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THE
ONTARIO
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JULY 1882-JUNE 1883 {hand written}
EXERCISE BOOK
Diary for 1882-3 {hand written}
Henry Snarey {hand written}
Reid Bros. & Co.,
Wholesale and Manufacturing Stationers,
240 Dundas Street, London, Ont.
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A <s>Diary</s> for 1882 & 1883
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>July 23 1882</td>
<td>clear and hot</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>July 24th</td>
<td>clear and hot the oys were drawing in hay. I was helping mow away & hoeing corn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>July 25th</td>
<td>clear and very hot in the Morning and Evening we were cutting the wheat East of the house</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>July 26th</td>
<td>clear and very hot finished<s> cutting wheat today</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>July 27th</td>
<td>clear and very hot. Duncan & I was over the river mowing the grass Some of it very heavey.</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Jul 28th</td>
<td>cloudy fore part of the day clear and hot part of the after noon was mowing over the river</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Jul 29th</td>
<td>cloudy and warm, finished cutting the grass over the river</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Jul 30th</td>
<td>clear and warm</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jul 31st</td>
<td>cloudy rain this Evening John and Duncan drawing in wheat untill the rain came. I was mowing the fence corners of the back wheat field this fore noon after noon I & Walter was rakeing and cocking over the river</td>
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Camden Gore August 1882
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Aug 1st</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft a heavey rain last night. the boys & I were makeing a fiew rails and Sawing Sove wood</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Aug 2ond</td>
<td>cloudy Some rain in the Evening in the fore noon we was drawing and rails and repairing fence after noon I was hoeing the boys helping Albert thrash </td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Aug 3rd</td>
<td>cloudy I was hoeing corn the boys was cultivating fore part of the day atter part helping Albert Hitcheson thrash</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Aug 4th</td>
<td>cloudy and heavey rain. we was hoeing corn untill the rain came cutting up thistles after the rain. the ground very wet ditches full of water. wheat in a bad plight</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Aug 5th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and very hot at times the boys Sawing Sawing Stove wood most of the day. I was cutting up thistles part of the day part of the time, repairing wheat Shocks I find the wheat growing. the ground very wet</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Aug 6th</td>
<td>clear most of the day and hot Quarterly Meeting held at Croton Church</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Aug 7th</td>
<td>thunder clouds a good part of the day and very hot. we ware unbinding the Sheaves of wheat East of the house. they ware very much grown and wet, drew them in this after noon</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Aug 8th</td>
<td>cloudy Some rain, makde a gate and Set it up over the river on the other place</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Aug 9th</td>
<td>cloudy misted a little rain. Duncan and I was turning hay over the river, we found it damaged very much withe the rain this after noon I was rakeing hay, the boys was drawing in wheat. the river very high</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Aug 10th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. the boys finished drawing in wheat this fore noon. after noon John commenced to plow. Duncan and I was cutting oats I find them down very bad have to mow most of them.</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Aug 11th</td>
<td>clear and cool. I and Duncan cutting oats in the fore noo, after noon we was all over the river finishing up the hay. John a plowing in the fore noon</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Aug 12th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and windy a Shower this Evening I was binding oats, the boys helping Albert draw in wheat</td>
</tr>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Aug 13th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool</td>
</tr>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Aug 14th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and warm Duncan and I working at the oats. John was plowing</td>
</tr>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Aug 15th</td>
<td>clear and hot. Duncan and I working at at the oats they are bad cuting being down bad. John was plowing</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Aug 16th</td>
<td>cloudy thunder Showers this after noon was mowing oats in the fore Duncan & I. afternoon not doing much John plowing</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Aug 17th</td>
<td>cloudy in the forenoon clear after noon and cool high wind form the North and Duncan and I finished cutting oats North of the house John was plowing</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Aug 18th</td>
<td>clean and pleasant was working at the oats Duncan and I. John plowing</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Aug 19th</td>
<td>clear and warm, finished cutting oats John finished plowing the field west of the <s>hose</s> house. </td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Aug 20th</td>
<td>clear and hot</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Aug 21st</td>
<td>clear part of the day and very hot. binding oats the rest of the day</td>
</tr>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Aug 22ond</td>
<td>clear part of the day and very close and hot. finished binding oats. this John. Duncan and the girls went to Florence</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Aug 23rd</td>
<td>cloudy Some rain the morning I was Setting up oats. the boys drawing hay that was cut out of the fence corners. drawing oats this after noon. I was turning the <s>wee</s> weeds that Duncan and I cutt</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Aug 24th </td>
<td>clear and pleasant. John & I was drawing and Stacking oats Duncan cutting peas or rather weeds as there is more weeds than peas</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Aug 25th </td>
<td>clear and hot. finished drawing in oats. Duncan was pulling peas part of the day and part of the time was helping me on the <s>sta</s> stack </td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Aug 26th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and warm I went to the Blacksmiths with a plow point to get Sharpend, didnt get home till noon in the after noon went to Florence about the School affairs. the boys pulling peas this fore noon after noon Duncan went home, John was plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Aug 27</td>
<td>cloudy Some rain</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Aug 28th</td>
<td>clear and warm. I was pulling peas. John plowing Duncan away</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Aug 29th </td>
<td>clear and warm I was pulling peas. John plowing. Duncan helping Charles McIntosh thrah</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>August 30th</td>
<td>clear and warm. I and Duncan finished cutting peas at noon. John plowing this fore noon after noon the boys drawing peas</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Aug 31st</td>
<td>clear part of the day and hot. I was cleaning the creek ditch Duncan helping William Saw thrash John plowing</td>
</tr>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Sept 1st</td>
<td>cloudy most of the day and not so hot as yesterday. I was ditching Duncan helping William Law John plowing</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Sept 2ond</td>
<td>clean fore noon and hot. after noon cloudy a little rain. Duncan and I helping Bilton Snary thrash the fore part of the day, latter part of the day went to help John W. Snarey rain Stopt us John was plowing</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Sept 3rd</td>
<td>clearn and pleasant</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Sept 4th</td>
<td>clear and cool. Duncan and I helping John W. Snarey thrash in he fore noon after noon helping Bilton John plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Sept 5th</td>
<td>clear and hot. Duncan and I helping Bilton Snarey thrash. John commenced to plow the clover field</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Sept 6th</td>
<td>clear and hot. Duncan and I helping Bilton Snary thrash John plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Sept 7th</td>
<td>clear and hot. Duncan was ditching John plowing. I was pulling beans in the fore noon after noon went to Florence</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Sept 8th</td>
<td>clear and cool. John was plowing Duncan helping Peter Farlasdeau thrash. I attended the arbertration at the School house for an extention of the School Site. in the after noon was ditching</td>
</tr>
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<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Sept 9th</td>
<td>clear and hot. Duncan and I . <s>have</s> was helping Peter Farlerdeau thrash John plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Sept 10th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Sept 11th</td>
<td>clear high wind, from the North East and warm. Duncan and I. helping Peter Farledeau thrash this fore noon after noon ditching. John plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Sept 12th</td>
<td>clear and warm, quite cool, in the morning very nigh a frost the last four or five nights. Duncan and I hewing a few Sticks for a culvert on the road the fore noon after noon digging a ditch and putting in some tile. Albert Ketchison drawing tile for me. John plowing</td>
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<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Sept 13th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and warm I was digging and putting in a fiew tile John harrowin. Duncan helping John Greenwood thrash in Albert Ketchisons place Albert drawing tile for me.</td>
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<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Sept 14th</td>
<td>clear with very high wind from the West. I was digging in the forenoon in the afternoon helping John Smith thrash Duncan helping John Greenwood in the fore noon and Smith in the after noon John was harrowing</td>
</tr>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Sept 15th</td>
<td>clear and dry Duncan and I helping John Smith thrash untill 4 P.M. helping John <s>Hison</s> Hilson from that till night John Harrowing</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Sept 16th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. I was working at the ditch in the after noon , was helping John Start the drill. John comenced drilling in wheat. Duncan helping John Hilson thrash </td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Sept 17th</td>
<td>clear and warm</td>
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<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Sept 18th</td>
<td>clear and hot. I was working on the drain Duncan helping Albert Ketcheson thrash John harrowing the ground for wheat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Sept 19th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and hot. a Sprinkling of rain not enough to lay the dust rain is needed very much. I was helping Albert Greenwood thrash until about 3 P.M. when the machien was broke Duncan & John was drawing out <s>manu</s> manure. rain is very much needed </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Sept 20th</td>
<td>cloudy and <s>cold</s> hot. I was cutting up corn. Duncan and John was drawing manue part of the day. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Sept 21st</td>
<td>cloudy was cutting up corn Duncan ditching. John <s>wa</s>
rolling ground for wheat </td>
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<tr>
<td><s>Sat</s></td>
<td><s>Sept 22ond</s></td>
<td><s>clear and pleasant. John</s> </td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Sept 22nd</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day. John was harrowing for wheat Duncan was helping Mr Caswell thrash I was cutting up corn a Splendid rain last night</td>
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<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Sept 23rd</td>
<td>clear John was drilling in wheat I was helping Albert Greenwood thrash this afternoon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Sept 23rd</td>
<td>clear and pleasant </td>
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<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Sept 24th</td>
<td>clear a fine day. I was cutting up corn in the fore noon John harrowing <s>Dunc</s> Duncan ditching after noon we ware thrashing for myself. frost the last three nights but no damage done here yet</td>
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<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Sept 25th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. finished thrashing about ten O.C. this fore noon had 261 bushels of wheat and 267 bushel of oats after noon Duncan & I cutting up corn. John helped them take away the Machien</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Sept 26th</td>
<td>cloudy a prospect of rain John was harrowing Duncan cutting up corn I was digging potatoes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Sept 27th</td>
<td>cloudy a little rain last night. John drilling in wheat. Duncan and I working at the drain</td>
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<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Sept 28th</td>
<td>cloudy John was plowing Duncan and I working at the drain.</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Sept 29th</td>
<td>cloudy fore part of the day latter part clear and hot. John was plowing Duncan and I was cutting up corn in the fore noon after noon I was cutting up corn. Duncan went home.</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Oct 1st</td>
<td>clear and hot</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Oct 2ond</td>
<td>clear part of the day and warm John was plowing I was digging potatoes Duncan away home.</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Oct 3rd</td>
<td>clear and hot. I went to Thamesville to Mill and to See the fair John helping to dig a well for Zeek Duncan away home came back this Evening</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Oct 4th</td>
<td>clear and hot. John was harrowing and plowing I was digging potatoes Duncan helping dig a well for Zeek</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Oct 5th</td>
<td>clear and very hot. more like a July day than October. Duncan and I finished digging potatoes. John drilling in the Democrat wheat</td>
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<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Oct 6th</td>
<td>clear and very hot. inthe fore noon I was pitting potatoes after noon husking corn John and Duncan away to the Dresden fair.</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Oct 7th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and hot this fore noon Duncan & I were pitting</td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>potatoes and cleaning out water furrows in the wheat field after noon I went to Thamesville for the grist John and Duncan husking corn and fixing up bars</td>
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<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Oct 8th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Oct 9th</td>
<td>flying clouds and high wind from the West. I was husking corn John and Duncan makeing a fence around the hay Stack over the river and drawing wood in the fore noon, after noon they were drawing pumpkins and corn.</td>
</tr>
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<td><s>Tue</s></td>
<td><s>Oct 10th</s></td>
<td><s>cloudy a fine rain last night. I</s> </td>
</tr>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Oct 10th</td>
<td> clear and fine. Duncan and I gathering apples John plowing the new orchard</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Oct 11th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day, a fine rain last night. Duncan and I sawing cord wood John drilling in wheat in the new Orchard</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Oct 12th</td>
<td>cloudy most of the day. Duncan and I cutting cord wood John and Chaley McIntosh plowing for wheat</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Oct 13th</td>
<td>cloudy rain most of the afternoon John harrowing the ground they plowed yester day Duncan and I breaking clods in the fore noon, after noon, helping Albert thrash still the {two words cut off}</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Oct 14th</td>
<td>clear and warm in the midle of the day cool this morning a frost last night. Duncan and I was helping Albert thrash the fore part of the day after noon husking corn. John finished drilling in <s>whea</s> wheat for us for this Season</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Oct 15th</td>
<td>clear and hot</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Oct 16th</td>
<td>clear fore noon after noon cloudy and warm, the boys husking in the fore noon, after noon cutting up corn</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Oct 17th</td>
<td>cloudy most of the day misting rain this fore noon. I and the boys ditching</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Oct 18th</td>
<td>foggy this morning after noon clear, the boys and I working at the drain </td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Oct 19th</td>
<td>cloudy wind from the <s>Noren</s> North and qute cool we were husking corn this fore noon. Duncan makeing cider John drawing wood and pumpkins in the afternoon</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Oct 20th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant in the after noon. a very Sharp frost last night the first to kill corn and pumpkin vines here this Season. the boys and I husking this fore noon they was away to Harts bee this after noon. I put the Ram withe the Ewes this fore noon.</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Oct 20th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool a Sharp frost last night. the boys and I husking corn this fore noon after noon John and Walter drawing in corn. Duncan and I pulling and pitting mangolds</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Oct 22</td>
<td>clear part of the day & warm</td>
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<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Oct 23rd</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. I attended the funeral of Martha Tiffen this fore noon after noon husking corn. Duncan and John took the yong cattle over the river this morning the rest of the day husking</td>
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<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Oct 24th</td>
<td>clear part of the day, husking in the fore noon after noon Duncan and I helping John Snarey thrash John working at the corn </td>
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<td><s>Mon</s> Wed</td>
<td>Oct 25th</td>
<td>cloudy high wind from the South Duncan and I helping John Snarey finish thashing the fore part of the day latter part husking</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Oct 26th</td>
<td>clear and cool. Anna and I went up to Florence this fore noon after noon husking the boys husking and drawing in corn.</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Oct 27th</td>
<td>cloudy and moderate. John and I husking Duncan away</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Oct 28th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool in <s>d</s> the morning warm the rest of the day rain this Evening I and the boys husking this fore noon after noon drawing in corn</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Oct 29th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and pleasant for the time of year <s>rai</s></td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Oct 30th</td>
<td>cloudy cool. this morning fine the rest of the day. the boys and I husking corn most of the day</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Oct 31st</td>
<td>cloudy and light Showers fore part of the day. latter part clear and warm. the boys and I husking in the afternoon I and Duncan cleaning up Some wheat this morning</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Nov 1</td>
<td> clear fore part of the day and warm took a Small load of <s>wood</s> wheat to Thamesville Sold part of it got the rest ground. the bors husking</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Nov 2ond</td>
<td>cloudy and quite cool, finished husking and drawing in the corn in the little field by the house</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Nov 3</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. I was husking in the after noon, John and Duncan drawing corn Stalks. Settled with and paid Duncan Bolton yr thirty Eight dollers <s>and fo</s> being full of all demands to date</td>
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<td>Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Ap</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Nov 4th</td>
<td>clear most of the day warm in midle of the day cold in the morning Sharp frost the last fiew nights. I was piting apples John went up to Geres Pawls for Some morter to plaster the School house and drew some oak lumber from Nesons Mill</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Nov 5th</td>
<td>clear most of the day and cool</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Nov 6th</td>
<td>cloudy and Some rain was to Florence at the Quarterly board this after noon</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Nov 7th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft, a fine rain last night. I was covering potatoe pits for winter this fore noon after noon ditching </td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Wed 8th</td>
<td>flying clouds and cool. attended John Steed's wiefs funeral. John was husking corn</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Nov 9th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft I went up to the blacksmith Shop and got Some work done this fore noon after noon husking corn. John commenced fall plowing</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Nov 10th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. Anne and I went to Dresden</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Nov 11th</td>
<td>cloudy most of the day warm. I was husking corn his fore noon After noon fixing gate at the School house John was plowing</td>
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<td>Nov 12th</td>
<td>cloudy rain last night</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Nov 13th</td>
<td>cloudy high wind from the West and cold. Some Snow last night the first for the Season here. I was <s>Spre</s> Spreading manure John was plowing</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Nov 14th</td>
<td>cloudy most of the day and cold. I was husking corn, John finished plowing the litte field North of the house. A hard frost last night froze the mud pretty stiff</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Nov 15th</td>
<td>clear fore part of the day later part cloudy and cool. I was husking. John drawing wood in the fore noon after noon drawing corn. I bargaind 3 two year old Steers 1 the year old hieffer and 1 cow to Mr Bane of Newberry for $185</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Nov 16th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. John and I was husking corn</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Nov 17th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. I was helping John Steed do a little plastring on my house.</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Nov 18th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant a hard frost last night. we finished our corn and drawing <s>Sta</s> Stalks this afternoon helping T. Sashbrook husk corn this after noon</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Nov 19th</td>
<td>cloudy and moderat</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Nov 20th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant John was plowing in the back field. I was working about the barn</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Nov 21st</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft, this fore noon Walter and I took the cattle to Florence that I Sold to Mr Bane of Newburry. John plowing </td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Nov 22ond</td>
<td>clear part of the day and Soft John was plowing I was digging the ditc and laying tile went <s>of</s> over the river and waterd the young cattle</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Nov 23rd</td>
<td>cloudy Soft a little rain. I was working at the ditch Some of the time John was plowing</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Nov 24th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold very high wind, last night. I was repairing fence about the barn John was plowing at home this forenoon after noon went to McIntoshes plowing bee</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Nov 25th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. Walter and I fixing up a Shead for calves and watering the cattle over the river <s>John an</s> John and Anne went to Dresden</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Nov 26th</td>
<td>Snow most of the day. & Soft</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Nov 27th</td>
<td>clear and cool. killed a pig this fore noon. done Some repairing about the barn and went over the river to See the young cattle</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Nov 28th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. was working in the barn this forenoon after noon cutting down trees by the road allowance by neibour Brownlees John helping me</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Nov 29th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool went over the river for the young cattle, and coreing about the barn</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Nov 30th</td>
<td>cloudy and Snow most of the day was chopping wood part of the day. Anne and I was <s>up</s> Setting up with Peter Farlerdeau last night he is very low</td>
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<td></td>
<td><s>Dresd</s></td>
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<td></td>
<td>Dec 1</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. this fore noon helping to lay out Peter Farlerdeau <s>he did</s> he died this morning, the the after noon kill'd a cow </td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Dec 2ond</td>
<td>cloudy Snow and blustring the latter part of the day. this fore noon cutting up the beef a kill'd yester day. After noon was fileing the hand saw and buck Saw</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Dec 3rd</td>
<td>clear and quite cool. I was Paul bearer for Peter Farlerdeau's funeral to day </td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Dec 4th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft high wind from the South helping Albert Ketchison butcher pigs</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Dec 5th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. I was chopping wood part of the day. Alice Catharine John and Anne went to Thamesville. </td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Dec 6th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft I was thrashing peas</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Dec 7th</td>
<td>a cold blustring cold day. not doing much to <s>doin</s> day</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Dec 8th</td>
<td>clear and cold. the boys and I were cleaning and putting up Some grain to get chopt. the coldest day for this Season. the river froze over solid</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Dec 9th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold <s>ann</s> Anne and I went to Thamesville I took a load of grain and got chopt</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Dec 10th</td>
<td>cloudy and moderate</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Dec 11th</td>
<td>cloudy Snow most of the day was working about the barn part of the time Sent for the Dr to See Victoria She has the <s>diprera</s> diptheria</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Dec 12th</td>
<td>cloudy after noon Soft I was helping John W. Snarey butcher pigs. Anne <s>Caterine</s> Catherine and John went to Dresden</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Dec 13th</td>
<td>cloudy rain last night. this fore noon Soft Snow wind from the South wind got round to North west and cold this after noon. I was thrashingpeas part of the day</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Dec 14th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. I went to Arther Anderson's and paid my taxes this fore noon after noon thrashing peas</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Dec 15th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. I was thrashing peas most of the day</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Dec 16th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. John went to Dresden with a load of oats and barley for Albert. I was thrashing peas</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Dec 17th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Dec 18th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and pleasant was thrashing a fiew <s>pae</s> peas. John drawing </td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Dec 19th</td>
<td>clear most of the day moderate in the midle of the day. I was thrashing peas Anne John and Walter went to Dresden this afternoon</td>
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<td><u>Wed</u></td>
<td><u>Dec 20th</u></td>
<td>cloudy and Soft after noon wet to day <u>Catharine was married to George Brock</u></td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Dec 21</td>
<td>wet most of the day and part of last night attended <s>ben</s> School Examination this after noon, not doing much to day</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Dec 22ond</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. Soft Snow this Evening was Sawing Stove wood this fore noon. Setting in the house talking with William Farlardeau he has just came back from Decota.</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Dec 23rd</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. John and I was Sawing Stove wood. </td>
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<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Dec 24th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft</td>
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<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Dec 25th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and moderate not doing much to day was keeping Christmas</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Dec 26th</td>
<td>clear fore part of the day and Soft. I was thrashing peas. </td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Dec 27th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. I attended the School meeting to day</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Dec 28th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft, was thrashing peas</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Dec 29th</td>
<td>cloudy and moderate finished thrashing peas, John took a load of barley and corn to Florence Mill and got chopt</td>
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<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Dec 30th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. John and I wsa Sawing Stove wood part of the day</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Dec 31st</td>
<td>cloudy and cool</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jan 1st 1883</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. Some Snow. was cleaning up some peas this fore noon. after noon fixing up a Stall in the Stable</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Jan 2ond</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. John and I was Sawing Stove wood.</td>
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<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Jan 3rd</td>
<td>cloudy raw cold wind from the West. I was chopping wood John and Anne went to Dresden</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Jan 4th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. John and I Sawing Stove wood.</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Jan 5th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. Some Snow last night. John was drawing wood I was Splitting Stove wood in the shead</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Jan 6th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool, John & Walter drawing wood. I was Spliting and pileing it in the Shead.</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Jan 7th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jan 8th</td>
<td>Snow in the fore noon. after noon clear. John & and I were Shelling corn and putting up a load of grain to get chopt</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Jan 9th</td>
<td>clear and cool, pretty sharp this morning. I was butchering pigs for myself to day John. W. Snarey and Chester helping me. John took a load of grain to Florence to get chopt</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Jan 10th</td>
<td>cloudy and quite cold. John went to Florence for the chop feed in the fore noon after I went to Thamesville with pork Sold it for $8.90c per cwt</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Jan 11th</td>
<td>clear and not So cold. I went to Dresden took down a <s>pig</s> pig for David Merck </td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Jan 12th</td>
<td>cloudy not quite So cold was Sawing Stove wood</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Jan 13th</td>
<td>cloudy Soft very high wind from the South West. Snow last night we wear Sawing wood part of the fore noon I and Lashbrook was makeing a Stand for the well at the School house this after noon</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Jan 14th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and cool</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jan 15th</td>
<td>clear and cold. John and I was Sawing Stove wood</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Jan 16th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cold was cutting wood again to day</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Jan 17th</td>
<td>a Soft Snow most of the day, not doing much to day attended the Sale of widow <s>fr</s> Farerdeaus. </td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Jan 18th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. John and I Sawing Stove wood.</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Jan 19th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft, not very well to day not doing any thing William Clement and Wife was here last night they went away this fore noon.</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Jan 20th</td>
<td>cloudy and soft rain in the after noon. we ware cleaning up some wheat and Shelling corn and prepreing a load for mill</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Jan 21st</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and very cold</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jan 22ond</td>
<td>clear and very cold the coldest day this year. the themomiter 10 deg below Zero. not doing anything to day but feed Stock and make fiers</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Jan 23th</td>
<td>clear and cold, not doing any thing to day but feed the Stock</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Jan 24th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and not quite so cold I was Splitting Stove wood in the Shed</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Jan 25th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. I was chopping wood. John getting the horses Shod.</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Jan 26th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. Anne Walter and myself went <s>to</s> to Dresden. I took Some grain and got ground</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Jan 27th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. Some rain last night was cutting wood part of the day.</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Jan 28th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and moderate</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jan 29th</td>
<td>cloudy and moderate, John and I Sawing Stovewood most of the day</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Jan 30th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. went over the river with John for a load of rails this fore noon after noon was down to the <s>Sh</s> School house helping Survey the School ground</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Jan 31st</td>
<td>cloudy with high cold wind from the west. we ware drawing rails and wood from over the river</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Feb 1st</td>
<td>cloudy and cold, we ware drawing rails and wood from over the river</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Feb 2ond</td>
<td>Snow most of the day. was drawing rails and wood from <s>of</s> over the river</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Feb 3rd</td>
<td>rain most of the day. the trees covered with ice. a thick crust on the Snow not doing much to day</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Feb 4th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cold</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Feb 6th</td>
<td>clear most of the day and cold, a very thick crust on the Snow. the boys are Skating on the crust. attended the Quarterly board at Florence</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Feb 6th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. was felling trees for wood</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Feb 7th</td>
<td>clear a pleasant winter day. John and I was Shelling corn and putting up a load for Mill. after noon took it to Florence mill and got chopt.</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Feb 8th</td>
<td>clear and cool. John and I was cutting Stove wood</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Feb 9th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. cutting wood again to day</td>
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<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Feb 10th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. very Sharp this morning, we <s>wea</s> ware cutting wood to day</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Feb 11th</td>
<td>clear a pleasant winters day</td>
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<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Feb 12th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. John and I cutting Stove wood</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Feb 13th</td>
<td>clear and warm in the midle of the day. very Sharp this morning. Anne Alice Ketchison and I went to Dresden I had to attend Coart, on a trial between John Campbell and the trustees</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Feb 14th</td>
<td>cloudy and rain most of the day not doing much to day</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Feb 15th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft, we wear drawing tile from Florence</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Feb 16th</td>
<td>a foggy rainy day, not doing much to day</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Feb 17th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. the boys and were Sawing and Splitting Stove wood at the house</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Feb 18th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Feb 19th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. I went to Florence this fore noon with Charles McIntosh and received the intrest on the money fore the land I Sold him after noon was chopping wood. John <s>wen</s> went <s>th</s> to Thamesville with the girls </td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Feb 20th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. Snow in the fore noon, the fore part of the day I was chopping wood. John was drawing in the after noon noon I went to Dresden for the chop feed</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Feb 21st</td>
<td>clear and pleasant John was drawing blocks for fence this forenoon after noon we was cleaning up wheat</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Feb 22ond</td>
<td>cloudy and Snow this fore noon we was Sawing Some Stove wood</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Feb 23rd</td>
<td><s>cloudy</s> clear and warm the latter part of the day. John and I went to Thamesville with a load of wheat Sold it to T. Syers for one dollar per bushel</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Feb 24th</td>
<td>cloudy after noon rain and Sleet we ware Shelling corn and putting up a load to get ground. John got it chopt this after noon</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Feb 25th</td>
<td>cloudy high wind from the West and cold.</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Feb 26th</td>
<td>cloudy wind from the North West and quite cold. we was Sawing Stove part of the day</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Feb 27th</td>
<td>cloudy after noon Snow the fore part of the day John and I was Sawing and Splitting Stove wood. after noon I went up to the School house and voted for Member for the local house</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Feb 28th</td>
<td>clear and moderate the roads getting pretty bare. John and I was over the river cutting Some Small oak timber for fence posts.</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>March 1st</td>
<td>clear and warm. the wind and Sun has cut away the Snow and ice very fast to day. I was helping Phillip Switzer Score timber for John W. Snareys drive barn John was drawing Tile<s> fr</s> from Florence we Saw <s>blew</s> blue birds the first this season</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>March 2ond</td>
<td>clear fore part of the day latter part cloudy cool. I was helping Switzer again with the timber</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Mar 3rd</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. they boys and I was Sawing and Splitting Stove wood at the house part of the day.</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Mar 4th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and cold</td>
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<td>Mar 5th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and pleasant quite Sharp this morning. I and John drawing out manure</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Mar 6th</td>
<td>Snow the fore part of the day quite Soft the latter part we ware Shelling corn and putting up a load to get chopt this fore noon. after noon was drawing wood from over the river</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Mar 7th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool, we ware drawing wood from over the river, the road getting quite <s>b</s> bear of Snow again </td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Mar 8th</td>
<td>clear part of the day, we was drawing wood from over the river</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Mar 9th</td>
<td>cloudy and moderate putting up a load of grain to get chopt in the after noon, John took it to Florence. Anne Sick Sent for the Dr this evening </td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Mar 10th</td>
<td>Snow Squalls most of the day. Anne Some better. John went for the chop feed this after noon. I was chopping Some wood by the house. Desmond came for the calf I sold him </td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Mar 11th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Mar 12th</td>
<td>cloud and cold. we ware drawing up wood and putting in the wood Shead. the ground and river froze Solid yet. John Greenwood was geting <s>ice</s> Ice out to day, the first Lamb for this season</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Mar 13th</td>
<td>clear and warm, we was drawing hay from over the river. the roads geting quite soft towards Evening.</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Mar 14th</td>
<td>clear prety high wind from the West the frost and Snow going fast. this fore noon drew the last of the hay from over the river. After noon was Scraping up manure about the barn yard.</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Mar 15th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. we ware hauling manure to day</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Mar 16th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool we wear hauling out manure again to day</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Mar 17th</td>
<td>clear part of the day moderate this after noon. cloudy and looks like rain this Evening, we was getting out manure again.</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Mar 18th</td>
<td>moderate in the morning. the latter part of the day cold blustring and Snow.</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Mar 19th</td>
<td>a blustring Snowing Stormy day. Snowed all last night and most of the day to day. about ten inches of Snow fell the last thirty hours, not doing much but look after Ewes and lambs Six or Seven Ewes had lambs and one Ewe died Since the Storm commenced <s>menced</s> quite cold to night, a dull looking Sight for the blue birds and robins</td>
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<td>Mar 20th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant, we was not doing much to day</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Mar 21st</td>
<td>clear and pleasant a very Sharp morning. we was cleaning up timothy <s>Sea</s> Seed part of the time to day. </td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Mar 22ond</td>
<td>clear most of the day, and pleasant after 9 AM. very cold in the morning the themomiter has been blow Zero the last three mornings. we was Shelling corn and fixing up a load of chop for mill and Sawing some wood at the house to day. </td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Mar 23rd</td>
<td>a rough blustring Snowing day. I was thrashing out oats. John went to Florence mill with some grain and got chopt for the <s>cat</s> cattle</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Mar 24th</td>
<td>clear and warm in the midle of the day pretty Sharp this morning. I was thrashing out oats the boys was drawing wood</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Mar 25th</td>
<td>clear and moderate</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Mar 26th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. Sharp in the morning the boys was drawing wood. I <s>was</s> was thrashing out oats</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Mar 27th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool. I was thrashing out oats. John was chopping Stove wood</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Mar 28th</td>
<td>cloudy and moderate. finished thrashing and cleaning the oats</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Mar 29th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. I was tapping a fiew trees and trimming the grape vines and Some of the apple trees</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Mar 30th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and cool part of the fore noon helping John W. Snarey try to get a Sow and pigs over the river on the ice but cold not make it work. Mahlon Gibson had to get his oxen and draw theem over o on the Sleigh. after noon we was Sawing and Splitting Stove wood</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Mar 31st</td>
<td>clear most of the day wind from the East and cold. the boys and I <s>chopp</s> Sawing and Splitting Stove wood at the house</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Apr 1st</td>
<td>cloudy and cold wind from the East </td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Apr 2ond</td>
<td>clear and cool. I was Sowing grass Seed this fore noon. After noon John & I finished <s>cututing</s> cutting the Stove wood at the house</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Apr 3rd</td>
<td>clear most part of the day and pleasant. this fore noon went up to Florence and paid the Dr for attending Anne, paid Joseph Shepley <s>and</s> for makeing Johns and mending Walters boots paid John Young for tile</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Apr 4th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft looked like rain but none came <s>came</s> I was Scraping up manure</td>
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<td>Thu<s> Fri</s></td>
<td>Apr 5th</td>
<td>cloudy and rain most of the day not doing much any thing this fore noon. after noon was triming the apple trees</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Apr 6th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool, was triming apple trees the ice started in the river to day for the first time this season</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Apr 7th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft Some Snow lat night and to day. not doing much to day</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Apr 8th</td>
<td>clear and warm a pleasant day</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Apr 9th</td>
<td>clear a fine day I was at the blacksmith's this fore noon after noon was triming bushes in the garden</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Apr 10th</td>
<td>clear and warm a very fine day I was working on the under ground drain Anne & John took a grist to Dresden and got ground</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Apr 11th</td>
<td>cloudy fore part of the day, high wind and cold. I was working at the ditch, John Started plow this after noon</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Apr 12th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and pleasant. I was working at the ditch John was plowing</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Apr 13th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool. pretty high wind from the East. John was plowing. I was ditching</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Apr 14th</td>
<td>clear and quite hot the themoiter at 84 deg. I was working at the ditch. John was plowing</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Apr 15th</td>
<td>cloudy Some rain</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Apr 16th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. I was ditching John plowing. Duncan and Sarah Bolton was hear to day</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Apr 17th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant a very fine day John was plowing. I was ditching. Sold a white Bull calf Charley Grant to H H Scarlett to day.</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Apr 18th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. I finished the ditch to day. John was plowing. I Saw Some barn Martins to day.</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Apr 19th</td>
<td>I was fixing up fence John was plowing</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Apr 20th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool. I was takeing part of the fence down between me and William Saw. am going to repair it over. John was plowing most of the day he took Tory up to the Dr this fore noon & a tooth drawn</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Apr 21th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and pleasant John was plowing. I was laying up fence on the line between me and William Saw</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Apr 22th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. Some Snow</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Apr 23th</td>
<td>cloudy high wind from the North and quite cold. John finished plowing the field Across the road. I was <s>fix</s> laying up fence</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Apr 24th</td>
<td>cloudy and Snow Squalls most of the day. I was Stakeing the fence part of the time. John was harrowing the ground for oat, before Sowing</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Apr 25th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and cool. I was repairing fences John was harrowing. </td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Apr 26th</td>
<td>cloudy after noon wet, fore part of the day repairing fence this Evening was Shelling corn to get chopt, John commenced drilling in oats was Stopt by by the rain</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Apr 27th</td>
<td>cloudy Some rain. I was takeing up potatoes out of the pits John was drilling in oats</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Apr 28th</td>
<td>cloudy fore noon after noon clear and cool. heavey rain last night. I was pileing brush that was cut out of the Orchard the fore part of the day, was over the river fixing up fence in the afternoon. John took Some corn and oats to Florence Mill and got chopt.</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Apr 29th</td>
<td>clear and cool</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Apr 30th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. I was digging in the garden this fore noon, after noon went to Florence for Some apple trees I had ordered they had not come. John was drilling in oats the fore part of the day, latter part cultivating. Saw some chimney Swalows the first this Season.</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>May 1st</td>
<td>clear and warm. I was diging in the garden and takeing up a pit of potatoes in the fore noon, after noon Sowing barley, John was harowing </td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>May 2ond</td>
<td>cloudy and warm, was Setting out a fiew apple trees and Sowing grassseed to day, John was harrowing </td>
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<td><s>Wed</s></td>
<td><s>May</s></td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>May 3rd</td>
<td>cloudy warm and thunder Showers I was cutting and planting a fiew potatoes. John was cultivating the little field North of the house, this after noon.</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>May 4th</td>
<td>cloudy, and warm, very hevey rain last night the ground to wet to work I was Setting a fiew grafts and makeing trelises for the grape vines</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>May 5th </td>
<td>cloudy and cool. was digging in garden and takeing up a pit of potatoes John and the girls was at Set Crowels wifes funeral</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>May 6th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant, attended the Quarterly meeting at Florence Church</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>May 7th</td>
<td>cloudy rain and thunder most <s>of</s> of the fore noon. fore part of the day I was cutting Seed potatoes after noon attended Quarterley Meeting at oficial <s>Meeting at</s> Florence</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>May 8th</td>
<td>cloudy, I was Spreading manure. John plowing the fied East of the house for corn</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>May 9th</td>
<td>cloudy thretened rain but little came. I was Spreading manure in the fore noon, after noon Sowing barley and grass Seed quite windy this evening</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>May 10th</td>
<td>cloudy and wet most part of the day. I was repairing the line fence between me and Bilton when I could for the rain John and <s>And</s> Anne went to Dresden</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>May 11th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool. this fore noon was picking up the old rotten pecies of rail where Whitker Bilton had moved the line fence. after noon was at the raising of a barn for Henry Lampman </td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>May 12th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool I was repairing fence John was plowing </td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>May 13th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>May 14th</td>
<td>cloudy and wet. thunder Showers through the day. I was working in the Shop Shapening Saws part of the time. John was plowing when the rain would let him, the ground is getting very wet </td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>May 15th</td>
<td>clear and cool, was Spitting rails on the river flats</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>May 16th</td>
<td>clear and cool. was Splitting rails in the fore noon after noon John and I was at the raising of Nelson<s>s Barn</s> Youngs Barn </td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>May 17th</td>
<td>clear fore part of the day. cloudy this Evening looks as though we might have rain frosts the last three nights a Sharp one last night was repairing fence to day <s>h</s> Hugh Mead & Alice DeCuite was here last night and this fore noon. Anne went to Dresden to See Richard Tiffin he is very sick </td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>May 18th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and thretened rain but not much came. the boy and I gettin out manure</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>May 19th</td>
<td>cloudy warm and pleasant, was Spreading manure this fore noon. After noon at the raising of John Young's barn. John was plowing for corn. Walter Sprading manure. </td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>May 20th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. </td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>May 21st</td>
<td>a cold rain all day. Setting in the house most of the day</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>May 22ond</td>
<td>Snow this fore noon, rain all night the ground very wet I was Sawing up old rails in the wood Sead, part of the day</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>May 23rd</td>
<td>clear was letting water of the corn ground of the barley this fore noon after noon went up to Florence with B.Y. Snarey.</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>May 24th</td>
<td>clear most of the day and hot. A Sharp frost last night. cloudy this Evening we was repairing fences makeing a pen for washing the Sheep</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>May 25th</td>
<td>clear and hot, John and Anne went to Dresden. I was helping to clear the Organ. the fruit trees are blossesming</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td> <s>Apr</s> May 26th</td>
<td>heavey rain most of the day, not doing much to day</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>May 27th</td>
<td>cloudy and thunden Showers</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>May 28th</td>
<td>cloudy, hot part of the day not doing much the ground to wet to work went to Florence this after noon</td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>May 29th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. the ground to wet yet to work, wer was repairing fence part of the day. the apple trees only nicely in bloom</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>May 30th</td>
<td>cloudy after noon rain. Commencec putting up a pice of board fence had to Stop at noon for the rain</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>May 31st</td>
<td>clear and cool. John and James Staggs was working at the fence. I went to Dresden this fore noon for nails</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>June 1st</td>
<td>clear and hot in the midle of the day. James Staggs John & myself working at the board fence by the Side of the lane. a frost last night. </td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Jun 2ond</td>
<td>clear and warm, I was <s>repa</s> repairing fence this fore noon. After noon we ware washing sheep</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Jun 3rd</td>
<td>cloudy in the after noon, and warm</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jun 4th</td>
<td>flying clouds and hot. heavey thunder Shower last night. this fore noon I went over the river to get Mr Skinner to Shear the Sheep. after noon the boys and I took the young cattle over to the other place and made Some fence poasts and brought home </td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Jun 5th</td>
<td>clear fore part of the day and hot havey thunder and rain this Evening. I was panting beans and corn in the garden the fore part of the day. latter part Selling Seed corn. John commenced harrowing the corn ground</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Jun 6th</td>
<td>flying clouds most of the day. <s>heav</s> heavey rain in the Evening went up to Florence this fore noon. claning a load of wheat for Mill in the after noon John commenced to harrow in the after noon was Stopt by the rain</td>
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<td>Thu</td>
<td>Ju 7th</td>
<td>clear most of the day and <s>hot</s> hot. the boys and I was pileing manure in the fore noon. John finished harrowing and commenced marking out the corn ground. Mr Skinner commenced Shearing the Sheep this after noon</td>
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<td>Fri</td>
<td>Jun 8th</td>
<td>clear most of the day and hot cloudy this Evening and looks like rain we was planting corn. Mr Skiner finished Shearing the Sheep this afternoon</td>
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<td>Sat</td>
<td>Jun 9th</td>
<td>cloudy wet fore part of the day. I finished planting corn in the field East of the barn</td>
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<td>Sun</td>
<td>Jun 10th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool.</td>
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<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jun 11th</td>
<td>cloudy, went over the river and gave the young cattle Some Salt this fore noon after noon was planting potatoes James Staggs & John working at the fence this after noon. cool </td>
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<td>Tue</td>
<td>Jun</td>
<td>cloud and warm. I was helping Albert Ketchison plant his corn. John & James Staggs was working at the fence</td>
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<td>Wed</td>
<td>Jun 18th</td>
<td>flying clouds and cool, went to Dresden to Mill, James Staggs child died last night</td>
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<u> X75<u/>
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<u>1089</u>
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>THE
</p><p>ONTARIO
{beaver and maple leaf motif}
JULY 1882-JUNE 1883 {hand written}
</p><p>EXERCISE BOOK
</p><p>Diary for 1882-3 {hand written}
</p><p>Henry Snarey {hand written}
</p><p>Reid Bros. & Co.,
</p><p>Wholesale and Manufacturing Stationers,
</p><p>240 Dundas Street, London, Ont.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{page one}
</p><p>{page blank}
</p><p>{page two}
</p><p>A <s>Diary</s> for 1882 & 1883
</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>July 23 1882</td>
<td>clear and hot</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>July 24th</td>
<td>clear and hot the oys were drawing in hay. I was helping mow away & hoeing corn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>July 25th</td>
<td>clear and very hot in the Morning and Evening we were cutting the wheat East of the house</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>July 26th</td>
<td>clear and very hot finished<s> cutting wheat today</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>July 27th</td>
<td>clear and very hot. Duncan & I was over the river mowing the grass Some of it very heavey.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Jul 28th</td>
<td>cloudy fore part of the day clear and hot part of the after noon was mowing over the river</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Jul 29th</td>
<td>cloudy and warm, finished cutting the grass over the river</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Jul 30th</td>
<td>clear and warm</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jul 31st</td>
<td>cloudy rain this Evening John and Duncan drawing in wheat untill the rain came. I was mowing the fence corners of the back wheat field this fore noon after noon I & Walter was rakeing and cocking over the river</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><table></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{page one}
Camden Gore August 1882
</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Aug 1st</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft a heavey rain last night. the boys & I were makeing a fiew rails and Sawing Sove wood</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Aug 2ond</td>
<td>cloudy Some rain in the Evening in the fore noon we was drawing and rails and repairing fence after noon I was hoeing the boys helping Albert thrash </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Aug 3rd</td>
<td>cloudy I was hoeing corn the boys was cultivating fore part of the day atter part helping Albert Hitcheson thrash</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Aug 4th</td>
<td>cloudy and heavey rain. we was hoeing corn untill the rain came cutting up thistles after the rain. the ground very wet ditches full of water. wheat in a bad plight</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Aug 5th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and very hot at times the boys Sawing Sawing Stove wood most of the day. I was cutting up thistles part of the day part of the time, repairing wheat Shocks I find the wheat growing. the ground very wet</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Aug 6th</td>
<td>clear most of the day and hot Quarterly Meeting held at Croton Church</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Aug 7th</td>
<td>thunder clouds a good part of the day and very hot. we ware unbinding the Sheaves of wheat East of the house. they ware very much grown and wet, drew them in this after noon</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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Camden Gore August 1882
<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Aug 8th</td>
<td>cloudy Some rain, makde a gate and Set it up over the river on the other place</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Aug 9th</td>
<td>cloudy misted a little rain. Duncan and I was turning hay over the river, we found it damaged very much withe the rain this after noon I was rakeing hay, the boys was drawing in wheat. the river very high</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Aug 10th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. the boys finished drawing in wheat this fore noon. after noon John commenced to plow. Duncan and I was cutting oats I find them down very bad have to mow most of them.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Aug 11th</td>
<td>clear and cool. I and Duncan cutting oats in the fore noo, after noon we was all over the river finishing up the hay. John a plowing in the fore noon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Aug 12th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and windy a Shower this Evening I was binding oats, the boys helping Albert draw in wheat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Aug 13th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Aug 14th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and warm Duncan and I working at the oats. John was plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Aug 15th</td>
<td>clear and hot. Duncan and I working at at the oats they are bad cuting being down bad. John was plowing</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><table></table></div>
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Camden Gore August 1882
</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Aug 16th</td>
<td>cloudy thunder Showers this after noon was mowing oats in the fore Duncan & I. afternoon not doing much John plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Aug 17th</td>
<td>cloudy in the forenoon clear after noon and cool high wind form the North and Duncan and I finished cutting oats North of the house John was plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Aug 18th</td>
<td>clean and pleasant was working at the oats Duncan and I. John plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Aug 19th</td>
<td>clear and warm, finished cutting oats John finished plowing the field west of the <s>hose</s> house. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Aug 20th</td>
<td>clear and hot</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Aug 21st</td>
<td>clear part of the day and very hot. binding oats the rest of the day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Aug 22ond</td>
<td>clear part of the day and very close and hot. finished binding oats. this John. Duncan and the girls went to Florence</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Aug 23rd</td>
<td>cloudy Some rain the morning I was Setting up oats. the boys drawing hay that was cut out of the fence corners. drawing oats this after noon. I was turning the <s>wee</s> weeds that Duncan and I cutt</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
{page two}
Camden Gore August 1882
<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Aug 24th </td>
<td>clear and pleasant. John & I was drawing and Stacking oats Duncan cutting peas or rather weeds as there is more weeds than peas</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Aug 25th </td>
<td>clear and hot. finished drawing in oats. Duncan was pulling peas part of the day and part of the time was helping me on the <s>sta</s> stack </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Aug 26th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and warm I went to the Blacksmiths with a plow point to get Sharpend, didnt get home till noon in the after noon went to Florence about the School affairs. the boys pulling peas this fore noon after noon Duncan went home, John was plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Aug 27</td>
<td>cloudy Some rain</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Aug 28th</td>
<td>clear and warm. I was pulling peas. John plowing Duncan away</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Aug 29th </td>
<td>clear and warm I was pulling peas. John plowing. Duncan helping Charles McIntosh thrah</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>August 30th</td>
<td>clear and warm. I and Duncan finished cutting peas at noon. John plowing this fore noon after noon the boys drawing peas</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Aug 31st</td>
<td>clear part of the day and hot. I was cleaning the creek ditch Duncan helping William Saw thrash John plowing</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><table></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{page one}
Camden Gore September 1882
</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Sept 1st</td>
<td>cloudy most of the day and not so hot as yesterday. I was ditching Duncan helping William Law John plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Sept 2ond</td>
<td>clean fore noon and hot. after noon cloudy a little rain. Duncan and I helping Bilton Snary thrash the fore part of the day, latter part of the day went to help John W. Snarey rain Stopt us John was plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Sept 3rd</td>
<td>clearn and pleasant</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Sept 4th</td>
<td>clear and cool. Duncan and I helping John W. Snarey thrash in he fore noon after noon helping Bilton John plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Sept 5th</td>
<td>clear and hot. Duncan and I helping Bilton Snarey thrash. John commenced to plow the clover field</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Sept 6th</td>
<td>clear and hot. Duncan and I helping Bilton Snary thrash John plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Sept 7th</td>
<td>clear and hot. Duncan was ditching John plowing. I was pulling beans in the fore noon after noon went to Florence</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Sept 8th</td>
<td>clear and cool. John was plowing Duncan helping Peter Farlasdeau thrash. I attended the arbertration at the School house for an extention of the School Site. in the after noon was ditching</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
{page two}
Camden Gore September 1882
<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Sept 9th</td>
<td>clear and hot. Duncan and I . <s>have</s> was helping Peter Farlerdeau thrash John plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Sept 10th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Sept 11th</td>
<td>clear high wind, from the North East and warm. Duncan and I. helping Peter Farledeau thrash this fore noon after noon ditching. John plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Sept 12th</td>
<td>clear and warm, quite cool, in the morning very nigh a frost the last four or five nights. Duncan and I hewing a few Sticks for a culvert on the road the fore noon after noon digging a ditch and putting in some tile. Albert Ketchison drawing tile for me. John plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Sept 13th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and warm I was digging and putting in a fiew tile John harrowin. Duncan helping John Greenwood thrash in Albert Ketchisons place Albert drawing tile for me.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Sept 14th</td>
<td>clear with very high wind from the West. I was digging in the forenoon in the afternoon helping John Smith thrash Duncan helping John Greenwood in the fore noon and Smith in the after noon John was harrowing</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><table></table></div>
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</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Sept 15th</td>
<td>clear and dry Duncan and I helping John Smith thrash untill 4 P.M. helping John <s>Hison</s> Hilson from that till night John Harrowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Sept 16th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. I was working at the ditch in the after noon , was helping John Start the drill. John comenced drilling in wheat. Duncan helping John Hilson thrash </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Sept 17th</td>
<td>clear and warm</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Sept 18th</td>
<td>clear and hot. I was working on the drain Duncan helping Albert Ketcheson thrash John harrowing the ground for wheat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Sept 19th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and hot. a Sprinkling of rain not enough to lay the dust rain is needed very much. I was helping Albert Greenwood thrash until about 3 P.M. when the machien was broke Duncan & John was drawing out <s>manu</s> manure. rain is very much needed </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Sept 20th</td>
<td>cloudy and <s>cold</s> hot. I was cutting up corn. Duncan and John was drawing manue part of the day. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Sept 21st</td>
<td>cloudy was cutting up corn Duncan ditching. John <s>wa</s>
rolling ground for wheat </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s>Sat</s></td>
<td><s>Sept 22ond</s></td>
<td><s>clear and pleasant. John</s> </td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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Camden Gore September 1882
<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Sept 22nd</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day. John was harrowing for wheat Duncan was helping Mr Caswell thrash I was cutting up corn a Splendid rain last night</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Sept 23rd</td>
<td>clear John was drilling in wheat I was helping Albert Greenwood thrash this afternoon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Sept 23rd</td>
<td>clear and pleasant </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Sept 24th</td>
<td>clear a fine day. I was cutting up corn in the fore noon John harrowing <s>Dunc</s> Duncan ditching after noon we ware thrashing for myself. frost the last three nights but no damage done here yet</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Sept 25th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. finished thrashing about ten O.C. this fore noon had 261 bushels of wheat and 267 bushel of oats after noon Duncan & I cutting up corn. John helped them take away the Machien</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Sept 26th</td>
<td>cloudy a prospect of rain John was harrowing Duncan cutting up corn I was digging potatoes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Sept 27th</td>
<td>cloudy a little rain last night. John drilling in wheat. Duncan and I working at the drain</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Sept 28th</td>
<td>cloudy John was plowing Duncan and I working at the drain.</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><table></table></div>
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Camden Gore October 1882
</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Sept 29th</td>
<td>cloudy fore part of the day latter part clear and hot. John was plowing Duncan and I was cutting up corn in the fore noon after noon I was cutting up corn. Duncan went home.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Oct 1st</td>
<td>clear and hot</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Oct 2ond</td>
<td>clear part of the day and warm John was plowing I was digging potatoes Duncan away home.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Oct 3rd</td>
<td>clear and hot. I went to Thamesville to Mill and to See the fair John helping to dig a well for Zeek Duncan away home came back this Evening</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Oct 4th</td>
<td>clear and hot. John was harrowing and plowing I was digging potatoes Duncan helping dig a well for Zeek</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Oct 5th</td>
<td>clear and very hot. more like a July day than October. Duncan and I finished digging potatoes. John drilling in the Democrat wheat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Oct 6th</td>
<td>clear and very hot. inthe fore noon I was pitting potatoes after noon husking corn John and Duncan away to the Dresden fair.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Oct 7th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and hot this fore noon Duncan & I were pitting</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>potatoes and cleaning out water furrows in the wheat field after noon I went to Thamesville for the grist John and Duncan husking corn and fixing up bars</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Oct 8th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Oct 9th</td>
<td>flying clouds and high wind from the West. I was husking corn John and Duncan makeing a fence around the hay Stack over the river and drawing wood in the fore noon, after noon they were drawing pumpkins and corn.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s>Tue</s></td>
<td><s>Oct 10th</s></td>
<td><s>cloudy a fine rain last night. I</s> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Oct 10th</td>
<td> clear and fine. Duncan and I gathering apples John plowing the new orchard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Oct 11th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day, a fine rain last night. Duncan and I sawing cord wood John drilling in wheat in the new Orchard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Oct 12th</td>
<td>cloudy most of the day. Duncan and I cutting cord wood John and Chaley McIntosh plowing for wheat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Oct 13th</td>
<td>cloudy rain most of the afternoon John harrowing the ground they plowed yester day Duncan and I breaking clods in the fore noon, after noon, helping Albert thrash still the {two words cut off}</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><table></table></div>
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</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Oct 14th</td>
<td>clear and warm in the midle of the day cool this morning a frost last night. Duncan and I was helping Albert thrash the fore part of the day after noon husking corn. John finished drilling in <s>whea</s> wheat for us for this Season</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Oct 15th</td>
<td>clear and hot</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Oct 16th</td>
<td>clear fore noon after noon cloudy and warm, the boys husking in the fore noon, after noon cutting up corn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Oct 17th</td>
<td>cloudy most of the day misting rain this fore noon. I and the boys ditching</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Oct 18th</td>
<td>foggy this morning after noon clear, the boys and I working at the drain </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Oct 19th</td>
<td>cloudy wind from the <s>Noren</s> North and qute cool we were husking corn this fore noon. Duncan makeing cider John drawing wood and pumpkins in the afternoon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Oct 20th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant in the after noon. a very Sharp frost last night the first to kill corn and pumpkin vines here this Season. the boys and I husking this fore noon they was away to Harts bee this after noon. I put the Ram withe the Ewes this fore noon.</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Oct 20th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool a Sharp frost last night. the boys and I husking corn this fore noon after noon John and Walter drawing in corn. Duncan and I pulling and pitting mangolds</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Oct 22</td>
<td>clear part of the day & warm</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Oct 23rd</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. I attended the funeral of Martha Tiffen this fore noon after noon husking corn. Duncan and John took the yong cattle over the river this morning the rest of the day husking</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Oct 24th</td>
<td>clear part of the day, husking in the fore noon after noon Duncan and I helping John Snarey thrash John working at the corn </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s>Mon</s> Wed</td>
<td>Oct 25th</td>
<td>cloudy high wind from the South Duncan and I helping John Snarey finish thashing the fore part of the day latter part husking</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Oct 26th</td>
<td>clear and cool. Anna and I went up to Florence this fore noon after noon husking the boys husking and drawing in corn.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Oct 27th</td>
<td>cloudy and moderate. John and I husking Duncan away</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><table></table></div>
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</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Oct 28th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool in <s>d</s> the morning warm the rest of the day rain this Evening I and the boys husking this fore noon after noon drawing in corn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Oct 29th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and pleasant for the time of year <s>rai</s></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Oct 30th</td>
<td>cloudy cool. this morning fine the rest of the day. the boys and I husking corn most of the day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Oct 31st</td>
<td>cloudy and light Showers fore part of the day. latter part clear and warm. the boys and I husking in the afternoon I and Duncan cleaning up Some wheat this morning</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Nov 1</td>
<td> clear fore part of the day and warm took a Small load of <s>wood</s> wheat to Thamesville Sold part of it got the rest ground. the bors husking</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Nov 2ond</td>
<td>cloudy and quite cool, finished husking and drawing in the corn in the little field by the house</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Nov 3</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. I was husking in the after noon, John and Duncan drawing corn Stalks. Settled with and paid Duncan Bolton yr thirty Eight dollers <s>and fo</s> being full of all demands to date</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Ap</td>
</tr>
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<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Nov 4th</td>
<td>clear most of the day warm in midle of the day cold in the morning Sharp frost the last fiew nights. I was piting apples John went up to Geres Pawls for Some morter to plaster the School house and drew some oak lumber from Nesons Mill</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Nov 5th</td>
<td>clear most of the day and cool</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Nov 6th</td>
<td>cloudy and Some rain was to Florence at the Quarterly board this after noon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Nov 7th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft, a fine rain last night. I was covering potatoe pits for winter this fore noon after noon ditching </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Wed 8th</td>
<td>flying clouds and cool. attended John Steed's wiefs funeral. John was husking corn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Nov 9th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft I went up to the blacksmith Shop and got Some work done this fore noon after noon husking corn. John commenced fall plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Nov 10th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. Anne and I went to Dresden</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Nov 11th</td>
<td>cloudy most of the day warm. I was husking corn his fore noon After noon fixing gate at the School house John was plowing</td>
</tr>
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</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Nov 12th</td>
<td>cloudy rain last night</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Nov 13th</td>
<td>cloudy high wind from the West and cold. Some Snow last night the first for the Season here. I was <s>Spre</s> Spreading manure John was plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Nov 14th</td>
<td>cloudy most of the day and cold. I was husking corn, John finished plowing the litte field North of the house. A hard frost last night froze the mud pretty stiff</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Nov 15th</td>
<td>clear fore part of the day later part cloudy and cool. I was husking. John drawing wood in the fore noon after noon drawing corn. I bargaind 3 two year old Steers 1 the year old hieffer and 1 cow to Mr Bane of Newberry for $185</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Nov 16th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. John and I was husking corn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Nov 17th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. I was helping John Steed do a little plastring on my house.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Nov 18th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant a hard frost last night. we finished our corn and drawing <s>Sta</s> Stalks this afternoon helping T. Sashbrook husk corn this after noon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Nov 19th</td>
<td>cloudy and moderat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Nov 20th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant John was plowing in the back field. I was working about the barn</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tbody><tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Nov 21st</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft, this fore noon Walter and I took the cattle to Florence that I Sold to Mr Bane of Newburry. John plowing </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Nov 22ond</td>
<td>clear part of the day and Soft John was plowing I was digging the ditc and laying tile went <s>of</s> over the river and waterd the young cattle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Nov 23rd</td>
<td>cloudy Soft a little rain. I was working at the ditch Some of the time John was plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Nov 24th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold very high wind, last night. I was repairing fence about the barn John was plowing at home this forenoon after noon went to McIntoshes plowing bee</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Nov 25th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. Walter and I fixing up a Shead for calves and watering the cattle over the river <s>John an</s> John and Anne went to Dresden</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Nov 26th</td>
<td>Snow most of the day. & Soft</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Nov 27th</td>
<td>clear and cool. killed a pig this fore noon. done Some repairing about the barn and went over the river to See the young cattle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Nov 28th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. was working in the barn this forenoon after noon cutting down trees by the road allowance by neibour Brownlees John helping me</td>
</tr>
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</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Nov 29th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool went over the river for the young cattle, and coreing about the barn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Nov 30th</td>
<td>cloudy and Snow most of the day was chopping wood part of the day. Anne and I was <s>up</s> Setting up with Peter Farlerdeau last night he is very low</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><s>Dresd</s></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>Dec 1</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. this fore noon helping to lay out Peter Farlerdeau <s>he did</s> he died this morning, the the after noon kill'd a cow </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Dec 2ond</td>
<td>cloudy Snow and blustring the latter part of the day. this fore noon cutting up the beef a kill'd yester day. After noon was fileing the hand saw and buck Saw</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Dec 3rd</td>
<td>clear and quite cool. I was Paul bearer for Peter Farlerdeau's funeral to day </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Dec 4th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft high wind from the South helping Albert Ketchison butcher pigs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Dec 5th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. I was chopping wood part of the day. Alice Catharine John and Anne went to Thamesville. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Dec 6th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft I was thrashing peas</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Dec 7th</td>
<td>a cold blustring cold day. not doing much to <s>doin</s> day</td>
</tr>
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Camden Gore December 1882
<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Dec 8th</td>
<td>clear and cold. the boys and I were cleaning and putting up Some grain to get chopt. the coldest day for this Season. the river froze over solid</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Dec 9th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold <s>ann</s> Anne and I went to Thamesville I took a load of grain and got chopt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Dec 10th</td>
<td>cloudy and moderate</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Dec 11th</td>
<td>cloudy Snow most of the day was working about the barn part of the time Sent for the Dr to See Victoria She has the <s>diprera</s> diptheria</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Dec 12th</td>
<td>cloudy after noon Soft I was helping John W. Snarey butcher pigs. Anne <s>Caterine</s> Catherine and John went to Dresden</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Dec 13th</td>
<td>cloudy rain last night. this fore noon Soft Snow wind from the South wind got round to North west and cold this after noon. I was thrashingpeas part of the day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Dec 14th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. I went to Arther Anderson's and paid my taxes this fore noon after noon thrashing peas</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Dec 15th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. I was thrashing peas most of the day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Dec 16th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. John went to Dresden with a load of oats and barley for Albert. I was thrashing peas</td>
</tr>
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Camden Gore December 1882
</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Dec 17th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Dec 18th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and pleasant was thrashing a fiew <s>pae</s> peas. John drawing </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Dec 19th</td>
<td>clear most of the day moderate in the midle of the day. I was thrashing peas Anne John and Walter went to Dresden this afternoon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><u>Wed</u></td>
<td><u>Dec 20th</u></td>
<td>cloudy and Soft after noon wet to day <u>Catharine was married to George Brock</u></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Dec 21</td>
<td>wet most of the day and part of last night attended <s>ben</s> School Examination this after noon, not doing much to day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Dec 22ond</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. Soft Snow this Evening was Sawing Stove wood this fore noon. Setting in the house talking with William Farlardeau he has just came back from Decota.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Dec 23rd</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. John and I was Sawing Stove wood. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Dec 24th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Dec 25th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and moderate not doing much to day was keeping Christmas</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Dec 26th</td>
<td>clear fore part of the day and Soft. I was thrashing peas. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Dec 27th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. I attended the School meeting to day</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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Camden Gore December 1882
<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Dec 28th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft, was thrashing peas</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Dec 29th</td>
<td>cloudy and moderate finished thrashing peas, John took a load of barley and corn to Florence Mill and got chopt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Dec 30th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. John and I wsa Sawing Stove wood part of the day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Dec 31st</td>
<td>cloudy and cool</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jan 1st 1883</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. Some Snow. was cleaning up some peas this fore noon. after noon fixing up a Stall in the Stable</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Jan 2ond</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. John and I was Sawing Stove wood.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Jan 3rd</td>
<td>cloudy raw cold wind from the West. I was chopping wood John and Anne went to Dresden</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Jan 4th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. John and I Sawing Stove wood.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Jan 5th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. Some Snow last night. John was drawing wood I was Splitting Stove wood in the shead</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Jan 6th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool, John & Walter drawing wood. I was Spliting and pileing it in the Shead.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Jan 7th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold</td>
</tr>
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Camden Gore January 1883
</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jan 8th</td>
<td>Snow in the fore noon. after noon clear. John & and I were Shelling corn and putting up a load of grain to get chopt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Jan 9th</td>
<td>clear and cool, pretty sharp this morning. I was butchering pigs for myself to day John. W. Snarey and Chester helping me. John took a load of grain to Florence to get chopt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Jan 10th</td>
<td>cloudy and quite cold. John went to Florence for the chop feed in the fore noon after I went to Thamesville with pork Sold it for $8.90c per cwt</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Jan 11th</td>
<td>clear and not So cold. I went to Dresden took down a <s>pig</s> pig for David Merck </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Jan 12th</td>
<td>cloudy not quite So cold was Sawing Stove wood</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Jan 13th</td>
<td>cloudy Soft very high wind from the South West. Snow last night we wear Sawing wood part of the fore noon I and Lashbrook was makeing a Stand for the well at the School house this after noon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Jan 14th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and cool</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jan 15th</td>
<td>clear and cold. John and I was Sawing Stove wood</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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Camden Gore January 1883
<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Jan 16th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cold was cutting wood again to day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Jan 17th</td>
<td>a Soft Snow most of the day, not doing much to day attended the Sale of widow <s>fr</s> Farerdeaus. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Jan 18th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. John and I Sawing Stove wood.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Jan 19th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft, not very well to day not doing any thing William Clement and Wife was here last night they went away this fore noon.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Jan 20th</td>
<td>cloudy and soft rain in the after noon. we ware cleaning up some wheat and Shelling corn and prepreing a load for mill</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Jan 21st</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and very cold</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jan 22ond</td>
<td>clear and very cold the coldest day this year. the themomiter 10 deg below Zero. not doing anything to day but feed Stock and make fiers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Jan 23th</td>
<td>clear and cold, not doing any thing to day but feed the Stock</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Jan 24th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and not quite so cold I was Splitting Stove wood in the Shed</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Jan 25th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. I was chopping wood. John getting the horses Shod.</td>
</tr>
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</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Jan 26th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. Anne Walter and myself went <s>to</s> to Dresden. I took Some grain and got ground</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Jan 27th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. Some rain last night was cutting wood part of the day.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Jan 28th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and moderate</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jan 29th</td>
<td>cloudy and moderate, John and I Sawing Stovewood most of the day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Jan 30th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. went over the river with John for a load of rails this fore noon after noon was down to the <s>Sh</s> School house helping Survey the School ground</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Jan 31st</td>
<td>cloudy with high cold wind from the west. we ware drawing rails and wood from over the river</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Feb 1st</td>
<td>cloudy and cold, we ware drawing rails and wood from over the river</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Feb 2ond</td>
<td>Snow most of the day. was drawing rails and wood from <s>of</s> over the river</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Feb 3rd</td>
<td>rain most of the day. the trees covered with ice. a thick crust on the Snow not doing much to day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Feb 4th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cold</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Feb 6th</td>
<td>clear most of the day and cold, a very thick crust on the Snow. the boys are Skating on the crust. attended the Quarterly board at Florence</td>
</tr>
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Camden Gore Febuary 1883
<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Feb 6th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. was felling trees for wood</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Feb 7th</td>
<td>clear a pleasant winter day. John and I was Shelling corn and putting up a load for Mill. after noon took it to Florence mill and got chopt.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Feb 8th</td>
<td>clear and cool. John and I was cutting Stove wood</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Feb 9th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. cutting wood again to day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Feb 10th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. very Sharp this morning, we <s>wea</s> ware cutting wood to day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Feb 11th</td>
