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[image of 1928 calendar by month] Monday Nov 5-1928, Norm & I had a real scare after supper, 2 dogs barked and barked. Preprinted inside title page YEAR BOOK 1928 A.F. WHITE AGENT UNIONVILLE, ONT. BOX 29 PHONE 1201 Kenwood 2525W, Toronto 2 Thornton Avenue UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY R. HOWARD BLAND, President BALTIMORE . . . MARYLAND 1 �[Note: each dated page has various footers representing insurance. For example “Accident Insurance” or “Automobile Liability Insurance”] [Note: someone has underlined random sections of text in red throughout] Sunday, January 1 1928 Weather, North West wind cold & blasting Eggs - 68 Attended S.S. & church in morning and spent the rest of day at home resting & reading, Bille & Jimmie here for dinner. Monday, January 2 Weather, fine & cold Eggs-70 Fred took a load of furniture to Richmond Hill for Russ Bullinger Voting took place at Jack Thompsons for council Spent the afternoon at aunt Ellens Tuesday, January 3 Weather, Fine, srong west wind & cold Eggs-73 Butchered two hogs first thing Threshed clover in afternoon John brought his battery up at night Wednesday, January 4 Weather, Cloudy, Strong West wind cold Eggs-65 Cut up the hogs first Threshed clover in morning,(Finished) six bags Repaired the hay press in afternoon Les took seven hogs to city (all select) cut up pork & made lard & sausage Thursday, January 5 Weather-Cloudy-Milder, strong S.W.wind by night Eggs 75 Laura stayed over to help Gertie Norm & I went over to bale at B.Stevens and first as we started smashed things up again. Then brought outfit home In afternoon I went to Unionville first then on to Richmond Hill. Fred drew manura Gertie churned 46 lls butter in Morn at night Gertie attended meeting of Young Peoples & S.S. combined at church Friday, January 6 Weather, Fine, & mild strong wind Eggs-51 Mr Lunan & I went to Hamilton for repairs for Baling machine also had bowl of separator changed men drew manura Gertie went out to Mrs Craigs at night to audit W.M.S books Saturday, January 7 Weather, Cloudy & Mild Eggs-52 Market day Produce from farm Cream-102 pts Butter-45 lbs Eggs-37 doz Apples-4 bu Norm repaired press with Craig all day, Fred did chores Salted pork at night Sunday, January 8 Weather, Cloudy, Calm & Mild Eggs-65 Attended S.S. & Church in morning Rev Mr.Auld conducting the service. Mr. Woods exchanging pulpits with him Attended Young Peoples in the evening. Mr Wisher, took the topic for the meeting 2 �Monday, January 9 Weather, Cloudy & Mild Eggs-70 Norm & I baled hay at B.Stivers Fred did chores & went to sale at R.Hill. Gertie did a big washing Les took two veal calves to city 410 lbs & 13 1/2 cts Tuesday, January 10 Weather, Cloudy & mild Eggs-70 Norm & I baled straw & hay at Rodicks Fred did the chores Hydro men strung the wires along the fourth to-day John & Laura came up at night Wednesday, January 11 Weather, Cloudy & mild (showery in afternoon Eggs 68 Baled hay at Rodicks. Casting broke and had to go to Richmond Hill to get it welded. In the evening The rink at Unionville was opened but no ice to make it a real opening Gertie & I called in at Russells on our way home Thursday, January 12 Weather, Cloudy & mild showery Eggs-65 Baled hay at Rodicks Gertie churned 40 lbs butter in morn. In afternoon Gertie went to Mrs Yeo. Padjets to W.M.S meeting I went over for her at night Art White brought two calenders in at noonnFred made cider for market Friday, January 13 Weather, Cloudy & mild, Threatening rain Eggs. 81 Baled straw at Rodicks all day. Laura came up to help Gertie get ready for Institute meeting Sat. Norm went to Victoria Square at night Saturday, January 14 Weather, Cloudy & mild, rain turning colder Eggs-72 Market day produce from farm Cream 110 pts Butter 38 lbs Eggs 39 doz Apples 7 bu fair market Norm finished baling at Rodicks and moved to C. Boyington Junior Institute was held here to day good attendance, lasting on unto the night Sunday, January 15 Weather, Fine & cold Eggs-80 Attended S.S. & Church in morning Rev Mr. Ramey took part in service as representative from prespretray spent the rest of day at home Mr & Mrs Padjet called in in afternoon Monday, January 16 Weather, Cloudy & cold east wind light Eggs 88 snow & sleet by night Baled hay at Charly Boyingtons Les had an operation performed on his head by Dr. Mc Kay & Dr. Mc Donald he salted the pork at night Tuesday, January 17 Weather, Cloudy & milder Eggs-92 Baled hay at Mr. Pratts in morning then moved the press to Armond Vanhoms for some future time brought the engine home 3 �Men drew up some limbs in afternoon to be sawn up soon Gertie & I went down to visit Walter & Mary Hood at Agincourt at night Wednesday, January 18 Weather, Cloudy & mild Eggs-80 Gertie & I went to city for the day Laura also went along Men drew manura all day Annual business meeting of the church was held at night in the basement of the church Thursday, January 19 Weather, South east wind rain & mild wind shifting to west by night Eggs-105 churned 50 lbs butter in morning men filled chop bins in morning & picked over apples & made cider in afternoon. I went on trip north for Les in afternoon Friday, January 20 Weather, Strong west wind show flurries & cold Eggs-103 Men picked chickens & two ducks Prepared seeds to be taken to Unionville to be re-cleaned went on south trip for Les in afternoon and prepared load in afternoon for city by night Saturday, January 21 Weather, Fair, Cold, & strong winds Eggs-91 Market day Produce from farm Cream-115 pts Butter 49 lbs Eggs-51 doz Apples-9 bu Chickens 10-2 ducks Laura went to city with me Men cut up pine tree that had blowndown Sunday, January 22 Weather, Strong S.W. wind Cloudy & cold but milder Eggs 116 Attended S.S. & Church in morning spent the afternoon at home in the evening attended Young Peoples Monday, January 23 Weather, West wind partly fair cool Eggs-101 Men piled wood in morning. In afternoon we all were sawing wood with circular saw. Gertie washed in morning and in afternoon attended class at Victoria Square on First Aid In the evening John came up with his battery Mr. French was down and got some chicken feed Tuesday, January 24 Weather, South east wind snow at first turning to rain by night Eggs 100 Fred took saw home first Nom went to Unionville with Les, taking seeds over to be cleaned and bringing salt home Fred & I helped Browns plant hydro pole at the road in morning Fred went home in afternoon I went to Richmond along with J Brown & Wm Brods to see about getting Hydro in church by Sunday,Gertie attended class at Victoria Square again to-day Wednesday, January 25 Weather, Colder with strong N.W.wind Eggs.105 Nothing much doing in Morning In afternoon men went with Les to help load a load of straw from John 4 �Boyingtons Gertie attended class at Victoria Square John Glendenning was in with 4 {Chrysler?} at nigh we went over to Pinders for a visit Thursday, January 26 Weather, Fine & cold (snow in morn). Eggs 90 Men drew manura in afternoon. Churned 47 lbs butter in morn. Gertie attended class at Victoria Square Tim, asked me to go to Unionville in evening to try curling Friday, January 27 Weather, Fair & cold, light snow in afternoon Eggs 108 I kept house and got thing ready for city all day as Gertie went to S.S Convention at Markham all day Men drew manura & made cider Saturday, January 28 Weather, Fine & decidedly cold Eggs-107 Market day Produce from farm Cream 117 pts Butter - 45 lbs Eggs - 58 doz Apples - 9 bu Men cleaned saw dust out of ice house Byron John died today Sunday, January 29 Weather, Fine & decidedly cold Eggs-90 attended S.S. & Church in morn Gertie went down to Mrs. Youngs in afternoon & Della came up here from mission band Attended Young Peoples at night Slides on views of India Mrs. H. Hooper died this evening Monday, January 30 Weather, Fine & cold Partly cloudy Eggs-72 Les took five hogs to city Filled chop bins in morning Men put snow in ice house & pulled down barn yard fence John Brown took my car to city and Gertie went down home at night & brought it home Hydro was turned on to corner Attended hockey match at Unionville at night, first game Buttonville 0-7 & Loruat Hill second game, Milkken & Markham 4-1 Tuesday, January 31 Weather, Fair, cold & dull Eggs-98 Fixed tire in morning & attended funeral of late Byron Yohn in afternoon Men picked over apples & drew manura. Gertie attended class at Victoria Square in afternoon & night Went curling at Unionville with Jim Paterson Memoranda N, Y’s Menu shredded cabbage-lettuce leaf & beets cold sliced meat loaf. mayonnaise. Celery, pickles. Bread & butter, biscuite - nut bread. drop cakes. light layer cake. xmas cake. glass water, tea. candy baskets. & dishes of candy. Wednesday, February 1 Weather, Strong wind blustery & cold Eggs-80 Norm went with Les to get a load of straw at John Boyingtons in morn & went up to see thickness of ice in 5 �afternoon Fred went away for the day Gertie & I attended funeral of Mrs. Hooper in afternoon Thursday, February 2 Weather. Cloudy at first but clearing & cold with east wind Eggs 80 Churned 42 lbs butter in morn. Gertie attended class at Victoria Square in afternoon & I went down to Uncle Jim Hood for curling stones Went too Unionville at night to curle Friday, February 3 Weather, Fine & milder Eggs-76 Busy getting produce ready for city Gertie attended class at Victoria Square in afternoon and at night Jim & I joined them for a supper given by the class then we went to Unionville to Hockey match Locust Hill 4 Milliking & Buttonvile 3 & Rinkydinks 2 Hydro was turned on from corner up Saturday, February 4 Weather, cloudy & mild cooler by night Eggs-93 Market day Produce from farm Cream 125 pts Butter 41 doz apples 10 bu Norm went to city with All. Myers Went to Unionville to scate at night Sunday, February 5 Weather, Fine & cold Eggs-93 Attended S.S. & church in Morning Sertie went home with Mrs Brooke for the afternoon William John came up with Fredat night while doing chores Attended Young Peoples at night first night to have Hydro lights Monday, February 6 Weather, Cloudy, Easterly wind clearing & cool Eggs 93 Started cutting ice got a good start Katie Craig came up for a visit in afternoon & Edith came up for supper & spent the evening Tuesday, February 7 Weather, Cloudy mild light rain by night Eggs- 89 Cutting & drawing ice all day Mr.Woods came over from Vaughn to see about baling In afternoon I went over to put tongue on baling machine Wednesday, February 8 Weather, Showery & mild east wind Eggs-99 Cut & drew ice in between showers Jim & Jean called in in afternoon sowed new light in rear of car top attended Young Peoples social gathering in basement of church main feature was a debate on the batchaler & the married man Thursday, February 9 Weather, Cloudy blustery colder with North west wind Churned 42 lbs butter in morning. Fred did not come up today Nom picked over apples in morning Friday, February 10 Weather, Fine & cool Eggs 134 Norm went over in Vaughn to Henry Friehelber to bale with Woods Fred & I made cider & filled chop bins and prepared load for 6 �city In evening. Norm & I went to Unionville to Hockey Match, Millikin 2 Rinkyd 1 & Unionville 5 Buttonville 2 Saturday, February 11 Weather, fine & comparitibly mild Eggs-93. Market day Produce from farm Cream 118 pts Butter 39 lbs Eggs 55 doz apples 11 bu Norm went baling a gain to Firiehellers Gertie attended Junior Institute at Rodicks R.J. Cunningham went to city with me Sunday, February 12 Weather, fine & cold north wind Eggs 105 attended S.S. & Church in morning In afternoon we went up to visit John & Margerite at Shenon, Laura & Dorothy went along also got home around 11 o.clock Monday, February 13 Weather, Fine & moderating, S. East wind Eggs - 112 Cleaned up over one hundred bags wheat for market Attended hockey match between Markham (2) & Bellville(1) fast game Gertie went down home for a while at night Tuesday, February 14 Weather Fine and mild Eggs 104 Les took cow down to market $83.50 Fred and norm drew manura and got one load of ice and went over to Charley Boyingtons in afternoon Wednesday, Febuary 15 Weather fine and mild rain in afternoon Eggs-106 Men put saw dust on ice in morn Oil truck called and left 60 gal gas Jim Allen called and took a load of wheat away 102 sugar bags = $1.42 bu attended skating carnival at Unionville at night. Thursday, February 16 Weather Cloudy &rain in afternoon Eggs-110 Norm went away baling Fred & I put up load of wheat in morning In evening attended practise for drama at Al. Myers churned 37 lbs butter in afternoon. Friday, February 17 Weather Cloudy and colder Eggs-94 Norm went away baling Fred went for load of wood for class to be held at the church preparing for load to city attended hockey matches at Unionville at night Unionville and Locust Hill played this game of two goals with 20 min over time Buttonville 3 and Milliken 2 was second game. Saturday, February 18 Weather Fine North wind and cold Eggs-110 market day Produce from farm Cream 122 Butter 36 Eggs 5-8 1/2 day Apples 10 Mr. Hoopers went to city with me Not much doing Fred went away in afternoon In evening we went to skate at Unionville rink. 7 �Sunday, February 19 Weather South West wind blustery & cold Eggs 111 Attended S.S. & Church in morning Gertie went down home in afternoon and stayed for Young Peoples meeting at night, I went to meeting also Monday, February 20 Weather Strong West wind light snow Partly fair & cold Eggs 95 Jim Allen came first thing for load of wheat Men cleaned up load of wheat attended hockey match at Unionville Buttonville 3. Markham.1 Tuesday, February 21 Weather, Fair, Strong Westwind and cold Eggs 94 Walter Lilly came down for fat sow Men picked over apples Attended practice for drama school at night Gertie went out to Craigs in evening Wednesday, February 22 Weather, Cloudy, Mild, light soft snow & rain Eggs - 76 Filled chop bins in the morning Men drew manura Young People held a skating party at Unionville in evening good attendance. Thursday, February 23 Weather, Cloudy, Mild, turning colder at night Eggs 69 Churned 37 lbs butter in morning Norm helped cut wood at the