H.J. slept well – ate her soup in the
Night –
Mrs Creighton – H H H stayed with Jane all Night – The Woman that died day before yesterday – buried to day
3 – Fine morng – H.J. rose about ten – rather better than yesterday – Sam McCormick came up to see H.J. – Mary Hamilton – says her Father was
quite well
45 May 3 Girls scrubbing – Augusta sweeping – Dusting & Baking – Eliza at the Kitchen –
Alxr gone for Mr Freemans Horse & Carriage for Mrs Freeman and Augusta to go to Chippawa – to see Maria Fitzgd – Saml McCormick
offered to send some Pigions – that is all I will hear of them is my opinion – the Ice went away a good deal last night – the Old writch Meg
asked half a Dollar a Dozn for Turkey Eggs – She may keep them for me – H.J – Mrs Freeman & Augusta drove to Drummondville – met Mr Mrs
& Mater Fitzd – turned back – came home and dined – Mrs Freeman and Mrs McCormick came in the Cars – all met at H.O.s & dined– Sam
McCormick was sent home to get his dinner – Mrs John Hamilton’s Gardener sent some Asparagus to H.O. – H.J. ate some – and returned
45 May 13 [sic] it Alxr & Jarvis went over the River to change a pr of shoes – for Eliza – Fitzd & Freeman went over the River – kept Dinner waiting at last
they began Dinner – when they made their appearance nor before the Asparagus was all eaden all eat and they dined at the Tavern & cooled
their Beer with Ice Mr Freeman drove Mrs McCormick to Niagara – Fitzd went to Chippawa took August with them – she is to return
tomorrow – did not do after all –
* Set a Turkey on ten Eggs – Boys gone for their straw Hats – 2/ each –
C Sinclair – T & J Stayner – W Duff – Mary Hamilton – Dr Lowe Girls went with Mrs Freeman to call on Mrs Stayner & Creighton –
45 May 4 Sunday – morng cloudy – some Rain about nine – Freemans set off for Hamilton – left Augusta with us – H.J. very sick all day, with debillity –
Mrs
Creighton – Rain in the evg
– J & T Stayner W Tench – C Sinclair – the day cold and comfortable Jane & Eliza & Mary – every body
complaining of being sleepy – many slept a greater part of the Day – H.J. did not get up at all – except to have her bed made –
5 – very fine morng – cold north Wind – Ice still in the River – S.P. Jarvis called to see H.J – gave H.O. ten dollars – returned by the Chief Justice
Jane & Eliza drove Pony to Niagara – H.O. sent for Biscuit and Oranges, and Fish – H.J. able to sit up to day but not to eat or keep any thing on
her stomach –
– 45 May 14 [sic] H.J. – set H.O.s
work table to rights –
Mr Wilson – Miss Jessie Ross – Julia Hamilton – & Mary J Stayner drank Tea here – T. Stayner – C Sinclair – Mr Creighton – Louisa Stayner
– Harry Creighton – Jane Hamilton – J. Stayner shooting the Catterpillars nest off the Trees – Caroline gone to Mrs Stevens for Butter came
back without it – A Child died at Uromans with Scarlet Fever – two more very sick with it –
Girls went to walk on the Bank –
X Set a Turkey on Eight Eggs – which made her very proud – H.J. ate some stewed Veal and did not throw it up – felt much better for it – as it
took off that craving or heaving at the stomach – and drank a little Beer which also remained – Old Crab went over to Toronto in Chief
Justice to consult Dr
Hamilton in is health –
– 45 May 6 Fine morng – warm out of Doors – cold within Herbert complaining – Helen very Weak – past a terrible Night – H.J. ate her Breakfast and
parted with some of it – Ann washing – Girls rincing and hanging out – Jessie caught a reptile in her Childs Head – where it came from is
unaccountable – there being none of its Race in the House – the circumstance gave a great alarm to the Elders – and set the Combs &
Brushes in full opperation as a detection to the Vile intruders – Ice still on the sides of the River Chief Justice came in – brought Mr & Mrs
Robinson from Bond head – Mrs
Rn remained with H.J – Mr
Robinson returned to Toronto – J & T Stayner – W Tench – C Sinclair – Catharine
& Jessie called on Mrs McMicken – who made herself scarce till they were leaving the House – Mrs Duff asked them to take off
45 May 6 Bonnets and stay Tea – Mrs
Mc
Micken was silent – so they returned to Tea – Jane Hamilton –
7 – a dreary morng
– some Rain – very little Ice on the American side of the River – H.J. passed a good Night – Helen no sleep – Herbert a hot
Fever – better this morng – H.J kept her Breakfast Eliza Robinson gone to bed with the Head Ache–
Catharine Robert arrived from Hamilton with her Child & Servant – stays with Jane – brought some Lard from Cathy Freeman & an Ham
from Mrs Robertson to H.O. – Girls ironing – Cathn & Augusta gone to see Mrs Tench – drank Tea there Edmund & Wm walked home with them
–
45 May 7 Mrs & J Stayner – – Jane stayed here all Night – Eliza here in the Evg – H.J. kept very little on her stomach this day – slept well Helen passed a
bad Night suffering severe Pain in her Chest & shoulders – Frost killed the Cucumber vines in Mr J Hamiltons Garden – Jessie had Letter from
Amherstburgh – Major Locklin called on Jessie –
8 – fine cool morng – Mrs Robinson better – H.J slept well – lost all her Breakfast – had a natural Motion nearly the first since her illness Old Crab
borrowed Pony to go to Niagara – Mary Hn here before any one was up – much Ice remains on the banks of the River – Jessie wrote to
Amhertsburgh & H H H also – Cathn Eliza and Augusta walked down toJI Hamiltons – got a few
45 May 8 Asparagus – Mrs McCormick came up in the Chief and returned – brought some Calfs foot jelly – also some from Mrs Jarvis – George Jarvis –
S.P. Jarvis lost his situation as Indian Superintendant – George Jarvis going on the 10th to Boston – to find some employment – W. Jarvis
going to England to study Law in the Temple
Mrs Stayner– Mrs Rt Hamilton & Jane went over the River to see Mrs Whitney –
H.J. had an indifferent Night – Helen very ill – had a Blister on her Chest – has some ease some ease towards morng – J. Stayner – Mr
Gouly Cox
Mrs Creighton sat a couple of hours – Jane Hn Caroline & Emma went to spend the afternoon at Mrs Creightons – Herbert complaining –
45 May 9 H.J. very far from well – a restless Night a fine morng – chilly – Mrs Rt Hamilton – Mrs Robinson gone to Browns to purchase some Cotton – Mrs
Rt H asked for Port Wine & sugar for her Child – and got it – Herbert better – Jessie threatened with Ague – little Jessie cut an eye tooth & a
stomach tooth – Eleven Weeks has H.J. been confined to her Room and a greater part to her Bed – Mrs Stayner came in for a few minutes – J
& T Stayner – C Sinclair – Sandy Duff came down from Amherstburgh – was here for a short time – H H.H – Eliza & Augusta went down to
Janes & drank Tea there – Jane sat up with Helen – who passed a bad Night – H.J. took Oil – it worked well – she slept
– 45 May 9 well – ate some asparagus –
10 – A fine morng – warm – can have the Door open – the Hamiltons are about commencing to repair the Wharfe – carried away and damaged by
the Ice – Mrs Robinson wrote to her Husband H.J. Breakfasted on Herring and kept most part if it – Helen ate some Potato’s – did not like the
Fish – H O put on her new calico Frock
Alxr drove Mrs Rt to Stamford – with her Child and Servant – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair
�Old Crab began the Wharfe – owing to the great quantity of Ice and it thicknes could only cut a Waggon width to the Water – little Eliza
sat up with Helen and big Eliza – Helen did not sleep or lay down during the Night
– 45 May 10 H J passed a restless Night – from the great Heat –
11 Sunday – a very fine morng – oppressively Hot through the Day – H.J. parted with her Breakfast – kept her jelly on her stomach – also
some Rice Pudding & a piece of sponge Cake – Sat up till much fatigued – read & heard read the Lesson for the Day – Whitsunday – Jessie
wrote to Mr Duff– T Stayner – C Sinclair – Sandy & W. Duff –
John Guernsy came for Fire – Girls gone to walk on the Bank – Jane Hamilton– Helen complaining of pain in her Chest and shoulders –
Mrs Robinson walking on the Upper Veranda – drank her Tea in haste
– 45 May 11 H.J. not so well in the morng – a little better in the Evg – Mrs Robinson gone to walk with Cathn on the Bank – Sandy staying at Mrs Easthams
Tavern – strange enough
Cathn met Fk Th and walked about the Bank – while the rest of the Party walked an other way strange break off – frequent meetings and
solitary promenades – Edmund Tench – C Sinclair – J & T Stayner – Sandy & W Duff – Mr & Mrs Creighton
12 – Very fine morng
– a shower – very warm – H.J over come with the Heat – quite unwell in the
45 May 12 the morng – better in the Evg – Helen better during the day – Mr Munrow from Amherstburgh – with a Letter for Jessie –
Mrs McMicken and Children – Miss Thorborn Eliza & Augusta went down to Janes – Old Crab very sick – kept his Bed most of the day –
McPhersons killed our White Gobbler – because he went into his Premises – a good natured action for a Neighbour – T Stayner – C Sinclair –
Jane
13 A fine morng – very warm – not so warm as yesterday – Peter Hunter Hamilton called – Wonders will never cease – he is about selling his
Farm and moving to an other Hoase – he returns to
– 45 May 13 Hamilton by the Queen – Augusta wrote to Cathy by him – The Chief & Queen came in rather late – St H.H lost his Passage – Mrs Robinson
went in the little Ferry boat on board the Chief Justice – to go to Niagara Alxr drove his Mother to Niagara – they left home at qtr past six –
past ten when they returned – she saw the Dr – who promised to be up by ten in the morng – C Sinclair copying Music for Jessie – J Stayner
Sandy Duff had his Trunk with all his Clothes and Money stolen – C Sinclair lost at the same time Eighty Dollars –
[there is no entry dated May 14 but no pages seem to be missing from the sequence]
– 45 May 15 Rainy Morng – H.J ate her Breakfast and kept a part of it – Helen not in so much pain – Eliza Robinson bought and made two Flannel
Peticoats for H.J. and gave her a nice dressing Gown – Many thanks to her – Also a piece of printed Cambrick to the Girls for Frocks 6 pr
stockings each – a piece of white Cotton to H.O. –
Mrs Stayner sent to enquire after the sick – Jane sat up with Helen – Mary Hamilton –
Catharine & Augusts walked down to Mrs J Hamiltons for some Asparagus – J Stayner accompanied them – Sandy Duff took Tea here – W
Duff – H.J had a very sick turn about six in the Evg – took Oil – it had no effect – slept well–
– 45 May 15 the afternoon fine – and cold – the Night cold enough for Frost –
16 – Twelve Weeks since H.J. has been confined to her Room
A fine morng – so cold that we had to have a Fire – H.J. feels herself very Weak – Helen crying with Pain – Rt Hamilton has Pony &
Carriage to go to Niagara –
Maria Fitzd & Son – she went in to see Helen – it had such an effect on her – that she had a Fit –
Maria brought a present to Catharine of two prs of stockings – to H H H One handsome Calico Frock – to Eliza Cotton for a Peticoat – to
Helen a bonnet Cap – to Augusta a pr
of Gloves – to little Jessie a Doll – She lunched & dined here then returned to Chippawa – taking
Augusta with her –
45 May 16 Mrs Creighton – C Sinclair – H.J. not well from not taking Oil – Alxr went to Niagara with Lewis Stayner did not return till twelve O’Clock
brought some Medicine for Helen – Helen had a bad night – little Eliza and Hannah sat up with her – Catharine slept with H.J. – Mrs
Robinson
a bad Pain in her side – the Boats came to our side for the first time – since the Ice left the River –
17 – A fine day – but too cold to prevent H J going on the Galery – H.J. still poorly – A C. Hn returned from Chippawa at twelve – Met Cathn Rt at
the junction who came down with her to Queenston – Cathn stayed at Janes – came up here in the afternoon – sat up with
– 45 May 17 Eliza – with Helen – Augusta slept with H.J. who took Oil – very deliberate in its actions – H.J. feels much better this Morng – lost all her
Breakfast – had some soup about twelve which remained on her stomach – Mrs Stayner called to say she was going to Niagara and would
bring up any thing we wanted – she brought some soup from Augusta for H.J – which was very good – Old Mrs McCormick was so much
Fatigued that she could not sleep for forty eight hours riding from the Falls to Niagara – Mrs
Tench sent a pat of her delightful Butter & a loaf
X of Bread to H.O. and a dozen Galina Eggs – a prize – 18h
Sat on then on Galina Eggs
Mr Robinson called on Mrs W.B. Robinson – Mary – Jane & Eliza Hamilton – Maria gave Augusta a work Box
– 45 May 17 Augusta bought a pr of Boots for 10/- – Dr Lowe T. Stayner – Joseph Hamilton – Andrew Geddes – H.J. finished knitting a Garter – J Stayner –
T Stayner Oiled the hinges of the Doors – Alxr went to Mill for the Flour – and got it
18 – Sunday – A fine Morng – Chilly – H.J. is prevented going out on the Galery – again – Alxr going to Niagara with his Aunt Robinson
X Sat a hen on Galina Eggs – Mr Munnac called on Jessie – Mary Hamilton – Cathn Rt – H.H H Jane & little Eliza – gone over the River to Evg
Church – returned to Tea – Cathn Rt and Mary drank Tea here – Alxr and Mrs Robinson came back at five – all well at Niagara – Joseph
Hamilton
– 45 May 18 Mr & Mrs Creighton came to see H.J. – J & T Stayner – Mrs Stayner sick – kept her bed all day – Sandy taken Ill at Mr Guernseys with Scarlet
Fever – Alxr gone to Stamford for Cathns Rts Nurse & Child –
Jane & Cathn
sat up with Helen – who was very restless – H.J. woke frequently choking with Phlegm – Jessie received a Note from C Duff
– Alxr Duff being up at Sandwich –
Augusta C H went down to Janes – H H H took a plate of Pudding to Jane & Eliza – and ran away because she saw company there – and
her Hair was not so smothe as she thought it ought to be – Some Pain in the Night – Cathn & Th had an other interview
– 45 May 19 Monday – very fine mild Morng – H.J. ate her Breakfast and retained it – dressed and went out on the Viranda – began knitting – wrote some
– found it very warm – Helen complaining Augusta dusting my Room – H.O. washing Helen and dressing her – Caroline gone for Soap and to
the Post Office – Boys at school –
Ann washing here – Mrs Stayner took a Note to Dr Lowe – he told her that Helen could not live long – She called up on her way back – Dr
Lowe sent H.J. two bottles of Ale –
Joseph Hamilton – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair – W Duff – C Sinclair & Sandy Duff – heard of their stolen Clothes – and are likely to recover
some of them
– 45 May 19 a gang of black and white Gentlemen were the depradators – one was conducted to Prison – a black to have his Tryal – where in all
probability his Sentence will be free quarters in the Penitentiary – it is to be hoped for so long a time – as will teach him a Trade – where
with to earn his Bread without Robbing his neighbours
�Young Chrisler one of his associates cleared out as soon as he heard his black friend was taken up – and if he has good luck – will shortly
visit the States Penitentiary – the Americans not using much ceremony on those who transgress the Laws of their Country – Some Rain in
the Afternoon – H.J. had to return into the House as it was though the Wind was too cold for her – she took Oil – which cooled the Fever –
slept well –
– 45 May 19 Helen had a wrestless Night – little Eliza and Hannah sat up with Helen – Augusta spilt my soup – while warming it in the Night – and had to
go for more – fortunately there was more –
20 – Fine morng
– rather cold – H. H. cannot go out on the Viranda – Oil acted tolerably – feels better this morng
– no Fever as yet – walked round
the Bed by herself for the first time in twelve Weeks – Mrs Rt Hamilton all busy ironing – baking – sweeping – dusting &c–
H H H and Catharine drank tea with Mrs Stayner – Cathn Rt – Jane & Eliza drank tea at Mrs Stayners – C Sinclair – T Stayner walked home
with the Girls – W. Tench brought a pr of Pigions for H.J. – Dr Lowe is of opinion that Helen may linger on for a time – or drop off in a
moment
– 45 May 20 Transit came over to commence her daily Trips between Toronto & Queenston for the Summer – Mary Hamilton – Augusta C. H. received a
Letter from Mr Freeman – wishing her to return immediately to her school – Helen had an other wrestless Night – H.J. slept well – Jane &
Eliza sat up with Helen
21 – an other fine morng – rather cool – not thought advisable for H.J to go out – H.J. ate some buttered Toast – it did not agree with her – she will
not transgress again washed & dressed and got up – walked to her Chair felt fatigued – more so than yesterday – Cathn Rt – Mrs Stayner sent
H.J. a piece of sponge cake Mrs Cathn Rt went to Niagara with Mrs Stayner –
Mr Mrs Fitzd & Children – W.B. Robinson – dined here and took Eliza R to St Catharines –
– 45 May 21 Mrs Whitney – Mrs Barton – Mrs Creighton drank tea here – Cathn Rt returned from Niagara & dined and drank Tea here – Mrs Stayner – Nurse
and Chrn
Rt
Child – Jessie wrote to her Husband – I hope giving him a good scolding for writing such short Letters – Mary & Lydia Guernsey – J
& T Stayner – C. Sinclair – Wm Tench – McCormicks heard the Vessel that Charles was in – had arrived at Boston –
22 – Cloudy – a little Rain– Cathn Rt came up early to see if Augusta was ready – they both – Child & Servant & Baggage went down to the Wharf
to go on Board – Necessity is no Law – We must part Augusta had prolonged her Visit much beyond the time expected – and was of course
losing her school;
[2 pages missing – the scans suggest that one sheet may have been cut out of the diary]
– 45 May 23 very hard in the Night – for the Breast – did not get it – consider her as weaned – Eliza slept with H.J. – H H H sat up with Helen – 13 Weeks
since H.J. fell ill
24 – a fine morng – H.J. ate Fish for her Breakfast – parted with most of it – dressed and got up – does not feel too well – Helen rather easier –
S.P. Jarvis came over in the Chief Justice & returned – W.B. & Mrs Robinson came up in Chief Justice to say good bye before their return to
Bond head – Mrs
R gave Eliza a Frock – and H.O twenty Dollars to assist in providing for her sick Mother – Mr
Robinson promised to let my
Lots in Clerk on these conditions – for clearing 25 acres on each hundred – fencing – putting a Horse up & paying the Taxes – they are to
have the use three years
– 45 May 24 then to pay two Dollars an Acre yearly – he W.B.R. is authorised to collect the Rent from Sullivan for half a year it being six pound, five 6d
and remit it to H.J. if Living other wise to H O. H – H O drove Jessie to Niagara – Jessie bought her Child a hat – herself a pr of shoes – they
proved to be odd ones and did not fit her – Mrs Fraizer lent H.J a pr of Knitting Needles – they returned by six O’Clock nearly frozen – Mrs
Stayner came and sat some time in the afternoon – H.J so tired she was obliged to lay down – Alxr went over the River for Tea – they took up
a Man at Lewiston – who had hooked a basket of Clothes and was making the best of his Way to Canada with his Prize – Mrs
Mc
Nab called to
see H.J. she appeared much distressed about her Daughter Kathy –
Rt H came to Niagara and sent for his Daughters
– 45 May 24 Jane & Eliza – he being too ill to reach Queenston – H.O. bought a Calfs head & feet and part of the Liver at Ferry – 2/ – T Stayner sent five
Herring to H.J – Mrs
Willowby arrived from England –
25 – Sunday – a fine Morng – very cold for the Season H.J. slept well – Helen had a very wrestless Night H.J. parted with her Breakfast – washed &
dressed and got up – Jane & Eliza sent to borrow the Horse and Waggon to go to Niagara to see their Father – Mary Hamilton – the Ice has
left the Canada side at last – and left its influence upon the Air – Mrs Fraizer sent a Frock for one of the Girls –
X Helen like one from the Grave – walked by assistance into my Room and remained all day – perfectly sane & without pain – except a
little in her head & slept tolerable during the Night – occasionally flighty – had a cold chill
45 May 25 in the Night , then a little Fever – H.J slept well – her Oil relieved her throwing up for a time – Mary – Jane – Eliza & Julia were here Mary
spent the day – Edmund Tench – C Sinclair – J. Stayner – Sandy Duff – Wm
– H H H & Eliza went to walk – Eliza and Julia brought the Horse &
Waggon home about six – reported that their Father was very Ill in Niagara – and was under the care of Dr Lowe – who had blistered his Back
on both sides the back bone – he requires two of the Girls to take care of him all the time – is at Mr Rosses – poor Girls they have a hard time
of it – he is so weak that he cannot stand on his Legs – he falls in the attempt – some Rain in the Night –
X The lost white Turkey returned with twelve young ones – all White –
May 26 – A dull morng – Anne Washing – the Old Cow making Bag – Cunning Mr Bland – to offer $20
– 45 May 26 for her – for Beef – as she wd not calve this five Months – he no doubt wished to have the Breed – at a cheap rate – – H.O was not of his
opinion and would not part with her – – Mrs Creighton spent the afternoon and drank Tea here – Mr Creighton came up for her they gave us
a song on the Upper Galery – C Sinclair played on the Flute in the Evg – T Stayner brought H.J. four wild Pigions – Mary Hamilton spent the
X day here Jane – Eliza & Julia – Jane & Louisa Ross drank Tea here – some one turned in a black and white Cow on our Meadow – T Stayner
turned them out –
Alxr & H.H.H took a ride on Horse back – Jarvis went a fishing – caught two Herring – H.J. sat out on the Veranda first time for more
than a Week – slept not well – Helen in considerable pain during the Night – slept some –
– 45 May 27 a fine morng – H.J. dressed and got out on the Viranda – did not feel refreshed by her nights sleep – parted with her Breakfast – Mr Mrs &
Master Fitzd – Mrs Fitzd brought H.J two Pigions – Mr Peel Mr Tench & Mr McDonald – ran a Race for $20 – Mr Tench won one – Mr McDonald
the other – Mr Peel ran against Mr Donald’s Pony – Sandy Duff – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair – Hugh Richardson – Mrs Fitzd drank Tea here and
did not leave till after Nine – We heard that an English Gentleman had purchased Stamford Park and was going to build upon it
immediately–
Peter Hamilton’s place advertised for sale by Lottery Rt Hamilton no better nor likely to be for nine days – Jane went down with Mrs
Stayner to see him – took Louisa Ross home – came up here after her return –
– 45 May 27 Mary came up to stay – put her Basket into the House – and walked down to the Guernseys where she stayed until near Eight O’Clock –
Helen was easy most part of the Day – H.J. had Fever all day – mended a Towel and finished a Garter – Herbert spent the Day at Mrs
Creightons – H.J. took Oil
�28 – Cloudy morng – appearance of Rain – H.J. Oil opperated four times – no appetite for her Breakfast – threw up her Tea – Helen past a good
night – H O. lost a five Dollar Bill – –
X The Heiffer spent the Night in Mr McPhersons Pasture
[in left margin] She will come in – Feby
46
sharp Lightning – heavy Thunder – showers during the day – Rain in the Night – Mary & Jane came
– 45 May 28 up to Mangle – a bottle of Calfs foot Jelly from Mrs
S.P. Jarvis – H.J. took some of it – but it came up again – she kept nothing on her stomach
during the Day – felt quite exhausted at Night – Helen passed a good Night – no one sat up with her her Bowel complaint returned –
C Sinclair – T Stayr
29 – A dull – cloudy – cold – comfortless morng – H.J. ate Pap for her Breakfast and kept it passed a good night – took a little white Wine –
Washed & dressed and got up at half past Nine – Augusta McCormick & her son Samuel came up – brought three Wild Pigions – a dozen
smoked Herring for H.J. – Eliza went to see Abigail Guernsy –
– 45 Aug 29 Mary Hamilton drank Tea here – Jane Hn – J Stayner – C. Sinclair – H.J. took Oil – it acted well – Helen was wrestless – but no one sat up with
her – H.O. sent for a bottle of Ginger-beer for H.J. – Rt Hn something better – Jane gone down to stay and Eliza has come up in her place –
Kitty Mc
Nabb – a hard Frost –
30 – 14 Weeks since H.J. was taken ill
a very fine morng – cold Wind – H.J. is not allowed to go out on the Gallery – Helen passed a wrestless night no one sat up with her – A
schooner at the lowe lower Wharfe – the first this season – owing to the destruction made by the Ice – Jane came McNabs –
Eliza walked up to see Mrs Stayner & Creighton – H H H slept with little Eliza – Jessie received a
45 May 30 Letter from her Husband – H.O. drove Jessie to St Davids for yest – J. Stayner – C Sinclair Helen had no watchers this Night – Eliza & Caroline
crying nearly all Night with tooth ache –
31 – A fine morng – rather cold – H.O. & Jessie drove by Jarvis – Alxr riding the Mare – Jess to Niagara – Jessie had a Letter from her Husband –
money Letter – a Letter from Mr Freeman & Augusta – with six skeins of netting silk –
H.O. returned – Charles McCormick came Home gave H.O some beautiful shells – Carved – Whales Teeth – Sea Weed &c – H.O – brought
several things for the House & H.J. Julia Hamilton – Jessie & Louisa Ross – J Stayner – C Sinclair –
45 May 31 Helen mending in Health wonderfully – H.J. could not keep anything on her stomach this day – felt very Weak in consequence – constantly
X spitting up Phlegm during the Night – A turkey brought out ten young ones
June 1st Sunday
A fine morng – H.J. in hopes of going out on the Viranda – feels very faint and Weak – H.O. & Jessie going over the River to Church – H H H
and the Boys also – they went to see Mrs Cornwall who is dying with Dropsy – an old Servant of H.O. – Mr & Mrs Creighton and Child &
servant – C Sinclair – J Stayner – Hugh Richardson – Sandy & W Duff – Mary & Julia Hamilton – Louisa Ross – H.J. went out on the Viranda in
the afternoon – Helen also – and went down to Tea – the after part of the day
45 June 1 quite warm – H.J. took Oil – it acted in a short time – Black cow calved – to our delight a Heiffer – which is to be raised –
2 A fine morng – clouded up about Ten – with appearance of Rain – Ann Washing – H.J threw up most of her Breakfast – felt much fatigued
after it – and after dressing – took some Ale – feeling very faint – Helen a bad Head-Ache – H.O. making Cakes for the Boys – to take to their
invited Tea Party – a new Idea for People to go to an invited Party and be requested to furnish themselves with Tea, Sugar and eatables – had
it because
– 45 June 2 a Picnic every one would have known what they had to do – Alxr went and bought two Bottles of Ginger Beer – at 1d pr Bottle – provided the
Bottles – Corks and Strings were returned – H.O. bought some Herring this morng
–
Charles & Mary McCormick – Charles left his cane here – they had a Lunch and returned in Chief Justice – Cathn and Hannah walked to
see Mrs Tench – drank Tea there – Edmund walked home with them – Jessie read to us the Wandering Jew – – the Boys gone to their Tea-
party – were marched about Town – to teach them the soldiers step
The Tea Table looked very well – some of the Boys thought they could not get enough of the good things
45 June 2 on the Table – so had their Plates heaped up till no more could be put on – when they produced their Pocket-handkerchiefs to secure their
Prizes – this not being sufficient their Pockets were called in to requisition – much to the amusement of the Boys – no Rain – Eliza H H H and
Julia went to see the Tea Table – Eliza slept with Julia – Evg very warm –
3 – very fine morng – the Night very warm and Close – H.J. ate her Breakfast and kept the most part of it – did not feel very well after it – got out
to the Galery – very pleasant – Helen improving in Health – Boys sent for the Plates & Dishes from
45 June 3 the Party – Mr
Mc
Micken asked why their sisters did not come yesterday – saying they were asked – to which the Boys replyed – it was the
first that they had heard of it – Mr
Mc
Micken sent a few sugar-plums and Raisins to the Children – Caroline Emma & Herbert – – Jarvis, Caro
& Emma gone gather strawberries – Alxr to St Davids for the Carriage – Mr Cox – Mr & Mrs Boomer – Julia Hamilton – Louisa Ross – Jessie –
Julia Hn – Louisa Ross & Herbert gone to Niagara – Alxr found the Trunk that Augusta Hamilton sent down at Mr McMickens – it had been
travelling backward & forward from Toronto to Queenston since the 31st May – altho it had been sent for daily –
– 45 June 3 Jessie drove Jane up – brought a dozen pint Bottles of Ale – paid 7/6 for them – Mary Hamilton drank tea here – Jane Hn – J Stayner Charles
Sinclair – Sandy & the Richardsons with some Musicians came and sat on the lower steps and played for an hour or two – Ann Guernsy
drank tea here and taught H.O & Helen to knit lace – Phoebe Guernse playing with the Children – Cathn & Hannah went over the River with
Mr & Mrs Creighton and Mrs Stayner – J & Sinclair –
A race ran between F Tench and Fitzd – Fitzd won – Mr Peel ran an other and lost – against Mr E[name lost over edge of page] – it is said Mr
Peel lost seventy Dollars – by the Wager
45 June 3 and Bets – Helen still mending – H.J. kept very little on her stomach this day – feels very faint in consequence – drank some ginger Beer –
threw it up again – tryed some Ale – kept a part down – Ate some soup going to bed – retained a part – a very warm Night –
Baking –
4 – A fine morng – little wind – sultry – Alxr sick Jarvis at school – Ann got half Pail of Milk this morng – the Cows Bag still hard – Ironing – Jessie
& H.H.H gone to call on Mrs McMicken – H.H.H – Jane & J Stayner drove up to Stanford – called
– 45 June 4 at the Boyds – did not come home till Ten – W Duff – C Sinclair – two Gentlemen from Amherstburgh – H.J. went to bed at Sunset – half
starved – could not keep any thing on her stomach – took Oil – it acted freely – Helen mending – Alxr suffering with Head-ache & tooth Ache
–
June 5 fine morng – quite cool – H.J sat on the Viranda part of the Day – H.O complained of the Cold – had to go into the House – Carlo crying with
tooth Ache – Jessie reading the Wandering Jew – Mrs Cornwel died this morng – by Dropsy – Jane dined here –
– 45 June 5 Emma gone to Mrs Stayners – H.O. & Jessie going to Niagara, Alxr driving – Jarvis driving – H.O bought some horrid Cheese & some red
Herring – between nine and ten when they returned – C. Sinclair – J Stayner – Carolines new Frock finished –
6 – H.J. fifteen Weeks confined to her Room
�fine morng – began raining at about Eleven showery during the Day – cleared off in the Afternoon Jessie, H.H H & Jane walked up to see Mrs
Stayner & Mrs Creighton – Ann commenced to teach the Calf to drink – it drank very well – Jessie trimmed her Bonnet – Emma’s new blue
Frock finished – H.H H slept with Jane – Jane T. J Stayner –
45 June 7 fine morng – Rain at nine – Jane Ann McNabb called to say her sister Kotty Cornwalls remains was to be interred at ten O’Clock this morng –
and ask H O to attend – the Rain prevented her going – H.J. ate a slice of Bread and a little Pork for Breakfast – and did not throw it up – felt
very sick for some time after rising –
Some thunder – Jessie & Catharine gone to Tea with Jane – Mary Hamilton – Mr
Creighton sent for Tallow – Anne Guernsey came to
show H.O. how to knit Lace – Sinclair – J & T Stayner – Jane Hamilton – H H H slept with Jane – cleared up in the afternoon
8 – Sunday – very fine – Windy – extremely Warm – H.J received a jug of Calfs foot Jelly from Toronto
– 45 June 8 Jane Hamilton – Mary & Jane Hamilton dined here – Alxr & Jarvis went over the River with John Guernsy – H.H.H drove Jane – Caroline &
Emma to Niagara drank Tea at McCormicks – Charles ordered to join his Whaling ship with as much speed as possible – H H H returned about
nine brought little Eliza up – Rt Hamilton not so well – H.J wrote to Augusta & Mr Freeman – found herself much fatigued with heat and
writing – the Night very warm – towards morng a little cooler – Edmund & W Tench – Sandy & W Duff – T Stayner – Hugh Richardson – Mr
&
Mrs Creighton –
9 – very fine a good Wind which caused us to feel the heat less – H.J. ate her Breakfast – it nearly all came up – she felt very sick for some time –
when she was relieve by a
– 45 June 9 natural motion – the second since her Illness – – H.O. drove Jessie & Child & Hellen & Herbert to Coopers Ann Washing – H.H H dusting the
bed rooms and washing the Closet & washstand – Cathn & Caroline went over the River to change a pr shoes – could not get a pr left the ones
she had – Mrs
Mercer & Miss Chewet called Jessie got a Letter from her Husband – saying she must to Home – Mr
& Mrs
Mercer – Mrs
Rankin &
Miss Chewet drank Tea here – T Stayner – H.J. not well throwing up every thing – Mr Stayner sent some news Papers for H.J. to read – Miss
Chewet and the Children climing the Willow Tree Little Eliza – H H H slept with little Eliza – very warm in the Night – Rt Hamilton rather
better –
10 – morng fine – warm – H.J. eat no breakfast – threw up her
– 45 June 10 Tea – had a natural Passage – the third in fifteen Weeks – H.J. cannot eat to day – Girls Ironing – Ann finishing washing – H.J. finished Jessie’s
recipes – she said she was well pleased – Jessie began to quilt the Cot Counterpane – Mrs McMicken – Mrs Stayner – began to Rain about eight
– rained all Night – little Eliza – T Stayner –
11 – fine morng – clouded up in the Middle of the Day – damp – H.J. did not go out on the Galery till the afternoon – mended some Towels – read
some in self control – felt very unwell during the day – kept very little on her stomach this day – faint for the want of it – Mary & little Eliza
Hamilton – J Stayner – C Sinclair – Catharine – Jessie & child went to Tea with Mrs Stayner – little Jessie cryed all the
– 45 June 11 way home – Rained all Night – Wind very high – H.O. wrote to Mary Jarvis & Eliza Robinson – Thunder & lightning –
12 – cloudy morng
– H.O & Jessie going to Niagara
Ten O’Clock – the sun came out – H.J on the Gallery Read her Bible – H.O & Jessie went to Niagara called at Mrs Boomers – Rosses –
McCormicks & Dr Lowes he not at home – bought sundry things for the House –
J Stayner & Mrs Obrion Mangling – Mrs Creighton Children went strawberring – got none
13 – Sixteen Weeks since H.J. was confined to her Room – a fine morng – Augusta McCormick & Charles – S.P. Jarvis have H.O. ten Dollars – a
timely supply – S.P.J. went to Toronto in the Chief Justice – Catharine – Jessie & Emma drove to Chippawa – dined at Fitzds
–
– 45 June 13 Mary & Eliza Hamilton – J. T. Stayner – C Sinclair Mr & Mrs Creighton – H.J. very unwell – much pain in her Back – no appetite – faint for want
of some-thing to stay on her stomach – Wind rose in the afternoon – H.J had to retreat into the House – a Box from Eliza Robinson –
containing pr stays – 4 Frocks three shawls – lace & some new stuff for things –
14 Morng
fine – H.J went on the Gallery – took Oil – felt very sick all day – half staved – could not eat – her stomach rejecting every thing –
spirits very low – Oil acted very well – felt better – ate an Herring it remained on her stomach – Mary & Julia Hamilton – Julia Ross drank Tea
here – Edmund Tench J & T Stayner – C. Sinclair – Mrs Creighton – Wm Tench & John Guernsey – Miss Stayner – H Stayner and the Children
went strawberrying – returned without any – all drank Tea here –
– 45 June 14 Mr John Hamilton – Alxr & Jarvis went over the River – got two pounds of Tea – two or three hundred People came over in the Chief on a
party of pleasure all went up in Waggons at 3/ a head – the Cars refusing to take them under 4/ the Party returned and crossed to Toronto
in the Transit – W Duff nearly killed by the stroke of a Waggon Tongue – was insensible for a length of time – A Letter from Little Augusta to
H.J. –
15 – Sunday – fine morng – Wind east – rather cool – Mr McMicken with a card from Mr Foot to Jessie saying he should leave the Buffalo at four
this afternoon – some one turned our Horse out of the Field – H.O. could not get to Church this morng – Boys gone in search of skins – H J –
feels faint – had some soup and Ale – did not remove
– 45 June 15 the faintness – and debility – Mary Hamilton to spend the Day in the absence of her sisters – Boys found the Horse – H.O – Jessie & Boys
going to Evg Church – Jessie received a Letter from Mr Foot saying he was going up to Amherstburgh at ten Monday morng – too late for her
to go –
James Hamilton – H.O. returned from Church in the Rain – which commenced about five – d’cd not to get wet – brought H.J. some
Gingerbread from Mrs McCormick – H.J ate one and did not throw it up – it did not sit easy on her stomach – H.J. & H H H wrote to C A H –
James & John Hamilton drank Tea here – Jane Hamilton – H H H & Eliza & Rt went to take a walk on the Bank – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair –
– 45 June 16 fine morng – H.J. kept her Breakfast – two Herring and a Cracker – dressed and had a natural Motion – felt much fatigued from dressing –
went on the Gallery – wrote some – Maria Fitzd called at an early hour on her way to Niagara – H.O gone to Janes – Caroline & Emma gone to
Mrs Seacords & the Post Office with little Jessie – Anne washing – Catharine preparing to go to Kingston with her uncle John
James & John Hamilton came up from Niagara brought Catharines Bonnet – not in time to get it trimmed – to go with her Uncle this day
– Jessie went to work and trimmed the Bonnet – Cathn ready to start with Morng Boat – Hugh Richardson – Sandy C Sinclair – J Stayner – Mrs
Fitzd – Mary & Jane Hamilton
– 45 June 16 received a Rose from S.P. Jarvis – with a Cheese & six bottles of Wine – Cheese very indifferent – not good rich English Cheese – which H J
wanted – H.J. did not feel well – her Back was painful all day – H.J. read some & Knit a Garter – which she gave Jessie – Rain by showers
during the day – H.H.H spent the afternoon with Jane
17 fine morng – cold – wind norwest – Cathn just going on Board the Transit for Toronto on her Way to Kingston – Jessie & H.H H ironing –
baking Carone gone to Post Office – Jessie finished the Cot quilt for little Freeman – H H H – Jane & J Stayner drove Pony to Niagara to get
H H H Bonnet cleaned – took Cloaks &c (that were borrowed of Mrs McCormick on Sunday) home
�45 June 17 called at the Rosses – say Rt Hn – he said he was better – Miss Lockhart Married to Mr Smith – very rich – five years older than her Father she
not sixteen – Winter and Summer – set off for New York immediately on a pleasure trip – after a sumptious Lunch – Miss Kiswick found the
king in the Cake – it is said she is to be the next on the list of Marriages – not quite so youthful a Bride – Miss McCormick was one of the
Guests – Mr
& Mr
s Creighton – C Sinclair – Hugh Richardson – Sandy Duff – Mary Hamilton spent part of the Day here – H.H.H. slept
with Jane
H.J. has not to take Oil to day – joyful news – Jane Hamilton – H.J. much fatigued went to bed at sun set – spitting Night – H.O. went over
the Kives bought
– 45 June 17 some good Cheese – far before that – that came from Toronto – altho the one English the other American –
18 – fine mild morng – H.J. made her Toilette & rose at nine – felt very feeble – ate some Cheese and a Biscuit went on the Gallery – felt very sick –
drank a little Ale – read in the Bible – after in self Control – not well Caroline gone to Post Office – H.O. H H H – Eliza Mangling
No Oil for H.J. this day – Mrs Mills from St Catharines Dr Harrison Dentist dined here – he came to arrange H.Os Teeth – they left about
three for Home – Mr Mrs Creighton – C Sinclair – J Stayner – W Duff – Edmund Tench – Jane Hamilton – H H H slept with Jane – H J. felt very
unwell during the Day –
45 June 19 Very fine morng – mild – H.J. got on the Gallery – felt very unwell in the morng – better at twelve – read the Bible – after read self Control –
No Oil to day – H.O. – Jessie – Baby – Jarvis & Caroline drove to Niagara – returned at Nine – Mrs McMicken & Daughter – C Sinclair – H.J. not
well – very tired – went to bed at sun set – restless all night –
20 – fine morng – Mild – H J. going out on the Gallery
Seventeen Weeks confined to her Room – wasting away without Pain – thankful for all good Mercies – feels very languid this morng –
continued through the day – Augusta Mc
Cormick and her son Saml
came to see H.J. – returned in the Chief Justice –
– 45 June 20 C Sinclair – J Stayner – Edmund & Miss Tench – H.O. sick with spasms in the Stomach – Caroline with sick Head Ache and pain in the
stomach – Carone went to the Post Office for Letters – none – H.J. sent Mrs Freeman a Cotonquill – by C Sinclair – he did not go this day –
Some Rain in the Night –
21 – an other fine morng – H.J. better this morng – H.O. rather better – Caroline better – Emma gone to Post Office – returned without any Letters
– Mrs McMicken – Miss Nichol called for a few minutes – H.O. Jessie Alxr Emma & Baby drove to St Catharines – Jessie had two Teeth
extracted – they had given her much pain for a long time & were ulcerated at the Root – she had two more that ought to have come out, but
could not stand the Pain – a jug of Calfs foot Jelly from Mrs Jarvis to H.J –
– 45 June 21 John Stayner – Jane Hamilton – H H H slept at Janes –
22 – Sunday – fine morng – rather cool – H.J. took Oil – slept very little during the Night –
H.O received a Box from Kingston containing two loaves of sugar – two Hams a box of Tea and a large piece of Cheese (English) most
acceptable at this time – Money running low – many thanks to Mrs John Hamilton for the Box – H H H – Eliza Alxr & Jarvis gone to Stamford
Church – Mrs
Creighton’s Child to be Christened – returned about three –
– 45 June 22 J & T Stayner – Sandy & W Duff – Edmund & Miss Tench – Mary & Eliza Hamilton – H.O. & H H H wrote to Catharine – H.H.H slept with Eliza
Hn some Rain – H.J. slept better this night – & Thunder –
23d Very fine morng – H.J. feels better this morng – She is out on the Veranda – mild – not much Wind –
Mrs Fraizor came up and brought some Gingerbread from Augusta McCormick to H.J – returned in the Chief Justice – H.O – Jessie &
Herbert drove to Chippawa to see Maria Fitzd – took a bottle of Cream to her – brought a Chicken and a few green Peas to H.J –
– 45 June 23 Mrs
Creighton – T Stayner – Mary & Eliza Hamilton drank Tea here – J Stayner – W Tench – a close uncomfortable Night Letter from Cathn
&
Mrs J Hamilton – Ann Washing
24 – Very warm Morng
– H.J. overcome with the Heat – throws up every thing this morng
– feels very low spirited – and sick at her stomach –
Children gone to the Post Office – Boys at school – Ann finishing washing – H.O. cutting out shirts for the Boys – Girls Ironing – Clarance
Creighton spending the day with Herbert – Mrs
Creighton sent H.J. a piece of Christening Cake – H.J. tryed to eat it – threw it up instantly–
45 June 24 Eat some Chicken – some green Peas & Pork – all came up again – Coffee also – Coppied a Gingerbread Recipe for Mrs Creighton – finished
Eliza’s Garters – began Emma’s – J & T Stayner – H.O. & Jessie went to call on Mrs McMicken – were asked to tea for tomorrow – H.H.H slept
with little Eliza – Eliza called to see Mary Guernsy – who was sick – half the night very warm – the Wind rose and the ether cool &
uncomfortable –
25 – fine morng
– cool – Wind north West – Girls ironing – Transit gone out – Children gone to Mrs
Tenches for Louisa to go to Niagara with H H H
– Caroline went to the Post Office – no Letters – Miss Tench walked
45 June 25 in with the Children – H.H.H drove Miss Tench to Niagara – Miss Tench bought a Bonnet – they brought Jane back with them – the Calf
nearly choked by putting his head between the Pickets – H.O. & the Jessies drank Tea with Mrs McMicken – H H H & Miss Tench drank Tea
with Jane – Boys trying to find where the Hogs come in – Mary – Jane & Eliza Hamilton came up in the Evg – Hugh Richardson – Sandy Duff –
J & T Stayner. A warm night
26 – an other fine warm Morng – H.J rather Better ate some fish – Coffee came up – ate some soup most of it came up – no Oil for H.J. to day –
good – H.J. dressed and went on the Gallery – found it very
– 45 June 26 warm – read the Bible – went to her knitting & finished the Garters for all the Family – Jessie received a Letter from Mr Duff H.J received a
Letter from Mrs Freeman acknowledging the receipt of the Cot-quilt – Mr & Mrs Creen – Mr & Mrs Boomer – Miss Chesman – Miss Jane
Hamilton – J & T Stayner – W Duff – H.H H slept with little Eliza – Children went to gather Cherries at Uroman’s – H.H H & Jarvis went to take
a ride on the Horse back – Jane gone to Niagara to her Father –
27 – fine morng – very warm H.J. out on the Gallery Alxr gone to Post Office to borrow one of Lewis’s shirts to see how it is made – H.O – Jessie
Alxr & Baby drove to Stamford Park – Children gone to Uromans for Cherries – Mary & little Eliza drank Tea
45 June 27 here – C. Sinclair – J & T Stayner –
28 - Eighteen weeks since H J. took to her Room the Eliza’s went with W Duff to take a Row
cloudy – a little Rain – H.J. feels very wretchedly low spirited this morng and very sick – scarce able to sit up – so dark that she could scarce
see to read the Bible – no Letters for Jessie – Boys drew Water from the River and washing the Carriage
Showery during the Day – Rt Hamilton came up from Niagara – in a Waggon – altho’ so damp and unfavorable for a sick Person – the
Girls came up in the Transit – in the Evg – Mrs Sheriff Jarvis came over with two Children – went on to the Falls – J & T Stayner W Duff
C Sinclair – H.H.H & Eliza walked to the Boat to meet Jane & Julia – Rt Hamilton much fatigued from his ride
�45 June 29 Sunday – cloudy some Rain – H.J. not well ate some soup & parted with most of it also her Breakfast – dressed and lay down again to rest –
Julia Hamilton came to see if she could have the Horse & Carriage to go to Niagara – as if the Family did not wish to attend Church – Jessie –
Eliza Alxr – drove Julia Hamilton to Niagara Evg Church –
Mrs
Miss J & T Stayner called – Mr
Mrs
Miss Clary & Henry Creighton – Lewis Stayner – W Duff – C Sinclair W Tench Jane Hamilton – Alxr
went to Mrs Stayners and borrowed yest – Jessie got Letters from Mr Duff –
Mrs
Mc
Cormick sent some cold roast Mutton to make soup of –
30 – Rain in the morng
– cold H.J. in the House all day felt very sick – Augusta Mc
Cormick came up H O – Jessie & Alxr
took her down to Niagara
– 45 June 30 Jarvis gone on horse-back – Anne washing C Sinclair tying up some rose bushes – Frank Stayner – Mrs McCormick – Jessie & H H H went to
call on Rt Hamilton – H.O. &c came home nearly ten O’Clock – a windy night – but cold – H H H reading to H.J. – Edmund Tench – Jessie
bought herself a fine shawl – $3 – a pr shoes for Baby – too tight over the Instep
Baking –
July 1st a fine mild morng – H.J out in the Air – feels better this morng – H.O. drew a cork – the Ale flew half away – H.J. took a little – Girls Ironing –
H.J knitting her Purse & reading – A Mc
Cormick sent some soup to H.J. by Mr
Keefer – Catharine returned from Kingston by way of Toronto
in the Chief Justice – looking much better –
45 July 1 Jane Hamilton – W Duff – T & J Stayner Edmund Tench – H J. received a Letter from the Bank of Upper Canada – with an order for fifteen
pounds Cy a deposit from Messrs Guin – Halifax & Co unknown from who by H.J. – many blessings on the donors for it – she not having a
shilling to bless herself with and eighteen weeks confined to her Room with sickness –
2 – a dull morng – some Rain – fine about ten – sent for Cathns Baggage – Jessies Baggage sent to the Cars – a Man tuning the Piano – J Stayner
cording up Jessie’s Trunk – H.J. took a glass of Milk Punch – feels very great disability this Morng
– H.O pain in her stomach – paid for tuning
the Piano, the Man brought up an Instrument which formed a Little Band – he offers to put my Organ in good repair –
45 July 2 for ten Dollars – believe shall have it done – Jessie & Child left us for Amherstburgh – Mr Creighton drove Jessie & Catharine to Chippawa
with Pony – Mr & Mrs Creighton – T & J Stayner C Sinclair – Mr Stayner – Jane and Eliza Hamilton – Mr Fitzd – H.H.H & Eliza went down to Jane
at ten at Night – Rain in the afternoon and in the Night brought the Cystern’s nearly full – Boys gone to the Whirlpool for Cherries – Girls to
Uromans’ for the same –
3 – very fine morng – up late – Boys wd not get up scarcely time to eat their Breakfast – went for Cherries – got none – Ann churned four pounds
of Butter Mr & Mrs Creighton – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair –
45 July 3 T & J Stayner & the little Creightons spent the day with Herbert – they broke the Wheel of the little Carriage – Jane Hamilton – H H H & Eliza
went down to Janes – little Eliza borrowed H.Js seals – to make impressions for baskets –
4 – fine morng – cool – H.J. parted company with her Breakfast – feels very weak this morng – no Oil to day – Eighteen Week since H.J. was
confined to her Room – wasting away – without any pain – except the throwing up her food and the pain in her Back – attended with
weakness in her Legs – Mrs
Stone an old servant to H.O. sat here till twelve – then crossed the River – to go Home – Mrs
& Miss Mc
Micken –
Jane Hamilton – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair – putting a new lining in the Carriage H.H.H. & Eliza went over the River with Mrs
Creighton – H.O
– H H H & Hellen drove to Niagara – to get some Money
45 July 4 for H.J. – come home without it – owing to some strange alteration in dates at the Banks – my Pension always having been drawn – on the
fifth Of January – fifth Of April – fifth Of July & tenth Of October for the last fifty years –
5 Very fine morng – mild – H.J. out on Verandah – does not feel well H.O. repairing the Carriage Cushions of the Carriage – Girls scrubbing –
H.O. Eliza & Herbert went to Niagara – received of Mr
Mc
Cormick on account of H.J. the sum of Eight pounds – otherwise thirty six Dollars a
deposit in the Bank of Upper Canada from whom unknown – she spent Ten Dollars –
– 45 July 5 returned to Tea – H H H finished the Carriage Cushions and J Stayner the Carriage – C. Sinclair – W Duff – Jane & Julia Hamilton –
6 Sunday – a very warm day – Eliza went to Niagara Church in McPhersons Waggon & little Eliza – H.J. very unwell all day – threw up every
thing she took – nearly starved for want of nourishment – H.H.H & Eliza went to walk with Jane – C Sinclair – J. Stayner – W Duff – Jane and
Julia Hamilton – H.J. very restless during the night – with pain in her Back & the Heat – Boys out walking with John Guernsy – Caro – Emma
& Herbert went to see Mrs Grayham – then played with Phoebe Guernsy –
45 July 7 A letter from Mrs W. B. Robinson
fine morng – a good Wind – very warm – H.J. very weak – throwing up every thing she takes –
Ann Washing – Cathn
Baking – H H H & Eliza reading Mary of Burgandy – Chapter – about = in the afternoon – H.J reading Martin
Chuzzlewit –
A singular thing – a Man seven feet seven inches high went over to Toronto to show himself for Money – A Boy twelve years old –
weighing twenty pounds and measuring twenty inches high – exhibiting himself at Lewiston for Money at twenty cents – W Duff – J & T
Stayner – C Sinclair Dr Mewburn – called about the Organ – Jane Hamilton H H H & Eliza went down to Janes – Little Eliza Hamilton
Children took a mug of Cream to Mrs Creighton – for her Tea – Harrison & Tom Mewburn sick – Mrs Frank Mewburn an other son – Miss
Henrietta Mewburn returned from Toronto – Heat very oppressive during the Night –
– 45 July 8 The Men finished cutting the Meadow – last Evg –
Very fine morng – H.J restless in the night – owing to the heat – H.O. rose at five and churned between three & four pounds of Butter – the
Morng Bell rang at five in Lewiston this morng – Ironing & Mangling – Mrs Creighton and Jane Hamilton drank Tea here J & T Stayner – W
Duff – Frank Alxr and soldiers put the Hay into the Barn – nearly a Ton – better than none tho’ short two Tons – from Mr Gurnsey Hogs and
the dry season – Old Crab sent to borrow our Watering pot could not be found – H.J. restless – much disturbed by unpleasant Dreams
9 A fine cool morng – H.J out on Verandah – read her Bible then Martin Chuzzlewit – Mrs A. H McCormck –
– 45 July 9 Catharine spends the day at Mrs Creightons – H H H Jane & Mrs Stayner drove out to St Catharine – H H H did not get her tooth put in – drank
Tea with Mrs Creighton – Mr Fitzd brought Mrs Fraizor and two Children up – she stayed all Night –
10 – a fine morng – very warm –
woke this morng at daylight by cannon firing which made us all jump out of Bed – the new Steamer Niagara – brought the President to
Lewiston – and took him back at four O’Clock – with the Band playing – Baking – two Mrs Seacords & Miss Seacord – H H H gone to Janes –
Eliza playing the Piano – Mary Hamilton came to borrow Tea – Letters from Jessie – She arrived at Amherstburgh safe – found her Friends
well expects to move the next day to Sandwich – H.J. finished reading Grizzlewit – much amused with the variety of Characters
Catharine made a rollapola Carrot Pudding for Dinner – H H H & Eliza went to take a Row with W Duff – J & T Stayner –
– 45 July 10 C Sinclair – Jane & Eliza Hamilton came to Mangle their Clothes – Old Crab came up here –
�11 19 weeks H.J. has been confined to her Room – is still so feeble as not to be able to walk without holding by some-thing – A fine day –
extremely warm – H.O drove Mr Fraizer & Children to Niagara with Jarvis – bought the two Boys each a chip Hat 6/ – and some other
Articles for H.J. as by account – J. Stayner – C Sinclair – Miss Jane – Mr Micken offers his House for Barracks at £50 per annum – new Barracks
to be immediately Built up on the old site on the Mountain – under the Monument – Mary Hamilton drank Tea here – H.J. took Oil – which
abated her Fever –
– 45 July 12
13 Sunday A fine day – but very warm – H.J suffering from the Heat – has very little Fever to day – of course feels better – has not thrown up as usual to
day as usual – J & T Stayner C Sinclair – the Girls – Cathn & Hannah & Jane went to Stamford Church in the afternoon – drank Tea with Mrs
Stayner Mrs Creighton walked up with them in the Evg – Alxr rode up to the Whirlpool with Mr McPherson – drank Tea at Mr Shaws – it is said
Mr McPherson is to marry one of the Daughters they had Pies – Preserves – Cakes – bread & butter & Fruit – and a cordial invitation to go
again – came back at Eleven at Night – rode the Mare other was lame – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair – Mr & Mrs Creighton sang several Hymns
and Psalms during the Evg – H.J. had Fever all day – not able to move all day
14 – fine – oppressively hot – Mrs
Creighton and Children came &
– 45 July 14 spent the day – Mr Creighton came to see of Mrs C would go over the River to see the Circus – asked Cathn H H H & Eliza to be of the Party –
then asked Jane & little Eliza – with some difficulty Old Crab gave them leave – Miss Stayner stayed here to take care of the Baby – Miss
Stayner remained all Night – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair H.J very unwell – suffered with Heat – restless at Night – Boys drawing Water from
the River to wash tomorrow – six Barrels – Mrs Tench sent H.O. a mess of green Peas – Mr Guernsy sent to say H.O could have some Peas if
she would have them picked –
15 – an other hot day – H.J. not well – had to take wine at nine in the morng
– she felt so faint and low – half past the Miss Stayner not gone Home
– I think she will catch it when she does go – and will scarcely have permission to come again
– 45 July 15 Boys gone to school – they were much pleased with the Circuit – the Man got drunk that lent the Boat to Mr Creighton and would not let
them have it to return – with much altercation they at last succeeded – and returned safely – the young Ladies did not think the Circus as
good as what they had seen before –
Ann Washing – H.O Churning – Mrs McCormick came up in the Transit – to say good bye – she going down the lake for her Daughter
Frances who is sick – She returned in the Transit at two O’Clock – – A party of Five men from Toronto – landed at Lewiston dined and
returned in the American Boat – Lady of the Lake – Band playing – the party Hugging Hurraing like so many Fools – – H.O – Helen – Alxr &
Caroline drove to Niagara in the Evg H.O. had a letter from Ms Fitzd – she is very sick with
– 45 July 15 Fits – and is going to Hamilton on the seventeenth – Hugh Richardson – Sandy & W Duff – J & T Stayner & Lewis Stayner – Miss Stayner was
sent for by her Mother – W Tench – C Sinclair – Catharine dined with Jane Jane here in the Evg – Emma went and picked Peas at Mr
Guernseys and Jarvis –
16 – an other very Hot day – H J passed a restless night – feels tolerably well this morng – if it only lasts She feels tired after dressing – the Heat is
great
H H H. went to spend the Morng
with Jane – came up to Tea – for a wonder no one here this day – Evg
– Miss Jane W Duff – J Stayner –
Harry Stayner to borrow the brass Kettle – H.O. Alxr – Jarvis – Emma & Herbert drove to St Davids for yest – bought a pink Frock for Caroline
–
X A Woman took possession of the Cottage – she has
45 July 16 three Children – is to pay two Dollars a Month if she assists any in the House – if not one & a half Dollar in Money
The Girls went to the River to Bathe – found it very pleasant – after the great Heat of the day – four days the Thermometer has been up
to 93 – 94 – 96 – and 99 degrees – People all busy cutting their Wheat – and Carrying Carrying it into their Barns – fearing Rain – Mrs
Stayner
sent Helen & Emma each a nice Frock each – ready made
17 – fine cool morng
– the Sun rose in great splendor threw a variegated orange sky – it shot up like a Rocket and remained so for half an Hour –
when a heavy blue cloud obscured it for a time – then it appeared again in its original brilliancy – Mary Hamilton came up to ask Alxr
to
walk to the Boat with little Eliza – tis will make him lose his spelling & writing Lessons – this morng
–
– 45 July 17 Baking – Eliza made such bitter Bread that all complained they could not eat it – Ironing – Miss Jane came up to starch and Iron her Fathers
shirts – begged some yest – Mr C Sinclair called to say good bye – came up stairs to see H.J. H.O got a Letter from the House of Stocking,
saying she owed them seven Dollars – caused her to pay four Pence Postage – very considerate to a distressed Widow – H H H. got a Letter
from C Duff – W Duff – J Stayner – Boys took the Carriage down to the River to swell the Wheels – Grip tore a Mans Cloths – he was a stranger
who had just taken possession of the Cottage – no doubt they will become better acquainted soon – Grip more civil
H H H slept at Janes –
18 – Fine morng – cool – and pleasant – Twenty Weeks H.J. has kept her Room, from sickness – very little prospect she will ever quit it – till she
quits it for good –
– 45 July 18 Alexander fifteen years old this day – the Calf not well – did not eat his breakfast or Dinner – but took its supper – Cathn went & sat
with Jane – came up to Tea H.O. went to see Mrs Sullivans Child – who had Fits – the Girls went and bathed – H.O received a Box of six bottles
of Wine from S.P.J. for H.J. – Hugh Richardson Sandy & W Duff – Miss Smith – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair – a fire broke out in Mr McPhersons
Field – which gave them some trouble to put out – drawing Water from the River – they were afraid of their Wheat being burnt – they are
very busy taking in their Wheat into the Barn – Boy took the Waggon to the River – to swell the Wheels – in the Evg brought it up again – H.J
much fatigued this Night –
19 a comfortable cool night – H.J slept sound and is much refreshed for it – the day is cloudy and misty and cool and an appearance of Rain –
which is much wanted
– 45 July 19 still is not wished for on account of their Grain – a Letter from Mrs S.P. Jarvis – H.H.H. – Jane & J Stayner drove to St Catharines – H H H had
her tooth put in – which added much to her Beauty – it made her look young again – Mrs S.P. Jarvis sent some sago to H.J. – Catharine &
Caroline walked out to Mrs Tenches – W Duff & Eliza went to meet them – did not see them – came back to old Crab & sat till past Ten – Jane
– Eliza – Julia – Mary & big Eliza went in bathing – Alxr went as Guard – H.O. & Herbert went over the River to buy some Cheese – she went in
to see Sullivan’s sick Child – – H.J. suffered through the night with Heat –
20 – Sunday – cloudy – high Wind – cool – H.J. feels very unwell – the St Laurence came in about day light and made a most distressing noise –
blowing off steam
– 45 July 20 H.O. – Helen – Alxr & Caroling dressing to go to Church at Niagara they returned abut three – nearly dead with heat dust – very few in
Church – W Duff – J Stayner – the Girls went to Walk – – Jarvis went to bed sick took medicine – Herbert screached out I the Night – as if in a
great fright – Emma fell out of Bed – and cryed hard All suffered thro’ the Night with the great heat – McPhersons Fields on fire – their
Fences & Wheat burnt – they worked all day and Night top out it out – so as to save the rest – William Fence on fire – they got it under – gthe
Wind high – but very warm – H.J. suffered during the night with the Heat –
�21 a fine morng – very warm – wind West – H.J. feels very weak – Jane wanted the Pony to go to Niagara – could not have him – he had to draw
Water & Wood – Jarvis better – not able to go to
– 45 July 21 school – Honble
John Hamilton & two Sons – Mary Hamilton to borrow sugar & beg Milk – Afternoon very Hot – Mc
Phersons & Williams Fields
and Wood on Fire – clouded up at Sunset – a thunder storm – not much Rain at Queenston – J Stayner – Julia Hamilton – to borrow a cup of
Tea – H.H.H & Eliza went down to Janes in the Evg
– stayed till past ten – when they got there – they never know when to leave – unless sent
for – Eliza not dressed when her Uncle came at six O’Clock – H.H.H would not go down to see him – altho’ dressed – very rude I think of her –
and disrespectful – a cool night – H.J. slept in clover –
– 45 July 22 A fine cool morng – H.J. feels tolerable – no so well after she got up – ate a little boiled Rice – it did not sit easy on her stomach – thought it
was not quite done – a high westerly Wind – Boys drew Water from the River – a Letter from Augusta – saying she was to go to Coburg to
school immediately and would not be allowed to come down to see us – & that Cathy’s Child was sick – had four Teeth J & T Stayner – W Duff
– W Tench – a Hail storm at Niagara the Hail-stones an Inch long – J & C Hamilton – Jane Mrs McCormick returned with Fanny – Sandy – Mary
Hamilton –
23 – fine – rather cool – H.O took the Children to Niagara – bought some Ale & Biscuit – H.J. sat on the Gallery all day reading – not very well – Mrs
Creighton – J Stayner – W Duff – Jane Hamilton – Eliza went down to Janes – Mr McMicken came to say that Honble John Hamilton would pay
for the Boys
– 45 July 23 schooling & to send Herbert – news reached here that Montreal had been attempted to be burnt – – Rochester also – and a great part of New
York – Girls cleaning H.J. Room – H.O mending the Carpet –
24 – rather cool – H.J. out on the Gallery – Girls Ironing & Baking – H.J. sucked some broiled Lamb – and drank some Ale – Children went to Mrs
Creightons for yest – Emma gone for Letters – night cool – H.J. troubled with phlegm and a cough – H.O wrote to Mary Jarvis
A Letter from Jessie – Cathn H H.H & Jane – spent the Evg with Mrs Creighton – Mr Creighton – Hugh Richardson – Sandy & W. Duff – J
Stayner – Jane Hamilton – Boys drew a load of Wood & Chips from the bush – Brown told them not to take any more for it was on his Land
– 45 July 24 and he must pay two shilling a load if he did – altho’ it is rotting on the ground – – a charitable disposition – Alxr told him he thought it was
on the concession line – where any one might take it – Mrs Stayner sent word to H.O. to send for black Currants – Calf got out and ran in the
Field for some time – Mangling –
25 – a fine mild day – H.J out on the Gallery – feels very faint and unwell – Caro & Emma gone to Mrs Stayners for Currants – Jarvis wick with
Dysentary – Hebert complaining Alxr gone to school – Helen looking very ill – – Girls Ironing – Ann Washing – Mary Hamilton came up in a
great fluster about the Irons – Jane & little Eliza brought up their Clothes to Mangle – H.J. tryed to eat a sweet Bread – it all came up again &
made her sick – Mrs McCormick was up and returned in the Transit – looked not well – kept her Bed the day before – H.J. had the
X Fever all day – 20 Weeks since H.J. was taken ill – Catharine – H.H.H & Jane drove to Drummondville –
– 45 July 25 bought H.O. a dress – an Alda-pasha at 6/6 a yard – 7 yds Hugh Richardson – Sandy & W Duff – a Letter from Jessie – J & T Stayner – Miss
Smith –
26 fine weather – H.J. the Fever – H.O. Alxr – Caroline & Emma went to Niagara in Chief Justice – returned in Transit at twelve – bought two
dollars worth of sugar – Jarvis a pr of shoes 10/ – Girls went down to Bathe – it began to Thunder & lighten and Rain – They left bathing and
came back in haste – not much Rain – Miss Jm H.J. took Oil – and feels – W. Duff – Eliza went down to Janes after Tea – H.H.H preserved some
black Currants – Alxr went to Williams to get a load of Chips – could not get them – for Williams was busy & could not show him the waggon
27 – Sunday – a fine cool morng
– Catharine gone with W Duff to St Catharines Church – Eliza & little Eliza gone with Mr
Mc
Pherson to Niagara
Church – Miss Smith &
– 45 July 27 Miss Hosmer – Alxr sick with tooth ache – Jarvis riding the Mare returned with a beautiful pr of white Trousers – had to put on an other pair
– Caroline & Emma gone to Sunday School – then to Methodist meeting – H.O. gone down to see about Dinner against Eliza’s return –
Catharine returned about five much fatigued – Mrs
Mills very sick – Eliza did not return till seven – stayed to afternoon Sservice – J. Stayner
Mr
& Mrs
Creighton T Stayner – Jane Hamilton –
28 – a fine morng – N-W wind – cool – Miss Hosmer – H.O gone to see Mrs McMicken – Transit came in a qtr before the Bell rang –
X uncommonlyly early – x Herbert began school with Mr Tribe – Hannah & Eliza & Jane spending the day at Mrs Creightons – came home about
ten
– 45 July 28 J & T Stayner – Edmund Tench – he swam across the River & back again –
29 cloudy morng
– thunder – lightning and some Rain – nearly filled our Cysterns – a timely supply – for we were quite out of soft Water – H.O.
& H H H went to see Mrs Stayner and Mrs Creighton who was to have her likeness taken – the weather proved too cloudy and it could not be
done – Rain in the Evg – J. Stayner – Mr Creighton – Children –
30 – fine morng – clouded up about ten – wind West – cold – Mrs & Miss Street called and brought H.J. some Beans & Spinage H.J. ate the Spinage
with great relish and retained a part – H H H sent to Janes – they were to go up to Mrs Creighton again
– 45 July 30 the weather being cloudy they did not go – Eliza gone to Janes – H H H returned home – Mary Hamilton to beg Milk – Eliza in the Evg – –
31 – fine morng – not much Wind – cool & comfortable – H.J. slept indifferently – coughed and spit frequently during the Night – dressed in the
Morng – felt very Ill – for want of nourishment – sucked some beaf stake – drank some Ale – felt better – H.O & H H H gone to see Mrs
Creighton have her likeness taken – Louisa Stayner – to say John was going to Hamilton at two O’Clock and would take letters or any thing
we had to send – H.O. wrote to Cathn
Rt
& Catharine Freeman – Catharine & Hellen drove little Eliza & Mrs
Creighton to Drummondville – Mrs
Chetwood Hamilton & Miss
– 45 July 31 Le Fever – Hugh Richardson – Sandy & W Duff – Jane Hamilton – Henry & Mrs Stayner – Mr Sinclair and Wife and adopted Child arrived from
New York, on a Visit to Mrs Stayner – H H H reading the Flirt aloud – Mr McMicken recommending a fortnights Holy days to the Boys – Mr
Gorden and Miss Irons arrived from Amherstburgh – went directly on to Niagara – Mr Gorden returned to the Falls –
August 1 22 Weeks since H.J. has not been out of her Chamber –
a fine cool morng – H.J. our on Gallery – does not feel so ill as yesterday – attributes it to eating a Biscuit and sucking the Juice of some Beef-
stake – which remained on her stomach – for Breakfast– Catharine & Eliza gone to call on Mrs Sinclair – Mrs Lyons and Mrs McCormick came
up in the Transit and stayed till two – when they returned to – Mrs Fraizor sent the Purse with slides & Tassels – that she kept for H.J. –
– 45 August 1 to Niagara in her – showery during the Day – Mary Hamilton came to beg some Sulpher & Milk – Jane Hamilton – Hugh Richardson – Sandy
& W Duff – T Stayner – H.O. gave some Biscuit & W[word illegible] to Mrs Lyon & McCormick – no Butter to be had – any where – never known
Butter so scarce as at this time
The Blacks all dined St Davids – in honor of Immancipation – they had the Band with them belonging to the Royal rifle core – they
played one tune passing through Queenston – Mrs McCormick told us that Mrs Reed was dying & perhaps dead –
�H.J. very weak – more so than she has been since she was taken ill – coughed & threw up all Night –
August 2 A fine mild morng – H.O. & Emma going to Niagara for Brandy for H.J. – Ann Guernse to borrow
45 August 2 a bed Key – H.O. returned in the Transit – Mrs
Stayner – Mr
& Mrs
Creighton – brought Mr
Creightons Profile for H.J. to see, also his sons – a
good likeness – Boys gone for Wood – H.O. churned – got a tolerable lump of Butter – Mrs Stayner borrowed Pony to go for her clothes at the
Wash – – Louisa Tench – Mr
Alxr
Gordon Boys returned with a load of Wood – Jane & Julia Hamilton – Jessie Ross – J & T Stayner – Lewis
Stayner and Boys went for Mrs Stayners clothes – late before they returned – W Duff H J quite sick – very much fatigued at night – could
scarce get into bed with the assistance of H.O.