<td>clear a pleasant winters day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Feb 12th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. John and I cutting Stove wood</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Feb 13th</td>
<td>clear and warm in the midle of the day. very Sharp this morning. Anne Alice Ketchison and I went to Dresden I had to attend Coart, on a trial between John Campbell and the trustees</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Feb 14th</td>
<td>cloudy and rain most of the day not doing much to day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Feb 15th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft, we wear drawing tile from Florence</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Feb 16th</td>
<td>a foggy rainy day, not doing much to day</td>
</tr>
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</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Feb 17th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. the boys and were Sawing and Splitting Stove wood at the house</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Feb 18th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Feb 19th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. I went to Florence this fore noon with Charles McIntosh and received the intrest on the money fore the land I Sold him after noon was chopping wood. John <s>wen</s> went <s>th</s> to Thamesville with the girls </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Feb 20th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. Snow in the fore noon, the fore part of the day I was chopping wood. John was drawing in the after noon noon I went to Dresden for the chop feed</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Feb 21st</td>
<td>clear and pleasant John was drawing blocks for fence this forenoon after noon we was cleaning up wheat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Feb 22ond</td>
<td>cloudy and Snow this fore noon we was Sawing Some Stove wood</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Feb 23rd</td>
<td><s>cloudy</s> clear and warm the latter part of the day. John and I went to Thamesville with a load of wheat Sold it to T. Syers for one dollar per bushel</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Feb 24th</td>
<td>cloudy after noon rain and Sleet we ware Shelling corn and putting up a load to get ground. John got it chopt this after noon</td>
</tr>
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<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Feb 25th</td>
<td>cloudy high wind from the West and cold.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Feb 26th</td>
<td>cloudy wind from the North West and quite cold. we was Sawing Stove part of the day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Feb 27th</td>
<td>cloudy after noon Snow the fore part of the day John and I was Sawing and Splitting Stove wood. after noon I went up to the School house and voted for Member for the local house</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Feb 28th</td>
<td>clear and moderate the roads getting pretty bare. John and I was over the river cutting Some Small oak timber for fence posts.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>March 1st</td>
<td>clear and warm. the wind and Sun has cut away the Snow and ice very fast to day. I was helping Phillip Switzer Score timber for John W. Snareys drive barn John was drawing Tile<s> fr</s> from Florence we Saw <s>blew</s> blue birds the first this season</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>March 2ond</td>
<td>clear fore part of the day latter part cloudy cool. I was helping Switzer again with the timber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Mar 3rd</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. they boys and I was Sawing and Splitting Stove wood at the house part of the day.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Mar 4th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and cold</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><table></table></div>
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Camden Gore March1883
</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Mar 5th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and pleasant quite Sharp this morning. I and John drawing out manure</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Mar 6th</td>
<td>Snow the fore part of the day quite Soft the latter part we ware Shelling corn and putting up a load to get chopt this fore noon. after noon was drawing wood from over the river</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Mar 7th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool, we ware drawing wood from over the river, the road getting quite <s>b</s> bear of Snow again </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Mar 8th</td>
<td>clear part of the day, we was drawing wood from over the river</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Mar 9th</td>
<td>cloudy and moderate putting up a load of grain to get chopt in the after noon, John took it to Florence. Anne Sick Sent for the Dr this evening </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Mar 10th</td>
<td>Snow Squalls most of the day. Anne Some better. John went for the chop feed this after noon. I was chopping Some wood by the house. Desmond came for the calf I sold him </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Mar 11th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Mar 12th</td>
<td>cloud and cold. we ware drawing up wood and putting in the wood Shead. the ground and river froze Solid yet. John Greenwood was geting <s>ice</s> Ice out to day, the first Lamb for this season</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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Camden Gore March 1883
<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Mar 13th</td>
<td>clear and warm, we was drawing hay from over the river. the roads geting quite soft towards Evening.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Mar 14th</td>
<td>clear prety high wind from the West the frost and Snow going fast. this fore noon drew the last of the hay from over the river. After noon was Scraping up manure about the barn yard.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Mar 15th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. we ware hauling manure to day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Mar 16th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool we wear hauling out manure again to day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Mar 17th</td>
<td>clear part of the day moderate this after noon. cloudy and looks like rain this Evening, we was getting out manure again.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Mar 18th</td>
<td>moderate in the morning. the latter part of the day cold blustring and Snow.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Mar 19th</td>
<td>a blustring Snowing Stormy day. Snowed all last night and most of the day to day. about ten inches of Snow fell the last thirty hours, not doing much but look after Ewes and lambs Six or Seven Ewes had lambs and one Ewe died Since the Storm commenced <s>menced</s> quite cold to night, a dull looking Sight for the blue birds and robins</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><table></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{page one}
Camden Gore March 1883
</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Mar 20th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant, we was not doing much to day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Mar 21st</td>
<td>clear and pleasant a very Sharp morning. we was cleaning up timothy <s>Sea</s> Seed part of the time to day. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Mar 22ond</td>
<td>clear most of the day, and pleasant after 9 AM. very cold in the morning the themomiter has been blow Zero the last three mornings. we was Shelling corn and fixing up a load of chop for mill and Sawing some wood at the house to day. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Mar 23rd</td>
<td>a rough blustring Snowing day. I was thrashing out oats. John went to Florence mill with some grain and got chopt for the <s>cat</s> cattle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Mar 24th</td>
<td>clear and warm in the midle of the day pretty Sharp this morning. I was thrashing out oats the boys was drawing wood</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Mar 25th</td>
<td>clear and moderate</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Mar 26th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft. Sharp in the morning the boys was drawing wood. I <s>was</s> was thrashing out oats</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Mar 27th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool. I was thrashing out oats. John was chopping Stove wood</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
{page two}
Camden Gore March 1883
<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Mar 28th</td>
<td>cloudy and moderate. finished thrashing and cleaning the oats</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Mar 29th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. I was tapping a fiew trees and trimming the grape vines and Some of the apple trees</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Mar 30th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and cool part of the fore noon helping John W. Snarey try to get a Sow and pigs over the river on the ice but cold not make it work. Mahlon Gibson had to get his oxen and draw theem over o on the Sleigh. after noon we was Sawing and Splitting Stove wood</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Mar 31st</td>
<td>clear most of the day wind from the East and cold. the boys and I <s>chopp</s> Sawing and Splitting Stove wood at the house</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Apr 1st</td>
<td>cloudy and cold wind from the East </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Apr 2ond</td>
<td>clear and cool. I was Sowing grass Seed this fore noon. After noon John & I finished <s>cututing</s> cutting the Stove wood at the house</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Apr 3rd</td>
<td>clear most part of the day and pleasant. this fore noon went up to Florence and paid the Dr for attending Anne, paid Joseph Shepley <s>and</s> for makeing Johns and mending Walters boots paid John Young for tile</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Apr 4th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft looked like rain but none came <s>came</s> I was Scraping up manure</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><table></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{page one}
Camden Gore April 1883
</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Thu<s> Fri</s></td>
<td>Apr 5th</td>
<td>cloudy and rain most of the day not doing much any thing this fore noon. after noon was triming the apple trees</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Apr 6th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool, was triming apple trees the ice started in the river to day for the first time this season</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Apr 7th</td>
<td>cloudy and Soft Some Snow lat night and to day. not doing much to day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Apr 8th</td>
<td>clear and warm a pleasant day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Apr 9th</td>
<td>clear a fine day I was at the blacksmith's this fore noon after noon was triming bushes in the garden</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Apr 10th</td>
<td>clear and warm a very fine day I was working on the under ground drain Anne & John took a grist to Dresden and got ground</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Apr 11th</td>
<td>cloudy fore part of the day, high wind and cold. I was working at the ditch, John Started plow this after noon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Apr 12th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and pleasant. I was working at the ditch John was plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Apr 13th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool. pretty high wind from the East. John was plowing. I was ditching</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Apr 14th</td>
<td>clear and quite hot the themoiter at 84 deg. I was working at the ditch. John was plowing</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
{page two}
Camden Gore April 1883
<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Apr 15th</td>
<td>cloudy Some rain</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Apr 16th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. I was ditching John plowing. Duncan and Sarah Bolton was hear to day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Apr 17th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant a very fine day John was plowing. I was ditching. Sold a white Bull calf Charley Grant to H H Scarlett to day.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Apr 18th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. I finished the ditch to day. John was plowing. I Saw Some barn Martins to day.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Apr 19th</td>
<td>I was fixing up fence John was plowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Apr 20th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool. I was takeing part of the fence down between me and William Saw. am going to repair it over. John was plowing most of the day he took Tory up to the Dr this fore noon & a tooth drawn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Apr 21th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and pleasant John was plowing. I was laying up fence on the line between me and William Saw</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Apr 22th</td>
<td>cloudy and cold. Some Snow</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Apr 23th</td>
<td>cloudy high wind from the North and quite cold. John finished plowing the field Across the road. I was <s>fix</s> laying up fence</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><table></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{page one}
Camden Gore April 1883
</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Apr 24th</td>
<td>cloudy and Snow Squalls most of the day. I was Stakeing the fence part of the time. John was harrowing the ground for oat, before Sowing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Apr 25th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and cool. I was repairing fences John was harrowing. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Apr 26th</td>
<td>cloudy after noon wet, fore part of the day repairing fence this Evening was Shelling corn to get chopt, John commenced drilling in oats was Stopt by by the rain</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Apr 27th</td>
<td>cloudy Some rain. I was takeing up potatoes out of the pits John was drilling in oats</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Apr 28th</td>
<td>cloudy fore noon after noon clear and cool. heavey rain last night. I was pileing brush that was cut out of the Orchard the fore part of the day, was over the river fixing up fence in the afternoon. John took Some corn and oats to Florence Mill and got chopt.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Apr 29th</td>
<td>clear and cool</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Apr 30th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. I was digging in the garden this fore noon, after noon went to Florence for Some apple trees I had ordered they had not come. John was drilling in oats the fore part of the day, latter part cultivating. Saw some chimney Swalows the first this Season.</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
{page two}
Camden Gore May 1883
<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>May 1st</td>
<td>clear and warm. I was diging in the garden and takeing up a pit of potatoes in the fore noon, after noon Sowing barley, John was harowing </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>May 2ond</td>
<td>cloudy and warm, was Setting out a fiew apple trees and Sowing grassseed to day, John was harrowing </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><s>Wed</s></td>
<td><s>May</s></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>May 3rd</td>
<td>cloudy warm and thunder Showers I was cutting and planting a fiew potatoes. John was cultivating the little field North of the house, this after noon.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>May 4th</td>
<td>cloudy, and warm, very hevey rain last night the ground to wet to work I was Setting a fiew grafts and makeing trelises for the grape vines</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>May 5th </td>
<td>cloudy and cool. was digging in garden and takeing up a pit of potatoes John and the girls was at Set Crowels wifes funeral</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>May 6th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant, attended the Quarterly meeting at Florence Church</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>May 7th</td>
<td>cloudy rain and thunder most <s>of</s> of the fore noon. fore part of the day I was cutting Seed potatoes after noon attended Quarterley Meeting at oficial <s>Meeting at</s> Florence</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><table></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{page one}
Camden Gore May 1883
</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>May 8th</td>
<td>cloudy, I was Spreading manure. John plowing the fied East of the house for corn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>May 9th</td>
<td>cloudy thretened rain but little came. I was Spreading manure in the fore noon, after noon Sowing barley and grass Seed quite windy this evening</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>May 10th</td>
<td>cloudy and wet most part of the day. I was repairing the line fence between me and Bilton when I could for the rain John and <s>And</s> Anne went to Dresden</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>May 11th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool. this fore noon was picking up the old rotten pecies of rail where Whitker Bilton had moved the line fence. after noon was at the raising of a barn for Henry Lampman </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>May 12th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool I was repairing fence John was plowing </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>May 13th</td>
<td>clear part of the day and cool</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>May 14th</td>
<td>cloudy and wet. thunder Showers through the day. I was working in the Shop Shapening Saws part of the time. John was plowing when the rain would let him, the ground is getting very wet </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>May 15th</td>
<td>clear and cool, was Spitting rails on the river flats</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
{page two}
Camden Gore May1883
<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>May 16th</td>
<td>clear and cool. was Splitting rails in the fore noon after noon John and I was at the raising of Nelson<s>s Barn</s> Youngs Barn </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>May 17th</td>
<td>clear fore part of the day. cloudy this Evening looks as though we might have rain frosts the last three nights a Sharp one last night was repairing fence to day <s>h</s> Hugh Mead & Alice DeCuite was here last night and this fore noon. Anne went to Dresden to See Richard Tiffin he is very sick </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>May 18th</td>
<td>cloudy part of the day and thretened rain but not much came. the boy and I gettin out manure</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>May 19th</td>
<td>cloudy warm and pleasant, was Spreading manure this fore noon. After noon at the raising of John Young's barn. John was plowing for corn. Walter Sprading manure. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>May 20th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>May 21st</td>
<td>a cold rain all day. Setting in the house most of the day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>May 22ond</td>
<td>Snow this fore noon, rain all night the ground very wet I was Sawing up old rails in the wood Sead, part of the day</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><table></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{page one}
Camden Gore May 1883
</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>May 23rd</td>
<td>clear was letting water of the corn ground of the barley this fore noon after noon went up to Florence with B.Y. Snarey.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>May 24th</td>
<td>clear most of the day and hot. A Sharp frost last night. cloudy this Evening we was repairing fences makeing a pen for washing the Sheep</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>May 25th</td>
<td>clear and hot, John and Anne went to Dresden. I was helping to clear the Organ. the fruit trees are blossesming</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td> <s>Apr</s> May 26th</td>
<td>heavey rain most of the day, not doing much to day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>May 27th</td>
<td>cloudy and thunden Showers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>May 28th</td>
<td>cloudy, hot part of the day not doing much the ground to wet to work went to Florence this after noon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>May 29th</td>
<td>clear and pleasant. the ground to wet yet to work, wer was repairing fence part of the day. the apple trees only nicely in bloom</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>May 30th</td>
<td>cloudy after noon rain. Commencec putting up a pice of board fence had to Stop at noon for the rain</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>May 31st</td>
<td>clear and cool. John and James Staggs was working at the fence. I went to Dresden this fore noon for nails</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
{page two}
Camden Gore May 1883
<table></table><table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>June 1st</td>
<td>clear and hot in the midle of the day. James Staggs John & myself working at the board fence by the Side of the lane. a frost last night. </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Jun 2ond</td>
<td>clear and warm, I was <s>repa</s> repairing fence this fore noon. After noon we ware washing sheep</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Jun 3rd</td>
<td>cloudy in the after noon, and warm</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jun 4th</td>
<td>flying clouds and hot. heavey thunder Shower last night. this fore noon I went over the river to get Mr Skinner to Shear the Sheep. after noon the boys and I took the young cattle over to the other place and made Some fence poasts and brought home </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Jun 5th</td>
<td>clear fore part of the day and hot havey thunder and rain this Evening. I was panting beans and corn in the garden the fore part of the day. latter part Selling Seed corn. John commenced harrowing the corn ground</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Jun 6th</td>
<td>flying clouds most of the day. <s>heav</s> heavey rain in the Evening went up to Florence this fore noon. claning a load of wheat for Mill in the after noon John commenced to harrow in the after noon was Stopt by the rain</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><table></table></div>
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Camden Gore June 1883
</p>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Thu</td>
<td>Ju 7th</td>
<td>clear most of the day and <s>hot</s> hot. the boys and I was pileing manure in the fore noon. John finished harrowing and commenced marking out the corn ground. Mr Skinner commenced Shearing the Sheep this after noon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fri</td>
<td>Jun 8th</td>
<td>clear most of the day and hot cloudy this Evening and looks like rain we was planting corn. Mr Skiner finished Shearing the Sheep this afternoon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sat</td>
<td>Jun 9th</td>
<td>cloudy wet fore part of the day. I finished planting corn in the field East of the barn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sun</td>
<td>Jun 10th</td>
<td>cloudy and cool.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mon</td>
<td>Jun 11th</td>
<td>cloudy, went over the river and gave the young cattle Some Salt this fore noon after noon was planting potatoes James Staggs & John working at the fence this after noon. cool </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tue</td>
<td>Jun</td>
<td>cloud and warm. I was helping Albert Ketchison plant his corn. John & James Staggs was working at the fence</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wed</td>
<td>Jun 18th</td>
<td>flying clouds and cool, went to Dresden to Mill, James Staggs child died last night</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
{page two}
{a few calculations}
155
<u> X75<u>
7.75
<u>1089</u>
=11665
+++++++++++++
155
X80
=12400
+++++++++++
155 X 77 1085 1085
11935
77
=12036
+++++++++++++++++++
12 / 700
60
100
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{page one}
{previously transcribed in Cameron's 1898 diary}
James Cameron Island
29th of Dec 1898 our Angus Cameron's Birth Day ice Kind of Took Last night and some near Morning E Wind Boys to the Head of the Island in the morning not very good yet Lots of air-holes Lots Before the Door some Snow Slippery for the cows on the ice to Drink They went to try the Ice at 1 o clock its not Fit to crofs cut an ash for Runners for a Little Sleigh Fixing around the Pump
30th Leander and Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown ice not very Good Got the mail Papers and Gazzette and Maggazines From Dan and a Parcel From Helen with a Lot of Presents to all To Leander Gordon Fernandez John H Stanley Ionia {torn away} Peanuts chocelate Sweetys Sissy Purse and Money Handkerchief Rained Water Raising Froze some the Last Day of the Year Cool to day
{torn away} in 1/2 of the Wheat Straw
{torn away}der stopt at Hamiltons to night
{page two}
James Cameron Island
1st of January 1899 New Years Day a Fortunate Day Sunday Leander came and Went to church Gordon came Frosty
2nd a Fortunate Day Windy Went Down to the Kit Kit for EEls got 1 Ice cracking Uncle Bill and Johnnie came for the Mare First crofsing with a Horse From the south side sent a Table Linen cloth to Annie cold Freezing Shod the Mare heard Duncan Cameron Departed in the Fort
3rd Allen's Birth Day Unfortunate Day 1853 very Fine Day Leander & Fernandez Went to Lancaster Gave Them a 10 Dollar checque to get cashed Ed Renshaw hear Sent a Parcel to Adeline Setting Fire to Parts of the Marsh that would Burn cashed the cheque 1 Dollar American 5 Dollars Toronto 4 Dollars Dominion and 15 cents Silver Got Shoes on the Horses and Nails got me a Pair of Felts 1 Dollar got an 8 Dollar Suit {torn away} E Wind Rained some Put {torn away} Fernandez went to Lis{torn away} Hand sleigh together Ra{torn away} Bottle of Mustard {bottom of page torn away}
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5th of January 1899 The Wind Rose very High from the West a Good While Before Day Light Windy the air-hole Before the Door opened to the Shore with the Wind
6th Epiphany East Wind snowed some Blowing Put in the Rest of the Wheat Straw in the Barn Leander to Summerstown Bought a Pan of Bread Blowing Drifting hard to night VanderBuilt Married to Day
7th West Wind Blowing hard Drifting air-hole shut up some with the Wind Last night Cool Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown for the Mail Bought a Pan of Bread coming in the Bay Fell or Slipped and Hurted his Shoulder got a Mink in the Trap Took him home
{black mark} Annie's Birth Day Fine Gordon
{black mark} and D Spink here Leander
{black mark} church Meeting to night very
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9th Fine Drew 2 {black mark}od Bushed the Road to
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{black mark} Eagle Flying around
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10th of January 1899 Fine very Frosty This is the Day the Fight comes off Between Kid McCoy and Sharkey cold Frosty to night
11th Sir John A McDonald's Birth Day Fine Day very Frosty Randolph here on Scates Leander crofsed with him to Summerstown Bought of Haggarty Soda Biscuits 25
12th On This Day of the Month Aunty Mary Departed 1891 old Style New Year's Day Leander to Mill with 2 Bags of Wheat 2 sacks of Flour Bran and cornell Stanley went acrofs the ice with him East Wind The New Moon Showed to night only came in yesterday
13th Unfortunate Day E Wind Cold Fine Randolph here Leander went to Summerstown Hailed some Bought Kerosene oil
14th Rained Hail {black mark} Leander to the Kit Kit Hock{black mark} town Unfortunate Day
15th {black mark} on the ice Fortunate Day {black mark} here Bought Pike The {black mark} The Fight with {black mark} {rest of page illegible}
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16th of January 1899 very Fine Drew 2 Loads of Wood Leander went with Fernandez to Lancaster to see about his Shoulder Fernandez Stopt Down not very well myself Stanley Killed 28 Mice under the Bottom of the Hay Stack Fernandez stopt at A Frasers
17th Fine Leander went for Fernandez to Lancaster the Doctor says his Collar Bone is Broke the Shoe on the cutter Broke I went Through the Island put out 2 Bushes in the Bay
18th Fine Fixing the cutter Leander crofsed to P.O Wrote a Letter to T. Eaton & Co put 2 Dollars {illegible} For Pink Pills and Dodds Kidney Pills Put a Dollar in a Letter {illegible} Glengarrian wrote them to night {illegible} Doing Nothing
20th Fine {illegible} went to Fort Covington to
{illegible}utter Fixed 75 cents lb Tea {illegible} Mail Randolph here
{illegible}Dundee Scating
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21st January 1899 Fine Unfortunate Day St Agnefs Day Got a Mink Doing Nothing Fished a Little got a Pike
22nd Fine W Wind Leander to church Gordon came Mrs and Mifs Lilly Renshaw here Leander took them Home Got Jane Ann's Likenefs From Mrs Renshaw Gordon went off
23rd Fine Thawing Gordon came went to Lancaster Bought Rear Rubbers Leander Bought a Pair of Drawers 50 1 of the Sangsters Died Below Lancaster and McDougall Leander crofsed a foot to Summerstown Gordon took my Letters to Put in the PO 1 Dollar in the Glengarrian and 2 Dollars in the Toronto Letter to T.Eaton & Co Gave him 14 cents to Pay Postage and Registering East Wind to night Bought an axe {illegible} Ionia Bought a Knife From Gordon {illegible}
24th Fine Rained Charles Tupper {illegible} of the Butter-nut Island {illegible}H Fair a Happy Day ca{illegible}
perch Put a handle {illegible}
and Indian went Down {illegible}
and Rofs's Island {illegible}
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20th of Feby 1899 This is called the Steel Days or night as its always a cold time up to the 28th In England Fine Day Began to Draw the Basswood Logs 5 Logs 465 Feet 3 Logs 360 Feet Randolph here John H here For the Gentleman Pig Leander Bad with the Grip 825 Feet to Day
21st very Fine Day W Wind changed to East Took 3 Loads to the Mill to Day 10 Logs 7 Logs in the Forenoon 804 Feet 3 Logs in the afternoon 300 Feet John Morris passed up with sawdust George wants to trade Barley for oats Lots of Indians down for Wood to Rosses Island 1929 Feet sawed to Day
22nd Washington's Birth Day Some Rain east Wind some Fine Wind changed to West Sloppy on the ice Drew up the Boards from the River cut Down the Big Elm not very well very unwell to Day
23rd very unwell to Day in Bed Fine Day 13 Rigs of Indian went Down to Day Boys cutting and clearning on the north side cutting oak in the clearning Froze some Last night crows came to Day got a Letter from the Star Kansas a card from John Cameron
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24th of Feby 1899 Froze last St Matthias Day 1244 Feet Sawed to Day a Lot of Indians went Down to Day Sent for a Bottle of Rum as I am very Bad with the Grip Heard Duncan G was Buried yesterday in Williamstown A very Fine man Thats 3173 to to Day 3173
25th Went with 3 Lods to Day 8 Logs Floring 340 Feet The Basswood how much a Lot of Indians went Down to Day Bill Morris for Sawdust not very Well I Quit Writing am so Bad
26th Livinia Annie and George came Fine cool Mifs Margaret Hamilton Departed this Life
27th Mifs Margaret Buried to Day
28th The Last Day of February
1st of March St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh Taffy and the Leek came in Like Lamb very Fine Went to Mill on the 27th of February Went with Lumber to Landcaster the Ice getting Bad near Shore at Lancaster
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James Cameron Island
I Forgot What was we were Doing as I Did not writing for a Month Bad with La-Grippe cold and Rheumatism so a Good many things I Forgot 2 of the cows calved
3rd Fine Filling the Sap Barrels at the River Leander Drawing wood at Renshaws this is not the right Date
14th Stanleys Birth Day 1880 on the 4th is William Henery Shadgate Cameron Uncle John's Son Bill and George came with the Mare on the 14th Fernandez to Lancaster Sent a Letter to Kansas with 25 cents cnt got a pair of Boots for Ionia 1 Dollar Fernandez went again to Lancaster Bought 8 lb of Pork Licquorice those Dates is not right about 17th of March St Patrick Day Gordon here Randolph here Drew some sticks a very Fine St Patricks Fernandez to Williamstown on the 15th Mrs Renshaw here her and Lilly on the 16th
18th On this Day of the Vicky Departed 1887
St Joseph's Day Snowing hard
19th Sunday Leander Went to Hamiltons Got the Mail
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I Forgot Lots of things as I Wrote the above on the 21st
A Flock of Wild Geese went East of March
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19th of March 1899 Last Day of Winter Snowing and Drifting
20th First Day of Spring Drifting Grinding the Axes Equinoxtial Gales
21st Fine Day Began Putting out Manure Fernandez went to Fort Covington For Ionia's Boots Took Home a Fiddle Leander Crofsed to Summerstown to night East Wind Heard Jane Ann Summers Died Rolland McDonald wife Heard Hugh McPhee's Wife Died in Montreal a Daughter of Mr Curries up the Front Mr Currie very poorly Mr Ide's Dog made a Havoc amongst John Tyo's Sheep Killing (another Dog with him It Cost them over 100 Dollars Got a Lot of Philadelphia Papers From Dan He must got Back
22nd Livinia's Birth Day (Senior) East Wind Snow and Drifting First churning Yesterday about 4 lb 1/2 Gloomy weather
23rd E Wind Drifting Snowing Raining Fogy Stormy Fixing my Razors
24th W Wind Putting out Manure Leander for Mail got Papers From Dan got a Letter From Daisy Burton with a Photograph of James Burton the Boy and Daisy
23rd
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25th of March 1899 Lady Day a Very Fine Day Leander went to Lancaster with Team took one of the Pans to get Fixed Bought shoes Pork Licquorice Good crofsing on the ice so they say Lots of Snow Brought Shingles
26th Fine John H Camerons Birth Day 1876 John Dan Spink Randolph and his Wife hear to Day Palm Sunday Leander went home with them took the Horse and Cutter Freezing at nights
27th Fine Day Putting out manure some on Potato Ground Wrote a Letter to John Cameron Junction City Kansas and 2 Papers a Paper to Mifs Daisy Burton Maxville Got a PoteGrap of 7 of Them an 2 nice Looking Dogs From Bismarck in Alaska Skagnay an all good Looking Boys they are Leander went up with Eddy Renshaw with 2 Bags of Oats
28th Fine Soft put out some Manure Drew some Stones Drew the cow to the Lower Point Some of the Rousseaus came to Fish Perch in the Back Bay got about 20 Leander wih them Unfortunate Day one of the Sheep a Lamb Rained to night Scorched or Singed a Rat then Let him Go to Frighten the Rest
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29th of March 1899 Unfortunate Day West Wind Snowing Blowing Drifting high Wind Freezing cattle not Watered to Day
30th Fine Drifting Windy Wrote a Letter to Eaton Toronto put 1.25 for 3 Boxes of Williams Pink Pills and a 10 cent Pills of Blairds 50 in a Box The Whie Yearling calf Dead one of the other Big one hurted him going to water Leander crofsed to he Post Office Took the Letter
31st Good Friday a very Fine Day the 2 Boys went to Fort Covington to Mill with Wheat Sent 2 Skins 7 cents a lb 57 lb The other 15 lb Gordon here Went to Lancaster For his saw Bought a Jar Bought Licquorice Handles for a crofscut saw Leander came
1st of April all Fools Day A Fine Day Leander and Gordon went to Alexandria The First time Leander was there Bought Window Frames and Doors Got the Horse shod 1 Shoe at and the Harrows Fixed at Dewars J Hhing Randolph was with them X Cost 2.50 Bag of Salt) A Letter From Minnie on the 5th of April 7th
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2nd of April 1899 Easter Sunday they said the Sun Danced this Morning a Fine Day Randolph came Leander and Livinia and Ionia Went to Renshaws Gordon and Randolph crofsed to church Lots of Eggs
3rd Fine Day Tapt a good many to Day Running Gathered a Barrel or so cut the old Marsh hay stack in Two
4th Took some Barrels to the Bush Leander to the P. Office sent 2 Letters for Medicine one to New York and 1 to Binhamton to Be Given Free Fernandez and Livinia went acrofs to Dan Frasers Boys in the Sugar Bush all Day Fixing place for the Pans I went over to the Pitt Point and up Through the sugar Bush and up the swamp Took home the crofscut saw it was in the swamp Sissy came had a Basket of Apples From Dan Frasers Sold 1 pair of Ducks Brought a Rooster for the 1 we got in the Fall Leander crofsed got the Pink Pills and 2 Boxes of Blands or Blauds Brough some sweet stuff from the Bush
5th Fine Fine Day Boiling in the Bush went to the Lower Point Fernandez went to Cornwall a calf and a Lamb Black Ducks came and Whistlers Black Birds
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6th of April 1899 very Fine Day Went up to the Sugar Bush Fernandez came from Cornwall John H was up too gathered about 65 pails Boiled it in Syrup what they had before Lambs Dying with the Sheep not Letting them suck air-hole full of Ducks Frog-hawk came Robins *
7th Fine Day Froze Last night Swallows came Shot 8 Ducks in the air-hole Wild Geese going Down not running well took Down 5 cans to Day Began to Rain to night wind hard and snowing some to night Sissy crofsed to Summerstown had 7 Dozen of Eggs 70 cents Sugar 10 cents a Lot of Shooting Down South East
8th Rain Foggy smoky Doing nothing
9th On This Day of the Month I was Married Lowed Sunday Rain Snow Sap not Running ice opened in Holes here and there
10th Fine cool Leander crofsed to Hamiltons got a Letter From John Cameron Junction City Kansas with his Pothagraph sealed in the Letter Fernandez in the Bush along
11th on the Day of the Month Uncle John Departed 1893 * Married 1862 * 9th
Lesors for Salt
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James Cameron Island
11th of April 1899 a very Fine Day East Wind Froze Hard last night Leander Puttying his Boat Fernandez and Stanley in the Sugar Bush Lots of Shooting Ducks plenty Some one Down at Kit Kit air-hole Shooting all Day Running well Took up 2 more Barrels to the Bush Straining to Day Boiled a Little after Dark ice opening Slowly Lots of Wild Geese Flying to Day made Taffy Ionia to Day 7 Gallons made to Day
12th Froze Last night Rained Foggy Boiling in the Bush Began to shoot on the Sturgeon Island Randolph came Muskrats coming near shore put out Gordons Boat Thunder to Day Lightning to night Loons came ice Jamming
13th very Fine not running well Randolph and Leander after Ducks Randolph ewnt of had 8 or 9 pairs of Ducks Shot a Rat
14th Fine not Running after Ducks Big Jams of ice Going Down Drops of Rain
15th Fine Boiling in pan I went up to the Bush ice clearing good Found a Tick on EEl Island a Fortunate Day
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16th of April 1899 Fine E Wind Randolph and Adelaide here Eddy all went to Sugar Bush made Taffy Made 25 lb of Sugar Gordon and Dan Spink here for Gordons Boat some Drops of Rain
17th very Fine cutting stove Wood crofsed with Eddy a calf to Day a Lot of ice Going Down the colt has the Distemper
18th Uncle Duncans B Day Fine Gathered 9 pails Sawing Stove Wood 2 of Renshaws here Brought home the umbrella a Good Lot of Shooting to Day on the South side Killed a snake yesterday Bad with my shoulders water Falling I went to the Lower Point Leander to P Office Bought a can of Mustard
19th Fine EW Boiled Down what Sap there was 4 Gallons a Lot of Shooting to Day Peter Back here Fishing EEls got some nails to Fix his sail Frogs making Music KingFisher came Lots of Dead Perch in Back Bay
20th E Wind and West cutting Stove Wood EEl Fishers Leander to Lancaster
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Took home Sugar Bush Rigging on the 24th April
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James Cameron Island
21st of April 1899 Fine cutting Stove Set Traps Took Traps acrofs not running very Fires in Marsh one of the cows calved
22nd Fine Day Gordon came Grinding the Tools Hewed an ash Stick Leander and Gordon crofsed to Summerstown cutting stove Wood Sport Stole 2 Rats
23rd St George's Day the Festival of the English a very Fine Day Carlo here a year ago to Day Eddy Renshaw here
24 very Fine Princefs Louise First Trip to Cornwall Gordon Hewing the Elm peices up at the camp The Chaffy into Lancaster to night
25th St Marks Day a very Fine Day East and West Wind in the Evening Thund and Lightning Some Drops of Rain Lewis and 2 of his Children here Got Milk Gordon crofsed Hewed the oaks ploughing the Potato Ground a Steam Barge went Down this Morning Drew some Stones to the Bank
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26th of April 1899 A very Fine Day Finished Ploughing Potato Ground West of the House Drew some Wood that was at the River Livinia and Sissy went to Renshaws 10 Doz of Eggs to Douquetts Stanley spreading Manure in the upper Field Mifs Renshaw Down with Sissy Ionia and her took a Boat Ride Fernandez went to Lancaster tis Licquorice Beacon Practice Book
27th Fine E Wind at Stones Leander crofsed Mr Genie came to night
28th Mrs Cameron Mifs Renshaw Mr Amiot and Wife here Ionia went up with the 2 of them 2 Tows went Down Ploughing Harrowing taken of Stones Genie went off Gave him a Loon
29th very Fine Sowed 5 Bushels of Wheat Garnet went Down First Trip Steam Barge went Down Tugs Fernandez went to Lancaster Bought Tin Strainer 75 cents Bought moth Balls went to Fish Lots of ice going Down
30th Fine Leander went to Renshaw For Ionia
1st of May Rocket went Down 9 Steamers went to Day Planted Potatoes Rain E Wind Fernandez went to Dundee 6 hides Wild Geese
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James Cameron Island
2nd of May 1899 Fine Ploughing Back of the Barn EW Taking of Stones of the Wheat Finished up to the apple Tree with Potatoes Alexandra went Down Late to night Leander to Summerstown
3rd E Wind Cool Rocket First Trip up got a paper From Church Kidney Cure Sawing Stove Wood Fernandez went to Cornwall
4th very Fine Frost Last night Harrowing gathering picking up Stones Sowed 1 1/4 of Wheat about 6 Bushels of Wheat now Went to the Kit Kit Ionia and I Leander to Summerstown Sissy to Jo Douquetts with 20 Doz of Eggs
5th very Fine Sowed 20 Doz of Eggs
5th very Fine Sowed 3 1/2 Bushels of Georges oats Roling the Wheat Picking Stones Planted Onions at the Oak-Tree Set a Hen to Hatch one on Ducks
6th Fine Sowed 10 of oats in all Leander crofsed to Summerstown Fernandez to Lancaster Bought a Horn 15 cents Harrowing the oats Salted the cattle went around the Island Lots of Towing to Day
7th Fine Livinia and Sissy went to Hamiltons Gordon came
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8 of May 1899 Ploughing Potato Ground East Ed Renshaws For Oats 4 Salt Sacks went to Fish night Taken off Stones Harrowing Fine East wind Planted the Corn
9th Planted 33 Rows of Potatoes East of the Pig Pen cutting seeds Amiot here got 1/2 Bushel of Pease 30 cents Trimmed the apple trees not very well
10th a very warm Fine Day Planting Potatoes 12 Bushel of Eyes all in that Peice cutting Potato seed Stanley Planted all the Peice Leander crofsed to night Fernandez crofsed in his own Boat Setting Fires The Hamilton went Down a Raft went Down Working at Leech for Soap a Garden West of the Pig Pen For Melons
11th Windy Raining Ploughing Asension Day Tug coming up Let go her Tow and they Drifted to Rofs's Island John H came with the Gentleman Pig
12th Fine Lewis's Cornelius here Heard of Cassie Henons Death on the 9th or 10th Ploughin and Taken up stones Jubilee Taken off 3 Schooners From Rofs's Island
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James Cameron Island
13th of May 1899 Raining Filgate went up Fernandez went to Fort Covington Ploughing taken off stones put Mustard Plaster on Took 1 lb of Tea
14th Fine Sacrament at Salem Church Summerstown Leander went Windy
15th Fine Fernandez went to Careys to cut Wood Ploughing and Taken off Stones Mr Peter Urquet here for Butter 10 cent Went up to the Upper Point Killed 2 Rusters
16th Fine Cool Ploughing and Harrowing Back of the Barn Taking the Wire of the Fence Fernandez came with the Trunk ofo Steel Ful of articles Dan sent Paid Haggarty 15 cents
17th Fine Sowed 17 Bushel of oats Taken off Stones Lent Cornelius the Harrows Jubilee went Down to Day Wrote a Letter to Dan MM
18 Rained some Leander Took 16 Bushels of Oats at 30 cents 4.80 putting Manure on the Back Place
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19th of May 1899 Ploughing at Back Door of the Barn Ploughed some West of the Wire Fence Fixing the Wire Fence Making Garden Back of the Lane Fence St Dustan Day
20th Fine Putting Manure on the Back Peice Taking away the Banking at the End and North George Annan here for Oats at 30 cents Fernandez went to Fort Covington Got his Parcel of things he sent for Sissy to Jo Douquet 17 llb of Butter at 17 cents 2.89 Eggs 10 Doz 1 Dollar Southern Red Pine 35 cents Paper of Pins 5 cents
21st Whit Sunday Ed Renshaw with the Bags Fine Leander to church
22nd Fine putting out Manure on the swamp Trowling Got a Pike Leander crofsed
23rd 3 of Them to Dundee Sissy Ionia Stanley 2 calfskins 20 Doz of Eggs went for the Harrows Last night Harrowed Potatoes sowed oats and Barley Fernandez Fixing his Boats
(Sheared the Sheep on 26th )
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James Cameron Island
24th of May 1899 Queen's Birth Day Fine W Wind 2 of the Boys Leander Fernandez went to Cornwall John H There too Stanley Putting out manure a very Fine Day
25th Fine Ploughing Back Peice Taking out Stumps set Fire to Brush Ed Renshaw here took a Tar Barrel here for Fishing Fernandez painting his Boat
26th Ember Day Fine Ploughing in the Back Peice
27th Ploughed some commenced to Rain Ember Day 3 of Renshaws here yesterday gave the Girls 2 Books
28th Trinity Sunday Fine Leander to church Stanley and Fernandez to Charlies Island Gordon came
29th Royal Oak Day or oak-apple Day Rained Heavy Thunder and Lightning and 2 Heavy showers of Hail wind East and West Began to cut some of the Stove Wood Fernandez crofsed for the Mail Windy Carlo to Lower Point
30th Fine Windy Sawing and chopping and Splitting Stove Wood Bad with Pains to Day cool
31st Last Day of May very Fine Sawing Stove Wood splitting Drew the Logs out of the Grove Lots of Boats Going to Day Harroed the East Potatoes
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1st of June 1899 The Glorious First of June Corpus Christia Vickey's Birth Day 1878 Unfortunate Day Fine Warm Windy Sawing Stove Wood and Splitting Planted a Tame Grape Vine
2nd Fine Ploughing and taking out Roots put the Plough through part of the corn Young Ducks Leander to Dundee for Wire for Fence 125 lb 3 Dollars a cwt
3rd Fine East and West Wind Working at the Wire Fence next the Bush and at the Wet Place Fixed the Gentleman Pig Sissy and Stanley to Dundee for Ionia Lots of Boats Going to Day Salted the cattle Annie and James George Robert came Rained to night
4 Fine Rained Leander to church Day and night John H and Dan Spink here Fernandez Fishing Last night got 12 Caspian went Down Rained to night Old George the 3rds Birth Day used to be Kept up for a Long Time
5th Fine Working at the wire Fence West Wind Fernandez and Leander to Summerstown with 2 Boats For oil
6th On This Day of the Month Sir John McDonald Departed Harrowing the Barley Peice Sowed 4 Bushels of Barley Windy Fernandez to Lancaster 1 of the cows calved Fernandez to Lancaster
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7th of June 1899 East Wind put the Plough throug the rest of the corn Rained making Ribs for Leander Boat Fernandez came Heard David Fraser was very Poorly Bought Ink Mucilage Medicen not very well Leander crofsed For nails for the Ribs of the Boat very heavy Rain Thunder and Lightning Bought Tea
8th Windy Making Ribs Piling some Stove Wood Washing the Wool
9th Aunty Marys Birth Day 1813 This is the Day for the Bob Fitsimmons Fight Fine W Wind Fixing the Boats with Ribs Leander crofsed for Wrought Tax for the Ribs Hoed some Rows of corn piling stove Wood Lots of Boats going to Day
10th Fine W Wind Fixing and Painting the Boat Fixing Fence Hoeing corn put the Wool in Bags 40 lbs Leander crofsed heard Randolphs wife was not well
11th St Barnabas Day Fine Day Ed Renshaw and Montor here Sissy went to see Randolph wife Leander to church
12th Fine a Lot of Trowlers 4 Boats of them on the North side Mr Mr Mulhern and his Uncle from Ohio Mr Ed Douquet Louis Bosell and they Treated me to a Drop of Good Stuff Put the Plough in Potatoes Painting Boat
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13th of June 1899 Fine W Wind Commenced Ploughing the Cellar on the Pitt Point North side Fernandez crofsed to night To Dan Frashers for the scraper
14th Fine Few Drops of Rain Working with the Scraper and ploughing the Ground Ed Renshaw came Got Eggs Sissy went up in their Boat and Annie and Baby to see Randolphs wife Sold 8 Doz of Eggs Fixed 2 Handles of Oak on the Scraper Bought Sugar Nutmegs Eclectrick oil 25 Rained to night
15th Raining Games in Martintown to Day some Fine a Man called for a Drink his name is Smith From Toronto camping at Hamiltons Quit working at the cellar with the Rain Leander to Summerstown One of the Cows calved Let out the Bull
16th the commencing of the Battle of Waterloo Rained some Working at the cellar Nor West Wind Unfortunate Day
17th Put the Plough through the Potatoes Gordon here Went to Lancaster a Parcel came a Plaid of New Zeland Wool and a Letter
18 The Battle of Waterloo Fire Flies here
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James Cameron Island
18th of June 1899 Fine Windy Leander to church Tom Monter Ed Renshaw here Ma and Ionia to Hamiltons
19th George Min and Herbert came for Annie and Baby Randolph here for Fernandez Lewis here for Salt Hoeing Stanley Fixing Fence I went to Head of the Island very very warm Mr Atwater caught a Large Lunge to Day Leander to Jo Douquetts with 20 Doz of Eggs *
20th Summer commences Leander to Mill Stanley at Fence Rain High wind Thunder and Lightning Hail Found a Boiler of some Machinery or another yesterday hauled it up to Day a Pontoon Heavy Big Hailstones Windy Election in St Regis
21st Fine Windy North Wind cool Working at the Digging of the cellar Leander crofsed
22nd Uncle Dan Cameron's Birth Day Fine Day Digging at the Cellar
23rd Fine Ploughed the Potatoes South of the corn Hoed them
24th St John the Babtiste Day Fine Warm Working at the cellar put out stove in the cook-house Leander crofsed Deer Flies here
* Summer Began
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James Cameron Island
25th of June 1899 very Fine Sacrament at Salem Church in Summerstown Leander to church
26th Fine Leander went to Cornwall with the wool 34 lbs Took home white and grey yarn 20 cents a lb for wool Bought 3 yards of cloths for Pants 75 a yard Went to Lancaster got a Large Picture for the Trading Bought Tea Stanley at Fence I and Ionia Fishing Perch ot 24 very warm Rained to night Lightning The Drudge not Working Broke
27th Fine Stanley putting a Fence out in the water at the Pitt Point Leander Fixing the Waggon very Warm Leander crofsed
28th Rained to Day Fixing in the Grainery put the Wheat in Bags East wind Took the Boards from up stairs put them in the Grainery
29th Fine North Wind the Drudge commenced Working Livinia and Stanley went to Dundee Took a Tub of Butter my Shoe to Fix Leander Ploughing the Potatoes St Peter and St Paul Bought 1 Doz of Cups 75 and saucers 75 cents Shoe 20 Butter 16 cents 4.80 6 Tubs 1.08 5 Gal oil 50 Shirting 7 yds 56 Paris Green 20 Blacksmith not Paid
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30th of June 1899 Fine Hoeing Potatoes Fishing got 27 Lewis here Fixing the Waggon Last Day June
1st of July Dominion Day Windy Fine Finished the Hoeing of Potatoes Leander crofsed The Filgate Down with a Party to Valleyfield A Rat Stole 18 of Perch
2nd Fine Windy Fernandez came From Douquetts Leander to church
3rd Fine Began Drawing sand about 75 Bushels to Day Lewis here for to Shave to Jo Douqueets with 11 Doz of Eggs Tub of Butter Ionia and I Fishing Rained to night English Cherries Getting Ripe Ell Flies plenty
4th American Independence Rained Fine Thunder and Lightning and Rain and Hail to night Drew some sand Leander for Paris Green to Sumerstown 25 cents
5th Uncle John's Birth Day 1803 Fine Thunder put Paris Green on the East Potatoes 1 Box Stanley went for another Box 25 Bought a hat 10 2 Pipes 1/2 lb of Salts Gave him 10 cents Took up 1/2 Doz of New Potatoes good Size 2 year old Heifer calved Leander Took over a Bag of oats Heavy Thunder Rained hard Lightning
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James Cameron Island
6 of July 1899 Raining Began to Draw Stones for the cellar took Salts Foggy this Morning
7th Fine put the clabboards up Stairs Fixing 1 Horse Mowing Machine Killed the calf gave it to Carlo A Social at Duncan G Place Leander crofsed 3 Girls From Dundee here Fishing Fine night Rained Thunder near morning caught about 40 Perch Ionia and I Rasberries Ripe Salted the cattle
8th Rain Fine Sought East Wind Eat Potatoes yesterday Putting Paris Green on Potatoes yesterday Fernandez came From Douquetts Went to Lancaster Bought Boots 2 Jacknives coat
9th Windy Rained
10 Unfortunate Day Began Mowing the Grove Began Mowing the upper Field Fernandez Fishing Went off took his Fish with him Mowing with the 1 Horse Machine Fine some Windy
1th Fine West Wind Mowing in the West Field I went to the upper Point Lots of Boats Going West Wind Made 30 coils Heavy Thunder and Rain Heavy Sharp Lightning 5 Boys on the Pitt Point Treated me to a Drop of Good Stuff Leander to Douqueets with Tub of Butter
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James Cameron Island
12th of July 1899 Windy very Fine Day after Last nights Storm Raking and Gathering in the Upper Field Orangeman's Day The Spartan Got aground Down on the Rushbed a Grand Orange Procefsion in Cornwall about 15,000 People
13th very Fine put in 6 Loads of Hay Eddy Renshaw and 2 Sisters and Minnie here Took Milk to the Spartan and Sallad here Minnie took Lemons and Salmon Rained to night
14th Fine Raking and Making coils Gordon here had Potatoes yesterday Rained some Passed to the South Heavy Thunder and Lightning to the South
15th St Swithen's Day if it Rains to Day it will Rain for 40 Days very Fine put in 3 Loads one of them a Small Load from the Grove put up the cook stove outside at the oaktree Heard Peter Arquit was Drowned Leander and Fernandez went to Lancaster
16th Fine a Little Rain Lilly and Eddy Down for Livinia to go to Randolph's John H here had his Bicle with hi Dan Spink here Leander to church
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James Cameron Island
17th of July 1899 Fine Leander went to Mill with Wheat Bought a Sythe and Stone Mowing in the West Field Mr Earle and Mr Lashome Tenting at the West End North Side of the Island a very Large Steam Vessel Towed Down to Day Ionia and I Fishing got 42 Fish Mr Lashome here for a Lantern as they Forgot theirs Leander to Jo Douquetts with a Tub of Butter
18th Fine Mowing the Lower Point Hay Lashomb and Earle here Got Flour and Milk and Bates Gave 25 cents Gathering hay in the West Field Rained hard to night Windy
19th Fernandez Birth Day Fine Windy Leander crofsed for Paris Green 3 Boxes putting on the Potatoes Mowing some 3 Boys for Eggs 3 Doz 30 cents those Men Away and Took our Lantern Dug some Potatoes Plenty Potato Bugs Those 3 Boys names are Leslie Millar and Markson
20th Fine Fishing got over 50 Lewis here very Heavy Thunder and Sharp Lightning Rained to night
21st Fine Dull and wet a Boy for 4 lb of Butter 72 Leander crofsed
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22nd of July 1899 Fine East Wind Dull St Magdelene Day Killed a Mutton Fernandez came had a Bicycles cutting the stoney peice of hay Behind the old Garden
23rd Fine Day Leander and Minnie to church The Rev Mr Mathieson to the Fort Exchanged ) Ed Renshaw and T Monter here Fernandez went to Jacks
24th Fine E Wind Made a Stack of Fine Hay from the Lower Point Leander went to Lancaster Bought a pair of Lace Boots 90 a pair of shoes Sox 5 Braces got another Picture very Bad with Rhemutism this Morning Mr Miller here for Eggs got 8 Dozen 80 of Eggs)
25th very warm to Day Rained hard to night cutting at the Butternut Tree Below the Potatoes Leander to Doquetts with a Tub of Butter Bought Sugar for Berries the Girls went Francis Island for Berries the 2 Girls came Down had the Mail Adelaide and Lilly Randolph for an oar Wrote a Letter to John Cameron Junction City Kansas Sent 3 Papers Got a Paper from him St James Day Cherries getting Ripe
26th St Annes Day very warm Livinia came home Eddy and his sister took her home had Broken Preserve Dish Ed Douquett and a Party on the Pitt Point have a Good Time Fishing Sent for Eggs and Pepper Salt cut the Back Garden Eddy got a Bushel of oats
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26th of July 1899 Continued from Last Page Peter Back here Butter 18 cents Rained hard to night
27th Fine E Wind Mowing upper Part of the West Field coiled some Hay Went up in the Bush
28th Fine putting in Hay 3 Men here for 3 lb of Butter one of them asked what Price I would sell at I Told him 36000 Dollars he said he would see me again Leander for Mail Ionia and I fishing Got 51 Perch W Wind
29th Fine very very warm Mowing up at the Hicory Trees it is very Thick the Hay I went up to the Head of the Island had the sythe with me Leander went to Lancaster For his and Gordons Shirts and Pants and vest Fernandez came from Jacks
30th Leander to night church Windy Ed Renshaw here
31st Last Day of July very Fine Mowing up in the Marsh Ed Renshaw here for the Mare and Mowing Machine Stanley went up with him Stopt all night cleaning some in the Barn West Mow
1st of August Lammas Day Fine Warm Stanley came Leander crofsed with Gordons Laundry Fernandez came From Jacks Mowing the Marsh up above the Hicorys
2nd Minnies B Day her and Sissy crofsed to Adelaids Making a Stack of Marsh hay E Wind Fine Thunder cloudy Sent a Letter to Mr Oglevy 12 Doz 1.40 Bought Lamp Chimney sugar Rained did not Finish the Stack Rained to night
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James Cameron Island
3rd of August 1899 Foggy very Fine day Fixing the Bow of my Boat cleaning out the Barn Fernandez crofsed very warm Chaffy went up Last night for a Raft of Saw-Logs got a Letter From John Cameron Kansas also a Photagraph of his Grand-child Mary Lillian Taken when she was 10 Weeks old The Beauhornias cana is Broken
4th very Fine hot Finished Topping of the Stack of Marsh Hay Stanley Went to Renshaws to help Ed at the hay Found 3 peices of Logs Pinned together going Down Tried the East Potatoes Grain Turning soe cucumbers plenty chokecherries Ripe Beans plenty Turnips good and so on The Ville a Maria is all the Talk now
5th Fine very warm W Wind Began cutting the Wheat Leander and Fernandez Let the Calf out Down the Lane Flies plenty Mosquitoes too Blackbirds taken a Mortgage of the Grain Rats Plenty no Mice cut the oats that was Ripe Mixed with Barley the East Piece of Wheat is not Quite Ripe 2 Men here Urquart and Knolton for Butter and Eggs 2 1/2 of Butter 45 3 Dozen of Eggs 36 Leander and Fernadez crofsed got the Mr Ogilvies Catalogue and Cameron Tartan
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6th of Augt 1899 Fine Day Eddy and Stanley came Leander to church Randolph's Birth Day Fernandez crofsed him and Eddy went to Jacks came Back Steamer Chaffy to St Regis
7th Fine W Wind Cool Fernandez went to Cornwall Began putting in the Wheat Took the Power out of the Barn Put in 9 Loads to Day Fernandez came From Cornwall cut some oats Lewis the Indian here
8th Fine Windy cut the other peice of Wheat cutting oats put in 3 Laods of Wheat The 2 Mr Gardiner's Fishing stopt at the Shore to cook their Dinner Bought Butter and so 25 cents Ionia Fishing Perch got 26 Fog Windy Ed Douquett on the Pitt Point Doz of Eggs 1/2 lb of Butter a Jolly Time they Have Fernandez crofsed to Jacks and came Back not Ready yet Leander crofsed to Summerstown
9th Fine Day Gathering and coiling the oats Ed Renshaw here for Stanley to go up with him Ionia and I Fishing got 23 perch Helping Ed to put in his Hay Stanley is The Social at the Manse to night a Big Party there
10th Rained this Morning SE Wind Mr Webster and Daughter and an Nova Scotia Lady with them Bought 2 lb of Butter 36 4 Doz of Eggs 48 a Fine old Scotchman From Quebec David Fraser Departed on the 9th 1899
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11th of August 1899 Cloudy and Fine put in 2 Loads of Wheat thats 14 Loads of Wheat there is a Little out dont count that Drew some coils of hay to put in the Bottom of the oat stack Fernandez went to Cornwall for his Bycle Ionia and I Fishing got 26 Gathered oats Got Papers from Dan Mr David Fraser Departed on the 9th of August in Montreal a very Fine young Man Respected By the Whole community and in all parts of country
12th a very very hot sun this Day cloudy in the Morning E Wind changed to West then to East Thunder Began a Stack of Oats Mr David Fraser Buried to Day Fernandez went to his Funeral Ionia and I Fishing got 35 Buried in Williamstown a very Large Funeral Finished the Stack of Oats
13th Fine Windy Leander to church Fernandez went to Jacks Eat the First corn to Day cool to night
14th Fine very warm Cornelius here for the 2 inch Augur and chain Raking some oats and Wheat cut a Little in the Front Marsh Leander crofsed got 3 Kansas papers 2 Glengarrians and Standard preaching in the consepion to night cutting some in the Front marsh all the Wheat in Blackbirds at the corn Bought pan of Bread 1 Tea
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15th of August 1899 Fine E Wind very Warm sun hot Mowing in the Front Marsh cut the Barley at the Barn Made some coils in the Marsh Young chicks out Ed Renshaw here Assumption of the Virgin Mary Leander and Eddy went to Dundee Bought a Sythe and Whitstone came Back to night
16th Fine Day very warm very Smoky must Be a Fire some where cutting in the Front Marsh the Blackbirds Mauling the corn went up to the Bay Leander crofsed Took to Jo Douquetts 1 Tub of Butter Eggs 13 Doz 1..56 Fine
17th a very Fine Day Mr Webster and Daughter here a Fine old Scotchman Bought 5 Doz of Eggs 60 cream 13 Made a Stack of Marsh hay Leander crofsed got got English papers from Dan a Dance at Hopkins Point to night
18th a very Fine Warm Day very hot cutting the oats Back of the Barn Made coils of the Barley about 8 coils Minnie Adelaide Lilly here a Great many Boats Going to Day Leander crofsed
19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1870 Fine verry very warm Making coils of the oats went up around the Island 31 of the Laplants pic Nic on the Head of the Island Stanley Eddy and Leander went to Lancaster Fernandez came Smoky
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James Cameron Island
20th of August 1899 very Fine Sissy and Leander crofsed to church Eddy Renshaw to Lancaster Last night Bought Sugar Tea crackers Eddy Bought Fork 2 of Them Shoes a Bottle of Stuff for a Drink Stanley and Leander went with him Fernandez crofsed to Jacks
21st very warm Made a Stack of the Oats Back of the Barn Made Stack East of the other Groweds made 10 coils of oats in the Flat Thunder Rain Lightning this Evening
22nd Rain Windy Eddy here with his scythe to Grind Rained heavy West Wind cut some oats But they are too Wet to cut Chaffy up to Douquetts for a Dance
23rd Rain Dull West and E Wind some say Miss Baker is to be Married to Day I am not sure corn getting some hard Bround very Dry Leander to Summerstown Bought Sugar Soda Pepper
24th Fine Finished cutting the Oats Began cutting the Barley Turning Oats Fishing got 18 2 Men From the Pitt Point got chicken and corn Leander to Dundee got 2 Butter Tubs East Wind some Drops of Rain St Bartholomew's Day 1 Tub of Butter to Jo Douquett 14 Doz of Eggs 7.8 a Man and Boy Tenting at head of the Island
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25th of Augt 1899 Fine Day Mr Webster and the 2 youngest Daughters here 4 Doz of Eggs 1 Quart of Milk and a Pint of Cream Brought a Dish a Present to Pack Butter in. The Lucias hear For 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes 1 lb of Butter took their Box came up yesterday cutting the Barley coilig the oats on the East side Beans Ripe Daisy came to the Front Leander crofsed
26th a Fine Day E Wind cutting the Barley Made some coils went around the Island Leander crofsed this Evening got Papers
27th a very Fine Day E Wind Daisy Adeliade Minnie Gordon Eddy Fernandez here all went off this Evening
28th a very very Warm Day one of the Lucias here Butter and Salt Lewis Bosell for Baits putting in or making a Stack of Oats Made some coils of the Barley Gave my right side of my head an awful Blow to night against the Oak-Tree at the Door came right up against it. Dizziness this Evening
29th very Fine very warm E Wind Ed Douquetts Party Down to Day Going to Have a Boyeau To 3 chickens Butter Eggs and Potatoes 2 More Men came had Mr Roys Boat Gave Stanley 50 cents to take the Boat Back to Roy Ed Renshaw here Stanley went up with Eddy to take in his oats
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James Cameron Island
30th of August 1899 a verry verry Warm Day cut some in the Marsh Lucies for Potatoes and Tobacco Maggie Baker Married to Day To Mr Wiley Adelaide Lilly Daisy Minnie came Down Leander and all of them went up to night
31st Fine Made a Stack of the Barley all the Grain Done now Eddy Renshaw Sharpeing his Sythe Leander crofsed with Tub of Butter To Jo Douquetts Lucias here Brought a Sturgeon the Ivy Down to Day at the Head of the Island Pic nic in very Smoky with Fires a Lot of Shooting goin on on the South side
1st of September St Giles Day E Wind Rained some Lucias for Potatoes 1/2 Bushel Stanley and Fernandez Went to Dundee Bought Twine for a Sturgeon Line Went to the Head of the Island Fixing Hooks on snoods
2nd Fine very warm catching Bait Mowing in the Marsh Set a new Sturgeon Line Leander to Summerstown Got a Letter From Jamesina From Cornwall stating that Reuben and herself would be Down Monday on the Boat and to Meet them at Hamiltons wharf Heard Old Mrs Cattanach Departed in the in the 2nd Concefsion
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James Cameron Island
3rd of Sept 1899 Dan's Birth Day 1846 very Fine Day Leander to church Got 4 Sturgeon 1 Ell
4th DC.F Birth Day Labor Day Fine Day Leander crofsed for them which promised to come they did not come Adelaide Daisy and Minnie came Husked some corn Fernandez crofsed to see if they came on the afternoon Boat they were not there corn about Ripe cut some Stalks
5th John Angus's Birth Day Fair in Williamstown Fernandez went to Cornwall to get his Bycicle Fixed a Sturgeon channel Cat and an EEl yesterday 2 Sturgeon Stanley Mowing and coiling in the Front Marsh Few Drops of Rain high Wind Fernandez Traded his Wheel Leander Went to Williamstown to the Fair Seen the Monument that Dan put up Seen John Angus Folks Bought 1 lb Tea Box of Matches
6th Fine Windy Fernandez went to Fair in Williamstown Ed and Lilly here Brought crab apples 2 men for Bates Ridley cutting in the Marsh Putting in some Ears of corn cut some
7th Stalks husking to night Minnie came From Randolph Made a Stack of Marsh hay Fair in Cornwall Siss sold 21 Doz of Eggs Bought Tax Soap Sugar Chimney
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James Cameron Island
September the 8th 1899 Fine Began cutting in the Back Marsh Made some coils Lucias for Tobacco 15 Potatoes 25 Peter Back for Butter 36 husking some
9th a very Fine Day Made a Stack of Marsh hay out of Back Marsh put some in the North End of the Stable Leander crofsed to Post Office Gordon and Fernandez came from Renshaws shingling their Barn
10th Adelaide and Ionia came
11th at the corn Fine
12th Fine cutting cornstalks and Husking corn Eddy here Got a Paper From Dan with the Bonnie Blooming Heather in it From Bonnie Scotland
13th Fine cool Leander and Fernandez went to Mill with the Last of the Wheat Bought a Small Shaving Glass Taking in corn husking at night cuting corn stalks Eddy for eggs to Day Making crabapple Jelly Horses in the upper field
14th Fine cool Windy took in the Last of the corn cutting the Last of the cornstalks husking to night Keeping the Horses in at night putting corn in the Boathouse Leander to Summerstown Eddy for his Scythe Lucias for Potatoes 25 cdnts
15th Fine Tying cornstalks Leander to Summerstown to Sack of Salt 12 young chickens out now Pretty Late 1 lb of Tea Gordon took his Box of Tools
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16th of Sept 1899 a very Fine Day Filled a Tick with corn husks put some corn stalks in the Barn Drew some Boards over to the Pitt Point Took over the Wheat Box Stanley went with Ed Renshaw to make a Stack on Francis Island Lewis the Indian here Got salt and matches iron for a Gaff Fernandez to Lancaster Done Tracing the Corn this Morning Seen a Wild Goose Gordon came
17th St Lamberts Day Leander and Minnie to church Wrote Gordons name in his Bible Gordon crofsed
18th Fine Began taking up the Potatoes put 56 Bushels in the cellar to Day of Burbanks Ferandez for Lime Ed Renshaw for Stanley
19th Raining East Wind Lucias here for Potatoes peck 12 1/2 Salt 5
20th Equinoxical Gales about this Time Sun crossing the Line East Wind Rained got a Sturgeon Lucias for Butter 6 lbs at 18 cents 1.08 Boys at the Bush and cellar Oliver Monica Supposed to be Drowned as his Boat was Found
21st some Wet put in 32 Bushels to Day thats 88 Bushels in the cellar now Digging Stones on the Pitt Point Fernandez for Lime Jo King here to tell about Oliver St Matthews Day
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22nd of Sept 1899 Black Friday Stanley and Fernandez for Lime Taking up Potatoes Finished the Burbanks Gordon and Leander crofsed got a Sledgehammer
23rd Fine E Wind Finished next the /Road Began the peice Below the corn there is 210 Bushels in now to Day Sissy and Minnie crofsed a Basket of Eggs seen 5 Plovers to Day Blue Jays came sugar 12 Doz)
24 Sunday Windy Leander and Minnie to church stopt with the Wind tonight Rained
25th Fine some Drops of Rain Leander came this Morning Drawing stones to the cellar I went to the head of the Island to Salt the Sheep I and Ionia Fishing Perch for to Bait the Line caught a Lot but its Windy Leander crofsed Minnie came Back with him Rained very heavy to night
26th Raining all Day East and West Wind got 4 Sturgeon this Morning one 64 lb Fernandez went to Jo Lemays
27th West Wind Rained Fernandez went with the Sturgeon to Jo Lemays Wrote a Letter to John Cameron Junction City Kansas USA to Day Ed Renshaw here
28th Fine W Wind Building the cellar Wall Drawing Stone Broke the Line and Found it Leander crofsed sent a Letter and 2 papers and a Sprig of Heather to J Cameron
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29th of September 1899 St Michaelmafs Day Rained to night Gordon and Fernandez Found Oliver Monica up in the Bay went to Alexis Island and one of he Men that Fished with him came over to the Bay and they took the Body up the River they stopt all night
30th Fine Windy Lucias for Potatoes 25 and 1/ lb of Butter 10 the Boys came after Burying Oliver Drawing stones to the cellar from the Bank Leander crofsed to Summerstown
1st of October Ionia's Birth Day Gave her 50 cents Fine cool Windy Gordon to church Randolph and Adelaide here took a Dish of Jelly here Frost to night
2nd ice Windy Fine cool some Grains of Snow Working at the cellar Wall Fernandez went to Cornwall with his Gun to Get Fixed Eddy Renshaw her Killed a Mutton Saturday the 30th Looking at my Books
3rd Fine at the Potatoes took up 30 Bushels to Day thats 240 in the cellar now Sissy to Summertown got Tea Working at the cellar Drawing Stones
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4th of October 1899 Fine Day October 4 in Bottles Working at the cellar putting the Ground with the scraper to the wall Lucias for Ducks took 1 to Day 25 cents corn 10 cents to tak the other again 50 cents a coupl Went to Fish Ionia and I a Lot of Boats a Going to Day some Drops of Rain
5th Fine Day Finished the East part of the Wall Drawing stones Lucias to 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes 25 Filing my saw
6th Fine To 1 Tub of Butter 12 Doz of Eggs to Douquetts Working at the cellar Wall Lewis here Ionia and I Fishing Bait Sissy and Minnie to Summerstown Some one Brought cabbages
7th Finished the cellar wall Gordon not Well Drew some of the Timber for the Frame from the camp took in the rest of the corn stalks Fernandez and Minnie to Cornwall the Grenada aground Late into Summertown he dd not Get his Gun Brought Home Shoes and Shells Got a Lot of Papers and Magazines From DMM
8th Fine E Wind Leander to church Mr Barnhart here Treated me to a Drop of Good Stuff Got Shells From Fernandez Rained hard to night a Lot of Young Chickens came home Gordon Stopt at Hamiltons to night
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James Cameron Island
9th of October 1899 Misty Drizzling Leander to Douquetts Stanley went for the Mare Making hay Blinds in the Boathouse Mr Genie here Blackbirds at he Beechnuts a Leander came to night 1 l Tea
10th H.A. B Day St Dennis Day a very Fine Day Drew some of the Timber over to the House on the Pitt Point Gordon Fixing off the Timber Randolph here Working at the Hay Blinds with Stanley and Leander Tonis and I Fishing got a Lot Lent ...... Fixing at Axehandles Gordon and Leander to Dundee Salted the cows Leander and Gordon went to Dundee Bought Hayseed Boots coats Drawers undershirts Soap Dan Spink here with Sturgeon to Sell to Jo Lemay
11th Fine Fernandez to Lemays to sell his Fish put up the Thrashing Mill Thrashed 28 Bushels of Oats to Day Lewis here took Home the 2 Inch-Augur Gave him some pipes Ed Renshaw here Fixing my Irons crocery Pipes and Corks
12th Thrashing 45 Bushels to Day thats 73 Bushels of Oats out of the First Stack Moved the Mill into the Barn Made Blinds Last night and to Day Randolph at Blinds Brought me the Witnefs came From Dan Killed 2 Roosters Lucias to 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes 25 Began Boiling Potatoes for the Hogs
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13th of October 1899 Fine Randolph here took away the Blinds and Him and Leander took up the scow E Wind Took up 9 Rows of Potatoes about 20 Bushels to Day thats 260 Bushel in the cellar now Gordon at the Frame Leander at Jo Douquetts
14th Fine Few Drops of Rain West Wind Harrowing and Ploughing the East Peice of Potatoes took up to Day about 6 Bushels Gordon to Summerstown a Big Fire over the way of McDougalls Marsh Like Stacks Burning Making Grape Jelly Salted the cattle
15th Fine W Wind John H and Donald Spink here Gave John H a pair of Mits
16th My Paper is up Fine East Wind Randolph here heard the Canal was Broke no Boats a Going Laying the Foundation of the House taking over the Lumber from here Blackbirds plenty Sparrows Plenty on the Stacks Eddy here Got Nails at Haggartys 3 cents a lb
17th Fine W Wind Working at the Building Fernandez to Lancaster Windy very smoky putting a Handle in the axe
18th St Lukes Day Rained hard Last night Lucias for Potatoes 25 cents Fernandez came took Lumber from Lancaster Boots Stanley sent for under clothes working at the Frame Canal Fixed Boats coming up
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19th of Oct 1899 Thanksgiving Day Ploughing Potato Ground about 6 Bushels to Day Working at the House Windy Fine Boiled Potatoes for the Pigs Boarding the outside of the house Leander to Summerstown to night Bought Sugar and Tea
20th Fine Ploughed the Potato Ground at below the corn Got 3 of B4 and Rained Last night Froze hard to night Fixing Decoys cant get their Line Boarding the House
21st Fine Windy cool ice this Morning Working at the House Fernandez Hunting at the Little Island north side got nothing Setting Fires to the Marsh dont Burn good Set Fire in the Bay it runs in the Leaves in the swamp so to clean it some Leander and Gordon crofsed Killed a Sturgeon Began Ploughing Down next the hay at the Lower Point water Low
22nd Fine Randolph here Gordon and him to Cornwall Leander to church
23rd Livinia's Birth Day Fine Rained some Sowed the Hay seed Leander went to Jo Douquetts took his Decoys and Rigging to hunt Ducks Stanley Ploughing on the Lower Point Set a new Line Feeding the cows in the Stable
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24th of Oct 1899 Our Hugh's Birth Day Fine Gordon came Fixing the Thrashing Mill to Thrash some Wheat Thrashed about 3 Bushels a Lot of Shooting to Day a hunter for Straw for Bedding Ionia putting Down the Wheat off the Mow
25th My Birth Day 1825 Fine some Windy Mr Genie here Mr Atwood and Mr Barnhart here 2 of the Lucias here at the Thrashing 4 1/2 Bushels of Wheat to Day Mill not very good Gordon at the Rafters Barnhart Bought 8 Ducks paid for them Trying to Burn the Back Marsh dont Burn well 74 years old to Day going on 75 now
26th Smoky Some Rain north and West and E Wind Randolph and Barnhart here took 10 Duck and 10 Dozen of Eggs Randolph came again and took 2 Ducks Lucias for Potatoes and corn 25 cents Gordon Stanley Fernandez putting up the Rafters Norman Derushie Tenting on the Litttle Island north side Leander called this morning Going Down
27th Cool some Rain Stanley and Gordon working at the Frame Derushie Left Windy East Raining to night a Meeting in Summerstown to night
28th Raining to Day E Wind Gordon Plaining Boards Gordon crofsed Randolph and Leander here Dan sent his Photograph
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James Cameron Island
29th of October 1899 Fine Windy John H Jack D Spink here came to see the Building Leander and Randolph here hunting Lucius for Potatoes 20 cents
30th Fine W Wind cool Fernandez went to Lancaster for Rafters for the Kitchen part Stanley Ploughing Gordon at the Building Fernandez got 120 feet of Lumber and Rafter Zink or Tin for the Roof of the Kitchen Gordon and Fernandez crofsed to night for Nails Sent off 2 Letters with them to put in the Post Office one to DMM and one to Arthur Craig of the Glengarrian postage and Register 9 cents containing 1 Dollar got a Receipt got Envelopes Nails Butter tub 25
31st Holy-Eve the night of the Fairies Boarding East End of the Kitchen Shooting with the Double-Barrel Gun to Day Bought Powder Shot and Caps Last night at Haggarty a Lot of Shooting to Day cracking nuts to night Keeping the Hallo-Een East Wind Raining hard to night
1st of November All Saints Day the Harvest Month of Death East Wind Raining hard some Shooting Fired 5 shots at a Duck did not Get him Gordon Making Hammer handles Froze hard to night
Annie's Baby Born on 6th of November 1899
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James Cameron Island
November 2nd 1899 Fine cool W Wind Sissy and Stanley went to Mill with Wheat took the oil jar had D Spinks Boat Lucias here Bought 2 Tubs of Butter They went off to Day Left their Fish Box
3rd Fine Working at the Building Stanley Ploughing George Creamer her for Livinia East Wind took up Annies Bed Sent some Books to Min got a Pipe from George Heard a Rumbling Noise Like and Earthquake about 8 or 1/2 past 8 o clock one of the White Ducks killed and 1 of the Black Ducks caught in the Trap Fixing a Fence around the upper Field Stack Rained hard tonight
4th Wind West Rained hard and Blew hard to Day Working at the Building Stanley Finished ploughing the north side East Leander came with the Mail or Letter From John Cameron Kansas and the Scottish American and a Map of the War Chart of South Africa Raining and Windy to night
5th Gun Powder Plot Guy Fawks Day Fine Day
6th Fine W Wind Stanley Ploughing Leander and Randolph here had the Mail Gordon Working at the cornishes 2 Boats Collided at Stanley Island the Captain's Son Killed Genie here
on the 5th Took a Fainting Turn at night 6th
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James Cameron Island
7th of Nov 1899 Helen's Birth Day Fine Day Wind Stanley Ploughing commenced Shingling the West side Fixing a Box to put irons in cut My Stalk of Tobacco cleaned the chimney and Pipes Stanley and Fernandez went home with Dan Spinks Boat to night Bought a Lantern 40 cents
8th a very Fine Day Leander came Gave me an apple that came From Nova-Scotia working at the Shingling of the Kitchen Fernandez went to Lancaster voters List to Day Leander went to Jo's Gordon crofsed to church at night Foggy to night very Foggy Gordon got astray comeing Home and went Down the Lake a Good ways Landed at the Lighthouse with Mr Thomas Hill and was used very Well by Mr Hill Besides sending me a Lot of papers and a Fine Book on Methodism Bought of John Summers about 36 Lamp chimneys and a Lot of Buttons
9th Prince of Wales B Day Mr Morin and Randolph here Treated me with Good Scotch Whiskey Lilly and Adelaide here Killed a Mutton Foggy Banking
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James Cameron Island
10th of Nov 1899 Fine Shingling Sawing Wood Banking the House Shut the outside cellar put in the Stpes
11th St Martin or Martinmas East Wind cool First Snow Fell to Day on the Ground Randolph and Dog here him and Leander on the Little Island North Side put in the calves to night Shingling the West side of the House Banking and ploughed some put Milk in the Buttery
12th Fine John H here Fernandez crofsed to take the 3 acrofs in the Morning Dan Spink John H <s>and Fil Annian</s> Going to the South Woods
13th Fine Windy They went off on the cars From the Fort ice Froze on Salmon River Grenada Broke it coming out this is Her Last Trip Gordon and Stanley at the Kitchen part underpinning with Stone and Plaster Drew Sand Made Balls to night Fixed their Sturgeon Lines
14th a very Fine Day Fernandez to Lancaster for 2 1/4 Thousand Shingles Hamilton went Down Last Trip Took the Deer pelt From Lancaster Took Tar paper Got Shingle Nails at Haggartys Ionia and Sissy to the Kit Kit
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James Cameron Island
15th of Nov 1899 Fine The Grenada came out to Day some Foggy and a Frew Drops of Rain a Lot of Shooting to Day Fixing around the Building Stanley Plastering the Stables
16th Fine Paid Bone {ink blot} E Wind Freezing to night at the Building
17th Fine at the Building went to Douquet with 18 lb Tub of Butter got a Lot of Papers From Helen giving and account of the Burton Boys of Burton City
18th Fine Banking the new house Taking away the Rubbish shut the Windows Gordon crofsed with George Annans 2 Hammers
19th Fine Gordon to Church Leander and Eddy here
20th Fine Mr Morin and Randolph here had a Good Drink Gordon came and went off to Cattanachs Stanley and Fernandez to Lewis's got the Butcher Knife
21st On This Day of the Month 1846 Donald McMaster Senior Departed Fine Livinia and George came Fernandez went Hunting got 2 Stanley Putting out Manure went around the Island On the 19th at 1/2 Past 11 o clock heard 2 Loud Yells at the Foot of my Bed Ionia went up with George on the 21st
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James Cameron Island
22nd of Nov 1899 st Celia Day Fine Rained Last night Stanley Ploughing Behind the old Barn Fernandez went after 2 Pigs at {illegible} Paid for them 5 Dollars and {illegible} of Oats Making a pen for the pigs cutting {illegible} Fernandez to Summerstown Got Spo{illegible}
23rd American Thanksgiving Day a{illegible} Fine Day Jo Lemay and Lenwe{illegible} got 12 lb of Butter 24 Stanley Ploughing Back of the Barn Making a Trough got a Book From Mr Morin Hunting at the Little Island North Side
24th Fine Fixed the small Table Stanley Ploughing Fernandez went to Summerstown gave him 5 Dollars to change in one Dollar Bills Got a Scotch Paper From Dan
25th St Catherine's Day a Big Day on the South side of the West Point a Great Buyo Feast The Cheaf* of Party Mr Ed Douquett Mr Morin Eddy Renshaw Randolph Fernandez Stanley and Myself and Prince we had a Glorious Time Lost of the Jorum Lots of Beer Lots of Cigars a Feast For a King * Chief
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James Cameron Island
26th of Nov 1899 Fine Stanley and Fernandez to Ross Island
27th Fine I went to upper Point Fernandez to Haggartys 1 Bag of Fine Salt 1 Bag of Coarse salt Stanley and Fernandez to Mill with Wheat and corn not Shelled Sent for Court Plasters and Essence of Peppermint 15 Calico Malby went of to Day
28th Fine Leander and Randolph came went to hunt got 9 and got 2 More putting out Manure Randolph and Fernandez to Summerstown
29th Fine Killed the The White Pig Leander and Randolph hunting got 9 Ducks no Boats to Day Randolph and Leander to Summerstown to night This is St Andrews Eve
30th St Andrew's Day Festival of the Scotch East Wind cloudy Mirky some Rain Leander Randolph hunting got 4 cut the Pork and Salted it a Tow went up the Maria Leander to Summertown They took all their Ducks
1st of December East and West Wind no Lights to night Windy Gordon took his Bible no Boats to Day Tea and Tub can of Syrup to Jo Douquett
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James Cameron Island
2nd of December 1899 Fine West Wind a Tug went up with 1 Barge Killed the Black Pig an Eclipse to night Windy some Rain New Moon after
3rd 1st Sunday in Advent Went to Charlies and Rofs's Island Leander and Fernandez for Ducks Leander to Church to night Snowed Heavy to night a Boat went Down this Morning
4th West Wind Snowed some
5th Fine W Wind Leander to Summerstown Bought Cinnamon X Martin got 4 Bushel of Oats Uncle Bill and Billy came
6th St Nicholas Day The Festival of the Russians East Wind Martin going to Lancaster got the Oars Randolph here Eddy Renshaw here Windy Billy and Leander Fishing EEls got 2 Shot a Duck
7th Froze Last night Fishing EEls got 31 Randolph got 16 Martin Left the oars 2 Bills went off
8th Fine Shelling corn Ed Renshaw here stopt all night took in the Pork to Thaw
9th Fine cut the Pork Shelling corn put in Barrels Leander went for Mail South East wind to night Freezing
10th Fine Leander's Birth Day 1872 went to Church to night the Princefs Louise Towing scows to Summerstown
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James Cameron Island
11th of December 1899 Rainind hard Ed Renshaw Fishing EEls him and Fernandez got 9
12th Raining Snow all Gone Fixing the cutter High Wind
13th Rained Piling Wood at the Camp in the Bush Took the Head out of the Pontoon Windy West snowed some tonight
14th Fine Fernandez went to Fort Covington Got oil Boot Fixed a Letter Registered got a net sent Papers to John Cameron Kansas City Junction Leander crofsed to Summerstown Randolph did not come to night
15th Windy Drawing wood in the Sugar Bush Leander came through the night aobut 2 o clock a Broom 1 lb Tea
16th Froze hard Last night very Fine to Day Leander shot 4 Ducks Fernandez crofsed got 2 Scotch Papers From Dan EW to night an Eclipse to night on the Moon and a change on the Moon
17th Fine E Wind Fixed up a Small Box of Ducks for Dan Leander crofsed with the Box to Haggartys to go of in the Morning Mary Ann here She is Married to Jo Mitchell the Indian got oil and Whitewash brush
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James Cameron Island
18th of Dec 1899 calm a verry verry Fine Day Sun very hot Boys to Rofs's Island for Ducks Went for EEls got 11 Taking the Boards out of the Grainery to the new house Randolh here Frank Laplant Raising some of the sunken Boats to day I hear John Hamilton Butchering to Day
19th Raining West Wind Fixed a Peice to the spear pole to make it Longer no Fish no Ducks no Mink to Day Windy to night Wrote a Letter Dated the 21st with 25--- cents in it to Douglas & Company Napanee Ontario
20 Fine Windy West Fernandez went to Lancaster with the irons of the Mill no Ducks sawed a part of an ash Log Windy to night Last Day of the Fall Sent off the Letter to Lancaster P.O for Napanee Fernandez did not come tonight
21st St Thomas Day the Shortest Day in the Year Gordon here Fernandez came Leander to Summerstown Got 3 Letters 1 From Dan 1 From John Cameron 1 From A McArthur
22nd Fine East Wind took over the Rest of the Boards out of the Granery
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James Cameron Island
23rd of Dec 1899 very Foggy all Day East Wind Leander crofsed Receive a Parcel From Dan and a Parcel From Minnie a Letter From Dan a Package From Douglas & Co of Napanee Egyptian Linament Got a Postal card From a True Blood Scotsman A.D. Webster of Quebec with Greetings Private Sovenier Postal Card
24th Raining E Wind to night wind changed to West Blew very hard to night Froze some Christmas Eve
25th Christmas Day Fine very Windy From the West Few Grains of snow
26th St Stephens Day Fernandez Went to Fort Covington Sent a Letter to Dan Received a Letter from Dan 2 or 3 Words in it Leander crofsed to Summerstown to night Bought a currycomb 12 cents
27th St John the Evangelist The Free Masons Day cool Fine Randolph here Grinding axes Fernandez Bought an axe
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James Cameron Island
28th of Dec 1899 St Innocents Day Fine cool W Wind Shot 2 Ducks Burnt some Marsh Drew some Elm sticks out of the Pasture Leander crofsed to night Grinding axes
29th Uncle Angus Camerons Birth Day Fine some Grains of Snow Gladstones Birth Day cutting Elms in the Pasture Shelled about 2 Bushels of corn to night Froze hard to night Windy
30th Frosty Windy Foggy cold Shot a Black Duck
31st Last Day of the year Ice Froze Last night to Christees East Wind
1st of January * 1900 New Years Day got a Letter From Dan concerning the Coat Leander and Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown John H and Dan Spink came Home to Hamiltons Lots of air-holes
2nd Fine West Wind Fernandez crofsed got the Parcel John H and Gordon came Ed Rensha here Fishing EEls got 15 Gave John H a Present of an Overcoat Received a Dollar from JH
*1900
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<p>29th of Dec 1898 our Angus Cameron's Birth Day ice Kind of Took Last night and some near Morning E Wind Boys to the Head of the Island in the morning not very good yet Lots of air-holes Lots Before the Door some Snow Slippery for the cows on the ice to Drink They went to try the Ice at 1 o clock its not Fit to crofs cut an ash for Runners for a Little Sleigh Fixing around the Pump</p>
<p>30th Leander and Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown ice not very Good Got the mail Papers and Gazzette and Maggazines From Dan and a Parcel From Helen with a Lot of Presents to all To Leander Gordon Fernandez John H Stanley Ionia {torn away} Peanuts chocelate Sweetys Sissy Purse and Money Handkerchief Rained Water Raising Froze some the Last Day of the Year Cool to day</p>
<p>{torn away} in 1/2 of the Wheat Straw</p>
<p>{torn away}der stopt at Hamiltons to night</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>1st of January 1899 New Years Day a Fortunate Day Sunday Leander came and Went to church Gordon came Frosty</p>
<p>2nd a Fortunate Day Windy Went Down to the Kit Kit for EEls got 1 Ice cracking Uncle Bill and Johnnie came for the Mare First crofsing with a Horse From the south side sent a Table Linen cloth to Annie cold Freezing Shod the Mare heard Duncan Cameron Departed in the Fort</p>
<p>3rd Allen's Birth Day Unfortunate Day 1853 very Fine Day Leander & Fernandez Went to Lancaster Gave Them a 10 Dollar checque to get cashed Ed Renshaw hear Sent a Parcel to Adeline Setting Fire to Parts of the Marsh that would Burn cashed the cheque 1 Dollar American 5 Dollars Toronto 4 Dollars Dominion and 15 cents Silver Got Shoes on the Horses and Nails got me a Pair of Felts 1 Dollar got an 8 Dollar Suit {torn away} E Wind Rained some Put {torn away} Fernandez went to Lis{torn away} Hand sleigh together Ra{torn away} Bottle of Mustard {bottom of page torn away}</p>
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<p>5th of January 1899 The Wind Rose very High from the West a Good While Before Day Light Windy the air-hole Before the Door opened to the Shore with the Wind</p>
<p>6th Epiphany East Wind snowed some Blowing Put in the Rest of the Wheat Straw in the Barn Leander to Summerstown Bought a Pan of Bread Blowing Drifting hard to night VanderBuilt Married to Day</p>
<p>7th West Wind Blowing hard Drifting air-hole shut up some with the Wind Last night Cool Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown for the Mail Bought a Pan of Bread coming in the Bay Fell or Slipped and Hurted his Shoulder got a Mink in the Trap Took him home</p>
<p>{black mark} Annie's Birth Day Fine Gordon</p>
<p>{black mark} and D Spink here Leander</p>
<p>{black mark} church Meeting to night very</p>
<p>{black mark} night</p>
<p>9th Fine Drew 2 {black mark}od Bushed the Road to</p>
<p>{black mark} Wharf Leander crofsed</p>
<p>{black mark} Eagle Flying around</p>
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<p>10th of January 1899 Fine very Frosty This is the Day the Fight comes off Between Kid McCoy and Sharkey cold Frosty to night</p>
<p>11th Sir John A McDonald's Birth Day Fine Day very Frosty Randolph here on Scates Leander crofsed with him to Summerstown Bought of Haggarty Soda Biscuits 25</p>
<p>12th On This Day of the Month Aunty Mary Departed 1891 old Style New Year's Day Leander to Mill with 2 Bags of Wheat 2 sacks of Flour Bran and cornell Stanley went acrofs the ice with him East Wind The New Moon Showed to night only came in yesterday</p>
<p>13th Unfortunate Day E Wind Cold Fine Randolph here Leander went to Summerstown Hailed some Bought Kerosene oil</p>
<p>14th Rained Hail {black mark} Leander to the Kit Kit Hock{black mark} town Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>15th {black mark} on the ice Fortunate Day {black mark} here Bought Pike The {black mark} The Fight with {black mark} {rest of page illegible}</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>16th of January 1899 very Fine Drew 2 Loads of Wood Leander went with Fernandez to Lancaster to see about his Shoulder Fernandez Stopt Down not very well myself Stanley Killed 28 Mice under the Bottom of the Hay Stack Fernandez stopt at A Frasers</p>
<p>17th Fine Leander went for Fernandez to Lancaster the Doctor says his Collar Bone is Broke the Shoe on the cutter Broke I went Through the Island put out 2 Bushes in the Bay</p>
<p>18th Fine Fixing the cutter Leander crofsed to P.O Wrote a Letter to T. Eaton & Co put 2 Dollars {illegible} For Pink Pills and Dodds Kidney Pills Put a Dollar in a Letter {illegible} Glengarrian wrote them to night {illegible} Doing Nothing</p>
<p>20th Fine {illegible} went to Fort Covington to</p>
<p>{illegible}utter Fixed 75 cents lb Tea {illegible} Mail Randolph here</p>
<p>{illegible}Dundee Scating</p>
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<p>21st January 1899 Fine Unfortunate Day St Agnefs Day Got a Mink Doing Nothing Fished a Little got a Pike</p>
<p>22nd Fine W Wind Leander to church Gordon came Mrs and Mifs Lilly Renshaw here Leander took them Home Got Jane Ann's Likenefs From Mrs Renshaw Gordon went off</p>
<p>23rd Fine Thawing Gordon came went to Lancaster Bought Rear Rubbers Leander Bought a Pair of Drawers 50 1 of the Sangsters Died Below Lancaster and McDougall Leander crofsed a foot to Summerstown Gordon took my Letters to Put in the PO 1 Dollar in the Glengarrian and 2 Dollars in the Toronto Letter to T.Eaton & Co Gave him 14 cents to Pay Postage and Registering East Wind to night Bought an axe {illegible} Ionia Bought a Knife From Gordon {illegible}</p>
<p>24th Fine Rained Charles Tupper {illegible} of the Butter-nut Island {illegible}H Fair a Happy Day ca{illegible}</p>
<p>perch Put a handle {illegible}</p>
<p>and Indian went Down {illegible}</p>
<p>and Rofs's Island {illegible}</p>
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<p>20th of Feby 1899 This is called the Steel Days or night as its always a cold time up to the 28th In England Fine Day Began to Draw the Basswood Logs 5 Logs 465 Feet 3 Logs 360 Feet Randolph here John H here For the Gentleman Pig Leander Bad with the Grip 825 Feet to Day</p>
<p>21st very Fine Day W Wind changed to East Took 3 Loads to the Mill to Day 10 Logs 7 Logs in the Forenoon 804 Feet 3 Logs in the afternoon 300 Feet John Morris passed up with sawdust George wants to trade Barley for oats Lots of Indians down for Wood to Rosses Island 1929 Feet sawed to Day</p>
<p>22nd Washington's Birth Day Some Rain east Wind some Fine Wind changed to West Sloppy on the ice Drew up the Boards from the River cut Down the Big Elm not very well very unwell to Day</p>
<p>23rd very unwell to Day in Bed Fine Day 13 Rigs of Indian went Down to Day Boys cutting and clearning on the north side cutting oak in the clearning Froze some Last night crows came to Day got a Letter from the Star Kansas a card from John Cameron</p>
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<p>24th of Feby 1899 Froze last St Matthias Day 1244 Feet Sawed to Day a Lot of Indians went Down to Day Sent for a Bottle of Rum as I am very Bad with the Grip Heard Duncan G was Buried yesterday in Williamstown A very Fine man Thats 3173 to to Day 3173</p>
<p>25th Went with 3 Lods to Day 8 Logs Floring 340 Feet The Basswood how much a Lot of Indians went Down to Day Bill Morris for Sawdust not very Well I Quit Writing am so Bad</p>
<p>26th Livinia Annie and George came Fine cool Mifs Margaret Hamilton Departed this Life</p>
<p>27th Mifs Margaret Buried to Day</p>
<p>28th The Last Day of February</p>
<p>1st of March St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh Taffy and the Leek came in Like Lamb very Fine Went to Mill on the 27th of February Went with Lumber to Landcaster the Ice getting Bad near Shore at Lancaster</p>
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<p>I Forgot What was we were Doing as I Did not writing for a Month Bad with La-Grippe cold and Rheumatism so a Good many things I Forgot 2 of the cows calved</p>
<p>3rd Fine Filling the Sap Barrels at the River Leander Drawing wood at Renshaws this is not the right Date</p>
<p>14th Stanleys Birth Day 1880 on the 4th is William Henery Shadgate Cameron Uncle John's Son Bill and George came with the Mare on the 14th Fernandez to Lancaster Sent a Letter to Kansas with 25 cents cnt got a pair of Boots for Ionia 1 Dollar Fernandez went again to Lancaster Bought 8 lb of Pork Licquorice those Dates is not right about 17th of March St Patrick Day Gordon here Randolph here Drew some sticks a very Fine St Patricks Fernandez to Williamstown on the 15th Mrs Renshaw here her and Lilly on the 16th</p>
<p>18th On this Day of the Vicky Departed 1887</p>
<p>St Joseph's Day Snowing hard</p>
<p>19th Sunday Leander Went to Hamiltons Got the Mail</p>
<p>I Forgot Lots of things as I Wrote the above on the 21st</p>
<p>A Flock of Wild Geese went East of March</p>
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<p>19th of March 1899 Last Day of Winter Snowing and Drifting</p>
<p>20th First Day of Spring Drifting Grinding the Axes Equinoxtial Gales</p>
<p>21st Fine Day Began Putting out Manure Fernandez went to Fort Covington For Ionia's Boots Took Home a Fiddle Leander Crofsed to Summerstown to night East Wind Heard Jane Ann Summers Died Rolland McDonald wife Heard Hugh McPhee's Wife Died in Montreal a Daughter of Mr Curries up the Front Mr Currie very poorly Mr Ide's Dog made a Havoc amongst John Tyo's Sheep Killing (another Dog with him It Cost them over 100 Dollars Got a Lot of Philadelphia Papers From Dan He must got Back</p>
<p>22nd Livinia's Birth Day (Senior) East Wind Snow and Drifting First churning Yesterday about 4 lb 1/2 Gloomy weather</p>
<p>23rd E Wind Drifting Snowing Raining Fogy Stormy Fixing my Razors</p>
<p>24th W Wind Putting out Manure Leander for Mail got Papers From Dan got a Letter From Daisy Burton with a Photograph of James Burton the Boy and Daisy</p>
<p>23rd</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>25th of March 1899 Lady Day a Very Fine Day Leander went to Lancaster with Team took one of the Pans to get Fixed Bought shoes Pork Licquorice Good crofsing on the ice so they say Lots of Snow Brought Shingles</p>
<p>26th Fine John H Camerons Birth Day 1876 John Dan Spink Randolph and his Wife hear to Day Palm Sunday Leander went home with them took the Horse and Cutter Freezing at nights</p>
<p>27th Fine Day Putting out manure some on Potato Ground Wrote a Letter to John Cameron Junction City Kansas and 2 Papers a Paper to Mifs Daisy Burton Maxville Got a PoteGrap of 7 of Them an 2 nice Looking Dogs From Bismarck in Alaska Skagnay an all good Looking Boys they are Leander went up with Eddy Renshaw with 2 Bags of Oats</p>
<p>28th Fine Soft put out some Manure Drew some Stones Drew the cow to the Lower Point Some of the Rousseaus came to Fish Perch in the Back Bay got about 20 Leander wih them Unfortunate Day one of the Sheep a Lamb Rained to night Scorched or Singed a Rat then Let him Go to Frighten the Rest</p>
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<p>29th of March 1899 Unfortunate Day West Wind Snowing Blowing Drifting high Wind Freezing cattle not Watered to Day</p>
<p>30th Fine Drifting Windy Wrote a Letter to Eaton Toronto put 1.25 for 3 Boxes of Williams Pink Pills and a 10 cent Pills of Blairds 50 in a Box The Whie Yearling calf Dead one of the other Big one hurted him going to water Leander crofsed to he Post Office Took the Letter</p>
<p>31st Good Friday a very Fine Day the 2 Boys went to Fort Covington to Mill with Wheat Sent 2 Skins 7 cents a lb 57 lb The other 15 lb Gordon here Went to Lancaster For his saw Bought a Jar Bought Licquorice Handles for a crofscut saw Leander came</p>
<p>1st of April all Fools Day A Fine Day Leander and Gordon went to Alexandria The First time Leander was there Bought Window Frames and Doors Got the Horse shod 1 Shoe at and the Harrows Fixed at Dewars J Hhing Randolph was with them X Cost 2.50 Bag of Salt) A Letter From Minnie on the 5th of April 7th</p>
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<p>2nd of April 1899 Easter Sunday they said the Sun Danced this Morning a Fine Day Randolph came Leander and Livinia and Ionia Went to Renshaws Gordon and Randolph crofsed to church Lots of Eggs</p>
<p>3rd Fine Day Tapt a good many to Day Running Gathered a Barrel or so cut the old Marsh hay stack in Two</p>
<p>4th Took some Barrels to the Bush Leander to the P. Office sent 2 Letters for Medicine one to New York and 1 to Binhamton to Be Given Free Fernandez and Livinia went acrofs to Dan Frasers Boys in the Sugar Bush all Day Fixing place for the Pans I went over to the Pitt Point and up Through the sugar Bush and up the swamp Took home the crofscut saw it was in the swamp Sissy came had a Basket of Apples From Dan Frasers Sold 1 pair of Ducks Brought a Rooster for the 1 we got in the Fall Leander crofsed got the Pink Pills and 2 Boxes of Blands or Blauds Brough some sweet stuff from the Bush</p>