church in afternoon for Junior Institue class Friday, February 24 Weather, Partly fair strong west wind & cold Eggs - 76 Preparing for load for city market I went on trip south for Les in morning attended hockey match at Unionville at night between Milliken (3) & Buttonville(0) Saturday, February 25 Fair & decidedly cold Eggs - 77 Market day Produce from farm Cream 112 pts Butter 38 lbs Eggs 52 doz Apples 8 bu Norm went away for the day baling Fred looked after chores Sunday, February 26 Weather, Fair Strong west wind & cold Eggs. 67 Attended S. S. and church in morn. Jean came home with us for dinner and stayed till four o.clock. Gertie went with her and called on Mrs. Malton for a little while Spent the evening at home Monday, February 27 Weather, Fair & little milder Eggs. 82 Jim Allan came up for another load of wheat Les took veal calf to city 199 lbs & 15 cts Norm went baling Fred & I cleaned up load of wheat Gertie attended class which started at the former Methodist church Tuesday, February 28 Weather, Fine & mild Eggs - 80 Men were working around barn all day, Fred was cleaning mixed grain in afternoon Gertie attended class in afternoon Laura & 8 �Edith Craig came home with her for tea I went to Unionville to curl three visiting team's were there Wednesday, February 29 Weather. Cloudy & little cooler Eggs - 82 Men pruned apple trees attended a curling game at Unionville in afternoon four visiting teams were there one from Thornhill & three from Stowville Gertie attended class in afternoon At night we went to Carnival at the Unionville rink big turn out Thursday, March 1 Weather partly fair and cool Eggs-90 Churned 36 lbs butter in morning men pruned apples trees all day Gertie attended class in afternoon and went to Stevensons for the rest of the evening Norm and I attended practise at the school house for drama Friday, March 2 Weather Partly fair strong wind and cool Eggs -85 Men pruned apple trees I picked over apples and went on the trip south for Les and prepared for load to city. Saturday, March 3 Weather-Mostly fair with skifs of snow and moderately cold Eggs 104 Market day produce from farm Cream 112 pts Butter 34 lbs Eggs 45 doz Apples 10 bu Men pruned apple trees Dorothy came up in afternoon and stayed for supper Jean came home with me from city Sunday, March 4 Weather, Partly fair strong wind and light snow cold Eggs 98 First goose egg today Attended S. S. & Church in morning and went to Browns for dinner coming home about four o.clock Spent the evening at home Monday, March 5 Weather, Mostly fair strong winds & light snow, cold. Eggs 100. Men drew manura most of day Gertie attended class in afternoon Put a ring in the young animals nose Dell. Stevenson & Miss Hopkins came over for supper and spent the evening Attended hockey match at the arena between New Market(1) & Marlbora’s (2) along with Les. Tim &Nels this was the first game of the round of the Junior finals Tuesday, March 6 Weather, Fair & cool Eggs - 118. 1 goose egg Men pruned trees most of day Filled chop bins in afternoon Gertie attended class in afternoon attended practise at school house at night for drama Wednesday, March 7 Weather, Snow in early morning then strong winds, partly fair mild turning colder by night Eggs 110 Men scraped apple trees most of the day Attended sale at Ms. Hugh Clark's Gertie attended class in afternoon 9 �Thursday, March 8 Weather :- Fine and cool Eggs - 110 Churned 44 lbs butter in morning Gertie attended class in afternoon Went to Stofville to curl in afternoon with J. Millies rink Played at night at Unionville at night Fred finished his year today Friday, March 9 Weather, Snow & strong East wind Eggs 120 worst storm of the winter Went on trip for Les. got stuck in the snow on the fifth con. Prepared for town load in afternoon Gertie attended class in afternoon The banquet was cancelled on account of the storm Saturday, March 10 Weather, Fine & cool Eggs - 126 - 1 goose Market day Produce from farm Cream 120 pts Butter 42 lbs Eggs - 25 doz (29 doz to Mr. H. Apples 10 bu Laura & Della went to city with me & Jean also came home with me Sunday, March 11 Weather. Fine & mild Eggs 119 Attended S. S. & Church in morning In afternoon John, Jean & Della came up for a short visit then Jim & little Jean called for a visit also We spent the evening at home as we were late getting through with chores on account of separator belt braking Monday, March 12 Weather, Fine & mild Eggs - 137 - 1 goose Norm drew manura in morning & went baling in afternoon to Richmond Hill at Robinsons Gertie went to the church to help clean up after the class in afternoon In evening we went over to the Hellems at Markham for dinner & Then spent the evening playing bridge Tuesday, March 13 Weather, Cloudy & Mild, showers in afternoon & rain by night Eggs 135 Norm was away all day baling at Fred Clarks, Headford Gertie attended W. MS. meeting at Mrs Craigs I went over to meet a committee from Richmond Hill Lodge at Teo Padget in afternoon Play off at Unionville for the cup in the Euchre Wednesday, March 14 Weather, Fine & mild Eggs - 128 Norm went baling in morning and drew manura in afternoon Gertie went down home in afternoon We went over to Pagjets at night for the evening Thursday, March 15 Weather. Snow flurries all day colder & partly fair Eggs 138 1 goose Norm went baling all day at F Clarks Churned 47 lbs butter long Time coming Attended poultry lecture & morning picture at Unionville put on by Quaker Oats. John Brown W. Brooke & Norm went also Friday, March 16 Weather, Fine & little milder again Eggs - 141 Norm went baling to Tom. Thompsons busy day getting ready for market as Gertie & I were all alone 10 �Saturday, March 17 Weather, Fine & mild Eggs - 145 - 2 goose Market day Produce from farm Cream 118 pts Butter 45 lbs Eggs - 12 doz - Mr Hellens 63 doz Apples 6 bu 1 chicken Jean came out with me from city Ordered sprayer to-day at market Sunday,March 18 Weather Cloudy light snow east & North wind and cool Eggs - 159 Gertie attended S.S. & Church in morning Jimmy came home with her for dinner In afternoon Della Stevenson came up for a visit Then She and Gertie went to Young Peoples meeting. I was feeling on the brink with cold Myrtle Boyington's little boy born today. Monday, March 19 Weather, Mostly fair and comparatively mild Eggs -149 -2 goose Norm went baling to Mr. Tim Thompsons Gertie washed in morning I filled chop bins in afternoon Les brought 514 lbs baling wire home Edith Craig was here in the afternoon Tuesday, March 20 Weather, fine and mild Eggs 153 - 2 goose Norm was away baling all day Margerite's little girl was born today Wednesday, March 21 Weather, Fine & Mild Eggs - 172 Norm drew manura in morning and pruned trees in afternoon Gertie went down home in afternoon Della came in after school and stayed for supper I picked over apples in afternoon Thursday, March 22 Weather, cloudy and mild in morning clearing in afternoon Eggs 164 2 goose Fred started work again this morning Les brought up 130 bu boxes in morn Norm went away in morning then men pruned trees in afternoon Gertie went up to New Market along with her folks to see the new baby, in the afternoon Churned 41 lbs of butter in morning Friday, March 23 Weather- Fine and mild Eggs - 164 1 goose Norm took Baling outfit down to Arnold Vanhoms in morning Fred drew manura in morning and they bothe pruned trees in afternoon I went to city in morning to get a spring for the truck In the evening we took the load to the corner in the wagon on account of the roads Saturday, March 24 Weather, Fine and very mild turning cloudy by night Eggs 170 Market day Produce from farm Cream 119pts Butter 40 lbs Eggs Mr Hallems 45 dox. 11 apples 7 Billy went to city with me, Jean came home with us Laura and Isabell Scott spent the afternoon with Gertie and stay for the evening and over night. 11 �Sunday, March 25 Weather, Cloudy East wind with light rain Eggs-195 2 goose Gertie, Laura and Isabel walked down to S.S. & Church in morning,.I went down later to church,we walked on account of the roads Spent the afternoon and evening at home. Monday, March 26 Weather - Cloudy. S. E. wind, thunder by night. wind shifting to north turning colder a rough night. Eggs. 167 Men greased harness in morning Fred went to Unionville in afternoon to get spray material & Norm pruned trees. I pruned the ontario trees & had Norm help put the light sleighs away for the summer Tuesday, March 27 Weather, Cold north wind, with snow flurries Eggs 166 2 goose Men greased harness all day & I was repairing harness in morning & wrapped the meat in paper & put it in sacks Wednesday, March 28 Weather, Mostly fair and cold with light snow Eggs -190 Duck started to lay today Norm andi were baling hay at Vandoms all day Fred did the chores and scraped trees Gertie went to city along with John Gertie and I attended a concert & dance along with Padjets at the Masonic hall at Richmond Hill Walton's boy born early this morning. Thursday, March 29 Weather Mostly fine and cool Eggs, 153 Men pruned trees in the morning Jim & children were over in the morning Fred went with Les on the north trip with the team on account of the roads I picked over apples in afternoon. Friday, March 30 Weather. Cold, Stormy with East wind Eggs - 165 Churned 41 lbs butter in morning I went two trips for Les in morning gathering up eggs, and spent the afternoon preparing for sat market Men worked in Orchard first then greased some harness & cleaned seed barley in afternoon Allen Myers was operated on for apendicetis at night Saturday, March 31 Weather, Mostly fair & cool Eggs - 176 Market day, Produce from farm Cream 120 pts Butter 39 lbs Eggs - 58 doz & Mr. Hellens 75 - doz Apples - 8 bu Men drew manura all day Gertie went down to see Mrs. Young in afternoon Memoranda {page left blank} Sunday, April 1 Weather, Fine & mild Eggs - 156 Attended S. S. & Church in morning Jean came home with us for dinner and stayed for afternoon & supper Bob Thompson came in for her at night & Gertie & I went to Young Peoples meeting as Gertie had a paper to read 12 �Monday, April 2 Weather, Fine & mild Eggs - 160 - 2 duck eggs to-day Norm went to city to day Filled chop bin in morning Fred pruned apple trees in afternoon Presented with 14 little pigs Tuesday, April 3 Weather - showery in morning, then fine. Leslie & Douglas took gentleman cow to city in morning, sold for #135.00 men cleaned barley in morning & pruned trees in afternoon. Douglas cleaned up milk house (a little). finished spread to-night. Wednesday, April 4 Weather - fine - mild a real spring day. Douglas went to city for the day. Gertie attended W. M. S Quilting at Church in afternoon, Pre- service at 8 Oclock men pruned trees. Douglas left car in church shed - called to see Allen Myers at the Wellesly Hospital. Thursday, April 5 Weather - Showery & cloudy most of day. men clipped horses this morning Fred took team and went on north trip for Leslie in afternoon. churned in morning 55 lbs butter. Douglas took eggs out to store at night Gertie went out to Craigs for a short while. fixed farm coat to-day. Friday, April 6 Weather, Fine & warm First thing went to meet Mr Spears with team & wagon for eggs called at Books, Browns & Youngs Men pruned trees in morning In afternoon Fred took team to {apop?} to get their front feet shawed Then we made three trips to corner through the mud to get the load all down Saturday, April 7 Weather, Cloudy mild rain all afternoon Market day Produce from farm Cream 120 pts Butter 53 lbs Eggs - 34 doz Mr Helllems 60 doz Apples - 10 bu Fred went to corner with me and then over to Padjets for grader to clean seed grain and then went down to Browns for seed oats Jean came up with him to spend the afternoon. Mrs. Burn went down to city with me. Sunday, April 8 Weather, Windy blustery & cold Jean stayed over till this morning and went down with Gertie when she went to S.S. & Church As Mr. Woods was called away for a few days, Mr. Malcome from Agincourt took the service today and communion was postponed till later Spent the afternoon & evening at home Monday, April 9 Weather, Strong wind, & cold Fred went down to the corner to bring up the load from the truck then cleaned barley. Norm turned up brush John Brown came up for bad of laying mash Set three hens on goose eggs 13 �Tuesday, April 10 Weather, Mostly fair & little milder Fred cleaned up seed grain Norm trimed up brush I went down to fix the car in afternoon Gertie & Della Stevenson went over at night to see the baby at Waltons Set one hen on goose eggs Wednesday, April 11 Weather, fine & milder East wind Fred went to the corner to meet the Markham Mills truck for half ton of laying Mash and then cleaned seed grain, Norm worked in orchard at night, Jim & Teddy along with Gertie & I went down to city to see Harold Loyd at Up Town Thursday, April 12 Weather, mostly fair & mild Fred trimed brush & cleaned grain in morning & went on trip north with Les in afternoon Norm trimed brush. Churned 53 lbs butter in morning Friday, April 13 Weather, Mostly fair & cool Fred finished cleaning oats then took the grader home Norm scraped trees then they clipped horses I picked over apples & went two trips south for {Liss} in morning Prepared for city in afternoon and took part of the load to the corner at night Saturday, April 14 Weather, Strong East wind snow turning to rain clearing by night & very strong S.W. wind Market day Produce from farm Cream 120 pts Butter 51 lbs Eggs 27 doz. Mr. Hellems 75 doz Apples 7 bu Men run seed oats through the mill & scraped trees Gertie attended Institute meeting at Mrs. Stivers in afternoon Jean came out from city with me Sunday, April 15 Weather, Strong north wind light snow and quite cold Attended S.S. & Church in morning spent the afternoon at home and in the evening attended church which was arranged by the women of the church, Mr. Sellars took the service Monday, April 16 Weather, Mostly fair, North wind and a little milder Filled chop bins first thing. Gertie washed in morning & made a dress in afternoon Men burned brush all day along line fence in orchard Tuesday, April 17 Weather - Fine & same temperature Fred was up in morning and went home for the rest of the day Norm burned brush all day Gertie & Mrs {Saddie?