3d Sunday – a fine mild day – H.J. rather better – by no means well – Alxr gone to Stamford to the opening a new Methodist
– 45 August 3 Church – Eliza gone over the River to Church with Jane &c &c – Caroline & Emma gone to walk with Miss Stayner – J Stayner – W Duff – Mr
Stayner Mrs Creighton & little Fred – Mr & Mrs Sinclair – Mrs Creighton brought her Minature to show H.J – a striking likeness – Miss Smith –
W Tench – Children did not come home till past Eight – had had no Tea – H.J passed a restless night – had the Night mare – frightened
Catharine almost out of her Wits – she ran all around the Room to find her way out – bounced head against the Door – Eliza was calling me
to turn over –
4th An other fine warm day – a good Wind – which makes it pleasant – H.J. is up and out on the Verandah – not so much debilitated as
yesterday– Caroline gone
– 45 August 4 out to Miss Tench for her Bonnet to be tried – Boys gone for Wood – Boys returned with a load of Wood – Jane Hamilton – Mrs Mills & Nanny
Dr Harrison – he came to put in H Os Teeth – they look very well – Miss Tench and Mrs Hodders Children three in number Captn Tench Alxr
Gordon – Mrs Mills & party drank Tea here and returned to St Catharines about five – Boys going to Niagara to get some Ale for H.J. – got a
dozen – Evg
– Mr
Gordon – Edmund & W Tench & Miss Tench – two Miss Rosses – Jane – Eliza and Julia Hamilton – J & T Stayner – W Duff –
Robt Cumming – Mrs Hodder’s Servant girl – a band played in the Orchard till Eleven – H.J. had the Fever all night – slept very badly – very
restless all night – just at daylight the Fever abated – H.J fell into a doze – woke not refreshed – feels very weak –
– 45 August 5 a warm clear morng – little Wind – H.J. very weak and has a Fever – ate some Beef – rather sucked some – drank some Ale – H.O. making a
Bonnet for Mrs
Tench – the Girls preparing to go to the Falls for a ride – a party of Hamiltons – Rosses Stayners – Creightons – Sinclairs – &
Tenches & Gordon & Cummings – Boys took the Waggons to the River to wash & soak the Wheels – Letters from Jessie – Letter from Cathy
Freeman – Cathn Julia & Jessie Ross – Jane Eliza and Julia Hamilton – Cathn H.H.H & Eliza Hamilton – Miss Whitney – Miss Smith – Miss
Trench Mr & Mrs Creighton – Mrs J & T Stayner – Mr Ball – Rt Cummings – Hugh Richardson – Sandy Duff went to the Falls had Ice-creams &
Tea at the Clifton and a dance – two O Clock when they returned – Miss Ross’s all returned
– 45 August 5 to Niagara – Miss Tench slept here – at five in the Morng
returned home – H.J. had no Fever during the night – feels refreshed for the sleep
she got – the night tolerably cool – Mrs
Mc
Micken sent H.O. a piece of Veal two Tirkeys hatched – brought five young ones – only one white
one–
6 – a fine morng – warm – very little wind – H.J. felt tolerable before rising – and very faint after dressing Rt Cummings came up with the
Omnibus to take the Girls to Niagara – Cathn
H.H.H. & Helen – Jane & Corneilla Whitney & Old Bob went in the Omnibus – with him – A
coachman offered H.O an hundred Dollar for Poney – which was refused – Bland brought 12lb soap at /6 and some Beef – the Party returned
about six – Miss Whitney called for a few minutes – Julia Hamilton came up for Walk – Miss Whitney returned to Lewiston to a Party
– 45 August 7 [sic] Rt
Cummings came in, in the Evg
– promised to lend us the remainder of the Wandering Jew – J & T Stayner – Julia Hamilton – H.O. wrote to
S.P Jarvis to go by Mrs McCormick – who was to go over in the morng for Fanny in the Chief Justice – Cathn & Helen dined at Mrs McCormicks –
H H H & Miss Whitney and Jane at the Rosses – Eliza Robinson’s birth day – 44 years old – H.O. wrote a Note to Mrs McCormick – H.J. suffering
from the heat & Fever – very restless Night – H.O. Churned – only 1½lb –
7 an other fine morng very warm – no wind – close – H.O. and Girls washing – H.J took Oil – it acted well cooled her Fever some – feels very
weak – rose late washed & dressed – wished for some of Augusta’s Colliflower – but will not ask for it – Mrs McCormick came up in the Transit
& returned – had some bread &
– 45 August 7 milk – a cup of Chocolate a glass of Buttermilk – Washing done at two O’Clock and a great part of the clothes dry & taken in – all very tired –
Jarvis rode the Mare up the Mountain to try and get some Butter – Poney leaped out of the Field and followed him – he broke his Girth and
left it – borrowed an other – never asked if could get Butter any other time –
Mrs McCormick sent H.J. some dried Herring – a small Piece of Ham & two little Cabbages – Mr Fitzd brought H.J. four Ears of green Corn –
Mr & Mrs Creighton – J & T Stayner – Jane Hamilton – Mr & Mrs Creighton sang one or two songs – H.J. slept better than the night before –
8 – rainy Morng – which cooled the air most agreeably – cleared of about eight – continued cloudy – H.J. parted with all her Breakfast – does not
feel well – is free of Fever – weak and faint – Girls mangling – H.O. Ironing
– 45 August 8 23 Weeks – since H.J. has left her chamber farther than the Verandah – she suffers no pain– but is wasting away daily – Gods ways are
merciful particularly me – had my pains been equal to Helen I could not have born them – Alxr Gordon – Edmund W & Louisa Tench J & T
Stayner – W Duff – – About Three in the morng the Family were awoke with the Heat – when they observed lights all over Mr Rt Hamiltons
House – listened and heard a party talking – could not make out any thing – supposed Mrs Rt Hamilton was again Ill – Miss Eliza was awoke
by the stirring of Papers – struck a light when she observed a Man spring out of Chamber Window – She followed and endeavoured to lay
hold of his Clothes – she did not succeed – she then tryed to upset the Ladder – which she had not strength do do – the Man had unpacked
all their Clothes and left them on the Floor – their work Box’s and dressing Cases
– 45 August 8 rummaged over all the Papers – taken what money they found – a valuable Pearl Ring a pr of Boots of Miss Julias carried off the work Box
and some of the Papers and thrown them into Mrs Hamiltons ground where they were found in the morng – He stole the Ladder from Mr
Mc
Mickens House to enable him to enter the Chamber Window – he had a dark Lantern – his coat rong side outward – was a large Man had
Moccasins on – held his shoulders very high to prevent his Face being seen – Miss Jane fainted twice – with fright – the Man went
immediately down to Avon Guernseys and entered his room – but found nothing to please his Fancy– News reached this place that Mr
Kermot had been burnt out and lost his whole establishment of Waggon making
A Letter from Mrs S.P Jarvis – with a bottle of Calfs foot Jelly
9 – an other sultry day – Mr Rt Hamilton called this
[line inserted at base of page] Charles McCormick to say good bye – before he went to sea again
– 45 August 9 Morng and gave us the proceeding account – twelve O’Clock – the Transit came over – Mrs Chetwood Hamilton two Children and Miss Le
Féver came up in her and sat an Hour – wishing to take Catharine down for a few days – she could not go – H.O – Jarvis Caroline & Herbert
drove to St Catharines to get her Teeth fixed – they made her mouth very sore – the Dentist altered them and made them easy – H O
returned at nine – Alxr rode out to meet her – Mr A Gordon – Edmund Tench W & Miss Tench J & T Stayner – W Duff – Miss Whitney sent
some Book for us to read – Jane – Eliza & Julia Hamilton – came up to Mangle H H H slept at Janes –
– 45 August 10 Sunday – a fine morng – very warm – clouded up at twelve – some Rain – lent Jane a loaf of Bread –
�Caroline & Emma gone to the Post Office with a Letter for Jessie – Boys went in to swim – Edmund Tench came with his Carriage and
took Catharine to Stamford Church – drank Tea with young Mrs Boyd returned ten – H.H.H – Eliza & Jane set off to go to Stamford Church –
Jane not being ready made them too late – they drove to the Whirlpool – in returning the shafts got lose and Pony ran down Queenston
Street – a man stopped him with Out any damage – Mrs
& Miss Mc
Micken & George Miss Smith – J & T Stayner – W Tench Hugh Richardson
Sandy Duff – W Duff – Julia Hamilton – H H H slept at Janes – Children went to walk with Phoebe Guernsy – Catharine read the Psalms &
Lessons – H J. could not keep any thing on her stomach this day – H.O wrote to Cathy Freeman – H H H slept at Janes
– 45 August 11 A delightful rainy morng
– very mild – the rain will get the grass growing to the gratification of the poor Cows & Horses – H.O Churning – all
washing – H.J. took a Cup of Milk with some Brandy – after which a glass of jelly – and some Soup and retained some of it – washing done at
half past 12 Catharine going to Niagara in two O’Clock Boat – Mrs Stevens did this morng – after long suffering by Asthma – Mrs Creighton
borrowed Pony & Waggon to go to the Falls – Jane Hamilton drank Tea here – a Letter from Jessie – a Letter from Augusta – to
X H.J. – X The old Cow broke out of the Pasture is more quiet today – Catharine returned in the Evg Boat – Miss Le Livre accompanied her
stayed all Night – Evg – Mrs Creighton – J & T Stayner – Hugh Richardson – Sandy & W Duff – Miss Smith – Miss Nichol – Miss Jane Hamilton –
– 45 August 11 Miss Le Lévre – Alxr Gordon – Edmund & Wm & Miss Tench – Miss Le Lévre sang several songs – H.J. went to bed much exhausted – slept –
very much disturbed with her cough – could not eat her soup down – Clothes all dry starched and folded – H H H slept at Janes Mary
Kingsmill Wife has a daughter – a seven months Child – Charles McCormick left to join his ship
12 A fine morng – very warm H.J. has the Fever – feels very slim Mr Munro came up with Orders to Mr Cox not to leave his Post for half an hour
– Boys just come in with two loads of Wood – Mr & Mrs Keefer – Mrs C Seacord – & Mrs Sinclair drank Tea here – Evg – Mr Creighton
X Mrs Sinclair – J & T Stayner – Sandy & W Duff – X A Letter from S.P Jarvis inclosing twenty Dollars – Mrs Sinclair & Miss Le Lévre sang several
songs – most pleasantly – Boys took the Waggon to St Davids H H H slept at Janes
– 45 August 13 Rain – Miss Le Lévre went to Niagara in the morng
Boat – Mr Street was so kind as to call and take my affidavit – The Man was again in Rt
Hamiltons yard – he was pursued – it being dark made his escape – H.J. much disturbed with her cough – it being cool slept tolerably sound –
feels much better to day – H.J cannot go out on the Gallery – too damp – H.O. busy below The Girls Mangled and Ironed yesterday – H J
mended three Towels yesterday – Mrs Stevens buried at Niagara Alxr drove his Uncle Rt H to the two O’Clock Boat – Mary – Jane – Eliza &
Julia came up to Tea – Lewis Stayner came for the brass Kettle – Boys chopping Wood –
Boys gone for the Waggon – late before they got Home – cost two shillings – J & T Stayner – Mrs McMicken asked the Girls to tea on the
fifteenth – H J very restless during
– 45 August 13 the night – H H H slept at Janes – Old Bob Wm & Miss gone to Toronto –
14 – A very fine morng
– H.J. not well – no Fever – still very unwell – sucked some broiled Beef – and drank some Ale – felt a little better – Boys
gone for Wood – – Baking Cathn
& H H H making H.Os
Dress – Mrs
Mc
Cormick – brought a Letter to read from Miss Peters – Jane Eliza & Julia
Hamilton dined here – Boys brought two loads of Wood – Miss Stayner brought a pot of preserved Plums for H.O. – Cathn H H H Eliza & Helen
– Mary – Jane – Eliza & Julia Hamilton – Miss Ross – Jessie – Miss Nichol – Miss Smith Miss Le Lêvre – Miss Tench – W Tench – Mr R Gordon –
Hugh Richardson – Sandy & W Duff – Mr Ball – J & T Stayner all drank Tea & spent part of the Evg at Mrs McMickens – Old Allen played the
Fife – They danced eat Cakes – drank Coffee till O’Clock –
– 45 August 14 Catharine very sick with Bowell complaint. H H H bad Head ache – Eliza also – Miss Le Lévre slept here and went down in the morng Boat –
Old Rt
came as far as Niagara and stayd all Night –
15 – an other fine morng – 24 Weeks H.J. has been confined to her room – wasting away & losing strength daily – Miss Le Lévre went down in the
morng Boat – also Miss Rosses – Mr Fitzd Gerald brought some Beans to H.O. – sayed Maria was better & wished to return – the Dr says not –
that she must be kept moving about – H J had a restless night – H H H & Eliza went to take a Row with W Duff – Mrs Major Richardson died
suddenly –
– 45 August 16 a fine morng – H.J. Oil did not set well – gave her much pain – did not rise till after twelve – Mrs Robinson arrived in the twelve O’Clock Boat –
from Bond Head – she is looking very well – W Tench came in form Catharine to go out to spend the Day with his Mother & Sister – the Girls
going out in the Evg
– H.O. went over the River – bought some Butter – Cheese & Herring & Sugar – Catharine Hannah & Eliza – Jane & Eliza
Hamilton spent the Evg
at Mr
Tenches – Mr
& Mr
s Creighton – J & T Stayner also – near twelve before they returned – H.J. passed a restless
night – rained all the latter part of the Night – Mrs Boyd lost her youngest Child – suddenly
17 – Sunday – a fine day – very close and warm – H J had Fever all day – not able to sit up the whole
– 45 August 17 W Tench came and borrowed our Waggon to drive Julia Hamilton to Stamford Church – Jarvis rode on Horse back – they started so late that
Church was out when the arrived there – they drove on to the Falls and Whirlpool – and returned at four – Mr & Mrs Creighton Mrs Creighton
drank Tea here and stayed till past ten – it began to Rain & rained all night, did much good & cooled the Air H.J had the Fever all night – very
restless – Mr Cox had a Dinner party – of Mr Tench Jarvis – Holmes and two or three others – sat down at eight O’Clock – H H H slept at Janes –
18 showery in the morng – H.O. & Girls washing – baking washing done about three – clothes dried and folded – Mrs Stayner spent the afternoon
here – drank Tea and stayed till nine – Jane Hamilton – J Stayner – Edmund & Miss
45 August 18 Tench stayed till past eleven – H Js fever left her in the Night – H H H slept at Janes
19th some rain– cleared about ten – Ironing & Mangling done – H J ate some soup and a Cracker which remained on her stomach for the first
time in ten days – has no Fever today – is able to sit up – the cool night made her sleep comfortable – the steam boat made a great fuss in
letting of her steam when she came in at three O’Clock – two Elizas & Jessie Boys gone out rowing with Will – H H H gone to Janes
Mrs
Mc
Micken brought some Ggrapes to H.J – J Stayner came and got our Buckets out of the Well T Stayner –
– 45 August 20 fine morng
– very warm – H.J quite warm a good deal of Fever – – H.O. churned & baked for Breakfast – Alxr
went to Williams’s for Flour –
could not get any – will have some in a day or two – Mrs
Mc
Micken sent H.J some beautiful virgen Honey – the People going out of the
Cottage with Out paying the Rent – H.O sent for Mr Hamilton – he sent for Wadsworth – who came – News arrived last night that the Honble
John Hamiltons Lady had a son & Daughter also that Harrison Mewburn was to return and take his Fathers Farm – Frank was to go into
partnership with Father – John was expected come
– 45 August 20 from Italy – and Thomas was engaged on the Canal this engagement will make it very pleasant to the Dr & Family – Mr Munrow – Hugh
Richardson Sandy & W Duff – J & T Stayner – Edmund & W Tench – Miss Foxy married to a man with six Children – Several propellers taken
up by the forwarders to bring goods to Toronto &c &c – Jane Hamilton – H H H slept at Janes – Letters from Jessie – H.J. slept some restless –
H H H slept at Janes – Old Robert had Fits – Jane – Julia Hn & Jessie Ross up Mangling
21 A fine morng – H J finds herself very weak – did not rise till near Eleven – could not keep any thing on her stomach – Boys digging Potatoes
for Jane – Old Rt had Fits again – Mr McMicken came home – H.O went down to see old Rt – Eliza spent the evg with Jane –
45 August 21 H H H slept at Janes – J Stayner – H.J. slept bet indifferently – although cool –
�22 25 Weeks since H.J. has been sick
a fine morng – H J has no Fever this morng – feels very weak – Alxr broke the Rains getting the Carriage out of the water – George & Mrs
McCormick came up in the twelve O’Clock boat – brought some Beans – Caulifower & Potato’s and a Biscuit for H.J. – H.O. & Eliza Robinson
went to Niagara in two O’Clock Boat – Catharine set off to go with them – altered her mind and returned – H H H gone to Tea at Mrs
Stayners
– Land came with out meat – saying he was disappointed – H.J. suffering with pain in the Back – felt quite sick all the afternoon – Mrs
Creighton– Louisa Tench three of the Hodders & Servant girl – Catharine & Eliza walked up to Mrs
Stayners after Tea – H.O & Mrs
Robinson
returned in the Chief Justice to Tea – Fanny McCormick
45 August 23 [sic]came up and stayed all Night – H.J. suffered with pain in her Back – had it bathed with cold Water and found much relief – slept indifferently
Mrs Robertson gave H.O a dark Callico dress – H H H slept at Janes – Mrs Stayner sent H.J. some Ginger-bread – could not eat it – too sweet
– Calf got to the Cow and sucked her dry – Mrs Guernsy borrowed the brass Kettle –
23 – a very fine morng – very warm – H.J. not well – out on the Gallery – throwing up all she takes – Boys gone over the River for Sugar – returned
– breakfasted and went to school – Jarvis gone to get the Hayms mended at St Davids – Helen preserving Plums – Girls scrubbing & Baking
Mrs Stayner sent Henry with a Basket of Plums –
– 45 August 23 Jane Hamilton drank Tea here – J Stayner – S.P. Jarvis & son Charles – Mr
Munrow – H H H slept at Janes – Eliza passed an Hour or two at
Janes – W Duff – – H J had her Back bathed – the night cool – she slept sound – frequently waking – Eliza slept none – eaten up with Flees –
wd not get a Candle – at last was obliged to strike a light – caught the Offender at at light slept –
24 Sunday – a fine cool day – in the morng – H H H & Jane & John Stayner gone to Stamford Church – Cathn gone with Edmund and Louisa Tench
to Stamford Church – Boys gone with Mr McPherson to Stamford Church – Carone & Emma went to Methodist meeting & the Love feast & see
them take the Sacrament – H.J. felt tolerable in the morng – was sick all day – Mrs Creighton – brought two ripe Tomato’s – J Stayner sent H.J.
a ripe Peach – she ate a Tomato – it all came up again – Mrs
Robinson – Head-ache– Transit came over this afternoon – very warm
– 45 August 24 Cathn returned about Ten – H H H – broke down as usual – H H H slept at Janes – H.J. slept the first part of the Night the latter part broken –
Mrs Tench sent H.J. some Galina Eggs –
25 – fine morng cool – Mrs McLain & Miss Camming came about nine in the morng – stayed till half past Eleven & went to Mrs McMickens – The
Chief Justice brought over a party of Methodists said to be about 500 – they proceeded on to the Falls dined and returned and crossed in the
Transit to Toronto in the Night – the Band played during the time they were embarking – Mr Munro came for the Girls to go and hear the
Band – J. Stayner – Edmund Tench
Washing done put out – dried – taken in & folded down – starching done – H.J. had her back bathed – received relief – slept well the fore
part of the night – restless in the after part – Eliza badly treated by the Bugs – went out on the Gallery and sat at the risk of taking cold –
would not take advice – Mrs McMicken sent work to Eliza to say she was going
45 August 25 next week to Amherstburgh and wd be happy if she would accompany her – H H H slept at Janes – Eliza & Julia spent the afternoon here –
went home to Tea – Bland lost a Child on Sunday – brought no meat home neither Friday – Saturday or Monday – an other Butcher refused
to come up the Hill to sell any– Mrs Creighton brought some shirts to Cathn to be finished – Jane Hamilton – Helen preserving Plums – T
Mewburn – the Chief Justice returned in the Night to be ready for her morng
Trip –
26 – fine pleasant cool morng – H.J feels free of Fever – slept well in the first of the Night – restless the later part – baking – ironing Helen &
Caroline cleaning the green room Window –
Mr & Mrs Leeming came and sat here an Hour – Mary Hamilton came up for the Umbrella her Sisters left here – H.J. finished little Jessies
Bag – J Stayner – H H H slept with Jane Eliza spent part of the Evg at
45 August 26 Janes – Boys and Girls went with Pony to Niagara for some ale – could not get any – took Bottles back –
27 – fine morng – a heavy shower between seven & Eight – cleared off – then an other shower at Eleven Herbert came home wet – Mrs Robertson
& Cathn went to Niagara in the Transit at two – to get some Ale for H.J. – she wishes it was here – feels very weak to day – feet & legs much
swollen – throws up every thing this day – scarce able to sit up at all – H.O. gone to Jane to have her dress fitted – Jane borrowed half a loaf
of Bread – Jane came up & helped H.O make her dress – did not finish it – H H H slept at Janes – Mrs
Robinson & Catharine returned in the Evg
Boat – could not get any Ale – Augusta sent some Beer – not good –
Mrs Fraizor was delivered of a Son this morng – at six O’Clock
– 45 August 28 Fine cool morng – H.J slept well, but does not feel well with Feet & Legs much swollen – stomach disordered – Catharine gone to spend the
day with Mrs Fraizor – H H H & Jane to spend the day with Mrs Stayner – Caroline & Emma to spend the day at Mrs Tenches – a Letter from
Mary Peter – to Catharine – Boat late in – Mary Peter sd Mrs Freeman would be down on Monday – and perhaps she also – H.O. busy making
her Frock – H H H slept at Janes –
29 26 Weeks since H.J. was taken Ill – getting worse every day – so weak that she cannot stand alone – her thread is near spun – Mrs Creighton
J & T Stayner H H H slept at Janes –
45 August 30 fine morng – H.J. very ill all day – W B Robinson from bond Head arrived in the Evg Boat – with a head Ache – took a glass of cold water and
went to bed – Mrs Stayner – Mrs Creighton – J & T Stayner & Lewis & Henry – Mrs Stayner sent some Plums to preserve – & some Peaches to
eat – H H H slept at Janes – Rain during the night all helping – Eliza and Julia to be ready to go tomorrow –
31 – Sunday – a fine day & Robert Hamilton – Eliza & Julia – left this for New York for his Health in the Evg American Boat – Mrs Creighton – Mrs
Stayner J & T Stayner – Mr & Mrs Robinson drove to St Catharine to Church did not return till nine at Night – H H H slept at Janes – Catharine
went to Stamford
45 August 31 Church with Miss Tench –
Sept 1 – fine morng – Washing – done dried & folded – Baking – Mrs Robinson gone to Niagara in morng Boat – returned in twelve O’Clock Boat –
dined & went in the two O’Clock Boat to Toronto – Mrs Stayner Jane & Mary Hamilton – J & T Stayner & Henry – heavy Rain in the night –
H.J. very restless in the night – thought the night very long – H H H & Eliza slept at Janes – Eliza finished H.J bags for Jessie Mr Mrs & Master
Fitzd spent the day here
2 – fine morng – H.J out on the Verandah very ward Mary & Jane Hamilton – Emma gone to post Office
45 Sept 2 no Letters – Mangling, Ironing – H.O making her Frock – Transit came in at twelve – H.J. ate an Egg – it all came up again – twelve O’Clock
Boat brought Mrs Freeman child & servant & Mary Jane Hamilton – Mary & Jane Hamilton – J. Stayner – Hugh Richardson – Sandy Duff – a
German came up to play on the Piano – played and sang very well – H H H slept at Janes – H.J. slept better than the night before – much
troubled with her cough – Mrs Freeman brought H.O & H.J. a dark cotton dress V –
Rain in the afternoon & night
�3 – fine morng – H.J. out on the Gallery – Mrs Freeman helped H.J. to dress – Mrs McCormick & George came up in the twelve O’Clock Boat –
brought some Peaches – Mrs Creighton sent some Peaches & a Mash Melon
– 45 Septr 3 a beautiful Basket of Peaches from an unknown quarter – Cathy – Cathn Mary Jane – Child & Servant went down to Niagara in the two
O’Clock Boat – Mrs
Mc
Cormick & George also – Mrs
Mc
Micken left this for Amherstburgh and four Children – took a small Parcel for Jessie –
the German came again to play the Piano – composed a Waltz for Mary Jane H.O – Cathn – Cathy & Eliza working away at Lewis Stayners
shirts – Mrs
Stayner & Jane gone over the River – H J much better today – a restless night Mrs
Freeman – Child & Servant– Cathn
– Mary Jane
did not return till Eight O’Clock – Mr & Mrs Creighton – J Stayner H H H slept at Janes – H.J. slept sound – excepting when disturbed by her
cough – which was rather frequent – H H H fell down the steps and scratched her Nose – stole a mug of cream – did not break the Pitcher –
– 45 Septr 4 a fine morng – a small shower – Saml Jarvis Peters & son – Mrs Ferris gave us an agreeable surpris this morng lunched here – took Cathn back
with them to the Falls to sleep at Manchester and return to Queenston in the Cars tomorrow Morng – H.O wrote a note to Augusta to inform
her of S.J. Peters’s arrival and their intention to of seeing her tomorrow – Letters from Jessie –
H.J throwing up every thing this morng – Mary & Jane Hamilton – Hh Richardson – Sandy Duff – W Tench – J Stayner – John R. Peters &
Daughter spent an hour or two with H.J. this afternoon – very agreeable People – never saw them before – from New York – Mrs Ferris gone to
spend the day with Mrs
Mc
Cormick – Saml
J Peters gone to Toronto – is to return in the Mng
Boat – Mary Peter gone to Niagara with Mr
Peters
–
– 45 Septr 4 H.J. slept tolerably – cough rather troublesome – very weak – lifted out of Bed – nearly exhausted – eat some soup – parted with it immediately
– a Letter from Augusta –
5 – 27 Weeks since H.J fell sick –
very fine morng – H J did not leave her bed to day very weak and low – eat nothing – very thirsty all day. Mr Fitzd called on his down to
Niagara to dine at the Mess – with the General – Mary & Jane Hamilton dined here Edmund & W Tench – Hugh Richardson – Sandy Duff – J
Stayner – George Freeman a little better – H.J not able to leave her Bed – eat nor drank anything that she retained very weak and low – out on
the Gallery – Mrs Stayner sent some Plums for Jessie – H J. slept very well – Mary Peter returned in the Evg Boat – the Cows were both out of
the Field this morng –
45 Septr 6 a fine morng – H.J very unwell – slept well – Cows came home soon after the Boys went to school – one milked the other not till the Boys
came from school – Frank Stayner brought a basket of Peaches – Mr Fitzd called & took Cathy Freeman – Child & Girl to his House at
Chippawa Cathy had a letter from Mr Freeman – Robt had returned with his Wife – who was better – Rt had rented his new Cottage – very
fortunate for him – as it was but just finished – good encouragement to commence an other –
Mr Munro – Boys gone for Butter – got six pounds Mr Fitzd took Cathy to Chippawa – Hugh Richardson – Sandy & W Duff – Miss [name
illegible] Edmund & W Tench – J Stayner – very high wind some Rain –
– 45 Septr 7 Sunday – wind continued very high a perfect gale – Mrs Stayner – Mrs Creighton Mrs Stayner gave H.O a pound of Tea – Hugh Richardson –
Sandy & W Duff – J & T Stayner – Edmund & W Tench Wind very high – H H H slept at Jane H J. very sick
8 – Monday – a large party came up over from Toronto – an other from Hamilton to the Falls – Court opened at Niagara – H J. very sick & not
able to leave her Bed – Hugh Richardson & Sandy & Duff J. Stayner Mrs Stayner – Mrs Creighton – H H H slept at Janes Wind abated –
– 45 Septr 9 A fine day – cold enough for a fire – Widow Seacord drank Tea here – Mr Fitzd came for Mary Jane to go to Chippawa – the Girls going to Mrs
Creighton Children picking up Apples – Jarvis gone over the River for Sugar – Alxr & Caroline gone for more Apples –
This is the final entry in the diary. Hannah Jarvis died at Willowbank on 20 September, only 11 day after this last entry.
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Olive Philp (1890 – 1978)
1918
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
Pages 1 through 32 consist of printed calendars and various charts.
January NEW YEAR'S DAY (Dominion) TUESDAY, 1 (1-365) 1918
Men choring in forenoon. At bush in afternoon cutting wood.
Brock & I down to concert in Drayton at night.
Fine and bright but very frosty
Ed. Hambly & Ida Scott married
WEDNESDAY, 2 (2-363)
Choring in morning and cutting wood in afternoon.
Roy came after his goose. I up there in afternoon.
Flurries of snow in afternoon but cold north wind and sharp.
THURSDAY, 3 (3-362)
Men choring in forenoon. Cutting wood in afternoon
Brock down for his lesson at night.
Bright and frosty.
January FRIDAY, 4 (4-361) 1918
Men choring and cutting wood in afternoon.
Fine but cold.
�SATURDAY, 5 (5-360)
Done chores and drawing up wood from bush for furnace.
Beautiful bright day and milder. Brock and I to town at night.
Epiphany (Quebec) SUNDAY, 6 (6-359)
Brock down to memorial service at night for Jno. McDowell.
East wind all day and hard pickles of snow at night.
January MONDAY, 7 (7-358) 1918
Done chores and drawing out manure to other place below turnip ground.
Very dull and dark. started to snow a little at night
TUESDAY, 8 (8-357)
Done chores drawing out manure. Brock & I up to Roys at night. John Walker there.
Quite stormy at times but not very cold.
WEDNESDAY, 9 (9-356)
Brock down for chop in morning. A car of coal came for O.B. Henry so he brought home 1800 lbs.
Went back after dinner for chop. Da choring.
Storming but not cold. Sideroad very heavy.
January Thursday, 10 (10-355) 1918
Men choring. Quite a windy stormy day and cold.
Brock down for his lesson at night.
Friday, 11 (11-354)
Da done chores in morning. Brock took down a few bags of chop. Brought home 2300 lbs of coal
from Noeckers, the chop and cutter.
�Drawing out manure in afternoon.
Quite mild, east wind.
Saturday, 12 (12-353)
Men done chores.
Terrific stormy day. wind S.W. and very strong. Snowed all night.
16° below zero in Evening.
January Sunday, 13 (13-352) 1918
Very stormy day. Wind a little more west but very strong.
Couldn't see corner for storm.
Monday, 14 (14-351)
Men choring. Da walked to town in afternoon. Brock broke road down to townline in afternoon.
Storming in morning and a little in afternoon. Cold.
Tuesday, 15 (15-350)
Men choring at bush in afternoon. Brock & I over to Hoshels in evening.
Storming a little and drifting.
No trains since Saturday at 10 o'clock.
January Wednesday, 16 (16-349) 1918
Men choring and at bush in afternoon. I walked to town in P.M.
Drifting but finer towards night. sharp.
Train at night from north for the first.
�Thursday, 17 (17-348)
Done chores and cutting wood. Brock & I to town at night. Telephoned Clara.
Fine but driftng and blowing. very cold.
Friday, 18 (18-347)
Done chores. Brock down with chop in morning. At bush in afternoon.
Rather fine but real cold wind.
Brock down for his lesson at night.
January Saturday, 19 (19-346) 1918
Done chores and cutting wood in afternoon.
Brock & I to town at night.
Fine and very sharp.
No freight moving this week.
Sunday, 20 (20-345)
Home all day. Fine and bright. Cold.
Monday, 21 (21-344)
Men done chores and getting ready to kill pigs in forenoon. Watt here in afternoon helping kill two
pigs.
Lovely bright day but cold.
Brock down to Jack's in morning to see if Brock was shipping pigs but he wasn't.
January Tuesday, 22 (22-343) 1918
Da done chores. Cut up pigs and salted meat. Brock went for chop but heard Booth was shipping
hogs so came home and took 8 to Moorefield. Came round by Drayton for his chop.
�Dull and cold. Storming at times and drifting in afternoon.
Wednesday, 23 (23-342)
Da done chores in morning. Brock took mother to ten train. Gone to Chatsworth. Came round by
Harry's.
Cutting up sausage meat and heads in afternoon.
Bright and blustry. Cold.
Thursday, 24 (24-341)
Done chores and Killed beef in afternoon. Harry helped.
Brock down for his lesson at night.
Quite snowy in morning, finer in afternoon and a little milder.
January Friday, 25 (25-340) 1918
Done chores and cutting up beef and put it out to freeze. Sold a hind quarter to Chester Walker.
Quite stormy and cold in afternoon and evening.
Saturday, 26 (26-339)
Done chores. packed beef.
Brock & I to town at night.
Fine and bright but very sharp.
Sunday, 27 (27-338)
Home all day. Bright and very frosty.
January. Monday, 28. (28-337) 1918
Men choring. Very cold stormy day from east. Moderated to-wards evening.
�Tuesday, 29. (29-336)
Choring. Brock to town in afternoon and up to see O.B. Henry's pigs.
Blustry, wind in west and real cold.
Clara has a daughter.
Wednesday, 30 (30-335)
Men done chores. Both helping Jack shovel on road in afternoon.
Bright and calm but cold.
January Thursday, 31 (31-334). 1918
Brock took down some chop and a bbl of potatoes to send Clara in forenoon. Da done chores.
Drawing out manure in afternoon.
real cold day but bright.
February Friday, 1 (32-333)
Done chores and drawing out manure in afternoon.
Brock down for his lesson at night.
Fine but very cold.
Saturday, 2 (33-332)
Men choring. Brock down in morning to post parcel to mother.
We down at night.
not so bright and milder.
February Sunday, 3 (34-331) 1918
Home all day.
Dull and thick in morning. Started to storm about noon and very rough afternoon. Cold.
�Monday, 4. (35-330)
Done chores.
Very bright but terrible cold. 16° below most of day.
Tuesday, 5 (36-329)
Men done chores. Brock down to O.B. Henry's sale in afternoon.
Dull and cold. Blowing and drifting at night from south.
Clarence baby buried. 26° below this a.m.
February Wednesday, 6 (37-328) 1918
Brock done chores and cleaning pens. Jack came up in morning to say Melville telephoned down
for him to go up. Brock took him to ten train.
Dull and milder. Fine snow falling in afternoon.
Thursday, 7 (38-327)
Brock done chores.
Fine bright day but cool.
Friday, 8 (39-326)
Brock done chores. Over to Irwin Elliots in afternoon with pig.
Went to meet Da about six and didn't get home until 11:45 P.M. Train late.
east wind and drifting. raining and sleeting in night.
February Saturday, 9 (40-325) 1918
Choring. Brock cleaned out pens and Da sifted ashes.
All public places and places of business closed to-day and Monday to conserve fuel.
Fine bright day.
�Sunday, 10 (41-324)
Brock to church at night. I up to Roy's but no one home.
Fine and milder.
Da down to Jack's in afternoon to telephone to Chatsworth.
Monday, 11 (42-323)
Done chores and cleaned hen pens in morning. Discovered at noon the pipes were frozen so
started to dig down by pig pen in afternoon.
Lovely bright warm day. Thawing very fast.
February Tuesday, 12 (43-322) 1918
Done chores and digging at pipes but didn't get them open.
Carried water for horses and calves at night.
Very dull and foggy and steady rain all day.
Wind changed to north after supper.
Ash Wednesday (Quebec & N.W.T.) Wednesday, 13 (44-321)
Done chores in forenoon and cleaned up some chop. Brock to town in afternoon with it. Da went as
far as town line with him. roads very soft. Out with Jack discing road in afternoon.
Dull and raw wind from east. Da 62 yrs. old.
Thursday, 14 (45-320)
Done chores and digging at pipes but didn't get them open.
Bright at times during day but cloudy at night. Raining at times all night. Thunder and lightening.
Februrary Friday, 15 (46-319) 1918
Men choring. Brock & I to town in afternoon. Mr. Craig came in afternoon and stayed all night.
�Cold wind and a little snowy at times. Fine night.
Brock down to Hilborns.
Saturday, 16 (47-318)
Choring and drawing out manure. Mr. Craig went to town this forenoon. Brock & I down at night.
Fine bright day. Storming a little at night.
Saturday, 17 (48-317)
Brock to church at night
Lovely bright day.
February Monday, 18 (49-316) 1918
Choring and drawing out manure.
Fine bright day but strong south wind.
Tuesday, 19 (50-315)
Choring and drew manure in morning.
Drawing down water in afternoon.
Rained in night and at times all day. Heavy rain after supper. Very icy.
Wednesday, 20 (51-314)
Men choring. Quite stormy and windy.
February Thursday, 21 (52-313) 1918
Choring in morning. Brock to town in afternoon. Got Wiley shod in front and down to Mr. H.
Stutridge's sale. Da silted ashes in afternoon. Down for his lesson at night.
Fine but real cold wind.
�Friday, 22 (53-312)
Choring and drawing out manure.
Cold and very snowy at times in afternoon, but a fine night.
Irvine Wilson's sale.
I up to Roy's in evening.
Hydro turned on in Drayton.
Saturday, 23rd (55-311)
Choring and got manure all out but about a load.
Brock & I to town at night.
Beautiful bright spring like day, Thawing fast.
February Sunday, 24 (55-310) 1918
Brock to church at night.
Lovely bright warm day. Thawing. Fields all bare.
Colder after supper.
Monday, 25 (56-309)
Done chores in morning and cleaned up chop.
Brock down with it in afternoon but didn't get it home.
Lovely bright morning but dull & very foggy in afternoon.
Heavy rain after supper. a little thunder.
Tuesday, 26 (57-308)
Men choring. Drew down water after dinner and Brock went after his chop.
�Quite stormy in morning and a very high wind. Turned colder in night. Brighter in afternoon but
blustry at times.
February Wednesday, 27 (58-307) 1918
Men done chores and at bush in afternoon.
Snowing a little Early in morning but a bright mild day.
Thursday, 28 (59-306)
Done chores and at bush in afternoon.
Very fine soft snow all morning but finer in afternoon.
Brock down for his at lesson at night.
March Friday, 1 (60-305)
Da done chores and Brock to town with a box to send to Clara in morning. At bush in afternoon. Mr.
Morrison called to get Brock to help move hive on Tuesday to Arthur. Da at Morrisons at night.
Beautiful fine bright day. Mr. Jack Morris buried this a.m. Killed on track
March Saturday, 2 (61-304) 1918
Done chores and at bush in afternoon.
Brock & I to town at night.
Beautiful fine bright day, but very high wind at times and after supper.
Sunday, 3 (62-303)
Brock to church at night.
Fine bright day.
Monday, 4 (63-302)
Done chores. Da went to Morrisons about ten o' clock. Brock over at sale in afternoon.
�We down to patriotic concert given by Elora people at night.
Fine bright morning. But rained a little about four o'clock then soft-snow
March Tuesday, 5 (64-301) 1918
Done chores. Brock left about nine o'clock to take a load to Arthur for Mr. Morrison. Home at 6:30.
Lizzie here for tea. Hod, Sadie & Leo Morris here in Evening.
Very foggy damp day.
Wednesday, 6 (65-300)
Done chores. Brock down to Drayton in morning and got 5 cwt flour. At bush in afternoon.
Dull and calm. Started to snow about four o'clock but mild.
Madge 28 yrs old.
Thursday, 7 (66-299)
Done chores. Da and Brock at Mr. Agur's sale in afternoon.
Fine day but got much colder to-wards night.
Da and Ma 36 yrs. married.
Tess 23 yrs. old.
March Friday, 8 (67-298) 1918
Done chores. At bush in afternoon. Brock down to Hilborn's at night but Seth going away so didn't
get a lesson.
Fine bright morning and warm. a little cloudy in afternoon.
Saturday, 9 (68-297)
Done chores and Brock down for mail in forenoon. At bush in afternoon.
Fine morning but very stormy in afternoon and worse at night. High east wind.
�Sunday, 10 (69-296)
Brock to church at night.
Stormy morning but finer in afternoon and bright.
March Monday, 11 (70-295) 1918
Done chores and at bush in afternoon. Brock down town at night for mail and to Seth's for a lesson.
Bright morning but cloudy in afternoon.
Tuesday, 12 (71-294)
Done chores. Brock to town in morning with chop. At bush in afternoon.
Beautiful bright day. Snow going very quickly.
Wednesday, 13 (72-293)
Done chores and at bush in afternoon.
Mr. Wesley Lowes came about three o'clock and stayed for tea.
Brock to town at night.
Bright morning but dull in afternoon and raining hard and freezing after supper.
March Thursday, 14 (73-292) 1918
Brock to Moorefield in morning with 6 pigs. Da done chores. Choring in afternoon.
Foggy and very damp all morning. Heavy rain round noon.
Harold brought Edith Brian over about five o'clock.
Brock down for his lesson.
Friday, 15 (74-291)
Da done chores. Brock took Edith to morning train. Fixing door on 16' space in afternoon. Brock
down to meet Mother. She coming from Chatsworth.
�Real cold morning but bright
Trees very icy.
Saturday, 16 (75-290)
Choring in morning and finished fixing the door in afternoon.
Me to town at night.
Fine bright day but cool.
March Sunday, 17 (76-289) 1918
Brock to church at night.
Fine bright day and thawing very fast.
Monday, 18 (77-288)
Done chores and drawing out manure.
Fine warm day. thawing.
Tuesday, 19 (78-287)
Done chores, and drawing out manure. Brock & I to McIsaacs in Evening.
Very mild and warm.
Roads getting bare and some buggies on road.
March Wednesday, 20 (79-286) 1918
Done chores and finished drawing out manure in forenoon.
Da helping put meat to dry in afternoon. Brock choring.
I went to town in morning and called in to ask about Gavin. He very sick.
Beautiful spring day. Very warm.
�Thursday, 21 (80-285)
Done chores. Mr. McIsaac here in morning. Da and he went to town about Duncan business.
At bush in afternoon. Brock down for his lesson at night.
Very warm & Calm. Snow going rapidly.
Friday, 22 (81-284)
Done chores and at bush.
Lovely bright day.
Clara 33 yrs old.
March Saturday, 23 (82-283) 1918
We done chores. Brock down with chop in morning.
at bush in afternoon.
We to town at night.
Beautiful day a little cooler.
Drew down water and at bush in P.M.
Sunday, 24 (83-282)
Brock to church at night and Da up to Harry's.
Fine bright day.
Monday, 25 (84-281)
Done chores and cutting wood.
Fine morning but cloudy and colder in afternoon and flurries of snow.
David Ghent buried.
�March Tuesday, 26 (85-280) 1918
Men done chores and cutting wood in bush.
Fine but cold wind and flurries of snow.
Wednesday, 27 (86-279)
Done chores and cutting wood in bush. Wilmott here asking hands to wood bee.
Brock & I to town at night.
I up to Chester Walkers but no one at home.
Cloudy at times and cold wind.
Thursday, 28 (87-278)
Done chores and at bush in forenoon. at Wilmotts wood bee in afternoon.
Brock down to Seth's for lesson at night.
Beautiful bright day. Cool in morning.
March GOOD FRIDAY (Dominion) FRIDAY, 29 (88-277) 1918
Da done chores. Brock took down a box to express to Clara and then took team and went up to
Harry's for box and round to Hod's for buckets.
Getting ready to tap in afternoon and tapped about 25 trees.
Warm bright day.
SATURDAY, 30 (89-276)
Men done chores and getting kettles cleaned and wood gathered to boil. Boiling in afternoon. Had
1 gal & 1 pt.
Brock & I to town at night.
Fine bright day.
�SUNDAY, 31 Easter Sunday
Brock to church at night
Beautiful bright breezy day.
April EASTER MONDAY (Dominion) Monday, 1 (91-274) 1918
Done choring. Da at Drayton on Duncan business. Home about six o'clock
Brock in bush in afternoon for a while.
Very foggy and dull. Rained hard in afternoon. Thunder and lightening & rain in night
Tuesday, 2 (92-273)
Done chores. Da down to Drayton in morning with Ike on Duncan business. Brock back out started
to boil. Boiling all afternoon.
Lizzie Hilborn here for a while in afternoon.
Brock and I up to McDonalds in Evening.
Beautiful warm bright day. Colder in evening and lightening in south.
Wednesday, 3 (93-272)
Done chores and boiling all afternoon. Had 3 gals of syrup.
Brock and I over to Hod's in Evening.
Fine bright day.
April Thursday, 4 (94-271) 1918
Done chores and back in bush. Splitting wood and boiling.
Quite a cold raw day.
Friday, 5 x (25-270)
Da done chores and drew down water. Brock went to town in morning with chop and got 2500 lbs.
of coal from Noeckers. Splitting wood in afternoon and gathered sap.
�Bright day but real cold wind.
Saturday, 6 (96-269)
Done chores and boiling all afternoon. Sap running good this morning. Brock over to borrow a can
from Hod. We to town at night.
Mr. Henderson called in afternoon.
Beautiful fine warm day.
April Sunday, 7 (97-268) 1918
Brock to church at night.
Roy and Georgie called for a parcel I brought out from town last night.
Warmer and looking like rain but brightened by noon.
Monday, 8 (98-267)
Done chores. Da boiling in bush part of forenoon and all afternoon. Bright morning but cloudy and
colder at night. flurries of snow in the air.
Tuesday, 9 (99-266)
Done chores and drawing out manure.
Brock up to Elwins in evening.
Bright but very cold north wind. freezing.
Gavin Montgomery dead 39 yrs.
April Wednesday, 10 (100-265) 1918
Done chores and drawing out manure all day.
Beckie, Madge and Lieut. Halwig here for tea and to spend the evening.
Fine day but cold wind.
�Thursday, 11 (101-264)
Done chores and finished the manure by noon.
Da sifted ashes and took manure off drain in afternoon.
Brock, Mother & I at Gavin Montgomery's funeral in afternoon. I up to Chester's for tea and Brock
came up in Evening.
Fine afternoon but fall of snow Early in morning and dull.
Friday, 12 (102-263)
Done chores and went back to sugar bush. Buckets full. Da boiling all afternoon.
Mr. McIsaac and children here also Georgie and baby in afternoon.
Warmer and a little dull at times.
April Saturday, 13 (103-262) 1918
Done chores then boiling down all day in bush.
Brock & I to town at night.
Beautiful bright warm day.
Sunday, 14 (104-261)
Brock to church at night.
Clocks moved ahead 1 hr to-day.
Lovely warm day like summer.
Monday, 15 (105-260)
Done chores. Brock to town for 1000 of tile in morning.
Da back boiling down. Gathered up the buckets and took out spoils. Mr. Henderson called in
morning.
�Beautiful warm day and calm.
April Tuesday, 16 (106-259) 1918
Da done chores and Brock to town with chop.
Brought up buckets and kettles from bush in afternoon and cleaned them.
Brock took Hod's buckets home and got some wheat from Wilmott.
Warm and looking like rain. Quite a shower in night. thunder & lightening.
Wednesday, 17 (107-258)
Done chores and Brock down to Express some syrup to Clara. Then getting ready to clean seed
grain. Cleaning grain in afternoon.
Dull and foggy in morning. Started to rain about four o'clock. Raining quite steady all evening.
Thursday, 18 (108-257)
Done chores. Finished cleaning grain. Moved a little apple tree and piled
this soft wood in yard in afternoon.
rather dull and cold wind.
fall of snow in night and early morning.
April Friday, 19 (109-256) 1918
Done chores and piling wood in bush. Finished it in afternoon.
Bright day but cool wind.
Saturday, 20 (110-255)
Done chores. Then digging at pipes all afternoon and got the water going to barn about six o'clock.
Brock & I to town at night.
Fine day but cool east wind
�Sunday, 21 (111-254)
Mr. & Mrs. Ritch and Muriel here for dinner and tea.
Mr. Henderson & Brett here for tea.
Brock to town with Elwin at night. Da over to Hoshels in Evening to ask Hod to help with steers in
morning.
Dull and rainy in morning brightened a little in afternoon and colder.
April Monday, 22 (112-253) 1918
Done chores. Then Hod & Brock each took steer in waggon to Moorefield. One of them got out of
yard & Brock had to go to the 6th after it and got home about 7:30 P.M.
Da choring and filling over the water pipes where they were dug up.
Dull morning. rain & snow. fine bright afternoon.
Clara 4 yrs married.
Tuesday, 23 (113-252)
Done chores. Da drew out some manure on garden patch and Brock cultivating little patch on other
place and root ground in forenoon. Disced, harrowed & sowed little patch in afternoon to wheat.
Had to stop about 4:30 as rain came on turned to snow and quite a heavy soft fall.
I to town in afternoon.
Lovely bright forenoon.
Wednesday, 24 (114-251)
Done chores and ploughing in field back by windmill on other place. Harry Booth here and bo't
Ebony $110.
Snowy and very wintery looking in forenoon.
Brightened in afternoon.
fine clear night.
�April THURSDAY, 25 (115-250) 1918
Men choring
Brock took load of chop to town forenoon & brought home the cart wheele and balance of tile. Olive
& I went to town with Wyly. Olive went on five train to Elora.
Men ploughing aft. bright but cool.
Friday, 26 (116-249)
Men choring. and back to plough forenoon. At noon Robt took Ebony over to Eli Mitchells. Then
afternon they took out seed oats and sowed them on root ground and harrowed them. finished and
went back to plough for an hour cool and very like rain.
Saturday, 27 (117-248)
Done chores. Both ploughing in back field in forenoon. Then Brock finished and ploughed lane and
Da started to plough some manure in back of poplars.
Brock to town at night.
Fine but looking like rain at times.
April Sunday, 28 (118-247) 1918
Mr. & Mrs. Thompson brought me home this afternoon. Mr. & Mrs. Ritch and Muriel called to take
some of us for a ride so Brock went up Mr. Wilkison's with them.
Bright in forenoon but cloudy and sprinkling rain in evening.
Monday, 29 (119-246)
Done chores. Discing and cultivating back of maple tree in forenoon. Sowing and harrowing it after
dinner but didn't get quite finished. It came on rain about 4:30 P.M. Showery all evening. Very high
wind all day but bright in morning.
X Tuesday, 30 (120-245)
Done chores. Discing, and cultivating back of maple tree what they didn't get finished yesterday
Sowing and harrowing it in afternoon.
�Cool and dull came on shower about five o'clock.
May Wednesday, 1 (121-244) 1918
Done chores. Cultivating and discing in forenoon over fence from poplar bushes. Sowing and
harrowing in afternoon.
Brock to town at night, round by Wilmott & Hoshels.
Little flurry of snow in morning. Bright and cool wind all day.
Thursday, 2 (122-243)
Done chores. Cultivating in forenoon back by ditch.
Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon.
Revd Noftel and Capt Causland called. Clara & baby came on five train. Geo Green brought her
out.
Dull in morning and a sprinkle of rain. Very windy in afternoon but fine.
Friday, 3 (123-242)
Done chores. Cultivating part of old pasture field. Harrowing and sowing that they had cultivated in
afternoon.
Georgie left Edna here in afternoon while she went to town.
Mrs. Walker here in evening for duck eggs.
Lovely bright morning. a slight shower abour four but cleared up again warmer
May Saturday, 4 (124-241) 1918
Done chores, cultivating rest of old pasture in forenoon. Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon. Brock
& I to town at night. Fine bright day and warm a little dull in morning.
Sunday, 5 (125-240)
Brock Clara & baby up to Uncle Richds in afternoon.
�Brock to church at night.
Beautiful warm bright day.
Monday, 6 (126-239)
Done chores. Then cultivating part of 14 ac. field this side of windmill that had been ploughed.
Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon.
Aunt Emma & Uncle Richd here in evening to say Aunt Catty was very sick. Mary wrote and told
them.
fine bright day but very windy
Mother 55 yrs. old.
May TUESDAY, 7 (127-238) 1918
Done chores. Ploughing all day on other place, ploughing in manure on other side of root ground.
Clara & I to town in afternoon. Brock down to patriotic box social in Evening.
Warm and dull looking like rain at times and high wind.
Wednesday, 8 (128-237)
Done chores. Cultivating summer fallow on other place in forenoon. Ploughing in manure in
afternoon.
Dull and cold in morning. Bright and warmer in afternoon high wind.
Ascension Day THURSDAY, 9 (129-236)
Done chores. Harrowing and discing where the manure was, then harrowed and sowed it in
afternoon. finished seeding.
Dull and looking like rain, came on quite a shower in afternoon. raining in evening. Thunder and
lightening in night and high wind.
�May FRIDAY, 10 (130-235) 1918
Choring in morning and filled up some chop. Brock to town in afternoon and Da ploughing sod back
of barn
Clara & I up to Georgie's in evening with word about Aunt Catty.
Raining quite hard at times all morning. Colder & misty in P.M. fine night.
Saturday, 11 (131-234)
Done chores. Finished ploughing sod back of barn.
Janet & Brett Henderson came out with message that Jno. McLeod was dead. Brock took Clara &
babe to five train. she gone to Brampton.
Brock & I to town at night.
Fine day but looking like rain at night.
Sunday, 12 (132-233)
Brock to church at night. Raining nearly all day.
May MONDAY, 13 (133-232) 1918
Done chores and started to plough up corner field. poor catch of seeds.
Melville & Clara came in evening. Mr. Green drove them out. Dad gave him sac of potatoes.
Rather dull in morning but fine afternoon. Little shower in Evening.
Mr Thos Anderson, Mrs Pollock & Mrs. Cadwell called in Evening.
TUESDAY, 14 (134-231)
Done chores. Ploughing and harrowing in corner field.
Melville to town in afternoon.
Beautiful bright breezy day. Georgie called to say Aunt Catty was not improving much.
�WEDNESDAY, 15 (135-230)
Done chores. Ploughing and harrowing in corner field.
Mr. Henderson brought out furniture. I went back to town with him & Brock down to town in Evening.
Fine day. breezy and cool.
May THURSDAY, 16 (136-229) 1918
Done chores. Ploughing and harrowing in corner field.
Beautiful day. Very warm.
Mr. Wilson here for dinner. Aunt Catty operated on at 9. a.m. Removed a cancerous tumor
attached to kidney and back bone.
Friday, 17 (137-228)
Done chores. Rolling, sowing and harrowing corner field.
Same day. Very warm.
Mrs. Noble here for duck eggs.
Saturday, 18 (138-227)
Done chores. Brock ploughing mangel ground. Da ploughing garden patches harrowing and
cultivating them. Then cultivating corn mangel ground & harrowed it.
Planted a few potatoes in evg. Brock, Clara & I to town at night. Set two rock hens. Mr. Rennie
here for dinner.
Beautiful day very warm. looking like rain at times.
Aunt Catty died this morning at 3 a.m.
May Sunday, 19 (139-226) 1918
Mr and Mrs Thompson, Evelyn & Ansen here for dinner and tea. Mr. Henderson called in evening
and Harry here.
�Fine warm day. Looking like rain at times.
Brock to church at night.
Monday, 20 (140-225)
Done chores. Brock took pig and two calves to Moorefield and Da led Roan.
Sprouting potatoes in afternoon Mr. Rennie here for dinner.
Dull and cool, misting a little
Tuesday, 21 (141-224)
Done chores and sprouting potatoes all day.
Fine day.
Cattle out on road.
May Wednesday, 22 (142-223) 1918
Done chores and working mangel ground. Brock sowed them in afternoon. Ma & I to town in P.M.
Thunder and lightening in morning but not much rain.
fine day and warm.
THURSDAY, 23 (143-222)
Done chores and working on root ground. Planted 5 rows of potatoes back by mangels. Clara & I
down to Ross's in afternoon. Hoshel over for some seed potatoes in evening.
Brock to town at night.
Fine breezy day. Frost at night
Friday, 24 (144-221)
Done chores and cultivated summer fallow on other place in morning Brock harrowed it in
afternoon and Da worked up garden and got it ready to plant.
Planted some early buck-eye potatoes in garden. Put fence round after supper.
�Very dull all day. a little sprinkle about five o'clock.
May SATURDAY, 25 (145-220) 1918
Done chores. Brock to town with chop in afternoon and Da drawing out manure with stone boat on
to garden patch.
Brock & I to town at night.
Jack up and filled up two bags of potatoes in P.M.
SUNDAY, 26 (145-219)
Brock to church at night
Fine but very sultry and looking like rain.
Came on storm about nine o'clock Rained last night and until about Eight.
MONDAY, 27 (147-218)
Done chores. Cut some potatoes and planted them in garden on other side of currant bushes.
Planted the other garden seeds in afternoon. Brock went to Elora about 3.30 P.M. for some small
pigs. Mr. Rennie here for dinner.
Dull & misty in morning. Came out very hot & sultry. Thunder storm in Evg.
May Tuesday, 28 (148-217) 1918
Done chores. Da went to town about 9.30 a.m and then to Jack McIsaac's sale in afternoon.
Brock over to sale in afternoon. Dull in morning but brightened and was fine afternoon & Evg.
WEDNESDAY, 29 (149-216)
Done chores. Da working in garden. Brock over to Jack McIsaac's for 4 tam pigs he bo't in
forenoon. Helping Hoshel plough in afternoon. Da choring.
Dull and warm. Came on mizzling rain about three o'clock.
Great growing weather.
�THURSDAY, 30 (150-215)
Done chores. Da started to trim spruce. Brock to town in afternoon to tell Dr. to come out to see
baby's eyes. Got Wiley shod.
Dr. Cassidy here about seven. M{iss} Hoey got 5 bags potatoes.
Fine day a little cloudy at times.
May FRIDAY, 31 (159-214) 1918
Done chores. Da trimming spruce in morning and Brock to town for Ma's medicine. Working on root
ground in afternoon. Georgie there for tea. Mr. Duff here for potatoes in afternoon also Dr.
Liscumbs.
Very hot and looking like thunder storm. cooler in evening.
Brock up to Lou Corbett's to buy some little pigs
June SATURDAY, 1 (152-213)
Done chores. Planted some potatoes in morning and sowed corn in afternoon.
Brock and I to town at night. Fine day. Very high wind in afternoon.
SUNDAY, 2 (153-212)
Melville and Mrs. Milson arrived about ten o'clock. Brock to church at night.
Fine day, cool
June MONDAY, 3 (154-211) 1918
Done chores. Brock down with rails to make a pen to put sheep in at river. Da working root ground.
Washed sheep in afternoon. Melville took Ma and Mrs. Milson to town in a.m. and over to cemetry in
P.M. Left for Chatsworth about three o'clock.
Mr. Corbett brought pigs in evg and Les Waters here for potatoes.
Mr Rennie here for dinner.
�TUESDAY, 4 (155-210)
Brock to town in forenoon with chop. Da working on root ground all day. Brock working rape ground
in P.M. on other place.
Mrs. Newstead and Mina Buchan called.
Dull and cool all day.
WEDNESDAY, 5 (156-209)
Brock finished cultivating rape ground in forenoon. Da drawing manure on to root ground. Both
working at manure in afternoon.
Ma and Clara to town in afternoon.
Fine warm day.
June THURSDAY, 6 (157-208) 1918
Done chores. Drawing out manure on to root ground.
I to Kitchener with Mr. Henderson.
Dull and looking like rain. Slight thunder shower in Evg.
FRIDAY, 7 (158-207)
men ploughing in manure on root ground. Cultivating and harrowing summer fallow in afternoon.
Brock to town at night.
Fine but cool and very high wind
SATURDAY, 8 (519-206)
Working on summer fallow all day.
Clara Brock and I to town at night.
Fine and quite breezy. Cloudy in Evening and a few drops of rain.
�June SUNDAY, 9 (160-205) 1918
Home all day. Martha foaled in evening.
Dull and raining most of day. Quite a heavy shower after tea.
MONDAY, 10 (161-204)
Men took 5 fat cattle to Moorefield in forenoon. Mr. Rennie here for dinner. Brock helping Ike
McIsaac move in afternoon to Jack's farms. Da setting out cabbage and tomato plants in P.M.
Melville brought Billy down. arrived about seven. Les came in car about six.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ritch here in Evg. with 9 little ducks.
Cloudy in a.m. but a nice day.
TUESDAY, 11 (162-203)
Da, Brock, Melville and Les down town in morning. Da discing root ground in afternoon and the rest
went to Kitchener.
Cloudy and looking like rain brightened in afternoon for a while but came up a heavy thunder storm
about eight.
June WEDNESDAY, 12 (163-202) 1918
Da and Brock choring and put in a cement sill in pig pen.
Les and Melv. left about two o'clock for Harriston.
Da and Brock down to Jack Ritches in Evening.
Cold and very heavy mist all day. rained at night.
THURSDAY, 13 (164-201)
Da trimming spruce all day. Brock choring in forenoon and cultivated turnip ground in afternoon.
Cloudy but brightened in afternoon. Quite breezy.
Brock to town at night.
�FRIDAY, 14 (165-200)
Shearing sheep. Fine cool day.
June SATURDAY, 15 (166-199) 1918
Brock cultivating and rolling turnip ground. Da ridged it up and Brock sowing them in afternoon.
Clara Brock and I to town at night.
Mr. Fleet here for calf for John Ritch.
Fine day and cool.
SUNDAY, 16 (167-198)
Brock to church at night.
Dr. and Mrs. Ferrier and Mrs. Ellis called to see baby about 5 P.M. Mr. Henderson and Mrs.
Patterson here in Evening. We went for a little ride with them.
cloudy like rain. warm.
MONDAY, 17 (168-197)
Brock took Clara and baby to ten train. She gone home to Chatsworth. Da over to Moorefield with
two sheep in forenoon.
Dipping lambs in afternoon. Mr. Rennie here for dinner.
Beautiful warm day.
June TUESDAY, 18 (169-196) 1918
Drawing out manure to other place. Mr and Mrs. Thompson here in Evening.
Beautiful warm day.
WEDNESDAY, 19 (170-195)
Brock drawing out manure all day.
Da scuffling potatoes in morning Scuffling and hoeing mangels in afternoon.
�Beautiful bright day cool at night.
THURSDAY, 20 (171-194)
Da hoeing mangols all day. Brock to town in morning with chop and cream can.
Over to meet Rennie at Hatches with Martha.
Brock away in Evening.
Fine day, breezy and cool. Norm Perkin here for dinner. Helping fix pump at low windmill.
June FRIDAY, 21 (172-193) 1918
Brock drawing out manure all day. Da hoeing mangols.
Very dull and cloudy Quite heavy showers at times. Sultry and thundering
Mr. Henderson brought out telegram from Tabby in afternoon.
SATURDAY, 22 (173-192) {Writer has changed}
Brock, Olive and I up to the school to register. Then Brock took Olive to the nine train for a short
visite to Kingston. Da weeding in the garden fore and up to Register aft. and back on the other
place. Brock finished the manure and took his plough to plough on the summer fallow. Mrs Will
Anderson here all afternoon from Rothsay and Mrs Ed. Smith called for her. Brock down town at
night misty and cool all day
SUNDAY, 23 (174-191)
very fine day all at home till Evening then Brock went to Goshen
Dr McGregger here from Elora stopped about an hour very fine afternoon
June X MONDAY, 24 (175-190) 1918
Da scuffling corn all day Brock plowing on rape ground. Mr Rennie here at noon
Violet & Will & George arrived here at eleven.
very fine day
�Brock and Will down town for trunk
TUESDAY, 25 (176-189)
Brock ploughing all day " " (Brock) took V. W. and G. up to Roys for dinner.
Da finished scuffling corn and hoeing potatoes
Brock over to Zion. at night
Violet W. and G came back and brought Elwins driver with them
WEDNESDAY, 26 (177-188)
Men started in to do the road work.
Violet took Will to the train and took Elwins horse home
very fine day
June THURSDAY, 27 (178-187) 1918 {Olive resumes writing}
Men doing road work.
I came home tonight from Kingston.
Fine and warm.
FRIDAY, 28 (179-186)
Brock doing road work. team on road grader, finished about two o'clock then ploughing on rape
ground rest of afternoon.
Da pulling mustard and hoeing turnips.
Fine and warm.
SATURDAY, 29 (180-185)
Da and Brock lifting up windmill pump in low well and mended the rod on back windmill in forenoon.
then took the young cattle out of bush over to Ike's to pasture in afternoon.
�Violet, Brock and I to town at night.
Very warm and fine.
June SUNDAY, 30 (181-184) 1918
Brock took Violet and George up to Uncle Richds in forenoon.
To church at night.
Fine morning. Rained quite hard in afternoon and evening. Thunder and lightening
July DOMINION DAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 1 (182-183)
Men ploughing on rape ground and finished it. Brock ploughed lane.
Mr. Rennie here for dinner.
Misting and very cold in afternoon and evening.
TUESDAY, 2 (183 -182)
Cultivated rape ground in morning. Brock harrowing it in afternoon and Da hoeing mangels.
finished them second time over.
Mr. Henderson and Janet called in evening.
Fine bright day a little cloudy in evening.
July WEDNESDAY, 3 (184-181) 1918
Brock to town with chop and cream can in forenoon. Working on rape ground in afternoon. Da
scuffling potatoes and corn.
Grace Brett, Lowes and Flewellings called in evening.
Beautiful day and hot.
THURSDAY, 4 (185-180)
Brock working on rape ground. Da scuffling corn. Brock to Arthur at night. Elwin down in Evg. Sold
wool to Kaplan for 94c per lb.
�Fine and warm. a little cloudy at times.
FRIDAY, 5 (186-179)
Da finished scuffling corn in forenoon. Brock getting ground ready to sow turnips on other place. Da
ridged it up in afternoon and Brock sowed them.
Fine day and beautiful Evening. I up to Roy's at night.
July SATURDAY, 6 (187-178) 1918
Da hoeing potatoes back of barn in forenoon. Helping Brock pick roots on other place in afternoon.
Brock cultivating. Elwin brought Violet and George here in evening.
Fine day
SUNDAY, 7 (188-177)
Brock to church at night.
Cool and dull.
MONDAY, 8 (189-176)
Brock harrowing summer fallow in forenoon.
Then Da and he ploughing it in afternoon.
Mr. Rennie here for dinner. Brock took Violet and George down to Uncle Johns about five o'clock.
Fine but cool and breezy. Da very miserable in bed most of forenoon.
July TUESDAY, 9 (190-175) 1918
Choring and made a pen for geese outside in forenoon.
Ploughing on rape ground in afternoon.
Dull and heavy mists like rain at times, a little finer in afternoon.
�WEDNESDAY, 10 (191-174)
Ploughing rape ground all day. Brock to town at night with cream can.
Fine but a little cloudy.
THURSDAY, 11 (192-173)
Finished ploughing rape ground by noon. Da banked potatoes. Both working on rape ground in
afternoon. Stretched some barb wire after supper.
Fine warm day a little shower about five but lovely Evening.
July FRIDAY, 12 (193-172) 1918
Working on rape ground all day. I to town in forenoon and got Wiley shod.
Celebration at Fergus and Listowel.
Fine day but warm.
SATURDAY, 13 (194-171)
Sowing rape in forenoon and harrowing it. Burning some roots in afternoon and Brock greened
potatoes. Da scuffling.
Brock met Uncle Jim and Lillian at night train. Then we back to town.
Beautiful day and warm.
SUNDAY, 14 (195-170)
Uncle Jim and Brock over to cemetry in afternoon.
Brock to church at night.
Fine and warm.
July MONDAY, 15 (196-169) 1918
Hoeing turnips all day. Mr. Rennie here for dinner. Fine and very warm.
Brock took Uncle Jim to morning train.
�TUESDAY, 16 (197-168)
Hoeing turnips all day.
Dr. McGregor here in evening. Cloudy and dull. Little showers at times. heavier in evening. warm.
WEDNESDAY, 17 (198-167)
Brock to town in morning with chop. Da scuffling turnips and both hoeing rest of day.
Dull but brightened and came out hot in afternoon.
Mother down to see Mrs. mosser in a.m. She quite sick.
Brock 25 yrs. old.
July THURSDAY, 18 (199-166) 1918
Hoeing turnips all day. Finished them. Mrs. Hill here in evening.
Fine warm day. Brock down with cream can and over to Zion at night.
FRIDAY, 19 (200-165)
Brock cut about five acres in corner field by oats. Da scuffling turnips. Brock greened potatoes in
field. Then raked what he had cut about five o'clock. Coiling up after tea.
Fine and very warm.
SATURDAY, 20 (201-164)
Cut part field on other side of orchard. Then raking it after dinner, and got it coiled up. Da coiling up
in corner field all morning finished it about 2 P.M.
We to town at night
Fine and very warm.
July X SUNDAY, 21 (202-163) 1918
Brock to church at night
a terrible hot day.
�MONDAY, 22 (203-162)
Cut hay next Jack's line fence in morning. Da getting barn ready to draw in. Got a couple of loads
before dinner from corner field and finished it in afternoon.
Mr. Rennie here for dinner.
Very warm but not such a fierce heat as yesterday.
TUESDAY, 23 (204-161)
Drawing in from other side of orchard Brock raked after dinner down by line fence and drawing it
rest of afternoon.
Very Warm.
July WEDNESDAY, 24 (205-160)
Finished drawing in field next Jack's line fence in forenoon and ground mower knife. Brock cutting
hay on other place in afternoon. Da hoeing potatoes. Brock to town at night
Very hot and calm. a few drops of rain in P.M. Heavy storms went round.
THURSDAY, 25 (206-159)
Brock cutting hay in forenoon on other place, Da cutting some weeds & choring then went to rake
what Brock cut yesterday. Both coiling up in afternoon.
I down to Mossers for 6 boxes of berries @ 20¢
Fine but very warm.
FRIDAY, 26 (207-158)
Finished cutting hay in forenoon. & Da raking. Both coiling up in afternoon.
Mrs. Noble, Mrs. Craig and Jennie called in Evening.
Fine and hot. a little sprinkle about three o'clock.
�July SATURDAY, 27 (208-157) 1918
Da and Brock raking and coiling up hay in forenoon.
Drawing in after dinner. I took Mother and Lillian to six train to go to Guelph.
Brock and I to town at night.
Fine day but warm.
SUNDAY, 28 (209-156)
Brock to church at night
Fine and warm.
MONDAY, 29 (210-155)
Drawing in hay from other place. Tom came to shingle rest of barn. I to town to meet Mother on ten
train. Quite a heavy rain about 2.30 P.M. Stopped them drawing in. Thunder and lightening.
Then cleared a little in evening very warm in morning. Mr. Kaplan got wool. Mr. Rennie here for
dinner.