<p>5th Fine Fine Day Boiling in the Bush went to the Lower Point Fernandez went to Cornwall a calf and a Lamb Black Ducks came and Whistlers Black Birds</p>
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<p>6th of April 1899 very Fine Day Went up to the Sugar Bush Fernandez came from Cornwall John H was up too gathered about 65 pails Boiled it in Syrup what they had before Lambs Dying with the Sheep not Letting them suck air-hole full of Ducks Frog-hawk came Robins *</p>
<p>7th Fine Day Froze Last night Swallows came Shot 8 Ducks in the air-hole Wild Geese going Down not running well took Down 5 cans to Day Began to Rain to night wind hard and snowing some to night Sissy crofsed to Summerstown had 7 Dozen of Eggs 70 cents Sugar 10 cents a Lot of Shooting Down South East</p>
<p>8th Rain Foggy smoky Doing nothing</p>
<p>9th On This Day of the Month I was Married Lowed Sunday Rain Snow Sap not Running ice opened in Holes here and there</p>
<p>10th Fine cool Leander crofsed to Hamiltons got a Letter From John Cameron Junction City Kansas with his Pothagraph sealed in the Letter Fernandez in the Bush along</p>
<p>11th on the Day of the Month Uncle John Departed 1893 * Married 1862 * 9th</p>
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<p>11th of April 1899 a very Fine Day East Wind Froze Hard last night Leander Puttying his Boat Fernandez and Stanley in the Sugar Bush Lots of Shooting Ducks plenty Some one Down at Kit Kit air-hole Shooting all Day Running well Took up 2 more Barrels to the Bush Straining to Day Boiled a Little after Dark ice opening Slowly Lots of Wild Geese Flying to Day made Taffy Ionia to Day 7 Gallons made to Day</p>
<p>12th Froze Last night Rained Foggy Boiling in the Bush Began to shoot on the Sturgeon Island Randolph came Muskrats coming near shore put out Gordons Boat Thunder to Day Lightning to night Loons came ice Jamming</p>
<p>13th very Fine not running well Randolph and Leander after Ducks Randolph ewnt of had 8 or 9 pairs of Ducks Shot a Rat</p>
<p>14th Fine not Running after Ducks Big Jams of ice Going Down Drops of Rain</p>
<p>15th Fine Boiling in pan I went up to the Bush ice clearing good Found a Tick on EEl Island a Fortunate Day</p>
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<p>16th of April 1899 Fine E Wind Randolph and Adelaide here Eddy all went to Sugar Bush made Taffy Made 25 lb of Sugar Gordon and Dan Spink here for Gordons Boat some Drops of Rain</p>
<p>17th very Fine cutting stove Wood crofsed with Eddy a calf to Day a Lot of ice Going Down the colt has the Distemper</p>
<p>18th Uncle Duncans B Day Fine Gathered 9 pails Sawing Stove Wood 2 of Renshaws here Brought home the umbrella a Good Lot of Shooting to Day on the South side Killed a snake yesterday Bad with my shoulders water Falling I went to the Lower Point Leander to P Office Bought a can of Mustard</p>
<p>19th Fine EW Boiled Down what Sap there was 4 Gallons a Lot of Shooting to Day Peter Back here Fishing EEls got some nails to Fix his sail Frogs making Music KingFisher came Lots of Dead Perch in Back Bay</p>
<p>20th E Wind and West cutting Stove Wood EEl Fishers Leander to Lancaster</p>
<p>Took home Sugar Bush Rigging on the 24th April</p>
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<p>21st of April 1899 Fine cutting Stove Set Traps Took Traps acrofs not running very Fires in Marsh one of the cows calved</p>
<p>22nd Fine Day Gordon came Grinding the Tools Hewed an ash Stick Leander and Gordon crofsed to Summerstown cutting stove Wood Sport Stole 2 Rats</p>
<p>23rd St George's Day the Festival of the English a very Fine Day Carlo here a year ago to Day Eddy Renshaw here</p>
<p>24 very Fine Princefs Louise First Trip to Cornwall Gordon Hewing the Elm peices up at the camp The Chaffy into Lancaster to night</p>
<p>25th St Marks Day a very Fine Day East and West Wind in the Evening Thund and Lightning Some Drops of Rain Lewis and 2 of his Children here Got Milk Gordon crofsed Hewed the oaks ploughing the Potato Ground a Steam Barge went Down this Morning Drew some Stones to the Bank</p>
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<p>26th of April 1899 A very Fine Day Finished Ploughing Potato Ground West of the House Drew some Wood that was at the River Livinia and Sissy went to Renshaws 10 Doz of Eggs to Douquetts Stanley spreading Manure in the upper Field Mifs Renshaw Down with Sissy Ionia and her took a Boat Ride Fernandez went to Lancaster tis Licquorice Beacon Practice Book</p>
<p>27th Fine E Wind at Stones Leander crofsed Mr Genie came to night</p>
<p>28th Mrs Cameron Mifs Renshaw Mr Amiot and Wife here Ionia went up with the 2 of them 2 Tows went Down Ploughing Harrowing taken of Stones Genie went off Gave him a Loon</p>
<p>29th very Fine Sowed 5 Bushels of Wheat Garnet went Down First Trip Steam Barge went Down Tugs Fernandez went to Lancaster Bought Tin Strainer 75 cents Bought moth Balls went to Fish Lots of ice going Down</p>
<p>30th Fine Leander went to Renshaw For Ionia</p>
<p>1st of May Rocket went Down 9 Steamers went to Day Planted Potatoes Rain E Wind Fernandez went to Dundee 6 hides Wild Geese</p>
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<p>2nd of May 1899 Fine Ploughing Back of the Barn EW Taking of Stones of the Wheat Finished up to the apple Tree with Potatoes Alexandra went Down Late to night Leander to Summerstown</p>
<p>3rd E Wind Cool Rocket First Trip up got a paper From Church Kidney Cure Sawing Stove Wood Fernandez went to Cornwall</p>
<p>4th very Fine Frost Last night Harrowing gathering picking up Stones Sowed 1 1/4 of Wheat about 6 Bushels of Wheat now Went to the Kit Kit Ionia and I Leander to Summerstown Sissy to Jo Douquetts with 20 Doz of Eggs</p>
<p>5th very Fine Sowed 20 Doz of Eggs</p>
<p>5th very Fine Sowed 3 1/2 Bushels of Georges oats Roling the Wheat Picking Stones Planted Onions at the Oak-Tree Set a Hen to Hatch one on Ducks</p>
<p>6th Fine Sowed 10 of oats in all Leander crofsed to Summerstown Fernandez to Lancaster Bought a Horn 15 cents Harrowing the oats Salted the cattle went around the Island Lots of Towing to Day</p>
<p>7th Fine Livinia and Sissy went to Hamiltons Gordon came</p>
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<p>8 of May 1899 Ploughing Potato Ground East Ed Renshaws For Oats 4 Salt Sacks went to Fish night Taken off Stones Harrowing Fine East wind Planted the Corn</p>
<p>9th Planted 33 Rows of Potatoes East of the Pig Pen cutting seeds Amiot here got 1/2 Bushel of Pease 30 cents Trimmed the apple trees not very well</p>
<p>10th a very warm Fine Day Planting Potatoes 12 Bushel of Eyes all in that Peice cutting Potato seed Stanley Planted all the Peice Leander crofsed to night Fernandez crofsed in his own Boat Setting Fires The Hamilton went Down a Raft went Down Working at Leech for Soap a Garden West of the Pig Pen For Melons</p>
<p>11th Windy Raining Ploughing Asension Day Tug coming up Let go her Tow and they Drifted to Rofs's Island John H came with the Gentleman Pig</p>
<p>12th Fine Lewis's Cornelius here Heard of Cassie Henons Death on the 9th or 10th Ploughin and Taken up stones Jubilee Taken off 3 Schooners From Rofs's Island</p>
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<p>13th of May 1899 Raining Filgate went up Fernandez went to Fort Covington Ploughing taken off stones put Mustard Plaster on Took 1 lb of Tea</p>
<p>14th Fine Sacrament at Salem Church Summerstown Leander went Windy</p>
<p>15th Fine Fernandez went to Careys to cut Wood Ploughing and Taken off Stones Mr Peter Urquet here for Butter 10 cent Went up to the Upper Point Killed 2 Rusters</p>
<p>16th Fine Cool Ploughing and Harrowing Back of the Barn Taking the Wire of the Fence Fernandez came with the Trunk ofo Steel Ful of articles Dan sent Paid Haggarty 15 cents</p>
<p>17th Fine Sowed 17 Bushel of oats Taken off Stones Lent Cornelius the Harrows Jubilee went Down to Day Wrote a Letter to Dan MM</p>
<p>18 Rained some Leander Took 16 Bushels of Oats at 30 cents 4.80 putting Manure on the Back Place</p>
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<p>19th of May 1899 Ploughing at Back Door of the Barn Ploughed some West of the Wire Fence Fixing the Wire Fence Making Garden Back of the Lane Fence St Dustan Day</p>
<p>20th Fine Putting Manure on the Back Peice Taking away the Banking at the End and North George Annan here for Oats at 30 cents Fernandez went to Fort Covington Got his Parcel of things he sent for Sissy to Jo Douquet 17 llb of Butter at 17 cents 2.89 Eggs 10 Doz 1 Dollar Southern Red Pine 35 cents Paper of Pins 5 cents</p>
<p>21st Whit Sunday Ed Renshaw with the Bags Fine Leander to church</p>
<p>22nd Fine putting out Manure on the swamp Trowling Got a Pike Leander crofsed</p>
<p>23rd 3 of Them to Dundee Sissy Ionia Stanley 2 calfskins 20 Doz of Eggs went for the Harrows Last night Harrowed Potatoes sowed oats and Barley Fernandez Fixing his Boats</p>
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<p>24th of May 1899 Queen's Birth Day Fine W Wind 2 of the Boys Leander Fernandez went to Cornwall John H There too Stanley Putting out manure a very Fine Day</p>
<p>25th Fine Ploughing Back Peice Taking out Stumps set Fire to Brush Ed Renshaw here took a Tar Barrel here for Fishing Fernandez painting his Boat</p>
<p>26th Ember Day Fine Ploughing in the Back Peice</p>
<p>27th Ploughed some commenced to Rain Ember Day 3 of Renshaws here yesterday gave the Girls 2 Books</p>
<p>28th Trinity Sunday Fine Leander to church Stanley and Fernandez to Charlies Island Gordon came</p>
<p>29th Royal Oak Day or oak-apple Day Rained Heavy Thunder and Lightning and 2 Heavy showers of Hail wind East and West Began to cut some of the Stove Wood Fernandez crofsed for the Mail Windy Carlo to Lower Point</p>
<p>30th Fine Windy Sawing and chopping and Splitting Stove Wood Bad with Pains to Day cool</p>
<p>31st Last Day of May very Fine Sawing Stove Wood splitting Drew the Logs out of the Grove Lots of Boats Going to Day Harroed the East Potatoes</p>
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<p>1st of June 1899 The Glorious First of June Corpus Christia Vickey's Birth Day 1878 Unfortunate Day Fine Warm Windy Sawing Stove Wood and Splitting Planted a Tame Grape Vine</p>
<p>2nd Fine Ploughing and taking out Roots put the Plough through part of the corn Young Ducks Leander to Dundee for Wire for Fence 125 lb 3 Dollars a cwt</p>
<p>3rd Fine East and West Wind Working at the Wire Fence next the Bush and at the Wet Place Fixed the Gentleman Pig Sissy and Stanley to Dundee for Ionia Lots of Boats Going to Day Salted the cattle Annie and James George Robert came Rained to night</p>
<p>4 Fine Rained Leander to church Day and night John H and Dan Spink here Fernandez Fishing Last night got 12 Caspian went Down Rained to night Old George the 3rds Birth Day used to be Kept up for a Long Time</p>
<p>5th Fine Working at the wire Fence West Wind Fernandez and Leander to Summerstown with 2 Boats For oil</p>
<p>6th On This Day of the Month Sir John McDonald Departed Harrowing the Barley Peice Sowed 4 Bushels of Barley Windy Fernandez to Lancaster 1 of the cows calved Fernandez to Lancaster</p>
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<p>7th of June 1899 East Wind put the Plough throug the rest of the corn Rained making Ribs for Leander Boat Fernandez came Heard David Fraser was very Poorly Bought Ink Mucilage Medicen not very well Leander crofsed For nails for the Ribs of the Boat very heavy Rain Thunder and Lightning Bought Tea</p>
<p>8th Windy Making Ribs Piling some Stove Wood Washing the Wool</p>
<p>9th Aunty Marys Birth Day 1813 This is the Day for the Bob Fitsimmons Fight Fine W Wind Fixing the Boats with Ribs Leander crofsed for Wrought Tax for the Ribs Hoed some Rows of corn piling stove Wood Lots of Boats going to Day</p>
<p>10th Fine W Wind Fixing and Painting the Boat Fixing Fence Hoeing corn put the Wool in Bags 40 lbs Leander crofsed heard Randolphs wife was not well</p>
<p>11th St Barnabas Day Fine Day Ed Renshaw and Montor here Sissy went to see Randolph wife Leander to church</p>
<p>12th Fine a Lot of Trowlers 4 Boats of them on the North side Mr Mr Mulhern and his Uncle from Ohio Mr Ed Douquet Louis Bosell and they Treated me to a Drop of Good Stuff Put the Plough in Potatoes Painting Boat</p>
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<p>13th of June 1899 Fine W Wind Commenced Ploughing the Cellar on the Pitt Point North side Fernandez crofsed to night To Dan Frashers for the scraper</p>
<p>14th Fine Few Drops of Rain Working with the Scraper and ploughing the Ground Ed Renshaw came Got Eggs Sissy went up in their Boat and Annie and Baby to see Randolphs wife Sold 8 Doz of Eggs Fixed 2 Handles of Oak on the Scraper Bought Sugar Nutmegs Eclectrick oil 25 Rained to night</p>
<p>15th Raining Games in Martintown to Day some Fine a Man called for a Drink his name is Smith From Toronto camping at Hamiltons Quit working at the cellar with the Rain Leander to Summerstown One of the Cows calved Let out the Bull</p>
<p>16th the commencing of the Battle of Waterloo Rained some Working at the cellar Nor West Wind Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>17th Put the Plough through the Potatoes Gordon here Went to Lancaster a Parcel came a Plaid of New Zeland Wool and a Letter</p>
<p>18 The Battle of Waterloo Fire Flies here</p>
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<p>18th of June 1899 Fine Windy Leander to church Tom Monter Ed Renshaw here Ma and Ionia to Hamiltons</p>
<p>19th George Min and Herbert came for Annie and Baby Randolph here for Fernandez Lewis here for Salt Hoeing Stanley Fixing Fence I went to Head of the Island very very warm Mr Atwater caught a Large Lunge to Day Leander to Jo Douquetts with 20 Doz of Eggs *</p>
<p>20th Summer commences Leander to Mill Stanley at Fence Rain High wind Thunder and Lightning Hail Found a Boiler of some Machinery or another yesterday hauled it up to Day a Pontoon Heavy Big Hailstones Windy Election in St Regis</p>
<p>21st Fine Windy North Wind cool Working at the Digging of the cellar Leander crofsed</p>
<p>22nd Uncle Dan Cameron's Birth Day Fine Day Digging at the Cellar</p>
<p>23rd Fine Ploughed the Potatoes South of the corn Hoed them</p>
<p>24th St John the Babtiste Day Fine Warm Working at the cellar put out stove in the cook-house Leander crofsed Deer Flies here</p>
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<p>25th of June 1899 very Fine Sacrament at Salem Church in Summerstown Leander to church</p>
<p>26th Fine Leander went to Cornwall with the wool 34 lbs Took home white and grey yarn 20 cents a lb for wool Bought 3 yards of cloths for Pants 75 a yard Went to Lancaster got a Large Picture for the Trading Bought Tea Stanley at Fence I and Ionia Fishing Perch ot 24 very warm Rained to night Lightning The Drudge not Working Broke</p>
<p>27th Fine Stanley putting a Fence out in the water at the Pitt Point Leander Fixing the Waggon very Warm Leander crofsed</p>
<p>28th Rained to Day Fixing in the Grainery put the Wheat in Bags East wind Took the Boards from up stairs put them in the Grainery</p>
<p>29th Fine North Wind the Drudge commenced Working Livinia and Stanley went to Dundee Took a Tub of Butter my Shoe to Fix Leander Ploughing the Potatoes St Peter and St Paul Bought 1 Doz of Cups 75 and saucers 75 cents Shoe 20 Butter 16 cents 4.80 6 Tubs 1.08 5 Gal oil 50 Shirting 7 yds 56 Paris Green 20 Blacksmith not Paid</p>
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<p>30th of June 1899 Fine Hoeing Potatoes Fishing got 27 Lewis here Fixing the Waggon Last Day June</p>
<p>1st of July Dominion Day Windy Fine Finished the Hoeing of Potatoes Leander crofsed The Filgate Down with a Party to Valleyfield A Rat Stole 18 of Perch</p>
<p>2nd Fine Windy Fernandez came From Douquetts Leander to church</p>
<p>3rd Fine Began Drawing sand about 75 Bushels to Day Lewis here for to Shave to Jo Douqueets with 11 Doz of Eggs Tub of Butter Ionia and I Fishing Rained to night English Cherries Getting Ripe Ell Flies plenty</p>
<p>4th American Independence Rained Fine Thunder and Lightning and Rain and Hail to night Drew some sand Leander for Paris Green to Sumerstown 25 cents</p>
<p>5th Uncle John's Birth Day 1803 Fine Thunder put Paris Green on the East Potatoes 1 Box Stanley went for another Box 25 Bought a hat 10 2 Pipes 1/2 lb of Salts Gave him 10 cents Took up 1/2 Doz of New Potatoes good Size 2 year old Heifer calved Leander Took over a Bag of oats Heavy Thunder Rained hard Lightning</p>
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<p>6 of July 1899 Raining Began to Draw Stones for the cellar took Salts Foggy this Morning</p>
<p>7th Fine put the clabboards up Stairs Fixing 1 Horse Mowing Machine Killed the calf gave it to Carlo A Social at Duncan G Place Leander crofsed 3 Girls From Dundee here Fishing Fine night Rained Thunder near morning caught about 40 Perch Ionia and I Rasberries Ripe Salted the cattle</p>
<p>8th Rain Fine Sought East Wind Eat Potatoes yesterday Putting Paris Green on Potatoes yesterday Fernandez came From Douquetts Went to Lancaster Bought Boots 2 Jacknives coat</p>
<p>9th Windy Rained</p>
<p>10 Unfortunate Day Began Mowing the Grove Began Mowing the upper Field Fernandez Fishing Went off took his Fish with him Mowing with the 1 Horse Machine Fine some Windy</p>
<p>1th Fine West Wind Mowing in the West Field I went to the upper Point Lots of Boats Going West Wind Made 30 coils Heavy Thunder and Rain Heavy Sharp Lightning 5 Boys on the Pitt Point Treated me to a Drop of Good Stuff Leander to Douqueets with Tub of Butter</p>
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<p>12th of July 1899 Windy very Fine Day after Last nights Storm Raking and Gathering in the Upper Field Orangeman's Day The Spartan Got aground Down on the Rushbed a Grand Orange Procefsion in Cornwall about 15,000 People</p>
<p>13th very Fine put in 6 Loads of Hay Eddy Renshaw and 2 Sisters and Minnie here Took Milk to the Spartan and Sallad here Minnie took Lemons and Salmon Rained to night</p>
<p>14th Fine Raking and Making coils Gordon here had Potatoes yesterday Rained some Passed to the South Heavy Thunder and Lightning to the South</p>
<p>15th St Swithen's Day if it Rains to Day it will Rain for 40 Days very Fine put in 3 Loads one of them a Small Load from the Grove put up the cook stove outside at the oaktree Heard Peter Arquit was Drowned Leander and Fernandez went to Lancaster</p>
<p>16th Fine a Little Rain Lilly and Eddy Down for Livinia to go to Randolph's John H here had his Bicle with hi Dan Spink here Leander to church</p>
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<p>17th of July 1899 Fine Leander went to Mill with Wheat Bought a Sythe and Stone Mowing in the West Field Mr Earle and Mr Lashome Tenting at the West End North Side of the Island a very Large Steam Vessel Towed Down to Day Ionia and I Fishing got 42 Fish Mr Lashome here for a Lantern as they Forgot theirs Leander to Jo Douquetts with a Tub of Butter</p>
<p>18th Fine Mowing the Lower Point Hay Lashomb and Earle here Got Flour and Milk and Bates Gave 25 cents Gathering hay in the West Field Rained hard to night Windy</p>
<p>19th Fernandez Birth Day Fine Windy Leander crofsed for Paris Green 3 Boxes putting on the Potatoes Mowing some 3 Boys for Eggs 3 Doz 30 cents those Men Away and Took our Lantern Dug some Potatoes Plenty Potato Bugs Those 3 Boys names are Leslie Millar and Markson</p>
<p>20th Fine Fishing got over 50 Lewis here very Heavy Thunder and Sharp Lightning Rained to night</p>
<p>21st Fine Dull and wet a Boy for 4 lb of Butter 72 Leander crofsed</p>
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<p>22nd of July 1899 Fine East Wind Dull St Magdelene Day Killed a Mutton Fernandez came had a Bicycles cutting the stoney peice of hay Behind the old Garden</p>
<p>23rd Fine Day Leander and Minnie to church The Rev Mr Mathieson to the Fort Exchanged ) Ed Renshaw and T Monter here Fernandez went to Jacks</p>
<p>24th Fine E Wind Made a Stack of Fine Hay from the Lower Point Leander went to Lancaster Bought a pair of Lace Boots 90 a pair of shoes Sox 5 Braces got another Picture very Bad with Rhemutism this Morning Mr Miller here for Eggs got 8 Dozen 80 of Eggs)</p>
<p>25th very warm to Day Rained hard to night cutting at the Butternut Tree Below the Potatoes Leander to Doquetts with a Tub of Butter Bought Sugar for Berries the Girls went Francis Island for Berries the 2 Girls came Down had the Mail Adelaide and Lilly Randolph for an oar Wrote a Letter to John Cameron Junction City Kansas Sent 3 Papers Got a Paper from him St James Day Cherries getting Ripe</p>
<p>26th St Annes Day very warm Livinia came home Eddy and his sister took her home had Broken Preserve Dish Ed Douquett and a Party on the Pitt Point have a Good Time Fishing Sent for Eggs and Pepper Salt cut the Back Garden Eddy got a Bushel of oats</p>
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<p>26th of July 1899 Continued from Last Page Peter Back here Butter 18 cents Rained hard to night</p>
<p>27th Fine E Wind Mowing upper Part of the West Field coiled some Hay Went up in the Bush</p>
<p>28th Fine putting in Hay 3 Men here for 3 lb of Butter one of them asked what Price I would sell at I Told him 36000 Dollars he said he would see me again Leander for Mail Ionia and I fishing Got 51 Perch W Wind</p>
<p>29th Fine very very warm Mowing up at the Hicory Trees it is very Thick the Hay I went up to the Head of the Island had the sythe with me Leander went to Lancaster For his and Gordons Shirts and Pants and vest Fernandez came from Jacks</p>
<p>30th Leander to night church Windy Ed Renshaw here</p>
<p>31st Last Day of July very Fine Mowing up in the Marsh Ed Renshaw here for the Mare and Mowing Machine Stanley went up with him Stopt all night cleaning some in the Barn West Mow</p>
<p>1st of August Lammas Day Fine Warm Stanley came Leander crofsed with Gordons Laundry Fernandez came From Jacks Mowing the Marsh up above the Hicorys</p>
<p>2nd Minnies B Day her and Sissy crofsed to Adelaids Making a Stack of Marsh hay E Wind Fine Thunder cloudy Sent a Letter to Mr Oglevy 12 Doz 1.40 Bought Lamp Chimney sugar Rained did not Finish the Stack Rained to night</p>
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<p>3rd of August 1899 Foggy very Fine day Fixing the Bow of my Boat cleaning out the Barn Fernandez crofsed very warm Chaffy went up Last night for a Raft of Saw-Logs got a Letter From John Cameron Kansas also a Photagraph of his Grand-child Mary Lillian Taken when she was 10 Weeks old The Beauhornias cana is Broken</p>
<p>4th very Fine hot Finished Topping of the Stack of Marsh Hay Stanley Went to Renshaws to help Ed at the hay Found 3 peices of Logs Pinned together going Down Tried the East Potatoes Grain Turning soe cucumbers plenty chokecherries Ripe Beans plenty Turnips good and so on The Ville a Maria is all the Talk now</p>
<p>5th Fine very warm W Wind Began cutting the Wheat Leander and Fernandez Let the Calf out Down the Lane Flies plenty Mosquitoes too Blackbirds taken a Mortgage of the Grain Rats Plenty no Mice cut the oats that was Ripe Mixed with Barley the East Piece of Wheat is not Quite Ripe 2 Men here Urquart and Knolton for Butter and Eggs 2 1/2 of Butter 45 3 Dozen of Eggs 36 Leander and Fernadez crofsed got the Mr Ogilvies Catalogue and Cameron Tartan</p>
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<p>6th of Augt 1899 Fine Day Eddy and Stanley came Leander to church Randolph's Birth Day Fernandez crofsed him and Eddy went to Jacks came Back Steamer Chaffy to St Regis</p>
<p>7th Fine W Wind Cool Fernandez went to Cornwall Began putting in the Wheat Took the Power out of the Barn Put in 9 Loads to Day Fernandez came From Cornwall cut some oats Lewis the Indian here</p>
<p>8th Fine Windy cut the other peice of Wheat cutting oats put in 3 Laods of Wheat The 2 Mr Gardiner's Fishing stopt at the Shore to cook their Dinner Bought Butter and so 25 cents Ionia Fishing Perch got 26 Fog Windy Ed Douquett on the Pitt Point Doz of Eggs 1/2 lb of Butter a Jolly Time they Have Fernandez crofsed to Jacks and came Back not Ready yet Leander crofsed to Summerstown</p>
<p>9th Fine Day Gathering and coiling the oats Ed Renshaw here for Stanley to go up with him Ionia and I Fishing got 23 perch Helping Ed to put in his Hay Stanley is The Social at the Manse to night a Big Party there</p>
<p>10th Rained this Morning SE Wind Mr Webster and Daughter and an Nova Scotia Lady with them Bought 2 lb of Butter 36 4 Doz of Eggs 48 a Fine old Scotchman From Quebec David Fraser Departed on the 9th 1899</p>
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<p>11th of August 1899 Cloudy and Fine put in 2 Loads of Wheat thats 14 Loads of Wheat there is a Little out dont count that Drew some coils of hay to put in the Bottom of the oat stack Fernandez went to Cornwall for his Bycle Ionia and I Fishing got 26 Gathered oats Got Papers from Dan Mr David Fraser Departed on the 9th of August in Montreal a very Fine young Man Respected By the Whole community and in all parts of country</p>
<p>12th a very very hot sun this Day cloudy in the Morning E Wind changed to West then to East Thunder Began a Stack of Oats Mr David Fraser Buried to Day Fernandez went to his Funeral Ionia and I Fishing got 35 Buried in Williamstown a very Large Funeral Finished the Stack of Oats</p>
<p>13th Fine Windy Leander to church Fernandez went to Jacks Eat the First corn to Day cool to night</p>
<p>14th Fine very warm Cornelius here for the 2 inch Augur and chain Raking some oats and Wheat cut a Little in the Front Marsh Leander crofsed got 3 Kansas papers 2 Glengarrians and Standard preaching in the consepion to night cutting some in the Front marsh all the Wheat in Blackbirds at the corn Bought pan of Bread 1 Tea</p>
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<p>15th of August 1899 Fine E Wind very Warm sun hot Mowing in the Front Marsh cut the Barley at the Barn Made some coils in the Marsh Young chicks out Ed Renshaw here Assumption of the Virgin Mary Leander and Eddy went to Dundee Bought a Sythe and Whitstone came Back to night</p>
<p>16th Fine Day very warm very Smoky must Be a Fire some where cutting in the Front Marsh the Blackbirds Mauling the corn went up to the Bay Leander crofsed Took to Jo Douquetts 1 Tub of Butter Eggs 13 Doz 1..56 Fine</p>
<p>17th a very Fine Day Mr Webster and Daughter here a Fine old Scotchman Bought 5 Doz of Eggs 60 cream 13 Made a Stack of Marsh hay Leander crofsed got got English papers from Dan a Dance at Hopkins Point to night</p>
<p>18th a very Fine Warm Day very hot cutting the oats Back of the Barn Made coils of the Barley about 8 coils Minnie Adelaide Lilly here a Great many Boats Going to Day Leander crofsed</p>
<p>19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1870 Fine verry very warm Making coils of the oats went up around the Island 31 of the Laplants pic Nic on the Head of the Island Stanley Eddy and Leander went to Lancaster Fernandez came Smoky</p>
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<p>20th of August 1899 very Fine Sissy and Leander crofsed to church Eddy Renshaw to Lancaster Last night Bought Sugar Tea crackers Eddy Bought Fork 2 of Them Shoes a Bottle of Stuff for a Drink Stanley and Leander went with him Fernandez crofsed to Jacks</p>
<p>21st very warm Made a Stack of the Oats Back of the Barn Made Stack East of the other Groweds made 10 coils of oats in the Flat Thunder Rain Lightning this Evening</p>
<p>22nd Rain Windy Eddy here with his scythe to Grind Rained heavy West Wind cut some oats But they are too Wet to cut Chaffy up to Douquetts for a Dance</p>
<p>23rd Rain Dull West and E Wind some say Miss Baker is to be Married to Day I am not sure corn getting some hard Bround very Dry Leander to Summerstown Bought Sugar Soda Pepper</p>
<p>24th Fine Finished cutting the Oats Began cutting the Barley Turning Oats Fishing got 18 2 Men From the Pitt Point got chicken and corn Leander to Dundee got 2 Butter Tubs East Wind some Drops of Rain St Bartholomew's Day 1 Tub of Butter to Jo Douquett 14 Doz of Eggs 7.8 a Man and Boy Tenting at head of the Island</p>
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<p>25th of Augt 1899 Fine Day Mr Webster and the 2 youngest Daughters here 4 Doz of Eggs 1 Quart of Milk and a Pint of Cream Brought a Dish a Present to Pack Butter in. The Lucias hear For 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes 1 lb of Butter took their Box came up yesterday cutting the Barley coilig the oats on the East side Beans Ripe Daisy came to the Front Leander crofsed</p>
<p>26th a Fine Day E Wind cutting the Barley Made some coils went around the Island Leander crofsed this Evening got Papers</p>
<p>27th a very Fine Day E Wind Daisy Adeliade Minnie Gordon Eddy Fernandez here all went off this Evening</p>
<p>28th a very very Warm Day one of the Lucias here Butter and Salt Lewis Bosell for Baits putting in or making a Stack of Oats Made some coils of the Barley Gave my right side of my head an awful Blow to night against the Oak-Tree at the Door came right up against it. Dizziness this Evening</p>
<p>29th very Fine very warm E Wind Ed Douquetts Party Down to Day Going to Have a Boyeau To 3 chickens Butter Eggs and Potatoes 2 More Men came had Mr Roys Boat Gave Stanley 50 cents to take the Boat Back to Roy Ed Renshaw here Stanley went up with Eddy to take in his oats</p>
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<p>30th of August 1899 a verry verry Warm Day cut some in the Marsh Lucies for Potatoes and Tobacco Maggie Baker Married to Day To Mr Wiley Adelaide Lilly Daisy Minnie came Down Leander and all of them went up to night</p>
<p>31st Fine Made a Stack of the Barley all the Grain Done now Eddy Renshaw Sharpeing his Sythe Leander crofsed with Tub of Butter To Jo Douquetts Lucias here Brought a Sturgeon the Ivy Down to Day at the Head of the Island Pic nic in very Smoky with Fires a Lot of Shooting goin on on the South side</p>
<p>1st of September St Giles Day E Wind Rained some Lucias for Potatoes 1/2 Bushel Stanley and Fernandez Went to Dundee Bought Twine for a Sturgeon Line Went to the Head of the Island Fixing Hooks on snoods</p>
<p>2nd Fine very warm catching Bait Mowing in the Marsh Set a new Sturgeon Line Leander to Summerstown Got a Letter From Jamesina From Cornwall stating that Reuben and herself would be Down Monday on the Boat and to Meet them at Hamiltons wharf Heard Old Mrs Cattanach Departed in the in the 2nd Concefsion</p>
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<p>3rd of Sept 1899 Dan's Birth Day 1846 very Fine Day Leander to church Got 4 Sturgeon 1 Ell</p>
<p>4th DC.F Birth Day Labor Day Fine Day Leander crofsed for them which promised to come they did not come Adelaide Daisy and Minnie came Husked some corn Fernandez crofsed to see if they came on the afternoon Boat they were not there corn about Ripe cut some Stalks</p>
<p>5th John Angus's Birth Day Fair in Williamstown Fernandez went to Cornwall to get his Bycicle Fixed a Sturgeon channel Cat and an EEl yesterday 2 Sturgeon Stanley Mowing and coiling in the Front Marsh Few Drops of Rain high Wind Fernandez Traded his Wheel Leander Went to Williamstown to the Fair Seen the Monument that Dan put up Seen John Angus Folks Bought 1 lb Tea Box of Matches</p>
<p>6th Fine Windy Fernandez went to Fair in Williamstown Ed and Lilly here Brought crab apples 2 men for Bates Ridley cutting in the Marsh Putting in some Ears of corn cut some</p>
<p>7th Stalks husking to night Minnie came From Randolph Made a Stack of Marsh hay Fair in Cornwall Siss sold 21 Doz of Eggs Bought Tax Soap Sugar Chimney</p>
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<p>September the 8th 1899 Fine Began cutting in the Back Marsh Made some coils Lucias for Tobacco 15 Potatoes 25 Peter Back for Butter 36 husking some</p>
<p>9th a very Fine Day Made a Stack of Marsh hay out of Back Marsh put some in the North End of the Stable Leander crofsed to Post Office Gordon and Fernandez came from Renshaws shingling their Barn</p>
<p>10th Adelaide and Ionia came</p>
<p>11th at the corn Fine</p>
<p>12th Fine cutting cornstalks and Husking corn Eddy here Got a Paper From Dan with the Bonnie Blooming Heather in it From Bonnie Scotland</p>
<p>13th Fine cool Leander and Fernandez went to Mill with the Last of the Wheat Bought a Small Shaving Glass Taking in corn husking at night cuting corn stalks Eddy for eggs to Day Making crabapple Jelly Horses in the upper field</p>
<p>14th Fine cool Windy took in the Last of the corn cutting the Last of the cornstalks husking to night Keeping the Horses in at night putting corn in the Boathouse Leander to Summerstown Eddy for his Scythe Lucias for Potatoes 25 cdnts</p>
<p>15th Fine Tying cornstalks Leander to Summerstown to Sack of Salt 12 young chickens out now Pretty Late 1 lb of Tea Gordon took his Box of Tools</p>
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<p>16th of Sept 1899 a very Fine Day Filled a Tick with corn husks put some corn stalks in the Barn Drew some Boards over to the Pitt Point Took over the Wheat Box Stanley went with Ed Renshaw to make a Stack on Francis Island Lewis the Indian here Got salt and matches iron for a Gaff Fernandez to Lancaster Done Tracing the Corn this Morning Seen a Wild Goose Gordon came</p>
<p>17th St Lamberts Day Leander and Minnie to church Wrote Gordons name in his Bible Gordon crofsed</p>
<p>18th Fine Began taking up the Potatoes put 56 Bushels in the cellar to Day of Burbanks Ferandez for Lime Ed Renshaw for Stanley</p>
<p>19th Raining East Wind Lucias here for Potatoes peck 12 1/2 Salt 5</p>
<p>20th Equinoxical Gales about this Time Sun crossing the Line East Wind Rained got a Sturgeon Lucias for Butter 6 lbs at 18 cents 1.08 Boys at the Bush and cellar Oliver Monica Supposed to be Drowned as his Boat was Found</p>
<p>21st some Wet put in 32 Bushels to Day thats 88 Bushels in the cellar now Digging Stones on the Pitt Point Fernandez for Lime Jo King here to tell about Oliver St Matthews Day</p>
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<p>22nd of Sept 1899 Black Friday Stanley and Fernandez for Lime Taking up Potatoes Finished the Burbanks Gordon and Leander crofsed got a Sledgehammer</p>
<p>23rd Fine E Wind Finished next the /Road Began the peice Below the corn there is 210 Bushels in now to Day Sissy and Minnie crofsed a Basket of Eggs seen 5 Plovers to Day Blue Jays came sugar 12 Doz)</p>
<p>24 Sunday Windy Leander and Minnie to church stopt with the Wind tonight Rained</p>
<p>25th Fine some Drops of Rain Leander came this Morning Drawing stones to the cellar I went to the head of the Island to Salt the Sheep I and Ionia Fishing Perch for to Bait the Line caught a Lot but its Windy Leander crofsed Minnie came Back with him Rained very heavy to night</p>
<p>26th Raining all Day East and West Wind got 4 Sturgeon this Morning one 64 lb Fernandez went to Jo Lemays</p>
<p>27th West Wind Rained Fernandez went with the Sturgeon to Jo Lemays Wrote a Letter to John Cameron Junction City Kansas USA to Day Ed Renshaw here</p>
<p>28th Fine W Wind Building the cellar Wall Drawing Stone Broke the Line and Found it Leander crofsed sent a Letter and 2 papers and a Sprig of Heather to J Cameron</p>
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<p>29th of September 1899 St Michaelmafs Day Rained to night Gordon and Fernandez Found Oliver Monica up in the Bay went to Alexis Island and one of he Men that Fished with him came over to the Bay and they took the Body up the River they stopt all night</p>
<p>30th Fine Windy Lucias for Potatoes 25 and 1/ lb of Butter 10 the Boys came after Burying Oliver Drawing stones to the cellar from the Bank Leander crofsed to Summerstown</p>
<p>1st of October Ionia's Birth Day Gave her 50 cents Fine cool Windy Gordon to church Randolph and Adelaide here took a Dish of Jelly here Frost to night</p>
<p>2nd ice Windy Fine cool some Grains of Snow Working at the cellar Wall Fernandez went to Cornwall with his Gun to Get Fixed Eddy Renshaw her Killed a Mutton Saturday the 30th Looking at my Books</p>
<p>3rd Fine at the Potatoes took up 30 Bushels to Day thats 240 in the cellar now Sissy to Summertown got Tea Working at the cellar Drawing Stones</p>
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<p>4th of October 1899 Fine Day October 4 in Bottles Working at the cellar putting the Ground with the scraper to the wall Lucias for Ducks took 1 to Day 25 cents corn 10 cents to tak the other again 50 cents a coupl Went to Fish Ionia and I a Lot of Boats a Going to Day some Drops of Rain</p>
<p>5th Fine Day Finished the East part of the Wall Drawing stones Lucias to 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes 25 Filing my saw</p>
<p>6th Fine To 1 Tub of Butter 12 Doz of Eggs to Douquetts Working at the cellar Wall Lewis here Ionia and I Fishing Bait Sissy and Minnie to Summerstown Some one Brought cabbages</p>
<p>7th Finished the cellar wall Gordon not Well Drew some of the Timber for the Frame from the camp took in the rest of the corn stalks Fernandez and Minnie to Cornwall the Grenada aground Late into Summertown he dd not Get his Gun Brought Home Shoes and Shells Got a Lot of Papers and Magazines From DMM</p>
<p>8th Fine E Wind Leander to church Mr Barnhart here Treated me to a Drop of Good Stuff Got Shells From Fernandez Rained hard to night a Lot of Young Chickens came home Gordon Stopt at Hamiltons to night</p>
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<p>9th of October 1899 Misty Drizzling Leander to Douquetts Stanley went for the Mare Making hay Blinds in the Boathouse Mr Genie here Blackbirds at he Beechnuts a Leander came to night 1 l Tea</p>
<p>10th H.A. B Day St Dennis Day a very Fine Day Drew some of the Timber over to the House on the Pitt Point Gordon Fixing off the Timber Randolph here Working at the Hay Blinds with Stanley and Leander Tonis and I Fishing got a Lot Lent ...... Fixing at Axehandles Gordon and Leander to Dundee Salted the cows Leander and Gordon went to Dundee Bought Hayseed Boots coats Drawers undershirts Soap Dan Spink here with Sturgeon to Sell to Jo Lemay</p>
<p>11th Fine Fernandez to Lemays to sell his Fish put up the Thrashing Mill Thrashed 28 Bushels of Oats to Day Lewis here took Home the 2 Inch-Augur Gave him some pipes Ed Renshaw here Fixing my Irons crocery Pipes and Corks</p>
<p>12th Thrashing 45 Bushels to Day thats 73 Bushels of Oats out of the First Stack Moved the Mill into the Barn Made Blinds Last night and to Day Randolph at Blinds Brought me the Witnefs came From Dan Killed 2 Roosters Lucias to 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes 25 Began Boiling Potatoes for the Hogs</p>
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<p>13th of October 1899 Fine Randolph here took away the Blinds and Him and Leander took up the scow E Wind Took up 9 Rows of Potatoes about 20 Bushels to Day thats 260 Bushel in the cellar now Gordon at the Frame Leander at Jo Douquetts</p>
<p>14th Fine Few Drops of Rain West Wind Harrowing and Ploughing the East Peice of Potatoes took up to Day about 6 Bushels Gordon to Summerstown a Big Fire over the way of McDougalls Marsh Like Stacks Burning Making Grape Jelly Salted the cattle</p>
<p>15th Fine W Wind John H and Donald Spink here Gave John H a pair of Mits</p>
<p>16th My Paper is up Fine East Wind Randolph here heard the Canal was Broke no Boats a Going Laying the Foundation of the House taking over the Lumber from here Blackbirds plenty Sparrows Plenty on the Stacks Eddy here Got Nails at Haggartys 3 cents a lb</p>
<p>17th Fine W Wind Working at the Building Fernandez to Lancaster Windy very smoky putting a Handle in the axe</p>
<p>18th St Lukes Day Rained hard Last night Lucias for Potatoes 25 cents Fernandez came took Lumber from Lancaster Boots Stanley sent for under clothes working at the Frame Canal Fixed Boats coming up</p>
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<p>19th of Oct 1899 Thanksgiving Day Ploughing Potato Ground about 6 Bushels to Day Working at the House Windy Fine Boiled Potatoes for the Pigs Boarding the outside of the house Leander to Summerstown to night Bought Sugar and Tea</p>
<p>20th Fine Ploughed the Potato Ground at below the corn Got 3 of B4 and Rained Last night Froze hard to night Fixing Decoys cant get their Line Boarding the House</p>
<p>21st Fine Windy cool ice this Morning Working at the House Fernandez Hunting at the Little Island north side got nothing Setting Fires to the Marsh dont Burn good Set Fire in the Bay it runs in the Leaves in the swamp so to clean it some Leander and Gordon crofsed Killed a Sturgeon Began Ploughing Down next the hay at the Lower Point water Low</p>
<p>22nd Fine Randolph here Gordon and him to Cornwall Leander to church</p>
<p>23rd Livinia's Birth Day Fine Rained some Sowed the Hay seed Leander went to Jo Douquetts took his Decoys and Rigging to hunt Ducks Stanley Ploughing on the Lower Point Set a new Line Feeding the cows in the Stable</p>
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<p>24th of Oct 1899 Our Hugh's Birth Day Fine Gordon came Fixing the Thrashing Mill to Thrash some Wheat Thrashed about 3 Bushels a Lot of Shooting to Day a hunter for Straw for Bedding Ionia putting Down the Wheat off the Mow</p>
<p>25th My Birth Day 1825 Fine some Windy Mr Genie here Mr Atwood and Mr Barnhart here 2 of the Lucias here at the Thrashing 4 1/2 Bushels of Wheat to Day Mill not very good Gordon at the Rafters Barnhart Bought 8 Ducks paid for them Trying to Burn the Back Marsh dont Burn well 74 years old to Day going on 75 now</p>
<p>26th Smoky Some Rain north and West and E Wind Randolph and Barnhart here took 10 Duck and 10 Dozen of Eggs Randolph came again and took 2 Ducks Lucias for Potatoes and corn 25 cents Gordon Stanley Fernandez putting up the Rafters Norman Derushie Tenting on the Litttle Island north side Leander called this morning Going Down</p>
<p>27th Cool some Rain Stanley and Gordon working at the Frame Derushie Left Windy East Raining to night a Meeting in Summerstown to night</p>
<p>28th Raining to Day E Wind Gordon Plaining Boards Gordon crofsed Randolph and Leander here Dan sent his Photograph</p>
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<p>29th of October 1899 Fine Windy John H Jack D Spink here came to see the Building Leander and Randolph here hunting Lucius for Potatoes 20 cents</p>
<p>30th Fine W Wind cool Fernandez went to Lancaster for Rafters for the Kitchen part Stanley Ploughing Gordon at the Building Fernandez got 120 feet of Lumber and Rafter Zink or Tin for the Roof of the Kitchen Gordon and Fernandez crofsed to night for Nails Sent off 2 Letters with them to put in the Post Office one to DMM and one to Arthur Craig of the Glengarrian postage and Register 9 cents containing 1 Dollar got a Receipt got Envelopes Nails Butter tub 25</p>
<p>31st Holy-Eve the night of the Fairies Boarding East End of the Kitchen Shooting with the Double-Barrel Gun to Day Bought Powder Shot and Caps Last night at Haggarty a Lot of Shooting to Day cracking nuts to night Keeping the Hallo-Een East Wind Raining hard to night</p>
<p>1st of November All Saints Day the Harvest Month of Death East Wind Raining hard some Shooting Fired 5 shots at a Duck did not Get him Gordon Making Hammer handles Froze hard to night</p>
<p>Annie's Baby Born on 6th of November 1899</p>
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<p>November 2nd 1899 Fine cool W Wind Sissy and Stanley went to Mill with Wheat took the oil jar had D Spinks Boat Lucias here Bought 2 Tubs of Butter They went off to Day Left their Fish Box</p>
<p>3rd Fine Working at the Building Stanley Ploughing George Creamer her for Livinia East Wind took up Annies Bed Sent some Books to Min got a Pipe from George Heard a Rumbling Noise Like and Earthquake about 8 or 1/2 past 8 o clock one of the White Ducks killed and 1 of the Black Ducks caught in the Trap Fixing a Fence around the upper Field Stack Rained hard tonight</p>
<p>4th Wind West Rained hard and Blew hard to Day Working at the Building Stanley Finished ploughing the north side East Leander came with the Mail or Letter From John Cameron Kansas and the Scottish American and a Map of the War Chart of South Africa Raining and Windy to night</p>
<p>5th Gun Powder Plot Guy Fawks Day Fine Day</p>
<p>6th Fine W Wind Stanley Ploughing Leander and Randolph here had the Mail Gordon Working at the cornishes 2 Boats Collided at Stanley Island the Captain's Son Killed Genie here</p>
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<p>7th of Nov 1899 Helen's Birth Day Fine Day Wind Stanley Ploughing commenced Shingling the West side Fixing a Box to put irons in cut My Stalk of Tobacco cleaned the chimney and Pipes Stanley and Fernandez went home with Dan Spinks Boat to night Bought a Lantern 40 cents</p>
<p>8th a very Fine Day Leander came Gave me an apple that came From Nova-Scotia working at the Shingling of the Kitchen Fernandez went to Lancaster voters List to Day Leander went to Jo's Gordon crofsed to church at night Foggy to night very Foggy Gordon got astray comeing Home and went Down the Lake a Good ways Landed at the Lighthouse with Mr Thomas Hill and was used very Well by Mr Hill Besides sending me a Lot of papers and a Fine Book on Methodism Bought of John Summers about 36 Lamp chimneys and a Lot of Buttons</p>
<p>9th Prince of Wales B Day Mr Morin and Randolph here Treated me with Good Scotch Whiskey Lilly and Adelaide here Killed a Mutton Foggy Banking</p>
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<p>10th of Nov 1899 Fine Shingling Sawing Wood Banking the House Shut the outside cellar put in the Stpes</p>
<p>11th St Martin or Martinmas East Wind cool First Snow Fell to Day on the Ground Randolph and Dog here him and Leander on the Little Island North Side put in the calves to night Shingling the West side of the House Banking and ploughed some put Milk in the Buttery</p>
<p>12th Fine John H here Fernandez crofsed to take the 3 acrofs in the Morning Dan Spink John H and Fil Annian Going to the South Woods</p>
<p>13th Fine Windy They went off on the cars From the Fort ice Froze on Salmon River Grenada Broke it coming out this is Her Last Trip Gordon and Stanley at the Kitchen part underpinning with Stone and Plaster Drew Sand Made Balls to night Fixed their Sturgeon Lines</p>
<p>14th a very Fine Day Fernandez to Lancaster for 2 1/4 Thousand Shingles Hamilton went Down Last Trip Took the Deer pelt From Lancaster Took Tar paper Got Shingle Nails at Haggartys Ionia and Sissy to the Kit Kit</p>
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<p>15th of Nov 1899 Fine The Grenada came out to Day some Foggy and a Frew Drops of Rain a Lot of Shooting to Day Fixing around the Building Stanley Plastering the Stables</p>
<p>16th Fine Paid Bone {ink blot} E Wind Freezing to night at the Building</p>
<p>17th Fine at the Building went to Douquet with 18 lb Tub of Butter got a Lot of Papers From Helen giving and account of the Burton Boys of Burton City</p>
<p>18th Fine Banking the new house Taking away the Rubbish shut the Windows Gordon crofsed with George Annans 2 Hammers</p>
<p>19th Fine Gordon to Church Leander and Eddy here</p>
<p>20th Fine Mr Morin and Randolph here had a Good Drink Gordon came and went off to Cattanachs Stanley and Fernandez to Lewis's got the Butcher Knife</p>
<p>21st On This Day of the Month 1846 Donald McMaster Senior Departed Fine Livinia and George came Fernandez went Hunting got 2 Stanley Putting out Manure went around the Island On the 19th at 1/2 Past 11 o clock heard 2 Loud Yells at the Foot of my Bed Ionia went up with George on the 21st</p>
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<p>22nd of Nov 1899 st Celia Day Fine Rained Last night Stanley Ploughing Behind the old Barn Fernandez went after 2 Pigs at {illegible} Paid for them 5 Dollars and {illegible} of Oats Making a pen for the pigs cutting {illegible} Fernandez to Summerstown Got Spo{illegible}</p>
<p>23rd American Thanksgiving Day a{illegible} Fine Day Jo Lemay and Lenwe{illegible} got 12 lb of Butter 24 Stanley Ploughing Back of the Barn Making a Trough got a Book From Mr Morin Hunting at the Little Island North Side</p>
<p>24th Fine Fixed the small Table Stanley Ploughing Fernandez went to Summerstown gave him 5 Dollars to change in one Dollar Bills Got a Scotch Paper From Dan</p>
<p>25th St Catherine's Day a Big Day on the South side of the West Point a Great Buyo Feast The Cheaf* of Party Mr Ed Douquett Mr Morin Eddy Renshaw Randolph Fernandez Stanley and Myself and Prince we had a Glorious Time Lost of the Jorum Lots of Beer Lots of Cigars a Feast For a King * Chief</p>
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<p>26th of Nov 1899 Fine Stanley and Fernandez to Ross Island</p>
<p>27th Fine I went to upper Point Fernandez to Haggartys 1 Bag of Fine Salt 1 Bag of Coarse salt Stanley and Fernandez to Mill with Wheat and corn not Shelled Sent for Court Plasters and Essence of Peppermint 15 Calico Malby went of to Day</p>
<p>28th Fine Leander and Randolph came went to hunt got 9 and got 2 More putting out Manure Randolph and Fernandez to Summerstown</p>
<p>29th Fine Killed the The White Pig Leander and Randolph hunting got 9 Ducks no Boats to Day Randolph and Leander to Summerstown to night This is St Andrews Eve</p>
<p>30th St Andrew's Day Festival of the Scotch East Wind cloudy Mirky some Rain Leander Randolph hunting got 4 cut the Pork and Salted it a Tow went up the Maria Leander to Summertown They took all their Ducks</p>
<p>1st of December East and West Wind no Lights to night Windy Gordon took his Bible no Boats to Day Tea and Tub can of Syrup to Jo Douquett</p>
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<p>2nd of December 1899 Fine West Wind a Tug went up with 1 Barge Killed the Black Pig an Eclipse to night Windy some Rain New Moon after</p>
<p>3rd 1st Sunday in Advent Went to Charlies and Rofs's Island Leander and Fernandez for Ducks Leander to Church to night Snowed Heavy to night a Boat went Down this Morning</p>
<p>4th West Wind Snowed some</p>
<p>5th Fine W Wind Leander to Summerstown Bought Cinnamon X Martin got 4 Bushel of Oats Uncle Bill and Billy came</p>
<p>6th St Nicholas Day The Festival of the Russians East Wind Martin going to Lancaster got the Oars Randolph here Eddy Renshaw here Windy Billy and Leander Fishing EEls got 2 Shot a Duck</p>
<p>7th Froze Last night Fishing EEls got 31 Randolph got 16 Martin Left the oars 2 Bills went off</p>
<p>8th Fine Shelling corn Ed Renshaw here stopt all night took in the Pork to Thaw</p>
<p>9th Fine cut the Pork Shelling corn put in Barrels Leander went for Mail South East wind to night Freezing</p>
<p>10th Fine Leander's Birth Day 1872 went to Church to night the Princefs Louise Towing scows to Summerstown</p>
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<p>11th of December 1899 Rainind hard Ed Renshaw Fishing EEls him and Fernandez got 9</p>
<p>12th Raining Snow all Gone Fixing the cutter High Wind</p>
<p>13th Rained Piling Wood at the Camp in the Bush Took the Head out of the Pontoon Windy West snowed some tonight</p>
<p>14th Fine Fernandez went to Fort Covington Got oil Boot Fixed a Letter Registered got a net sent Papers to John Cameron Kansas City Junction Leander crofsed to Summerstown Randolph did not come to night</p>
<p>15th Windy Drawing wood in the Sugar Bush Leander came through the night aobut 2 o clock a Broom 1 lb Tea</p>
<p>16th Froze hard Last night very Fine to Day Leander shot 4 Ducks Fernandez crofsed got 2 Scotch Papers From Dan EW to night an Eclipse to night on the Moon and a change on the Moon</p>
<p>17th Fine E Wind Fixed up a Small Box of Ducks for Dan Leander crofsed with the Box to Haggartys to go of in the Morning Mary Ann here She is Married to Jo Mitchell the Indian got oil and Whitewash brush</p>
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<p>18th of Dec 1899 calm a verry verry Fine Day Sun very hot Boys to Rofs's Island for Ducks Went for EEls got 11 Taking the Boards out of the Grainery to the new house Randolh here Frank Laplant Raising some of the sunken Boats to day I hear John Hamilton Butchering to Day</p>
<p>19th Raining West Wind Fixed a Peice to the spear pole to make it Longer no Fish no Ducks no Mink to Day Windy to night Wrote a Letter Dated the 21st with 25--- cents in it to Douglas & Company Napanee Ontario</p>
<p>20 Fine Windy West Fernandez went to Lancaster with the irons of the Mill no Ducks sawed a part of an ash Log Windy to night Last Day of the Fall Sent off the Letter to Lancaster P.O for Napanee Fernandez did not come tonight</p>
<p>21st St Thomas Day the Shortest Day in the Year Gordon here Fernandez came Leander to Summerstown Got 3 Letters 1 From Dan 1 From John Cameron 1 From A McArthur</p>
<p>22nd Fine East Wind took over the Rest of the Boards out of the Granery</p>
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<p>23rd of Dec 1899 very Foggy all Day East Wind Leander crofsed Receive a Parcel From Dan and a Parcel From Minnie a Letter From Dan a Package From Douglas & Co of Napanee Egyptian Linament Got a Postal card From a True Blood Scotsman A.D. Webster of Quebec with Greetings Private Sovenier Postal Card</p>
<p>24th Raining E Wind to night wind changed to West Blew very hard to night Froze some Christmas Eve</p>
<p>25th Christmas Day Fine very Windy From the West Few Grains of snow</p>
<p>26th St Stephens Day Fernandez Went to Fort Covington Sent a Letter to Dan Received a Letter from Dan 2 or 3 Words in it Leander crofsed to Summerstown to night Bought a currycomb 12 cents</p>
<p>27th St John the Evangelist The Free Masons Day cool Fine Randolph here Grinding axes Fernandez Bought an axe</p>
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<p>28th of Dec 1899 St Innocents Day Fine cool W Wind Shot 2 Ducks Burnt some Marsh Drew some Elm sticks out of the Pasture Leander crofsed to night Grinding axes</p>
<p>29th Uncle Angus Camerons Birth Day Fine some Grains of Snow Gladstones Birth Day cutting Elms in the Pasture Shelled about 2 Bushels of corn to night Froze hard to night Windy</p>
<p>30th Frosty Windy Foggy cold Shot a Black Duck</p>
<p>31st Last Day of the year Ice Froze Last night to Christees East Wind</p>
<p>1st of January * 1900 New Years Day got a Letter From Dan concerning the Coat Leander and Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown John H and Dan Spink came Home to Hamiltons Lots of air-holes</p>
<p>2nd Fine West Wind Fernandez crofsed got the Parcel John H and Gordon came Ed Rensha here Fishing EEls got 15 Gave John H a Present of an Overcoat Received a Dollar from JH</p>
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1st of January 1898 Fortunate Day New Years Day Windy nor West Frosty Cool not making much ice no Tracks of the Fox Must got off Leander Foot not very well
2nd Fortunate Day very cold South West Wind making some ice Frosty to night the ice all over made some air-holes I think the ice Made New Years night as it was Frosty
3rd Allen's B Day 1853 an Unfortunate Day Frosty Windy air-holes shutting up
4th E Wind Frosty Gordon came had a Letter From Uncle Duncans John in Kansas he had a very hard Time of it with his Bones Broke and having to walk so Far Wrote a Letter to Day to Dan
5th Fine Day Fernandez came Gordon crofsed gave him a Letter to put in the PO to Dan Put ----- Down at the Island on the south side Brok on another Stack
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James Cameron Island
6th of January 1898 Epiphany Fine E Wind soft a Few Drops of Rain Hounds Barking crofsing the ice Down at Tuppers Island Stanley and Fernandez Down at the Kit Kit Fernandez crofsed to the Post Ofice Bought a Lamp Chimney
7th Fine Day Drew some Wood to the camp Heard the Earthquake about 1/2 Past one there is to Be an Eclipse on the Moon to night 35 after Full moon comes in to Day
8th Annie's Birth Day 1866 Fine Rained some Thawing water on the Ice Stanley crofsed for the Mail got a Paper From Kansas ti Looks more Like an Eclipse to night Windy West
9th Fine 2 of Lewis Folks here Gave them a Lot of Papers and the Headstart
10th Fine Day Fernandez went to Fort Covington took 3 Foxes and a Mink council in Dundee
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11th of January 1898 E Wind Fine Gordon came had 2 cards 1 for Ionia from Cornwall custom house and a Postal card from Dan Wrote a Letter to Mr Haggarty concerning the Parcel if he would be going to Cornwall
12th Fine E Wind Rained hailed Fernandez went to Lancaster Got a Parcel From Maxville From Helen to Leander to the care of Mrs Dunlop Ionia sent for a pair of Scates 50 cents The Fox eat the Bait did not Get him Put in 5 cents for the Free holder on This Day of the Month 1891 Aunty Mary Departed Rained hard to night
13th Fine Day Unfortunate Day Icicles on the Trees ice Bursting some Sending Papers to John Cameron Junction City Kansas Gordon crofsed Gave him 37 cents to Pay for custom Package
14th Unfortunate Day Fine Day Fernandez crofsed for Mail The Twice a Week Times From John Cameron Kansas
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15th of January 1898
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James Cameron Island
15th of January 1898 a Fortunate Day Thrashing Big Pease E Wind Snowing Lewis son here got Butter 25 cents worth Kerosene oil nothing Heard the Priests Brother was Drowned at St Regis
16th Fine D Spink and Gordon came 4 Books Fished 17 Perch for D Spink The Talk now is the Grindstone club Got the Freeholder yesterday For the First Frosty
17th Fine Thrashing Pease Fernandez to Summerstown a Letter to -----
18th Fine Fernandez went to Roses Bee Lewis's Boys for the cutter and Harnefs made a Track in the Upper Field out on the ice Leander's Foot Bad a Fire of Nicholsons ice house and Shop
19th a very very Fine Day soft caught 15 perch Martin came with the cutter Thrashing went to the End of the Island
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20th of Jan 1898 Unfortunate Day E Wind commenced stormy snowing hailing some Rain Fernandez went to Lanaster to Get the Horses Shod Dewar that Shod them First crofsing with our Horses
21st St Agnefs Day Fine E Wind Snowed thawed Froze Unfortunate Day Leander went to Summerstown for Mail got Election Letter from McPherson Putting Manure on Lower Point Eclipse
22nd E Wind Fine Putting out Manure new Moon a Saturday change they say is a Bad change
23rd Stormy E Wind Fernandez went on Horse-Back to Hamiltons for the mail
24th Charlie Tupper Birth Day a Fine Day putting out Manure
25th very Fine Robie Burns B Day E Wind Putting out Manure Lewis's here for Butter Fernandez crofsed
26th Fortunate Day very Fine Drifted Last night Broke on a Stack
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James Cameron Island
27th of January 1898 Fine Fair and Frosty Thasing Pease Fanning Pease 5 3/4 Bushels
28th Fine Frosty Finished Thrashing the Pease Fernandez crossed for Mail Got Ionias Parcel Duty 15 cents Got 1 1/2 lb of Tea 25 I went to the Lower-Point to Take the Iciles or isicles of the Apple Trees Frosty to night
29th Fine Fair and Frosty W Wind Fanning the Last of the Pease 4 Bush or about 10 Bushels in all
30th Fine Gordon came had John H's Musket Ed Renshaw here
31st Stormy E Wind Drifting Frosty
1st of February St Brigdest Day the Black Month Stormy East and North Wind Frosty
2nd Candlemass Day Frosty the sun shines the Bear Raccoon Badger will see their shadow Gordon and Leander crofsed 100 of Flour Races to Day in Dundee
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3rd of February 1898 Unfortunate Day Fine Frosty Fernandez to Lancaster Gordon to Summerstown
4th very Fine Day Livinia (Sissy) Took very Sick Leander and Fernandez went to Dundee Due Bill 2 Dollars 12 cents Bought 4 lb Tea 5 Gallons of Coal oil Broom crofsed over to Lewis I Put out some Bushes 2 Boy went for Dr Harkness for Sissy sent Him Home Races in Dundee Put off water on the ice there Seen A Rankin in Dundee Ram sold
5th Fine W Wind Tom Jackson and Gordon took Hom our Ram took our Boar Pig Fernandez Went to Lancaster to Get Medicine From the Doctor Got 8 Pills 5 Last night Bought Lemons at Bolsters 1 Doz 20 cents
6th Fine Eddy Renshaw here Livinia (Sissy) not very well
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James Cameron Island
7th of February 1898 Unfortunate Day Fine Day Fernandez Went to Lancaster Bought 2 1/2 lb of Bisquits Seen the Doctor and he came up Left More Medicine for Sissy Gordon and Leander went to Summerstown
8th Gordon's B Day Fine Day Leander and Gordon crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Hagarty oatmeal 25 Mr Thomas Frashers wife Poorly in Dundee
9th Unfortunate Day E Wind Gordon cutting stove wood Mr McDonalds meeting at Tyo-Town to night Gordon went Dr Harknefs here to Day Left more Medicine Made a Hole in the Stable Loft to Let Down Hay some Rain Sissy some worse to night
10th very fine Mifs Janet Fraser here to see Sissy Brought a Jar of Peaches Gave Ionia pair Gloves turn over
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10th of February 1898 continued From the other side Fine Thawing snow coming Down Dan Spink and Gordon came home with the Gentleman Pig Drew 2 Loads of Wood Tried for Perch got one EEl Fishers at the Horse shoe sturgeon Island ice-cutters at Summerstown a Meeting to night at Cameron Town 2 of the Boys Went to Mr McDonalds meeting
11th very Fine Day the Doctor came Left more Medicine Drew a Load of Wood Tried for Perch Donald McGillis Making his Will to Day wind changed to West Rained to night
12th W Wind Rained some Unfortunate Day Tibbie went off to Night
13th Sunday Sexagesima) The Doctor and Son John here Left Medicine Randolph and John H here
14th St Valentin's Day very Fine Day The <s>Doctor here Left Medicine</s> Drawing Wood Got a T
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15th of Feb 1898 very Fine The Doctor here Left more Medicine and some for Livinia Leander got a Fox Drew some Wood E Wind Blew hard to night some snow Drift
16th E Wind Stormy snowing Drifting cold Unfortunate Day
17th Unfortunate Day Frosty West Wind Thrashing Oats cold the Dr came Left 15 Powder For Livinia Senior
18th James Hugh's Birth Day EW Fine Thrashing and Fanning 12 Bushels cutting the Oat Mow Fernandez went to Summerstown Bought Biscuit and Thread Johnny Moyese an Indian Drowned in Salmon River to night Lost 1 of his Horses he was sober but a bad crack
19th E Wind Fine Day Races Finished to Day in Dundee Leander Fernandez went to Dundee Sold his Fox 1..25
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Feb 20th 1898 E Wind Quinasima Sunday very Stormy Drifting Wind High cows not Watered to Day cool Fortunate Day Blustering
21st E Wind Stormy Drifting Windy a very Bad Storm
22 Washingtons Birth Day E Wind very stormy But can see the Islands some of them Blowing Drifting Freezing Fernandez crofsed for the Mail
23rd Ash Wednesday Fine shoveling Snow Banks Cleaning in and around the Barn Fernandez to Lancaster I Dont East Meat to Day this is one of My Lent Days and Good Friday is the other Wrote a Letter for the Star 1 Dollar 8 cents to Register the Doctor here Broke on a Stack
24th Fine Day Drew some Wood Fernandez at Meeting at Lancaster Last night crofsed to Summerstown Heard crows to Day Sissy got up to Day
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James Cameron Island
Feby 25th 1898 Fine Fortunate Day Drawing Wood Made 2 Bunks for the Sleigh of Elm I went up to the Bush 1 of Lewis here for Butter Leander and Fernandez went to Summerstown Bought a Box of Soda Biscuits 25 Pan of Bread Got the Star of Kansas and another Paper From John Cameron of Kansas
26th Fine Put out the oats in the stable loft 28 Bushels a Fortunate Day Leander to Summerstown Fernandez to Williamstown
27th Fine The Doctor and Son John here Gave Him a 10 Dollar Checque Dan Spink here Ed Renshaw Gordon John H here Fished EEls
28th Fine Last Day of the Month Mrs Lewis and her Mother Here Mrs Lewis stopt to Wash stopt al Day Paid her 50 cents Gave her a Basket of Potatoes Got 10 Dollars From Sissy
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1st of March 1898 St Davids Day, Taffy, The Festival of the Welsh a very Fine Day Election Voting all over For D.R McDonald Conservative Mr McRae a Grit McPherson a P.I. and Independent and Grit Went to Summerstown Station to vote 6 of us voted 5 here and Fernandez in Lancaster all conservatives Leander and I went out seen a Good many old Friends Took Dinner at Hamiltons coming Back Leander went to Lancaster to night him and Dan Spink Donald Robert ahead and More Places to hear From Haycock is out Mulhern is out Whitney is in
2nd Fine Unfortunate Day I went Down to the Kit Kit Fixing the cutter Baking Boys went to celebrate D.R McDonald
3rd Fine Kid McCoys Fight to Day Fernandez went to Dundee
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James Cameron Island
3rd of March 1898 Fine The Editor of the Fort Covington Sun Mr Howland and Mr Parker came to Fish got a Lot of Perch and Pike Gave Leander 25 cents Fernandez to Summerstown crows Plenty
4 Fine Fernandez went to Dundee For Uncle Bills Mill Johnnie and Billy came put up the Mill Signed for a Lottery cleaning out the Barn E Wind William Henery Shadgate Cameron Birth Day Uncle John Eldest Son
5th Unfortunate Day Fine WW Thrashing about 4 Barrels of Wheat or 20 Bushels put our Horses on the Mill they went Well for the First time Jack and the old Mare Johnnie went home Billy stopt
6th Johnnie Billy Gordon and Eddy Renshaw here caught 16 Perch Fine )
4th AJ Baker and Charlie Rose here
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7th of March 1898 Fine Fine Finished the Wheat 1 of Lewis's Boys here for Butter Thrasher B{ink blot} 10 Bushel Broke one of the B{ink blot} of the Mill
8th Unfortunate Day very Fine Thrashing Oats went up in the Bush
9th very Fine Day Thrashing the oats The Mill did not run much in the afternoon Fernandez to P Office Rec a Letter From Dan He heard we were unwell Foggy a cutter went up the Ice Before the Door
10th Very Fine EW Fortunate Day 4 Teams of Indians going Down to Rofs's and Charlies Island for Wood Fixing the Mill Tried for Perch Got 19 Thrashing 76 of Oats and 30 with the Flail Barley 8 Wrote a Letter to Da 4 Loads of Wood went up Blackbirds came
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11th of March 1898 a very Fine Day Fishing got 3 and 11 Perch Billy and Fernandez went to Dundee with the Se{faded off} Sent the Letter with Billy to Dundee Post office putting straw into the Barn From the {missing} 3 cents Postage paid Lewis one of Butter 25 cents Martin Passed to Water on the Salmon River
12th On This Day of the Month D McMaster (senior) First came to the Island Unfortunate Day Rained some Charles Ro{faded off} the Bull and a Bag of Randolph and John Renshaw Took a Book about the cla{faded off} Seen Robins Whistlers Fernandez to Lancaster Brought the Gun {illegible} the Fall Gave Randolph 5 Perch Isaac Empy with Charlie Rose Sent a Can of Honeyto Bought 3 lb of Tea Bowl 23 yds C{illegible}
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13th of March 1898 Sunday West Wind Blew a Hurricane Blew Down the Apple Tree at the Door Water Raising at the Shore got Fox
14th Stanleys Birth Day 1880 Fine Froze some Put the Mill Power in the Barn Warm Northern-Lights or Merry-Dancers Aurora Borelias to night
15th E Wind Fine Fernandez crofsed for the Mail Got the Picture of the What Fell From the Nest Tapt some to Day Brought up the Buckets Leander went to the Kit Kit Took up the old Boat From the Wharf to Put Oats in it
16th Unfortunate Day E Wind very Fine Lots of Ducks Flying Wild Geese Going West Water Fell some took the Barrells to the River to soak tapping 275 Tapt Gathered 90 Pails another Sheep Died thats 2 Put the Boat up in the Stable Rained hard Heavy Thunder and Lightning to night They Tapt the Last Quarter of the Moon
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James Cameron Island
17th of March 1898 Fine St Patricks Day The Festival of the Irish The 3 Boys in the Sugar Bush Boiling Water Falling some seen a crane
18th St Joseph's Day Fine on this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 The Ice opening in Spots or Holes Went up to the Bush very Fine some Drops of Rain to night
19th Last Day of Winter ice opening and Jamming Before the Door some Shooting Lightning to night E
20th First Day of Spring Gordon came Boys in the Sugar Bush ice Going Down Gordon took some of his Tools with him fine WW
21st E Wind in the Sugar Bush
22nd Livinia B Day (Senior) E Wind Fine Turned to West Wind Running Well to Day I went to the Head of the Island 2 of Lewis's here for Potatoes and Syrup 50 Wild Geese Plenty
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23rd of March 1898 Rained some Last night Fine W Wind Boys in the Bush Moses Lemay Hattie John Dishaw here a Feast at Taffy in the Bush ad at the House Bought a Gallon of Syrup Freezing to night
24th Fine Froze Hard Last night in the sugar Bush Leander crofsed Took 2 Gallons of Syrup to Put out the Boat Fortunate Day Killed a snake for the First
25th Put out the Boat went with 2 cans of Syrup to Summerstown E Wind Froze hard Last night Randolph here Gave Him Bismarcks Direction to Brittish Columbia John Renshaw is Going there Lady Day
26th John H B Day 1876 Lots of Shooting to Day Began to gather ashes for Soap
27th Fine E Wind John Morris Min George Charlie Brought the Forks Scates and rest of the Things Dan Spink Eddy Renshaw all in the sugar Bush Gordon came
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28th of March 1898 Unfortunate Day Fine in the Sugar Bush Rained some ice at the shore yet and the Back Bay some Banks of snow in spots in the Field
29th Unfortunate Day Rained West Wind Bottling Syrup
30th fine Froze some Last night sap Running some to Day went up around the south side Found Tibbie laid out up in the Bay sent 2 Papers to John Cameron Junction City Kansas Leander to Summerstown Put in the Pig in his Place Letting the Water Run in Different Places Got the Parcel 2 Parasols For MC From Dan a Letter too
31st Fine Last Day of March a very Fine March From the First to the Last Set Fire at the Lower Point a calf to DAy
1st of April Unfortunate Day Fine All Fools Day Windy cool Frosty at nights in the sugar Bush Read{torn off} Mr Donald Mr Gillis Departed on the 31st of March at Meadow {rest torn off}
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1st of April 1898 All Fools Day, Unfortunate Day
2nd Fine Windy a Flurry of Snow split some rails in the Bush Leander to Summerstown Took 3 Tins of Syrup
3rd Palm Sunday Montor and Ed Renshaw here a Tug went Down For the First
4th Windy Blustery snowed some John H and Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought Thread Tax Cartridges at Preaching to night John H came Sunday
5th Fine Day Leander and John H went to Mill to Fort Covington with Bushels of Wheat 5 Bushels of Wheat to mill Got a Dog The Grenada came to the Mouth of Salmon River Fixing the Buoys Wrote a Letter to Dan
6th Fine cool Windy Fernandez to Lancaster Sent a Letter to Dan Took 2 Cans to Lancaster of Syrup 1 Can to Summerstown Leander & John went to church The Granada aground {faded off}ar all Day Rec Haffir com From {cut off} Kansas
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James Cameron Island
7th of April 1898 On This Day of the Month Uncle John Departed 1893 Fine Windy 2 Rats and a Mink skinned to Day in the sugar-Bush to Day Fernandez and John H Went to church tonight Grenada's First Trip to Summerstown and Cornwall
8th Fine N West Wind Setting Fires in the Marsh and West Piece running Well in the sugar Bush John H went to Cornwall to Buy a Suit of Cloths Gordon Shingling at McMasters has a sore hand
9th very Fine On This Day of the Month I was Married 1862 36 years ago to Day Burning the Back Marsh Boiling in the sugar Bush Gordon came him and Fernandez crossed to church Letting the Water Run in Places swallows and Frog hawk came
10th Easter Sunday E Wind 3 of Lemays {folded over} of Dishaws in the Sugar Bush D Spinks and Ed Renshaw all in the Sugar Bush Gordon a sore hand {torn off} came
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11th of April 1898 Very Fine E Wind setting Fires Fernandez went to Lancaster I and Ionia went ot the Kit Kit Took cup the Buckets Boiling White cow calved Phebys or Pewits came yellow Hammer's came Wrens came
12th Fine very Warm took home syrup Boiling Stanley and Leander to the Kit Kit Ionia Fishing Perch Fixing around the house one of the cows calved to Day
13th Fine E Wind Began to Plough at the Lower Point Fixing the Yard Fence at the Barn Leander crofsed to Summerstown for the Mail Got 18 Fish Last night Received a Letter From Dan Got Fat Pine
14th Fine East Wind cool Sent a Letter to Dan Ploughing on the Lower-Point Fixing the lane Fence one of the cows calved to Day
15th Fine Plouging on the Lower Point a Few Drops of Rain Chaffy came to Lancaster on the 14th
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James Cameron Island
15th of April 1898 Fine Fortunate Day W Wind Ploughing the Potato Ground put Manure on the Potato Ground Fernandez came took a Load of stuff From the Bay Ionia and I Ed Renshaw and {illegible} here Hunting
16th Low Sunday Fine John went to the concession to McArthurs Dan Spink here had a Lot of Papers Gordon came
18th Uncle Duncans Birth Day Fine Picking up Stones Moses Lemay here for Syrup 60
19th Plouged some Putting out Manure on the Wheat Ground Drew Stones and Picking up Stones Fernandez went to Frasers Leander went to Summerstown South East Wind Froze Last night
20th Rained Last night some Rain to Day Putting out Manure to Day Windy Made a cake of sugar For Stanley
21st Raining Fine Windy Taking out Stones East of the Garden Gordon and Leander crofsed near McKay's Last sermon Stanley Killed {torn off} Late goes Setting Hens to {illegible}
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22nd of April 1898 Fine Salted the cattle Fernandez came and went to the Meeting in Cornwall
23 Dan and Carla came had 2 Boxes of variety of Book and other valuables This is St Georges Day The Festival of the English The Boys Putting out manure took away the West and North Banking of the House Poor Carlo Feels Lonesome Dan and Fernandez to Douquetts the Steamer Rocket went Down for the First Trip the Chieftan went Down yesterday with a Raft Leander and Gordon went to Dundee Took Fox skin and Mink Randolph here yesterday with a Telegram from Dan
24th Fine E Wind Mr Genie came Ed Renshaw here Sold 3 Boxes of Pills 75 cents John came
25th St Marks Day E Wind Fine cool Ploughing Taken out stones Rocket Went Down to Day First Trip Mr Genie to Cornwall Let out Carlo he is all right
26th Annie {torn off}
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James Cameron Island
26th of April 1898 E Wind Fine sowed 6 1/2 Bushels of Wheat at Lower Point Taken of Stones Lewis the Indian here with Baskets Got Syrup Genie came Alexandra went Down First Trip Gave Lewis a colter for his Plough set Fires up in the swamp at the Ditch Paid Genie for a lb of Tea 25 took a Box of Crackers John and Fernandez crossed to Summerstown Got a Map and Book From Dan
27th Fine E Wind the Hamilton Went Down First Trip Plouging and Taking of Stones Fernandez went to Lancaster John H Trimmed some of the Trees in the Grove Mr Genie set a Line
28th Fine E Winds Fernandez went to Camerons to Work Lent him my Watch Ploughing and taken out stones Mr Genie got a Sturgeon Lewis here with a Basket to sow Grain 50 cents John H crosse Rocquet Late going Down
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James Cameron Island
29th of April 1898 Sowed the New Oats sowed other oats 12 Bushels Taking stone and Ploughing Genie made 2 Whippletrees Got a Letter From George Shora Montreal a Letter For Jo Lemay
30th sowed Fine E Wind Picking stones Genie went off Min Herbert Charlie and John Morris came went to Fish John H and Leander went to Dundee Brought 4 Cans of Syrup Bought 2 Coils of Fence Wire John Morris Min Herbert and Charlie came went to Fish got a Succor
1st of May St Phillip and St James Gordon Dan Spink and McArthur here very Fine Day Livinia went to Dundee with them
2nd Fine Day E Wind Rolling the oats and Wheat cutting seed Potatoes John Crofsed
3rd Planted 4 Kinds of Potatoes Esat 2 of Lucias here for Syrup 1 Gallon 1 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes 1.20 Griffen and Lewis Bosell Looking at Randolphs Boat First {bottom line torn off}
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James Cameron Island
4th of May 1898 Rained Last night Foggy some to Day some Drops of Rain Began the Wire Fence Plouging East of the Garden and Taking out stones Broke the Point of the Plough 3 of the Boys crofsed this Evening Leander and Fernandez went to Dundee Bought a Plough Point Thunder to night
5th Fine Plouging and taken out stones putting the Wire on the Fence got a Letter From Dan concerning Carlo the 3 of them crofsed to night
6th Ploughing and Taken out stones John H at Hamiltons Cut His Foot Badly Fernandez went to Cornwall very Fine Weather went a Letter to Dan
7th very Fine E Wind Went to Lewis Ionia and I got a Barrel From Him Gave him Tobacco setting Fires Arbour Day
8th E Wind Gordon and and John H came his Foot Back
9th Ploughing Livinia John Morris and Charlie Creamer came Adolphus Yaddo here Wrote a Leter to Dan about a Paper of April the 2nd
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James Cameron Island
10th of May 1898 Fine E Wind John Morris got 7 1/2 Bushels of Potatoes 4 Bushels of Oats Ploughing at the Wet Place ash Tree sent of the Letter to Dan to go Tomorrow Stanley and Fernandez crofsed John H Making crotches Received a Letter From Minnie From Chesterville
11th Rained some Stanley and Fernandez went to Lewis to Buy Logs took them over paid 3 Dollars Mrs Lewis here Gave him a calf 1 Bushel of Potatoes 1/2 Gallon of Syrup Got Baskets for this Leander crofsed to Meeting Church
12th Fine Rained some Thunder this Evening Adolphus Yaddo here for Pasture for sheep Fixing their Logs to take to Lancaster
13th Fine Fernandez went with Logs to Lancaster Picking stones sowed 1 Bushel of Pease sowe oats cows coming in some ploughing and harrowing Made crotches for John H 14th Fine W Wind Fixing Fence in the Bay Sowed 5 Bushels of oats in the Back Place Planted the Potatoes at the Pig Pen 14 {illegible}
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James Cameron Island
14th of May 1898 Uncle Bill Johnnie and George came to night to Fish got suckers Pike EEls Perch Heard From Bill that James Hopkins Wife Departed up West
15th Fine E Wind Fixed the Bull Pig Bill did John H went with them to Dundee Gordon and Dan Spink here took Randolphs Boat
16th sowed oats in the Back place and Ploughed the Peice for the Garden Rained Thunder and Lightning heavy Rain Windy Went over to clear the Ditch and took over a Load of Pine for stakes that I split there Sissy and Ionia Went to Mr Dan Frasers to get her Hair cut
17th Fine W Wind Fixing the Fence at the Foot of the Lane cut a Hicory Down inside the Fence Lewis here for Potatoes got 1 1/2 Bushels Paid 40 cents to Day
18th Drew some stones Planted {illegible} Rows of the Kaffir corn and Planted so many Roes o the other Sawed 2 axe-handle Lenth of the Hicoy Fernandez came took Back the {illegible} Pair of Boots for Ionia set F{torn away}
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James Cameron Island
19 of May 1898 Ascension DAy or Holy Thursday Fine Few Drops of Rain Taking stones off to the Bank Sowed Hay seed this Evening Lucias got Potatoes for them and Jo Lemay 1/2 Gallon of Syrup yesterday Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown got a Letter From Dan From on Board the Parishan he is of the England Let the Horses out to Grass for the First time Began Working at the Garden Ionia and Sissy
20th Leander and Fernandez Went to Mill with 5 Bushels of Wheat Johh Bacon here for Potatoes and Butter 2 Dollars worth Louis's for Potatoes paid 40 cents owe 20 cents got the inch auger Taking off stones Leander to PO Went Fishing to night got 16 Fish
21st Fine E W Harrowed the Potatoes Making a Bench to Hold the Tools Went to the Bush for crotches the Pig Dead Brought Frank Laplant {torn off} of Syrup yesterday
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James Cameron Island
22nd of May 1898 Fine Gordon here
23rd Rained some Lucias for Hay cutting Basswood Logs shelled some Traces of Corn some Thunder Duck chickens out Rafts going Down
24th Queen's Birth Day very Rainy Foggy Thunder Lightning and Fine Stanley to Christees got a Basswood Log a small one I went to Fish Perch got 13 a White Horse went Floating Down Past water some high Got a Letter From the Glengarrian wanting 2 Dollars to go Livinia not well
25th Raining cutting Brush Lewis here got the Harrows a Boat aground at the Light House Hamilton took her off Mixing Paint for to Paint the Boat Lots of Boats Going Leander to Summerstown to night Livinia to Bed to Day
26th Fine E Wind Heard Lizzie Hamilton Departed yesterday in Montreal Mrs Laird John went Down to Day 2 Indians here Peter Tree for ash Sent a Letter to Mr Isaac Wilson with 2 Dollars in it {bottom torn off} sawlogs Painting Boat
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James Cameron Island
27th of May 1898 Fine E Wind Fished a Little cut Brush on the North Side Livinia not well Lewis came home with the Harrows sent for Rivets to Lancaster 1 Doz of Rivets 15 cents
28 Fine E Wind went to Fish got 21 Perch Ionia and I Uncle Bill and John H came Gave Bill a Bag of Potatoes took his saw Painting the Boat Took out the Bun to Day
29th Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Fine E Wind D Spink here
30th Fine sawing stove Wood Stanley and Fernandez went to Dundee Took 3 calfskins with hem Bought 2 Hoes 70 Brought home 4 Peice of the oars 4 more to come John H came with them Bohemian went up this Evening
31st very Fine and awful warm Harrowed the East Potatoes Painting My Bun went to Fish to night Leander to Summerstown Made a stack of Marsh hay of what is Behind the Barn
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James Cameron Island
1st of June 1898 The Glorious First of June Vicky's Birth Day 1878 very Fine Unfortunate Day E Wind Sheared the Sheep Hoed some Rows of Potatoes Took a Log from Lewis
2nd Fine E Wind Went with Basswood Logs to Lancaster Mr Dishaw here for Potatoes 60 Syrup 15 Livinia Sissy and John H went to Jo Lemays got here watch Fixed hoeing some Put out the Bun took the Potatoes out of the East cellar the Corsican went Down First Trip Down
3rd very Fine E Wind John H crofsed to Hamiltons Leander and Stanley Hoeing Potatoes Wrote a Letter to DMM Northumberland Avenue London England a Fire at the Carding Mill Lancaster
4th Fine E Wind Old George the 3rd Birth Day used to be Kept up for a Long Time Mr Genie came Lewis here took an axe-handle Finished hoeing the West Potatoes First hoeing Leander went with a Basket of eggs 5 Dozen of Eggs 1.50 1 Sack of Fine Salt
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James Cameron Island
5th of June 1898 Trinitty Sunday Fine Genie went off Gave him a Bag of Potatoes Rings 1 lb of Butter McArthur Montor Ed Renshaw George and Min Herbert came Wind Raised Fernandez Went to Dundee with them Ionia went with them
6th cutting Weeds in the corn Fine Stanley and I up to Plum Island Seen about 70 sheep and Lambs Marked W Leander Trowling got some Pike
7th Fine EW John H went for Fernandez Brought the other 4 oars Fishing cleaned out the Frame cellar Put the trough into the Calves Piled away the Picquets Leander crofsed to Summerstown
8th Fine Mr Joseph Lemay here got 2 Bags of Potatoes and Paid for them he Got Before Got Worms For Fishing took 2 Pairs of Oars to Make Lewis here Got Potatoes to Plant taken the swill Working at the Wharf at shore
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James Cameron Island
9th of June 1898 Aunty Mary's Birth Day 1813 Corpus Christie Fine Thunder very Heavy Rain and a Heavy squall of Wind Finished the Wheel barrow Unfortunate Day
10 Fortunate Day Fine Livinia Stanley Fernandez went to Dundee took 34 Doz of Eggs 3.40 Tea Boots Shovel 3 Tennets John H went to the Sny E Wind
11th Fine Rained some W Wind Sawing stove Wood Leander to Jo Douquets Took 17 Dozen of Eggs 2 Tubs of Butter Sport Killing the young Ducks Died to night Bill Holesworth Gordon came
12th Fine Monter and Renshaw here E Wind Thunder Gordon took his Boat Pickaxe
13th Pulling the Plough in the Potatoes Emptied the Leech-Barrel Put the ashes on the Potatoes Got a -------- Lost a Spoon sold pike at the Point Lewis's for Butter 25 cents
14th Fine Rain {torn away} William Holesworth Buried to Day
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James Cameron Island
15th of June 1898 Fine Fortunate Day Put the Plough in the East Potatoes and corn put the Bell on the 3 year old heifer John H Fishing Line Boat went up this Morning canal must be Fixed Leander to Summerstown
16th Fine W Wind John H went to Summerstown Leander Got 2 Pigs at Hamiltons Made a Pen for them Fixing the Grain in Barrels and Boxes oats Pease Barley Buckwheat Wheat and Bran Fixed it all in the Stable Jack Semo's Wife and child here Lewis's for Feed for their Pig Bought Butter 25 cents Algerian went Down Mowed a Road to the Pig Pen Fishing some John H got 2 EEls
17th Fine Warm set some Fires Weeding the corn Fernandez to Renshaws Spear hand Mr Genie came this Evening and went off
18th The Ever memorable Battle of Waterloo Fine Rained some Shelled some Traces of Corn John H for Mail Mr Atwater and Randolph at shore {bottom torn off}
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James Cameron Island
18th of June 1898 {torn away} room A Boat went up
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19th Fine Leander Fishing got a Lunge
20th Last Day of Spring Fine Fernandez went to Dundee Ionia came come from Dundee Windy squally Dan ---- Frasers Son here stopt in the Bay it got squally Gordon working at his Boat Peter Back here Bought Butter l1 Syrup 1 Quart 69 cents cutting Grass for the Bull Livinia not very well
21st First Day of Summer Fine West Wind Cutting Brush on the North side heavy Rain Livinia not well Fernandez and Stanley went for a Stick of Lumber to Lewis
22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Uncle Dan Fine Heavy Rain Thunder very high Wind The Big American Boat in Peices on Pontoons went Down 2 or 3 Tugs a Towing her Livinia very unwell Gordon Painting his Boat 3 Men here Bought John H's Fish Fernandez went to Lancaster
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James Cameron Island
18th of June 1898 Cut a Cedar Broom A Boat went up Loaded with Pic Nickers and right Back E Went up to the Bay got some hooks from Mr Genie (The Robineau) 19th Fine Leander Trowling got a Lunge
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James Cameron Island
23rd of June 1898 Fine some Windy Putting the Plough Through the Potatoes and West Peice of Corn Fernandez went to Lancaster For Dr Harknefs as she is very Unwell Let out the Black Bull this Morning
24th St John the Baptist Day Livinia a Little Better Gordon put out his Boat Made a Pair of Oars Leander to Jo Douquets 2 Tubs of Butter and 18 Doz of Eggs Fernandez came from Lancaster Finished the Hoeing of the Potatoes set a Line Went to Head of the Island Found a Log in the Bay
25th very Windy cant got for the Dr Rained cutting Brush John H set sturgeon Line
26th Sunday cannot go For the Doctor Rained hard Blowed Hard Pouring Rain
27th Fine Fernandez Went for the Doctor Boys Trowling The Doctor came Left Medicine to got Wednesday to see him More Rain Dr Took Dinner Fernandez Bought a Bag 3 cents Box of soda Biscuit 4 oranges 14 cents Lots of Boats coming up the canal must Be Fixed
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James Cameron Island
28th of June 1898 Fine Windy some Drops of Rain Leander and Gordon Trowling Gordon got 2 Lunge Weigh about Lost 2 More Fernandez and Stanley went to Lancaster James Nicholson here with Looking at Fat Cattle Ionia and I went to Fish got Perch and Pike Windy Livinia some Better sold the Heifer for 24 Dollars never told me a Word about it went to night and got a scow never told me anything about Getting the scow
29th Fine no rain to Day Took over the Heifer Moses Lemay came with the oars got 2 gallons of Syrup Took the Boards ashore at the Pitt Point Fermandez and Stanley
30th Went to Mill with Wheat Gordon Lost his Pocket Book John H got a Sturgeon Fernandez Stanley and John Went for the rest of the Lumber Little Drops of Rain Ed Renshaw here he went to Lancaster Gave him his spear Left the Boards Frasers Point
1st of July Dominion Day Fine Day made Bon-Fires of Brush Mr John Summers here him and Gordon Trowling took the Waggon to take the Lumber From the shore at the Pit Point put the Plough {torn away} potatoes Fishing Perch
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James Cameron Island
2nd of July 1898 very Fine EW an W Wind a Party on the Rocket to Valley-Field The Robineau to Lancaster Gordon and Fernandez to the Front took a Sythe to Mow some Place Stanley and Leander hoeing corn and Potatoes John H crofsed Livinia not very well Fernandez at Douquets
3rd Sunday Fine an Eclipse Rained Thunder Lightning high Wind
4th American Independence Day very Fine John H and Stanley Mowed Down the South Shore to the East End of the Island Leander and Fernandez went to Fort Covington Bought a Box of smooth sections for the Mowing Machine got or Bought a Flag The New American Boat went Down First Trip Splitting Pine Wood Livinia not very well
5th Uncle John's Birth Day 1803 Fine East Wind Lots of Boats a Going to Day Putting Paris Green on the Potatoes Set some Brush a Fire Fernandez went to Lancaster Bought Rice 10 cents
6th Fine very warm Mowed the Grove with the Mowing Machine Randolph here for Fernandez to go to Douquets to Work I went Fishing Seen Mr Gillis Dougals son Fishing could {torn off} John's Fish Lewis here
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James Cameron Island
7th of July 1898 Fine W Wind very Warm John H went to Dundee Took a Sturgeon with Him at the Hay Raking and Turning coiling The Boats chasing one another the new Line always ahead as yet Bought a Rake Doz of Knives for the Mowing Machine got the Saws Filed and 2 Files Back Lewis here at the Mo{illegible} coiling hay
8th Fine Mowing Back of the Barn Broke Smash went the Mowing Machine Mowing with the Syth Lewis here Rained a Shower
9th Fine put in 2 Loads for the First Rained and Wind Mr McGillis here from the {cut off}ain I Went to the head of the Island Got Wet the Birds went of out of {cut off}s cage yesterday cherries getting Ripe Leander crofsed to Jo Douquets with 2 Tubs of Butter and a Baskets of Eggs John H crofsed took the Bun Livinia some better but still in Bed High North Wind old Potatoes Done now Take {cut off}or Butter got 2 lbs 1 lb Paid the other not paid Gordon came Fernandez came Angus Bethune Buried
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James Cameron Island
10th of July 1898 Fine George Annie Baby Boy Min Herbert came Annie and Baby stopt Mifs Lemay and Mr Lucia here
11th Fine Fernandez went to A Frasers Gordon to Summerstown Mowing with the 1 Horse Machine in the West Field put in 2 Loads making coils Rakaking the Grove all in Leander crofsed with the Rifle he cleaned for Randolph John H crofsed Bought 2 Bars of soap 10 Sythe stone
12th of July Orange Man's Day Fine E Wind Put out the Marsh Hay and Made a stack of it West Feild Gordon came Was over the River Bought Shirt 50 Boots 1..50 Tobacco Going over the River to night I went to Charlies Island Rofs's and the Kit Kit Met Mr Morehouse Fisherman
13th very Fine EW Mr Genie came Putting in the north End of the stable hay out of the upper Field making coils turning hay Mowing Livinia not very well Good Time For {bottom torn away}
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James Cameron Island
14th of July 1898 very Fine W Wind Mowing Broke the Single Mowing Machine Raking coiling Gordon came Wrote a Long Letter to John Cameron Junction City Kansas sent 2 Papers and 1/2 Got a From him Canadian Boat ahead Mowin Back of the old Garden an Indian for Butter 10 cents Had New Potatoes to Day Killed a Mutton
15th Fortunate Day very Fine Lewis here Genie went off Lewis got Tea and Matches Gave John H a ----- he went to Work to McArthurs Mowing Back of the old Garden went to the head of the Island set Fire to a Brush Heap
16th very Fine Made a Stack Fine hay made 70 or 80 coils not Raked Sissy and Annie and Baby went to Hamiltons a Great many Boats Going to Day The Rocket to Hamiltons Island A Pic Nic
17th Fine Bill and George came Back and Hattie Lemay Butter and Syrup 1 Dollar {torn off} Annie Sissy Stanley Baby to Dundee Gave a {torn off} to Baby
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James Cameron Island
18th of July 1898 Fine Mowing in above the Lane Began to Rain Thunder and Lightning the 3 of them went to Lemays Raffle of a Sowing Machine Genie came Fishing Raffle did not got on till next Monday Gordon Leander Sissy went to the Raffle Livinia not very well
19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874 a very Fine warm Day awful hot Mowing in Upper Feild next the Fence to the Wet Place Genie went off they came from the Raffle
20th Mowing Made a stack of Fine Hay Lewis took home the Augur But not the axe verry very warm cutting up at the Hicory Trees in the Upper Field 47 coils made Helen Burton and Minnie came Tommy Montor Put them Down from Hamiltons Rain Passed awful heat
21st very Fine EW Mr and Mrs Paris Here with Peter Beck a Rowing them He is Editor of the New York and took my Ad Took the Bull Lewis's on the {illegible} {bottom line torn away} very Fine
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James Cameron Island
22nd of July 1898 very Fine very warm Mowing Marsh hay in the Upper Field Made 22 coils Leander crofsed to Mr Douquetts with 2 Tubs of Butter each Tub 39 lbs a peice of Great crowd at Jo's had to make Beds in the Parlour on the Floor East Wind Washed my Feet cut my nails
23rd Fine verry very hot at Times Thunder Rained heavy to the South Seen Billy Bowen yesterday near the head of the Island Dr Harknefs sent a viol of Medicine with Fernandez to his Mother
24th very Fine Day Leander crofsed with Gordon he is working at Jacks Fernandez came and Went off
25th Fine Putting Hay in the North End of the Stable out of the upper Field Filled the North End Lewis here Paid For Eggs he got in the Spring some Rain Windy Livinia some Better Birds commencing Bad at Pease oats and Grain
26th very Warm Mowing at the Lower End of the North Marsh Ionia and I for a Load of Rubbish around the Island a Man here for Bates Leander Went to Dundee Bought 3 Tubs Syth {illegible} Hocky {illegible} Balls 75 cents
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James Cameron Island
27th of July 1898 Fine very very warm E Wind Mowing in Back Marsh Made 58 coils Dr Harknefs and Fernandez came I was off Salting Horses Sheep and cows Let out the 4 calves to Day the Dr Left some Medicine set Brush heaps a Fire Birds Bad in the Grain Aunty Mary Good Big Butternut Tree came Down with the high Wind and another Butternut Broke too
28th Very Warm W Wind Made some coils in the Back Marsh Fernandez went off this Morning Washed and oiled and cleaned My Gun This must Be the Dog Days Lewis for salt Made a stack out of the Back Marsh Windy a Big Vessel went Down Towed By 2 Tugs
30th very warm Made 10 coils put the Power and Sawing Machine out of the Barn cleaned out the Mowes set some Brush heaps afire 2 Men here Jack Riddeby and another Man for Bates {bottom line torn away}
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James Cameron Island
30th July 1898 Leander to Jo Douquetts with 2 Tennnets of Butter and 7 Dozen of Eggs Gordon and John H came to night
31st Fine EW Went for the Scow Fernandez Found Floating Down the River Dan Spink here Gordon crofsed with him
1st of August Lammas Day Fine Began cutting the Oats Leander John H and Stanley John H set a Line got 5 Rained some Thunder set some Fires
2nd Minnie's B Day very Fine W Wind Turning the oats cut some oats Began cutting the Wheat caught 6 Perch Mr Genie came Went to Jo Douquetts with Huckleberries
3rd Fine very warm Rained a Springle E Wind cutting Wheat put in 4 Loads of Banner Oats and marked them with sticks Between them and the other oats they are in the Bottom John Got 8 EEls this Morning John H went with EEls Gave them to Dan Spink bought 2 lb of Tea 1 lb of starch Windy Rained Put in 6 Loads of oats to DAy
4th Fine Finished cutting the Wheat Turning the Wheat cutting oats Raining Windy
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James Cameron Island
5th of Aug 1898 Fine put in 2 Loads of Wheat Wind and Rain Lewis here got an EEl John H Went to Dundee For Hooks and Snoods went up to the Head of the Island Salted the cattle
6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 Fine Putting in Wheat and oats thats 9 Loads of Wheat in to Day and 9 Loads of oats Leander to Jo Douquetts 2 Tubs of Butter 12 chickens 12 Doz of eggs
7th Sunday Gordon came him and Stanley to Dundee John H crofsed Sent of 6 EEls by Gordon
8th Cutting oats Binding oats some Drops of Rain Leander crofsed Bought in Summerstown a Sack of Salt Received From Bismarck his 2 Likenefs's and a Letter Rec a Bunch of Papers From Daisy Burton
9th very warm cutting the Back Field oats took up a Load thats 11 or 12 Loads of Wheat in the Barn Leander and John H crofsed to Summerstown
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James Cameron Island
10th of August 1898 Fine cut the Last of the oats coiling some set some Fires to Brush went to Head of Island Leander to Jo Douquett with 24 chickens
11th very Fine Smoky with Fires cleared off Began a Stack of oats 11 Loads in it Began a Small one put 1 Load in to Day and another Load Gathering oats
12th Fine turned to high Wind Thunder Lightning Rained all night set some Fires
13h Windy Fine Cut the Pease John H got a Sturgeon Sent a Kansas Paper to Daisy in Maxville Leander to Jo Douquetts with 12 1/2 Doz of Eggs 1 Tub of Butter Heard Mike Purcell was Killed by the cars
14th Fine Johnny Min and Herbert Charlie Annie and Baby came Tom Jack D Spink and Gordon came and they went over to Frashers south side Brought 4 lbs of Black Currants
15th Began Mowing The Front Marsh set Fires Leander crofsed to Post Office Bough 5 lb of Muscovada 25 cents very Windy to night The Drudge came to Day Got Letter and Papers Magazines
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James Cameron Island
Augt 16th 1898 Fine W Wind very Windy went up around the Island 4 Men here of the Dredge Wanting a Man to Work cutting with the single Mower Made Preserves
17th Fine John H and Sissy Minnie went to Dundee Bought nuts 2 Boxes of Revolver 1 Box 18 1 Box 20 Put the Power in the Barn Thunder Lightning Rain Leander went acrofs the Dredge working to Day an Indian here for Butter 18 cents
18th Fine E Wind Leander came Received a Letter From John Cameron Kansas his Likenefs of his Mother and himself and some of the Grand Children and his Boy Gathering Marsh Hay and cutting Lewis Lasore here Sissy and Minnie to P.Office John Hamilton Poorly Leander went to Douquets with 10 Doz of Eggs 18 chickens Sissy Bought at Haggarty nutmegs and Tea Leander crofsed with Hyde
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19th of August 1898 Bismarcks Birth Day 1870 Fine cutting in the Front Marsh Peter Back to 2 lb of Butter 34
20th Fine made a Stack of Pease with Marsh hay in the Bottom and on Top Made a stack of Marsh hay West of all Eddy Renshaw and Sister here Adeline For Butter and Eggs 1 Doz 3 lb of Butter 60 Leander went For Hyde Went around the Island The Dredge Workig
21st Sunday Bill Rose Gordon and D Spink came The Reverend Mr Mathieson First Preaching after Being ordained For Salem Church Fine Day
22 Fine W Wind Leander Stanley John H Went to the Sny for a Scow to take the Seperator Down From Uncle Bill's as the Power is here took Down Fat Pine Billy is Fixing the canvass for the Mill Lewis 2 children here Lent them the 2 inch augur Gordon Went to Cornwall Leander to Shoes 1.50 oil 1 Gallon
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23 Augt 1898 Fine Began to Rain 3 Boys went home with the Scow Paid 1 Dollar Helen sent Pills to Minnie Gordon took them From the office Horse-shoe nails Matches
24th St Bartholemew Day E Wind Billy and George came to Thrash Fixing the Mill to Day They Took Down a Lot of the Mill Rigging Shoeing the horses Leander and Gordon to Haggartys Bougth 2 Bars of Soap 1 pan of Bread 1 sack of Flour
25th Dan and Family Leaves London England to Day on the Parisian For Canada Montreal East Wind Rained Thunder and Lightning very hot Sun by spells Began Thrashing the Wheat Thrashed 10 1/2 Bushels to Day Eddy Renshaw and Adelaide For Butter and Eggs 60 a Man From the Dredge Butter & Eggs 25 Fernandez here 1/2 Gallon of Syrup
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James Cameron Island
Augt 26th 1898 Pic Nick at Hamiltons Island Fine Gordon Livinia and Minnie went Fernandez Thrashing the Wheat 2 Boats of Indians here Bought 10 cents of Butter I Bought From them a Channel catfish 20 cents about 18 lb stacking the Wheat straw cows in the upper-Field Gave the Boys Willie and George 2 Sturgeon
27th Fine Finished the Wheat 68 1/2 Bushels Began the oats Thrashed to Day 11 1/2 Bushells Billy Filed Gordons Saws Gordon Feeding the mill a Race this Morning the Rocket and American Boat the Rocket Kept ahead Leander Billy George and John H Went Fishing to night Pulled one of my Teeth to Day Gave my Head a Bad Blow to Day Gordon crofsed to night
28th Fine Day 5 of Them went to Church From here George and Billy went home The Men on the Dredge here got a Dish of Milk 10 cents The seem to be Fine Fellows
29th very Heavy pour of Rain Thrashed 6 Bushels John Nicholson Poorley
30th Fine George and Annie came Thrashing to Day 61 Bushel Minnie Livinia and Annie went to Evan Frasers Leander to Jo Douquets 1 Tub of Butter 13 {illegible}
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30th of August 1898 Fine Day Thrashing the Banner oats 29 Bushels in the Bin 42 Bushels to Day of the Banner oats in all Lucias For Butter and Straw Gordon to Summerstown to night Last Day of the Month 42 of the Banner Oats and 61 of the other oats 68 1/2 of Wheat
1st of September St Giles Day 1st Day of hunting Lower Canal Randolph here Billy Morris and Mrs Ide and Girl here Lucias For Potatoes Mr Genie here Thrashed 28 1/2 Bushels 5 1/2 of Bushels of Pease Thrashing the stacks of oats outside Fixing the Mill some shooting 205 thrashed to night
2nd Fine Rained Foggy cleared off Thrased 75 1/2 to Day Mr Genie Went off Peter Back for Butter
3rd Dan's Birth Day 1846 very Fine Thrashing the Last of the 2 Stacks of Oats 62 Bushels of oats to Day John to Haggartys 1 Sack Flour Tea 2 Pan of Bread Leander says he Paid George
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4th of Sept 1898 D.C.F's Birth Day 1894 Fine very Windy George and Annie here
5th Fine John Angus Birth Day 1850 Fine Day Gordon crofsed Got From Dan the Scots Man an Edinburgh Paper George and Annie went home
6th Fine Stanley and John H Went to Dundee With 1/2 Barrels of EEls $4 2 Sturgeon 25 Bought 3 Tennets Fixing hoops on a Pail set some Fires went to the Head of the Island Gordon went to Work at Douquetts
7th Raining Wrote a Letter a paper and Leanders Likenefs to John Cameron Junction City Kansas Heard of the Sad Accident at Cornwall this Week of the RailRoad Bridge its an unlucky Road
8th Fortunate Day Cornwall Fair going on now very high Wind West Drawing and cutting Sticks for a small Building to hold Grain Those Government Tugs Running up and Down the River Like Jack-Asses
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9th of Sept 1898 a very very Fine Day Leander and Stanly went to Mill with the First Wheat Bushels Brought Pork Paid for Ionias Boots to night the Wind very very high for a While some Rain cool some to night Gordon came From Douquets
10th Fine Day Working at the Frame Gordon and Leander John H and Stanley Taking out stumps by the Roots Lewis here for Pig Feed John H went acrofs went to Fort Covington for his Boots