} Brook's went out to Richmond Hill to visit Mrs. Clark Wednesday, April 18 Weather, fine & mild Men finished burning brush & the picked stones off meadow Repaired a tire on the car in morn, & went to city for store suplies in afternoon 14 �for Les. as he had mumps and could not go Laura came up in afternoon and stayed for supper Newt Brown came up for chop & oats Thursday, April 19 Weather, Heavy rain in early morn then very strong west wind all day and turning very cold by night Men cut down dead apple trees and picked stones Churned 51 lbs butter in morning & went on north trip for Les in afternoon Gertie washed bottles in afternoon Victoria Square folks gave a drama “The cheerful Liar” in the former methodist church Friday, April 20 Weather, Fine & cold milder by night Men scraped apple trees & gathered up limbs in orchard in morning and picked stones in afternoon Went on south trip for Les in afternoon Teddy came over for seed barley in afternoon Saturday, April 21 Weather, Fine at first East wind and snow by night Market day Produce from farm Cream 122 pts Butter 49 lbs Eggs - 9 doz 60 doz Mr Hellems 8 doz Mr Raymond Apples - 10 bu Gertie & I looked after the market as Les was not able to go Norm brought Gertie down with the cream Men picked stones & drew-down wood from pine tree which had blown down Sunday, April 22 Weather, Cloudy East wind & very muddy after snow Attended S.S. & Church in morn Comunion service to day Spent the rest of day at home Monday, April 23 Weather, Cloudy Southerly wind mild Men finished picking stones off meadows & then white washed apple trees the rest of the day Mr Padget came over at night for post hole auger Tuesday, April 24 Weather, Cloudy. Misty & rain at first then clearing & cooler with occasional showers White washed trees, Norm ploughed a bit of ground for potatoes in little sand field I went to Unionville to get three cases of Maple Syrup and went on over to Markham Gertie finished her rug to-day Wednesday, April 25 Weather, Waked up to see about 2in snow, Mostly fair and cool Men cut & picked over potatoes till snow melted then white washed trees Gertie & I went to city for the day brought home supplied for store also Thursday, April 26 Weather, fine & cool Churned 50 lbs butter in morning Men white washed trees in morn In afternoon Fred kept on with trees & Norm & I planted some early potatoes and then went on North trip for Les. Gertie washed bottles in afternoon 15 �Friday, April 27 Weather, Fine & Cool Men finished white washing trees in morning & ploughed in sand field in afternoon Picked over apples, washed eggs in morning went on trip south for Les. Saturday, April 28 Weather, Fine & cool Market day - Produce from farm Cream 122 pts Butter 48 lbs Eggs 48 doz & 60 to Mr. Hellems Apples 11 bu Men ploughed in sand field for a while then started seeding in field south of the orchard Sunday, April 29 Weather. Fine & little warmer Attended S.S. & Church in morning good turn out Gertie went down to Mission Band in afternoon Attended Church at night Mr. Benturn took the service Monday, April 30 Weather, Showery at first strong wind & cool Filled chop bins first Men finished ploughing sand field Fred went home in afternoon & Norm harrowed Gertie washed in morning Mr & Mrs. Harrold Weir came over at night Memoranda {left blank} Memoranda {left blank} Tuesday, May 1 Weather, Fine & warmer Men were seeding all day I fixed barn door in morning and had the tractor on cultivator in afternoon Clayton & Wier were over at night with a 52 Cryother{?} Wednesday, May 2 Weather, Very fine & warmer Seeding all day A. Mr. Winger brought eight fruit trees in at noon & I planted them in afternoon racked up leaves at night Gertie went to Unionville after dinner & then attended missionary meeting at the church Thursday, May 3 Weather, showery at first then clearing south east wind & cloudy Seeding in afternoon sowed alfalfa seed on part of fall wheat ground Mr. Irish came in for his wagon Racked up leaves in evening Churned 47 lbs butter in morning Friday, May 4 Weather, Fine & very warm Men were at the seeding all day. Picked over 16 bu apples in morning Dug out apple tree stumps & planted another young tree in its place & then racked at the lawn till chore time Saturday, May 5 Weather, Mostly cloudy warm showery at noon & turning colder by night Market day Produce from farm Cream 122 pts Butter 45 lbs Eggs 35 doz Mr Hellems 60 doz 16 �apples 14 bu Men were seeding all day Mr. Cunningham went to city with me & Jean & Miss Lawry came out with me Laura came up for a while in afternoon Sunday, May 6 Weather, Fine & cool Gertie was under the weather to day I attended Church in morning Newt brought Mr & Mrs Brown Jean & Miss Lowry up in afternoon and in evening Gertie & I went for a little car ride for some fresh air Monday, May 7 Weather, Fine & cool Men were seeding all day Gertie was in bed all day Laura came up in afternoon Tuesday, May 8 Weather, Fine & warmer Men were seeding all day and finished sowing to day Gertie still bed fast & Laura came up for the afternoon Wednesday, May 9 Weather, Fine & warmer Norm was harrowing all day Fred chored sowed some garden peas in wheat field & cultivated summer follow in afternoon Moved the brooder house after dinner Gertie still bed fast, was out south veranda for good part of afternoon Harrold Wier came over at night with a Whipped coach Laura was up most of day, Eava came up in morning for a little while Thursday, May 10 Weather, Cloudy scattered showers warm & cooler by night Churned 56 lbs butter in morn Men worked on summer follow & root ground all day Laura was here all day Took Gertie to hospital in afternoon John took his car & Laura went along Friday, May 11 Weather, Fair & cool Men ploughed in little field north of barn Laura was here all day Picked over apples for city Saturday, May 12 Weather, Fine & cool strong wind Market day Produce from farm Cream 124 pts Butter 55 lbs Eggs - 52 doz & 45 to Mr Hellems Apples 15 bu Men ploughed Jean came home from city with me Sunday, May 13 Weather, Fine & cool strong wind N.W. Stayed home in morning & went down to city to stay with Gertie in afternoon called on Mother at night Uncle Charlie Gibbs & family called in afternoon Monday, May 14 Weather Fine & warmer Men worked at root ground Fred sowed alfalfa seed on new seeds to patch it up for another year Les took cow to city - $115.00 Went down to see Gertie at night Mrs Brown went along also 17 �Tuesday, May 15 Weather, Fine & warmer Went to Markham with repairs to get fixed for better carrier in morn. Got sprayer home from Unionville put it together then men started ploughing in orchard Getting brooder house ready for chicks Laura came up to-day Wednesday, May 16 Weather, Cloudy Warmer & light shower by night Norm ploughed in orchard all day Fred pulled out stump & cultivated little field twice & sowed mangels in afternoon I was at 101 Jobs Laura came up again to-day Mr Woods called in at night Joe Glover was married to-day. Thursday, May 17 Weather. Cloudy. Rainy & cooler East W. Filled the chop bins in morning Fred went to Richmond Hill for shingles & then picked over potatoes in afternoon Churned 53 lbs butter in morn Mr Hellems brought 450 chickins over at noon Laura stayed over for to-day John called in at night Friday, May 18 Weather, Cloudy & mild Men finished ploughing orchard finished sowing mangels Laura & I went to city in afternoon to see Gertie Saturday, May 19 Weather, Cloudy. showery & mild Market day. Produce from farm Cream 125 pts Butter - 51 lbs Eggs - 92 doz & 4 doz for setting Apples - 13 bu Men drew manura & harrowed orchard, & partly white washed milk house Laura cleaned kitchen Sunday, May 20 Weather, Very fine & warm Attended church in morning spent the afternoon at home Les & Bill came up to help with chores Went down to see Gertie at night along with Jim & Teddy, Eva went also Monday, May 21 Weather, Fine & warm Men drew manura Cleaned milk house Laura came up at night Les ordered a new truck from Delane Tuesday, May 22 Weather, Fine & warm Men drew manura all day Laura & I went down with Newts car to bring Gertie home from hospital* Cut the grass & shot three ground hogs *Since May 10 Wednesday, May 23 Weather Fine & warm cooler by night Men ploughed in little field north of barn all day Mission Band gave a play in the former methodist church at night Thursday, May 24 Weather, Fine & cool Holliday for men Churned 37 lbs butter in morning In afternoon Gertie had Ruka, Scott, Mary Rodrick, Mrs Craig, Alice Wilkinson & Ada Thompson up to call on her 18 �Friday, May 25 Weather, Cloudy & cool partly fair Men finished ploughing Norm went over to Vanhorns for hay press in afternoon Finished picking over apples for the season Saturday, May 26 Weather, showery and cool Men picked over potatoes and took them out to barn harrowed orchard & little field Market day Produce from farm Cream 115pts Butter 48 Eggs 90 doz Mr Hellems 45 doz Apples 13 Les went fishing along with the gang, so I stayed at the Market Edith & Florence Craig came up at night for a few minutes Saturday, May 27 Weather Fine and cool Attended church in morning In afternoon, we went down to Browns for afternoon and evening Alex and Marion were out for the day Gordan and Lillian Gibb called in but we were not home Jack, Marguerite, and Babe were home to. Monday, May 28 Weather, Cloudy and cool East wind Fred worked root ground in Morn Norm picked over potatoes in afternoon bothe{?} cut potatoes Put in the garden seeds today attended Young Peoples litterary meeting at the church Mr Howey gave the address on poetry Tuesday, May 29 Weather, Mostly fair warmer Men cut potatoes in morning and planted in afternoon Worked in garden in morning & cultivated orchard in afternoon Is Laura came up and helped Gertie with washing and cleaned front bed room Walter and Mary, aunt Ellen, and Lizzie called in for a little while to see Gertie Wednesday, May 30 Weather, Mostly fair & cool cloudy in afternoon Men finished planting potatoes at the back of farm Started ploughing summer follow in afternoon Thursday, May 31 Weather, Mostly fair & cool Churned 57 lbs butter in morning Fred ploughed in summer follow all day Norm worked on root ground A man came to fix up sprayer in afternoon and took part of it away. Aurelia Reaman was married to-day Memoranda {left blank} Friday, June 1 Weather, Fine & little warmer Fred ploughed in morning, finished summer follow and sowed the beans in afternoon Norm was at odd jobs in morning & harrowed summer follow in afternoon Cleaned sellar in morning & helped the man to get the sprayer in working order in afternoon Katie & Edyth Craig were up for a while in evening Picked seven roosters at night Saturday, June 2 Weather Fair partly cloudy, and cooler again Market day Produce from farm Cream 111pts Butter 55 Eggs - 86 doz Roosters 6 Mr. Brown went to city with me Men 19 �worked at several odd jobs Went down to St. John’s cemetery at night and down to Aunt Ellens but no one home Sunday, June 3 Weather Fine and cool Attended S.S. & Church in morning a good attendance were present Mr. and Mrs. Brown came up for dinner and Newton came up for them in afternoon, Dorothy and Dellanwere along also In the evening attended Young Peoples meeting Monday, June 4 Weather, Cloudy South East wind Norm was away for the day Fred cut potatoes in morning Planted Gladiolas & Dalias, sunflowers in morning & planted potatoes in afternoon Tuesday, Jun 5 Weather, East wind showery, warm Finished planting potatoes started ploughing corm ground again Fred went home in afternoon Gertie attended institute meeting at Thompsons Wednesday, June 6 Weather, East wind, rain all day Men were working at the grain binder in morning, and in afternoon we all went to fish but we did not get any Gertie attended W.M.S meeting at the church in afternoon Markham Mills Truck came in with chicken feed Thursday, June 7 Weather, Clearing & cool Men, ploughed corn ground and Fred & I started spraying orchard in afternoon Churned 63 lbs butter in morning Friday, June 8 Weather, Fine & cool Norm worked at corn ground all day, & Fred sowed corn & started cultivating mangels Finished spraying orchard Laura came up to help Gertie Saturday, June 9 Weather, Partly cloudy & cool Market day Produce from farm Cream 107 pts Butter 61 lbs Eggs - 80 doz Potatoes - 2 bags Men worked at mangels potatoes & harrowed summer follow Sunday, June 10 Weather, Fine & cool Attended S.S. & Church in morning went home with Padgets for dinner & then Jim & Teddy went up to Jack & Margurites, for the rest of the day Mr. Auld of Markham took the service on Sunday Monday, June 11 Weather, Fine & warmer Men hoed mangels all day I worked in garden most of day Gertie washed Went over to Padgets to practise at night Gertie went down to see Mrs Young in afternoon Les got the New Truck to-day 20 �Tuesday, June 12 Weather, Fine & warm Men baged up load of buckwheat and then worked at mangets all day Les took load of buckwheat to Unionville $1.10 bu Gertie went to city with Teddy for a new out fit Wednesday, June 13 Weather, Mostly fair Thunder storm in afternoon heavy rain Men hoed at mangels all day Dug in garden & did some chopping Kate Russell died this afternoon Laura came up to day and stayed over Thursday, June 14 Weather, Mostly cloudy & cool Churned 46 lbs butter in morning Fred hoed all day & Norm hoed in morning & harrowed summerfollow in afternoon Friday, June 15 Weather, Fine & warm Fred did not come till noon Norm hoed in morning & bothe were spudding thistles in afternoon Attended funeral of Kate Russell in afternoon went over with John Brown Saturday, June 16 Weather, Fine & warm Market day Produce from farm Cream 100 pts Butter 74 lbs Eggs - 74 doz – 6 duck Men were spudding thistles all day Mother came home with me Squree{?