July TUESDAY, 30 (211-154) 1918
Cleaning pens and hen house and fixing carriage in driving house. Cut little orchard on other place
after dinner and coiled it up.
Mr and Mrs. Malcolmson called to see about my ticket.
Misty in morning but fine breezy afternoon.
WEDNESDAY, 31 (212-153)
Drawing in hay from other place all day. Finished haying.
Tom here shingling barn.
Fine breezy day.
�August THURSDAY, 1 (213-152)
Brock to town with chop and cream can in morning.
Da scuffling turnips and hoed two rows. Brock greened potatoes in afternoon. Up to Roy's for a
bunch of shingles and helping Tom.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Pollock and Beckie called after tea.
Fine day and warm quite breezy in afternoon.
August FRIDAY, 2 (214-151) 1918
Hoeing turnips all day.
Brock to town at night. Fine day and real cool evening.
SATURDAY, 3 (215-150)
Finished hoeing the turnips. Brock and I to town at night.
Fine and warmer.
SUNDAY, 4 (216-149)
Ma and Da to Jack Ritches for dinner and tea.
Fine and very warm.
August MONDAY, 5 (217-148) 1918
Da and Brock hoed the mangels. Da scuffling turnips on other place after supper.
Fine and very hot.
TUESDAY, 6 (218-147)
Hoed the turnips on other place. and finished scuffling them. Very hot day.
Aaron Waltons barn on burwell line struck by lightening and burned this a.m.
�WEDNESDAY, 7 (219-146)
Got out binder and cut grain back of poplars and shocked it. Then ground a Knife.
Brock to town at night. Mr. Malcolmson here with my ticket in Evg.
Very hot. Thunder storms all round.
August THURSDAY, 8 (220-145) 1918
Cutting the mixed grain on root ground on other place in forenoon and shocked it. Hoeing corn in
afternoon.
Very hot day. Thunder storms going round all day. We had one about six o'clock.
Mr. Owen's barn burned and Tom Henderson's stable.
Raining a little all evening and sultry
FRIDAY, 9 (221-144)
Da to town in forenoon. Brock fixing bars and cutting weed on road. Picking berries in afternoon
and hoed a row of corn.
I up to Roys in evening.
Very cloudy and sultry in forenoon. a little breeze in afternoon but close & hot.
SATURDAY, 10 (222-143)
Cut the little patch of wheat on other place in forenoon and shocked it. Hoeing corn in afternoon.
Mother, Brock and I to town at night
Fine but hot.
August SUNDAY, 11 (223-142) 1918
Thompsons and Mr. Cody here for tea and to spend evening.
Fine but hot. lightening at night
All at home all day
�MONDAY, 12 (224-141) {Elizabeth writing}
Robt choring for an hour. Brock took Olive to train this morning She going out west for a holliday.
Men started in to cut barley in the corner field about half past nine. Cut it and shocked it up very
warm in middle of the day
TUESDAY, 13 (225-140)
Robt and Brock cutting and shocking up all day back at the line fence between Roy & us. finished
piece.
fearful hot day The thermometer 100 in the shade. Thunder and lightening at night but no rain here,
very black in the north
August WEDNESDAY, 14 X (226-139) 1918
The weather very much cooler
Robt and Brock drawing in mixed grain from behind the driving house on other place. fore -
Drawing in at home afternoon. cool wind. finished the piece, and Brock went to town
{Written in the left margin by someone else} Olive arrived in Pt. Arthur.
THURSDAY, 15 (227-138)
Men drawing in out of the corner field all day
Very fine cool day
{Someone else writing} Olive got to Kenora 8 a.m. Martha met her!
FRIDAY, 16 (228-137)
Men finished drawing in out of the corner field and drew in the patch of wheat.
Then Brock went to town with chop. found the chopper broke.
Cool and very fine day
�August SATURDAY, 17 (229-136) 1918
Men started to cut the last piece of grain on this place
Cool and very fine.
{Clara writing} Brock to town in evening.
SUNDAY, 18 (230-135)
Melv. Babe and I came down from Chatsworth for dinner. Melv. and father to Harriston in
afternoon.
a lovely day.
Brock to church in evening.
MONDAY, 19 (231-134)
Men cut piece of mixed grain by rape, on other place, and stooked it. Got a road cut round back 14
acre field before dinner too. Melv. helping stook.
Lovely day.
August TUESDAY, 20 (232-133) 1918
Cutting and stooking in back field on other place. Finished big field and started on piece by windmill.
Melv. helping stook. Quite warm day.
WEDNESDAY, 21 (233-132)
Finished cutting and put binder away by noon. Drawing in in afternoon until shower came about 5
P.M. Drawing from behind poplar bushes.
Brock to town at night. Melv. there most of day.
Warm day.
�THURSDAY, 22 (234-131)
Men drawing in afternoon. Leveling grain in mow and put off load in forenoon. Came quite a heavy
shower about 5 P.M. Brock went down to see if chopper is going yet. Melv. went to Chatsworth in
forenoon.
Quite hot and sultry.
August FRIDAY, 23 (235-130) 1918
Men divided sheep and lambs and brought in a couple loads before dinner. Drawing in afternoon.
Came a little shower about 6 A.M. Heavy rains went round. Very close evening. Strong wind all
day.
Babe fell out of bed this a.m.
SATURDAY, 24 (236-129)
Men finished drawing in on this place.
Brock went to town at night. Earl Newstead went with him.
a fine day.
SUNDAY, 25 (237-128)
Sarah Hilborn and children here for an hour in afternoon. Brock to church in evening.
a hot day.
Babe weighs 17 1/2 lb - I - 113. Brock 143.
August MONDAY, 26 (238-127) 1918
Men drawing from back field on other place and stacking it in front of driving house.
{Someone else writing} drew 7 loads drawing all day fine day
Sold 28 young ducks to Joe the Jew for 16¢ per lb. $17.12¢
�TUESDAY, 27 (239-126)
Men drawing in from the back field all day
fine cool day. drew 7 loads
WEDNESDAY, 28 (240-125) {Clara resumes writing}
Men got two loads up from back field when rain came on. Rained quite hard until after two o'clock.
Father took cheques to Uncle Rich'd to sign. Brock went to Drayton to see if mill was running.
Heavy shower at six P.M.
very dull dark day.
Art. Armstrong and Vina Smith. married Eyebrow, Sask.
August THURSDAY, 29 (241-124) 1918
Brock took grist of chop to Moorefield and got team shod. Father went to bank with the Walker girls
cheques ($1019.24¢ each.) Went to see if grain was dry and fixed up a gap.
Cool, breezy and quite sunny. Rain and thunder storm during night.
FRIDAY, 30 (242-123)
Men took top down on stacks and drew in all day. Quite bright and breezy in forenoon, but
threatened rain all afternoon.
Brett Henderson brought out 24 baskets tomatoes for us from express. Mistake as we only ordered
12 bsks.
SATURDAY, 31 (243-122)
A very heavy rain in morning. Men unloaded a load of grain and Brock cleaned pens. Took Mother,
Babe and I to town in afternoon.
Cleared up in afternoon. Brock to town at night.
September SUNDAY, 1 (244-121) 1918
A very fine day - breezy.
�Brock to church at night and to see young cattle in forenoon.
LABOR DAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 2 (245-120)
Finished Harvest.
Art. Garneau here in forenoon. We washed and churned. Men finished harvest.
Quite fine, but looking like rain.
TUESDAY, 3 (246-119)
Men cleaning up barn floor, putting away waggons and racks. Got up threshing wood in afternoon.
mizzling and raining all forenoon. cloudy in afternoon, cool.
September WEDNESDAY, 4 (247-118) 1918
Men drawing up wood and piling it in wood-shed until 3 P.M. Came on rain then. Brock and I went
to town.
Quite a steady rain and continued all night, becoming heavier after dark.
THURSDAY, 5 (248-117)
Brock to Moorefield with grist of chop. Home about 2.20 P.M. Had dinner then men started to plow
beside mangols. Da piling over lumber pile which had fallen over, in forenoon.
Quite a fall day - dull cloudy and pretty cool.
FRIDAY, 6 (249-116)
Brock took 4 hogs to Moorefield then plowing till noon. Da plowing. Both drawing wood from bush
and putting in woodshed in afternoon.
Lovely bright day.
September SATURDAY, 7 (250-115) 1918
Eunice Flath came over to say coal had arrived. Brock drew two loads in forenoon, one of stove
coal, 4280 lbs and one of chestnut 3990 lbs. Da plowing till noon. Both at wood in afternoon.
Finished it, wood shed full. Brock and Ma at town at night.
�Fine forenoon. Bits of shower in afternoon. Olive went in to Winnipeg.
SUNDAY, 8 (251-114)
Brock to church at night.
Lovely day.
MONDAY, 9 (252-113)
Men plowing, finished that piece and went back to line fence to plow. We preparing for threshers.
Mrs. Ches. Walker got basket tomatoes.
Fine day, cloudy towards night. Signs of frost this morning.
September TUESDAY, 10 (253-112) 1918
Da plowing all day. Brock plowed till noon, then went to Drayton for piping. Got his chop too. After
tea he went to see about threshers and came round by town.
Turned very cold during night. Quite sunny but looking like rain
Mr. Moffat here and paid $2.00 on ram lamb.
Babe's first tooth came through.
WEDNESDAY, 11 (254-111)
Threshers came about 10 a.m. Threshed stack by driving house and moved into barn by 3 P.M. 10
men for dinner. Came on rain and they had to stop threshing. Threshers (J. Johnson and W. Boyd)
went to town after tea.
Quite a heavy rain all afternoon and still raining at night.
THURSDAY, 12 (255-110)
Rained all night but stopped about seven. Threshed till 9 a.m. when a very heavy down pour came.
Men stayed for dinner, but went away after.
Very heavy rain all in afternoon. Father and Brock went to McIsaac's for one of heifers, but got her
in Hilborn's field.
�Brock went to town for meat.
September FRIDAY, 13 (256-109) 1918
Threshers came along about 10 a.m. and started to thresh after dinner. Had 13 men for supper.
Quite a heavy rain before daylight this morning, rather misty in afternoon.
Babe weighs 19 1/4 lbs.
SATURDAY, 14 (257-108)
Finished threshing for just now, about 10 a.m. Both Went to Jack Walkers. Brock there until 2 P.M.
when Miller's machine came to Wilmots and he went over. Finished Walker's at night. Brock to
town.
Lovely bright day but looking like rain.
SUNDAY, 15 (258-107)
Quite rainy in forenoon, cleared in afternoon. Brock and I up to Roy's. Brock to church.
Hamilton sow has eleven wee pigs.
September MONDAY, 16 (259-106) 1918
Brock at Wilmot's threshing until eleven a.m. then moved to Hosheal's. Father cleaning up barn floor
and fixing scaffold. Walked out for mail about 4 P.M. Rain came on about 5 P.M. continued all
evening.
letter from Wpg. re Aunt Catty's business.
TUESDAY, 17 (260-105)
Brock at Hosheal's threshing all day. Father fixing round barn and went over to Hod's in afternoon.
Came out quite a fine day.
�WEDNESDAY, 18 (261-104)
Brock and I went to town in morning. Back here shortly after 9 a.m. Father went to I. Hillborn's to
thresh stack. Moved to Mosser's about 2 P.M. then both men there.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson here for tea. Melv. got here about 6 P.M.
Quite fine day. a couple heavy rains during evening.
September THURSDAY, 19 (262-103) 1918
Melv. took Brock's team and went to Arthur for Gas. engine and grinder that was bo't from J. McKay,
Chatsworth. Both men at Mosser's threshing till 10:30 a.m. Brock at Wat's all afternoon. Da
plowing. Melv. back about 2 P.M. Rather bright in forenoon, became dull with little rain in afternoon.
FRIDAY, 20 (263-102)
Brock at Burrow's threshing until eleven o'clock, when crank shaft broke. Da plowing all day, Brock
plowing in afternoon. Melv. at town in morning, he, Hod. and Wilmot set up gas engine and
chopper in afternoon.
Scuds of rain at times, quite cool tonight. little wood fire in furnace.
SATURDAY, 21 V (264-101)
Brock at Burrow's threshing until 9 a.m. when they moved here and threshed wheat and stack.
Finished about 3.30 P.M. and moved to Harry's. Both men up there. Brock to town at night. Pretty
cold and quite windy.
Mosser's house took fire about 1.30. all men went down, saved it, but it was quite badly burned
behind plaster. Melv. to town for bread and meat in forenoon.
September SUNDAY, 22 (265-100)
Quite dull and windy. Jack McKay and Jim Laird arrived here at 6 P.M. from Chatsworth
Brock and Laird to church.
�MONDAY, 23 (266-99)
Da went to Harry's threshing Brock went up about 10 a.m. McKay starting engine. then he went
over to Moorefield and Drayton. {Elizabeth writing} rather dull and little warmer Clara and Melv.,
McKay and Laird started for home at four o'clock. Evening Started to rain about seven. Brock and I
burned out the pipes and cleaned stove
TUESDAY, 24 (267-98)
Robt ploughing all day Brock at Elwins threshing all day I down to see Mrs Mosser afternoon
very fine afternoon
September WEDNESDAY, 25 (268-97) 1918
Brock threshing at Roy's till two oclock then moved over to the Bell place threshed till night
Robt ploughing all day
very fine day
THURSDAY, 26 (269-96)
Brock finished at Elwins about ten. cut a row round the corn till noon. afternoon Snow storms off &
on all day till four o/c then rain went to Hods for Corn binder and started to cut. but had to stop as
the ground is too wet. Brock took C. Binder over to Wats. Robt ploughing till four oclock
FRIDAY, 27 (270-95)
Robt and Brock cutting corn all day with the hooks.
cool in the morning but quite fine afternoon
Brock went to town with can of cream after tea
September SATURDAY, 28 (271-94) 1918 {Olive writing}
Men cutting corn all day. Brock met me at night train. I home from west. Left Winnipeg Thurs. Evg.
Cold wind but fine.
�SUNDAY, 29 (272-93)
Brock to church at night.
Cloudy at times and cool wind.
MONDAY, 30 (273-92)
Men cutting corn all day. Brock at Isaac Hilborns threshing at Craig barn in forenoon.
Fine but cold. Heavy frost at night.
October TUESDAY, 1 (274-91) 1918
Cutting corn all day finished it. Brock down for my suit case in evening.
Uncle Will came up on night train.
Beautiful fall day.
WEDNESDAY, 2 (275-90)
Choring in forenoon. Da driving some stakes along by rape in afternoon.
We three down to show in P.M. Brock and I to concert at night
Started to rain in night. Rained nearly all forenoon. Clearing in afternoon.
THURSDAY, 3 (276-89)
Men fixing fence round rape on other place in forenoon.
Over to Ike's in afternoon for young cattle. Then raising some potatoes in garden patch.
Fine but cloudy at times and cool. heavy frost at night.
October FRIDAY, 4 (277-88) 1918
Digging potatoes in field back of barn. some rotten ones.
Rather fine but came on a little shower about five o'clock.
�SATURDAY, 5 (278-87)
Men picking over potatoes in morning. Cleaning up barn floor in afternoon. Brock took down a
couple of bags of wet grain to be chopped but mill not running. We to town at night.
Heavy rain. Thunder and lightening and hail about eleven o'clock P.M.
SUNDAY, 6 (279-86)
Brock to church at night. Memorial service for Alf. Henry.
Raining and misting at times all day.
October MONDAY, 7 (280-85) 1918
Brock to town in morning with chop. Da ploughing back by ditch. Both ploughing in afternoon. I up
to Roy's in Evening.
Beautiful bright day.
Had to bring cows home from other place. Couldn't keep them out of rape.
TUESDAY, 8 (281-84)
Ploughing back by ditch all day. Finished it.
Lovely bright day.
WEDNESDAY, 9 (282-83)
Took up potatoes in garden in forenoon. Then started to plough in 14 ac. field on other place this
side of windmill.
Brock and I to town at night. Beautiful warm day.
Bill Barry here to borrow sickles.
October THURSDAY, 10 (283-82) 1918
Men ploughing in 14 ac. field all day.
Lovely bright warm day.
�FRIDAY, 11 (284-81)
Ploughing all day on other place.
Beautiful warm day.
SATURDAY, 12 (285-80)
Ploughing all day on other place.
Misting and a little rain early in morning.
Fine warm night Brock and I to town
October SUNDAY, 13 (286-79) 1918
Elwin and Aunt Emma called in afternoon.
Brock to town.
Quite cloudy, windy and cool.
Thanksgiving Day {handwritten next to date} MONDAY, 14 (287-78)
Ploughing all day in 14 ac. field finished it.
Rain at times and heavy mist all forenoon a little hail. Brighter in afternoon.
TUESDAY, 15 (288-77)
Started to plough in corner field. Ploughing until noon. Then topping and drawing mangels. I to
town in afternoon.
Cool and cloudy in morning but fine afternoon.
Heavy frost last night
October WEDNESDAY, 16 (289-76) 1918
Topping mangels all forenoon. Drawing them in afternoon. Finished about six o'clock.
Misty in morning but turned out a nice day.
�James Gregory buried 85 yrs old.
THURSDAY, 17 (290-75)
Ploughing all day in corner field. Brock to town at night.
Fine day but a little rain about eight.
Divided sheep at noon.
FRIDAY, 18 (291-74)
Ploughing all day in corner field.
Fine and bright but cold wind.
October SATURDAY, 19 (292-73) 1918
Brock to town with chop in morning and Da ploughing. Both ploughing in afternoon and finished
corner field.
Brock and I to town at night
Beautiful day but cold wind from S.E.
SUNDAY, 20 (293-72)
Brock to town at night. Dr. McGregor here for tea.
Rained hard most of the night and very heavy mist until noon. Cleared in afternoon. Lightening and
rain in evening.
MONDAY, 21 (294-71)
Men picking over potatoes and brought up binder canvas in forenoon. Started to plough sod down
by bush next Jack's line fence in afternoon.
Bright fine day.
October TUESDAY, 22 (295-70) 1918
Ploughing sod all day by bush.
�rather fine.
WEDNESDAY, 23 X (296-69)
Ploughing sod all day by bush.
Misty and dull at times. warm,
THURSDAY, 24 (297-68)
Men finished ploughing sod about five o'clock.
Mother and I to town in afternoon and got Wiley shod.
Heard Geo. Riley was dead. influenza.
October FRIDAY, 25 (298-67) 1918
Men drawing out manure unto ground the other side of turnips. Da over to Hashels in Evening for
Kitten.
Dull, misty and rain at times. Very foggy at night.
SATURDAY, 26 (299-66)
Finished drawing out manure by noon. Then ploughed it in after dinner. Brock and I to town at
night. Beatrice Dowling died about seven tonight. influenza
Dull at times and looking like rain. foggy night
SUNDAY, 27 (300-65)
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, Hazel and Ansen here for tea.
Brock to town at night.
Dull at times, rain in evening.
Great many sick with influenza. Schools and churches closed.
�October MONDAY, 28 (301-64) 1918
Men choring and fixing glass in windows in forenoon. Started to plough 4 ac. of sod on other place
below rape in afternoon.
Very wet morning until about eleven Then stopped raining but dull, cloudy and windy.
TUESDAY, 29 (302-63)
Ploughing on other place. Da ploughed in afternoon and Brock at Cecil Henry's funeral in afternoon.
Bright at times but looking like rain.
WEDNESDAY, 30 (303-62)
Finished the 4 ac. of sod about ten o'clock then started turnips. Topping and drawing after dinner.
Dull and looking like rain mild.
October THURSDAY, 31 (304-61) 1918
Topping and harrowing out turnips then drawing rest of day.
Dull and a little cooler to-wards Evening
Mr. Moffat here in morning for ram lamb.
November ALL SAINTS' DAY (Quebec) FRIDAY, 1 (305-60)
Topping turnips for about an hour but came on thick snow storm. Brock took chop and fat lame sow
to Moorefield. Got home about four o'clock. Then drew in 3 loads turnips. Da topping and
harrowing them out.
Cold wind, cloudy and snow squalls all day.
SATURDAY,2 (306-59)
Drawing at turnips all day. Brock & I to town at night.
Dull and cold wind
�November SUNDAY, 3 (307-58) 1918
Home all day.
Very cloudy and dull. Started to rain after supper. rained a lot through the night
MONDAY, 4 (308-57)
Men drawing filling from Isaac Hilborns hill to put around trough in shed and in 16' space.
Dull and cloudy. Misty in morning.
TUESDAY, 5 (309-56)
Topped and harrowed out rest of turnips on this place then drawing rest of day. Started to put them
in box stall. root house full. Howard here to say they were going to thresh.
Heavy white frost but a beautiful bright day.
November WEDNESDAY, 6 (310-55) 1918
Da and Brock finished drawing turnips back of barn about eleven Then went to top some on other
place. Da harrowing them out and drawing some in afternoon. Brock at Isaac Hilborns threshing in
afternoon.
To town at night.
Fine bright day.
THURSDAY, 7 (311-54)
Brock at Isaac's Hilborns threshing all day. Da topping and drawing turnips from other place.
Fine morning but cloudy and raining at times in afternoon.
FRIDAY, 8 (312-53)
Working at turnips all day. Topping and drawing. Brock took a load to Adam Flath in evening.
Mr. Flath here in afternoon and pd. his note $112.00
Very foggy & misty all morning. Drizzling rain all afternoon and Evening, Very dirty day.
�Tabby died at 8 P.M. in Halifax from influenza and pneumonia.
November SATURDAY, 9 (313-52) 1918
Choring round barn and throwing back turnips until about ten Then went back and finished topping
turnips. Drawing them in afternoon and finished.
Brock and I to town at night.
Raining mostly all night very misty wet morning. Cleared after dinner.
SUNDAY, 10 (314-51)
Da and Ma at Ike McIsaacs for dinner and tea
Brock to town at night.
Sort of rain or snow at times colder.
Peace declared. {handwritten next to date} MONDAY, 11 (315-50)
Brock took load of turnips to Adam Flath Then cleaning pens and getting ready to draw gravel. Da
ploughing little field where wheat was. Brock drawing gravel in afternoon. Jno. Ritch here for dinner
out getting Victory Bonds. Harry brought wire that Tabby was dead. Body leaving Halifax at 3 P.M.
Mr. Henderson brought out a letter from Ann Eliza. Over to see Grace Brett at Lowes. Mr.
Henderson stayed for tea. Brock to town at night. Holiday all day celebrating peace.
November TUESDAY, 12 (316-49) 1918
Brock to town in morning with chop and drawing gravel in afternoon. Da rolled up wire fences and
ploughed garden and potatoe patches in afternoon.
Heavy frost last night misty morning but fine afternoon.
WEDNESDAY, 13 (317-48)
Choring and doing some cementing in shed.
Dull and calm.
�THURSDAY, 14 (318-47)
Brock drawing filling from Hilborns hill. Da moving fence down by corner of bush.
Dull forenoon brighter after dinner and mild.
Tabby buried in Kingston at 10 a.m. Service in house. Body at undertaker's parlors.
November FRIDAY, 15 (319-46) 1918
Da getting ready to plough down in corner of bush. Started to plough after dinner.
Brock drawing clay in forenoon at Cecil Henry's sale in afternoon Mother went to town with him
Mild and quite bright.
SATURDAY, 16 (320-45)
Da ploughing down by bush all day. Brock drawing clay in forenoon and got a load of sand after
dinner.
We to town at night
Mild and dull.
SUNDAY, 17 (321-44)
Mr. Henderson, Janet and Brett here for tea. Georgie and Edna and Bob Sass here also.
Very dull foggy day. Raining at times in P.M.
November MONDAY, 18 (322-43) 1918
Men choring and cementing in 16' space.
Raining hard in forenoon with mist and rain in P.M.
TUESDAY, 19 X (323-42)
Da ploughing down by corner of bush. Brock choring and put on lower storm windows.
Dull and cool.
�WEDNESDAY, 20 (324-41)
Da finished ploughing corner down by bush in forenoon. Then choring and deepening open ditch in
P.M. Brock choring and to Robt. Hamiltons in P.M. with pig.
Bright sunshine and flurries of snow all day.
November THURSDAY, 21 (325-40) 1918
Brock to town in forenoon with chop. Drew a load of clay and one of gravel in afternoon. Da choring
and brought up some poles from bush.
Dull and cold.
FRIDAY, 22 (326-39)
Choring and divided sheep. Brought up Billy and Molly and Lion from other place also young cattle
and tieing them up.
Freezing hard but fine
SATURDAY, 23 (327-38)
Done chores and took 4 lambs up to Will Philps in forenoon, choring and trimming horses feet in
afternoon.
Brock and I to town at night.
Freezing but bright.
November SUNDAY, 24 (328-37) 1918
Brock to church at night Mr. and Mrs. Thompson and Ansen here for tea.
Bright but strong west wind.
MONDAY, 25 (329-36)
Men choring and fixing a stall in the box stall for Lion.
Bright for a little while in morning then thick squalls of snow rest of day. Strong west wind and cold.
�TUESDAY, 26 (330-35)
Done chores and drawing clay to fix box stall.
Ma and I over to Dick Lowes to see Grace Brett. She very low.
Fine and bright but cold wind.
November WEDNESDAY, 27 (331-34) 1918
Done chores. Put on storm sash upstairs Then cut down dead apple tree in orchard.
Brock to town at night.
Beautiful warm day.
THURSDAY, 28 (332-33)
Done chores, drew in a load of corn and the wood from orchard in forenoon. choring afternoon.
Dull and started to rain about noon. raining all afternoon. Strong E wind.
FRIDAY, 29 (333-32)
Choring and cleaning hen pens. and got ready a load of chop.
Dull and squalls of snow in afternoon.
November SATURDAY, 30 (334-31) 1918
Done chores. Da drew up corn in afternoon and Brock round to Tom Millers for a belt.
Stormy morning but finer in afternoon Very windy stormy night.
December SUNDAY, 1 (335-30)
Brock and I up to Uncle Richds in afternoon. Brock to church at night.
Fine and bright in forenoon Dull and east wind in P.M.
�MONDAY, 2 (336-29)
Da choring. Brock to town in morning with chop. Then he and I down in P.M. Da stuffing the big
shed door aft.
Dull and snowy at times.
Tabby 31 yrs. old.
December TUESDAY, 3 (337-28) 1918
{Elizabeth (?) writing} Da and Brock choring then Brock took Olive to ten train to go up to Claras for
a week
Men got out sleighs and started to draw out manure back to line fence. Mild but quite a fall of fine
snow
{written in the left margin} Sam 54 years
WEDNESDAY, 4 (338-27)
Men choring and drawing out manure
Still a fine snow falling.
THURSDAY, 5 (339-26)
Men choring and finished drawing out the manure and brought up load of corn soft snow falling
December FRIDAY, 6 (340-25) 1918
Men choring till eleven then Da went to Drayton Brock cleaning pens and fixing hog trough Da
choring round after comming from town snowing a little and colder
SATURDAY, 7 (341-24)
Men choring forenoon Da gone for load of corn and Brock choring round getting down the cutter
and cleaning Bells. fine day. Brock to town took Can of Cream
�CONCEPTION DAY (Quebec) SUNDAY, 8 (342-23)
At home all day Earl Elliott got stuck on sideroad with car & came here for chains Da went and
helped dig him out very fine day Brock at P. Anniversary in Town hall Dr. McGillivary of Toronto
Preached
December MONDAY, 9 (343-22) 1918 {Olive resumes writing}
Brock met Melville and I at night train. Men choring and filling up chop.
Brock went with chop afternoon
Da choring round and bringing up load of corn Earl Mewstead here with cow
Beautiful bright day
TUESDAY, 10 (344-21)
Men choring. Melville to town in forenoon to get Billy shod. Started for Chatsworth about 4 P.M.
Dull and very strong east wind
WEDNESDAY, 11 (345-20)
Da choring and drew in load of corn. Took Brock to morning train. He gone to Fat Stock show at
Guelph.
Very misty and damp all day.
December THURSDAY, 12 (346-19) 1918
Da done chores in forenoon. Lou Flath here about noon to say a car of coal was expected. Da took
team down in afternoon to get them shod but couldn't.
Brock came home from Guelph on night train.
Fine bright day.
FRIDAY, 13 (347-18)
Choring. Brock down early this morning and got horses shod. Coal didn't come. Choring in
afternoon.
�Dull. Quite a fall of snow early Then turned milder and raining mostly all day and at night.
SATURDAY, 14 (348-17) {Elizabeth writing}
Men choring and Brock Brock went up to Rothsay to pay taxes forenoon Olive and him went to
Drayton aft Brock got Wyley shod
rainy dirty day.
December SUNDAY, 15 (349-16) 1918
All at home all day Brock very sick
Olive went down to Jacks and called Dr Ferrier. (Trouble) Influenza temperature 103 ½ Went to bed
about six P.M. Robt choring
very fine day
MONDAY, 16 (350-15)
Robt choring all day Olive and I looking after Brock and Washing
Brock seems a little better
Most beautiful weather
Mrs. Jim Watt died tonight. Dr. here.
TUESDAY, 17 (351-14)
Robt choring and down to Drayton for a few thing for us Olive real sick and had to go to bed Brock
still feeling better Olive's temp 101
very fine day
Beef ring supper at Burrows
Dr. here.
�December WEDNESDAY, 18 (352-13) 1918
Robt choring and sifting ashes.
beautiful bright day
Brock still feeling better but Olive real sick at noon Robt well and I feeling better my temp at night
102 ½
Dr. here.
THURSDAY, 19 (353-12) {Olive resumes writing}
Da choring. Came in and went to bed about eleven and slept until three.
Da and Ma fairly well.
Lovely bright day.
Dr. here.
Friday, 20 (354-11)
Da choring. Went for a load of coal first in morning. Then drew in some corn and unloaded it after
dinner Mr. Henderson called in to see Brock and I.
Dr. Ferrier didn't get here until 11 P.M.
Fine day.
Mr. Hoey here for a goose.
December SATURDAY, 21 (355-10) 1918
Da choring. Elwin helped him home with the lambs in afternoon from Will Philps. Will Philp has
pneumonia
not so bright and started to rain in evening.
SUNDAY, 22 (356-9)
Brock up to day for the first.
�Dr. here in Evening.
MONDAY, 23 (357-8)
Da done chores
Fine and mild.
December TUESDAY, 24 (358-7) 1918
Choring and Brock out to barn.
Mild and very dull dark day east wind.
Dr. called in afternoon.
CHRISTMAS DAY (Dominion) WEDNESDAY, 25 (359-6)
Uncle Will came up on morning train and Mr. Hoey brought him out. Brock took him to train at night.
Colder and a little snow at times
I up for the first.
THURSDAY, 26 (360-5)
Choring. Brock over to pay Adam Flath for coal and round by Drayton in afternoon.
Lovely bright day but sharp.
December FRIDAY, 27 (361-4) 1918
Choring and getting belt ready for Engine. Chopping a little in afternoon.
Mild and dull.
SATURDAY, 28 (362-3)
Choring and chopping in afternoon.
Brock and I to town at night.
Fine and mild.
�Mrs. Dave Roberts died.
SUNDAY, 29 (363-2)
Brock to church at night.
Snowy at times. east wind.
December MONDAY, 30 (364-1) 1918
Done chores, cleaned pens and filled up some chop
Brock to town after dinner with chop and geese but brought them home again. Kaplan only paying
16¢
Dull and cold wind.
TUESDAY, 31 (365)
Choring. We picked 6 geese Brock to town in afternoon with goose to Mr. Henderson and one to
Thompsons.
Very dull and foggy all day.
Eunice Flath here for goose in a.m.
Jan. 1 New Years Day
Choring. Foggy and dull started to rain about ten o'clock rainy afternoon. windy at night.
Vance and Art Garneau here for an hour.
Harry Philp married to Della Stinson
MEMORANDUM
Jan. 2 Choring and chopping in afternoon. Harry Booth called. Brock to town at night. Heavy fall
of snow in P.M. fine night
Jan.3 Brock took 8 pigs to Moorefield $314.00 in a.m. Da done chores. Sifted ashes and
churning in P.M. Lizzie Hilborn here in P.M. Ma sick with cold. Fine bright day. colder.
�Jan 4. Choring. Brock to Moorefield in a.m. with 9 lambs. Very stormy morning and cold. Snowy
in afternoon but a little milder Brock and I to town at night
Jan 5 Brock to church at night Fine and cold
Jan 6. Brock done chores. We picked 16 geese. Mr. Henderson here for tea. Grace Brett died
this a.m. about ten. Milder fine morning but snowy at times in P.M.
Eggs Receivables Chart - Mar 16th to Dec 23rd.
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Cream Receivables & Payables Chart - Jan 9 to Dec 9, 1918
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Livestock, Poultry, Etc. Receivables Chart - Jan 22, 1918 to Jan 4, 1919
Various Payables Chart - Jan 9th to Dec 20th
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Fred Brian C.E.R.A. on board Tr. 2. Died Nov. 8/18 at Halifax. Body left Monday Nov. 11th for
Kingston arriving there Wednesday night sometime. Buried Thursday Nov. 14th at 10 a.m. in
Cataraqui cemetry. Service in house by Rev. Stephens of St. Andrews Presby. church. Wreath
from crew of "Niobe," wreath from masons. 1 doz roses from Edith, bunch of flowers Billie, Wreaths
- Mr. Brian & Herb. spray roses (myself). Influenza pneumonia. Age - 30 yrs. 11 mos 6 days.
T.R. 2 left Halifax Nov. 2nd at daybreak for a weeks mine sweeping. Tabby not well Sunday Nov. 3
so went to see Dr. at Liverpool. Came aboard again but stayed in his cabin Monday and Tuesday.
Got up Wednesday and went on deck. Took a chill at supper time and went to bed. Capt Archie
Miller sent wireless wanting med. aid was told to put into nearest port which was Liverpool. Dr.
came aboard but couldn't remove Tabby as there was no place to take him so Capt. made for
Halifax arriving there Friday Nov. 8th at 8 P.M. Took Tabby to Naval hospital. He died at 8 P.M.
was in a state of coma from Friday noon. Information from Archie Miller skipper of T.R.2.
For more information on Olive Philp, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under
“Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca
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Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1897
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1898
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1899
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1900
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1901
Clara, Olive, & Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1902
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1903
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1904
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1905
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1906
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1907
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1908
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1909
Clara, Brock, Elizabeth & Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1910
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1911
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1912
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1913
Clara & Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1914
Olive & Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1915
Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1916
Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1917
Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1918
Olive Philp Diary, 1919
Olive Philp Diary, 1920
Olive Philp Diary, 1921
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January NEW YEAR'S DAY (Dominion) TUESDAY, 1 (1-365) 1919</span></h2>
<p>Men choring in forenoon At bush in afternoon cutting wood. Brock & I down to concert in Drayton at night Fine and brought but very frosty Ed. Hambly & Ida Scott married</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 2 (2-363</span></h2>
<p>Choring in morning and cutting wood in afternoon Roy came after his goose. I up there in afternoon. Flurries of snow in afternoon but cold north wind and sharp.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 3 (3-362)</span></h2>
<p>Men choring in forenoon. Cutting wood in afternoon Brock down for his lesson at night. Bright and frosty.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January FRIDAY, 4 (4-361) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and cutting wood in afternoon. Fine but cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 5 (5-360)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing up wood from bush for furnace. Beautiful bright day and milder Brock and I to town at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Epiphany (Quebec) SUNDAY, 6 (6-359)</span></h2>
<p>Brock down to memorial service at night for Jno. McDowell. East wind all day and hard pickles of snow at night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January MONDAY, 7 (7-358) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing out manure to other place below turnip ground. Very dull and dark. started to snow a little at night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 8 (8-357)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores drawing out manure. Brock & I up to Roys at night John Walker there. Quite stormy at times but not very cold.</p>
<p>==WEDNESDAY, 9 (9-356)</p>
<p>Brock down for chop in morning. A car of coal came for O.B. Henry so he brought home 1800 lbs. Went back after dinner for chop. Da choring. Storming but not cold. Sideroad very heavy.</p>
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<p>January Thursday, 10 (10-355) 1918</p>
<p>Men choring. Quite a windy stormy day and cold. Brock down for his lesson at night.</p>
<p>Friday, 11 (11-354)</p>
<p>Da done changes in morning Brock took down a few bags of chop. Brought home 2300 lbs 7 coal fence rackets. He chop and cutter. Drawing out marume in afternoon. Quite mild, list wind.</p>
<p>Saturday, 12 (12-353)</p>
<p>Men done chores. Textile stormy wind s.w. and very strong. Snowed all night. 16° below zero in freezing.</p>
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<p>January Sunday, 13 (13-352) 1918</p>
<p>Very stormy day. Wind a little more west but very strong. Couldn't see corner for storm.</p>
<p>Monday, 14 (14-351)</p>
<p>Men choring Da walked to town in afternoon. Brock broke road down to townline in afternoon. Storming in morning and a little in afternoon. Cold.</p>
<p>Tuesday, 15 (15-350)</p>
<p>Men choring at bush in afternoon. Brock & I over to Hoshels in evening. Storming a little and drifting. No trains since Saturday at 10 o'clock.</p>
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<p>January Wednesday, 16 (16-349) 1918</p>
<p>Men chroing and at bush in afternoon. I walk to town in P.M. Drifting but finer towards night sharp. Train at night from north for the fisr.</p>
<p>Thursday, 17 (17-348)</p>
<p>Done chores and cutting wood. Brock & I to town at night. Telephone Clara. Fine but drifitng and blowing very cold.</p>
<p>Friday, 18 (18-347)</p>
<p>Done chores Brock down with chop in morning at bush in afternoon. Rather fine but real cold wind. Brock down for his lesson at night.</p>
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<p>January Saturday, 19 (19-346) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores and cutting wood in afternoon. Brock & I to town at night. Fine and very sharp. No freight moving this week.</p>
<p>Sunday, 20 (20-345)</p>
<p>Home all day. Fine and bright. Cold.</p>
<p>Monday, 21 (21-344)</p>
<p>Men done chores and getting ready to kill pigs in forenoon. What here in afternoon helping kill two pigs Lovely bright day but cold. Brock down to jacks in morning to see if Brock was shipping but wasn't.</p>
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<p>January Tuesday, 22 (22-343) 1918</p>
<p>Da done chores. Cut up pigs and salted meat Brock went for chop but heard Booth was shipping hogs no came Large and took 8 to moorefield. Came round by Oreytan for his chop. Dull and cold. Storming at times and drifting in afternoon.</p>
<p>Wednesday, 23 (23-342)</p>
<p>Da done chores in morning Brcok took mother to the train. Jane to Chatsworth. Came round by Harry's. Cutting up sausage meat and heads in afternoon. Bright and blustery cold.</p>
<p>Thursday, 24 (24-341)</p>
<p>Done chores and killed beef in afternoon. Harry helped Brock down for his lesson at night. Quite snowy in morning timer in afternoon and a little milder.</p>
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<p>January Friday, 25 (25-340) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores and cutting up beef and put it out to freeze. Sold a (lind marker?) to Cester Walker. Quite stormy and cold in afternoon and evening.</p>
<p>Saturday, 26 (26-339)</p>
<p>Done chores. packed beef. Brock & I to town at night. Fine and bright but very sharp.</p>
<p>Sunday, 27 (27-338)</p>
<p>Home all day. Bright and very frosty.</p>
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<p>January. Monday, 28. (28-337) 1918</p>
<p>Men choring. Very cold stormy day from east. Modereated to warm evening.</p>
<p>Tuesday, 29. (29-336)</p>
<p>Choring Brock to town in afternoon and up to see S.B. Henry's pigs. Blustery wind in west and real cold. Clara has a daughter.</p>
<p>Wednesday, 30 (30-335)</p>
<p>Men done chores. Both helping pack shovel on road in afternoon. Bright and calm but cold.</p>
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<p>January Thursday, 31 (31-334). 1918</p>
<p>Brock took down some chop and a bal of potatoes to cloud forenoon. Da done chores & having out mammie in afternoon. Real cold all day but bright.</p>
<p>February Friday, 1 (32-333)</p>
<p>Done chores and drawing out (??) in afternoon. Brock down for his lesson at night. Fine but very cold.</p>
<p>Saturday, 2 (33-332)</p>
<p>Men choring. Brock down in morning to frost pameal to mother. We down at night. Was so bright and smilden.</p>
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<p>February Sunday, 3 (34-331) 1918</p>
<p>Home all day. Dull and shiek in morning. Started to storm about noon and very rough afternoon. Cold.</p>
<p>Monday, 4. (35-330)</p>
<p>Done chores. Very bright but terrible cold. 16° below most of day.</p>
<p>Tuesday, 5 (36-329)</p>
<p>Men done chores Brock down to D.B. Henry's sale in afternoon. Dull and cold. Blowing and drifting at night from south. Clarence baby buried 26° below this a.m.</p>
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<p>February Wednesday, 6 (37-328) 1918</p>
<p>Brock done chores and clearing pens. Jack came up in morning to say Melville telephoned down for him to go up. Brock took him to ten train. Dull and milden. Fine snow falling in afternoon.</p>
<p>Thursday, 7 (38-327)</p>
<p>Brock done chores Fine bright day but cool.</p>
<p>Friday, 8 (39-326)</p>
<p>Brock done chores. Over to Irwin Elliots in afternoon with pig. Went to meet Da about six and didn't get home until 11:45 P.M. Train late. East wind and drifting morning and steeling in night.</p>
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<p>February Saturday, 9 (40-325) 1918</p>
<p>Choring Brock cleaned out pens and Da (??) Ashes. All (???) and (???) 7 businesses charged today and Monday to (??) fuel. Fine bright day.</p>
<p>Sunday, 10 (41-324)</p>
<p>Brock to church at night I up to Ray's but no one home. Fine and milder. Fa down to Jack's in afternoon to telephone to Chatsworth.</p>
<p>Monday, 11 (42-323)</p>
<p>Done chores and cleaned hen pens in morning. Decorated at noon the pipes were fozen no stanted to dig down by pig pen in afternoon. Lovely bright warm day. Thawing very fast.</p>
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<p>February Tuesday, 12 (43-322) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores and digging at pipes but didn't get them open. Carried water for houses and calmes at night. Very dull and foggy and steady rain all day. Wind changed to north after supper.</p>
<p>Ash Wednesday (Quebec & N.W.T.) Wednesday, 13 (44-321)</p>
<p>Done chores in forenoon and cleaned up some chop. Brock to town in afternoon with it Da went as far as town line with him. roads very soft out with Jack driving road in afternoon. Dull and raw wind from east. Da 62 yrs. old.</p>
<p>Thursday, 14 (45-320)</p>
<p>Done chores and digging at pipes but didn't get them open. Bright at times during day but cloudy at night. Rainny at times all night. Harder and lightening.</p>
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<p>Februrary Friday, 15 (46-319) 1918</p>
<p>Men choring. Brock & I to town in afternoon Mr. Craig came in afternoon and stayed all night. Cold wind and a little snowy at times. Fine night. Brock down to Hilborns.</p>
<p>Saturday, 16 (47-318)</p>
<p>Choring and drawing out franume. Mr. Craig went to town this forenoon Brock & I down at night. Fine bright day. Storming a little at night.</p>
<p>Saturday, 17 (48-317)</p>
<p>Brock to church at night Lonely bright day.</p>
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<p>February Monday, 18 (49-316) 1918</p>
<p>Choring and drawing out manure. FIne bright but strong south wind.</p>
<p>Tuesday, 19 (50-315)</p>
<p>Choring and drew manure in morning D moving down water in afternoon. Rained in night and at times all day. Heavy rain after supper. Very icy.</p>
<p>Wednesday, 20 (51-314)</p>
<p>Men choring Quite stormy and windy.</p>
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<p>Februrary Thursday, 21 (52-313) 1918</p>
<p>Choring in morning. Brock to town in afternoon. Sut Wiley had in front and down to Mr. H. Stududge's sale. Da silted ashes in afternoon. Down for his lesson at night. Fine but real cold wind.</p>
<p>Friday, 22 (53-312)</p>
<p>Choring and drawing out manure</p>
<p>Cold and very snowy at times in afternoon, but a fine night.</p>
<p>Druine Wilson's sale.</p>
<p>D up to Ray's in evening Hydro (??) on in D rayter.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February Sunday, 24 (55-310) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night.</p>
<p>Lonely bright warm day. having Fields all bare.</p>
<p>Colder after supper.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 25 (56-309)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores in morning and cleared up Chop.</p>
<p>Brock down with it in afternoon but didn't get it home.</p>
<p>Lovely bright morning but dull & very foggy rain after supper. a little thunder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 26 (57-308)</span></h2>
<p>Men choring D new down water after dinner and Brock went after his chop.</p>
<p>Quite stormy in morning and a very high wind Turned colder in night Brighter in afternoon but blurry at times.</p>
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<p>February Wednesday, 27 (58-307) 1918</p>
<p>Men done chores and at bush in afternoon.</p>
<p>Snowing a little early in morning but a bright mild day.</p>
<p>Thursday, 28 (59-306)</p>
<p>Done chores and at bush in afternoon.</p>
<p>Very fine soft snow all morning but finer in afternoon.</p>
<p>Brock down for his at lesson at night.</p>
<p>March Friday, 1 (60-305)</p>
<p>Da done chores and Brock to town with a box to send to Clara in morning. at bush in afternoon Mr. Morrison called to get Brock to help more hive on Thursday to another on at Morrisons at night</p>
<p>Beautiful fine bright day. Mr. Jack [??] buried this a.m. killed on track</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Saturday, 2 (61-304) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and at bush in afternoon.</p>
<p>Brock & I to town at night.</p>
<p>Beautiful fine bright day, but very high wind at times and after supper.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 3 (62-303)</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night.</p>
<p>Fine bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 4 (63-302)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores Da went to Morrison about ten o' clock. Brock over at sale in afternoon.</p>
<p>He down to palriatie consent grew by Clara people at night.</p>
<p>Fine bright morning. But rained a little about four o'clock then soft-snow</p>
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<p>March Tuesday, 5 (64-301) 1918</p>
<p>Done choring Brock left about nine o'clock to take a load to another for Mr. Morrison. Home at 6:30.</p>
<p>Lizzie here for tea. Hod, Sadie & Leo Manis here in evening.</p>
<p>Very foggy damp day.</p>
<p>Wednesday, 6 (65-300)</p>
<p>Done chores Brock down to Dreytaw in morning and get 5 cent flour at bush in afternoon.</p>
<p>Dull and calm. Started to snow about four o'clock but mild.</p>
<p>Madge 28 yrs old.</p>
<p>Thursday, 7 (66-299)</p>
<p>Done chores. Da and Brock at Mr. Agnew's sale in afternoon.</p>
<p>Fine day but got much colder towards night.</p>
<p>Da and ma 36 yrs. rainned.</p>
<p>Tess 23 yrs. old.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Friday, 8 (67-298) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Done chores at bush in afternoon. Brock down to Hilborne at night but Seth going away so didn't get a lesson.</p>
<p>Fine bright morning and warm a little cloudy in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 9 (68-297)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and Brock down for mail in forenoon. at bush in afternoon.</p>
<p>Fine morning but very stormy in afternoon and some at night. High east wind.</p>
<p>Sunday, 10 (69-296)</p>
<p>Brock to church at night.</p>
<p>Stormy morning but finer in afternoon and bright.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Monday, 11 (70-295) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and at bush in afternoon. Brock down town at night for mail and to Seth's for a lesson.</p>
<p>Bright morning but cloudy in afternoon.</p>
<p>Tuesday, 12 (71-294)</p>
<p>Done chores Brock to town in moving with chop at bush in afternoon.</p>
<p>Beautiful bright day. Snow going very quickly.</p>
<p>Wednesday, 13 (72-293)</p>
<p>Done chores and at bush in afternoon.</p>
<p>Mr. Wesley James came about three o'clock and stayed for tea.</p>
<p>Brock to town at night.</p>
<p>Bright morning but dull in afternoon and raining hard and freezing after supper.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Thursday, 14 (73-292) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock to Moorefield in morning with 6 pigs. Da done chores choring in afternoon.</p>
<p>Foggy and very damp all morning. Heavy rain toward noon.</p>
<p>Harold brought Edith Brian over about five o'clock.</p>
<p>Brock down for his lesson.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 15 (74-291)</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores. Brock took Edith morning train. Fixing door on 16' space in afternoon. Brock down to meet mother. She coming from Chatsworth.</p>
<p>Real cold morning but bright</p>
<p>Trees very icy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 16 (75-290)</span></h2>
<p>Choring in morning and finished fixing the door in afternoon.</p>
<p>Me to town at night.</p>
<p>Fine bright day but cool.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Sunday, 17 (76-289) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night.</p>
<p>Fine bright day and thawing very fast.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 18 (77-288)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drowing out manure.</p>
<p>Fine warm day. thawing.</p>
<p>Tuesday, 19 (78-287)</p>
<p>Done chores, and drawing out manure. Brock & I to Ms. Snells in evening.</p>
<p>Very mild and warm.</p>
<p>Roads getting bare and some buggies on road.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Wednesday, 20 (79-286) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and finished drawing out manure in forenoon.</p>
<p>Da keeping put meat today to dry in afternoon Brock choring.</p>
<p>I went to town in morning and called in to ask about Sam. He very sick.</p>
<p>Beautiful spring day. Very warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 21 (80-285)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Mr. Ms Janae here in morning. Da and he went to town about [???].</p>
<p>at high in afternon. Brock down for his lesson at night.</p>
<p>Very warm & calm.</p>
<p>Snow going rapidly.</p>
<p>Friday, 22 (81-284)</p>
<p>Done chores and at bush. Lonely bright day. Clara 33 yrs old.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Saturday, 23 (82-283) 1918</span></h2>
<p>We done chores. Brock down with chop in morning.</p>
<p>at bush in afternoon.</p>
<p>Me to town at night.</p>
<p>Beautiful day a little cooler.</p>
<p>Drew down water and at bush in P.M.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 24 (83-282)</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night and Da up to Harry's.</p>
<p>Fine bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 25 (84-281)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cutting wood.</p>
<p>Fine morning but cloudy and colder in afternoon and flurries of snow.</p>
<p>David Shent buried.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Tuesday, 26 (85-280) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Men done chores and cutting wood in bush.</p>
<p>Fine bush cold wind and flurries of snow.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 27 (86-279)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cutting wood in bush Wilmott here asking hands to wood bee.</p>
<p>Brock & I to town at night.</p>
<p>I up to Charles loalkens but no one at home.</p>
<p>Cloudy at times and cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 28 (87-278)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and at bush in forenoon at Wilmotts wood bee in afternoon</p>
<p>Brock down to Seths for lesson at night</p>
<p>Beautiful bright day. Cool in morning</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March GOOD FRIDAY (Dominion) FRIDAY, 29 (88-277) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores. Brock took down a bare to [caprear?] to Clara and them took team and went up to Starry;s for bar and round to stod for buckets.</p>
<p>Selling ready to tap in afternoon and tapped about 25 trees.</p>
<p>Warm bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 30 (89-276)</span></h2>
<p>Men done chores and getting kettler cleaned and wood gathered to boil. Boiling in afternoon. Had 1 sal & 1 [??]</p>
<p>Brock & I to town at night.</p>
<p>Fine very bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY,31 Easter Sunday</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night</p>
<p>Beautiful bright freezy day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April EASTER MONDAY (Dominion) Monday, 1 (91-274) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Done choring Da at Drayden on Dumers business Home about six o'clock</p>
<p>Brock in bush in afternoon for a while.</p>
<p>Very foggy aged dull. Rained hard in afternoon.</p>
<p>Thunder and ligthening rain in night</p>
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<p>Done chores Da down to [??] in morning with ike on Duncan business.</p>
<p>Brock back out startea to bail.</p>
<p>Lizzie Hilborn here for a while in afternoon</p>
<p>Brock and I up to Ms. Donalds in evening</p>
<p>Beautiful warm bright day. Colder in evening and lightening in south.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 3 (93-272)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and boiling all afternoon. Had 3 gals [??]</p>
<p>Brock and I over to Stod's in evening.</p>
<p>Fine bright day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Thursday, 4 (94-271) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Done chores out back in bush. Splitting wood and boiling.</p>
<p>Quite a cold new day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 5 x (25-27)</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores and drew down water. Brock went to town in morning with chop and got 2500 lbs. of coal from raeckets. Splitting wood in afternoon and gathered sap.</p>
<p>Bright day but real cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 6 (96-269)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and boiling all afternoon. Sap nursing good this morning. Brock over to bucksaw a can from Stod. We to town at night.</p>
<p>Mr. Henderson called in afternoon.</p>
<p>Beautiful fine warm day.</p>
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<p>April Sunday, 7 (97-268) 1918</p>
<p>Brock to church at night.</p>
<p>Ray and Peggie called for a pameal brought out from town last night.</p>
<p>Warmed and looking like rain but brightened by noon.</p>
<p>Monday, 8 (98-267)</p>
<p>Done chores Da boiling in bush spent of forenoon and all afternoon. Bright moving but cloudy and colder at night. frrezing & snow ice the air</p>
<p>Tuesday, 9 (99-266)</p>
<p>Done chores and drawing out manure.</p>
<p>Brock up to Elenie in evening.</p>
<p>Bright but very cold north wind freezing.</p>
<p>Souin Montgomery dead 39 yrs.</p>
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<p>April Wednesday, 10 (100-265) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores drawing out manure all day.</p>
<p>Bucked modge and Lieut Halevig here for tea and to spend the evening.</p>
<p>Fine day but cold wind</p>
<p>Thursday, 11 (101-264)</p>
<p>One chore and finished the manure by noon.</p>
<p>Da silted ashes and took manure off drain in afternoon.</p>
<p>Brock mother & I at Sauin Montgomery funeral in afternoon. I up to Chater for his and Brock came ip in evening.</p>
<p>Warm afternoon but fall of snow early in morning and dull.</p>
<p>Friday, 12 (102-263)</p>
<p>Done chores and went back to {??} bush. Buckets full. Da boiling all afternoon.</p>
<p>Mr. Ms {???} and children here also Georgie and baby in afternoon.</p>
<p>Warmer and a little dull at times.</p>
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<p>April Saturday, 13 (103-262) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores then boiling down all day in bush.</p>
<p>Brock & I to town at night.</p>
<p>Beautiful bright warm day.</p>
<p>Sunday, 14 (104-261)</p>
<p>Brock to church at night.</p>
<p>Clock moved ahead 1 hr today</p>
<p>Lonely warm day like summer.</p>
<p>Monday, 15 (105-260)</p>
<p>Done chores. Brock to town for 1000 7 tile in morning.</p>
<p>Da back boiling down. {??} up the buckets and took out {??}/</p>
<p>Mr. Henderson called in morning.</p>
<p>Beautiful warm day and calm.</p>
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<p>April Tuesday, 16 (106-259) 1918</p>
<p>Da done chores and Brock to town with chop.</p>
<p>Brought up buckets and kettles from bush in afternoon and cleaned there.</p>
<p>Brock look {??} buckets home and got some wheat from Wilmott.</p>
<p>Warm and looking like rain. Quite a shower in night. Thunder lightening.</p>
<p>Wednesday, 17 (107-258)</p>
<p>Done chores and Brock down to {??} some syrup to Clara. Then getting ready to clean seed grain. Cleaning grain in afternoon.</p>
<p>Dull and foggy in morning. Started to rain about four o'clock. Raining quite steady all evening.</p>
<p>Thursday, 18 (108-257)</p>
<p>Done chores. Finished clearing grain {??} a little apple tree and {??}</p>
<p>this sapt wood in yard in afternoon.</p>
<p>Rather dull and cold wind.</p>
<p>Fall & snow snow in night and early morning.</p>
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<p>April Friday, 10 (109-256) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores and piling wood in bush. Finished it in afternoon.</p>
<p>Bright day but coal wind.</p>
<p>Saturday, 20 (110-255)</p>
<p>Done chores. Then digging at pipes all afternoon and got the water going to barn about six o'clock.</p>
<p>Brock & I to town at night.</p>
<p>Fine day but coal east wind</p>
<p>Sunday, 21 (111-254)</p>
<p>Mr. {??} Riteh and Maniel here for dinner and tea.</p>
<p>Mr. Henderson & Brett here for tea.</p>
<p>Brock to town with {??} at night. Da over to hostel in evening to ask Had to keep with {??} in snowing.</p>
<p>Dull and rainy in morning brightened a little in afternoon and colder.</p>
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<p>April Monday, 22 (112-253) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores. Then had Brock each took steer in waggon to moonfield. One of them got out. I gone & Brock had to go to the 6th after it and got home about 7:30 P.M.</p>
<p>On choring and filling men the water pipes where they were dug up.</p>
<p>Dull morning. rain & snow. fine bright Clara 4 yrs married.</p>
<p>Tuesday, 23 (113-252)</p>
<p>Done chores. Da drew out same manure in yarden patch and Brock willowing little patch on other place and root ground in forenoon. {??}, harrowed & sawed little patch in afternoon to wheat. Had to stop about 4:30 as rain came on turned to snow and quite a heavy soft fall.</p>
<p>I to town in afternoon.</p>
<p>Lonely bright forenoon.</p>
<p>Wednesday, 24 (114-251)</p>
<p>Done chores and ploughing in field back by windfall in other place. Harry Booth here and {??} Ebany $110.</p>
<p>Snowy and wintery looking in forenoon.</p>
<p>Brightened in afternoon.</p>
<p>fine clear night.</p>
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<p>April THURSDAY, 25 (115-250) 1918</p>
<p>Men choring</p>
<p>Brock took load of chop to town forenoon. brought home the east wheele and balance of tile.</p>
<p>Aline & I went to town with Willy. Aline went on five train to Elara.</p>
<p>Men sloughing off. bright but cool.</p>
<p>Friday, 26 (116-249)</p>
<p>Men choring and back to plough forenoon. At noon Robt took Ebany over to Eli Mitchells. Then afternoon they took out seed oats and sowed them on root ground and harrowed them. Finished and went back to plough for an hover cool and very like rain.</p>
<p>Saturday, 27 (117-248)</p>
<p>Done chores. Both ploughing back field in forenoon. Then Brock finished and ploughed lane and Da started to plough some manure in back of {??}</p>
<p>Brock to town at night.</p>
<p>Fine but looking like rain at times.</p>
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<p>April Sunday, 28 (118-247) 1918</p>
<p>Mr Mrs Thompson brought me home this afternoon. Mr Mrs Ritch and Muniel called to tak eosme of us for a ride as Brock went up Mr. {??} with them.</p>
<p>Bright in forenoon but cloudy and sprinkling rain in evening.</p>
<p>Monday, 29 (119-246)</p>
<p>Done chores. {??} and cultivating back & maple tree in forenoon. Sowing and harrowing it after dinner but didn't get quite finished at came on rain about 4:30 P.M. shawery all evening. Very high wind all day but bright in morning.</p>
<p>X Tuesday, 30 (120-245)</p>
<p>Done chores {??}, and cultivating back & maple tree waht they didn't get finished yesterday Sowing and harrowing it in afternoon.</p>
<p>Cool and dull came on shower about five o'clock.</p>
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<p>May Wednesday, 1 (121-244) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores cultivating and {??} in forenoon over fence there {??} blushes. Sawing and harrowing in afternoon.</p>
<p>Brock to town at night, round by Wilmott & Hoshels.</p>
<p>Little flurry of snow in morning Bright and cool wind all day.</p>
<p>Thursday, 2 (122-243)</p>
<p>Done chores. Cultivating in forenoon back by ditch.</p>
<p>Sound and harrowed it in afternoon.</p>
<p>Revd {??} and Caph Cawland called. Clara & baby came on five train. Sea Green brought Rev out.</p>
<p>Dull in morning and a sprinkle of rain. Very windy in afternoon but fine.</p>
<p>Friday, 3 (123-242)</p>
<p>Done chores. Cultivating part of old Parkline field. Harrowing and sowing that they had cultivated in afternoon.</p>
<p>Georgie left Edna here in afternoon while she went to town.</p>
<p>Mrs. Water here in evening for duck eggs.</p>
<p>Lovely bright morning a sleight shower abour four but cleared up again warmed.</p>
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<p>May Saturday, 4 (124-241) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores, cultivating next 7 parture in forenoon. Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon Brock & I to town at night Fine bright day and warm a little dull in morning.</p>
<p>Sunday, 5 (125-240)</p>
<p>Brock Clara & baby up to Uncle Richd in afternoon.</p>
<p>Brock to church at night.</p>
<p>Beautiful warm bright day.</p>
<p>Monday, 6 (126-239)</p>
<p>Done chores. Then cultivating part of 14 ac. field this side of windmill that had been ploughed. Sawed and harrowed it in afternoon.</p>
<p>Aunt Emma Uncle Richd here in evening to say Aunt Catty was very sick. Mary wrote and told them.</p>
<p>Mother 55 yrs. old.</p>
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<p>May TUESDAY, 7 (127-238) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores. Ploughing all day on other place, ploughing in manure on other side & root grained.</p>
<p>Clara & I to town in afternoon.</p>
<p>Brock down to Parkside base social in evening.</p>
<p>Warm died dull looking like rain at times and high wind.</p>
<p>Wednesday, 8 (128-237)</p>
<p>Done chores. Cultivating summer fallow on other place in forenoon.</p>
<p>Ploughing in manure in afternoon.</p>
<p>Out and cold in morning.</p>
<p>Bright and warmer in afternoon high wind.</p>
<p>Ascension Day THURSDAY, 9 (129-236)</p>
<p>Done chores. Harrowing and dincing where the manure was, then harrowed and saved it in afternoon finished seeding.</p>
<p>Dull and looking like rain, came on quite a shower in afternoon. raining in evening, thunder and lightening in night and high wind.</p>
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<p>May FRIDAY, 10 (130-235) 1918</p>
<p>Choring in morning and filled up some chop. Brock to town in afternoon and Da ploughing sod back of barn</p>
<p>Clara & I up to Georgie's in evening with ward about Aunt Catty. Raining quite hard at times all morning. Colder & windy in P.M. fine night.</p>
<p>Saturday, 11 (131-234)</p>
<p>Done chores. Finished ploughing sod back of barn.</p>
<p>Janet & Brett Henderson came out with message that Jr. Mr Read was dead.</p>
<p>Brock took Clara & babe to five train she gone to Brampton.</p>
<p>Brock & I to team at night. Fine day but looking like rain at night.</p>
<p>Sunday, 12 (132-233)</p>
<p>Brock to church at night. Raining nearly all day.</p>
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<p>May MONDAY, 13 (133-232) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores and started to plough up corner field. poor catch of seeds. Melville & Clara came in evening. Mr. Green drove there out. Dad gave him sac of potatoes.</p>
<p>Rather dull in morning but fine afternoon. Little shower in evening. Mr has Anderson. Mrs Pollock & Mrs. Codweed called in evening.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 14 (134-231)</p>
<p>Done chores. Ploughing and harrowing in corner field.</p>
<p>Melville to {??} in afternoon.</p>
<p>Beautiful bright breezy day. Georgie called to say Aunt Catty hat {???} much</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 15 (135-230)</p>
<p>Done chores Ploughing and harrowing in corner field.</p>
<p>Mr. Henderson brought out {??} I went back to town with him & Brock down to town in evening.</p>
<p>Fine day. breezy and cool.</p>
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<p>May THURSDAY, 16 (136-229) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores. Ploughing and harrowing in corner field.</p>
<p>Beautiful day. Very warm.</p>
<p>Mr. Wilson here for dinner.</p>
<p>Aunt Carrt {??} on at 9. a.m. Removed a {??} tumor attached to kidnet and back bone.</p>
<p>Friday, 17 (137-228)</p>
<p>Done chore. Ralling sowing and harrowing corner field.</p>
<p>Same day. Very warm.</p>
<p>Mrs. Noble here for duck eggs.</p>
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<p>May Sunday, 19 (139-226) 1918</p>
<p>Mr and Mrs Thompson Evelyn {??} here for dinner and tea</p>
<p>Mr. Henderson called in evening and Harry here.</p>
<p>Fine warm day. Looking like rain at times.</p>
<p>Brock to church at night.</p>
<p>Monday, 20 (140-225)</p>
<p>Done chores. Brock took pig and was calmes to Moonfield and Da led {??{</p>
<p>Sprouting potatoes in afternoon Mr. Rennie here for dinner.</p>
<p>Dull and cool, misting a little</p>
<p>Tuesday, 21 (141-224)</p>
<p>Done chores and sprouting potatoes all day.</p>
<p>Fine day.</p>
<p>Cattle out on road.</p>
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<p>May Wednesday, 22 (142-223) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores and working {??} ground. Brock sowed them in afternoon. Ma & I to town in P.M. thunder and lightening in morning but but much rain.</p>
<p>fine day and warm.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, 23 (143-222)</p>
<p>Done chores and working on root ground. Planted 5 rows of potatoes back by {??}. Clara & I down to Ran's in afternoon. Horhel over for some seed potatoes in evening.</p>
<p>Brock to town at night.</p>
<p>Fine breezy day. Frost at night</p>
<p>Friday, 24 (144-221)</p>
<p>Done chores and cultivated summer fallow on other place in morning Brock harrowed it in afternoon and Da worked up garden and got it ready to plant.</p>
<p>Planted some early buck-eye potatoes in garden. Put fence round after supper.</p>
<p>Very dull all day a little sprinkle about five o'clock.</p>
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<p>May SATURDAY, 25 (145-220) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores Brock to town with chop in afternoon and Da drawing out manure with stone boat on to garden patch.</p>
<p>Brock & I to town at night.</p>
<p>Jack up and filled up his bags of potatoes in P.M.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 26 (145-219)</p>
<p>Brock to church at night</p>
<p>Fine but very sulky and looking like rain.</p>
<p>Came on storm about nine o'clock Rained last night and {??} about eight.</p>
<p>MONDAY, 27 (147-218)</p>
<p>Done chores. Cut some potatoes and planted them in garden on other side of carrot bushes.</p>
<p>Plowed the other garden sees in afternoon. Brock went to Elana about 3.30 P.M. for some small pigs.</p>
<p>Mr. Remie here for dinner.</p>
<p>Dull & windy in morning Came out very hat & smetry. Thunder storm in Evg.</p>
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<p>May Tuesday, 28 (148-217) 1918</p>
<p>Done chores. Da went to town about 9.30 a.m and there to Jack Mr {??} made in afternoon.</p>
<p>Brock over to sale in afternoon. Dull in morning but brightened and was fine afternoon & Evg.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 29 (149-216)</p>
<p>Done chores. Da working in garden. Brock over to Jack Mcqueen for 4 tard pigs he b t in forenoon.</p>
<p>Helping started plough in afternoon Da choring.</p>
<p>Dull and warm. Came on miggling rain about three o'clock.</p>
<p>{??} growing weather.</p>
<p><br /> THURSDAY, 30 (150-215)</p>
<p>Done chores. Da started to trim space. Brock to trim in afternoon to tell Dr. to come out to see baby' 2 eyes. Get Wiley shod.</p>
<p>Dr. Cassidy here about noon. More thet gult 5 bags potatoes.</p>
<p>Fine day a little cloudy at times.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May FRIDAY, 31 (159-214) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Da trimming spruce in morning and Brock to town for Ma's medicine. Working on root ground in afternoon. Georgie there for tea. Mr. Duff here for potatoes in afternoon after Dr. Liscumbs. Very hot and looking like thunder storm. cooler in evening. Brock up to Lou Corbetts' to buy some little pigs</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June SATURDAY, 1 (152-213)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Planted some potatoes in morning and sowed corn in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Fine day. Very high wind in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 2 (153-212)</span></h2>
<p>Melville and Mrs. Milson arrived about ten o'clock. Brock to church at night. Fine day, cool</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June MONDAY, 3 (154-211) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock down with rails to make a pen to put sheep in at river. Da working root ground. Washed sheep in afternoon. Melville took Ma and Mrs. Milson to town in a.m. and even to cemetry in P.M. Left for Chatsworth about three o'clock. Mr. Corbett brought pigs in evg and Les Waters here for potatoes {The rest of the entry is written into the next section} Mr Rennie here for dinner.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 4 (155-210)</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town in forenoon with chaf. Da working on root ground all day. Brock working rape ground in P.M. on other place. Mrs. Newtead and Mina Buchaee called. Dull and cool all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 5 (156-209)</span></h2>
<p>Brock finished cultivating rape ground in forenoon. Da drawing manure on to root ground. Both working at manure in afternoon. Ma and Clara to town in afternoon. Fine warm day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June THURSDAY, 6 (157-208) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Drawing out manure on to root ground. to Kitchener with Mr. Henderson. Dull and looking like rain. slight thunder shower in Evg.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 7 (158-207)</span></h2>
<p>men ploughing in manure on root ground. Cultivating and harrowing summer fallow in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Fine but cool and very high wind</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 8 (519-206)</span></h2>
<p>Working on summer fallow all day. Clara Brock and I to town at night. Fine and quite breezy. Cloudy in Evening and a few drops of rain.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June SUNDAY, 9 (160-205) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Maisha foaled in evening. Dull and raining most of day. Quite a heavy shower after tea.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 10 (161-204)</span></h2>
<p>Men took 5 fat cattle to Moorefield in forenoon. Mr. Rennie here for dinner. Brock helping Ike McIssac move in afternoon to Jack's farms. Da setting out cabbage and tomato plants in P.M. Melville brought Billy down. arrived about seven. Les came in car about sic. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ritch here in Evg. with 9 little ducks. Cloudy in a.m. but a nice day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 11 (162-203)</span></h2>
<p>Da, Brock, Melville and Les down town in morning. Da discing root ground in afternoon and the rest went to Kitchener. Cloudy and looking like rain brightened in afternoon for a while but came up a heavy thunder storm about eight.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June WEDNESDAY, 12 (163-202) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock choring and put in a cement sill in pig pen. Les and Melv. left about ten o'clock for Harriston. Da and Brock down to Jack Ritches in Evening. Cold and very heavy mist all day. rained at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 13 (164-201)</span></h2>
<p>Da trimming spruce all day. Brock choring in forenoon and cultivated turnip ground in afternoon. Cloudy but brightened in afternoon. Quite breezy. Brock to town at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 14 (165-200)</span></h2>
<p>shearing sheep. Fine cool day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June SATURDAY, 15 (166-199) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock cultivating and rolling turnip ground. Da ridged it up and Brock sowing them in afternoon. Clara Brock and I to town at night. Mr. Fleet here for calf for John Ritch. Fine day and cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 16 (167-198)</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Dr. and Mrs. Ferrier and Mrs. Ellis called to see baby about 5 P.M. Ms. Henderson and Mrs. Patterson here in Evening. We went for a little ride with them. cloudy like rain. warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 17 (168-197)</span></h2>
<p>Brock took Clara and baby to ten train. She gone home to Chatsworth. Da over to Moorefield with two sheep in forenoon. Dipping lambs in afternoon. Mr. Rennie here for dinner. Beautiful warm day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June TUESDAY, 18 (169-196) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Drawing out manure to other place. Mr and Mrs. Thompson here in Evening. Beautiful warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 19 (170-195)</span></h2>
<p>Brock drawing out manure all day. Da scuffling potatoes in morning Scuffling and hoeing mangel in afternoon. Beautiful bright day cool at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 20 (171-194)</span></h2>
<p>Da hoeing mangel all day. Brock to town in morning with chaf and cream can. Da to meet Rennie at Hatches with Martha. Brock away in Evening. Fine day, breezy and cool. Norm Perkin here for dinner. Helping fix pump at low windmill.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June FRIDAY, 21 (172-193) 1918</span></h2>
<p>{Someone other than Olive is making entries} Brock drawing out manure all day. Da hoeing mangels. Very dull and cloudy Quite heavy showers at times. Sultry and thundering Mr. Henderson brought out telegrame from Tabby in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 22 (173-192)</span></h2>
<p>Brock, Olive and I up to the school to register then Brock took Olive to the nine train for a short visit to Kingston. Da weeding in the garden fore and up to Register aft. and back on the other place. Brock finished the manure and took his plough to plough on the summer fallow. Mrs Will Anderson here all afternoon from Rothsay and Mrs Ed. Smith called for her. Brock down town at night misty and cool all day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 23 (174-191)</span></h2>
<p>very fine day all at home till Evening then Brock went to Goshen Dr McGregger here from Elora stopped about an hour very fine afternoon</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June {Following is written in}X {Typed}MONDAY, 24 (175-190) 1918</span></h2>
<p>{Olive resumes writing} Da scuffling corn all day Brock plowing on rape ground. {Someone else writing} Mr Rennie here at noon Violet and Will and George arrived here at eleven. very fine day Brock and Will down town for trunk</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 25 (176-189)</span></h2>
<p>Brock ploughing all day " " took V. W. and G. up to Roys for dinner. Da finished scuffling corn and hoeing potatoes Brock over to Zion. at night Violet W. and G came back and brought Elwin driver {The remainder of the entry was in the margins} with them</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 26 (177-188)</span></h2>
<p>Men started in to do the road work. Violet took Will to the train and took Elwins horse home very fine day</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June THURSDAY, 27 (178-187) 1918</span></h2>
<p>{Olive resumes writing} men doing road work. I came home tonight from Kingston. Fine and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 28 (179-186)</span></h2>