11th Fine Windy 2 Men here From the Dredge had 2 Milk 10 Lucias for Butter and Syrup Lewis's Boy Died on Sunday night in St Regis
12th Fine Working in the Frame for Grain Ploughed in the Flat one of Lewis Boys here to tell us about Jo Being Dead and wanting us to go over to morrow to Milk their cows and Feed their Pig Daisy and Minnie to Douquetts 21 Doz Eggs Bought Tea at Haggartys
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13th of Sept 1898 very Fine working at the Frame Ploughing with John H Turning the Sod Leander crofsed to Jo Douquet Took a Tub of Butter and 10 chickens Leander went to Lewis Stanley and Minnie went with him to Milk his cows Picking off the corn and it is Ripe Lucias Left their Fish Box hear as they are going home Got a Peck of Potatoes Bought 8 lb of nails
14th very Fine Making the Rafters and putting them on Broke Down the Storehouse for to get the Boards of it to put on to the other The Rocket Began going Down the same Day she comes up Took the corn to the House Plouged a Little Piling the Stumps in the Back Peice John H crossed to Hamiltons D Spink came Down with him and took him Back
15th Fine at the Granery Boarding it Drawing nails Arthur Craig here Dan Cattanack here for Gordon
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16th of Sept 1898 Fine W Wind Boarding the Roof Leander and Stanley to Lancaster for Shingles 2 1/2 at 1.80 thats 3.50 Stanley went to Haggartys for nails 5 lb 25 John Nicholson Esq Departed this Life this Day of our Lord put on Shingles
17th Fine Finished the Roofs shingling Fixing in the sleepers Stanley cutting cornstalks put corn in the Granary took over 8 Doz of Eggs bought Fly Paper close pins Tea cheeses
18th Fine Wind John H and D Spink Took a Big Sturgeon to Mrs Jack Storm in Montreal Gordon crofsed to go to Cattanacks
19th Taking the oats to the Granary From the Stable John Nicholson Buried to Day putting Boards on the Flooring
20th Fine putting the Wheat in the Granary in Barrells and the Big Box 27 Bushels in it
21st Last Day of Summer put the Seperator in the Grannery to Day and some Wheat {illegible} Put in the Pease Got {rest of page illegible}
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James Cameron Island
22nd of Sept 1898 Autumn or Fall Begins to Day Fine W Wind Stanley and Livinia Went to Dundee Took a Tub of Butter 30 1/2 lb at 18 $5.55 Tea 3 lb 1 Dollar oil 5 Gallons50 3 Tubs 54 Soda Biscuit 25 Fine Salt 50 10 yds of Ticking 1.80 Towels 30 cents Wrote a Letter to Dan concerning the Island Wind Raised to Through the night
*23rd E Wind high night Blowing hard Shelling Corn Gathered some Butternuts Raining and Blowing hard to night Blew Down one of the Black Cherrie Trees in the Grove
24th Fine E Wind high Went to head of the Island Gathered nuts Leander and Stanley at the nuts Stanley Drew them home with the horse Leander crofsed to P.O Took the Letter I wrote to Dan it wont Go till Monday Fernandez came to night a Hen with 12 Fine chicks came out to Day Gordon came with Leander
3rd B{illegible} Friday
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25th Sept 1898 Fine Ed Renshaw here Gordon crofsed with him John H here
26th Fine Commenced taken up the Potatoes Leander crofsed to I Jo Douquets 1 Tub of Butter and 16 Doz of Eggs
27th Fine at the Potatoes 72 Bushels in to Day Fernandez Went to A Frasers 2 of Lucias hear yesterday got Tobacco 20 cents 1 Peck of Peas For Jo Lemay not very well
28 a very Fine Day Finished the west Potato Feild all but Harrowing Began the East Peice Minnie and Sissy went to Dan Frasers at Evans got a young White Legged August Rooster heard Tommy Craig got a Bad Blow From a chain that Brok Got a Letter from Dan
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James Cameron Island
30th of Sept 1898 A very Fine Day very warm taking up 3 Rows of Potatoes Stanley and I Thats 12 Bushels in the cellar now Besides 121 aboput 12 Bushels of small Potatoes Picked out the Ploughing and Harrowing to Be Done there will Be a Few more Bushels yet set some Fires E Wind changed to West sent a Letter to Dan and Received a Letter From him Leander and Minnie went to Cornwall took the Granada From Summerstown to Cornwall The First Time for Leander to Be in Cornwall Heard one of Angus Lalonds Boys was Drowned of the Rocket
1st of October Ionia Birth Day 1883 E Wind very Fine Picked some Butternuts Ionia and I putting in some of the Wheat straw in the Barn Took the Boats Down out of the Barn Leander crofsed to Summerstown
2nd Sunday Mr John Hamilton and Hamilton Cameron here Mrs and Mifs Lily Renshaw here
{illegible} Genie here at night 2 of the Boys to {illegible}
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3rd of October 1898 Fine Harrowed the Potatoes Rained verry hard this Afernoon I am not very well not well at all
4th October 4 in Bottles Fine Ploughing cut the Kansas Corn or the Right name is the Kaffir corn I got From Kansas Set a Line to night Found a Harrow-tooth Killed 2 chickens Flies awful Plenty Leander crofsed to Summerstown Took up Lalond that was Lalond that was Drowned off the Rocket
5th Fine Dull some Drops of Rain Ploughing getting some Potatoes Making a Wire Fence around the Stacks Took up the Kaffur corn-stalks cattle on the inside to Day
6th a Fine Day Taking up Stones at the South East End of the Sugar Bush Ploughing at the Wet Place East of the ash-tree Found a Harrow {torn away} I Lost a Long Time ago {torn away} Dundee got the Fly Person and {rest of entry torn away}
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James Cameron Island
7th of Octo 1898 Fine Ploughing Taking up Stones cows out at night Plough Broke a Little Gathered some Butternut not very well Mice awful Plenty The Dogs making a Havock on them
8th Fine Fishing Last night got 7 Fish not very well to Day Fernandez took a Lamb to Lancaster Ploughing and Picking Stones
9th Sunday Gordon came Last night had a Letter From Minnie in Chesterville John H here Windy
10th H.A BD Fine Frost Last night East Wind cool Making Blinds of Hay For Decoys heard a Wild Goose Lots of Gannets Taking out Stones
11th Fine very Windy to Day Working at the Blinds Randolph came His Gun got Wrong Poisoning Flies Sold 18 Doz of Eggs to the Dredge Washed the Wool very {illegible} to night The Lucias came {rest of page torn away}
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12th of Oct 1898 Fine Windy Cool The Boys Working at Blinds Stanley and Fernandez Went to the Na-Houtas Island For Blue-joint Hay For Blinds Lucias For Potatoes and Syrup 40 Wrote a Letter to Minnie at Chesterville Randolph crofsed to Summerstown took the Letter 3 cents Fixed his Gun to Day a Good many Ducks Flying to Day Moved a Pile of stove Wood
13th White Frost this Morning E Wind Fine Leander and Fernandez Went to Mill got their Wheat Exchanged For Flour Bought a Plough Boots overals 2 cans of Fish Cutting Brush Making Fires West Field Drawing away the old Iron opened the yard Fence put the Hay in the Barn Cool and Windy to night Genie Passed up
14th East Wind Blowing hard Raining hard cool
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James Cameron Island
15th of October 1898 E Wind cool Raining a Few Grains of Snow shot 3 Ducks a Bun Passed up with 2 in it Received a Letter From John Cameron Kansas Fernandez went for the Mail Bought of Mr Hagarty oil Thread 2 Bars of Soaps
16th Sunday Gordon came and went off took my coat John H came had a new Watch Got some Ducks Leander 11 Boxed them up Directed them to Dan The Temple St James Street Montreal E Wind
17th E Wind Leander crofsed to Summerstown to Give Haggarty the Box to Take to the Station Fernandez Went Down to Cat-Island to hunt Got 1 Duck Tried the new Plough {illegible} the First time in the oakfield Plough's Good Gordon came took my coat and Tools to Work at Hamiltons
18th St Luke's Day E Wind High a good Lot of Shooting Ploughing Digging Behind the Barn cutting up Dead Butternut Trees at the Fence Killed {rest of page torn away}
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19th of Oct 1898 E Wind Raining most all Day Ploughed 1 Round a Lot of Shooting East and South side Boys Treed the Head of the Island for Ducks
20th very Fine E Wind Ploughing Back of the Barn and Taken out stones Fernandez went awy Down and acrofs and never got a Duck he Shot a Loon Mr Genie came this Evening Mice awful Plenty Sport Kills a Lot
21st E Wind Taking out Stones Genie Went to see Jo Lemay came Back Rained some putting the Stones in the Lane Fence The Dredge went off to Day Fernandez went for the Mail got the Glengarrian
22 Fine E Wind changed to West Plouging the Potato Ground Gave Genie the Loon Took in some apples From the Lower Point Rained Hard
23rd Livinia (Sissy) Birth Day 1868 Gordon Leander Went Down East to hunt
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James Cameron Island
24th Oct 1898 Our Hugh's Birth Day Fine EW Genie set his Line Ploughed the Potato Ground got about 3 Bushels Fixing Boards at the East End for the Banking Randolph and Leander went to hunt Down to Point-Muay Lots of Ducks
25th St Crispin's Day all Shoemakers Day My Birth Day 73 years old to Day at 4 oclock 1825 EW very Fine Day Digging out Stone at the Back of the Barn Genie went off a Great Day of Shooting to Day Leander crofsed to Summerstown
26th Raining to Day a Good Lot of Shooting to Day Leander at the Little Island North Side Shot 27 Ducks Fernandez and Ed Renshaw there too Got a Peice of Pork From Ed
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James Cameron Island
1st of Nov 1898 All Saints Day The Harvest Month of Death Ed Douquett Ed Renshaw Randolph here going For Ducks Ploughing and Taken of Stones Stanley is Leander hunting Fernandez went to Cornwall with the Wool 104 lbs and 17 cents a lb got 35 cents a Pair for his Ducks Got his Gun Fixed Fixing up the old Iron in the Bun Taking the Wedge out of the axe I got From Gordon Lucias got a Tub of Butter 5.50 Made me a Present of a Half Barrel Tub Left their Box Going off to Day Heard Charles Cremar Departed 3 Persons Tenting on the or at Cedar Grove From Cornwall Their names is Decair's
2nd All Souls Day Very Windy got a Letter From Du{torn away} To attend to Charles Creamer's Funeral Ploughing Leander and Stanley Mont{torn away} here with the Letter Fernandez {torn away} none Decairs For Milk and B {rest of page torn away}
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3rd of Nov 1898 Unfortunate Day On This Day of the Month Granda Departed 1857 Fine Charles Creamer Buried to Day Leander and Fernandez went to the Funeral very Windy Stanley Ploughing Eddy Renshaw here this Morning Bought carbolic acid
4th very Fine Day The Rev Mr Mathewson and Mr Hamilton here Read a chapter in St Luke 18 chapter and 18 verse and Prayer he worked up this very Good Mr Genie came had 4 Bags of apples Bottle of Honey 1 lb of Tea Leander and Fernandez went to Jo Douquetts for Hunters Finished Ploughing on South Side {torn away} the Manure
5th Fine {torn away}Manure on the West Field
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6th of Nov 1898 Windy about 1/2 Past 3 This Morning a Terrible Gale of South West Wind and Rain Knocked Things about at a Fearful Rate 3 or 4 of the Stacks Blewed off Barrels Boxes and anything Loose got carried away Those Hunters went off to Rofs's Island Blowed hard all Day Leander came to night from Douquetts
7th Helen's Birth Day Fine Windy Mr Genie Went off Gave the Loan of one of my Double Spring Traps with 1 Spring He Left one of his small Traps with me till He Returned mine Gave him my Big Trap he will put a Tongue in it it cost me 2.50 Gave him a Skunk Skin a Decoy Whet stones Took his Stone Lifter that he Gave Me Putting out Manure in the Upper-Field on the Mea{torn away} Leander crofsed for the Mail got a Decoy From John Hamilton
8th Fine very Windy a small owl Putting out Manure{torn away} sawing Stove Wood
9th Prince {torn away} Birth Day E Wind Cool Ploughing {torn away}
Fernandez{torn away}
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10th of Novem 1898 East Wind Began to Snow put in the cows to night Boys hunting got 7 Ducks very windy Stormy Stanley Made a few rounds of Ploughing a Flock of Wild Geese Passed up Unfortunate Day
11th Cold Windy Taking the Oats of the calfs place Feeding the Cattle
12th Martinmas Froze Last night Fine Windy Drifting Plastering Cow Stable
13th Fine Gordon came John H came Leander went to Jo Douquetts Barry and Eddy came after him to go out with Mr Douglas they are Hunting on the Little Island North of this Island Leander went to Lancaster with Mr Douglas Sent with him 2 Pairs of Ducks Dan as Mr Douglas seen him {torn away} he was coming up Gordon {torn away}at
14th Fine Stanley not {torn away} Bed all Day Leander Fernandez hunting got 5
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15th of November 1898 Fine cool Windy splitting stovewood Fernandez Went up to Jo Douquetts took the Basket Mr Douglas had Banking and Plastering the Horse Stable the colt got Loose eat a Little too much oats very Windy Mr Barnhart stopt here to night Fernandez took Ducks to Jo's
16th Fine Leander and Barnhart went to the Kit Kit Mr Jo Lemay and Frank here Bought 5 Busels of Potatoes 2 Dollars 4 lb of Butter 72 cents Gave Him a Kettle of Butter-milk snow going off Fernandez took a sack of Fine Salt 50 Randolph here Leander got 11 Ducks
17th Fine Day Mr Hume here Bought 1 Gallon of Syrup 80 1 Bushel of Pease 60 Took Home the Plate and Kettle Mr D Morris and Randolph here took me over to the Cedar-Grove to have a Scotch sold ther Ducks Banking the House {torn away} Fine Went to the Bay for Wood Co{torn away} hear for oil Lent him the Big {torn away}came Fernandez and him Fishing {torn away} Plastering stable
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19th of Nov 1898 Fine E Wind Rained to night Mr Genie Went off Fernandez huning got none a Lot of Shooting Rigging up the Shore Stanley Plastering Gave Mr Genie Fish and Ducks Alexandra Went up very heavy Loaded went Slow
20th A Fortunate Day W Wind A Deer on the Island Took the Water Leander and Fernandez and Stanley after him Shot him near Alexis or Plum-Island a Fine Large Deer or Moose sent a Peice to John Hamilton Gordon came had the Parcel from Dan Frank Laplante took it From the station coat cap and Drawers Fies Collars
21st On This Day of the Month DMM Senior Departed 1846
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James Cameron Island
22nd of November 1898 E Wind Blew hard Ed Renshaw here Gave him a Peice of Deer for Barnhart Fernandez took a Peice to Dan and Andrew Fraser this is the Day Corbett and Sharky is to Fight Let the Water Run at the ash three not very Well to Day
23rd Fine W Wind Rained Last night Cool to Day put the Felt on the Granary and Tin The 2 Boys Stanley and Fernandez went to cut Stove Wood for Renshaws Ducks not Plenty to Day Heard Sharkey whipped Corbett
24th Thanksgiving Day Fine Made a Cedar-Raft For Ducks in the Pond cut a Log of Stove-wood of the Soft Maple Log Set 2 Traps for the Mink cut My Hair Snowed to night hard
25th St Catherine's Day Fine cold Drifted Randolph her 2 of Porter no Boats to Day
26th Fine Gordon came had the Mail From Dan Went to Lancaster Fernandez {torn away} Gordon the Mink got out of the Trap {torn away} Bought a coat Sent a Letter {torn away} Deer skin to the Tan{torn away}
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27th of November 1898 Fine E Wind Dan Spink and John H here had 2 Peices of Pork J Ha{torn away} sent Sent a Peice of Deer to {torn away} Jack Heard Tommy Craig came from a Tow went up and a Steam Barge
28th Fine Day Martin here for Straw for 2 Beds Got the Pot and Knives to Butcher their Hog Drew 4 Loads of Wood Salmon River Froze hard a Tug went Down with no Tow
29th Fine Day putting Manure around the apple-Trees Drew wood out of the Marsh Ducks not Plenty no Boats to Day Lights up to night
30th St Andrew Day The Festival of the Scotch Fine W Wind 2 Tugs went up to Day 1 With 3 Barges and 1 ith 2 Barges no Lights in the Lighthouse to night Drawing Wood Broke the Tongue of the Sleigh Snowed {torn away} to night
1st of December {torn away} and Fixing the Sheeps Place got a {torn away} in the Big Elm at Bell Bay {torn away} Fernandez to Lancaster Bought Pint {torn away} Leander shot an Horned Owl
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3rd of December 1898 Fine East Wind Leander and Randolph on the Little Island North Side got a Pair of Ducks a Lumber Steam Barge went Down with a Tow
4th East Wind and very high E Wind Tore the Weeds from the Bottom of the River Took the old Stump From its Place for so many years up near the Stone Wall Drove the Big Muskrat house to Parts unknown Took Barrels From the House up in the upper field must Been Bad on Shipping and River crafts East Wind Eddy Renshaw here had Letter to Mrs Cameron From Adeline had 2 Fine Peices of Pork Eddy Fernandez hunting on Little Island Eddy stopt all night
5th E Wind Fernandez and Eddy went to Cornwall took his Gun Gave Eddy a can of Syrup to take home Lumber Barge went up to Day
6th The German's Day West Wind Last Quarter of the Moon Randolph Getting Married to Day Adeline Renshaw of Summertown Livinia (Sissy) Leander Fernandez went Married in the Salem church {rest of page torn away}
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7th of Dec 1898 West Wind Drifting Grinding the axes 3 of Them no Ducks
8th Fine Blowing Moving the Hay in the Stable Loft Baking Freezing hard to night
9th West Wind high Broke The Sleigh the Beams Making Beams to Day
10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 Finished the Sleigh Eddy Renshaw came this Evening and had a Big Peice of the Wedding Cake and also some of What went Through the Ring To Dream on to put under your head Gordon at AJ Baker
11th Windy cool Gordon came and went Back and sent Back his Boat Fernandez took it Back
12th Leander and Eddy Hunting got 4 Peices of square Timber Short Peices Eddy went off Freezing hard to night {torn away} Windy Freezing hard chopping some
{torn away} to night ice making Frosty Windy
{torn away}Windy Frosty ice making Going Down
{torn away}Broke it all up Caught Perch
{torn away}caught 2 EEls chopping 2 Dead
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James Cameron Island
15th of December 1898 A Fortunate Day E Wind Freezing caught a Pike Randolph and Eddy here to Tell us of Granny Morris's Departed She wsa about 98 years of age on the 1st of November Uncle Bill's Wife Departed on the Same Day Last Year
16th The ice took Last night Frosty Drawing Wood Fished some ice Jamming above shot 2 Ducks Water Raising near night turned warm
17th Fine Rained some ice Breaking up crashing Down Killed the Black Bull and He is stubborn Granny Morris Buried to Day Heard a crow this Morning Put the Plough up in the Stable Loft Turned the calfsTrough Broke on another Stack of Fine Hay
18th Windy Gordon came had the Mail and St Andrews Papers from Dan Randolph {torn away} came Fishing Perch a{torn away} Randolph Stopt Ed {torn away} Gave him some F{botton of page torn away}
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James Cameron Island
19th of Dec 1898 A Fortunate Day E Wind Frosty cold Fernandez went to Lancaster I gave him 10 Dollars to Give to the Dr to Dr Harknefs For Attending his Mother Voters Meeting in Lancaster
20th Last Day of Fall ice Taken again Heard Thunder to Day East Wind some Hail Rin Lots of air-holes
21st First Day of Winter Rain E Wind changed to night to West ice Breaking up {overlay} 2 Boys Leander and Randolph on {overlay} had a Lot of Perch and a very Large Pike Leander Bought of Hagarty 50 wt of Flour 1 Gal of oil nutmeg cinnamon Salt Sugar Fernandez came Unfortunate DAy 2 Lamp Chimneys St Thomas Day
22nd Fortunate Day {torn away} got a Mink Got a Muskrat {torn away} House Found a Hemlog {torn away}Feet Long Shooting at the {torn away} Brush Ducks caught Perch {torn away} in the Grove The owl {bottom of page torn away}
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James Cameron Island
21st of Dec 1898 Rained very very Hard to night 23rd Windy High Thawing Shot a Big owl Got a Rat cut stove wood another mink on the Island
24th Fine spells of Blustering snow Windy West Drew Boards from the Pit Point to the Barn Christmas Eve
25th Fine Day Christmas Day Fernandez crofsed to Hamiltons for the Mail Got a Letter From Dan with a cheque in it Boys went Down to the Kit Kit and Charlies and Rofs's Island Ed Renshaw here Froze some to night
26th Fine E Wind St Stephans Day Anchor Ice going Down Wrote a Letter to Day sent it to the Dundee Post office as the 2 Boys is going To Fort Covington to see their Mink had of them sent a Kansas Paper to Uncle Bill got 2.50 for their 3 Mink Fine night
27th St John the Evangelist Free Masons Day W Wind Windy Snowed Put a Handle in the Axe Froze some to night
28th Holy Innocents {torn away} Windy Frosty ice Making some {torn away} Windy to make {torn away} south side {bottom of page torn away}
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James Cameron Island
29th of Dec 1898 our Angus Cameron's Birth Day ice Kind of Took Last night and some near Morning E Wind Boys to the Head of the Island in the morning not very good yet Lots of air-holes Lots Before the Door some Snow Slippery for the cows on the ice to Drink They went to try the Ice at 1 o clock its not Fit to crofs cut an ash for Runners for a Little Sleigh Fixing around the Pump
30th Leander and Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown ice not very Good Got the mail Papers and Gazzette and Maggazines From Dan and a Parcel From Helen with a Lot of Presents to all To Leander Gordon Fernandez John H Stanley Ionia {torn away} Peanuts chocelate Sweetys Sissy Purse and Money Handkerchief Rained Water Raising Froze some the Last Day of the Year Cool to day
{torn away} in 1/2 of the Wheat Straw
{torn away}der stopt at Hamiltons to night
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James Cameron Island
1st of January 1899 New Years Day a Fortunate Day Sunday Leander came and Went to church Gordon came Frosty
2nd a Fortunate Day Windy Went Down to the Kit Kit for EEls got 1 Ice cracking Uncle Bill and Johnnie came for the Mare First crofsing with a Horse From the south side sent a Table Linen cloth to Annie cold Freezing Shod the Mare heard Duncan Cameron Departed in the Fort
3rd Allen's Birth Day Unfortunate Day 1853 very Fine Day Leander & Fernandez Went to Lancaster Gave Them a 10 Dollar checque to get cashed Ed Renshaw hear Sent a Parcel to Adeline Setting Fire to Parts of the Marsh that would Burn cashed the cheque 1 Dollar American 5 Dollars Toronto 4 Dollars Dominion and 15 cents Silver Got Shoes on the Horses and Nails got me a Pair of Felts 1 Dollar got an 8 Dollar Suit {torn away} E Wind Rained some Put {torn away} Fernandez went to Lis{torn away} Hand sleigh together Ra{torn away} Bottle of Mustard {bottom of page torn away}
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>1st of January 1898 Fortunate Day New Years Day Windy nor West Frosty Cool not making much ice no Tracks of the Fox Must got off Leander Foot not very well</p>
<p>2nd Fortunate Day very cold South West Wind making some ice Frosty to night the ice all over made some air-holes I think the ice Made New Years night as it was Frosty</p>
<p>3rd Allen's B Day 1853 an Unfortunate Day Frosty Windy air-holes shutting up</p>
<p>4th E Wind Frosty Gordon came had a Letter From Uncle Duncans John in Kansas he had a very hard Time of it with his Bones Broke and having to walk so Far Wrote a Letter to Day to Dan</p>
<p>5th Fine Day Fernandez came Gordon crofsed gave him a Letter to put in the PO to Dan Put ----- Down at the Island on the south side Brok on another Stack</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>6th of January 1898 Epiphany Fine E Wind soft a Few Drops of Rain Hounds Barking crofsing the ice Down at Tuppers Island Stanley and Fernandez Down at the Kit Kit Fernandez crofsed to the Post Ofice Bought a Lamp Chimney</p>
<p>7th Fine Day Drew some Wood to the camp Heard the Earthquake about 1/2 Past one there is to Be an Eclipse on the Moon to night 35 after Full moon comes in to Day</p>
<p>8th Annie's Birth Day 1866 Fine Rained some Thawing water on the Ice Stanley crofsed for the Mail got a Paper From Kansas ti Looks more Like an Eclipse to night Windy West</p>
<p>9th Fine 2 of Lewis Folks here Gave them a Lot of Papers and the Headstart</p>
<p>10th Fine Day Fernandez went to Fort Covington took 3 Foxes and a Mink council in Dundee</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>11th of January 1898 E Wind Fine Gordon came had 2 cards 1 for Ionia from Cornwall custom house and a Postal card from Dan Wrote a Letter to Mr Haggarty concerning the Parcel if he would be going to Cornwall</p>
<p>12th Fine E Wind Rained hailed Fernandez went to Lancaster Got a Parcel From Maxville From Helen to Leander to the care of Mrs Dunlop Ionia sent for a pair of Scates 50 cents The Fox eat the Bait did not Get him Put in 5 cents for the Free holder on This Day of the Month 1891 Aunty Mary Departed Rained hard to night</p>
<p>13th Fine Day Unfortunate Day Icicles on the Trees ice Bursting some Sending Papers to John Cameron Junction City Kansas Gordon crofsed Gave him 37 cents to Pay for custom Package</p>
<p>14th Unfortunate Day Fine Day Fernandez crofsed for Mail The Twice a Week Times From John Cameron Kansas</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>15th of January 1898</p>
<p>{covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}shing Bee Pease</p>
<p>{covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} Son here</p>
<p>{covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}Kerosene</p>
<p>{covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}usts Brother</p>
<p>{covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} Fine</p>
<p>{covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} Books</p>
<p>Fis{covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} club</p>
<p>Go{covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}ay</p>
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<p>18th {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}</p>
<p>Roses {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}</p>
<p>cutter {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}</p>
<p>in the {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}</p>
<p>ic{covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}</p>
<p>Nicholsons {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}</p>
<p>19th a very very {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}</p>
<p>caught 15 perch {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page} \</p>
<p>with the cutter {covered by a sheet, possibly the next page}</p>
<p>the End of the Island</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island 19 {page folded over}</p>
<p>{illegible} at Alexander's {page folded over}</p>
<p>Gordon and Leander to {page folded over}</p>
<p>Heavy Rain and Thunder {page folded over}</p>
<p>transplanted 14 Tobacc{page folded over}</p>
<p>Fixing around the Stables {page folded over}</p>
<p>and Gordon went to Roses</p>
<p>Stanley and J {illegible} got 21</p>
<p>First Day of Summer</p>
<p>A Fine Day very Warm</p>
<p>{illegible}king the Tobacco Peice</p>
<p>{illegible} and Stanley {illegible}</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
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<p>custo{partial page overlaid} 37 cents to Pay for</p>
<p>Fine {partial page overlaid} 14th Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>{partial page overlaid}ez crofsed for Mail</p>
<p>The {partial page overlaid}Week Times</p>
<p>From John Cameron Kansas</p>
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<p>{page folded over}es Cameron Island 25th of Ju{illegible}</p>
<p>{page folded over}ixing a Runner in the Jumper</p>
<p>{page folded over}the Sleigh tongue in it D{cut off}</p>
<p>{page folded over}bacco piece 26th Fine very</p>
<p>{page folded over}ction Day Gordon went</p>
<p>{page folded over}ting a Letter to sent to {torn away}</p>
<p>{page folded over}inder had new Potatoes</p>
<p>{page folded over} Horses to the Jumper</p>
<p>{page folded over}arm Deer Flies Plenty very</p>
<p>heavy Thunder claps and heavy Rain and sharp Lightning Mr McPherson Got in</p>
<p>awful crack of Thunder at {page folded over}o clock to night</p>
<p>27th Gordon {page folded over}</p>
<p>heavy Rain to Day Letting the {page folded over}Run in the Yard Got 4 EEls</p>
<p>morning First Setting of {page folded over}</p>
<p>28th very Fine put 6 pa{page folded over}</p>
<p>water out of the cellar</p>
<p>the rain went to the {page folded over}</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>15th of January 1898 a Fortunate Day Thrashing Big Pease E Wind Snowing Lewis son here got Butter 25 cents worth Kerosene oil nothing Heard the Priests Brother was Drowned at St Regis</p>
<p>16th Fine D Spink and Gordon came 4 Books Fished 17 Perch for D Spink The Talk now is the Grindstone club Got the Freeholder yesterday For the First Frosty</p>
<p>17th Fine Thrashing Pease Fernandez to Summerstown a Letter to -----</p>
<p>18th Fine Fernandez went to Roses Bee Lewis's Boys for the cutter and Harnefs made a Track in the Upper Field out on the ice Leander's Foot Bad a Fire of Nicholsons ice house and Shop</p>
<p>19th a very very Fine Day soft caught 15 perch Martin came with the cutter Thrashing went to the End of the Island</p>
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<p>20th of Jan 1898 Unfortunate Day E Wind commenced stormy snowing hailing some Rain Fernandez went to Lanaster to Get the Horses Shod Dewar that Shod them First crofsing with our Horses</p>
<p>21st St Agnefs Day Fine E Wind Snowed thawed Froze Unfortunate Day Leander went to Summerstown for Mail got Election Letter from McPherson Putting Manure on Lower Point Eclipse</p>
<p>22nd E Wind Fine Putting out Manure new Moon a Saturday change they say is a Bad change</p>
<p>23rd Stormy E Wind Fernandez went on Horse-Back to Hamiltons for the mail</p>
<p>24th Charlie Tupper Birth Day a Fine Day putting out Manure</p>
<p>25th very Fine Robie Burns B Day E Wind Putting out Manure Lewis's here for Butter Fernandez crofsed</p>
<p>26th Fortunate Day very Fine Drifted Last night Broke on a Stack</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>27th of January 1898 Fine Fair and Frosty Thasing Pease Fanning Pease 5 3/4 Bushels</p>
<p>28th Fine Frosty Finished Thrashing the Pease Fernandez crossed for Mail Got Ionias Parcel Duty 15 cents Got 1 1/2 lb of Tea 25 I went to the Lower-Point to Take the Iciles or isicles of the Apple Trees Frosty to night</p>
<p>29th Fine Fair and Frosty W Wind Fanning the Last of the Pease 4 Bush or about 10 Bushels in all</p>
<p>30th Fine Gordon came had John H's Musket Ed Renshaw here</p>
<p>31st Stormy E Wind Drifting Frosty</p>
<p>1st of February St Brigdest Day the Black Month Stormy East and North Wind Frosty</p>
<p>2nd Candlemass Day Frosty the sun shines the Bear Raccoon Badger will see their shadow Gordon and Leander crofsed 100 of Flour Races to Day in Dundee</p>
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<p>3rd of February 1898 Unfortunate Day Fine Frosty Fernandez to Lancaster Gordon to Summerstown</p>
<p>4th very Fine Day Livinia (Sissy) Took very Sick Leander and Fernandez went to Dundee Due Bill 2 Dollars 12 cents Bought 4 lb Tea 5 Gallons of Coal oil Broom crofsed over to Lewis I Put out some Bushes 2 Boy went for Dr Harkness for Sissy sent Him Home Races in Dundee Put off water on the ice there Seen A Rankin in Dundee Ram sold</p>
<p>5th Fine W Wind Tom Jackson and Gordon took Hom our Ram took our Boar Pig Fernandez Went to Lancaster to Get Medicine From the Doctor Got 8 Pills 5 Last night Bought Lemons at Bolsters 1 Doz 20 cents</p>
<p>6th Fine Eddy Renshaw here Livinia (Sissy) not very well</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>7th of February 1898 Unfortunate Day Fine Day Fernandez Went to Lancaster Bought 2 1/2 lb of Bisquits Seen the Doctor and he came up Left More Medicine for Sissy Gordon and Leander went to Summerstown</p>
<p>8th Gordon's B Day Fine Day Leander and Gordon crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Hagarty oatmeal 25 Mr Thomas Frashers wife Poorly in Dundee</p>
<p>9th Unfortunate Day E Wind Gordon cutting stove wood Mr McDonalds meeting at Tyo-Town to night Gordon went Dr Harknefs here to Day Left more Medicine Made a Hole in the Stable Loft to Let Down Hay some Rain Sissy some worse to night</p>
<p>10th very fine Mifs Janet Fraser here to see Sissy Brought a Jar of Peaches Gave Ionia pair Gloves turn over</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>10th of February 1898 continued From the other side Fine Thawing snow coming Down Dan Spink and Gordon came home with the Gentleman Pig Drew 2 Loads of Wood Tried for Perch got one EEl Fishers at the Horse shoe sturgeon Island ice-cutters at Summerstown a Meeting to night at Cameron Town 2 of the Boys Went to Mr McDonalds meeting</p>
<p>11th very Fine Day the Doctor came Left more Medicine Drew a Load of Wood Tried for Perch Donald McGillis Making his Will to Day wind changed to West Rained to night</p>
<p>12th W Wind Rained some Unfortunate Day Tibbie went off to Night</p>
<p>13th Sunday Sexagesima) The Doctor and Son John here Left Medicine Randolph and John H here</p>
<p>14th St Valentin's Day very Fine Day The Doctor here Left Medicine Drawing Wood Got a T</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>15th of Feb 1898 very Fine The Doctor here Left more Medicine and some for Livinia Leander got a Fox Drew some Wood E Wind Blew hard to night some snow Drift</p>
<p>16th E Wind Stormy snowing Drifting cold Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>17th Unfortunate Day Frosty West Wind Thrashing Oats cold the Dr came Left 15 Powder For Livinia Senior</p>
<p>18th James Hugh's Birth Day EW Fine Thrashing and Fanning 12 Bushels cutting the Oat Mow Fernandez went to Summerstown Bought Biscuit and Thread Johnny Moyese an Indian Drowned in Salmon River to night Lost 1 of his Horses he was sober but a bad crack</p>
<p>19th E Wind Fine Day Races Finished to Day in Dundee Leander Fernandez went to Dundee Sold his Fox 1..25</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Feb 20th 1898 E Wind Quinasima Sunday very Stormy Drifting Wind High cows not Watered to Day cool Fortunate Day Blustering</p>
<p>21st E Wind Stormy Drifting Windy a very Bad Storm</p>
<p>22 Washingtons Birth Day E Wind very stormy But can see the Islands some of them Blowing Drifting Freezing Fernandez crofsed for the Mail</p>
<p>23rd Ash Wednesday Fine shoveling Snow Banks Cleaning in and around the Barn Fernandez to Lancaster I Dont East Meat to Day this is one of My Lent Days and Good Friday is the other Wrote a Letter for the Star 1 Dollar 8 cents to Register the Doctor here Broke on a Stack</p>
<p>24th Fine Day Drew some Wood Fernandez at Meeting at Lancaster Last night crofsed to Summerstown Heard crows to Day Sissy got up to Day</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Feby 25th 1898 Fine Fortunate Day Drawing Wood Made 2 Bunks for the Sleigh of Elm I went up to the Bush 1 of Lewis here for Butter Leander and Fernandez went to Summerstown Bought a Box of Soda Biscuits 25 Pan of Bread Got the Star of Kansas and another Paper From John Cameron of Kansas</p>
<p>26th Fine Put out the oats in the stable loft 28 Bushels a Fortunate Day Leander to Summerstown Fernandez to Williamstown</p>
<p>27th Fine The Doctor and Son John here Gave Him a 10 Dollar Checque Dan Spink here Ed Renshaw Gordon John H here Fished EEls</p>
<p>28th Fine Last Day of the Month Mrs Lewis and her Mother Here Mrs Lewis stopt to Wash stopt al Day Paid her 50 cents Gave her a Basket of Potatoes Got 10 Dollars From Sissy</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>1st of March 1898 St Davids Day, Taffy, The Festival of the Welsh a very Fine Day Election Voting all over For D.R McDonald Conservative Mr McRae a Grit McPherson a P.I. and Independent and Grit Went to Summerstown Station to vote 6 of us voted 5 here and Fernandez in Lancaster all conservatives Leander and I went out seen a Good many old Friends Took Dinner at Hamiltons coming Back Leander went to Lancaster to night him and Dan Spink Donald Robert ahead and More Places to hear From Haycock is out Mulhern is out Whitney is in</p>
<p>2nd Fine Unfortunate Day I went Down to the Kit Kit Fixing the cutter Baking Boys went to celebrate D.R McDonald</p>
<p>3rd Fine Kid McCoys Fight to Day Fernandez went to Dundee</p>
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<p>3rd of March 1898 Fine The Editor of the Fort Covington Sun Mr Howland and Mr Parker came to Fish got a Lot of Perch and Pike Gave Leander 25 cents Fernandez to Summerstown crows Plenty</p>
<p>4 Fine Fernandez went to Dundee For Uncle Bills Mill Johnnie and Billy came put up the Mill Signed for a Lottery cleaning out the Barn E Wind William Henery Shadgate Cameron Birth Day Uncle John Eldest Son</p>
<p>5th Unfortunate Day Fine WW Thrashing about 4 Barrels of Wheat or 20 Bushels put our Horses on the Mill they went Well for the First time Jack and the old Mare Johnnie went home Billy stopt</p>
<p>6th Johnnie Billy Gordon and Eddy Renshaw here caught 16 Perch Fine )</p>
<p>4th AJ Baker and Charlie Rose here</p>
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<p>7th of March 1898 Fine Fine Finished the Wheat 1 of Lewis's Boys here for Butter Thrasher B{ink blot} 10 Bushel Broke one of the B{ink blot} of the Mill</p>
<p>8th Unfortunate Day very Fine Thrashing Oats went up in the Bush</p>
<p>9th very Fine Day Thrashing the oats The Mill did not run much in the afternoon Fernandez to P Office Rec a Letter From Dan He heard we were unwell Foggy a cutter went up the Ice Before the Door</p>
<p>10th Very Fine EW Fortunate Day 4 Teams of Indians going Down to Rofs's and Charlies Island for Wood Fixing the Mill Tried for Perch Got 19 Thrashing 76 of Oats and 30 with the Flail Barley 8 Wrote a Letter to Da 4 Loads of Wood went up Blackbirds came</p>
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<p>11th of March 1898 a very Fine Day Fishing got 3 and 11 Perch Billy and Fernandez went to Dundee with the Se{faded off} Sent the Letter with Billy to Dundee Post office putting straw into the Barn From the {missing} 3 cents Postage paid Lewis one of Butter 25 cents Martin Passed to Water on the Salmon River</p>
<p>12th On This Day of the Month D McMaster (senior) First came to the Island Unfortunate Day Rained some Charles Ro{faded off} the Bull and a Bag of Randolph and John Renshaw Took a Book about the cla{faded off} Seen Robins Whistlers Fernandez to Lancaster Brought the Gun {illegible} the Fall Gave Randolph 5 Perch Isaac Empy with Charlie Rose Sent a Can of Honeyto Bought 3 lb of Tea Bowl 23 yds C{illegible}</p>
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<p>13th of March 1898 Sunday West Wind Blew a Hurricane Blew Down the Apple Tree at the Door Water Raising at the Shore got Fox</p>
<p>14th Stanleys Birth Day 1880 Fine Froze some Put the Mill Power in the Barn Warm Northern-Lights or Merry-Dancers Aurora Borelias to night</p>
<p>15th E Wind Fine Fernandez crofsed for the Mail Got the Picture of the What Fell From the Nest Tapt some to Day Brought up the Buckets Leander went to the Kit Kit Took up the old Boat From the Wharf to Put Oats in it</p>
<p>16th Unfortunate Day E Wind very Fine Lots of Ducks Flying Wild Geese Going West Water Fell some took the Barrells to the River to soak tapping 275 Tapt Gathered 90 Pails another Sheep Died thats 2 Put the Boat up in the Stable Rained hard Heavy Thunder and Lightning to night They Tapt the Last Quarter of the Moon</p>
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<p>17th of March 1898 Fine St Patricks Day The Festival of the Irish The 3 Boys in the Sugar Bush Boiling Water Falling some seen a crane</p>
<p>18th St Joseph's Day Fine on this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 The Ice opening in Spots or Holes Went up to the Bush very Fine some Drops of Rain to night</p>
<p>19th Last Day of Winter ice opening and Jamming Before the Door some Shooting Lightning to night E</p>
<p>20th First Day of Spring Gordon came Boys in the Sugar Bush ice Going Down Gordon took some of his Tools with him fine WW</p>
<p>21st E Wind in the Sugar Bush</p>
<p>22nd Livinia B Day (Senior) E Wind Fine Turned to West Wind Running Well to Day I went to the Head of the Island 2 of Lewis's here for Potatoes and Syrup 50 Wild Geese Plenty</p>
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<p>23rd of March 1898 Rained some Last night Fine W Wind Boys in the Bush Moses Lemay Hattie John Dishaw here a Feast at Taffy in the Bush ad at the House Bought a Gallon of Syrup Freezing to night</p>
<p>24th Fine Froze Hard Last night in the sugar Bush Leander crofsed Took 2 Gallons of Syrup to Put out the Boat Fortunate Day Killed a snake for the First</p>
<p>25th Put out the Boat went with 2 cans of Syrup to Summerstown E Wind Froze hard Last night Randolph here Gave Him Bismarcks Direction to Brittish Columbia John Renshaw is Going there Lady Day</p>
<p>26th John H B Day 1876 Lots of Shooting to Day Began to gather ashes for Soap</p>
<p>27th Fine E Wind John Morris Min George Charlie Brought the Forks Scates and rest of the Things Dan Spink Eddy Renshaw all in the sugar Bush Gordon came</p>
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<p>28th of March 1898 Unfortunate Day Fine in the Sugar Bush Rained some ice at the shore yet and the Back Bay some Banks of snow in spots in the Field</p>
<p>29th Unfortunate Day Rained West Wind Bottling Syrup</p>
<p>30th fine Froze some Last night sap Running some to Day went up around the south side Found Tibbie laid out up in the Bay sent 2 Papers to John Cameron Junction City Kansas Leander to Summerstown Put in the Pig in his Place Letting the Water Run in Different Places Got the Parcel 2 Parasols For MC From Dan a Letter too</p>
<p>31st Fine Last Day of March a very Fine March From the First to the Last Set Fire at the Lower Point a calf to DAy</p>
<p>1st of April Unfortunate Day Fine All Fools Day Windy cool Frosty at nights in the sugar Bush Read{torn off} Mr Donald Mr Gillis Departed on the 31st of March at Meadow {rest torn off}</p>
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<p>1st of April 1898 All Fools Day, Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>2nd Fine Windy a Flurry of Snow split some rails in the Bush Leander to Summerstown Took 3 Tins of Syrup</p>
<p>3rd Palm Sunday Montor and Ed Renshaw here a Tug went Down For the First</p>
<p>4th Windy Blustery snowed some John H and Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought Thread Tax Cartridges at Preaching to night John H came Sunday</p>
<p>5th Fine Day Leander and John H went to Mill to Fort Covington with Bushels of Wheat 5 Bushels of Wheat to mill Got a Dog The Grenada came to the Mouth of Salmon River Fixing the Buoys Wrote a Letter to Dan</p>
<p>6th Fine cool Windy Fernandez to Lancaster Sent a Letter to Dan Took 2 Cans to Lancaster of Syrup 1 Can to Summerstown Leander & John went to church The Granada aground {faded off}ar all Day Rec Haffir com From {cut off} Kansas</p>
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<p>7th of April 1898 On This Day of the Month Uncle John Departed 1893 Fine Windy 2 Rats and a Mink skinned to Day in the sugar-Bush to Day Fernandez and John H Went to church tonight Grenada's First Trip to Summerstown and Cornwall</p>
<p>8th Fine N West Wind Setting Fires in the Marsh and West Piece running Well in the sugar Bush John H went to Cornwall to Buy a Suit of Cloths Gordon Shingling at McMasters has a sore hand</p>
<p>9th very Fine On This Day of the Month I was Married 1862 36 years ago to Day Burning the Back Marsh Boiling in the sugar Bush Gordon came him and Fernandez crossed to church Letting the Water Run in Places swallows and Frog hawk came</p>
<p>10th Easter Sunday E Wind 3 of Lemays {folded over} of Dishaws in the Sugar Bush D Spinks and Ed Renshaw all in the Sugar Bush Gordon a sore hand {torn off} came</p>
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<p>11th of April 1898 Very Fine E Wind setting Fires Fernandez went to Lancaster I and Ionia went ot the Kit Kit Took cup the Buckets Boiling White cow calved Phebys or Pewits came yellow Hammer's came Wrens came</p>
<p>12th Fine very Warm took home syrup Boiling Stanley and Leander to the Kit Kit Ionia Fishing Perch Fixing around the house one of the cows calved to Day</p>
<p>13th Fine E Wind Began to Plough at the Lower Point Fixing the Yard Fence at the Barn Leander crofsed to Summerstown for the Mail Got 18 Fish Last night Received a Letter From Dan Got Fat Pine</p>
<p>14th Fine East Wind cool Sent a Letter to Dan Ploughing on the Lower-Point Fixing the lane Fence one of the cows calved to Day</p>
<p>15th Fine Plouging on the Lower Point a Few Drops of Rain Chaffy came to Lancaster on the 14th</p>
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<p>15th of April 1898 Fine Fortunate Day W Wind Ploughing the Potato Ground put Manure on the Potato Ground Fernandez came took a Load of stuff From the Bay Ionia and I Ed Renshaw and {illegible} here Hunting</p>
<p>16th Low Sunday Fine John went to the concession to McArthurs Dan Spink here had a Lot of Papers Gordon came</p>
<p>18th Uncle Duncans Birth Day Fine Picking up Stones Moses Lemay here for Syrup 60</p>
<p>19th Plouged some Putting out Manure on the Wheat Ground Drew Stones and Picking up Stones Fernandez went to Frasers Leander went to Summerstown South East Wind Froze Last night</p>
<p>20th Rained Last night some Rain to Day Putting out Manure to Day Windy Made a cake of sugar For Stanley</p>
<p>21st Raining Fine Windy Taking out Stones East of the Garden Gordon and Leander crofsed near McKay's Last sermon Stanley Killed {torn off} Late goes Setting Hens to {illegible}</p>
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<p>22nd of April 1898 Fine Salted the cattle Fernandez came and went to the Meeting in Cornwall</p>
<p>23 Dan and Carla came had 2 Boxes of variety of Book and other valuables This is St Georges Day The Festival of the English The Boys Putting out manure took away the West and North Banking of the House Poor Carlo Feels Lonesome Dan and Fernandez to Douquetts the Steamer Rocket went Down for the First Trip the Chieftan went Down yesterday with a Raft Leander and Gordon went to Dundee Took Fox skin and Mink Randolph here yesterday with a Telegram from Dan</p>
<p>24th Fine E Wind Mr Genie came Ed Renshaw here Sold 3 Boxes of Pills 75 cents John came</p>
<p>25th St Marks Day E Wind Fine cool Ploughing Taken out stones Rocket Went Down to Day First Trip Mr Genie to Cornwall Let out Carlo he is all right</p>
<p>26th Annie {torn off}</p>
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<p>26th of April 1898 E Wind Fine sowed 6 1/2 Bushels of Wheat at Lower Point Taken of Stones Lewis the Indian here with Baskets Got Syrup Genie came Alexandra went Down First Trip Gave Lewis a colter for his Plough set Fires up in the swamp at the Ditch Paid Genie for a lb of Tea 25 took a Box of Crackers John and Fernandez crossed to Summerstown Got a Map and Book From Dan</p>
<p>27th Fine E Wind the Hamilton Went Down First Trip Plouging and Taking of Stones Fernandez went to Lancaster John H Trimmed some of the Trees in the Grove Mr Genie set a Line</p>
<p>28th Fine E Winds Fernandez went to Camerons to Work Lent him my Watch Ploughing and taken out stones Mr Genie got a Sturgeon Lewis here with a Basket to sow Grain 50 cents John H crosse Rocquet Late going Down</p>
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<p>29th of April 1898 Sowed the New Oats sowed other oats 12 Bushels Taking stone and Ploughing Genie made 2 Whippletrees Got a Letter From George Shora Montreal a Letter For Jo Lemay</p>
<p>30th sowed Fine E Wind Picking stones Genie went off Min Herbert Charlie and John Morris came went to Fish John H and Leander went to Dundee Brought 4 Cans of Syrup Bought 2 Coils of Fence Wire John Morris Min Herbert and Charlie came went to Fish got a Succor</p>
<p>1st of May St Phillip and St James Gordon Dan Spink and McArthur here very Fine Day Livinia went to Dundee with them</p>
<p>2nd Fine Day E Wind Rolling the oats and Wheat cutting seed Potatoes John Crofsed</p>
<p>3rd Planted 4 Kinds of Potatoes Esat 2 of Lucias here for Syrup 1 Gallon 1 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes 1.20 Griffen and Lewis Bosell Looking at Randolphs Boat First {bottom line torn off}</p>
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<p>4th of May 1898 Rained Last night Foggy some to Day some Drops of Rain Began the Wire Fence Plouging East of the Garden and Taking out stones Broke the Point of the Plough 3 of the Boys crofsed this Evening Leander and Fernandez went to Dundee Bought a Plough Point Thunder to night</p>
<p>5th Fine Plouging and taken out stones putting the Wire on the Fence got a Letter From Dan concerning Carlo the 3 of them crofsed to night</p>
<p>6th Ploughing and Taken out stones John H at Hamiltons Cut His Foot Badly Fernandez went to Cornwall very Fine Weather went a Letter to Dan</p>
<p>7th very Fine E Wind Went to Lewis Ionia and I got a Barrel From Him Gave him Tobacco setting Fires Arbour Day</p>
<p>8th E Wind Gordon and and John H came his Foot Back</p>
<p>9th Ploughing Livinia John Morris and Charlie Creamer came Adolphus Yaddo here Wrote a Leter to Dan about a Paper of April the 2nd</p>
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<p>10th of May 1898 Fine E Wind John Morris got 7 1/2 Bushels of Potatoes 4 Bushels of Oats Ploughing at the Wet Place ash Tree sent of the Letter to Dan to go Tomorrow Stanley and Fernandez crofsed John H Making crotches Received a Letter From Minnie From Chesterville</p>
<p>11th Rained some Stanley and Fernandez went to Lewis to Buy Logs took them over paid 3 Dollars Mrs Lewis here Gave him a calf 1 Bushel of Potatoes 1/2 Gallon of Syrup Got Baskets for this Leander crofsed to Meeting Church</p>
<p>12th Fine Rained some Thunder this Evening Adolphus Yaddo here for Pasture for sheep Fixing their Logs to take to Lancaster</p>
<p>13th Fine Fernandez went with Logs to Lancaster Picking stones sowed 1 Bushel of Pease sowe oats cows coming in some ploughing and harrowing Made crotches for John H 14th Fine W Wind Fixing Fence in the Bay Sowed 5 Bushels of oats in the Back Place Planted the Potatoes at the Pig Pen 14 {illegible}</p>
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<p>14th of May 1898 Uncle Bill Johnnie and George came to night to Fish got suckers Pike EEls Perch Heard From Bill that James Hopkins Wife Departed up West</p>
<p>15th Fine E Wind Fixed the Bull Pig Bill did John H went with them to Dundee Gordon and Dan Spink here took Randolphs Boat</p>
<p>16th sowed oats in the Back place and Ploughed the Peice for the Garden Rained Thunder and Lightning heavy Rain Windy Went over to clear the Ditch and took over a Load of Pine for stakes that I split there Sissy and Ionia Went to Mr Dan Frasers to get her Hair cut</p>
<p>17th Fine W Wind Fixing the Fence at the Foot of the Lane cut a Hicory Down inside the Fence Lewis here for Potatoes got 1 1/2 Bushels Paid 40 cents to Day</p>
<p>18th Drew some stones Planted {illegible} Rows of the Kaffir corn and Planted so many Roes o the other Sawed 2 axe-handle Lenth of the Hicoy Fernandez came took Back the {illegible} Pair of Boots for Ionia set F{torn away}</p>
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<p>19 of May 1898 Ascension DAy or Holy Thursday Fine Few Drops of Rain Taking stones off to the Bank Sowed Hay seed this Evening Lucias got Potatoes for them and Jo Lemay 1/2 Gallon of Syrup yesterday Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown got a Letter From Dan From on Board the Parishan he is of the England Let the Horses out to Grass for the First time Began Working at the Garden Ionia and Sissy</p>
<p>20th Leander and Fernandez Went to Mill with 5 Bushels of Wheat Johh Bacon here for Potatoes and Butter 2 Dollars worth Louis's for Potatoes paid 40 cents owe 20 cents got the inch auger Taking off stones Leander to PO Went Fishing to night got 16 Fish</p>
<p>21st Fine E W Harrowed the Potatoes Making a Bench to Hold the Tools Went to the Bush for crotches the Pig Dead Brought Frank Laplant {torn off} of Syrup yesterday</p>
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<p>22nd of May 1898 Fine Gordon here</p>
<p>23rd Rained some Lucias for Hay cutting Basswood Logs shelled some Traces of Corn some Thunder Duck chickens out Rafts going Down</p>
<p>24th Queen's Birth Day very Rainy Foggy Thunder Lightning and Fine Stanley to Christees got a Basswood Log a small one I went to Fish Perch got 13 a White Horse went Floating Down Past water some high Got a Letter From the Glengarrian wanting 2 Dollars to go Livinia not well</p>
<p>25th Raining cutting Brush Lewis here got the Harrows a Boat aground at the Light House Hamilton took her off Mixing Paint for to Paint the Boat Lots of Boats Going Leander to Summerstown to night Livinia to Bed to Day</p>
<p>26th Fine E Wind Heard Lizzie Hamilton Departed yesterday in Montreal Mrs Laird John went Down to Day 2 Indians here Peter Tree for ash Sent a Letter to Mr Isaac Wilson with 2 Dollars in it {bottom torn off} sawlogs Painting Boat</p>
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<p>27th of May 1898 Fine E Wind Fished a Little cut Brush on the North Side Livinia not well Lewis came home with the Harrows sent for Rivets to Lancaster 1 Doz of Rivets 15 cents</p>
<p>28 Fine E Wind went to Fish got 21 Perch Ionia and I Uncle Bill and John H came Gave Bill a Bag of Potatoes took his saw Painting the Boat Took out the Bun to Day</p>
<p>29th Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Fine E Wind D Spink here</p>
<p>30th Fine sawing stove Wood Stanley and Fernandez went to Dundee Took 3 calfskins with hem Bought 2 Hoes 70 Brought home 4 Peice of the oars 4 more to come John H came with them Bohemian went up this Evening</p>
<p>31st very Fine and awful warm Harrowed the East Potatoes Painting My Bun went to Fish to night Leander to Summerstown Made a stack of Marsh hay of what is Behind the Barn</p>
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<p>1st of June 1898 The Glorious First of June Vicky's Birth Day 1878 very Fine Unfortunate Day E Wind Sheared the Sheep Hoed some Rows of Potatoes Took a Log from Lewis</p>
<p>2nd Fine E Wind Went with Basswood Logs to Lancaster Mr Dishaw here for Potatoes 60 Syrup 15 Livinia Sissy and John H went to Jo Lemays got here watch Fixed hoeing some Put out the Bun took the Potatoes out of the East cellar the Corsican went Down First Trip Down</p>
<p>3rd very Fine E Wind John H crofsed to Hamiltons Leander and Stanley Hoeing Potatoes Wrote a Letter to DMM Northumberland Avenue London England a Fire at the Carding Mill Lancaster</p>
<p>4th Fine E Wind Old George the 3rd Birth Day used to be Kept up for a Long Time Mr Genie came Lewis here took an axe-handle Finished hoeing the West Potatoes First hoeing Leander went with a Basket of eggs 5 Dozen of Eggs 1.50 1 Sack of Fine Salt</p>
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<p>5th of June 1898 Trinitty Sunday Fine Genie went off Gave him a Bag of Potatoes Rings 1 lb of Butter McArthur Montor Ed Renshaw George and Min Herbert came Wind Raised Fernandez Went to Dundee with them Ionia went with them</p>
<p>6th cutting Weeds in the corn Fine Stanley and I up to Plum Island Seen about 70 sheep and Lambs Marked W Leander Trowling got some Pike</p>
<p>7th Fine EW John H went for Fernandez Brought the other 4 oars Fishing cleaned out the Frame cellar Put the trough into the Calves Piled away the Picquets Leander crofsed to Summerstown</p>
<p>8th Fine Mr Joseph Lemay here got 2 Bags of Potatoes and Paid for them he Got Before Got Worms For Fishing took 2 Pairs of Oars to Make Lewis here Got Potatoes to Plant taken the swill Working at the Wharf at shore</p>
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<p>9th of June 1898 Aunty Mary's Birth Day 1813 Corpus Christie Fine Thunder very Heavy Rain and a Heavy squall of Wind Finished the Wheel barrow Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>10 Fortunate Day Fine Livinia Stanley Fernandez went to Dundee took 34 Doz of Eggs 3.40 Tea Boots Shovel 3 Tennets John H went to the Sny E Wind</p>
<p>11th Fine Rained some W Wind Sawing stove Wood Leander to Jo Douquets Took 17 Dozen of Eggs 2 Tubs of Butter Sport Killing the young Ducks Died to night Bill Holesworth Gordon came</p>
<p>12th Fine Monter and Renshaw here E Wind Thunder Gordon took his Boat Pickaxe</p>
<p>13th Pulling the Plough in the Potatoes Emptied the Leech-Barrel Put the ashes on the Potatoes Got a -------- Lost a Spoon sold pike at the Point Lewis's for Butter 25 cents</p>
<p>14th Fine Rain {torn away} William Holesworth Buried to Day</p>
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<p>15th of June 1898 Fine Fortunate Day Put the Plough in the East Potatoes and corn put the Bell on the 3 year old heifer John H Fishing Line Boat went up this Morning canal must be Fixed Leander to Summerstown</p>
<p>16th Fine W Wind John H went to Summerstown Leander Got 2 Pigs at Hamiltons Made a Pen for them Fixing the Grain in Barrels and Boxes oats Pease Barley Buckwheat Wheat and Bran Fixed it all in the Stable Jack Semo's Wife and child here Lewis's for Feed for their Pig Bought Butter 25 cents Algerian went Down Mowed a Road to the Pig Pen Fishing some John H got 2 EEls</p>
<p>17th Fine Warm set some Fires Weeding the corn Fernandez to Renshaws Spear hand Mr Genie came this Evening and went off</p>
<p>18th The Ever memorable Battle of Waterloo Fine Rained some Shelled some Traces of Corn John H for Mail Mr Atwater and Randolph at shore {bottom torn off}</p>
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<p>18th of June 1898 {torn away} room A Boat went up</p>
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<p>19th Fine Leander Fishing got a Lunge</p>
<p>20th Last Day of Spring Fine Fernandez went to Dundee Ionia came come from Dundee Windy squally Dan ---- Frasers Son here stopt in the Bay it got squally Gordon working at his Boat Peter Back here Bought Butter l1 Syrup 1 Quart 69 cents cutting Grass for the Bull Livinia not very well</p>
<p>21st First Day of Summer Fine West Wind Cutting Brush on the North side heavy Rain Livinia not well Fernandez and Stanley went for a Stick of Lumber to Lewis</p>
<p>22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Uncle Dan Fine Heavy Rain Thunder very high Wind The Big American Boat in Peices on Pontoons went Down 2 or 3 Tugs a Towing her Livinia very unwell Gordon Painting his Boat 3 Men here Bought John H's Fish Fernandez went to Lancaster</p>
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<p>18th of June 1898 Cut a Cedar Broom A Boat went up Loaded with Pic Nickers and right Back E Went up to the Bay got some hooks from Mr Genie (The Robineau) 19th Fine Leander Trowling got a Lunge</p>
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<p>23rd of June 1898 Fine some Windy Putting the Plough Through the Potatoes and West Peice of Corn Fernandez went to Lancaster For Dr Harknefs as she is very Unwell Let out the Black Bull this Morning</p>
<p>24th St John the Baptist Day Livinia a Little Better Gordon put out his Boat Made a Pair of Oars Leander to Jo Douquets 2 Tubs of Butter and 18 Doz of Eggs Fernandez came from Lancaster Finished the Hoeing of the Potatoes set a Line Went to Head of the Island Found a Log in the Bay</p>
<p>25th very Windy cant got for the Dr Rained cutting Brush John H set sturgeon Line</p>
<p>26th Sunday cannot go For the Doctor Rained hard Blowed Hard Pouring Rain</p>
<p>27th Fine Fernandez Went for the Doctor Boys Trowling The Doctor came Left Medicine to got Wednesday to see him More Rain Dr Took Dinner Fernandez Bought a Bag 3 cents Box of soda Biscuit 4 oranges 14 cents Lots of Boats coming up the canal must Be Fixed</p>
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<p>28th of June 1898 Fine Windy some Drops of Rain Leander and Gordon Trowling Gordon got 2 Lunge Weigh about Lost 2 More Fernandez and Stanley went to Lancaster James Nicholson here with Looking at Fat Cattle Ionia and I went to Fish got Perch and Pike Windy Livinia some Better sold the Heifer for 24 Dollars never told me a Word about it went to night and got a scow never told me anything about Getting the scow</p>
<p>29th Fine no rain to Day Took over the Heifer Moses Lemay came with the oars got 2 gallons of Syrup Took the Boards ashore at the Pitt Point Fermandez and Stanley</p>
<p>30th Went to Mill with Wheat Gordon Lost his Pocket Book John H got a Sturgeon Fernandez Stanley and John Went for the rest of the Lumber Little Drops of Rain Ed Renshaw here he went to Lancaster Gave him his spear Left the Boards Frasers Point</p>
<p>1st of July Dominion Day Fine Day made Bon-Fires of Brush Mr John Summers here him and Gordon Trowling took the Waggon to take the Lumber From the shore at the Pit Point put the Plough {torn away} potatoes Fishing Perch</p>
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<p>2nd of July 1898 very Fine EW an W Wind a Party on the Rocket to Valley-Field The Robineau to Lancaster Gordon and Fernandez to the Front took a Sythe to Mow some Place Stanley and Leander hoeing corn and Potatoes John H crofsed Livinia not very well Fernandez at Douquets</p>
<p>3rd Sunday Fine an Eclipse Rained Thunder Lightning high Wind</p>
<p>4th American Independence Day very Fine John H and Stanley Mowed Down the South Shore to the East End of the Island Leander and Fernandez went to Fort Covington Bought a Box of smooth sections for the Mowing Machine got or Bought a Flag The New American Boat went Down First Trip Splitting Pine Wood Livinia not very well</p>
<p>5th Uncle John's Birth Day 1803 Fine East Wind Lots of Boats a Going to Day Putting Paris Green on the Potatoes Set some Brush a Fire Fernandez went to Lancaster Bought Rice 10 cents</p>
<p>6th Fine very warm Mowed the Grove with the Mowing Machine Randolph here for Fernandez to go to Douquets to Work I went Fishing Seen Mr Gillis Dougals son Fishing could {torn off} John's Fish Lewis here</p>
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<p>7th of July 1898 Fine W Wind very Warm John H went to Dundee Took a Sturgeon with Him at the Hay Raking and Turning coiling The Boats chasing one another the new Line always ahead as yet Bought a Rake Doz of Knives for the Mowing Machine got the Saws Filed and 2 Files Back Lewis here at the Mo{illegible} coiling hay</p>
<p>8th Fine Mowing Back of the Barn Broke Smash went the Mowing Machine Mowing with the Syth Lewis here Rained a Shower</p>
<p>9th Fine put in 2 Loads for the First Rained and Wind Mr McGillis here from the {cut off}ain I Went to the head of the Island Got Wet the Birds went of out of {cut off}s cage yesterday cherries getting Ripe Leander crofsed to Jo Douquets with 2 Tubs of Butter and a Baskets of Eggs John H crofsed took the Bun Livinia some better but still in Bed High North Wind old Potatoes Done now Take {cut off}or Butter got 2 lbs 1 lb Paid the other not paid Gordon came Fernandez came Angus Bethune Buried</p>
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<p>10th of July 1898 Fine George Annie Baby Boy Min Herbert came Annie and Baby stopt Mifs Lemay and Mr Lucia here</p>
<p>11th Fine Fernandez went to A Frasers Gordon to Summerstown Mowing with the 1 Horse Machine in the West Field put in 2 Loads making coils Rakaking the Grove all in Leander crofsed with the Rifle he cleaned for Randolph John H crofsed Bought 2 Bars of soap 10 Sythe stone</p>
<p>12th of July Orange Man's Day Fine E Wind Put out the Marsh Hay and Made a stack of it West Feild Gordon came Was over the River Bought Shirt 50 Boots 1..50 Tobacco Going over the River to night I went to Charlies Island Rofs's and the Kit Kit Met Mr Morehouse Fisherman</p>
<p>13th very Fine EW Mr Genie came Putting in the north End of the stable hay out of the upper Field making coils turning hay Mowing Livinia not very well Good Time For {bottom torn away}</p>
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<p>14th of July 1898 very Fine W Wind Mowing Broke the Single Mowing Machine Raking coiling Gordon came Wrote a Long Letter to John Cameron Junction City Kansas sent 2 Papers and 1/2 Got a From him Canadian Boat ahead Mowin Back of the old Garden an Indian for Butter 10 cents Had New Potatoes to Day Killed a Mutton</p>
<p>15th Fortunate Day very Fine Lewis here Genie went off Lewis got Tea and Matches Gave John H a ----- he went to Work to McArthurs Mowing Back of the old Garden went to the head of the Island set Fire to a Brush Heap</p>
<p>16th very Fine Made a Stack Fine hay made 70 or 80 coils not Raked Sissy and Annie and Baby went to Hamiltons a Great many Boats Going to Day The Rocket to Hamiltons Island A Pic Nic</p>
<p>17th Fine Bill and George came Back and Hattie Lemay Butter and Syrup 1 Dollar {torn off} Annie Sissy Stanley Baby to Dundee Gave a {torn off} to Baby</p>
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<p>18th of July 1898 Fine Mowing in above the Lane Began to Rain Thunder and Lightning the 3 of them went to Lemays Raffle of a Sowing Machine Genie came Fishing Raffle did not got on till next Monday Gordon Leander Sissy went to the Raffle Livinia not very well</p>
<p>19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874 a very Fine warm Day awful hot Mowing in Upper Feild next the Fence to the Wet Place Genie went off they came from the Raffle</p>
<p>20th Mowing Made a stack of Fine Hay Lewis took home the Augur But not the axe verry very warm cutting up at the Hicory Trees in the Upper Field 47 coils made Helen Burton and Minnie came Tommy Montor Put them Down from Hamiltons Rain Passed awful heat</p>
<p>21st very Fine EW Mr and Mrs Paris Here with Peter Beck a Rowing them He is Editor of the New York and took my Ad Took the Bull Lewis's on the {illegible} {bottom line torn away} very Fine</p>
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<p>22nd of July 1898 very Fine very warm Mowing Marsh hay in the Upper Field Made 22 coils Leander crofsed to Mr Douquetts with 2 Tubs of Butter each Tub 39 lbs a peice of Great crowd at Jo's had to make Beds in the Parlour on the Floor East Wind Washed my Feet cut my nails</p>
<p>23rd Fine verry very hot at Times Thunder Rained heavy to the South Seen Billy Bowen yesterday near the head of the Island Dr Harknefs sent a viol of Medicine with Fernandez to his Mother</p>
<p>24th very Fine Day Leander crofsed with Gordon he is working at Jacks Fernandez came and Went off</p>
<p>25th Fine Putting Hay in the North End of the Stable out of the upper Field Filled the North End Lewis here Paid For Eggs he got in the Spring some Rain Windy Livinia some Better Birds commencing Bad at Pease oats and Grain</p>
<p>26th very Warm Mowing at the Lower End of the North Marsh Ionia and I for a Load of Rubbish around the Island a Man here for Bates Leander Went to Dundee Bought 3 Tubs Syth {illegible} Hocky {illegible} Balls 75 cents</p>
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<p>27th of July 1898 Fine very very warm E Wind Mowing in Back Marsh Made 58 coils Dr Harknefs and Fernandez came I was off Salting Horses Sheep and cows Let out the 4 calves to Day the Dr Left some Medicine set Brush heaps a Fire Birds Bad in the Grain Aunty Mary Good Big Butternut Tree came Down with the high Wind and another Butternut Broke too</p>
<p>28th Very Warm W Wind Made some coils in the Back Marsh Fernandez went off this Morning Washed and oiled and cleaned My Gun This must Be the Dog Days Lewis for salt Made a stack out of the Back Marsh Windy a Big Vessel went Down Towed By 2 Tugs</p>
<p>30th very warm Made 10 coils put the Power and Sawing Machine out of the Barn cleaned out the Mowes set some Brush heaps afire 2 Men here Jack Riddeby and another Man for Bates {bottom line torn away}</p>
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<p>30th July 1898 Leander to Jo Douquetts with 2 Tennnets of Butter and 7 Dozen of Eggs Gordon and John H came to night</p>
<p>31st Fine EW Went for the Scow Fernandez Found Floating Down the River Dan Spink here Gordon crofsed with him</p>
<p>1st of August Lammas Day Fine Began cutting the Oats Leander John H and Stanley John H set a Line got 5 Rained some Thunder set some Fires</p>
<p>2nd Minnie's B Day very Fine W Wind Turning the oats cut some oats Began cutting the Wheat caught 6 Perch Mr Genie came Went to Jo Douquetts with Huckleberries</p>
<p>3rd Fine very warm Rained a Springle E Wind cutting Wheat put in 4 Loads of Banner Oats and marked them with sticks Between them and the other oats they are in the Bottom John Got 8 EEls this Morning John H went with EEls Gave them to Dan Spink bought 2 lb of Tea 1 lb of starch Windy Rained Put in 6 Loads of oats to DAy</p>
<p>4th Fine Finished cutting the Wheat Turning the Wheat cutting oats Raining Windy</p>
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<p>5th of Aug 1898 Fine put in 2 Loads of Wheat Wind and Rain Lewis here got an EEl John H Went to Dundee For Hooks and Snoods went up to the Head of the Island Salted the cattle</p>
<p>6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 Fine Putting in Wheat and oats thats 9 Loads of Wheat in to Day and 9 Loads of oats Leander to Jo Douquetts 2 Tubs of Butter 12 chickens 12 Doz of eggs</p>
<p>7th Sunday Gordon came him and Stanley to Dundee John H crofsed Sent of 6 EEls by Gordon</p>
<p>8th Cutting oats Binding oats some Drops of Rain Leander crofsed Bought in Summerstown a Sack of Salt Received From Bismarck his 2 Likenefs's and a Letter Rec a Bunch of Papers From Daisy Burton</p>
<p>9th very warm cutting the Back Field oats took up a Load thats 11 or 12 Loads of Wheat in the Barn Leander and John H crofsed to Summerstown</p>
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<p>10th of August 1898 Fine cut the Last of the oats coiling some set some Fires to Brush went to Head of Island Leander to Jo Douquett with 24 chickens</p>
<p>11th very Fine Smoky with Fires cleared off Began a Stack of oats 11 Loads in it Began a Small one put 1 Load in to Day and another Load Gathering oats</p>
<p>12th Fine turned to high Wind Thunder Lightning Rained all night set some Fires</p>
<p>13h Windy Fine Cut the Pease John H got a Sturgeon Sent a Kansas Paper to Daisy in Maxville Leander to Jo Douquetts with 12 1/2 Doz of Eggs 1 Tub of Butter Heard Mike Purcell was Killed by the cars</p>
<p>14th Fine Johnny Min and Herbert Charlie Annie and Baby came Tom Jack D Spink and Gordon came and they went over to Frashers south side Brought 4 lbs of Black Currants</p>
<p>15th Began Mowing The Front Marsh set Fires Leander crofsed to Post Office Bough 5 lb of Muscovada 25 cents very Windy to night The Drudge came to Day Got Letter and Papers Magazines</p>
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<p>Augt 16th 1898 Fine W Wind very Windy went up around the Island 4 Men here of the Dredge Wanting a Man to Work cutting with the single Mower Made Preserves</p>
<p>17th Fine John H and Sissy Minnie went to Dundee Bought nuts 2 Boxes of Revolver 1 Box 18 1 Box 20 Put the Power in the Barn Thunder Lightning Rain Leander went acrofs the Dredge working to Day an Indian here for Butter 18 cents</p>
<p>18th Fine E Wind Leander came Received a Letter From John Cameron Kansas his Likenefs of his Mother and himself and some of the Grand Children and his Boy Gathering Marsh Hay and cutting Lewis Lasore here Sissy and Minnie to P.Office John Hamilton Poorly Leander went to Douquets with 10 Doz of Eggs 18 chickens Sissy Bought at Haggarty nutmegs and Tea Leander crofsed with Hyde</p>
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<p>19th of August 1898 Bismarcks Birth Day 1870 Fine cutting in the Front Marsh Peter Back to 2 lb of Butter 34</p>
<p>20th Fine made a Stack of Pease with Marsh hay in the Bottom and on Top Made a stack of Marsh hay West of all Eddy Renshaw and Sister here Adeline For Butter and Eggs 1 Doz 3 lb of Butter 60 Leander went For Hyde Went around the Island The Dredge Workig</p>
<p>21st Sunday Bill Rose Gordon and D Spink came The Reverend Mr Mathieson First Preaching after Being ordained For Salem Church Fine Day</p>
<p>22 Fine W Wind Leander Stanley John H Went to the Sny for a Scow to take the Seperator Down From Uncle Bill's as the Power is here took Down Fat Pine Billy is Fixing the canvass for the Mill Lewis 2 children here Lent them the 2 inch augur Gordon Went to Cornwall Leander to Shoes 1.50 oil 1 Gallon</p>
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<p>23 Augt 1898 Fine Began to Rain 3 Boys went home with the Scow Paid 1 Dollar Helen sent Pills to Minnie Gordon took them From the office Horse-shoe nails Matches</p>
<p>24th St Bartholemew Day E Wind Billy and George came to Thrash Fixing the Mill to Day They Took Down a Lot of the Mill Rigging Shoeing the horses Leander and Gordon to Haggartys Bougth 2 Bars of Soap 1 pan of Bread 1 sack of Flour</p>
<p>25th Dan and Family Leaves London England to Day on the Parisian For Canada Montreal East Wind Rained Thunder and Lightning very hot Sun by spells Began Thrashing the Wheat Thrashed 10 1/2 Bushels to Day Eddy Renshaw and Adelaide For Butter and Eggs 60 a Man From the Dredge Butter & Eggs 25 Fernandez here 1/2 Gallon of Syrup</p>
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<p>Augt 26th 1898 Pic Nick at Hamiltons Island Fine Gordon Livinia and Minnie went Fernandez Thrashing the Wheat 2 Boats of Indians here Bought 10 cents of Butter I Bought From them a Channel catfish 20 cents about 18 lb stacking the Wheat straw cows in the upper-Field Gave the Boys Willie and George 2 Sturgeon</p>
<p>27th Fine Finished the Wheat 68 1/2 Bushels Began the oats Thrashed to Day 11 1/2 Bushells Billy Filed Gordons Saws Gordon Feeding the mill a Race this Morning the Rocket and American Boat the Rocket Kept ahead Leander Billy George and John H Went Fishing to night Pulled one of my Teeth to Day Gave my Head a Bad Blow to Day Gordon crofsed to night</p>
<p>28th Fine Day 5 of Them went to Church From here George and Billy went home The Men on the Dredge here got a Dish of Milk 10 cents The seem to be Fine Fellows</p>
<p>29th very Heavy pour of Rain Thrashed 6 Bushels John Nicholson Poorley</p>
<p>30th Fine George and Annie came Thrashing to Day 61 Bushel Minnie Livinia and Annie went to Evan Frasers Leander to Jo Douquets 1 Tub of Butter 13 {illegible}</p>
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<p>30th of August 1898 Fine Day Thrashing the Banner oats 29 Bushels in the Bin 42 Bushels to Day of the Banner oats in all Lucias For Butter and Straw Gordon to Summerstown to night Last Day of the Month 42 of the Banner Oats and 61 of the other oats 68 1/2 of Wheat</p>
<p>1st of September St Giles Day 1st Day of hunting Lower Canal Randolph here Billy Morris and Mrs Ide and Girl here Lucias For Potatoes Mr Genie here Thrashed 28 1/2 Bushels 5 1/2 of Bushels of Pease Thrashing the stacks of oats outside Fixing the Mill some shooting 205 thrashed to night</p>
<p>2nd Fine Rained Foggy cleared off Thrased 75 1/2 to Day Mr Genie Went off Peter Back for Butter</p>
<p>3rd Dan's Birth Day 1846 very Fine Thrashing the Last of the 2 Stacks of Oats 62 Bushels of oats to Day John to Haggartys 1 Sack Flour Tea 2 Pan of Bread Leander says he Paid George</p>
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<p>4th of Sept 1898 D.C.F's Birth Day 1894 Fine very Windy George and Annie here</p>
<p>5th Fine John Angus Birth Day 1850 Fine Day Gordon crofsed Got From Dan the Scots Man an Edinburgh Paper George and Annie went home</p>
<p>6th Fine Stanley and John H Went to Dundee With 1/2 Barrels of EEls $4 2 Sturgeon 25 Bought 3 Tennets Fixing hoops on a Pail set some Fires went to the Head of the Island Gordon went to Work at Douquetts</p>
<p>7th Raining Wrote a Letter a paper and Leanders Likenefs to John Cameron Junction City Kansas Heard of the Sad Accident at Cornwall this Week of the RailRoad Bridge its an unlucky Road</p>
<p>8th Fortunate Day Cornwall Fair going on now very high Wind West Drawing and cutting Sticks for a small Building to hold Grain Those Government Tugs Running up and Down the River Like Jack-Asses</p>
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<p>9th of Sept 1898 a very very Fine Day Leander and Stanly went to Mill with the First Wheat Bushels Brought Pork Paid for Ionias Boots to night the Wind very very high for a While some Rain cool some to night Gordon came From Douquets</p>
<p>10th Fine Day Working at the Frame Gordon and Leander John H and Stanley Taking out stumps by the Roots Lewis here for Pig Feed John H went acrofs went to Fort Covington for his Boots</p>
<p>11th Fine Windy 2 Men here From the Dredge had 2 Milk 10 Lucias for Butter and Syrup Lewis's Boy Died on Sunday night in St Regis</p>
<p>12th Fine Working in the Frame for Grain Ploughed in the Flat one of Lewis Boys here to tell us about Jo Being Dead and wanting us to go over to morrow to Milk their cows and Feed their Pig Daisy and Minnie to Douquetts 21 Doz Eggs Bought Tea at Haggartys</p>
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<p>13th of Sept 1898 very Fine working at the Frame Ploughing with John H Turning the Sod Leander crofsed to Jo Douquet Took a Tub of Butter and 10 chickens Leander went to Lewis Stanley and Minnie went with him to Milk his cows Picking off the corn and it is Ripe Lucias Left their Fish Box hear as they are going home Got a Peck of Potatoes Bought 8 lb of nails</p>
<p>14th very Fine Making the Rafters and putting them on Broke Down the Storehouse for to get the Boards of it to put on to the other The Rocket Began going Down the same Day she comes up Took the corn to the House Plouged a Little Piling the Stumps in the Back Peice John H crossed to Hamiltons D Spink came Down with him and took him Back</p>
<p>15th Fine at the Granery Boarding it Drawing nails Arthur Craig here Dan Cattanack here for Gordon</p>
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<p>16th of Sept 1898 Fine W Wind Boarding the Roof Leander and Stanley to Lancaster for Shingles 2 1/2 at 1.80 thats 3.50 Stanley went to Haggartys for nails 5 lb 25 John Nicholson Esq Departed this Life this Day of our Lord put on Shingles</p>
<p>17th Fine Finished the Roofs shingling Fixing in the sleepers Stanley cutting cornstalks put corn in the Granary took over 8 Doz of Eggs bought Fly Paper close pins Tea cheeses</p>
<p>18th Fine Wind John H and D Spink Took a Big Sturgeon to Mrs Jack Storm in Montreal Gordon crofsed to go to Cattanacks</p>
<p>19th Taking the oats to the Granary From the Stable John Nicholson Buried to Day putting Boards on the Flooring</p>
<p>20th Fine putting the Wheat in the Granary in Barrells and the Big Box 27 Bushels in it</p>
<p>21st Last Day of Summer put the Seperator in the Grannery to Day and some Wheat {illegible} Put in the Pease Got {rest of page illegible}</p>
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<p>22nd of Sept 1898 Autumn or Fall Begins to Day Fine W Wind Stanley and Livinia Went to Dundee Took a Tub of Butter 30 1/2 lb at 18 $5.55 Tea 3 lb 1 Dollar oil 5 Gallons50 3 Tubs 54 Soda Biscuit 25 Fine Salt 50 10 yds of Ticking 1.80 Towels 30 cents Wrote a Letter to Dan concerning the Island Wind Raised to Through the night</p>
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<p>24th Fine E Wind high Went to head of the Island Gathered nuts Leander and Stanley at the nuts Stanley Drew them home with the horse Leander crofsed to P.O Took the Letter I wrote to Dan it wont Go till Monday Fernandez came to night a Hen with 12 Fine chicks came out to Day Gordon came with Leander</p>
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<p>25th Sept 1898 Fine Ed Renshaw here Gordon crofsed with him John H here</p>
<p>26th Fine Commenced taken up the Potatoes Leander crofsed to I Jo Douquets 1 Tub of Butter and 16 Doz of Eggs</p>
<p>27th Fine at the Potatoes 72 Bushels in to Day Fernandez Went to A Frasers 2 of Lucias hear yesterday got Tobacco 20 cents 1 Peck of Peas For Jo Lemay not very well</p>
<p>28 a very Fine Day Finished the west Potato Feild all but Harrowing Began the East Peice Minnie and Sissy went to Dan Frasers at Evans got a young White Legged August Rooster heard Tommy Craig got a Bad Blow From a chain that Brok Got a Letter from Dan</p>
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<p>30th of Sept 1898 A very Fine Day very warm taking up 3 Rows of Potatoes Stanley and I Thats 12 Bushels in the cellar now Besides 121 aboput 12 Bushels of small Potatoes Picked out the Ploughing and Harrowing to Be Done there will Be a Few more Bushels yet set some Fires E Wind changed to West sent a Letter to Dan and Received a Letter From him Leander and Minnie went to Cornwall took the Granada From Summerstown to Cornwall The First Time for Leander to Be in Cornwall Heard one of Angus Lalonds Boys was Drowned of the Rocket</p>
<p>1st of October Ionia Birth Day 1883 E Wind very Fine Picked some Butternuts Ionia and I putting in some of the Wheat straw in the Barn Took the Boats Down out of the Barn Leander crofsed to Summerstown</p>
<p>2nd Sunday Mr John Hamilton and Hamilton Cameron here Mrs and Mifs Lily Renshaw here</p>
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<p>3rd of October 1898 Fine Harrowed the Potatoes Rained verry hard this Afernoon I am not very well not well at all</p>
<p>4th October 4 in Bottles Fine Ploughing cut the Kansas Corn or the Right name is the Kaffir corn I got From Kansas Set a Line to night Found a Harrow-tooth Killed 2 chickens Flies awful Plenty Leander crofsed to Summerstown Took up Lalond that was Lalond that was Drowned off the Rocket</p>
<p>5th Fine Dull some Drops of Rain Ploughing getting some Potatoes Making a Wire Fence around the Stacks Took up the Kaffur corn-stalks cattle on the inside to Day</p>
<p>6th a Fine Day Taking up Stones at the South East End of the Sugar Bush Ploughing at the Wet Place East of the ash-tree Found a Harrow {torn away} I Lost a Long Time ago {torn away} Dundee got the Fly Person and {rest of entry torn away}</p>
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<p>7th of Octo 1898 Fine Ploughing Taking up Stones cows out at night Plough Broke a Little Gathered some Butternut not very well Mice awful Plenty The Dogs making a Havock on them</p>
<p>8th Fine Fishing Last night got 7 Fish not very well to Day Fernandez took a Lamb to Lancaster Ploughing and Picking Stones</p>
<p>9th Sunday Gordon came Last night had a Letter From Minnie in Chesterville John H here Windy</p>
<p>10th H.A BD Fine Frost Last night East Wind cool Making Blinds of Hay For Decoys heard a Wild Goose Lots of Gannets Taking out Stones</p>
<p>11th Fine very Windy to Day Working at the Blinds Randolph came His Gun got Wrong Poisoning Flies Sold 18 Doz of Eggs to the Dredge Washed the Wool very {illegible} to night The Lucias came {rest of page torn away}</p>
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<p>12th of Oct 1898 Fine Windy Cool The Boys Working at Blinds Stanley and Fernandez Went to the Na-Houtas Island For Blue-joint Hay For Blinds Lucias For Potatoes and Syrup 40 Wrote a Letter to Minnie at Chesterville Randolph crofsed to Summerstown took the Letter 3 cents Fixed his Gun to Day a Good many Ducks Flying to Day Moved a Pile of stove Wood</p>
<p>13th White Frost this Morning E Wind Fine Leander and Fernandez Went to Mill got their Wheat Exchanged For Flour Bought a Plough Boots overals 2 cans of Fish Cutting Brush Making Fires West Field Drawing away the old Iron opened the yard Fence put the Hay in the Barn Cool and Windy to night Genie Passed up</p>
<p>14th East Wind Blowing hard Raining hard cool</p>
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<p>Lucias here Sunday got Butter and Potatoes</p>
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<p>15th of October 1898 E Wind cool Raining a Few Grains of Snow shot 3 Ducks a Bun Passed up with 2 in it Received a Letter From John Cameron Kansas Fernandez went for the Mail Bought of Mr Hagarty oil Thread 2 Bars of Soaps</p>
<p>16th Sunday Gordon came and went off took my coat John H came had a new Watch Got some Ducks Leander 11 Boxed them up Directed them to Dan The Temple St James Street Montreal E Wind</p>
<p>17th E Wind Leander crofsed to Summerstown to Give Haggarty the Box to Take to the Station Fernandez Went Down to Cat-Island to hunt Got 1 Duck Tried the new Plough {illegible} the First time in the oakfield Plough's Good Gordon came took my coat and Tools to Work at Hamiltons</p>
<p>18th St Luke's Day E Wind High a good Lot of Shooting Ploughing Digging Behind the Barn cutting up Dead Butternut Trees at the Fence Killed {rest of page torn away}</p>
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<p>19th of Oct 1898 E Wind Raining most all Day Ploughed 1 Round a Lot of Shooting East and South side Boys Treed the Head of the Island for Ducks</p>
<p>20th very Fine E Wind Ploughing Back of the Barn and Taken out stones Fernandez went awy Down and acrofs and never got a Duck he Shot a Loon Mr Genie came this Evening Mice awful Plenty Sport Kills a Lot</p>
<p>21st E Wind Taking out Stones Genie Went to see Jo Lemay came Back Rained some putting the Stones in the Lane Fence The Dredge went off to Day Fernandez went for the Mail got the Glengarrian</p>
<p>22 Fine E Wind changed to West Plouging the Potato Ground Gave Genie the Loon Took in some apples From the Lower Point Rained Hard</p>
<p>23rd Livinia (Sissy) Birth Day 1868 Gordon Leander Went Down East to hunt</p>
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<p>24th Oct 1898 Our Hugh's Birth Day Fine EW Genie set his Line Ploughed the Potato Ground got about 3 Bushels Fixing Boards at the East End for the Banking Randolph and Leander went to hunt Down to Point-Muay Lots of Ducks</p>
<p>25th St Crispin's Day all Shoemakers Day My Birth Day 73 years old to Day at 4 oclock 1825 EW very Fine Day Digging out Stone at the Back of the Barn Genie went off a Great Day of Shooting to Day Leander crofsed to Summerstown</p>
<p>26th Raining to Day a Good Lot of Shooting to Day Leander at the Little Island North Side Shot 27 Ducks Fernandez and Ed Renshaw there too Got a Peice of Pork From Ed</p>
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<p>1st of Nov 1898 All Saints Day The Harvest Month of Death Ed Douquett Ed Renshaw Randolph here going For Ducks Ploughing and Taken of Stones Stanley is Leander hunting Fernandez went to Cornwall with the Wool 104 lbs and 17 cents a lb got 35 cents a Pair for his Ducks Got his Gun Fixed Fixing up the old Iron in the Bun Taking the Wedge out of the axe I got From Gordon Lucias got a Tub of Butter 5.50 Made me a Present of a Half Barrel Tub Left their Box Going off to Day Heard Charles Cremar Departed 3 Persons Tenting on the or at Cedar Grove From Cornwall Their names is Decair's</p>
<p>2nd All Souls Day Very Windy got a Letter From Du{torn away} To attend to Charles Creamer's Funeral Ploughing Leander and Stanley Mont{torn away} here with the Letter Fernandez {torn away} none Decairs For Milk and B {rest of page torn away}</p>
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<p>3rd of Nov 1898 Unfortunate Day On This Day of the Month Granda Departed 1857 Fine Charles Creamer Buried to Day Leander and Fernandez went to the Funeral very Windy Stanley Ploughing Eddy Renshaw here this Morning Bought carbolic acid</p>
<p>4th very Fine Day The Rev Mr Mathewson and Mr Hamilton here Read a chapter in St Luke 18 chapter and 18 verse and Prayer he worked up this very Good Mr Genie came had 4 Bags of apples Bottle of Honey 1 lb of Tea Leander and Fernandez went to Jo Douquetts for Hunters Finished Ploughing on South Side {torn away} the Manure</p>
<p>5th Fine {torn away}Manure on the West Field</p>
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<p>6th of Nov 1898 Windy about 1/2 Past 3 This Morning a Terrible Gale of South West Wind and Rain Knocked Things about at a Fearful Rate 3 or 4 of the Stacks Blewed off Barrels Boxes and anything Loose got carried away Those Hunters went off to Rofs's Island Blowed hard all Day Leander came to night from Douquetts</p>
<p>7th Helen's Birth Day Fine Windy Mr Genie Went off Gave the Loan of one of my Double Spring Traps with 1 Spring He Left one of his small Traps with me till He Returned mine Gave him my Big Trap he will put a Tongue in it it cost me 2.50 Gave him a Skunk Skin a Decoy Whet stones Took his Stone Lifter that he Gave Me Putting out Manure in the Upper-Field on the Mea{torn away} Leander crofsed for the Mail got a Decoy From John Hamilton</p>
<p>8th Fine very Windy a small owl Putting out Manure{torn away} sawing Stove Wood</p>
<p>9th Prince {torn away} Birth Day E Wind Cool Ploughing {torn away}</p>
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<p>10th of Novem 1898 East Wind Began to Snow put in the cows to night Boys hunting got 7 Ducks very windy Stormy Stanley Made a few rounds of Ploughing a Flock of Wild Geese Passed up Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>11th Cold Windy Taking the Oats of the calfs place Feeding the Cattle</p>
<p>12th Martinmas Froze Last night Fine Windy Drifting Plastering Cow Stable</p>
<p>13th Fine Gordon came John H came Leander went to Jo Douquetts Barry and Eddy came after him to go out with Mr Douglas they are Hunting on the Little Island North of this Island Leander went to Lancaster with Mr Douglas Sent with him 2 Pairs of Ducks Dan as Mr Douglas seen him {torn away} he was coming up Gordon {torn away}at</p>
<p>14th Fine Stanley not {torn away} Bed all Day Leander Fernandez hunting got 5</p>
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<p>15th of November 1898 Fine cool Windy splitting stovewood Fernandez Went up to Jo Douquetts took the Basket Mr Douglas had Banking and Plastering the Horse Stable the colt got Loose eat a Little too much oats very Windy Mr Barnhart stopt here to night Fernandez took Ducks to Jo's</p>
<p>16th Fine Leander and Barnhart went to the Kit Kit Mr Jo Lemay and Frank here Bought 5 Busels of Potatoes 2 Dollars 4 lb of Butter 72 cents Gave Him a Kettle of Butter-milk snow going off Fernandez took a sack of Fine Salt 50 Randolph here Leander got 11 Ducks</p>
<p>17th Fine Day Mr Hume here Bought 1 Gallon of Syrup 80 1 Bushel of Pease 60 Took Home the Plate and Kettle Mr D Morris and Randolph here took me over to the Cedar-Grove to have a Scotch sold ther Ducks Banking the House {torn away} Fine Went to the Bay for Wood Co{torn away} hear for oil Lent him the Big {torn away}came Fernandez and him Fishing {torn away} Plastering stable</p>
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<p>19th of Nov 1898 Fine E Wind Rained to night Mr Genie Went off Fernandez huning got none a Lot of Shooting Rigging up the Shore Stanley Plastering Gave Mr Genie Fish and Ducks Alexandra Went up very heavy Loaded went Slow</p>
<p>20th A Fortunate Day W Wind A Deer on the Island Took the Water Leander and Fernandez and Stanley after him Shot him near Alexis or Plum-Island a Fine Large Deer or Moose sent a Peice to John Hamilton Gordon came had the Parcel from Dan Frank Laplante took it From the station coat cap and Drawers Fies Collars</p>
<p>21st On This Day of the Month DMM Senior Departed 1846</p>
<p>{torn away} to Dundee with 2 Tubs {torn away}10.80 Tea 6 lb Soda Broom soap</p>
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<p>22nd of November 1898 E Wind Blew hard Ed Renshaw here Gave him a Peice of Deer for Barnhart Fernandez took a Peice to Dan and Andrew Fraser this is the Day Corbett and Sharky is to Fight Let the Water Run at the ash three not very Well to Day</p>
<p>23rd Fine W Wind Rained Last night Cool to Day put the Felt on the Granary and Tin The 2 Boys Stanley and Fernandez went to cut Stove Wood for Renshaws Ducks not Plenty to Day Heard Sharkey whipped Corbett</p>
<p>24th Thanksgiving Day Fine Made a Cedar-Raft For Ducks in the Pond cut a Log of Stove-wood of the Soft Maple Log Set 2 Traps for the Mink cut My Hair Snowed to night hard</p>
<p>25th St Catherine's Day Fine cold Drifted Randolph her 2 of Porter no Boats to Day</p>
<p>26th Fine Gordon came had the Mail From Dan Went to Lancaster Fernandez {torn away} Gordon the Mink got out of the Trap {torn away} Bought a coat Sent a Letter {torn away} Deer skin to the Tan{torn away}</p>
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<p>27th of November 1898 Fine E Wind Dan Spink and John H here had 2 Peices of Pork J Ha{torn away} sent Sent a Peice of Deer to {torn away} Jack Heard Tommy Craig came from a Tow went up and a Steam Barge</p>
<p>28th Fine Day Martin here for Straw for 2 Beds Got the Pot and Knives to Butcher their Hog Drew 4 Loads of Wood Salmon River Froze hard a Tug went Down with no Tow</p>
<p>29th Fine Day putting Manure around the apple-Trees Drew wood out of the Marsh Ducks not Plenty no Boats to Day Lights up to night</p>
<p>30th St Andrew Day The Festival of the Scotch Fine W Wind 2 Tugs went up to Day 1 With 3 Barges and 1 ith 2 Barges no Lights in the Lighthouse to night Drawing Wood Broke the Tongue of the Sleigh Snowed {torn away} to night</p>
<p>1st of December {torn away} and Fixing the Sheeps Place got a {torn away} in the Big Elm at Bell Bay {torn away} Fernandez to Lancaster Bought Pint {torn away} Leander shot an Horned Owl</p>
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<p>3rd of December 1898 Fine East Wind Leander and Randolph on the Little Island North Side got a Pair of Ducks a Lumber Steam Barge went Down with a Tow</p>
<p>4th East Wind and very high E Wind Tore the Weeds from the Bottom of the River Took the old Stump From its Place for so many years up near the Stone Wall Drove the Big Muskrat house to Parts unknown Took Barrels From the House up in the upper field must Been Bad on Shipping and River crafts East Wind Eddy Renshaw here had Letter to Mrs Cameron From Adeline had 2 Fine Peices of Pork Eddy Fernandez hunting on Little Island Eddy stopt all night</p>
<p>5th E Wind Fernandez and Eddy went to Cornwall took his Gun Gave Eddy a can of Syrup to take home Lumber Barge went up to Day</p>
<p>6th The German's Day West Wind Last Quarter of the Moon Randolph Getting Married to Day Adeline Renshaw of Summertown Livinia (Sissy) Leander Fernandez went Married in the Salem church {rest of page torn away}</p>
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<p>7th of Dec 1898 West Wind Drifting Grinding the axes 3 of Them no Ducks</p>
<p>8th Fine Blowing Moving the Hay in the Stable Loft Baking Freezing hard to night</p>
<p>9th West Wind high Broke The Sleigh the Beams Making Beams to Day</p>
<p>10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 Finished the Sleigh Eddy Renshaw came this Evening and had a Big Peice of the Wedding Cake and also some of What went Through the Ring To Dream on to put under your head Gordon at AJ Baker</p>
<p>11th Windy cool Gordon came and went Back and sent Back his Boat Fernandez took it Back</p>
<p>12th Leander and Eddy Hunting got 4 Peices of square Timber Short Peices Eddy went off Freezing hard to night {torn away} Windy Freezing hard chopping some</p>
<p>{torn away} to night ice making Frosty Windy</p>
<p>{torn away}Windy Frosty ice making Going Down</p>
<p>{torn away}Broke it all up Caught Perch</p>
<p>{torn away}caught 2 EEls chopping 2 Dead</p>
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<p>15th of December 1898 A Fortunate Day E Wind Freezing caught a Pike Randolph and Eddy here to Tell us of Granny Morris's Departed She wsa about 98 years of age on the 1st of November Uncle Bill's Wife Departed on the Same Day Last Year</p>
<p>16th The ice took Last night Frosty Drawing Wood Fished some ice Jamming above shot 2 Ducks Water Raising near night turned warm</p>
<p>17th Fine Rained some ice Breaking up crashing Down Killed the Black Bull and He is stubborn Granny Morris Buried to Day Heard a crow this Morning Put the Plough up in the Stable Loft Turned the calfsTrough Broke on another Stack of Fine Hay</p>
<p>18th Windy Gordon came had the Mail and St Andrews Papers from Dan Randolph {torn away} came Fishing Perch a{torn away} Randolph Stopt Ed {torn away} Gave him some F{botton of page torn away}</p>
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<p>19th of Dec 1898 A Fortunate Day E Wind Frosty cold Fernandez went to Lancaster I gave him 10 Dollars to Give to the Dr to Dr Harknefs For Attending his Mother Voters Meeting in Lancaster</p>
<p>20th Last Day of Fall ice Taken again Heard Thunder to Day East Wind some Hail Rin Lots of air-holes</p>
<p>21st First Day of Winter Rain E Wind changed to night to West ice Breaking up {overlay} 2 Boys Leander and Randolph on {overlay} had a Lot of Perch and a very Large Pike Leander Bought of Hagarty 50 wt of Flour 1 Gal of oil nutmeg cinnamon Salt Sugar Fernandez came Unfortunate DAy 2 Lamp Chimneys St Thomas Day</p>
<p>22nd Fortunate Day {torn away} got a Mink Got a Muskrat {torn away} House Found a Hemlog {torn away}Feet Long Shooting at the {torn away} Brush Ducks caught Perch {torn away} in the Grove The owl {bottom of page torn away}</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>21st of Dec 1898 Rained very very Hard to night 23rd Windy High Thawing Shot a Big owl Got a Rat cut stove wood another mink on the Island</p>
<p>24th Fine spells of Blustering snow Windy West Drew Boards from the Pit Point to the Barn Christmas Eve</p>
<p>25th Fine Day Christmas Day Fernandez crofsed to Hamiltons for the Mail Got a Letter From Dan with a cheque in it Boys went Down to the Kit Kit and Charlies and Rofs's Island Ed Renshaw here Froze some to night</p>
<p>26th Fine E Wind St Stephans Day Anchor Ice going Down Wrote a Letter to Day sent it to the Dundee Post office as the 2 Boys is going To Fort Covington to see their Mink had of them sent a Kansas Paper to Uncle Bill got 2.50 for their 3 Mink Fine night</p>
<p>27th St John the Evangelist Free Masons Day W Wind Windy Snowed Put a Handle in the Axe Froze some to night</p>
<p>28th Holy Innocents {torn away} Windy Frosty ice Making some {torn away} Windy to make {torn away} south side {bottom of page torn away}</p>
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<p>29th of Dec 1898 our Angus Cameron's Birth Day ice Kind of Took Last night and some near Morning E Wind Boys to the Head of the Island in the morning not very good yet Lots of air-holes Lots Before the Door some Snow Slippery for the cows on the ice to Drink They went to try the Ice at 1 o clock its not Fit to crofs cut an ash for Runners for a Little Sleigh Fixing around the Pump</p>
<p>30th Leander and Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown ice not very Good Got the mail Papers and Gazzette and Maggazines From Dan and a Parcel From Helen with a Lot of Presents to all To Leander Gordon Fernandez John H Stanley Ionia {torn away} Peanuts chocelate Sweetys Sissy Purse and Money Handkerchief Rained Water Raising Froze some the Last Day of the Year Cool to day</p>
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<p>{torn away}der stopt at Hamiltons to night</p>
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<p>1st of January 1899 New Years Day a Fortunate Day Sunday Leander came and Went to church Gordon came Frosty</p>
<p>2nd a Fortunate Day Windy Went Down to the Kit Kit for EEls got 1 Ice cracking Uncle Bill and Johnnie came for the Mare First crofsing with a Horse From the south side sent a Table Linen cloth to Annie cold Freezing Shod the Mare heard Duncan Cameron Departed in the Fort</p>
<p>3rd Allen's Birth Day Unfortunate Day 1853 very Fine Day Leander & Fernandez Went to Lancaster Gave Them a 10 Dollar checque to get cashed Ed Renshaw hear Sent a Parcel to Adeline Setting Fire to Parts of the Marsh that would Burn cashed the cheque 1 Dollar American 5 Dollars Toronto 4 Dollars Dominion and 15 cents Silver Got Shoes on the Horses and Nails got me a Pair of Felts 1 Dollar got an 8 Dollar Suit {torn away} E Wind Rained some Put {torn away} Fernandez went to Lis{torn away} Hand sleigh together Ra{torn away} Bottle of Mustard {bottom of page torn away}</p>
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30th of Dec 1896 West Wind Thawing Soft High West Wind this Evening cut some alders up in the Bay Leander went to the Kit Kit Drew some stovewood Looking for my mits
31st Last Day of the year Fine E Wind Cutting Alders and Piling Brush on the Bank Leander and Stanley Fishing Perch in the Back Bay Got 21 Fish Lots of Perch There Fernandez came to night had Sweetys and casteel Soap 2 Lead pencils
1897 New Years Day
1st of January Fortunate Day Fishing Perch Caught 29 Fine East Wind ice cracking
2nd Fine a Fortunate Day Boys Fishing got 107 Perch 8 EEls 1 Pike cutting and clearing Kind of Soft Shot a Wild Goose on New Years Day cleaned 155 Fish to night
Stewart in F Covington Died
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James Cameron Island
3rd of January 1897 Allen's Birth Day 1853 Unfortunate Day Fine E Wind Gordon and Dan Spink here Boys a Fishing got a Pike 11 1/2 lbs got Perch EEls and Pike
4th Fine Day clearing up at the Bay Fernandez went to F Covington got 3 Teeth Drew Dollar Unfortunate Day Billy came Down with him Leander and Stanley put in a Stack the other stack did 8 Days and Fishing Thawing some Rain to night some holes in the ice
5th Fishing EEls Perch Pike Some Flakes of Snow W Wind went up the Bay cut 2 Birches
6th Ephinay Fine Windy Freezing some Fishing got Perch and pike Leander and Billy crofsed up at the Upper end of the air-hole Fernandez crofsed to the Burst Turned Back cutting 2 Birches Looks Like Storm of Snow no snow
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7th of January 1897 Fine W Wind ice Breaking Up Jamming coming Down Big opening Between here and Hamiltons Leander came Down From Hopkins Point Bought Tea and Horse Shoe Nails cutting in the West Peice Splitting stove wood Blocks Took off the wire Fence out in the water up in the Bay
8th Annie's B Day 1866 E Wind cold ice Jamming
9th Fine E Wind Cold Brushing Went to EEl Island North side
10th Fine snowed a Little Windy ice not good
11th Fine Froze some Last night Put a handle in my axe Got some Fish Leander and Fernandez crofsed to the Foot of Hamiltons Island and got the Mail at Hamiltons cutting what the West Peice
12th on this Day of the Month 1891 Aunty Mary Departed Windy Frosty cold
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13th of January 1897 Fine Frosty W Wind Thrashed oats that was on the Pease Began the Pease Put Bait Down on the ice cut some Rails up in the West Peice Foxes came Last night air-hole smoking Unfortunate Day
14th Unfortunate Day Fine clear Frosty some Foggy E Wind Drew a Load of Wood Bad with Rheumatism Stratening nails
15th Fortunate Day Fine Cold Thrashing the Big Pease and oats Leander crofsed for the Mail got a Letter From Bismarck B.C. Got an Almanac From DMM with compliments
16th Fine Warm W Wind some Grains of snow moved our Bed Put our Feet to the South For a change My Good Dog Sport Dead without me Seeing Him Piling some Wood cutting Stove Wood Fernandez came had new axe him and Leander went to see the Hockey game in Summerstown Randolph came Lancaster Beat Randolph came
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17th of January 1897 Rained Gordon came Had a Fox Fishing Perch and Pike ice Busting crack Fernandez sold his axe to Gordon
18th some Rain Windy West Freezing Boys scating skinned the Fox
19th very very Frosty air-holes smoking Done Thrashing the Big Pease Randolph and Leander got a Pair of Mits an a Pair of Braces From Randolph
20th Unfortunate Day E Wind Martin here for the cutter Fine Randolph went to Summerstown put in a Stack of Hay in the Barn Fernandez crofsed to Lancaster 2 Men Passed upon the ice a Scating Randolph came from Fort Covington Gordon not well
21st St Agnefs Day E Wind Snowed some Martin came home with the cutter gave him Hicory for axe-handles
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James Cameron Island
22nd of January 1897 Fine Sun very warm a Lot of Teams crofsing From Summerstown to get their Marsh-hay Randolph took the Ice to Lancaster Leander and Stanley Drew the Stove-wood and 3 or 4 Loads of Longwood Seen a Hen Hawk Flying
23rd Snowed some Last night and E Wind cutting Stove wood Heard A J Grant of the South Branch Ex M.P. Departed