} garden party attended S.S. meeting at night Sunday, June 17 Weather, Fine & warm Attended church Morning & evening at St. Johns church. Mr. Sellars took service in morning & Mr Rae at night Gertie & I went to aunt Ellens for dinner Mr & Mrs Gordon Gibb called in the evening and went to church with us Monday, June 18 Weather, Cloudy & light rain Men were spudding thistles all day attended concert given by Mr. Parks at St Johns, in evening. Mother went also Cultivated summer follow in afternoon Tuesday, June 19 Weather, Partly fair Tin smith was hear & put a new trough on little barn in morning Men thinned mangels all day took mother to the street in afternoon Les went to Duncans sale bought a sow with ten pigs ($60.00) Tim & Teddy called at night, and they took Gertie down to see Mrs Young Wednesday, June 20 Weather, Mostly fair Men thinned mangels all day Les brought the sow & pigs home Earle Mason was up with a six Whippet for demonstration Went to Markham in afternoon Louise Ash married to day Thursday, June 21 Weather, Rain at first & then clearing Churned 69 lbs butter in morning Jim came over to repair spreader Fred helped Jim & Norm white washed the milk room in 21 �morning & they thined mangels in afternoon Mason brought the new car up at night and took the other one away Attended session meeting at Mr Stevensons at night Friday, June 22 Weather, Fine in morning with thunderstorm in afternoon Men finished mangels in morn. & went down to Scotts to bale in afternoon. Went down to Browns at night for a little while Saturday, June 23 Weather, Cloudy with light showers Market day Produce from farm Cream 90 pts Butter 65 lbs Eggs 82 doz Potatoes 3 bags Men baled at Scotts all day Sunday, June 24 Weather, Fine Started off with Tim & Teddy for Wheatly to visite Earle for a few day's had a nice trip arrived there about six o-clock and there was no one home so had to brake in Monday, June 25 Weather, mostly fair Men ploughed orchard & worked at roots Spent the day sight seeing, got down to see Jack Miner place but it was not open to the publick Then went down to see the onions on Pellie Point Tuesday, June 26 Weather, Mostly fair Men worked at thistles & roots Spent the day at Wheatly went down to see the fishing and then for a drive in afternoon out to Windfall to ice cream social at night Wednesday, June 27 Weather, Fine & warm Started for home from Wheatly by way of Chatam, London, St. Marys, Stratford, Kitchener, Galt, Dundas Hamilton, to Toronto had a fine trip home, found every thing O.K. at home, John Laura & Dorothy came up at night Thursday, June 28 Weather, Fine & warm Men hoed in morning. Norm cultivated summer follow in afternooon till draw bar broke Fred & I sprayed the orchard in afternoon Gertie went down to see Mrs Young in afternoon Attended preparatory service at church at night Friday, June 29 Weather, Cloudy and rainy most of day Men hoed for a while in morning and worked at various jobs in afternoon Churned 69 lbs butter in morn Jim called in for a while in morn got two bu buck wheat Went Saturday, June 30 Weather Fine & warm rain at first Market day Produce from farm Cream - 84 pts Butter - 67 lbs Eggs - 80 doz Potatoes - 3 bags Jean came home with me from city Men hoed corn after drying up Went to Markham at night with cutting box knives & lawn mows 22 �Memoranda {left blank} {different handwriting} Memoranda June 17/28 dinner - cold roast pork (shoulder bone taken out & dressing put in) nice potatoes, corn, peas, gray, Beets, cucumbers chile sauce, tea biscuits, scones & cheese, oatmeal cookie, & mixed pies (with apple currants, spice. cold water & tea (white & brown bread) Sunday, July 1 Weather, Mostly fair & warm Attended S.S. & Church in morning Mr Woods held communion service Mr & Mrs. Woods & Marguirite & John. are hear for dinner, John & Isabel. Mr & Mrs. Brown were hear for supper & evening Norm. went to Niagara Falls Monday, July 2 Weather, Fine & very warm Fred was away for the day Norm hoed all day Pat hoed beans & cultivated potatoes in afternoon Attended trustees meeting at church at night Gertie went down to youngs' at night. Tuesday, July 3 Weather, Partly fair very warm with thunder storm & heavy rain Norm harrowed orchard till rain came on & Fred cultivated corn Not much doing rest of day Dorothy was up helping with the work to-day. cut hedge in small lawn Wednesday, July 4 Weather, Fine & warm Fred worked at potatoes & cut weeds around pond bottom Norm. Gertie & I attended S.S. picnic at High Park good turn out about 140, all had a good time Thursday, July 5 Weather, Partly fair, cloudy, clearing by night Men hoed potatoes, then started corn Churned 56 lbs butter in morning Hoed beans in garden & then some choping Laura, Della Dorothy & Hellen Little came up in after noon, (Laura had the car) George Shaver Aunt Annie & Mrs Erale Shaver called for a while in evening Gertie had a meeting about institute work in evening Went to Richmond Hill for repairs Tim & Rub. Stiver [?] went along also Friday, July 6 Weather, Very fine & warm Started haying this morning Norm cut four acres, hoed corn in afternoon Fred cultivated corn & scuffeled potatoes in afternoon Laura drove the car up again today and stayed to help Gertie Saturday, July 7 Weather, fine & very warm Market day Produce from farm Cream - 80 pts Butter 54 lbs Eggs - 75 doz Norm cultivated summer follow in morn Fred scuffled mangels & beans & They bothe worked at hay in afternoon Jean came out from city with me Horse shoe tournament started in village to night 23 �Sunday, July 8 Weather, Fine & very hot Attended S.S. & Church in morning Gertie & I went down to visit Alex & Marion from church, spent the afternoon & evening Monday, July 9 Weather, Mostly fair very warm & light rain towards evening Started at sweet clover today cutting, and set up cutting box and put one load through sharpened two knives at night Tuesday, July 10 Weather, Fine & warm Cut a few loads sweet clover into silo & then Norm & I went to Padgets to fill silo & Fred cut clover went to Unionville at night for meat Peeled the last apples to-day Wednesday, July 11 Weather, Light rain during night & then fine & warm Filled silo in morning & Fred cut clover in afternoon & Norm & I drew in alfalfa Laura came up to help Gertie Institute held a straw berry social at Burn's at night Thursday, July 12 Weather, Fine & warm Finished filling silo in morn & went over to help Padgets refill in afternoon Laura came up to help Gertie & they churned 50 lbs butter in afternoon Friday, July 13 Weather, Fine & warm, rained at night Finished drawing in alfalfa & cleaned up sweet clover field Gertie went down to young's in afternoon came back and stayed at Craigs for tea Mrs Brown & John were up for a while. Saturday, July 14 Weather, Big rain during night then clearing Market day Produce from farm Cream 64 pts Butter 48 lbs Eggs - 50 doz Men - were at odd jobs then started hoeing mangets in afternoon Jean came home from city with me & Bob. came up for her at night Gertie viled {?} kitchen floor to - night Sunday, July 15 Weather, Fine & cooler Attended S.S & Church, Mr Mills took the service as Mr Woods was away on hollidays spent the afternoon at home & in the evening, Gertie & I went down called & Aunt Ellens & Took them on down to call on, Aunt Lizzie Hood at Agincourt Monday, July 16 Weather, FIne & warm Finished hoeing mangels & corn Norm cut some hay in afternoon Gertie had a big washing & went down to Stevensons for a basket of peas Tuesday, July 17 Weather, Fine & very warm Norm got up early to cut hay Fred & I finished hoeing corn in Morning & we al worked at the hay in afternoon Went to Richmond Hill at night called in at Russ. Brillingers for a little while 24 �Wednesday, July 18 Weather, Fine & very warm Finished coiling hay & drew in hay in afternoon Laura came up to help Gertie W.M.S meeting at the church at night Jim came over at night to plan for fishing trip Dorothy went up to Marguerite’s to night Thursday, July 19 Weather, Fine & very warm Norm got up early to cut hay Finished drawing in one hay field and then worked at another Major McLarens barns were burned Went to Markham at night for pump repairs but did not get them Jean came up for the day and stayed over Dusted potatoes at night Friday, July 20 Weather, Heavy rain and dull all day Churned 58 lbs butter in morn Men ploughed for a while in morn but had to quite on account of rain Baled six ton of oat straw in afternoon. John & Newton came up to help with it also Mr. Cunning- Went to Markham at night for the pump repair, Jean & Bob went along, Jim was over for a short while John & Mrs Brown called in also. Saturday, July 21 Weather, Fine & warm Market day Produce from farm Cream - 62 pts Butter - 56 lbs Eggs - 62 doz Men ploughed in morning & put up hay in afternoon Came home from city early and about three oclock, Tim & Teddy, Rhea Scott & Gertie & I. started for Halls lake, had fine trip got there about ten oclock (134 miles) Sunday, July 22 Weather, East wind rain in morning clearing in afternoon Spent the day at Hawk Lake along with the gang. Monday, July 23 Weather, fine & warm Men ploughed & Turned hay Spent the morning at Hawk Lake and started for home after dinner had a nice trip home called in to see Jack & Margerite on our way Tim & I went up to Sharm Temple and trimmed the burn of the {?} pitching horse shoes. Got home about ten o.clock Les took load of straw to city Tuesday, July 24 Weather, Fine & warm Norm cut hay first then scuffled potatoes till dinner time Fred molded up potatoes in morn all worked at hay in afternoon Laura came up to help Gertie Wednesday, July 25 Weather, Fine & warm Cut hay & dusted potatoes first thing in morning Drew in hay with two wagons Laura was up to help Gertie Gertie attended meeting at the church & I went down to see Earle Mason Thursday, July 26 Weather, Mostly fair & warm, Thunder storm at night Norm cut hay first & then we drew in three loads in morning Started cutting wheat in afternoon Ploughed 25 �summer follow in afternoon and late at night Laura & Dorothy were up helping Gertie with berries, they heard spooks in the bushes Gertie churned 40 lbs butter in Morn. Friday, July 27 Weather Cloudy, rain in morning odd jobs in morning Men spread pile of manura in afternoon repaired barn flour & picked 18 chickens in afternoon Laura was hear to day Saturday, July 28 Weather, Heavy rain in early morning cloudy, clearing & cooling Market day Produce from farm Cream - 71 pts Butter - 38 lbs Eggs - 55 doz chickens 18 Jean & Dorothy went to city with me Men ploughed in morning & cut & shocked wheat in afternoon Washed car at night Laura was here all day Sunday, July 29 Weather, Fine & not so warm Attended S.S. & Church in morning A Mr. Aikman took the service in Mr. Wooks {?} absence. Mary Rodick & Minister came home with us for dinner. In afternoon we took the minister to St. Johns and then went for a little drive calling on Mr & Mrs Bullinger, Marguerite & John called in at night & then we took Mary home and called in at Browns for a little while on our way home Monday, July 30 Weather, Fine & warm Norm cut hay & turned some over in morning Fred & I shocked wheat in morning Norm & I worked & hay in afternoon & Fred cut wheat Laura & Gertie were at the berries Gertie went down to see Mrs Young at night Les took two loads of straw to city Tuesday, July 31 Weather Fine & warm S.W. wind We all worked at hay all day Norm finished cutting Les took one load of straw to city Laura & Gertie washed & picked some cherries for Marquerite Memoranda {left blank} Wednesday, August 1 Weather, Light showers at first then clearing & warm Stocked wheat & drew in six loads of hay. Laura & Gertie picked berries & canned same Thursday, August 2 Weather, Mostly fair, & very warm Finished haying to day Gertie churned 36 lbs butter Friday, August 3 Weather, Cloudy, showery rain bow in morning, heavy rains in afternoon & night Ploughed between showers Picked 22 young roosters 26 �Saturday, August 4 Weather, Cloudy & warm Market day Produce from farm Cream, 65 pts Butter 34 lbs Eggs - 53 doz Chickens 22 Fred went away in morning Norm ploughed in " Men cut & stocked wheat in afternoon Laura was here all week went to Richmond Hill at night Sunday, August 5 Weather, Cloudy with showers in afternoon & warm Attended S.S. & church in morning Mr & Mrs Ram and Brillinger & baby came over for dinner & in afternoon called for Russ. Reba & little one and all went up to J. Ashes {?