<p>Brock doing road work. team on road grader, finished about ten o'clock then ploughing on rape ground rest of afternoon. Da pulling mustard and hoeing turnips. Fine and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 29 (180-185)</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock lifting up windmill pump in low well and mended the rod on back windmill in forenoon. then took the young cattle out of bush over to Ike's to pasture in afternoon. Violet, Brock and I to town at night. Very warm and fine.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June SUNDAY, 30 (181-184) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock took Violet and George up to Uncle Rich in forenoon. To church at night. Fine morning. Rained quite hard in afternoon and evening. Thunder and lightening</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July DOMINION DAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 1 (182-183)</span></h2>
<p>Men ploughing on rape ground and finished it. Brock ploughed lane. Mr. Rennie here for dinner. Misting and very cold in afternoon and evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 2 (183 -182)</span></h2>
<p>Cultivated rape ground in morning. Brock harrowing it in afternoon and Da hoeing mangels. finished them second time over. Mr. Henderson and Janet called in evening. Fine bright day a little cloudy in evening.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July WEDNESDAY, 3 (184-181) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town with chaf and cream can in forenoon. Working on rape ground in afternoon. Da scuffling potatoes and corn. Grace Brett, Lowe and Fleuellings called in evening. Beautiful day and hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 4 (185-180)</span></h2>
<p>Brock working on rape ground. Da scuffling corn. Brock to Arthur at night. Elwin down in Evg. Sold wool to Kaplan for 94c per lb. Fine and warm a little cloudy at times.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 5 (186-179)</span></h2>
<p>Da finished scuffling corn in forenoon. Brock getting ground ready to sow turnips on other place. Da ridged it up in afternoon and Brock sowed there. Fine day and beautiful Evening. I up to Ray's at night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July SATURDAY, 6 (187-178) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Da hoeing potatoes back of barn in forenoon. Helping Brock pick roots on other place in afternoon. Brock cultivating Elwin brought Violet and George home in evening. Fine day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 7 (188-177)</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Cool and dull.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 8 (189-176)</span></h2>
<p>Brock harrowing summer fallow in forenoon. Then Da and he ploughing it in afternoon. Mr. Rennie here for dinner. Brock took Violet and George down to Uncle Johns about five o'clock. Fine but cool and breezy. Da very miserable in bed most of forenoon.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July TUESDAY, 9 (190-175) 1918</span></h2>
<p>{Another author is writing} choring and made a pen for geese outside in forenoon. Ploughing on rape ground in afternoon. Dull and heavy mist like rain at times, a little finer in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 10 (191-174)</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing rape ground all day. Brock to town at night with cream can. Fine but a little cloudy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 11 (192-173)</span></h2>
<p>Finished ploughing rape ground by noon. Da banked potatoes. Both working on rape ground in afternoon. Stretches some barb wire after supper. Fine warm day a little shower about five but lovely Evening.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July FRIDAY, 12 (193-172) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Working on rape ground all day. I to town in forenoon and got Wiley shod. Celebration at Fergus and Listowl. Fine day but warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 13 (194-171)</span></h2>
<p>{Olive resumes writing} Sowing rape in forenoon and harrowing it. Burning some roots in afternoon and Brock greened potatoes. Da scuffling. Brock met Uncle Jim and Lillian at night train. then we back to town. Beautiful day and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 14 (195-170)</span></h2>
<p>Uncle Jim and Brock over to cemetry in afternoon. Brock to church at night. Fine and warm.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July MONDAY, 15 (196-169) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Hoeing turnips all day. Mr. Rennie here for dinner. Fine and very warm. Brock took Uncle Jim to morning train.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 16 (197-168)</span></h2>
<p>Hoeing turnips all day. Dr. McGregor here in evening. Cloudy and dull. Little showers at times. heavier in evening. warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 17 (198-167)</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town in morning with chaf. Da scuffling turnips and both hoeing rest of day. Dull but brightened and came out hot in afternoon. Mother down to see Mrs. Mosser in a.m. She quite sick. Brock 25 yrs. old.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July THURSDAY, 18 (199-166) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Hoeing turnips all day. Finished them. Mrs. Hill here in evening. Fine warm day. Brock down with cream can and over to Zion at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 19 (200-165)</span></h2>
<p>Brock cut about five acres in corner field by oats. Da scuffling turnips. Brock greened potatoes in field. then raked what he had cut about five o'clock. Coiling up after tea. Fine and very warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 20 (201-164)</span></h2>
<p>Cut part field on other side of orchard. then raking it after dinner, and got it coiled up. Da coiling up in corner fields all morning finished it about 2 P.M. We to town at night Fine and very warm.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July {Following is written in}X {Typed}SUNDAY, 21 (202-163) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night a terrible hot day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 22 (203-162)</span></h2>
<p>Cut hay next Jack's line fence in morning. Da getting barn ready to draw in. Got a couple of loads today before dinner from corner field and finished it in afternoon. Mr. Rennie here for dinner. Very warm but not such a fierce heat as yesterday.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 23 (204-161)</span></h2>
<p>Drawing in from other side of orchard Brock raked after dinner down by line fence and drawing it rest of afternoon. Very warm.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July WEDNESDAY, 24 (205-160)</span></h2>
<p>Finished drawing in field next Jack's line fence in forenoon and ground mower knife. Brock cutting hay on other place in afternoon. Da hoeing potatoes. Brock to town at night Very hot and calm. a few drops of rain in P.M. Heavy storms went round.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 25 (206-159)</span></h2>
<p>Brock cutting hay in forenoon on other place, Da cutting same weeds and choring then went to rake what Brock cut yesterday. Both coiling up in afternoon. I down to Mossers{?} for 6 boxes of berries @ 209 Fine but very warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 26 (207-158)</span></h2>
<p>Finished cutting hay in forenoon. and Da raking. Both coiling up in afternoon. Mrs. Noble, Mrs. Craig and Jennie called in Evening. Fine and hot. a little sprinkle about three o'clock.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July SATURDAY, 27 (208-157) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock raking and coiling up hay in forenoon. Drawing in after dinner. I took mother and Lillian to six train to go to Guelph. Brock and I to town at night. Fine day but warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 28 (209-156)</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night Fine and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 29 (210-155)</span></h2>
<p>Drawing in hay from other place. Tom came to shingle rest of barn. I to town to meet mother on ten train. Julie a heavy rain about 2.30 P.M. stopped them drawing in. thunder and lightening. Then cleared a little in evening very warm in morning. Mr. Kaplan got wool. Mr. Rennie here for dinner.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July TUESDAY, 30 (211-154) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Cleaning pens and hen house and fixing carriage in driving house. Cut little orchard on other place after dinner and coiled it up. Mr and Mrs. Malcolmson called to see about my ticket. Misty in morning but fine breezy afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 31 (212-153)</span></h2>
<p>Drawing in hay from other place all day. Finished haying. Tom here shingling barn. Fine breezy day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August THURSDAY, 1 (213-152)</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town with chaf and cream can in morning. Da scuffling turnips and hoed his rows. Brock greened potatoes in afternoon. up to Ray's for a bunch of shingles and helping Tom. Mr. and Mrs. P. Pollock and Beekie called after too. Fine day and warm quite breezy in afternoon.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August FRIDAY, 2 (214-151) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Hoeing turnips all day. Brock to town at night. Fine day and real cool evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 3 (215-150)</span></h2>
<p>Finished hoeing the turnips. Brock and I to town at night. Fine and warmer.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 4 (216-149)</span></h2>
<p>Ma and Da to Jack Ritches for dinner and tea. Fine and very warm.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August MONDAY, 5 (217-148) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock hoed the mangels. Da scuffling turnips on other place after supper. Fine and very hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 6 (218-147)</span></h2>
<p>Hoed the turnips on other place. and finished scuffling them. Very hot day. Aaron to Waltons barn on burwell line struck by lightening and burned this a.m.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 7 (219-146)</span></h2>
<p>Got out binder and cut grain back of poplars and hacked it. hew ground a trifle. Brock to town at night. Mr. Malcolmson here with my ticket in Evg. very hot. Thunder storms all round.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August THURSDAY, 8 (220-145) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Cutting the mixed grain on root ground on other place in forenoon and shocked it. Hoeing corn in afternoon. Very hot day. Thunder storms going round all day. We had one about six o'clock. Mr. Owens barn burned and Tom Hendersons stable. Raining a little all evening and sultry</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 9 (221-144)</span></h2>
<p>Da to town in forenoon. Brock fixing bars and cutting weed on road. Picking berries in afternoon and hoed a row of corn. I up to Rays in evening. very cloudy and sultry in forenoon a little breeze in afternoon but close and hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 10 (222-143)</span></h2>
<p>Cut the little patch of wheat on other place in forenoon and hacked it. Hoeing corn in afternoon. Mother, Brock and I to town at night Fine but hot.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August SUNDAY, 11 (223-142) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Thompsons and Mr. Cody here for tea and to spend evening. Fine but hot. lightening at night All at home all day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 12 (224-141)</span></h2>
<p>{Elizabeth writing} Robt choring for an hour Brock took Olive to train this morning she going out west for a holiday. Men started in to cut barley in the corner field about half past nine. Cut it and shocked it up very warm in middle of the day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 13 (225-140)</span></h2>
<p>Robt and Brock cutting and shocking rye all day back at the line fence between Roy and us. finished piece. fearful hot day the thermometer 100 in the shade, thunder and lightening at night but no rain here, very black in the north</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August WEDNESDAY, 14 {Following is written in}X {Typed}(226-139) 1918</span></h2>
<p>The weather very much cooler Robt and Brock drawing in mixed grain from behind the driving house an other place. fore - Drawing in at house afternoon. cool wind. finished the piece, and Brock went to town {Written cross-hatch in the left margin by someone else} Olive arrived in Pt. Arthur.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 15 (227-138)</span></h2>
<p>Men drawing in out of the corner field all day very fine cool day {Someone else writing} Olive got the Kenora 8 a.m. Martha met her!</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 16 (228-137)</span></h2>
<p>Men finished. drawing in out of the corner field and drew in the patch of wheat. Then Brock went to town with chaf. found the chopper broke. cool and very fine day</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August SATURDAY, 17 (229-136) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Men started to cut the last piece of grain on this place Cool and very fine. {Clara writing} Brock to town in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 18 (230-135)</span></h2>
<p>Melv. Babe and I came down from Chatsworth for dinner, Melv. and father to Harriston in afternoon. a lovely day. Brock to church in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 19 (231-134)</span></h2>
<p>Men cut piece of mixed grain by rape, on other place, and stooked it. Got a road cut round back 14 acre field before dinner too. Melv. helping stook. Lovely day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August TUESDAY, 20 (232-133) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Cutting and stooking in back field on other place. Finished big field and started on piece by windmill. Melv. helping stook. Quite warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 21 (233-132)</span></h2>
<p>Finished cutting and put binder away by noon. Drawing in in afternoon until shower came about 5 P.M. Drawing from behind poplar bushes. Brock to town at night. Melv. there most of day. Warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 22 (234-131)</span></h2>
<p>Men drawing in afternoon. Leveling grains in mow and put off load in forenoon. Came quite a heavy shower about 5 P.M. Brock went down to see if chopper is going yet. Melv. went to Chatsworth in forenoon. Quite hot and sultry.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August FRIDAY, 23 (235-130) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Men divided sheep and lambs and brought in a load before dinner. Drawing in afternoon. Came a little shower about 6 A.M. Heavy rain went round. Very close evening. Strong wind all day. Babe fell out of bed this a.m.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 24 (236-129)</span></h2>
<p>Men finished drawing on this place. Brock went to town at night. Earl Newstead went with him. a fine day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 25 (237-128)</span></h2>
<p>Sarah Hilborn and children here for an hour in afternoon. Brock to church in evening. a hot day. Babe weighs 17 1/2 lb - 2 - 113. Brock 143.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August MONDAY, 26 (238-127) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Men drawing from back field on other place and stacking it in front of driving house. {Someone else writing} drew 7 loads drawing all day fine day Sold 28 young ducks to Joe the Jew for 16c per lb. $17.12c</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 27 (239-126)</span></h2>
<p>Men drawing in from the back field all day fine cool day. drew 7 loads</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 28 (240-125)</span></h2>
<p>{Clara resumes writing} Men got two loads up from back field when rain came on. Rained quite hard until after two o'clock. Father took cheques to Uncle Rich'd to sign. Brock went to Drayton to see if mill was running. Heavy shower at six P.M. very dull dark day. Art. Armstrong and Vina Smith, married Eyebrow, Sask.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August THURSDAY, 29 (241-124) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock took grist of chaf to Moorefield and got team shod. Father went to bank with the Walker girls cheques ($1019.24c each.) Went to see if grain was dry and fixed up a gap. Cool, breezy and quite sunny. Rain and thunder storm during night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 30 (242-123)</span></h2>
<p>Men took top down on stacks and drew in all day. Quite bright and breezy in forenoon, but threatened rain all afternoon. Brett Henderson brought out 24 baskets tomatoes for us from express. Mistake as we only ordered 12 bsks.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 31 (243-122)</span></h2>
<p>A very heavy rain in morning. Men unloaded a load of grain and Brock cleaned pens. Took mother, Babe and I to town in afternoon. Cleaned up in afternoon. Brock to town at night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September SUNDAY, 1 (244-121) 1918</span></h2>
<p>A very fine day - breezy. Brock to church at night and to see young cattle in forenoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">LABOR DAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 2 (245-120)</span></h2>
<p>Finished Harvest. Art. Garneau here in forenoon. We washed and churned. Men finished harvest. Quite fine but looking like rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 3 (246-119)</span></h2>
<p>Men cleaning up barn floor, putting away waggons and racks. Got up threshing wood in afternoon. mizzling and raining all forenoon. cloudy in afternoon, cool.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September WEDNESDAY, 4 (247-118) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Men drawing up wood and piling it in wood-shed until 3 P.M. Came on rain then. Brock and I went to town. Quite a steady rain and continued all night becoming heavier after dark.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 5 (248-117)</span></h2>
<p>Brock to Moorefield with grist of chaf. Home about 2.20 P.M. Had dinner then men started to plow beside mangols. Da piling over lumber pile which had fallen over, in forenoon. Quite a fall day - dull cloudy and pretty cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 6 (249-116)</span></h2>
<p>Brock took 4 hogs to Moorefield then plowing till noon. Da plowing. Both drawing wood from bush and putting in woodshed in afternoon. Lovely bright day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September SATURDAY, 7 (250-115) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Eunice Flath came over to say coal had arrived. Brock drew two loads in forenoon, one of stone coal, 4280 lbs and one of chestnut 2990 lbs. Da plowing till noon. both at wood in afternoon. Finished it, wood shed full. Brock and Ma at town at night. Fine forenoon. Bits of shower in afternoon. Olive went in to Winnipeg.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 8 (251-114)</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Lovely day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 9 (252-113)</span></h2>
<p>Men plowing, finished that piece and went back to Pine fence to plow. We preparing for threshers, Mrs. Ches. Walker got basket tomatoes. Fine day, cloudy towards night. Signs of frost this morning.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September TUESDAY, 10 (253-112) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Da plowing all day. Brock plowed till noon, then went to Drayton for piping. Got his chop too. After tea he went to see about threshers and came round by town. Turned very cold during night. Quite sunny but looking like rain Mr. Moffat here and paid $2.00 on raw lamb. Babe's first tooth came through.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 11 (254-111)</span></h2>
<p>Threshers came about 10 a.m. Threshed stack by driving house and moved into barn by 3 P.M. 10 men for dinner. Came on rain and they had to stop threshing. Threshers (J. Johnson and W. Boyd) went to town after tea. Quite a heavy rain all afternoon and still raining at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 12 (255-110)</span></h2>
<p>Rained all night but stopped about seven. Threshed till 9 a.m. when a very heavy downpour came. Men stayed for dinner, but went away after. Very heavy rain in afternoon. Father and Brock went to McIssac's for one of heifers, but got her in Hilborn's field. Brock went to town for meat.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September FRIDAY, 13 (256-109) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Threshers came along about 10 a.m. and started to thresh after dinner. Had 13 men for supper. Quite a heavy rain before daylight this morning rather misty in afternoon. Babe weighs 19 1/4 lbs.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 14 (257-108)</span></h2>
<p>Finished threshing for just now, about 10 a.m. Both Went to Jack Walkers. Brock there until 2 P.M. when Millers machine came to Wilmots and he went over. Finished Walker's at night. Brock to town. Lovely bright day but looking like rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 15 (258-107)</span></h2>
<p>Quite rainy in forenoon, cleared in afternoon. Brock and I up to Ray's. Brock to church. Hamilton sow has eleven wee pigs.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September MONDAY, 16 (259-106) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Wilmot's threshing until eleven a.m. then moved to Hosheal's. Father cleaning up barn floor and fixing scaffold. walked out for mail about 4 P.M. Rain came on about 5 a.m. continued all evening. letter from Wpg. re Aunt Catty's business.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 17 (260-105)</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Hosheal's threshing all day. Father fixing round barn and went over to Hod's in afternoon. Came out quite a fine day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 18 (261-104)</span></h2>
<p>Brock and I went to town in morning. Back here shortly after 9 a.m. Father went to J. Hillborn's to thresh stack moved to Mosser's about 2 P.M. then both men there. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson here for tea men got here about 6 P.M. Quite fine day. a couple heavy rains during evening.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September THURSDAY, 19 (262-103) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Men took Brock's team and went to Arthur for gas engine and grinder that was bot from J. McKay, Chatsworth. Both men at Mosser's threshing till 10:30 a.m. Brock at Wat's all afternoon. Da plowing. Men back about 2 P.M. Rather bright in forenoon, because dull with little rain in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 20 (263-102)</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Burrow's threshing until eleven o'clock, when crank shaft broke. Da plowing all day, Brock plowing in afternoon. Men at town in morning, he, Hod. and Wilmat set up gas engine and chopper in afternoon. Scuds of rain at times, quite cool tonight. little wood fire in furnace.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 21 V (264-101)</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Burrow's threshing until 9 a.m. when they moved here and threshed wheat and stack. Finished about 3.30 P.M. and moved to Harry's. Both men up there. Brock to town at night. Pretty cold and quite windy. Mosser's house took fire about 1.30 all men went down, saved it, but it was quite badly burned behind plaster. Men to town for bread and meat in forenoon.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September SUNDAY, 22 (265-100)</span></h2>
<p>Quite dull and windy. Jack McKay and Jim Laird arrived here at 6 P.M. from Chatsworth Brock and Lairds to church.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 23 (266-99)</span></h2>
<p>Da went to Harry's threshing Brock went up about 10 a.m. McKay starting engine. then he went over to moorefield and Drayton.{Olive resumes writing} rather dull and little warmer Clara and Melo McKay and Laird started far home at four o'clock. Evening started to rain about seven. Brock and I burned out the pipes and cleaned out stove</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 24 (267-98)</span></h2>
<p>Robt ploughing all day Brock at Elvins threshing all day I Horon to see Mrs Mosser afternoon very fine afternoon</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September WEDNESDAY, 25 (268-97) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock threshing at Roy's till two oclock then moved over to the Bell place threshed till night Robt ploughing all day very fine day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 26 (269-96)</span></h2>
<p>Brock finished at Elvins about ten. cut a row round the corn till noon. afternoon snow storms off and on all day till four o/c then rain went to Hod for corn binder and started to cut. but had to stop as the ground is too wet. Brock took C. Binder over to Wats. Robt ploughing till four oclock</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 27 (270-95)</span></h2>
<p>Robt and Brock cutting corn all day with the hooks. cool in the morning but quite fine afternoon Brock went to town with can of cream after tea</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September SATURDAY, 28 (271-94) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Men cutting corn all day. Brock met me at night train. I home from west. Left Winnipeg Thurs. Evg. Cold wind but fine.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 29 (272-93)</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Cloudy at times and cool wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 30 (273-92)</span></h2>
<p>Men cutting corn all day. Brock at Issac Hilborns threshing at Craig barn in forenoon. Fine but cold. Heavy frost at night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October TUESDAY, 1 (274-91) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Cutting corn all day finished it. Brock down for my suit case in evening. Uncle Will came up on night train. Beautiful fall day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 2 (275-90)</span></h2>
<p>Choring in forenoon. Da driving some stakes along by rape in afternoon. We three down to show in P.M. Brock and I to concert at night started to rain in night. Rained nearly all forenoon. Clearing in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 3 (276-89)</span></h2>
<p>Men fixing fence round rape on other place in forenoon. Over to Ike's in afternoon for young cattle. Then raising some potatoes in garden patch. Fine but cloudy at times and cool. heavy frost at night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October FRIDAY, 4 (277-88) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Digging potatoes in field back of barn. some rotten ones. Rather fine but came on a little shower about five o'clock.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 5 (278-87)</span></h2>
<p>Men picking over potatoes in morning. Cleaning up barn floor in afternoon. Brock took down a couple of bags of wet grain to be chopped but mill not running. We to town at night. Heavy rain. Thunder and lightening and hail about eleven o'clock P.M.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 6 (279-86)</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Memorial service for Alf. Henry. Raining and misting at times all day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October MONDAY, 7 (280-85) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town in morning with chaf. Da ploughing back by ditch. Both ploughing in afternoon. I up to Roy's in Evening. Beautiful bright day. Had to bring cows home from other place. Couldn't keep them out of rape.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 8 (281-84)</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing back by ditch all day. Finished it. Lovely bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 9 (282-83)</span></h2>
<p>Took up potatoes in garden in forenoon. Then started to plough in 14 ac. field on other place this side of windmill. Brock and I to town at night. Beautiful warm day. Bill Barry here to borrow sickles.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October THURSDAY, 10 (283-82) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Men ploughing in 14 ac. field all day. Lovely bright warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 11 (284-81)</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing all day on other place. Beautiful warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 12 (285-80)</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing all day on other place. Misting and a little rain early in morning. Fine warm night Brock and I to town</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October SUNDAY, 13 (286-79) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Elwin and Aunt Emma called in afternoon. Brock to town. Quite cloudy, windy and cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thanksgiving Day {handwritten next to date} MONDAY, 14 (287-78)</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing all day in 14 ac. field finished it. Rain {upward arrow} at times and heavy mist all forenoon a little hail. Brighter in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 15 (288-77)</span></h2>
<p>Started to plough in corner field. Ploughing until noon. Then topping and drawing mangels. I to town in afternoon. Cool and cloudy in morning but fine afternoon. Heavy frost last night</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October WEDNESDAY, 16 (289-76) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Topping mangels all forenoon. Drawing them in afternoon. Finished about six o'clock. Misty in morning but turned out a nice day. James Gregory buried 85 yrs old.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 17 (290-75)</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing all day in corner field. Brock to town at night. Fine day but a little rain about eight. Divided sheep at noon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 18 (291-74)</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing all day in corner field. Fine and bright but cold wind.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October SATURDAY, 19 (292-73) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town with chaf in morning and Da ploughing. Both ploughing in afternoon and finished corner field. Brock and I to town at night Beautiful day but cold wind from S.E.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 20 (293-72)</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town at night. Dr. McGregor here for tea. Rained hard most of the night and very heavy mist until noon. Cleared in afternoon. Lightening and rain in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 21 (294-71)</span></h2>
<p>Men picking over potatoes and brought up binder canvas in forenoon Started to plough sod down by bush next Jack's line fence in afternoon Bright fine day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October TUESDAY, 22 (295-70) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing sod all day by bush. rather fine.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 23 {Following written in}X {Typed}(296-69)</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing sod all day by bush. Misty and dull at times. warm,</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 24 (297-68)</span></h2>
<p>Men finished ploughing sod about five o'clock. Mother and I to town in afternoon and got Wiley shod. Heard Gus. Riley was dead. influenza.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October FRIDAY, 25 (298-67) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Men drawing out manure unto ground the other side of turnips. Da over to Hashels in Evening for Kitten. Dull, misty and rain at times. Very foggy at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 26 (299-66)</span></h2>
<p>Finished drawing out manure by noon then ploughed it in after dinner. Brock and I to town at night. Beatrice Dowling died about seven tonight. influenza Dull at times and looking like rain. foggy night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 27 (300-65)</span></h2>
<p>Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, Hazel and Auseu here for tea. Brock to town at night. Dwell at times, rain in evening. Great many sick with influenza. schools and churches closed.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October MONDAY, 28 (301-64) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and fixing glas in windows in forenoon. Started to plough 4 ac. and sod on other place below rape in afternoon. Very wet morning until about eleven then stopped raining but dull, cloudy and windy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 29 (302-63)</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing on other place. Da ploughed in afternoon and Brock at Cecil Henry's funeral in afternoon. Bright at times but looking like rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 30 (303-62)</span></h2>
<p>Finished the 4 ac. of sod about 6 o'clock then started turnips Topping and drawing after dinner. Dull and looking like rain mild.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October THURSDAY, 31 (304-61) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Topping and harrowing out turnips then drawing rest of day. Dull and a little cooler to wards Evening Mr. Moffat here in morning for ram lamb.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November ALL SAINTS' DAY (Quebec) FRIDAY, 1 (305-60)</span></h2>
<p>Topping turnips for about an hour but came on thick snow storm. Brock took chop and fat lame saw to Moorefield. got home about four o'clock. Then drew in 3 loads turnips. Da topping and harrowing them out. Cold wind, cloudy and snow squalls all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY,2 (306-59)</span></h2>
<p>Drawing at turnips all day. Brock + I to town at night. Dull and cold wind</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November SUNDAY, 3 (307-58) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Very cloudy and dull. Started to rain after supper. rained a lot through the night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 4 (308-57)</span></h2>
<p>Men drawing filling from Isaac Hilborns hill to put around through in shed and in 16 space. Dull and cloudy. mostly in morning.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 5 (309-56)</span></h2>
<p>Topped and harrowed out rest of turnips on this place then drawing rest of day. started to put them in box stall. root house full. Howard here to say they were going to thresh. Heavy white frost but a beautiful bright-day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November WEDNESDAY, 6 (310-55) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock finished drawing turnips back of barn about eleven then went to top some on other place. Da harrowing them out and drawing some in afternoon. Brock at Issac Hilborns threshing in afternoon. To town at night. Fine bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 7 (311-54)</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Isaac's Hilborns threshing all day. Da topping and drawing turnips from other place. Fine morning but cloudy and raining at times in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 8 (312-53)</span></h2>
<p>Working at turnips all day. Topping and drawing. Brock took a load to Adam Flath in evening. Mr. Flath here in afternoon and pd. his hole $112.00 very foggy and windy all morning. Drizzling rain all afternoon and Evening, Very dirty day. Tabby died at 8 P.M. in Halifax from influenza and pneumonia.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November SATURDAY, 9 (313-52) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Choring round barn and throwing back turnips until about ten then went back and finished topping turnips. Drawing them in afternoon and finished. Brock and I to town at night. Raining mostly all night very misty wet morning. Cleared after dinner.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 10 (314-51)</span></h2>
<p>Da and Ma at Ike McIssacs for dinner and tea Brock to town at night. Sort of rain or snow at times colder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Peace declared. {handwritten next to date} MONDAY, 11 (315-50)</span></h2>
<p>Brock took load of turnips to Adam Flath then cleaning pens and getting ready to draw gravel. Da ploughing little field where wheat was. Brock drawing gravel in afternoon. Jno. Ritch here for dinner out getting Victory Bonds. Harry brought wire that Tabby was dead. Body leaving Halifax at 3 P.M. Mr. Henderson brought out a letter from Ann Eliza. over to see Grace Brett at Lowes. Mrs. Henderson stayed for tea. Brock to town at night. Holiday all day celebrating peace.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November TUESDAY, 12 (316-49) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town in morning with chaf and drawing gravel in afternoon. Da rolled up wire fences and ploughed garden and potatoe patches in afternoon. heavy frost last night misty morning but fine afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 13 (317-48)</span></h2>
<p>Choring and doing some cementing in shed. Dull and calm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 14 (318-47)</span></h2>
<p>Brock drawing filling from Hilborns hill. Da moving fence down by corner of bush. Dull forenoon brighter after dinner and mild. Tabby buried in Kingston at 10 a.m. Service in house. Body at undertaker's parlors.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November FRIDAY, 15 (319-46) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Da getting ready to plough down in corner of bush. Started to plough after dinner. Brock drawing clay in forenoon at Cecie Henry's sale in afternoon mother went to town with him Mild and quite bright.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 16 (320-45)</span></h2>
<p>Da ploughing down by bush all day. Brock drawing clay in forenoon and got a load of sand after dinner. We to town at night mild and dull.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 17 (321-44)</span></h2>
<p>Mr. Henderson, Janet and Brett here for tea. George and Edna and Bob Sam here also. very dull foggy day. Raining at times in P.M.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November MONDAY, 18 (322-43) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and cementing in 16' space. Raining hard in forenoon with mist and rain in P.M.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 19 {Following written in}X {Typed}(323-42)</span></h2>
<p>Da ploughing down by corner of bush. Brock choring and put on lower storm windows. Dull and cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 20 (324-41)</span></h2>
<p>Da finished ploughing corner down by bush in forenoon. then choring and deepening open ditch in P.M. Brock choring and to Robt. Hamiltons in P.M. with pig. Bright sunshine and flurries of snow all day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November THURSDAY, 21 (325-40) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town in forenoon with chaf. Drew a load of clay and one of gravel in afternoon. Da choring and brought up some poles from bush. Dull and cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 22 (326-39)</span></h2>
<p>Choring and divided sheep. Brought up Billy and Molly and Lion from other place also young cattle and tieing them up. Freezing hard but fine</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 23 (327-38)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and took 4 lambs up to Will Philps in forenoon, choring and trimming horses feet in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Freezing but bright.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November SUNDAY, 24 (328-37) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night Mr. and Mrs. Thompson and Ansen here for tea. Bright but strong wet wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 25 (329-36)</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and fixing a stall in the box stall for Lion. Bright for a little while in morning then thick squalls of snow rest of day. Strong west wind and cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 26 (330-35)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing clay to fix box stall. Ma and I over to Dick Lawes to see Grace Brett. She very low. Fine and bright but cold wind.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November WEDNESDAY, 27 (331-34) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Put on storm sash upstairs then cut down dead apple tree in orchard. Brock to town at night. Beautiful warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 28 (332-33)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores, drew in a load of corn and the wood from orchard in forenoon. choring afternoon. Dull and started to rain about noon. raining all afternoon. strong E wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 29 (333-32)</span></h2>
<p>Choring and cleaning hen pens. and got ready a load of chop. Dull and squalls of snow in afternoon.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November SATURDAY, 30 (334-31) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Da drew up corn in afternoon and Brock round to Tom Millers for a belt. Stormy morning but finer in afternoon Very windy stormy night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December SUNDAY, 1 (335-30)</span></h2>
<p>Brock and I up to Uncle Richs in afternoon. Brock to church at night. Fine and bright in forenoon Dull and east wind in P.M.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 2 (336-29)</span></h2>
<p>Da choring Brock to town in morning with chop. Then he and I down in P.M. Da stuffing the big shed door aft. Dull and snowy at times. Tabby 31 yrs. old.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December TUESDAY, 3 (337-28) 1918</span></h2>
<p>{Someone else is writing} Da and Brock choring then Brock took Olive to ten train to go up to Clara for a week Men got out sleighs and started to draw out manure back to line fence. Mild but quite a call of fine snow {The rest of the entry is written in the left margin} Sam 3-4 years</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 4 (338-27)</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and drawing out manure still a fine snow falling.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 5 (339-26)</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and finished drawing out the manure and brought up load of corn soft snow falling</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December FRIDAY, 6 (340-25) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Men choring till eleven then Da went to Drayton Brock cleaning pens and fixing hog trough Da choring round after comming from town snowing a little and colder</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 7 (341-24)</span></h2>
<p>Men choring forenoon Da gone for load of corn and Brock choring round getting down the cutter and cleaning Bells. fine day. Brock to town took can of cream</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">CONCEPTION DAY (Quebec) SUNDAY, 8 (342-23)</span></h2>
<p>At home all day Earl Elliott got stuck on sideroad with car and came here for chains Da went and helped dig him out very fine day Brock at P. Anniversary in Town hall Dr. McGillivary Toronto Preached</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December MONDAY, 9 (343-22) 1918</span></h2>
<p>{Olive resumes writing}{Written in margin over date} Brock met Melville and I at night train. {The rest written under date} Men choring and filling up chop. Brock went with chop afternoon Da choring round and bringing up load of corn Earl Mewstead here with cow Beautiful bright day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 10 (344-21)</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Melville to town in forenoon to get Billy shod. Started for Chatsworth about 4 P.M. Dull and very strong east wind</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 11 (345-20)</span></h2>
<p>Da choring and drew in load of corn. Took Brock to morning train. He gone to Fat stock show at Guelph. Very misty and damp all day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December THURSDAY, 12 (346-19) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores in forenoon. Lou Flath here about noon to say a car of coal was expected. Da took down in afternoon to get them shod but couldn't. Brock came home from Guelph on night train. Fine bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 13 (347-18)</span></h2>
<p>choring. Brock down early this morning and got horses shod. Coal didn't come. Choring in afternoon. Dull. Quite a fall of snow early then turned milder and raining mostly all day and at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 14 (348-17)</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and Brock Brock went up to Rothsay to pay taxes forenoon Olive and him went to Drayton aft Brock got Wyley shod rainy dirty day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December SUNDAY, 15 (349-16) 1918</span></h2>
<p>{Elizabeth is writing} All at home all day Brock very sick Olive went down to Jacks and called Dr Ferrier. (Trouble) Influenza temperature 103 1/2 Went to be about six P.M. Robt choring very fine day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 16 (350-15)</span></h2>
<p>Robt choring all day Olive and I looking after Brock and Washing Brock seems a little better Most beautiful weather Mrs. Jim Natl died tonight. Dr. here.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 17 (351-14)</span></h2>
<p>Robt choring and down to Drayton for a few thing for us Olive real sick and had to go to bed Brock still feeling better Olive temp 101 very fine day Beef ring supper at Burrows Dr. here.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December WEDNESDAY, 18 (352-13) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Robt choring and sifting ashes. beautiful bright day Brock still feeling better but Olive real sick at noon Robt well and I feeling better my temp at night 102 1/2 Dr. here.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 19 (353-12)</span></h2>
<p>{Olive resumes writing} Da choring. Came in and went to bed about eleven and slept eleven and slept until three. Da and Ma fairly well. Lovely bright day. Dr. here.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 20 (354-11)</span></h2>
<p>Da choring. Went for a load of coal first in morning. Then drew in some corn and unloaded it after dinner Mr. Henderson called in to see Brock and I. Dr. Ferrier didn't get here until 11 P.M. Fine day. Mr. Hoey here for a goose.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December SATURDAY, 21 (355-10) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Da choring. Elwin helped him home with the lambs in afternoon from Will Philps. Will Philp has pneumonia not so bright and started to rain in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 22 (356-9)</span></h2>
<p>Brock up to day for the first. Dr. here in Evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 23 (357-8)</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores Fine and mild.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December TUESDAY, 24 (358-7) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Choring and Brock out to barn. mild and very dull dark day east wind. Dr. called in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">CHRISTMAS DAY (Dominion) WEDNESDAY, 25 (359-6)</span></h2>
<p>Uncle Will came up on morning train and Mr. Hoey brought him out. Brock took him to train at night. Colder and a little snow at times I up for the first.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 26 (360-5)</span></h2>
<p>Choring. Brock over to pay Adam Flath for coal and round by Drayton in afternoon. Lovely bright day but sharp.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December FRIDAY, 27 (361-4) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Choring and getting belt ready for Engine. Chopping a little in afternoon. Mild and dull.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 28 (362-3)</span></h2>
<p>Choring and chopping in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Fine and mild. Mrs. Dave Roberts died.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 29 (363-2)</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Snowy at times. east wind.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December MONDAY, 30 (364-1) 1918</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. cleaned pens and filled up some chop Brock to town after dinner with chop and geese but brought them home again. Kaplau only paying 16.4 Dull and cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 31 (365)</span></h2>
<p>Choring. We picked 6 geese Brock to town in afternoon with goose to Mr. Henderson and one to Thompsons. Very dull and foggy all day. Eunice Flath here for goose in a.m.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">{Handwritten date in empty entry} Jan. 1 New Years Day</span></h2>
<p>Choring. Foggy and dull started to rain about ten o'clock rainy afternoon. windy at night. Vance and Art Garneau here for an hour. Harry Philp married to Della Stinson</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDUM</span></h2>
<p>Jan. 2 Choring and chopping in afternoon. Harry Booth called. Brock to town at night. Heavy fall of snow in P.M. fine night</p>
<p>Jan.3 Brock took 8 pigs to moorefield $314.00 in a.m. Da done chores. Sifted ashes and churning in P.M. Ma sick with cold. Fine bright day. colder.</p>
<p>Jan 4. Choring. Brock to Moorefield in a.m. with 9 lambs. Very stormy morning and cold. Snowy in afternoon but a little milder Brock and I to town at night</p>
<p>Jan 5 Brock to church at night Fine and cold</p>
<p>Jan 6. Brock done chores. we picked 16 geese. Mr. Henderson here for tea. Grace Brett died this a.m. about ten. Milder fine morning but snowy at times in P.M.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">RECEIVABLE</span></h2>
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<p>Fred Brian C.E.R.A. on board T no 2. Died Nov. 8/18 at Halifax. Body left Monday Nov. 11th for Kingston arriving there Wednesday night sometime. Buried Thursday Nov. 14th at 10 a.m. in Cateraque cemetry. Service in house by Res. Stephens of St. Andrews Preby. church. wreath from crew of "niobe," wreath from masons. 1 doz roses from Edith, bunch of flowers Billie, Wreaths - Mr. Brian + Heab{?}. spray roses (myself). Influenza pneumonia. Age - 30 yrs. 11 mos 6 days. T.R. 2 left Halifax Nov. 2nd at daybreak for a weeks mine sweeping. Tabby not well Sunday Nov. 3 so meant to see Dr. at Liverpool. Came aboard again but stayed in his cabin Monday and Tuesday. Sat up Wednesday and went on deck. Took a chill at supper time and went to bed. Capt Archie Miller sent weielers{?} wanting med. aid was told to put into nearest port which was Liverpool. Dr. Cawe aboard but couldn't remove Tabby as there was no place to take him so Capt. made for Halifax arriving there Friday Nov. 8th at 8 P.M. Took Tabby to naval hospital. He died at 8 P.m. was in a state of coma from Friday noon. Information from Archie Miller skipper of T.R.2.</p>
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Olive Philp (1890 - 1978)
1917 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
Front Cover
Dominion Scribbling Diary 1917
Calendar for 1917
Dominion Scribbling ----Diary---- .. for .. 1917 Showing a week at an opening
Published Annually by The Copp, Clark Company, Limited
495 - 517 Wellington St. West - - Toronto
Blank Page
MEMORANDUM FROM 1916
Jan
8/17
To 2230 lbs corn at $2.cwt &
565 lbs oats75 c/bu.
$ 56.95
“ 18 “ 1137 “ oats @ 75 Pd. Cheque. 25.10
“ 20 “ P.O. Box 1.50
“ 26 “ 548 lbs Oats @ 75c/
bu 12.10
“ 3 cwt Purily @ 5.00
and 5 gals oil 17c/ 15.85
Feb 5 “ 1057 lbs oats 75 c/
cheque 23.20
“ 13 “ 840 lbs oats 75 "
18.50
“ O.B. Henry for milk spouts 5.10
�“ 10 “ advocate .75
“ 22 “ 1345 lbs Oats 75 c/
ck. -- 30.00
Mar. 9 “ 1395 “ “ 75 30.75
“ 16 “ 967 lbs oats. 310 corn cash 22.20
Mar 16 “ acc at Hefkeys 8.80
16 “ “ “ Pollocks 10.61
16 “ sawing of logs 9.55
16 “ 5 gals coal oil
Mar. 23 “ K.O. Noesker for care of grave Lot. 1.00
22 “ R. Cummings 21.00
24 “ A. G. H. Luxton for roosters 4.00
“ 28 “ 1 bbl. Sugar 324 lbs @ 8.cwt
25.92
“ 28 “ 1180 oats @75
26.03 Corn. 3.28 29.31
“ 31 “ A. G. H Luxton for geese 3.50
�Apr. 5 “ 558 lbs oats @ 75
and 141 corn @ 2.30 15.54
“ 12 “ Coat 15.00
6.95
Hat 2.00
“ 12 “ Jas. Scott cheque for oats barley 19.50
“ 18 “ corn 145 lbs c/ .10
Oats 1170 @ 80 ct 25.20 29.30
“ 20 “ 2 gals maple syrup @ 1.85 H. Hilborn 3.70
“ 24 “ Mr. Falkner repairs for windmill 2.80
“ 27 “ Jno. Bruce for barley & clover seed 30.00
“ 27 “ Oats 27.80.
Corn 7.06
Hen feed 7.70
42.56
May 5 “ Oats 11.12
Corn 3.93
Hen feed 19.74
cash 34.75
“ 7 “ Elora 5.00
“ 12 “ Joe for potatoes 7.00
12 “ International Stock Food Co. 6.50
�“ 19 “ Darch & Hunter 12.55
“ 19 “ To coal oil c/ 20c/
1.00
19 “ Oats 40.00
“ 26 “ Oats acorn 6.--
“ 26 “ Thos. Miller 5.50
26 “ O.B. Henry for track 6.04
MEMORANDUM FROM 1916
June 1 To 142 corn @275
and 990 @ 88
6.79 $ 36.29
May 29 “ 1 bag potatoes 4.35
June
14
“ Grain 32.10 Potatoes 3.60
35.70
“ 14 “ Wire 16.80
“ 14 “ 1 crate of berries 32 boxes @ 15 Exp..35
5.15
“ 14 “ 8 pineapples @.18 1.44
�“ 20 “ 1 BBl salt 1.60
“ 23 “ 2 cwt flour Robin Hood 6.75
C. of West 7.00
13.75
“ 23 “ Wheat 12.60
& oats 12.00
24.60
“ 25 “ Dr. Smilley 2.50
July 4 “ Oats 10.47
Wheat 9.87
20.34
“ 7 “ Hall Tree 5.00
“ 18 “ Grain 29.15
18 “ Boots 4.50
(Brock) Coat 5.
9.50
“ 19 “ 30 square shingles @ 3.55 106.50
“ 23 “ Fielding for tea 23.40
“ 26 “ E. D. Smith for cherries 5.20
“ 25 “ O.B. Henry Rape seed 30 lbs @ 15 4.50
Aug 3 “ Thos. Miller Shingling 20.00
“ 2 “ Shorts 13.50
�“ 8 “ Grain 43.50
“ 10 “ Raspberries 1.50
“ 15 “ Twine 11.00
15 “ Pete Willson 5.00
“ 23 “ Shingles 25.00.
Oats $26 # (Moorefield) 51.--
“ 28 “ 1 cwt H. Queen 6.50
1 cwt R. Hood 6.75
13.25
“ 28 “ Twine 50 lbs @ 24 12.00
“ 29 “ “ 50 “ “ 24 ½ 12.25
Sept.
24
“ W. Pollock (Threshing) 36.00
“ 28 “ Painting of house 13 days _ _2.50 & 3.00
per day 73.00
Oct. 17 “ Winter coat bo't at Kitchener 30.00
“ 23 “ Coal oil. 5 gals @ 22 1.10
Nov. 26 “ “ “ “ 1.10
�Dec. 4 “ Taxes 131.33
“ cheese 50 lbs @ 21 10.50
Dec. 8 “ Hefkey 7.75
“ T. Andrews 6.50
Dec. 12 “ 1 cwt flour 6.00
31 “ coal oil 1.61
MEMORANDUM FROM 1916
Jan.
15/17
By 4 quarters of beef 13 cts. & 11 cts./399 lbs
& 1 hide 18 c/
$ 57.05
“ 17 “ cash from Will Philp 8.00
“ 26 “ 1 hide 72 lbs
18 c/
and 1 h. quarter 131 @ 13 ½ 30.10
Mar. 12 “ Twins & calves & roan bull 200.00
“ 22 “ 7 pigs 1260 lbs @ 1450
182.70
Apr. 5 “ 3 “ 440 “ @ 1515
66.35
�“ 24 “ Lark, Dinah & calf 187.50
May 5 “ Donald 1340 @ 12 cts Jim 980 lbs @11 278.50
“ 3 “ cheque from Woodissee Bros 100.00
“ 7 “ “ from Luke Rhame June’s calf 12.00
June 4 “ “ “ “ “ Ebony’s “ 12.00
“ 11 “ cash “ Mr. Me
Isaac Maud’s calf 10.00
“ 24 “ “ “ Luke Rhame Darky’s calf 12.00
“ 24 “ “ 119 wool @ 65 cts 77.35
July 5 “ 7 hogs 1540 lbs @ 1575
241.--
Aug 23 “ 6 “ 1270 “ @ 18.00
228.60
Nov. “ 3 ram lambs $23
F{e}ach, Hamilton & Elliott 69.00
Dec. 3 “ 9 lambs @ $15. cwt.
990 lbs 148.50
“ 1 pig 61.310
Dec 12 “ 1 cwt of flour R. Hood $ 6.00
�“ 31 “ 7 gal. coal oil 1.61
Dec. 26 “ 10 ducks 90 c/
9.00
Roosters and old hens 20.25
“ 21 “ 12 geese 149 lbs. @ 21 c/ 31.29
January NEW YEAR'S DAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 1 (1-364) 1917
Done chores. Then Brock took down a load of logs in morning and brought home
lumber. Over to vote in afternoon and Melville & Pa to town in afternoon. Hoshel and
Lizzie here for tea. Brock down to xmas tree in hall. Dull and raw. milder.
TUESDAY, 2 (2-363)
Done chores and got Melville's cutter ready in forenoon. Down to bush in afternoon and
cut some more logs and put on load. Melville to town and then started for Mt. Forest
about four o'clock.
Georgie and Miss Annis here for tea.
Dull and foggey and quite mild.
Started to jack up old house.
WEDNESDAY 3 (3-362)
Done chores then Brock took down load of logs and brought home lumber in forenoon.
Down with chop in afternoon. Do helping move house in afternoon. Got as far as
sideroad.
Very foggy almost like rain in morning. Colder towards night.
�January THURSDAY, 4 (4-361) 1917
Choring and drawing out manure. Mild and foggy.
FRIDAY, 5 (5-360)
Choring all day. Brock over to get size of Hoshels rack in afternoon.
Rained hard all morning. Turned to soft snow in afternoon.
Epiphany (Quebec) Saturday, 6
Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock and I to town at night. Expected Betty but
she didn't come.
Fine and mild.
Sunday, 7
Home all day. Fine in morning. Stormed all afternoon.
January Monday, 8 (8-357) 1917
Done chores. Then Brock down for corn for pigs. Got - 50 bu and 12 bags oats $56.95.
Had a few bags chopped.
Tuesday, 9 (9-356)
Done chores. Then down to bush and put on a load of logs.
Brock took them down after dinner to get cut for a rack.
Da cleaned out colts stall and put manure on garden.
Fine but rather dull, got very stormy about five. colder.
Wednesday, 10 (10-355)
Done chores. At bush in afternoon
N.E wind very frosty and cold.
�January THURSDAY, 11 (11-354) 1917
Done chores and Brock up to Roy's for ropes.
Killed heifer in afternoon.
Bright and very cold. Coldest weather this winter.
FRIDAY, 12 (12-353)
Cut down beef and Brock took it to town to Noeckers to pay for oats & corn $57.05 in
morning. Da done chores. At Bush in afternoon.
I up to Georgies in aft.
Fine and a little milder but still cold.
Saturday, 13
Done chores. Drawing out manure and took Ram back to McDonalds in afternoon.
Brock & I to town at night.
Thick and quite snowy aft. &evening.
Sunday, 14
Home all day.
Stormy and cold.
January MONDAY, 15 (15-350) 1917
Done chores and sifted ashes. Brock down to Mr. Woolners in afternoon with black pig.
Mr. P Richardson called also Cecil Walker. Beautiful day.
TUESDAY, 16 (16-349)
Done chores and Da to town in forenoon. Brock over to Arthur fair in afternoon. Gave
Will Philp a ride home.
�Cold and bright but stormy at times.
WEDNESDAY, 17 (17-348)
Choring round barn all day.
Will Philp called in for cutter and paid balance on ram $8.
Very stormy all day. High wind.
January THURSDAY, 18 (18-347) 1917
Men choring and Brock to town in morning for oats and got some chopped.
Working in Granary in afternoon.
Haskel and Harry here for game of cards.
Stormed all night and all day.
FRIDAY, (19-346)
Choring and cleaning pens. Cleaning up grain in afternoon.
Lovely bright day but cold.
SATURDAY, 20 (20-345)
Done Chores, and clipping young cattle. Brock, Ma and I to town in afternoon. Brock
down at night.
Rather mild but colder to-wards night.
SUNDAY, 21 (21-344)
Home all day.
Very stormy day and worse to-wards evening and thro' night.
�January MONDAY, 22 (22-343)1917
Choring round barn all day.
Stormy and cold
TUESDAY, 23 (23-342)
Done chores. Brock up to Harry's in morning. He down helping kill the beef in the
afternoon.
Lovely bright day but cold.
WEDNESDAY, 24 (24-341)
Done chores and brought up beef.
Killed pig in afternoon.
Milder and not so bright.
January, THURSDAY, 25 (25-340) 1917
Done chores. Then Da cutting up beef and pork and set it out to freeze.
Brock & I to town in afternoon.
Bright but stormy and cold. roads filling up.
FRIDAY, 26 (26-339)
Done Chores and packed beef in snow. Brock to town with one hind quarter and got
some oats and & cwt flour.
Brought chop home.
Da shovelling drifts of snow along line fence.
Lovely bright but stormy in afternoon towards evening.
�SATURDAY, 27
Choring round all day. Brock to town at night
Real stormy day from east.
SUNDAY, 28
Beautiful bright day.
Brock to church at night.
January MONDAY, 29 (29-336) 1917
Choring and drawing out manure. Hoshel here with cow.
Very misty and dull. Quite a shower after dinner.
TUESDAY, 30
Done chores and drawing out manure. Finished about four. Brock took Harry up some
meat.
Lovely bright day.
WEDNESDAY, 31
Done chores and packed Clara's box. Brock & I took it down in morning.
Choring in afternoon.
Dull and raw east wind. Hailing at night.
Got Wiley shod.
February THURSDAY, 1 (32-333) 1917
Done chores. Brock down to Jas. Scott's to see about getting some seed barley. At
bush in afternoon.
North wind, storming a little and cold. Cleaned pipes.
�FRIDAY, 2
Men choring round all day.
Stormy and very cold.
Terrible wind storm all night from west. froze plants.
Mr. W. Christian died.
SATURDAY, 3
Choring. Very stormy day and very cold
SUNDAY, 4
Brock to church at night and Da at Hambly's for dinner got mail.
Milder and snowy.
February MONDAY, 5
Choring. Brock to town and got some oats and had them chopped.
Very stormy day. Sunshine at times but not so cold.
Grandpa 8 yrs. dead.
Tuesday, 6
Done chores. Da and Brock to Wm Christian's funeral in afternoon.
Fine but cold. a little milder towards night.
WEDNESDAY, 7
Men choring and cutting wood.
Rather mild and snowing. quite stormy to-wards night and colder. I down to McEwings
in afternoon.
27 yrs. old to-day.
�February THURSDAY, 8 (39-326) 1917
Choring and men at bush. Brock to town at night.
Fine but real cold at night, north wind
Friday, 9
Choring and cutting wood in bush.
Bright day but real cold north wind.
Evelyn 6 yrs old.
Saturday, 10
Done chores. Brock & I to town in afternoon. Brock down again at night.
Real cold and blowing a little.
Sunday, 11
Art Booth here in afternoon & for tea. Brock to town at night.
Cold and storming at times.
February Monday, 12 (43-322) 1917
Done chores.
Bright and very cold
TUESDAY, 13
Done chores. Brock down & got oats and got them chopped in forenoon.
Wallace here for tea. Earl Newstead, Elwin & Hoshel here after supper.
Da 61 yrs old.
�WEDNESDAY, 14
Done chores and drawing out manure.
Brock to town at night to concert. Wiley broke cutter shaft.
Bright but cold wind
February THURSDAY, 15 (46-319) 1917
Choring and finished drawing out manure. Brock down for cutter with team in afternoon.
I to town in afternoon.
Lovely bright day.
FRIDAY, 16
Done chores. Da & Brock at bush in afternoon.
Stormy at times but not very cold.
SATURDAY, 17
Choring and cutting wood.
Very bright and warm like spring. Snow going quickly.
Brock & I to skate at night.
SUNDAY, 18
Brock to church at night
Mild and Bright.
February MONDAY, 19 (50-315) 1917
Men choring round all day.
East wind and very stormy in afternoon.
�At bush in afternoon
TUESDAY, 20
Done chores and cutting wood.
Stormy at times but bright.
Brock and I over to McIsaacs in evening.
Ash Wednesday (Quebec & N.W.T.) Wednesday, 21
Done chores and cutting wood.
I to town in afternoon.
Georgie down in afternoon.
Lovely bright day.
February THURSDAY, 22 (53-312) 1917
Done chores and Brock to town for oats and got them chopped.
Fine day and mild.
FRIDAY, 23
Men choring and cleaning hen house and pens.
Ma Brock & I over to Arthur Booths in afternoon with a pair of pillows for Maggie.
Soft and bright.
SATURDAY, 24
Men choring and cutting wood.
Brock & I to town at night
Stormy at times and cold north wind.
�SUNDAY, 25
Home all day.
Rather dull and east wind. Sleeted in night.
C.H Thompson 36 yrs old. {The last sentence was written in darker ink, probably written at a
later point but same person.}
February MONDAY, 26 (57-308) 1917
Men choring in forenoon and at bush after dinner.
Dull and misty, raining at times in morning.
TUESDAY, 27
Men choring and cutting wood.
Bright and colder. Brock up to Harry's for a game of cards at night.
WEDNESDAY, 28
Choring and sifting ashes in forenoon. Both at Art Booths sale in afternoon.
I up to Georgie's in afternoon.
Beautiful warm bright day.
March Thursday, 1 (60-305) 1917
Men done chores and cutting wood.
Ma at Chester Walkers in afternoon. Brock down for mail at night.
Nice bright day.
Friday, 2
Men cutting wood and done chores.
Fine bright day.
�Saturday, 3
Men choring and cutting wood. Brock and I to town at night.
Fine but a little colder at night.
Sunday, 4
Brock and I up to Uncle Richd's in afternoon.
Brock to church at night.
Fine but strong east wind.
March Monday, 5 (64-301) 1917
Men choring and Brock greasing some harness in afternoon.
Too stormy to go to bush. Colder.
Tuesday, 6
Men choring and cutting wood.
Brock and I to patriotic concert at night given by Elora people. $ 250.00.
Fine day.
Wednesday, 7
Men choring and cutting wood in forenoon. Brock at Mr.Christian's sale in afternoon
and I at town. Brought Evelyn home with us.
Pa choring in afternoon.
35 yrs married to day.
Will Ellis bo't Christian's farm $5000.
March Thursday, 8 (67-298) 1917
Men done chores.
�A very stormy day. snow wet
Friday, 9
Men choring and cleaning pens.
Brock to town to get oats and chop in morning. Brought home the barley seed that Mr.
Scott left in town for us.
Stormy at times. colder and brighter.
Message came Loyd Hughes had died of wounds.
Baby boy at Thompsons. Ralph Edison.
Saturday, 10
Men choring and drawing out manure. Brock & I to town at night.
Dull and misty. Thunder and lightening about seven at night and half rain & soft snow.
Sunday, 11
Very dull and thick mist. Bob and Lizzie Mitchell here in afternoon and for tea.
March Monday, 12 (71-294) 1917
Done chores. Then Hoshel helped take over the twins and their calves and roan bull to
Moorefield in morning. Got home about two o ' clock.
Evelyn & I up to Georgie's in afternoon.
Fine and bright . Thawing in afternoon.
Tuesday, 13
Done chores and drawing out manure.
Evelyn & I over to Hilborns in afternoon.
Fine but cool east wind.
�Wednesday, 14
Men choring and greasing harness.
Brock & I took Evelyn to town in afternoon.
Rained in night turned colder and stormy to-wards night.
March Thursday, 15
Men choring and greasing single harness.
Quite a stormy day.
Hogs 14.50 cwt.
Friday, 16
Men choring. Brock down to get oats and corn and get it chopped. and pay up the bills
around in forenoon.
Florence and Loyd here in afternoon. Brock over to party at Alex McLennan's at night.
Bright in morning. but got dull. to-wards night. Strong east wind and rain.
Saturday, 17
Men choring. Washing and greasing harness.
Dull in morning and very stormy in afternoon and at night.
Sunday, 18
Brock & I down to memorial Service in Hall in afternoon for Loyd Hughes. He killed in
France.
March Monday, 19 (78-287) 1917
Done chores. Da and Brock at Wm Rennie's sale in afternoon.
Da came round by Drayton on way home.
�Lovely bright day. East wind at night.
Tuesday, 20
Men choring. Brock took Ma and I to town in morning. Choring in aft. and dug out
bees.
Harry, Wallace and Hoshel here at night for game of cards.
Rather windy in morning but nice afternoon.
Wednesday, 21
Men choring and drew out the manure.
Brock to town at night to see about shipping pigs.
Jean Wilson dead.
Beautiful warm spring day.
March Thursday, 22
Da done chores. Brock down with seven pigs in morning $14.50 cwt.
Then helping Hoshel take 4 cattle to town in afternoon. Da working on road with Jack in
afternoon.
Beautiful warm day.
Clara 32 yrs. old.
Friday, 23
Brock done chores. Da down to station in morning. Took Jean Wilson to Fergus to
bury her. Then over to Ike McIsaacs with Jno. Ritch for dinner. Home about Three o '
clock.
Brock & I over to Hilborns at night for game of cards.
�Dull and raining at times. Heavy thunder shower about six o' clock. Very dark night and
high wind. Water raising very quickly and coming into stable & manure house.
Saturday, 24
Men choring. Brock & I to town in afternoon. Roads vey soft and punched.
Snow going quickly. Had to dip out water in manure house.
Lovely bright day.
Sunday, 25
Beautiful warm bright day. Snow going very fast.
March Monday, 26 (85-280) 1917
Done chores. Jack up to get some help on road.
Brock & Da out in forenoon and Da in afternoon. Brock cleaned pens and digging out
drain back of manure house. Down to Jack's at night to see if roosters were there.
Lovely warm day. Snow going quickly. Wallace Walker started for west.
Tuesday, 27
Done chores and finishing digging drain.
Choring and grinding axes.
Foggy and dull. Snowy at night.
Wednesday, 28
Da done chores and Brock to town and got some oats and had them chopped. Got bbl.
of sugar.
Choring in afternoon. I over to Hilborns at night.
Rather cold but bright. Soft snow at night and mild.
�March Thursday, 29 (88-277) 1917
Men choring. Brock went to town about four o' clock for his two leghorn roosters and a
young goose.
Maria, Lizzie & Sarah here helping quilt in afternoon.
Very stormy and snowy in morning but fine afternoon.
Roy brought goose at noon. Got it from Harry Elliott. $2.25
Friday, 30
Men choring and drawing out manure into corner field.
Mr. Wilson the assessor here for tea and all night. I up to Georgie's in afternoon.
Brock & I over to Hilborns sugar bush at night.
Beautiful warm day.
Saturday, 31
Men choring and fixing sheep pen. Brock & I to town at night.
Dull and like rain. lightening at night snow going quickly.
Sunday, 1
Hoshel here in evening.
Dull at times and raining in afternoon and evening.
April Monday, 2 (92-273) 1917
Men choring round all day. Cleaned clocks.
Gerald here in morning to say Good-bye. He is home on last leave.
Rained hard all day until near evening when it turned to soft snow. Colder at night.
�Tuesday, 3
Men done chores and fixing up fence that was torn down to let the old house out.
Cutting wood in afternoon. I walked to town in morning. Mr. Jno. Ritch here for dinner.
Fine morning but dull in afternoon. little flurries of snow.
Wednesday, 4
Men done chores. Then cutting wood in bush.
Brock to town at night.
Beautiful bright day.
April Thursday, 5 (95-270) 1917
Done chores. Brock took out three pigs. Choring in afternoon.
Mr. McIsaac called about six o' clock. Uncle Richd here in forenoon for rhubarb roots.
Dull morning. Strong east wind and rain then turned to soft snow.
GOOD FRIDAY (DOMINION) Friday, 6
Done chores then Pa took Brock to ten train he gone up to Chatsworth for Easter.
Choring in afternoon and wheeled out seeds into orchard and burned them.
Snowy and dirty. Very stormy to-wards night
Saturday, 7
Pa done chores. Then to Drayton in afternoon with cheque for Geo. Schieck. I up to
Georgie's in evening.
Beautiful bright day. Frost at night.
{Written in Pencil "Easter"} Sunday, 8
Home all day.
�Lovely bright day but cold wind freezing hard at night.
April EASTER MONDAY (Dominion) Monday, 9 (99-266) 1917
Da done chores. Brock came home from Chatsworth on five train and walked out.
Bright and cold very high wind.
Tuesday, 10
Done chores and cutting wood. Hoshel brought 1 gal. Maple syrup.
Fine and cold. Mr. Isaac Hilborn and a Mr. Parke called. Selling fertilizer.
Mr. Creighton Cassidy buried
Wednesday, 11
Done chores and cutting wood. Bill McTavish called about six to look at some cows.
Brock and I over to Hilborns at night to a taffy party.
Fine and bright but quite dull in evening and milder.
April Thursday, 12 (102-263) 1917
Done chores and cutting wood in morning. Da filed saw and brought in pork to dry.
Brock and I at horse show in afternoon.
Dull and turned much colder in afternoon with flurries of snow.
Mrs. Wm Walton died.
Friday, 13
Done chores and cutting wood.
Dull and cold.
�Saturday, 14
Done chores and cutting wood.
Very dull and cool with flurries of snow.
Brock to town at night.
Sunday, 15
Ma and Brock down to Mrs. Waltons funeral in afternoon. Brock to church at night.
Rather dull and cold north wind.
April Monday, 16 (106-259) 1917
Done chores and cutting wood. Real dull and cool.
Herb Brian enlisted in navy. Rank of Lieut. and on Destroyer "Spray".
Mr. Digby buried
Tuesday, 17
Done chores and cutting wood.
Sunny at times and much warmer.
Brock and I over to sugar bush.
Wednesday, 18
Done chores in morning Brock to town. Got oats and had them chopped and got
horses shod.
At bush for a while in afternoon. Brock over to sugar bush at night Capt Brian came on
ten train. He & I up to Gass's and round by Rothsay . Went to five train with him.
Beautiful warm day. a few drops of rain Hoshel brought 1 gal syrup and got cream milk
can for storage.
�April Thursday, 19 (109-256) 1917
Done chores and back building line fence between Wilmott and us.
Came up about four o' clock when it started to rain. Rained quite steady all evening.
Georgie here in afternoon. Brock drove her home.
Fine in forenoon and breezy.
Friday, 20
Done chores and building line fence between Wilmott and us.
Fine and very warm and windy after dinner.
Cloudy to-wards evening and thunder shower about eight. High wind.
Saturday, 21
Done chores and working at line fence.
Brock & I to town at night.
Fine and bright but cool.
Sunday, 22
Home all day. Brock at church at night. Harry here in evening.
Fall of snow in night.
Clara 3 yrs married.
April Monday, 23 (113-252) 1917
Done chores and working at line fence between Wilmott and us.
Roy and Elwin here in evening. Brock over to Hilborns to get Hoshel to help take cattle.
to Moorefield.
Beautiful day but cool. Frost at night.
�Mr. Carrigal buried.
Tuesday, 24
Done chores. Da and Hoshel led Lark and Dina to Moorefield and Brock took Dinah's
calf in buggy. $187.50 for two.
Working at fence in afternoon and got it finished.
Beautiful bright day but cool.
Wednesday, 25
Done chores. Fixing fence on other place morning and afternoon.
Dull and heavy shower after supper. very high east wind all day and cold.
April Thursday, 26 (116-249) 1917
Men done chores. Then put up wire fence in cow lane and cleaning up grain in
forenoon.
Cleaning grain in afternoon. Roy here for rhubarb in afternoon. I up to Georgie's.
Dull, rain & snow at times cold wind heavy shower of rain in forenoon.
Friday, 27
Da done chores. Brock to town in morning for chop. Got oats and corn and hen feed.
Then breaking up pile of wood by pear tree and put it in woodhouse in afternoon
Mr. & Mrs. Geo. Smith here in evening for rhubarb.
Very cloudy and cold. few flakes of snow.
Saturday, 28
Robt and Brock choring. Brock took Olive to 9 train to go to Elora. got the buggy fixed.
Robt started to pile lumber Brock helped finish it after came home from Drayton. Aft
straightening and wiring fence behind barn rather fine
�Ritcheson here to buy steers. Offered 12 .00 c/ lb - no sale. Brock at town at night.
Sunday, 29
All at home till evening then Brock went to church. Chriss Richards and Emmerson
Hambly here afternoon for an hour. Very like rain.
April Monday, 30 (120-245) 1917
Robt & Brock done up chores. Then got out the ploughs and started on the land.
Ploughing sod all day by the Elm tree.
Very fine morning but looking like rain all day (I washed)
May Tuesday, 1
Robt & Brock choring and ploughing sod forenoon drizzling rain forenoon men wet
when they came in at noon
afternoon still raining and turned very cold toward night. Men choring round
I ironed & baked pies
Wednesday, 2
Heavy fall of snow through the night high cold wind all day
Robt & Brock choring, and Brock took crate of eggs and can of cream to town forenoon
afternoon. Men went out to plough Cold and dark looking.
Brock got cheque for one hundred dollars from Wooddissee Bro. for old house.
May Thursday, 3 (123-242) 1917
Robt & Brock choring. Then Brock went to help Hode Hilborn to set posts. There all
day.
Robt ploughing sod all day.
�Cold wind all evening. then calmed down.
Mr and Mrs. Thompson 13 yrs married.
Friday, 4
Robt and Brock choring. and both ploughing sod all day.
Cloudy and cool East wind.
Harry Boothe here aft - and bought. Donald & Jimmy sold for 12. @ & 11 @ per lb.
I came home from Elora & walked out.
Saturday, 5
Da and Brock took down the two steers, $278.50 in forenoon. Then Brock down after
dinner for chop, the 2 bags of potatoes from Joe and the seed from Hamilton. Da went
out to plough for a while in afternoon. Dull and cold, came on heavy shower about noon
and misting & dull in afternoon.
Sunday, 6
Brock and I up to Uncle Richds in afternoon. Brock to church at night.
Rather dull, east wind and looking like rain. few drops in afternoon.
Mother 54 yrs old.
May Monday, 7 (127-238) 1917
Started seeding. Da and Brock sowing mixed grain on corn and root ground in corner
field. Cultivating and discing in forenoon. Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon. Mr.
Rahme here in evening for June's calf. 5 days old $12.00
Oswald brought a setting hen.
Fine and quite warm at times. Cloudy
�Tuesday, 8
Brock cultivating in corner field in forenoon. Da done chores. Disced in furrows and
started to sow. Brock harrowing aftr dinner and Da sowing. Heavy rain came up about
three o'clock accompanied with snow. Had to stop and when rain was over went and
ploughed sod back by maple tree.
Very bright and nice until about ten o' clock. Then cloudy and cool. Warmer in evening
but very cloudy.