24th Fine Frosty Windy Charles Tupper's B Day of Butternut Island Gordon Came Frosty to night
25th Robie Burns B Day very Frosty and high Wind cold
26th Windy Drifting air-holes Shutting some Grinding the axes Fortunate Day cold
27th a very Fine Day crofsed with the old Mare Randolph & Leander to Summerstown Bought of Haggarty 100 of Flour cutting in Cordwood Ba{illegible} Put in the Bottom Marsh hay Stack
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28th January 1897 E Wind Snowing Drifting Windy
29th Fine W Wind Thrashing Oats Fanned the Pease cutting it up in cordwood Bay Freezing Lewis Boys here with 2 axehandles paid them 20 cents for Making them
30th Fine cool Frosty the Boys Thrashing Randolph went for the Mail Fernandez came
31st Fine Gordon and Randolph Went to Lancaster
1st of February St Bridgets Day The Black Month Boys Went to Willie Roses Bee Fernandez and Sissy went to Dundee took Hide Sheep Pelt Mink Fox skin 1 Mink 1 Hide 1 Sheep 35 Mare Shod 40 Tea 6 lb 2 Dollars Mustard Matches 10 Stopped all night at Bills cutting alders Thrashing very Fine
2nd Candlemass Day Fine E Wind The Bear will see his Shadow came From Dundee Thrashing the Raccoon too Badger too
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James Cameron Island
3rd of February 1897 Unfortunate Day Fine E Wind cool Thrashing oats Went for Elm Butt for to Make a Beetle or Maul working at it Fanned some oats Randolph and Gordon went to Tot Craigs Bee Fernandez
4th E Wind cutting an Elm and saw some Logs of it Thrashing Made a Box Bushels for to hold oats 3 of the Boys went to Renshaw Bee and Frank Laplants Bee very Fine Day
5th Fine E W Finished Thrashing the Oats Began Thrashing the Barley cut a small Maple for the Bay Butt for for a Beetle
6th Fine E W hailed some Rained a Little cool Stanley & Fernandez Thrashing Leander and Randolph Went to Dundee Bought the Goat-skin and Cover
7th Rain Unfortunate Day Gordon came Leander and Randolph came (Sold a Stack of Marsh Hay)
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8th of Feby 1897 Fine Gordon's B Day Leander and Randolph went to Lancaster Bought a Sett of Harnefs Boys Fishing got a Pike and Perch Making Beetle or Mauls an Elm or Maple & Oak
9th Unfortunate Day Fine Drew the stack of Marsh hay in the Marsh Drew 2 Loads of Wood Began Using the new Harnefs some water on the ice sawed some Wood put a handle in my axe Gordon crofsed Randolph came snowed some Gordon Went to F Covington and D Spink ol Mr McMillain very Low
10th Fine Frosty Gordon came Randolph went to Douquets to Work at ice Thrashing Drain for 4 Loads of Wood Heard of Jo Robideaux's Death
11 Fine E Wind Thrashing Gordon crofsed Randolph puttin in ice at Douquets Heard George Nicholson Broke his arm
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James Cameron Island
12th of Feby 1897 E Wind Unfortunate Day Stormy Drifting
13th Fine W Wind Randolph went to Cornwall Livinia and Fernandez went to Mr Douquetts with 14 Doz of Eggs cutting stove wood Broke the wood saw cold Fanning some Barley sharpened the crofs-cut saw
14th St Valentine Day Sunday Fine Charlie Creamer and Herbert John Morris wife and the Girl Dany Spink Ed Renshaw here Randolph to Lancaster
15th a very Fine Day Harnefsed the colt he went well Drawing wood Gordon chopping cutting stove Wood got a Muskrat
16th Races in Dundee Very Fine Unfortunate Day Took a Tub of Butter to Douquetts Bought of Mr Haggarty 200 Wt of Flour got 2 Rats Drawing Wood cut 4 Trees Down in the Peice
17th Fine Foggy Snow hail warm 3 Boys went to Dundee Unfortunate Day Rain Last night
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James Cameron Island
18th of Feb 1897 James Hugh's Birth Day Races in Dundee Fine some Hail Mr Henery and Uncl Geoge Morris here went to Fish Got a Pike and 3 Perch Leander went up with them with the Horses Mr M Millian Buried to Day cutting stove wood
19th Fine chopping stovwood 2 Boys crofsed to Summerstown Got the Mail
20th Fine Fine Boys a Fishing EEls 2 Got 2 Perch
21 Sexigissima Sunday Fortunate DAy Fine Day
22nd E Wind Washingtons Birth Day Stormy snowing Drifting Sissy to Lewis's yesterday <s>Walter Ray Married to Day</s>
23rd Fine W Wind cutting Stovewood Randolph came
24th Fine St Matthias Day some snow Drifting Fernandez went off
25th Snowing Drifting Gordon came had his saw Sawed wood him and Randolph Both went to a Dance Fortunate Day crows on 21st
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James Cameron Island
26th of February 1897 Fortunate Day Gordon and Randolph crofsed Fine put oats Barley Pease up in the Stable loft cut Stovewood Hens Laying Good
27th Fine W Wind went to the Pitt Point
28th Fine Gordon went to church Shrove Sunday
1st of March St Davids Day Taffy the Festival Bill Shot a saw of the Welch came in Like a Lion or adder very Frosty this Morning E Wind very Windy this Evening chimney of the West End Took Fire Fernandez went to A Frashers took the Horses Took a Lamb and Took the Ram From Dan Frasers took a Sack of Buckwheat Randolph took 11 1/2 lb of codfish Gordon came Unfortunate DAy
2nd Shrove Tuesday Unfortunate Day Drew 1 of the stacks of Marsh hay cutting alders seen a Fox
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3rd of March 1897 Ash Wednesday Hail Soft Drifting Rain Livinia not very well E Wind and West New Moon come in Gordon to Cornwall Towels Sugar Drawers
4th Fine Gordon came McKinley at Washington to Day a Great Day cutting a Soft maple at the swamp or Ditch William Henery Shadgate Cameron's B Day Uncle John's eldest Boy
5th Raining Fine Leander crofsed to Summerstown Gordon went to Careys to cut Wood Windy to night Unfortunate Day
6th Fine some cold Wind Found a Stray Mare to Day at the Foot or side of the Island Ionia see her First the Mare strayed from the House of Ranald McLaughlin
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James Cameron Island
7th of March 1897 Fine E Wind John H and Gordon came Drove John H to Hamiltons Gordon crofsed Mr McLaughlin here for his Mare all Bad with cold and Grip Eddy Renshaw and Monter here
8th cold Unfortunate Day chopping up in the Bay
9th E Wind Fine commenced to Rain Leander went to Dundee Randolph went to Summerstown Bought of Tyo Tea oil Salt-Peter 1..75 43 cents in the Due-Bill yet
10th Fortunate Day Rained hard Last night Fine Foggy some Rain Windy to night Leander came Randolph came Bought RRR 25 cents Randolph Bad cold or Grip
11th Fine Day W Wind Randolph went to Cornwall and came to night Boys cutting at the 2 soft Maples John cutting up in the Bay Heard Mr Laughlin came home From the asylum
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James Cameron Island
12th of March 1897 On This Day of the Month D McMaster (Senior) First Came to the Island Unfortunate Day E Wind Snowed W Wind very very hot Sun Rained and Blew very hard to night Froze hard
13th Fine Day Windy cold Frosty cut some Brush Tapt 2 Trees yesterday
14th Stanley's B Day 1880 Fine East Wind Drifting Snowing Gordon came Windy
15th Fine cutting in the Back swamp Pilng Brush Sissy not well with Grip Fernandez went to A Frasers
16th Fine Leander Stanley and I cutting in Back Swamp Gordon crofsed Unfortunate Day
17th St Patricks Day the Irish Festival and the Big Fight to to Day Corbitt Fitsimmons Fine Day cutting Brush Randolph went to Cornwall Gordon came and went to Cornwall
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James Cameron Island
17th of March 1897 St Patricks Day the Festival of the Irish the Day of the Big Fight Corbetts & Fitsimmons Fitsimmon Won in 14 Rounds a Fine Day cutting Willows clearing in the Back swamp Indians Drawing From Charlies Island
18th St Josephs Day on this Day of the Month 1887 Vicky Departed Fine E Wind Drawing Willows and Brush to the Sugar Bush shoveling snow at the camp Fire place Randolph came this morning
19th Fine Last Day of Winter John and Billy Morris went to Lancaster for 2 Load of Shingles Randolph went with them took 2 Guns here Fernandez came had his saw and Boots Drew the Marsh hay Stack F Na-Houtas Island Drew some to the camp Got Papers with the {cut off}
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James Cameron Island
20th of March 1897 Spring Begins East Wind Foggy Rained Went for the Mowing Machine to Dundee seen a Blackbird seen crofsing to Salmon River a yellow-hammer
21st Fine seen Black Ducks <s>Tapt a Few Trees</s>
22 Livinia Birth Day Senior very Fine Tapt some Went to J Douquets Took 16 Doz of Eggs Took 4 Sacks of Flour From Haggarty Paid him for the 4 sack we got Before Seen Wild Geese Whistlers Flying Went to the Sturgeon Island got a Stove Pipe the wind took From the House
23rd E Wind very Fine Tappping to Day Drew the cord Wood
24th E Wind very stormy snowing all Day Randolph went to Cornwall Little water coming into the cellar A Fortunate Day Earthquake on the 23rd
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James Cameron Island
25th of March 1897 Lady Day Thawing Melting Fine Started a Fire at the Camp Boiling some to Day put out Manure on the Lower Point Randolph came
26th John Hamilton Camerons Birth Day Fine Went up to the camp Boiling Took up the Pots 1876
27th Fine Running well Made 5 Gallons and 3 Quarts for the First Took in 22 Eggs to Day cutters crofsing Summerstown ice Road
28th Unfortunate Day Fine Gordon and Dan Spink in the Sugar-Bush 2 of Lewis Boys in the Bush Made Sugar about 48 lbs
29th Fine Unfortunate Day Fixing the Syrup 19 Gallons in all to Day Seen a crane Ice opening at Francis Island Put one of the Pigs in
30th Fine Day PUt the Boat out Last night Took 10 Gallons home to Day
31st Fine at Sugar Bush
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1st of April 1897 All Fools Day Fine piling wood Barry and Renshaw came for Randolph to go Hunting Ice very slow opening 10 Gallons Thats 32 1/2 in all to Day
2 Fine Lots of Shooting in the sugar Bush 39 1/2 to Day shot a Duck at the Little Island Letting the water Run hard Frost at nights
3rd Fine Frosty sap Running well shot 4 Ducks got a Rat went to the upper Point Letting the water Run on the South side Made Syrup
4th Fine in the sugar Bush ice going Down Jamming
5th Fine Frosty nights Randolph came Thunder and Lightning some Rain
6th Fortunate Day 2 of Lewis's Boys for 1/2 Gallon Syrup Made Syrup ice Left the Back Bay yesterday Gun got wrong
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7th of April 1897 On This Day of the Month Uncle John Departed 1893 Fine E Wind Shot 6 Ducks about 63 Gallons now Ionia Making her Sugar to Day Took the Bun From the Head of the Island Found a 1/2 Sugar Barrel in the water Burning the Marsh on the south side
8th Fine Taking some of the Banking away Took home Syrup 2 of Lewis's Boys 2 Bakets of Syrup for them Frogs Music sap Running well Randolph got 6 EEls 2 Young Pigs Last night 3 Dead
9th on this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 35 years to Day Fine Turned to Rain Sleet snowed to night E Wind an Indian here he is a Dummy Bought a Quartof Syrup had no change but had a 5 Dollar Bill pay it some time
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10 of April 1897 Fine the Ground covered with Snow Randolph and Fernandez crofsed got the Mail got a Bottle of Ink Got a Parcel Book from Dan Tapt some more Trees Running well
11th Palm Sunday Fine Gordon came 3 of Jo Lemays here Bacon Moses Hattie had a Feast at Taffy two of Lewis Boys here got 1/2 Gallon of Syrup not Paid Fixed the Gun Between them all Gordon crofsed
12th Fine at sugar Loons came Randolph to Cornwall Princefs Louise First Trip to Cornwall to Day
13th W Wind Leander to Dundee Stanley making his Sugar Windy Raining 78 1/2 Gallons up total Day Made
14 Fine Took up the Buckets to Day 95 to Day Done in Sugar Bush Let out the cows
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15th April 1897 Fine E Wind Rained Sissy and Fernandez went to Jo Douquetts Sold 28 Doz of Eggs to Haggartys Fernandez and Stanley went to Frashers Point for the Bun Randolph and Leander at the Stones one of Cows calved after the Fox did not get him a Fortunate Day cut my Hair
16th Good Friday at the Stones Fine
17th W Wind Raining went to Fish Last night after Ducks Stanley shot 2 Blackbirds for the First Shots he made Randolph crofsed
18th Easter Sunday Uncle Duncan's Birth Day Lots of Eggs to Day Shot a Fox
19th Cold snowed Rain Hail Hard Frost to night took the Potatoes out of the Cellar Fixing Fence cutting Brush very High West Wind
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20th of April 1897 Fine very hard Frost Last night cutting Brush at North side of the Ditch Tapt some Trees sawing Stove Wood Letting the Water Run up on the Flat in the swamp The Chaffy came up to Lancaster her First Trip Freezing hard to night
21st Fine Tapt over 100 Trees Runs well cutting stove-wood cutting Brush and wood on the Hill in the swamp got some Pike set Fires at the shore Randolph crofsed some of the Potatoes Froze Last night in the Store-house
22nd Fine Ploughing for the First Drawing Stones at the appletree Boilig Sap Sissy and Ionia crofsed to Summerstown 1 of the Sheep 2 Lambs Thunder and Lightning to night Rained
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23rd of April 1897 St George's Day The Festival of the English Fine Salted the Cows and Sheep Making the Last of the Syrup 8 1/2 or 10 Gallons Randolph crofsed Got 2 Magazines From Dan Ploughing and Taking up stones on the Hill at the Butternut Skinned the calf out Duck Eggs to Hatch
24th Unfortunate Day Drewing and Taking up Stones Fine Rained some went up the Bay for a Load of Wood Put 2 Bushels of nuts up in the Storehouse
25th Fine St Marks Day West and East wind Blowing hard Raining J Hamilton and Gordon came had Leanders Gun the Zulu Low Sunday
26th Fine Ploughing Taking up a Big Stone took 1 {illegible} to the Stoor Step Randolph crofsed Chaffy at the Buoys the Tug Taking Down a Raft A Lamb snowed to night
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27th of April 1897 Fine Ground covered with snow snowed Last night water Raising
28th very Fine E Wind Randolph to Cornwall Fernandez to Lancaster to Bought of Mr McGillis 50 Gallon cans for Syrup 4 Dollars Sissy Livinia Gave the Money to get them Bought an Axe 3 1/2 lb bought a Pair of Boots at Stone & Ploughing Put 1 of the Pigs and 4 Young ones a Sheep came home to Die Taking away the Banking From the cellar Sowed Tobacco Seed Filling the cans with Syrup
29th Fine E Wind Foggin the Morning Josey Gaberneau passed up Ploughing and Digging oats {illegible} PC calved to Day
30th Skinned a calf Fine Leander Went to Dundee with Furs Randolph went to Lancaster Randolph Bought a Book the Scottish clans and each clan their Tartan
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1st of May 1897 East Wind Fine Rained the Algoma went in to Dundee the Hamilton went up 2 Boats went up St Phillip & St James Lights Lit up to night Leander and Fernandez went to Summerstown
2nd E Wind Rain and E Wind 6 Tows went Down to Day one of the Sheep Dead Nannie the old Sheep has 2 Lambs Randolph got a Telegram From Captain AJ Baker From Hamilton for him and Thornton Craig to meet him in Cornwall Harrowing for oats Broke the Plough Point and Harrows
4th E Wind Rain Fine Fernandez went to Lancaster Plough Point 40 cents Harrow Randolph crofsed to go to Cornwall Leander put him acrofs putting out Manure on the Potatoe Ground Alexandra Went Down Bought B of Wheat 1.25 a Bushel
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5th of May 1897 Foggy turned very warm set the Leach for Soap Ploughing Ground for the Wheat cleaned Sunflowers out of the Garden Put ashes on the Potato Ground The Hamilton went Down 2 Lambs Dead of the Nannies Fernandez and Sissy went to Dundee water Raising some one of the cows cast her calf Rocket into Lancaster a Meeting in Dundee to night Cameron and Stephens Speaking
6th Fine Day Sissy and Fernandez came Bought Wash Basin 2 Dishes calico and other stuff Sowed Wheat First sowing Ploughing Taking up Stones <s>Lewis</s> Lasore here wanting Hay more chickens out
7th Fine Arbour Day Taking Stone off of the Wheat Ground Sowed the 4 Bushels of Wheat one of the cows calved the Nannie Lost her 2 Lambs very unwell to night First churning
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8th of May 1897 Fine putting Manure on the Wheat Ground sowed some of Barley at the Lower-Point Taking stones of the Lower Pint
9th Fine Gordon came not very well
10th Fine Fernandez went to Lancaster Got 2 calves From A Fraser Brought {ink blot} of the Small Pigs to him Ploughing and Taking of Stones
10th very Fine Sowed 5 Bushels Oats Taking off Stones Fernandez went to Dundee took a calfskin Election in Dundee to Day Ploughing some of the Potato Ground Lewis's went a Round Island to Plough Found a Harrow tooth thats 4 we Found and there is 1 Lost at the wet Place East of the House cleaning up Stairs to Day Stephens Got in
12th Fine Foggy Rained Sowed 3 Bushels oats Takeing off Stones Hamilton went Down
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13th of May 1897 Fine E Wind Ploughing Potatoe Ground making Drills Planted 38 Rows From the South or the River a Most awful Lot of Boats went to Day Taking away the Banking Drew Some Stones to the River put the Sugar in the cooler to Make it over
14th Fine Finished Planting the Potatoes Ploughed the Garden commenced to Rain Made 4 cakes of Sugar Ploughing a Peice for Pease taking out Stones cutting seed of the Potatoes
15th Fine Windy Last night Went to the Upper-Point Found a carrot and Planted it close to shore south side Ploughing taking off Stones First churning in the crank-churn Leander crofsed to Summerstown a Raft went Down
16th Fine 2 of Lewis's here Ed Renshaw here Fernandez Went to Frashers one of the cows calved
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17th of May1897 Fine Unfortunate Ploughing the Pease Ground taking off stones
18th Fine Fortunate Day Fine Sowed Pease Planted Corn Harrowed the Garden Taken off Stones Made some Stakes Grenada came up yesterday
19th Fine cool The Hamilton went Down Early Harrowig Taking off Stones sowed 2 1/2 Bushel of Oats at the Soap at the Garden made some stakes
20th some Rain Last night East Wind Sowed the Barley on the South-side Planted 50 Rows of Corn at the Shanty Planted 14 1/2 Rows in the {illegible} from the Hog pen to the Wet Place Thunder Raining hard
21st Rained some in the Forenoon Turned Fine Ploughing sod Leander crofsed
22nd Fine Ploughed some in the oakfield Let the Horses out to Grass to night
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23rd of May 1897 Rogation Sunday Fine Gordon and Dan Spinks here some Rain Fernandez came
24th The Queens Birth Day Hoisted colours Boys in the Oakfield Fine Day Some Young Ducks out Made a Bon Fire
25th Raining E Wind Killed the calf
26th very Fine Day E Wind Livinia and Fernandez went to Dundee Brought Tub of Butter Ed Renshaw here for small Pigs got 2 thats 3 Dollars Taking of stones Sowed Pease and oats Mixed Hamilton went Down put the small pigs in the By themselves
27th Ascension Day Unfortunate Day Fine Rained Harrowed the Potatoes Drawing Stones Fernandez took 2 Pigs to Lancaster for John A McLaughlin and {ink blot} on Hen and here they were {illegible} Mrs McDougall {illegible} on 23rd and Mrs Da{illegible 22
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of May 1897 Bought on the 26th 100 of Flour corn meal 155 lbs Tea Boots calico cotton Mugs outing scissors Pills corn cure Safety Pins Braces
27th Bought in Lancaster Boots shirt 2 Pocket Books very Bad with Rheumatism
28th Fine Sowed Oats at the End next the Marsh Taking of Stones EW Leander crofsed to Summerstown
29th Royal Oak Day or oak Apple Day Raining W Wind Leander to Summerstown to night Unfortunate Day
30th Fine Livinia Livinia (Sissy) and Ionia went to Lasores John 9 There Selling a Boo{cut off}itten Here this Evening Fraser and another Man a Blacksmith and Watchmaker Took a Bite outside at night went to Fish
1st Fine Sowed 4 Bushels of Oats in the Bak Place Set Fires to Heaps Commenced to Mow the Fence Cutting some of the alders out of the Roots cool
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1st of June 1897 The Glorious First of June Vicky's Birth Day 1878 Unfortunate Day Fine cool W Wind Steamer Spartan's First Trip Down Working at the Fence Leander Fernandez Stanley very Lame with Rheumatism I am cut an oak and Thorn-Apple out of the way and Nanny-Berries Leander to Summerstown
2nd Fine Leander went to Dundee WW Ploughing in the West Peice in the Oakfield Fernandez and Stanley Lewis here Gave him corn to Plant He Bought John 9's Boat for 4 Dollars 2 Bags of Potatoes came Lots of Boats a Going to Day
3rd Fine Sawing Wood and Splitting Mr Angus Rankin came to visit us as an old Friend
4th of June old George the {cut of} Birth Day used to be Kept Long ago Sawing Stove Wood Randolph came to night
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5th of June 1897 Unfortunate Day F {ink blot} Wind Fernandez put {ink blot}ankin acrofs Planted {ink blot} hills of potatoes at the Foot of the Lane sowed the Rest of the Peice in oats Lewis here with Baskets got Butter and Syrup Leander crofsed Gordon came Working at Mr McMasters
6th This Day of the Month Premier John A McDonald Departed Fine East Wind Bill Morris Minnie and Herbert here Mr Genie hear this Morning Moses Lemay came Brought the Alarm clock Give him a Bottle of Syrup for his Father Got 50 cents worth of Butter Found a Peice of oak {illegible} Home Randolph to Lancaster Randolph to Dundee Moses and Fernandez went to Dundee with 2 Sticks of Ash for oars {illegible} Renshaw here Moses got {illegible}ase very Bad with Rheumatism
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8th of June 1897 Fine Raining Livinia and Leander went to Dundee took one of the small Pigs to B{illegible} Sheared the sheep Fernandez and Stanley Randolph put out his Boat went Fishing cut the Tails of the Lambs
9th of June Aunty Mary's Birth Day 1813 Raining E Wind Randolph came from Lancaster Leander came from Lancaster Leander came from Dundee other 2 Boys splitting stove Wood Rained Last night Unfortunate Day Soda
10th Fortunate Day very Fine Day sawing ad Splitting and Piling stove wood Fernandez Fishing Randolph Trowling 2 of Lewis's here Got Cabbage Plants 1 lb of Butter Paid
11th Fortunate Day Fine Sawing and Splitting stove wood Fernandez crofsed for Salt Rained Hard to night
12th Fine Fernandez went to Lane Leander Bad with his Leg very Bad cut {illegible}
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25th of June 1897 Bought of Mr Tyo 4 lb of Tea 4 lb of soda 4 Tubs Flour collars Lewis for Butter swa{illegible} Dishes Put the Plough through the Potatoes
26th Hoeing Potatoes Sissy and Stanley to Jo Douquets with Plate of Butter and 2 Baskets of Eggs Bought of Haggarty soap nuts Thread Camphor Broom Took the Drak home from Hamiltons
27th Fine Leander and Sissy to Lemays
28th Fine at the corn Fernandez went to the Roads for Gordon Weeding the Garden Painted the Waggon cut Weeds set Brush heaps a fire
30th Rained heavy Last night Trowling the {illegible} Watson for Butter and Eggs 60
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1st of July 1897 Dominion Day Fine Trowling Mr Genie went off Peter Buck to 3 lb Butter 1 Quart of Syrup 63 Lewis for Butter 15 Milk John Isaac came to see Mr (Wetty-as)
2nd Fine Putting the Plough through the Potatoes hoeing corn Burning Brush Bad with Rheumatism Lots of Towing to Day
3rd very fine Smoky Foggy warm hoeing the Potatoes Unfortunate Day Received a Parcel From DMM no Letter 2 Coats 2 Pair of Pants 2 vests
4th Sunday
5th Fine Uncle John's B Day 1803 Keeping the Yankee Day on Hopkins Point a Big Crowd the 3 Boys went awful hot Day
6th very Hot Lewis got his Poles to carry hay Began to Mow in the Grove
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7th of July 1897 very warm Sissy went ot get her Teeth Pulled Raking the Grove Mowing Bought 2 Pair of Boots Flour 2 Forks RRR Calico oil stockings Buttons Mr Fay Departed in Fort Covington
8th very very Warm Raking hay Mr Genie here Fixing spokes in the Raking Machine Put in 2 Loads of hay
9th Boy for Butter 4 lb 72 Leander took 2 Tubs of Butter and 12 Doz of Eggs to Jo Douquetts Put Poison on the Potatoes
10th Unfortunate Day Rained very hard to night stopt
11th Hamiltons all night Leander did
12th Orangeman's Day Rained some Turned Fine EW
13th Rain a Boat aground Below the Lighthouse Fernandez went to Dundee for Tubs 5 Tubs Heard Randolph got a Lunge Paid Lewis 50 cents on the Island Hay Lent him the Log chain Rain hard to night
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14th of July 1897 Fine at the Back Potatoes Lots of Eagles English cherries Rip Rasberries Ripe commenced to Rain
15 Fortunate Day Fine Mowing in the upper Field Broke the Bar went to Lancaster with it to get it Fixed Painting Gordons Boat Raking in the West Field a 3 Masted Yacht went up Making a Rack to hold the Load on the car St Swithin Day no Rain
16th Fine Mowing in the West Field and Back of the Barn Put Paris Green on the Back Potatoes put in Hay Watsons for Butter Peter Back for Butter and Syrup John MKay for Maple sugar Randolph here with a Letter from Dan
17th Fine put in 3 Loads Painting the Boat new Potatoes making coils Unfortunate Day Lots of Boats Going
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18th of July 1897 Gordon here took his Boat
19th Fernandez B Day 1874 John Cameron From Kansas Uncle Duncan's Eldest Son came Quite a Surprise had a stake of meat from D Cameron Stanley and Sissy to Dundee John Fraser Dan's son here Fernandez went with him to Dundee
20th Fine Leander and Uncle Duncans John went Fishing got 10 lb Lunge also smaller ones John Duncan and Leander crossed to Summerstown he is coming Back here the 7th of August Mr Genie here took the Logs of Pine to Lancaster Bought his Rope 25 cents paid Stanley Sissy Min and Herbert came Stanleys Boots Fixed Soap Mug Fly Poison Figs Drefs Syrup to Derushie 2 Tubs to Jo Douquet of Butter
21st Daisy and Minnie came
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21st of July 1897 Helen Drove them to the Front stopt at Mrs Careys Gordon took the Girls acrofs Thunder and Lightning Genie came from Lancaster
22nd Fine Turned to Raining hard Lightning Thunder
23rd Fine Daisy Minny Sissy Leander to Summerstown sent off 2 Letters Brought a Jar of Butter to
24th Fine Raining Gordon and Leander went to the Excursion to Ottawa From Lancaster Thunder Lightning Lemays for Butter took over our clock to Fix Watsons for Butter and Eggs Genie went off Fernandez in Gordons Place to Day Stanley Daisy Ionia went to Summerstown Boys came to night
25th E Wind Fine Gordon crofsed
26th Fine E Wind Put 2 small Loads of Hay in the West side under the Barley cut the Barley 2 Loads Stable Loft
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26th of July 1897 Cut the Barley at the Lower Point Fernandez and the 2 Girls to the Post office White Birch Bark Letters
27th Fine E Wind Turned the Barley Put in 3 Loads the rest is not Dry Put Paris Green on the Potatoes Fernandez to Lancaster Killed a Fat Mutton
28th Rain a Fortunate Day Leander crofsed for the Star Raining all Day EW Hamilton Late going Down
30th Fine some Drops of Rain Leander Daisy Ionia Trowling Daisy got a small Lunge about 10 lbs in the swells of the Columbia and America the Bosells Boys on the America Waving to Them
31st Rain West Wind Rainy Windy shiny and cloudy Fernandez went Lancaster Too Much Rain Fernandez came Leander to Jo Douquets with a Tub of Butter Got 5 Dollars on this But Where is the Rest Before this
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1st of August 1897 Lammas Day Gordon here Leander the 2 Girls Daisy and Minnie went to Salem church Rained some
2nd Minnie's Birth Day a very Fine Warm Day Leander Daisy Minnie Livinia went to Dundee and F Covington Bought 2 Scythes 1 Dollar nut a vingar Bottle Calico Stanley Fernandez put in the Barley on the East side of the Mow Got my Books from B Morris Whistling Islanders Doctor Dow Sermons Fernandez crofsed for Gordons Boat
2 Mowing in the upper Field next the Fence marsh hay and Fine a very warm Day went up to the wet Place Peter Back here got a lb of Butter
4th EW Heavy Rain Last night Wind changed to East Girls and Leander to P Office Last night Mowing up in the Brush Leander to snake Island a Tub to Jo Douquetts
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4th of August 1897 E Wind Leander and the Girls went Trowling Bohemian about 4 miles ahead 2 Boys mowing Down Beside the oats Going to the Wheat north side Cool Lots of cranes got a Lunge
5th a very Fine Day made coils Made a stack Put 5 Loads in it Made 20 up and 18 Below of coils Leander and the 3 Girls went to P. O. Summerstown Stanley Island Ionia and Daisy Fishing Perch caught Fixed the Ladder Mr Genie came to night Lewis got a Rooster
6th Randolph's B Day Fine a Fortunate Day Mowing Back marsh Genie Fishing Got a Polagraph From Bismarck of himself and 4 others
7th Fine Fortunate Day Made a stack Watsons for 4 lb of Butter cut my hair My neice and my nephew Mrs MDonald John Cameron came
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8th of August 1897 Fine John Cameron and his sister Mrs McDonald my nephew and neice went to take the Boat at Stanley Island Gordon and Leander put up there John H here Minnie and Daisy here
9th Cutting the Wheat a very Fine Day Sissy and the Girls went to Lewis cut some Oats a Road
10th Fine till after 12 and the Wind changed to W Rained hard Hailed hard Thunder and Lightning Blew hard Napoleon for Butter and Eggs for Jo Douquet very Heavy Down-pour of Rain put in 2 or 3 Loads of Whet Leander crofsed to PO Bought of Haggarty Pan of Bread
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Augt 11th 1897 Raining Fine Showers Thunder Rain Rain an Indian here for Butter 10 Set a Line For Sturgeon Fernandez and Stanley Daisy Ionia out Trowling Leander with them close to the America and Algerian Leander to Summerstown Windy to night
12th Fine cutting oats on the hill put in 2 Loads of Wheat commenced to Rain Mr and Mrs Leslie here stopt at the Boat house asked for a noggin of Buttermilk Daisy Minnie Livinia Leander crofsed with Daisy to Mrs Careys Lots of Boats a Going to a Raft went Down Got 4 sturgeon this Morning put one to Smoke
13th put in 2 Loads of Wheat cutting oats Martin for 2 lb of Butter Windy got EEl chub
14th Fine Put in first Oats to Day Back for Butter 3 For Butter 3 Girls went to Lemays for the Clock Raft went Down
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14th of August continued) 1897 Put in 3 Loads of Oats Garnet went up Pic Nic aboard Columbia went Down Lots of Boats went to Day Putting in the Rakins of the Wheat Raking the oats the Girls Got the clock at Lemays 50 cents not Paid Leander and Fernandez crofsed and the 2 Girls Gordon came him and Fernandez went Back Rained
15th Fine Gordon and Leander to church Larue and Louis Hence Boy here Selling the Life of the Queen Got an Eagle in the Trap Rain
16th Leander Daisy and Ionia Trowling went to the Monument Island 4 of Them to hear the Performance in the Summerstown school house Rained heavy to night
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17th of August 1897 Rained Wind got Sturgeon 3 Men Landed here for to Get an anchor stone 2 of them came up to see the Eagle The Man in the Boat said he would speak to the ones that was Buying them I told him I would sell him for 5 Dollars smoking Sturgeon and EEls cutting oats Randolph and Shetla here to Dinner Brought 2 Empty Tub Took to Jo's 20 chickens Leander and 2 of the Girls to Haggartys For 100 of Flour
18th Fine Jo Resor got the 2 Inch Augur cutting oats cut some hay in the Marsh Jacob Arkwright here for Butter 20 Found a Knife at cedar Grove Put in 3 Loads of Oats
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19th of August 1897 19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1870 Raining Windy its showery 2 of Lucias here For Butter
20th Fernandez and the 2 Girls went to Lancaster to Willie Dunlops came up and Daisy went to Careys to night
21st Fine cutting hay Leander went acrofs Helen Daisy Gordon Minnie all came Mr Dan Cashion's Daughter Buried to Day in Williamstown
22nd Fine Helen Gordon Leander Daisy and Minnie crofsed sent 3 sturgeon to Mr Burton Gordon took a 5 lb Tin of Honey Boys came Gordon went to Hopkins Point Took Down Bill Morris
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23rd of August 1897 Fine Uncle Bill not very Well 3 Boys Mowing in Back Peice Leander to Jo's Douqueet with 15 chickens and 13 Doz of Eggs Lucias to Butter 30 cents
24th Cool some Rain Uncle Bill and Fernandez went to Dundee Lost my Knife one of them Found it one of my Pockets Leander crofsed to PO got 1 paper and Book of Fernandez
25th Raining showers Lucias for Bread 20 cents Windy Fine cutting the Pease and oats at the Pig Pen Put a Fish Box out on the Road Horses coming in Lots of Boats to Day going
26th Fine cutting the Pease cutting Pease and Oats Making coils Jo Rockwell for Butter Man for Butter 2 lb
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James Cameron Island
27th of August 1897 Fine made a stack of Marsh hay went up to the Bay Ionia and I caught some minnows Thunder Lightning Rain
28th Fine Finished cutting the Pease coiling the Pease and oats mixed 11 coils cutting the 2nd crop of clover and hay in the upper Field the Watsons for 4 lb of Butter some Plums Ripe
29th Fine Gordon and Leander to church Dany Spink came Down with them John came Windy to night
30th cutting Oats Below and some in the Back Peice Fernandez went to Lancaster Lucias for Butter 20
31st Fine very Fine Randolph took his Guns Took a Tub of Butter and 13 Doz of Eggs put in 2 Load of Oats
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James Cameron Island
31st of August 1897 cutting with the Mowing Machine in the Front Marsh Put 2 Load of oats in Made coils in the Front Marsh not very well in Great Pains a Good many odd shots at Ducks Before the Time
1st of September St Giles Day a very Fine Day Hunting Begins and they are at it early this morning Making coils 106 in the Front Marsh to Day 13 in the Back Field Big Pic Nic at Hamiltons Island The Rocket at it Fernandez went to it Tug of War Martintown Bet
2nd Labour Day Fine Made a Stack out of Front Marsh cutting oats Washing the Wool got papers from Marcantle
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James Cameron Island
Sept 3rd 1897 very Fine Day Dan's Birth Day 1846 cut the East peice Back Peice Renshaws for Fernandez to Mow Sent a Letter to Mr Edmund Eaves Montreal enclosing 1.75 Leander to Post Office Got a Letter from Uncle Duncan's John From Junction city Kansas another Letter about Envelopes and got the Sample Bottle from Douglas and Co Napinee cutting Front Marsh
4th DCF Bull Day 1894 Fine Mr Genie came put in 2 Loads of oats 1 Load of Oats and Pease mixed 1 Load of Pease John Morris Min and Herbert came to night
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James Cameron Island
5th of Sept 1897 John Angus Birth Day 1850 John Morris went Gordon went Gave some Fish Sissy got her Drefs Bought the spoons 1 Dollar 1/2 Doz
6th Fine put in the Pease and Oats cutting the Marsh made 20 coils Fernandez came from Renshaws Then Went to Lancaster I think to the Williamstown Fair to Morrow shut the Barn
7th Fine Fair in Williamstown cutting Marsh hay Lewis here got the Log-chain to Tie his cow Leander crofsed
8th very Fine Lucias Left their Fishing Gear here till they come Back Bought Butter 20 Got 108 coils up Wrote a Letter to John Cameron Junction City Kansas
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James Cameron Island
9th Septemer 1897 Fine Day Sent a Letter to Bismarck B.C. Mowing in the Front Marsh 3 of Them Lucias for Potatoes 1/2 Bushel 1.25 Gave them Hay for Bedding Leander crofsed sent a Line to George Nicholson to Give the Parcel Directed to me in the P.O The Parcel came
10th <s>E Wind Drew 2 Coils of hay Began</s> 10th Mowing very Fine Done Making coils Done in Front Marsh
11th East Wind Drew 2 Coils of hay commenced to Rain Turned Fine Ed Renshaw here Fixing his Gun Gordon came
12th Fine Ed Renshaw here Leander Gordon crofsed Fernandez crofsed to Work for Gordon
13 some Rain Fine Leander and Gordon crofsed a Big Fire to the North making Quilts
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James Cameron Island
14th September 1897 Fine Stanley Fixing the Garden Fence not very well at Quilts Gordon and Leander crofsed Took 100 of Flour home to night
15th Ember Day a very Fine Day E Wind Making a stack of Marsh hay Leander and Stanley putting Tops on the other 4 stacks cows eating in the West Field Salted the Cattle made a Fire at a Brusshy Bush of Hazael Sissy and Ionia went to Mr Jo Douquet Took a Tub of Butter an a Basket of Eggs 16 Dozen Butter 32 lb Mr Genie came had 3 Bags of Apples for me Bought of Haggarty Tea Rice Soap Rosin Thread Pens candy Received 2 Dollars from J Douquet 1 Bar Soap
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James Cameron Island
17th Sept 1897 <s>Ember Day</s> E Wind very fine Put 2 Loads of Marsh hay on the Stable Loft 1 Load of Marsh hay on the Wheat in the bArn Broke the Tonge of the Waggon Tied the Ram Genie Fishing set a Line Birds and crows at the apples and corn
17th Ember Day Fine Working at the Pole of the Waggon Windy cool
18th Fine NorWest Wind Mr Genie went of Gave him a Pair of oars got a Bag from him had a Lot of Fish this time at a small Stack East of all 40 coils Burnt some Brush cut cornstalks for the Pigs
19th Gordon Fernandez here crofsed to then Work
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James Cameron Island
20th of September 1897 Fine Windy Taking the Tops of the Potatoes next the River Wrote a Letter to the Mail & Empire For Livinia Dated 22nd put in 15 cents Mowing the Weeds in Potato Field Windy Found 1 of the Sheep Dead went to the head of the Island
22nd Fine This is the First Day of Fall St Mathews Day Fixing the Irons in the Bun Livinia and Stanley to Dundee 2 cakes of Tallow Sent for Dr Williams Pink Pills EW Leander Went to Summerstown took Randolphs Boat Sun crofsing the Line Equinoxial Gales Bought 4 1/2 lb of Tea 5 Tubs 3 Pair of Boots 2 of Cotton outing Flannetts sold 9 lb of Tallow Pink Pills 50 cents Mrs Allen Munroe Departed on the 22nd
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James Cameron Island
23rd Sept 1897 E Wind very Fine Lucias here for Butter and Potatoes 40 cents Lewis Son-Law for Butter 35 Gathered 3 Pecks of Butternuts Put some stuff on the Wharf
24th Fine Lucias for Butter and sugar cutting the cornstalks at the shanty cows got into it To Day Pulling Potato tops
25th Fine cutting cornstalks on the Hill Below the Garden Windy West put some corn in the storehouse Gordon and Fernandez came to night
26th Fine Gordon and Leander crofsed Thunder Rained
27th Windy Fernandez went to Lancaster Lucias for Butter and Potatoes 35 at Potatoes Put 18 Bushels into Day Gordon came and Fernandez went with him to Work 18 or 20 Bushels to Day
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28th Sept 1897 Fine at the Potatoes got 4 sturgeon 18 Bushels in to Day Digging some in the cellar Took corn into Husk to night
29th St Michael a very Fine Day cutting cornstalks Taking up corn to the storehouse Husking some to night Stanley made some traces of corn Livinia and Ionia went to pay For the clock 50 cents Lewis here for Butter Leander crofsed to Summerstown
30th Last Day of the Month and it was a very Fine September taking up Potatoes Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs
1st of October Ionia's B Day 1883 Fine day Mr Genie came at Potatoes
2nd Fine Taking up Potatoes 109 Bushels in the cellar now
3rd Fine Randolph and Renshaw here Fernandez went to Lancaster took his axe and saw Gordon was at the Malone Fiar Shot 2 Ducks
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James Cameron Island
4th of October 1897 October 4 in Bottles thats 4 years in Bottles Tying cornstalks set a Line
5th Fine Taking in cornstalks took up corn and Pumpkins Windy Boiling Potatoes for pigs The Hamilton went up caught the young Ram yesterday Received a Letter From my nephew John Cameron Kansas Junction Rained some to night set 2 Heaps of Brush a Fire in the West Field
6th Began the Ditch on the south side made about 100 Feet some Rain Cattle all in this side now Gave Genie the White Boat
7th Fine Taking up Potatoes Genie Digging at the Ditch and Fishing North Wind cool Blue-Bills came Leander went to Summerstown Bought a Bag of Salt
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James Cameron Island
8th of Oct 1897 Taking up the Potatoes at the Back Peice about 20 Bushels about 140 Bushels in the cellar Cows Broke into the Garden Genie at the Ditch Ionia and Sissy to Summerstown sold 22 Dozen of Eggs to Jo Douquet Bought Tax Spools
9th Fine Rain Last night at the Potatoes Finished them Ploughed some in the Ditch cutting cornstalks in the Garden Got the Farm Fireside Paper For the First Gordon came had 2 Boxes of Grapes coffee
10th H A B Day Fernandez came Gordon Leander Fernandez went to Dundee Livinia and her Mother went to Lewis Place Gordon crofsed to night
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James Cameron Island
11th of October 1897 Fine E Wind Ploughing Potato Ground Wind changed Genie Working at the Ditch set Fire to Brush Heaps at the Ditch cleaning it some next the River Wind very high to night Leander to P.O. Got a Letter From Bismarck he has Been very unwell But Better now Lots of Plovers Flying some Shooting Lucias here For Potatoes and Butter
12th very Windy a Few hail some Rain Fine W Wind Genie Fixing the Bun at the Ditch Made Preserves of Grapes Trees Breaking with the Wind stacks Blowing Down Husking Corn tonight
13th Fine W Wind Genie at the Ditch He went of to night had 12 Sturgeon or more Burning Burning Brush heaps Lucias to Butter and Tobacco
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James Cameron Island
14th of October 1897 Fine E Wind setting Brush heaps afire Bill and Billy here William Morris mean Bill got a Drake Billy took 2 a Drake and a Duck
15th Fine W Wind Burning brush Windy Lucias for Butter and Potatoes 25 to Stanley Snakes plenty coming out of their holes Killed 24 to Day very Smoky with Fires
16th Fine Windy Rained some a Fortunate Day
17th Fine Gordon Fernandez and John H and Dan Spink and Monter here Went to an Island Shot 2 Foxes
18th St Lukes Day Fine Windy Went to Dundee Butter 21..87 cents Bought Tea 2 Dollar Soda Pepper cinnamon soap Broom Pills Flour Fine Salt
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James Cameron Island
18th Octo 1897 Coat Boots Pants Drawers under-shirts calico cotton Put the stove up in the West End Lucias for Potatoes Balance Due on Butter 83.87 cents Windy Fine Salt
19th Fine Day Ploughing in Back Peice Fernandez to Lancaster Leander went to Jo Douquetts took Poles Blinds Deoys set some Fires in the upper Field Lot of Shooting to Day
20th E Wind Cool Fine got a Lot of Fish Last night Fixed the Fence around the stack Mr Genie came to night had apples he Bought the stove up to come to Lancaster
21st EW Working at the Ditch Ploughed the Ditch Fernandez Stanley Went to Lewis's for the chain
22nd E Wind Genie went for the Stove to Lancaster Gave him 2 Dollars for Pipes got 9.72 cents on Elbow 80 cents
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James Cameron Island
23rd of Oct 1897 Livinia (Sissy) Birth DAy Fine Fine Day Paid Genie for the Stove 2.25 Put up the Stove as a Single as there is a wrong Peice in it we will Get it again Got if From Mr Stalker very Foggy this Morning 2 Men here for hay for Bedding their Hunters Gave 35 cents hunters some Ducks came Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown Gordon came Heard Julia Summers Departed on the 20th and Buried on the 23rd
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24th Our Hugh's B Day Fine Genie went off Gave him Salt
25th St Crispin My B Day 1825 72 years old at 4 o clock Eddy Doucquet here for Lewis Hence Drew Peice of old Wood Foggy Morning
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James Cameron Island
26th of October 1897 very Fine E Wind Lucias for Potatoes and Butter Ploughing and Drew some stones smoky Genie came had the peice of the stove and Hops
27th Unfortunate Day foggy this Morning E.W. Ploughed a Little Too Dry to Plough The Rev Mr Armstrong Methodist Minister and Mr Hagarty Merchant of Summerstown here Read a chapter and made a Prayer seem's to Be a very Fine Man is Prayer was very good Boys set 2 Lines For Fish Sent off to night 3 Letters 1 To The Glengarrian with 1 Dollar in it Registered 1 To Edmund Eaves The Watch Forgot to sent the Letter 1 of Ionias to North Haven 35 Gordon Bought a Grindstone
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James Cameron Island
28th of October 1897 Those Letters not sent till to Day Registered and Postage Paid Gordon crofsed him and Fernandez Bought a Tool -Chest Boards Fernandez Bought a Boat Gave Salt to Genie Rained some to Day wind West Genie went to Lemays took his stone-Lifter and Boat here
29th Fine Ploughing Gordon Painting his Boat Made 3 Spear-Poles
30th Fine cool Gordon Grinding his Tools put a Handle in the Adze Gordon and Fernandez crofsed Lucias for Potatoes
31st Fine All Hallows or Holy Eve or Hallo'een the night of the Fairies The 2 Boys here Leander Randolph they were hunting at Rofs Island Keeping Holy Eve cracking nuts
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James Cameron Island
1st of Nov 1897 The Harvest Month of Death some Rain Fixing stalls in the Horse-stable Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs the 2 Boys crofsed to night Gordon and Fernandez EW High Wind to night
2nd All Souls Day E Wind very high Wind water Raised High Found a Decoy
3rd On This Day of the Month 1857 Granda Departed West Wind Genie went off the 2 Boys came Making the Stalls in the Horse Stable Taking the Ears of the corn in the Barn
4th Fine Fernandez to Lancaster Gordon Painting Fernandez Boat Gordon Ploughing the Malby and Leander passed up
3rd Unfortunate Day
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James Cameron Island
5th of Nov 1897 A Fortunate Day Guy Fawk's Day Fine at the Ditch Gordon Brought a Stove Bought it 1 Dollar the Pipes 1 Dollar I paid him Fortunate Day seen Lewis Hence up in the Bay Husked corn to night
6th W Wind Windy Fixing the 2 Stoves at the Ditch Rained some
7th Helen's B Day Mrs Burton Fine John H and Dan Spink came Died at Viponds Jane-Ann Renshaw went there to see her Sister Heart Desease
8th Frost Last Night E Wind Ploughing Plastering the Stable Ionia and i went to the Kit Kit Took up Lucias pail and Basket and Tub Gordon and Fernandez to Summerstown Heard of Mifs Renshaws Death a Few Grains of Snow
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9th of Novem 1897 Prince of Wales Birth Day Big Big East Wind Raining Leander here stopt with the Wind Snowed this Evening
10th Fine West Wind Banking the House Unfortunate Day Leander went to Jo's Douqueet Gordon Went to Dundee with Tennet of Butter and a Due-Bill and Money for Ionia's Boots 45 200 of Flour 5 Gallons of Kerosene Tubs 3) nails 6 lb 6 lb Heard Herbert was Poorly the 2 Boys went to Summerstown to night Fixing stalls for the cows
11th E W Froze Last night Rain high Wind Randolph for Shells Gordon went to hunt on the North Side Plouged the Peice of the Potato Ground
12th Martinmas Day Raining snowing E Wind crofsed for Livinia's Watch the Pigs out Began to Feed Milk Cows and Horses
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James Cameron Island
13th of Nov 1897 West Wind Randolph here Gordon Made a Trough for the Pigs Fxing things in the Stove-house Mowing machine cutter and Stove Plouged some Took the Milk up From the cellar seen in the Papers Where Dan got Carlo after Been near 4 years away
14th Fine Day Fortunate Day Spink and Fernandez went to the Kit Kit to hunt got nothing Leander here From Douquetts Freezing
15th E Wind Livinia and Fernandez went to Dundee took 11 Ducks to Sell Bought cottons calicos underwere Rice and other things Herby is Getting Better Plastering Feeding corn to the Pigs Gordon crofsed to the sale went to Cornwall Bought 1 Paper of Pepper
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James Cameron Island
16th of November 1897 Rain W Wind Fixing around the Stables Gordon came Received Papers From Dan
17th Fine W Wind Gordon cutting Stove Wood a Big Pile the Hamilton and Alexandra went Down cool Ploughing Plastering Gordon crofsed to night Boiling the Last of the small potatoes for the Pigs Feeding corn Too
18th Mrs McRae Buried to Day Randolph called came From Lancaster Gordon went to Funeral Drawing Logs out of the Marsh for wood have 1 pine 1 Elm 1 soft Maple 2 Hemlocks 5 Logs to Saw Piling Stove-wood Shut the outside cellar-Door
19th EW Banking churning all Day Gordon crofsed Killed the Nannie very Fat cold Husking 2 Baskets of corn
20th E Wind some Grains of Snow Finished the churning made some ice at the shore and in the Rushes Fortunate Day Rockets Last Trip
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James Cameron Island
21st of Nov 1897 Fine E Wind On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Senior Departed 1846 an Unfortunate Day Stanley to Plum Island
22 Fine cutting sticks up in the Swamp ones Laying Down Gordon cutting Laying Down Stuff 2 Yacts over at Frashers Hunting
23rd Fine W Wind 2 of Lewis's here for oil 5 cents cool Sawed the 2 ash Sticks Gordon cutting Laying Down Wood Stanley working at the Stable
24th Fine very Windy West Wind Sawing stove Wood old Pines Hemlock out of the Marsh Leander came Fixing Decoys The Garnet went up to Lay up
25th St Catherine W Wind Snowed rain Thanksgiving Day Painted Big {illegible} Fixing Decoys Yantic went up 2 Tugs Towing her went for EEls Let out 1 of the Rams
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James Cameron Island
26th of November 1897 Raining Leander and Fernandez went to Courville's Bay for Ducks Fixing a Place to Haul up the Boats Gordon crofsed got the Mail got a Kansas Paper From Uncle Duncans John Sissy got a Letter Windy
27th Fine Freezing some Windy Lots of Boats a Going to Day Putting out Manure cutting up some Lying Down Wood in the swamp
28th Advent Sunday Fine Dan Spink here Took a Lot of Books novels Leander to Rofs's Island
29th Rain some snowed soe Killed the 2 Hogs Froze some to night 1 Boat went to Day
30 Fine St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Mr Dan Fraser and John her for the Tup Sheep Took 1 to Hamiltons
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James Cameron Island
1st of December 1897 Snowed a Lot to Day Leander to Plum Island Lewis here For Milk onions Pot Knife no Boats to Day Lights up to night Bad with Pain in my Breast yesterday and to Day Feedin all the cattle
2nd Fine cold W Wind a Tow went Down to Day snow on the Ground Froze in the Rushes no Lights in to Be Seen in the Lighthouses a Mink on and went right off
3rd The Tow Boat that went Down yesterday came up to Day a Steam Barge came up to day Martin came with Pot Knife and Augur took sand 4 of the Boys went to Plum Island For the Fox and got him Fine Day after Ducks not very well with a Bad Pain under my heart
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James Cameron Island
4th o Dec 1897 Very Foggy Lots of Frost on the Trees E Wind Boys after Ducks got none Gordon and Leander crofsed got the Mail and a Lot of Papers From D M Master Sent a Letter and 2 Paper to John Cameron Junction City Kansas got 5 cents in Postage stamps Turned to Rain and Wind and Frost Got a Bottle of Minards Liniment from Gordon got the mail
5th Fair Fixed the Ducks to Send to DMM Randolph here
6th EW The Festival of the German's St Nicholas Fernandez went with the Box of Ducks to Mr Hagarty to take to the Station I am not very well soar all night a Bad Pain under my Left Brast Gordon not well
7th EW Eddy Renshaw here him and Fernandez to the Kitt Kit Took Pills some Grains of Snow
8th Fine Warm E Wind Soft Fixed a Window in the Stable Fernandez went to Lancaster Gordon not Well
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James Cameron Island
9th of Dec 1897 E Wind Kind of soft Mowing Rushes the Mink in the Bay But Dont come to the Trap Wrote a Letter to Bismarck Victoria Steam Laundry 152 Yates Street British Columbia Fernandez Cameron came from Lancaster to Summerstown
10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 a Fine Day Gordon not well Leander for EEls got 4 Got a few Perch Got a Mink up in the Bay Rained some to night not very well
11th Rain Fixing on the Barn Floor put in Boards Leander crossed to Summerstown
12th E Wind Found 45 Feet of Rope Fernandez went to A Frasers to Be Ready to see about his vote on the 13th
13th very Fine Day Leander and Stanley Plouging on the Lower Point
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James Cameron Island
14th Dec 1897 E Wind Raining hard Blowing hard not much doing to Day Fixed some around the Fire-place in the Sugar-Bush Rain all night
15th E Wind some Rain cleared off Ploughed some Ellen Morris Bills Wife Departed this Morning
16th Fine Rained Randolph here told us about Bills Wife Ploughing Windy Went to the Pitt Point Found a Peice of Hicory about 6 Feet Long Heard John H got his arm Bruised Drew up Genis Boat on Land Heard this Boy at Hamiltons and Haggartys went off Together Hamiltons turned Back from Brockville
17th Fine W Wind the Boys Gordon and Leander crofsed for the Mail got a Letter from DMM Milk Mary a young Daughter on the 15th Sow Pig Dead
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James Cameron Island
17th of December 1897 Wind changed to East commenced to snow snowing hard Livinia very unwell Last night Wind changed to West through the night
18th West Wind clear and cool nothing Doing to Day me very Bad Since St Andrews Day
19th Fine cool a Fortunate Day
20th E Wind Snowing Blowing Freezing a good Bit of Ice Taking in the Back Bay
21st First Day of Winter Unfortunate Day came in the Goat Harnefsed the Horses Drew some Wood West Wind St Thomas Day
22nd Fortunate Day East Wind Fine Gordon & Stanley Drew 3 Loads of Wood Stanley and Ionia Scating Leanders Leg not very well I am not Well
23rd E Wind Snowing Stanley and Gordon Drawing Firewood and Drew the oak Pine hemlog out of the marsh Wrote a Letter to Day to to DMM to be put in on the 24th not very Well Leanders Leg sore Ionia Scating Wind west tonight new Moon
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James Cameron Island
24th of Dec 1897 Christmas Eve a very cold Day Nor West Wind Drifting Fine Randolph came Down with our Mail Sent a Letter with him to Put in the P Office took with him from here 2 Hocky Sticks Livinia make cakes Gordon chopping stove wood Leanders Foot not very well Stanley and Ionia Knocking about Livinia Reading and Knitting 2 Mocksuns around the sun on the north side and 1 on the south Broke on another Stack at the North Door
25th Christmas Day Fine Day ice making not much Wind and not Frost but a Big Skim of ice Leander and Stanley to sturgeon Island with the Boats
26th Fine S of snow
27th St John the Evangeist Day Colder Windy oiling Harnefs
28th Fine W Wind ice is making a Skim acrofs took home the Sheep
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James Cameron Island
29th of December 1897 Uncle Angus Cameron B Day E Wind not very cold not cold enough to make Good ice Big air-hole Before the Door Gordon and Leander went to the Head of the Island to see how it Took all open up there Looks good Between here and Plum Island Lots of air-holes no Foxes came Last night Fine Day some cakes Breaking off in the air hole Leander Foot not very well Seen a Large Bird of some Kind Goose or Eagle or owl in the North Bay
30th Fine W Wind Thawing Rain ice that made is all going Down Seen a Boat crofsing its some of Lewis's a Fox on here to night
31st Fine Day Gordon crofsed for the Mail got a Parcel From Minnie got a checqe From Dan with 10 in it to 2 Bottles of RRR Leander got a Letter From DMM a peice of her Drefs From Minnie Feathers a Kercheif for Pa Bottle For Pepper Dish for Ma for Sissy and some for Ionia Gordon crofsed
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19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries
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1854-1902
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19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario
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James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1854-1857
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1858
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1859
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1860
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1861
James Cameron Diary, 1862
James Cameron Diary, 1863
James Cameron Diary, 1864
James Cameron Diary, 1865
James Cameron Diary, 1866
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1867
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1868
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1869
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1870
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1871
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1876
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1877
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1878
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1879
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1880
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1881
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1882
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1883
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1884
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1885
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1886
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1887
James Cameron Diary, 1888
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1889
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1890
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1891
James Cameron Diary, 1892
James Cameron Diary, 1893
James Cameron Diary, 1894
James Cameron Diary, 1895
James Cameron Diary, 1896
James Cameron Diary, 1897
James Cameron Diary, 1898
James Cameron Diary, 1899
James Cameron Diary, 1900
James Cameron Diary, 1901
James Cameron Diary, 1902
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1897
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19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario
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January 1, 1897
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James Cameron Diary Collection
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<p>30th of Dec 1896 West Wind Thawing Soft High West Wind this Evening cut some alders up in the Bay Leander went to the Kit Kit Drew some stovewood Looking for my mits</p>
<p>31st Last Day of the year Fine E Wind Cutting Alders and Piling Brush on the Bank Leander and Stanley Fishing Perch in the Back Bay Got 21 Fish Lots of Perch There Fernandez came to night had Sweetys and casteel Soap 2 Lead pencils</p>
<p>1897 New Years Day</p>
<p>1st of January Fortunate Day Fishing Perch Caught 29 Fine East Wind ice cracking</p>
<p>2nd Fine a Fortunate Day Boys Fishing got 107 Perch 8 EEls 1 Pike cutting and clearing Kind of Soft Shot a Wild Goose on New Years Day cleaned 155 Fish to night</p>
<p>Stewart in F Covington Died</p>
<p>{page two} Murdock {illegible} 2nd of January 79 years James Cameron Island</p>
<p>3rd of January 1897 Allen's Birth Day 1853 Unfortunate Day Fine E Wind Gordon and Dan Spink here Boys a Fishing got a Pike 11 1/2 lbs got Perch EEls and Pike</p>
<p>4th Fine Day clearing up at the Bay Fernandez went to F Covington got 3 Teeth Drew Dollar Unfortunate Day Billy came Down with him Leander and Stanley put in a Stack the other stack did 8 Days and Fishing Thawing some Rain to night some holes in the ice</p>
<p>5th Fishing EEls Perch Pike Some Flakes of Snow W Wind went up the Bay cut 2 Birches</p>
<p>6th Ephinay Fine Windy Freezing some Fishing got Perch and pike Leander and Billy crofsed up at the Upper end of the air-hole Fernandez crofsed to the Burst Turned Back cutting 2 Birches Looks Like Storm of Snow no snow</p>
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<p>7th of January 1897 Fine W Wind ice Breaking Up Jamming coming Down Big opening Between here and Hamiltons Leander came Down From Hopkins Point Bought Tea and Horse Shoe Nails cutting in the West Peice Splitting stove wood Blocks Took off the wire Fence out in the water up in the Bay</p>
<p>8th Annie's B Day 1866 E Wind cold ice Jamming</p>
<p>9th Fine E Wind Cold Brushing Went to EEl Island North side</p>
<p>10th Fine snowed a Little Windy ice not good</p>
<p>11th Fine Froze some Last night Put a handle in my axe Got some Fish Leander and Fernandez crofsed to the Foot of Hamiltons Island and got the Mail at Hamiltons cutting what the West Peice</p>
<p>12th on this Day of the Month 1891 Aunty Mary Departed Windy Frosty cold</p>
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<p>13th of January 1897 Fine Frosty W Wind Thrashed oats that was on the Pease Began the Pease Put Bait Down on the ice cut some Rails up in the West Peice Foxes came Last night air-hole smoking Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>14th Unfortunate Day Fine clear Frosty some Foggy E Wind Drew a Load of Wood Bad with Rheumatism Stratening nails</p>
<p>15th Fortunate Day Fine Cold Thrashing the Big Pease and oats Leander crofsed for the Mail got a Letter From Bismarck B.C. Got an Almanac From DMM with compliments</p>
<p>16th Fine Warm W Wind some Grains of snow moved our Bed Put our Feet to the South For a change My Good Dog Sport Dead without me Seeing Him Piling some Wood cutting Stove Wood Fernandez came had new axe him and Leander went to see the Hockey game in Summerstown Randolph came Lancaster Beat Randolph came</p>
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<p>17th of January 1897 Rained Gordon came Had a Fox Fishing Perch and Pike ice Busting crack Fernandez sold his axe to Gordon</p>
<p>18th some Rain Windy West Freezing Boys scating skinned the Fox</p>
<p>19th very very Frosty air-holes smoking Done Thrashing the Big Pease Randolph and Leander got a Pair of Mits an a Pair of Braces From Randolph</p>
<p>20th Unfortunate Day E Wind Martin here for the cutter Fine Randolph went to Summerstown put in a Stack of Hay in the Barn Fernandez crofsed to Lancaster 2 Men Passed upon the ice a Scating Randolph came from Fort Covington Gordon not well</p>
<p>21st St Agnefs Day E Wind Snowed some Martin came home with the cutter gave him Hicory for axe-handles</p>
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<p>22nd of January 1897 Fine Sun very warm a Lot of Teams crofsing From Summerstown to get their Marsh-hay Randolph took the Ice to Lancaster Leander and Stanley Drew the Stove-wood and 3 or 4 Loads of Longwood Seen a Hen Hawk Flying</p>
<p>23rd Snowed some Last night and E Wind cutting Stove wood Heard A J Grant of the South Branch Ex M.P. Departed</p>
<p>24th Fine Frosty Windy Charles Tupper's B Day of Butternut Island Gordon Came Frosty to night</p>
<p>25th Robie Burns B Day very Frosty and high Wind cold</p>
<p>26th Windy Drifting air-holes Shutting some Grinding the axes Fortunate Day cold</p>
<p>27th a very Fine Day crofsed with the old Mare Randolph & Leander to Summerstown Bought of Haggarty 100 of Flour cutting in Cordwood Ba{illegible} Put in the Bottom Marsh hay Stack</p>
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<p>28th January 1897 E Wind Snowing Drifting Windy</p>
<p>29th Fine W Wind Thrashing Oats Fanned the Pease cutting it up in cordwood Bay Freezing Lewis Boys here with 2 axehandles paid them 20 cents for Making them</p>
<p>30th Fine cool Frosty the Boys Thrashing Randolph went for the Mail Fernandez came</p>
<p>31st Fine Gordon and Randolph Went to Lancaster</p>
<p>1st of February St Bridgets Day The Black Month Boys Went to Willie Roses Bee Fernandez and Sissy went to Dundee took Hide Sheep Pelt Mink Fox skin 1 Mink 1 Hide 1 Sheep 35 Mare Shod 40 Tea 6 lb 2 Dollars Mustard Matches 10 Stopped all night at Bills cutting alders Thrashing very Fine</p>
<p>2nd Candlemass Day Fine E Wind The Bear will see his Shadow came From Dundee Thrashing the Raccoon too Badger too</p>
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<p>3rd of February 1897 Unfortunate Day Fine E Wind cool Thrashing oats Went for Elm Butt for to Make a Beetle or Maul working at it Fanned some oats Randolph and Gordon went to Tot Craigs Bee Fernandez</p>
<p>4th E Wind cutting an Elm and saw some Logs of it Thrashing Made a Box Bushels for to hold oats 3 of the Boys went to Renshaw Bee and Frank Laplants Bee very Fine Day</p>
<p>5th Fine E W Finished Thrashing the Oats Began Thrashing the Barley cut a small Maple for the Bay Butt for for a Beetle</p>
<p>6th Fine E W hailed some Rained a Little cool Stanley & Fernandez Thrashing Leander and Randolph Went to Dundee Bought the Goat-skin and Cover</p>
<p>7th Rain Unfortunate Day Gordon came Leander and Randolph came (Sold a Stack of Marsh Hay)</p>
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<p>8th of Feby 1897 Fine Gordon's B Day Leander and Randolph went to Lancaster Bought a Sett of Harnefs Boys Fishing got a Pike and Perch Making Beetle or Mauls an Elm or Maple & Oak</p>
<p>9th Unfortunate Day Fine Drew the stack of Marsh hay in the Marsh Drew 2 Loads of Wood Began Using the new Harnefs some water on the ice sawed some Wood put a handle in my axe Gordon crofsed Randolph came snowed some Gordon Went to F Covington and D Spink ol Mr McMillain very Low</p>
<p>10th Fine Frosty Gordon came Randolph went to Douquets to Work at ice Thrashing Drain for 4 Loads of Wood Heard of Jo Robideaux's Death</p>
<p>11 Fine E Wind Thrashing Gordon crofsed Randolph puttin in ice at Douquets Heard George Nicholson Broke his arm</p>
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<p>12th of Feby 1897 E Wind Unfortunate Day Stormy Drifting</p>
<p>13th Fine W Wind Randolph went to Cornwall Livinia and Fernandez went to Mr Douquetts with 14 Doz of Eggs cutting stove wood Broke the wood saw cold Fanning some Barley sharpened the crofs-cut saw</p>
<p>14th St Valentine Day Sunday Fine Charlie Creamer and Herbert John Morris wife and the Girl Dany Spink Ed Renshaw here Randolph to Lancaster</p>
<p>15th a very Fine Day Harnefsed the colt he went well Drawing wood Gordon chopping cutting stove Wood got a Muskrat</p>
<p>16th Races in Dundee Very Fine Unfortunate Day Took a Tub of Butter to Douquetts Bought of Mr Haggarty 200 Wt of Flour got 2 Rats Drawing Wood cut 4 Trees Down in the Peice</p>
<p>17th Fine Foggy Snow hail warm 3 Boys went to Dundee Unfortunate Day Rain Last night</p>
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<p>18th of Feb 1897 James Hugh's Birth Day Races in Dundee Fine some Hail Mr Henery and Uncl Geoge Morris here went to Fish Got a Pike and 3 Perch Leander went up with them with the Horses Mr M Millian Buried to Day cutting stove wood</p>
<p>19th Fine chopping stovwood 2 Boys crofsed to Summerstown Got the Mail</p>
<p>20th Fine Fine Boys a Fishing EEls 2 Got 2 Perch</p>
<p>21 Sexigissima Sunday Fortunate DAy Fine Day</p>
<p>22nd E Wind Washingtons Birth Day Stormy snowing Drifting Sissy to Lewis's yesterday Walter Ray Married to Day</p>
<p>23rd Fine W Wind cutting Stovewood Randolph came</p>
<p>24th Fine St Matthias Day some snow Drifting Fernandez went off</p>
<p>25th Snowing Drifting Gordon came had his saw Sawed wood him and Randolph Both went to a Dance Fortunate Day crows on 21st</p>
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<p>26th of February 1897 Fortunate Day Gordon and Randolph crofsed Fine put oats Barley Pease up in the Stable loft cut Stovewood Hens Laying Good</p>
<p>27th Fine W Wind went to the Pitt Point</p>
<p>28th Fine Gordon went to church Shrove Sunday</p>
<p>1st of March St Davids Day Taffy the Festival Bill Shot a saw of the Welch came in Like a Lion or adder very Frosty this Morning E Wind very Windy this Evening chimney of the West End Took Fire Fernandez went to A Frashers took the Horses Took a Lamb and Took the Ram From Dan Frasers took a Sack of Buckwheat Randolph took 11 1/2 lb of codfish Gordon came Unfortunate DAy</p>
<p>2nd Shrove Tuesday Unfortunate Day Drew 1 of the stacks of Marsh hay cutting alders seen a Fox</p>
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<p>3rd of March 1897 Ash Wednesday Hail Soft Drifting Rain Livinia not very well E Wind and West New Moon come in Gordon to Cornwall Towels Sugar Drawers</p>
<p>4th Fine Gordon came McKinley at Washington to Day a Great Day cutting a Soft maple at the swamp or Ditch William Henery Shadgate Cameron's B Day Uncle John's eldest Boy</p>
<p>5th Raining Fine Leander crofsed to Summerstown Gordon went to Careys to cut Wood Windy to night Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>6th Fine some cold Wind Found a Stray Mare to Day at the Foot or side of the Island Ionia see her First the Mare strayed from the House of Ranald McLaughlin</p>
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<p>7th of March 1897 Fine E Wind John H and Gordon came Drove John H to Hamiltons Gordon crofsed Mr McLaughlin here for his Mare all Bad with cold and Grip Eddy Renshaw and Monter here</p>
<p>8th cold Unfortunate Day chopping up in the Bay</p>
<p>9th E Wind Fine commenced to Rain Leander went to Dundee Randolph went to Summerstown Bought of Tyo Tea oil Salt-Peter 1..75 43 cents in the Due-Bill yet</p>
<p>10th Fortunate Day Rained hard Last night Fine Foggy some Rain Windy to night Leander came Randolph came Bought RRR 25 cents Randolph Bad cold or Grip</p>
<p>11th Fine Day W Wind Randolph went to Cornwall and came to night Boys cutting at the 2 soft Maples John cutting up in the Bay Heard Mr Laughlin came home From the asylum</p>
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<p>12th of March 1897 On This Day of the Month D McMaster (Senior) First Came to the Island Unfortunate Day E Wind Snowed W Wind very very hot Sun Rained and Blew very hard to night Froze hard</p>
<p>13th Fine Day Windy cold Frosty cut some Brush Tapt 2 Trees yesterday</p>
<p>14th Stanley's B Day 1880 Fine East Wind Drifting Snowing Gordon came Windy</p>
<p>15th Fine cutting in the Back swamp Pilng Brush Sissy not well with Grip Fernandez went to A Frasers</p>
<p>16th Fine Leander Stanley and I cutting in Back Swamp Gordon crofsed Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>17th St Patricks Day the Irish Festival and the Big Fight to to Day Corbitt Fitsimmons Fine Day cutting Brush Randolph went to Cornwall Gordon came and went to Cornwall</p>
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<p>17th of March 1897 St Patricks Day the Festival of the Irish the Day of the Big Fight Corbetts & Fitsimmons Fitsimmon Won in 14 Rounds a Fine Day cutting Willows clearing in the Back swamp Indians Drawing From Charlies Island</p>
<p>18th St Josephs Day on this Day of the Month 1887 Vicky Departed Fine E Wind Drawing Willows and Brush to the Sugar Bush shoveling snow at the camp Fire place Randolph came this morning</p>
<p>19th Fine Last Day of Winter John and Billy Morris went to Lancaster for 2 Load of Shingles Randolph went with them took 2 Guns here Fernandez came had his saw and Boots Drew the Marsh hay Stack F Na-Houtas Island Drew some to the camp Got Papers with the {cut off}</p>
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<p>20th of March 1897 Spring Begins East Wind Foggy Rained Went for the Mowing Machine to Dundee seen a Blackbird seen crofsing to Salmon River a yellow-hammer</p>
<p>21st Fine seen Black Ducks Tapt a Few Trees</p>
<p>22 Livinia Birth Day Senior very Fine Tapt some Went to J Douquets Took 16 Doz of Eggs Took 4 Sacks of Flour From Haggarty Paid him for the 4 sack we got Before Seen Wild Geese Whistlers Flying Went to the Sturgeon Island got a Stove Pipe the wind took From the House</p>
<p>23rd E Wind very Fine Tappping to Day Drew the cord Wood</p>
<p>24th E Wind very stormy snowing all Day Randolph went to Cornwall Little water coming into the cellar A Fortunate Day Earthquake on the 23rd</p>
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<p>25th of March 1897 Lady Day Thawing Melting Fine Started a Fire at the Camp Boiling some to Day put out Manure on the Lower Point Randolph came</p>
<p>26th John Hamilton Camerons Birth Day Fine Went up to the camp Boiling Took up the Pots 1876</p>
<p>27th Fine Running well Made 5 Gallons and 3 Quarts for the First Took in 22 Eggs to Day cutters crofsing Summerstown ice Road</p>
<p>28th Unfortunate Day Fine Gordon and Dan Spink in the Sugar-Bush 2 of Lewis Boys in the Bush Made Sugar about 48 lbs</p>
<p>29th Fine Unfortunate Day Fixing the Syrup 19 Gallons in all to Day Seen a crane Ice opening at Francis Island Put one of the Pigs in</p>
<p>30th Fine Day PUt the Boat out Last night Took 10 Gallons home to Day</p>
<p>31st Fine at Sugar Bush</p>
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<p>1st of April 1897 All Fools Day Fine piling wood Barry and Renshaw came for Randolph to go Hunting Ice very slow opening 10 Gallons Thats 32 1/2 in all to Day</p>
<p>2 Fine Lots of Shooting in the sugar Bush 39 1/2 to Day shot a Duck at the Little Island Letting the water Run hard Frost at nights</p>
<p>3rd Fine Frosty sap Running well shot 4 Ducks got a Rat went to the upper Point Letting the water Run on the South side Made Syrup</p>
<p>4th Fine in the sugar Bush ice going Down Jamming</p>
<p>5th Fine Frosty nights Randolph came Thunder and Lightning some Rain</p>
<p>6th Fortunate Day 2 of Lewis's Boys for 1/2 Gallon Syrup Made Syrup ice Left the Back Bay yesterday Gun got wrong</p>
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<p>7th of April 1897 On This Day of the Month Uncle John Departed 1893 Fine E Wind Shot 6 Ducks about 63 Gallons now Ionia Making her Sugar to Day Took the Bun From the Head of the Island Found a 1/2 Sugar Barrel in the water Burning the Marsh on the south side</p>
<p>8th Fine Taking some of the Banking away Took home Syrup 2 of Lewis's Boys 2 Bakets of Syrup for them Frogs Music sap Running well Randolph got 6 EEls 2 Young Pigs Last night 3 Dead</p>
<p>9th on this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 35 years to Day Fine Turned to Rain Sleet snowed to night E Wind an Indian here he is a Dummy Bought a Quartof Syrup had no change but had a 5 Dollar Bill pay it some time</p>
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<p>10 of April 1897 Fine the Ground covered with Snow Randolph and Fernandez crofsed got the Mail got a Bottle of Ink Got a Parcel Book from Dan Tapt some more Trees Running well</p>
<p>11th Palm Sunday Fine Gordon came 3 of Jo Lemays here Bacon Moses Hattie had a Feast at Taffy two of Lewis Boys here got 1/2 Gallon of Syrup not Paid Fixed the Gun Between them all Gordon crofsed</p>
<p>12th Fine at sugar Loons came Randolph to Cornwall Princefs Louise First Trip to Cornwall to Day</p>
<p>13th W Wind Leander to Dundee Stanley making his Sugar Windy Raining 78 1/2 Gallons up total Day Made</p>
<p>14 Fine Took up the Buckets to Day 95 to Day Done in Sugar Bush Let out the cows</p>
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<p>15th April 1897 Fine E Wind Rained Sissy and Fernandez went to Jo Douquetts Sold 28 Doz of Eggs to Haggartys Fernandez and Stanley went to Frashers Point for the Bun Randolph and Leander at the Stones one of Cows calved after the Fox did not get him a Fortunate Day cut my Hair</p>
<p>16th Good Friday at the Stones Fine</p>
<p>17th W Wind Raining went to Fish Last night after Ducks Stanley shot 2 Blackbirds for the First Shots he made Randolph crofsed</p>
<p>18th Easter Sunday Uncle Duncan's Birth Day Lots of Eggs to Day Shot a Fox</p>
<p>19th Cold snowed Rain Hail Hard Frost to night took the Potatoes out of the Cellar Fixing Fence cutting Brush very High West Wind</p>
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<p>20th of April 1897 Fine very hard Frost Last night cutting Brush at North side of the Ditch Tapt some Trees sawing Stove Wood Letting the Water Run up on the Flat in the swamp The Chaffy came up to Lancaster her First Trip Freezing hard to night</p>
<p>21st Fine Tapt over 100 Trees Runs well cutting stove-wood cutting Brush and wood on the Hill in the swamp got some Pike set Fires at the shore Randolph crofsed some of the Potatoes Froze Last night in the Store-house</p>
<p>22nd Fine Ploughing for the First Drawing Stones at the appletree Boilig Sap Sissy and Ionia crofsed to Summerstown 1 of the Sheep 2 Lambs Thunder and Lightning to night Rained</p>
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<p>23rd of April 1897 St George's Day The Festival of the English Fine Salted the Cows and Sheep Making the Last of the Syrup 8 1/2 or 10 Gallons Randolph crofsed Got 2 Magazines From Dan Ploughing and Taking up stones on the Hill at the Butternut Skinned the calf out Duck Eggs to Hatch</p>
<p>24th Unfortunate Day Drewing and Taking up Stones Fine Rained some went up the Bay for a Load of Wood Put 2 Bushels of nuts up in the Storehouse</p>
<p>25th Fine St Marks Day West and East wind Blowing hard Raining J Hamilton and Gordon came had Leanders Gun the Zulu Low Sunday</p>
<p>26th Fine Ploughing Taking up a Big Stone took 1 {illegible} to the Stoor Step Randolph crofsed Chaffy at the Buoys the Tug Taking Down a Raft A Lamb snowed to night</p>
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<p>27th of April 1897 Fine Ground covered with snow snowed Last night water Raising</p>
<p>28th very Fine E Wind Randolph to Cornwall Fernandez to Lancaster to Bought of Mr McGillis 50 Gallon cans for Syrup 4 Dollars Sissy Livinia Gave the Money to get them Bought an Axe 3 1/2 lb bought a Pair of Boots at Stone & Ploughing Put 1 of the Pigs and 4 Young ones a Sheep came home to Die Taking away the Banking From the cellar Sowed Tobacco Seed Filling the cans with Syrup</p>
<p>29th Fine E Wind Foggin the Morning Josey Gaberneau passed up Ploughing and Digging oats {illegible} PC calved to Day</p>
<p>30th Skinned a calf Fine Leander Went to Dundee with Furs Randolph went to Lancaster Randolph Bought a Book the Scottish clans and each clan their Tartan</p>
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<p>1st of May 1897 East Wind Fine Rained the Algoma went in to Dundee the Hamilton went up 2 Boats went up St Phillip & St James Lights Lit up to night Leander and Fernandez went to Summerstown</p>
<p>2nd E Wind Rain and E Wind 6 Tows went Down to Day one of the Sheep Dead Nannie the old Sheep has 2 Lambs Randolph got a Telegram From Captain AJ Baker From Hamilton for him and Thornton Craig to meet him in Cornwall Harrowing for oats Broke the Plough Point and Harrows</p>
<p>4th E Wind Rain Fine Fernandez went to Lancaster Plough Point 40 cents Harrow Randolph crofsed to go to Cornwall Leander put him acrofs putting out Manure on the Potatoe Ground Alexandra Went Down Bought B of Wheat 1.25 a Bushel</p>
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<p>5th of May 1897 Foggy turned very warm set the Leach for Soap Ploughing Ground for the Wheat cleaned Sunflowers out of the Garden Put ashes on the Potato Ground The Hamilton went Down 2 Lambs Dead of the Nannies Fernandez and Sissy went to Dundee water Raising some one of the cows cast her calf Rocket into Lancaster a Meeting in Dundee to night Cameron and Stephens Speaking</p>
<p>6th Fine Day Sissy and Fernandez came Bought Wash Basin 2 Dishes calico and other stuff Sowed Wheat First sowing Ploughing Taking up Stones Lewis Lasore here wanting Hay more chickens out</p>
<p>7th Fine Arbour Day Taking Stone off of the Wheat Ground Sowed the 4 Bushels of Wheat one of the cows calved the Nannie Lost her 2 Lambs very unwell to night First churning</p>
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<p>8th of May 1897 Fine putting Manure on the Wheat Ground sowed some of Barley at the Lower-Point Taking stones of the Lower Pint</p>
<p>9th Fine Gordon came not very well</p>
<p>10th Fine Fernandez went to Lancaster Got 2 calves From A Fraser Brought {ink blot} of the Small Pigs to him Ploughing and Taking of Stones</p>
<p>10th very Fine Sowed 5 Bushels Oats Taking off Stones Fernandez went to Dundee took a calfskin Election in Dundee to Day Ploughing some of the Potato Ground Lewis's went a Round Island to Plough Found a Harrow tooth thats 4 we Found and there is 1 Lost at the wet Place East of the House cleaning up Stairs to Day Stephens Got in</p>
<p>12th Fine Foggy Rained Sowed 3 Bushels oats Takeing off Stones Hamilton went Down</p>
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<p>13th of May 1897 Fine E Wind Ploughing Potatoe Ground making Drills Planted 38 Rows From the South or the River a Most awful Lot of Boats went to Day Taking away the Banking Drew Some Stones to the River put the Sugar in the cooler to Make it over</p>
<p>14th Fine Finished Planting the Potatoes Ploughed the Garden commenced to Rain Made 4 cakes of Sugar Ploughing a Peice for Pease taking out Stones cutting seed of the Potatoes</p>
<p>15th Fine Windy Last night Went to the Upper-Point Found a carrot and Planted it close to shore south side Ploughing taking off Stones First churning in the crank-churn Leander crofsed to Summerstown a Raft went Down</p>
<p>16th Fine 2 of Lewis's here Ed Renshaw here Fernandez Went to Frashers one of the cows calved</p>
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<p>17th of May1897 Fine Unfortunate Ploughing the Pease Ground taking off stones</p>
<p>18th Fine Fortunate Day Fine Sowed Pease Planted Corn Harrowed the Garden Taken off Stones Made some Stakes Grenada came up yesterday</p>
<p>19th Fine cool The Hamilton went Down Early Harrowig Taking off Stones sowed 2 1/2 Bushel of Oats at the Soap at the Garden made some stakes</p>
<p>20th some Rain Last night East Wind Sowed the Barley on the South-side Planted 50 Rows of Corn at the Shanty Planted 14 1/2 Rows in the {illegible} from the Hog pen to the Wet Place Thunder Raining hard</p>
<p>21st Rained some in the Forenoon Turned Fine Ploughing sod Leander crofsed</p>
<p>22nd Fine Ploughed some in the oakfield Let the Horses out to Grass to night</p>
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<p>23rd of May 1897 Rogation Sunday Fine Gordon and Dan Spinks here some Rain Fernandez came</p>
<p>24th The Queens Birth Day Hoisted colours Boys in the Oakfield Fine Day Some Young Ducks out Made a Bon Fire</p>
<p>25th Raining E Wind Killed the calf</p>
<p>26th very Fine Day E Wind Livinia and Fernandez went to Dundee Brought Tub of Butter Ed Renshaw here for small Pigs got 2 thats 3 Dollars Taking of stones Sowed Pease and oats Mixed Hamilton went Down put the small pigs in the By themselves</p>
<p>27th Ascension Day Unfortunate Day Fine Rained Harrowed the Potatoes Drawing Stones Fernandez took 2 Pigs to Lancaster for John A McLaughlin and {ink blot} on Hen and here they were {illegible} Mrs McDougall {illegible} on 23rd and Mrs Da{illegible 22</p>
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<p>of May 1897 Bought on the 26th 100 of Flour corn meal 155 lbs Tea Boots calico cotton Mugs outing scissors Pills corn cure Safety Pins Braces</p>
<p>27th Bought in Lancaster Boots shirt 2 Pocket Books very Bad with Rheumatism</p>
<p>28th Fine Sowed Oats at the End next the Marsh Taking of Stones EW Leander crofsed to Summerstown</p>
<p>29th Royal Oak Day or oak Apple Day Raining W Wind Leander to Summerstown to night Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>30th Fine Livinia Livinia (Sissy) and Ionia went to Lasores John 9 There Selling a Boo{cut off}itten Here this Evening Fraser and another Man a Blacksmith and Watchmaker Took a Bite outside at night went to Fish</p>
<p>1st Fine Sowed 4 Bushels of Oats in the Bak Place Set Fires to Heaps Commenced to Mow the Fence Cutting some of the alders out of the Roots cool</p>
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<p>1st of June 1897 The Glorious First of June Vicky's Birth Day 1878 Unfortunate Day Fine cool W Wind Steamer Spartan's First Trip Down Working at the Fence Leander Fernandez Stanley very Lame with Rheumatism I am cut an oak and Thorn-Apple out of the way and Nanny-Berries Leander to Summerstown</p>
<p>2nd Fine Leander went to Dundee WW Ploughing in the West Peice in the Oakfield Fernandez and Stanley Lewis here Gave him corn to Plant He Bought John 9's Boat for 4 Dollars 2 Bags of Potatoes came Lots of Boats a Going to Day</p>
<p>3rd Fine Sawing Wood and Splitting Mr Angus Rankin came to visit us as an old Friend</p>
<p>4th of June old George the {cut of} Birth Day used to be Kept Long ago Sawing Stove Wood Randolph came to night</p>
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<p>5th of June 1897 Unfortunate Day F {ink blot} Wind Fernandez put {ink blot}ankin acrofs Planted {ink blot} hills of potatoes at the Foot of the Lane sowed the Rest of the Peice in oats Lewis here with Baskets got Butter and Syrup Leander crofsed Gordon came Working at Mr McMasters</p>
<p>6th This Day of the Month Premier John A McDonald Departed Fine East Wind Bill Morris Minnie and Herbert here Mr Genie hear this Morning Moses Lemay came Brought the Alarm clock Give him a Bottle of Syrup for his Father Got 50 cents worth of Butter Found a Peice of oak {illegible} Home Randolph to Lancaster Randolph to Dundee Moses and Fernandez went to Dundee with 2 Sticks of Ash for oars {illegible} Renshaw here Moses got {illegible}ase very Bad with Rheumatism</p>
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<p>8th of June 1897 Fine Raining Livinia and Leander went to Dundee took one of the small Pigs to B{illegible} Sheared the sheep Fernandez and Stanley Randolph put out his Boat went Fishing cut the Tails of the Lambs</p>
<p>9th of June Aunty Mary's Birth Day 1813 Raining E Wind Randolph came from Lancaster Leander came from Lancaster Leander came from Dundee other 2 Boys splitting stove Wood Rained Last night Unfortunate Day Soda</p>
<p>10th Fortunate Day very Fine Day sawing ad Splitting and Piling stove wood Fernandez Fishing Randolph Trowling 2 of Lewis's here Got Cabbage Plants 1 lb of Butter Paid</p>
<p>11th Fortunate Day Fine Sawing and Splitting stove wood Fernandez crofsed for Salt Rained Hard to night</p>
<p>12th Fine Fernandez went to Lane Leander Bad with his Leg very Bad cut {illegible}</p>
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<p>25th of June 1897 Bought of Mr Tyo 4 lb of Tea 4 lb of soda 4 Tubs Flour collars Lewis for Butter swa{illegible} Dishes Put the Plough through the Potatoes</p>
<p>26th Hoeing Potatoes Sissy and Stanley to Jo Douquets with Plate of Butter and 2 Baskets of Eggs Bought of Haggarty soap nuts Thread Camphor Broom Took the Drak home from Hamiltons</p>
<p>27th Fine Leander and Sissy to Lemays</p>
<p>28th Fine at the corn Fernandez went to the Roads for Gordon Weeding the Garden Painted the Waggon cut Weeds set Brush heaps a fire</p>
<p>30th Rained heavy Last night Trowling the {illegible} Watson for Butter and Eggs 60</p>
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<p>1st of July 1897 Dominion Day Fine Trowling Mr Genie went off Peter Buck to 3 lb Butter 1 Quart of Syrup 63 Lewis for Butter 15 Milk John Isaac came to see Mr (Wetty-as)</p>
<p>2nd Fine Putting the Plough through the Potatoes hoeing corn Burning Brush Bad with Rheumatism Lots of Towing to Day</p>
<p>3rd very fine Smoky Foggy warm hoeing the Potatoes Unfortunate Day Received a Parcel From DMM no Letter 2 Coats 2 Pair of Pants 2 vests</p>
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<p>5th Fine Uncle John's B Day 1803 Keeping the Yankee Day on Hopkins Point a Big Crowd the 3 Boys went awful hot Day</p>
<p>6th very Hot Lewis got his Poles to carry hay Began to Mow in the Grove</p>
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<p>7th of July 1897 very warm Sissy went ot get her Teeth Pulled Raking the Grove Mowing Bought 2 Pair of Boots Flour 2 Forks RRR Calico oil stockings Buttons Mr Fay Departed in Fort Covington</p>
<p>8th very very Warm Raking hay Mr Genie here Fixing spokes in the Raking Machine Put in 2 Loads of hay</p>
<p>9th Boy for Butter 4 lb 72 Leander took 2 Tubs of Butter and 12 Doz of Eggs to Jo Douquetts Put Poison on the Potatoes</p>
<p>10th Unfortunate Day Rained very hard to night stopt</p>
<p>11th Hamiltons all night Leander did</p>
<p>12th Orangeman's Day Rained some Turned Fine EW</p>
<p>13th Rain a Boat aground Below the Lighthouse Fernandez went to Dundee for Tubs 5 Tubs Heard Randolph got a Lunge Paid Lewis 50 cents on the Island Hay Lent him the Log chain Rain hard to night</p>
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<p>14th of July 1897 Fine at the Back Potatoes Lots of Eagles English cherries Rip Rasberries Ripe commenced to Rain</p>
<p>15 Fortunate Day Fine Mowing in the upper Field Broke the Bar went to Lancaster with it to get it Fixed Painting Gordons Boat Raking in the West Field a 3 Masted Yacht went up Making a Rack to hold the Load on the car St Swithin Day no Rain</p>
<p>16th Fine Mowing in the West Field and Back of the Barn Put Paris Green on the Back Potatoes put in Hay Watsons for Butter Peter Back for Butter and Syrup John MKay for Maple sugar Randolph here with a Letter from Dan</p>
<p>17th Fine put in 3 Loads Painting the Boat new Potatoes making coils Unfortunate Day Lots of Boats Going</p>
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<p>18th of July 1897 Gordon here took his Boat</p>
<p>19th Fernandez B Day 1874 John Cameron From Kansas Uncle Duncan's Eldest Son came Quite a Surprise had a stake of meat from D Cameron Stanley and Sissy to Dundee John Fraser Dan's son here Fernandez went with him to Dundee</p>
<p>20th Fine Leander and Uncle Duncans John went Fishing got 10 lb Lunge also smaller ones John Duncan and Leander crossed to Summerstown he is coming Back here the 7th of August Mr Genie here took the Logs of Pine to Lancaster Bought his Rope 25 cents paid Stanley Sissy Min and Herbert came Stanleys Boots Fixed Soap Mug Fly Poison Figs Drefs Syrup to Derushie 2 Tubs to Jo Douquet of Butter</p>
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<p>21st of July 1897 Helen Drove them to the Front stopt at Mrs Careys Gordon took the Girls acrofs Thunder and Lightning Genie came from Lancaster</p>
<p>22nd Fine Turned to Raining hard Lightning Thunder</p>
<p>23rd Fine Daisy Minny Sissy Leander to Summerstown sent off 2 Letters Brought a Jar of Butter to</p>
<p>24th Fine Raining Gordon and Leander went to the Excursion to Ottawa From Lancaster Thunder Lightning Lemays for Butter took over our clock to Fix Watsons for Butter and Eggs Genie went off Fernandez in Gordons Place to Day Stanley Daisy Ionia went to Summerstown Boys came to night</p>
<p>25th E Wind Fine Gordon crofsed</p>
<p>26th Fine E Wind Put 2 small Loads of Hay in the West side under the Barley cut the Barley 2 Loads Stable Loft</p>
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<p>26th of July 1897 Cut the Barley at the Lower Point Fernandez and the 2 Girls to the Post office White Birch Bark Letters</p>
<p>27th Fine E Wind Turned the Barley Put in 3 Loads the rest is not Dry Put Paris Green on the Potatoes Fernandez to Lancaster Killed a Fat Mutton</p>
<p>28th Rain a Fortunate Day Leander crofsed for the Star Raining all Day EW Hamilton Late going Down</p>
<p>30th Fine some Drops of Rain Leander Daisy Ionia Trowling Daisy got a small Lunge about 10 lbs in the swells of the Columbia and America the Bosells Boys on the America Waving to Them</p>
<p>31st Rain West Wind Rainy Windy shiny and cloudy Fernandez went Lancaster Too Much Rain Fernandez came Leander to Jo Douquets with a Tub of Butter Got 5 Dollars on this But Where is the Rest Before this</p>
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<p>1st of August 1897 Lammas Day Gordon here Leander the 2 Girls Daisy and Minnie went to Salem church Rained some</p>
<p>2nd Minnie's Birth Day a very Fine Warm Day Leander Daisy Minnie Livinia went to Dundee and F Covington Bought 2 Scythes 1 Dollar nut a vingar Bottle Calico Stanley Fernandez put in the Barley on the East side of the Mow Got my Books from B Morris Whistling Islanders Doctor Dow Sermons Fernandez crofsed for Gordons Boat</p>
<p>2 Mowing in the upper Field next the Fence marsh hay and Fine a very warm Day went up to the wet Place Peter Back here got a lb of Butter</p>
<p>4th EW Heavy Rain Last night Wind changed to East Girls and Leander to P Office Last night Mowing up in the Brush Leander to snake Island a Tub to Jo Douquetts</p>
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<p>4th of August 1897 E Wind Leander and the Girls went Trowling Bohemian about 4 miles ahead 2 Boys mowing Down Beside the oats Going to the Wheat north side Cool Lots of cranes got a Lunge</p>
<p>5th a very Fine Day made coils Made a stack Put 5 Loads in it Made 20 up and 18 Below of coils Leander and the 3 Girls went to P. O. Summerstown Stanley Island Ionia and Daisy Fishing Perch caught Fixed the Ladder Mr Genie came to night Lewis got a Rooster</p>
<p>6th Randolph's B Day Fine a Fortunate Day Mowing Back marsh Genie Fishing Got a Polagraph From Bismarck of himself and 4 others</p>
<p>7th Fine Fortunate Day Made a stack Watsons for 4 lb of Butter cut my hair My neice and my nephew Mrs MDonald John Cameron came</p>
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<p>8th of August 1897 Fine John Cameron and his sister Mrs McDonald my nephew and neice went to take the Boat at Stanley Island Gordon and Leander put up there John H here Minnie and Daisy here</p>
<p>9th Cutting the Wheat a very Fine Day Sissy and the Girls went to Lewis cut some Oats a Road</p>
<p>10th Fine till after 12 and the Wind changed to W Rained hard Hailed hard Thunder and Lightning Blew hard Napoleon for Butter and Eggs for Jo Douquet very Heavy Down-pour of Rain put in 2 or 3 Loads of Whet Leander crofsed to PO Bought of Haggarty Pan of Bread</p>
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<p>Augt 11th 1897 Raining Fine Showers Thunder Rain Rain an Indian here for Butter 10 Set a Line For Sturgeon Fernandez and Stanley Daisy Ionia out Trowling Leander with them close to the America and Algerian Leander to Summerstown Windy to night</p>
<p>12th Fine cutting oats on the hill put in 2 Loads of Wheat commenced to Rain Mr and Mrs Leslie here stopt at the Boat house asked for a noggin of Buttermilk Daisy Minnie Livinia Leander crofsed with Daisy to Mrs Careys Lots of Boats a Going to a Raft went Down Got 4 sturgeon this Morning put one to Smoke</p>
<p>13th put in 2 Loads of Wheat cutting oats Martin for 2 lb of Butter Windy got EEl chub</p>
<p>14th Fine Put in first Oats to Day Back for Butter 3 For Butter 3 Girls went to Lemays for the Clock Raft went Down</p>
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<p>14th of August continued) 1897 Put in 3 Loads of Oats Garnet went up Pic Nic aboard Columbia went Down Lots of Boats went to Day Putting in the Rakins of the Wheat Raking the oats the Girls Got the clock at Lemays 50 cents not Paid Leander and Fernandez crofsed and the 2 Girls Gordon came him and Fernandez went Back Rained</p>
<p>15th Fine Gordon and Leander to church Larue and Louis Hence Boy here Selling the Life of the Queen Got an Eagle in the Trap Rain</p>
<p>16th Leander Daisy and Ionia Trowling went to the Monument Island 4 of Them to hear the Performance in the Summerstown school house Rained heavy to night</p>
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<p>17th of August 1897 Rained Wind got Sturgeon 3 Men Landed here for to Get an anchor stone 2 of them came up to see the Eagle The Man in the Boat said he would speak to the ones that was Buying them I told him I would sell him for 5 Dollars smoking Sturgeon and EEls cutting oats Randolph and Shetla here to Dinner Brought 2 Empty Tub Took to Jo's 20 chickens Leander and 2 of the Girls to Haggartys For 100 of Flour</p>
<p>18th Fine Jo Resor got the 2 Inch Augur cutting oats cut some hay in the Marsh Jacob Arkwright here for Butter 20 Found a Knife at cedar Grove Put in 3 Loads of Oats</p>
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<p>19th of August 1897 19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1870 Raining Windy its showery 2 of Lucias here For Butter</p>
<p>20th Fernandez and the 2 Girls went to Lancaster to Willie Dunlops came up and Daisy went to Careys to night</p>
<p>21st Fine cutting hay Leander went acrofs Helen Daisy Gordon Minnie all came Mr Dan Cashion's Daughter Buried to Day in Williamstown</p>
<p>22nd Fine Helen Gordon Leander Daisy and Minnie crofsed sent 3 sturgeon to Mr Burton Gordon took a 5 lb Tin of Honey Boys came Gordon went to Hopkins Point Took Down Bill Morris</p>
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<p>23rd of August 1897 Fine Uncle Bill not very Well 3 Boys Mowing in Back Peice Leander to Jo's Douqueet with 15 chickens and 13 Doz of Eggs Lucias to Butter 30 cents</p>
<p>24th Cool some Rain Uncle Bill and Fernandez went to Dundee Lost my Knife one of them Found it one of my Pockets Leander crofsed to PO got 1 paper and Book of Fernandez</p>
<p>25th Raining showers Lucias for Bread 20 cents Windy Fine cutting the Pease and oats at the Pig Pen Put a Fish Box out on the Road Horses coming in Lots of Boats to Day going</p>
<p>26th Fine cutting the Pease cutting Pease and Oats Making coils Jo Rockwell for Butter Man for Butter 2 lb</p>
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<p>27th of August 1897 Fine made a stack of Marsh hay went up to the Bay Ionia and I caught some minnows Thunder Lightning Rain</p>
<p>28th Fine Finished cutting the Pease coiling the Pease and oats mixed 11 coils cutting the 2nd crop of clover and hay in the upper Field the Watsons for 4 lb of Butter some Plums Ripe</p>
<p>29th Fine Gordon and Leander to church Dany Spink came Down with them John came Windy to night</p>
<p>30th cutting Oats Below and some in the Back Peice Fernandez went to Lancaster Lucias for Butter 20</p>
<p>31st Fine very Fine Randolph took his Guns Took a Tub of Butter and 13 Doz of Eggs put in 2 Load of Oats</p>
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<p>31st of August 1897 cutting with the Mowing Machine in the Front Marsh Put 2 Load of oats in Made coils in the Front Marsh not very well in Great Pains a Good many odd shots at Ducks Before the Time</p>
<p>1st of September St Giles Day a very Fine Day Hunting Begins and they are at it early this morning Making coils 106 in the Front Marsh to Day 13 in the Back Field Big Pic Nic at Hamiltons Island The Rocket at it Fernandez went to it Tug of War Martintown Bet</p>
<p>2nd Labour Day Fine Made a Stack out of Front Marsh cutting oats Washing the Wool got papers from Marcantle</p>
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<p>Sept 3rd 1897 very Fine Day Dan's Birth Day 1846 cut the East peice Back Peice Renshaws for Fernandez to Mow Sent a Letter to Mr Edmund Eaves Montreal enclosing 1.75 Leander to Post Office Got a Letter from Uncle Duncan's John From Junction city Kansas another Letter about Envelopes and got the Sample Bottle from Douglas and Co Napinee cutting Front Marsh</p>
<p>4th DCF Bull Day 1894 Fine Mr Genie came put in 2 Loads of oats 1 Load of Oats and Pease mixed 1 Load of Pease John Morris Min and Herbert came to night</p>
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<p>5th of Sept 1897 John Angus Birth Day 1850 John Morris went Gordon went Gave some Fish Sissy got her Drefs Bought the spoons 1 Dollar 1/2 Doz</p>
<p>6th Fine put in the Pease and Oats cutting the Marsh made 20 coils Fernandez came from Renshaws Then Went to Lancaster I think to the Williamstown Fair to Morrow shut the Barn</p>
<p>7th Fine Fair in Williamstown cutting Marsh hay Lewis here got the Log-chain to Tie his cow Leander crofsed</p>
<p>8th very Fine Lucias Left their Fishing Gear here till they come Back Bought Butter 20 Got 108 coils up Wrote a Letter to John Cameron Junction City Kansas</p>
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<p>9th Septemer 1897 Fine Day Sent a Letter to Bismarck B.C. Mowing in the Front Marsh 3 of Them Lucias for Potatoes 1/2 Bushel 1.25 Gave them Hay for Bedding Leander crofsed sent a Line to George Nicholson to Give the Parcel Directed to me in the P.O The Parcel came</p>
<p>10th E Wind Drew 2 Coils of hay Began 10th Mowing very Fine Done Making coils Done in Front Marsh</p>
<p>11th East Wind Drew 2 Coils of hay commenced to Rain Turned Fine Ed Renshaw here Fixing his Gun Gordon came</p>
<p>12th Fine Ed Renshaw here Leander Gordon crofsed Fernandez crofsed to Work for Gordon</p>
<p>13 some Rain Fine Leander and Gordon crofsed a Big Fire to the North making Quilts</p>
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<p>14th September 1897 Fine Stanley Fixing the Garden Fence not very well at Quilts Gordon and Leander crofsed Took 100 of Flour home to night</p>
<p>15th Ember Day a very Fine Day E Wind Making a stack of Marsh hay Leander and Stanley putting Tops on the other 4 stacks cows eating in the West Field Salted the Cattle made a Fire at a Brusshy Bush of Hazael Sissy and Ionia went to Mr Jo Douquet Took a Tub of Butter an a Basket of Eggs 16 Dozen Butter 32 lb Mr Genie came had 3 Bags of Apples for me Bought of Haggarty Tea Rice Soap Rosin Thread Pens candy Received 2 Dollars from J Douquet 1 Bar Soap</p>
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<p>17th Sept 1897 Ember Day E Wind very fine Put 2 Loads of Marsh hay on the Stable Loft 1 Load of Marsh hay on the Wheat in the bArn Broke the Tonge of the Waggon Tied the Ram Genie Fishing set a Line Birds and crows at the apples and corn</p>
<p>17th Ember Day Fine Working at the Pole of the Waggon Windy cool</p>
<p>18th Fine NorWest Wind Mr Genie went of Gave him a Pair of oars got a Bag from him had a Lot of Fish this time at a small Stack East of all 40 coils Burnt some Brush cut cornstalks for the Pigs</p>
<p>19th Gordon Fernandez here crofsed to then Work</p>
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<p>20th of September 1897 Fine Windy Taking the Tops of the Potatoes next the River Wrote a Letter to the Mail & Empire For Livinia Dated 22nd put in 15 cents Mowing the Weeds in Potato Field Windy Found 1 of the Sheep Dead went to the head of the Island</p>
<p>22nd Fine This is the First Day of Fall St Mathews Day Fixing the Irons in the Bun Livinia and Stanley to Dundee 2 cakes of Tallow Sent for Dr Williams Pink Pills EW Leander Went to Summerstown took Randolphs Boat Sun crofsing the Line Equinoxial Gales Bought 4 1/2 lb of Tea 5 Tubs 3 Pair of Boots 2 of Cotton outing Flannetts sold 9 lb of Tallow Pink Pills 50 cents Mrs Allen Munroe Departed on the 22nd</p>
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<p>23rd Sept 1897 E Wind very Fine Lucias here for Butter and Potatoes 40 cents Lewis Son-Law for Butter 35 Gathered 3 Pecks of Butternuts Put some stuff on the Wharf</p>
<p>24th Fine Lucias for Butter and sugar cutting the cornstalks at the shanty cows got into it To Day Pulling Potato tops</p>
<p>25th Fine cutting cornstalks on the Hill Below the Garden Windy West put some corn in the storehouse Gordon and Fernandez came to night</p>
<p>26th Fine Gordon and Leander crofsed Thunder Rained</p>
<p>27th Windy Fernandez went to Lancaster Lucias for Butter and Potatoes 35 at Potatoes Put 18 Bushels into Day Gordon came and Fernandez went with him to Work 18 or 20 Bushels to Day</p>
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<p>28th Sept 1897 Fine at the Potatoes got 4 sturgeon 18 Bushels in to Day Digging some in the cellar Took corn into Husk to night</p>
<p>29th St Michael a very Fine Day cutting cornstalks Taking up corn to the storehouse Husking some to night Stanley made some traces of corn Livinia and Ionia went to pay For the clock 50 cents Lewis here for Butter Leander crofsed to Summerstown</p>
<p>30th Last Day of the Month and it was a very Fine September taking up Potatoes Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs</p>
<p>1st of October Ionia's B Day 1883 Fine day Mr Genie came at Potatoes</p>
<p>2nd Fine Taking up Potatoes 109 Bushels in the cellar now</p>
<p>3rd Fine Randolph and Renshaw here Fernandez went to Lancaster took his axe and saw Gordon was at the Malone Fiar Shot 2 Ducks</p>