} for the rest of the day, Monday, August 6 Weather, Cloudy & misty, all day Men ploughed all day Pulled weeds in bean patch & took the car down to Masons garage in afternoon Tuesday, August 7 Weather, Clearing & warm Men cut & stocked wheat all day Ploughed sweet clover stubble all day Les took one pig away to city along with another load Jack the horse came in from field sick & died in a very short time Wednesday, August 8 Weather, Fine & warm Men buried horse first & then finished wheat in morning & started barley in afternoon Went to Richmond Hill in morning for repairs & ploughed summer follow in afternoon. Gertie went down to Mrs Young's and made berry jam. W.M.S. meeting at church to-night to busy to go down. Thursday, August 9 Weather, Fine & warm Men cut & stocked grain all day Ploughed with tractor outfit Gertie churned 33 lbs butter in Morn Friday, August 10 Weather, Cloudy & warm Cut oats & barley with tractor on binder, (oats one way) Norm shocked grain & drew in Two loads of wheat Gertie & Dell. picked 20 chickens Saturday, August 11 Weather, Fine & cooler Market day Produce from farm Cream 60 pts Butter 31 lbs Eggs - 45 doz chickens 20 1 bu apples Men cut & stocked grain all day came home from city early & worked on threshing machine went to Richmond Hill at night took Katie Craig Dorothy, Ada Thompson & alice Wilkinson along with us Sunday, August 12 Weather, Fine & cool Attended S.S. & Church in morning spent the afternoon at home & went for a motor ride at night Mr. & Mrs Brown went along Monday, August 13 Weather, Fine & little warmer Men finished cutting a field of oats in morning. white I finished getting machine ready for threshing Les. came up in afternoon & 27 �we threshed 9 loads of wheat Attended a meeting at the church at night about the decorating of same Tuesday, August 14 Weather, Fine & little warmer Threshed 18 loads of wheat today Miss. Gough brought Mr & Mrs. W. Bull of Stratford, Aunt Ellen & Lizzie up for a short visit in the afternoon Dell was up to-day Wednesday, August 15 Weather, Fine & warm Threshed wheat all day. Went to Richmond Hill at night for valve spring for tractor Garden party at Coll Hood at night Dell was here today Thursday, August 16 Weather, Fine & warm Finished threshing wheat first Fred started cutting mixed grain Norm & I filled chop bins in morn Had tractor on binder in afternoon Gertie churned, 32 lbs butter in morn Dell was here again to-day Friday, August 17 Weather. Fine & warm, cloudy by night Had tractor on the binder most of the day in field over by the fourth had two hold ups and could not finish on that account, Picked 22 chickens in afternoon Dorothy was up to day Saturday, August 18 Weather, Mostly fair & cooler Market day Produce from farm Cream 62 pts Butter 29 lbs Eggs - 37 doz Chickens 22 4 bu apples Men finished cutting to day and we threshed oats in afternoon Mrs Young died early this morning age [blank space] yrs. Gertie was down to Youngs part of the day helping. Dorothy was here today {Different handwriting on bottom of page} Tues Nov 12, 1940 Billy Young seriously hurt at Newmarket military camp. Thurs Nov 21 he died Nov 23 Sat. buried from Wright & Taylors age in 58 year. Flowers Royal Canadian Engineers, Mr & Mrs J Russel, Mr & Mrs K. Gray Sunday, August 19 Weather, Fine & warm Attended S. S. & church in morning. Went down to Youngs in afternoon. Went down to Uncle Jim's in evening. {Different handwriting at bottom of page} Flowers for Billy 1 Royal Canadian Engineers 2 Mr & Mrs J Russel 3 Mr & Mrs K Gray 4 Earl & Drew 5 Masonic Lodge 6 Curling Club 7 Craig Family 8 Aunties 9 Brothers 10 L Hood 11 Brown Family 12 Roy Boyington Monday, August 20 Weather, Mostly fair shower after dinner Threshed oats in morning Attended funeral of Mrs Young in afternoon 28 �Tuesday, August 21 Weather, Cloudy & cooler Men stocked grain in morning Pat ploughed, finished sweet clover Threshed mixed grain in afternoon another young son born at the store Dell Stevenson came up at night Mr & Mrs. Woods called in for a little while also Wednesday, August 22 Weather, Fine & warm Finished threshing a field of mixed grain & then moved machine out to field to thresh barley Mrs Brown & Laura were up for a little while in afternoon Gertie & I went over to the Horticultural show at Unionville at night, Mrs Brown went also Thursday, August 23 Weather, Mosty cloudy S.E. wind Finished threshing barley about 3 o,clock Then moved machine to barn again & started at oats Went to Richmond Hill at night for plough shares Laura was up to day Gertie churned 26 lbs butter in morn. Friday, August 24 Weather, Cloudy with rain about ten. oclock, clearing in afternoon & cooler Threshed for a little while in morn Picked 22 chickens, then men cut weeds in orchard & I ploughed in afternoon Dell was up to-day Saturday, August 25 Weather, Fine & little cool Market day Produce from farm Cream 61 pts Butter 24 lbs Eggs 35 doz Chickens 22 Men, cleaned out silo in morn. & cut weeds, In afternoon we threshed oats Gertie went to city with me in Morn, & then she went down to Young Bros in afternoon Sunday, August 26 Weather, Fine & little cool, Attended S.S. & Church in morning Jean came home with us for dinner In afternoon, Florence & Edith Craig & two friend came up for a little while, about five o.clock, Walter & Mary. & the three aunties came in & stayed for supper & the evening Monday, August 27 Weather, Fine & warm Threshed all day, all hands Ada Thompson & Alice Wilkinson were here for tea at night & we heard the reception to olimpic stars at night over radio Tuesday, August 28 Weather, Partly fair, windy & light rain Threshed till 2, oclock stoped by rain for rest of the day dug out stones in summer follow Wednesday, August 29 Weather, Fine & warm Norm cut alfalfa first thing. Bernie Padjet came up to help with harvest, started about 9oclock and then we threshed the rest of day Dell Stevenson came over to hear the big swim at exibition over radio 29 �Thursday, August 30 Weather, Fine & warm Finished harvest to-day (in morning) did some chopping, Gertie & I went to exibition in afternoon Men drew manura in afternoon Churned 24 lbs butter in morn Friday, August 31 Weather, Fine & cool Norm went to exibition Started cultivating wheat land Fred drew manura in morning & cultivated in afternoon Gertie & I picked 22 chickens in afternoon Memoranda {left blank} Saturday, September 1 Weather, mostly fair, cloudy & cool Market day Produce from farm Cream 64 pts Butter 21 lbs Eggs - 35 doz Apples 3 bu 22 chickens Men drew in alfalfa hay 5 loads I went to ball game in afternoon Sunday, September 2 Weather, Cloudy & light shower Attended S.S. & church in morning J. Ash was bringing Dorothy home got in a smash up so had to go back. so we went up to get Dorothy Mr. & Mrs. Brown, Bill & Jim went along, had a hard time bothe ways as the gas would not feed into carburator in car Monday, September 3 Weather, Partly fair with few showers Baled straw all day (between showers) Went to church at night to help take seats out ready for painters Laura was up to-day stayed all night Tuesday, September 4 Weather, fair & cool Baled straw, finished about 4,oclock Then Norm took machine down to Youngs Laura was here to-day & went home at night Les took one load of straw to Thorncliff Wednesday, September 5 Weather, Fine & little warmer Fred went to Exhibition Norm cultivated wheat ground Gertie & I went to ex. along with John & Isabell Dorothy & Dell. went to Royal. Alex. at night to hear Dumbells Big swim at Ex. 15 miles water was so cold no one could finish Thursday, September 6 Weather, Fine & warmer Gertie churned 18 lbs butter in morn Fred finished cultivating wheat ground in morning Norm & I baled hay at Young Bros in morning Picked apples in afternoon Friday, September 7 Weather, Fine & warm Fred went home to day Norm & I picked apples in morning & picked chickens in afternoon 30 �Saturday, September 8 Weather, Fine & warm Market day. Produce from farm Cream 70 pts Butter 16 lbs Eggs - 34 doz Apples 19 bu 22 chickens Fred was home in morning Norm pulled beans all morning Picked apples in afternoon [different writing at bottom of page] Jean left Office to-day Sunday, September 9 Weather, Fine. Attended S.S. & Church in morning Church was held in former methodist as the other one was being decorated Jean came home with us for dinner & then we went for a drive in afternoon, Gertie & I went out to the store for a little while in evening Hand boy died during night Monday, September 10 Weather, Mostly fair, rain by night Fred cut the corn with binder Norm & I were getting things ready for filling silo & then he picked pears, also did some chopping J. Atkinson brought Mr & Mrs Bob Gibb & Mother over for a short visit in afternoon Tuesday, September 11 Weather, Mostly fair, little shower in afternoon Ploughed in summer follow all day with horses & in afternoon with tractor Practise at Stevensons at night Wednesday, September 12 Weather, Rain during night, misty then clearing, with another shower towards evening Fred cleaned up seed wheat in morn Norm ploughed in morning & harrowed in afternoon Fred ploughed in afternoon Went fishing with Jack Lunaw North of Goodwood caught 14 trout Attended Young Peoples corn roast at Browns at night Gertie attended W.M.S. at house of Mrs Craig in afternoon Ted. Hands was burried to-day Thursday, September 13 Weather, Fine, strong wind, cool Filled silo in morning worked on wheat ground in afternoon ploughing & harrowing Gertie churned 20 lbs butter in afternoon Friday, September 14 Weather, Fine & warm, east wind Finished ploughing wheat ground in morning. Norm cultivated in afternoon while Fred picked apples & drew in beans & Gertie, Jean & I picked chickens Saturday, September 15 Weather, Rain in early Morn then clearing with strong wind Market day Produce from farm Cream 60 pts Butter 18 lbs Eggs 30 doz Apples 16 bu 22 chickens Fred re cleaned wheat & picked apples Norm worked on wheat ground Gertie attended institute at home of Mrs Burrs in afternoon Practice at Stevensons at night 31 �Sunday, September 16 Weather, Fine. No service in morning to-day as the service was changed till evening Went down to Browns in afternoon & stayed for tea Attended service at night in former Methodist church Monday, September 17 Weather, Fine Norm was cultivating & packing wheat ground all day Fred started sowing wheat to-day Halled gravel with horse & cart on lane most of day Gertie went down to help clean the church after being decorated Tuesday, September 18 Weather, Fair & cool Men were cultivating & sowing wheat all day Halling gravel on lane with the dump cart most of day Gertie went down home for a while in afternoon Attended meeting at former methodist church conducted by an evangelist Rev J.L Brown Wednesday, September 19 Weather, Mostly fair, strong East wind Finished sowing wheat in morning Norm. harrowed wheat all day Fred picked pears & apples in afternoon Ploughed with tractor plough in afternoon attended corn roast at home of Mr & Mrs Stivers at night Gertie's aunt Lizzie died to-day Thursday, September 20 Weather, Rain & cloudy all day Fred went home for the day Churmed 20 lbs butter in morn Repaired potato digger during day Gertie was laid up all day (sick) Friday, September 21 Weather, Fine fall day, strong wind at night Filled chop bin in hog pen Fred & I picked chicken in morn. & Norm picked apples Men picked potatoes in afternoon Gertie & I attended funeral of Gerties aunt Lizzie Practice at church at night Saturday, September 22 Weather, Fine Market day. Produce from farm Cream 78 pts Butter 18lbs Eggs - 27 doz Apples 14 pears 3 bu 15 chickens 6 old hens Men finished picking potatoes pulled rest of beans & then ploughed Jean went to city with me Sunday, September 23 Weather, Fair & cool Reopening of church after decorating and anniversary services combined Mr Mc Loud preached in morning & Mr. Sellar at night a record crowd at night Ilean Hood & Mary Rodick came home with us for dinner Monday, September 24 Weather, Fair & cool Men went to Jno. Calverts to fill silo all day Ploughed with tractor outfit all day School fair at Unionville today 32 �Tuesday, September 25 Weather, Cloudy & cool Fred ploughed all day Norm cut off corn stubble with potatoe digger in morn & ploughed in afternoon Ploughed all day with tractor out fit Jean came up to help Gertie Bob. Thompson called at night Wednesday, September 26 Weather, Fair in morning Cloudy in afternoon & cool We all ploughed all day Norm picked a few apples & I had to go to Markham for shares for plough Jean was up again to day Thursday, September 27 Weather, mostly cloudy with a few cold fall showers Men helping Rodricks fill silo all day Les took load of straw to city Gertie churned 24 lbs butter in morn Ploughed with tractor out fit all day Laura came up in afternoon Friday, September 28 Weather, fair & cool Men were filling silo at W. Brooks till three oclock came home & got rest of beans in & picked old hens Ploughed most of day with tractor outfit & got apples & pears ready for city Markham livery brought in 9 barrels of oil for company Saturday, September 29 Weather, Fair & cool eat wind Market day Produce from farm Cream 80 pts Butter 22 lbs Eggs 16 1/2 doz Apples 12 bu & 5 bu pears Old hens 15 Men were filling silo at John Boyington Gertie, Mrs Brown & Laura went to city with me Sunday, September 30 Weather, Showery, looking in morning & clearing in afternoon E. Wind Attended church in morning, Rally day was held service in the church & Mr Gale of Markham spoke Went over to Scotts in afternoon & attended services at Zion Cedar grove, afternoon & evening Memoranda {left blank} Monday, October 1 Weather, Fine & warmer Men were filling silo at Youngs & W. Boyington Cultivating most of day, chopping & dug out stones Les brought, gas pump & Tank home Gertie walked down home for a short while in afternoon to get dress Jean was fixing for her Tuesday, October 2 Weather, Cloudy & showery Men were filling silo at Hoopers Cultivating & filling silo & Allens Wednesday, October 3 Weather, Fine & warm Men filling silo & Allens in morn & Norm went to Rodrik's in afternoon to re-fill, Fred ploughed Cultivated, 7 acres sod twice & then took the hay press over to Padjets John Went over to Padjets to get bale blocks & then on out to Richmond Hill Gertie attended W.M.S at Mrs Craig's packed fall to day. ($32.75) 33 �Thursday, October 4 Weather, Fine & very warm Norm & I baled straw at Wm John's Broke the press in morning and had to come home to fix it Fred ploughed & started to pull mangels Gertie churned 32 lbs butter in morning Went down to Browns at night Friday, October 5 Weather, Cloudy with showers in morn clearing in afternoon Baled straw at Wm John's till rain started Fred ploughed in afternoon & Norm picked old hens Picked over apples in afternoon Mission band packed bale to-night Saturday, October 6 Weather, Fine, Market day Produce from farm Butter 30 lbs Eggs 9 1/2 doz Hens 10 Apples 15 bu Norm was off all day Fred worked at mangels in morn Tim & Teddy went to city with us at night Sunday, October 7 Weather, Fine, Attended S.S. & Church in morning Luella Atkinson came home with us Jim called in afternoon & we all went for a drive. George Frost called for Luella Uncle Charly & Aunt Susie & Alex Gibb called later & stayed for tea & the evening Monday, October 8 Weather, Fine during day with wind shifting to east & showery by night All worked at mangels in morning & Fred stayed at it in afternoon Norm & I went over to Wm John's & finished baling straw & came home & filled chop bins Social evening at the church at night Tuesday, October 9 Weather, Fine. Strong W. Wind little cooler All worked at mangels all day Della came up for a little while in afternoon Mrs Craig came up in evening Wednesday, October 10 Weather, Fine with shower by night Finished mangels to-day Thursday, October 11 Weather, Fine & very warm Fred cultivated in morning Norm picked apples Took tractor front wheels axels to Markham picked potatoes in afternoon Friday, October 12 Weather, Fine & warm, rain by night Finished one piece of potatoes in morning Picked chickens in afternoon Gertie attended funeral of the late Mrs J. Paterson at Hagerman Jean's friends from city surprised her with a shower in the evening {different handwriting bottom of page} Mr H Hooper died this morning (Thornhill) Saturday, October 13 Weather, showery & cooler Market day Produce from farm Butter 40 lbs Eggs 6 doz Apples 9 bu Hens 15 Men swept down cobwebs dug hole for gas tank & picked apples 34 �Sunday, October 14 Weather, Very fine fall day Gertie attended S.S. & Church in morn Had a flat tire on car and was later getting it repaired and had to get a sermon on radio In afternoon we got Dell Stevenson and went for a motor trip as far as Port Hope & Rice Lake Monday, October 15 Weather, Partly cloudy & warm Les took two loads of straw to city We all picked potatoes all day Inspectors were here looking over lightning rods on building & house Tuesday, October 16 Weather, Showery & misty, mild Men ploughed in morning Repaired tractor; filled chop bins & cleaned silo off in afternoon went to Markham in morning for repairs & bought emery stone & frame from G. Paterson Wednesday, October 17 Weather, Cloudy all day with rain by night, mild Men ploughed all day Ploughed with tractor out fit in afternoon. Attended supper conference of Markham group at Ebenezer church Gertie went over to Stevensons and I called for her on my way home Thursday, October 18 Weather, Cloudy with ocasional showers Men ploughed all day Churned, 34 lbs butter in morning Set up gas pump & dozen other jobs in afternoon Attended preparatory service at the church at night Friday, October 19 Weather, Cloudy & shower, at dusk mild Ploughed all day with tractor out fit Men ploughed in morning & picked old hens in afternoon. started to clip cattle Saturday, October 20 Weather, Fine & cooler Market day. Produce from farm Butter. 