Wednesday, 9
Done chores. Da ploughed garden then both ploughing sod by maple tree. Finished it
at noon. Just ready to go to work after dinner when heavy rain came up. Lasted about
an hour. Then took off storm windows.
Brock and I to town at night Brock has measels.
Bright in morning but dull by noon and like rain. Fine night.
May Thursday, 10 (130-235) 1917
Done chores and drawing out manure to little patch on other place.
Brock cultivating and harrowing in corner field and Pa sowing. Got it all sowed except
harrowing the last time.
Fine and cool. very high wind most of day drying fine.
Friday, 11
Done chores. Then both cultivating sod back by maple tree in forenoon. Brock finished
harrowing corner field after dinner and harrowing sod. Da cultivated garden patch and
riged it up about four o' clock. Put the wire around after supper.
Bright at times cool and high wind.
Mr. Gamble called to see if we would send cream.
�Saturday, 12
Da and Brock done chores. Then Brock cultivating sod back by maple tree and
harrowing. Da cultivated garden Datch then
Da started to sow the sod. Brock done chores and finished harrowing it. Planted
garden in afternoon Da cultivated a strip for potatoes when he finished sowing & put
them in after supper. Brock harrowing sod the second time. To town at night. Fine but
cool.
Sunday, 13
Sunday
Brock to church at night. Fine and warmer.
May Monday, 14 (134-234) 1917
Da done chores and then went back to disc in furrows in 1st field on other place. Then
came up about ten o' clock and got seed drill. Sowing rest of day. Brock cultivating and
harrowing in same field and cultivating for barley too. Mr. Schiek & Wes Smith here to
rent Duncan farm about six.
Mr. McIsaac here in evening.
Fine bright day and warmer.
Tuesday, 15
Da done chores. Then sowing barley. Brock cultivating and harrowing and also started
to cultivate in back 14 ac. field.
Lovely bright day and warmer.
Cream waggon called.
�Wednesday, 16
Done chores and working on back 14 ac. Sowing, cultivating & harrowing. Worked
late.
Mr. Geo. Arnold here for tea and all night.
Hendersons and Grace Brett called this evg.
Very smoky all day. Dull at times and a few drops of rain. Looking like rain warm.
May Ascension day (Quebec) Thursday, 17 (137-228) 1917
Finished seeding Done Chores. Then Brock cultivated and harrowed and Da sowed.
the rest of the back 14 ac. field. Then Brock cultivating corn & root ground Da picking
up along fences rest of forenoon and ploughing up a piece of new seeded in afternoon.
I to town in morning.
Lovely warm day a little like rain in evening and cloudy.
Friday, 18
Done chores. Then both ploughing up the new seeded on other place.
Brock took down his buggy to get painted at night.
I up to Georgie's in evening.
Beautiful warm day. Little smoky.
Saturday, 19
Done chores then Da sowing mixed grain on the ground they ploughed. Brock
cultivating & harrowing. Went back and finished after dinner. Then Brock went to town
about three for some chop. Me down at night. Very windy & hot. A slight shower at
noon but very threatening looking. Then a very heavy thunderstorm between five and
six. Rain.
�Sunday, 20
Brock to church at night. Bright at times and much cooler.
May Monday, 21
Done chores and put young cattle out to grass for first. Da discing and and rolling
mangel ground in morning, ploughing it after dinner. Brock harrowed corn ground in
morning. and discing in afternoon. Brock to patriotic concert at night. Dull and cool.
Came on heavy rain about five o' clock, large flakes of soft snow. raining and cool east
wind in evening.
Set 3 hens on duck eggs. Brock up to Harry's at noon for them.
Tuesday, 22
Choring and making gate. Dull and raining all day. Quite hard at times. Thunder and
lightening about six and seven.
Cream waggon called.
Wednesday, 23
Done chores. Pa digging bed for flowers and clipping a few spruce.
Snowing and very cold all day. Very stormy and wintery looking at night.
Brought sheep home.
May Victoria Day (Dominion) Thursday, 24
Done chores. Da over to Tom Millers in afternoon. Brock up to Elwins in morning.
Broke up some wood for furnace.
Ground white with snow. Snowing at times. Cleared to-wards night and froze quite hard.
�Friday, 25
Done chores. Brock to town to get Wiley shod in morning. Tom Miller came and Da &
he over to see Hoshel's rack, then working at one for us. Brock to town in afternoon for
bolts.
Cloudy at times but brighter and cool.
Saturday, 26
Done chores. Brock to town in morning for bolts. Tom working at rack and put up a
new track on barn for roller door. We to town at night
$5.50 to Tom.
Fine and warm. Jack Walker here in evg.
Sunday, 27
Brock to Town at night Brock away in morning, helping Jack Walker find his colt. Got it
at M. Jordan's.
Fine and warm.
Hoshel & Sadie called in church for first time.
May Monday, 28 (148-217) 1917
Done chores. Then Da ploughed mangel ground and Brock cultivated corn ground. Da
sowed the corn after dinner and riged up the mangel ground. Brock harrowed corn
ground and rolled mangel ground. Da sowed mangels after supper.
East wind and very like rain, rather cool.
Tuesday, 29
Done chores and drew out manure for potatoes. Then planted five rows in afternoon on
other place in field where mangels are.
Mr Davis and family called in car after tea
�Beautiful warm day.
Put out heifers to grass.
Wednesday, 30
Done chores. Drew out manure onto garden patch by currant bushes. Ploughed it in
and planting potatoes.
Brock to town at night
Beautiful warm day. Looking a little like rain.
Roy's baby born, girl.
May Thursday, 31 (151-214) 1917
Drew out manure to little patch on other place and ploughing for potatoes. Planting
them after dinner.
Dull & like rain. Showers at times all day and heavy rain about five.
Brock took Ma & I up to see Roy's baby.
June Friday, 1
Brock cultivating for rape back by line fence next Roy in morning. Finished about two o'
clock & to town for chop.
Da working in little patch on other place. discing and finished ploughing it.
Clara left Chatsworth about 7.15 a.m and got here about 6.45 p.m Drove Billy in cart.
Dull in morning & misty but a nice afternoon & evening - cool.
Saturday, 2
Done chores & put cows out to grass for first time. Set out some cabbage plants Da
discing and rolling in little patch on other place. Planted the eating corn after dinner &
some pumpkins We three to town at night.
�Fine & windy. Looking like rain.
Sunday, 3
We three up to Roy's in afternoon then Ma and Clara up to uncle Richds Mr. & Mrs. T.
Henderson & Grace Brett here for tea. We over to Hilborns to telephone to Dr. after tea.
Very heavy mist like rain in morning & cold. Bright and warmer after dinner
June Monday, 4 (155-210) 1917
Drawing out manure for turnips on other place. Mr McKay. Mr. Gilby & Mr. McKay Sr.
came about three o' clock for Clara They left about four for Chatsworth, got home at
eight
Fine and warm. Looking a little like rain in evg.
Tuesday, 5
Drawing out manure for turnips, finished
I up to Roy's in evening.
Warm and showry all morning. Fine in afternoon but showers going round.
Got card from Gerald in England.
Mr. & Mrs. McIsaac a son.
Wednesday, 6
Ploughed and harrowed turnip ground. Then planted potatoes Clara brought and some
onions.
Brock to town at night and up to Roy's to change some eggs.
Dull and very strong east wind. Quite a shower about six and rained heavy in night.
Thunder & lightening.
�June Thursday, 7 (158-207) 1917
Choring and cleaning pens, and working round barn all day.
Brock took back Hoshel's hen in evg.
Bright but heavy storms going round. Heavy rain about three o'clock and raining off and
on rest of day.
Mr. &Mrs. N
Friday, 8
Choring and took back the gate they made for end of lane on other place and hung it.
Fixed some fence. Planted a row of beets and onions next the mangels after supper.
Dull and fine mizzling rain at times all day. Rather cold, brighter towards evening.
Saturday, 9
Fixing fence on other place in morning. Washed sheep in afternoon. Mr. Bertram
called to look at cattle. Brock & I to town at night.
Fine and very warm in morning, a little cooler in afternoon.
Sunday, 10
Da and Ma at Mr. Richd Lowes for dinner. Called in to McIsaac's on way home.
Brock to church at night
Lovely day. Fine and cool.
June Monday, 11 (162-203) 1917
Brock cultivated root ground on other place in morning and rolledng in back 14 ac. field.
Da tearing out line fence between Roy and us. Ma and I to town in morning. I up to see
Hoshel and Sadie married at 9.30 a.m Mr. McIsaac here in evening for Maud's calf.
$10.00
Beautiful warm day.
�Tuesday, 12
Brock finished rolling back 14 ac. field and rolled root ground. Da taking out fence and
cleaning fence bottom and started to plough it next Roy. Brock over to Aitcheson's to
see Geo. Arnold.
Beautiful warm day.
Wednesday, 13
Da back and finished ploughing headland fence bottom between Roy and us. Then
hoeing in garden until noon. Brock rolling in corner field. Both up to Mr. Dilworth's with
Martha in afternoon. Home about 6. 30 and Da got here about 7.30 Led Martha part of
way.
Fine and warm in morning looking like rain all afternoon. Heavy rain & wind about
seven o' clock, raining quite steady all evening.
June Thursday, 14 (165-200) 1917
Brock to town for chop & wire in morning. Da trimming spruce all day. Brock choring in
afternoon.
Fine in forenoon but dull to-wards noon. Quite a shower in afternoon and colder to-
wards evening.
Preserved a crate of berries.
Friday, 15
Da trimming trees all day. Fixing fence (Brock) Ma to Hilborns in afternoon.
Dull and cold, few drops of rain about seven o' clock.
Cecil Walker home from west.
Saturday, 16
Brock working on root ground and cut lawn. Da scuffling corn. We to town at night.
�Fine day.
Sunday, 17
Da and Ma at Jack Ritches for dinner and supper. Mr. Ritch took them for a car ride in
afternoon. Thomspon's came about five and stayed for supper. Brock to town at night
Fine and bright, rain in night.
June Monday, 18 (169-196) 1917
Da scuffling corn all day finished it after supper.
Brock hoeing in garden in morning for a while. Then rolling and discing turnip ground.
Brock to Goldstone garden party at night.
Dull and sultry. Very heavy storms going round all evening. We had rain about ten o'
clock.
Hoshel 29 yrs. old to-day.
Tuesday, 19
Da and Brock working on Hilborns hill with team all day.
Fine but looking like rain after supper and thundering.
Hoshel here for bar and spoon in aft.
Hilborns went west this morning.
Wednesday, 20
Da and Brock discing, rolling & harrowing turnip ground in forenoon. Da sowed the
turnips after dinner and harrowed potatoes. Brock to town to get some shoes on.
Took home Hoshels stretcher in morning. Da over at night for sheep shears. I up to
Roy's.
Fine. Quite cold to-wards evening.
�June Thursday, 21 (172-193) 1917
Da sheared 18 sheep. Brock doing road work. To town at night for mail. Mr. Hutichson
here to inspect foul bees, no foul brood.
Fine and cool.
Little thunder shower about eight o' clock.
Friday, 22
Da leveling gravel on road in forenoon. Scuffling mangels and potatoes in afternoon.
Brock doing road work all day.
Misty in morning but cleared off and was a nice cool day.
Saturday, 23
Da cultivating rape ground next Roy. Brock to town in morning with wool. Then
cultivated lane on other place and sowed millet. Choring in afternoon. Dull morning.
Came on rain about noon and raining most of afternoon. Heavy rain after supper.
Sunday, 24
Brock up to Elwin's in morning. Ma and he at cemetry in afternoon.
Fine and cool. a little cloudy at times.
June Monday, 25 (176-189) 1917
Da and Brock hoeing potatoes in garden patch in morning and corn at road on other
place.
Dr. Smiley out to see cow and Lion in morning.
Beautiful morning and hot. Dull towards evening and few drops of rain about five.
�Tuesday, 26
Men choring round all day. Da fixing scuffler in afternoon. Brock over to Wilmotts for a
setting of eggs in afternoon
Heavy thunderstorms going round in morning we got quite a shower of rain. Cleared
up in evening.
Mr. Mills here with ditch notice.
Wednesday, 27
Men hoeing mangels. Brock and I to town at night.
Fine and cool.
Thursday, 28 (179-186) 1917
Da hoeing mangels in morning. Brock drove to Elora to J. A. Watt's sale of Shorthorns.
Elwin went with him. Left about 9.30 a.m and home about seven. Da choring in
afternoon
Dull in morning came on rain about noon and wet afternoon. Rained hard in night.
Friday, 29
Da to town and came up to ditch meeting, Brock at meeting in forenoon too.
Both helping surveyor in afternoon. Mr Geo. Dickson here for supper.
Rainy, cold &windy in morning. Brightened up in afternoon.
Saturday, 30
Da hoeing mangels in morning and Brock helping surveyor.
Both hoeing after dinner and finished mangels. Da scuffling potatoes. Brock washed
buggy and cut lawn. Clara and Melville came about 6.30 p.m. All to town at night. Fine
and warmer.
�July Sunday, 1
Terrible heavy rain. Started about five o' clock and rained until about ten. All the fields
flooded and ditches full. Brock to church at night and Melville Clara & I over to Hilborns
in evening.
July Dominion day (Dominion) This year falling on Sunday, Monday, 2 (183-182) 1917
Choring round in forenoon. Da and Melville down town in morning. Brock Clara and I
up to Roy's. Took Billy back to other place and pulling mustard in afternoon.
All down to Alma garden party. Da over to Wilmotts in evening.
Fine and cool.
Tuesday, 3
Brock over for Hoshel's engine in morning Started to saw wood about noon. Wilmott
helping and Hoshel. Finished about six o' clock.
Fine but cloudy.
Wednesday, 4
Da hoeing in forenoon in garden patch then scuffling potatoes in afternoon. Brock to
town in forenoon for chop hoeing potatoes in afternoon. Melville getting his car fixed. in
town all day.
Brock & he to town at night. Mrs. Elwood Roberts, Wain and Ella Roberts called after
supper.
Fine day a little cool.
July Thursday, 5 (186-179) 1917
Brock to Moorefield in morning with 7 hogs. 1540 lbs @ $15.75 per cwt. Da hoeing
potatoes. Both hoeing potatoes and pulling mustard in afternoon
All over to Methodist garden party at night. Melville working at his car in town all day.
�Beautiful day and night.
Friday, 6
Melville and Da to town in morning. Home about nine. Then Da pulling mustard on
other place in barley until noon. Scuffling corn and potatoes in afternoon.
Brock drove Doll & Martha up to Dilworths. Went about 7.30 a.m Home about 5.30
p.m.
Clara &Melville left for home about 10.a.m Ma down to Mossers in evening
Fine and warm. Looking a little like rain.
Saturday, 7
Hoeing potatoes and corn in morning. Choring round in afternoon. Came on rain about
noon, and raining most of afternoon.
Brock and I to town at night.
Started to rain again about 11 P.M. Rained very hard in night.
Sunday, 8
Brock to church at night. Dr. Macgregor here for tea.
Dull morning. a little brighter in afternoon.
July Monday, 9 (190-175) 1917
Da and Brock piling the buzz wood. Georgie here in afternoon.
Sultry and very hot all day. Thundering.
Very heavy rain about six o'clock and some very large hail stones.
Every place wet.
�Tuesday, 10
Brock finished piling the buzz wood. Da in house all day. Severe pain in his side and
bowels.
Dull. Very heavy rain at noon. and showery all afternoon.
Will McTavish called.
Wednesday, 11
Choring and fixing wire fence across pastures. Horses tore it down. Brock over to
Hoshel's for stretcher.
Very wetting mist all day. Started to rain about four o' clock and rained heavy until
about eight.
July Thursday, 12 (193-172) 1917
Da and Brock splitting and sharpening posts down at bush in forenoon. Brock at
Moorefield in afternoon Da cutting grass and weeds.
Misting and raining at times. Cleared up to-wards evening and was a fine night. Da
down to Isaacs Hilborns in evening and sold the bees to Howard at $5. per hive.
Friday, 13
Da and Brock building fence along orchard and next hay field.
Came on rain about two o' clock and rained rest of afternoon & evening.
Very heavy storm went south. Edje Benson in here out of rain.
Fine in morning and hot. Howard Hilborn here in forenoon fixing bees.
Saturday, 14
Finished the fence between hay field and orchard in morning. Pulling mustard in
afternoon.
�Brock and I to town at night. Little shower in forenoon but brightened up in afternoon.
Lightening at night. Edge Benson came for chop.
Sunday, 15
Mable & George, Roy and Georgie here in afternoon and for tea. Brock to town at
night.
Fine day.
July Monday, 16 (197-168) 1917
Scuffling and hoeing potatoes in morning Banked up potatoes in afternoon and hoeing
corn on other place.
Lovely warm day.
Tuesday, 17
Scuffling and hoeing turnips in morning. Da to town with Ike McIsaac in forenoon.
Came on rain in afternoon so had to stop hoeing. Brock over to Wilmott's for setting of
eggs.
Quite a heavy rain after supper. Sultry and misty all day.
Brock 24 yrs old.
Wednesday, 18
Brock to town for chop in forenoon. Da scuffling and hoeing turnips. Both hoeing in
afternoon.
Mrs. Roach here for tea (Susana Walker) Brock over to see Tom Miller at night about
putting on shingles.
Fine but looking like rain and heavy showers went round.
�July Thursday, 19 (200-165) 1917
Brock to Moorefield in morning for 30 square of shingles. Da scuffling and hoeing
turnips. Both hoeing in afternoon.
Brock to town at night.
Misty in morning but brightened and was quite warm.
Friday, 20
Da and Brock scuffling and hoeing turnips all day. Finished all but one row.
Fine and hot. Looking a little like rain in evening.
Saturday, 21
Da and Brock scuffling and hoeing potatoes and a few mangels.
Brock cut lawn. We to town to meet Eleanor on evening train.
Fine and very warm.
Sunday, 22
Brock to church at night.
Fine and very hot.
July Monday, 23 (204-161) 1917
Da and Brock hoeing mangels. Fielding called with tea.
Finished mangels after supper. George Thompson here in evening for swarm of bees.
We over to Eli Mitchells for strawberries in evening.
Tuesday, 24
Started to plough rape ground next Roy's.
Eleanor & I up to Roy's in evening
�Fine and very hot
Wednesday, 25
Da and Brock ploughing rape ground by Roy's.
Mother & I took Eleanor down to Uncle John's in morning and got Wiley shod.
Brock greened some potatoes. To town at night.
Fine and very hot.
July Thursday, 26 (207-158) 1917
Working on root ground, finished ploughing it. Then harrowed, sowed, & rolled it.
Brock & I down for Eleanor in evening.
Very hot day. Cooler in evening.
Friday, 27
Brock cultivating corn on other place. Da scuffling mangels all day.
Brock greened some potatoes.
We took Eleanor up to Roy's in evening
Fine and not so hot. nice cool breeze.
Saturday, 28
Brock cut the first hay on other side of orchard in morning. Da scuffling mangels in
morning and finished them. Both in corner field in afternoon pulling dock. Brock down
for 3 baskets of cherries to express. We to town at night. Fine and hot. Looking like
rain in evening
Sunday, 29
Brock to church at night. Dr. J. R. McGregor here for tea.
�a few drops of rain early in morning & thunder Very hot day and breezy.
Monday, 30 (211-154) 1917
Da racking on other side of orchard in morning and Brock cutting hay back of driving
house.
Then drawing in afternoon from other side of orchard.
Miss Duncan arrived in town. Brock & I down to Hendersons in evening.
Fine and very hot. Young Tom Miller here in afternoon taking off shingles.
Tuesday, 31
Finished drawing in hay the other side of orchard. 16 loads.
Tom and son here shingling barn.
Fine and very hot.
Brock cut a piece more hay back next bush in morning and Da levelled hay in barn.
August Wednesday, 1
Brock changing pulley in barn and Da racked hay behind driving house. Started to draw
it in but came on rain about three o' clock and had to stop.
Very warm in morning. Very heavy thunder storms went round in afternoon but we just
had a nice shower.
Millers here shingling.
August Thursday, 2 (214-151) 1917
Brock to town in morning for chop Da banking potatoes on other place. Then racked
piece of field by bush that was cut. Drawing it in after dinner.
Uncle Richd brought Eleanor about five o'clock.
Brock and I to Stirton garden party.
�Fine and cooler and a little dull.
Friday, 3
Brock cutting hay back by maple tree in morning. Da racking in little field behind driving
house in morning. Then unloaded two loads of hay and finished drawing in from next
bush. Millers here shingling and finished. Ma and I took Eleanor to morning train. I
over to Hilborns in evening to telephone Hendersons.
Fine but cool and cloudy at times.
Saturday, 4
Brock finished cutting hay back by ditch. Da raking and both putting up hay in afternoon
Brock & I to town at night.
Fine and warm.
Sunday, 5
Brock & I up to Chatsworth with Henderson's and Ed. Hambly in car. Mrs. Henderson,
Miss Duncan, Grace Brett & Mrs. Gaynor & Janet. Miss Duncan stayed all night with
us. Home about 11.15 Caught in heavy rain storm about Durham. Slight shower here
about six. Warm all day.
August Monday, 6 (218-147) 1917
Unloaded two loads of hay. Da raking rest of hay by ditch. Then drawing in rest of day.
Miss Duncan here.
Fine and cooler.
Tuesday, 7
Da racking back by ditch in morning and Brock cut part of alfafa field on other place.
then drawing in rest of the day. I took Miss Duncan over to McIsaac's and round to
Drayton.
Fine and warmer. A little like rain at night.
�Wednesday, 8
Unloaded two loads of hay. Then Brock to town for chop. Home about two o'clock.
Da picking up shingles from behind barn and taking them to the field to burn. Brock
helping after he came home.
Drew in the last two loads from back by ditch after supper.
Thunder storm about 5 a.m another little shower at noon. Fine after dinner but a little
cloudy.
August Thursday, 9 (221-124) 1917
Brock finished cutting hay in alfafa field then went back and cut the hay in third field. Da
raking second time back by ditch and the alfafa field. Both putting it up after dinner.
Cloudy all day. a few drops of rain at times. Finer towards evening.
Friday, 10
Da cutting weeds and greened potatoes in morning. Brock cut half of back 14 ac. field
Da raking in alfafa field and third field. Then both coiling hay in third field.
Mr. Davis called in evening also Perce David and a Mr. Mason.
Saturday, 11
Da and Brock finished coiling hay in third field by noon. Then raking and coiling in back
14 ac. but did not get up all that was cut. We to town at night. Mr McIsaac here in
evening a little dull in morning but a fine day.
Sunday, 12
Brock to Zion at night. Lovely cool day.
August Monday, 13 (225-140) 1917
�Brock finished cutting the 14 ac. field in forenoon. Ike and Peter helping. They drew in
from alfafa field in morning. Brock drawing in after dinner too. Finished the third field
and got 2 loads from 14 ac. field. Roy here all day. Drew 17 loads.
Quite heavy thunder about noon and a little shower. Rather dull at times and still
looking like rain.
Da raking in 14 ac. field after tea.
Tuesday, 14
Drawing in from 14 ac field in morning. Roy, Pete Wilson and Hod helping. Da raked
rest of 14 ac. field and all helped put it up . Roy and Brock fixed pupmp at low windmill
in afternoon.
Very misty in morning but cleared up and was quite warm.
Wednesday, 15
Finished drawing in the back 14 ac. Hod here with team, Pete & Roy & Watt in
morning. Harry came down after dinner and Brock went over to Hilborns about three o'
clock to help in with some rakings. Harry stayed for tea. Brock & I to town at night.
Mist in morning but a fine day.
August Thursday, 16
Got out binder and started to cut barley on other place about eleven. Brock cut until
2.30 p.m Just cut part of it. Shocked it in afternoon.
Da raking on other place after supper.
Thundering all forenoon and dull at times. but fine.
Friday, 17
Brock hoeing mangels in morning and Da raking back 14 ac. for second time. Drew it in
afternoon.
Brock & I up to Gass's in evening with picture of Herb.
�Fine day and warm. Brock mowed hay in his orchard in afternoon
Saturday, 18
Da and Brock hoeing mangels and cut the grass round trees in orchard. Mr. Henderson
came out for me about noon. Da & Ma down to Miss Duncan's in afternoon. Albert,
Nettie, Willie and. Elma Chambers motored down from Allenford. Stayed all night with
us. Fine.
Sunday, 19
Albert's over to Uncle Sam's for dinner and tea. Back here for night. Brock to church at
night. Few drops of rain in morning but fine and warm. Little shower about six again.
August Monday, 20 (232-133) 1917
Finished cutting the barley. Then gathered up rakings and brought them in. Brock to
town in afternoon for the chairs bought at Miss Duncan's sale. Da shocked the barley
and hoed some mangels.
Brock took Haskel's engine home
Brock to town to meet Nellie & Lillian on night train.
Fine and quite warm. Lightening at night
Tuesday, 20
Da and Brock hoeing mangels all day in afternoon. Drew in barley in morning.
Looking like rain in forenoon but came out fine and bright in afternoon.
Wednesday, 22
Brock finished hoeing mangels in morning and hoeing turnips. Da scuffled some turnips
in morning then Ike called and they went to town about the Duncan business. Unloaded
a load of barley after dinner and hoeing turnips. Brock took Nellie, Lillian & I to five
train. Went down with Nellie, she not feeling well. Came back on night train.
Henderson and Miss Duncan called in evening. Brock to town at night.
�Fine and quite warm.
Miss Duncan sold her house to Mrs. Walter White for $700.
August Thursday, 23 (235-130) 1917
Brock to Moorefield with six pigs. Brought home shingles and oats.
Da choring all day. Over to Tom Millers in evening and round by Isaac Hilborns.
Leveled hay in hay mow in afternoon.
Raining most of day.
Friday, 24
Scuffling and hoeing turnips all day.
Dull and cloudy. Quite a heavy shower about four and again after tea.
Saturday, 25
Hoeing and scuffling turnips. Mizzling rain at times all day and quite cold.
Brock and I to town at night
little frost in night.
Sunday, 26
Brock + I to Fox's for tea.
Lovely bright morning but got cloudy and rain in night. Thunder & lightening.
August Monday, 27 (239-126) 1917
Da and Brock finished hoeing turnips in forenoon and got binder ready to cut. Started to
cut in corner field after dinner.
Got part of it cut and shocked.
Fine but cloudy at times and very windy. Looking like rain at night.
�Tuesday, 28
Da cutting weeds in garden and round fence. Brock to town for chop. Brought home
lambs in morning.
Cutting in corner field in afternoon and shocked what was cut.
Rain in night thunder &lightening Rather dull all day and little mists of rain at times.
Fine night.
Wednesday, 29
Cut flax with mower in morning and then started to cut in corner field about ten.
Finished about three and cutting in next field back. Da shocking.
Brock to town at night.
Fine but cloudy.
August Thursday, 30 (242-123) 1917
Brock finished cutting on this place and went over to other place about eleven and
started to cut in 2nd {written in the margin with an arrow pointing to it} {illegible} grain field.
Finished it about four and started in back 14 ac.
Da shocking all day.
Ma up to Roy's in afternoon.
Lovely bright cool day.
Friday, 31
Cutting in back 14 ac. Finished about four and came up and cut a few rounds off the 8
ac in field back. Da shocking.
Fine and warmer.
�September Saturday, 1
Finished cutting the 8 ac. about 2.30. Brock helping Da shock rest of day and got
everything put up.
We to town at night.
Fine and very hot at times. Thundering in evening. Mr. Hiembecker died Prof. of
Queens.
Sunday, 2
Thompson's and Miss Fennel from Elora here for tea.
Thunder storm about 4.a.m but turned out a nice bright day. Cool at night.
September Labor Day (Dominion) Monday, 3 (246-119) 1917
Drew in rest of barley from other place and put it in barn. Then drawing from corner field
and stacking it in front of driving house.
Rather dull at times and cool. Fine night.
Tuesday, 4
Finished drawing in the corner field stacking it by side of barn.
I up to Roy's at night.
Fine and cool
Wednesday, 5
Drawing in from field by maple tree finished it about five o' clock and drew two loads
from the mixed grain. Stacking it at side of barn.
Brock to town at night
Rather dull and very like rain in afternoon. Quite a frost last night.
�September Thursday, 6 (249-116) 1917
Finished drawing mixed grain and got 2 loads from back 14 ac. Stacking it on dump of
barn. I up to Roy's in evening.
Dull and cloudy and very windy and cold in morning. Brighter in afternoon.
Frost at night.
Mr. Newstead helped on stack for a couple of loads.
Friday, 7
Drawing in from back 14 ac. all day, stacking on dump. Mr. Burrows helped on stack for
a couple of loads.
Mr. & Mrs. Henderson, Lena, Annie & Rex called about five.
Rather dull and looking like rain. A little sprinkle about seven o' clock. Bill Smith buried
from station this a. m.
Saturday, 8
Drawing in all day from back 14 ac. Finished it and got one load out of 8 ac. field.
Brock and I to town at night.
Lovely bright warm day.
Sunday, 9
Hendersons brought Grace Brett out in morning. Bill Gass, Maggie Lappen & Marjory
Forrest came for tea. Brock to church at night
Rather dull and quite cold.
September Monday, 10 (253-112)1917
Drawing in from 8 ac. on other place. Mr. Newstead helping top the stacks. Got it all in
Mr. Henderson called about four o' clock for Grace Brett. Mrs Henderson had another
stroke this morning
�very cold day and cloudy but fine.
Old Carrie dead this morning.
Tuesday, 11
Cut flax and. Unloaded two loads of grain. Then drew in the flax and pulled the peas
and drew them in. Then cutting corn on other place with binder.
I to town in afternoon with Georgie. Brock over to Hoshels in evening. Got the corn
shocked.
Quite cloudy and cold.
Wednesday, 12
Da and Brock over helping Hoshel draw in until about five o' clock.
Brock and I to town and to see Mrs. Henderson. No improvement.
Mr. Hines and Mr. Garret came about 11.30 to paint house.
Fine and quite cool
September Thursday, 13 (256-109) 1917
Brock to town in morning for supplies for painters and brought rest of feed C. H .
Thompson sent up. Da digging at drain back of driving house.
Fixing fence and gapes on other place in afternoon and brought home heifers and their
calves from other place and divided them.
Brock met Jane at train at night.
Nice bright warm day.
Both stayed all night
�Friday, 14
Brock at Hoshel's threshing until about two o' clock. Then choring round and took
Maggie, Jane and Marjorie over to Robt. Mitchells about four o' clock.
Da down for Jane's trunk in morning and working round home in afternoon.
Rather dull and looking like rain but only a few drops.
Mr. Garrett stayed.
Saturday, 15
Da and Brock at Jack's threshing . Home about five o' clock.
Ma, Brock & I to town at night.
Mrs. Henderson some better.
Little showers at times in forenoon. Finer after dinner.
Sunday, 16
Brock to church at night.
Fine bright day.
September Monday, 17 (260-105) 1917
Brock at Wilmott's threshing until about four o' clock.
Da went to Mosser's but broke down about ten. Then went back and pulled onions on
other place. Getting out fence posts in afternoon.
Fine warm day.
Tuesday, 18
Da at Mosser's threshing until eleven then threshing on Craig place for Isaac Hilborn in
afternoon. Brock cleaning up granary and getting ready to thresh.
�Fine day and very warm. A little sprinke of rain about four.
Wednesday, 19
Brock to town in morning for paint and meat. Then Da and he back getting out posts
and threshing wood.
Brock over to Gilmet's to see Mr. Pollock about threshing.
Brock and I to town at night.
Edge Benson brought Jane &Marjory here after tea.
Beautiful warm day.
Mrs. Henderson worse.
September Thursday, 20 (263-102) 1917
Getting up threshing wood and getting ready to thresh.
Mrs. Newstead and Marie Black called.
Clara & Melville came about seven o' clock, Melville & Brock to town at night.
Fine day and cool breeze.
Mrs.Henderson sinking very quickly.
Friday, 21
Threshing all day. Pollock's machine. Clara and Melville left about 9.30 for Brampton.
Beautiful bright day.
Mrs. Henderson died last night about eleven.
Painters here.
�Saturday, 22
Threshing all day but didn't get furnished. Brock, Jane & I to town at night. Uncle Willie
came up for Mrs. Henderson's funeral.
Beautiful bright day but heavy frost at night.
Painters here
Sunday, 23
All at Mrs. Henderson's funeral in afternoon.
Beautiful warm day.
September Monday, 24 (267-98) 1917
Finished threshing in morning about nine thirty. Then Pa and Brock straightening up
after the threshers got away. Brock at Newsteads threshing in afternoon. Jane and I to
town. Clara and Melville came about 12 p.m from Brampton.
Da working round barn in afternoon.
Beautiful day.
Tuesday, 25
Da Working in bush getting out posts for fence between Roy and us.
Brock & Melville over to Hilborns in forenoon & to town. Brock down with chop in
afternoon and took Jane's trunk.
Melville took Jane and I to Elora in aft.
Beautiful warm day.
Wednesday, 26
Da and Brock working in bush getting out posts.
�Melville took Jane to Station and I went along. They left for home about three o' clock.
Brock to town at night
Beautiful warm day.
September Thursday, 27 (270-95) 1917
Drawing out posts for line fence between Roy and us.
Fine in morning but looking like rain. Heavy thunder storm went north about five. Quite
a little shower after supper.
Friday, 28
Painters finished. Brock took them to Rhames this morning.
Working at line fence. Digging post holes and setting anchor pots.
Fine but cloudy at times.
Saturday, 29
Working at line fence, setting the posts in morning and filling round them with stone in
afternoon.
Brock and I to town at night.
Cloudy and cool. Heavy thunder storm went north but only a little shower here about 8
p.m.
Sunday, 30
Brock to church at night cool and showry all day.
October Monday, 1 (274-91) 1917
Working at line fence. Brock over to Hilborns for wire stretcher in morning. Got fence
finished about three and went over to other place and started to cut the corn at road.
Dull at times and rather cold.
�Tuesday, 2
Drawing up wood from bush in forenoon and threw it in a pile to dry.
Cutting corn on other place in afternoon.
Dull and cool and looking like rain to-wards night.
Wednesday, 3
Drawing up wood from bush in morning. Da leveling and picking up along line fence in
afternoon.
Ma, Brock and I to show in afternoon.
Brock and I to concert at night.
Dull and misty in forenoon and raining most of afternoon
October Thursday, 4 (277-88) 1917
Drawing up wood from bush all day.
Dull and cloudy cool.
Quite a steady rain after supper.
Friday, 5
Cleaned hen pens and drawing out manure rest of day.
Raining at times all day. Heavy shower about eight a. m.
Da and Brock back for a heifer in morning that got into McEwings.
Colder towards night.
�Saturday, 6
Da and Brock drawing out manure all day. Finished about five and brought a load of
corn from other place. Gathered in pumpkins after tea.
Brock & I to town at night.
Dull and cold. Frost at night.
Mr. Hugh Montgomery died at Harriston 78 yrs old.
Sunday, 7
Brock to church at night.
Art Garneau came over to borrow Brock's gun.
Dull at times and windy.
October
Monday, 8 (271-84) 1917
Thanksgiving Day
Digging potatoes back by turnips and in garden.
Brock to town at night
Rather bright and cool wind.
Squalls of snow and rain once and a while.
Tuesday, 9
Digging potatoes all day. Finished garden patch and the one on other place next corn.
Very heavy frost last night but nice bright day.
Looking a little like rain at night. Finished potatoes
The best potato crop in years.
�Wednesday, 10 {Elizabeth appears to be writing this part as she refers to Robt.
rather than Da}
Brock took Olive to train to go to Elora on the nine train. Robt started to top the
mangels. Working at mangols all day
Topping and drawing A little cold but fine & dry.
October Thursday, 11 (284-81) 1917
Robt & Brock working at the mangols all day.
Topping and drawing
finished mangols
very fine day
Friday, 12
Raining - men choring Robt helped pick two ducks. and churned forenoon. Brock over
helping Wat a while Afternoon Robt & Wat gone over to see the ditch at Hussys and
Wilsons.
Brock gone to town with load of chop and get two shoes on.
Cold rain. Mostly all day.
SATURDAY, 13
Men choring raining a little
about 10 o/c Brock Robt and Wat went to Moorefield to see Scott about the award on
ditch.
home about five. Finer afternoon.
Sunday, 14
At home all day
fine day. Shower about seven evening
�Brock drove to town to post letters to C. + O.
October Monday, 15
Robt and Brock started to dig 49 rods of open ditch over in Jimmy Wilsons place went
away at seven in the morning and back at seven at night took dinner and horse feed
with them.
Got along very good
Fine day all day.
Tuesday, 16
Brock went over to ditch alone.
Robt went up to Roy's to thresh but the machine did not get there till noon so he came
home and raised a row of potatoes in the front that was left and raised those that grew
in the garden. Had dinner and then went up to Roy threshing afternoon
Very fine day
Brock done a good days work at ditch
Wednesday, 17
Robt and Brock went over to the ditch hard digging today a little showers at times
afternoon
Ike McIssac Man (Peter), finished Roys threshing and Elwins for us
I up to Roys at noon to see how there baby is. Aunt Emma & Mrs Hicks there. Georgie
& baby at Brantford
October Thursday, 18 (291-74) 1917
Robt & Brock at the ditch all day a few little showers but quite warm
They had a very hard day digging in the ditch
Brock went down town at night to meet train Olive did not come
�Very heavy rain.
Friday,19
Very heavy rain early in the morning and a little off and on all forenoon. A little snow
about 11 o/c
Robt & Brock piling mangols in the root house forenoon
Brock went up to Newsteads for a load of gravel and got a load of corn for cows
Robt choring around
very windy, and cold, and dark looking.
{Olive writing} Mr. Henderson drove me out in car after dinner. Came up on morning
train. Da and Brock over for plough & shovels to ditch about four o' clock.
Saturday, 20
Da and Brock opening drain back of barn and the tile emptying in the open ditch.
Brock and I to town at night.
Mr. Robt. Hamilton here to get a ram lamb, also Mrs. Fach called.
Dull and cold. Flurries of snow.
Sunday, 21
Home all day.
Dull and cold and snow.
October Monday, 22 (295-70) 1917
Men topping turnips, swedes, ploughed and harrowed them out after dinner and got in
two loads.
Rather dull all day and cold.
�Tuesday, 23
Brock to town with chop in forenoon and got horses shod. Da over to ditch for his axe in
morning.
Drawing turnips in afternoon 5 loads.
Quite a fall of snow early this morning. Brightened and was fine but looking like rain
towards night and a little misty.
Wednesday, 24
Drawing turnips all day.
Mr. Henderson called in afternoon for a little while.
Dull and threatening rain. Colder at night.
October, 25 (298-67) 1917
Finished drawing in the turnips about nine o' clock. Two loads. Brock took Mother to
morning train. She gone to Chatsworth. Went for a load of corn before dinner.
Drawing up wood from bush and putting it in wood house in afternoon.
Dull and cold in morning but came out bright in afternoon.
Friday, 26
Brock left this morning about 6.20 a.m for Harriston to be examined. Class E. Home
about six at night.
Da putting wood in wood house.
Dull and looking like rain. Strong east wind. Started to rain about five o' clock. Wet
night.
�Saturday, 27
Finished filling the woodhouse by noon. Then took buggy and went over to finish ditch
in afternoon.
Brock and I to town at night. Dull and misty. Started to rain about five. Turned to soft
snow about ten.
Sunday, 28
Brock to church at night. Lizzie, Oswald & Gladys here in afternoon.
Fine bright day breezy.
October Monday, 29 (302-63) 1917
Started to plough on other place in back 14 ac. field.
Misty and raining at times all day. Very dirty day.
Tuesday, 30
Da and Brock at Harry's threshing all day. Engine not working in morning.
Very snowy and wintery at times. Couldn't see the sideroad at times. High west wind.
Put cattle in stable.
Wednesday, 31
Da and Brock at Harry's threshing. Home about eleven. Da ploughing in afternoon and
Brock at Morrison's threshing.
We to town at night.
Snowy at times and cold.
November All Saint's Day (Quebec) Thursday, 1 (305-60) 1917
Da and Brock at Morrison's threshing in morning. Then both ploughing in afternoon.
�Bright at times but started to snow again about five. Cold.
Friday, 2
Both ploughing all day in back 14 ac. Mr. Henderson called.
Quite dull and cold wind.
Saturday, 3
Both ploughing all day. Brock stopped about five o' clock and went to meet Mother and
Melville. Train was late. Brock and I to town at night.
Nice bright day and warmer. frost at night.
Sunday, 4
Melville over to Hilborns in morning. Brock and he back to ditch in afternoon.
Dr. McGregor here for tea.
Lovely bright day but very heavy white frost at night.
November Monday, 5 (309-56) 1917
Finished ploughing 14 ac. about four o'clock and started along side of turnip ground.
Melville out collecting.
He and I over to Hilborns at night.
Beautiful warm day.
Tuesday, 6
Ploughing back by turnip ground.
Melville out collecting.
Hilborns over in evening.
A little colder and not so bright.
�Wednesday, 7
Brock finished ploughing back by turnip ground and went to town about eleven for chop.
Da started to plough in field behind poplars. Brock home about three o' clock then
ploughing too.
Melville over to Hilborns to telephone Clara in evg.
Fine warm day.
November Thursday, 8 (312-53) 1917
Drawing out manure in forenoon. Both started ploughing in afternoon behind poplars.
Melville and I to town in forenoon. He started for home about three o' clock with Billy.
Fine day, a little cooler.
Friday, 9
Ploughing in morning, then Brock gone to Burrows threshing about two o' clock and Da
ploughing himself.
Warm very misty and smoky all day.
Melville got to Chatsworth about 7 P.M.
Saturday, 10
Da ploughing all day. Brock at Burrows threshing.
He and I to town at night
Very misty. Mild
Sunday, 11
Mr. Henderson, Janet, and Brett here for tea.
Lovely warm day. Misty in morning and again in evening.
�November Monday, 12 (316-49) 1917
Started to plough corn ground on other place beside the turnips. Both ploughing all day.
Big fire in Drayton this morning about 3 o' clock. Queen's Hotel, Cutting, two barber
shops, Gilbs, harness shop and K.O. Noeckers burned, fire started in Queens.
A little misty in morning but cleared and was a nice day.
Tuesday, 13
Ploughing on corn ground all day. Ma and I to town in morning afternoon.
Beautiful warm bright day. Wonderful weather for November.
Wednesday, 14
Frozen too hard to plough so drawing out manure and brought rest of corn two loads in
morning. Finished ploughing the corn ground about four o' clock then ploughing in little
patch at road where sweet corn and potatoes were.
Brock to town at night.
Fine bright day and warm.
Mr. Jno. Gilmore buried to-day in Arthur.
November Thursday, 15 (319-46) 1917
Da ploughing down manure in field behind poplars. Brock finished little patch on other
place and then helping Pa. Both started to plough the sod back of maple tree in
afternoon.
Very misty and dirty all day.
Friday, 16
Ploughing sod all day.
Fine but not very bright.
�Saturday, 17
Ploughing sod all day. Howard here to say they expected to thresh in afternoon but
didn't. Mr. Robt Hamilton came for lamb. $23.00 Brock and I to town at night.
Beautiful warm bright day. Foggy in a.m
Sunday, 18
Mr & Mrs. Thompson, Ansen and Mr. Ellsworth of Ahmic Harbor here for supper.
Rainy in morning. Turned colder and snow in afternoon and at night.
Monday, 19 (323-42) 1917
Brock took cream can to town and got chop in forenoon.
Da done chores and drew out some manure with Murphy.
Brock at Isaac Hilborns threshing in afternoon. Da brought home young cattle and drew
out some more manure. Went to plough after dinner but frozen too hard.
Mr. Fach came for lamb $23.00
Dull and cold all day. Snow at night.
Tuesday, 20
Da done chores and drawing out manure with stone boat in morning. Brock at Hilborns
threshing all day.
Ma and I to town in afternoon to mail parcels. Da cleaned goose pen and sheep pen in
afternoon.
Rather dull and mild.
Wednesday, 21
Brock at Hilborns threshing until about eleven. Then choring until noon.
�Da ploughing sod in morning. Both ploughing afternoon and finished it. Went a few
rounds on sod below peas.
Dull and cold, foggy. Came on a little rain about six.
November Thursday, 22 (326-39) 1917
Choring and making pig troughs in morning. Ploughing in afternoon on sod below peas.
Mrs. Chester Walker here in afternoon.
Very snowy morning and snowing and blowing at times in afternoon.
Colder and quite windy after tea.
Friday, 23
Men choring and fixing centre stable to tie up cattle.
Snowy and cold.
Saturday, 24
Men done the chores and put on storm windows. Took down the wire fence round
gardens and in the cow lane in afternoon.
Brock and I to town at night.
Fine but very cold wind and frosty.
Sunday, 25
Elwin here for dinner. Brock and he down to Haggerty's in afternoon.
a little fall of snow all day and cold. Brought sheep home from other place.
November Monday, 26 (330-35) 1917
Da done chores and cleaning pens in afternoon Brock to town for coaloil and got Wiley
shod, in forenoon. Then at Billy Lowes sale in afternoon.
Mr. Irwin Elliot here and bought ram lamb in afternoon $23.00
�Bright and cold.
Lillian 7 yrs. old.
Tuesday, 27
Drawing out manure and choring. Harry Booth here to buy lambs.
Dull and snowing at times cold wind
Wednesday, 28
Done chores and drawing out manure.
Brock down to get a lesson on violin at night but Seth was away.
Milder and brighter.
Mr. McIsaac called this a.m.
November Thursday, 29 (333-32) 1917
Done chores and drawing out manure Brock down for mail at night.
Rather dull and misty.
Victory Bond man called.
Friday, 30
Choring and drawing out manure, cleaning out shed, finished about three o' clock and
cleaned up some chop.
Very heavy fog all day.
December Saturday, 1
Brock down with chop in morning. Da choring. Then boarding up door in shed in
afternoon.
Brock and I to town at night. I stayed in at Smith's.
�Fine day and colder. heavy fall of snow in morning.
Sunday, 2
Brock to church at night. I came home with him.
Fine day. Frosty at night.
December Monday, 3 (337-28) 1917
Men choring round barn all day. Brock to Moorefield in morning with 9 lambs $148.50
and 1 pig $61.
Fine and not very cold.
Tuesday, 4
Men choring in morning. Da drew up some wood to cellar in afternoon. Brock took Ma
to McIsaac's and then went on to Towriss's sale. Came round by Rothsay paid taxes
and got cheese. Went for Ma after supper.
Fine day but started to snow after supper.
Wednesday, 5
Men choring round barn all day. Grinding axes and setting saw.
Mr. McIsaac called in evening. Brock down to Hilborns but Seth away.
Very snowy at times and cold
December Thursday, 6 (340-25) 1917
Brock helping Mr. McIsaac draw gravel for his lane from Newsteads pit.
Da choring.
Seth here in evening to give Brock his first lesson on violin.
Cold and snowy at times.
�Terrible disaster at Halifax this morning. American amunition ship and a Norwegian
collided. Explosion followed. Dead about 4000.
Friday, 7
Brock helping Ike draw gravel from Mr. Arnolds pit.
Da choring round barn all day.
Lovely bright sunny day.
I over to Hilborns in evening.
Conception day (Quebec) Saturday, 8
Men choring in forenoon. Brock and I to town in afternoon. Da picking over onions in
cellar.
Very stormy day and cold. from east. changed to west about midnight.
Sunday, 9
Home all day. Very cold and stormy. Blowing hard from west.
Burning wood.
December Monday, 10 (344-21) 1917
Men choring and drew up some wood into cellar in afternoon.
Fine and very sharp started to storm again about four o' clock.
Tuesday, 11
{probably Elizabeth's writing} Choring forenoon Brock took Olive down to ten train,
going up to Claras.
Brock took load of chop and brought home a cwt of flour (Robinhood)
Turned out a fine day. Georgie and baby here in the afternoon.
�Wednesday, 12
Men choring and started to draw out manure un to other place.
looking like soft weather
Brock down town to hear Hugh Guthrie and Dr. Moore Proffessor Johnston of Toronto
W. Clark and others. Union meeting at night.
December Thursday, 13 (347-18) 1917
Choring and finished drawing manure.
a fine snow falling all day very wetting
Brock gone down to Seth's for music lesson
still snowing.
Friday, 14
{Olive writing} Done chores and cutting some wood in afternoon.
Brock to town in morning.
fine and real cold sleighing this week for the first.
Saturday, 15
Done chores and cutting wood in forenoon and. drawing it up in afternoon.
Brock to town at night.
Fine and cold.
Sunday, 16
Brock to church at night.
Fine and frosty.
�December Monday, 17
{Olive writing} Done chores and over to vote.
Brock met me at five thirty train. I came home from Chatsworth.
Brock down to hear returns of election at night.
McEwing defeated by 833 votes.
Bright day and milder.
Tuesday, 18
Done chores in morning and filled up some chop. Brock down with it after dinner.
Mr. McIsaac called in afternoon and Da and he went to town.
Sold the Duncan farm to Harry Schieck for $3000.
Milder and raining a little at night.
Wednesday, 19
Done chores and cutting a little wood in bush.
Mild and foggy.
December Thursday, 20 (354-11) 1917
Brock done chores and cleaned pens. We picked 15 geese. Started at 9 a.m and
finished about 4.30.
Brock down for his lesson at night
Mild and very foggy all day.
�Friday, 21
Da done chores. Brock took down 12 geese 149 lbs @ 21c/ and got some chop in
morning.
Choring in afternoon. Jew in and bought fowl.
Ma up to school in afternoon.
A little colder to-wards night but mild and foggy.
Saturday, 22
Men done chores and cutting wood in bush in forenoon. Brock, Ma & I to town in
afternoon. Brock down again at night for Billie Andrews buggy.
Fine and bright but cool
Sunday, 23
Home all day. Rather dull.
December Monday, 24 (358-7) 1917
Men choring and cutting wood in bush in forenoon. Drawing up wood in afternoon.
Jack Walker came up about 3.30 to say Brock was to meet Clara and Melville in Arthur
at 8.p.m. Went to town about 4.30 and got Wiley shod and went on to Arthur. Train
nearly 3 hrs. late. Got home about 12.45 a.m.
Misty and raining in morning. Colder and windy to-wards evening.
Roads very icy.
Christmas Day (Dominion) Tuesday, 25
Brock met Uncle Will at ten train and Melville took him back to five train.
Bright day with flurries of snow.
�Wednesday, 26
Men choring. Melville to town in morning. Brock left about three o' clock to take them to
Arthur. Home about 8.P.M.
Da choring and cleaning pens in afternoon.
Bright and cold.
roads icy
Brought a rooster from Hamiltons $2.25
December Thursday, 27 (361-4) 1917
Men choring and cleaned hen pens and divided hens.
Brock down for his lesson at night.
Rather dull and quite stormy and cold at night.
Friday, 28
Men choring. Da walked to town in afternoon.
Bright and clear and very cold.
Mr. Simion Trask buried this a.m 82 yrs 11 mos.
Saturday, 29
Men choring all day.
Brock & I to town at night.
Very sharp and bright.
Sunday, 30
Brock to church at night.
Not so cold. Fine.
�December Monday, 31 (365) 1917
Done chores and filled up some chop in morning. Brock down with chop and got horses
shod behind.
Not so cold but still sharp.
MEMORANDUM
Cream to Palm Creamery 1917
Jan. 9 1 can cream weight-79lbs Test 26 Price 45¢ 9.21
May 2 1 " " " 52 " " 33 " 45 7.71
“ 15 1 " 60 " 34 " 45 9.18
“ 22 1 " " " 45 " 33 " 44 6.53
June 5 1 " " " 52 " 29 " 40)
" 12 1 " " " 77 " 32 " 40) 15.88
" 19 1 " " " 78 " 32)
" 25 1 " " " 75 " 35) " 35¢
�" 29 1 " " " 62 " 38) 26.14
July 3 1 " " " )
" 6 1 " " " ) 22.--
" 10 1 " " " )
" 17 1 " " " 44 " 35)
" 20 1 " " " 39 " 36)
" 24 1 " " " 48 " 34) 27.00
" 31 1 " " " 78 " 35)
Aug 3 " " " 53 " 34)
" 7 " " " 53 " 36)
Aug 14 " " " 54 " 33) 39¢ 21.67
" 17 " " " 39 36)
" 2 " " " 50 34)
" 25 " " " 42 32) 40¢ 25.61
�" 28 " " " 56 35)
Sept 4 " " " 42 35) 42¢ 17.38
" 11 " " " 78 33)
" 17 " " " 78 34)
" 25 " " " 48 37) 44¢ 19.48
Oct 2 " " " 68 35 47 11.17
" 23 " " " 76 39)
" 30 " " " 77 35) 46¢ 26.01
Nov. 7
" 19 Drayton 76 33 46 11.53
Dec. 8 1 " " 76 33 46 11.53
MEMORANDUM {blank page}
�MEMORANDUM
Eggs for 1917
Mar. 10 2 ½ doz eggs @ .35 .85
“ 24 2 ½ " " @ 30 .75
Apr. 14 30 " " @ 30 9.00
May 2 30 " " @ 32 9.60
" 12 30 " " @ 38 11.40
" 19 6 " " @ 40 2.40
" 25 30 " " 40 12.00
June 9 30 " " 33 9.90
" 27 21 " " 28 5.28
July 28 9 " " 36 3.24
" 14 6 ½ " " 28 1.82
�Aug 11 10 " " 36 3.60
" 25 11 " " 40 4.40
Sept 1 8 ¼ " " 40 3.30
" 8 6 " " 40 2.40
" 28 6 " " 40 2.40
Oct. 5 6 " " 40 2.40
{June} 11/19 Hoshel and Sadie married at 9.30 a.m
Miss Golden and Will O' Reilly assisting. Sarah, Gladys & Oswald, Josh & his wife and
Clarence there. Went to Thousand Islands for trip.
Sept. 23/19 Mrs. Henderson buried to day at 2 p.m. Mr. Robt Bryden, Percy Irvine, Mr.
Davis, Mr. Clarke, Jim Johnston and Dr. Flath were palbearers. Aged 48 yrs. Very
large funeral.