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<p>4th of October 1897 October 4 in Bottles thats 4 years in Bottles Tying cornstalks set a Line</p>
<p>5th Fine Taking in cornstalks took up corn and Pumpkins Windy Boiling Potatoes for pigs The Hamilton went up caught the young Ram yesterday Received a Letter From my nephew John Cameron Kansas Junction Rained some to night set 2 Heaps of Brush a Fire in the West Field</p>
<p>6th Began the Ditch on the south side made about 100 Feet some Rain Cattle all in this side now Gave Genie the White Boat</p>
<p>7th Fine Taking up Potatoes Genie Digging at the Ditch and Fishing North Wind cool Blue-Bills came Leander went to Summerstown Bought a Bag of Salt</p>
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<p>8th of Oct 1897 Taking up the Potatoes at the Back Peice about 20 Bushels about 140 Bushels in the cellar Cows Broke into the Garden Genie at the Ditch Ionia and Sissy to Summerstown sold 22 Dozen of Eggs to Jo Douquet Bought Tax Spools</p>
<p>9th Fine Rain Last night at the Potatoes Finished them Ploughed some in the Ditch cutting cornstalks in the Garden Got the Farm Fireside Paper For the First Gordon came had 2 Boxes of Grapes coffee</p>
<p>10th H A B Day Fernandez came Gordon Leander Fernandez went to Dundee Livinia and her Mother went to Lewis Place Gordon crofsed to night</p>
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<p>11th of October 1897 Fine E Wind Ploughing Potato Ground Wind changed Genie Working at the Ditch set Fire to Brush Heaps at the Ditch cleaning it some next the River Wind very high to night Leander to P.O. Got a Letter From Bismarck he has Been very unwell But Better now Lots of Plovers Flying some Shooting Lucias here For Potatoes and Butter</p>
<p>12th very Windy a Few hail some Rain Fine W Wind Genie Fixing the Bun at the Ditch Made Preserves of Grapes Trees Breaking with the Wind stacks Blowing Down Husking Corn tonight</p>
<p>13th Fine W Wind Genie at the Ditch He went of to night had 12 Sturgeon or more Burning Burning Brush heaps Lucias to Butter and Tobacco</p>
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<p>14th of October 1897 Fine E Wind setting Brush heaps afire Bill and Billy here William Morris mean Bill got a Drake Billy took 2 a Drake and a Duck</p>
<p>15th Fine W Wind Burning brush Windy Lucias for Butter and Potatoes 25 to Stanley Snakes plenty coming out of their holes Killed 24 to Day very Smoky with Fires</p>
<p>16th Fine Windy Rained some a Fortunate Day</p>
<p>17th Fine Gordon Fernandez and John H and Dan Spink and Monter here Went to an Island Shot 2 Foxes</p>
<p>18th St Lukes Day Fine Windy Went to Dundee Butter 21..87 cents Bought Tea 2 Dollar Soda Pepper cinnamon soap Broom Pills Flour Fine Salt</p>
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<p>18th Octo 1897 Coat Boots Pants Drawers under-shirts calico cotton Put the stove up in the West End Lucias for Potatoes Balance Due on Butter 83.87 cents Windy Fine Salt</p>
<p>19th Fine Day Ploughing in Back Peice Fernandez to Lancaster Leander went to Jo Douquetts took Poles Blinds Deoys set some Fires in the upper Field Lot of Shooting to Day</p>
<p>20th E Wind Cool Fine got a Lot of Fish Last night Fixed the Fence around the stack Mr Genie came to night had apples he Bought the stove up to come to Lancaster</p>
<p>21st EW Working at the Ditch Ploughed the Ditch Fernandez Stanley Went to Lewis's for the chain</p>
<p>22nd E Wind Genie went for the Stove to Lancaster Gave him 2 Dollars for Pipes got 9.72 cents on Elbow 80 cents</p>
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<p>23rd of Oct 1897 Livinia (Sissy) Birth DAy Fine Fine Day Paid Genie for the Stove 2.25 Put up the Stove as a Single as there is a wrong Peice in it we will Get it again Got if From Mr Stalker very Foggy this Morning 2 Men here for hay for Bedding their Hunters Gave 35 cents hunters some Ducks came Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown Gordon came Heard Julia Summers Departed on the 20th and Buried on the 23rd</p>
<p>24th Our Hugh's B Day Fine Genie went off Gave him Salt</p>
<p>25th St Crispin My B Day 1825 72 years old at 4 o clock Eddy Doucquet here for Lewis Hence Drew Peice of old Wood Foggy Morning</p>
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<p>26th of October 1897 very Fine E Wind Lucias for Potatoes and Butter Ploughing and Drew some stones smoky Genie came had the peice of the stove and Hops</p>
<p>27th Unfortunate Day foggy this Morning E.W. Ploughed a Little Too Dry to Plough The Rev Mr Armstrong Methodist Minister and Mr Hagarty Merchant of Summerstown here Read a chapter and made a Prayer seem's to Be a very Fine Man is Prayer was very good Boys set 2 Lines For Fish Sent off to night 3 Letters 1 To The Glengarrian with 1 Dollar in it Registered 1 To Edmund Eaves The Watch Forgot to sent the Letter 1 of Ionias to North Haven 35 Gordon Bought a Grindstone</p>
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<p>28th of October 1897 Those Letters not sent till to Day Registered and Postage Paid Gordon crofsed him and Fernandez Bought a Tool -Chest Boards Fernandez Bought a Boat Gave Salt to Genie Rained some to Day wind West Genie went to Lemays took his stone-Lifter and Boat here</p>
<p>29th Fine Ploughing Gordon Painting his Boat Made 3 Spear-Poles</p>
<p>30th Fine cool Gordon Grinding his Tools put a Handle in the Adze Gordon and Fernandez crofsed Lucias for Potatoes</p>
<p>31st Fine All Hallows or Holy Eve or Hallo'een the night of the Fairies The 2 Boys here Leander Randolph they were hunting at Rofs Island Keeping Holy Eve cracking nuts</p>
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<p>1st of Nov 1897 The Harvest Month of Death some Rain Fixing stalls in the Horse-stable Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs the 2 Boys crofsed to night Gordon and Fernandez EW High Wind to night</p>
<p>2nd All Souls Day E Wind very high Wind water Raised High Found a Decoy</p>
<p>3rd On This Day of the Month 1857 Granda Departed West Wind Genie went off the 2 Boys came Making the Stalls in the Horse Stable Taking the Ears of the corn in the Barn</p>
<p>4th Fine Fernandez to Lancaster Gordon Painting Fernandez Boat Gordon Ploughing the Malby and Leander passed up</p>
<p>3rd Unfortunate Day</p>
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<p>5th of Nov 1897 A Fortunate Day Guy Fawk's Day Fine at the Ditch Gordon Brought a Stove Bought it 1 Dollar the Pipes 1 Dollar I paid him Fortunate Day seen Lewis Hence up in the Bay Husked corn to night</p>
<p>6th W Wind Windy Fixing the 2 Stoves at the Ditch Rained some</p>
<p>7th Helen's B Day Mrs Burton Fine John H and Dan Spink came Died at Viponds Jane-Ann Renshaw went there to see her Sister Heart Desease</p>
<p>8th Frost Last Night E Wind Ploughing Plastering the Stable Ionia and i went to the Kit Kit Took up Lucias pail and Basket and Tub Gordon and Fernandez to Summerstown Heard of Mifs Renshaws Death a Few Grains of Snow</p>
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<p>9th of Novem 1897 Prince of Wales Birth Day Big Big East Wind Raining Leander here stopt with the Wind Snowed this Evening</p>
<p>10th Fine West Wind Banking the House Unfortunate Day Leander went to Jo's Douqueet Gordon Went to Dundee with Tennet of Butter and a Due-Bill and Money for Ionia's Boots 45 200 of Flour 5 Gallons of Kerosene Tubs 3) nails 6 lb 6 lb Heard Herbert was Poorly the 2 Boys went to Summerstown to night Fixing stalls for the cows</p>
<p>11th E W Froze Last night Rain high Wind Randolph for Shells Gordon went to hunt on the North Side Plouged the Peice of the Potato Ground</p>
<p>12th Martinmas Day Raining snowing E Wind crofsed for Livinia's Watch the Pigs out Began to Feed Milk Cows and Horses</p>
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<p>13th of Nov 1897 West Wind Randolph here Gordon Made a Trough for the Pigs Fxing things in the Stove-house Mowing machine cutter and Stove Plouged some Took the Milk up From the cellar seen in the Papers Where Dan got Carlo after Been near 4 years away</p>
<p>14th Fine Day Fortunate Day Spink and Fernandez went to the Kit Kit to hunt got nothing Leander here From Douquetts Freezing</p>
<p>15th E Wind Livinia and Fernandez went to Dundee took 11 Ducks to Sell Bought cottons calicos underwere Rice and other things Herby is Getting Better Plastering Feeding corn to the Pigs Gordon crofsed to the sale went to Cornwall Bought 1 Paper of Pepper</p>
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<p>16th of November 1897 Rain W Wind Fixing around the Stables Gordon came Received Papers From Dan</p>
<p>17th Fine W Wind Gordon cutting Stove Wood a Big Pile the Hamilton and Alexandra went Down cool Ploughing Plastering Gordon crofsed to night Boiling the Last of the small potatoes for the Pigs Feeding corn Too</p>
<p>18th Mrs McRae Buried to Day Randolph called came From Lancaster Gordon went to Funeral Drawing Logs out of the Marsh for wood have 1 pine 1 Elm 1 soft Maple 2 Hemlocks 5 Logs to Saw Piling Stove-wood Shut the outside cellar-Door</p>
<p>19th EW Banking churning all Day Gordon crofsed Killed the Nannie very Fat cold Husking 2 Baskets of corn</p>
<p>20th E Wind some Grains of Snow Finished the churning made some ice at the shore and in the Rushes Fortunate Day Rockets Last Trip</p>
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<p>21st of Nov 1897 Fine E Wind On this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Senior Departed 1846 an Unfortunate Day Stanley to Plum Island</p>
<p>22 Fine cutting sticks up in the Swamp ones Laying Down Gordon cutting Laying Down Stuff 2 Yacts over at Frashers Hunting</p>
<p>23rd Fine W Wind 2 of Lewis's here for oil 5 cents cool Sawed the 2 ash Sticks Gordon cutting Laying Down Wood Stanley working at the Stable</p>
<p>24th Fine very Windy West Wind Sawing stove Wood old Pines Hemlock out of the Marsh Leander came Fixing Decoys The Garnet went up to Lay up</p>
<p>25th St Catherine W Wind Snowed rain Thanksgiving Day Painted Big {illegible} Fixing Decoys Yantic went up 2 Tugs Towing her went for EEls Let out 1 of the Rams</p>
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<p>26th of November 1897 Raining Leander and Fernandez went to Courville's Bay for Ducks Fixing a Place to Haul up the Boats Gordon crofsed got the Mail got a Kansas Paper From Uncle Duncans John Sissy got a Letter Windy</p>
<p>27th Fine Freezing some Windy Lots of Boats a Going to Day Putting out Manure cutting up some Lying Down Wood in the swamp</p>
<p>28th Advent Sunday Fine Dan Spink here Took a Lot of Books novels Leander to Rofs's Island</p>
<p>29th Rain some snowed soe Killed the 2 Hogs Froze some to night 1 Boat went to Day</p>
<p>30 Fine St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Mr Dan Fraser and John her for the Tup Sheep Took 1 to Hamiltons</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>1st of December 1897 Snowed a Lot to Day Leander to Plum Island Lewis here For Milk onions Pot Knife no Boats to Day Lights up to night Bad with Pain in my Breast yesterday and to Day Feedin all the cattle</p>
<p>2nd Fine cold W Wind a Tow went Down to Day snow on the Ground Froze in the Rushes no Lights in to Be Seen in the Lighthouses a Mink on and went right off</p>
<p>3rd The Tow Boat that went Down yesterday came up to Day a Steam Barge came up to day Martin came with Pot Knife and Augur took sand 4 of the Boys went to Plum Island For the Fox and got him Fine Day after Ducks not very well with a Bad Pain under my heart</p>
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<p>4th o Dec 1897 Very Foggy Lots of Frost on the Trees E Wind Boys after Ducks got none Gordon and Leander crofsed got the Mail and a Lot of Papers From D M Master Sent a Letter and 2 Paper to John Cameron Junction City Kansas got 5 cents in Postage stamps Turned to Rain and Wind and Frost Got a Bottle of Minards Liniment from Gordon got the mail</p>
<p>5th Fair Fixed the Ducks to Send to DMM Randolph here</p>
<p>6th EW The Festival of the German's St Nicholas Fernandez went with the Box of Ducks to Mr Hagarty to take to the Station I am not very well soar all night a Bad Pain under my Left Brast Gordon not well</p>
<p>7th EW Eddy Renshaw here him and Fernandez to the Kitt Kit Took Pills some Grains of Snow</p>
<p>8th Fine Warm E Wind Soft Fixed a Window in the Stable Fernandez went to Lancaster Gordon not Well</p>
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<p>9th of Dec 1897 E Wind Kind of soft Mowing Rushes the Mink in the Bay But Dont come to the Trap Wrote a Letter to Bismarck Victoria Steam Laundry 152 Yates Street British Columbia Fernandez Cameron came from Lancaster to Summerstown</p>
<p>10th Leander's Birth Day 1872 a Fine Day Gordon not well Leander for EEls got 4 Got a few Perch Got a Mink up in the Bay Rained some to night not very well</p>
<p>11th Rain Fixing on the Barn Floor put in Boards Leander crossed to Summerstown</p>
<p>12th E Wind Found 45 Feet of Rope Fernandez went to A Frasers to Be Ready to see about his vote on the 13th</p>
<p>13th very Fine Day Leander and Stanley Plouging on the Lower Point</p>
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<p>14th Dec 1897 E Wind Raining hard Blowing hard not much doing to Day Fixed some around the Fire-place in the Sugar-Bush Rain all night</p>
<p>15th E Wind some Rain cleared off Ploughed some Ellen Morris Bills Wife Departed this Morning</p>
<p>16th Fine Rained Randolph here told us about Bills Wife Ploughing Windy Went to the Pitt Point Found a Peice of Hicory about 6 Feet Long Heard John H got his arm Bruised Drew up Genis Boat on Land Heard this Boy at Hamiltons and Haggartys went off Together Hamiltons turned Back from Brockville</p>
<p>17th Fine W Wind the Boys Gordon and Leander crofsed for the Mail got a Letter from DMM Milk Mary a young Daughter on the 15th Sow Pig Dead</p>
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<p>17th of December 1897 Wind changed to East commenced to snow snowing hard Livinia very unwell Last night Wind changed to West through the night</p>
<p>18th West Wind clear and cool nothing Doing to Day me very Bad Since St Andrews Day</p>
<p>19th Fine cool a Fortunate Day</p>
<p>20th E Wind Snowing Blowing Freezing a good Bit of Ice Taking in the Back Bay</p>
<p>21st First Day of Winter Unfortunate Day came in the Goat Harnefsed the Horses Drew some Wood West Wind St Thomas Day</p>
<p>22nd Fortunate Day East Wind Fine Gordon & Stanley Drew 3 Loads of Wood Stanley and Ionia Scating Leanders Leg not very well I am not Well</p>
<p>23rd E Wind Snowing Stanley and Gordon Drawing Firewood and Drew the oak Pine hemlog out of the marsh Wrote a Letter to Day to to DMM to be put in on the 24th not very Well Leanders Leg sore Ionia Scating Wind west tonight new Moon</p>
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<p>24th of Dec 1897 Christmas Eve a very cold Day Nor West Wind Drifting Fine Randolph came Down with our Mail Sent a Letter with him to Put in the P Office took with him from here 2 Hocky Sticks Livinia make cakes Gordon chopping stove wood Leanders Foot not very well Stanley and Ionia Knocking about Livinia Reading and Knitting 2 Mocksuns around the sun on the north side and 1 on the south Broke on another Stack at the North Door</p>
<p>25th Christmas Day Fine Day ice making not much Wind and not Frost but a Big Skim of ice Leander and Stanley to sturgeon Island with the Boats</p>
<p>26th Fine S of snow</p>
<p>27th St John the Evangeist Day Colder Windy oiling Harnefs</p>
<p>28th Fine W Wind ice is making a Skim acrofs took home the Sheep</p>
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<p>29th of December 1897 Uncle Angus Cameron B Day E Wind not very cold not cold enough to make Good ice Big air-hole Before the Door Gordon and Leander went to the Head of the Island to see how it Took all open up there Looks good Between here and Plum Island Lots of air-holes no Foxes came Last night Fine Day some cakes Breaking off in the air hole Leander Foot not very well Seen a Large Bird of some Kind Goose or Eagle or owl in the North Bay</p>
<p>30th Fine W Wind Thawing Rain ice that made is all going Down Seen a Boat crofsing its some of Lewis's a Fox on here to night</p>
<p>31st Fine Day Gordon crofsed for the Mail got a Parcel From Minnie got a checqe From Dan with 10 in it to 2 Bottles of RRR Leander got a Letter From DMM a peice of her Drefs From Minnie Feathers a Kercheif for Pa Bottle For Pepper Dish for Ma for Sissy and some for Ionia Gordon crofsed</p>
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1st of January 1896 Cool Water Raising Freezing some Blowing hard John H at Brush Big Fire over at Christees Marsh Took Bills Boat around from the Pitt Point Fortunate Day
2nd Fine Fortunate Day The 3 of them Bill Billy and Ledger went off Left his mud Spear got a Drake Gave it to Bill one of the young ones Piled Brush at the Lower Point set some Fires cutting Willows up at the Wet Place Began to Snow to night
3rd Allen's B Day 1853 Unfortunate Day this is the Day Shortis was to be hung W Wind Thrashing Oats Freezing hard to night not Hung
4th Cold cold Freezing Thrashing
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4th of January 1896 West Wind Fine Windy Frosty Freezing Making ice some Thrashing oats cold to night
5th Cold Frosty Freezing hard West Wind ice taken in some places tried to cross But its Like Glass too thin turned Back
6th Epiphany Cold Frosty West Wind changed to East Fernandez crofsed to Frasers Leander & John H crofsed to Summerstown Got a Letter and Key in it also a Bag of Goods Lots of air-holes Mrs Summers Departed to Be Buried to morrow got 3 coats 3 pair of Pants 2 vests Lots of Shirts Collars hair Brush 5 Brushes Book Boots
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James Cameron Island
7th of January 1896 East Wind very cold and Frosty Boys Thrashing oats Reading Mrs David Summers Buried to Day air-holes shutting up
8th Annie's Birth Day 1866 Fine to Day W Wind Sent a Letter to DMM Montreal 3 Postage John H Took it to the P.O. Leander went to Dundee Fixed a Board in the West window a Fox crofsed at the Lower Point John H Scating to Day Paid Hagarty 10 cents for the Bag
9th E Wind some Grains of snow Leander came from Dundee took the Sheep from the Bush Began to Were my suit coat pants and vest Reading Fixing the Petition up stairs
10th Shot a Black Duck Fine John H to Summerstown Bought a Lamp chimney
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James Cameron Island
11th of January 1896 very Fine E Wind John H went to F Covington to get his Tooth Pulled Lewis Boy went to Nicholson to work went up to the Bush to Day Fernandez Brought an Almanac Took the Hay to the Bottom and put it on the south side in the Barn Raised the Boat in the Boat House Good scating now Gordon came to night
12th On this Day of the Month Aunty Mary Departed 1891 Fine E Wind Randolph came Lent him Jesse James John H crofsed to Work at Duncans G
13th unfortunate Day Fine Went Home with Lewis Gentleman Pig Got the 3 axe-handles 30 cents Lewis Bosell and Billy here Fixing their spear
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James Cameron Island
14th of January 1896 Unfortunate Day Fine W Wind Leander went to Dundee to Get the Horse shod 40 cents put out some Bushes to the South side cutting Brush Paid for Randolph to Tyo 7 Dollars on the Due Bill now 4.92 on the Due Bill
15th Fortunate Day Thrashing I am Cutting Brush and Piling W Wind coloring yard shawls Mits sox seen a Fox in the Back Marsh some Grains of snow Leander crofsed for the Mail
16th Fine E Wind Put a new handle in the vice cut some Brush and Piling Put out a Few more Bushes to the south side a Fox Passed the Door on the ice Put out some Pills at sturgeon Island Got the Scottish American from DMM
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17th of January 1896 Fine E Wind cutting Brush Thrashing John H came he was in Fort Covington to Day to Getting his Boots Fixed
18th Fine E Wind John H crofsed to the Summerstown Scating Rink on the ice Fernandez came had a pair of Long-Boots Leander crofsed to Summerstown to night one of Lewis's Boys hear for Tea cut some water Beech stakes Gordon came
19th E Wind Gordon to church Leander put him acrofs this this Evening with the Horse
20th Unfortunate Day Thrashing I am cutting of alders up in the upper Bay John H crofsed to Work at McLeods at cedar
21st Fine St Agnes Day Unfortunate Day cutting alders sawing stove wood snow Warm
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19th Mr Jo Douquet Lost his Horse
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James Cameron Island
22nd of January 1896 Fine Races in Dundee Fernandez and (Sissy) Livinia went to Dundee Putting out Manure on the Lower Point north Side a very Fine Day Leander went to Summerstown to night John H came from McLeods to night a Letter From the News Toronto
23rd Fine E Wind cool some Drifting The Boys Thrashing oats cut some Brush and poles
24th Charlie Tupper's B Day of Butter-nut Island E Wind Snowing Drifting Fixing the Harnefs
25th Robie Burns Birth Day E Wind Blowing Hard Drifting snowing went up in the Bush to Day
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26th of January 1896 Fine East Wind Fortunate Day Sissy and Fernandez came From the Races D Spink here Fishing EEls got 1 Took 50 cents worth of Sturgeon John H crofsed
27th Fine Mending Harnefs John H crofsed for the Mail on Horse Back
28th Fine cold cutting alders Drew 3 Loads of Fire-wood Put Marsh hay and a Stack of Fine hay in the Barn put the Bags of oats up in the Loft of the cow-stable
29th E Wind Cold Fine cutting stove-wood one of the Cows calved hens Laying some Boy Bad with colds new mits and nw Drawers to Day
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James Cameron Island
30th of January 1896 Fine W Wind cutting stove wood Fernandez went for his Mowing Machine 1 Horse
31st Fine E Wind cutting stovewood
1st of February 1896 St Bridgets Day The Black Month E Wind some Rain some hail some snow put the oats in the Puncheon 14 1/2 Bushels in the cow-stable Killed the calf John H came Gordon came him at the P. Meeting to night
2 of Feby Candlemass Day Fine The Bear will see his Shadow to Day as the sun shines the Raccoon and the Badger will see the sun John H crofsed and Gordon Ferandez crofsed Going to Put a Letter in the Lancaster P.O. for a Watch
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James Cameron Island
3 of Feby 1896 an Unfortunate Day Fine Frosty E Wind John H is working at Duncan G's Grinding the axes
4th Fine E Wind Frosty some Gordon was to go to the P.I Meeting in Alexandria to Day
5th Fine E Wind Soft Water on the ice under the snow Drew 4 or 5 Loads to Day Leander went to Summerstown tonight Bought of Hagarty Tea
6th E Wind Snowing Raining and Blowing a Hurricane to Day and to night
7th Unfortunate Day Snowed
8th Gordon's Birth Day Fine Leander got a Fox Gordon came Fernandez came Gordon and Leander went to Summerstown
9th Sexagesima Sunday Randolph came John H came Randolph got a pair of Mits <s>Unfortunate Day</s> Unfortunate Day
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James Cameron Island
10th of Feb 1896 Fine Thrashing oats John H crofsed took the Buck saw Fernandez crofsed <s>Unfortunate Day</s>
11th Fortunate Day West Wind Wind Drifting cutting a Pole For the Barn Door seen a Rat Track Leander Stanley and the 2 Dogs went up and Got him
12th Unfortunate Day W Wind Frosty cutting alders
13th E Wind Snowing Drifting New Moon and a Eclipse on the Sun and stars in conjunction Makes it stormy
14th St Valentine's day This is the Day of the Big Fight Fitssimmon and Peter Maher W Wind John H came had his axe got a Bad cold
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15th of Feby 1896 E Wind Drifting Blowing cold Began to use the Hay out of the New Stable cows Stable Bought John J's axe 70 cents Bad with colds
16th Quinquasina Sunday Fine Unfortunate Day cold 2 Boys here Frasher and Larue Looking for a Dog that they Lost
17th Unfortunate Day W Wind Windy and Frosty a very very Frosty night
18th Shrove Tuesday E Wind Frosty Windy Thrashed a Few Floors of Oats James Hugh's B Day
19th Ash Wednesday Fine E Wind Frosty Thrashing oats very unwell Last night with a pain on my Right Br{cut off} John H went to Dundee on Horseback
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James Cameron Island
19th of February 1896 continuted Bought of Tyo Tea 35 axe 75 stopt all night
20th W Wind Drifting some snow cutting Brush alders Thrashing oats John H came from Dundee The Dogs after a Rat White cow calved Mrs Ranald Landfield McDonald Departed on Monday the 17th Kept her 4 Days heard of it
21st Fortunate Day Done Thrashing the Oats cutting alders Drifting Cold the White Cow Calved
22nd Washingtons B Day Fine Windy Drifting cutting stove Wood Fernandez came Races in Dundee to Day Gordon crofsed
23rd Raining Gordon crofsed
24th Fine Drew 3 Load of wood choppin stove Wood got a Fox
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25 Feb 1896 Fortunate Day Fine Fresh cold cutting Wood and Brush Leander Broke a Piece of his axe John H crofsed Ground the axes Frosty to night
26th Fortunate Day Fine E Wind cold putting in the Marsh hay stack cutting alders putting the Brush on the Bank
27th Fine E Wind Went to Dundee Took 3 Tubs of Butter 46..30..29 at 16..80:: and 3.77 on the old Due-Bill that 20.57 in all Tea 2 Soap 50 RRR 25 Matches 10 Broom 25 nails 4 2 Papers of D Dye 20 Fine salt 60 Boots 2.50 Boots 1.25 aprons 1. File 20 Cash 2.25 Buttons 20 3/4 of Velveteen 30 thats 11.65 they Bough Took the Harrow Table Martin here John H Fernandez Sissy
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James Cameron Island
27th of Feby 1896 Martin got the inch auger put the colt in the cutter goes well cutting alders Brushing and piling Brush on the Bank Leander crofsed to Summrestown to night Seen a crow to Day for the First
28th Fine E Wind an Eclipse on the Moon Full Moon to Day Drawing and cutting Fire Wood Indians Drawing from Charlies or Rofs's Island
29th Intercalary Day Fine Rained some E Wind Mr McGuaguey the PumpMaker came put in the Pump Paid him 4 Dollars Boys went for the Rakeing Machine Welsh Taffy St Davids Day came in Like a Lion E Wind Rain Gordon came he was in Cornwall yesterday 3 of Lewis Boys here Got a Fox Unfortunate Day
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2nd of March 1896 Unfortunate Day Gordon and Fernandez went off to Day West Wind cutting wood and Brush John H and Leander to Summerstown to night snowed some to night Drifting
3rd W Wind Windy Drifting Drawed the alders and ash Poles cow slipped at the River
4th Fine W Wind William Henery Shadgate Cameron's Birth Day Uncle John's Eldest Boy John H crofsed to Duncan G's cuting alders on the Bank Races in Dundee 2 Teams of Indian to Tuppers Island for Wood
5th Fine Day Windy cutting stove Wood in the Bush sawing the stoveWood Fernandez came T{illegible - ink blot} watching the coat Unfortunate Day
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James Cameron Island
6 March 1896 Fine John H and Fernandez E Wind went to the Races in Dundee and no Races run There was an otter crofsed the Island to the south Bill Morris poorly
7th Fine soft Rained Leander went to the air-hole at the Foot of Hamiltons Island and shot 2 Ducks John H at Hamiltons Helping to Thrash oats High West Wind Blowing Hard Gordon and John H came had a Tin of Honey
8th Fine Randolph came sold Gordon a Watch not very well
9th Fine went to Lewis with the pig
10th Fine went to Lancaster with Mowing Machine went for the Pig
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James Cameron Island
11th of March 1896 Fine E Wind Went for a Load of Marsh Hay John H Fernandez and Leander Fernandez Leander went to Fort Covington with his Fur 3 Foxes 3.75 2 Mink 1.50 John H crofsed to Summerstown on Horse-Back a Lot of Teams going for Wood to Charlie's Island
12th On This Day of the Month D McMaster Fist came to the Island E Wind Drifting stormy Unfortunate Day Broke on a cake of Sugar sold it
13th W Wind Blustery {illegible} cutting Stove in the Bush John H not well
14th Stanley's B Day 1880 Fine cutting stove Wood in the Bush Gordon came
15th Fine E Wind Leander went to Hamiltons
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James Cameron Island
16th of March 1896 Fine Loading some of the Metal old-Iron
17th St Patrick The Festival of the Irish a very Fine Day Boys went to Lancaster with the Metal Mr Dan Frasher came home with the Tup Sheep The 2 Mifs Fraser and Mifs McLennan a Lot of Indians Taking wood From Tuppers Island Stanley very sick
18th St Josephs Day on this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 Boys to Lancaster Took 65 Buckets 5.20 2 Tin Pails 1.20 Butter color 15 Drawing Stove Wood Heard Whistlers going Down Sent 1 Dollar to Star on 16th
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19th of March 1896 E Wind snowing Rain Drifting Spring Begins at 9 PM The 3 Boys went for the Stack of Marsh Hay Stormy Day churning to Day
20th Drifting Windy
21st Fine West Wind cut some stove Wood Gordon came had his clock Drawing-Knife and Traded his Watch, Saw-Set Got the Mail
22nd Livinia's (Senior) B Day Fine Windy Randolph and Eddy Renshaw came Seen Wild Geese for the First John H crofsed with them
23rd Fine very Frosty John H came
24th Fortunate Day Fine Putting out Manure Lewis Boy for Tea Soda Salt 2 Boys crofsed I went to Sturgeon Island
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James Cameron Island
25th of March 1896 Lady Day a very Fine Day Thawing Putting out Manure in the upper Field
26th John Hamilton Camerons Birth Day 1876 Raining and Turned to Snowing John H crofsed to Summerstown on Horse-Back Bought of Haggarty 2 Dozen and 8.60 cents
27th Drifting Blowing chopping stove wood in the upper Field
28th Fine Livinia Leander John H went to Dundee Bought of Tyo Tea 3 lb Soda 1 lb Shot Tobacco Powder Leander and John H crofsed to Summerstown Gordon came Sold his Boat
29th Palm Sunday Rain John H went for his Mother Thunder and Lightning to night Traded the Blind Horse
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30th of March 1896 Fine John H and his Mother came had the Traded Mare took a Bag of Potatoes Tapt 100 Trees to Day John H went to mit tots at Cedar seen 6 cranes Robins Hawks Blackbirds Wild Geese some Whistlers
31st Fine Tapt 100 to Day Randolph here got ash made a Fire in the Bush got 2 Barrels and 35 Pails thats 75 Pails in all
1st of April all Fools Day Unfortunate Day E Wind High Cold Wind Freezing Tapt 50 Trees to Day Drew some Loads of Wood
2nd WW Snowing and Rain Fine Fernandez Bought of J Summers 2 Yards of Cloth 60
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James Cameron Island
3rd of April 1896 Good Friday <s>Cold an D------ this morning</s> Snowing
4th Stormy snowing Drifting Fernandez crofsed Paid John S Summers 10 for the Stove Sold 7 Dozen of Eggs 1.05 Bought 4 3/4 yds owe 47 on the cloth Gordon came
5th Easter Sunday Sun Dont Dance this Morning Fine Shot a Duck Leander
6th Fine Boiling Fixing the arch for the Pots Took home the Stove Bought 200 of Flour 1 Sack of Salt on the 4th
7th On This Day of the Month Uncle John Departed 1893 Mifs Janet Fraser here Martin home with the augur John H crofsed took home our Saw Dany Spink in the Sugar Bush to night
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James Cameron Island
8th of April 1896 a very Fine Day a Good sap Day John H Went to Dundee Bought a Pair of Boots got a Pair Fixed Made Syrup 10 Gallons Seen swallows to day Pewits or Pheabys came a Lot of Wild Geese went East
9th On this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 Fine Warm Sugar Day E Wind Lewis Boy here all Day Got Syrup had Baskets Leander John H went to Summerstown to night
10th Fine Day Boiling in the Sugar Bush got a Mink on the 9ths got 2 Whistlers Found a Fox he is no Good
11th Fine in the sugar Bush got 2 Rats Took 20 Gallon Home
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12th of April 1896 Cow Sunday Fine Gordon Randolph Eddy Renshaw came John H Grofsed with them Leander took his Boat to the air-hole 3 of Lewis in the Sugar Bush Ice Opening in small Holes
13th Fine Boys in sugar Bush put out the Bun Sugaring
14th Fine ice opened at Little Island Boys crofsed to the Sturgeon Island Shot 8 Ducks Rained some Leander went to J Duckett to Hunt Water high Lots of Ducks Flying Loons came yellow Hammer came Bitterns or Mire-Drum came
15th Fine Made sugar Lots of Ducks Lots of Shooting put Water out of the cellar ice Jamming
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16th April 1896 Fine Fortunate Day Made sugar to Day Sissy Ionia Stanley Fernandez in the Bush Great Shooting to Day ice Cleared away pretty Good to Day ice out of the Back Bay took in the Fish Box a Lamb to Day 8 young Pigs to Day Took the Waggon to the Bush Splitting the Butternut Thunder and Lightning this Evening Ducks Began to Lay
17th Fine Thunder Took the Boat From Bell Bay Tried for EEls Frog music commenced
18th Uncle Duncan's Birth Day Foggy Smoky E Wind Ionia and I took in a Long Stick John H came
19th Sunday Windy Fine Mrs Lewis and Boy here
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James Cameron Island
20th of April 1896 Fine Leander came and went and came to night splitting the Butternut Made Syrup
21st Cool E Wind Rain Hail snow Thunder Lightning Took Home some of the Buckets Leaving some for vinegar in the camp Lewis Boys here Bought their Decoys For a Dollar Paid them snowed some
22nd fine Boys went for Wallace's Boat to Plum Island First Ploughing on the Lower Point Took home the Last Syrup First Pike caught to Day
23rd St. George's Day Fine Ploughing taken the Banking of the English Fernandez went to Dundee John Dishaw and son here
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24th of April 1896 Fine E Wind Mr Genie and Cameron here Brought a Bottle of Honey Ploughing cutting stove Wood Fernandez came had the Shoe for the Plough 40 2 calfskins 70
25th Unfortunate Day St Marks Day E Wind Fine Rained south wind Genie came from Cornwall Lewis Resor here Boys got 6 Ducks John came
26th Fine Genie went off Gordon came had his Trunk Sent a Box of Ducks to Dan 11 Ducks Gordon took them to Hagartys to take out Hat on Wood for Fernandez
27th Ploughing cutting Brush Digging stones Fernandez to Lancaster got 1/2 Bushel Hay seed 1..30 ct
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James Cameron Island
28 of April 1896 Rained Ploughed some Lewis Boys for Hay 2.15 they got cut cranberrys Bush Fernandez and Sissy went to Dundee took 28 lb of Butter 4.48 old Mr Tyo's Daughter July Buried to Day Bought Boots cloth 3 combs Harrowteeth Rice Making stakes Ploughed North side of the Potato Ground Brought a Bull calf Black one from Bill Morris a Week old
29th Fine E Wind Makin the Fence around the yard went around the Island Set Fires took Down the oars From Bell Bay at the Lane Fence Chaffy into Lancaster
30th E W Planting Potatoes Ploughing cut potatoes seed shot Ducks
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1st of May 1896 Fine E W Ploughing Planting Digging Stones Leander went to F Covington with Fur Boat Went Down Lighthouses lit up cutting Potato seeds St Phillip and St James
22nd Fine E Wind Digging out Stones at the Lower Point Setting Fires Killed a Large Snake and Roasted him Let the Mare and colt out on Grass Making stakes 3 Boats Passed to Day John H came
3rd Fine Mr Genie came from Pat M Mahon
14th Fine Digging and Drawing Stones to the Bank Making stakes Gathering stones Lots of Boats a Going Boys crofsed to night
5th Fine Drawing stones to the Bank Alexandra went Down thunder Rained north and East Wind Put the milk in the cellar now
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6th of May 1896 Fine E Wind First Trip up for the Rocket went Down the same Day The Hamilton went Down First Trip Drawing stones to the Bank Ploughing at the Lower Point taking out stones set Fires up in the Bay
7th Fine E Wind Ploughing at the Lower Point sowed 4 Bushels of Oats taken out stones Fernandez crofsed for the Mail First Raft went Down
8th Fine Ploughing Drawing Stones to the Bank Fernandez went to Lancaster For Pease and clover seed
9th Fine Ploughed Drawing Stones Harrowing Fernandez came had 2 Bushel of Pease 2 Bushel of Barley clover-Seed sowed Oats Sowed Pease Lots of Boats Going Cow Calved John H Working at Hamiltons with John came to night
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10th of May 1896 Rogation Sunday Fine Randolph came
11th Sowed 2 Bushels of Barley and 6 1/2 of Oats and 10 lbs of Hay-Seed Harrowing Began Ploughing in the Garden Lewis here to Supper came from Lancaster Gave me 7 Ears of corn Began Working at a Roller Working at the Leech Ploughed on the Hill took the Boat around from the Pitt Point Plowing at the Lower Point Set Fires at the Roller at the Leech Filled with Ashes
13th Fine E Wind Ploughing and putting stones to the Bank Sissy and Fernandez with Eggs to Jo Douquets a Lot of Boats went to Day Fixing Fence
14th Ascension or Holy Thursday Ploughing sowed 3 Bushel of Oats at Lower End Rolling the oats Gathering stones
15th Sowed 1 Bushel on the Hill at the Soap Fixing the Roller
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16th of May 1896 Fine N West Wind Ploughing corn Ground taking stones of the Lower Point Fixing the Roller Rolling Barley and oats Working in the Garden at the soap John H came
17th Fine Windy
18th John H here with the wind its High crofsed this Evening Began to Plough a Peice in the oakfield Piling stove-Wood
19th Fine Mr Genie came Fishing Plough Found an old Horse shoe Livinia and Fernandez to Summers for Garden seeds Harrowing Potato
20th Unfortunate Day Fine Day East and West Wind set Fires outside in the Marsh south side Ploughing at the Double Butternut Down on the Hill Taking of stones Genie went to Salmon River to Fish catfish {torn off} Hamilton and Alexandra went Down to Day shut the south End of the Garden Fence Genie went off
21st very Fine Sowed 2 Bushels in the oakfield first time it ever was sowed south side {rest of page illegible}
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22nd of May 1896 Fine Drawing Rails Making Fence Thunder and Lightning Big squall of N West Blew Down a Maple Tree East End sugar Bush
23rd Fine Drawing stones and sticks from the Bank Took stump from the Grove Leander with 2 Pigs to Jennie Duncan the Limbs of the Maple
24th Sunday The Queen's Birth Day hoisted the colours Pentecost Whit Sunday Put John H across
25th Fine day E Wind Leander to Dundee got a Bag of Potatoes 20 a Bushel Planted them to Day 2 Tenets overalls Boots Drawing Stones to the Bank Drew 2 Sticks Pine
26 Rain and Thunder Last night very Windy to Day Shearing the Sheep cutting stove Wood 2 of the sheep not sheared
27th Fine sheared the 2 sheep cutting stove-wood musquitoes Back
28th E Wind Rained Windy went to {cut off} Island
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29th of May 1896
Royal Oak Day or Oak apple Day Unfortunate Day sawing and Piling Stove Wood Dribling Rain Windy W Wind
30th Fine Windy Sawing and Piling stove-Wood chickens and Ducks chickens out now Fernandez crofsed took John H home Heard of the Great Disaster at Victoria B Columbia I am afraid Bismarck was in the Car
31st Gordon here John H crofsed with him Lewis Lazore here Fine
1st of June The Glorious First of June Vicky's Birth Day 1878 splitting stove Wood Leander Fernandez Sissy Bought Flour Tea Rice Braces Calico 15 yds 1/2 100 of cornmeal and Calico Boots Fixed Set Fire to Bottom of the old Fence Through Line went up to night
2nd Fine Spartan went Down Fernandez went to Meeting in Williamstown cutting at head of the Island Lewis came for a Pig
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3rd of June 1896 Fine Fernandez went to Careys to work Put the Plough through Potatoes Drew the Logs to the Place for to saw them Piling splitting stove wood
4th of June old George the 3rd Birth Day used to be kept up a very warm Day Lots of Boats a Going setting Fires Leander went up with Mr Wallace's Hunting Boat to Jo Douquets Corpus Christe
5th very hot and Sultry splitting slove wood one of Lewis's Boys here for Milk Butter Hammer
6th on this Day of the Month Sir John McDonald Departed Some Rain E Wind changed to West Fernandez and John H came to night Leander crofsed
7th Fine E Wind Ed Renshaw here Fernandez crofsed to Careys Rained
8th Fine E Wind Rained cut some E{cut off}
9th Aunty Mary's Birth Day 1813 some Rain
10th Fine E Wind Billy Morris and Lemay here Drawing sticks for the stable John H crofsed to Summerstown came home and Went to Hamiltons
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11th of June 1896 St Barnabas Day Fine N Wind Leander went to Dundee Fernandez came from Careys Putting Manure on the Potatoes Fortunate Day More young Ducks to 2 Bags of Cornmeal Drawers shirt sox Rain Rod Paint oil
12th Unfortunate Day Fine Put the Plough through the Potatoes E W Fernandez crofsed for the Mail
13th Fine E Wind Painting the Boat put Ground to the Potatoes Fernandez went to Summerstown station to Rory's Meeting cutting weeds for the Pigs at Stove Wood
14th E Wind John Morris Frank Bodwa here Took 2 small Pigs John Went to Hamiltons
15th Fine Fernandez to Lancaster Taking the Roof off the Horsestable set some Fires Hoed some corn and squashes Took the Fish Box out of the River Broke it up Painting the Boat Killed a sheep or Mutton Mr Genie here from Cornwall Took his stove lifter with him got some EEls Lots of Fireflies
16th Putting Logs up on the Stable very warm Nomination at Alexandria
17th Went to see John and Margaret Hamilton very warm Tom Went to Cornwall Bank 3 Bouys went to McLennans Meeting Set 1 to JW
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18th June 1896 Waterloo Fine very warm Hoeing Bill Morris here Ionia went up with him took some vinegar The Pasport went Down
19th Fine Leander went to Dundee
20th get stuff for his Boat Flour a Meeting in Dundee White & Scriver
21st Leander came 1 sack of Flour
22nd Fine Big Meeting in Cornwall Fernandez went to Cornwall to Hear Premier Tupper OUr Dan's Birth Day Uncle Dan Cameron
23rd very Fine Election all over Fernandez Leander and I went to Lancaster I voted for Mr R.R. McLennan came home and the 2 Boys went Back to Lancaster to have Fun Randolph here RR got in with a Big Majority a Lot of the conservatives out Dr Bergin got in a Big Time in Summerstown
24th St John Baptist Day Unfortunate Day Put the Plough Through the corn and Potatoes hoeing in the garden and in the Potatoes corn
25th Fine hoeing corn & Potatoes Weeding Sissy & Stanley to Jo Douquets with Eggs 1.70 Let out the Bull
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26th of June 1896 Fine put some Logs on the stable Leander went with 3 Tubs of Butter to J Douquetts 102 lb
27th cutting Brush and Rafters Stanley and I Leander went for the Mail John H came
28th Fine Lewis here got 2 lb of Butter John H crofsed to Hamiltons
29th St Peter & St Paul Drew the Rafters Fixing Fence taking alders and Brush out By the Roots Let out the calves
30th Fine Windy Fernandez and Sissy Livinie went to Dundee piling Logs of Stove-wood Sawing Stove Wood took the Salt out of the cellar Bought Tubs Tea Sugar cutting Boots Table cloth, oil cloth cup Drefs Calico Shirting Pants Braces Shirts Nails Cut Paper
1st of July Dominion Day Fine Fernandez with Uncle Bill Mowing on Plum Island they came to night for Fat Pine and spears Working at the Rafters Ionia came home yesterday Made Bon-Fires
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2nd of July 1896 Fine very Warm put the Rafters on the Stable The Big Vessel went up 2 Tugs Towing her EEl Flies Grasshoppers Plenty
3rd Unfortunate Day Fine E Wind Cool Putting the Boards on the Roof of the Stable one of Lewis's Boys for Butter and Milk setting Fires to some Brush-heaps Leander went to Summerstown Sack of Flour Columbian went Down to Day
4th American Independence Raining E Wind Thunder & Lightning cool
5th Our John's Birth Day 1803 (Uncle John) Fine E Wind Gordon came John H came and went off Dany Spink here Trowling Lent a Dollar to Fernandez Came from Dundee working on Plum Island
6th Fine Mr Genie here went to Cornwall we sent for 4 Large Glass 14 X 24 Randolph Left Jo Douquetts cut 7 Poles for Shafts
7th Fine Working at the car of the Waggon Randolph here
8th Fine Randolph painting his Boat Mr Genie came From Cornwall Brought 4 Large Window Glass 55 cents to a pound 1/2 of Butter Leander Randolph to Summerstown 100 of Flour
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{illegible} of July 1896 Fine Leander and Randolph went to Dundee Randolph took the cars for Beauhomias or Chatuaguay Fernandez and Stanley Mowing with 1 Horse Mowing Machine cutting Weeds for the Pigs a Fortunate DAy Fine one of the cows calved put Paris Green on the Potatoes a New Kind of Bug came to the Potatoes the Wilson Bug English Cherries Ripe Birds eating them Finished the car of the Waggon and Shafts in the Racking Machine Setting Fires on the Pitt Point
11th Fine Mowing Raking Fixing the Fence Made a Place for the Young Ducks at the Shore yesterday Fixing Big Glass in the Window cutting the Grove Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown
12th of July Orangeman's Day Fine John H and Gordon Randolph came Gordon crofsed to Cattenach
13th Fine Mowing Fernandez {illegible} Frashers Lewis for Butter Killed the calf Bugs Bad on the Potatoes
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14th of July 1896 Fine Very Warm Mowin Raking Gathering Making Making coils Put in 2 Loads for the First Randolph Traded his Boat with Mr Kimball 10 Dollars to Boot eat new Potatoes Ionia and I to Fish got 20 Perch
15th St Swithins Day Rained to Day W Wind Mowing Back of the Barn Fixing Fence John H and Randolph Went to Look for Randolph's Knife he Left it on Plum Island yesterday Randolph went to Lancaster Thunder and Lightning
16th Fine Put in 2 Loads of Hay Raking Killed a Sheep Mowing a Few Drops of Rain Washed the Woll yesterday Pease got Pods and cleaned the West Mow in the Barn Leander went to Douquetts with 11 Dozen of Eggs Tub of Butter got to Day 7 Dollars Randolph came
17th Fine very warm John H and Randolph went to Dundee Bought Tobacco Pants Shirts Melon Scythe stone Ionia Fishing Down at Rofs's Island {illegible} putting in Hay {rest of entry illegible}
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18th of July 1896 Very Fine Mowing Raking Making coils Randolph Fishing got a Lot Pleasure Excursions The Rocket The Gannett Leander and Randolph crofsed to Summerstown for the Mail Done cutting Hay in the Lower Field Raking and Making coils
19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874 Fernandez came John H crofsed with Kim Fine
20th Rained some Randolph went to A Frashers to work Began to Mow in the Upper Field cut a Few Rounds
21st Mowed some in the Upper Field Put a Load in from the Lower Field commenced to {illegible} very hot Blackbirds at the Pease (Sheep Pelts and calf skin John H Took
22nd Fine Mowed and Made coils in the W Field very hot Rain Thunder Lightning and much Rain here Passed to the South then to the north Lewis's Boy here Butter and Milk a Great Many Going Down for Huckle Berries to Point {illegible}
23rd Fine put 1 Lode in the Horses stable Put 4 Loads in to Day all Done the hay Lower Field Mowing West of Barn
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James Cameron Island
24th of July 1896 Fine Mowing in the Oakfield on Both sides of the Oats Putting in Made coils cutting alfers Fencing the Bank went to the Head of the Island some Devils cut the Pine Block at the Pine Pease good to Eat
25th Fine St James Day Mowed a Peice of the Barley south side Put in 2 Loads in the Stable loft the hay above the Barley and the oakfield Put wire Fence in the Bay putting alders on the Bank Lots of Boats Going to Day Leander crofsed to Summerstown for Mail Randolph and Gordon came with Leander
26th Fine Randolph went to Lancaster John H came Working at Robert Jack Fernandez came had Stanley Boots
27th cutting the Barley cutting and cutting Back Marsh Rained to night Thunder & Lightning Blackbirds at the Pease
28th Fine very warm Ionia Sissy and Ma went to Hamiltons Bought Tea Thread nutmeg putting in the Barley
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29th of July 1896 Mowing very warm mowing in Front Marsh Raking making coils Blackbirds Bad Lewis's Boys here for the Jumper and our 2 Inch Augur 2 Indians here selling Huckleberries Lots of Boats agoing got the Potato Bug sprinkler Lewis Leander crofsed to Summerstown sold 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes
30th very warm Mowing in Front Marsh high Wind a Few Drops of Rain Sam Mitchell and Wife Pikes Daughter here got Butter Potatoes going after Huckleberries Thunder Lots of Boats a Going
31st Began a Marsh-hay stack Windy Mowing
1st of August Lammas Day Finished the stack Leander went to Dundee Brought small Tub of Butter to Jo Shetla Bought Sythe and Snaith 1 Dollar Hat Randolph came
2nd Minnies Birth Day Fine Fernandez came Gordon and Geordie Annan came Leander came had the scythe snaith
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James Cameron Island
3rd of Augt 1896 Fine Warm Windy Mowing and Making coils Mr Genie here a man From squaw Island For Butter Blackbirds at the Grain
4th Fine very warm Mowing in the Marsh making coils Leander crofsed to Summertown The Chaffy a Big crowd on Her a Pic Nic to Hamiltons Island Bought of Mr Hagarty 100 of Flour RRR Genie Fishing to night Rained hard Thunder and Lightning E Wind
5th Fine Rained some cut some of the Lower Point oats Leander and Stanley Blackbirds Bad Genie here
6th Randolph's B Day 1867 Fortunate Day Fine small Shower Fixing the Pump took it out and took all the Bark of it Mr Genie Helping us at it cutting oats at Lower Point
7th Fortunate Day Fine Mowing oats in the upper Field and Below the Garden Randolph came Left Frashers Genie went off Put in 2 Loads of oats From the Lower Point
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8th of Aug 1896 very Fine very warm E Wind a Boat or 2 Barges aground on the Bar above squaw Island and Putting in what oats there is in the upper Field Mr Augustus Laduke here for worms or Baits Gave Stanley 10 cents Lots of Towing and other Boats a Going Blackbirds bad Randolph went to Lancaster to night
9th John H came Lewis here for Butter Fine
10th Fine a crew of 7 camped on the Pitt Point Men Women and children they are from Cornwall cutting Marsh Hay cutting oats cut a Bunch or 2 of Pease Leander crofsed for the Mail did not Get our Glengarrian
11th very warm cutting hay cut the Big Pease Gathering oats Making coils
12th very Warm Made a stack I Went to Hopkins Point for 6 Bottles of Beer Paid 1 Dollar got 10 cents Back Put in the Big {illegible} on the West side Randolph to Lancaster Raking the oats Lewis here for Butter Tea and Milk
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13th of August 1896 E Wind very warm cutting in the West End of Front Marsh Randolph and Leander Put in 2 Loads of Marsh hay in the stable Loft cutting some Weads and Brush Lewis Took home the sprinkler and they Broke it Tenters got Potatoes Randolph Fixing his Boat
14th Fine very warm Heard that a Man Died at Kenneth's under a Tree in the Field cutting some at the Pease Making coils in the upper end of the Marsh 32 Found the Bell Randolph Painting his Boat Nannie in the Grove got Loose to night
15th very warm and Fine Putting in 3 Loads of oats made a stack of Marsh hay heard to night that it was Dan Angus that Departed yesterday Leander Leander to Douquets with Butter and Eggs 3 Boys here for 4 lb of Butter Fernandez came to night and Gordon The Tenters went home to Day
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16th of August 1896 Raining Dan Angus McDonald Buried to Day Leander crofsed with Gordon Lewis here for Milk and Butter Got a Lot of London Papers from Dan
17th Fine at the hay along side of the Fence at the Wet Place Ionia and I to snake Island to Look at the Hay Killed a Sheep very Fat Mowing Turned the Pease cut the oats in the Oakfield
18th Fine Raining cutting the Hay in the Oakfield Went to Na Houta's Island to see the Hay Randolph and Leander 2 of the Tent men for Potatoes and Hay Gave 10 cents
19th Bismarcks B Day 1870 Fine a Few Drops of Rain the 2 Boys went to Na Houtas Island to cut Marsh hay Making coils of Marsh hay and coiling the oats in the Oakfield
20th Fine 3 Lad{cut off} and a Little Boy Barry Rowing the From Stanley Island Bought 31 lbs of Maple sugar at 8 Finished the {illegible} Island put in the Pease and oats
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21st of August 1896 Fine very warm put up one stack on Snake Island Made some coils in the Back Marsh have 1 stack more to Make on Snake Island Thunder Lightning heavy Rain to night
22nd Fine Day EW Randolph put out his Boat and went to Cornwall to Day Stanley and I Fishing to Day got 43 Lots of Yaghts going now
23rd Fine Windy John H Came
24th St Bartholemow Day Fine cut some Brush Pulled the Beans at Lower Point Stanley has a soar Hand Lewis here for Butter Randolph came through the night
25th Fine fixed the Roof and Pipe Put in the Marsh hay and some coils of oats Livinia and Ionia went to Stanley Island with Eggs Bougt Matches The Columbian Down with Big Load of Passengers Bought 100 of Flour a Tub of Butter to Jo Douquet : 2 Boats came Tenting on the North side
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James Cameron Island
26 of August 1896 Fine West Wind Leander and Randolph went to cut Marsh hay on Round Island Black Horse Island or Sheep Island it has all these names 2 Boats Fishing out Beside the Rushes one Boat upset and they got a Ducking Fixing my Boat Took out in the Beans Sorting the chickens for to Sell them crows at the apples
27th Fine a Pic Nic at Hamiltons Island for the church Fishing Perch Got a Bun From the Men From Cornwall thats Tented on the North side Rain last night
28th Fine Randolph Leander Mowing on Black Horse or Round Island Lewis and Mary Ann here she is Sowing on the sowing Machine Gave Lewis a Dollar for the Hay Those Cornwall Tenters went off to Day Lewis to Butter and Milk Randolph crofsed to night
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29th of August 1896 Fine Fishing got 18 Stanley & Sissy Went with 19 chickens to Mr Jo Douquetts Leander & Randolph went to Fort Covington Windy Fernandez came
30th Windy Gordon John H and Willie Rose Came they went up to the Point
31st Fine Randolph and Leander Fixing Boxes For their Live Ducks went up to Jo Douquets to BC Ready for the Game tomorro
1st of September St Giles Day Hunting Begins to Day Stanley and Livinia Went to Dundee Bought of Tyo Boots 2 Tea 1 Dollar soda 15 Glafs 18 Salt 50 4.63) Tubs Bought Cotton outing calico Lots of Boats a Going Columbran went Down Yesterday a Big Load
2nd Fine Went to Charley Island cranberries Plums Randolph and Leander came from hunting
Labour Day
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3rd of Sept 1896 Dan's Birth Day 1846 Rained some Shot some Ducks Lots of Tow's a Going Lots of Plovers going West Flying high some apples Falling
4th DCF. Birth Day 1894 Fine Randolph went for his Sail to Dundee cutting a a Maple the Wind Blew Down
5th John Angus B Day 1850 East Wind Fine the Boys went to Snake Island to Make a Stack Mr Genie came had crab apples he went to Cornwall to sell apples cut Down a Dead Butternut Dug some of the Ditch
6th Fine some wind Dick Cottingham came for Randolph to hunt John H cam
7th Races in Cornwall yachts and Boats and Canoe's Mr Genie came Lots of Boats Going to Day cutting Dead cherries and Brush set a fire
8th Fortunate Day very Fine Day Drawing Rails setting Fires in the upper Field Cornwall Tenters ca{cut off} got 2 sturgeon Rockett going Down Bought 100 of Flour on the 6th Sunday
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James Cameron Island
9 of Sept 1896 Unfortunate Day Fine E Wind Randolph Stanley Leander went to Make the stack on Black Horse Island near the Mouth of Salmon River Got 4 sturgeon 1 EEl Lucias for 4 lb of Butter they are Going Home to Day as Fish Dont Well Keeping the cows from coming in apples Falling
10th a very Fine Day very Foggy this Morning A Great many Boats went to Day setting Fires in the apple Field Fishing perch Randolph got his Mast and rudder Leander went to F Covington Binding some sheafs corn Stalks Lewis for Butter The Exhibition in Montreal
11 Trimming an Oak and Maple on the Pitt Pint Tenters to Butter and Potatoes 30 Got 2 Sturgeon
12th Fine E Wind a Race the Rockett and Bohemian the Bohemian caught her and Passer the Tenters went off Took up some 6 Bushels of apples Mr Genie went to Cornwall had 2 Boats
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James Cameron Island
13th of Sept 1896 E Wind Fernandez John H Gordon came Gordon Traded his Watch for a Boat The Tot with John Hamilton Gordon Leander Randolph making Ready to go to the Exhibition in Montreal tomorrow at 5 oclock they went up to the Point
14th Fine the 3 Boys went to Montreal Mr Genie came from Cornwall cutting cornstalks taking in apples cutting in the Garden
15th Fine E Wind Mr Genie went to Dundee to sell apples Gave him Money to Buy Sugar Ball of Thread a corn popper Cutting Rushes at the entrance of the Ditch Taking in apple cutting cornstalks went to the upper Point Mr Genie came sugar Thread corn popper Randolph came
16th Leander came stopt at Mr Andrew Fraser's all night Lewis for Butter Barry for Randolph setting Fires Allen Cameron house Burnt
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17th of Sept 1896 Fine some Rain E Wind Thunder Lightning South West Wind Harrowing the hay Field sowed a Kettle of Grasseed set a Line Mr Genie here
18th Fine W Wind Mr Genie to Lancaster cutting on the Pitt Point Taking in cornstalks took in some apples Let the Horses in this side
19th Raining Mr Genie came From Lancaster shelling Beans
20th W Wind John H came very windy 2 here Mr M Edwards Man and Jo Lewis's Boy
21st Some Rain Turned Fine Began Taking up the Potatoes put 26 Bushels in to Day Keeping the small ones for the Pigs Those Cornwall Tenters came to Day Bought Potatoes a Bedding
22nd Fine E Wind Water Raised our Boat on the North Side Taken away yesterday was St Mathews Day Digging the cellar Sun Crofsing the Line Equinocical Gales
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22nd of Sept 1896 Equinoxical Gales EW changed to West and North Wind cool Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Haggarty Diamond Dys Sugar Making Preserves Boiling Feed for the Pigs
23 Fine Windy Frost this Morning ice in the Boat Taking up Potatoes about 26 Bushels Mr Genie went off Randolph here to night went off
24th Fine Rained some Last night WW Tent Boy for Butter put in Potatoes 26 Bushels Leander went to the South side making Jelly a Lot of it Fanned some Pease and Beans Got 2 Ducks 25 Took up some of the Lower Potatoes 6 Bushel Went around the Island set a Fire on some Brush Leander crofsed for the Mail
26th Fine Windy shelled some corn Tenters went off to Cornwall Leander went for Ducks Fixing stones out in the water to Raining to night
27th Windy Raining Fernandez came Bought Leander Watch 40 Dollars
28th Fine Finished the Potatoes at the Door Stanley and Sissy went to J Douquetts 2 Tubs of Butter 12 Doz of Eggs Paid what he owed
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29th of Sep 1896 E Wind Fine Finished the Lower Potatoes 4 Bushels 78 1/2 Bushels in the cellar Besided the small ones for the Pigs and to Harrow yet Michaelmass Day Making a Hay Blinds for Hunting Mr John Oxley Buried to Day a very Fine Man and good Friend Heard he Departed in Montreal
30th High Wind Rained hard Ionia and I gathering nuts about 10 Bushels Killed 11 snakes to Day took in some apples Leander Making a Blind
1st of October Ionia B Day 1883 Rained some Gathered some nuts husking corn in the Barn making a Quilt Lewis here for Milk and Butter
2nd Fine Cool Gathering nuts Making Blinds Thrashed some Pease Lewis came from Lancaster Rain high E Wind
3 Fine E Wind Leander crofsed for Mail Bought of Hagarty Tea cinnamon Salt 60 Trimmed apple Trees Thrashed Pease Randolph here
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James Cameron Island
4th of October 1896 Fine October 4 in Bottles Gordon and John H came
5th Fine E Wind Mr Genie came had Hops 28 cents paid had a Bag of Apples a Mud spear Pole of Ash Fishing to night Gathering Butternuts those Cornwall Tenters came a Bed of Hay 10 cents at the Tumbler Quilt Leander to Dundee Bought of J Tyo Pants Drawers 2 Pairs of Boots 5 Gallons of Kerosene oil
6th Fine cool E Wind Finished the nuts all in one Heap took the Horse after them all spread up on the Hill
7th Raind Last and to Day Rained making Blinds for Hunting 2 Boys here Renshaw and Mr {illegible} Sold 2 Ducks 50 cents Finished the Tumbler Quilt put up another Quilt Fortunate Day
8th Windy Cool splitting some Logs got Twine from those Tenters Moved some stones at the River
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James Cameron Island
9th of October 1896 Unfortunate Day St Dennis Day Fine Mr Genie went to Dundee Piling stones at the River Put out 3 Loads of Manure
10th A.A Mc M B Day Fine E Wind sawing a Dead Maple Mr Genie and I Tenters went home a Yacht went Down yesterday Towing a hunting House Leander went for the Mail Got a Lot of Packages of Books and Papers From D.M.M Montreal Traded with Mr Genie for a Watch Gave it to Livinia (Sissy)
11th Fine Windy EW Fernandez came Leander Got 6 Ducks Sold 2 To Fernandez 2 Boys here Traded Ducks one of Them is White
12 Fine E Wind Mr Genie and I at splitting 3 Logs commenced to clear a Peice in the alders From the Ditch Ploughing at the Lower-Point
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James Cameron Island
13th of Oct 1896 Fine E Wind high Genie and I cutting Brush Made a Stack of Marsh hay on the very outside of the Marsh Genie went to Dundee for his spear took his Big Boat to McMahon
14th A very Fine Day Livinia and Stanley went to Dundee Putting out Manure a Lot of Shooting to Day the House Boat Hunters that went Down came up to Day Genie came From Dundee Fishing to night
15th a very very Fine Day Genie went off Piling stones at the River Lewis here for Butter and Milk Stanley and Sissy came Bought Boots and Mended Boots Drawers Shirts Tartan Spoon horn RRR Eclectrick oil Tubs Brought a cat Heard 2 Men Hunters Drowned Lancaster cut the Rushes in the Road
16th A Fortunate Day Fine Randolph came had 2 Letters and Lot of Papers From Dan Mary Ann Lewis here McEdward passed Down home Done Thrashing the small pease
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17th of Oct 1896 Unfortunate Day Thrashing some Leander crofsed for the Mail Burnt a Couple of Brush heaps Leander stopt at Douquets to Hunt
18th St Luke's day E Wind John H came
19th Fine Windy The Lucias took 30 lb of Butter 5.40 Working at the stones at the River Taking in and Shelling sunflowers some grains of snow Last night
20th very High W Wind Leander and Mr Molson here Left 1 of his Guns Randolph Here Took away Blinds and Poles Ground his Small axe I went up around the Island searched for Spunk Working at the Stones at the River a Large 3 Masted Propeller went Down Picking Beech-nuts rained to night
21st Fortunate Day very Windy a Lot of Shooting Fernandez came Taking in the Garden Stuff carrots Beets squashes sunflowers Finished shelling the sunflowers
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James Cameron Island
22nd of October 1896 Fine Windy Fernandez and Stanley Ploughing at the Oakfield at the Ditch The Ducks stopt away Last night working at stones at the River put some Banking to the West End of House cutting some of the Rushes above the road Pealing apples to night
23rd Livinia's (Sissy) Birth Day Fine Ploughing the Potatoes Ground went to Sturgeon Island set Fires to some heaps near the Marsh Looking for sweet Flag
24th our Hugh's Birth Day Fine Rained some Dr Bergin Buried to Day Fernandez sent a Letter to Standard with Pay in it a Letter to DMM Sent a Lot of Papers Bought Sugar at Hagartys 1/2 Dozen of steel Pens Heard Dr McIntyre Died Last Week I Did not get the h{illegible}
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James Cameron Island
25th of October 1896 My Birth Day at 4 Oclock 1825 71 years old to Day at 4 o clock This is St Crispin's Day all Shoe-Makers Day Gordon came Leander came Fine
26th Fine Banking the south side East end Bagging the Butternuts 4 Bags Thrashed some Oats Traced 1 Trace of Corn
27th a very Fine warm Day Thrashing oats Went to the Pitt Point For the Duck as it stopt away Making a Box Unfortunate Day Lewis here for Tea Told us Mary was Married a Good Lot of Shooting Seen Wild Geese a Lot of Boats a Going
28th E Wind Blowing Livinia and Fernandez Went to Dundee Bought cornmeal Tea Broom Fork Quilt -covering 2 Men here to night Villeneuve and Halton
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James Cameron Island
29th of Oct 1896 some Rain Fine 2 Men went off Bread & Butter 20 Paid 50 Fixing the Stones at the Head of the Island
30th E Wind a Boat aground north side of the Island very Foggy a Lot of Shooting Sent a Letter to DMM Montreal and a small Paper Box containing Beech-nuts Flint Steel Indian Crockery sweet Flag had no Spunk Fernandez took it to Mr Haggarty to take to Summerstown Station Rained some got a Bad Fall
31st Fine calm wind Raised from the West a Great Lot of Boats a Going to Day put out some Manure Ploughed at the apple tree a peice fo the Potatoes Gathered a Lot of Hicory nuts For the Pigs This is all Hallow Holy Eve Hallow Een The Night of the Fairies The Eve of all Saints cracking nuts
1st of November all Saints Day Eve The Harvest Month of Death Gordon and John H came Leander here Got 1 Dollar from John H
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James Cameron Island
2 of November 1896 All Souls Day Fine Windy Randolph here from Lancaster Mr Genie came had a Kettle of Apples Broke the Clovis got 1 From Mr Genie Working at the Stone Wall at the Shore Gordon came to night had his Trunk and Tools went to Fish to night Ionia Made her Jelly to Day
3rd E Wind Fine Election in the United States For President Gordon Went to Lancaster Working at the shore at the stone Wall Mr Genie set his Line Stanley plastering got a Pair of Boots From Gordon on the Day of the Month 1857 Granda Departed Unfortunate Day
4th E Wind changed to S West Great Booming of Cannon fro the President Mr Genie and I cutting Brush Burning Brush
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James Cameron Island
5th of Nov 1896 Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Fortunate Day Raining to Day Gordon came went to Jo Lemays to Get the Gun Fixed 25 cents
6th Rained Blowing hard W Wind Brushing a Little went around the Island Mr Genie and Dug a Little at the East End of the Ditch
7th Helen's B Day Fine a Lot of Boats a Going to Day Gordon crofsed to Hunt Fernandez to Careys Mr Genie and I Brushing Water Raised some Stanley a Thrashing oats for the Pigs a Little Ploughed
8th Fine Gordon and Genie here Fernandez here Windy
9th Prince of Wales B Day Fine Brushing in the West Field Unfortunate Day Leander came set Snowed a Few Grains
10th Unfortunate Day Genie went for his Boat Gordon and Fernandez went to Fort Covington Burning the Brush heaps Put the stove up in the West End shut the outside cellar Door Bought Boots Honey Oatmeal Sugar cartriges Caps E Wind to night
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James Cameron Island
11th of November 1896 E Wind Rained Wind changed to high W Wind Raining got 3 Ducks Leander Fixing his Gun
12th Martinmas Day Fine Windy West Killed 1 of the Pigs Ploughing Brushing Began Laying the Floor in the East End cut a Stick for oars
13th E Wind Working at the Floor Mr Genie went to Jo Lemays with his Revolver Ploughed some
14th Froze Last night some snow Fine Randolph and Lafave here Mr Genie came Left his Big Boat at Mr Lemays working at the Floor took Down the Buttery
15th Windy John H came
16th Windy East working at the Buttery Put it in the South East Corner
17th Fine West Wind north Wind Brush cut some Soft Maple in cordwood Sissy and Fernandez went to Dundee with Ducks Finished the Buttery Genie and Leander caught 3 EEls in the Mud Rained and Froze to night
18th very Fine Bought of Mr Tyo Genie Fishing got 1 Brushing Tea 1 nails 50 Coloring 20 Dipper cash 4 Sold some Ducks Last Trip of the Rocket
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James Cameron Island
18th of Nov 1896 James McIllvain Buried to Day Gordon and Fernandez went to Summerstown For Flour to Haggarty 2.50 The Wind Raised and changed to the West a Big squall
19th Fine Windy Began Ploughing From the End of Lane over to the Maples crofsing the Ditch Mr Genie cutting Down Elm's Gordon crofsed to Barrels Sale Freezing to night not Much Ducks
20th a Fine Day Fortunate Day Genie Went off E Wind and West Setting Fires in the Oakfield Gordon Made a Double Whippletree Fernandez went to Lancaster Banking the Stable
21st Unfortunate Day On This Day of the Month D M Master Senior Departed 1846 East Wind Snowing Banking the north Side and the West Gordon Crofsed for the Mail
22nd Fine Gordon to church
23rd Fine the cattle Fed in now Got 2 EEls Gordon went to hunt Rained tonight all the snow Gone Let out the 2 Rams
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James Cameron Island
24th of Nov 1896 Fixing a Shed Between the Stable and the Barn Fine Gordon came to night Wrote 2 Letters one to Bismarck and 1 to Mr Isaac Wilson of the Glengarrian
25th St Catherin's Day East Wind Snowing Blowing Gordon got his overcoat yesterday
26th E Wind Thanksgiving Day icicles on the Trees Gordon crofsed to church 2 of Lewis Boys here for a Pot to scald his Pigs Butcher Knife some Drops of Rain some Tugs went to Day Sent off 2 Letter to Day got a Lot of Papers From Dan
27th E Wind changed to West Rained some Wrote a Letter to Dan some Boats went to Day Let out the Boar to Day {illegible} Did not sent the Letter for the Ducks be sent
28th Fine Rained Windy Fixing around the Wood yard Gordon crofsed
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James Cameron Island
29th of Nov 1896 Windy some snow No Lights in the Lighthouse to night
30th St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Fine Randolph here to Day working at the stable no Boats to Day Gordon crofsed took the Box of Ducks to Haggarty to take out to Summerstown Station
1st of December Frosty Fine W Wind cutting and Sawing wood in the upper Field Gordon went to Work at Kenneth MDonalds no Boats to Day
2nd Fine Day set some Fires in the Marsh Fernandez went to A Fraser cutting Brush Ice Froze in the Rushes husking Corn
3rd Fine Windy cutting alders and Brush Set Fires in the Marsh Back North Shot 2 Ducks
4th cutting Brush Fine Windy snowed to night seen a crane
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James Cameron Island
5th of Dec 1896 Windy Snowed cutting Brush alders opened the Fence at the Brush on the Bank of the River shot a Gull Gordon came to night
6th Windy Gordon crofsed
7th Fine Killed the Pig
8th a very Fine Day Drew some stones to the River Building my stone-Wall South East Wind to night Snowed to night
9th E Wind Got a Mink one of Lewis Boys here Come Home with Pot the Butcher-Knife and 2 inch Augur Kind of Soft to Day Salted the Pork Fixed a Handle in the Snow-Plough Gave Lewis 2 Sticks for Brooms on Halves
10th Leander's B Day 1872 Fine Leander went to the Kit Kit Mr Dan Fraser and Sophie here took the Tup sheep
11th Fine Leander Went to Rofs's Island
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James Cameron Island
12th Dec 1896 very Fine Day Livinia and Stanley went to Stanley Island 6 1/2 lb of Butter 18..1..17 Eggs 1.44 Bought of Haggarty Flour 100 Wt Got a Letter and Papers From Dan and a Box at the Depot Summerstown station Key in the Letter for the Box Fernandez came a pair of Boots for Tonia Mr Genie came took Bag of Apples and 3 Bag of Buckwheat Gordon came had the Box Some the Things that came Razor & strop pairs of shoes Table spread 2 Towels {cut off}lars Shirt Hat Cap 9 Blankets Box of Tea Books Robe Ties Traps a Box for Collars Basket Bottle Tan O Shanter comb Cushion and so on
13th Mr Genie went to Fishing EEls got Irons from me Gordon Gave him Coat and Pants Fernandez Gave him 25 cents for Fix his spear Gave him 50 cents for the Buckwheat Gordon crofsed Fernandez Gave me a Dollar and a Pair of Boots and Give me another Dollar for the Coat
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James Cameron Island
22nd of Dec 1896 A Fortunate Day Fine cold Frosty East and North Wind Making Ice some Took in the Swill Bowl as it Frosty
23rd Fine Frosty Cold E Wind Water holes for the Cows at the River a Goose on the Island seen his Track he Flew to Lewis's acrofs cutting Brush in the afternoon Lots of air-holes on the south side Lots of ice going Down to night Freezing hard
24th Fine very Frosty W Wind Frosty To Day and to night Christmas Eve Killed 2 Roosters 1 of them 5 1/2 one of them 5 3/4 Weight some Ducks Froze on the ice Lots of air holes put the Barrel in the Cellar Dug out some stones
25th Christmas Day Fine Fair and Frosty W Wind Leander Went to Dundee Fernandez came Had a Lot of Sweetys and a Lot of Spunk very Windy to night
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James Cameron Island
26th of December 1896 St Stephen's Day Fine a Great squall of Snow for a small While water Raising some cutting alders and moving the Rails of the Fence
27th St John the Evangelist Day Gordon came had the Papers and a Parcel for Leander and a Letter with a checque in it for Dan Fine Leander and John Morris came Left his Horse at Hopkins Point and Walked Down Gordon sold his cap to his Mother for Gordon crofsed John Morris stopped to night
28th Fine Leander Fernandez John Morris shod the Mare and Took up the Gentleman Pig to and the Mare took home the Cutter By hand Wrote a Letter to DMM and a Parcel of Spunk Fernandez took the Letter and Parcel to Lancaster P office
29th Soft Rain Uncle Angus Cameron B Day Killed the Bull Randolph hear from Lancaster
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James Cameron Island
30th of Dec 1896 West Wind Thawing Soft High West Wind this Evening cut some alders up in the Bay Leander went to the Kit Kit Drew some stovewood Looking for my mits
31st Last Day of the year Fine E Wind Cutting Alders and Piling Brush on the Bank Leander and Stanley Fishing Perch in the Back Bay Got 21 Fish Lots of Perch There Fernandez came to night had Sweetys and casteel Soap 2 Lead pencils
1897 New Years Day
1st of January Fortunate Day Fishing Perch Caught 29 Fine East Wind ice cracking
2nd Fine a Fortunate Day Boys Fishing got 107 Perch 8 EEls 1 Pike cutting and clearing Kind of Soft Shot a Wild Goose on New Years Day cleaned 155 Fish to night
Stewart in F Covington Died
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Murdock {illegible} 2nd of January 79 years
James Cameron Island
3rd of January 1897 Allen's Birth Day 1853 Unfortunate Day Fine E Wind Gordon and Dan Spink here Boys a Fishing got a Pike 11 1/2 lbs got Perch EEls and Pike
4th Fine Day clearing up at the Bay Fernandez went to F Covington got 3 Teeth Drew Dollar Unfortunate Day Billy came Down with him Leander and Stanley put in a Stack the other stack did 8 Days and Fishing Thawing some Rain to night some holes in the ice
5th Fishing EEls Perch Pike Some Flakes of Snow W Wind went up the Bay cut 2 Birches
6th Ephinay Fine Windy Freezing some Fishing got Perch and pike Leander and Billy crofsed up at the Upper end of the air-hole Fernandez crofsed to the Burst Turned Back cutting 2 Birches Looks Like Storm of Snow no snow
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<p>1st of January 1896 Cool Water Raising Freezing some Blowing hard John H at Brush Big Fire over at Christees Marsh Took Bills Boat around from the Pitt Point Fortunate Day</p>
<p>2nd Fine Fortunate Day The 3 of them Bill Billy and Ledger went off Left his mud Spear got a Drake Gave it to Bill one of the young ones Piled Brush at the Lower Point set some Fires cutting Willows up at the Wet Place Began to Snow to night</p>
<p>3rd Allen's B Day 1853 Unfortunate Day this is the Day Shortis was to be hung W Wind Thrashing Oats Freezing hard to night not Hung</p>
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<p>4th of January 1896 West Wind Fine Windy Frosty Freezing Making ice some Thrashing oats cold to night</p>
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<p>6th Epiphany Cold Frosty West Wind changed to East Fernandez crofsed to Frasers Leander & John H crofsed to Summerstown Got a Letter and Key in it also a Bag of Goods Lots of air-holes Mrs Summers Departed to Be Buried to morrow got 3 coats 3 pair of Pants 2 vests Lots of Shirts Collars hair Brush 5 Brushes Book Boots</p>
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<p>7th of January 1896 East Wind very cold and Frosty Boys Thrashing oats Reading Mrs David Summers Buried to Day air-holes shutting up</p>
<p>8th Annie's Birth Day 1866 Fine to Day W Wind Sent a Letter to DMM Montreal 3 Postage John H Took it to the P.O. Leander went to Dundee Fixed a Board in the West window a Fox crofsed at the Lower Point John H Scating to Day Paid Hagarty 10 cents for the Bag</p>
<p>9th E Wind some Grains of snow Leander came from Dundee took the Sheep from the Bush Began to Were my suit coat pants and vest Reading Fixing the Petition up stairs</p>
<p>10th Shot a Black Duck Fine John H to Summerstown Bought a Lamp chimney</p>
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<p>11th of January 1896 very Fine E Wind John H went to F Covington to get his Tooth Pulled Lewis Boy went to Nicholson to work went up to the Bush to Day Fernandez Brought an Almanac Took the Hay to the Bottom and put it on the south side in the Barn Raised the Boat in the Boat House Good scating now Gordon came to night</p>
<p>12th On this Day of the Month Aunty Mary Departed 1891 Fine E Wind Randolph came Lent him Jesse James John H crofsed to Work at Duncans G</p>
<p>13th unfortunate Day Fine Went Home with Lewis Gentleman Pig Got the 3 axe-handles 30 cents Lewis Bosell and Billy here Fixing their spear</p>
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<p>14th of January 1896 Unfortunate Day Fine W Wind Leander went to Dundee to Get the Horse shod 40 cents put out some Bushes to the South side cutting Brush Paid for Randolph to Tyo 7 Dollars on the Due Bill now 4.92 on the Due Bill</p>
<p>15th Fortunate Day Thrashing I am Cutting Brush and Piling W Wind coloring yard shawls Mits sox seen a Fox in the Back Marsh some Grains of snow Leander crofsed for the Mail</p>
<p>16th Fine E Wind Put a new handle in the vice cut some Brush and Piling Put out a Few more Bushes to the south side a Fox Passed the Door on the ice Put out some Pills at sturgeon Island Got the Scottish American from DMM</p>
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<p>17th of January 1896 Fine E Wind cutting Brush Thrashing John H came he was in Fort Covington to Day to Getting his Boots Fixed</p>
<p>18th Fine E Wind John H crofsed to the Summerstown Scating Rink on the ice Fernandez came had a pair of Long-Boots Leander crofsed to Summerstown to night one of Lewis's Boys hear for Tea cut some water Beech stakes Gordon came</p>
<p>19th E Wind Gordon to church Leander put him acrofs this this Evening with the Horse</p>
<p>20th Unfortunate Day Thrashing I am cutting of alders up in the upper Bay John H crofsed to Work at McLeods at cedar</p>
<p>21st Fine St Agnes Day Unfortunate Day cutting alders sawing stove wood snow Warm</p>
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<p>19th Mr Jo Douquet Lost his Horse</p>
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<p>22nd of January 1896 Fine Races in Dundee Fernandez and (Sissy) Livinia went to Dundee Putting out Manure on the Lower Point north Side a very Fine Day Leander went to Summerstown to night John H came from McLeods to night a Letter From the News Toronto</p>
<p>23rd Fine E Wind cool some Drifting The Boys Thrashing oats cut some Brush and poles</p>
<p>24th Charlie Tupper's B Day of Butter-nut Island E Wind Snowing Drifting Fixing the Harnefs</p>
<p>25th Robie Burns Birth Day E Wind Blowing Hard Drifting snowing went up in the Bush to Day</p>
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<p>26th of January 1896 Fine East Wind Fortunate Day Sissy and Fernandez came From the Races D Spink here Fishing EEls got 1 Took 50 cents worth of Sturgeon John H crofsed</p>
<p>27th Fine Mending Harnefs John H crofsed for the Mail on Horse Back</p>
<p>28th Fine cold cutting alders Drew 3 Loads of Fire-wood Put Marsh hay and a Stack of Fine hay in the Barn put the Bags of oats up in the Loft of the cow-stable</p>
<p>29th E Wind Cold Fine cutting stove-wood one of the Cows calved hens Laying some Boy Bad with colds new mits and nw Drawers to Day</p>
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<p>30th of January 1896 Fine W Wind cutting stove wood Fernandez went for his Mowing Machine 1 Horse</p>
<p>31st Fine E Wind cutting stovewood</p>
<p>1st of February 1896 St Bridgets Day The Black Month E Wind some Rain some hail some snow put the oats in the Puncheon 14 1/2 Bushels in the cow-stable Killed the calf John H came Gordon came him at the P. Meeting to night</p>
<p>2 of Feby Candlemass Day Fine The Bear will see his Shadow to Day as the sun shines the Raccoon and the Badger will see the sun John H crofsed and Gordon Ferandez crofsed Going to Put a Letter in the Lancaster P.O. for a Watch</p>
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<p>3 of Feby 1896 an Unfortunate Day Fine Frosty E Wind John H is working at Duncan G's Grinding the axes</p>
<p>4th Fine E Wind Frosty some Gordon was to go to the P.I Meeting in Alexandria to Day</p>
<p>5th Fine E Wind Soft Water on the ice under the snow Drew 4 or 5 Loads to Day Leander went to Summerstown tonight Bought of Hagarty Tea</p>
<p>6th E Wind Snowing Raining and Blowing a Hurricane to Day and to night</p>
<p>7th Unfortunate Day Snowed</p>
<p>8th Gordon's Birth Day Fine Leander got a Fox Gordon came Fernandez came Gordon and Leander went to Summerstown</p>
<p>9th Sexagesima Sunday Randolph came John H came Randolph got a pair of Mits Unfortunate Day Unfortunate Day</p>
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<p>10th of Feb 1896 Fine Thrashing oats John H crofsed took the Buck saw Fernandez crofsed Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>11th Fortunate Day West Wind Wind Drifting cutting a Pole For the Barn Door seen a Rat Track Leander Stanley and the 2 Dogs went up and Got him</p>
<p>12th Unfortunate Day W Wind Frosty cutting alders</p>
<p>13th E Wind Snowing Drifting New Moon and a Eclipse on the Sun and stars in conjunction Makes it stormy</p>
<p>14th St Valentine's day This is the Day of the Big Fight Fitssimmon and Peter Maher W Wind John H came had his axe got a Bad cold</p>
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<p>15th of Feby 1896 E Wind Drifting Blowing cold Began to use the Hay out of the New Stable cows Stable Bought John J's axe 70 cents Bad with colds</p>
<p>16th Quinquasina Sunday Fine Unfortunate Day cold 2 Boys here Frasher and Larue Looking for a Dog that they Lost</p>
<p>17th Unfortunate Day W Wind Windy and Frosty a very very Frosty night</p>
<p>18th Shrove Tuesday E Wind Frosty Windy Thrashed a Few Floors of Oats James Hugh's B Day</p>
<p>19th Ash Wednesday Fine E Wind Frosty Thrashing oats very unwell Last night with a pain on my Right Br{cut off} John H went to Dundee on Horseback</p>
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<p>19th of February 1896 continuted Bought of Tyo Tea 35 axe 75 stopt all night</p>
<p>20th W Wind Drifting some snow cutting Brush alders Thrashing oats John H came from Dundee The Dogs after a Rat White cow calved Mrs Ranald Landfield McDonald Departed on Monday the 17th Kept her 4 Days heard of it</p>
<p>21st Fortunate Day Done Thrashing the Oats cutting alders Drifting Cold the White Cow Calved</p>
<p>22nd Washingtons B Day Fine Windy Drifting cutting stove Wood Fernandez came Races in Dundee to Day Gordon crofsed</p>
<p>23rd Raining Gordon crofsed</p>
<p>24th Fine Drew 3 Load of wood choppin stove Wood got a Fox</p>
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<p>25 Feb 1896 Fortunate Day Fine Fresh cold cutting Wood and Brush Leander Broke a Piece of his axe John H crofsed Ground the axes Frosty to night</p>
<p>26th Fortunate Day Fine E Wind cold putting in the Marsh hay stack cutting alders putting the Brush on the Bank</p>
<p>27th Fine E Wind Went to Dundee Took 3 Tubs of Butter 46..30..29 at 16..80:: and 3.77 on the old Due-Bill that 20.57 in all Tea 2 Soap 50 RRR 25 Matches 10 Broom 25 nails 4 2 Papers of D Dye 20 Fine salt 60 Boots 2.50 Boots 1.25 aprons 1. File 20 Cash 2.25 Buttons 20 3/4 of Velveteen 30 thats 11.65 they Bough Took the Harrow Table Martin here John H Fernandez Sissy</p>
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<p>27th of Feby 1896 Martin got the inch auger put the colt in the cutter goes well cutting alders Brushing and piling Brush on the Bank Leander crofsed to Summrestown to night Seen a crow to Day for the First</p>
<p>28th Fine E Wind an Eclipse on the Moon Full Moon to Day Drawing and cutting Fire Wood Indians Drawing from Charlies or Rofs's Island</p>
<p>29th Intercalary Day Fine Rained some E Wind Mr McGuaguey the PumpMaker came put in the Pump Paid him 4 Dollars Boys went for the Rakeing Machine Welsh Taffy St Davids Day came in Like a Lion E Wind Rain Gordon came he was in Cornwall yesterday 3 of Lewis Boys here Got a Fox Unfortunate Day</p>
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<p>2nd of March 1896 Unfortunate Day Gordon and Fernandez went off to Day West Wind cutting wood and Brush John H and Leander to Summerstown to night snowed some to night Drifting</p>
<p>3rd W Wind Windy Drifting Drawed the alders and ash Poles cow slipped at the River</p>
<p>4th Fine W Wind William Henery Shadgate Cameron's Birth Day Uncle John's Eldest Boy John H crofsed to Duncan G's cuting alders on the Bank Races in Dundee 2 Teams of Indian to Tuppers Island for Wood</p>
<p>5th Fine Day Windy cutting stove Wood in the Bush sawing the stoveWood Fernandez came T{illegible - ink blot} watching the coat Unfortunate Day</p>
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<p>6 March 1896 Fine John H and Fernandez E Wind went to the Races in Dundee and no Races run There was an otter crofsed the Island to the south Bill Morris poorly</p>
<p>7th Fine soft Rained Leander went to the air-hole at the Foot of Hamiltons Island and shot 2 Ducks John H at Hamiltons Helping to Thrash oats High West Wind Blowing Hard Gordon and John H came had a Tin of Honey</p>
<p>8th Fine Randolph came sold Gordon a Watch not very well</p>
<p>9th Fine went to Lewis with the pig</p>
<p>10th Fine went to Lancaster with Mowing Machine went for the Pig</p>
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<p>11th of March 1896 Fine E Wind Went for a Load of Marsh Hay John H Fernandez and Leander Fernandez Leander went to Fort Covington with his Fur 3 Foxes 3.75 2 Mink 1.50 John H crofsed to Summerstown on Horse-Back a Lot of Teams going for Wood to Charlie's Island</p>
<p>12th On This Day of the Month D McMaster Fist came to the Island E Wind Drifting stormy Unfortunate Day Broke on a cake of Sugar sold it</p>
<p>13th W Wind Blustery {illegible} cutting Stove in the Bush John H not well</p>
<p>14th Stanley's B Day 1880 Fine cutting stove Wood in the Bush Gordon came</p>
<p>15th Fine E Wind Leander went to Hamiltons</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>16th of March 1896 Fine Loading some of the Metal old-Iron</p>
<p>17th St Patrick The Festival of the Irish a very Fine Day Boys went to Lancaster with the Metal Mr Dan Frasher came home with the Tup Sheep The 2 Mifs Fraser and Mifs McLennan a Lot of Indians Taking wood From Tuppers Island Stanley very sick</p>
<p>18th St Josephs Day on this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 Boys to Lancaster Took 65 Buckets 5.20 2 Tin Pails 1.20 Butter color 15 Drawing Stove Wood Heard Whistlers going Down Sent 1 Dollar to Star on 16th</p>
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<p>19th of March 1896 E Wind snowing Rain Drifting Spring Begins at 9 PM The 3 Boys went for the Stack of Marsh Hay Stormy Day churning to Day</p>
<p>20th Drifting Windy</p>
<p>21st Fine West Wind cut some stove Wood Gordon came had his clock Drawing-Knife and Traded his Watch, Saw-Set Got the Mail</p>
<p>22nd Livinia's (Senior) B Day Fine Windy Randolph and Eddy Renshaw came Seen Wild Geese for the First John H crofsed with them</p>
<p>23rd Fine very Frosty John H came</p>
<p>24th Fortunate Day Fine Putting out Manure Lewis Boy for Tea Soda Salt 2 Boys crofsed I went to Sturgeon Island</p>
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<p>25th of March 1896 Lady Day a very Fine Day Thawing Putting out Manure in the upper Field</p>
<p>26th John Hamilton Camerons Birth Day 1876 Raining and Turned to Snowing John H crofsed to Summerstown on Horse-Back Bought of Haggarty 2 Dozen and 8.60 cents</p>
<p>27th Drifting Blowing chopping stove wood in the upper Field</p>
<p>28th Fine Livinia Leander John H went to Dundee Bought of Tyo Tea 3 lb Soda 1 lb Shot Tobacco Powder Leander and John H crofsed to Summerstown Gordon came Sold his Boat</p>
<p>29th Palm Sunday Rain John H went for his Mother Thunder and Lightning to night Traded the Blind Horse</p>
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<p>30th of March 1896 Fine John H and his Mother came had the Traded Mare took a Bag of Potatoes Tapt 100 Trees to Day John H went to mit tots at Cedar seen 6 cranes Robins Hawks Blackbirds Wild Geese some Whistlers</p>
<p>31st Fine Tapt 100 to Day Randolph here got ash made a Fire in the Bush got 2 Barrels and 35 Pails thats 75 Pails in all</p>
<p>1st of April all Fools Day Unfortunate Day E Wind High Cold Wind Freezing Tapt 50 Trees to Day Drew some Loads of Wood</p>
<p>2nd WW Snowing and Rain Fine Fernandez Bought of J Summers 2 Yards of Cloth 60</p>
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<p>3rd of April 1896 Good Friday Cold an D------ this morning Snowing</p>
<p>4th Stormy snowing Drifting Fernandez crofsed Paid John S Summers 10 for the Stove Sold 7 Dozen of Eggs 1.05 Bought 4 3/4 yds owe 47 on the cloth Gordon came</p>
<p>5th Easter Sunday Sun Dont Dance this Morning Fine Shot a Duck Leander</p>
<p>6th Fine Boiling Fixing the arch for the Pots Took home the Stove Bought 200 of Flour 1 Sack of Salt on the 4th</p>
<p>7th On This Day of the Month Uncle John Departed 1893 Mifs Janet Fraser here Martin home with the augur John H crofsed took home our Saw Dany Spink in the Sugar Bush to night</p>
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<p>8th of April 1896 a very Fine Day a Good sap Day John H Went to Dundee Bought a Pair of Boots got a Pair Fixed Made Syrup 10 Gallons Seen swallows to day Pewits or Pheabys came a Lot of Wild Geese went East</p>
<p>9th On this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 Fine Warm Sugar Day E Wind Lewis Boy here all Day Got Syrup had Baskets Leander John H went to Summerstown to night</p>
<p>10th Fine Day Boiling in the Sugar Bush got a Mink on the 9ths got 2 Whistlers Found a Fox he is no Good</p>
<p>11th Fine in the sugar Bush got 2 Rats Took 20 Gallon Home</p>
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<p>12th of April 1896 Cow Sunday Fine Gordon Randolph Eddy Renshaw came John H Grofsed with them Leander took his Boat to the air-hole 3 of Lewis in the Sugar Bush Ice Opening in small Holes</p>
<p>13th Fine Boys in sugar Bush put out the Bun Sugaring</p>
<p>14th Fine ice opened at Little Island Boys crofsed to the Sturgeon Island Shot 8 Ducks Rained some Leander went to J Duckett to Hunt Water high Lots of Ducks Flying Loons came yellow Hammer came Bitterns or Mire-Drum came</p>
<p>15th Fine Made sugar Lots of Ducks Lots of Shooting put Water out of the cellar ice Jamming</p>
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<p>16th April 1896 Fine Fortunate Day Made sugar to Day Sissy Ionia Stanley Fernandez in the Bush Great Shooting to Day ice Cleared away pretty Good to Day ice out of the Back Bay took in the Fish Box a Lamb to Day 8 young Pigs to Day Took the Waggon to the Bush Splitting the Butternut Thunder and Lightning this Evening Ducks Began to Lay</p>
<p>17th Fine Thunder Took the Boat From Bell Bay Tried for EEls Frog music commenced</p>
<p>18th Uncle Duncan's Birth Day Foggy Smoky E Wind Ionia and I took in a Long Stick John H came</p>
<p>19th Sunday Windy Fine Mrs Lewis and Boy here</p>
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<p>20th of April 1896 Fine Leander came and went and came to night splitting the Butternut Made Syrup</p>
<p>21st Cool E Wind Rain Hail snow Thunder Lightning Took Home some of the Buckets Leaving some for vinegar in the camp Lewis Boys here Bought their Decoys For a Dollar Paid them snowed some</p>
<p>22nd fine Boys went for Wallace's Boat to Plum Island First Ploughing on the Lower Point Took home the Last Syrup First Pike caught to Day</p>
<p>23rd St. George's Day Fine Ploughing taken the Banking of the English Fernandez went to Dundee John Dishaw and son here</p>
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<p>24th of April 1896 Fine E Wind Mr Genie and Cameron here Brought a Bottle of Honey Ploughing cutting stove Wood Fernandez came had the Shoe for the Plough 40 2 calfskins 70</p>
<p>25th Unfortunate Day St Marks Day E Wind Fine Rained south wind Genie came from Cornwall Lewis Resor here Boys got 6 Ducks John came</p>
<p>26th Fine Genie went off Gordon came had his Trunk Sent a Box of Ducks to Dan 11 Ducks Gordon took them to Hagartys to take out Hat on Wood for Fernandez</p>
<p>27th Ploughing cutting Brush Digging stones Fernandez to Lancaster got 1/2 Bushel Hay seed 1..30 ct</p>
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<p>28 of April 1896 Rained Ploughed some Lewis Boys for Hay 2.15 they got cut cranberrys Bush Fernandez and Sissy went to Dundee took 28 lb of Butter 4.48 old Mr Tyo's Daughter July Buried to Day Bought Boots cloth 3 combs Harrowteeth Rice Making stakes Ploughed North side of the Potato Ground Brought a Bull calf Black one from Bill Morris a Week old</p>
<p>29th Fine E Wind Makin the Fence around the yard went around the Island Set Fires took Down the oars From Bell Bay at the Lane Fence Chaffy into Lancaster</p>
<p>30th E W Planting Potatoes Ploughing cut potatoes seed shot Ducks</p>
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<p>1st of May 1896 Fine E W Ploughing Planting Digging Stones Leander went to F Covington with Fur Boat Went Down Lighthouses lit up cutting Potato seeds St Phillip and St James</p>
<p>22nd Fine E Wind Digging out Stones at the Lower Point Setting Fires Killed a Large Snake and Roasted him Let the Mare and colt out on Grass Making stakes 3 Boats Passed to Day John H came</p>
<p>3rd Fine Mr Genie came from Pat M Mahon</p>
<p>14th Fine Digging and Drawing Stones to the Bank Making stakes Gathering stones Lots of Boats a Going Boys crofsed to night</p>
<p>5th Fine Drawing stones to the Bank Alexandra went Down thunder Rained north and East Wind Put the milk in the cellar now</p>
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<p>6th of May 1896 Fine E Wind First Trip up for the Rocket went Down the same Day The Hamilton went Down First Trip Drawing stones to the Bank Ploughing at the Lower Point taking out stones set Fires up in the Bay</p>
<p>7th Fine E Wind Ploughing at the Lower Point sowed 4 Bushels of Oats taken out stones Fernandez crofsed for the Mail First Raft went Down</p>
<p>8th Fine Ploughing Drawing Stones to the Bank Fernandez went to Lancaster For Pease and clover seed</p>
<p>9th Fine Ploughed Drawing Stones Harrowing Fernandez came had 2 Bushel of Pease 2 Bushel of Barley clover-Seed sowed Oats Sowed Pease Lots of Boats Going Cow Calved John H Working at Hamiltons with John came to night</p>
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<p>10th of May 1896 Rogation Sunday Fine Randolph came</p>
<p>11th Sowed 2 Bushels of Barley and 6 1/2 of Oats and 10 lbs of Hay-Seed Harrowing Began Ploughing in the Garden Lewis here to Supper came from Lancaster Gave me 7 Ears of corn Began Working at a Roller Working at the Leech Ploughed on the Hill took the Boat around from the Pitt Point Plowing at the Lower Point Set Fires at the Roller at the Leech Filled with Ashes</p>
<p>13th Fine E Wind Ploughing and putting stones to the Bank Sissy and Fernandez with Eggs to Jo Douquets a Lot of Boats went to Day Fixing Fence</p>
<p>14th Ascension or Holy Thursday Ploughing sowed 3 Bushel of Oats at Lower End Rolling the oats Gathering stones</p>
<p>15th Sowed 1 Bushel on the Hill at the Soap Fixing the Roller</p>
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<p>16th of May 1896 Fine N West Wind Ploughing corn Ground taking stones of the Lower Point Fixing the Roller Rolling Barley and oats Working in the Garden at the soap John H came</p>
<p>17th Fine Windy</p>
<p>18th John H here with the wind its High crofsed this Evening Began to Plough a Peice in the oakfield Piling stove-Wood</p>
<p>19th Fine Mr Genie came Fishing Plough Found an old Horse shoe Livinia and Fernandez to Summers for Garden seeds Harrowing Potato</p>
<p>20th Unfortunate Day Fine Day East and West Wind set Fires outside in the Marsh south side Ploughing at the Double Butternut Down on the Hill Taking of stones Genie went to Salmon River to Fish catfish {torn off} Hamilton and Alexandra went Down to Day shut the south End of the Garden Fence Genie went off</p>
<p>21st very Fine Sowed 2 Bushels in the oakfield first time it ever was sowed south side {rest of page illegible}</p>
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<p>22nd of May 1896 Fine Drawing Rails Making Fence Thunder and Lightning Big squall of N West Blew Down a Maple Tree East End sugar Bush</p>
<p>23rd Fine Drawing stones and sticks from the Bank Took stump from the Grove Leander with 2 Pigs to Jennie Duncan the Limbs of the Maple</p>
<p>24th Sunday The Queen's Birth Day hoisted the colours Pentecost Whit Sunday Put John H across</p>
<p>25th Fine day E Wind Leander to Dundee got a Bag of Potatoes 20 a Bushel Planted them to Day 2 Tenets overalls Boots Drawing Stones to the Bank Drew 2 Sticks Pine</p>
<p>26 Rain and Thunder Last night very Windy to Day Shearing the Sheep cutting stove Wood 2 of the sheep not sheared</p>
<p>27th Fine sheared the 2 sheep cutting stove-wood musquitoes Back</p>
<p>28th E Wind Rained Windy went to {cut off} Island</p>
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<p>29th of May 1896</p>
<p>Royal Oak Day or Oak apple Day Unfortunate Day sawing and Piling Stove Wood Dribling Rain Windy W Wind</p>
<p>30th Fine Windy Sawing and Piling stove-Wood chickens and Ducks chickens out now Fernandez crofsed took John H home Heard of the Great Disaster at Victoria B Columbia I am afraid Bismarck was in the Car</p>
<p>31st Gordon here John H crofsed with him Lewis Lazore here Fine</p>
<p>1st of June The Glorious First of June Vicky's Birth Day 1878 splitting stove Wood Leander Fernandez Sissy Bought Flour Tea Rice Braces Calico 15 yds 1/2 100 of cornmeal and Calico Boots Fixed Set Fire to Bottom of the old Fence Through Line went up to night</p>
<p>2nd Fine Spartan went Down Fernandez went to Meeting in Williamstown cutting at head of the Island Lewis came for a Pig</p>
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<p>3rd of June 1896 Fine Fernandez went to Careys to work Put the Plough through Potatoes Drew the Logs to the Place for to saw them Piling splitting stove wood</p>
<p>4th of June old George the 3rd Birth Day used to be kept up a very warm Day Lots of Boats a Going setting Fires Leander went up with Mr Wallace's Hunting Boat to Jo Douquets Corpus Christe</p>
<p>5th very hot and Sultry splitting slove wood one of Lewis's Boys here for Milk Butter Hammer</p>
<p>6th on this Day of the Month Sir John McDonald Departed Some Rain E Wind changed to West Fernandez and John H came to night Leander crofsed</p>
<p>7th Fine E Wind Ed Renshaw here Fernandez crofsed to Careys Rained</p>
<p>8th Fine E Wind Rained cut some E{cut off}</p>
<p>9th Aunty Mary's Birth Day 1813 some Rain</p>
<p>10th Fine E Wind Billy Morris and Lemay here Drawing sticks for the stable John H crofsed to Summerstown came home and Went to Hamiltons</p>
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<p>11th of June 1896 St Barnabas Day Fine N Wind Leander went to Dundee Fernandez came from Careys Putting Manure on the Potatoes Fortunate Day More young Ducks to 2 Bags of Cornmeal Drawers shirt sox Rain Rod Paint oil</p>
<p>12th Unfortunate Day Fine Put the Plough through the Potatoes E W Fernandez crofsed for the Mail</p>
<p>13th Fine E Wind Painting the Boat put Ground to the Potatoes Fernandez went to Summerstown station to Rory's Meeting cutting weeds for the Pigs at Stove Wood</p>
<p>14th E Wind John Morris Frank Bodwa here Took 2 small Pigs John Went to Hamiltons</p>
<p>15th Fine Fernandez to Lancaster Taking the Roof off the Horsestable set some Fires Hoed some corn and squashes Took the Fish Box out of the River Broke it up Painting the Boat Killed a sheep or Mutton Mr Genie here from Cornwall Took his stove lifter with him got some EEls Lots of Fireflies</p>
<p>16th Putting Logs up on the Stable very warm Nomination at Alexandria</p>
<p>17th Went to see John and Margaret Hamilton very warm Tom Went to Cornwall Bank 3 Bouys went to McLennans Meeting Set 1 to JW</p>
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<p>18th June 1896 Waterloo Fine very warm Hoeing Bill Morris here Ionia went up with him took some vinegar The Pasport went Down</p>
<p>19th Fine Leander went to Dundee</p>
<p>20th get stuff for his Boat Flour a Meeting in Dundee White & Scriver</p>
<p>21st Leander came 1 sack of Flour</p>
<p>22nd Fine Big Meeting in Cornwall Fernandez went to Cornwall to Hear Premier Tupper OUr Dan's Birth Day Uncle Dan Cameron</p>
<p>23rd very Fine Election all over Fernandez Leander and I went to Lancaster I voted for Mr R.R. McLennan came home and the 2 Boys went Back to Lancaster to have Fun Randolph here RR got in with a Big Majority a Lot of the conservatives out Dr Bergin got in a Big Time in Summerstown</p>
<p>24th St John Baptist Day Unfortunate Day Put the Plough Through the corn and Potatoes hoeing in the garden and in the Potatoes corn</p>
<p>25th Fine hoeing corn & Potatoes Weeding Sissy & Stanley to Jo Douquets with Eggs 1.70 Let out the Bull</p>
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<p>26th of June 1896 Fine put some Logs on the stable Leander went with 3 Tubs of Butter to J Douquetts 102 lb</p>
<p>27th cutting Brush and Rafters Stanley and I Leander went for the Mail John H came</p>
<p>28th Fine Lewis here got 2 lb of Butter John H crofsed to Hamiltons</p>
<p>29th St Peter & St Paul Drew the Rafters Fixing Fence taking alders and Brush out By the Roots Let out the calves</p>
<p>30th Fine Windy Fernandez and Sissy Livinie went to Dundee piling Logs of Stove-wood Sawing Stove Wood took the Salt out of the cellar Bought Tubs Tea Sugar cutting Boots Table cloth, oil cloth cup Drefs Calico Shirting Pants Braces Shirts Nails Cut Paper</p>
<p>1st of July Dominion Day Fine Fernandez with Uncle Bill Mowing on Plum Island they came to night for Fat Pine and spears Working at the Rafters Ionia came home yesterday Made Bon-Fires</p>
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<p>2nd of July 1896 Fine very Warm put the Rafters on the Stable The Big Vessel went up 2 Tugs Towing her EEl Flies Grasshoppers Plenty</p>
<p>3rd Unfortunate Day Fine E Wind Cool Putting the Boards on the Roof of the Stable one of Lewis's Boys for Butter and Milk setting Fires to some Brush-heaps Leander went to Summerstown Sack of Flour Columbian went Down to Day</p>
<p>4th American Independence Raining E Wind Thunder & Lightning cool</p>
<p>5th Our John's Birth Day 1803 (Uncle John) Fine E Wind Gordon came John H came and went off Dany Spink here Trowling Lent a Dollar to Fernandez Came from Dundee working on Plum Island</p>
<p>6th Fine Mr Genie here went to Cornwall we sent for 4 Large Glass 14 X 24 Randolph Left Jo Douquetts cut 7 Poles for Shafts</p>