32 lbs Eggs - 6 doz Old hens - 15 1 bu apples Pumpkins 3 doz Men ploughed all day Gertie attended institute at Browns Sunday, October 21 Weather, Fine & little warmer Attended S.S. & Church in morning Comunion service was also observed John & Margerite came down for dinner & spent the afternoon & evening Jean & her friend from city called in afternoon Monday, October 22 Weather, Cloudy & warm Finished picking potatoes in morning Fred & I ploughed in afternoon & Norm went to Padjets to thresh grain In evening we all went to church The Young Peoples society were holding a literary program with refreshments Tuesday, October 23 Weather, Cloudy with rain in morn & cooler Men clipped cows in morning & ploughed in afternoon cleaned stove pipes & cleaning up garden in afternoon Gordon Scott called in in evening to pay for baling & we had a game of cards 35 �Wednesday, October 24 Weather, Cloudy & cool showers Men ploughed all day Worked in garden finished ploughing field with tractor outfit & did some chopping Practice at store at night Della brought some wild grapes up for Gertie to make wine Thursday, October 25 Weather, Mostly fair, cool Churned 35 lbs butter in morning Men ploughed in morning & picked apples in afternoon finished cleaning up garden in afternoon Friday, October 26 Weather, Fine. windy & cool Picked 23 hens in morning Men ploughed in afternoon Picked over 5 bags potatoes and burned some leaves in afternoon Put year old hens in the old hen house at night Saturday, October 27 Weather, Mostly cloudy, Cool east wind with showers by night Market day Produce from farm Butter 35 lbs Eggs 6 doz Potatoes 5 bags 1 bu apples & Pumpkins Fred went home in morning Norm repaired litter carrier track & chored in morning & bothe picked apples in afternoon Gertie went to city with me & Dell came up to keep house Called in to Alex Browns on way home Sunday, October 28 Weather, Partly fair, cold Attended S.S. & Church in morning In afternoon, Gertie & I went away first called in at Browns & then went over to, Wm Boyingtons for visit & stayed for tea. Orval & Myrtle were there also Came home & attended church service and on coming out were found Det. Gibb & her fiancie we all came home & spent the evening by fireplace Monday, October 19 Weather, Mostly fair with snow flurries Men drew manura in morning picked apples in afternoon till snow came & then clipped cattle Cleaned hen house out in morning & ploughed in afternoon Gertie went down to church in afternoon Attended W.M.S. thank offering meeting at night. Mr & Mrs. Shantz gave us an idea on life in Africa Les took two loads of straw to city Tuesday, October 30 Weather, fine & cold (coldest yet) Men ploughed in morning & picked apples in afternoon One hundred & one jobs in morning & ploughed in afternoon Gertie was house cleaning Les took calf to city 145 lbs 14 cts attended practise at church at night Wednesday, October 31 Weather, Fine and milder Fred drew manura all day & Norm picked apples & did the chores Les took a load of straw to city Ploughed most of day had the tractor fast up the bank of flatts & had to get Fred to pull it out Dell was up this morning & Gertie went down home with her for afternoon. 36 �Memoranda {left blank} Thursday, November 1 Weather, Cloudy & mild Men drew manura in morning & burned rubbish on potatoe ground in afternoon Ploughed in morning up till one o clock then put plough away & burned leaves Jean & Laura came up in afternoon Friday, November 2 Weather, Cloudy & mild Norm cultivated with spring tooth most of day & then drew out some manura Fred cultivated in morning with tractor outfit & in afternoon burned Twitch grass & dug out three stones Churned 43 lbs butter in morning Filled chop bins, after dinner Oil truck was in & filled up cans Jim Allen brought four ton of coal Keith & Bettie stayed for supper Saturday, November 3 Weather, East rain & cloudy all day Market day. Produce from farm Butter 43 lbs Cream 10 pts Eggs - 4 doz horse radish Poulty 2 roosters Pumpkins Norm went to city with me also Bill & Jim Fred did chores & ploughed Helped pack up at the store at night for hunting trip Sunday, November 4 Weather, Fine & cooler Attended S.S. & Church in morning John & Jean came home with us for dinner, Les.s children came up in afternoon & we all went down to Browns for a little while At night B.C.Louis {?} lead the singing at Box Grove anniversary services Came home & prepared for hunting retiring about midnight Monday, November 5 Weather - fine & cool easterly winds. Wash day Fred helped Mr Cunningham with their moving all forenoon, Norman ploughed, both men ploughed all afternoon, then we all helped with chores at night. After supper Newton brought Jean & Laura. up for the evening & Jean stayed all night, Norm & I had a good fright just after tea time. Tuesday, November 6 Weather, first a lilttle showery, then clearing with very high south west winds. I went out & helped with milking in morning. Jean still here went to the store in morning. in the morning men drew manure afternoon drawing manure Fred did and Norman cultivated. I churned 32 lbs butter in afternoon. Jean picked up Bellflower apples as the strong wind blew them down. Wednesday, November 7 Weather - Fine & warm turning cooler with showers at night Fred drew manure (honey) all day. Norm cultivated in forenoon & went to the ploughing match with Newton in afternoon. Jean & I walked down home & I went to the W.M.S. at church then 37 �Isobel & Laura brought me up and stayed all night Newton John B. & J. came up for the evening. Thursday, November 8 Weather - rain all night cooler in morning with snow flurries for a while & cooler. Men ploughed all day. Isobel went home in morning. John was up for clippers. Laura stayed all day with me. New calf up the flats was brought down to stable. Friday, November 9 Weather - fine & cool Men drew manure all day, Norman repaired car between loads. Laura went home this morning. I churned 27 lbs butter in morning, planted tulip bulbs, took up dahlias, and went out to Craigs for a root of honey suckle & california poppy. Jean & Dorothy came up to stay with me. Saturday, November 10 Weather, - cloudy - cool (white frost) Market day for Norman & Billie - Produce - Butter 58 lbs. Eggs 3 doz. Fred chopped some in forenoon & ploughed all after noon. Jean over with me Dorothy went home in after-noon. Laura came up short while. Mr French had house & cart all day. Atlo McGuay came up for 1 doz pt (6oz) {?} bottles. Norman got home at six Oclock. Had fire in furnace (wood) to day (first) Sunday, November 11 Weather - dull day. rain at night. attended S S & church (quartette sang) I went home with Mary Rodrick for the day. attended young peoples at night Miss A. Wilkinson president, sledes {?} good. I went over home & Bob brought Jean & I up home. Monday, November 12 Weather - (Thanksgiving) rained all day. Fred went home after breakfast came up and got horse to plough his garden in afternoon. Norman read all day between chore time. Jean & I cleaned pantry in forenoon & Sewed all afternoon. Mrs H. Hooper (Thornhill) died this a.m. Newton came up at night played 500 etc. Tuesday, November 13 Weather - cloudy & mild. men finished ploughing in back field to day & ploughed garden & started in south orchard. Mrs Craig was up in forenoon. Jean & I cleaned kitchen. Edith Craig came up in afternoon & stayed for the evening. Mr Hellems over today. dogs after Hoopers sheep. Wednesday, November 14 Weather - Mild & cloudy. Men ploughed in south orchard all day. I churned in morning 31 1/2 lbs. Mrs Craig up in morning. Norman took me down home after dinner I took got Newton's car & took Mrs Padget Mrs Brooke {?} Mother Mary Rodrick down to Aunt Ellens. Thank Offering meeting in after noon usual speakers Mrs Rae the main one. It was a wonderful meeting & a good crowd. 38 �Thursday, November 15 Weather - bright - with strong winds. men ploughed in south Orchard to - day and finished it. Della Stephenson came over in after noon and stayed for tea. B. J. came up at night. Norman went away. Friday, November 16 Weather - cloudy & rainy Norman cultivated in morning & chopped in afternoon. Fred went on North & South trips for Leslie. then helped norm with chopping. Lelsie & newton Burr arrived home in afternoon from hunting trip. Edith Craig up in morning. John came up at night & took butter & eggs out to the store for us. Arrived home about 9 o.clock from hunting trip Saturday, November 17 Weather, Cloudy & Showery Market day Produce from farm Butter 31 lbs Eggs. 3 doz Fred went home in morning Norm started to take up drain in back south field Went down to Browns at night & took Jean home Churned 31 lbs butter in morning Sunday, November 18 Weather, Cloudy & unsettled Attended S.S. & Church in morning Mr. Woods being laid up on account of sickness. a Mr. Mills took the service. Spent the rest of day at home Monday, November 19 Weather, Cloudy. Turning to rain & sleet Men started some second ploughing in morning but had to stop on account of rain Les came up for a barrel of oil Nothing doing on account of weather Gertie washed in morning Tuesday, November 20 Weather, Cloudy North wind & cooler Les took load of straw to city Churned 30 lbs butter in morning Fred took the day off Norm ploughed in afternoon Put the young cattle in for first time But the deer up at night Wednesday, November 21 Weather, Cloudy & milder soft snow by night Les took two calves along with Browns hogs to city, calves & 15 1/3 cts came to over $60 Took load of straw in afternoon & Gertie & Mrs Brown sent over to Mrs. Tuckers home in afternoon Men ploughed all day I went over for Gertie at night called in at Browns on way home Started to re build loading shoot for hogs & cattle Thursday, November 22 Weather, Cloudy & milder very slushy by noon Men ploughed in morning & part of afternoon I went to city with seven hogs of Hoppers for Les in morning Finished rebuilding loading shoot with Fred's help in afternoon Norm cleaned hen roost Attended picture slides of Northern Ontario & explained by Mr. Craw & a social afterwards 39 �Friday, November 23 Weather, Mostly fair & cooler Churned 30 lbs butter in morning Men ploughed all day Picked ducks in afternoon Saturday, November 24 Weather, Mostly fair & cold Market day Produce from farm Butter 90 lbs Eggs 3 1/2 doz Apples 2 bu Potatoes 2 bags ducks 4 Men ploughed all day We went down to Browns at night to hear the electric radios Dell was up to day. Sunday, November 25 Weather, Mostly fair & colder Attended S.S. & Church in morning went to Yong St. to meet the minister Mr. Ramsay. who was taking Mr. Woods place in his illness Mr Ramsay came home with us for dinner & then we took him down to St. Johns in afternoon In late afternoon, Dett. Gibb & her mother came along with Mr. Anderson came out & stayed for supper & the evening Monday, November 26 Weather, Partly fair & quite cold Filled chop bins first thing Les took seven hogs to city $ 9.65 {?