For more information on Olive Philp, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section
under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca
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Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1897
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1898
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1899
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1900
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1901
Clara, Olive, & Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1902
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1903
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1904
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1905
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1906
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1907
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1908
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1909
Clara, Brock, Elizabeth & Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1910
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1911
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1912
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1913
Clara & Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1914
Olive & Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1915
Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1916
Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1917
Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1918
Olive Philp Diary, 1919
Olive Philp Diary, 1920
Olive Philp Diary, 1921
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<p>MEMORANDUM FROM 1916</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Jan 8/17</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>To 2230 lbs corn at $2.<sup>cent </sup>8565 lbs oats<sup>75 ctbu.</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>$ 56.95</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 18</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 1137 “ oats @ 75 Pd. Cheque.</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>25.10</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 20</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ P.O. Box</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 26</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 548 lbs Oats @ 75<sup>ct</sup>bu</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>12.10</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p> “ 3 cent Purily @ <sup>5.00</sup> and 5 gals oil 17ct</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>15.85</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Feb 5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 1057 lbs oats <sup>75 ct. </sup> cheque</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>23.20</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 13</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 840 lbs oats <sup>75</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>18.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p> “ O.B. Henry for milk spouts</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>5.10</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 10</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ advocate</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.75</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 22</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 1345 lbs Oats 25<sup>ct </sup> ck. --</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>30.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Mar. 9</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 1395 “ “ 75<sup>ct </sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>30.75</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 16</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 967 lbs oats. 310 corn cash</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>22.20</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Mar 16</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ acc at Hefkeys</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>8.80</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>16</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ “ “ Pollocks</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>10.61</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>16</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ sawing of logs</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>9.55</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>16</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 5 gals coal oil</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Mar. 23</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ K.O. Naecker for care of grane Lot.</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>22</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ R. Cummings</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>21.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>24</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ A. G. N. Luclain for roasters</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>4.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 28</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 1 bbl. Sugar 324 lbs @ 8.<sup>cent</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>25.92</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 28</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 1180 oats <sup>@75</sup> 26.03 Corn. 3.28</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>29.31</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 31</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ A. G. H Luclain for grane</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>3.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Apr. 5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 558 lbs oats @ <sup>75</sup> and 141 corn @ 2.30</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>15.54</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Coal</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>15.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>Hat</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>2.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Jas. Scott cheque for oats barley</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>19.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 18</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ corn 145 lbs <sup>4.10</sup> Oats 1170 @ 80 ct 25.20</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>29.30</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 20</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 2 gals maple syrup @ 1.85 N. Hilborn</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>3.70</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 24</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Mr. Falkner repairs for windmill</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>2.80</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 27</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Jns. Bruce for barley & clover seed</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>30.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 27</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Oats <sup>27.80. </sup>Corn <sup>7.06 </sup>Hen feed <sup>7.70</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>42.56</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>May 5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Oats <sup>11.12 </sup>Corn<sup> 3.93 </sup> Hen feed <sup>19.74 </sup> cash</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>34.75</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 4</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Elora</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>5.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Joe for potatoes</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>7.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ International Stock Food Co.</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>6.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 19</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Darch & Hunter</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>12.55</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 19</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ To coal oil ct 20<sup>ct</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>19</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Oats</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>40.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 26</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Oats acorn</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>6.--</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 26</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Thos. Miller</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>5.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>26</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ O.B. Henry for track</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>6.04</p>
</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>MEMORANDUM FROM 1916</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>June 1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>To 142 corn @<sup>275</sup> and 990 @ <sup>88 </sup> 6.79</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>$ 36.29</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>May 29</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 1 bag potatoes</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>4.35</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>June 14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Grain 32.10 Potatoes <sup>3.60</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>35.70</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Wire</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>16.80</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 1 crate of berries 32 boxes @ 15 Exp.<sup>.35</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>5.15</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 8 pineapples @.18</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1.44</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 20</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 1 BBl salt</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1.60</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 23</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 2 cwt flour Robin Hood <sup>6.75 </sup>C. of West <sup>7.00</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13.75</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 23</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Wheat <sup>12.60 </sup> & oats <sup>12.00</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>24.60</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 25</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Dr. Smilley</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>2.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>July 4</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Oats <sup>10.47 </sup> Wheat <sup>9.87</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>20.34</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 7</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Hall Tree</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>5.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 18</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Grain</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>29.15</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>18</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Boots <sup>4.50 </sup>(Brack) Coat <sup>5.</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>9.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 19</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 30 square shingles @ 3.55</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>106.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 23</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Fielding for tea</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>23.40</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 26</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ E. W. Smith for cherries</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>5.20</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 25</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ O.B. Henry Rape seed 30 lbs @ 15</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>4.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Aug 3</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Thos. Miller Shingling</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>20.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 2</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Shorts</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 8</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Grain</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>43.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 10</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Raspberries</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 15</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Tevine</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>11.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>15</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Pete Willson</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>5.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 23</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Shingles <sup>25.00. </sup> Oats $26 #(Moorefield)</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>51.--</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 28</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 1 cwt H. Queen <sup>6.50</sup> 1 cwt R. Hood <sup>6.75</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13.25</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 28</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Tevine 50 lbs @ 24</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>12.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 29</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ “ 50 “ “ 24 ½</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>12.25</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Sept. 24</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ W. Pollock (Threshing)</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>36.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 28</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Painting of house 13 days _ _<sup>2.50 & 3.00 </sup>per day</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>73.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Oct. 17</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Winter coat (?) at Kitchener</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>30.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 23</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Coal oil. 5 gals @ 22</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1.10</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Nov. 26</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ “ “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1.10</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Dec. 4</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Taxes</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>131.33</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p> “ cheese 50 lbs @ 21</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>10.33</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Dec. 8</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Hefkey</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>7.75</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p> “ T. Andrews</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>6.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Dec. 12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 1 cwt flour</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>6.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>31</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ coal oil</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1.61</p>
</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
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<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>MEMORANDUM FROM 1916</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Jan. 15/17</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>By 4 quarters of beef 13 cts. & 11 cts./399 lbs & 1 hide <sup>18 cts</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>$ 57.05</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 17</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ cash from Will Philp</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>8.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 26</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 1 hide 72 lbs <sup>18 cts </sup>and 1 h. quarter 131 @ 13 ½</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>30.10</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Mar. 12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Twins & calves from bull</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>200.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 22</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 7 pigs 1260 lbs @ 14<sup>50</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>182.70</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Apr. 5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 3 “ 440 “ @ 15<sup>15</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>66.35</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 24</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Lark, Dinah & calf</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>187.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>May 5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ Donald 1340 @ 12 cts Jim 980 lbs @11</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>278.50 </p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 3</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ cheque from Woodinall Bros</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>100.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 7</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ “ from Luke Rhaine June’s calf</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>12.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>June 4</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ “ “ “ “ Ebony’s “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>12.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 11</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ cash “ Mr. M<sup>e</sup>Isaac Maud’s calf</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>10.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 24</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ “ “ Luke Rhaine Darky’s calf</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>12.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 24</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ “ 119 wool @65 cts</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>77.35</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>July 5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 7 hogs 1540 lbs @ 15<sup>75</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>241.<sup>--</sup></p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Aug 23</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 6 “ 1270 “ @ 18.<sup>00</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>228.60</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Nov.</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 3 ram lambs <sup>$230 </sup> Feach, Hamilton & Elliott</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>69.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Dec. 3</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 9 lambs @ $15. <sup>cent. </sup>990 lbs</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>148.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p> “ 1 pig</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>61.30</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Dec 12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 7 cwt of flour R. Hood</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>$ 6.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 31</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 7 gal. coal oil</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1.61</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Dec. 26</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 10 ducks <sup>90 cts</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>9.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>Roosters and old hens</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>20.25</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 21</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 12 geese 149 lbs. @ 21 cts</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>31.29</p>
</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January NEW YEAR'S DAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 1 (1-364) 1917</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Then Brock took down a load of logs in morning and brought home lumber. Over to vote in afternoon and Melville + Pa to town in afternoon. Nrohel and Lizzie here for tea.Brock down to xmas tree in hall. Dull and raw. milder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 2 (2-363)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and got Melville's cutter ready in afternoon. Down to bush in forenoon and cut some more logs and put on load. Melville to town and then started for mt. Forest about four o'clock. Georgie and Niao Annis here for tea. Dull and foggey and quite mild. Slaided to jack up old house.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 3 (3-362)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores then Brock took down load of logs and brought home lumber in forenoon. Down with chop in afternoon. Do helping move house in afternoon. Got as far as sideroad. Very foggy almost like rain in morning. Colder towards night.</p>
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<div class="toctitle">
<h2>Contents</h2>
<span class="toctogglespan"></span></div>
<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_THURSDAY.2C_4_.284-361.29_1917"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January THURSDAY, 4 (4-361) 1917</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_5_.285-360.29"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 5 (5-360)</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Epiphany_.28Quebec.29_Saturday.2C_6"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Epiphany (Quebec) Saturday, 6</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_7"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 7</span></a></li>
</ul></div>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January THURSDAY, 4 (4-361) 1917</span></h2>
<p>Choring and drawing out manure. Mild and foggy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 5 (5-360)</span></h2>
<p>Choring all day. Brock over to get size of Haskels rack in afternoon. Rained hard all morning. Turned to soft snow in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Epiphany (Quebec) Saturday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock and I to town at night. Expected Betty but she didn't come. Fine and mild.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Fine in morning. Stormed all day afternoon.</p>
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<div class="mw-parser-output">
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Janury Monday, 8 (8-357) 1917</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Then Brock down for corn for pigs. Got - 50 bu and 12 bags oats $ 56.95. Had a few bags chopped.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 9 (9-356)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. then down to bush and put on a load of logs. Brock took them down after dinner to get cut for a rack. Da cleaned out colts stall and put manure on garden. fine but rather dull, got very stormy about five. colder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 10 (10-355)</span></h2>
<p>done chores. at bush in afternoon N.E wind very frosty and cold.</p>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
<span class="toctogglespan"></span></div>
<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_THURSDAY.2C_11_.2811-354.29_1917"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January THURSDAY, 11 (11-354) 1917</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_12_.2812-353.29"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 12 (12-353)</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_13"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 13</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_14"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 14</span></a></li>
</ul></div>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January THURSDAY, 11 (11-354) 1917</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and brock up to Roy's for ropes. Killed heifer in afternoon. Bright and very cold. Coldest weather this winter.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 12 (12-353)</span></h2>
<p>Cut down beef and Brock took it to town to Noeckers to pay for oats &corn $57.05 in morning. Da done chores. At Bush in afternoon. I up to Georgies in aft. Fine and a little milder but still cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Drawing out manure and took Ram back to Mc Donalds in afternoon. Brock & I to town at night. Thick and quite snowy aft. &evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Stormy and cold.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January MONDAY, 15 (15-350) 1917</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and sifted ashes. Brock down to Mr. Woolners in afternoon with black pig. Mr. P Richardson called also Cecil Walker. Beautiful day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 16 (16-349)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and Da to town in forenoon. Brock over to Arthur fair in afternoon. Gone with philp a ride home. Cold and bright but stormy at times.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 17 (17-348)</span></h2>
<p>Choring round barn all day. Will Philp called in for cutter and paid balance in ram $8. Very stormy all day. High wind.</p>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
<span class="toctogglespan"></span></div>
<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_THURSDAY.2C_18_.2818-347.29_1917"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">January THURSDAY, 18 (18-347) 1917</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_.2819-346.29"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, (19-346)</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_20_.2820-345.29"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 20 (20-345)</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_21_.2821-344.29"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 21 (21-344)</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January THURSDAY, 18 (18-347) 1917</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and Brock to town in morning for oats and got some chopped. Working in Granary in afternoon. Haskel and Harry here for game of cards. Stormed all night and all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, (19-346)</span></h2>
<p>Choring and cleaning pens. Cleaning up grain in afternoon. Lovely bright day but cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 20 (20-345)</span></h2>
<p>Done Chores, and clipping young cattle. Brock, Ma and I to town in afternoon. Brock down at night. Rather mild but colder to wards night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 21 (21-344)</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Very stormy day and worse to wards evening and this night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January MONDAY, 22 (22-343)1917</span></h2>
<p>Choring round barn all day. Stormy and cold</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 23 (23-342)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores Brock up to Harry's in morning. He down helping kill the beef in the afternoon. Lovely bright day but cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 24 (24-341)</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and brought up beef. Killed pig in afternoon. Milder and not so bright.</p>
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<p>Done chores. Then Da cutting up beef and pork and set it out to freeze. Brock is in town in afternoon. Bright but stormy and cold. roads filling up.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 26 (26-339)</span></h2>
<p>Done Chores and packed beef in snow. Brock to town with one hind quarter and gots some oats and & cut flour. Brought chop home. Da shovelling drifts of snow along line fence. Lovely bright but stormy in afternoon towards evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>Choring round all day. Brock to town at night real stormy day from east.</p>
<h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 28</span></h3>
<p>Beautiful bright day. Brock to church at night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January MONDAY, 29</span></h2>
<p>Choring and drawing out manure. Haskel here with cow. Very misty and dull. Quite a shower after dinner.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 30</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Finished about four. Brock took Harry up some meat. Lovely bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 31</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and packed Clara's box. Brock & I took it down in morning - Choring in afternoon. Dull and raw east wind. Hailing at night. Got Wiley shod.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_2"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 2</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_3"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 3</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_4"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 4</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February THURSDAY, 1</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock down to Jas. Scott's to see about getting some seed barley. At bush in afternoon. North wind, storming a little and cold. Cleaned pipes.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 2</span></h2>
<p>Men choring round all day. Stormy and very cold. Terrible wind storm all night from west: froze plants. Mr. W. Christian died.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 3</span></h2>
<p>Choring. Very stormy day and very cold</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 4</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night and Da at Hambly's for dinner got mail. Milder and snowy.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February MONDAY, 5</span></h2>
<p>Choring. Brock to town and got some oats and had them chopped. Very stormy day. Sunshine at times but not as cold. Grandpa 8 yrs. dead.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Da and Brock to Wm Christian`s funeral in afternoon. fine but cold. a little milder towards night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 7</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and cutting wood. Rather mild and snowing. quite stormy to wards night and colder. I down to Mc Ewings in afternoon. 29 yrs. old to day.</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_THURSDAY.2C_8"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">February THURSDAY, 8</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_9"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 9</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_10"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 10</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_11"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 11</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February THURSDAY, 8</span></h2>
<p>Choring and men at bush. Brock to town at night. Fine but real cold at night north wind</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Choring and cutting wood in bush. Bright day but real cold north wind. Evelyn 6 yrs old.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock & I to town in afternoon. Brock down again at night. Real cold and blowing a little.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Art Booth here in afternoon for tea. Brock to town at night. Cold and storming at times.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February Monday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Bright and very cold</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 13</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock down & got oats and got them chopped in afternoon. Wallace here for tea. Earl Newstead, Elwin & Naskel here after supper. Da 61 yrs old.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 14</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock to town at night to concert. Wiley broke cutter shaft. Bright but cold wind</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_THURSDAY.2C_15"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">February THURSDAY, 15</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_16"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 16</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_17"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 17</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_18"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 18</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February THURSDAY, 15</span></h2>
<p>Choring and finished drawing out manure. Brock down for cutter with team in afternoon. I to town in afternoon. Lovely bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 16</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Da &Brock at bush in afternoon. Stormy at times but not very cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 17</span></h2>
<p>Choring and cutting wood. Very bright and warm like spring. Snow going quickly. Brock & I to skate at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 18</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night Mild and Bright.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February MONDAY, 19</span></h2>
<p>Men choring round all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 20</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cutting wood. Stormy at times but bright. Brock and I over to Mc Isaac in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">ASH WEDNESDAY (Quebec & N.W.T) Wednesday, 21</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cutting wood. I to town in afternoon. Georgie down in afternoon. Lovely bright day.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_23"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 23</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_24"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 24</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_25"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY, 25</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February THURSDAY, 22</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and Brock to town for oats and got them chopped. Fine day and mild.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 23</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and cleaning hen house and pens. Ma Brock & I over to Arthur Booths in afternoon with a pair of pillows for Maggie. Soft and bright.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 24</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and cutting wood. Brock & I to town at night Stormy at times and cold north wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY, 25</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Rather dull and east wind. {Sleeted?} in night. C.H Thompson 36 yrs old. {The last sentence was written in darker ink, probably written at a later point but same person.}</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February MONDAY, 26</span></h2>
<p>Men choring in forenoon and at bush after dinner. Dull and midly raining in morning.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 27</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and cutting wood. Bright and colder. Brock up to Harry's for a game of cards at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 28</span></h2>
<p>Choring and sifting ashes in forenoon. Both at Art Booths sale in afternoon. I up to Georgie's in afternoon. Beautiful warm bright day.</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_Thursday.2C_1"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">March Thursday, 1</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_2"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 2</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_3"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 3</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_4"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 4</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Thursday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Men done chores and cutting wood. Ma at Chester Walkers in afternoon. Brock down for mail at night. Nice bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Men cutting wood and done chores. Fine bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and cutting wood. Brock and I to town at night. Fine but a little colder at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Brock and I up to uncle Richd's in afternoon. Brock to church at night. Fine but strong east wind.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Monday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and Brock greasing some harness in afternoon. Too stormy to go to bush. Colder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesay, 6</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and cutting wood. Brock and I to patriotic concert at night given by Elora people. $ 250.00. Fine day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and cutting wood in forenoon. Brock at Mr.Christian's sale in afternoon and I at town. Brought Evelyn home with us. Pa choring in afternoon. 35 yrs married to day. Will Ellis list Christian's farm $ 5000.</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_Thursday.2C_8"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">March Thursday, 8</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_9"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 9</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_10"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 10</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_11"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 11</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Thursday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Men done chores. a very stormy day. snow wet</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and cleaning pens. Brock to town to get oats and chop in morning. Brought home the barley seed that Mr. Scott left in town for ws. Stormy at times. colder and brighter. Message came Loyd hughes had died of wounds. Baby boy at Thompsons. Ralph Edison.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and drawing out manure. Brock & I to town at night. Dull and misty. Thunder and lightening about seven at night and half rain & soft snow.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Very dull and thick mist. Bob and Lizzie mitchell here in afternoon and for tea.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Monday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Then Haskel helped take over the twins and their calves and roan bull to Moorefield in morning. Got home about two o ' clock. Evelyn & I up to Georgie's in afternoon. Fine and bright . Thawing in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Evelyn & I to Hilborns in afternoon. Fine but cool east wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and greasing harness. Brock & I took Evelyn to town in afternoon. Rained in night turned colder and stormy to wards night.</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_Thursday.2C_15"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">March Thursday, 15</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_16"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 16</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_17"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 17</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_18"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 18</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Thursday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and greasing single harness. Quite a stormy day. Hogs 14.50 cent.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Brock down to get oats and corn and get it chopped. and pay up the bills around in forenoon. Florence and Loyd here in afternoon. Brock over to party at Alex Mc Lennan's at night. Bright in morning. but got dull. to wards night. Strong east wind and rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Washing and greasing harness. Dull in morning and very stormy in afternoon and at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Brock & I down to memorial Service in Hall in afternoon for Loyd Hughes. He killed in France.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Monday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Da and Brock at Wm Rennie's sale in afternoon. Da came round by Drayton on way home. Lovely bright day. East wind at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Brock took Ma and I to town in morning. Choring in aft. and dug out bees. Harry, Wallace and Haskel here at night for game of cards. Rather windy in morning but nice afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 21</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and drew out the manure. Brock to town at night to see about shipping pigs. Jean Wilson dead. Beautiful warm spring day.</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_Thursday.2C_22"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">March Thursday, 22</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_23"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 23</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_24"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 24</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_25"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 25</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Thursday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores. Brock down with seven pigs in morning $ 14.50 cent.Then helping Haskel take 4 cattle to town in afternoon. Da working on road with Jack in afternoon. Beautiful warm day. Clara 32 yrs. old.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Brock done chores. Da down to stalion in morning. Took Jean Wilson to Fergus to bury her. Then over to Ike Mc Isaacs with Jrs. Ritch for dinner. Home about Three o ' clock. Brock & I over to Hilborns at night for game of cards. Dull and raining at times. Heavy thunder shower about six o' clock. Very dark night and high wind. Water raining very quickly and coming into stable manure house.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Brock & I to town in afternoon. Roads vey soft and punched. Snow going quickly. Had to dip out water in manure house. Lovely bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Beautiful warm bright day. Snow going very fast.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Monday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Jack up to get some help on road. Brock &Da out in forenoon and Da in afternoon. Brock cleaned pens digging out drain back of manure house. Down to Jack's at night to see if roosters were there. Lovely warm day. Snow going quickly. Wallace Walker started for west.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and finishing digging drain. Choring and grinding axes. Foggy and dull. Snowy at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores and Brock to town and got some oats and had them chopped. Got bol. of sugar. Choring in afternoon I over to Hilborns at night. Rather cold but bright soft snow at night and mild.</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_Thursday.2C_29"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">March Thursday, 29</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_30"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 30</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_31"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 31</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_1"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 1</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Thursday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Brock went to town about four o' clock for his two leghorn roosters and a young goose. Maria, Lizzie & Sarah here helping quilt in afternoon. Very stormy and snowy in morning but fine afternoon. Roy brought goose at noon. Got it from Harry Elliot. $ 2.25</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and drawing out manure into corner field. Mr. Wilson the assessor here for tea and all night. I up to Georgie's in afternoon. Brock & I over to Nilborns sugar bush at night. Beautiful warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 31</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and fixing sheep pen. Brock & I to town at night. Dull and like rain. Lightening at night snow going quickly.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Haskel here in evening. Dull at times and raining in afternoon and evening.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Monday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Men choring round all day. Cleaned clocks. Gerald here in morning to say good. bye. He is home on last leave. Rained hard all day until near evening when it turned to soft snow. Colder at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Men done chores and fixing up fence that was torn down to let the old house out. Cutting wood in afternoon. I walked to town in morning. Mr. Jas. Ritch here for dinner. Fine morning but dull in afternoon. Little flurries of snow.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Men done chores. Then cutting wood in bush. Brock to town at night. Beautiful bright day.</p>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_Thursday.2C_5"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">April Thursday, 5</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#GOOD_FRIDAY_.28DOMINION.29_Friday.2C_6"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">GOOD FRIDAY (DOMINION) Friday, 6</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_7"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 7</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#.7BWrote_Easter_in_header.7D_Easter._Sunday.2C_8"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">{Wrote Easter in header} Easter. Sunday, 8</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Thursday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock took out three pigs. Choring in afternoon. Mr. Mc Isaac called about six o' clock. Uncle Rich d here in forenoon for rhubarb. roots. Dull morning. Strong east wind and rain there turned to soft snow.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">GOOD FRIDAY (DOMINION) Friday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Done chores then Pa took Brock to ten train he gone up to Chatsworth for Easter. Choring in afternoon and wheeled out seeds into orchard and burned them. Snowy and dirty. Very stormy to wards night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Pa done chores. Then to Drayton in afternoon with Cheyne for geo. Schieck. I up to Georgie's in evening. Beautiful bright day. Frost at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">{Wrote Easter in header} Easter. Sunday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Home all day, Lovely bright day but cold wind freezing hard at night.</p>
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<p>Da done chores. Brock came home from Chatsworth on fine train and walked out. Bright and cold. Very high wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cutting wood. Haskel brought 1 gal. Maple syrup. Fine and cold. Mr. Isaac Hilborn and a mr. Parke called. Selling fertilizer. Mr. Creighton cassidy buried</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cutting wood. Bill M c Tavish called about to look at some cows. Brock and I over to Hilborns at night to a taffy party. Fine and bright but quite dull in evening and milder.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Thursday, 12</span></h2>
<p>{Written in blacker ink except for Walton's death} Done chores and cutting wood in morning. Da filled saw and brought in pork to dry. Brock and I at horse show in afternoon. Dull and turned much colder in afternoon with flurries of snow. Mrs. Wm Walton died.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cutting wood. Dull and cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cutting wood. Very dull and cool with flurries of snow. Brock to town at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Ma and Brock down to Mrs. Waltons funeral in afternoon. Brock to church at night. Rather dull and cold north wind.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Monday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cutting wood. Real dull and cool. Herb Brian enlisted in navy. Rank of lieut. And on Destroyer "Spray". Mr. Digby buried.{the only naval ship I could find under that name was actually a motor launch}</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cutting wood. Sunny at times and much warmer. Brock and I over to sugar bush.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Done chores in morning Brock to town. Got oats and had them chopped and got horses shod. At bush for a while in afternoon. Brock over to sugar bush at night Capt Brian came on ten train. He & I up to Gass's and round by Rothsay . Went to five train with him. Beautiful warm day. a few drops of rain Haskel brought 1 gal syrup and got cream milk can for storage.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Thursday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and back building line fence between W ilmott and us. Came up about four o' clock when it started to rain. Rained quite steady all evening. Georgie here in afternoon. Brock drove her home. Fine in forenoon and breezy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and building line fence between Wilmott and us. Fine and very warm and windy after dinner. Cloudy to wards evening and thunder shower about eight. High wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 21</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and working at line fence. Brock & I to town at night. Fine and bright but cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Brock at church at night. Harry here in evening. Fall of snow in night. Clara 3 yrs married.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Monday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and working at line fence. between Wilmott and us. Roy and Elwin here in evening. Brock over to Hilborns to get Haskel to help take cattle. to Moorefield. Beautiful day but cool. Frost at night. Mr. Carrigal buried.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Da and Haskel led Lark and Dina to Moorefield and Brock took Dinah's calf in buggy. $187.50 for two. Working at fense in afternoon and got it finished. Beautiful bright day but cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Fixing fence on other place morning and afternoon. Dull and heavy shower after supper. Very high east wind all day and cold.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_28"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 28</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Thursday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Men done chores. Then put up wire fence in cow home and cleaning up grain in forenoon. Cleaning grain in afternoon. Roy here for rhubarb in afternoon. I up to Georgie's Dull, rain & snow at times cold wind heavy shower of rain in forenoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores. Brock to town in morning for chop. Got oats and corn and hen feed. Then breaking up pile of wood by pear tree and put it in woodhouse in afternoon Mr. Mrs. Ses Smith here in evening for rhubarb. Very cloudy and cold. Few flakes of snow.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Robt and Brock choring. Brock took Olive to grain to go to Elora got the buggy fixed. Robt started to pile lumber Brock helped finish it after came home from Drayton. Left straightening and wiring fence behind barn rather fine Ritcheson here to buy steers. Offered 12 .00 lb no sale. Brock at town at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 29</span></h2>
<p>All at home fine evening then Brock went to church. Chris Richards and Emmerson Hambly here afternoon for an hour. Very like rain.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Monday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock done up chores. Then got out the ploughs and started on the land. Ploughing soil all day by the Elm tree. Very fine morning but looking like rain all day ( I washed )</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Tuesday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring and ploughing soil forenoon drizzling rain forenoon men wet when they came in at noon afternoon still raining and turned very cold toward night. Men choring round I ironed & baked pies</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Heavy fall of snow through the night high cold wind all day Robt & Brock choring, and Brock took crate of eggs and can of cream in town forenoon afternoon. Men went out to plough Cold and dark looking. Brock got cheque for one hundred dollars from Wooddissee Bro. for old house.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_5"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 5</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Thursday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring. Then Brock went to help Hode Hilborn to set pasts. There all day. Robt ploughing soil all day. Cold wind all evening. then calmed down. Mr and Mrs. Thompson 13 yrs married.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Robt and Brock choring. and both ploughing soil all day. Cloudy and cool East wind. Harry Boothe here aft and bought. Donald & Jimmy sold for 12.00 t 11 per lb. I came home from Elora &walked out.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock took down the two steers, $ 278.50 in forenoon. Then Brock down after dinner for chop. The 2 bags of potatoes from Joe and the seed from Hamilton. Da went out to plough for a while in afternoon. Dull and cold, came on heavy shower. about noon and misting & dull in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Brock and I up to Uncle Richds in afternoon. Brock to church at night. Rather dull, east wind and looking like rain. few drops in afternoon. Mother 54 yrs old.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Monday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Started seeding. Da and Brock sowing mixed grain on corn and root ground in corner field. Cultivating as discing in forenoon. Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon. Mr. Rahme here in evening for June calf. 5 days old $ 12.00 oswald brought a setting hen. Fine and quite warm at times. Cloudy</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Brock cultivating in corner field in forenoon. Da done chores. Placed in furrows and started to sow. Brock harrowing aftr dinner and Da sowing. Heavy rain came up about three o' clock accompanied with snow. Had to stop and when rain was over went and ploughed sod back by maple tree. Very bright and nice until about ten o' clock. Then cloudy and cool. Warmer in evening but very cloudy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Da ploughed garden then both ploughing sod by maple tree. Finished it at noon. Just ready to go to work after dinner when heavy rain came up. Lasted about an hour. Then took off storm windows. Brock and I to town at night Brock has measels. Bright in morning but dull by noon and like rain. Fine night.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_12"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 12</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Thursday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing out manure to little patch on other place. Brock cultivating and harrowing in corner field and Pa sowing. got it all sowed except harrowing the last time. Fine and cool. very high wind most of day drying fine.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Then both cultivating sod back by maple tree in forenoon. Brock finished harrowing corner field after dinner and harrowing sod. Da cultivated garden patch and riged it up about four o' clock. Put the wire around after supper. Bright at times cool and high wind. Mr. Gamble called to see if we would send cream.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock done chores. Then Brock cultivating sod back by maple tree and harrowing. Da cultivated garden Datch then Da started to slow the sod. Brock done chores and finished harrowing it. Planted garden in afternoon Da cultivated a strip for potatoes when he finished sowing & put them in after supper. Brock harrowing sod the second time. I to town at night. fine but cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Sunday Brock to church at night. Fine and warmer.</p>
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<p>Pa done chores and then went back to disc in furrows in 1st field on other place. Then came up about ten o' clock and got seed drill. Sowing rest of day. Brock cultivating and harrowing in same field and cultivating for barley too. Mr. Schiek & Wes Smith here to rent Duncan farm about six. Mr. M c Isaac here in evening. Fine bright day and warmer.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Pa done chores. Then sowing barley. Brock cultivating and harrowing and also Started to cultivate in back 14 ac. field. Lovely bright day and warmer. Cream waggon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and working on back 14 ac. Sowing, cultivating & harrowing. Worked late. Mr. Geo. Arnold here for tea and all night. Hendersons and Grace Brett called this evg. Very smoky all day. Dull at times. and a few drops of rain. Looking like rain warm.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_19"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 19</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Ascension day (Quebec) Thursday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Finished seeding done Chores. Then Brock cultivated and harrowed and Da sowed. the rest of the back 14 ac. field. Then Brock cultivating corn & oat ground Da picking up along fences rest of forenoon and ploughing up a piece of new seeded in afternoon. I to town in morning. Lovely warm day a little lite rain in evening and cloudy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Then both ploughing up the new seeded on other place. Brock took down his buggy to get painted at night. I up to Georgie's in evening. Beautiful warm day. Little smoky.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Done chores then Da sowing mixed grain on the ground they ploughed. Brock cultivating & harrowing. Went back and finished after dinner. Then Brock went to town about three for some chop. Me down at night. Very windy that. A slight shower at noon but very threatening looking. Then a very heavy thunderstorm between five and six. Rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Bright at times and much cooler.</p>
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<p>Done chores and put young cattle out to grass for first. Da discing and and rolling mangel ground in morning, ploughing it aftr dinner. Brock harrowed corn ground in morning. and discing in afternoon. Brock to patriotic concert at night. Dull and cool. Came on heavy rain about five o' clock. Large flakes of soft snow. raining and cool east wind in evening. Set 3 hens on duck eggs. Brock up to Harry's at noon for them.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">tuesday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Choring and making gate. Dull and raining all day. Quite hard at times. Thunder and lightening about six or seven. Cream waggon called.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Pa digging bed for flowers and clipping a few spruce. Snowing and very cold all day. Very stormy and wintery looking at night. Brought sheep home.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_25"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 25</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Victoria Day (Dominion) Thursday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Da over to Tom Millers in afternoon. Brock up to Elwins in morning. Broke up some wood for furnace. Ground white with snow. Snowing at times. Cleared to wards night and froze quite hard.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock to town to get Wiley shod in morning. Tom Miller came and Da &he over to see Haskel's rack, then working at one for us. Brock to town in afternoon for bolts. Cloudy at times but brighter and cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock to town in morning for bolts. Tom working at rack and put up a new rack on barn for roller door. We to town at night $5.50 to Tom. Fine and warm. Jack Walker here in evg.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Brock to Town at night Brock away in morning. Helping Jack Walker find his colt. Got it at M. Jordan's. Haskel & Sadie called in church for first time.</p>
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<p>Done chores. Then Da ploughed Mangel ground and Brock cultivated corn ground. Da sowed the corn after dinner and riged up the mangel ground. Brock harrowed corn ground and rolled mangel ground. Da sowed mangels after supper. East wind and very lite rain, rather cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drew out manure for potatoes. Then planted five rows in afternoon on other place in field where mangels are. Mr davis and family called in car after tea Beautiful warm day. Put out heifers to grass.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Drew out manure onto garden patch by currant bushes. Ploughed it in and planting potatoes. Brock to town at night Beautiful warm day. Looking a little like rain. Roy's baby born. girl.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#June_Friday.2C_1"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">June Friday, 1</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_2"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 2</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Thursday, 31</span></h2>
<p>Drew out manure to little patch on other place and ploughing for potatoes. Planting them after dinner. Dull & like rain rain. Showers at times all day and heavy rain about fine. Brock took Ma & I up to see Roy's baby.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Friday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Brock cultivating for rape back by line fence next Roy in morning. Finished about two o' clock &to town for chop. Da working in little patch on other place. discing and finished ploughing in. Clara left Chatworth about 7.15 a.m and got fere about 6.45 p.m Drove Billy in cart. Dull in morning misty but a nice afternoon &evening cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Done chores & put cows out to grass for first time. Set out some cabbage plants Da discing and rolling in little patch on other place. Planted the eating corn after dinner & some pumpkins We three to town at night. Fine &windy. Looking like rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 3</span></h2>
<p>W e{A splotch on we} three up to Roy's in afternoon then Ma and Clara up to uncle Richds Mr. &Mrs. T. Henderson & Grace Brett here for tea. We over to Hilborns to telephone to Dr. after tea. Very heavy mist like rain in morning &cold. Bright and warmer after dinner</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Monday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Drawing out manure for turnips on other place. Mr M c Kay. Mr. Gilby &mr. Mc Kay Sr. came about three o' clock for Clara they left about four for Chatsworth. got home at eight fine and warm. Looking a little like rain in evg.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Drawing out manure for turnips. finished I up to Roy's in evening. Warm and showry all morning. Fine in afternoon but showers going round. Got card from Gerald in England. Mr. &Mrs. Mc Isaac & son.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Ploughed and harrowed turnip ground. Then planted potatoes{splotch on potatoes} Clara brought and some onions. Brock to town at night and Roy's to change some eggs. Dull and very strong east wind. a shower about six and rained in night. Thunder &lightening.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_8"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 8</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Satruday.2C_9"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Satruday, 9</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_10"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 10</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Thursday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Choring and cleaning pens, and working round barn all day. Brock took back Haskel's hen in evg. Bright but heavy storms gaining round. Heavy rain about three o' clock and raining off and on rest of day. Mr. &Mrs. N</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Choring and took back the gate they made for end of lane on other place hung it. Fixed some fence. Planted a row of beets and onions next the mangels after supper. Dull and fine Mizzling rain at times all day. Rather cold, brighter towards evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Satruday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Fixing fence on other place in morning. Washed sheep in afternoon. Mr. Bertram called to look at cattle. Brock & I to town at night. Fine and very warm in morning, a little cooler in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Da and Ma at Mr. Richd Lowes for dinner. Called in to Mc Isaac's on way home. Brock to church at night Lovely day. Fine and cool.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Monday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Brock cultivated root ground on other place in morning and rolling in back 14 ac. field. Da tearing out line fence between Roy and us. Ma and I to town in morning. I up to see Haskel and Sadie married at 9.30 a.m Mr. Mc Isaac here in evening for Maud's calf. $10.00 Beautiful warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Brock finished rolling back 14 ac. field and rolled root ground. Da taking out fence and cleaning fence bottom and started to plough it next Roy. Brock over to Aitcherson's to see Geo. Arnold. Beautiful warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Da back and finished ploughing headland fence bottom between Roy and us. Then hoeing in garden until noon. Brock rolling in corner field. Both up to Mr. Dilworth with Martha in afternoon. Home about 6. 30 and Da got here about 7.30 led Martha part of way. Fine and warm in morning looking like rain all afternoon. Heavy rain &wind about seven o' clock, raining quite steady all evening.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_15"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 15</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_16"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 16</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_17"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 17</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Thursday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town chop &wire in morning. Da trimming spruce all day. Brock choring in afternoon. Fine in forenoon but dull to wards noon. quite a shower in afternoon and colder to wards evening. Preserved a crate of berries.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Da trimming trees all day. Fixing fence (Brock) Ma to Hilborns in afternoon. Dull and cold, few drops of rain about seven o' clock. Cecil Walker home from west.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Brock working on root ground and cut lawn. Da scuffling corn. We to town at night. Fine day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Da and Ma at Jack Ritches for dinner and supper. Mr. Ritch took them for a car ride in afternoon. Thomspon's came about five and stayed for supper. Brock to town at night Fine and bright, rain in night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Monday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Da scuffling corn all day finished it after supper. Brock hoeing in garden in morning for a while. Then rolling and discing turnip ground. Brock to Goldstone garden party at night. Dull and sultry. Very heavy storms gaining round all evening. Ma had rain about ten o' clock. Haskel 29 yrs. old to day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock working on Hilborns hill with team all day. Fine but looking like rain after supper thundering. Haskel here for bar and spoon in aft. Hilborns went west this morning.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock discing, rolling &harrowing turnip ground in forenoon. Da sowed the turnips after dinner and harrowed potatoes. Brock to town to get some shoes on. Took home Haskels stretcher in morning. Da over at night for sheep shears. I up to Roy's. Fine. Quite cold to wards evening.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_22"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 22</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_23"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 23</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_24"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 24</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Thursday, 21</span></h2>
<p>Da sheared .18 cheep. Brock doing road work. To town at night for mail. Mr. Hutichson here to inspect four bees, no foul brood. Fine and cool. Little thunder shower about eight o' clock.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Da leveling gravel on road in forenoon. Scuffling mangels and potatoes in afternoon. Brock doing road work all day. Misty in morning but cleared off and was a nice cool day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Da cultivating rape ground next Roy. Brock to town in morning with wool. Then cultivated lone on other place and sowed millet. Choring in afternoon. Dull morning. Came in rain about noon and raining most of afternoon. Heavy rain after supper.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Brock up to Elwin's in morning. Ma and he at cemetry in afternoon. Fine and cool. a little cloudy at times.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Monday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Ma and Brock hoeing potatoes in garden patch in morning and corn at road on other place. Dr. Smiley out to see cow and lian in morning. Beautiful morning and hot. Dull towards evening and few drops of rain about five.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Men choring round all day. Da fixing scuffler in afternoon. Brock over to Wilmotts for a setting of eggs in afternoon Heavy thunderstorms gaining round in morning we got quite a shower of rain. Cleared up in evening. Mr. Mills here with ditch notice.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Men hoeing mangels. Brock and I up to town at night. Fine and cool.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_29"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 29</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_30"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 30</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#July_Sunday.2C_1"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">July Sunday, 1</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Da hoeing mangels in morning. Brock drove to Elora to J. A. Watts sale of Shorthorns. Elwin went with him. Left about 9.30 a.m and home about seven. Ma choring in afternoon Dull in morning came on rain about noon and wet afternoon. Rained hard in night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Da to town and came up to ditch meeting, Brock at meeting in forenoon too. Both helping surveyor in afternoon. Mr Geo. Dickson here for supper. Rainy, cold &windy in morning. Brightened up in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Da hoeing mangels in morning and Brock helping surveyor. Both hoeing after dinner and finished mangel.s Da scuffling potatoes. Brock washed buggy and cut lawn. Clara and Melville came about 6.30 p.m all to town at night. Fine and warmer.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Sunday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Terrible heavy rain. Started about five o' clock and rained until about ten. All the fields flooded and ditches full. Brock to church at night and Melville Clara& I over to Hilborns in evening.</p>
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<p>Choring round in forenoon. Da and Melville down town in morning. Brock Clara and I up to Roy's. Took Billy back to other place and pulling mustard in afternoon. All down to Alma garden party. Da over to Wilmotts in evening. Fine and cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Brock over for Haskel's engine in morning started to saw wood about noon. Wilmott helping and Haskel. Finished about six o' clock. Fine but cloudy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Da hoeing in forenoon in garden patch then scuffling potatoes in afternoon. Brock to town in forenoon for chop hoeing potatoes in afternoon. Melville getting his car fixed. in town all day. Brock &he to town at night. Mrs. Elwood Roberts. Wain and Ella Roberts called after supper. Fine day a little cool.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_6"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 6</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_7"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 7</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_8"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 8</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Thursday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Brock to Moorefield in morning with 9 hogs. 1540 lbs $15.75 per cwt. Da hoeing potatoes. Both hoeing potatoes and pulling mustard in afternoon All over to Methodist garden party at night. Melville working at his car in town all day. Beautiful day and night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Melville and Da to town in morning. Home about nine then Da pulling mustard on other place in barley until noon. Scuffling corn and potatoes in afternoon. 7.30 a.m home about 5.30 p.m. Clara &Melville left for home about 10.a.m Ma down to <inelligible> in evening Fine and warm. Looking a little like rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Hoeing potatoes and corn in morning. Choring round in afternoon. Came on rain about noon, and raining most of the afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Started to rain again about 11 P.M. Rained very hard in night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Dr. Macgregor here for tea. Dull in morning. A little brighter in afternoon.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Monday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock piling the buzz wood. Georgie here in afternoon. Sultry and very hot all day. Thundering. Very heavy rain about six o'clock and some very large hail stones. Every place wet.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Brock finished piling the buzz wood. Da in house all day. Severe pain in his side and bowels. Dull. Very heavy rain at noon. and showery all afternoon. Will Mc Tavish called.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Choring and fixing wire fence across pastures. Horses tone it down. Brock over to Haskel's for stretcher. Very wetting mist all day. Started to rain about four o' clock and rained heavy until about eight.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_13"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 13</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_14"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 14</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_15"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 15</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July thursday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock splitting and sharpening posts down at bush in forenoon. Brock at Moorefield in afternoon Da cutting grass and weeds. Misting and raining at times.Cleared up to wards evening and was a fine night down to Isaacs Hilborns in evening and sold the bees to Howard $5. per hive.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock building fence along orchard and next hay field. Came on rain about two o' clock and rained rest of afternoon & evening. Very heavy storm went south. Edge Benson in here out of rain. Fine in morning and hot. Howard Hilborn here in forenoon fixing bees.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Finished the fence between hay field and orchard in morning. Pulling mustard in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Little shower in forenoon but brightened up in afternoon. Lightening at night. Edge Benson came for chop.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Mable & George, Roy and Georgie here in afternoon and for tea. Brock to town at night. Fine day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Monday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Scuffling and hoeing potatoes in morning Banked up potatoes in afternoon and hoeing corn on other place. Lovely warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Scuffling and hoeing turnips in morning. Da to town with Ike Mc Isaac in forenoon. Came on rain in afternoon as had to stop hoeing. Brock over to Wilmott's for setting of eggs. Quite a heavy rain after supper. Sultry and misty all day. Brock 24 yrs old.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town for shop in forenoon. Da scuffling and hoeing turnips. Both hoeing in afternoon. Mrs. Roach here for tea (Susan a Walker) Brock over to see Tom Miller at night about putting on shingles. Fine but looking like rain and heavy showers went round.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_20"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 20</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_21"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 21</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_22"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 22</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Thursday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Brock to Moorefield in morning for 30 square shingles Da scuffling and hoeing turnips. Both hoeing in afternoon. Brock to town at night.Misty in morning but brightened and was quite warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock scuffling and hoeing turnips all day. Finished all but one rain. Fine and hot. Looking a little like rain in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 21</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock scuffling and hoeing potatoes and a few mangels. Brock cut lawn. We to town to meet Eleanor on evening train. Fine and very warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Fine and very hot.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Monday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock hoeing mangels. Fielding called with tea. Finished mangels after supper. George Thompson here in evening for swarm of bees. We over to Eli Mitchells for strawberries in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Started to plough rape ground next Roy's. Eleanor & I up to Roy's in evening Fine and very hot</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock ploughing rape ground by Roy's. Mother & I took Eleanor down to Uncle John's in morning and got Wiley shod/ Brock {greened?} some potatoes. To town at night. Fine and very hot.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_27"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 27</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_28"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 28</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_29"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 29</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Thursday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Working on root ground, finished ploughing it. Then harrowed, sowed, & rolled it. Brock & I down for Eleanor in evening. Very hot day. Cooler in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Brock Cultivating corn on other place. da scuffling mangels all day. Brock greened some potatoes. We took Eleanor up to Roy's in evening Fine and not as hot. here cool breeze.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Brock cut the first hay on other side of orchard in morning. Da scuffling mangels in morning and finished them. Both in corner field in afternoon pulling dock. Brock down for 3 baskets of cherries to express. We to town at night. Fine and hot. Looking like rain in evening</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Dr. J.r. McGregor here for tea. a few drops of rain early in morning & thunder very hot day and breezy.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Da racking on other side of orchard in morning and Brock cutting hay back of draining house. Then drawing in afternoon from other side of orchard. Miss Duncan arrived in town. Brock & I down to Hendersons in evening. Fine and very hot. Young tom miller here in afternoon taking off shingles.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 31</span></h2>
<p>Finished drawing in hay the other side of orchard. 16 loads. Jtom and son here shingling barn. Fine and very hot. Brock cut a piece more hay back next bush in morning and Da levelled hay in barn.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Wednesday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Brock changing pulley in barn and Da rocked hay behind driving house. Started to draw it in but came on rain about three o' clock and had to stop. Very warm in morning. Very heavy thunder storms went round in afternoon but we had a nice shower. Millers here shingling.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_3"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 3</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_4"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 4</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_5"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 5</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Thursday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town in morning for chop Da banking potatoes on other place. Then racked piece of field by bush that was cut. Drawing it in after dinner. Uncle Richd brought Eleanor about five o'clock. Brock and I to Slirton garden party. Fine and cooler and a little dull.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Brock cutting hay. Back by maple tree in morning. Da racking in little field behind driving house in morning. Then unloaded two loads of hay and finished drawing in from next bush. Millers here shingling and finished. Ma and I took Eleanor to morning train. I over to Hilborns in evening to telephone Hendersons. Fine but cool and cloudy at times.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Brock finished cutting hay back by ditch. Da raking and both butting up hay in afternoon Brock & I to town at night. Fine and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Brock & I up to Chatsworth with Henderson's and Ed. Hambly in car. Mrs. Henderson, Miss Duncan. Grace Brett & Mrs. Gaynor & Janet. Miss Duncan stayed all night with us. Home about 11.15 Caught in heavy rain storm about Durham. Slight shower here about five. Warm all day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Monday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Unloaded two loads of hay. Da raking rest of hay by ditch. Then drawing in rest of day. Miss Duncan here. Fine and cooler.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Da racking back by ditch in morning and Brock cut part of alfafa field on other place. then drawing in rest of the day. I took Miss Duncan over to Mc Isaac's and round to Drayton. Fine and warmer. A little like rain at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Unloaded two loads of hay. Then Brock to town for chop. Home about two o'clock. Da picking up shingles from behind barn and taking them to the field to burn. Brock helping after he came home. Drew in the last two loads from back by ditch after supper. Thunder storm about 5 a.m another little shower at noon. Fine after dinner but a little cloudy.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_10"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 10</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_11"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 11</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_12"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 12</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Thursday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Brock finished cutting hay in alfafa field then went back and cut the hay in third field. Da raking second time back by ditch and the alfafa field. Both putting it up after dinner. Cloudy all day. a few drops of rain at times. Finer towards evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Da cutting weeds and greened potatoes in morning. Brock cut half of back 14 ac. field Da raking in alfafa field and third fierld. There both {coiling?} hay in third field. Mr. Danis called in evening also Perce {Naind?} and a Mr. Mason.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock finished coiling hay in third field by noon. Then raking and coiling in back 14 ac. But did not get up all that was cut. Me to town at night. Mr M c Isaac here in evening a little dull in morning but a fine day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Brock to Lion at night. Lovely cool day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Monday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Brock finished cutting the 14 ac. field in forenoon. Ike and peter helping. They drew in from alfafa field in morning. Brock drawing in after dinner too. Finished the third field and got 2 loads from 14 ac. field. Roy here all day. Drew 19 loads. Quite heavy thunder about noon and a little shower. Rather dull at times and still looking like rain. Da raking in 14 ac. field after teea.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Roy Pete Wilson and Hod helping. Da raked rest of 14 ac. field and all helped put it up . Roy and Brock fixed pupmp at low windmill in afternoon. Very misty in morning but cleared up and was quite warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Finished drawing in the back 14 ac. Nod here with team. Pete & Roy &Watt in morning. Harry came down after dinner and Brock went over to Hilborns about three o' clock to help in with some rakings. Harry stayed for tea. Brock & I to town at night. Mist in morning but a fine day.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_18"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 18</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Thursday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Got out binder and started to cut barley on other place about Eleven. Brock cut until 2.30 p.m just cut part of it. Shocked it in afternoon. Da raking on other place after supper. Thundering all forenoon and dull at times. but fine.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Brock hoeing mangels in morning and Da raking back 14 ac. For second time. Drew it in afternoon. Brock & I up to Gass's in evening with picture of herb. Fine day and warm. Brock mowed hay in his orchard in afternoon</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock hoeing mangels and cut the grass round trees in orchard. Mr. Henderson came out for me about noon. Da &Ma down to miss Duncan's in afternoon. Albert. Nettie. Willie and. Elma Chambers motored down from Allenfod. Stayed all night with us. Fine.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Albert's over to uncle Sam's for dinner and tea. Back here for night. Brock to church at night. Few drops of rain in morning but fine and warm. Little shower about six again.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Monday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Finished cutting the barley. Then gathered up rakings and brought them in. Brock to town in afternoon for the chairs bought at Miss Duncan's sale. Da Brock took Haskel's engine home Brock to town to meet Nellie & Lillian on night train. Fine and quite warm. Lightening at night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock hoeing mangels all day in afternoon. Drew in barley in morning. Looking like rain in forenoon but came out fine and bright in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Brock finished hoeing mangels in morning and hoeing turnips. Da scuffled some turnips in morning then Ike called and they went to town about the Duncan business. Unloaded a load of barley after dinner and hoeing turnips. Brock took Nellie, Lillian & I to find train. Went down with Nellie, she not feeling well. Came back on night train. Henderson and Miss Duncan called in evening. Brock to town at night. Fine and quite warm. Miss Duncan sold hen house to Mrs. Walbi White for $ 100.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_24"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 24</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_25"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 25</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Thursday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Brock to Moorefield with six pigs. Brought home shingles and oats. Da choring all day. Over to Tom Millers in evening and round by Isaac Hilborns. Leveled hay in hay mow in afternoon. Raining most of day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Scuffling and hoeing turnips all day. Dull and cloudy. Quite a heavy shower about four and again after tea.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Hoeing and scuffling turnips. Mizzling rain at times all day and quite cold. Brock and I to town at night little frost in night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Brock + I to {Faas?} for tea. Lovely bright morning but got cloudy and rain in night. Thunder &lightening.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Monday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock finished hoeing turnips in forenoon and got binder ready to cut. Started to cut in corner field after dinner. Got part of it cut and shocked. fine but cloudy at times and very windy. Looking like rain at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Da cutting weeds in garden and round fence. Brock to town for chop. Brought home lambs in morning. Cutting in corner field in afternoon and shocked what was cut. Rain in night thunder &lightening Rather dull all day and little mists of rain at times. Fine night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Cut flax with mower in morning and then started to cut in corner field about ten. Finished about three and cutting in next field back. Da shocking. Brock to town at night. Fine but cloudy.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#friday.2C_31"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">friday, 31</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#September_Saturday.2C_1"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">September Saturday, 1</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_2"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 2</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Thursday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Brock finished cutting on this place and went over to other place about eleven and started to cut in 2nd {This is written in the margin with an arrow pointing to it} grain field. Finished it bout four and started in back 14 ac. Da shocking all day. Ma up to Roy's in afternoon. Lovely bright cool day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">friday, 31</span></h2>
<p>Cutting in back 14 ac. Finished about four and came up and cut a few rounds off the 8 ac in field back. Da shocking. Fine and warmer.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Saturday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Finished cutting the 8 ac. about 2.30 Brock helping Da shock rest of day and got everything put up. We to town at night. Fine and very hot at times. Thundering in evening. Mr. Heinbecker died Prof. of Queens.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Thompson's and Miss Fennel from Elora here for tea. Thunder storm about 4.a.m but turned out a nice bright day. Cool at night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Labor Day (Dominion) Monday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Drew in rest of barley from other place and put it in barn. Then drawing from corner field and stacking it in front of driving house. Rather dull at times and cool. Fine night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Finished drawing in the corner field stacking it by side of barn. I up to Roy's at night. Fine and cool</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Drawing in from field by maple tree finished it about five o' clock and drew two loads from the mixed grain. Stacking it at side of barn. Brock to town at night Rather dull and very like rain in afternoon. Quite a frost last night.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_7"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 7</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_8"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 8</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_9"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 9</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Thursday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Finished drawing mixed grain and got 2 loads from back 14 ac. Stacking it on dump of barn. I up to Roy's in evening. Dull and cloudy and very windy and cold in morning. Brighter in afternoon. Frost at night. Mr. Newstead helped on stack for a couple of loads.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Drawing in from back 14 ac. all day, stacking on dump. Mr. Burrows helped on stack for a couple of loads. Mr. &Mrs. Henderson, here, anne &Rea called about five. Rather dull and looking like rain. A little sprinkle about seven o' clock. Bill Smith buried from station this a. m.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Drawing in all day from back 14 ac. Finished it and got one load out of 8 ac. field. Brock and I to town at night. Lovely bright warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Henderson brought Grace Brett out in morning. Bill Gass, Maggie Lappen &Marjory Forrest came for tea. Brock to church at night Rather dull and quite cold.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Monday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Drawing in from 8 ac. on other place. Mr. Newstead helping top the stacks. Got it all in. Mr. Henderson called about four o' clock for Grace Brett. Mrs Henderson had another stroke this morning very cold day and cloudy but fine. Old Carrie dead this morning.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Cut flax and. Unloaded two loads of grain. Then drew in the flax and pulled the peas and drew them in. Then cutting corn on other place with binder. I up to town in afternoon with Georgie. Brock over to Haskels in evening. Got the corn shocked. Quite cloudy and cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock over helping Haskel draw in until about five o' clock. Brock and I to town and to see Mrs. Henderson. No improvement. Mr. Hines and Mr. Garret came about 11.30 to paint house. Fine and quite cool</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_14"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 14</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_15"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 15</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Thursday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town in morning for supplies for painters and brought rest of feed C. H . Thompson sent up. Da digging at drain back of driving house. Fixing fence and gapes on other place in afternoon and brought home heifers and their calves from other place and divided them. Brock met Jane at train at night. Nice bright warm day. Both stayed all night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Haskel's threshing until about two o' clock. Then choring round and took Maggie. Jane and Marjorie over to Robt. Mitchells about four o' clock. Da down for Jane's trunk in morning and working round home in afternoon. Rather dull and looking like rain but only a few drops. Mr. Garrett stayed.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock at Jack's threshing . Home about five o' clock. Ma , Brock & I to town at night. Mrs. Henderson some better. Little showers at times in forenoon. Finer after dinner.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Fine bright day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Monday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Wilmott's threshing until about four o' clock. Da went to Masser's but broke down about ten then went back and pulled onions on other place. Getting out fence posts in afternoon. Fine warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Da at Masser's threshing until eleven then threshing on Craig place for Isaac Hilborn in afternoon. Brock cleaning up granary and getting ready to thresh. Fine day and very warm. A little sprinke of rain about four.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town in morning for paint and meat. Then Da and he back getting out posts and threshing wood. Brock over to Gilmet's to see Mr. Pollock about threshing. Brock and I to town at night. Edge Benson brought Jane &Marjory here after tea. Beautiful warm day. Mrs. Henderson worse.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_21"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 21</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_22"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 22</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Thursday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Getting threshing wood and getting ready to thresh. Mrs. Newstead and Marie Black called. Clara &Melville came about seven o' clock, Melville &Brock to town at night. Fine day and cool breeze. Mrs.Henderson sinking very quickly.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 21</span></h2>
<p>Threshing all day. Pollock's machine. Clara and Melville left about 9.30 for Brampton. Beautiful bright day. Mrs. Henderson died last night about eleven. Painters here.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Threshing all day but didn't get furnished. Brock, Jane & I to town at night. Uncle Willie came up for Mrs. Henderson's funeral. Beautiful bright day but heavy frost at night. Painters here</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 23</span></h2>
<p>All at Mrs. Henderson's funeral in afternoon. Beautiful warm day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">september Monday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Finished threshing in morning about nine thirty. Then Pa and Brock straightening up after the threshers got away. Brock at Newsteads threshing in afternoon. Jane and I to town. Clara and Melville came about 12 p.m from Brampton. Da working round barn in afternoon. Beautiful day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Da Working in bush getting out posts for fence between Roy and us. Brock & Melville over to Hilborns in forenoon + to town. Brock down with chop in afternoon and took Jane's trunk. Melville took Jane and I to Clara in aft. Beautiful warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock working in bush getting out posts. Melville took Jane to Station and I went along. They left for home about three o' clock. Brock to town at night Beautiful warm day.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_28"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 28</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_29"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 29</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Thursday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Drawing out posts for line fence between Roy and us. Fine in morning but looking like rain. Heavy thunder storm went north about five. Quite a little shower after supper.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Painters finished. Brock took them to Rhames. this morning. Working at line fence. Digging post holes and setting anchor pots. Fine but cloudy at times.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Working at line fence, setting the posts in morning and filling round them with stone in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Cloudy and cool. Heavy thunder storm went north but only a little shower here about 8 p.m.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night cool and showry all day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Monday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Working at line fence. Brock over to Hilborns for wire stretcher in morning. Got fence finished about three and went over to other place and started to cut the corn at road. Dull at times and rather cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Drawing up wood from bush in forenoon and threw it in a pile to dry. Cutting corn on other place in afternoon. Dull and cool and looking like rain to wards night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Drawing up wood from bush in morning. Da leveling and picking up along line fence in afternoon. Ma, Brock and I to show in afternoon. Brock and I to concert at night. Dull and misty in forenoon and raining most of afternoon</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Thursday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Drawing up wood from bush all day. Dull and cloudy cool. Quite a steady rain after supper.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Cleaned hen pens and drawing out manure rest of day. Raining at times all day. Heavy shower about eight a. m. Da and Brock back for a heifer in morning that got into Mc Ewings. Colder towards night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock drawing out manure all day. Finished about five and brought a load of corn from other place. Gathered in pumpkins after tea. Brock & I to town at night. Dull and cold. Frost at night. Mr. Hugh Montgomery died at Harriston 98 yrs old.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Mr. Garneau came over to borrow Brock's gun. Dull at times and windy.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Thanksgiving Day. Monday, 8</span></h2>
<p>{Added Thanksgiving day in Header} Digging potatoes back by turnips and in garden. Brock to town at night Rather bright and cool wind. Squalls of snow and rain once and a while.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Digging potatoes all day. Finished garden patch and the one on other place next corn. Very heavy frost last night but nice bright day. Looking a little like rain at night. Finished potatoes the best potato crop in years. {finished is a little elongated}</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Brock took Olive line to train to go to Elora on the nine train. Robt started to top the mangels. Working at mangels all day{a splotch on the letter y} Topping and drawing A little cold but fine & dry.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Thursday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock working at the mangels all day. Yopping and drawing finished mangels very fine day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Raining men choring Robt helped pick too ducks. And churned forenoon Brock over helping Wat a while afternoon Robt & Wat gone over to see the ditch at Hussy s and Wilsons. Bro ck gone to town with load of chop and get wood shoes on. Cold rain. Mostly all day. Men choring raining a little about 10 o/c Brock Robt and Wat went to Moorefield to see Scott about the on ard on ditch. Home about five. Finer afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 14</span></h2>
<p>At home all day fine day. Shower about seven evening Brock drove to town to post letters & G. + O.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Monday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Robt and Brock started to dig 49 rods of open ditch over in Jimmy Wilsons place went away at seven in the morning of and back at seven at night took dinner and horse feed with them. Got along very good Fine day all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Brock went over to ditch alone. Robt went up to Roy's to thresh but the machine did not get there till noon so he came home an d raised a row of potatoes in the from that was left and raised those that grew in the garden. Had dinner and then went up to Roy threshing afternoon Very fine day Brock done a good days work at ditch</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">wednesday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Robt and Brock went over to the ditch hard digging today a Little showers at times. afternoon Ike Mc Issac Mon. Peter, finished Roys threshing and Elwins for us I up to Roys at noon to see how there baby is. Aunt Emma & Mrs Hicks there. Georgie & baby at Brantford</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_20"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 20</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Thursday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock at the ditch all day a few little showers but quite warm They had a very hard day digging in the ditch Brock went down town at night to meet train Olive did not come Very heavy rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday,19</span></h2>
<p>{Olive speaking} Very heavy rain early in the morning and a little off and on all forenoon. A little snow about 11.00 Robt + Brock piling mangels in the root house forenoon Brock went up to Newsteads for a load of gravel and got a load of corn for <inelligible> Robt choring around very windy, and cold, and dark looking. Mr. Henderson drove me out in car after dinner. Came up on morning train. Da and Brock over for plough & shovels to ditch about four o' clock.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock opening drain back of barn and the tile empting in the open ditch. Brock and I to town at night. Mr. Robt. Hamilton here to get a ram lamb, also Mrs. Fach called. Dull and cold. Flurries of snow.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 21</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Dull and cold and snow.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Monday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Men topping turnips, swedes, ploughed and harrowed them out after dinner and got in two loads. Rather dull day and cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town with chop in forenoon adn got horses shod. Da over to ditch for his axe in morning. Drawing turnips in afternoon {9?} loads. Quite a fall of snow early this morning. Brightened and was fine but looking like rain towards night and a little misty.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Drawing turnips all day. Mr. Henderson called in afternoon for a little while. Dull and threatening rain. Colder at night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October, 25</span></h2>
<p>Finished drawing in the turnips about nine o' clock. Two loads. Brock took mother to morning train. She gone to Chatsworth. Went for a load of corn before dinner. Drawing up wood from bush and putting it in wood house in afternoon. Dull and cold in morning but came out bright in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Brock left this morning about 6.20 a.m for Harriston to be examined. Class E. Home about six at night. Da putting wood in wood house. Dull and looking like rain. Strong east wind. Started to rain about five o' clock. Wet night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Finished filling the woodhouse by noon. Then took buggy and went over to finish ditch in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Dull and misty. Started to rain about five. Turned to soft snow about ten.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Lizzie, Oswald & Gladys here in afternoon. Fine bright day breezy.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Monday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Started to plough on other place in back 14 ac. field. Misty and raining at times all day. Very dirty day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock at Harry's threshing all day. Engine not working in morning. Very snowy and windy at times. Couldn't see the sideroad at times. High west wind. Put cattle in stable.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 31</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock at Harry's threshing. Home about eleven. Da ploughing in afternoon and Brock at Morrison's threshing. We to town at night. Snowy at times and cold.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_3"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 3</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November All Saint's Day (Quebec) Thursday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock at Morrison's threshing in morning. Then both ploughing in afternoon. Bright at times but started to snow again about five. Cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Both ploughing all day in back 14 ac. Mr. Henderson called. Quite dull and cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Both ploughing all day. Brock stopped about five o' clock and went to meet Mother and Melville. Train was late. Brock and I to town at night. Nice bright day and warmer. Frost at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Melville over to Hilborns in morning. Brock and he back to ditch in afternoon. Dr. Mc Gregor here for tea. Lovely bright day but very heavy white frost at night.</p>
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<p>Finished ploughing 14 ac. about four o'clock and started along side of turnip ground. Melville out collecting. He and I over to Hilborns at night. Beautiful warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tueday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing back by turnip ground. Melville out collecting. Hilborns over in evening. A little colder and not so bright.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Brock finished ploughing back by turnip ground and went to town about eleven for chop. Da started to plough in field behind poplars. Brock home about three o' clock then ploughing too. Melville over to Hilborns to telephone clara in evg. Fine warm day.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_9"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 9</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_10"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 10</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Thursday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Drawing out manure in forenoon. Both started ploughing in afternoon behind poplars. Melville and I to town in forenoon. He started for home about three o' clock with Billy. Fine day, a little cooler.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing in morning, then Brock gone to Burrows threshing about two o' clock and Da ploughing himself. Warm very misty and smoky all day. Melville got to Chatsworth about 9 P.M.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Da ploughing all day. Brock at Burrows threshing. He and I to town at night very misty. Mild</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Mr. Henderson, Janet, and Brett here for tea. Lovely warm day. Misty in morning and again in evening.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Monday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Started{started is in bold} to plough corn ground on other place beside the tunips. Both ploughing all day. Big fire in Drayton this morning about 3 o' clock. Queen's {Hotel?}. Cutting, two barber shops, {Silbs}, harness shop and K.O. Noeckers burned, fire started in Queens. A little misty in morning but cleared and was a nice day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing on corn ground all day. Ma and I to town in morning afternoon. Beautiful warm bright day. Wonderful weather for November.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Frozen too hard to plough so drawing out manure and brought res of corn two loads in morning. Finished ploughing the corn ground about four o' clock then ploughing in little patch at road where sweet corn and potatoes were. Brock to town at night. Fine bright day and warm. Mr. Jno. Gilmore buried to day in Arthur.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_16"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 16</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Thursday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Da ploughing down manure in field behind poplars. Brock finished little patch on other place and then helping Pa. Both started to plough the sod back of maple tree in afternoon. Very misty and dirty all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Plaughing sod all day. Fine but not very bright.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing sod all day. Howard here to say they expected to thresh in afternoon but didn't Mr. Robt Hamilton came for lamb $23.00 Brock and I to town at night. Beautiful warm bright day. Foggy in a.m</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Mr &Mrs. Thompson, Ansen and Mr. Elesworth of Ahmie Harbor here for supper. Rainy in morning. Turned colder and snow in afternoon and at night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Brock took cream can to town and got chop in forenoon. Da done chores and drew out some manure with Murphy. Brock at Isaac Hilborns threshing in afternoon. Da brought home young cattle and drew out some more manure. We to plough after dinner but frozen too hard. Mr. Fach came for lamb $23.00 Dull and cold all day. Snow at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores and drawing out manure with Stone {boat?} in morning. Brock at Hilborns threshing all day. Ma and I to town in afternoon to mail parcels. Da cleaned goose pen and sheep pen in afternoon. Rather dull and mild.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday,</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Hilborns threshing until about eleven. Then choring until noon. Da ploughing sod in morning. Both ploughing afternoon and finished it. Went a few rounds on sod below pens. Dull and cold, foggy. Came on a little rain about six.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_23"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 23</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_24"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 24</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Thursday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Choring and makig pig troughs in morning. Ploughing in afternoon on sod below pens. Mrs. Chester Walker here in afternoon. Very snowy morning and snowing and blowing at times in afternoon. Colder and quite windy after tea.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and fixing centre stable to tie up cattle. Snowy and cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Men done the chores and put on storm windowe. Fork down the wire fence round gardens and in the car lane in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Fine but very cold wind and frosty.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Elwin here for dinner. Brock and he down to Haggerty's in afternoon. A Little fall of snow all day and cold. Brought sheep home from other place.</p>
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<p>Da done chores and cleaning pens in afternoon Brock to town for {coalaie?} and got Wiley shod, in forenoon. Then at Billy Lowes sale in afternoon. Mr. Irwin Elliot here and bought ram lamb in afternoon $23.00 Bright and cold. Lillian 9 yrs. old.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Drawing out manure and choring. Harry Booth here to buy lambs. Dull and snowing at times cold wind</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock down to get a lesson on violin at night but Seth was away. Milder and brighter. Mr. Mc Isaac called this a.m.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_30"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 30</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#December_Saturday.2C_1"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">December Saturday, 1</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Thursday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drawing out manure Brock down for mail at night. Rather dull and misty. {Vistury?} Band man called.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Choring and drawing out manure, cleaning out shed, finished about three o' clock and cleaned up some chop. Very heavy fog all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Saturday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Brock down with chop in morning. Da choring. Then boarding up door in shed in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. I stayed in at Smith's. Fine day and colder. Heavy fall of snow in morning.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. I came home with him. Fine day. Frosty at night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Monday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Men choring round barn all day. Brock to Moorefield in morning with 9 lambs $148.50 and 1 pig $61. Fine and not very cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Men choring in morning. Da drew up some wood to cellar in afternoon. Brock took Ma to Mc Isaac's and then went on to Towriss's sale. Came round by Rothsay paid taxes and got cheese. Went for Ma after supper. Fine day but started to snow after supper.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Men choring round barn all day. Grinding axes and setting saw. Mr. Mc Isaac called in evening. Brock down to Hilborns but Seth away. Very snowy at times and cold</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_7"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 7</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Thursday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Brock helping Mr. Mc Isaac draw gravel for his lane from Newsteads pit. Da choring. Seth here in evening to to give Brock his first lesson on violin. Cold and snowy at times. Terrible disaster at Halifax this morning. American munition ship and a Norwegian collided. Explosion followed. Dead about 4000.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Brock helping Ike draw gravel from Mr. Arnolds pit. Da choring round barn all day. Lovely bright sunny day. I over to Hilborns in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Conception day (Quebec) Saturday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Men choring in forenoon. Brock and I to town in afternoon. Da picking over onions in cellar. Very stormy day and cold. From east changed to west about midnight.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Very cold and stormy. Blowing hard from west. Burning wood.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Monday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and drew up some wood into cellar in afternoon. Fine and very sharp started to storm again. About four o' clock.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 11</span></h2>
<p>{elongated handwriting not Olive speaking} Choring forenoon Brock took Olive down to {tin?} train, going up to {blarap?}, Brock took load of shop and brought home a {lot?} of flour (Robinhood)Turned out a fine day. Georgie and baby here in the afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and started to draw out manure on the other place. Looking like soft weather Brock down town to hear Hugh Guthrie and Dr. Moore Proffessor Johnston of {Yarout?} W.L Lark and others, Union meeting at night.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_14"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 14</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_15"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 15</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Thursday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Choring and finished drawing manure. A fine snow falling all day very {voetting?} Brock gone down to Seth's for music lesson still snowing.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cutting some wood in afternoon. Brock to town in morning. fine and real cold sleighing this week for the first.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cutting wood in forenoon and. drawing it up in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Fine and cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Fine and frosty.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Monday, 17</span></h2>
<p>{Olive Speaking} done chores and over to vote. Brock met me at five thirty train. I came home from Chatsworth. Brock down to hear return of election at night. Mc Ewing defeated by 833 votes. Bright day and milder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Done chores in morning and filled up some chop. Brock down with it after dinner. Mr. Mc Isaac called in afternoon and Da and he went to town. Sold the Duncan farm to harry Schieck for $3000. Milder and raining a little at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cutting a little wood in bush. Mild and foggy.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_21"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 21</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_22"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 22</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Thursday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Brock done chores and cleaned pens. We picked 15 geese. Started at 9 a.m and finished about 4.30. Brock down for his lesson at night Mild and very foggy all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 21</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores. Brock took down 12 geese 149 lbs @ 21.00 and got some chop in morning. Choring in afternoon. {Jew?} in and bought fowl. Ma up to school in afternoon. A little colder to wards night but mild and foggy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Men done chores and cutting wood in bush in forenoon. Brock, Ma & I to town in afternoon. Brock down again at night for Billie Andrews buggy. Fine and bright but cool</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Rather dull.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">december Monday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and cutting wood in bush in forenoon. Drawing up wood in afternoon. Jack Walker came up about 3.30 to say Brock was to meet Clara and Melville in Arthur at 8.p.m. Went to town about 4.30 and got Wiley shod and went on to Arthur. Train nearly 5 hrs. late. Got home about 12.45 a.m. Misty and raining in morning. Colder and windy to wards evening. roads very icy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Christmas Day (Dominion) Tuesday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Brock met Uncle Will at ten train and Melville took him back to five train. Bright day with flurries of snow.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Melville to town in morning. Brock left about three o' clock to talk then to Arthur. Home about 8.P.M. Da choring and cleaning pens in afternoon. Bright and cold. Roads icy Brought a rooster from Hamiltons $2.25</p>
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<div class="toctitle">
<h2>Contents</h2>
<span class="toctogglespan"></span></div>
<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#december_Thursday.2C_27"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">december Thursday, 27</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday.2C_28"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday, 28</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday.2C_29"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday, 29</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday.2C_30"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday, 30</span></a></li>
</ul></div>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">december Thursday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and cleaned hen pens and divided hens. Brock down for his lesson at night. Rather dull and quite stormy and cold at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Da walked to town in afternoon. Bright and clear and very cold. Mr. Simion Track buried this a.m 82 yrs 11 mos.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Men choring all day. Brock & I to town at night. Very sharp and bright.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Not so cold. Fine.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Monday, 31</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and filled up some chop in morning. Brock down with chop and got horses shod behind. Not so cold but still sharp.</p>
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<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>MEMORANDUM</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Cream to Palm Creamery 1917</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Jan. 9 1 can cream</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>weight-79lbs</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Test 26 Price</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>45 c 9.21</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>May 2 1 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 52 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 33. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>45 7.71</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 15 1. “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 60 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 34. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>45 9.18</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 22 1 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 45 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 33 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>44 6.53</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>June 5 1. “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 52 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 29 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>40 }\</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 12 1. “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 77 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 32 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>40 }/ 15.88</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 19 1. “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 78. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 32 }\</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 25 1 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 75 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 35 }.</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>35 c</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 29 1. “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 62. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 38 }/</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>26.14</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>July 3 1 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>}\</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 6 1 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>}</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>22.--</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 10 1. “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>}/</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 17 1. “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 44. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 35 }\</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 20 1. “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 39 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 36 }</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 24 1 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 48. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 35 }</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>27.01</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 31 1 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 78</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 35 }/</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Aug 3 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 53. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 34 }\</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 7 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 53. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 36 }</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Aug 14 “ “ </p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 54. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 33 }/</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>39c 21.67</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 17 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 39. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 36 }\</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 21 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 50. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 34 }</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 25 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 42 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 32 }</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>40 c 25.61</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 28 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 56. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 35 }/</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Sept 4 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 42. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 35 }\</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>43 c 17.38</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 11. “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 78. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 33 }/</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 17. “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 78. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 34 }\</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 25. “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 48. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 37 }/</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>44 c 19.48</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Oct 2 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 68. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 35</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>47 11.17</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 23 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 76 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 39 }\</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 30 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 77. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 35 }/</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46 c 26.01</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Nov. 7</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 19 Drayton</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>76 “ </p>
</td>
<td>
<p>33</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46 11.53</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Dec. 8 1. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>76. “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>33</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46 11.53</p>
</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<p>MEMORANDUM</p>
</div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>MEMORANDUM</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Eggs for 1917</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Mar. 10</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>2 ½ doz eggs</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>@ .35</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.85</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 24</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>2 ½ “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>@ 30</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.75</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Apr. 14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>30 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>@ 30</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> 9.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>May 2</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>30 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>@ 32</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> 9.60</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>30 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>@ 38</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>11.40</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 19</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>6 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>@ 40</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>2.40</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 25</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>30 “ “ </p>
</td>
<td>
<p>40</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>12.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>June 9</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>30 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>33</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>9.90</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 27</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>21 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>28</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>5.28</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>July 28</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>9 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>36</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>3.24</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> 6 ½ “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>28</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1.82</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Aug 11</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>10 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>36</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>3.60</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 25</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>11 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>40</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>4.40</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Sept 1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>8 ¼ “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>40</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>3.30</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 8</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>6 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>40</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>2.40</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 28</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>6 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>40</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>2.40</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Oct. 5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>6 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>40</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>2.40</p>
</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
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<pre>11/19 Haskel and Sadie married at 9.30 a.m Miss Golden and will o' {Ridley?} assisting. Sarah, Gladys & Oswald. Josh & his wife and Clarence there. Went to Thousand Islands for trip.
</pre>
<p>Sept. 23/19 Mrs. Henderson buried to day at 2 p.m. Mr. Robt Bryden, Persey Irwine. Mr. Davies. Mr. Clarke, Jim { Jr histon?} and Dr. Floth were holbearers. Aged 48 yrs. Very large funeral.</p>
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1916 Diary
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DAILY
JOURNAL
1916
{Printed} CALENDAR FOR 1916
{Printed}
DOMINION DIARY
DAILY JOURNAL
FOR
1916
PUBISHED ANUALLY BY THE COPP, CLARK COMPANY LIMITED, 495-517
WELLINGTON ST. WEST, TORONTO
{Printed} STERLING EXCHANGE
{Printed} STERLING EXCHANGE; LEGAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES IN CANADA
{Printed - 16 pages} Branches of Banks in Canada
{Printed} TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; METRIC WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES
{Printed - 2 pages} Postal Information.
{Printed - 3 pages} DEBENTURES AND BONDS
{Printed} Diary for 1916; Notes for 1916 {High days and Holiday dates}
January NEW YEAR’S DAY (Dominion) SATURDAY, 1 (1-365) 1916
Men choring. Brock, Clara and I drove over to Hilborns in afternoon but they were away.
Mr. & Mrs. Henderson, Grace and Lena out here in evening for a game of cards. Very
foggy and dull all day. Rained very heavy at night.
�SUNDAY, 2 (2-364)
Home all day. Brock to church at night. Dull and strong west wind.
MONDAY 3, (3-363)
Da choring. Brock and I took Clara to ten train. Brock over to Ike’s in afternoon with Lily.
Very stormy in morning but finer to-wards evening.
January TUESDAY, 4 (4-362) 1916
Da and Brock choring. Da to town in afternoon. Rather fine but storming a little towards
evening.
WEDNESDAY, 5 (5-361)
Da and Brock choring round barn all day. Very dull and foggy and raining heavy at times
all day. Colder at night with snow & high wind.
EPIPHANY (Quebec) THURSDAY, 6 (6-360)
Men choring. Brock and Ma to town in afternoon. Stormy at times all day.
January FRIDAY, 7 (7-359) 1916
Men choring and cleaning pens. Da walked up to Uncle Richd
in afternoon to get Aunt
Catty’s cheque signed. I down to Mc
Ewings for a little while in afternoon. a little snowy in
morning but lovely bright afternoon. sharp.
SATURDAY, 8 (8-358)
Men choring. Uncle Richd
here in afternoon. I over to Hilborns for tea. Killed a pig after
supper. Lovely bright day.
SUNDAY, 9 (9-357)
Home all day. East wind and dull and heavy looking.
�January MONDAY, 10 (10-356) 1916
Men choring round barn all day and cleaning up grain for chop. Da cut up pig. Rained
nearly all night and part of forenoon. Very dull and misty. Very icy under foot. Old Mrs.
Woolner dead.
TUESDAY, 11 (11-355)
Brock to town in morning with chop. Da done chores, sifted ashes after dinner. Retta
and her mother here for tea, the rest over in evening. Flurries of snow in morning but
dull in afternoon. Took cream can.
WEDNESDAY, 12 (12-354)
Men choring round barn all day. Storm from east all day. little hard pickles of snow and
turned to rain about five o’clock. Very disagreeable.
January THURSDAY, 13 (13-353) 1916
Mrs. Mosser here in morning to get help to thresh clover. Da and Brock there until about
three o’clock. Then choring. Very blustry and stormy all day. Wind in west and colder.
FRIDAY, 14 (14-352)
Brock up to Harrys and to Roy’s for ropes and pulley in forenoon. Da choring Harry
down after dinner and helped kill steer. Fine but very cold in morning. Milder to-wards
night.
SATURDAY, 15 (15-351)
Brock choring. Da over to see if Mc
Issacs wanted a quarter of beef. Cut up beef in
afternoon. Brock and I to town in afternoon. Brock down at night to skate. Rather stormy
all day. Cold wind.
January SUNDAY,16 (16-350) 1916
Home all day. Quite stormy and cold.
�MONDAY,17 (17-349)
Da and Brock choring and put beef out to freeze. Cleaned up some chop. Very stormy
all day and stormed all night. Heavy frost. Turnips frozen.
TUESDAY, 18 (18-348)
Brock to town with chop and cream can. Brought bac to pack meat. Packed beef after
dinner. Very stormy but not quite so cold.
January WEDNESDAY, 19 (19-347) 1916
Men choring and cleaning pens in morning. Drew up wood in afternoon. Mr. Craig
walked in about seven o'clock. Fine day but rather cold.
THURSDAY, 20 (20-346)
Men done chores. Mr. Craig here. Brock took him to Issac Hilborns about four o'clock.
Very dull and foggy.
FRIDAY, 21 (21-345)
Men choring and brought up corn from low driving house. Da sifting ashes in afternoon.
Ma, Brock and I to town in afternoon. I stayed at Thos. Hendersons for tea. Brock came
down for me after supper. Fine and bright but started to rain at night, rained nearly all
night.
January SATURDAY, 22 (22-344) 1916
Men choring. Brock to town in afternoon with cream can. Fine day but rather windy.
Very high gale at night.
SUNDAY, 23 (23-343)
Da and Ma at Mc
Isaacs for dinner and tea. Roads all bare, very bright and warm like a
spring day.
MONDAY, 24 (24-342)
�Robt & Brock choring and down to the bush to cut a few logs in the forenoon and
afternoon Olive & I washed two ferns and left them out side for an hour no frost very
mild and spring like
January TUESDAY, 25 (25-341) 1916
Robt & Brock choring and fanning up chop fare. I. Hilborn here with Temperance pition
to get signers. No signatures here Brock went to town with chop and Robt went down to
get Olives suit-case fixed afternoon. Roy & Elwin here at night Olive & I ironed and
swept cellar very fine day
WEDNESDAY, 26 (26-340)
Robt choring forenoon Brock took Olive to morning train to go to Kingston for a visit.
Rev Baugh here for dinner. Men went to the bush afternoon Received a Photo of Jane
Alveys, 2 yers
old. Also paper from Jane Om with six Scobie Boys picture on who have
gone to the war very fine day
THURSDAY, 27 (27-339)
Robt & Brock choring forenoon Choring and cleaning hen pens afternoon foggy morning
& raining hard off & on all day Brock going up to Roys for game of cards
January FRIDAY, 28 (28-338) 1916
Robt & Brock choring and cleaning out hen pens forenoon. Brock took one to town &
can of cream after dinner Robt packing snow on round beef in barrel turned very cold all
day
SATURDAY, 29 (29-337)
Robt and Brock choring forenoon choring and out to the bush afternoon very cold strong
East wind all day G. Craig came here at dark and staid all night. Brock went to town.
SUNDAY, 30 (30-336)
All at home all day G. Craig left after dinner Raining of and on all day.
�January MONDAY, 31 (31-335) 1916
Robt & Brock chroring forenoon choring cleaning pens and sifting ashes raining most of
day starting to freeze at night
February TUESDAY, 1 (32-334)
Robt & Brock choring and fanning up chop. forenoon Brock took it to town and Robt
went to bush for a couple of hrs snowy & blustering but not cold
WEDNESDAY, 2 (33-333)
Robt & Brock choring and started to draw out manure on the other place very fine day I
washed.
February THURSDAY, 3 (34-332) 1916
Robt & Brock choring forenoon Watching the Eclipse of the sun from 11. to 12 o clock.
very stormy Men drawing out manure afternoon Terrible stormy at times Robts black
sow had 10 little pigs.
FRIDAY, 4 (35-331)
Robt & Brock choring and Brock took can of cream down town storming Choring and
looking after a young batch of pigs white sow had 10 Sold the big sow to Billie Lowes
SATURDAY, 5 (36-330)
Robt choring, helped Brock load the big white sow. He took her to Drayton to be
weighed then delivered her to Billie Lowes forenoon. weight 606 lbs at 7¢ per lb
Drawing out manure afternoon. little blustry Brock down town at night to skate
February SUNDAY, 6 (37-329) 1916
at home all day Beautiful day Brock went to Church Evening
MONDAY, 7 (38-328)
�Robt & Brock choring all day Not so very cold but fearful stormy all day Olives Birthday.
(26) Snow sifting through every crevice wash room and kitchen windows banked with
snow all day
TUESDAY, 8 (39-327)
Men choring forenoon rather fine fore Drawing out manure afternoon rather stormy but
not cold. Hodie and Harry here in the Evening for a game of cards
February WEDNESDAY, 9 (40-326) 1916
Robt & Brock choring forenoon Drawing out manure afternoon A little blustry but not
cold Brock gone to town at night
THURSDAY, 10 (41-325)
Robt & Brock choring forenoon drawing out manure afternoon blustry off & on but not
cold
FRIDAY, 11 (42-324)
Robt & Brock choring and took out two loads of manure forenoon Brock took me to
Town and can of cream afternoon Robt choring and sifting ashes little snow falling and
not very cold
February SATURDAY, 12 (43-323) 1916
Robt & Brock choring & drawing up corn from the other place forenoon Then drawing up
wood in the afternoon rather fine but getting colder toward night Brock went to town to
skate night
SUNDAY, 13 (44-322)
All at home all day very bright but cold zero weather Robt's birthday. 60 years.
MONDAY, 14 (45-321)
�Robt & Brock choring and filling up chop forenoon Brock took chop to town afternoon
home at five Then went down to Patriotic Tea clear & sharp all day.
February TUESDAY, 15 (46-320) 1916
Robt & Brock choring fore - Back to the bush skidding logs and brought up a load of
wood. very fine day I. Hilborn called for pick
WEDNESDAY, 16 (47-319)
Robt. doing chores and Brock went to town. back at ¼ to 11. Then chored up after
dinner and Both went over to All. Tororiss Sale very mild and misty
THURSDAY, 17 (48-318)
Robt and Brock choring forenoon Robt went to Drayton aft Brock drawing gravel for
Seth afternoon. beautiful fine day Mrs Jas Farrow and Aleda and Mrs De. Gillrie from
Hamilton called for an hour
February FRIDAY, 18 (49-317) 1916
Robt & Brock choring forenoon Brock drawing gravel aft for Seth rather stormy forenoon
Much worse afternoon and colder with strong wind from the North
SATURDAY, 19 (50-316)
Robt & Brock choring round all day Robt over to Reamans with Ike forenoon sifting
ashes little snow falling and cold and choring round Brock down town at night
SUNDAY, 20 (51-315)
All at home fine day Brock down to church at night
February MONDAY, 21 (52-314) 1916
Done chores. Brock took Da to ten o'clock train. He went to Londsboro' to see bull calf. I
came home from Kingston Bill and Bob Gass called in afternoon. Brock choring. Very
cold morning but milder towards night.