<p>7th Fine Working at the car of the Waggon Randolph here</p>
<p>8th Fine Randolph painting his Boat Mr Genie came From Cornwall Brought 4 Large Window Glass 55 cents to a pound 1/2 of Butter Leander Randolph to Summerstown 100 of Flour</p>
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<p>{illegible} of July 1896 Fine Leander and Randolph went to Dundee Randolph took the cars for Beauhomias or Chatuaguay Fernandez and Stanley Mowing with 1 Horse Mowing Machine cutting Weeds for the Pigs a Fortunate DAy Fine one of the cows calved put Paris Green on the Potatoes a New Kind of Bug came to the Potatoes the Wilson Bug English Cherries Ripe Birds eating them Finished the car of the Waggon and Shafts in the Racking Machine Setting Fires on the Pitt Point</p>
<p>11th Fine Mowing Raking Fixing the Fence Made a Place for the Young Ducks at the Shore yesterday Fixing Big Glass in the Window cutting the Grove Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown</p>
<p>12th of July Orangeman's Day Fine John H and Gordon Randolph came Gordon crofsed to Cattenach</p>
<p>13th Fine Mowing Fernandez {illegible} Frashers Lewis for Butter Killed the calf Bugs Bad on the Potatoes</p>
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<p>14th of July 1896 Fine Very Warm Mowin Raking Gathering Making Making coils Put in 2 Loads for the First Randolph Traded his Boat with Mr Kimball 10 Dollars to Boot eat new Potatoes Ionia and I to Fish got 20 Perch</p>
<p>15th St Swithins Day Rained to Day W Wind Mowing Back of the Barn Fixing Fence John H and Randolph Went to Look for Randolph's Knife he Left it on Plum Island yesterday Randolph went to Lancaster Thunder and Lightning</p>
<p>16th Fine Put in 2 Loads of Hay Raking Killed a Sheep Mowing a Few Drops of Rain Washed the Woll yesterday Pease got Pods and cleaned the West Mow in the Barn Leander went to Douquetts with 11 Dozen of Eggs Tub of Butter got to Day 7 Dollars Randolph came</p>
<p>17th Fine very warm John H and Randolph went to Dundee Bought Tobacco Pants Shirts Melon Scythe stone Ionia Fishing Down at Rofs's Island {illegible} putting in Hay {rest of entry illegible}</p>
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<p>18th of July 1896 Very Fine Mowing Raking Making coils Randolph Fishing got a Lot Pleasure Excursions The Rocket The Gannett Leander and Randolph crofsed to Summerstown for the Mail Done cutting Hay in the Lower Field Raking and Making coils</p>
<p>19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874 Fernandez came John H crofsed with Kim Fine</p>
<p>20th Rained some Randolph went to A Frashers to work Began to Mow in the Upper Field cut a Few Rounds</p>
<p>21st Mowed some in the Upper Field Put a Load in from the Lower Field commenced to {illegible} very hot Blackbirds at the Pease (Sheep Pelts and calf skin John H Took</p>
<p>22nd Fine Mowed and Made coils in the W Field very hot Rain Thunder Lightning and much Rain here Passed to the South then to the north Lewis's Boy here Butter and Milk a Great Many Going Down for Huckle Berries to Point {illegible}</p>
<p>23rd Fine put 1 Lode in the Horses stable Put 4 Loads in to Day all Done the hay Lower Field Mowing West of Barn</p>
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<p>24th of July 1896 Fine Mowing in the Oakfield on Both sides of the Oats Putting in Made coils cutting alfers Fencing the Bank went to the Head of the Island some Devils cut the Pine Block at the Pine Pease good to Eat</p>
<p>25th Fine St James Day Mowed a Peice of the Barley south side Put in 2 Loads in the Stable loft the hay above the Barley and the oakfield Put wire Fence in the Bay putting alders on the Bank Lots of Boats Going to Day Leander crofsed to Summerstown for Mail Randolph and Gordon came with Leander</p>
<p>26th Fine Randolph went to Lancaster John H came Working at Robert Jack Fernandez came had Stanley Boots</p>
<p>27th cutting the Barley cutting and cutting Back Marsh Rained to night Thunder & Lightning Blackbirds at the Pease</p>
<p>28th Fine very warm Ionia Sissy and Ma went to Hamiltons Bought Tea Thread nutmeg putting in the Barley</p>
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<p>29th of July 1896 Mowing very warm mowing in Front Marsh Raking making coils Blackbirds Bad Lewis's Boys here for the Jumper and our 2 Inch Augur 2 Indians here selling Huckleberries Lots of Boats agoing got the Potato Bug sprinkler Lewis Leander crofsed to Summerstown sold 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes</p>
<p>30th very warm Mowing in Front Marsh high Wind a Few Drops of Rain Sam Mitchell and Wife Pikes Daughter here got Butter Potatoes going after Huckleberries Thunder Lots of Boats a Going</p>
<p>31st Began a Marsh-hay stack Windy Mowing</p>
<p>1st of August Lammas Day Finished the stack Leander went to Dundee Brought small Tub of Butter to Jo Shetla Bought Sythe and Snaith 1 Dollar Hat Randolph came</p>
<p>2nd Minnies Birth Day Fine Fernandez came Gordon and Geordie Annan came Leander came had the scythe snaith</p>
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<p>3rd of Augt 1896 Fine Warm Windy Mowing and Making coils Mr Genie here a man From squaw Island For Butter Blackbirds at the Grain</p>
<p>4th Fine very warm Mowing in the Marsh making coils Leander crofsed to Summertown The Chaffy a Big crowd on Her a Pic Nic to Hamiltons Island Bought of Mr Hagarty 100 of Flour RRR Genie Fishing to night Rained hard Thunder and Lightning E Wind</p>
<p>5th Fine Rained some cut some of the Lower Point oats Leander and Stanley Blackbirds Bad Genie here</p>
<p>6th Randolph's B Day 1867 Fortunate Day Fine small Shower Fixing the Pump took it out and took all the Bark of it Mr Genie Helping us at it cutting oats at Lower Point</p>
<p>7th Fortunate Day Fine Mowing oats in the upper Field and Below the Garden Randolph came Left Frashers Genie went off Put in 2 Loads of oats From the Lower Point</p>
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<p>8th of Aug 1896 very Fine very warm E Wind a Boat or 2 Barges aground on the Bar above squaw Island and Putting in what oats there is in the upper Field Mr Augustus Laduke here for worms or Baits Gave Stanley 10 cents Lots of Towing and other Boats a Going Blackbirds bad Randolph went to Lancaster to night</p>
<p>9th John H came Lewis here for Butter Fine</p>
<p>10th Fine a crew of 7 camped on the Pitt Point Men Women and children they are from Cornwall cutting Marsh Hay cutting oats cut a Bunch or 2 of Pease Leander crofsed for the Mail did not Get our Glengarrian</p>
<p>11th very warm cutting hay cut the Big Pease Gathering oats Making coils</p>
<p>12th very Warm Made a stack I Went to Hopkins Point for 6 Bottles of Beer Paid 1 Dollar got 10 cents Back Put in the Big {illegible} on the West side Randolph to Lancaster Raking the oats Lewis here for Butter Tea and Milk</p>
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<p>13th of August 1896 E Wind very warm cutting in the West End of Front Marsh Randolph and Leander Put in 2 Loads of Marsh hay in the stable Loft cutting some Weads and Brush Lewis Took home the sprinkler and they Broke it Tenters got Potatoes Randolph Fixing his Boat</p>
<p>14th Fine very warm Heard that a Man Died at Kenneth's under a Tree in the Field cutting some at the Pease Making coils in the upper end of the Marsh 32 Found the Bell Randolph Painting his Boat Nannie in the Grove got Loose to night</p>
<p>15th very warm and Fine Putting in 3 Loads of oats made a stack of Marsh hay heard to night that it was Dan Angus that Departed yesterday Leander Leander to Douquets with Butter and Eggs 3 Boys here for 4 lb of Butter Fernandez came to night and Gordon The Tenters went home to Day</p>
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<p>16th of August 1896 Raining Dan Angus McDonald Buried to Day Leander crofsed with Gordon Lewis here for Milk and Butter Got a Lot of London Papers from Dan</p>
<p>17th Fine at the hay along side of the Fence at the Wet Place Ionia and I to snake Island to Look at the Hay Killed a Sheep very Fat Mowing Turned the Pease cut the oats in the Oakfield</p>
<p>18th Fine Raining cutting the Hay in the Oakfield Went to Na Houta's Island to see the Hay Randolph and Leander 2 of the Tent men for Potatoes and Hay Gave 10 cents</p>
<p>19th Bismarcks B Day 1870 Fine a Few Drops of Rain the 2 Boys went to Na Houtas Island to cut Marsh hay Making coils of Marsh hay and coiling the oats in the Oakfield</p>
<p>20th Fine 3 Lad{cut off} and a Little Boy Barry Rowing the From Stanley Island Bought 31 lbs of Maple sugar at 8 Finished the {illegible} Island put in the Pease and oats</p>
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<p>21st of August 1896 Fine very warm put up one stack on Snake Island Made some coils in the Back Marsh have 1 stack more to Make on Snake Island Thunder Lightning heavy Rain to night</p>
<p>22nd Fine Day EW Randolph put out his Boat and went to Cornwall to Day Stanley and I Fishing to Day got 43 Lots of Yaghts going now</p>
<p>23rd Fine Windy John H Came</p>
<p>24th St Bartholemow Day Fine cut some Brush Pulled the Beans at Lower Point Stanley has a soar Hand Lewis here for Butter Randolph came through the night</p>
<p>25th Fine fixed the Roof and Pipe Put in the Marsh hay and some coils of oats Livinia and Ionia went to Stanley Island with Eggs Bougt Matches The Columbian Down with Big Load of Passengers Bought 100 of Flour a Tub of Butter to Jo Douquet : 2 Boats came Tenting on the North side</p>
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<p>26 of August 1896 Fine West Wind Leander and Randolph went to cut Marsh hay on Round Island Black Horse Island or Sheep Island it has all these names 2 Boats Fishing out Beside the Rushes one Boat upset and they got a Ducking Fixing my Boat Took out in the Beans Sorting the chickens for to Sell them crows at the apples</p>
<p>27th Fine a Pic Nic at Hamiltons Island for the church Fishing Perch Got a Bun From the Men From Cornwall thats Tented on the North side Rain last night</p>
<p>28th Fine Randolph Leander Mowing on Black Horse or Round Island Lewis and Mary Ann here she is Sowing on the sowing Machine Gave Lewis a Dollar for the Hay Those Cornwall Tenters went off to Day Lewis to Butter and Milk Randolph crofsed to night</p>
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<p>29th of August 1896 Fine Fishing got 18 Stanley & Sissy Went with 19 chickens to Mr Jo Douquetts Leander & Randolph went to Fort Covington Windy Fernandez came</p>
<p>30th Windy Gordon John H and Willie Rose Came they went up to the Point</p>
<p>31st Fine Randolph and Leander Fixing Boxes For their Live Ducks went up to Jo Douquets to BC Ready for the Game tomorro</p>
<p>1st of September St Giles Day Hunting Begins to Day Stanley and Livinia Went to Dundee Bought of Tyo Boots 2 Tea 1 Dollar soda 15 Glafs 18 Salt 50 4.63) Tubs Bought Cotton outing calico Lots of Boats a Going Columbran went Down Yesterday a Big Load</p>
<p>2nd Fine Went to Charley Island cranberries Plums Randolph and Leander came from hunting</p>
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<p>3rd of Sept 1896 Dan's Birth Day 1846 Rained some Shot some Ducks Lots of Tow's a Going Lots of Plovers going West Flying high some apples Falling</p>
<p>4th DCF. Birth Day 1894 Fine Randolph went for his Sail to Dundee cutting a a Maple the Wind Blew Down</p>
<p>5th John Angus B Day 1850 East Wind Fine the Boys went to Snake Island to Make a Stack Mr Genie came had crab apples he went to Cornwall to sell apples cut Down a Dead Butternut Dug some of the Ditch</p>
<p>6th Fine some wind Dick Cottingham came for Randolph to hunt John H cam</p>
<p>7th Races in Cornwall yachts and Boats and Canoe's Mr Genie came Lots of Boats Going to Day cutting Dead cherries and Brush set a fire</p>
<p>8th Fortunate Day very Fine Day Drawing Rails setting Fires in the upper Field Cornwall Tenters ca{cut off} got 2 sturgeon Rockett going Down Bought 100 of Flour on the 6th Sunday</p>
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<p>9 of Sept 1896 Unfortunate Day Fine E Wind Randolph Stanley Leander went to Make the stack on Black Horse Island near the Mouth of Salmon River Got 4 sturgeon 1 EEl Lucias for 4 lb of Butter they are Going Home to Day as Fish Dont Well Keeping the cows from coming in apples Falling</p>
<p>10th a very Fine Day very Foggy this Morning A Great many Boats went to Day setting Fires in the apple Field Fishing perch Randolph got his Mast and rudder Leander went to F Covington Binding some sheafs corn Stalks Lewis for Butter The Exhibition in Montreal</p>
<p>11 Trimming an Oak and Maple on the Pitt Pint Tenters to Butter and Potatoes 30 Got 2 Sturgeon</p>
<p>12th Fine E Wind a Race the Rockett and Bohemian the Bohemian caught her and Passer the Tenters went off Took up some 6 Bushels of apples Mr Genie went to Cornwall had 2 Boats</p>
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<p>13th of Sept 1896 E Wind Fernandez John H Gordon came Gordon Traded his Watch for a Boat The Tot with John Hamilton Gordon Leander Randolph making Ready to go to the Exhibition in Montreal tomorrow at 5 oclock they went up to the Point</p>
<p>14th Fine the 3 Boys went to Montreal Mr Genie came from Cornwall cutting cornstalks taking in apples cutting in the Garden</p>
<p>15th Fine E Wind Mr Genie went to Dundee to sell apples Gave him Money to Buy Sugar Ball of Thread a corn popper Cutting Rushes at the entrance of the Ditch Taking in apple cutting cornstalks went to the upper Point Mr Genie came sugar Thread corn popper Randolph came</p>
<p>16th Leander came stopt at Mr Andrew Fraser's all night Lewis for Butter Barry for Randolph setting Fires Allen Cameron house Burnt</p>
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<p>17th of Sept 1896 Fine some Rain E Wind Thunder Lightning South West Wind Harrowing the hay Field sowed a Kettle of Grasseed set a Line Mr Genie here</p>
<p>18th Fine W Wind Mr Genie to Lancaster cutting on the Pitt Point Taking in cornstalks took in some apples Let the Horses in this side</p>
<p>19th Raining Mr Genie came From Lancaster shelling Beans</p>
<p>20th W Wind John H came very windy 2 here Mr M Edwards Man and Jo Lewis's Boy</p>
<p>21st Some Rain Turned Fine Began Taking up the Potatoes put 26 Bushels in to Day Keeping the small ones for the Pigs Those Cornwall Tenters came to Day Bought Potatoes a Bedding</p>
<p>22nd Fine E Wind Water Raised our Boat on the North Side Taken away yesterday was St Mathews Day Digging the cellar Sun Crofsing the Line Equinocical Gales</p>
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<p>22nd of Sept 1896 Equinoxical Gales EW changed to West and North Wind cool Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Haggarty Diamond Dys Sugar Making Preserves Boiling Feed for the Pigs</p>
<p>23 Fine Windy Frost this Morning ice in the Boat Taking up Potatoes about 26 Bushels Mr Genie went off Randolph here to night went off</p>
<p>24th Fine Rained some Last night WW Tent Boy for Butter put in Potatoes 26 Bushels Leander went to the South side making Jelly a Lot of it Fanned some Pease and Beans Got 2 Ducks 25 Took up some of the Lower Potatoes 6 Bushel Went around the Island set a Fire on some Brush Leander crofsed for the Mail</p>
<p>26th Fine Windy shelled some corn Tenters went off to Cornwall Leander went for Ducks Fixing stones out in the water to Raining to night</p>
<p>27th Windy Raining Fernandez came Bought Leander Watch 40 Dollars</p>
<p>28th Fine Finished the Potatoes at the Door Stanley and Sissy went to J Douquetts 2 Tubs of Butter 12 Doz of Eggs Paid what he owed</p>
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<p>29th of Sep 1896 E Wind Fine Finished the Lower Potatoes 4 Bushels 78 1/2 Bushels in the cellar Besided the small ones for the Pigs and to Harrow yet Michaelmass Day Making a Hay Blinds for Hunting Mr John Oxley Buried to Day a very Fine Man and good Friend Heard he Departed in Montreal</p>
<p>30th High Wind Rained hard Ionia and I gathering nuts about 10 Bushels Killed 11 snakes to Day took in some apples Leander Making a Blind</p>
<p>1st of October Ionia B Day 1883 Rained some Gathered some nuts husking corn in the Barn making a Quilt Lewis here for Milk and Butter</p>
<p>2nd Fine Cool Gathering nuts Making Blinds Thrashed some Pease Lewis came from Lancaster Rain high E Wind</p>
<p>3 Fine E Wind Leander crofsed for Mail Bought of Hagarty Tea cinnamon Salt 60 Trimmed apple Trees Thrashed Pease Randolph here</p>
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<p>4th of October 1896 Fine October 4 in Bottles Gordon and John H came</p>
<p>5th Fine E Wind Mr Genie came had Hops 28 cents paid had a Bag of Apples a Mud spear Pole of Ash Fishing to night Gathering Butternuts those Cornwall Tenters came a Bed of Hay 10 cents at the Tumbler Quilt Leander to Dundee Bought of J Tyo Pants Drawers 2 Pairs of Boots 5 Gallons of Kerosene oil</p>
<p>6th Fine cool E Wind Finished the nuts all in one Heap took the Horse after them all spread up on the Hill</p>
<p>7th Raind Last and to Day Rained making Blinds for Hunting 2 Boys here Renshaw and Mr {illegible} Sold 2 Ducks 50 cents Finished the Tumbler Quilt put up another Quilt Fortunate Day</p>
<p>8th Windy Cool splitting some Logs got Twine from those Tenters Moved some stones at the River</p>
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<p>9th of October 1896 Unfortunate Day St Dennis Day Fine Mr Genie went to Dundee Piling stones at the River Put out 3 Loads of Manure</p>
<p>10th A.A Mc M B Day Fine E Wind sawing a Dead Maple Mr Genie and I Tenters went home a Yacht went Down yesterday Towing a hunting House Leander went for the Mail Got a Lot of Packages of Books and Papers From D.M.M Montreal Traded with Mr Genie for a Watch Gave it to Livinia (Sissy)</p>
<p>11th Fine Windy EW Fernandez came Leander Got 6 Ducks Sold 2 To Fernandez 2 Boys here Traded Ducks one of Them is White</p>
<p>12 Fine E Wind Mr Genie and I at splitting 3 Logs commenced to clear a Peice in the alders From the Ditch Ploughing at the Lower-Point</p>
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<p>13th of Oct 1896 Fine E Wind high Genie and I cutting Brush Made a Stack of Marsh hay on the very outside of the Marsh Genie went to Dundee for his spear took his Big Boat to McMahon</p>
<p>14th A very Fine Day Livinia and Stanley went to Dundee Putting out Manure a Lot of Shooting to Day the House Boat Hunters that went Down came up to Day Genie came From Dundee Fishing to night</p>
<p>15th a very very Fine Day Genie went off Piling stones at the River Lewis here for Butter and Milk Stanley and Sissy came Bought Boots and Mended Boots Drawers Shirts Tartan Spoon horn RRR Eclectrick oil Tubs Brought a cat Heard 2 Men Hunters Drowned Lancaster cut the Rushes in the Road</p>
<p>16th A Fortunate Day Fine Randolph came had 2 Letters and Lot of Papers From Dan Mary Ann Lewis here McEdward passed Down home Done Thrashing the small pease</p>
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<p>17th of Oct 1896 Unfortunate Day Thrashing some Leander crofsed for the Mail Burnt a Couple of Brush heaps Leander stopt at Douquets to Hunt</p>
<p>18th St Luke's day E Wind John H came</p>
<p>19th Fine Windy The Lucias took 30 lb of Butter 5.40 Working at the stones at the River Taking in and Shelling sunflowers some grains of snow Last night</p>
<p>20th very High W Wind Leander and Mr Molson here Left 1 of his Guns Randolph Here Took away Blinds and Poles Ground his Small axe I went up around the Island searched for Spunk Working at the Stones at the River a Large 3 Masted Propeller went Down Picking Beech-nuts rained to night</p>
<p>21st Fortunate Day very Windy a Lot of Shooting Fernandez came Taking in the Garden Stuff carrots Beets squashes sunflowers Finished shelling the sunflowers</p>
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<p>22nd of October 1896 Fine Windy Fernandez and Stanley Ploughing at the Oakfield at the Ditch The Ducks stopt away Last night working at stones at the River put some Banking to the West End of House cutting some of the Rushes above the road Pealing apples to night</p>
<p>23rd Livinia's (Sissy) Birth Day Fine Ploughing the Potatoes Ground went to Sturgeon Island set Fires to some heaps near the Marsh Looking for sweet Flag</p>
<p>24th our Hugh's Birth Day Fine Rained some Dr Bergin Buried to Day Fernandez sent a Letter to Standard with Pay in it a Letter to DMM Sent a Lot of Papers Bought Sugar at Hagartys 1/2 Dozen of steel Pens Heard Dr McIntyre Died Last Week I Did not get the h{illegible}</p>
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<p>25th of October 1896 My Birth Day at 4 Oclock 1825 71 years old to Day at 4 o clock This is St Crispin's Day all Shoe-Makers Day Gordon came Leander came Fine</p>
<p>26th Fine Banking the south side East end Bagging the Butternuts 4 Bags Thrashed some Oats Traced 1 Trace of Corn</p>
<p>27th a very Fine warm Day Thrashing oats Went to the Pitt Point For the Duck as it stopt away Making a Box Unfortunate Day Lewis here for Tea Told us Mary was Married a Good Lot of Shooting Seen Wild Geese a Lot of Boats a Going</p>
<p>28th E Wind Blowing Livinia and Fernandez Went to Dundee Bought cornmeal Tea Broom Fork Quilt -covering 2 Men here to night Villeneuve and Halton</p>
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<p>29th of Oct 1896 some Rain Fine 2 Men went off Bread & Butter 20 Paid 50 Fixing the Stones at the Head of the Island</p>
<p>30th E Wind a Boat aground north side of the Island very Foggy a Lot of Shooting Sent a Letter to DMM Montreal and a small Paper Box containing Beech-nuts Flint Steel Indian Crockery sweet Flag had no Spunk Fernandez took it to Mr Haggarty to take to Summerstown Station Rained some got a Bad Fall</p>
<p>31st Fine calm wind Raised from the West a Great Lot of Boats a Going to Day put out some Manure Ploughed at the apple tree a peice fo the Potatoes Gathered a Lot of Hicory nuts For the Pigs This is all Hallow Holy Eve Hallow Een The Night of the Fairies The Eve of all Saints cracking nuts</p>
<p>1st of November all Saints Day Eve The Harvest Month of Death Gordon and John H came Leander here Got 1 Dollar from John H</p>
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<p>2 of November 1896 All Souls Day Fine Windy Randolph here from Lancaster Mr Genie came had a Kettle of Apples Broke the Clovis got 1 From Mr Genie Working at the Stone Wall at the Shore Gordon came to night had his Trunk and Tools went to Fish to night Ionia Made her Jelly to Day</p>
<p>3rd E Wind Fine Election in the United States For President Gordon Went to Lancaster Working at the shore at the stone Wall Mr Genie set his Line Stanley plastering got a Pair of Boots From Gordon on the Day of the Month 1857 Granda Departed Unfortunate Day</p>
<p>4th E Wind changed to S West Great Booming of Cannon fro the President Mr Genie and I cutting Brush Burning Brush</p>
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<p>5th of Nov 1896 Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Fortunate Day Raining to Day Gordon came went to Jo Lemays to Get the Gun Fixed 25 cents</p>
<p>6th Rained Blowing hard W Wind Brushing a Little went around the Island Mr Genie and Dug a Little at the East End of the Ditch</p>
<p>7th Helen's B Day Fine a Lot of Boats a Going to Day Gordon crofsed to Hunt Fernandez to Careys Mr Genie and I Brushing Water Raised some Stanley a Thrashing oats for the Pigs a Little Ploughed</p>
<p>8th Fine Gordon and Genie here Fernandez here Windy</p>
<p>9th Prince of Wales B Day Fine Brushing in the West Field Unfortunate Day Leander came set Snowed a Few Grains</p>
<p>10th Unfortunate Day Genie went for his Boat Gordon and Fernandez went to Fort Covington Burning the Brush heaps Put the stove up in the West End shut the outside cellar Door Bought Boots Honey Oatmeal Sugar cartriges Caps E Wind to night</p>
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<p>11th of November 1896 E Wind Rained Wind changed to high W Wind Raining got 3 Ducks Leander Fixing his Gun</p>
<p>12th Martinmas Day Fine Windy West Killed 1 of the Pigs Ploughing Brushing Began Laying the Floor in the East End cut a Stick for oars</p>
<p>13th E Wind Working at the Floor Mr Genie went to Jo Lemays with his Revolver Ploughed some</p>
<p>14th Froze Last night some snow Fine Randolph and Lafave here Mr Genie came Left his Big Boat at Mr Lemays working at the Floor took Down the Buttery</p>
<p>15th Windy John H came</p>
<p>16th Windy East working at the Buttery Put it in the South East Corner</p>
<p>17th Fine West Wind north Wind Brush cut some Soft Maple in cordwood Sissy and Fernandez went to Dundee with Ducks Finished the Buttery Genie and Leander caught 3 EEls in the Mud Rained and Froze to night</p>
<p>18th very Fine Bought of Mr Tyo Genie Fishing got 1 Brushing Tea 1 nails 50 Coloring 20 Dipper cash 4 Sold some Ducks Last Trip of the Rocket</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>18th of Nov 1896 James McIllvain Buried to Day Gordon and Fernandez went to Summerstown For Flour to Haggarty 2.50 The Wind Raised and changed to the West a Big squall</p>
<p>19th Fine Windy Began Ploughing From the End of Lane over to the Maples crofsing the Ditch Mr Genie cutting Down Elm's Gordon crofsed to Barrels Sale Freezing to night not Much Ducks</p>
<p>20th a Fine Day Fortunate Day Genie Went off E Wind and West Setting Fires in the Oakfield Gordon Made a Double Whippletree Fernandez went to Lancaster Banking the Stable</p>
<p>21st Unfortunate Day On This Day of the Month D M Master Senior Departed 1846 East Wind Snowing Banking the north Side and the West Gordon Crofsed for the Mail</p>
<p>22nd Fine Gordon to church</p>
<p>23rd Fine the cattle Fed in now Got 2 EEls Gordon went to hunt Rained tonight all the snow Gone Let out the 2 Rams</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>24th of Nov 1896 Fixing a Shed Between the Stable and the Barn Fine Gordon came to night Wrote 2 Letters one to Bismarck and 1 to Mr Isaac Wilson of the Glengarrian</p>
<p>25th St Catherin's Day East Wind Snowing Blowing Gordon got his overcoat yesterday</p>
<p>26th E Wind Thanksgiving Day icicles on the Trees Gordon crofsed to church 2 of Lewis Boys here for a Pot to scald his Pigs Butcher Knife some Drops of Rain some Tugs went to Day Sent off 2 Letter to Day got a Lot of Papers From Dan</p>
<p>27th E Wind changed to West Rained some Wrote a Letter to Dan some Boats went to Day Let out the Boar to Day {illegible} Did not sent the Letter for the Ducks be sent</p>
<p>28th Fine Rained Windy Fixing around the Wood yard Gordon crofsed</p>
<p>{page two} Advent Sunday James Cameron Island</p>
<p>29th of Nov 1896 Windy some snow No Lights in the Lighthouse to night</p>
<p>30th St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Fine Randolph here to Day working at the stable no Boats to Day Gordon crofsed took the Box of Ducks to Haggarty to take out to Summerstown Station</p>
<p>1st of December Frosty Fine W Wind cutting and Sawing wood in the upper Field Gordon went to Work at Kenneth MDonalds no Boats to Day</p>
<p>2nd Fine Day set some Fires in the Marsh Fernandez went to A Fraser cutting Brush Ice Froze in the Rushes husking Corn</p>
<p>3rd Fine Windy cutting alders and Brush Set Fires in the Marsh Back North Shot 2 Ducks</p>
<p>4th cutting Brush Fine Windy snowed to night seen a crane</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>5th of Dec 1896 Windy Snowed cutting Brush alders opened the Fence at the Brush on the Bank of the River shot a Gull Gordon came to night</p>
<p>6th Windy Gordon crofsed</p>
<p>7th Fine Killed the Pig</p>
<p>8th a very Fine Day Drew some stones to the River Building my stone-Wall South East Wind to night Snowed to night</p>
<p>9th E Wind Got a Mink one of Lewis Boys here Come Home with Pot the Butcher-Knife and 2 inch Augur Kind of Soft to Day Salted the Pork Fixed a Handle in the Snow-Plough Gave Lewis 2 Sticks for Brooms on Halves</p>
<p>10th Leander's B Day 1872 Fine Leander went to the Kit Kit Mr Dan Fraser and Sophie here took the Tup sheep</p>
<p>11th Fine Leander Went to Rofs's Island</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>12th Dec 1896 very Fine Day Livinia and Stanley went to Stanley Island 6 1/2 lb of Butter 18..1..17 Eggs 1.44 Bought of Haggarty Flour 100 Wt Got a Letter and Papers From Dan and a Box at the Depot Summerstown station Key in the Letter for the Box Fernandez came a pair of Boots for Tonia Mr Genie came took Bag of Apples and 3 Bag of Buckwheat Gordon came had the Box Some the Things that came Razor & strop pairs of shoes Table spread 2 Towels {cut off}lars Shirt Hat Cap 9 Blankets Box of Tea Books Robe Ties Traps a Box for Collars Basket Bottle Tan O Shanter comb Cushion and so on</p>
<p>13th Mr Genie went to Fishing EEls got Irons from me Gordon Gave him Coat and Pants Fernandez Gave him 25 cents for Fix his spear Gave him 50 cents for the Buckwheat Gordon crofsed Fernandez Gave me a Dollar and a Pair of Boots and Give me another Dollar for the Coat</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>22nd of Dec 1896 A Fortunate Day Fine cold Frosty East and North Wind Making Ice some Took in the Swill Bowl as it Frosty</p>
<p>23rd Fine Frosty Cold E Wind Water holes for the Cows at the River a Goose on the Island seen his Track he Flew to Lewis's acrofs cutting Brush in the afternoon Lots of air-holes on the south side Lots of ice going Down to night Freezing hard</p>
<p>24th Fine very Frosty W Wind Frosty To Day and to night Christmas Eve Killed 2 Roosters 1 of them 5 1/2 one of them 5 3/4 Weight some Ducks Froze on the ice Lots of air holes put the Barrel in the Cellar Dug out some stones</p>
<p>25th Christmas Day Fine Fair and Frosty W Wind Leander Went to Dundee Fernandez came Had a Lot of Sweetys and a Lot of Spunk very Windy to night</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>26th of December 1896 St Stephen's Day Fine a Great squall of Snow for a small While water Raising some cutting alders and moving the Rails of the Fence</p>
<p>27th St John the Evangelist Day Gordon came had the Papers and a Parcel for Leander and a Letter with a checque in it for Dan Fine Leander and John Morris came Left his Horse at Hopkins Point and Walked Down Gordon sold his cap to his Mother for Gordon crofsed John Morris stopped to night</p>
<p>28th Fine Leander Fernandez John Morris shod the Mare and Took up the Gentleman Pig to and the Mare took home the Cutter By hand Wrote a Letter to DMM and a Parcel of Spunk Fernandez took the Letter and Parcel to Lancaster P office</p>
<p>29th Soft Rain Uncle Angus Cameron B Day Killed the Bull Randolph hear from Lancaster</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>30th of Dec 1896 West Wind Thawing Soft High West Wind this Evening cut some alders up in the Bay Leander went to the Kit Kit Drew some stovewood Looking for my mits</p>
<p>31st Last Day of the year Fine E Wind Cutting Alders and Piling Brush on the Bank Leander and Stanley Fishing Perch in the Back Bay Got 21 Fish Lots of Perch There Fernandez came to night had Sweetys and casteel Soap 2 Lead pencils</p>
<p>1897 New Years Day</p>
<p>1st of January Fortunate Day Fishing Perch Caught 29 Fine East Wind ice cracking</p>
<p>2nd Fine a Fortunate Day Boys Fishing got 107 Perch 8 EEls 1 Pike cutting and clearing Kind of Soft Shot a Wild Goose on New Years Day cleaned 155 Fish to night</p>
<p>Stewart in F Covington Died</p>
<p>{page two} Murdock {illegible} 2nd of January 79 years James Cameron Island</p>
<p>3rd of January 1897 Allen's Birth Day 1853 Unfortunate Day Fine E Wind Gordon and Dan Spink here Boys a Fishing got a Pike 11 1/2 lbs got Perch EEls and Pike</p>
<p>4th Fine Day clearing up at the Bay Fernandez went to F Covington got 3 Teeth Drew Dollar Unfortunate Day Billy came Down with him Leander and Stanley put in a Stack the other stack did 8 Days and Fishing Thawing some Rain to night some holes in the ice</p>
<p>5th Fishing EEls Perch Pike Some Flakes of Snow W Wind went up the Bay cut 2 Birches</p>
<p>6th Ephinay Fine Windy Freezing some Fishing got Perch and pike Leander and Billy crofsed up at the Upper end of the air-hole Fernandez crofsed to the Burst Turned Back cutting 2 Birches Looks Like Storm of Snow no snow</p>
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~from the 1846 Travel Journal of JOHN GREEN MOUNTFORD (1822-1898)
Friday April 3rd 1846~ Left London from the Chadwick Station on the Blackwall Railway and on
to Gravesend - (&) Steamboat to meet the Ship Charlotte on her Voyage to Quebec – a very windy
day – felt very queer at first but got better in the evening – F B M. & H E Freeman came on Board
with us (meaning James, his wife & myself) and left about 6 o’clock the same evening – there are
two other Cabin passengers Mr. Delf & Mr. Kelly – Capt. Percy (?) R N on Board – F B M & H E F
returned and stayed all night with M Brentwood – Capt. Percy (?) other friend (?) wanted to
throw the Cat over Board for luck etc. etc.
4 ~ ½ past 5 o’clock left Gravesend per Steam tug – Past the nose ½ past 12 noon when the Wind
blew a stiff Gale – Reached Margate loads about 8 P. M. – came to anchor for the night
5~ Reach’d the Down about 3 P. M. when the Pilot & Capt. Percy left – x - Began to be Seasick &
continued dreadfully for 14 days – thought I must have died – eat nothing but Gruel for 10 ds.
6~ Lay’d in the Down all day - Close off Deal were some men came on board to sell herring
7~ Left the Down about 3 o’clock this morning - spot’z the Douglas – used the crades (?) first time
for Tea
8~ In view of the Isle of Wight
9~ In view of the French Coast & Alderney
10~ Rain & bad Weather in the evening.
11~ Saw the last of Old England / spot’z the ship Hellen – Dreadfully ill
12~ Nothing of note – Ship going well
13~ Past by the West India Steamer in the night – Saw immense Droves of Porpoise
14~ Ship proceeding slowly – no remark worth note
15~ Calm in the Morning – began to get a little over my Illness
16~ Bad Weather – dreadfully ill
17~ Very ill
18~ Very ill
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�19~ Ship proceeding more quietly - consequently not quite so ill as yesterday
20~ Day clear – Vessel steady – Spot’z the William Dawson (?) from Alba to Quebec – (much
better health)
21~ Calm & Warm – Dessert & Wine on Deck – (first day of convalescence though still very sick –
Pitch & toss) – more Porpoise
22~Still Calm / Pitch & toss
23~ Fair Wind – Ship going 9 nots
24~ Js M birth day etc. – watch ordered to look out for ice
25~ Very cold & in the neighborhood of Ice but none to be seen
26~ Very rough night – all Hands on Deck
27~ Very bad Weather – Hail Snow & Rain at intervals this one day
28~ Very cold
29~ Third day of bad Weather
30~ cold & mist / Sounded at 12 noon - found we were on the banks of Newfoundland – 70
Fathoms water
1 May 1846~ A boy 4 ½ years old died (of convulsion) in the intermediate cabin – was committed
to the deep at 4 P.M. -x – Mr W Delf officiated as Priest on the occasion – Spot’z the Brig
(Rifleman) 31 days from Liverpool bound to Newfoundland & Quebec
2~ Calm & Misty, Saw the first Ice burgh this morning & another very large one in the evening –
lots of Ducks, still on the Banks – 40 Fathoms water – Fishing for Cod fish – but no luck
3~ On the Banks with very thick misty weather – lots of Ice berghs – some of them very large
ones - ship going but slowly – most of the day spent in the Cabin – the evening very wet in the
midst of ice
4~Cleared the Banks fine with the ship going very slowly – Lots of Ice - some very large pieces –
the Coast of Newfoundland was seen from the mast head
5~Calm in the Morning – a breeze springing up in the afternoon – in sight of 2 of the Jackqualin
(Miquelon?) Islands – there was a good deal of snow on them
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�6~ Saw more Ice in the evening. – A boy put in durance vile for drunkenness & Bad conduct - Fine
weather but contrary ing winds – ship making no progress (durance vile in this case probably
meaning an under-age youth put into restraint or lock up)
7~ In sight of the Ramea Islands – Capt. discovers his chest to have been broken open and rob’d
of cloes etc. – Contrary winds - ship making no progress
8~ In sight of the Bargo (Burgeo) Islands & other land - a fine breeze springing up about noon &
continued thro the night – ship going well pas’d the St. Paul Light House & enter’d the gulf during
the night
9~ View of the Bird & other Islands – saw several whales spouting – Had a sweep on the arrival
of Charlotte – Very little wind – ship going her course tho but slowly
10~ Between Point Gaspey & Anticosti – Began to Hail & Snow about noon & continued thro the
night with rain – ship making no progress – very bad weather & bad on every ___?
11~ Beating about Cape Gaspey with very rainy bad weather – ship making no progress on her
___? course
12~ The same as yesterday with rather fine weather - Got very tired of the Gulf St. Lawrence
13~ The same as yesterday till noon when a little breeze sprung up favourably for but it? only
lasted for a few hours – Ship still beating about Cape Gaspey
14~ Becalmed in the morning but towards evening & in the night we had light wind and made
some four (?) Miles up the River St. Lar. – The Capt. discovered the parties who stole his cloes
etc. Saw lots of Seals & Whales
15~ Saw a peculiar kind of Tide running about noon in the River St. Lawrence – I spotz the brig
Promise from London, the same time as ourselves – the Capt. came on Board - I spot’z two or
three Schooners expecting to find a Pilot
16~ Pilot came on Board about 5 o’clock this morning (a French Canadian) off Mount Carmel –
fine weather with but very little wind – At about 9 o’clock Pete commenced a very convivial
meeting on Deck with the intermediate passengers – Fiddling, Dancing, etc., etc. - all got very
Drunk & uproarious
17~ Proceeding slowly up the River with very fine weather tho but little wind – Saw a wreck off
the Green Island Light House – very fine coast – passed the poles on the ______? coast
18~ Fine weather – proceeding slowly up the River - passed the Travence Light House about 4
P.M. – the views in this part of the St. Lawrence are very beautiful – came to anchor in the
Quarantine Ground about 12 o’clock in the night
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�19~ Laying at anchor in the Quarantine Ground – Douglas M.D. came on Board about 8 A.M. &
examined the passengers according to Act of Parliament – got under weigh about 9 A.M. with a
contrary wind and proceeding up the River till opposite the Island of Orleans – x – were we again
came to anchor about 2 P.M. and remained till ¼ 9 P.M. before we made another short start –
Mr Smith the mate went on shore at the Quarantine Ground and bought some fresh Beef Eyes –
the Beef but a very Bad sample of the Canadian professions(?) – Some very beautiful farms as we
pass up the River
20~ Got under weigh between 10 & 11 A.M. Tacking on the River with the Tide in our favour –
passed the Falls of Montmorency at 2 P.M. Saw some other small falls passing up the River –
Came to anchor off Quebec at 4 P.M. – the same time as the Aberdeen from Waterford – 6 P.M.
Mr Delf & my self went on shore at Quebec – say all this the Town by the bye, a sad dull dirty
looking place – went to the Globe Hotel – had Tea – very comfortable place – charged us two
shillings each – returned about 10 to the Charlotte for the night
21~ Mr Delf & myself attended mass at the French Cathedral this morning - had another tour
thr’g Quebec and went back to the Charlotte to dinner – after which we prepared for starting by
the Quebec Steam Boat for Montreal – got all safe on Board before 5 P.M. – the time of starting
– a most splendid Boat fitted out in a most magnificent manner - the Fare 16’ each – at 7 o’clock
we sat down to a first rate spread
22~ Arrived in Montreal at 6 A.M. – took a Cab & got or things to the Otoway Hotel – ‘ad an out
& out row with the fellow – a French Man, had our breakfast and looked out for a passage to
Kingston but found it impractable to proceed farther to day – Took a regular look round Montreal
– saw the Houses of Parliament – heard several debates in the House of Peers (?), went to Mass
in the French Cathedral – Montreal on the whole is one of the finest cities in the World (the
Capital of the United Province of Canada was at St. Anne’s Market here from 1844 – 1849)
23~ There was a dreadful fire in Montreal last night - burning very freely when I whent to see it
at 8 A.M. – a large Timber Yard with Timber & 10 or 12 Houses burnt – We took our passage this
morning per Coach to La’chine & from thence to Kingston per Steamer Highlander – fare 6 dollars
each, nothing particular more than the scenery which is more beautiful than I can describe
24~ at 8 A.M. off Williamsburgh & pass’d Waddington on to Ogdensburgh Un. Sta. then over to
Preston - on to Mateland (Maitland) - Morris Town (Morristown) – Brockville – at 3 P.M. landed
on one of the 1000 Islands – at ½ 4 put in at Gananoque – passed the Barge _____? From Torronto
(?) - at 6 o’clock arrived at Kingston – went to the Jones(?) Hotel – a very fare sort of Inn
The journal ends here…
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�Spelling has been left as original as possible. Some place names can’t be found anymore and if
they are, they are added following along in brackets as a re a few notes on interest. J.G. also used
next to no punctuation so a dash has been added to break the sentence – and of course if the ship
was rolling and a person is seasick and trying to write with a dip pen there are smudges, which
sometimes just could not be deciphered at all – here, a blank is used. The script is impossibly tiny.
Some of the pages in this journal have been penciled over later with miscellaneous and additional
family notes. These are probably made by J.G. Mountford’s youngest daughter Sarah Elizabeth,
who also kept a small notebook of mostly local deaths. Aforementioned notebook has been
transcribed as a separate document for the Kent OGS. The original material was sent to the Kent
County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society by John Green Mountford’s Great
Granddaughter, Martha Louis Arnold Sheerin, of Indian River, Michigan, in April of 2016. For
biographical notes used to piece the family tree together, see also: Alvin Armstrong’s 1985 History
of Blenheim History and South Harwich. Page 88 of the 1973 reprinted Historical Atlas of Essex &
Kent County Ontario by H. Belden & Co., Toronto 1880/1881 and Victor Lauriston’s 1952,
Romantic Kent. The 1981 Kent OGS Transcript of Evergreen Cemetery in Blenheim and some
miscellaneous Staff Reports made by Veterinary Staff Sergeant J.J. Mountford, North West
Mounted Police, 1896, 1899 etc., also: familysearch.org and the Canada Census, Archives Canada.
The Children of John & Sarah Mountford as recorded in the Journal are:
Frederick Batten Mountford, born June 29, 1807
Maria Mountford, born July 27, 1810
James Mountford, born April 24, 1812
Sarah Mountford, born June 15, 1815
John Green Mountford, born June 21, 1822
William Henry Mountford, born July 3, 1824
John Green Mountford was born in Chisledon, Wiltshire, England, coming to North America in
the spring of 1846 on board the ship Charlotte, from London, England to Quebec. He married
Elizabeth Brook, on May 26, 1849, by the Rev. Benjamin Cronyn, of old St. Paul’s Church, London,
Canada West. They lived in Yarmouth Township in Elgin County, (St. Thomas, Ontario) in 1852
and London Township, Middlesex County, later moving the family to the south section of the
Township of Harwich in Kent County by 1861, locating at Rondeau Harbour, at Shrewsbury. Here
J.G.M. operated a Hotel and the post office known as ‘Rondeau Harbor’. He also farmed, bought
and sold farm stock and would operate grain warehouses and an elevator. He moved his wife and
family to the town of Blenheim in 1875 were he was a member of the first town Council. Later in
1881 he held the municipal title of Reeve. The death of his wife, Elizabeth Brook Mountford,
(born 1825), occurred on March 15, 1893. John Green Mountford died in Blenheim on May 24,
1898. The Mountford family are buried in the family plot in Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim.
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�The Children of John Green Mountford & Elizabeth Brook as found recorded in the journal are:
James Batton, born March 3, 1850, died November 18, 1873 (from Typhoid Fever)
Elizabeth, born June 23, 1851, died June 26, 1851
Ann, born October 16, 1853, died, Camden Township (?), September 26, 1880
Lola Maria, born January 2, 1855, never married, died March 4, 1916, in Blenheim, Ontario
Florence Nightingale, born February 10, 1858. She married on June 9, 1887 in Owosso
Michigan, Dr. Alfred Leston Arnold, he was born August 7, 1857 and is a descendant of the
Christopher Arnolds of Kent Bridge, Kent County, Ontario. Florence Nightingale Mountford
Arnold died April 13, 1937, at Owosso, Michigan. Dr. Arnold died in 1947. Their children are:
Dr. Harry Loren Arnold I, born August 13, 1887, and who married on October 7, 1911,
Meda Lorrain Sheldon (1886-1974). Their children are:
Harry Arnold Jr., born August 7, 1912/3, who married Blanche Wetherald on
September 19, 1933
Sarah Elizabeth, born January 9, 1915
Alfred Leston Arnold II, born August 4, 1891, who married September 3, 1921, Hulda
Zelpha Smith (1902-1990). Their children are:
Alfred Leston Arnold III, born Dec. 20, 1922, Lieut., a pilot, killed May 7, 1944,
Asiatic Theater
John Mountford Arnold, born September 17, 1924, who married June 16, 1947,
Joanne Trost
Martha Louis Arnold, born August 27, 1927, who married Joseph I. Sheerin
James Frederick Arnold, born June 4, 1930
Kate D., born July 3, 1859, died May 20, 1868
Zillah Louisa Ellen, born April 13, 1861, never married. She was a nurse employed at the Eastern
Michigan Asylum in Oakland County, Michigan in 1900, having gone to Michigan in 1892. By the
time of the Census in June of 1911, she was back in Blenheim, living with her sisters Lola and
Sarah, at 91 Talbot St., as head of the household. She died in the Hospital in Chatham on July
27, 1952, after spending the month in the hospital after a fall. She was buried in Evergreen
Cemetery, on Thursday, July 31, 1952
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�Sarah Elizabeth, born April 26, 1864, never married, and was a resident of Blenheim, Ontario.
She died on February 27, 1955. She kept a note book, mostly of all the deaths in the Blenheim
area, during her lifetime
Henry C., born July 12, 1866, died April 12, 1867
John Joseph, (Jack) was born Dec. 27, 1868. He was a Veterinarian, and part of the graduating
Class of March 28, 1891 from the Ontario Veterinary College (then in Toronto). In the spring of
1896 he was in Lethbridge, Alberta when he applied to the North West Mounted Police. He was
accepted on May 4, 1896 and served until he was granted discharge on June 30, 1907, while
posted in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He had accepted a position as the Veterinary Director
General with the Department of Agriculture. He was married and living in Prince Albert,
Saskatchewan at the time of the 1901 Census. He had married Jessie Ann ---------, who was born
in Saskatchewan about 1879. They are resident on 551, 19th St. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in
the 1916 Census. Jessie Ann died on October 27, 1930 and John Joseph on December 1, 1937.
Their children are:
John Adam, born July 27, 1902
William Leonard, born February 21, 1904
Florence Marjorie, born September 17, 1905
Garreth McBeth, born August 16, 1910
Leonard Arthur, born April 29, 1874, he went to the United States in 1898. He married April 30,
1913, Boise Idaho, to Isobel Brown Thompson (1891-1952). They where living at 7004 Lenox
Ave., Van Nuys, California in 1918 when Leonard registered for the draft and was still there in
November of 1954 when Leonard married Ida Hancock Browder, age 65. He worked for the City
Water Department all his life. (Los Angeles, California). Their daughter:
Margaret, born March 11, 1914, was a public-school teacher in the 1940 U.S. Census
Transcribed by F.P. Vink, in March of 2017, for the Kent County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical
Society
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Seat of Government—Ottawa.
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John Sinclair, Esq , Into Captain 6th Lanceru.
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W. H. Walker, A. F. Sladon.
According to Precedence.
(Ministry formed IStli July, ISOfi)
Hon. Wilfrid Laurior, Pres, of the Privy Connell, Premier.
“ Sir Richard J. Cartwright, K.C.M.G., Minister of
Trade and Commcrco.
" Richard William Scott, Secretary of State.
•' Str Oliver Mowat, K.C.M.G., Minister of Justice,
•« Louis Henry Davies, Minister of Marine & Fisheries.
M Frederick William Bordon, Minister of Militia and
Defence.
" William Mulock. Postmaster-General.
“ Sydnoy Arthur Fisher. Minister of Agriculture.
" Josopli Israel Tarte, Minister of Public Works.
“ Richard Reid Dobell, without portfolio.
" William Stevons Fielding, Minister of Finance.
" Andrew Gcorco Blair, Minister of Railways & Canals.
“ Christopher Alphonse Geoffr[on, without portfolio.
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Hon. Charles Fitzpatrick. .Solicitor-General of Canada.
" William Paterson, Controller of Customs.
“ Sir Henry Joly do Lotblniore, Controller of Inland
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DEPUTY GOVERNOR.
John Joseph McGee. Esq.
Clorks.—S. E. St. Ongo Cliaplcan, Clerk of tho Crown in
Chancory; W. H. Leo, F. K. BennGtts and James
G. Foley (Deputy Clerk of the Crown in Chancery),
first-class clerks.
mo n COMMISSIONER FOB CANADA IN LONDON
ilon. Sir Donald A. Smith, K.C.M.G.. P.C.,
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<td>1891</td>
<td>SUN.</td>
<td>MON.</td>
<td>TUES.</td>
<td>WED.</td>
<td>THU.</td>
<td>FRI.</td>
<td>SAT.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jan.</td>
<td>... 3 7 10 17 24 31</td>
<td>... 4 11 18 25 ...</td>
<td>... 5 12 19 26 ...</td>
<td>... 6 13 20 27 ...</td>
<td>... 7 14 21 28 ...</td>
<td>___ 1 8 15 22 29 ...</td>
<td>___ 2 9 16 23 30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Feb.</td>
<td>... 7 14 21 28 ...</td>
<td>1...8 15 22 ...</td>
<td>2...9 16 23 ...</td>
<td>3...10 17 24 ...</td>
<td>4...11 18 25 ...</td>
<td>5...12 19 26 ...</td>
<td>5...13 20 27 ...</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mar.</td>
<td>... 7 14 21 28 ...</td>
<td>1...8 15 22 29 ...</td>
<td>2...9 16 23 30 ...</td>
<td>3...10 17 24 31 ...</td>
<td>4...11 18 25 ...</td>
<td>5...12 19 26 ...</td>
<td>5...13 20 27 ...</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>April.</td>
<td>... 4 11 18 25 ...</td>
<td>... 5 12 19 26 ...</td>
<td>... 6 13 20 27 ...</td>
<td>... 7 14 21 28 ...</td>
<td>1...8 15 22 29 ...</td>
<td>2...9 16 23 30 ...</td>
<td>3...10 7 24 ...</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>May.</td>
<td>... 2 9 16 23 30 ...</td>
<td>... 3 10 17 24 31 ...</td>
<td>... 4 11 18 25 ...</td>
<td>... 5 12 19 26 ...</td>
<td>... 6 13 20 27 ...</td>
<td>... 7 14 21 28 ...</td>
<td>1...8 15 22 29 ...</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>June.</td>
<td>... 6 13 20 27 ...</td>
<td>... 7 14 21 28 ...</td>
<td>1...8 15 22 29 ...</td>
<td>2...9 16 23 30 ...</td>
<td>3...10 17 24 ...</td>
<td>4...11 18 25 ...</td>
<td>5...12 19 26 ...</td>
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In tho year 1897 there will bo two eclipses,
both of the sun.
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I.—An annular eclipse of tho sun, February 1st, not visible in Canada, visible as a
partial eclipse in tho southern parts of the
United States.
EL—An annular eclipse of tho sun, July
29th, visible in Canada as a partial eclipse;
commences at Toronto, July 29th, 8b. 4Cm.
a.m., ends 10b. SGm. a.m., eastern standard
time.
Morning and Evening Stars, 1897.
Venus is an evening star to April 28th,
afterwards a morning star. Mars is an
ovening star to November 21st, afterwards
a morning star. Jupiter is a morning
star to February 23rd, an ovening star to
September 13th, afterwards a morning star.
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evoniing star to November 25th, afterwards
a morning star. Mercury will bo a morn
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and October 7th, an ovening star about
January 6th, April 28th, August 20th and
December 80th. Venus will bo at its great
est brilliauoy March 21st and .Juno 3rd.
Tho satellites of Jupiter are invisible
from August 15th until Octobor 12th,
Jupiter being too near the sun.
Bank Holidays.
Ontaeio, New Bbcsbwick aot Nova Scotia.—New
Tear'oDay: Good Friday; Easter Monday - Queen's
BirUiday: Dominion Day; Labor Day; Christmas Day.
Quebec.—Now Your'a Day; Epiphany; Good Friday;
Easter Hondov; Ascension: Quoon's Birthday; Do
minion Day; Labor Day; All 8&ints; Conception;
Chdstmas Dav.
Also, throughout the Dominion, any day appointed
by Proclamation for a General Fast or Thanksgiving.
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Anniversaries, &c., 1897.
Jan 1
New Year's Day
6
Epiphany.........
Septuagosima Sunday ..............
Fob.14
28
Quinquagesinm—Shrove Sunday ... ."
St. David ...........................................Mar. 1
Ash Wednesday.................................. "
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Quadragesima—1st Sunday in Lent. “
7
St. Patrick........................................... " 17
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April 11
Palm Sunday.....................
Good Friday ...................
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Easter Sunday
. " 19
Easter Monday
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St. Georg
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May * 23
Rogation Sunday............
,
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Queen Victoria’s Birtbd ay
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Ascension Day—Holy Thursday
June 6
Pentecost— Whit Sunday...........
•' 13
Trinity Sunday........................
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CorpuB Christ!..........................
20
Accession of Queen Victoria..
Proclamation ................................... “ 21
St. John Baptist—Midsummer Day “ 24
St. Peter and St. Paul...................... “ 29
..July 1
Dominion Day..........................
.Sep. 6
Labor Day.................................
29
St. Michael—Miohaelmas Day
..Nov. 1
All Saints ......... .........
9
Birth of Prince of Walos ................ «•
28
1st Sunday in Advent......................
30
St. Andrew ...................... .-...............
Conception ....................................... Dec. 8
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Kates ol Postage.
One Cent.
Post Card, Canada or U. S
Post Card, G. Brit’u.NewlTd.&c., TwoCts.
Letters—
Canada, U.S. and Nfld., per oz., Throe Cts.
Great Britain, &c..........per £ oz., Five Cts.
Newspaperb—
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Per 4 oz.................................... One Cent
Great Britain and Ireland, 2 oz., One Cent
Books, Circulars, Documents, &o.—
Canada, per 4 oz............................. “One Ot.
U.S., Nfld., G.B., Europe, per 2 oz., One Ct.
Limit ol woight, 5 lbs.; Bize, 2 feet in
length, 1 foot in width or depth; to be
open at ond.
Commercial Papers, Documents, &o.—
Great Britain, U.S., 6c. for first 10 oz.,
and lo. for every additional 3 oz.
Parcels Closed—
Limit 6 lbs.; size 2 feet by 1 dopth or
width—Canada,6 oonts each 4 oz.; United
Kingdom (Canadian Mail only), limit, 11
lbs., 16 cents 1st lb.; 12c. each additional
lb. Cnstoms Declaration of contents and
value must he made out at P. O. No
Pared Post to U.S.
Fifth-Class Parcels to be left open at
ond. Limit of weight, 6 lbs.; size, 2 feet
in length by 1 foot in depth or width;
One Cent per oz., Canada and U.S.
Registered Letters for Canada, U. S.,
G. Britain and Europe, Gc. Reg. Stamp.
Patterns and Samples—
Value of Foreign Coins in Can’d’n Curr’cy.
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Belgium ......Gold & Silvor Franc.........
.19.3
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Bolivia......... Silvor ......... Boliviano ...
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Ohili
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Columbia ... Silver ......... Peso
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Cuba............ Gold & Silver Peso
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Denmark...... Gold............. Crown.........
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Ecuador ...... Silver ......... Sucre .........
Egypt ......... Gold............ Pound......... 4.91.3
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France......... Gold&Silvo- Franc.-.........
.23.8
Gorm'n Emp. Gold............ Mark .........
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Greece ....... . Gold& S'lver Drachma ...
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India............ Silvor .... .. Rupee........
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Italy............ Gold & Silver Lire.......... .
Gold..
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Japan ......... Gold & Silver You) Silver
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Liberia ...... Gold............ Dollar
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Mexico......... Silver ......... Dollar
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Netherlands Gold &Silve Florin
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Memorandum From 1896
W. Hazzard
May 12 to June 12 Paid
June 12 to July 12 "
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Aug 12 " Sep 12 "
Sept 12 " Oct 12 "
Paid {overwritten diagonally}
A Daniels
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June 12 to July 12 "
July 12 " Aug 12 "
Aug 12 " Sep 12 "
Paid {overwritten diagonally}
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January Friday 1 1897
Rained some Cleaned cloverseed in the morning. Emma and children went away after dinner Took 10 bus Corn to Mr Hazard
Saturday 2
Fine but muddy Cut up one porker Picked over the apples Went up town morning and evening
Sunday 3
Fine day Clara & I went to church Bertie kept Verna Mr & Mrs Huff & Walter here in afternoon
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January Monday 4 1897
Rainy in the morning colder at night. Voted in moring went to Chatham in afternoon up town at night. Reeve Wm Elger
Deputy Reeve Jas. Crufts
Councillors. J. Budder R.J. Boylan. I. Smith
Tuesday 5
Cold & Blustery Got money for hay $163.70 Helped Uncle Amos Clean oats in afternoon Went to lodge at night
Wednesday 6
Cold & stormy Jobbying around all day
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January Thursday 7 1897
Fine but cloudy Got lumber and finished cow stable
Friday 8
Fine and clear. Jobbing.
Saturday 9
Fine and windy Clara went to Chatham paid Geo. Stephens & Co $40 on buggy.
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January Sunday 10 1897
Fine, Cold. Clara went to church in morning. We went down home in afternoon. I went to church at night
Monday 11
Snowy, Cold. Cut some wood Clara went up town in afternoon
Tuesday 12
Cold, roads good Got horses shod in the morning. We went out home in afternoon and to uncle Fred's in evening to Hills & Eddies wooden wedding
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January Wednesday 13 1897
Cold. Roads good We got home about noon John Burns here and told us they had a youngster at their house
Thursday 14
Cold, Roads good. We went up town in morning. Grace came over. I went up to trial in afternoon between A.T. Ripley & N. Waffle
Friday 15
Cold. I got a load of wood off Downs
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January Saturday 16 1897
Milder. Thawed some Got a load of wood off Downs
Sunday 17
Rain with thunder and lightning. Home all day.
Monday 18
Cold strong N.W. wind Charlie here for dinner Hauled a load of hay for George Prly in the afternoon
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January Tuesday 19 1897
Cold. Jobbing Alex to lodge
Wednesday 20
Milder. Snowed all the afternoon. We went down to see Stella in the afternoon
Thursday 21
Colder. Sleighing Up town in the afternoon.
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January FRIDAY 22, 1897
Cold and blustery. Good sleighing. Clara and I down to Stella’s. Stayed all day.
SATURDAY 23
Cold. Good sleighing.
I got a load of timber for H. J. French from his barn.
SUNDAY 24
Very cold. Clara went to church in the morning.
January MONDAY 25, 1897
Very cold.
I got a load of wood from Cartier.
1 1/4 cords @ 60 per cord.
TUESDAY 26
Clear but very cold.
Choring all day.
WEDNESDAY 27
Cold, some snowfall Grace here for dinner Aunt Selma, Clara & I went down to Stella’s in the afternoon.
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THURSDAY, January 28
Cold.
Got a load of wood from Cartin — 2 1/4 cords stove wood at 50 cts per cord.
FRIDAY, January 29
Milder but still cold.
I got a load of wood off W. J. French’s lot.
SATURDAY, January 30
Milder; thawed some.
I got a load of wood off Cartin — one cord of four-foot wood @ 60 cts per cord.
SUNDAY, January 31
Clear and cold.
I went to church in the morning. Clara went down to Stella’s in afternoon.
I drove Clara & Mrs. McTavish down to Stella’s at night. Clara stayed all night.
MONDAY, February 1
Cold and frosty.
I drove down and got Clara. Mother, Jennie, Jos. H. Lawrence here in afternoon.
TUESDAY, February 2
Cold and cloudy.
Home all day. Clara went down to stay over night with Stella.
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WEDNESDAY, February 3
Milder.
Clara came home in the afternoon.
THURSDAY, February 4
Milder.
Hauled some corn stalks.
FRIDAY, February 5
Mild. Started to snow about dark, turning to rain.
I went with Belford & Charlie and got a load of logs off H. J. French’s lot in [Bawn].
SATURDAY, February 6
Rained all forenoon.
Took the logs over to Mr. Dean’s mill in the morning.
SUNDAY, February 7
Mild.
We went to church in the morning and to Olin Hicks’ funeral in the afternoon at the church.
MONDAY, February 8
Froze a little last night; snowed some in forenoon.
I went over and got my lumber from Mr. Dean’s — 578 feet at 13½.
Took a load of fodder to Mr. Hazzard.
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TUESDAY, February 9
Cold.
I went over and helped F. Deacon kill 2 hogs in the morning.
Delivered 5 head of cattle.
WEDNESDAY, February 10
Cold.
Hauled some fodder.
THURSDAY, February 11
Cold.
We went down to J. James in the afternoon. Started to snow about dark.
FRIDAY, February 12
Cold and snowy.
Snowed all forenoon.
I got the horses shod.
SATURDAY, February 13
Cold. Good sleighing.
I went with Belford and Charlie and got a load of logs off H. J. French’s lot in Dawn.
SUNDAY, February 14
Milder; thawed some.
Clara went to church in the morning.
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Monday 15
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A splendid success.
Tuesday 16
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Wednesday 17
Mild. Sleighing gone.
We went up town in afternoon.
Thursday 18
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I got a load of wood from Leathier [sic].
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Friday 19
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I helped W. J. French haul timber for his barn.
Saturday 20
Cold raw wind; starting to rain in the afternoon.
I got my lumber shooks from the mill.
Attended lecture at Farmers’ Institute meeting in Dresden.
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Sunday 21
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Monday 22
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Tuesday 23
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I paid J. Brown [amount unclear] for threshing charges.
Brought a load of logs to mill; got flour, salt, and some [item unclear];
paid $1.60 for same.
Wednesday 24
Cold.
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Thursday 25
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I got a load of wood off F. Deacon’s lot in Dawn.
Friday 26
Cold. Snowed a little.
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Saturday 27 (Feb.)
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Sunday 28 (Feb.)
Stormy. Snow.
We went to church in evening.
Rev. Mr. Kennedy of Thamesville preached a missionary sermon.
Monday 1 (Mar.)
Snowed all forenoon.
Jobbing.
Tuesday 2 (Mar.)
Cold. Snowed in afternoon.
I went with W. J. F. and got a load of wood off F. Deacon.
Went to Lodge at night.
Rained in the night and froze.
Wednesday 3 (Mar.)
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got [—] lbs of flour [illegible] … Mr. Cranmer [illegible].
Thursday 4 (Mar.)
Milder.
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Clara was up town in afternoon.
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Friday 12
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Hauled logs in the morning. Cleaned clover seed in afternoon.
Saturday 13
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Sold my clover seed for $3.50 per bu[sh]. Bart here.
March, Sunday 14, 1897
Cold and blustery.
Charles and Alice here all day.
Rob Sherburn over.
I went to church in evening.
Monday 15
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Tuesday 16
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Anna Seely here in afternoon.
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Wednesday, March 24
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Went up town and got some beef 63 lbs.
Thursday, March 25
Cold.
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Friday, March 26, 1897
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Saturday, March 27
Cold.
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Sunday, March 28
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Tuesday, March 30
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Clara went up to Mrs. Wires’s in afternoon.
Wednesday, March 31
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We went down home in afternoon.
Thursday, April 1, 1897
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We went out home.
All was well.
Friday, April 2
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Saturday, April 3
Fine.
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Hauled two 55 of clover seed.
Clara went up town in afternoon.
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Monday, April 5
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Bert came to stop overnight.
Tuesday, April 6
Rain in the morning.
I went up town and got letters + papers.
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Wednesday, April 7, 1897
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I helped H. J. French finish raising his barn.
Plowed some in afternoon.
Thursday, April 8
Fine.
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I got 33 bu. of barley from H. J. French.
We went up town.
Friday, April 9
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Friday, April 23, 1897
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I worked in the garden all day.
Saturday, April 24, 1897
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Monday, April 26, 1897
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Tuesday, April 27, 1897
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We put roof on pig pen.
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Friday, April 30, 1897
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Monday, May 3, 1897
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Tuesday, June 22, 1897
Fine day.
We all celebrated in town all day.
Wednesday, June 23, 1897
Warmer.
Jim cultivating corn & I hoed corn all day.
Thursday, June 24, 1897
Very warm.
Jim cultivating.
I was hoeing corn.
Clara went down home and picked some strawberries.
Friday, June 25, 1897
Fine day.
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I was hoeing corn.
Mrs. Kelsey here for supper.
Saturday, June 26, 1897
Fine day.
Jim cultivating corn.
I hoed corn.
We went up town in the evening.
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Monday, June 28, 1897
Fine day, a little rain in the evening.
I started to get hay. Jim cultivating corn in the afternoon.
I pulled mustard out of the oats.
Tuesday, June 29, 1897
Showery all day.
Jobbing.
Wednesday, June 30, 1897
Fine in forenoon.
Showery in afternoon.
Jim and I finished pulling mustard.
Thursday, July 1, 1897
Showery.
The 61st & 77th Regiment paraded in Brampton.
Prince & (Duke?) attended.
Sold a steer to J. McKim for $39.
Friday, July 2, 1897
Fine & warm.
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Friday, August 20, 1897
Fine and cool.
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I sprayed potatoes in forenoon.
Helped Uncle Amos finish hauling his oats.
Saturday, August 21, 1897
Fine and cool.
Plowed in forenoon.
Cultivated in afternoon.
I went up town at night.
Sunday, August 22, 1897
Fine.
We went to church in the morning.
Clara went at night.
Monday, August 23, 1897
Fine, cool.
Frank Kreisel commenced to work for a month $8.00.
Started hauling manure.
Tuesday, August 24, 1897
Cloudy, a little rain.
Hauling manure all day.
Wednesday, August 25, 1897
Fine.
I got a load wood for thrashing.
Hauling manure balance of day.
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Thursday, August 26, 1897
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Friday, August 27, 1897
Fine.
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Started threshing at home.
Frank quit in the morning — got [amount unclear].
Saturday, August 28, 1897
Fine day.
We finished threshing.
Oats — 36 bu.
Barley — 83 bu.
Wheat — 21 1/3 bu. [figures as written]
Sunday, August 29, 1897
Showery.
Maccabees marched to English church in the morning.
Home rest of day.
Monday, August 30, 1897
Fine and cool.
Helped Fred Deacon thresh.
Tuesday, August 31, 1897
Fine.
Helped Will Wiese thresh.
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Wednesday, September 1, 1897
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Showery in afternoon.
Helped W. Wiese finish thrashing.
Thursday, September 2, 1897
Fine.
Helped A. J. Ripley thrash.
Friday, September 3, 1897
Fine day.
Helped A. J. Ripley finish thrashing.
I finished plowing and rolling for wheat.
Saturday, September 4, 1897
Fine.
Helped L. Hays thrash in morning.
Cultivating rest of day.
We went up town at night.
Sunday, September 5, 1897
Fine.
Went to church in the morning.
Mr. & Mrs. Pearson came here.
Mr. Pearson and I went to church in the evening.
Monday, September 6, 1897
Fine, warm.
I harrowed all day.
Mr. & Mrs. Pearson went home after dinner.
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Tuesday, September 7, 1897
Fine.
Helped A. Craig thrash.
Wednesday, September 8, 1897
Fine.
Helped A. [Tyhurst] thrash.
Thursday, September 9, 1897
Very warm.
Helped A. [Tyhurst] finish thrashing
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Friday, September 10, 1897
Warm and dry.
Cultivating all day.
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Saturday, September 11, 1897
Cooler.
Cultivating all day.
We went up town at night.
Sunday, September 12, 1897
Warm and dry.
Clara went to church in the morning.
We was down home in the afternoon.
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Tuesday, September 14, 1897
Fine, warm.
Harrowing in the forenoon. Drilling wheat in afternoon.
Wednesday, September 15, 1897
Warm and dry.
Drilling wheat and harrowing.
Thursday, September 16, 1897
Warm and showery.
Cultivating all day.
Friday, September 17, 1897
Fine.
Harrowing in forenoon. Drilling in afternoon.
I got 4½ bu. of Dawson’s Golden Chaff wheat from H. G. French.
Saturday, September 18, 1897
Fine. Hard frost.
I finished drilling wheat and cleaned the furrows out.
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I cleaned the clover seed.
TUESDAY 2
Rained all day.
Jobbing.
WEDNESDAY 3, 1897
Fine day.
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We went over to A. T. Ripley’s to cousin Eva’s wedding.
THURSDAY 4
Fine.
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Eddie died in the evening.
FRIDAY 5
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I got one load of corn in.
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SUNDAY 7
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We went to church in the morning and down home for dinner.
MONDAY 8
Cloudy & misty.
I finished digging potatoes.
TUESDAY 9, 1897
Heavy rain last night and in forenoon.
We went up town in the afternoon.
Clara got a pair of shoes and rubbers and I got an overcoat.
WEDNESDAY 10
Fine.
I husked corn in forenoon and hauled a load in the afternoon.
John Burns here for dinner.
THURSDAY 11
Rainy turning cold.
I cut a hole in the partition and put a thimble in.
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Cold.
I dug some sugar beets.
SATURDAY 13
Cold, froze hard.
I hauled 3 loads of corn and we went up town in the afternoon.
Clara & I were over to A. J. Ripley’s in the afternoon.
SUNDAY 14
Stormy all day.
Home all day.
MONDAY 15, 1897
Rainy in forenoon.
I took some chops to mill.
TUESDAY 16
Cold & windy.
I got chop home and some bolts for the hog pen; dug sugar beets in the afternoon.
WEDNESDAY 17
Cold, froze hard last night.
I husked in the forenoon and got in some corn.
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Fine.
I cleaned barn floor, covered the potatoes, and got a load of corn.
FRIDAY 19
Fine, warmer.
Finished corn in the Robinson and finished hauling corn off the back field.
SATURDAY 20
Warm.
I got a load of lumber to Hazard; pulled corn out of the crib.
Clara went up town in the afternoon.
Paid for binder twine.
NOVEMBER — SUNDAY 21, 1897
Warm turning colder.
Went to church in the morning.
MONDAY 22
Cloudy. Snowed all the afternoon.
I set gate posts in the back field and one in the pasture.
TUESDAY 23
Cold N. wind.
I helped W. Reese kill 10 hogs.
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NOVEMBER — TUESDAY 30, 1897
Cold.
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I hauled some fodder in the afternoon.
DECEMBER — WEDNESDAY 1
Cold. Snowed about 3 in. last night.
We went up town and paid Myers & Travis for drill.
I got a pair of rubbers.
THURSDAY 2
Cold.
I put a light in the cow stable and slats on the pig pen.
DECEMBER — FRIDAY 3, 1897
Milder, thawing some.
I hauled some corn in the barn in the afternoon.
We went up town in the evening.
SATURDAY 4
Rainy in forenoon.
I went up town in the afternoon.
I got some liniment for Dick’s shoulder.
SUNDAY 5
Cold, West wind.
I went to church in the morning.
Clara and Willie came up. Grandpa Harvey & Lottie here for dinner.
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Cold.
[Lon/Leon] & Harold French here all day.
Jobbing.
TUESDAY 7
Milder.
I was husking corn in the barn all day.
WEDNESDAY 8
Warmer, thawing some.
We killed a pig in the forenoon.
John and Stella here for supper.
I engaged [___] for threshing grain.
DECEMBER — THURSDAY 9, 1897
Very foggy.
I husked corn all day.
FRIDAY 10
Rainy.
I helped Mr. Huff kill one pig in the forenoon, took some chop to mill in the afternoon.
SATURDAY 11
Rained some most all day.
I cut up the pig and husked some corn in the forenoon.
I went up town in the afternoon.
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Sunday 12
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Mr. [B.?] French buried.
Monday 13
Fine. I finished husking corn. Started to press hay in the afternoon.
Tuesday 14
Rained last night. Pressed hay all day.
Wednesday 15
Cloudy. Finished pressing hay at noon.
H. J. French and we went to [Council/Connel?] meeting at Dawn Mills in afternoon.
Thursday 16
Fine, turning cold. I finished hauling corn in forenoon.
We [sorted?] and pitted the potatoes in the afternoon.
Clara dug some potatoes in the garden.
Friday 17
Snowed all day, about three inches. Jobbing.
Went up town in the evening.
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Monday 20
Cold. Cleaned wheat most of day.
Tuesday 21
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Cold, some flurries of snow. Jobbing.
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FRIDAY 24
Cold N. W. Wind.
I finished hauling fodder off the orchard.
8 degrees below zero.
SATURDAY 25
Fine day.
Wm H. Kelley & Fannie & Mother here for dinner.
SUNDAY 26
Cold West Wind.
We went to church in the morning and to Mr [Wheeler’s] in the afternoon.
MONDAY 27
Snowed some in forenoon.
Mr Kelley and I went to Nomination at Dawn Mills in the afternoon.
TUESDAY 28
Very cold and frosty.
12 degrees below zero.
Cleaned some wheat and [choppin the wagon] and hauled a load of fodder to H. Fletcher and one for myself.
WEDNESDAY 29
Stormy. Snow then rain.
We hauled one load and a half of fodder.
Took a grist of wheat to mill.
We attended a lodge of I.O.F. at Dawn Mills last night.r
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THURSDAY 30
Flurries of snow.
We went down home and I helped kill 4 hogs. It was their 35th anniversary.
FRIDAY 31
Colder. Snowed all day.
I fixed out forge & tried to beat the anvil good.
Rec’d “Grange & Co. bal. on buggy ($45)” & “Campbell & Co. balance on fanning mill ($10).”
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<div class="mw-parser-output">
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Canadian Diary 1897</span></h2>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Irwin Bedford</span></h2>
<p>Dresden</p>
<p>Ont</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">CALENDAR</span></h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>1891</td>
<td>SUN.</td>
<td>MON.</td>
<td>TUES.</td>
<td>WED.</td>
<td>THU.</td>
<td>FRI.</td>
<td>SAT.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jan.</td>
<td>... 3 7 10 17 24 31</td>
<td>... 4 11 18 25 ...</td>
<td>... 5 12 19 26 ...</td>
<td>... 6 13 20 27 ...</td>
<td>... 7 14 21 28 ...</td>
<td>___ 1 8 15 22 29 ...</td>
<td>___ 2 9 16 23 30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Feb.</td>
<td>... 7 14 21 28 ...</td>
<td>1...8 15 22 ...</td>
<td>2...9 16 23 ...</td>
<td>3...10 17 24 ...</td>
<td>4...11 18 25 ...</td>
<td>5...12 19 26 ...</td>
<td>5...13 20 27 ...</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mar.</td>
<td>... 7 14 21 28 ...</td>
<td>1...8 15 22 29 ...</td>
<td>2...9 16 23 30 ...</td>
<td>3...10 17 24 31 ...</td>
<td>4...11 18 25 ...</td>
<td>5...12 19 26 ...</td>
<td>5...13 20 27 ...</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>April.</td>
<td>... 4 11 18 25 ...</td>
<td>... 5 12 19 26 ...</td>
<td>... 6 13 20 27 ...</td>
<td>... 7 14 21 28 ...</td>
<td>1...8 15 22 29 ...</td>
<td>2...9 16 23 30 ...</td>
<td>3...10 7 24 ...</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>May.</td>
<td>... 2 9 16 23 30 ...</td>
<td>... 3 10 17 24 31 ...</td>
<td>... 4 11 18 25 ...</td>
<td>... 5 12 19 26 ...</td>
<td>... 6 13 20 27 ...</td>
<td>... 7 14 21 28 ...</td>
<td>1...8 15 22 29 ...</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>June.</td>
<td>... 6 13 20 27 ...</td>
<td>... 7 14 21 28 ...</td>
<td>1...8 15 22 29 ...</td>
<td>2...9 16 23 30 ...</td>
<td>3...10 17 24 ...</td>
<td>4...11 18 25 ...</td>
<td>5...12 19 26 ...</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<pre>Note to Transcriber: You don't need to transcribe these pages full of print provided by the publisher. You can begin your transcribing where the handwriting begins. Thanks for your work so far.
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<p>Memorandum From 1896</p>
<p>W. Hazzard</p>
<p>May 12 to June 12 Paid</p>
<p>June 12 to July 12 "</p>
<p>July 12 " Aug 12 "</p>
<p>Aug 12 " Sep 12 "</p>
<p>Sept 12 " Oct 12 "</p>
<p>Paid {overwritten diagonally}</p>
<p>A Daniels</p>
<p>May 12 to June 12 Paid</p>
<p>June 12 to July 12 "</p>
<p>July 12 " Aug 12 "</p>
<p>Aug 12 " Sep 12 "</p>
<p>Paid {overwritten diagonally}</p>
<p></p>
<p>W. Fretz</p>
<p>May 17 to June 17</p>
<p>Paid</p>
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<p>Memorandum From 1896</p>
<p>E. Adkins</p>
<p>May 15 to July 1st</p>
<p>$2.25</p>
<p></p>
<p>H. Hildorth</p>
<p>June 19 to July 19th Paid</p>
<p>July 19 " Aug 19 "</p>
<p>Aug 19 - Sep 19 "</p>
<p>Sep 19 " Oct 19 "</p>
<p>Oct 19 " Nov 19 "</p>
<p>{page 2}</p>
<p>January Friday 1 1897</p>
<p>Rained some Cleaned cloverseed in the morning. Emma and children went away after dinner Took 10 bus Corn to Mr Hazard</p>
<p>Saturday 2</p>
<p>Fine but muddy Cut up one porker Picked over the apples Went up town morning and evening</p>
<p>Sunday 3</p>
<p>Fine day Clara & I went to church Bertie kept Verna Mr & Mrs Huff & Walter here in afternoon</p>
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<p>{page 1}</p>
<p>January Monday 4 1897</p>
<p>Rainy in the morning colder at night. Voted in moring went to Chatham in afternoon up town at night. Reeve Wm Elger</p>
<p>Deputy Reeve Jas. Crufts</p>
<p>Councillors. J. Budder R.J. Boylan. I. Smith</p>
<p>Tuesday 5</p>
<p>Cold & Blustery Got money for hay $163.70 Helped Uncle Amos Clean oats in afternoon Went to lodge at night</p>
<p>Wednesday 6</p>
<pre>Cold & stormy Jobbying around all day
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<p>{page 2}</p>
<p>January Thursday 7 1897</p>
<p>Fine but cloudy Got lumber and finished cow stable</p>
<p>Friday 8</p>
<p>Fine and clear. Jobbing.</p>
<p>Saturday 9</p>
<p>Fine and windy Clara went to Chatham paid Geo. Stephens & Co $40 on buggy.</p>
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<p>January Sunday 10 1897</p>
<p>Fine, Cold. Clara went to church in morning. We went down home in afternoon. I went to church at night</p>
<p>Monday 11</p>
<p>Snowy, Cold. Cut some wood Clara went up town in afternoon</p>
<p>Tuesday 12</p>
<p>Cold, roads good Got horses shod in the morning. We went out home in afternoon and to uncle Fred's in evening to Hills & Eddies wooden wedding</p>
<p>{page 2}</p>
<p>January Wednesday 13 1897</p>
<p>Cold. Roads good We got home about noon John Burns here and told us they had a youngster at their house</p>
<p>Thursday 14</p>
<p>Cold, Roads good. We went up town in morning. Grace came over. I went up to trial in afternoon between A.T. Ripley & N. Waffle</p>
<p>Friday 15</p>
<p>Cold. I got a load of wood off Downs</p>
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<p>January Saturday 16 1897</p>
<p>Milder. Thawed some Got a load of wood off Downs</p>
<p>Sunday 17</p>
<p>Rain with thunder and lightning. Home all day.</p>
<p>Monday 18</p>
<p>Cold strong N.W. wind Charlie here for dinner Hauled a load of hay for George Prly in the afternoon</p>
<p>{page 2}</p>
<p>January Tuesday 19 1897</p>
<p>Cold. Jobbing Alex to lodge</p>
<p>Wednesday 20</p>
<p>Milder. Snowed all the afternoon. We went down to see Stella in the afternoon</p>
<p>Thursday 21</p>
<p>Colder. Sleighing Up town in the afternoon.</p>
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<p>January FRIDAY 22, 1897 Cold and blustery. Good sleighing. Clara and I down to Stella’s. Stayed all day.</p>
<p>SATURDAY 23 Cold. Good sleighing. I got a load of timber for H. J. French from his barn.</p>
<p>SUNDAY 24 Very cold. Clara went to church in the morning.</p>
<p>January MONDAY 25, 1897 Very cold. I got a load of wood from Cartier. 1 1/4 cords @ 60 per cord.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 26 Clear but very cold. Choring all day.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY 27 Cold, some snowfall Grace here for dinner Aunt Selma, Clara & I went down to Stella’s in the afternoon.</p>
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<p>THURSDAY, January 28 Cold. Got a load of wood from Cartin — 2 1/4 cords stove wood at 50 cts per cord.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, January 29 Milder but still cold. I got a load of wood off W. J. French’s lot.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, January 30 Milder; thawed some. I got a load of wood off Cartin — one cord of four-foot wood @ 60 cts per cord.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, January 31 Clear and cold. I went to church in the morning. Clara went down to Stella’s in afternoon. I drove Clara & Mrs. McTavish down to Stella’s at night. Clara stayed all night.</p>
<p>MONDAY, February 1 Cold and frosty. I drove down and got Clara. Mother, Jennie, Jos. H. Lawrence here in afternoon.</p>
<p>TUESDAY, February 2 Cold and cloudy. Home all day. Clara went down to stay over night with Stella.</p>
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<p>WEDNESDAY, February 3 Milder. Clara came home in the afternoon.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, February 4 Milder. Hauled some corn stalks.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, February 5 Mild. Started to snow about dark, turning to rain. I went with Belford & Charlie and got a load of logs off H. J. French’s lot in [Bawn].</p>
<p>SATURDAY, February 6 Rained all forenoon. Took the logs over to Mr. Dean’s mill in the morning.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, February 7 Mild. We went to church in the morning and to Olin Hicks’ funeral in the afternoon at the church.</p>
<p>MONDAY, February 8 Froze a little last night; snowed some in forenoon. I went over and got my lumber from Mr. Dean’s — 578 feet at 13½. Took a load of fodder to Mr. Hazzard.</p>
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<p>TUESDAY, February 9 Cold. I went over and helped F. Deacon kill 2 hogs in the morning. Delivered 5 head of cattle.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY, February 10 Cold. Hauled some fodder.</p>
<p>THURSDAY, February 11 Cold. We went down to J. James in the afternoon. Started to snow about dark.</p>
<p>FRIDAY, February 12 Cold and snowy. Snowed all forenoon. I got the horses shod.</p>
<p>SATURDAY, February 13 Cold. Good sleighing. I went with Belford and Charlie and got a load of logs off H. J. French’s lot in Dawn.</p>
<p>SUNDAY, February 14 Milder; thawed some. Clara went to church in the morning.</p>
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<p>February 1897</p>
<p>Monday 15 Snowy. Killed one pig. We went to the tea-meeting at night. A splendid success.</p>
<p>Tuesday 16 Mild. Sleighing poor. We went out and I got a load of wood.</p>
<p>Wednesday 17 Mild. Sleighing gone. We went up town in afternoon.</p>
<p>Thursday 18 Cold. I got a load of wood from Leathier [sic]. 1 cord @ 65 cts. Clara’s mother here.</p>
<p>Friday 19 Cold and clear. I helped W. J. French haul timber for his barn.</p>
<p>Saturday 20 Cold raw wind; starting to rain in the afternoon. I got my lumber shooks from the mill. Attended lecture at Farmers’ Institute meeting in Dresden.</p>
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<p>February 1897</p>
<p>Sunday 21 Cold. We went down home in the morning & went to church in the evening.</p>
<p>Monday 22 Stormy. Jobbing.</p>
<p>Tuesday 23 Cold and windy. I paid J. Brown [amount unclear] for threshing charges. Brought a load of logs to mill; got flour, salt, and some [item unclear]; paid $1.60 for same.</p>
<p>Wednesday 24 Cold. Home all day. Cut some wood.</p>
<p>Thursday 25 Cold north wind. I got a load of wood off F. Deacon’s lot in Dawn.</p>
<p>Friday 26 Cold. Snowed a little. Helped W. J. French haul timber for his barn.</p>
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<p>February–March 1897</p>
<p>Saturday 27 (Feb.) Cold west wind. I was up town in afternoon to [—] Sale [illegible].</p>
<p>Sunday 28 (Feb.) Stormy. Snow. We went to church in evening. Rev. Mr. Kennedy of Thamesville preached a missionary sermon.</p>
<p>Monday 1 (Mar.) Snowed all forenoon. Jobbing.</p>
<p>Tuesday 2 (Mar.) Cold. Snowed in afternoon. I went with W. J. F. and got a load of wood off F. Deacon. Went to Lodge at night. Rained in the night and froze.</p>
<p>Wednesday 3 (Mar.) Colder. Mrs. Shipley and Bertie here. I was up town; got [—] lbs of flour [illegible] … Mr. Cranmer [illegible].</p>
<p>Thursday 4 (Mar.) Milder. Getting wood. Clara was up town in afternoon.</p>
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<p>March, Thursday 11, 1897 Fine. H. L. Franch helped me saw wood all day. Mrs. Franch and May here.</p>
<p>Friday 12 Strong west wind. Hauled logs in the morning. Cleaned clover seed in afternoon.</p>
<p>Saturday 13 Cold. Took a load of fodder to J. Haygood in morning. Sold my clover seed for $3.50 per bu[sh]. Bart here.</p>
<p>March, Sunday 14, 1897 Cold and blustery. Charles and Alice here all day. Rob Sherburn over. I went to church in evening.</p>
<p>Monday 15 Cold but smothly [smoothly?]. Wm. Welch & P. P. Haff got a load of corn.</p>
<p>Tuesday 16 Mild one. P. P. Haff got two loads of corn — got 173½ bu[sh]. Anna Seely here in afternoon. Hauled wood and spread 25 bu[sh] barley. Hitched calf to sledge at night.</p>
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<p>Tuesday, March 23, 1897 Stormy. Snow & Rain. Jobbing</p>
<p>Wednesday, March 24 Stormy. Rain & Snow. I helped W. H. French drive his bull to station. Went up town and got some beef 63 lbs.</p>
<p>Thursday, March 25 Cold. Went up town and got a few timothy seed 88¢.</p>
<p>Friday, March 26, 1897 Cold. I sowed clover seed on field back of barn in morning. Did wood in afternoon.</p>
<p>Saturday, March 27 Cold. I cut some wood in the morning, was up town in afternoon.</p>
<p>Sunday, March 28 Fine. Roads muddy. We went to church in the morning, and over to Mr. Holt’s in the afternoon.</p>
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<p>Monday, March 29, 1897 Fine. I was cutting wood all day. Finished sawing. Advertised in the morning. Aunt Libbie.</p>
<p>Tuesday, March 30 Fine. Cutting wood all day. Clara went up to Mrs. Wires’s in afternoon.</p>
<p>Wednesday, March 31 Fine. Went up town in the morning. We went down home in afternoon.</p>
<p>Thursday, April 1, 1897 Fine. Roads good. We went out home. All was well.</p>
<p>Friday, April 2 Fine. Trimmed the orchard in the morning. Hauled some poles from A. J. Ripley’s.</p>
<p>Saturday, April 3 Fine. Went down to Cooper’s mill and got our grist. Hauled two 55 of clover seed. Clara went up town in afternoon.</p>
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<p>Sunday, April 4, 1897 Rainy. We went to church in the morning. Ralph and Ida here in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Monday, April 5 Fine. I was plowing all day. Bert came to stop overnight.</p>
<p>Tuesday, April 6 Rain in the morning. I went up town and got letters + papers. Helped H. J. French raise addition to his barn.</p>
<p>Wednesday, April 7, 1897 Cloudy. Snowed and rained a little all day. I helped H. J. French finish raising his barn. Plowed some in afternoon.</p>
<p>Thursday, April 8 Fine. Jobbing in forenoon. I got 33 bu. of barley from H. J. French. We went up town.</p>
<p>Friday, April 9 Stormy. Snowed all day.</p>
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<p>Thursday, April 22, 1897 Warm. Jim plowing all day. I worked at the big pen most of day.</p>
<p>Friday, April 23, 1897 Warm. Jim plowed until it rained at 4:30. Clarence [???] for dinner. I worked in the garden all day.</p>
<p>Saturday, April 24, 1897 Warm. Went down home and got 22 quince and some plum trees and we set them out in the afternoon. I gave A. $1.00 for a pair.</p>
<p>Sunday, April 25, 1897 Showery. We went down home for dinner.</p>
<p>Monday, April 26, 1897 Cold and windy. We hauled wood and worked at pig pen.</p>
<p>Tuesday, April 27, 1897 Warmer. We put roof on pig pen. Clara and Jess [stayed/stop?] a night.</p>
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<p>Wednesday, April 28, 1897 Fine. Jim plowing all day. I went to Lynn Mills to H. Marsh’s funeral. Working at pig pen rest of day.</p>
<p>Thursday, April 29, 1897 Cloudy. Jim plowing. I finished roofing pig pen.</p>
<p>Friday, April 30, 1897 Showery. Jim finished plowing for oats. I finished the roof on pig pen.</p>
<p>Saturday, May 1, 1897 Rained all day. Cleaned some oats and made two gates.</p>
<p>Sunday, May 2, 1897 Rained all day. Home all day.</p>
<p>Monday, May 3, 1897 Bright in morning. Showers in afternoon. I started on furnace. I set 60 quarts. Sarah at pot luck.</p>
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<p>Monday, June 21, 1897 Fine, a hard frost last night. Jim cultivating corn. I was hoeing all day.</p>
<p>Tuesday, June 22, 1897 Fine day. We all celebrated in town all day.</p>
<p>Wednesday, June 23, 1897 Warmer. Jim cultivating corn & I hoed corn all day.</p>
<p>Thursday, June 24, 1897 Very warm. Jim cultivating. I was hoeing corn. Clara went down home and picked some strawberries.</p>
<p>Friday, June 25, 1897 Fine day. Jim cultivating. I was hoeing corn. Mrs. Kelsey here for supper.</p>
<p>Saturday, June 26, 1897 Fine day. Jim cultivating corn. I hoed corn. We went up town in the evening.</p>
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<p>Sunday, June 27, 1897 Fine day. Eda and I passed from church in the morning. We went over to A.T. Ripley’s in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Monday, June 28, 1897 Fine day, a little rain in the evening. I started to get hay. Jim cultivating corn in the afternoon. I pulled mustard out of the oats.</p>
<p>Tuesday, June 29, 1897 Showery all day. Jobbing.</p>
<p>Wednesday, June 30, 1897 Fine in forenoon. Showery in afternoon. Jim and I finished pulling mustard.</p>
<p>Thursday, July 1, 1897 Showery. The 61st & 77th Regiment paraded in Brampton. Prince & (Duke?) attended. Sold a steer to J. McKim for $39.</p>
<p>Friday, July 2, 1897 Fine & warm. Jim cultivating corn. I had some hay and we hauled one load.</p>
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<p>Friday, August 20, 1897 Fine and cool. Mr. Christians finished seeding oats in forenoon. I sprayed potatoes in forenoon. Helped Uncle Amos finish hauling his oats.</p>
<p>Saturday, August 21, 1897 Fine and cool. Plowed in forenoon. Cultivated in afternoon. I went up town at night.</p>
<p>Sunday, August 22, 1897 Fine. We went to church in the morning. Clara went at night.</p>
<p>Monday, August 23, 1897 Fine, cool. Frank Kreisel commenced to work for a month $8.00. Started hauling manure.</p>
<p>Tuesday, August 24, 1897 Cloudy, a little rain. Hauling manure all day.</p>
<p>Wednesday, August 25, 1897 Fine. I got a load wood for thrashing. Hauling manure balance of day.</p>
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<p>Thursday, August 26, 1897 Fine. We helped Harry thrashing [threshing].</p>
<p>Friday, August 27, 1897 Fine. Helped H. G. French finish threshing. Started threshing at home. Frank quit in the morning — got [amount unclear].</p>
<p>Saturday, August 28, 1897 Fine day. We finished threshing. Oats — 36 bu. Barley — 83 bu. Wheat — 21 1/3 bu. [figures as written]</p>
<p>Sunday, August 29, 1897 Showery. Maccabees marched to English church in the morning. Home rest of day.</p>
<p>Monday, August 30, 1897 Fine and cool. Helped Fred Deacon thresh.</p>
<p>Tuesday, August 31, 1897 Fine. Helped Will Wiese thresh.</p>
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<p>Wednesday, September 1, 1897 Fine in forenoon. Showery in afternoon. Helped W. Wiese finish thrashing.</p>
<p>Thursday, September 2, 1897 Fine. Helped A. J. Ripley thrash.</p>
<p>Friday, September 3, 1897 Fine day. Helped A. J. Ripley finish thrashing. I finished plowing and rolling for wheat.</p>
<p>Saturday, September 4, 1897 Fine. Helped L. Hays thrash in morning. Cultivating rest of day. We went up town at night.</p>
<p>Sunday, September 5, 1897 Fine. Went to church in the morning. Mr. & Mrs. Pearson came here. Mr. Pearson and I went to church in the evening.</p>
<p>Monday, September 6, 1897 Fine, warm. I harrowed all day. Mr. & Mrs. Pearson went home after dinner.</p>
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<p>Tuesday, September 7, 1897 Fine. Helped A. Craig thrash.</p>
<p>Wednesday, September 8, 1897 Fine. Helped A. [Tyhurst] thrash.</p>
<p>Thursday, September 9, 1897 Very warm. Helped A. [Tyhurst] finish thrashing and F. [Keppard] thrash his wheat.</p>
<p>Friday, September 10, 1897 Warm and dry. Cultivating all day. [Buford] and Charlie finished getting in a field of wheat.</p>
<p>Saturday, September 11, 1897 Cooler. Cultivating all day. We went up town at night.</p>
<p>Sunday, September 12, 1897 Warm and dry. Clara went to church in the morning. We was down home in the afternoon.</p>
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<p>Monday, September 13, 1897 Showery. Cultivating and harrowing. Cleaned some wheat for seed.</p>
<p>Tuesday, September 14, 1897 Fine, warm. Harrowing in the forenoon. Drilling wheat in afternoon.</p>
<p>Wednesday, September 15, 1897 Warm and dry. Drilling wheat and harrowing.</p>
<p>Thursday, September 16, 1897 Warm and showery. Cultivating all day.</p>
<p>Friday, September 17, 1897 Fine. Harrowing in forenoon. Drilling in afternoon. I got 4½ bu. of Dawson’s Golden Chaff wheat from H. G. French.</p>
<p>Saturday, September 18, 1897 Fine. Hard frost. I finished drilling wheat and cleaned the furrows out.</p>
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<p>OCTOBER — SUNDAY 31, 1897 Fine. We went to church in the morning. Joe & Bennick & Viola here.</p>
<p>NOVEMBER — MONDAY 1 Rained most of day. I cleaned the clover seed.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 2 Rained all day. Jobbing.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY 3, 1897 Fine day. Fencing in forenoon. We went over to A. T. Ripley’s to cousin Eva’s wedding.</p>
<p>THURSDAY 4 Fine. Put fence around wheat ground for pasture. I dug some potatoes. Eddie died in the evening.</p>
<p>FRIDAY 5 Fine in forenoon. Raining in afternoon. I got one load of corn in.</p>
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<p>NOVEMBER — SATURDAY 6, 1897 Cold West-wind. I dug some potatoes and hauled some corn.</p>
<p>SUNDAY 7 Cloudy. We went to church in the morning and down home for dinner.</p>
<p>MONDAY 8 Cloudy & misty. I finished digging potatoes.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 9, 1897 Heavy rain last night and in forenoon. We went up town in the afternoon. Clara got a pair of shoes and rubbers and I got an overcoat.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY 10 Fine. I husked corn in forenoon and hauled a load in the afternoon. John Burns here for dinner.</p>
<p>THURSDAY 11 Rainy turning cold. I cut a hole in the partition and put a thimble in.</p>
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<p>NOVEMBER — FRIDAY 12, 1897 Cold. I dug some sugar beets.</p>
<p>SATURDAY 13 Cold, froze hard. I hauled 3 loads of corn and we went up town in the afternoon. Clara & I were over to A. J. Ripley’s in the afternoon.</p>
<p>SUNDAY 14 Stormy all day. Home all day.</p>
<p>MONDAY 15, 1897 Rainy in forenoon. I took some chops to mill.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 16 Cold & windy. I got chop home and some bolts for the hog pen; dug sugar beets in the afternoon.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY 17 Cold, froze hard last night. I husked in the forenoon and got in some corn.</p>
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<p>NOVEMBER — THURSDAY 18, 1897 Fine. I cleaned barn floor, covered the potatoes, and got a load of corn.</p>
<p>FRIDAY 19 Fine, warmer. Finished corn in the Robinson and finished hauling corn off the back field.</p>
<p>SATURDAY 20 Warm. I got a load of lumber to Hazard; pulled corn out of the crib. Clara went up town in the afternoon. Paid for binder twine.</p>
<p>NOVEMBER — SUNDAY 21, 1897 Warm turning colder. Went to church in the morning.</p>
<p>MONDAY 22 Cloudy. Snowed all the afternoon. I set gate posts in the back field and one in the pasture.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 23 Cold N. wind. I helped W. Reese kill 10 hogs.</p>
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<p>NOVEMBER — TUESDAY 30, 1897 Cold. I put a light in the pig pen in the forenoon. I hauled some fodder in the afternoon.</p>
<p>DECEMBER — WEDNESDAY 1 Cold. Snowed about 3 in. last night. We went up town and paid Myers & Travis for drill. I got a pair of rubbers.</p>
<p>THURSDAY 2 Cold. I put a light in the cow stable and slats on the pig pen.</p>
<p>DECEMBER — FRIDAY 3, 1897 Milder, thawing some. I hauled some corn in the barn in the afternoon. We went up town in the evening.</p>
<p>SATURDAY 4 Rainy in forenoon. I went up town in the afternoon. I got some liniment for Dick’s shoulder.</p>
<p>SUNDAY 5 Cold, West wind. I went to church in the morning. Clara and Willie came up. Grandpa Harvey & Lottie here for dinner.</p>
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<p>DECEMBER — MONDAY 6, 1897 Cold. [Lon/Leon] & Harold French here all day. Jobbing.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 7 Milder. I was husking corn in the barn all day.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY 8 Warmer, thawing some. We killed a pig in the forenoon. John and Stella here for supper. I engaged [___] for threshing grain.</p>
<p>DECEMBER — THURSDAY 9, 1897 Very foggy. I husked corn all day.</p>
<p>FRIDAY 10 Rainy. I helped Mr. Huff kill one pig in the forenoon, took some chop to mill in the afternoon.</p>
<p>SATURDAY 11 Rained some most all day. I cut up the pig and husked some corn in the forenoon. I went up town in the afternoon.</p>
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<p>December 1897</p>
<p>Sunday 12 Cloudy all day. We went over to Mr. [Hoy/Huy?]’s in the afternoon. Mr. [B.?] French buried.</p>
<p>Monday 13 Fine. I finished husking corn. Started to press hay in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Tuesday 14 Rained last night. Pressed hay all day.</p>
<p>Wednesday 15 Cloudy. Finished pressing hay at noon. H. J. French and we went to [Council/Connel?] meeting at Dawn Mills in afternoon.</p>
<p>Thursday 16 Fine, turning cold. I finished hauling corn in forenoon. We [sorted?] and pitted the potatoes in the afternoon. Clara dug some potatoes in the garden.</p>
<p>Friday 17 Snowed all day, about three inches. Jobbing. Went up town in the evening.</p>
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<p>Saturday 18 Cold North West Wind. We went up town in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Sunday 19 Cold. We went down home in the forenoon.</p>
<p>Monday 20 Cold. Cleaned wheat most of day.</p>
<p>Tuesday 21 Milder. I took two loads of wheat up to S. Mcvay — 33¼ & 33 3/8 bu — and one load of hay 15 bales for McCann. (The little fractions after the 33s look like ¼ and 3/8, not “32”.)</p>
<p>Wednesday 22 Cold, some flurries of snow. Jobbing.</p>
<p>Thursday 23 Cold. N. West wind. I cleaned some wheat and took it to S. Mcvay — 38 5/8 bu. I got pay for wheat — 105 5/8 bu at 77¢ per bu, $81.37. Wheat all 83¢ per bu, standard.</p>
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<p>FRIDAY 24 Cold N. W. Wind. I finished hauling fodder off the orchard. 8 degrees below zero.</p>
<p>SATURDAY 25 Fine day. Wm H. Kelley & Fannie & Mother here for dinner.</p>
<p>SUNDAY 26 Cold West Wind. We went to church in the morning and to Mr [Wheeler’s] in the afternoon.</p>
<p>MONDAY 27 Snowed some in forenoon. Mr Kelley and I went to Nomination at Dawn Mills in the afternoon.</p>
<p>TUESDAY 28 Very cold and frosty. 12 degrees below zero. Cleaned some wheat and [choppin the wagon] and hauled a load of fodder to H. Fletcher and one for myself.</p>
<p>WEDNESDAY 29 Stormy. Snow then rain. We hauled one load and a half of fodder. Took a grist of wheat to mill. We attended a lodge of I.O.F. at Dawn Mills last night.r</p>
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<p>THURSDAY 30</p>
<p>Flurries of snow. We went down home and I helped kill 4 hogs. It was their 35th anniversary.</p>
<p>FRIDAY 31</p>
<p>Colder. Snowed all day. I fixed out forge & tried to beat the anvil good. Rec’d “Grange & Co. bal. on buggy ($45)” & “Campbell & Co. balance on fanning mill ($10).”</p>
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VERY COLD
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Very cold 25° below this morning,
Geo went to
Utterson. Cyril Thoms came to tea with Charlie
Wall & Nita Thoms called in the evening,
27
Sunday, The children & I went to Sunday S.
afternoon. We did not go to Church,
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37° below zero last night,
29
Charlie went back to Rain$ Lake.