} J. Atkinson came over in morning & stayed for dinner. Men drew manure all day after the chopping At night I went over to Frank Stivers along with Les & Jim Paterson Gertie cleaned the sitting room {different handwriting} Edith Craig was here in afternoon. Tuesday, November 27 Weather, Fine in morning Turning cloudy in afternoon & milder Men drew manura all day Les took load of straw to city in afternoon Filled the car rad with anti freeze Jean was up to day Wednesday, November 28 Weather, Cloudy & Mild light snow in morn Churned 62 lbs butter in morning men manura all day but norm went to fair in afternoon went to Unionville for Les in afternoon Went over to see Mr. Woods in the evening. Thursday, November 29 Weather, Fine and mild Men drew manura in morning & clipped young cattle in afternoon. Gertie &I went to fair in afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Brown went along also Les took load of straw to city. Friday, November 30 Weather, East wind. rain all day Nothing doing all day on account of rain Memoranda {left blank} Memoranda {left blank} 40 �Saturday, December 1 Weather Mostly cloudy little cooler Market day Produce from farm Butter 61 lbs Eggs - 6 doz Cream 1 can Men started to white wash stable & cleaned hen roost Laura went to city with me Saturday, December 2 Weather, Partly fair & much same temperature Attended S.S. & Church in morning. A. Strang Layman took the service in place of Mr. Woods on account of him being confined to his home Mr. & Mrs. Brown came up with us for dinner & stayed the afternoon Spent the evening at home. Monday, December 3 Weather, Strong East wind rain in morning mild wind shifting to west & clearing Men white washed in morning & a filled chop bins in afternoon & cleaned hen house & brooder house Gertie washed in morning & went out to Craig's in afternoon Tuesday, December 4 Weather cloudy and mild rain by night Threshed beans most of day Les took last load of snow away Mr. & Mrs. brown came down at night for game of 500 Wednesday, December 5 Weather Windy, Cloudy and colder Took the wire away from the bridge at side road Fred went home till chore time Norm cleaned up some of old wood around the yard W.M.S. annual meeting and quilting at the church in afternoon & in evening. slides & talk on life of Christ & social afterwards Thursday, December 6 Weather, Fine & cool Churned 57 lbs butter in morn Men drew manura all day Gertie went over to see Mrs. W. Boyington in afternoon Made a sparrow trap in afternoon Friday, December 7 Weather Fine & cool Fred drew manura all day Norm Fixed his tyre & went to Unionville this morning & helped Fred in afternoon Trapped about 90 sparrows to day Picked two ducks Bob Pinder came over & got some wheat & two dozen milk bottles & stoppers High school commencement to night Saturday, December 8 Weather, Fine and cold Market day Produce from farm Butter 55 lbs Cream 1 can Eggs - 12 doz Ducks 2 Apples 3 bu Big time starting the car to go to city, however, succeeded in the end Laura went with us, and Dell Stevenson came home with us Men drew manura all day Sunday, December 9 Weather, Cloudy & cold Attended S.S. & Church in morning Spent the afternoon at home In evening attended Young Peoples Meeting The Pike Family were present and gave us some music & Miss Pike spoke on her work in South Africa 41 �Monday, December 10 Weather, Cloudy & little milder Men drew manura all day Damed the water up by the bridge Took Gertie & Dell. Stevenson down to Practise at the church and then went over to Unionville to pay Dr. McKay his bill Tuesday, December 11 Weather Fine & milder Men drew manura all day Harvey Colson left five milk cans to try to get us on regular Attended meeting at the church at night Wednesday, December 12 Weather, Cloudy and mild and misty Men drew manura all day. I was laid up all day with cold Gertie went down home for a little while to see Jean and Bob off as this is their wedding day Drove to the manse at Markham. Thursday, December 13 Weather Cloudy. mild and misty Men drew manura all day Churned 65 lbs butter in morning. Gertie feeling punk with the cold Trimming hedge for a while in afternoon Friday, December 14 Weather, Cloudy & mild, little colder by night Picked fowl in morning Billy the horse took sick & had to have Kelly's up to see him Filled chop bins in afternoon Cleaned hen houses out Saturday, December 15 Weather, Cloudy & milder again by night Market day. Produce from farm Butter 62 lbs Eggs 27 doz Fowl 2 ducks & 11 chickens Apples 4 bu Men drew manura & in morning Norm took hay press over to B. Stivers Gertie attended institute & Mrs. J. Calvests in afternoon Sunday, December 16 Weather, Cloudy and mild Attended S.S. and Church and morning. Laura came home with us for dinner and stay till evening. Monday, December 17 Weather, Showery all day & mild Churned 77 lbs butter in the morning Cleaned milk house in afternoon Fred took Billy out & got his teeth filed in the morning. Tuesday, December 18 Weather. Mostly fair, cold with snow flurries Norm went to city Sent calf to city with Les Fred and I worked at trimming the hedge all day Gertie went over to Mrs. Stivers in afternoon took Mrs. Padget and Mrs. Brooke stayed for tea. made a quilt with names for Mr. Seller. Wednesday, December 19 Weather, Mostly fair & cold Picked 14 geese to day J. Lunau called in for a visit 42 �Thursday, December 20 Weather, Fair & milder Norm & I went to B. Stivers to bale straw Fred did the chores & picked two geese Jim & children were here for a short visit in forenoon. Della was here helping Gertie in morning Friday, December 21 Weather, Fair & cold Gertie churned 56 lbs butter in morning Norm & I baled hay at B. Stivers in “{morning} Fred did the chores & picked 3 ducks Prepared for market trip this afternoon Xmas Tree at the school house at night Saturday, December 22 Weather, Fair & cold Market day. Produce from farm Butter. 150 lbs Cream 20 pts Eggs - 50 doz Fowl 15 geese & 2 ducks Apples 5 bu Fred took the day off but helped with chores Norm did chores & played hockey Gertie & Laura went to city with me & Bill John came out with us Sunday, December 23 Weather, Fair & milder Attended S.S. & Church in morning In afternoon got started away to go to Sharon but met Jack & Margerite on the road. so changed plans and went down to see. Alex & Marion. Alex was away at work Monday, December 24 Weather Fine & mild Filled chop bins in morning. Men drew manura in afternoon Gertie went down home in afternoon I went to city in afternoon Tuesday, December 25 Weather, Cloudy & mild Norm went over to Burrs to skate in morning & helped with chores Gertie & I Went down to Browns for Xmas dinner, came home to do chores at night & then went back for supper & spent the evening Wednesday, December 26 Weather, Mostly fair & mild Men drew manura all day Gertie & I went to city in afternoon along with Mrs Stiver. Mrs. Brooke & John Brown. the women were getting S.S. Presents for S.S. pupils Thursday, December 27 Weather, Cloudy & mild Men drew manura Churned 80 lbs butter in morning Tryed to dam up the krick again Gertie went down to the church in afternoon as the S.S. was being entertained & the the annual meeting of the Young Peoples was held in the evening Friday, December 28 Weather, Partly fair & mild Fred did the chores Norm & I baled eleven ton straw at W. Wellmans Gertie went up with Newton to Bob & Jeans place in afternoon Saturday, December 29 Weather, Mostly fair N.W. wind & colder Market day Produce from farm Butter 78 lbs Cream 20 pts Eggs 55 doz Apples 4 bu Men drew manura in spare time E.T. Stevens barn burned this morn Laura went to city with me. 43 �Sunday, December 30 Weather, Partly fair & not very cold Attended S.S. & Church in morning Spent the afternoon at home & afterdoing the chores and getting supper we went over to Stevensons for the evening. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Jeffrey Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Jeffrey Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Wellington County Museum and Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1877 - 1900 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Wellington County, PuslinchTownship, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. John Jeffrey Diary & Transcription, 1877-1879 John Jeffrey Diary, 1889-1891 John Jeffrey Diary, 1897-1900 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Jeffrey Diary, 1897-1900 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Jeffrey Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wellington County Museum and Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1900 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Wellington County, Puslinch Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. June 1st, 1897 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. John Jeffrey Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Part of the year 1897 and the year 1898 &amp; 1899 </p><p>a part of 1897. 6M 1898.12M 1899. 12M </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Munro &amp; Jamison </p><p>Printers &amp; Publishers 26 Craigs </p><p>Stirling </p><p>Stirlingshire </p><p>Scotland </p><p><br /> </p><p>Mr. Bruce Mackay </p><p>Bookseller Stirling </p><p>Stirling Shire </p><p>Scotland </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>273 </p><p>8 </p><p>-- </p><p>2184 </p><p>28 </p><p>28 </p><p>-- </p><p>8 </p><p>MT.S John Jeffery </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mr. Jeffrey </p><p>Mr J. Jeffrey </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1897 </p><p>June 1st </p></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1d6b0ae459d4a7bf7c259d6d2ab0b707.pdf d1a75dc43b8b6bc46ca8d856cadef65e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>One of Harry B's.</u> Peter, Peter, pun'kin eater, Had a girl & couldn't keep her, He put her in a pun'kin shell, And there he kept her very nicely. _____________________________ Another one Simple Simon, met a pieman, going to the fair Said Simple Simon to the pieman, "Let me taste your underwear." ________________________________ Query from H.B. "Do they have turkey in heaven for Christmas?" __________________________________ H.B. "Mother, how do you get whiskers?" Mother "I don't" <u>1927</u> Conversation between H.B. & Gay. H.B. "Do you know how the rain gets in the cistern Gay?" No answer from Gay. H.B. "Say Yes or No." Gay. "Yes or No." Loud Ha. Ha's from H.B. H.B. "Say No" Gay - "No". H.B. proceeds to explain that it comes in through the drain. ___________________________________ Mother asks H.B. to do something H.B. "I won't" Mother "That is very rude, you must never speak that way" Gay - "Noo! I wouldn't say that, I'd say <u>"NO!!! I don't want to!!!"</u> https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/84d14db8a030e222dfde1867e93f49cf.pdf 9e39ad316f9760fc0c72350a7e415433 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday January 25th 1926 I went over home this morning and got there in time for Frank and me to bag up five bags of oats and take them down to the mill before dinner. This after noon after hearing a few records on the phonograph (Tim's apprehension that his Grannie's choice of phonographic music ran almost exclusively to hymns were evidently ill-founded) Frank and I went down and got a load of Pokohontas coal. We stopped in at Aunty's on our way down and Aunty Alice presented me with a bottle of beef iron and wine and extracted a promise from me that I would take it regularly after every meal. Since they had got it I had to promise. They all have an idea that I am run down and need winding up. Frank and I went around by the mill and got my grist and came out here with the coal past Henry Misener's but the sleighing was poor there and we warmed the horses up before we got here. We unloaded the coal in the new wood-shed and Frank took the team back alone. Ina came to-day and stayed all night and as she was here with Marj. and it was a beautiful crisp moon-light night with plenty of good walking, I went down to band practice but found there wasn't any. I inquired at Bob. Smith's and he https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/38b89bc37c2954aa85bc1b80032a05d4.pdf f53b5623b7056ccc1f8f4975d6a464a7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. told me that they had decided to suspend practice till after the rink closed. I sat talking to him for awhile and then went down and visited Aunty till about half past ten. Aunty Alice was up at the Freeman's with Quint playing bridge. They had a letter from Dad & Dick to-day saying that they arrived in New York safely. Cold, cloudy little snow. Tuesday January 26th I walked over home this morning and in spite of a rather high wind Frank and I managed to get on a fair jag of straw from the stack and it over to the horse stable. I drove home here to dinner and this after noon I drove Marj. down town and she went to Miss Kerney's funeral. Ina looked after all the kids while we were gone and I drove her home before tea. I went back to the farm from town to wait for Marj. but a very nasty east storm had developed and it was altogether too rough for Frank and me to attempt hauling in any corn stalks so we went over to Pickford's. Mrs. P. told us Jack was having a bee getting some wood in his own bush but we didn't go back. She invited us to have some cider so we sat talking to her till about four and just as we were leaving Pickford came in and insisted on drawing some more cider for us. I felt first-rate when I left there but by the time I had walked over home I felt better and after going in the house and reading a letter from Mr. Parks and coming out in to the cold again I felt still better, in fact extremely joyful. I let Queen go down town on the run I believe and picked Marj. up at Auntys. Aunty Alice treated me to a glass of wine which I really didn't need as I wasn't at all cold. Marj. and I went up town and got some groceries she had ordered at Schram's and we then got home with out any mishaps. Marj. under the impression that Aunty Alice's wine was especially potent this year. Very rough, not very cold. Wednesday January 27th I went over home about eleven this morning and although it was cold and windy Frank and I went out before dinner and tore down half a dozen corn shocks which we hauled up to the barn this after noon. We then put on a load of straw and hauled it out here. The little oat straw stack went over during the night with out hurting anything, so we put part of a load of it on and topped out with wheat straw. Frank took the team back and I stayed here. No wind at all as we were coming out here with https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3e4053164c74fe4f4a9110a1ac55de6a.pdf 54728687ce838678d640ebda3e5ac432 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the straw, but there is a high wind to-night from the south west. To-day's paper tells of a terrible storm on the North Atlantic and mentions the Mont Royal along with other liners having reached New York badly mussed up. She docked yesterday so Mr. Parks would be two days later. Thursday January 28th Now it so befell that to-day a great blizzard raged.This our cot hath been beaten and buffeted by such a wind and ever and anon hath given voice to divers, groans and creakings as would make one think that her timbers must forsooth be torn asunder. With out there hath been such a swirl and burl of wind and driving snow and so bitter cold withal, that truly I had not set foot o'er threshold had it not been for the necessity of foddering the cattle and fetching the fuel Pokohantas. I whiled the time away by sitting by the fire and reading aloud Sir John Dering