�TUESDAY, 22 (53-313)
Brock choring and went to meet Da on five o'clock train. Quite mild and rather dull. I
weigh 102½ lbs.
WEDNESDAY, 23 (54-312)
Choring and drawing out manure. Brock to town at night. Ike called to say Raemans had
bo't farm from Rennie's. rather mild.
February THURSDAY, 24 (55-311) 1916
Choring and finished drawing out manure. Cleaned pens and hen house. Da sifted
ashes. Quite mild. east wind.
FRIDAY, 25 (56-310)
Choring and cleaning up chop. not very cold, little fall of snow.
SATURDAY, 26 (57-309)
Brock to town in forenoon with chop. Da choring. Brock down at night to skate. Quite
stormy at times.
February SUNDAY, 27 (58-308) 1916
Home all day. Mrs T. Hambly buried this afternoon. Terrible stormy day. north west
wind.
MONDAY, 28 (59-307)
Done chores. Brock to town in forenoon to get leather to fix windmill. Da flailing peas in
afternoon. Brock working at mill. Fine with a little snow at times. Cross Roads full after
storm.
TUESDAY, 29 (60-306)
�Da and Brock choring. Da to town in afternoon and Brock took mother over to Robt.
Mitchells in afternoon. Went for her after tea & he and I up to Roy's for evening. Roy
down here in morning helping fix windmill. Lovely bright day but cold wind
March WEDNESDAY, 1 (61-305) 1916
Da took Brock down to morning train. He gone to Guelph to a Stock sale. Da choring
and sifted ashes. I over to Mc
Issacs and up to school in afternoon. Lovely bright day.
snowing a little at night.
THURSDAY, 2 (62-304)
Da choring and flailing peas. Ma and I to town in afternoon. Brock came home on night
train from Guelph. Bright but cold.
FRIDAY, 3 (63-303)
Brock to town in morning, Da done chores. Brock choring in afternoon and Da flailing
peas and flax. We down to concert at night. Fine and not so cold.
March SATURDAY, 4 (64-302) 1916
Da and Brock choring and then finished flailing flax and cleaned up flax and peas in
afternoon. Fine day, cold.
SUNDAY, 5 (65-301)
Mr. and Mrs. Richd
Lowes here for dinner and tea. Lovely bright day but cold. Lowes
paid $3500 for flax mill farm.
Monday, 6 (66-300)
Men choring. Cleaned up some chop and fanned over peas and flax again. Very stormy
day from east.
March TUESDAY, 7 (67-299) 1916
�Men choring in morning Then Da and Brock down town in afternoon with chop. Miss
Beatrice Towriss here for tea. A beautiful bright day. Started to snow after supper. Da &
Ma 34 yrs married.
ASH WEDNESDAY (Quebec & N.W.T.) WEDNESDAY, 8 (68-298)
Men choring. Very stormy day and cold wind.
THURSDAY, 9 (69-297)
Men choring and drew up some wood and corn in afternoon. Fine and cold.
March FRIDAY, 10 (70-296) 1916
Choring in forenoon. Brock and I to town in afternoon. Churned 20 lbs of butter for
Clara. Rather stormy and roads filling up real cold.
SATURDAY, 11 (71-295)
Done chores in morning. Da and Brock down after dinner for bull calf but he did not
come. Mr Grainger had not received the letter. Brock down to town at night. Fine day
but cold.
SUNDAY, 12 (72-294)
Home all day. Rather fine came on soft snow towards evening.
March MONDAY, 13 (73-293) 1916
Da went over with Ike Mc
Issac in morning to Jack Ritche's sale. Brock choring and over
in afternoon Wallace here for tea. A beautiful bright day.
TUESDAY, 14 (74-292)
Choring in morning and cleaned up a few bags of chop. Took it and went for bull but he
did not come. Down again after supper but did not get him. Fine day but cold.
WEDNESDAY, 15 (75-291)
�Choring in morning. Da walked to town in afternoon. Went down with team after supper
and got calf. He came in about 6.30 P.M. Fine day but cold wind.
March THURSDAY, 16 (76-290) 1916
Choring in forenoon. Brock and I to town in afternoon with cream can. Fine day but quite
stormy to-wards night.
FRIDAY, 17 (77-289)
Da and Brock choring. Rather stormy and very cold wind.
SATURDAY, 18 (78-288)
Choring in forenoon. Da drew up a couple of loads of wood in afternoon and Brock to
town. Down again at night. A little blustry & cold wind.
March SUNDAY, 19 (79-287) 1916
Very stormy all day but calmed down at night. Brock down to church. Grandma Philp
dead about 36 yrs to-day.
MONDAY, 20 (80-286)
Choring in forenoon and filling up chop. Brock took chop to town after dinner. Harry,
Roy & Elwin in to see bull. Fine morning but very snowy in afternoon.
TUESDAY, 21 (81-285)
Choring and drew up load of corn before dinner. Drawing out manure in afternoon. Fine
but not very bright.
March WEDNESDAY, 22 (82-284) 1916
Choring and drawing out manure. Brock to town at night. Snowy at times and colder
towards night.
THURSDAY, 23 (83-283)
�Choring. Cleaned hen house and pens and drawing out manure. I over to Hilborns in
afternoon for an hour. Lovely bright day but cold wind.
FRIDAY, 24 (84-282)
Choring and finished drawing out manure. Da sifted ashes. Not so bright but fine &
milder.
March SATURDAY, 25 (85-281) 1916
Da and Brock done chores then Da went across fields to Drayton and came home with
Ike about six. Brock and I down at night to skate. A lovely bright day. Snow going very
fast.
SUNDAY, 26 (86-280)
Mr. & Mrs. Mc
Issac and Donald here for dinner and tea. Very mild and dull. rained in
night. fields bare and roads very soft.
MONDAY, 27 (87-279)
Da and Brock done chores and cleaned up some chop. Da at Ike's in afternoon helping
kill pigs. Brock to town with chop. Georgie here in afternoon. Mild and foggy towards
night. Snow going very fast.
March TUESDAY, 28 (88-278) 1916
Men choring. Brock fixing windmill in afternoon and Da went for a load of corn. Fine and
bright & snow going quickly
Wednesday, 29 (89-277)
Choring and shovelled away big drift of snow on each side of walk. Jack White &
Cummings here & bought pigs, ram & Tidy. Brock & I down to Mc
Ewings in evening.
Beautiful warm spring day.
THURSDAY, 30 (90-276)
�Men done chores in morning. Da re-potted some plants and shovelled snow. Brock to
town in afternoon with cream can. Took buggy. A beautiful warm bright day. Snow going
quickly.
March FRIDAY, 31 (91-275) 1916
Men done chores in morning and started to trim spruce trees. Seth here for sugar kettle.
Fine but not so bright.
April SATURDAY, 1 (92-274)
Men done chores. Da and Brock over to little Rhame girl's funeral in afternoon and on to
Drayton. Dull & raining at times all day very muddy.
SUNDAY, 2 (93-273)
Brock to church at night and Da went up to Harry's but he was away. Lovely bright day
but cooler.
April MONDAY, 3 (94-272) 1916
Da and Brock done chores. Brock took down 8 pigs. Ike took the ram and Da walked &
led Tidy. Da choring in afternoon and Brock up to Ike Waltons with pig. Fine day but
cold wind.
TUESDAY, 4 (95-271)
Choring. Brock over to Bill Walkers in forenoon with black pig. Ma and he put beef in
pickle in afternoon. Brock and I to town. rather dull and looking like rain.
WEDNESDAY, 5 (96-270)
Done chores and drew up two loads of wood. brought the rest of corn from low driving
house 2 loads and took down sleighs. Da to town in afternoon with Ike moving Miss
Duncan's furniture upstairs. Brock choring. Fine day but cold wind.
April THURSDAY, 6 (97-269) 1916
�Done chores and cleaned out shed. Put in straw after dinner and cleaned up some
chop. Quite a fall of snow in night & flurries in the day. cold wind frost at night. Tabby
operated on for appendicitis.
FRIDAY, 7 (98-268)
Choring. Brock to town in afternoon with chop. Da trimming spruce trees. Brock over to
Hilborns bush at night boiling sap. Fine bright day.
SATURDAY, 8 (99-267)
Da and Brock done chores. Da to town in afternoon with Ike and Brock, Ma & I to town.
Rather dull and cold wind snowing a little at night
April SUNDAY, 9 (100-266) 1916
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ritch here in afternoon and for tea. Brock to town at night. Bright but
cold wind.
MONDAY, 10 (101-265)
Men done chores. Da trimming spruce in afternoon and Brock at Jas. Kirkpatricks sale.
Bought 75 bu. oats @ 56¢. Lovely bright day but very windy.
TUESDAY, 11 (102-264)
Da done chores & trimmed some more at trees in forenoon. Brock over to Kirkpatricks
for oats. Cleaning up barley in afternoon. Dull in morning and raining nearly all after
noon. Colder at night.
April WEDNESDAY, 12 (103-263) 1916
Choring and ch trimming spruce. Brock cleaned chimney and planted some cabbage
and sweet pea seed. Fine day but came up a shower after supper. Cleaned pipes.
THURSDAY, 13 (104-262)
�Men choring, trimming spruce. Hoshel here in afternoon and dehorned some young
cattle. I walked to town. Fine but dull.
FRIDAY, 14 (105-261)
Choring in morning. Da trimming spruce. Brock to horse show in afternoon. Cold rainy
morning with some snow. finer after dinner but dull.
April SATURDAY, 15 (106-260) 1916
Done chores in morning. Da trimming trees and gathering up clippings. Brock and I to
town in afternoon Dr. Smillie out to see Dan. leg swollen. Lovely bright day. Set 2
geese.
SUNDAY, 16 (107-259)
Home all day. Rather dull and threatening rain. Thunder and lightening.
MONDAY, 17 (108-258)
Choring and cleaning up oats got at Kirkpatricks. Da down to Mossers in evening with
peony roots. Dirty dull day. raining at times with flurries of snow.
April TUESDAY, 18 (109-257) 1916
Done chores. Brock took cream can and egg case down in morning. Measuring fence &
laying bottom rails on other place. Fine & bright but very windy. I up to Roy's in evening.
WEDNESDAY, 19 (110-256)
Done chores. Building fence on other place. Brock and I to town at night Fine but rather
dull. Rained off and on all night. Thunder & lightening. Brock took Dan out for exercise
in morning. Robt. & Maggie called to ask about Fred.
THURSDAY, 20 (111-255)
�Done chores. Brock took Ma to ten train. She gone to Chatsworth. Da trimming spruce
trees and Brock to town with chop. Very heavy rain in morning. Cleared and was quite
bright and warm. Thunder shower between five and six.
April GOOD FRIDAY (Dominion) FRIDAY, 21 (112-254) 1916
Done chores. Brock driving down ports of wire fence along road. Da trimming spruce.
Put up wire fence in cow lane. Uncle Jim here for dinner Very dark morning. Bright for a
couple of hours in afternoon then started to rain about six o'clock. wet night.
SATURDAY, 22 (113-253)
Done chores. Da gathering up the clippings of spruce. Brock exercising Dan in
afternoon. He and I to town at night. Dull & cloudy. rained a little in morning
Easter SUNDAY, 23 (114-252)
Brock to church at night. Ma at Chatsworth. Dull and cloudy all day.
April EASTER MONDAY (Dominion) Monday, 24 (115-251) 1916
Done chores then pruning trees in Brock's orchard in forenoon. Building fence away
back in afternoon. Dull and showers of rain in afternoon. A Mrs. Fach from 9th of Arthur
in for setting of eggs.
TUESDAY, 25 (116-250)
Men choring and trimming horses feet. Building fence on other place in afternoon. Otto
& Mrs. Mosser called. Fine but dull and cloudy. rained in night and a shower in
forenoon.
WEDNESDAY, 26 (117-249)
Da done chores. Brock to town with cream can and egg case and got some wire.
Building fence on other place in afternoon. Very heavy thunder storm, rain & hail about
five o'clock. Fields full of water. raining a little all evening. Ethel Kirkpatrick & Morrison
Hodge married in Elora.
�April THURSDAY, 27 (118-248) 1916
Done chores and building fence on other place the rest of forenoon and in afternoon.
Brock to town at night. Bob Gass called to ask about Tabby. Fine and cloudy at times.
FRIDAY, 28 (119-247)
Done chores and building fence on other place. Brock went to station to meet Ma. She
came home from Chatsworth. Mr. Hilborn brought home sugar kettle and a quart of
syrup. Fine bright day.
SATURDAY, 29 (120-246)
Done chores. Working at fence. Finished the piece they were at about four o'clock. Da
brought up couple of loads of wood and Brock cleaned pens. Brock & I to town at night.
Fine day. little breeze. Got 2 hens from Harry.
April SUNDAY, 30 (121-245) 1916
Brock to church at night. Warm and rather dull all day like rain. Put out sheep.
May MONDAY, 1 (122-244)
Done chores and cleaned up some chop in forenoon. Brock to town in afternoon with it.
Da setting out some currant bushes and choring round. Dull & rainy in morning. Cleared
up after dinner but heavy rain between four and six. Old Mr. Waters buried.
TUESDAY, 2 (123-243)
Done chores. Working at fence all day on other place. Jack Donhing here about five
o'clock. Has rented Duncan farm. Ike over. Fine bright day & warm.
May WEDNESDAY, 3 (124-242) 1916
Done chores and working round barn in forenoon. Fencing on other place in afternoon.
Brock & I up to Roy's with some pickled beef in evening. Rainy morning but fine in
afternoon.
�THURSDAY, 4 (125-241)
Done chores and back fencing on other place. Finished back there by noon. Then
building down by low driving house in afternoon. Fine quite bright in forenoon but rather
cloudy after dinner. Got 3 gals. syrup from Guelph.
FRIDAY, 5 (126-240)
Done chores and building fence down by low driving house. Peter brought 2 setting
hens after supper. Dull in morning, brightened up in afternoon.
May SATURDAY, 6 (127-239) 1916
Done chores and finished fence down by low driving house in forenoon. Then scuffled
currant bushes and hoed them in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Fine in
forenoon but quite a heavy shower about four o'clock.
SUNDAY, 7 (128-238)
Brock to church at night. A beautiful bright warm day.
MONDAY, 8 (129-237)
Done chores in morning and fixing fence round barnyard in afternoon. Cream waggon
from Palmerston called in forenoon. Heavy rain thunder & lightening about seven in
morning. Very dull in forenoon and very high wind all afternoon. Colder.
May TUESDAY, 9 (130-236) 1916
Done chores. Da discing some in corner field at far side in forenoon and Brock down
with chop. Da discing in afternoon and Brock cultivating on other side of orchard on land
for the first. Fine and cool wind.
WEDNESDAY, 10 (131-235)
Done chores in morning and cleaned pens. Da went to town about eleven o'clock. Brock
fixing windmill in afternoon. Rained nearly all morning. Very hard about seven a.m.
Cleared in afternoon but thunder storm after supper. Heard Earl Riddals was killed.
�THURSDAY, 11 (132-234)
Done chores and Da dug up some burdock in old house foundation. Bright but terrible
high wind all day.
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May FRIDAY, 12 (133-233) 1916
Done chores and discing in corner field. Brock cultivating on other side of orchard in
forenoon. Da sowing it to oats in afternoon and Brock cultivating and harrowed it. Ike in
to say he and Tom Bertram had {delt} farms. Ike gets $10250 and pays $8200. Fine day
a little windy but bright. Sent ½ can of cream.
SATURDAY, 13 (134-232)
Done chores. Brock cultivating in corner field and and Da sowing it. Then Brock
harrowed it. He and I to town at night. Fine day but looking like rain towards evening.
SUNDAY, 14 (135-231)
Home all day. Raining and misting all day very dull.
May MONDAY, 15 (136-230) 1916
Done chores and cleaned up chop in forenoon. Brock to town in afternoon with it. Da
took Carrie and went to fix fence down by bush. Rained in night and a heavy shower in
morning about seven. Brighter after dinner and a nice night. Planted dahlias
TUESDAY, 16 (137-229)
Drawing out manure in afternoon unto other place. Put out young cattle for the first.
(Calves) in bush. Rained nearly all afternoon. Da & Brock helping take off paper in
kitchen. Bright & hot in forenoon. A heavy storm went north a few pickles of hail.
WEDNESDAY, 17 (138-228)
�Done chores. Drew out manure in forenoon. Took a load down and put round Duchess
trees in afternoon & took the webs out of little orchard. Brock to town at night. Raining at
times all day. Snow in the night.
May THURSDAY, 18 (139-227) 1916
Done chores and ploughing in field below little orchard. Soft flurries of snow in forenoon,
dull and cold wind. ground very wet.
FRIDAY, 19 (140-226)
Done chores and ploughing sod all day on other place in morning Came on rain at noon
and rained very hard. Cleaned out woodhouse after dinner & went back to plough, but
had to come in on account of rain. Cream waggon called.
SATURDAY, 20 (141-225)
Done chores and finished ploughing sod below little orchard all but one headland. Brock
& I to town at night. Bright day and cool wind. Set hen on duck eggs.
May SUNDAY, 21 1916 (142-224) 1916
Brock to church at night. Put young cattle back on other place and Mary and Ebony.
Turned cows out to grass for the first In at nights. Lovely bright morning but looking like
rain to-wards evening. Ma & Brock at cemetry in afternoon.
MONDAY, 22 (143-223)
Done chores. Fixed gate on other place in forenoon, and cleaning up oats and barley in
afternoon. Very dull morning. Rained hard all afternoon. Misty at night. Drew up a
couple loads of wood in morning.
TUESDAY, 23 (144-222)
Done chores and building fence down by little field behind driving house. Georgie here
in evening. A beautiful warm day. Came out very hot in morning.
May VICTORIA DAY (Dominion) WEDNESDAY, 24 (145-221) 1916
�Ma down at Grandma's house all day packing up stuff. Uncle Will & Jim up. Brock
cultivated and Da discing in morning in 2nd
field back on other place. Then sowed and
harrowed it in the afternoon. Disced garden patch and scuffled current bushes after tea.
Lovely warm day with quite a breeze.
THURSDAY, 25 (146-220)
Brock cultivating next to John Walkers in morning and Da cultivating too. Then Da
cultivated corn ground and garden in afternoon and Brock discing sod on other place.
Planted a few potatoes and some beans Mrs. Ross Mc
Ewing here in afternoon. A fine
day & quite bright.
FRIDAY, 26 (147-219)
Brock cultivated ground next to Jack's and Da sowed it. Then Brock harrowed it after
dinner Da back cultivating on sod after dinner and Brock went back when he finished
harrowing. Clara drove Billy down and got here about 6.50. Left Chatsworth about 7.30
this morning. Brock down to meet Fred but he did not come. Clara over to Hilborns to
telephone Melville. Beautiful day & very hot in afternoon.
May SATURDAY, 27 (148-218) 1916
Brock to town with chop in morning. Da trimming rose bushes and choring. Cleaned hen
house and pig pens in afternoon. Brock to town at night Heavy thunder storm in morning
and raining in afternoon. Dull & close.
SUNDAY, 28 (149-217)
Melville and Les Airth got here about four o'clock from Chatsworth. Les & Brock to
church at night. The Rest of us went for drive in car. Misty & dull in morning but
brightened up and was quite warm.
MONDAY, 29 (150-216)
Da discing sod on other place in morning. Brock to town in car with Melville and Les.
They left about ten o'clock for home. Brock finished discing sod and went back to line
�fence by Roys. Da cultivating back there in afternoon. Ground wet. Came on rain about
six and rained steady all evening. Fine and warm through the day.
May TUESDAY, 30 (151-215) 1916
Da choring and working at stumps down in poplars. Brock & I to town in morning and
got Wiley shod. Working at stumps in afternoon. Fred Brian came on night train. Edith
has gone to train in Homewood Sanitarium at Guelph. Fine and bright in afternoon.
WEDNESDAY, 31 (152-214)
Brock to town in morning for stumping powder and blowing up stumps in poplar bushes.
Then Brock discing root ground next sideroad and Da cultivating Brock & Elwin to town
at night. Fine day and warm.
June ASCENSION DAY (Quebec) THURSDAY, 1 (153-213)
Da and Brock cultivating and sowing sod on other place and harrowed it. Then discing &
cultivating corn ground. Fred and I to town in afternoon. Fine warm day.
June FRIDAY, 2 (154-212) 1916
Went back to cultivate and sow next Roy's line fence but came on a heavy rain about
9.30 and they had to stop. Gathering up the pieces of stumps in poplars after dinner.
Fred & I at Gass's in afternoon. Sent 2 cans of cream on waggon. Rained again about
five o'clock. Very hot & close at times all day.
SATURDAY, 3 (155-211)
Choring & Da ploughing where they took the stumps out of poplars. Finished sowing &
cultivating the six ac. back by Roy's in forenoon. Brock went back in afternoon and
disced some furrows in back 14 ac. We three to town at night. Fine bright day
SUNDAY, 4 (156-210)
�Brock went for Dr. Smillie about ten o'clock. Old Flora sick. Jack Walker and the Dr.
here for dinner I took Fred up to Gass's in afternoon. Cloudy & looking like rain. Quite a
shower at noon and a heavy rain, thunder and lightening in evening.
June MONDAY, 5 (157-209) 1916
Old Flora died about 7 a.m. Buried her and put a fence round well in poplars. Brock to
town to tell Dr Smillie. Da finished ploughing in poplars and Brock fixing drain at corner
of root house in afternoon. Geo. Lunz here to borrow old buggy. Dull & misty in morning.
A little brighter in afternoon.
TUESDAY, 6 (158-208)
Da cultivating and ploughing garden patch in forenoon and planted seeds in afternoon.
Brock cultivating root ground. I up to Gass's? in afternoon for Tabby. rather dull & strong
East wind.
WEDNESDAY, 7 (159-207)
Da took over black pig to Walkers in forenoon. Brock & he cultivating on rape ground on
other place in forenoon. Started to rain about one o'clock and rained steady all
afternoon & evening. very windy in morning.
June THURSDAY, 8 (160-206) 1916
Da over to Will Walkers for pig and Brock to town with chop in forenoon. Then opening
up drains in afternoon. Tabby & I to town in afternoon. Dull & cloudy at times all day.
Looking like rain. Started to rain about seven o'clock, and rained quite hard.
FRIDAY, 9 (161-205)
Da cultivating sod on other place in forenoon. Brock took Tabby & I to morning train.
Gone to Elora for the day. Men choring in afternoon. A terrible heavy rain in afternoon.
Every place like a lake. We at Hendersons in the evening
SATURDAY, 10 (164-204)
�Building fence round garden patch. Me to town at night. Dull and cloudy. Looking like
rain.
June SUNDAY, 11 (163-203) 1916
Brock to church at night. Misty in morning but cleared up and was a fine night.
MONDAY, 12 (164-202)
Fixing fence on other place back near Montgomery's in morning and fixing fence in
second field back. Da took back the two hens to Mc
Issac's in evening Fine day and
quite warm.
TUESDAY, 13 (165-201)
Ploughing where rape was in afternoon. Brock took down a pig in morning and Da
working potato ground. We at English church garden party. Fine day and warm.
June WEDNESDAY, 14 (166-200) 1916
Ploughing on other place. Finished about four o'clock just as a heavy rain and thunder
storm came up. Brock to town at night. Hot & sultry in morning. Raining a little all
evening.
THURSDAY, 15 (167-199)
Men choring and dug garden patch and set out aster plants. Martha foaled this morning.
Henry Hazeltine called. Sultry and threatening rain. Had a shower about five o'clock.
FRIDAY, 16 (168-198)
Fixing fence in pasture field in morning. Da digging out drains in field next Jack's in
afternoon. Brock took Fred up to Gass's. Dull & misty in morning. Cloudy in afternoon
and looking like rain. Heavy rain between seven & eight.
June SATURDAY, 17 (169-197) 1916
�Digging weeds and working in garden in forenoon. Brock over to ask if Morrison would
work sheep. Planted some potatoes in afternoon. Brock & I to town at night. Dull and
raining at spells all day.
SUNDAY, 18 (170-196)
Wm. Gass brought Tabby back and stayed for dinner and tea. Mr. & Mrs. Henderson
here for tea. Rained a little in forenoon but brighter after dinner.
MONDAY, 19 (171-195)
Da cultivating potato ground. Drew out some manure on to it and planted potatoes in
afternoon. Tabby & I over to Lizzie Mitchells & Uncle Sam's in afternoon. Dull and cool.
June TUESDAY, 20 (172-194) 1916
Finished planting potatoes in forenoon and started to cultivate on other place in field
next windmill Sowed barley on it and harrowed it after dinner. We down to Presbyterian
garden party in evening. Rather dull and quite cool.
WEDNESDAY, 21 (173-193)
Cultivating and sowing low orchard in morning. Went back to work the 14 ac. on other
place but it was too wet so cultivated corn ground Brock took Tabby to 1.30 train. Down
at night for seed corn. Cloudy at times but cool.
THURSDAY, 22 (174-192)
Sowed and corn and harrowed it finished about ten then washed the sheep. Drawing
out manure on root ground in afternoon. Disced potatoes after tea. Brock to Goshen at
night. Lovely bright day quite windy in afternoon. Ma up to Roys in afternoon
June FRIDAY, 23 (175-191) 1916
Drawing out manure on root ground all day. Da rolled potatoes after tea. Fine but not so
bright a few drops of rain in afternoon.
SATURDAY, 24 (176-190)
�Brock to town with chop and brought chest home from Grandma's. Da ploughing down
where poplars were. Pulling weeds in afternoon. I down to Mossers in evening. Brock to
town. Rained hard in night and a heavy down pour about noon. Thunder and lightening.
Hot in afternoon.
SUNDAY, 25 (177-189)
Brock down to get Dr. Smillie in afternoon to come out to see little colt. Thompson's
here after tea. Nice bright day & warm.
June MONDAY, 26 (178-188) 1916
Finished drawing out the manure on root ground. Fixed some fence on other place after
tea. Fine and warm but looking like rain. A few drops after tea.
TUESDAY, 27 (179-187)
Da and Brock ploughing in the manure on root ground and planted the bag of potatoes
"Irish Coblers" we got from Mc
Phee. Brock met Lillian & Nellie at night train. Rained in
night and rather dull at times like rain.
WEDNESDAY, 28 (180-186)
Finished ploughing in the manure on root ground. Brock down to Naecker's for bag of
potatoes early in morning & planted part of bag. Da made pen to clip cheep in in
forenoon. Clipped sheep in afternoon. Brock discing root ground. We to town at night.
Fine day & very warm.
June THURSDAY, 29 (181-185) 1916
Working on root ground and sowing turnips. Dull and a mizzling rain at times all day and
in the evening.
FRIDAY, 30 (182-184)
Finished sowing turnips in morning then worked corn ground and sowed corn in
afternoon. Brock to town at night. Fine day and warm.
�July DOMINION DAY (Dominion) SATURDAY, 1 (183-183)
Cultivating and discing about 5 ac. in back 14 ac. field and sowed it to barley in
afternoon and harrowed it. Took Nellie & Lillian to 1.30 train. Brock to Alma garden party
at night. A beautiful day but hot.
July SUNDAY, 2 (184-182) 1916
Brock to church at night. Sultry and thundering in morning but rain blew over. Quite a
breeze in afternoon.
MONDAY, 3 (185-181)
Brock discing some more in back 14 ac. field in forenoon and Da ploughing on
buckwheat ground. Brock cultivating after dinner and Da sowing barley Got in about 4
ac. mark. Cloudy and misty in morning but cleared up and was a nice afternoon and
evening.
TUESDAY, 4 (186-180)
Ploughing on other place for buckwheat. Brock over to Morrison Hodge's after supper
for buckwheat. Fine and quite hot. a little breeze.
July WEDNESDAY, 5 (187-179) 1916
Men working on the buck wheat ground and sowing it. got it all in pretty warm day Brock
and Olive to town at night Took C of Eggs went for rape seed
THURSDAY, 6 (188-178)
Men prepairing the ground for rape. forenoon Robt sowing rape aft. and Brock
harrowing got it all in still warm and dry
FRIDAY, 7 (189-177)
Men making a rod and fixing up wind mill and gaps. forenoon Robt scuffeling corn aft.
and Brock took chop down and got horses J Shod all round Took down the wool 105 lbs
at 50¢ lb. got five hundred of purity flour.
�July SATURDAY, 8 (190-176) 1916
Jim up from Guelph. Brock took me to Drayton morn. I down all day. Sale of mothers
house and furnature. in the afternoon. Brock cleaned pens and Robt finished scuffeling
corn forenoon and in afternoon took Carrie down to get shod. got four shoes on. up to
sale while in town and I came home with him, almost every thing sold. (Coplin The Jew)
bought the property for $1,235. little cloudy aft
SUNDAY, 9 (191-175)
Very nice day and beautiful evening Melville drove in about five on his way home from
Toronto Took Olive up to Chatsworth with him for a few days.
MONDAY, 10 (192-174)
Men started to do the road work Terrible hot day on with two teams.
July TUESDAY, 11 (193-173) 1916
Men finished doing road work. Hotter than yesterday. I washed, very hot
WEDNESDAY, 12 (194-172)
Cutting four acres of hay on other place, raking and put some of it up. Ma & Brock to
town at night. Started haying fine and hot.
THURSDAY, 13 (195-171)
Finished putting up the four acres. Cut hay in little orchard, raked and put it up, also cut
little patch at road on other place. Bright and very hot.
July FRIDAY, 14 (196-170) 1916
Raking and drawing in the two little patches. Old Mrs. Walker here in afternoon. Brock
over to Lowery's in evening for crate of strawberries 12½ box. Dry and hot
SATURDAY, 15 (197-169)
�Drew in 4 acres. Finished about three o'clock. Da to town with team for wringer and
stand. Brock cleaning pens & choring. Pete Wilson helped draw in hay. Da & Brock
went part way to Teviotdale after supper with Martha. Melville & I motored down from
Chatsworth this afternoon got here about 6.30. To town at night. Very warm day looking
a little like rain
SUNDAY, 16 (198-168)
Melville, Da and Ma went to Elora to Thompsons for dinner. Got home about six o'clock.
Brock to town at night. Very warm day. Got cloudy about six and big storm went east.
July, MONDAY, (199-167) 17
Started to cut back 14 ac. of hay. Brock only went a few rounds when knife broke. He
went to town and got it fixed. Da cut until noon. Cut around fence with scythe in
afternoon. Harry brought back turnip drill in evening. Mrs. Mc
Intyre & Miss Effie here in
evening with Hilborns. Misty & dull but brightened after dinner very hot.
TUESDAY, 18 (200-166)
Finished cutting with two mowers about ten. Then raking and putting up hay rest of
forenoon and in afternoon. Did not get it all up. Very warm and close.
WEDNESDAY, 19 (201-165)
Finished raking the 14 ac. in forenoon and got it all up. Jack Walker helping in
afternoon. Very sultry and looking like rain at times.
July THURSDAY, 20 (202-164) 1916
Cut the little field behind driving house and the eight acres on other side of poplars.
Raked some in little field & putting up. Stopped about five. Very sultry & thundering. A
few spatters in afternoon. Terrific storm between five & six o'clock. First from east then
from west. Fields full of water. Heavy wind with it, worst storm me ever seen.
FRIDAY, 21 (203-163)
�Fixing fence that storm had blown down, back to see young cattle & sheep on other
place and to Roy's for the black steer that had got in with his cattle. Brock helping Norm
Perkin put up two more tracks in barn in afternoon. Da did some raking behind driving
house and put some up. Cloudy in morning but came out warm in afternoon.
SATURDAY, 22 (204-162)
Brock raked the eight acres on other side of poplars and then both putting up but did not
get finished. Mr. Falkner here and put reed head on windmill at house. Came in
forenoon. Norm Perkin came back & finished tracks. Brock & I to town at night. Very
hot.
July SUNDAY, 23 (205-161) 1916
Brock to church at night. Fine and very warm.
MONDAY, 24 (206-160)
Drawing in hay from the 8 ac. back of poplars. Fine and very warm.
TUESDAY, 25 (207-159)
Finished drawing in the 8 ac. and drew the little patch behind driving house. A terrible
hot day. Thermometer about 100°. Da almost overcome with heat. I down to Mossers
for berries
July WEDNESDAY, 26 (208-158) 1916
Started to draw back 14 ac. Got in seven loads. Brock & I to town at night. Hot day a
little cloudy in morning & a slight breeze but still very warm.
THURSDAY, 27 (209-157)
Drew from back 14 ac. in forenoon then track & car not working right so Brock to town to
get it fixed. Da hoeing at potatoes. Drew in one load after supper. Ma down to Mossers
in evening. Fine and warm looking like rain at times.
FRIDAY, 28 (210-156)
�Hoshel Wilmot & Pete Wilson here with Hoshel's team helping draw in. Finished back
14 ac. about 5.30. Da gave Wilmot load of hay. Brock to town at night for repairs for car.
Fine and a little breeze but very hot.
July SATURDAY, 29 (211-155) 1916
Da and Brock cut some more hay behind poplars. Then put another strand of barb wire
round peas. Raked and put up the hay in afternoon. We to town & Ma to Mossers for
berries. Terrible hot smothering day.
SUNDAY, 30 (212-154)
Brock to church at night. Thompsons up from Elora in evening. Brought a hound pup.
Very hot day.
MONDAY, 31 (213-153)
Da and Brock finished cutting hay back of poplars about eleven. Then unloaded a load
of hay in forenoon. Wilmot helping draw in in afternoon. Clara Melville came about 1.30
p.m. Mrs. Mosser brought us 12 boxes berries 12½¢ and 7 lbs black currants 12½¢.
Smoky in morning but a bright breezy day
August TUESDAY, 1 (214-152) 1916
Drawing in from back of poplars. Finished about five o'clock. Made a small stack. Pete
Wilson here with Hoshel's team Wilmot & Watt helping also Bill Barry in afternoon.
Wilmott took home a load of hay. Gerald here in evening. Lovely day, warm & a nice
breeze.
WEDNESDAY, 2 (215-151)
Da raked the ten ac. back of poplars. Brock to town with chop in forenoon. Drew in load
of rakings after dinner then Brock helping Harry until dark. Da scuffling and hoeing
potatoes in garden in afternoon. Clara & I down to Mc Ewings and Mossers in evening.
Fine day and warm. Melville left about 1.30 P.M for home
THURSDAY, 3 (216-150)
�Scuffling potatoes in field and some of turnips. Greened potatoes, and hoeing turnips.
Peter Lunz helping in afternoon. A little dull in morning and a few drops of rain, but
came out quite bright and hot.
August FRIDAY, 4 (217-149) 1916
Hoeing and scuffling turnips all day. Clara & I over to Hilborns in afternoon with Mrs.
Mc
Ewing. We three up to Roy's in evening. Fine and very hot.
SATURDAY, 5 (218-148)
Hoeing turnips. I to Mossers in afternoon. To town at night. Ma and Clara down in
forenoon. Fine and hot.
SUNDAY, 6 (219-147)
Brock to church at night. a very hot day. Got very smoky at night.
August MONDAY, 7 (220-146) 1916
Hoeing turnips finished them after tea. Clara and I to town in afternoon. Very hot and
looking like rain sprinkling a little after tea.
TUESDAY, 8 (221-145)
Banked up potatoes in field and hoed and banked the ones in garden. Got up binder
from low driving house in Then hoeing among currant bushes. We to Zion garden party
at Rhames. Dull and raining a little but finer in afternoon.
WEDNESDAY, 9 (222-144)
Hoeing in morning. Got up binder from low driving in morning. Then cut and shocked
timothy in afternoon. We to town at night. Fine day quite breezy and bright.
August THURSDAY, 10 (223-143) 1916
Da and Brock taking out big weeds in turnips. Scuffled corn on the new ground. Ma and
Clara at Mc
Issacs in afternoon. Fine but calm & warm.
�FRIDAY, 11 (224-142)
Hoeing turnips all day for second time. Harry down in evening. Misty in morning, quite a
shower in the night. Cooler at night.
SATURDAY, 12 (225-141)
Finished hoeing turnips for second time in forenoon. Then drew in the timothy in
afternoon three small loads. Clara & I to town in morning and Brock down at night.
Beautiful morning, quite windy in afternoon. Calm & dull after supper and sprinkling a
little.
August SUNDAY, 13 (226-140) 1916
Melville arrived from Chatsworth about 8.30. Da & he down town in morning. Round to
cemetry in afternoon. Brock to church at night. Lovely bright cool day.
MONDAY, 14 (227-139)
Da hoeing corn back of barn & scuffling it in morning. Brock to town with chop & got
horses shod. Both hoeing corn in afternoon. Fine warm day. Cool at night.
TUESDAY, 15 (228-138)
Da and Brock finished hoeing the corn back of barn. Clara and Melville left for
Chatsworth about 7.45 a.m. Brock to English church garden party at Irwin Elliotts.
Lovely day, warm and quite a breeze in afternoon.
August WEDNESDAY, 16 (229-137) 1916
Drawing up hard wood from bush all day. Put young cattle from bush on other place
after supper. A little dull in morning but came out bright and hot.
THURSDAY, 17 (230-136)
Da drawing up wood from bush all day. Brock helping Elwin move up a house from
Bosworth. Fine and very hot. Da and Ike over to Duncan farm in forenoon to see fence.
Mr. Dowling's cattle are getting out.
�FRIDAY, 18 (231-135)
Da finished drawing up wood from bush about ten o'clock. Then went to town. Brock
helping Elwin at house all day. A Mr. Cragmille of Harriston stayed all night with us.
(book agent). Very hot, looking like rain. A little mizzle in forenoon.
August SATURDAY, 19 (232-134) 1916
Brock cutting oats on other side of orchard about six ac. Then cutting in corner field in
afternoon. Da shocking up. Brock and I down to meet Betty on evening train and down
town at night. Fine. Very hot and dry.
SUNDAY, 20 (233-133)
Up to Uncle Richd's and Roy's in evening with Betty. A terrible hot day. 100° in shade.
MONDAY, 21 (234-132)
Finished cutting corner field about three o'clock. Then went to cut oats on other place,
second field back. Da shocking. Brock took Betty to 12 train. She gone up to
Palmerston and went to Toronto on five train. Very hot. Scarcely any breeze.
August TUESDAY, 22 (235-131) 1916
Finished cutting oats on other place about ten then started to cut oats next Jack's and
finished about five. Da shocking. Very warm day but high wind in afternoon and looking
like rain. Quite a shower about five o'clock. a little thunder and lightening. Heavy storm
went south. Much cooler after supper.
WEDNESDAY, 23 (236-130)
Da and Brock divided lambs and sheep and fixed fence in new pasture for cows. Da
scuffled turnips in afternoon and Brock fixing fence. We to town at night and Da over to
get Hoshel to help to-morrow. Cleared up and quite bright in afternoon.
THURSDAY, 24 (237-129)
�Hoshel here with team also Wilmott & Jack helping draw in. Drew oats other side of
orchard and the corner field. Stacked them in front of driving house. Fine, very high
wind in afternoon and a heavy shower about six.
August FRIDAY, 25 (238-128) 1916
Unloaded load of oats and ground mower knife then started to cut barley & oats back of
low driving house. Just went a few rounds after dinner when Oswald came over so they
took team and waggon and both went to Wilmott's and Hilborns to draw in. Fine day,
breezy, looking a little like rain.
SATURDAY, 26 (239-127)
Da at Henry Hilborns until about five o'clock helping draw in. Brock cut rest of barley &
oats behind low driving house and the oats at line fence. Jack here shocking. Da and
Hoshel at Moorefield at night to see award of ditch. Brock and I to town. Rather dull, a
little shower at noon, misting and cooler at night.
SUNDAY, 27 (240-126)
Brock to church at night. Trying to divide our young cattle and Mills in afternoon. Bright
and cool.
August MONDAY, 28 (241-125) 1916
Hoshel here with team also Wilmott and Jack. Drew in and stacked below sheep house
all we had cut, at line fence, next to Jack and on other place. Lovely bright day, not too
hot.
TUESDAY, 29 (242-124)
Da down helping Jack in forenoon. Brock back to Mill's to get a heifer that had got threw
with theirs. Da helping Ike draw in in afternoon and Brock cleaning granary getting
ready to thresh. Da down to Jack's in evening to speak on phone to Jack Burt. Fine day.
Very windy in afternoon looking a little like rain.
WEDNESDAY, 30 (243-123)
�Pulled peas in morning then went back to ditch on other place to pull willows. Brock & I
to town at night
August THURSDAY, 31 (244-122) 1916
Finished pulling willows back at ditch in morning. Drew in the load of peas in afternoon
and asking hands to thresh. Dr. Mc
Gregor here in evening. Lovely bright day, warmer.
September FRIDAY, 1 (245-121)
Expected machine but it did not come. Then broke down on their way here about noon.
Brock & Da over helping Hoshel draw in in afternoon. Uncle Richd. here for dinner. Dull
and raining a little at times a little shower in night.
SATURDAY, 2 (246-120)
Da and Brock ploughing and cleaning ditch on other place in forenoon. Machine got
here about noon. Threshing in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Beautiful day, cool,
bright & breezy.
September SUNDAY, 3 (247-119) 1916
Brock to church at night. Beautiful morning but got cloudy to-wards evening and a few
drops of rain.
LABOR DAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 4 (248-118)
Threshing in morning. Finished stack and load of peas about eleven. $10.45. Da down
helping Jack draw in some grain in afternoon. Brock straightening up round home. Fine
and quite breezy. Looking like rain at night.
Tuesday, 5 (249-117)
Brock down with chop in forenoon. Da cradling barley in low orchard and round house.
Took Brock to 1.30 train. He gone to Exhibition for a few days. Dull & like rain at times
all day. Lovely night & warm.
September WEDNESDAY, 6 (250-116) 1916
�Da working at ditch cleaning it out all day on other place. Mr. Falkner of Moorefield here
to fix pump in low well in aft. Dull and a little shower in morning. Then came out very
hot.
THURSDAY, 7 (251-115)
Da working back at ditch all day with team. Came up a little shower at noon. Quite
breezy but hot.
FRIDAY, 8 (252-114)
Da and Brock working back at ditch all day. Misting in morning but brightened and was
fine.
September SATURDAY, 9 (253-113) 1916
Brock working at ditch in forenoon. Had Murphey scraping it out then took team back
after dinner, finished ditch and brought up plough & scraper. Brock & I to town at night
Fine, quite breezy.
SUNDAY, 10 (254-112)
Brock to church at night Fine and cooler towards evening.
MONDAY, 11 (255-111)
Brock drew two loads of coal in morning. Da fixing drains on other place. Then putting
the wood in wood house in afternoon. Lovely day and warm.
September TUESDAY, 12 (256-110) 1916
Finished filling the wood house. Brock up to Walton's about five o'clock with pig. Lovely
warm hazy day.
WEDNESDAY, 13 (257-109)
Brock cut barley on other place in morning. Da at Morrisons threshing on Gregory farm.
We three at show in afternoon. Da shocked barley. Poor crowd at show. People scared
�of infantile paralysis. I at Henderson's for tea. Brock & I at concert. Dull and misting rain
in afternoon.
THURSDAY, 14 (258-108)
Cutting corn in forenoon. Cut the barley down in low orchard and drew up the load that
Da had cut with cradle. Harry Lowes brought back cutting box. Brock up to Uncle Richd.
at night for three kittens. Rather dull & close looking like rain
September FRIDAY, 15 (259-107) 1916
Unloaded load of barley. Leveled hay and ground hooks in forenoon. Cutting corn
afternoon. Misting and dull in morning. Cleared off about noon & was breezy. Cold at
night.
SATURDAY, 16 (260-106)
Da and Brock cutting corn all day. Brock & I to town at night. Very windy and cool.
SUNDAY, 17 (261-105)
Brock to church at night. Da at Woodissee's in afternoon. Dull and raining at spells in
forenoon. Brighter after dinner.
September MONDAY, 18 (262-104) 1916
Da and Brock cutting corn. Brock went to Roy's threshing after dinner. I up helping
Georgie. Cloudy, windy and heavy frost at night.
TUESDAY, 19 (263-103)
Finished cutting corn this forenoon, and cleaned pens. Then drew in barley from other
place and a jog from low orchard. Brock at Elwin's threshing in morning for a couple of
hrs. Georgie & I up to Harry's bush for elderberries.
WEDNESDAY, 20 (264-102)
�Cut the last of barley on other place in forenoon and the buckwheat after dinner. Both
badly damaged by frost and short. Put binder in low driving house. Brock & I to town at
night. Fine day but very windy.
September THURSDAY, 21 (265-101) 1916
Tightening up corn shocks in forenoon. Making pig trough and pen to shut up ducks in
in afternoon. Brock up to Henry Heseltines in afternoon but he not at home. Come on
rain about eleven but did not rain much. Dull in afternoon.
FRIDAY, 22 (266-100)
Brock to town with chop in morning. Da threw out some of line fence between Ross and
us. Then started to dig some post holes after dinner and set up a line. Dull in morning at
times. Then high wind after dinner and some rain with thunder and lightening about four
o'clock.
SATURDAY, 23 (267-99)
Digging post holes for line fence. Henry & his son helping. Brock drove them home at
night and to town in evening. Took me to 1.30 train to Go to Elora. Heavy mist in
morning dull & cloudy.
September SUNDAY, 24 (268-98) 1916
Brock to church at night. Cooler and rain at night
MONDAY, 25 (269-97)
Working at line fence. Drew in the late barley towards evening. Henry helping in
afternoon. Dull in morning but brightened to-wards noon.
TUESDAY, 26 (270-96)
Brock at Ike Mc
Issac's threshing all day. Da working at line fence. Thompsons brought
me home from Elora this evening. Mr. & Mrs. Hallingshead came along. Quite a shower
about 2 'o'clock, and a little rain after supper.
�September WEDNESDAY, 27 (271-95) 1916
Da helping Hoshel fill silo until about eleven. Then working at line fence the rest of day
putting stones round posts. Brock at Ike's threshing until 5 P.M. Fine and a very high
wind in afternoon. Come on a shower about six and a heavy rain after supper.
THURSDAY, 28 (272-94)
Da and Brock back and measured rest of line fence to get position of posts. Brock took
Da to ten train. He gone to Chatsworth. Went after our bull that had got into Mc
Ewings.
Helping Hoshel buzz wood in afternoon. Dull and mizzling at times. Brighter in
afternoon, but heavy rain this night.
FRIDAY, 29 (273-93)
Brock at Hoshel's in forenoon helping with wood. Then drew some stone and put around
posts in afternoon. I up to Georgie's in afternoon. Dull and cool. Misting and raining at
times all day. Drew in a load of corn.
September SATURDAY, 30 (274-92) 1916
Henry and his son here helping dig post holes. Brock & I to town at night. Fine and
heavy frost at night.
October SUNDAY, 1 (275-91)
Dr. Mc
Gregor here for tea. Lovely bright day. Cool in evg.
MONDAY, 2 (276-90)
Henry here until about ten. Finished digging post holes, Brock putting more stone round
posts until noon. Then I over to Hilborns to get Nod & Wilmott to help draw in
buckwheat. Put off the load of barley and drew two of buckwheat. Beautiful warm day.
October TUESDAY, 3 (277-89) 1916
Wilmott over and helped draw in the last load of buckwheat. Then Brock back & took
our young cattle out of Mc
Ewings. Da came home on morning train. Stayed last night in
�Hanover. Putting in braces and more stones round posts in afternoon. Beautiful warm
day.
WEDNESDAY, 4 (278-88)
Working at fence in forenoon. Took back a load of stone after dinner to put round posts.
Brock went to Drayton with chop about four and brought ram lamb home. It came down
on five train. $17.20 with express. Da at Mossers threshing from 5 to 6. Beautiful day.
Gregory's barn burned this morning about 3 a.m.
THURSDAY, 5 (279-87)
Da at Mossers and Issac Hilborn's threshing. Brock helping Wilmott buzz wood and
thresh. I to town in morning. Mr. Henderson drove me home in his new car. Beautiful
warm day like summer.
October FRIDAY, 6 (280-86) 1916
Da at Issac Hilborn's threshing in forenoon. Brock drawing rails from line fence into old
orchard. Hoshel here in afternoon and helped stretch the wire fence. We at party at
Mc
Issac in Evening. A beautiful day. Frost at night
SATURDAY, 7 (281-85)
Straightening up at line fence & put on barb wire. Brock & I to town at night. Fine and
bright but cold.
SUNDAY, 8 (282-84)
Mr. Mrs. Mc
Issac & Donald here for dinner and tea. Clara & Melville came about four
o'clock. Lovely bright day. Windy in afternoon.
October MONDAY, 9 (283-83) 1916
Thanksgiving Day. Da and Melville to town in morning. Brock drawing rails to old
orchard in forenoon. Mr. & Mrs. Thompson here in afternoon. Brock & Chas. went
�hunting. Hoshel and Harry here in evening. Real cold and dull at times rained a little in
night.
TUESDAY, 10 (284-82)
Da & Brock over helping Mc
Issac's move to the Brett farm. Da came home about three
o'clock. Clara & Melville left for home about 2.15 P.M. Cold and cloudy.
WEDNESDAY, 11 (285-81)
Drawing rails from the line fence. Some home and rest to old orchard. Brock & I to town
at night. Lovely day. Madge Smith & Lieut. Hellwig married in Toronto.
October THURSDAY, 12 (286-80) 1916
Finished drawing rails and picking up along line fence in forenoon. Then dug potatoes in
garden and two rows in field. Fine day but looking like rain.
FRIDAY, 13 (287-79)
Choring and divided up hens, cleaned root house. Raining nearly all day.
SATURDAY, 14 (288-78)
Da and Brock dug potatoes in field 5½ bags. Then Da at Morrisons threshing until about
four o'clock. Brock to town in afternoon with chop. Machine came here from Morrisons.
Brock asking hands at night. Lovely bright day and cool.
October SUNDAY, 15 (289-77) 1916
Uncle Will & Jim, Nellie & Lillian and a Mr. Coon here for tea. Rather dull and cool
MONDAY, 16 (290-76)
Threshing this forenoon. Brock at Burrow's threshing in afternoon and Da cleaned up
barn floor and drew in some corn. Fine morning. Raining at times in afternoon. Very
high wind and rain at night.
�TUESDAY, 17 (291-75)
Brock at Burrows threshing until about nine o'clock then at Jack's threshing until noon.
Da went a few rounds in morning then at Jacks too. Both ploughing in afternoon. Brock
went to Guelph to the Graduation in Will Walker's car with Roy, Elwin & Harry. Snow in
early morning, cold & dull. Heavy frost at night
October WEDNESDAY, 18 (292-74) 1916
Ploughing on other place in forenoon. Drawing in corn in afternoon. Cold and dull.
Windy in afternoon and at night.
THURSDAY, 19 (293-73)
Cleaned hen houses and pens in morning. Da to town in afternoon and Ma and Brock
picking over potatoes in afternoon. Raining all day.
FRIDAY, 20 (294-72)
Ploughing on other place in back field. Dull and heavy shower after dinner windy & cold,
showry all forenoon and afternoon. Men choring.
October SATURDAY, 21 (295-71) 1916
Brock to town with chop & Da choring. Ploughing after dinner. Brock & I to town at night.
Dull with showers of rain at times finer in afternoon.
SUNDAY, 22 (296-70)
Brock to church at night. Fine but cool.
MONDAY, 23 (297-69)
Ploughing in back field on other place. Jack Irvine's sale. Lovely day. Sold old hens to
jew. 7¢ lb. $11.00
October TUESDAY, 24 (298-68) 1916
�Ploughing all day in back field on other place. I down at Ross's in afternoon. Brock down
at night. Wm. Lowrey's Sale in afternoon. A little dull in morning but brightened after
dinner
WEDNESDAY, 25 (299-67)
Ploughing on other place. Quite a shower after dinner and at times all afternoon. Very
high wind to-wards evening and at night.
THURSDAY, 26 (300-66)
Brock took down 10 pigs in forenoon. Da ploughing. Both ploughing on other place in
afternoon. Elwin and Mary here in evening. Dull and cold wind.
October FRIDAY, 27 (301-65) 1916
Ploughing all day in back field. Raining at times all day. Very dirty cleared a little to-
wards evening. Mr. & Mrs. Davis & Mr. & Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Finch here for tea.
SATURDAY, 28 (302-64)
Finished back field about eleven and started to plough corner field. Mrs. Fach here in
afternoon to see little pigs. Lovely fine day, a little dull towards evening.
SUNDAY, 29 (303-63)
Brock to church at night. Fine day and quite warm.
October MONDAY, 30 (304-62) 1916
Da and Brock ploughing in corner field. Brock went with a few bags of chop about 3.30
p.m. Rather dull and looking like rain.
TUESDAY, 31 (305-61)
Ploughing in corner field all day. Very heavy shower with some thunder and lightening
about one o'clock. Strong east wind in forenoon, warmer to-wards evg. Brock over to
pay Ad. Flath for Call. $29.00 in all and round to Drayton
�November ALL SAINTS' DAY (Quebec) WEDNESDAY, 1 (306-60)
Finished ploughing corner field all but one head land. Brock and I to town at night. Dull
and rainy at times in forenoon. Finer after dinner. Nice night. Tabby had accident at
Montreal and got tip of index finger and second finger at second point taken off.
November THURSDAY, 2 (307-59) 1916
Started turnips. Topped and then drawing after dinner. Misty in morning. Brightened and
was a fine day. Thunder & lightening and a little rain between five and six, got very dark.
Snow, hail and rain after supper.
FRIDAY, 3 (308-58)
Ploughing back at line fence. Ma & I to town in afternoon to get Wiley shod. Rather dull
in morning and slushy but brightened and was a fine afternoon.
SATURDAY, 4 (309-57)
Finished ploughing back at line fence about 5 o'clock. Brock to town at night. Dull and
misty in forenoon and raining & hailing at times in afternoon
November SUNDAY, 5 (310-56) 1916
Brock to church and Da over to Wilmott's after tea. Lovely bright day.
MONDAY, 6 (311-55)
Taking up turnips. Lovely fine day east wind.
TUESDAY, 7 (312-54)
Finished taking up turnips. Uncle Richd. called in afternoon. Beautiful warm summer
day Indian Summer.
November WEDNESDAY, 8 (313-53) 1916
�Drawing in corn finished about three o'clock. Then Brock to town with chop and got the
2 bbls. of apples from Chatsworth. Da putting mower and waggon in barn and
straightening up. Mary, Aunt Emma and Georgie here in afternoon. Fine day but looking
like rain to-wards evening.
THURSDAY, 9 (314-52)
Choring all day. Da to town in afternoon. Brock up to Roy's in evening. Raining mostly
all day.
FRIDAY, 10 (315-51)
Men drawing manure. I to town in forenoon. Rather dull in morning and little showers of
rain in afternoon.
November SATURDAY, 11 (316-50) 1916
Finished drawing out manure. Brock and I to town at night. Adam Flath here in forenoon
and gave Da $5.00 on interest. Bright but cool wind.
SUNDAY, 12 (317-49)
Brock and I out to Geo. Thompsons. Cloudy in morning but brightened about noon. East
wind. Freezing at night.
MONDAY, 13 (318-48)
Ploughing corn ground and in poplars in forenoon. Brought over young cattle from other
place and tied them up in afternoon and choring. Fine snow in morning and heavier in
afternoon, cold.
November TUESDAY, 14 (319-47) 1916
Brock to town in morning and got Billy shod. Da drawing out manure out of shed unto
garden. Both ploughing in poplars in afternoon. Quite a fall of snow in night. Cold but
brighter and warmer in afternoon.
WEDNESDAY, 15 (320-46)
�Choring. Brock drove me up to Roy's in afternoon. Fall of snow during night and
storming at times all day. Very cold wind.
THURSDAY, 16 (321-45)
Da and Brock choring. Brought over lambs and sheep in afternoon. Hoshel & Wilmott
here in afternoon and shot Paddy. I up to Chester Walkers in afternoon. Brock came up
for me and then went to town. Flurries of snow and cold.
November FRIDAY, 17 (322-44) 1916
Killed pig in morning and choring opened a water furrow behind driving house on other
place in afternoon. Lizzie Hilborn here in afternoon & for tea. I up helping Georgie with
bread. Very snowy in morning but fine and bright in afternoon.
SATURDAY, 18 (323-43)
Da cut up pig in morning and choring. Tied up rose bushes. Brock and I to town at night.
Fine and milder.
SUNDAY, 19 (324-42)
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson here for dinner. Da over to Tom Millers in forenoon. Brock to
church at night. Rather dull in morning but came out real fine in afternoon.
November MONDAY, 20 (325-41) 1916
Brock took down 14 lambs $10 cwt. $141. Da ploughing on other place in morning. Both
ploughing in afternoon. Rather dull in morning but bright afternoon.
TUESDAY, 21 (326-40)
Done chores and went back to plough but frozen too hard. Took down barb wire fence
on other place in afternoon. Jew here for roosters $8.15. Fine and bright but cold wind
and freezing.
WEDNESDAY, 22 (327-39)
�Killed stiff pig in forenoon. Da sifting ashes and lifting bulbs in afternoon. Brock drove
me down to town. I at Fox's for tea and up to Hendersons. Brock came for me in evg.
Fine and bright but cloudy in evening freezing at night. Elwin got the long ladder.
November THURSDAY, 23 (328-38) 1916
Done chores and went back to plough but had to come up frozen too hard. Choring,
throwing back turnips and fixing driving house door in afternoon. Raining mostly all day,
foggy & dull
FRIDAY, 24 (329-37)
Choring. Da to town in afternoon. A terrible stormy day and colder to-wards night. Jean
Fotheringham buried. Bob. Ritch brought home to Mary's dead.
SATURDAY, 25 (330-36)
Choring and took down wire fence round garden patch. Ma, Brock & I to town in aft. Da
cleaning out goose and duck house. Very snowy and stormy at times cold.
A.C. Philp about 60 rds.
Ditch 8' at top 2' in bottom
2' 6" to begin 3' finish 1895
H. Hilborn 100 rds. 8' at top 2' Bottom start 3' finish 3'6
H. Hilborn No. 9 to 10:15 rds. on S. W. Fawcett.
Ira Burrows No. 5. 95 rds.
Drury No. 6 70 rds.
Robt. Philp No. 8 76 rds. 8' top 2' B. 3 ft 3 ft 3 in.
Jas. Mc
Ewing 50 rds.
S.W. Fawcett 40 rds.
Jno. Smith 115 rds. also keep bush and willows away 20' from ditch. Grub and remove
all stumps longer than 4 " in diameter and place poles along centre where ditch is to be
made, about 20 rds apart, and notify the said Hilborn and Fawcett, (whose duty it is to
make ditch from stake No. 9 to No.11 distance of 65 rds.) that the place where the ditch
is to be made is ready for the workmen, at least one month before time mentioned in the
�award for the completion of said part of ditch, that the said Jno. Smith to assume
responsibility of maintaining and keeping this 65 rds. of ditch in a good state of repair as
soon as completed according to award by said Henry Hilborn. S.W. Fawcett H.
Montgomery No. 12 to No. 13 distance 135 rds.
November SUNDAY, 26 (331-35) 1916
Brock and I to Robt. Ritch's funeral in afternoon. Brock to church at night. Cold wind,
dull at times
MONDAY, 27 (332-34)
Choring and drew out some manure with sleighs in forenoon. Cleaned out trough on
other place and took poles out of ditch in afternoon. Sarah Hilborn here in afternoon.
Mrs. Fash got little black pig $7.50. Milder quite bright at times.
TUESDAY, 28 (333-33)
Men choring and ploughing forenoon. Brock took Olive to train at noon, to go to Elora
Guelph & Kitchener. Both men ploughing afternoon very dull and foggy. Gambol here
with car for cream
November WEDNESDAY, 29 (334-32) 1916
Men choring and ploughing forenoon. drizzling all morning. Went out to plough aft.
Heavy drain on about three oclock and very foggy. Came in from field and done up
chores
THURSDAY, 30 (335-31)
Men choring and ploughing forenoon. A few pickles of snow all day ploughing afternoon
and finished stubble ground. Brock went to town at night to see if Sash had come and to
ship Box of Butter to Clara. Sash never came
December FRIDAY, 1 (336-30)
�Men choring and ploughing all day. Started sod dry all day and a little windy in the
afternoon
December SATURDAY, 2 (337-29) 1916
Men choring and ploughing sod all day. very fine day. Brock and I went to town at night.
I went to see Tom Henderson
SUNDAY, 3 (338-28)
At home all day fairly fine. Brock went to Church at night
MONDAY, 4 (339-27)
Robt. choring and then ploughing more. Brock took down chop and brought home
window fraims & Glass. Then both ploughing sod afternoon. Very smoky and dull
December TUESDAY, 5 (340-26) 1916
Men choring and ploughing sod finished sod. Brock met the night train and brought
Olive home. Smart shower about four. Strong wind in aft. Very good day.
WEDNESDAY, 6 (341-25)
Men choring. Robt. struck out {lame} for Brock to plough, fore and ploughing head land
in corner field. Then ploughing garden patch and patch at road in afternoon. Bright but
very windy.
THURSDAY, 7 (342-24)
Da choring in forenoon. Brock took Ma to morning train. She gone to Guelph. Both
helping Tom Miller in afternoon fit the storm sash. Bright at times and cold.
December CONCEPTION DAY (Quebec) FRIDAY, 8 (343-23) 1916
Choring and Tom here fitting sash, finished about four o'clock. Bright at times in
morning but looking like rain after dinner. Started to rain about four o'clock. Wet night.
�SATURDAY, 9 (344-22)
Da choring. Brock down to meet Ma on noon train and brought out Mr. Hines to put in
glass. Brock helping him. Then took him to town after tea. Very stormy day. Colder to-
wards night.
SUNDAY, 10 (345-21)
Brock to church at night. Dull and cold wind.
December MONDAY, 11 (346-20) 1916
Men choring. Mr. Hines here in forenoon finishing putting in glass. Brock took him to
town after dinner also cream can, then priming sash. Da boarding up shed in aft. Fine
and quite bright in afternoon but colder. Hoshel here for tea came over to see if he could
get some posts. Heavy fall of snow in evening.
TUESDAY, 12 (347-19)
Done chores and then went back to build the line fence between Mills and us. Brock up
to pay taxes and get the cheese after supper. Quite snowy all day. Colder at night.
WEDNESDAY, 13 (348-18)
Done chores and building line fence between Mr. Mills and us. Rather dull snowy and
cold.
December THURSDAY, 14 (349-17) 1916
Done chores and working at fence in morning. Then choring afternoon. Very stormy
day. Cleared up to-wards evening and colder. Watt brought cheese 42 lbs @ 21¾¢
$9.14
FRIDAY, 15 (350-16)
Brock to town with chop and got dishes from Guelph. Put on storm windows in
afternoon and choring. Fine but rather cold.
�SATURDAY, 16 (351-15)
Done chores and finished line fence between Mr. Mills and us. Choring in afternoon.
Brock & I to town at night. Fine and cold.
December SUNDAY, 17 (352-14) 1916
Brock to church at night. Bright but cold.
MONDAY, 18 (353-13)
Choring and drawing out manure on buckwheat ground. Fine but cold.
TUESDAY, 19 (354-12)
Choring and drawing out manure. Rather stormy in morning but fine and bright in
afternoon Mr. Agur got a pr. of geese $4.00
December WEDNESDAY, 20 (355-11) 1916
Picked seven geese and two ducks. Finished drawing out manure. Brock & I to town at
night. Milder & a few flurries of snow. Heavy fall at night.
THURSDAY, 21 (356-10)
Choring and cleaned out Billy's stall and hen house. Brock & Ma to town in afternoon.
Rather dull and mild. Took geese 4 weighed 44½ lbs @ 20¢ - 8.90
FRIDAY, 22 (357-9)
Choring and cleaned up some chop. Brock to town in afternoon with chop and cream
can. Da down to bush for evergreens and choring. Brock to Zion Xmas tree at night.
Fine but much colder. Stormy to-wards evening. Walt Plant here to buy old house in aft.
December SATURDAY, 23 (358-8) 1916
�Men choring. Brock threw out some fence in afternoon and went to meet Clara about
five o'clock. Train late came home and went back again. Clara got here about 8.15 P.M.
Rather stormy at times and cold wind.
SUNDAY, 24 (359-7)
Home all day. East wind and fine snow falling in afternoon rather stormy evening.
CHRISTMAS DAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 25 (360-6)
Da Done chores. Brock down to meet ten o'clock train. Uncle Will here for dinner. Went
back on five train. Sarah Hilborn & Gladys here in afternoon for a little while. Beautiful
day. Elwin & Gerald called.
December TUESDAY, 26 (361-5) 1916
Men choring. Clara and I to town in afternoon. Brock over to Elwin's at night. East wind.
Stormy afternoon and worse at night cold.
WEDNESDAY, 27 (362-4)
Done chores. Brock took Clara to ten o'clock train. Da up to school meeting. Brock up to
Mc
Donalds in afternoon for ram. Ma up to Roy's. Gerald came back with her and here
for tea. Elwin came for him after supper. Dull and raining at times in morning, very icy.
Bright afternoon and colder to-wards night. Jim Mason buried.
THURSDAY, 28 (363-3)
Done chores and grinding axes in morning. At bush in afternoon. Roy here for goose
$2.50. Stormy day and cold west wind.
December FRIDAY, 29 (364-2) 1916
Done chores and down to bush for a load of logs. Brock took them to town in afternoon
and put another load on. Inclined to be a little stormy and cold.
SATURDAY, 30 (365-1)
�Done chores and Brock down with logs. Melville came down on morning train and came
out with him. Brock down with another load of logs in afternoon and brought home
lumber. Melville & I to town at in afternoon Brock down at night. Fine but real cold.
SUNDAY, 31 (366)
Brock & Melville at Hilborns in afternoon. Brock to church at night. Fine but cold.
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Date Rec'd Paid
Cream to Palm Creamery 1916
Jan 12 1 can cream weight 86 lbs Test 35 10.51
Jan 18 1 can cream weight 81 lbs Test 34
Jan 22 1 can cream weight 81 lbs Test 32
Jan 28 1 can cream weight 81 lbs Test 34 28.33
Feb 4 1 can cream weight 80 lbs Test 36
Feb 11 1 can cream weight 79 lbs Test 35 19.17
Feb 22 1 can cream weight 78 lbs Test 34 9.01
Mar. 1 1 can cream weight 79 lbs Test 33 9.09
Mar. 16 1 can cream weight 80 lbs Test 35
Mar. 30 1 can cream weight 80 lbs Test 32 18.74
Apr. 18 1 can cream weight 79 lbs Test 35 9.65
Apr. 26 1 can cream weight 79 lbs Test 35 9.10
May 8 1 can cream (waggon) weight 79 lbs Test 35
�May 12 ½ can cream weight 53 lbs Test 35 13.04
May 19 1 can cream weight 79 lbs Test 34
May 26 1 can cream weight 80 lbs Test 33 15.97
June 2 2 cans cream weight 150 lbs Test 38
June 9 2 cans cream weight 149 lbs Test 37
June 13 1 can cream weight 80 lbs Test 36 42.25
June 20 1 can cream weight 72 lbs Test 42
June 23 1 can cream weight 55 lbs Test 40
June 27 1 can cream weight 65 lbs Test 38
June 30 1 can cream weight 45 lbs Test 42 28.79
July 4 1 can cream weight 70 lbs Test 37 28.79
July 7 1 can cream weight 50 lbs Test 36
July 11 1 can cream weight 60 lbs Test 38
July 14 1 can cream weight 69 lbs Test 39 28.08
July 18 1 can cream weight 73 lbs Test 38
July 21 1 can cream weight 61 lbs Test 37
July 25 1 can cream weight 78 lbs Test 38
July 28 1 can cream weight 60 lbs Test 39 30.98
Aug 2 1 can cream weight 50 lbs Test 37
Aug 4 1 can cream weight 55 lbs Test 38
Aug 8 1 can cream weight 58 lbs Test 35
Aug 11 1 can cream weight 73 lbs Test 34
Aug 15 1 can cream weight 70 lbs Test 36 134.00
Aug 18 1 can cream weight 47 lbs Test 38
Aug 22 lbs Test
Aug 25 1 can cream weight 77 lbs Test 42
�Aug 29 1 can cream weight 77 lbs Test 39 28.08
Sept. 1 1 can cream weight 61 lbs Test 41
Sept. 6 5 1 can cream weight 77 lbs Test 40
Sept. 8 1 can cream weight 71 lbs Test 34
Sept. 12 ½ can cream weight 39 lbs Test 41
Sept. 15 1 can cream weight 49 lbs Test 38 37¢ 42.39
Sept. 19 1 can cream weight 62 lbs Test 40
Sept. 26 1 can cream weight 81 lbs Test 40 39¢ 22.29
Oct. 3 ½ can cream weight 57 lbs Test 39
Oct. 10 ½ can cream weight 46 lbs Test 26 43¢ 16.65
Oct. 17 1 can cream weight 78 lbs Test 33
Oct. 24 1 can cream weight 71 lbs Test 38 44¢ 23.23
Oct. 31 no cream
Nov. 7 1 can cream weight 61 lbs Test 30 ¢
Nov. 14 1 can cream weight 54 lbs Test 29 46 15.59
Nov 28 1 can cream weight 54 lbs Test 31 50¢ 8.35
Dec 13 1 can cream weight 78 lbs Test 28 10.24
Dec 22 1 can cream weight 78 lbs Test 27 47 9.89
483.76
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Eggs 1916
�Jan. 21 By 1 doz eggs to Pollock @ 35 .35
Jan. 28 By 1½ doz eggs to Pollock @ 30 .45
Jan. 11 By 2½ doz eggs to Pollock @ 25 .63
Mar. 2 By 8½ doz eggs to Pollock @ 15 2.12
Mar. 16 By 8 doz eggs to Pollock @ 23 1.84
Mar. 25 By 9½ doz eggs to Pollock @ 20 1.90
Apr. 8 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 20 6.00
Apr. 18 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 20 6.00
Apr. 26 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 20 6.00
May 6 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 20 6.00
May 13 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 22 6.60
May 20 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 22 6.60
May 27 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 24 7.20
May 30 By 28 doz eggs to Pollock @ 24 6.72
June 14 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 24 7.20
June 17 By 27 doz eggs to Pollock @ 24 6.48
July 5 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 26 7.80
July 22 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 26 7.80
Aug 12 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 24 7.20
Aug 23 By 26 doz eggs to Pollock @ 26 6.76
Sept 9 By 30 doz eggs to Pollock @ 30 9.00
Sept 16 By 18 doz eggs to Pollock @ 30 5.40
116.05
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Feb 4th Sold 1 white Sow to B. Lowes. 605 lbs @ 7¢ $42.00
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Jan 11 To 5 gals coal oil @ 15 .75
Jan 18 To 100 cwt of Purity 3.30
Feb 14 To 5 gals of coal oil .85
�March 7 To 1 bbl sugar 7.15 cwt. 22.88
March 27 To 5 gal. coal oil .85
April 3 To 2 cwt Purity 6.80
July 7 To 5 cwt Purity @ 3.30 16.50
July 7 To 5 gal of coal oil .90
Oct. 14 To 5 gals coal oil .75
Nov. 21 To 5 gals coal oil .75
Nov. 21 To 1 set dishes 16.00
Dec. 14 To 1 cheese 42 lbs 9.14
Dec. 22 To 5 gals coal oil 13¢ .65
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Jan 18 By 1 hind quarter of beef @ 11¾¢
147 lbs 17.27
By 1 hide 64 lbs @ 14¢ 8.96
Feb 5 By 1 sow 605 lbs @ 7 42.00
April 3 By 1 cow "Tidy" 1300 lbs @ 6.25 81.25
By 1 ram 170 @ 5.50 9.35
By 8 Pigs 1800 @ 10.35 186.30
July 7 By 105 lbs of wool @ 50¢ 52.50
Oct 26 By 10 pigs 1110 lbs @10.80 237.48
Nov 20 By 14 lambs @ 10¢ cwt. 141.