Soon.day*
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Milder, The children spent some of their Xmas money
at LadeH* s,
Eva & I went up in the evening,
30
Fine & cold,
we washed and dried the clothes in
the house*as usual,
31
Not so cold*
Annie Lawrence came-before dinner-while.
John took.. a grist to the mill.
Stormy
cold again tonight.
Geo went to Utterson,
1904
Jan,
1
The New Year came in with a blustering N* wind &
it turned very cold,
nothing going on but work
there is plenty of that.
There is too much snow
& cold to go anywhere.,
2
Cold & gloomy,
Geo. sold our cow to Mr. Balls
and took her away.
Eva tried skating a little
while*
cold night.
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weather.
but it is moderating*
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Geo went over
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I.washed
some how took a chill & got Grippe
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so I went to bed again
I was rather better but
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Stormy again Geo only went to church.
Jan.
31
Feb.
1
Cold wind all day, children not at school.-
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Raw & snowy Lionel Rumball was buried in the
Churchyard.
3
20° below but moderated & snowed.
washed & scrubbed.
4
Horrid snowy day alter cold night.
for a while.
5
Geo went to Utterson so I & the children minded the
store, nice day but came on to snow.
6
Mild, a little rain.
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Sleeting but not very cold.
I did not go out*
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Very cold again.
9
39° below last night & still cold.
frightfull winter.
Mrs. Theobald
I went in store
I felt so poorly
nice afternoon.
This is a
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Very sharp,
11
Very cold turned beastly raw with wind, Geo went to
see Mr. Bunn (?) beyond Raymond. Did not get back.
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George got home about 9 p.m.
Ironed & baked,
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Kild. cane on snow in afternoon. Geo went to
Thomses for dinner & brought Mr. Thoms back to
tea. The children & I went to SS & Eva & I
went to Church with Mr. Thoms. The Bishop preached
& confirmed one woman.
22
Mild but snowed & blew all day.
went to see the Bishop.
23
Snowed some more but cleared off at night.
I called at Theobalds.
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Fine & colder
25
Cold wind but nice & fine at night. The children
1 I went up to Ladells & called at Atkinsons.
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Fine day,
Charlie Snell was here for dinner,
cold night.
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Nice day but wind got up in afternoon.
Utterson.
Gwennie A. came to play.
28
Mild turned lovely in the afternoon & we had a
beautiful moonlight evening. The' children & I
went to Church in the morning & George & Eva at
night.
29
High E. wind all day,~came on a snow storm.at night
& drifted badly,
1
Geo & Mr.. Smith
Mrs, Theobald washed.
Cold at night
Geo went to
March was ushered in with a high wind but it is
' mild 5 calmer today.
2
Beautiful mild day, it thawed considerably. Mrs.
Theobald washed.
I went up & saw Mrs. Ladell.
3
Thawing at first, but it suddenly turned Cold &
blew from the N & snowed.
4
Fine but sharp.
Geo went up the ice to Lawrence’s
& had tea at Hills,
I heard today that Nelly has
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A nasty cold- wind blew all day.
6
Sunday, mild & snowy.
The children and I went to
Sunday School but no one to Church.
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It rained all day & was very mild.
is going in earnest now.
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Turned cooler & snowed a bit.
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Mrs, Theo washed
Got the clothes in & mostly dry
Gloomy & milder
1 took Violet & Kathleen over the lake to Thomses
There is a good crust on the lake
A beastly E, wind all day & gloomy skies
Clear but a cold N. wind
Nice day but wind rather cold
thawed in the
The Somersets had their baby christened but
did not come here . The children & I went to SS
& Eva & I to Church at night.
Gloomy & milder,
shall get a thaw
Snow instead of rain but it turned cold.& clear.
George started off to Toronto to get Spring goods
Mrs
Theobald washed
cold night
9 below
turned mild,
Connie & Jessie Thoms
came & stayed till evening.
I went up to Ladells
with them George did not oome.
& gloomy^
George came home in the evening
law morning, it came on a snow storm not much like
Spring coming.
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Milder with high S. wind.
had to mind the store.
Geo went to Ufford so wi
Wet day, a decided thaw but there is a lot of snow
to go yet.
Louie & Kathleen & I called at McClures.
Nita Thoms is staying there.
George’s birthday.
lovely day, snow melted
Louie & I started to walk the lake to Somersets
but there was so much water on it that we
got as far as Thomses•.
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for horses.
The telephone was put in the sto
evening.
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Turned colder with snow flurries.
Geo started to
Utterson but found roads so bad he did not go.
27
PalmSunday, The lake is all icy and there is
skating.
I went to Church in the morning & Eva
& Violet & I went to Hills in the afternoon.
Cyril Thons & Wall & Nita called.
2S
Cold with snow flurries* Geo went to Utterson and
brought home some boots on the hand sleigh. A.
Brymer drew our ice.
29
It Keeps snowing a little. Geo brought some more
boots home on a hand sleigh,
30
Turned warmer & thawed the fresh snow. Mrs.
Theobald washed.
Geo brought another box of
boots from Utterson.
31
Windy with a little rain.
Geo helped in the
afternoon-to make a road to Utterson* - Paid Mrs.
Watson $2.10 for milk.
1
Good Friday, a thoroughly wet day,
& I went to Church in aft ernoon.
2
We got the rest of the dry goods in*
This is
the lS£l ^ April & there-±s '2'ft -of snow-yet,& a cold N, wind blowing tonight.
3
Bright but cold wind. We went to SS. & I went
to see Mrs. Ladell after.
Eva & I went to Church
in the evening,
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Lovely day, snow thawed but it is still deep*
McInnis called,
5
Lovely warm day snow melted fast.
come yet.
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Warm & cloudy, Kathleen had a birthday party,
Mrs. Theobald washed.
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Yesterday Mr, Somerset <
drowned his horses in the lake.
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Thawing fast today. We washed the store windows.
Rain tonight.
Geo Thoms had tea here
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Ground is getting bare.
I went up to Ladells.
Cheese Factory meeting.
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Olive’s birthday. Charlie came home last night,
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mot come so Eva & I washed & I baked & scrubbed
Kitchen.
Like rain but it only blew
floating down.
Gloomy all day,
rain last
capered the dining room.
.Warm £ showry.
George & Louie were poorly
factory meeting.
Cheese
A lovely warm May day.
The lake■is all open at last
We all went to SS. no service.
”arn & fine,
George went to Ufford.
Violet's room
Mr. Hill called.
I cleaned
I did sone cleanin:
garden.
Hot day.
Mrs. Theo washed & cleaned the pantry
Got tinware in.
Hot day.
We had the garden plowed.
Graham’s.
Geo. went to
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Hot Sunday.
blew up a little rain.
Charlie came
home,
also Kathleen with Jack Chester.
Mr. & Mrs.
Chester drove from Huntsville in the evening & took
Jack back.
G & C. went to Thons in canoe.
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crab trees.
Annie went to abridge.
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Ichurch. G & I went ton the lake for a little while
16
Cool but sunny. We cleaned the Kitchen. Edith Johnson
& Herbert L, came in in the evening, cold.
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I went with E, Johnson to Mrs, Rumball’s in the afternoon
Inice evening.
13
Warm.
I went to Huntsville on the ’’Joe” with Edie
Johnson .& took Violet & Kathleen. Violet went to
Chesters to stay till Saturday.
19
harm & wet. I dried some of the clothes in the house,
cleaned the cellar.
20
Blew' out fine after the rain.
nail in the evening
21
Fine & warm.
G. went to Utterson. Mr. & Mrs, Shaw camel
Violet came home on the ”Joe”.
22
Fine morning,
Geo & I went over the lake to Father’s
place & rain came on at night & kept us there.
I ironed & went up for the
It cleared up this morning so we got home, but rained
again in the afternoon.
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Fine & warm.
I washed bedding.
Eva & Louie went away
with some friends for a little picnic. In the afternoon
a party ofthe Chesters came to their house & had tea
at uniths. Miss rice was with them.
Heavy rain & thunder this morning but it was a lovely
afternoon & even George & I paddled up to see Mrs. Hill
& baby in the evening.
Hot,
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Geo & I have colds.. Clive was knoorly but
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Kot, we want rain.
their house,
Old Mrs. Chester & her son came to
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cold without rain, nice fine day.
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�DIARY
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PHOTOGRAPH OF
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KATHIEEN A-OLIVE'
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yrs, Theo washed, Ethel came with berries & took
y—y. A Violet home. Fine .day.. The Shaws came in*
Warr/day.store.
Eva A I ironed.
'
Mrs. Somerset called at the
7
Het day.
&
Hotter, Geo went to Cromptons, to put up a mower. The
Christie’s cane about noon on their way. to Fathers.
?
Very hot morning. Then it came up a thunder storm & it
rained nearly 'all'day* Sam & Anttie- drove to Fathers.
Louie 4 Violet came home on the Gem.
Mrs. Vincent called.
rovtly fine any.
Ollie was not very well. Eva & I &
atMeen went to Church at night.
Fine day, Hrs* & Will Gall called in the evenin
Thoms was here to tea.
: morning but fine afternoon,
Theo washed.
.
■
turned cold at night,
Mrs
?o went to Ba^
to put up mower. Ke & I went to
pa at Hiss McMillans,
Violet & Kathleen went to
rawebridge.
Hot, close day. J Geo went <6 Jim Browns .to- put Ip a mower.
I had my first bathe.
In the evening Eva & I called at
^ta-worth’s & Mrs. A. Clarke’s*
15'
Heavy rain last night but fine today.
V-
Cloudy Morning but turned fine.
to the Christie’s.
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Olive & I went to
Very hot'Sunday
I took the children to Church in
the morning & we went’for a walk in.'the evening*
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the this
19
Hot day. Mrs. Thou washed,
Geo was awa
A T of the girls went to Grenwald on
evening,
Mrs. Richardson called.
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Cooler, I ironed,
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Cool but fine,
Eva A 1 called at Shaws.
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STONE FOR THE STORE
1904
284
Fine.
The children & I washed.
Daisy fell in the
river but was no worse,
Geo rowed up to Grehwald in
the evening.
Thunderstorm about noon.
for the Regatta to which the 8 children & I went
George went to Gotts sale.
Cool with N, wind.
George & Eva took the girls over
the lake to Grandpa’s,
Lovely warm cxy.
I took the children on the SS excursion
to Vernon Lake.
There is a dance at the Hall tonight.
Geo went to Grenwald.
Fine & IT arm.
& Violet got
Sunday,
The children & I went to Church in the morning
After dinner Geo & K & 0 & I went up to Somersets,
to Nickason & got the cow.
In the evening’ Louie
& Connie Thoms called also Mrs, Sullivan.
:va & I ’washed
18
Turned much cooler but nice & fine. Eva & Kathleen &
Clive & I rowed ever to Thomses,
we found the girls away
Louie’s birthday
care to tea.
VI
The Vincent children & the Stewart’s
him
1 e t morning.
Charl e went away in the afternoo;
Louie & -I went to Brymers in the evening,
there. ’
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Lovely day.
:Evas Birthday
She had
to tea,
Hrs.
^Grahams
Richardson called
fir the store
Fine day. Krs, Richardson went away.
Geo too’
to Somersets & Louie & I met him at Hills with
Oe had two thunder storms with heavy rain.
to Grunwald in the evening.
Windy night.
Ge'
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almost none.
but found
Geo was porly at night
We could not go to Huntsville as Geo was ■not well
enough to mind the store. Mrs. Sullivan & Mrs, Johnson
called in the evening.
■Fine warm day, We went to Church in the morning, &
hill’s baby was christened. After dinner the children
& I rowed to Thomses, Only Eva went to church at night
Cool N. wind
Lovely day,
Huntsville.
Louie & Violet & I went on the Joe to
The Thoms girls went too.
Gloomy today, Geo.went in the evening to try for ducks
got back late ■in the dark.
A Soaking wet day,. In the evening the Shaws & Miss
Moodie & Miss Church came.
to bathe
Shaw & the boys went away
looming but
went to
Mrs, Shaw paid up for milk.
Lovely day.
Cold & fine
Geo went to see Murison(?).
Eva & I washed
Utterson.
GIOOTIV with light rain
Mrs
Gall & children called
children
row
Lovely day. I attended the store while Geo wrote!
checques.- -The ■children
Fine & warmer
at night.
Went to church
the morn
night.
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(BUYING TRIP)
1904
on of ctor
Shaw & Mi
washed
called
o s ne rid
Susy pre pari:
Toronto
Alban’s to service.
Afternoon we walked t
I spent the day ordering goods, & called
office.
I went to Front/St. again to finish buying, g>
rained about noon. After the rain I called <
Dill
I took Kathleen & went to Eaton’s & in the afternoon
Palled at Stewarts, In the evening Lizzie
called
at Predams
Thursday. After dinner Lizzie & baby A K & I went
to Riverdale Park & took the Stewart boys
we called
at Cooper’s but found them out, we Y;ent home ,o tea
& then to see Mrs. Dill.
to Coopers where we saw ^rama & then we went
ewartst when we got back we found Rosa &
m there.
Met morning. We started for Muskoka from Parkdale
got home about 4.•
;
.Pine.
Eva & I went to Church in even
eEva & I wa
d, hr, Chester i .Edna Addiso
staying over might.
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GRANDLCrHER’S DIARY
Get.
1
190^
George went on the Gem to Hansville.
2
Windy but fine.
I went to SS with the children & to
Church at night & we heard that Mr. Atkinson is
to leave.
& 1
Cold & gloomy.
Goods came from. Gordon & Mackay
Eva & I washed.
Sloan’s traveller was here to
Cold night after wet morning, only Geo went to Utterson
show.
Fine & cold with occasional flurries of snow
Lucy
drove Mother over to stay and took Eva back with her
Fine day but cool winds
but found them out.
Warmer with light rain
Clarke with the store.
We went to call at Atkinsons
Sydney Jones is helping Nr
et evening. Mother & I went tv/ice to Church
tkinson’s last Sunday
Warm & showery.
Ed Hares was here to tea
harlia’s birthday.
Cola hut fine
Father came & took mother home
I ironed
iron
’icme
7e missed the cow,
Eva & I cleaned
Eva & Olive & I went on the Gem
'saw Mrs, Chester & the Galls,
We went to Somersets
Warm
Mr. Dill & G
got 3 birds,
at Thomses,
Dill came
�■STORE ADDITION FINISMED
GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY:
21
1904
Cooler & showery
Dill went to Proudfoots»
yrs Konkle’s baby was buried today.
Cool & showry.
Geo went to Utterson.
Pine but cold.
at Thomses.
24
2
1
Ethel went home by boat.
iTe went to SS,
Showry, heavy rain at night,
hay & took his sewing machine,
upstairs.
Wet day.
1
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Cleaned pantry.
Geo had tea
man brought a load of
We finished cleaning
First snow to lay
Keeps cold with snow flurries
26
We washed.
27
Cold.
28
Cloudy & milder,
29
Gloomy but cleared out & turned colder.
at work
the store.
JO
Fine & frosty,
31
the store,
Cloudy & milder, 2 men ’working at
.
& Connie Thoms came to see us & stayed to tea
The Store fronts have come at las
Three men
Geo & I had tea. at Ladells
Louie
2
Nov;
2
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2
Nice day, we 'washed
Fine day. . I went up to Stamworths with Eva.
called to see Mrs. Ladell.
I also
Election day. Conservative got in for Muskoka.
Stamworth d nisi Brunt came to practice.
Mrs.
Cloudy d mild,
Geo went hunting & they got a fawn.
Mr. Oincent & Mr. Brown had tea.
1
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Golder.
George went hunting again & the party got a
deer.
Ethel & Marjorie came on the Gem. Mr. Vesey
came to Port to preach tomorrow.
6
Fine but cold wind,
here next Sunday,
7
Cold again.
8
Fine nice day,
9
Fine & toM,
10
Fine d Cold
eg
Mr. Vesey preached twice & will be;
We were busy moving into the new store.
Geo. went hunting.
Keeps dry 4 frosty.
Goo went hunting
I went up to Mel
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Sunday. Very warm.
Nelly & I && some of the girls
went to Church in the morning. Nellie & Ernest went
home in the afternoon, & Eva & I went to SS. Charlie
spent the day at Thomses. & he & Geo went to Church
in. the evening.
It blew cold at night after the rain,
21
Pleasant sharp day.
Geo & Charlie walked to Utterson.
Cyril casse back with them. Mr. & Mrs. Thoms called,
22
Showery.
23
Charlie went to Utterson & brought the rest of the
cutters. Mr. Clarke was working at the store.
24
Cold with snow flurries.
We washed.
Nice any.
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Geo went on the Gem to
There was a party at lad ell’s in the
Charlie went.
2 or 3 inches of snow fell.
r / afternoon.
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Geo went to Utterson & got 2 cutters.
Cold windbut .fine.The services are bady attended.
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Jr Seicy zero. Most of us went to Church at night.
28
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Vesey cameiO^
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wind.
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Mr. Robin.
Charlie is not home yet.
Geo went .to Bullen’s & Thomses.
Jilil hut pleasant day.
Father came & had dinner here.
Another nice day.
Fine & milder with snow in afternoon.
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Annie Brymer called in the evening.
to Utterson.
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Nice day but raw.
We wont to Church in the morning
& father was there & came back to dinner, he went
home in the afternoon,
Mrs. Somerset & Nellie called
t could .
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Snowy day.
place.
rnuwy.
had?i 1 ;.■ ttc-r f rum Connie.
Louie & 1 went to Bracebridge to Annie’s
but fine.
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Mr. Clarke was working here.
23
Thawing all day.
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Utterson after dinner.
Christmas eve.
Charlie
not come home.
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JANUARY 1905
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the Thomses.
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1^2/1903
16
^ib e^£h farmer, Splashed* Willoughby came
for.,,s^-ife machine. Alite Jenner called.
IS
¥e h&i o-holr -practice but few case
IB
a little fresh snow fell.
21
x tbok'Bhe children to church, very few there
Geo thorns- case in the afternoon.
22 Geo & I drose to Huntsville and we found Connie &
Both- Sheas - fere when we got home, . We all hut
George went to the School concert, mild.
23
flics day. we washed, Ruth and louie Thoms came
to tea after decorating. We went to practice*-
Charlie came heme, George went to Otterson and
bought a turkey, The children spent their money
at Ladell’s,
25
Christmas Bay. Mild & snowy, Geo & I & Baby went
- v-r ~" Father’s but got home to tea.
a6
Turned colder,
with Geo.
We had our Isas tree.
I left baby
Sela wind
Geo & Mr, Hill walked to Thomses,
Mr* & Mrs, Somerset & Ken (?) same for a whila^in
the afternoon. Eva & I went to Church in evening*
Mild & snowy, Geo went to Utterson* Annie & Saia
saw* in the afternoon,
•
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28 ■ Sunday. HIM,
30
Ar nie A. bur husband drove back to Father’s.
Annie could stay longer. Heavy soft snow
I wish
0 act tases mi la*
Lovely <i.ay. Charlie had a shotting match. George
< ! •? Raby drove to Johnsons for dinner but got home
for U-a.
5;
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we anlcyed ths dii-e,
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■’.jib. Tho children ri I went to Ladells,
a hew cutter to Sam Bradleys, and brough"
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GHA''Z'-OTHER’S DIARY
1903
•. .248
3
Soft * wet.
4
Sunday, Lovely day.
Sva & I went to Church in the
Worn & the little girls & I went in the evening.
Mr, Hill went to Thomses for dinner,
5
Polling day.
fine,
Geo went to Utterson and drove
Mr. Gibs an home drunk.
6
Fine & sharp.
7
Nice day.
3
Turned cold.
9
Cold day,
Jan.
Miss Maquire came to board at Chesters,
Ml*. Thoms came, we washed,
Mrs, Chester called.
Choir practice here tonight.
Mr,
Hill walked over the lake.
10
Pleasant day.
George went to Utterson,
I went to
Ladells & paid bill,
Mr; McClure gave me a set of
Ping-Pong.
11
Snowy day.
I stayed in & did not go to Church.
Mr, Hill & Geo went in the evening & brought Ruth
Thoms back to stay.
12
Gold day,
I called on Miss McGuire.
Ladells with Mr. Hill.
13
Busy washing.
Ruth went up to Ladells twice with
Mr. Hill, nice afternoon cold night.
lh
Nine morning.
Geo & baby & I drove to Utterson
came on stormy.
15
Baked & ironed.
this evening.
16
Mild,
Geo drove to Utterson but did not
M.H. man.
1?
Saturday.
Geo took the M.H. man to Hares and
brought him here in the afternoon.
Snowy & mild.
13
Turned cold & bright.
Mr. Hill & Ruth went to
Church in the morning and Geo & 1 at night» very cold.
19
Cold day*
20
Milder.
21
Mild.
Violet’s birthday.
She had a party. Mrs.
Chester A Miss McGuire oaled in the evening.
Ruth
finished I'ewing for me.
Stormy.
Ruth went to
Very few came to practice
meet the
Ruth is doing some sewing for me.
We washed & the clothes dried.
�GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY
Jan. 22
Feb*
...249
1903
Fine.
Choir practice here.
George drove to Falkenburg.
Toronto in. the evening,
Ruth -went home,
Lucy arrived fro®
23
Turned colder.
Geo got home by noon. We went to
church in the evening to hear the Bishop &
Archdeacon Lloyd. Very cold night.
2D
Sharp.
25
Fine morn & not so cold,
we found Charlie here
when we got up in the morning.
I went to S.S. and
to Church at night,
26
Mild with wind.
We washed. Charlie went off to
Toronto to see an Occulist.
27
Mild day.
Foggy & damp,
in the evening,
28
Mild,
this is our Jan, thaw,
Geo & I & baby drove
to Somersets but found them away ao we came home
to tea. Maud Brymer stayed with the children.
Mr. H, went to Thomses.
29
Wet day.
I ironed. Maud B, came again.
choir practice,
Charlie came home.
30
Storming & snowing,
Charlie came home,
so we did not go to Bracebrdige.
31
Nice day but windy,
the lake,
Charlie went to Thomses across
Geo drove Lucy home.
I went up to Ladells
No
1
Sunday,
I went to Church with 2 of the children,
Mrs, Somerset had her baby christened & then came
here to dinner, afterwards,
they went home before
tea,
2
Mild. & foggy,
It came up a thunder storm with snow
inthe afternoon.
Geo & I went to Bracebridge & I
had my teeth mended,
3
Golder this morning.
Geo & I washed.
called about Lodge money,
D
Blew & drifted last night, milder again.
Louie 4
I walked to Thomses, rather heavy on the lake.
Dick drove us home.
5
Colder & clear,
nice night,
I went up to Ladells
& the Thoms girls came to practice.
Annie Brymer
�GRANDMOTHER * S DIABY
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Laura Somerset
caDed to ask us to go to see them next ’Wednesday.
6
lovely morning snow in afternoon.
7
Sharp bright day.
Feb.
...250
I went to Ladells,
George & Eva drove to Huntsville.
Mr. Smith came home.
8
Stormy all day* none of us went out anywhere,
9
Over a foot of fresh snow.
to Thomses.
Mr. Hill walked the lake
10
Very mild, we washed,
Utterson with Thomses.
11
Too snowy & wet to go to Somerset’s,
12
Mild still & finer. Geo & I drove over the lake
to Somerset’s & called on Mrs. Rumball. Mr. Hill
went to Bracebridge & Maud B, stayed with thechildren.
13
nice day. turned cold at night.
14
Fine and sharp*
15
Gloomy mild day.
I went to Church twice,
came here to tea.
16
Cold wind.
17
Cold wind stillcontinues but clearer at night.
I went up to Ladells & called at Watsons.
18
Snowy& cold, we washed & had to dry clothes in
the house.
Began to get a quart of milk daily from
Hugh Brown’s.
19
Cold & clear,
Ho practice.
20
Frosty morning but turned warmer. I went for a drive
as far as Ladell’s, A box social at Arthur Clarke’s
tonight.
21
Milder but snowy.
throughout.
22
Mill with a little snow. I took baby for a ride.
went to church at night.
23
I went to Concert at
Lovely evening.
Very busy day.
Mr. Smith
This is another cold snap.
Eva & Violet went to school again*
This week has been cold & disagreeable
Mild with light snow.
Mr. Forrest called.
We did some of the washing.
We
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24
Shrove Tuesday.
Finished the washing.
drive in afternoon.
25
Sice day,
26
Another lovely mild day.
27
Mild, turned wet.
28
Wet & very sloppy underfoot.
dinner,
"eb.
I went to church at night.
...251
Had a short
only 5 people there,
Louie & Connie T. came to tea.
I went to Ladells in evening.
A. Murray came in & had
1
Fine Sunday, We did not go to Church, as Geo & Mr,
Hill were over at Thomses,
I went to see Julia McInnis (?).
2
Snowy hut cleared out fine.
here to tea,
3
Nice day turned mild,
4
Very mild, Mr. & Mrs. Atkinson called.
11 qts of milk daily from Watson’s.
5
Soft day. George & Mr. Hill drove to Huntsville. Mr,
Vincent called. Mr, Hamell brought hay, A cream
Separator agent came to see George.
I went to church
at night.
6
Lovely day, Eva & I went to see Mrs. Jack Rumball &
had a nice walk home by moonlight.
7
Nice morning turned wet.
8
Fine after the rain.
George went to Beatrice with
Herbert Ladall to see Mr. Johnson.
Louie & Violet &
I went to Church.
9
Lovely day. The snow melted fast today, Father and
Mother came to see us & found us washing. The girls &
I went to Ladells in the evening.
Mar.
We washed,
Alfred Hay was
Geo went-to Raymond,
Began .to get
10
Cloudy wet at night, Mrs. Chester and Miss McGuire came
to tea but left early,
11
Fine & thawing,
very sloppy,
12
Cloudy,
A man called selling Zither’s.
do a little sewing,
13
Cloudy & mild.
I had a drive as far as Ladells,
Maud B. called.
Type June 30, 1976 by C. Aellen
lake is
I am trying to
�Missing page 252.
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,
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DEATH OF MINNIE
FORREST
...253
Seo-.drove to Utterson, sleighing bad, as roads are
’^getting tare.
15
Sunday. A little frost this morning. I took two of
the children to Church.
none of us went at night.
16
Fine warm day.
It is a year today since Clara died.
Mr. Hill went to Huntsville with the Thoms boys.
I saw the first wagon out today,
17
Cloudy with a little rain. We washed. Cheese Factory
meeting. Mr. Hill was away most o f the day.
18
Wet day. Clothes out still, Mr. H. went up the lake
to his house again,
Geo, Thors was here to*dinner,
Mr. Vincent was here for a little while.
Lightning
this evening.
19
Fine and warn,
Parsonage.
20
Very warm about 70°.
21
Cooler, Charlie came home tonight.
22
Nice day. George’s birthday.
Cyril looms came in the
afternoon. Charlie walked back to Hays by the track.
Geo went to Church & 1 stayed with the children,
23
Gloomy & windy with showers.
2h
Fine morning tut got colder with high wind & flurries
of snow towards night.
We heard today the sad news
of Minnie Forrest’s death at Toronto. About an inch
of snow fell,
. 25
I called at the
snow going fast.
Roads drying here in the village..
Fine,
Mrs, Chester, Mrs. Geall & Annie Brymer went to
Huntsville to attend Minnie’s funeral tomorrow.
26
Nice mild day.
Snow went off. Quite ? number went
from Pt, Sydney to attend the funeral at Huntsville
we could not go.
I called at Brymars in the afternoon.
27
Fine, cool wind,
28
Cold high wind.
29
Fine hard frost last night.
The children and I went to
Church and I brought Mr. Thoms & Connie home to dinner.
30
Nice mild day.
31
Nice day but turned cold in afternoon.
ground bare.
Busy as usual.
Geo busy splitting wood.
,
We washed.
Eve & 1 & baby went to Ladells & bought the children
>ome hats.
.
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...25k
1
Frosty night & cool fine day,
George went to Utters™
& brought Mr, Hill's canoe,
I ironed & we cleaned un"
a bit of the garden in the evening.
*
2
Mild& wet. We had a heavy thunder storm at night & he*w
rain.
Lake opened.
~ v
3
Horth wind blew all day & it got very cold with snow flurries
Cold windy night, it froze in the house.
u
Cold windy day but bright; nige evening.
Ladell’s. lake very rough,
5
Sice day but cool. Geo went to Thomses in canoe with
Mr. Hill.
I went to S.S. with children & to church in
the evening.
6
Cloudy & windy. We washed. Kathleen’s birthday she onlv
had Willie 4 Jack ,
’ J
7
Fine & mild after the rain.
8
Cloudy morning but fine afternoon.
X went with Violet
i Kathleen to Bracebridge and had some teeth filled &
2 out.
9
Gloomy, rained a little, Eva & I cleaned her room & I
party oiled Kitchen floor.
I went to
ironed.
10
Good Friday. Gloomy morning but lovely-evening. Geo &
I drove to Johnsons, we found the roads bad so had not
very long to stay.
11
Fine a fter frost.
I went to Ladell’s. The children, went
to Chester’s to Tea. Geo went to Utterson. Mr. Hill got
Ids metal sheeting for bishouse,
12
Easter Gunday was fine & warm.
it was lovely on the water.
13
Fine but east wind, Eva & I cleaned our rooms.
I went to
tea at Smith’s with the SundaySchool teachers. Geo went to
Hares to put up a machine. There was a Vestry meeting of
three.
1U
We washed & I finished oiling Kitchen floor.,
15
We finished cleaning upstairs.
16
It Keeps fine with cold winds. Ethel & Mabel drove over.
Ethel helped me to iron the clothes.
1?
Eva & I cleaned the sitting room.
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We went out in the canoe,
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k
May
1903
...255
13
Cold wind.
"Gem” started to run trips to Huntsville,
Geo drove Jim Nickason to Hares to put up a drill.
Charlie came home tonight,
19
Cold wind as usual but fine,
George & I had a short
paddle in afternoon. Charlie spent most of the day at
Thomses, & walked back to Hay’s in the evening. Eva
& I & Kathleen went to Church.
20
Fine & cold wind still. The children & I went to an
entertainment inthe evening but there was none tonight,
Eva & I cleaned dining room,
21
A little flurry of snow, cloudy & cold.
cleaned pantry.
22
Gloomy & cold but warmer in the evening.
I took the children
to Concert at the Hall.
George went to C. Mainhood's.
Finished cleaning.
23
Fine & warmer but some wind still.
& sold Hamilton a Sewing machine,
24
Wind in the west but cool,
I went over to Thomses for
a little while in the canoe, we prepared to go to
Huntsville tomorrow.
25
Fine nice day but there was a cold N, wind in the morning
so we did not go to Huntsville.
I sowed some flower seeds.
26
A nice warm day.
I went to Church in the morning & Ruth
Thoms came back to dinner.
She went on the lake with
Mr. Hill in the afternoon & we went to S.S,
George &
some of the children went to Church at night.
27
Geo went to Utterson to meet Mr. Robertson.
to Vestry meeting at night,
28
George drove Mr. Robertson to Ufford. Eva & I washed.
It has turned warm & windy without rain.
29
Calm & hot & smoky.
Geo drove Mr, Robertson to Huntsville
& got home late, he had tea at Forrests.
Painted dining
room floor,’
30
Geo had sick head ache*
Very high wind blowing clouds
of dust.
Hot too nearly 80°.
It blew up a heavy rain
which was most welcome, cooler tonight,
1
I washed & we
Geo went to Beatrice
He went
Turned very cold with a little snow but it was a bright
day.
Geo drove Mr. Purden.
�1903
"3AM" CHER’S DIARX
?-56
2
Nice fir.e day out cool. Eva & Louie went on Gem to
Huntsville, but it was too cold to take Olive. Geo
drove Purden down to Deer Lake, Charlie came home &
brought his bicycle.
3
Sunday a thoroughly wet day. Charlie went to Thomses
& came back with Cyril, We did not get the cow at night,
4
Nice day but cool. Cnarlie went back early on his
bicycle.
Could not find cow.
5
Lovely day. We washed & I painted verandah. George
drove to Windermere,
Roy Brown could not find cow.
ZiM at Watsons $4.35
6
Bice day came on a good rain at night. I went out
tea to look for the cow & found here a we got her in the
stable. George came home,
7
Cool & fine*
8
Lovely day.
1 went to see Mrs.*-- Watson.
9 Fine & warm,
I went to Huntsville on the boat & took
Violet &Kathleen» We went to Forrests & had dinner,
were quite a number on the boat.
IC
Quite
hot today. Louie & I went to Church in the
morning & Mrs, Thoms asked us to tea in the afternoon.
Charlie came home on his bicycle.
11 Hot again,
Adam Watson & Cyril Thoras were here making
a wire fence in front of the house.
.
12
Hot. Adam finished the fence. We celebrated ray b
by washing, Charlie went to Huntsville & brought me
a nice pair of toots, I planted some sweat peas &
gladiolus.
13 Hot but turned cool without rain.
drove to Father’s.
Geo & I & Kathleen
Mr. Hill went to Huntsville,
IL
Fine & cool. Geo drove to Utterson &then tn Stephenson s
& sold a machine. Mr. Hill went to Huntsville to bring
down hie furniture. I was busy ironing.
15
The cow has a sore tit & is very troublesome.
16 Hot & dry.
Mr. Kerr plowed garden <1 the c
he potatoes. We were ail very busy, Nellie &
drove over after tea to stay all night
17 Sunday, very hot 86°.
Nellie
after dinner to go to church.
went to church at night.
Geo & Eva & Violet & I
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-.^"VCTHHF’S DIARY
way 15
June
Hot & dusty.
the co*.
...257
a little like rain at night, did not get
19
Vary hot, withered up like rain in the evening, Geo &
I went to Somerset’s, Daisy Geall was here sewing.
2C
Daisy is here again sewing.
rain.
21
Daisy here sewing.
22
Keeps very fine & dry.
Turned quite cold, Geo went
trolling, Mrs. Somerset & Torrie & the children came
to "tea.
23
Fine, we have not had a good rain, for weeks & there is
little growth, I went up to Ladell's,
24
Sunday cool a cloudy but no rain to speak of, Charlie
same home. SS in morning. I went to Church with children.
25
Fine & warm. Daisy Geall was-here this afternoon. - In
the evening I took the children for a trip in the Gem
which went around the lake.
26
Daisy was here again, Geo & I drove to Howards. A
welcome rain came at last & there is more coming.
Ers. Nicol came to take an affidavit & had tea here.
Geo drove her to Jenners.
27
Sultry. Came on a thunder storm in the afternoon.
sowed some grass seed.
28
Cool, cold rain in afternoon.
Frost .at night.
29
Fine & cool.
30
Fine & bright but cool wind.
31
Fine but cool. The children & I walked to the cave.
Geo & I & the children went to Church,
I ironed,
cooler hut no
I was busy mending,
I
Geo drove to Raymond.
Kathleen & I went to Vincents.
1
Keeps very -dry & warmer.
ear. Charlie came home.
2
Hot - we washed.
Gall
3
Hot. Charlie & I went to Bracebriige but I did not see
Topp,
4
Busy ironing.
wedding.
Eva is at home with a gathered
After dinner Geo & I went to see Mrs.
Mrs. Thoms & May came & asked us to the
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June
THOMS-KILL WEDDING
1903
...258
George & Charlie went to Lawrence's.
5
6
. 7
George sold Bradley’s old reaper to Hemming.
Keeps very dry & grass all burnt up here. Smoky &
muggy. I went to Church in the morning, saw Jessie Thoms
who rams home yesterday,. Geo want to Beatrice with Herb.
5
Hsx S smoky, we had a nice little shower last night
'-_c. laid the dust. I went to Bracebridge & had^the
impression Taken for my teeth. Had a touch of pluracy
at night,
9
I did not get up till nearly dinner time but felt better
and went to Mr. Hill’s wedding though I did not go over
to Thomses afterwards, Geo & C went, Fine afternoon
& evening,
we washed & I baked for the
IC
Fine & a little cooler,
excursion.
11
I~. was so cold and gloomy that we did not go an the boat.
~ ironed instead,
the children got seme strawberries,
12
Cold IL wind, it came on raining at last & rained all
afternoon, but not hard. Mr, Hill came in about noon*
13
Mrs, Ihester came home,
19
Cloudy, rain in the afternoon.
night.
15
Lovely day. Eva & I washed quilts.
went in the canoe at night.
]4
' »shsd,
17
I was busy ironing.
IB
Louie & I went to Bracebrdige & I got my teeth.
like yesterday but no rain, to speak of.
19
Fine. Got 100 lbs. of bran. Father & Ethel & baby came
■- foW di.nnlr., 0 a leva & I went over to thouses in The
evening,
20
Fine « warm,
X took .he; Children bathing. Geo took us
in the canoe. Mr. Taylor came & took Nellie away.
21
A li. h^ rain in the corning but cleaned out fine. ^Eva fc
I went to Church, Eva went to Brunel with Mr. Atkinson.
George & Charlie called at Mr, Hills. We went to Church
again at night,
72
Fine, George went to Somerset’a raiding.
Gathered ftp
for rain in the evening & rained all night.
G & I went to Church at
First bathe.
We
like rain but passed o^f,
Geo went to Farkersville.
Gloomy
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...259
23
Cleared up a little & we washed.
another downpour*
24
Heavy showers all day. The Thomses could not come.
George went to Bullens & got a pig at Bullen’s.
25
Showery but cleared in the evening. Louie & Jessie
Thoms came & brought the children & Willie & Jack
were here to tea* We went to choir practice.
26
Lovely day. Ethel came & brought some strawberries to
sell & took Eva & Kathleen home, Geo & I & Violet
called at the Hills.
2?
Geo spent the day in Utterson.
23
Sunday, louie & Violet & Olive went to Sunday School
& Geo & I & V, went to Church at night. Geo & Charlie
went to Thomses, We went out in a boat Elsie Jones-had
borrowed,
29
Hot, a little rain at night..
30
Sultry. I baked for pic-nic & ironed* In the evening
Geo & I went up to Hills to tell them that their machine
was at Ladells,
1
There were some showers through the day and a heavy
thunderstorm in the evening. We all went to the picnic
& took shelter in LadeIl’s boat house in the storm,
2
A lovely day after the rain. I went topractice but we
did not have it as there was no one there but Louie
& Connie Thoms,
3
Fine. Geo & I went to Fathers and brought home some
strawberries. We enjoyed the paddle on the lake. Ethel
took some berries to Somersets.
4
Hot day. Louie & Violet went ton the Ge® to Huntsville
& then to Fathers & Eva & Kathleen came home the same
way,
5
Sunday, Cloudy & a little rain after dinner but it
cleared out beautifully & Geo took me out on the lake.
Geo & I went
to Church in the morning & Eva at night.
6
Fine & warm, Edward Fearon & Eddie called but could not
stay to dinner. The children went bathing*
7
Hot day, Lucy came with some more strawberries, we washed*
In the evening I took the children on the moonlight excursion
to GrenwaM & found it very pleasant.
In the evening we had
Fine*
We washed.
.
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1903
«..260
8
Very hot. M®- Gall came to spend the afternoon and "
stayed to tea, she went back on the ’’Joe”.
o
.These'last 2 days have been very hot over 90°. George
went to Jack Rumball’s to put up a mower & Kathleen 2
I went with him to Thomses & then went through to see
firs. Vincent, We came back to Thomses & waited till
dark before George came back from Rumballs.
10
Turned a little cooler. Geo & I started for Dodds by
lake but it was so windy that we could not land so we
came back but shipped quite a lot of water. Went up
to Ladells.
11
Like rain this morning but cleared out fine and the
children case home with Mabel. We went for a bathe.
■ 12
Fine but cool out of the sun. The children & I walked'
to the swan®,
Eva & Mabel & Kathleen went with us
to Church in the evening.
Charlie walked to Hays.
13
Fine & windy, we expected Mr. £ Mrs, Hill to tea but
they did not come.
Nellie & Louise Gall did & also
Gladys & Dorothy & went back on the "Joe", Charlie
spent the holiday at Thomses.
I called upon Mrs,
Chester’s boarders.
Got first raspberries.
1A
Cool 1 showery. We went & got a few berries & got
caught in the rain.
Geo went to Ches Mulveyuay’s (?),
1.
5 We caught enough water to wash.
In the evening there
was a thunder shower.
I called at Atkinson’s,
1^
Fine pleasant day.
I did most of the ironing. After
tea George took Louie A me to the island - we got 1 at of
berries.
17
Hot,
Ironed & baked & churned & in the afternoon George
4 Ollie S I went to Grenwald. Mr. Gall brought us back
Ln his launch, Mabel was ill.
18
gultry,
Eva went with Mabel on the Gem as far as
Huntsville. George spent the day at Utterson. A little
rain at night.
19
Light showers but cleared out,
I went to Church in the
morning & brought Mr, A Mrs, Vincent & baby homa to dinner,
George & I a children went to Church at night,
21 : B»jan to send Mrs. Johnson 2 qts of milk daily. We
caught water, last night & washed.
We had a very heavy
raxn for about 2 huur& today.
■
�Gr^DXCTSEF’S DIAJ?Y
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1903
...261
21
airs. Johnson gets J pint of cream daily. We picked
nearly 10 qts of harries at Kerrshaw’s patch, George
g lislet went on the “Gem" tonight,
22
Sain, but fine evening.
Edie Johnson.
23
fine & hot. 1 went with Kathleen & Olive in the "Joe”
to Nellie’s place & case heme in the evening,
24
Heavy rain last night.
Violet went to Dodd’s.
25
Sultry, rain in the evening.
look children to bathe.
26
Sunday. Children went to S.S. Eva $ I went to Church in
the evening. George & Charlie went over to Thomses.
Cold night.
27
Bright & cool.
11 qts.
28
Be washed, came on rain but I got some of the clothes
dry. Thunder storm at night. We did net go in the
"Gem".
29
let in the morning but-fine afternoon & evening*
at Urs, Johnsons with Eva & Olive.
I went up to Ladells & saw
Fine today.
George & I &
We got 6 qts of berries,
We took a day at picking berries & got
I called
JO Fine & Warm. Eva went to stay with Nellie for a week.
Sr, & Mrs. Hill came to tea, twined cold in the evening.
31
Aug,
1
2
Cool
& fine,
Boule & I picked about 6 qts of berries.
Warm & like rain. Ges went to Frank Bradley’s and sold .
. him a buggy, I took the children to bathe.
Harm & nice on the lake. I went to church in the morning.
A*ter dinner George paddled Olive & me up to Somerset’s
where we had tea.
like rain but it did nob come
Jenner’s patch and got 6 qts
on
Johnson today. Keeps gl
I took the children up on the Gam to Grenwald
5
Mrs. Johnson had no milk today. Gloomy & cold with some
light showers. Ethel drove mother over to stay loi a
few days. Charley Carr came & Geo went with him to
Mad ley ’ c Jr Gladys & Dorothy came in the evening to stay
till Friday.
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1903
...262
6
Fine & cool. I baked for picnic. After dinner
the children & I went for berries & had a bathe.
7
Charlie went to Grenwald to make up books & the little
Galls went home on the Joe, I went ^ith the children
to Deerhurst on the "Gem" & we had dinner in the
woods.
I brought Eva home & left Louie & Violet
at Aunt Nellie’s, There was a Ball at Grenwald
at night but we did not go.
8
Fine morning & windy. Mother went home on the
boat.
It turned wen in the evening.
9
Fine & pleasant. Jack Thoms was here to tea,
& I went to Church at night.
Geo
10
Nice day. We picked about 8 qts of berries.
Sent no cream today.
11
Busy washing & baking.
Fine after the rain.
went to see Jack Rumball but he was away.
12
Thunder & rain last night.
Geo & I & Kathleen went
to the Regatta at Deerhurst today it was quite a
gay scene & quite a number of the prizes were
carried off by Pt. Sydney people,
we brought
Louie & Violet home with us,
13
Fine nice day.
The children walked to Vincent’s
but did not get many berries.
14
Fine. The children got 5 qts of berries at Jenner’s
patch,
I made part of a dress for Violet.
Charlie
went to a dance at Kurrshaws.
15
Fine,
busy as usual.
Children went to Church in
the morning and Geo & I in the evening.
George
went to see Mr, Hill & had tea there.
16
Fine afternoon. Children went to Church in the
morning and Geo & I in the evening.
George went
to see Mr. Hill & had tea there.
1?
We were going berry-picking with the Thomses but it
was too wet.
In the evening Geo & Eva & I went
to Thomses and Eva walked over to Vincents to see
get some eggs.
George
18 .Showery. We washed. Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Johnson
called in the evening.
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Sept.
1903
263
19
Louie’s birthday. She had a party in the afternoon
Jessie Thoms came with Wallie. Mrs, Richardson
called, also Miss Rice and Miss Robertson. Charlie
& they are busy decorating the hall.
20
Fine day, We all went to the concert, it was quite
a success & $3# was realized.
21
Fine, The children & I went picking black-berries
& Geo went to Utterson.
I went in to Chester’s
to say good-bye fer to Mrs. Shaw, Charlie went
to Huntsville.
22
Fine nice day. George went to: Huntsville and we
went bathing with Miss Rice,
23
Sunday. Fine but cool.
Cyril Thoms came. I called
at Atkinson’s in the afternoon. Eva & I went to
Church in the evening, & I played. Mrs. Body was
at Church.
24
Fine & hot. Geo & the children & I went berry
picking behind Schwaoob’s (?) but-did not have time to get very many. School started.
25
Cold and wet.
26
Fine, we washed & I went to Ladells in the canoe.
Violet & I got a few blackberries-; ' •
27
I was busy ironing, did not go to practice.
went up the Lake to Bradley’s.
28
East wind & like rain. Charlie intends going on
the midnight train to Toronto. Mr. & Mrs, Atkinson
called,
29
Gloomy & cold.
30
Showery. I went twice to Church and played the
organ not many at Church,
31
Brighter but we had heavy rain in the afternoon,
which.' stopped us from getting to the blackberry patch.
I went on the lake in the evening.
Geo went to Utterson.
Geo
I went to Ladells.
1
Fine, I washed. Geo went to Utterson,
tea at the parsonage.
2
George poorly, Charlie came home. Mr. Fox,&
Miss Seargant & Mr. Atkinson called in the evening.
He & I had
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PHONOGRAPH
3
Charlie went on the 5 o’clock train this mornin-’
to Rainy Lake. Olive has a bad cough & is restiass
at night. I ironed.
4
Gloomy. hot morning but turned cool. Geo & I
went over the lake to Fathers to get crabs.
5
Fine & cool. Geo went to Utter-son this evening the Shaws are up again* Like frost.
6
7
Fine & cool, Geo took Louie & me over to Thomses
& we walked through to see Mrs* Rumcall, came home
to tea. We had a very good sermon from the Bishop
in the evening.
Labor Day. children at home. Fine witn cold nights- H
8
Like rain but blew off.
9
Sultry* rain at night. Busy ironing,
to Ladells in the canoe.
Sept.
I washed.
I went up
10
Man called wanting us to buy a stove, hot morning
but turned cooler; children had a bathe,
11
Lovely aright day. Busy all day. Miss Rice &
Miss Maguire came to tea but Mr, Fellowes did not
come. Miss Rice & Miss gaguire & I had a paddle af betea. Miss Rice brought her Phonograph ever here,
12
Fine morning, We went on Gem to Huntsville. It
rained hard for a little while. Father came back
with us. We had a nice trip both ways,
13
Fine. I went to Church with Father & Louie &
Kathleen in the morn. Lucs came and drove Father
home in the afternoon. I played in the even.
lh
15
Gloomy with a little rain, I made Eva a skirt,
damp morn but it cleared out and then came up a
big thunder storm with heavy rain after I hung
out the wash. I called upon Mrs. Pope(7), Sultry.
16
I managed to get clothes dry enough to iron.
Ernest Winter came just in time for tea, Rain
came on & continued all night so he stayed. She
3 girls went to Galls,
17
Wet again today. The children came home in the'
afternoon, Much cooler, We have missed tue cow
two days.
18
Got cow at last. Finer but a few showers with a
little dash of snow,
1>
Lovely day but cool. Eva & I called to see Mrs#
McClure & baby. Geo went to Utterson.
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Sept* 20
DIARY
1903
»•»2S3
lovely day. I drove to Johnson’s with Herbert
Ladell, got home late,
21
Beautiful warm day. The Gall’s did not come but
Mrs. Thoms & Louie did.
22
Beautiful day. I washed & after dinner Geo & I
took Miss Rice up to Hill’s in the Canoe & had
a very pleasant paddle.
23 Fine morning but turned cold & wet in afternoon,
Geo went to Huntsville Fair.
2b
Cold wind but fine.
25
Men working at the chimneys this morning.
again, I took Olive to Ladells.
26
Geo digging potatoes. Eva & Violet & Kathleen
went to Vincents for the day.. Mrs. Porter & 2
men came in the evening to see Geo on business.
27
A cold showery day. I went to Church in the morn
& only Eva went at night.
28
Cool & showery,
29
Fine but cool". I washed & we had a paddle
afterwards, dug some potatoes.
30
Lovely warm day.
ironed & then we took Miss Rice
on the lake & called at Stewart’s island. Heard
fro® Charlie.
Masons came to fix chimneys.
Geo went-
Cool
canned Tomatoes,
-
1
Wet day.
I finished ironing & churned. Cyril came
to dinner & then to Sandy Mitchell’s in the canoe
with George,
2
Fine lovely day. We all but Louie & Olive went to
Utterson show. We walked both ways saw Mother &
Lucy there.
3
Slows like rain again. Miss Rice & Elsie Jones
went away, also Mr. Fallows,
4
Rain last night but fine & warm today. I went to
S3, with the'children. Geo went to Thomses.
5
Beautiful day, Geo & Louie took some pears.over
to Hills. Kathleen & I called at the Parsonage.
Cleaned room over Kitchen,
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Oct.
NORTHERN LIGHTS
1903
...266
6
Lovely day* We washed in the afternoon. George
& I & Sva went to Somerset’s, Laura looks very"
well & so do the children.
7
Wet day & high wind. Winnie & Jack Roper came
in for shelter from the rain on their way from
Brenner’s in the evening.
8
Still unsettled & wet at night.
9
Cleared out fine towards evening. George & I
went to a farewell party at Ladells for the
Ropers.
10
Fine. Eva & I cleaned her room. Mrs. Atkinson
called. Geo went up to see the Ropers off,
11
Nice day. I went twice to Church. We expected
Chas home for his birthday but he could not come.
Cyril Thoms called.
12
Lovely day. I washed bedding. Daisy Geall called
to get Eva’s dress to make. Northern Lights were
very bright tonight.
13
Lovely day.
we washed.
14
Fine again.
stay.
Lucy drove Ethel & Marjorie over to
15
Thanksgiving day. Fine day but wet at night.
We had a Fowl supper in the evening which passed
off well & $28 was realized. Mrs. O’Hara called
before going to the hall.
16
Showry. The children are having holidays. I
cleaned the pantry, Mrs, Realty called. Geo went
to Beatrice with Will Johnson.
17
Showery & mild, Geo Thoms was here to tea.
surprised us by walking in about 10 p.m.
18
Cold & gloomy, George & Charlie went to Thomses
& stayed for dinner. They brought Cyril back.to tea.
A little snow, Sthel & Eva & I & Charlie went to
Church.
19
Charlie went off by an early train this morning.
Gloomy day. I cleaned dining room.
20
Fine but cool.
Ethel & I washed.
Charlie
�1903
GRANDMOTHER ’ S DIARY
Oct.
Nov.
». .26?
21
Lovely Say.
Huntsville,
George & I went on the "Gem" to
I went to Forrest's.
22
High wind. Busy ironing.
Chester’s in the evening.
2J
Ethel & I cleaned sitting room,
wall paper, very cold.
24
Fine & sharp.
25
Fine nice day. but there was a big windstorm at
night, Mabel Forrest is staying at Brymer’s,
26
High wind with flurries of snow. Ethel & I papered
sitting room & put furniture back in it, Geo
walked to Sandy Mitchell’s.
2?
Snowed all day. I went to Ladells. Geo went to
vote. Mahaffy got in. Geo -Thoms was here to tea,
Mabel Forrest & Annie B, called in the"evening.
28
Lovely day, George & I went over the lake to
Father’s & got home to tea. we expected the Miss
Thomses but they did not come, Mrs. J, Rumball
called,
30
Another nice warm day.
31
Rain this morning but cleared & Ethel & Marjorie
went home by the "Gem”, Wallie L. came to play
with the children & they were out in the evening
playing by moonlight,
1
Sunday. Mr. Atkinson had his house painted last
night, G & I & Louie & Olive went over to
Thomses & had tea,
2
Fine nice day.
I was busy all day. Geo went
hunting, Eva & I went to see McClure’s baby
who has been ill,
3
The Atkinsons are making a great fuss about their
house & have a constable over to find out the
culprits. Lovely weather.
4
Warm day, hunters got no deer.
Thoms came to tea.
5
Weather changed last night & it is blowing very
cold from the North. G, did not hunt.
Ethel & I called at
Rain at night.
I went & got some
Busy all day asusual.
Connie & Louie
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...268
6
They hunted but got nothing.
Kitchen,
7
Geo went hunting with Brown & they got a deer. Got
Kathleen a pr of boots how long will they last.
Eva & Louie are at Chesters for tea,
8
Sunday. A fine day I went with the children to
SS but none of us went to Church. Cyril called in
the morn.
9
A lovely day, I cleaned hall. After dinner Louie &
I walked to Vincents. Windy at night. Charlie
came home after we were in bed,
pov.
Louie & I cleaned
10
Windy & cool, Charlie went hunting with his father
but got nothing. The Chester boys were here for
tea.
11
Fine but high wind, I washed & baked. Charlie went
back this morning early. Eva commenced music lessons
again*
12
G. went hunting again, I ironed,
13
Cold with flurries of snow & wind. G. went hunting
with the Thomses. Mr. Hill came & took his apples
away,
1L
Snow this morning which has continued all day, Will
Geall was here grading ground. George went hunting
H his party got 2 deer which winds up the season.
15
Sunday, fine. The children & I went to SS, Eva
& I went to Church at night. I played, very few
there,
16
Cold.
17
Geo went to Utterson & sold 2 cutters.
I went to Ladells,
18
About a foot of fresh snow & it snowed all day.
I finished washing. Geo went to Utterson & sold
another cutter. He stayed for oyster supper &
got home early next morning, cold.
19
Fine day. I ironed, Geo went to Bracebridge &
Met Mr, Robinson, Allan McInnis Killed pig, cold
snap. Kathleen is home poorly, Louie also, has
Milder
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Dec,
"Gem" Burna
TELEGRAPH
..,269
1903
Thermometer at zero this morning.
21
Milder.
Geo spent the day at Utterson.
"Sen" was burnt at Huntsville.
22
Mild & cloudy.
The children & I went to SS. & G
& E & I to Church, very few there,
23
Soft snow fell,
24
Colder. Geo went to Utterson* The remains of the
poor Gem were brought home. The Chesters are
packing up to move to Huntsville,
25
Very cold morn.
I finished washing.
Eva & I called at Chesters.
26
Geo went to see Mr. Hay.
27
Nice day but sharp.
George went to Utterson to sell
a cutter.
I went to Ladell’s. - Mr. Atkinson called.
28
Geo went to Utterson after dinner. The children
came to practice & the Quigley’s stayed to tea.
I paid Mrs. Chester for Eva’s music lessons.
29
Milder.
church.
30
Snowy, George pulled the plaster off our bedroom
ceiling. Mr. Smith called in the evening,
The Str.
turned cold at night.
In the evening
Willie & Jack came to tea.
I went to SS, but only George went to
Geo Thoms was here for tea.
1
The children are all at home as the teacher is sick.
We washed. The sleighing is very good & the snow
seems to be staying.
2
Allan McInnis put the paper on our room ceiling.
2
I cleaned out the room & put up the bed.
3
Geo walked to Falkenburg & stayed all night,
weather.
^
A little fresh snow fell. The children went to
tea at Mr. Smith’s,
George went to Bracebridge
& got home tonight.
I went to see Mrs. Chester
about the telegraph,
5
Mild & stormy,
6
George went to Utterson.
Roads wereheavy.
I did not go to SS. but went
to Church at night.
7
I went to Chesters to do Telegraph Report.
nice
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CHESTERS MOVE TO
HUNTSVILLE
1903
2?O
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8
Henry Gall was here to dinner. Snow keeps coming.
9
The Chesters moved to Huntsville today.
night.
Stormy
10
Mrs, Gall & Henry & Louise came to tea.
turned snowy.
Cold but
11
Very stormy roads heavy, Geo had Mrs, Theobald
scrubbing the store ready for goods to go in.
12
One load of Groceries arrived. Stormed all day.
George sold cutter to C. Jenner.
13
We went to S.S. as the snow plow had been through
but it stormed
again at night,
14
About a foot more snow & cold & clear,
some of the goods in store.
15
20° below zero last night it is frightful weather
for so early in winter about 3 ft snow.
16
Got 2 bags flour,
17
Cold & fine.
18
Nice day, Mr. Hill was down to the store.
went to Pres Xmas tree it was very good,
19
Mr, Thoms was here to tea, I had to stay at the
store while Geo went to Ladells to help audit
Cheese books,
20
Stormy again about a foot of fresh snow. Sun. The
snow plow made a track so we went to S.S, Geo only
went to Church but there was no service.
21
Mild, more snow, Allan Mcl. began to make partition
in the store. The children had their last practice
here for tree,
22
More snow. The children & I went to Xmas tree at
Mr, Smith’s, had a job getting Olive home in the
snow. Edna Addison stayed all night,
23
I washed & was busy generally.
24
I ironed & iced Christmas cake. Charlie did not
get home till about 3 in the morning.
25
A dull Christmas no service & too much snow to go
out, turned cold at night.
Dec.
we put away
Girls came to practice songs.
We
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Dec. 26
1903-190^
VERY COED
...271
Very cold 25° below this morning. Geo went to
Utterson. Cyril Thoms came to tea with Charlie
Wall & Nita Thoms called in the evening.
27
Sunday, The children & I went to Sunday S.
afternoon. We did not go to Church.
28
37° below zero last night,
29
Charlie went back to Rain£ Lake.
Noon.day.■
29
Milder. The children spent some of their Xmas money
at Ladell's. Eva & I went up in the evening.
30
Fine & cold, we washed and dried the clothes in
the house.as usual.
31
Not so cold. Annie Lawrence came before dinner-while
John took a grist to the mill.
Stormy
cold again tonight.
Geo went to Utterson.
1904
Jan.
1
The New Year came in with a blustering N. wind &
it turned very cold.
nothing going on but work
there is plenty of that. There is too much snow
& cold to go anywhere.
2
Cold & gloomy.
Geo. sold our cow to Mr. Balls
and took her away. Eva tried skating a little
while, cold night.
3
Sharp day I did not go out as I did not feel very
well.
h
Very cold,
weather.
5
37 below zero the last 2 nights & atill-very-eeld
but it is moderating.
I went to Ladells in the after
noon.
6
Mild,-I washed, baked & scrubbed. Mr. Oldham was
here to dinner.
Getting milk at Joneses.
7
Got clothes dry in the house.
room pipe.
8
A few more inches of snow this morning. George
cleaned the snow off the roofs. There was no school
this afternoon. Edna Addison came for a while.
one can only try to keep warm this
Geo cleaned dining
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CHEESE FACTORY
1901
...224
Snored a little. Maud Brymer did not come to go
with ne to Vincent’s. Last day of school.
20
We all but Annie & baby went to Hall to school
Concert. Fine & cold.
21
Cold wind.
22
Sunday,
23
Mr. Hill helped Annie to wash. I went to decorate
church & brought Ruth & Connie Thoms home to tea.
We vent to practice at the Church in the evening.
24
Fine & mild. Busy preparing for Xmas. Geo & Mr.
Hill went to shooting match at Utterson and Mr,
H. came home drunk. Such a nuisance at Christmas*
I went for a drive to Utterson.
Stormy.
I went to SS but not to church,
.2
5 Mild gloomy day. Mr. Hill & children and I went
to Church, After dinner I had a drive. Charlie
went skating.
26
Geo & Charlie busy with accounts.
27
Mr. Vincent came to help Geo with books.
fine & mild.
23
Windy. Final Cheese Factory meeting.
at Forrests.
29
Good roads no fresh snow.
I took baby to SS & we
went to Church in the evening.
Still
I called
Mild, a little fresh snow in the evening. The girls:
came to practice & Mr, Thoms came to walk home with
g them.
30
31
Graham came & drew some wood. Cold wind with flurries
of snow, fine & cold at night for dance at Hall.
Mr. Lawrence came in the evening from- the Hall.
1902
Jan*
1
Hew Year’s day, Lucy & Mabel came & helped us to
eat the Goose. Mr, Gall brought his little girls
to stay a couple of days. The children all went
to the Christmas tree at Hall.
2
Milder with a little snow. The children had a
little party as the Galls are here. The Thoms girls
& Louie F, came to practice.
3
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DIARY
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...225
3
Cold again. I took all the children to our SS
Xmas tree & left baby with Geo/ Nellie Came.
Mr, Thoms & Mr. Vincent came here for the evening.
The little Galls went home.
4
Turned a little milder. George drove Nelly part of
the way home, I went up to Ladell’s.
5
Mild. Edith and Will Johnson came in the afternoon
and went to Church with us, Mr. Hill & Mr. Johnson
went in to Brymers after Church.
6
Mild,
Geo went to Utterson to vote. Mabel F. called.
Allan McInnis came to settle up the Lodge accounts.
Mr. Vincent called.
7
Geo & I drove to Huntsville & I got a fur collar etc.
Mr. Thoms came to take an affidavit.
8
George & Mr. Hill drove to Remington*s.
9
Still mild.
Jan.
I went up to Ladells with baby,
10
George took Robson’s cutter to Huntsville. Mr.
Hill & Violet & I & baby went to Thomses and Cyril
drove us home. Mr, Remington came & took his cutter
while we sere away.
11
Stormy, turned colder, we stayed in.
fell off a lumber pile and got hurt.
to Brymer’s.
12
Cold day. Louie Forrest called.
& I went to Church.
13
Cold wind but fine. Mr. H. walked to Geall’s.
G & I were going to drive but we saw Mr. Geall pass
so did not go.
14
Washed.
to tea,
15
Gloomy & mild, Geo drove to Bullen*s & I & Kathleen
went as far as Galls. 1
16
Cold again.
Nice mild day.
Mr. Smith
Mr. Hill want
Mr. Hill & Eva
Maud Brymer came & stayed
Geo & Mr. H. have gone to Johnson’s.
Geo & Mr. Hill & I went to Somersets to tea,
Nice moonlight night to come home.
Mild but turned colder.
Charlie came home,
I went to choir practi.
4
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Annie was confirmed.
We went to
Fine & frosty,
hear the Bishop: in the evening, moonlight.
20
Fine day.
21
Violet had a little party.
I drove to Utterson with
Hill walked & did not get back till after
Geo.
tea.
22
High wind but not cold,
to tea.
23
Klee sharp day.
to tea also Mrs
24
Fine lovely day
Mr. Hill went to Brymer’s
Mr. & Mrs. Gall & Beattie J, came
Forrest & Mabel.
baby poorly with cold,
George
1
& Eva drove to Beatrice but got back to tea.
25
Baby has bronchitis
Soft £ wet at night.
I went to Church, baby better.
27
Snowy & drifting,
28
A heFrible-ste^my-dayr I went to Ladells & Mr
Thoms drove me home. Fine & sharp.
29
Nice day.
30
Cold morning but lovely afternoon.
Maud Brymer called in the evening.
31
Gloomy & mild.
Geo & Eva drove to father’s for potatoes
and Geo & Mr. Hill and I went to Forrests to tea.
The Thomses were there.
very stormy.
we washed.
I went for a drive with Geo.
1
Snowy Geo drove to Raymond & sold sewing machine.
2
stormy day roads heavy,
v/e all stayed in. no service.
Cold & stormy in afternoon.
4
a ';
I went to Ladell’s.
Fine morn.
Hugh Somerset drove the McLaughlan
traveller to see Geo. Annie walked to Utterson
with Maud B. and it came on very stormy, they came
back on the stage.
5- Cold night but moderated.
a little snow.fell.
went to Forrests and bought a dress' that Mrs^ F
got ready made.
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6
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Ted McInnis came.
Nice day.
G & I went for a
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7
A little snow fell. Geo & Mr* Hill & I went to
a party at ladell’s and enjoyed it very much. Charlie
came home to go.
8
Got up at the usual time and saw Charlie off to
Falkenburg again. Felt tired and sleepy.
9'
Sunday. Cold wind, I went to S.S. with the children
Mr, Smith was there, went to Church in evening
Mr, Kinton read service. Geo went to see Mr. Thoms
who has Grippe,
they sent for Dr.
10
Cold & clear. Mr. Thoms is better.
Ladell’s. Maud Brymer called.
I went to
UNice morn, but it came on stormy in evening,
a little drive after tea.
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we had
12
Ash Wednesday
13
Cold wind.
19
Cold morn but lovely afternoon. Mr, Hamill was here
to dinner,
Geo & I ALouie drove to Utterson and saw
Lizzie and her children at Mrs. Harbor’s.
15
Lovely day*
with me.
16
Sunday. Mild & Gloomy.
I took baby out & did not
go to Church.
Geo Thoms was here to tea
1?
Nice day. Geo drove me to Raymond to Mrs. Ryan’s
good roads.
18
Washed, fine with cold wind.
19
Cold & clear. Geo & Mr. Hill walked to Thomses.
Children & I went up for the Mail.
20
Lovely day. Father & Ethel & baby came but went
away about 3.
Eva went home with Father. Laura
A her, baby & Ruth Thoms came to tea, Mrs. Forres
& girls came in for a minute.
21
Very^warm bright days & frosty nights. Geo & I
& Olive drove to Vincents, baby was photographed
Annie walked to Galls with L. Bently,
aS
Children & I walked up to Ladell’s in even.
Maud Brymer called & went to Ladell’s
Geo & Mr. Hill went to Huntsville. ,
23
Fine but chilly wind.
Went to Church.
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Feb, 24
I
.228
It keeps very fine & warm & the snow is going,
washed clothes. Geo, went to meet Hr. Robinson^
but he did not come so he drove to Beatrice',
25
Lovely day,
I went to Ladells with children.
Geo
drove to Utterson after tea to see Mr. Robinson/
26
Fine, roads going.
Geo drove to Ufford.
I went
to LadelVs & met the Thoms girls.
Louie is coming
tormoorow.
‘
2?
Fine again not much sleighing left.
Louie Thoms
came at night to stay for a few days.
23
Wet & windy.
Louie & I went to see Mrs. Chester
Baby is poorly.
Mr. Gardiner here to dinner.
1
Came in like a lamb,
showry &warm,
Louie & I
went to Ladells & called on the Atkinsons who have
returned,
wagon out today. Baby no better,
a feverish
cold I think.
2
Fine.
Louie & I & Violet went to Church in the morn
& stayed at home at night with baby,
we had some
music.
3
Frozen up again, but no sleighing.
Ruth and Connie
came for Louie.
Baby no better
Mr. Brymer -thinks
it influenza,
Kathleen has a bad cold.
4 Fine, good skating.
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1902
Ruth & Cyril called for valise.
,5
Baby has a bad cough & has to be nursed most of the
Thoms calledc
I took the children on ice.
6
Mice day.
children
Maud B» called.
came to tea.
Mr, & Mrs. Vincent &
Baby getting better but cough still bad.
Children
going to school again.
Mr. & Mrs. Atkinson called.
I took children on the ice after tea & then went to
Church but there was no service as the Church was
full of smoke.
9 r
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Cold wind.
Sunday.
We went to Church at night - nice 4 foosty
' &■fine.
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10
Foggy and damp
Very wet day.
Children went to Walter Brymers
kparty & had a. good time.
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12
Wbt again.
Mr. Vincent & Mr. McClure &
came & audited Cheese Factory books,
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CLARA’S DEATH
19
Lovely day, Louie & I walked the lake to Galls but
did not find Eva there.
I left Louie ^walked to
the hotel A home from there.
15
Fine but cold wind. Cheese Factory meetino* Mr.
Johnson brought Lizzie & 2 children
Geo & Mr. H
got their canoe
16
Nice day
at night
17
Cold high wind. Mr, Hill walked to Lawrence’s
We got telegram to say that Clara is dead, we must
drive over tomorrow morning.
18
Fine & sharp. George & I drove to father’s & had
dinner & then on to Huntsville where the funeral
service was held. Annie & Sam were there. Then
we all came with the hearse to the cemetry near
home where Clara’s remains were buried, Mother is
very poorly and was not able to go out, Annie
& Sam weregoing to stay till Thursday, We came back
that evening & brought Eva home.
20
mild, I took baby out.
Connie’s birthday.
I commenced to make- a black
Milder with wind. Mrs. Atkinson called.
went up to Ladell’s in 6he even.
Eva & I
21
Lovely day. baby was out with Annie nearly all
the afternoon. Geo went to see Ben Boyart. Eva
& I went to Church but there were fery few there.
22
Frosty morning but fine.
to Ladells with me.
23
Warm, Charlie came home last night and walked back
this evening. We went to Church at night not many
there,
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24
Annie washed & she & Maud B. went
Lucy’s birthday
very warm I took baby out.
to Vincent’s after dinner.
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We went to Church
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Cold wind but fine, a sprinkle of snow this morning.
Fine even, I went to Ladells.
19 The washing was done,
waist. Frosty.
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Maud Brymer called & went
Fine & warm Baby was poorly with cold & earache.
Annie Ironed,
Omi
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Apr,
MEASLES
1902
...230
Fine Nellie came, she had come from Gall’s.
I called at the school in afternoon.
She &
27
Wet but cleared out fine in the afternoon*
& I went to Ladells.
23
Good Friday. Nellie walked home. Fine afternoon
but heavy rain at night. Eva & I went to Church.
29
Gloomy day
30
Easter Sunday, fine but cool wind. G & Mr. Hill &
I went to Church in the morning & I went again at
night.
not many out for Easter as the lake is
impassable
31
Snow flurries all day.
tomorrow.
Nellie
we washed. Annie is leaving
1
A little snow fell.
2
Still cold with snow flurries.
The children are
at home this week & are helping me.
3
Finer today, Eva, Louie & Violet are poorly today
possibly measles coming on.
I went up to Ladells
with Annie Brymer,
I called on old Mrs. Theobald
in her new house.
k
1-
Ted McInnis came for Annie
Eva has the measles & the other two are getting
them,
Eva stayed in bed.
The measles are in nearly
every house in Port Sydney. Fine.
Lovely day.
Children pretty poorly
hands more than full with baby too.
home.
I have my
Charlie came
6
Kathleen’s birthday. This is the worst day with the
children.
They are all in bed.
I took baby out in
the afternoon,
Charlie went to Thomses.
7
Like rain but cleared, Mr$. Theobald came and washed
& scrubbed.
Children better.
Cyril Thoms was here
to tea.
hi r
8
Fine with high wind. Eva & Violet got up but stayed
upstairs.
Ice in the lake broke up.
9
I managed to finished ironing & went out in the canoe" , ,
for a short time high wind.
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Children are up but stay upstairs.
11
Children came down stairs.
I went to Ladells.
12
Fine afternoon.
13
Sunday cold wind.
Children went out for a little
while.
Baby has a little rash out & has to be
nursed most of the time,
Maud Brymer came & stayed
with the children while I went to Church. I played
the organ.
lb
Nice day but cold wind.
15
Lovely day.
16
Maud Brymer was so ill that they telegraphed for
her sisters and brothers. They did not expect her
to live. Kathleen is sickening for measles.
Baby is getting better. Keeps fine.
17
Kathleen has the rash on her & feels pretty poorly
Cow went away.
fine.
18
Like rain but it passed off. Geo & Charlie went
to Utterson & brought buggies jhoae. Kathleen had
earache, she is in bed. Maud B, is better she has
measles.
6
v6
Baby’s birthday
Baby begins to be noorl
Baby is poorly,
Baby pretty sick,
Geo drove to Ufford.
Warm morning but windy afternoon, G. & C & Mr. Hill
went:trolling & caught 3 fish. Mabel Forrest called
in the even.
20
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2
1902
We took baby out but Kathleen had to stay
Nice day
in. Geo paddled over to Thomses.
Cyril came in to
tea,
I Went to Church & played the organ.
21 Showery, Mrs, Theobald came to wash and scrub.
turned cold,
I went up to Ladells.
22 Thunder last night but hot today 80°,
Geo went to put
up a disc harrow for Wingfield’s, and after tea he
& I went up to Somersets in the canoe. We called at
Galls,
Mr, Hill & Charlie started the boat house.
23
Colder again. Eva'& Violet wene are going to school
& L</uio stayes to mind baby. I Ironed.
24
Nice day but windy. Ruth & Connie Thoms called. I
went to see Mrs»•Atkinson & Mrs, Forrest & Maud Brymer.
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May
DIARY
1902
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nice day & warmer, burned wet at night, Geo rode
to Huntsville. He had tea at Father’s & brought"
me some letters,
26
We. had a good rain, at last. Cow lost again she
.will be dry I am afraid,
Geo & Mr, Hill went up
to the Locks on the Gem & case back by canoe very wet,
27
Sunday* Nice day. Mr. Thoms came here and he and
Geo went to Mr, Morgan’s funeral.
I went to Church
at night and played,
28
Lovely day, Mrs. Theobald washed & scrubbed. Our
cart came,, Geo. took me & baby to Thomses and I
stayed tea and came back in Thomses boat.
29
Fine.
30
Gloomy day wet afternoon.' .Jimmy Hughes plowed the garden. Charlie ’went on at the mill.
I~went to
W.A, meeting at the parsonage.
I ironed,
baby has a cold,
wet at night,
1
Gloomy morning but cleared out.
2
Fine but turned wet. We washed bedding.
Minnie Brymer called.
3
Nice day.
Charlie is not working but went trolling.
Geo A I drove into Utterson.
4
Gloomy, turned wet in afternoon
church.
5
Fine day. Mrs. Theobald did not come to wash.
& I drove to Balls for beef.
6
Geo drove to Windermere. Mr, Hill helped me with
the washing,
came on showery but clothes got dry.
7
Cloudy but did not rain cold wind.
Geo got home
tonight. Emily & Maud Brymer came in the evening*
Eva took her first music lesson,
8
HIoh’morning but turned showery and stopped Geo from
going to Somersets. Thunder storm in the even, cold
wind at night,
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9
Very cold high wind.but fine.
days*
I went up to LadeHs.
10
Cold wind,
Geo. went to Parker’s,
Annie &
I did not go to
Geo
I am very busy these
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1902
11
Sunday,
a lovely fine day
the morning.
12
My birthday, gloomy. We drove over home in the
afternoon but did not take baby,
Ruth Thoms was
here when we got back.
I went to Church in
Fine but cool wind.
Ruth is sewing,
Geo & Mr
Hill did the washing
I churned
Geo & Mr. Hill
went to Bullen’s.
14
Mr. Hill went to Huntsville,
evening.
15
Warm day but the nights are cold with frost. G & I
& baby went to tea at Atkinson’s got home at 12.
16
Busy baking
Rdth went home in
I washed dining room.
rhe
Fine
Hot_day I went to Huntsville on the Gem and took
Violet & Kathleen I spent about $10.
Hot day.
Eva & I went to Church at night.
Very hot. 84° Geo & Mr. Hill washed
& baby went up to Ladells in evening.
19
Eva & I
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I went out in the canoe after tea,
20
Cool wind,
21
#arm & smoky. Mother & Ethel & baby came and Ethel
stayed. Mr. Hill was out all day trolling, got
one fish.
22
Thunder & a
Hot day, Geo & I went to Johnsons
little rain in the afternoon. Got home late.
23
Sultry & cloudy, Ethel & I papered dining room
Mr, Hill went to Huntsville and came back tipsy
Charlie went camping & fishing. Children went
to entertainment at the Hall.
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Heavy rain & thunder in the morning. A little
better after dinner, Mr. Smith’s boat took the
children to Grenwald, Ethel & I & babies called
at McEntyres.
In the even we went to the hall wh
some of the people had tea.
25
Fine morning. Ethel & I went, to Chur
W. & Mrs. Somerset & baby came back t
left before tea, We did not go to Ch
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26
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OLIVE WALKS
1902
Geo drove Ethel home
We washed white clothes
Got 2 bags of flour
wet afternoon.
June
27
Wretched day.
23
Over an inch of snow this morning.
Flurries all
day, cleared up in the evening, ’Emily & Maud
Brymer called,
Eaby can take a few steps but
does not walk much alone.
29
Busy ironing, wet evening. & I did not go to
choir practice.
30
Very unsettled weather,
31
Lovely bright day.
I went out in canoe in the
evening with George,
flurries of snow fell
cloudy & cool.
1
■Rain again very sultry & showery.
Maud Bryraer came
& took baby out in the afternoon & geo & Louie & I
went over to Thomses but came back to tea.
2
Heavy rain in morn but came out fine
Geo & Mr
a wonder
Hill washed.
The clothes got dry for
wet again at night.
4 Cloudy but came out fine.
I went up to Grenwald
with George.
Mrs. Gall was not at the Hotel but
is very ill indeed and may not live.
Maud Brymer
came in in the evening.
5
Geo & I went to Somersets & he went on to see Joe
Bradley,
we came home after 9 o’clock.
Beautiful
day.
6
Very busy today.
Clouding up like rain.
called at Forrests,
rain at night.
Cloudy & damp,
Mrs. Gall is worse again.
Hill is quite poorly with his back.
Mr
8
We had a walk.
Cold wind but came out fine,
thechildren went to Church in even.
■9
Fine A windy.
Geo & I washed.
I went up to Ladells
& Ruth
to see Edith Johnson.
In the evening she
*
& Herb Ladell drove down to see us.
10
4
Baby & I
Fine with cold wind.
I was busy as usual.
tea Geo & I started to Gibsons but there
much of a headwind so we camb back.
I &
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Fine & warmer.
I finished ironing. ■ George drove ;
Huntsville after dinner.
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June 12
...235
Cool & F^ rain. Ruth Thoms & Edith Johnson a
Herb uadell came to tea.
13
Fine & warm.
done,
14
Nice day. Geo went to Utterson. Maud Brymer &
Louie Forrest each brought us some lettuce.
15
Sunday very sultry. Eva & Violet & I went to
Church also Mr, Hill,
16
Rained a little in the morn but turned fine &
cooler. Mr, W» Johnson called. I went up to Ladells
after dinner & saw Edie J. who is going home tonight.
1?
Lovely bright day, we washed.
Mrs, McClure in the evening.
13
Kot day, wet at night. Mr, Parker came.
to a Cheese Factory meeting in evening
19
Fine but windy. Geo & I & K went to see Mrs
& in the evening I went to practice.
Gall
20
Fine & cool. Geo went to Lucky’s & sold a S
Party at Somersets tonight. Charlie went
machine
21
Very wet morning.
22
Cold & showery. We went to Church at night. Had a
walk in afternoon & brought Ruth Thoms & the Forrests
in for a while. Geo went to Thomses,
23
Wet & drizzly. ’We washed,
summer weather yet.
' 24
^5
1902
I managed to get a little sewin
I went up to call on
Geo went
"Joe” & ”Gemw are both running
we have had almost no
Thunder storm but came out fine in the evening.
I walked up to Ladells.
25
Geo went to Aspdin & got caught in rain.
operted hotel. Geo went up high wind.
26
Cold & cloudy I went to practice and the Thoms girls
came down here with me
2?
Geo went up to Somersets & Nattages.
was at Father’s place. Fine day, <
28
Geo went to Jim Gotts and sold him a mower,. Children
We went out on the lake in .eveningsgot some berries
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Ahl
Galls
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30
July
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1902
.,.236
Cloudy & cool, A party of the Galls came down to
go to Church but found there was no service so
Mrs, Gall & nurse came in to rest,
Wet day but fine evening I was busy baking for
picnic.
1
A beautiful bright morning & a warm fine day.
went to picnic which passed off very well/
2
Sultry turned oet at night.
the Gibson’s in afternoon,
3
Heavy rain last night but it turned out a fine
warm afternoon. We all went to Strawberry Festival
at Ropers and Louie & Violet went home with Ethel.
Eva went to Grenwald with the Galls & I did not
get home till after 10 p.m.
4
Hot. busy ironing Eva did not get home till evening
& Dorothy came with her in the rain. There was a
heavy storm this evening,■
5
Hot and sultry with severe thunder storm and heavy
rain at night. Dorothy went home on the **Joe”
Henry Seymour came for his buggy,
6
Fine & hot.
I went to Church in the morn.
Thoms came to tea.
7
Thunder storm in the morning & fine afterwards but
hot. Baby & I went up to Ladells.
8
Fine but not so hot. Charlie was off work today.
After tea Geo & I went for a troll and called in
at the Thomses.
9
Cloudy with a little rain. We washed,
Thoms came to tea & went home about 9,
We all
We washed & called on
Geo
Mrs. & Louie
10
Geo & Mr. Hill went to Utterson,
practice, busy as usual.
I went to choir
11
Fine day. I went up to Ladells.
Lever called in the evening.
Ruth Thoms & Katy
12
Fine & hot. Mother came on the Gem & brought Louie
& Violet home. Eva went to Huntsville on the Gem.
Arthur Lade11 & 3 boys arrived at Ladell’s.
13
Sunday,
hot.
Mother went to Church with us.
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16
Mother & Geo & I went up to Cenwald & had tea.
We found old Mrs. Gall there.
17
I went to choir practice, we heard of old Mrs.
Johnson’s death.
18
Geo drove Mother to the funeral & then home &
brought Mabel back,
19
Showery day. Children went bathing after tea.
Nelly & Winters drove over and stayed all night.
put up a buggy for Winters & were up late.
They
20
Nice day, Nelly & Ernest & the children went to
church, I went at night.
21
Se went to Stewarts island & got a few berries. Fine,
22
We washed, hot. Lovely evening. We had a nice trip
to Grenwald. The moonlight was lovely.
Mr. Longhurst came & bought a mower & stayed to tea.
2J
Busy ironing* Mr. Dawson came & bought a cream
separator* he stayed to tea, Mr, Sherwood came
& bought a mower.
24
Hot. Connie & Jessie Thoms came to tea. Mr, & Mrs.
Shea also were here to tea & bought a mower, Geo
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1902
...238
Busy ironing. Lovely evening, after hot day.
& I went to Grenwald in the evening.
G
Wet afternoon. Eva & I went to choir practice.
went over to Thomses.
G
Nice day & cooler, The little Gall girls came on
the Joe this mornin ;. We went and picked the first
Lovely evening. I went
up to Ladells with baby
Aug
2
vine & warm Eva & Louie & Gladys & Dorothy went
TO a party at Atkinsons,
Children got very few
berries
3
Showy but mostly fine. Cyril T. was here to tea
Ruth went for a walk with us.
Iwent to Church in
the morning & stayed in evening. Annie Brymer was
here.
Fine nice day. Geo went to Ufford.
in the evening.
Nellie came
Wet morning
we washed. Cloudy evening but we
went on the "Gem" to Grenwald & took all . the
children. Eva & Louie stayed.
6
Cloudy & cold. Geo has sick headache. Excursion
came down from Huntsville. Nelly went to Galls on
"Joe",
Pine but cool evening The Gem went up to Grenwald
to a concert & Eva & Louie came home on her late.
Mr. Hill went to Utterson & did not get back.
Fine morning but showery afternoon, we started
Geo & I
to get berries but -had to turn back
went trolling in evening. Mr.
IL, Hill came home on
the Stage. Keeps cool.
3
9
We went out berry picking. Mr. Hill went to Utterson
again and then out on the lake till tea time.
10
Sunday, a wet day. Cleared in the even so we could
go to Church.
I played.
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all day,
I went to Ladells with baby.
Fine & cool.
Geo & I went on the Gem to Grenwald. .
& got home late.
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Aug. 13
BAND CONCERT
1902
...239
Busy ironing & preserving, cold nights.
A party
at Chesters with the Band in attendance.
14
Nice day for the Excursion,
Geo drove to Raymond
I went to Choir Practice but we had none.
Ruth
Thorns & Katy L. came back with me.
15
Fine,
Geo & Violet & I went over to Thomses.
16
Fine,
Gem in
George
we had our S.S, pic-nic and a trip on the
the evening accompanied by the "Band”,
drove Expert C. Carr to Aspdin.
17
Horrid wet evening.
Church
Fine morning.
V/e went
to
Fine but wet evening for Band concert which we
attended. The Grahams came & began digging cellar
19
Fine after wet night, we washed & baked
to move clothesline. Lovely evening.
Had
20
Busy ironing so we did not go- to Regatta
& I went up to Grenwald in evening.
Geo
21
Clearedout fine, I was very busy as usual.
did not run today. Got butter from Dodd’s,
22
Gloomy & showery. I was cooking for Eva’s party
Ruth Thoms called in evening.
23
Eva’s birthday was a lovely day.
24
Fine & hot in the sun. We went to Church
Mr, Baldwin who was very good.
25
"Joe”
I went to Huntsville on the
Fine again
and took Violet & Kathleen. George drove to Huntsville
& rode home with Hugh Brown.
26
Fine day. Geo went to meet Expert who did not come,
He & Eva & Mr. Hill'went on Gem to Grenwald * I
called to see Mrs, McClure. Had a little shower.
27
Lovely day Geo & Expert went & put up the Baadley’s
Binder up. We did the washing with Mr. Hill’s help.
Expert will stay over night.
1
3
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She had a party
28
Busy ironing. Geo drove expert to Ufford.
to choir practice.
29
Busy all day.
& heard
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1902
It still keeps fine.
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I went bathing with the children.
31
Showery* Mr. Johnson & his son came over to dinner
& brought some nice flowers. We went to church in
the evening & heard Mr. Baldwin again.
It rained
hard while we were in Church,
Sept. 1
Fine day but a storm came up in the evening when we
were out in the canoe. Charlie went shooting,
I went up to LadeH's
2
Fine after rain,
with baby.
3
Fine Geo drove me & Kathleen & baby to Father’s
place, we stayed and he drove Nellie home to
keep house. Mrs. Fearon &
came*
4
Cold & showery.
Cold night.
5
Bright day* Mother drove the children & me to nares
in the afternoon. Gall’s had a party at Grenwald.
Geo. went.
6
High cold wind. Mother & Father went to Huntsville*
Kathleen & I went to see Clara’s grave.
7
Warmer but high wind,
I went to Church in the
morning & left baby & Kathleen with mother, S.S.
in the afternoon. Nelly came home late with Ernest
Winter.
8
Fine & warm.
Ethel droveus home.
Georgehad to
drive Mr. Robinson past Aspdin to fix a binder,
Geo only went to Beatrice to Hamiltons.
9
A thoroughly wet day, we washed.
we' washed.
Mr. & Mrs. Hares & Ada came to tea.
10
Fine,
got the clothese dry, George drove Arthur
Clarke to Aspdin to fix binder.
11
Finished ironing,
Forrest played.
I went to practice*
Minnie
.
.
12
Avery wet day.
13
Showery cleared up in the evening.
Forrest & Miss Rivet came to tea.
14
A fine Sunday.
I went to Church at' night* Louie '
& Ruth Thoms came in from having a walk and stayed
a while*
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Minnie & Mable
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1902
.,,241
Fine. We washed in the morning & G & I went in
the canoe to Somersets, Came back by moonlight.
16
Still fine but hazy, I ironed,
Ladells in the evening,
17
Fine again. Geo & I went to Johnsons to tea &
had a pleasant drive back by moonlight.
18
Cloudy & warm,
the wood shed.
19
Cloudy,
20
Nice warm day, Geo & Louie & I went on the "Gem*
to Huntsville, we saw Nelly at the Locks and she
went to Huntsville with us.
21
A hot Sunday. I went for a walk with the children &
went in to see LadeH's garden, Geo & 0. went
to Grenwald & then had tea at Thomses. Eva & I
went to church,
22
Sultry, The Grahams were at work again but Robson
was not here, Geo went with Arthur Clark to get
his Sulky plow.
we went to
Robson came & started pulling down
The 4 girls went to Vincents7
Robson was sick & did not work.
23
Grahams & Robson at work. Geo went to Galls to
get washing machine. Arthur Clarke came & had
tea here. I called at Ladells to see Edie Johnson.
24
Colder, Robson pulled the pantry down,
washing & I did some ironing.
25
Geo Thoms was helping Mr. Robson jack up the
house which went up about a foot. No decoration,
done at the Church, I went to Choir practice.
Cold & gloomy*
25
The men sere busy jacking up the house. I went up
to Ladells and to the Church in the evening to
decorate. Warmer & cloudy,
"
we finished
s
:
2?
Farm & a little clearer, Geo & Dick. Thoms were
grading the ground for the house, Grahams finished
mason work,
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I
28
Sultry with rain in the morning. I went, to Church
in the morning & stayed at home at night. Harvest
Festival.
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Sept. 29
30
HOUSE MOVED BACK
1902
242
Warm & fine. Robson & George G. iackin^
house still, Charlie & Eva went to Fathis *5®
and brought some crabs. BAby & I went to Ladell’s,
Like rain, it settled in wet in the evening, Geo
drove Charlie to a wood camp but he came back at
night & did not get work. Maud Brymer called &
brought Eva home. Men busy at the house. Plaster
is coming down. & there is a general mess.
1
Cold cleared out after rain. We washed & had to
hang clothes on Chester’s line. The house was
moved back.
2
Lovely day, Geo & Charlie & Mr. Hill & Eva &
Louie went to Utterson Show. I stayed & ironed.
Eva & I went to Choir practice.
3
Fine again. Herbert & Edie called,
ready to move the house tomorrow.
4
Fine.
The house is above the stone work but the
sills are not finished. I went to Ladells with
baby.
5
Sunday, wet evening after cool day.
Church not many out,
6
Rain, this morning but fine afternoon. Robson
finished house & began to move stable. I was busy
cleaning up the litter indoors.
7
A nice day. we washed,
rain at night.
8
Geo drove Charlie to a camp near Skeleton Lake.
The first snow fell.
9
Finished ironing & worked at my waist.
I went up
to Ladells & to choir practice in the evening, cold.
Get.
men getting
We went to
Mr. Hill went to Thomses,
10
Fine after hard frost.
11
Warm & nice. Robson finished here. A. McInnis was
working here at the cellar. Mr. Hill went to
Somersets.
CU^KLCS w<.~mu <Ӏ„ y _ *^e ^
12
’Warm & fine morning. After dinner George & Eva
& baby & I went to Thomses and it came on wet so
we did not go to Church. Eva stayed all night.
•Wet and windy.
I finished my velvet waist. A.
McInnis finished cellar stairs.
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�GF A:’SMOTHER * S DIAR Y
Oct.
1902
...243
14
Colder & fine but showery again at night.
we washed
G & Mr, Hill paddled up toSomersets in the morning,
I went to Ladells in the afternoon.
I hop e we will
have a find day tomorrow for the wedding.
15
Gloomy day for the wedding. Geo & I went & it
passed off well.
There were 23 all told to sit down
to dinner,
we got home about 8.
16
Fine & sharp,
1?
Fine & bright.
18
Wet day. The Grahams started grading but were
stopped by the wet. A. McInnis worked at the stable.
19
Mild & fine most of the day. Cyril Thoms was here
to tea* Eva & I went to church . I played.
20
Fine & showery by fits and starts. The Grahams
filled in the cellar & plastered undered the house
& Allan McInnis let the stable down.- Colder.
Mr. Hill went to Thomses & had tea there. We cleaned
a room.
21
Allan McInnis commenced pantry. Grahams finished,
they were here to dinner. We washed. Mice bright
day, Maud Brymer called and went to Ladells with
us.
22
A wet grey day, I ironed most of the clothes.
A. McInnis is getting on well with pantry and
wood-shed.
23
Fine.
24
I cleaned Charlie’s room, wet morning, thunder.
A. McInnis is working here,
25
Fine & windy.
26
Sunday. Heavy rain but cleared in the afternoon,
wet again at night. G & I & Mr. Hill went to
Church at night.
27
Showery. McInnis finished pantry. I sent off an
order to Eaton’s. I went up to Ladell’s.
28
busy ironing.
I went to Choir practice.
I went to Ladells.
Busy sewing.
Eva & I went to practice.
I finished Violet’s dress.
McInnis commenced verandah. Cold. We washed.
. Mr. Hill went on lake. I whitewashed panW.
�-ALDMOTHER * s
Oct. 29
30
DI ARY^
1902
244
Cold with a little snow on ground.
came out bright
I ironed. Mr. Vincent called & brought the childr<3
We got the things into the pantry at last.
McInnis was not here.
Wet windy day.
This has been a dreadfully wet
month, Eva & I cleaned a room.
Fine & nice.
George drove to Huntsville and
brought Ethel & Marjorie back. We papered Violet’s
room.
1
Fine & mild.
The men all went out hunting.
& I took the babies to Ladell’s store.
2
Fine Sunday
Ethel & I called on the Forrests
Geo & Eva & I went to Church. Mr. Hill had tea
at Ladell’s.
Ethel
Rain in the morning but it came out fine. The
hunters went out early with their usual luck, We
finished cleaning upstairs & have only the 3 rooms
downstairs to do.
4
Gloomy day, we washed*
nothing.
Hunters went out but got
Mild & gloomy, ’We cleaned dining room & Geo &
< I
went up to Galls for Porter.
The men did not
hunt. Mr, H, went to Thomses,
a
3
6
Gloomy & colder. We are having a great job to
get the clothes dry,
Eva & I went to choir practice
Fine night.
7
nice day but cool.
The men went hunting but got
gack to dinner.
Allan Me, has been working since
Tuesday morn. Laying the floor today.
8
The floor was finished & oiled
usual.
Fine*
Men got nothing as
Mild f& like rain but it did not come.
Geo & I went
up to Somersets to see Laura and her baby, Ethel <
I went to Church in the morning & I stayed at night
10
Fine & cold.
The men went hunting again, but got
nothing. Ethel & I cleaned sitting room.
ll
Fine & sharp.
Our hunter*s got a
McInnis was not here this morning,
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�GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY
THE FORRESTS MOVE
AWAY
1902
Mild morning but it turned cold
Hunters got
nothing. Ethel & I cleaned Kitchen which is the
last room
Ethel ironed & I sewed a little
McInnis here
Hunters got a deer
Bob Brown is here to tea
most evenings.
Hunters got a fawn
had time.
sewed Louie’s dress when I
Last day of season got nothing. Ethel went home
on the Gem, it rained. McInnis has about finished
Finer today, Charlie went to Thomses
& I went to Church,
Charlie helped me to wash
went to Thomses
A wet drizzly day.
The children
Hill
Our visitors could not come
Fine. I went to see Forrests who are in the thick
of moving. Geo & Charlie went to Falkenburg by
train. Mr. Hill was at Thomses for tea.
The Forrests moved away with all their
goods & chattels this morning
I called at the
Atkinsons with Louie & baby, Eva & I went to
choir practice.
Charlie went to Box Social
Turned cold with flurries of snow
Fine & cold. Children & I went to Church and Mr,
& Mrs. Thoms came back to dinner with us. Stayed
Lovely morning but turned stormy,
cold, Charlie had tea at Thomses
Tuesday. Charlie helped to wash
to Thomses.
Hill went
'Wind and snow
Connie & Ruth &^
Forrest came to tea. cold night
Cold & frosty. Charlie got up early & went hu
Too cold to go to choir practice.
The children are practicing for school concert
hold night, Nice day
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^GRANDMOTHER *S DIARY
29
Nov,
1902
nigh soft wind.
Eva & Louie went to Clarke’s
■this evening to practice.
Sunday slippery walking*
Violet & I went to Church
Nice day with a little more snow
Charlie went to
work at Hays,
George bought a pig from Jenner which
he & Mr. hill cut up at night.
■Dec.
2
Lovely dine day.
we washed
Fitter came and brought
potatoes.
I took Louie & baby;■ to Ladells to see the
toys.
3
About 5 inches of fresh snow & it stormed all day.
I brought clothes in and dried them in the house.
4
Fine & cold with N. wind.
I took the children to
Ladell’s to see the toys & we got a ride home in
■Thomses sleigh.
I did not go to practice.
Cold night, bitter wind today.
sleighing good*
6'
Fine & sharp,
I made the Xmas cake,
Charlie came home.
Milder with more snow.
Eva & I and Mr. Hill went:
to Church in the morning*
8
Beastly cold wind.
Charlie went back to Hays,
9
Very cold weather.
called.
Edie Johnson and Mrs
10
H
McClure
Milder,
We washed.
George had to go to Utterson
to see Robinson.
I went up to Ladells in the
evening to see Edie Johnson.
Cold.
I called at Chesters with: baby & payed her
for Eva’s music lessons,
I went to practice very
few out,
Nice moonlight night.
12
Continues very cold.
Cold wind,
lh
Sunday.
Fine 1 bright but cold
George Thoms was
here to tea.
We went to Church at night bright
15
M1 Id er w i th w 1 nd
SB
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1
I made Xmas pudding. ■
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�DR AIIDM 0 T HER * S DIARY
Dec.
16
1902/1903
Rain & much warmer.
for sewing machine,
...24?
We washed. Willoughby came
Alice Jenner called.
17
13
We had choir practice but few came
19
20
A little fresh snow fell
21
I took the children to church, very few there
Geo Thoms came in the afternoon.
22 Geo & I drove to Huntsville and we found Connie &
Ruth Thoms here when we got home. We all but
George went to the School concert, mild.
23
nice day. we washed
Ruth and.Louie Thoms came
to tea after decorating. We went to practice.
24
Charlie came home. George went to Utterson and
bought a turkey. The children spent their money
at Ladell’s.
25
Christmas Day. Mild & snowy.
Geo & I & baby went
over to Father’s but got home to tea.
26
Turned colder
with Geo,
We had our Xmas tree
I left baby
Cold wind
Jan.
;
<
28
Sunday, Mild. Geo & Mr. Hill walked to Thomses.
Mr, & Mrs, Somerset & Ken (?) came for a while in
the afternoon. Eva & I went to Church in evening
29
Mild & snowy, Geo went to Utterson.
came in the afternoon..
30
Annie & her husband drove back to Father’s
Heavy soft snow.
Annie could stay longer
31
Continues mild.
1
Annie & Sam
I wish
Lovely day. Charlie had a shotting match. George
& I & baby drove to Johnsons for dinner but
for tea.’ we enjoyed the drive.
Bradleys jyesu .2 sr
old one
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Mary "Minnie" Butcher Diary Transcript, 1902
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Mary "Minnie" Butcher
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1902
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