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Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1897
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1898
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1899
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1900
Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1901
Clara, Olive, & Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1902
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1903
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1904
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1905
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1906
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1907
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1908
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1909
Clara, Brock, Elizabeth & Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1910
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1911
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1912
Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1913
Clara & Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1914
Olive & Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1915
Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1916
Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1917
Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1918
Olive Philp Diary, 1919
Olive Philp Diary, 1920
Olive Philp Diary, 1921
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<p>January NEW YEAR’S DAY (Dominion) SATURDAY, 1 (1-365) 1916</p>
<p>Men choring. Brock, Clara and I drove over to Hilborns in afternoon but they were away. Mr. & Mrs. Henderson, Grace and Lena out here in evening for a game of cards. Very foggy and dull all day. Rained very heavy at night.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 2 (2-364)</p>
<p>Home all day. Brock to church at night. Dull and strong west wind.</p>
<p>MONDAY 3, (3-363)</p>
<p>Da choring. Brock and I took Clara to ten train. Brock over to Ike’s in afternoon with Lily. Very stormy in morning but finer to-wards evening.</p>
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<p>January TUESDAY, 4 (4-362) 1916</p>
<p>Da and Brock choring. Da to town in afternoon. Rather fine but storming a little towards evening.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 5 (5-361)</p>
<p>Da and Brock choring round barn all day. Very dull and foggy and raining heavy at times all day. Colder at night with snow and high wind.</p>
<p>EPIPHANY (Quebec) THURSDAY, 6 (6-360)</p>
<p>Men choring. Brock and Ma to town in afternoon. Stormy at times all day.</p>
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<p>January FRIDAY, 7 (7-359) 1916</p>
<p>Men choring and cleaning pens. Da walked up to Uncle Rich’s in afternoon to get Aunt Catty’s cheque signed. I down to Mc Ewings for a little while in afternoon. a little snowy in morning but lovely bright afternoon. sharp.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 8 (8-358)</p>
<p>Men choring. Uncle Rich here in afternoon. I over to Hilborns for tea. Killed a pig after supper. Lovely bright day.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, 9 (9-357)</p>
<p>Home all day. East wind and dull and heavy looking.</p>
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<p>January MONDAY, 10 (10-356) 1916</p>
<p>Men choring round barn all day and cleaning up grain for chop. Da cut up pig. Rained nearly all night and part of forenoon. Very dull and misty. Very icy under foot. Old Mrs. Woolner dead.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, 11 (11-355)</p>
<p>Brock to town in morning with chop. Da done chores, sifted ashes after dinner. Retta and her mother here for tea, the rest over in evening. Flurries of snow in morning but dull in afternoon. Took cream can.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, 12 (12-354)</p>
<p>Men choring round barn all day. Storm from east all day. little hard pickles of snow and turned to rain about five o’clock. Very disagreeable.</p>
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<p>January THURSDAY, 13 (13-353) 1916</p>
<p>Mrs. Mosser here in morning to get help to get help to thresh clover. Da and Brock there until about three o’clock. Then choring. Very blustry and stormy all day. Wind in west and colder.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, 14 (14-352)</p>
<p>Brock up to Harrys and to Roy’s for ropes and pulley in forenoon. Da choring Harry down after dinner and helped kill steer. Fine but very cold in morning. Milder to-wards night.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, 15 (15-351)</p>
<p>Brock choring. Da over to see if Mc Issacs wanted a quarter of beef. Cut up beef in afternoon. Brock and I to town in afternoon. Brock down at night to skate. Rather stormy all day. Cold wind.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January SUNDAY,16 (16-350) 1916</span></h2>
<p>Home all day quite stormy and cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY,17 (17-349)</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock choring and put beef out to freeze. Cleaned up some chop</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January WEDNESDAY, 19 (19-347) 1916</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and cleaning pens in morning. Drew up wood in afternoon. Mr. Craig walked in about seven o'clock. Fine day but rather cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY, 20 (20-346)</span></h2>
<p>Men done chores. Mr. Craig here. Brock took him to Issac Hilborns about four o'clock. Very dull and foggy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 21 (21-345)</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and brought up corn from low driving house. Da sifting ashes in afternoon. Ma, Brock and I to town in afternoon. I stayed at Thos. Hendersons for tea. Brock came down for me after supper. Fine and bright but started to rain at night, rained nearly all night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January Saturday, 22</span></h2>
<p>New choring. Brock to town in afternoon with cream can. Fine day but rather windy. Very high gale at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Da and Ma at Mc Isaacs for dinner and tea. Roads all bare, very bright and warm like a spring day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY, 24 (24-342)</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring and down to the bush to cut a few logs in the forenoon and afternoon Olive & I washed two ferns and left them out side for an hour no frost very mild and spring like</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January Tuesday, 25 1916</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring and farming up chop fare. I Hlborn here with important pitition to get signers. no signatures here Brock went to town with chop and Robt went down to get a Olives suitcase fined afternoon. Roy & Elain here at night Olive & I ironed and swept cellar very fine day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Robt choring forenoon Brock took Olive to morning train to go to Kingston for a visit Rev Baugh here for dinner. men went to the bush afternoon Recieved a photo of Jane Alveys. 2 years old. Also I paper from Jane on with six school boys picture on who have gone to the (illegible) every fine day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring forenoon Choring and cleaning hen pen afternoon Foggy morning & raming hard of & on all day Brock going up to roys for game of cards</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January Friday, 28 1916</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring and cleaning out hen pen forenoon Brock took one to town & can of cream after dinner Robt packing snow on round beef in barrel turned very cold all day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Robt and Brock choring forenoon Choring and out to the bush afternoon very cold strong East wind all day G. Craig came here at dark and staid all night. Brock went to town</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 30</span></h2>
<p>all at home all day G. Craig left after dinner raining of and on all day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January Monday, 31 1916</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock chroring forenoon choring cleaning pens and sifting ashes raining most of day starting to freeze at night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February Tuesday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring and farming up chop. Forenoon Brock took it to town and Robt went to bush for a couple of hrs snowy & blustering but not cold</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday 2</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring and started to draw out manure on the other place very fine day I washed</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February Thursday, 3 1916</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock forenoon watching the eclipse of the sun from 11. to 12 oclock. very stormy Men drawing out manure afternoon terrible stormy at time Robts black sow had 10 little pigs.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring and Brock took can of cream down town storming Choring and looking after a young batch of pigs white sow had 10 sold the big sow to Billie Lowes</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Robt choring, helped Brock load the big white sow. He took her to Drayton to be weighed then delivered her to Billie Lowes forenoon. Weight 606 lbs at 7 c per lbs Drawing out manure afternoon. Little blustry Brock down town at night to skate</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February sunday, 6</span></h2>
<p>at home all day Beautiful day Brock went to church evening</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring all day Not so very cold but fearful stormy all day Olives birthday. (26) Snow sifting through every crevice wash room and kitchen windows banked with snow all day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Men choring forenoon rather fine fore Drawing out manure afternoon rather stormy but not cold. Hodie and Harry here in the evening for game of cards</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February Wednesday, 9 1916</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring forenoon Drawing out manure afternoon a little blustry but not cold Brock gone to town at night</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring forenoon drawing out manure afternoon blustry off & on but not cold</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring and took out two loads of manure forenoon Brock toom me to town and can of cream afternoon Robt choring and sifting ashes little snow falling and not very cold</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February Saturday, 12 1916</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring & drawing up corn from the other place forenoon Then drawing up wood in the afternoon rather fine but getting colder day and night Brock went to town to skate night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 13</span></h2>
<p>All at home all day very bright but cold zero weather Robt,s birthday. 60 years.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring and filling up chop forenoon Brock took chop to town afternoon home at five Then went down & patriotic tea clear & sharp all day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February Tuesday, 15 1916</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring fare - back to the bush skidding logs and brought (illegible) a load of wood. Very fine day J. Hillam called for quick</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Robt choring chores and Brock went to Toron. Back at 1/4 8011. Then chord up after dinner and both went over to (illegible) sale very mild and misty</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Robt and Brock choring forenoon Ront went to Drag inn apt Brock choring gravel for Seth afternoon. Beautiful fine day Mrs Jas Jarrard and Aleda and Mrs De. (illegible) from afternoon called for an hour</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February Friday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring forenoon Brock choring gravel aft for Seth rather stormy forenoon Much worse afternoon and colder with strong wind from the north</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Robt & Brock choring round all day Robt over to Reamant with Luke forenoon sifting ashes Little snow falling and cold and choring round Brock down town at night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 20</span></h2>
<p>All at home fine day Brock down to church at night</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February, Monday, 21 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock took us to two o'clock trains. He went to Londsboro' to see bull calf. I came home from Kingston Bill and Bob has called in afternoon. Brock choring. Very cold morning but milder towards night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Brock choring and went to meet Da on fine o'clock train. Quite mild and rather dull. I weigh 102 1/2 lbs</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Choring and drawing out manure. Brock to town at night. Lke called to day Raemons had got farms from Rennies. Rather mild.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February Thursday, 24 1916</span></h2>
<p>Choring and finished drawing out manure. Cleaned pens and hen house. Da sifted ashes. quite mild. east wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 25</span></h2>
<p>choring and cleaning up chop. Not very cold, little fall of snow.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town in forenoon with chop. Da choring. Brock down at night to skate. Quite stormy at times.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">February sunday, 27 1916</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Mrs T. Hambly burried this afternoon. Terrible stormy day. north west wind.</p>
<h1><span></span><span class="mw-headline">= Monday, 28</span></h1>
<p>Done chores. Brock to town in forenoon to get leather to here windmill. Da flailing peas in afternoon. Brock working at mill. Fine with a little snow at times am roads full after storm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock choring. Da to town in afternoon and Brook took mother over to Robt. Mitchells in afternoon went for her after tea & he and I up to Rogs' for evening. Roy down here in morning helping fine windmill. Lonely bright day but cold wind</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Wednesday, 1 1916</span></h2>
<p>Da took Brock down to morning train. He gone to Guelph to a stock sale. Da choring and sifted ashes. I gone to Mc (illegible) and up to school in afternoon. Lonely bright day. Snowing a little at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Da choring and flailing peas. Ma and I to town in afternoon. Brock came home on night train from Guelph. Bright but cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town in morning, Da done chores. Brock choring in afternoon and Da flailing peas and place. We down to concert at night. Fine and not so cold</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Saturday, 4 1916</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock choring and then finished flailing (flase?) and cleaned up place and peas in afternoon. Fine day. Cold</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Mr. and Mrs. Rich Lowes here for dinner and tea. Lonely bright day but cold. Lowes paid $3500 for flanc mill farms.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Cleaned up some chop and flanned over peas and flan a grain. Very stormy day from east.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Tuesday, 7 1916</span></h2>
<p>Men choring in morning then Da and Brock down town in afternoon with chop. Mrs Beatrice Touriss here for tea. a beautiful bright day. Started to snow after supper. Da & Ma 34 yrs married.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Very stormy day and cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and drew up some wood and corn in afternoon. Fine and cold.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Friday, 10 1916</span></h2>
<p>Choring in forenoon. Brock and I to town in afternoon. Churned 20 lbs of butter for Clara. Ratjer stormy and roads filling up real cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Done chores in morning. Da and Brock Down after dinner for bull calf vut he did not come. Mr (illegible) had not recieved the letter. Brock down to town at night. Fine day but cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Rather fine came on soft snow towards evening.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Monday, 13 1916</span></h2>
<p>Da went over with Lke Mc (illegible) in morning to Jack Ritches sale. Brock choring and over in afternoon Wallace here for tea. a beautiful bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Choring in morning and cleaned up a few bags of chop. Took it and went for bull but he did not come. Da went again after supper but did not get him. Fine day but cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 15</span></h2>
<p>choring in morning. Da walked to town in afternoon. Went down with them after supper and got cold. He came in about 6.30 p.m, Fine day but cold wind.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Thursday, 16 1916</span></h2>
<p>Choring in forenoon. Brock and I to town in afternoon with cream can. Fine day but quite stormy to wards night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock choring. rather stormy and very cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Choring in forenoon. Da drew up a couple of loads of wood in afternoon and Brock to town. Down again at night. A little blustry & cold wind,</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March sunday, 19 1916</span></h2>
<p>Very stormy all day but calmed down at night. Brock down to church. Grandma Philip dead 36 yrs to-day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Choring in forenoon and filling up chop. Brock took chop to town after dinner. Harry, Roy (illegible) in to see bull. Fine morning but very snowy in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 21</span></h2>
<p>Choring and drew up load of corn before dinner. Drawing out manure in afternoon. Fine but not very bright.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Wednesday, 22 1916</span></h2>
<p>Choring and drawing out manure. Brock to town at night. Snowy at times and colder towards night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Choring. Cleaned hen house and pens and drawing out manure. I over to Hillams in afternoon for an hour. Lonely bright day but cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Choring and finished drawing out manure. Da sifted ashes. not so bright but fine & milder.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Saturday, 25 1916</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock done chores then Da went across fields to (illegible) and came home with Lke about nine. Brock and I down at night to skate. A lonely bright day. Snow going very fast.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Mr. Mrs. Mc Issac and Donald here for dinner and tea. Very mild and dull. rained in night. Fields bare and roads very soft.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock done chores and cleaned up some chop. Da at Lkes in afternoon helping kill pigs. Brock to town with chop. Georgie here in afternoon. Mild and foggy towards night. Snow going very fast.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Tuesday, 23 1916</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. brock firing windmill in afternoon and Da went for a load of corn. Fine and bright & snow going quickly</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Choring and shovelled away big drift of snow on each sides of walk. Jack white & cummings here & bought pigs, ram & Tidy. Brock & I down to Mc Ewings in evening. Beautiful warm spring day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Men done chores in morning. Da Ma potted some plants and shovelled snow. Brock to town in afternoon with cream can. Took buggy. A beautiful warm bright day. Snow going quickly.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">March Friday, 31 1916</span></h2>
<p>Men done chores in morning and started to trim spruce trees. Beth here for sugar kettle. Fine but not so bright.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Saturday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Men done chores. Da and Brock over to little Rhame girls funeral in afternoon and on to a rayton. Dull & raining at times all day very muddy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night and Da went up to Harry's but he was away. Lonely bright day but cooler.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Monday, 3 1916</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock done chores. Brock took down 8 pigs. Lke took the ram and Da walked & led Tidy. Da choring in afternoon and Brock up to Lke Waltons with pig. Fine day but cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Choring. Brock over to Bill Walkers in forenoon with black pig. Ma and he put beef in pickle in afternoon. Brock and I to town. Rather dull and looking like rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and drew up two loads of wood. Brought the nest of corn from low driving house 2 loads and took down sleighs. Da to town in afternoon with Lke moving Miss Dunkans furniture upstairs. Brock choring. Fine day but cold wind.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Thursday, 6 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cleaned out shed. Put in straw after dinner and cleaned up some chop. Quite a fall of snow in night & flurries in the day. Cold wind frost at night. Tabby operated on for appendicitis.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Choring. Brock to town in afternoon with chop. Da trimming spruce trees. Brock over to Hilborns bush at night bailing sap. Fine bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock done chores Da to town in afternoon with Lke and Brock, Ma & I to town. Rather dull and cold wind snowing a little at night</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Sunday, 9 1916</span></h2>
<p>Mr. Mrs. Jack Ritch here in afternoon and for tea. Brock to town at night. Bright but cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Men done chores. Da trimming spruce in afternoon and Brock at Jas. Killpatricks sale. Bought 75 lbs. oats @ 56c. Lonely bright day but very windy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores & trimmed some more at trees in forenoon. Brock over to Kilpatricks for oats. Cleaning uo barley in afternoon. Dull in morning and raining nearly all after noon. Colder at night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Wednesday, 12 1916</span></h2>
<p>Choring and trimming spruce. Brock cleaned chimney and planted some cabbage and weet pea seed. Fine day but came up a shower after supper. Cleaned pipes.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Men choring, trimming spruce. Hershel here in afternoon and dehorned some young cattle. I walked to town. Fine but dull.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Choring in morning. Da trimming spruce. Brock to horse show in afternoon. Cold rainy morning with some snow. Finer after dinner but not dull.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Saturday, 15 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores in morning. Da trimming trees and gathering up clippings. Brock and I to town in afternoon Dr. Smillie out to see Dan. Leg swollen. Lonely bright day. Set 2 geese.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Rather dull and threatening rain. Thunder and lightning.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Choring and cleaning up oats got at Kilpatricks. Da down to Mossers in evening with peony roots. Dirty dull day. Raining at times with flurries of snow.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Tuesday, 18 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock took cream can and egg case down in morning. Measuring fence & laying bottom rails on other place. Fine & bright but very windy. I up to Roys in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Building fence on other place. Brock and I to town at nightt Fine but rather dull. Rained off and on all night. Thunder & lightening. Brock took Dan out for exercise in morning. Robt. & maggie called to ask about Fred.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock took Ma to (6am?) train. She gone to Chatsworth. Da trimming spruce trees and brock to town with chop. Very heavy rain in morning. Cleaned and was quite bright and warm. Thunder shower between five and nine</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Friday, 21 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock driving down ports of wire fence along road. Da trimming spruce. Put up wire fence in cow lane. Uncle Jim here for dinner Very dark morning. Bright for a couple of hours in afternoon then started to rain about six o'clock. wet night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Da gathering up the clippings of spruce. Brock (visitng?) Dan in afternoon. He and I to town at night. Dull & cloudy. Rained a little in morning</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Easter Sunday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Ma at Chatsworth. Dull and cloudy all day</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Monday, 24 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores Then pruning trees in Brocks orchard in forenoon. Building fence way beet in afternoon. Dull and showers of rain in afternoob. A Mrs Fach from 9th of (illegeble) in for setting of eggs.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and trimming horses (put?). Building fence on other place in afternoon. Otto & Mrs. Mosser called. Fine but dull and cloudy. Rained in night and a shower in forenoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Da done chores. Brock to town with cream can and egg case and got some wire. Building fence on other place in afternoon. Very heavy thunder storm, rain & hail about five o'clock. Fields full of water. Raining a little all evening. Ethel Kilpatrick & Marrion Hodge married in Elora.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Thursday, 27 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and building fence on other place the rest of forenoon and in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Brb Borns called to ask about tabby. Fine and cloudy at times.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and building fence on other place. Brock went to station to meet Ma. She came home from Chatsworth. Mr Hilborn Brought home sugar kettle and a quart of syrup. Fine bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Working at fence. Finished the piece they were at about four o'clock. Da brought up couple of loads 4 wood and Brock cleaned pens. Brock & I to town at night. Fine day. Little breeze. Got 2 hens from Harry.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">April Sunday, 30 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Warm and rather dull all day like rain. Put out sheep.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Monday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cleaned up some chop in forenoon. Brock to town in afternoon with it. Da setting out some currant bushes and choring round. Dull & rainy in morning. Cleared up after dinner but heaby rain between four and nine. Old Mr Waters buried.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Working at fence all day on other place. Jack Donhing here about five o'clock. Has rented Duncan farm. Lke over. Fine bright day & warm.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Wednesday, 3 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and working round barn in forenoon. Fencing on other place in afternoon. Brock & I up to Roy's with some pickled beef in evening. Rainy morning but fine in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and back fencing on other place. Finished back there by noon. Then building down by low driving house in afternoon. Fine quite bright in forenoon but rather cloudy after dinner. Got 3 galo. syrup from Guelph.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and building fence down by low driving house. Peter brought 2 setting hens after supper. Dull in morning brightened up in afternoon.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Saturday, 6 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and finished fence down by low driving house in forenoon. Then scuffled currant bushes and hued them in afternoon. Brock and I totown at night. Fine in forenoon but quite a heavy shower about four o'clock.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. A beautiful bright warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Done chores in morning and finishing fence round barnyard in afternoon. Cream waggon from Palmerston called in forenoon. Heavy rain thunder & lightening about seven in morning. Very dull in forenoon and very high wind all afternoon. Colder.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Tuesday, 9 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Da discing some in corner field at for side in forenoon and Brock down with chop. Da discing in afternoon and Brock cultivating on other side of onehand on land for the first. Fine and cool wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Done chores in morning and cleaned pens. Da went to town about eleven o'clock. Brock fencing windmill in afternoon. Rained nearly all morning. Very hard about seven a.m. Cleared in afternoon but thunder storm after supper. Heard Earl Riddels was killed.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and Da dug up some burdock in old house foundation. Bright but terrible high wind all day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Friday, 12 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and discing in corner field. Brock cultivating on other side of orchard in forenoon. Da sowing it to oats in afternoon and Brock cultivating and harrowed it. Lke in to day he and Tom Bertram had (illegible) forms. Lke gets $10250 and pays $8200. Fine day a little windy but bright. Sent 1/2 can of cream.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. brock cultivating in corner field and and Da sowing it. Then Brock harrowed it. He and I to town at night. Fine day but looking like rain towards evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. Raining and misting all day very dull.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Monday, 15 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and cleaned up chop in forenoon. Brock to town in afternoon with it, Da took Carrie and went to fine fence down by bush. Rained in night and a heavy shower in morning about seven. Brighter after dinner and a nice night planted dahlias</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Drawing out manure in afternoon unto other place. Put out young cattle for the first. (calmes) in bush. Rained nearly all afternoon. Da + Brock helping take off paper in kitchen. Bright & hot in forenoon. A heaby storm went north a few trickles of hail.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Drew out manure in forenoon. Took a load down and put round duchess trees in afternoon & took the webs out of little orchard. Brock to town at night. Raining at times all day. Snow in the night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Thursday, 18 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and ploughing in field below little orchard. Soft flurries of snow in forenoon, dull and cold wind. ground very wet.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and ploughing sod on other place in morning came on rain at noon and rained very hard. Cleaned out woodhouse after dinner & went back to plough, but had to come in on account of rain. Cream waggon called.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and finished ploughing sod below little orchard all but one (illegible). Brock & I to town at night. Bright day and cool wind. Set hen on duck eggs.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Sunday, 21 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Put young cattle back on other place and Mary and ebony. Turned cows out to grass for the first in nights. Lonely bright morning but looking like rain towards evening. Ma & Brock at cemetry in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Fenced gate on other place in forenoon, and cleaning up outs and barley in afternoon. Very dull morning. Misty at night. Drew up a couple laods of wood in morning.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and building fence down by little field behind driving house. Georgie here in evening. A beautiful warm day. Came out very hot in morning.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Wednesday, 24 1916</span></h2>
<p><a down at Grandma's house all day packing up stuff. Uncle Hill & Jim up. Brock cultivated and Da discing in morning in 2nd field back on other place. Then sowed and harrowed it in the afternoon. Disced garden patch and scuffled current bushes after tea. Lonely warm day with quite a breeze.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Brock cultivating next to John Walkers in morning and its cultivating (illegible). Then Da cultivated corn ground and garden in afternoon and Brock discing sod on other place. Planted a few ptatoes and some beans Mrs. Ross Mc Euring here in afternoon. A fine day & quite bright.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Brock cultivated ground next to Jacks and Da sowed it. Then Brock harrowed it after dinner Da back cultivating on sod after dinner and Brock went back when he finished harrowing. Clara drove Billy down and got here about 6.50 left Chatsworth about 7.30 this morning. Brock down to meet Fred But he did not come. Clara over to Hilbrons to telephone melville. Beautiful day & very hot in afternoon.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Saturday, 27 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town with chop in morning. Da trimming rose bushes and choring. Cleaned hen house and pig pens in afternoon. Brock to town at night heavy thunder storm in morning and raining in afternoon. Dull & close.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Melville and Les Dirth got here about four o'clock from Chatsworth. Les & Brock to church at night. The rest of us went for drive in car. Misty & dull in morning but brightened up and was quite warm</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Da discing sod on other place in morning. Brock to town in car with Melville and Les. They left about ten o'clock for home. Brock finished discing sod and went back to line fence by roys. Da cultivating back there in afternoon. Ground wet. Came on rain about nine and rained steady all evening. Fine and warm through the day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">May Tuesday, 30 1916</span></h2>
<p>Da choring and working at stumps down in poplars. Brock & I to town in morning and got Wiley shod. Working at stumps in afternoon. Fred Brian came on night train. Edith has gone to train in homewood sanitarium at Guelph. Fine and bright in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 31</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town in morning for stumping powder and blowing up stumps in poplar bushes. Then Brock discing root round (illegible) sideroad and Da cultivating Brock & (Elain?) to town at night. Fine day and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Thursday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock cultivating and sowing sof on other place and harrowed it. Then discing & cultivating corn ground. Fred and I to town in afternoon. Fine warm day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Friday, 2 1916</span></h2>
<p>Went back to cultivate and sow (illegible) roy's line fence but came on a heavy rain about 9.30 and they had to stop. Gathering up the pieces of stumps in poplars after dinner. Fred & I at barn's in afternoon. Sent 2 cans of cream on waggon. Rained again about five o'ckick. Very hot & close at times all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Choring & Da ploughing where they took the stumps out of poplars. Finished sowing & cultivating the rise ac. back by Roys in forenoon. Brock went back in afternoon and disced some furrows in back 14 ac. We three to town at night. Fine bright day</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Brock went for Dr. Smillie about ten o'clock. Old F Lora sick. Jack Walker and the Dr. here for dinner I took Fred up to (illegible) in afternoon. Cloudy & looking like rain. Quite a shower at noon and a heavy rain, thunder and lightening in evening.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Monday, 5 1916</span></h2>
<p>Old Flrora died about 7 a.m buried her and put a fence round well in poplars. Brock to town to tell Dr Smillie. Da finished ploughing in poplars and Brock fencing drain at corner of root house in afternoon. Geo Lung here to borrow old buggy. Dull & misty in morning. a little brighter in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Da cultivating and ploughing garden patch in forenoon and planted seeds in afternoon. Brock cultivating root ground. I up to (Bass's?) in afternoon for Tabby. Rather dull & strong east wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Da took over black pig to Walkers in forenoon. Brock & he cultivating on rope ground on other place in forenoon. Started to rain about one o'clock and rained steady all afternoon & evening. Very windy in morning.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Thursday, 8 1916</span></h2>
<p>Da over to will Walkers for pig and Brock to town with chop in forenon. Then opening up drains in afternoon. Tabby & I to town in afternoon. Dull & cloudy at times all day. Looking like rain. Started to rain about seven o'clock, and rained quite hard.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Da cultivating sod on other place in forenoon. Brock took Tabby & I to morning train. Gone to Elora for the day. Men choring in afternoon. A terrible heavy rain in afternoon. Every place like a lake. We at Hendersons in the evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Building fence round garden patch. Me to town at night. Dull and cloudy. Looking like rain.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Sunday, 11 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Misty in morning but cleared up and was a fine night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Fencing fence on other place back near Montgomery's in morning and fencing fence in second field back. Da took vack the two hens to Mc Issacs in evening Fine day and quite warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing where rake was in afternoon. Brock took down a pig in morning and Da working potato ground. We at English church garden party. Fine day and warm.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Wednesday, 14 1916</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing on other place. Finished about four o'clock just as a heavy rain and thunder storm came up. Brock to town at night. Hot & sultry in morning. Raining a little all evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and dug garden patch and set out aster plants. Martha foaled this morning. Henry Hozeltine called. Sultry and threatening rain. Had a shower about five o'clock.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Fixing fence in pasture field in morning. Da digging out drains in field near Jacks in afternoon. Brock took Fred up to barns's. Dull & misty in morning. Cloudy in afternoon and looking like rain. Heavy rain between seven & eight.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Saturday, 17 1916</span></h2>
<p>Digging weeds and working in garden in forenoon. Brock over to ask if Marrison would work sheep. Planted some potatoes in afternoon. Brock & I to town at night. Dull and raining at spells all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Mr Gars brought Tabby back and stayed for dinner and tea. Mr. & Mrs. Henderson here for tea. Rained a little in forenoon but brighter after dinner.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Da cultivating potato ground. Drew out some manure on to it and planted potatoes in afternoon. Tabby & I over to Lizzie Mitchells & uncle Sams in afternoon. Dull and cool.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Tuesday, 20 1916</span></h2>
<p>Finished planting potatoes in forenoon and started to cultivate on other place in field (reset?) windmill sowed barley on it and harrowed it after dinner. We down to presbyterian garden forty in evening. Rather dull and quite cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 21</span></h2>
<p>Cultivating and sowing low orchard in morning. Went back to work the 14 ac on other place but it was too wet so cultivated corn ground Brock took Tabby to 1.30 train. Down at night for seed corn. Cloudy at times but cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Sowed corn and harrowed it finished about ten then washed the sheep. Drawing out manure on root ground in afternoon. Disced potatoes after tea. Brock to (illegible) at night. Lonely bright day quite windy in afternoon. Ma up to Roys in afternoon</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Friday, 23 1916</span></h2>
<p>Drawing out manure on root ground all day. Da rolled potatoes after tea. Fine but not so bright a few drops of rain in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town with chop and brought chest home from Grandma's. Da ploughing down where poplars were. Pulling weeds in afternoon. I down to mossers in evening. Brock to town. Rained hard in night and a heavy down pour about noon. Thunder and lightening. Hot in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Brock down to get Dr. Smillie in afternoon to come out to see little colt. Thompsons here after tea. Nice bright day & warm.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Monday, 26 1916</span></h2>
<p>Finished drawing out the manure on root ground. Fenced some fence on other place after tea. Fine and warm but looking like rain. A few drops after tea.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock ploughing in the manure on root ground and planted the bag of potatoes "(illegible) coblers" we got from Mc Phee. Brock met Lilian & Nellie at nighttrain. Rained in night and rather dull at times like rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Finished ploughing in the manure on root ground. Brock down to (illegible) for bad potatoes early in morning & planted part of bag. Da made pen to clip cheep in in forenoon. Clipped sheep in afternoon. Brock discing root ground. We to town at night. Fine day & very warm.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">June Thursday, 29 1916</span></h2>
<p>Working on root ground and sowing turnips. Dull and a drizzling rain at times all day and in the evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Finished sowing turnips in morning then worked corn ground and sowed corn in afternoon. Brock to town at night. FIne day and warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Saturday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Cultivating and discing about 5 ac. im back 14 at field and sowed it to barley in afternoon and harrowed it. Took nellie & Lilian to 1.30 train. Brock to Alma garden party at night. A beautiful day but hot.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Sunday, 2 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Sultry and thundering in morning but rain blew over. Quite a breeze in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Brock discing some more in back 14 ac. Field in forenoon and Da ploughing on buckwheat ground Brock cultivating after dinner and Da sowing barley Got in about 4 ac work. Cloudy and misty in morning but cleared up and was a nice afternoon and evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing on other place for buckwheat. Brock over to Morrison Hodges after supper for buckwheat. Fine and quite hot. a little breeze.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Wednesday, 5 1916</span></h2>
<p>Men working on the buck wheat ground and sowing it. Got it all in pretty warm day Brock and Olive to town at night (illegible) for (grape?) seed</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Mum prepairing the ground for (illegible) Forenoon Robt sowing (illegible) aft. and Brock harrowing got it all in. Still warm and dry.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Men making a rod and filling up wind mill and gaps. Forenoon Robt scufflinf corn aft. and Brock took chop down and got horses & had all round took down the wool 106 lbs at (illegible) got five hundred of (illegible) flour.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Saturday, 8 1916</span></h2>
<p>Jim up from Guelph. Brock took me to Dray in morn I down all day. Sale of mothers house and furnature in the afternoon. Brock cleaned pens and Robt finished scuffling corn forenoon and in afternoon took carrie down to get shod. got four shoes on. up to sale while in town and I came home with him, almost every thing sold. (illegible) bought the property for $1235. little cloudy aft</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Very nice day and beautiful evening Melville drove in about five on his (illegible) home from Toronto took Olive up to Chatsworth with him for a few days.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Men started to do the road work terrible hot day on with two to am.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Tuesday, 11 1916</span></h2>
<p>Men finished doing road work. Hotter than yesterday. I washed, very hot</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Cutting four acres of hay on other place raking and out some of it up. Ma & Brock to town at night. Started haying fine and hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Finished putting up the four acres. Cut hay in little orchard. Raked and put it up, also cut little patch at road on other place. Bright and very hot.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Friday, 14 1916</span></h2>
<p>Raking and drawing in the two little patches. Old Mrs. Walker here in afternoon. Brock over to Lowery's in evening for crate of strawberries 12 1/2 (illegible). Dry and hot</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Drew in 4 acres. Finished about three o'clock. Da to town with team for wringer and staud. Brock cleaning pens & choring. Pete Wilson helped draw in hay. Da & Brock went past way to Fevistdale after supper with Martha. Melille & I (illegible) down town Chatsworth this afternoon got here about 6.30. To town at night. Very warm day looking a little like rain</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Melville, Da and Ma went to Elora ot Thompsons for dinner. Got home about nine o'clock. Brock to town at night. Very warm day. Got cloudy about nine and big storm went east.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July, Monday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Started to cut back 14 ac. of hay. Brock only went a few rounds when knife broke. He went to town and got it priced. Da cut until noon. Cut around fence with scythe in afternoon. Harry brought bag turnip drill in evening. Mrs. McIntyre & Miss Effie here in evening with Hilborns. Misty & dull but brightened after dinner very hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Finished cutting with two mowers about ten. Then raking and putting up hay rest of forenoon and in afternoon. Did not get it all up. Very warm and close.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Finished raking the 14 ac in forenoon and got it all up. Jack Walker helping in afternoon. Very sultry and looking like rain at times.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Thursday, 20 1916</span></h2>
<p>Cut the little field behind driving house and the eight acres on other side of poplars. Raked some in little field & putting up. Stopped about five. Very sultry & thundering. A few spatters in afternoon. Terrible storm between five & six o'clock. First-from east then from west. Fields full of water. Heavy wind with it, worst strom ive ever seen.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 21</span></h2>
<p>Fixing fence that storm had blown down, back to see young cattle & sheep on other place and to Roy's for the black steer that had got in with his cattle. Brock helping Norm Perkin put up two more tracks in barn in afternoon. Da did some raking behind driving house and put some up. Cloudy in morning but came out warm in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Brock raked the eight acres on other side of poplars and there both putting up but did not get finished. Mr. T. Alkven here and put reed lead on windmill at house. Came in forenoon. Norm Perkin came back & finished tracks. Brock & I to town at night. Very hot.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Sunday, 23 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night Fine and very warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Drawing in hay from the 8 ac. back of poplars. Fine and very warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Finished drawing in the 8 ac. and drew the little patch behind driving house. A terrible hot day. Thermometer about 100°. Da almost overcome with heat. I down to (Homers?) for berries</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Wednesday, 26 1916</span></h2>
<p>Started to draw back 14 ac. Got in seven loads. Brock & I to town at night Hot day a little cloudy in morning & a slight breeze but still very warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Drew from back 14 ac. in forenoon then track and car not working right so Brock to town to get it fixed. Da having at potatoes. Drew in one load after supper. Ma down to nessers in evening. Fine and warm looking like rain at times.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Hershel Nilmot & Pete Wilson here. with Hershels team helping draw in. Finished back 14 ac. about 5.30. Da gone (illegible) load of hay. Brock to town at night for repairs for car. Fine and a little breeze but very hot.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">July Saturday, 29 1916</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock cut some more hay behind poplars. Then put another strand of barb wire round peas. Packed and put up the hay in afternoon we to town & ma to nesser for berries. Terrible hot smothering day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Thompsons up from Elora in evening. Brought a hound pup. Very hot day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 31</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock finished cutting hay back of poplars about even. Then unloaded a load of hay in forenoon. WIlmot helping fraw in in afternoon. Clara Melville came about 1.30 p.m. Mrs Mosser brought us 12 bags berries 12 1/2 4 and 7 lbs black currants 12 1/2 4. Smoky in morning but a bright breezy day</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Tuesday, 1 1916</span></h2>
<p>Drawing in from back of poplars. Finished about five o'clock. Made a small stack. Pete Wilson here with Hershel's (illegible) Nelmot & Natt helping also Bill Barry in afternoon. Wilson took home a load of hay. Gerald here in evening. Lonely day. Warm & a nice breeze.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Da raked the ten ac. back of poplars. Brock to town with chop in forenoon. Drew in load of rakings after dinner then Brock helping Harry until dark. Da scuffling and holing potatoes in garden in afternoon. Clara & I down to Mc Ewigs and Mossers in evening. Fine day and wam. Melville left about 1.30 P.M for home</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Scuffling potatoes in field and some of turnips. Greened potatoes. and holing turnips. Peter lung helping in afternoon. A little dull in morning and a fre drops of rain, but came out quite bright and hot.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Friday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Haling and scuffling turnips all day. Clara & I over to Hilborns in afternoon with Mrs. Mc Enring. We three up to Roy's in evening. Fine and very hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Haling turnips. I to mossers in afternoon. To town at night. Ma and Clara down in forenoon. Fine and hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night a very hot day. Got very smoky at night.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Monday, 7 1916</span></h2>
<p>Haling turnips finished them after tea. Clara and I to town in afternoon. Very hot and looking like rain sprinkling a little after tea,</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Banked up potatoes in field and hoed and banked the ones in garden. Then haling aming currant bushes we to Lion garden party at Rhames. Dull and raining a little but finer in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Haling in morning. Got up binder from low driving in morning. Then cut and shocked timothy in afternoon. We to town at night. Fine day quite breezy and bright.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Thursday, 10 1916</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock taking out big weeds in turnips. Scuffled corn on the new ground. Ma and clara at Mc Issacs in afternoon. Fine but calm & warm.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Haling turnips all day for second time. Harry down in evening. Misty in morning. quite a shower in the night. Cooler at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Finished haling turnips for second time in forenoon. Then drew in the timothy in afternoon three small loads. Clara & I to town in morning and Brock down at night. Beautiful morning. quite windy in afternoon. Calm & dull after supper and sprinkling a little.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Sunday, 13 1916</span></h2>
<p>Melville arrived from Chatsworth about 8.30. Da & he down town in morning. Round to cemetry in afternoon. Brock to church at night. Lonely bright cool day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Da haling corn back of barn & scufflinf it in morning. Brock to town with chop & got horses shed. Both haling corn in afternoon. Fine warm day. Cool at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock finished haling the corn back of barn. Clara and Melville left for Chatsworth about 7.45 a.m. Brock to English church garden party at (illegible). Lovely day warm and quite a breeze in afternoon</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Wednesday, 16 1916</span></h2>
<p>Drawing up hard wood from bush all day. Put young cattle drom bush on other place after supper. A little dull in morning but came out bright and hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Da drawing up wood from bush all day. Brock helping Elain move up a house from Bosworth. Fine and very hot. Da and Lke over to Duncan farm in forenoon to see fence. Mr. Dowling's cattle are getting out.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Da finished drawing up wood from bush about ten o'clock. Then went to town. Brock helping Elain at house all day. A Ms. Crasville of Harriston stayed all night with us. (back agent). Very hot. Looking like rain. a little drizzle in forenoon.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Saturday, 19 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock cutting oats on other side of orchard about nine ac. Then cutting in corner field in afternoon. Da shocking up. Brock and I down to meet Betty on evening train and down town at night Fine very hot and dry.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Up to uncle Richard's and Roy's in evening with Betty. A terrible hot day. 100° in shade.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 21</span></h2>
<p>Finished cutting corner field about three o'clock. Then went to cut oats on other place. second field back. Da shocking. Brock took Betty to 12 train she gone up to Palmerston and went to Toronto on Five train. Very hot. Scarcely any breeze.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Tuesday, 22 1916</span></h2>
<p>Finished cutting oats on other place about ten then started to cut oats next Jack's and finished about five. Da shocking. Very warm day but high wind in afternoon looking like rain. Quite a shower about five o'clock. a little thunder and lightening. Heavy storm went south. Much cooler after supper.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock divided lambs and sheep and finished fence in new pasture for cows. Da scuffled turnips in afternoon and Brock fencing fence. We to town at night and Da over to get Hershel to help tomorrow. Cleared up and quite bright in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Hershel here with team also Luilmott & Jack helping draw in Drew oats other side of orchard and the corner field. Stacked them in front of driving house. Fine, very high wind in afternoon and a heavy shower about nine.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Friday, 25 1916</span></h2>
<p>Unloaded load of oats and ground oats mower knife then started to cut barley & back of low driving house. Just went a few rounds after dinner when Oswald came over as they took leave and waggon and both went to Wilmott's and Hilborns to draw in. Fine day. breezy, looking a little like rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Da at Henry Hilborns until about five o'clock helping draw in. Brock cut rest of barley & oats behind low driving house and the oats at line fence. Jack here shocking. at night Da and Hershel at (illegible) to see award of ditch. Brock and I to town. Rather dull, a little shower at noon. misting and cooler at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Trying to divide our young cattle and mills in afternoon. Bright and cool.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Monday, 28 1916</span></h2>
<p>Hershel here with team also Wilmott and Jack drew in and stacked below sheep house all we had cut. at line fence, next to Jack and on other place. Lonely bright day. not too hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Da down helping Jack in forenoon. Brock back to mills to get a heifer that had got threw with theirs. Da helping Lke draw in in afternoon and Brock cleaning granary getting ready to thresh. Da down to Jack's in evening to speak on phone to Jack Burt. Fine day. Very windy in afternoon looking a little like rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Pulled peas in morning then went back to ditch on other place to pull willows. Brock & I to town at night</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">August Thursday, 31 1916</span></h2>
<p>Finished pulling willows back at ditch in morning. Drew in the load of peas in (illegible) and asking hands to thresh. Dr McGregor here in evening. Lonely bright day, warmer.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Friday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Expected machine but it did not come. Then broke down on their way here about noon. Brock & Da over helping Hershel draw in in afternoon. Uncle Rich here for dnner. Dull and raining a little at times a little shower in night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock ploughing and cleaning ditch on other place in forenoon. Machine got here about noon. Threshing in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Beautiful day, cool, bright & breezy.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Sunday, 3 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Beautiful morning but got cloudy to wards evening and a few drops of rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Threshing in morning. Finished stack and load of peas about eleven. $10.45. Da down helping Jack draw in some grain in afternoon. Brock straightening up round home. Fine and quite breezy. Looking like rain at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Brock down with chop in forenoon. Da cradling barley in low orchard and round house. Took Brock to 1.30 train He gone to Exhibition for a few days. Dull & like rain at times all day. Lonely night & warm.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Wednesday, 6 1916</span></h2>
<p>Da working at ditch cleaning it out all day on other place. Mr T Alkmer of Moorefield here to fire pump in low ell in apt. Dull and a little shower in morning. Then came out very hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Da working back at ditch all day with team. Came up a little shower at noon quite breezy but hot.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock working back at ditch all day. Misting in morning but brightened and was fine.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Saturday, 9 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock working at ditch in forenoon. Had Murphey scraping it out then tooth team back after dinner, finished ditch and brought up plough & scraper. Brock & I to town at night Fine, quite breezy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night Fine and cooler towards evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 11</span></h2>
<p>Brock drew two loads of coal in morning. Da fixing drains on other place. Then putting the wood in wood house in afternoon Lonely day and warm.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Tuesday, 12 1916</span></h2>
<p>Finished filling the wood house. Brock up to Waltons about five o'clock with pig. Lonely warm hazy day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Brock cut barley on other place in morning. Da at Marrisons threshing on Gregory farm. We three at show in afternoon. Da shocked barley. Poor crowd at show. People scared of infantile paralysis. I at Henderson's for tea Brock & I at (illegible). Dull and misting rain in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Cutting corn in forenoon. Cut the barley down in low orchard and drew up the load that da had cut with cradle. Harry Lowes brought back cuttine bone. Brock up to Uncle Rich's at night for three kittens. Rather dull & close looking like rain</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Friday, 15 1916</span></h2>
<p>Unloaded load of barley. Leveled hay and ground hooks in forenoon. Cutting corn afternoon. Misting and dull in morning cleared off about noon & was breezy. Cold at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock cutting corn all day. Brock & I to town at night. Very windy and cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 17</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Da at (woodisee's?) in afternoon. Dull and raining at spells in forenoon. Brighter after dinner.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Monday, 18 1916</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock cutting corn. Brock went to Roy's threshing after dinner. I up helping Georgie. Cloudy. Windy and heavy frost at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Finished cutting corn this forenoon, and cleaned pens. Then drew in barley from other place and a jog from low orchard. Brock at Elains threshing in morning for a couple of hrs. Georgie & I up to Harry's bush for elderberries.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Cut the last of barley on other place in forenoon and the buckwheat after dinner. Both badly damaged by frost and short. put binder in low driving house. Brock & I to town at night. Fine day but very windy.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Thursday, 21 1916</span></h2>
<p>Tightening up corn shocks in forenoon making pig troughs and pens to shut up ducks in in afternoon. Brock up to Henry Heseltins in afternoon but he not at home. Come on rain about eleven but did not rain much. Dull in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town with chop in morning. Da threw out some of line fence between Ross and us. Then started to dig some post holes after dinner and set up a line. Dull in morning at times. then high wind after dinner and some rain with thundr an lightening about four o'clock.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Digging post holes for line fence. Henry & his son helping. Brock drove them home at night and to town in evening. Took me to 1.30 train to go to Elora. Heavy mist in morning dull & cloudy.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Sunday, 24 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night Cooler and rain at night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Working at line fence. Drew in the late barley towards evening. Henry helping in afternoon. Dull in morning but brightened to wards noon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Lke Mc Issac's threshing all day. Da working at line fence. Thompsons brought me home from Elora this evening. Mr. & Mrs. Hallingshead came along. Quite a shower about 2 'o'clock. and a little rain after supper.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Wednesday, 27 1916</span></h2>
<p>Da helping Hershel fill silo until about eleven. Then working at line fence the rest of day putting stones round posts. Brock at Lkes threshing until 5 P.M. Fine and a very high wind in afternoon. Come on a shower about six and a heavy rain after supper.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock back and measured rest of line fence to get position of parts. Brock took Da to ten train he gone to Chatsworth. Went after out bull that had got into Mc Ewings. Helping Hershel buzz wood in afternoon. Dull and drizzling at times. Bright in afternoon, but heavy rain this night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Brock at Hershel's in forenoon helping with wood. Then drew some stone and put around parts in afternoon. I up to Georgies in afternoon. Dull and cool. Misting and raining at times all day. DRew in a load of corn.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">September Saturday, 30 1916</span></h2>
<p>Henry and his son here helping dig post holes. Brock & I to town at night. Fine and heavy frost at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Sunday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Dr. Mc Gregor here for tea. Lovely bright day. Cool in evg.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 2</span></h2>
<p>Henry here until about ten. Finished digging post holes, Brock putting more stone around parts until noon. Then I over to Hilborns to get Nod & Wilmott to help draw in buckwheat. Put off the load of barley and drew two of buckwheat. Beautiful warm day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Tuesday, 3 1916</span></h2>
<p>Wilmott over and helped draw in the last load of buckwheat. Then Brock back & took our young cattle out of Mc Ewings. Da came home on morning train. Stayed last night in Hanover. Putting in braces and more stones round parts in afternoon. Beautiful warm day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Working at fence in forenoon. Took back a load of stone after dinner to put round parts. Brock went to Drayton with chop about four and brought ram lamb home. It came down on five train. $17.20 with express. Da at mossers threshing from 5 to 6. Beautiful day. Gregory's barn bushed this morning about 3 a.m.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 5</span></h2>
<p>Da at mossers and Issac Hilborns threshing. Brock helping Willmott buzz wood and thresh. I to town in morning. Ms Henderson drove me home in his new car. Beautiful warm day like summer.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Friday, 6 1916</span></h2>
<p>Da at Issac Hilborns threshing in forenoon. Brock drawing rails from line fence into old orchard. Hershel here in afternoon and helped stretch the wire fence. We at party at Mc Issac in evening. A beautiful day. Frost at night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Straightening up at line fence & put on barb wire. Brock & I to town at night. Fine and bright but cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 8</span></h2>
<p>Mr. Mrs. Mc Issac & Donald here for dinner and tea. Clara & Melville came about four o'clock. Lovely bright day. Windy in afternoon.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Thursday, 12 1916</span></h2>
<p>Finished drawing rails and picking up along line fence in forenoon. Then dug potatoes in garden and (illegible) in field. Fine day but looking like rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Choring and divided up hens, cleaned root house. Raining nearly all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 14</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock dug potatoes in field 5 1/2 bags. Then da at morrisons threshing until about four o'clock. Brock to town in afternoon with chop. Machine came here from morrisons. Brock asking hands at night. Lovely bright day and cool.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Wednesday, 18 1916</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing on other place in forenoon. Drawing in corn in afternoon. Cold and dull. Windy in afternoon and at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Cleaned hen houses and pens in morning. Da to town in afternoon and Ma and Brock picking over potatoes in afternoon. Raining all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 20</span></h2>
<p>Dull and heavy shower after dinner windy & cold. (illegible) all forenoon and afternoon. Men choring.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Saturday, 21 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town with chop & Da choring. Ploughing after dinner Brock & I to town at night. Dull with shower of rain at times finer in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Fine but cool.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 23</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing in back field on other place. Jack Irwine's sale. Lonely day. Sold old hens to Lew. 7c lbs. $11.00</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Tuesday, 24 1916</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing all day in back field on other place. I down at Ross's in afternoon. Brock down at night. Went Lowrey's sale in afternoon. A little dull in morning but brightened after dinner</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing on other place. Quite a shower after dinner and at times all afternoon very high wind towards evening and at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 26</span></h2>
<p>Brock took down 10 pigs in forenoon. Da ploughing. Both ploughing on other place in afternoon. Elain and Mary here in evening Dull and cold wind.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Friday, 27 1916</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing all day in back field. Raining at times all day. Very dirty cleared a little to wards evening. Mr & Mrs. Davis & Mr & Mrs. Henderson and Mrs (illegible) here for tea.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Finished back field about eleven and started to plough corner field. Mrs. Tach here in afternoon to see little pigs. Lonely fine day. a little dull towards evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 29</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Fine day and quite warm</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October Monday, 30 1916</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock ploughing in corner field. Brock went with a few bags of chop about 3.30 p.m. Rather dull and looking like rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 31</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing in corner field all day. Very heavy shower with some thunder and lightening about one o'clock. Strong east wind in forenoon. Warmer towards evg. Brock over to pay (illegible) for call. $29.00 in all and round to drought</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Wednesday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Finished ploughing corner field all but one head land. Brock and I to town at night. Dull and rainy at times in forenoon. Finer after dinner . nice night. Tabby had accident at montreal and got tip of middle finger and second finger at second pent taken off.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Thursday, 2 1916</span></h2>
<p>Started turnips. Tapped and then drawing after dinner. Misty in morning. Brightened and was a fine day. Thunder & lightening and a little rain between five an nine. Got very dark. Snow. Hail and rain after supper.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 3</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing back at line fence. Ma & I to town in afternoon to get wiley shod. Rather dull in morning and slushy but brightened and was a fine afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Finished ploughing back at line fence about 5 o'clock. Brock to town at night. Dull and misty in forenoon and raining & Hailing at times in afternoon</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Sunday, 5 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church and Da over to Wilmott's after tea. Lovely bright day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Taking up turnips. Lonely fine dat east wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Finished taking up turnips. Uncle Richd called in afternoon. Beautiful warm summer day Indian summer.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Wednesday, 8 1916</span></h2>
<p>(illegible) in corn finished about three o'clock. Then Brock to town with chop and got 2 bbls of apples from Chatsworth. Da putting mower and waggon in barn and straightening up. Mary, aunt Emma and Georgie here in afternoon. Fine day but looking like rain towards evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Choring all day. Da to town in afternoon. Brock up to Roy's in evening. Raining mostly all day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Men drawing manure. I to town in forenoon. Rather dull in morning and little showers of rain in afternoon.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Saturday, 11 1916</span></h2>
<p>Finished drawing out manure. Brock and I to town at night Adam firth here in forenoon and gone Da $5.00 on interest. Bright but cool wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Brock and I out to Lew Thompsons. Cloudy in morning but brightened about noon. East wind. Freezing at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing corn ground and in poplars in forenoon. Brought men young cattle from other place and tied them up. In afternoon and choring. Fine snow in morning and heavir in afternoon. cold.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Tuesday, 14 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town in morning and got Billy shod. Da drawing out manure out of shed into garden. Both ploughing in poplars in afternoon. Quite a fall of snow in night. Cold but brighter and warmer in afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Choring. Brock drove me up to Roy's in afternoon. Fall of snow during night and storming at times all day. Very cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Da and Brock choring. Brought over lambs and sheep in afternoon. Hershel & Willmott here in afternoon and shot Paddy. I up to Chester Walkers in afternoon. Brock came up for me and then went to town. Flurries of snow and cold.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Friday, 17 1916</span></h2>
<p>Killed pig in morning and choring opened a water furrow behind driving house on other placein afternoon. Lizzie Hilborn here in afternoon & for tea. I up helping Georgie with bread. Very snowy in morning but fine and bright in afernoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Da cut up pig in morning and choring. Tied up rose bushes. Brock and I to town at night Fine and milder.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Mr. and Mrs. Thompson here for dinner. Da over to Tom Millers in forenoon Brock to church at night Rather dull in morning but came out real fine in afternoon</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Monday, 20 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock took down 14 lambs $10 cut $141. Da ploughing on other place in morning. Both ploughing in afternoon Rather dull in morning but bright afternoon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 21</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and went back to plough but frozen too hard. Took down barb wire fence on other place in afternoon. Lew here for roosters $8.15. Fine and bright but cold wind and freezing.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Killed stiff pig in forenoon. Da sifting ashes and lifting bushes in afternoon. Brock drove me down to town. I at (Ford's?) for tea and up to Hendersons. Brock came for me in evg. Fine and bright but cloudy in evening freezing at night. Elain got the long ladder.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Thursday, 23 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and went back to plough but had to come up frozen too hard. Choring, Throwing back turnips and fencing driving house door in afternoon. Raining mostly all day. Foggy & dull.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Choring. Da to town in afternoon. A terrible stormy dat and colder to wards night. Jean Fatheringham burried. Brb. Riles brought home to Mary's dead.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Choring and took down wire fence round garden patch. Ms Brock & I to town in aft. Da cleaning out goose and duck house. Very snowy and stormy at times cold.</p>
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<p>A.C. Philp about 60 rds. Ditch 8' at top 2' in bottom 2'6" to begin 3' finish 1895 H. Hilborn 100 rds. 8' at top 2' Bottom start 3' finish 3'6 " " M. 9 to 10:15 rds on S. w (illegible). Ira Burrows no. 5. 95 rds (illegible) no.6 70 rds Robt. Philp no.8 76 rds. 8' top 2' B. 3 ft 3 ft 3 in Jas Mc Ewing 50 rds S.W. F. Awcet 40" Jms. Smith 115, also top bush and willows away 20' from ditch. Shrub and (illegible) all stumps longer than 4 " in diameter and place poles along centre where ditch is to be made, about 20 rds about, and roughly the said Hillborn and F awcett, (whose duty is to make ditch from stake no.9 to no.11 distance of 65 rds) that the place where the ditch is to be made is ready for the workmen, at least one month before time mentioned in the award fro the completion of said part of ditch, that the said Mrs. Smith to assume responsibility of maintaining and keeping this 65 rds of ditch in a good state of repair as soon as completed according to award by said Henry Hilborn. S. W. F awcett H. Montgomery no. 12 to no. 13 distance 135 rds.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Sunday, 26 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock and I to Robt Ritch's funeral in afternoon. Brock to church at night cold wind, dull at times</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Choring and drew out some manure with sleighs in forenoon cleaned out trough on other place and afternoon. Sarah Hilborn here in afternoon Mrs. Fash got little black pig $7.50 milder quite bright at times.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and ploughing forenoon. Brock took Olive to train at noon, to go to Elora Guelph & kitchener Both Men ploughing afternoon very dull and foggy (Gambol?) here with car for cream</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November Wednesday, 29 1916</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and ploughing forenoon. drizzling all morning went out to plough aft. Heavy rain on about three oclock and very foggy came in from field and done up chores</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and ploughing forenoon a few pickles of snow. all day ploughing afternoon and finished stubble ground Brock went to town at night to see if sash had came and to ship box of butter to chore sash never came</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Friday, 1</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and ploughing all day started pod dry all day and a little windy in the afternoon</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Saturday, 2 1916</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and ploughing sod all day very fine day Brock and I went to town at night I went to see (illegible) Henderson</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 3</span></h2>
<p>At home all day fairly fine Brock went to church at night</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 4</span></h2>
<p>Robt choring and then ploughing more Brock took down chop and brought home windo frames & glass Then both ploughing sods afternoon very snowy and dull</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Tuesday, 5 1916</span></h2>
<p>Men choring and ploughing sod finished sod Brock went the night train and brought Olive home (smart?) shower about four. Strong wind in aft. Very good day.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 6</span></h2>
<p>Men choring Robt struck out lame for Brock to plough. For and ploughing heard land in corner field. Then ploughing garden patch and patch at road in afternoon. Bright but very windy.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 7</span></h2>
<p>Da choring in forenoon. Brock took Ma to morning train. She gone to Guelph. Both helping Tom Miller in afternoon fit the storm (illegible). Bright at times and cold.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Friday, 8 1916</span></h2>
<p>Choring and Tom here fitting sash. Finished about four o'clock. Bright at times in morning but looking like rain after dinner. Started to rain about four o'clock wet night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 9</span></h2>
<p>Da chroing. Brock down to meet ma on noon train and brought out Mr. Heines to put in glass. Brock helping him. Then took him to town after tea. Very stormy day. Colder to wards night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 10</span></h2>
<p>Brock to churh at night. Dull and cold wind.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Monday, 11 1916</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Mr. Heines here in forenoon finishing putting in glass. Brock took him to town after dinner also cream car, then fencing sash. Da boarding up shed in aft. Fine an quite bright in aftenoon but colder. Hershel here for tea cause over to see if he could get some parts. Heavy fall of snow in evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 12</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and then went back to build the line fence between Mills and us. Brock up to pay (illegible) and get the cheese after supper. Quite snowy all day. Colder at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 13</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and building line fence between Mr. Mills and us Rather dull snowy and cold.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Thursday, 14 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and working at fence in morning. Here choring afternoon. Very stormy day. Cleared up to wards evening and colder. Watl brought cheese 42 lbs @ 21 (illegible) $9.14</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 15</span></h2>
<p>Brock to town with chop and got dishes from Guelph. Put on storm windows in afternoon. and choring. fine but rather cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 16</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and finished line fence between Mr. Mills and us. Choring in afternoon. Brock & I to town at night. Fine and cold.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Sunday, 17 1916</span></h2>
<p>Brock to church at night. Bright but cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 18</span></h2>
<p>Choring and drawing out manure on buckwheat ground. Fine but cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday, 19</span></h2>
<p>Choring and drawing out manure. Rather stormy in morning but fine and bright in afternoon Mr. Agun got a (lbs?) of geesse $4.00</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Wednesday, 20 1916</span></h2>
<p>Picked seven geese and ten ducks. Finished drawing out manure. Brock & I to town at night. Milder & a few flurries of snow. Heavy fall at night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 21</span></h2>
<p>Choring and cleaned out Billy's stall and hen house. Brock & Ma to town in afternoon. Rather dull and mild. Took geese 4 weighed 44 1/2 lbs @ 20c-8.90</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday, 22</span></h2>
<p>Choring and cleaned up some chop. Brock to town in afternoon with chop and cream can. Da down to bush for evergreens and choring. Brock to town xmas tree at night. Fine but much colder stormy to wards evening. Walt Plant here to buy old house in aft.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Saturday, 23 1916</span></h2>
<p>Men choring. Brock there out done fence in afternoon and went to meet Clara about five o'clock. Train late come home and went back again. Clara got here about 8.15 P.M. Rather stormy at times and cold wind.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 24</span></h2>
<p>Home all day. East wind and fine snow falling in afternoon rather stormy evening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Monday, 25</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock down to meet ten o'clock train. Uncle Will here for dinner. Went back on five train. Sarah Hilborn & Gladys here in afternoon for a little while. Beautiful day. Elain & Gerald called.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Tuesday, 26 1916</span></h2>
<p>Men choring Clara and I to town in afternoon. Brock over to Elains at night. East wind. Stormy afternoon and worse at night cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday, 27</span></h2>
<p>Done chores. Brock took Clara to ten o'clock train. Da up to Mc Donalds in afternoon for ram. Ma up to Roy's. Gerald came back with her and here for tea. Elain came for him after supper. Dull and raining at times in morning, very icy. Bright afternoon and colder towards night.Jim Mason buried.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday, 28</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and grinding ashes in morning. At bush in afternoon. roy here for goos $2.50 stormy day and cold west wind.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">December Friday, 29 1916</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and down to bush for a load of logs. Brock took them to town in afternoon and put another load on inclined to be little stormy and cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 30</span></h2>
<p>Done chores and Brock down with logs. Melville come down on morning train and came out with him. Brock down with another load of logs in afternoon and brought home lumber. Melville & I to town in afternoon Brock down at night. Fine but real cold.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday, 31</span></h2>
<p>Brock & Melville at Hilborns in afternoon Brock to church at night. Fine but cold.</p>
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<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>Date</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>CASH ACCOUNT - JANUARY</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Rec’d</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Paid</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>Cream to Palm Creamery 1916</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Jan 12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 can cream weight 86 lbs Test</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>35</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>10.51</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p> “ 18</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 81 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>34</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p> “ 22</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 81 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>32</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p> “ 28</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 81 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>34</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>28.33</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Feb 4</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 80 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>36</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 11</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 79 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>35</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>19.17</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 22</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 78 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>34</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>9.01</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Mar. 1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 79 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>33</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>9.09</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 16</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 80 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>35</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 30</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 80 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>32</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>18.74</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Apr. 18</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 79 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>35</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>9.65</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 26</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 79 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>35</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>9.10</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>May 8</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ (waggon) 79 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>35</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>½ “ “ “ 53 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>35</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13.04</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 19</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 79 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>34</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 26</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 80 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>33</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>15.97</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>June 2</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>2 “ “ “ 150</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>38</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 9</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>2 “ “ “ 149</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>37</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 13</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 80</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>36</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>42.25</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 20</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 72</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>42</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 23</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 55 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>40</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 27</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 65 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>38</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 30</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 45 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>42</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>28.79</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>July 4</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 70 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>37</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 7</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 50 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>36</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 11</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 60 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>38</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 69 “ </p>
</td>
<td>
<p>39</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>28.08</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 18</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 73 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>38</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 21</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 61 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>37</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 25</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 78 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>38</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 28</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 60 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>39</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>30.98</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Aug 2</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 50 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>37</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 4</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 55 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>38</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 8</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 58 “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>35</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>Date</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>CASH ACCOUNT—FEBRUARY</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Rec’d</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Paid</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Aug 11</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 can cream weight 73 lbs test</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>34</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 15</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ “ 70 “ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>36</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>34.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 18</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 47 38</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>lbs. test</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 25</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 77 “ 42 “</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 29</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 77 “ 39 “</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>28.08</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Sept. 1</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 61 “ 41 “</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 77 “ 40 “</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 8</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 71 “ 34 “</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>½ “ “ 39 “ 41</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 15</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 49 “ 38</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>37<sup>9</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>42.39</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 19</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 62 “ 40</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 26</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 81 “ 40</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>39<sup>9</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>22.29</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Oct. 3</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>½ “ “ 57 “ 39</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 10</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>½ “ “ 46 “ 36</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>43<sup>9</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>16.65</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 17</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 78 “ 33</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 24</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 71 “ 38</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>44<sup>0</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>23.23</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 31</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>No cream</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Nov. 7</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 61 “ 30</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>c.</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 54 “ 29</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>46</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>15.59</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Nov 28</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 54 “ 31</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>50<sup>9</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>8.35</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Dec 13</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 78 “ 28</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>10.24</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Dec 22</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>1 “ “ 78 “ 27</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>47</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>9.89</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>483.76</p>
</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>Date</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>CASH ACCOUNT—MARCH</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Rec’d</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Paid</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>Information crossed out</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>Date</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>CASH ACCOUNT—JUNE</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Rec’d</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Paid</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>empty</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>Date</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>CASH ACCOUNT—JULY</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Rec’d</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Paid</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>Eggs 1916.</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Jan. 21</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>By 1 doz eggs to Pollock @35</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>.35</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 28</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 1 ½ “ “ “ “ “ 30</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>.45</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 11</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 2 ½ “ “ “ “ “ 25</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>.63</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Mar. 2</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 8 ½ “ “ “ “ “ 25</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>2.12</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 16</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 8 “ “ “ “ “ 23</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>1.84</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 25</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 9 ½ “ “ “ “ “ 20</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>1.90</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Apr. 8</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 30 “ “ “ “ “ 20</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>6.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 18</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 30 “ “ “ “ “ 20</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>6.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 26</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 30 “ “ “ “ “ 20</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>6.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>May 6</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 30 “ “ “ “ “ 20</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>6.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 30 “ “ “ “ “ 22</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>6.60</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 20</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 30 “ “ “ “ “ 22</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>6.60</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 27</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 30 “ “ “ “ “ 24</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>7.20</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 30</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 28 “ “ “ “ “ 24</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>6.72</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>June 14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 30 “ “ “ “ “ 24</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>7.20</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 17</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 27 “ “ “ “ “ 24</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>6.48</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>July 5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 30 “ “ “ “ “ 26</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>7.80</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 22</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 30 “ “ “ “ “ 26</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>7.80</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Aug 12</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 30 “ “ “ “ “ 24</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>7.20</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 23</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 26 “ “ “ “ “ 26</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>6.76</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Sept 9</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 30 “ “ “ “ “ 30</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>9.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 16</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 18 “ “ “ “ “ 30</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>5.40</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>116.05</p>
</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>Date</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>CASH ACCOUNT—AUGUST</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Rec’d</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Paid</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>empty</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>Date</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>CASH ACCOUNT—SEPTEMBER</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Rec’d</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Paid</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Feb 4th</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Sold 1 white Sow to B. Lowes</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>405 lbs @ 7<sup>c</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>$42</p>
</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>Date</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>CASH ACCOUNT—DECEMBER</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Rec’d</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>Paid</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>Empty</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>Date</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>BILLS PAYABLE—JANUARY</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>$</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>c.</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Jan 11</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>To 5 gals coal oil @ 15</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>.75</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 18</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 100 cwt of Purity</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>3</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.30</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Feb 14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 5 gal “ coal oil</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>.85</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>March 7.</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>To 1 bbl sugar 7.15 cwt.</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>22</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.88</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 27</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>To 5 gal. coal oil</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>.85</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>April 3.</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>To 2 cwt Purity</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>6</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.80</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>July 7</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 5 “ “ @ 3.32</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>16</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.60</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ “</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 6 gal of coal oil.</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p> 90</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Oct. 14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 5 gals coal oil</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>.75</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Nov. 21</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>5 “ “ “ </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>.75</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p> “ 1 set dishes</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>16</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Dec. 14</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 1 cheese 42 lbs</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>9</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.14</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>“ 22</p>
</td>
<td>
<p> “ 5 gals coal oil 13<sup>9</sup></p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<p>.65</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>RECEIVABLE</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>Date</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>BILLS PAYABLE—FEBRUARY</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>$</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>c.</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>RECEIVABLE. empty</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><td>
<p>Date</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>BILLS PAYABLE—MARCH</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>$</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>c.</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Jan 18</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>By 1 hind quarter of beef @ 11 ¾ c.</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>147 lbs</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>17</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.27</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>“ 1 hide 64 lbs. @ 14<sup>9</sup></p>
</td>
<td>
<p>8</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.96</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Feb. 5</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 1 sow 605 “ @ 7</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>42</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.00</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>April 3</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 1 can Tidy “ 1300 lbs @ 6.25</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>81</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.25</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>“ 1 ram 170 @ 5.50</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>9</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.35</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>“ 8 pigs 1800 @ 10.35</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>186</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.30</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>July 7</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 10 5 lbs of wool @6.2? ;H</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>52</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.50</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Oct 26</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 10 pigs 1110 lbs @10.80</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>237</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>.48</p>
</td>
</tr><tr><td>
<p>Nov. 20</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>“ 14 lambs @10.<sup>”</sup>cwt.</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>141</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr><tr><td> </td>
<td>
<p>RECEIVABLE</p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
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<p>BACK COVER OF BOOK</p>
</div>
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