by Jeffery Farnol, while Marj. baked bread, and had fair luck in spite of the weather. It took all day to rise and she baked it this evening. I did not turn the cows down to the creek to-day as it is piled high with snow drifts but carried water to them. Friday January 29th The wind had gone down this morning but it has been very cold all day and quite a breeze too. I went over home about eleven and helped Frank bag up 50 bushels of oats which he promised to take to the mill for Jack Martin. We took them down right after dinner and went on down and got another load of Pokohontas for the farm and I got some corn and bran at Billy Laings. I felt rather tough to-night with another cold, went to bed early about 10. Saturday January 30th The wind shifted to the south during the night and the change in the temperature this morning was almost unbelievable. From somewhere in the zero region yesterday the mercury went up to around 40° to-day. It was thawing this morning before sun-up. I caught all my leghorn cockrels this morning and put them in bags to take over to Jack's in the buggy. I also killed and picked a Plymouth Rock cockrel for ourselves, so I didn't get started over much before noon and as I had to call for Frank at Pickford's we didn't get any thing done before dinner. Pickford has been laid up with a cold and lumbago ever since his wood bee. When we https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7407d90fb5718904f69c8d4861a067f2.pdf 86e06d2faf322517e6aeb24eb1f09057 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. got over home I put my cockrels from the bags into a crate and while I was at it one escaped. Tim and I chased him out around the barn but he lit out at such speed across the orchard that we couldn't begin to follow him so let him go. The last we saw of him he was half way across the ploughed field north of the orchard. What will become of him I don't know but I suppose someone will shoot him if he doesn't freeze to death. That just left me eleven to take over to Jack. After dinner Frank and I bagged up another fifty bushels of oats and then had to change the box from the sleighs to the waggon as what little snow there was on the road has gone off to-day. Jonas came along as we were loading the oats and he was bound for Jack's too, to collect his wages for dehorning some cattle so we all went over to-gether. I weighed my cockrels up and they weighed 34 lbs and then we dumped Franks oats in the feed bin at the Long house, but as Jack was down town none of us got our money. We all thought we would catch him at home to-day. Chris said he would get my chicken money for me. Enah got a letter from Dad. to-day saying he hoped to leave New York to-day and get home sometime to-morrow. Fine day, more like the end of March than the end of January. Sunday January 31st We were late as usual this morning getting up and had breakfast about nine or half past so didn't have any noon meal. I did up the chores and swept the school house and dug out the deepest part of the lane before noon and this after noon we all drove over home in the buggy to see if Dad. got home but as Frank was the only one at the farm and he was getting ready to leave we drove on down to Aunty's. We waited there till after the three car came in but Dad. & Dick were not on it. We came home about four o'clock. I did up the chores and then walked over to Trum. Walker's with the milk pails to leave one and get a quart for to-night. Trum hadn't milked so I had to wait and by the time I left it was pitch dark and snowing quite hard from the east. We had our chicken dinner after I got home about seven. Very mild and nice all day, but raw east wind late this after noon when we came home & east blizzard to-night. Monday February 1st We were late as usual getting around this morning and found every thing blown full with snow from last night's east storm. It was still blowing and https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/59d2d8ed861ef426eb884cf8361445b8.pdf e8149dceaf65e391850007d108f81ab8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. snowing this morning but quieted down later and got bright, and it has been quite mild all day. I walked over home just before dinner and found Dad. there feeling rather tough after his trip. He and Dick arrived last night on the 5 o'clock car. Dick had given Dad an entertaining time in New York but the city and change has been too much for him. He has a bad cold and indigestion. Dad. says New York has changed completely since he was there twenty years ago. Then he thought that if forced to live in a city, it would be the ideal one but now he couldn't be persuaded to live there on any terms. He was thankful to get out of it alive. His ideas of the people seem to have undergone a change too as he seemed terribly shocked at their actions over there. His trip was highly satisfactory as Aunt Hattie agreed not to fight. We were all sure she would agree and she told Dad. she would have agreed not to even if she didn't get a cent out of it. It was too bad that Dad's present to her couldn't have been a surprise. Mr. Parks told him that after the court proceedings Manning had studied the thing up and found an old judgment of a similar case and Aunt Hattie would not have had a chance at all. He said that Gavin Symonds was he thought very sorry he had mentioned the subject as he had no idea it would cause so much trouble and Roper & Whatly were disgusted. Mr. Parks says he is a young counsel and thought he was doing some thing clever. The fight now is just between Dad. & Harry B. and depends on the decision of the Name & Arms clause. Mr. Parks is quite confident though and says all will be over and Dad. declared heir at law by the first of March, - but - we shall see. After dinner Dad. and I walked down town and I called in at Jack's and got the money for my leghorns $23.70 40 cts a pound for the pullets and 25 for the cockrels. I went right up and cashed the cheque and paid several little bills around town. I then went up to Dr. McLaughlin the dentist as there seems no hope of Bill being back for a long time yet. He looked me over and told me I had pyorrhea and about half my teeth needed filling and one needed pulling and yet Bill has been telling me all along that they were all sound though I doubted him. I went down to Aunty's and Dad. and I walked over as far as the farm to-gether and I came on over here through the fields as Lea Marshall gave me a bundle of cheques for Chas. Munroe. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a7628133064d06bc90a3e975cca33f8e.pdf 98e978538275a2e1032402755c4110d6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday February 2nd I spent most of the morning cleaning out the porch. It was full of snow from Sunday night's storm and I had to move every thing to get the snow out so I moved some of the stuff away altogether consequently it is now much tidier and roomier. I also cut the boards for another shutter and put them in place but didn't nail them together. The porch is now all closed in except the east side and it is the smallest opening. This after noon I drove down town and got a bag of wheat at Billy Laings. I took Harry B. with me and left him at the farm while I went on down town. Dad. feels very miserable. Ina was here all day and I drove her home when I got back from town. Milder Wednesday February 3rd I went over home this morning and Frank and I put the rack on the iron-wheeled waggon, took Queen & old Charlie and started about eleven for Archie Long's for my load of hay. We had no idea what time it was we got there or how long we were there but it took a long time to dig the hay (thrashed bluegrass) out and pitch it on. We took the team off the waggon while we were there and put them in the stable which afforded a little more protection than outdoors but every thing down there looks rather dilapitated and as there is no one living there it is desolate. That farm alone is enought to give aptness to the title of the whole region down there, which is called "The Swamp of Misery." We put on a good fair load and got it hauled through the snow drifts in the lane safely and the road was fairly good wheeling. It began to snow just as we left and soon settled down to a steady orderly fall of fine flakes which didn't seem to cover the road very fast but soon had us white. When we got to Clarence Welsh's he told us it was about three o'clock. We didn't know it was so late. We got as far as the lane here without any mishaps but coming up it, I got too near the wheat and the off wheels of the waggon went down so far into the snow that the team couldn't lift it so we had to throw off a big pile on the wheat which we left there. We took the team off as soon as we had pulled into the barn and we had dinner, which Marj. had ready for us. It was about five o'clock when we left here. I went over with Frank and helped him a little with his chores. Dad. was out putting the cows in when we got there but he feels very miserable. I got back here about seven and was dog tired to-night. Raw east wind this fore noon. Milder & still snowing to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3c249a225c01c8a212cecb205bee6a12.pdf 161bbe43977ea197c29554e4cb49a73e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday February 4th We all went to town to-day and were at Aunty's for dinner. The snow last night patched up the sleighing so we went comfortably in the cutter. This after noon I went up and had my hair cut and then sat in the library till 3.30 when I went up to the dentist's. He poked around at the tooth that had the big cavity in it till he began to hurt me so then decided he would have to kill the nerve and whatever he did made it a little sore to-night. Marj. sold her eggs and did her trading and spent the most of the after noon up at Bessie Patterson's. I took some eggs over to the house for Amy and Mrs. Turner talked to me for about 15 minutes, standing in her open doorway so I suppose she will have a fine cold. We stopped in at the farm on our way home and I told Frank I would be over to-morrow to get a load of coal and then haul ice. Dick intends going to Montreal to-morrow to report as his two months is up. I think he intends to apply for more leave until things are settled up in England. Cold but fine & sunny this after noon. One of the baby's upper teeth came through to-day. Friday February 5th I took Harry B over to the farm with me this morning We went over about 10.30 and Frank and I put another load of straw in the horse stable loft before dinner. This after noon we went down and I got a load of Pocohontas. I brought it out alone as Frank wanted to get his chores done up early. The Dramatic Club goes to Woodhouse to-night to put on their play "Making Daddy Behave". They had it here last night and Frank said it was a success. We stopped and saw Val. Leaney on our way down town and he said they would be at the ice for three or four days yet but advised us to get it as soon as possible. Aunty & Aunty Alice were over at the farm this after noon to see Dad. who still feels very much under the weather. Dick left for Montreal at one o'clock. I let the cows out and cleaned the stables while I was home here with the coal as it was about five when I got back to the farm with the team and about six when I got back here with the Niblits. Marj. has felt about all in with a bad cold to-day and we were both feeling tough this evening. I went to bed early but she thought she had to sew. Saturday February 6th I drove over home this morning as early as I could get away and Frank took Queen & Charlie and got one load of ice before dinner. It took us a long time to get https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5c40e183e00a2a1db80b02e94546279b.pdf 1449895ca4a2e95ddcfd9e757ba5f2f7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. it and the second one unloaded so we were only able to get three loads hauled but the last one we unloaded in short time as it was on the second tier in the ice house and there was no frozen sawdust at the edge to bind it. It was blustery this morning but has been getting milder all day and has been cloudy and almost raining. I started to walk home to-night as I was afraid I could not get in the lane with the cutter it was drifting so badly this morning. I got a ride home with the Tom Stones. Dad. doesn't feel much better. Sunday February 7th We were very late getting up this morning so as usual we didn't have any mid-day meal. I did up the chores and swept out the school house and about half past two we packed Gay & the baby in the hand sleigh that the Cornishs gave us and went over to the Lampkins. I pushed the sleigh and Marj. and Harry B. walked. I left them there and went on over to Trum Walker's and got the milk, then came back to the Lampkins. We came home about five in time for me to do up the chores before dark. It turned colder but has been a nice day, with north-west breeze. Monday February 8th I started to walk over home this morning but got a ride part way with Billy Mason. Frank had gone down after his first load of ice when I got there and he got one more before dinner. Quint came over to help us. I went down town right after dinner as I had to go to the dentist's this after noon but Quint & Frank got two more loads in and only need one more to fill the ice house. The dentist filled another tooth for me and changed the filling in the first one. He decided it was the one that was making my face swell and says it may have to come out yet. I drove Queen home to-night and got in by driving over the wheat and missing the lane. I am to take Harry B down tomorrow to visit Auntie & Aunty Alice for a day or two. Mabel was over here when I got home getting Marj. to show her how to make valentine's. Miss Morgan died early yesterday morning and is to be buried at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. Walker Waddle is to be buried in the after noon. He died Saturday. East wind, fairly cold but nice day. Tuesday February 9th Harry B and I drove over to the farm this morning in spite of a rather nasty east wind & snowstorm. We didn't get there very early and Frank thought we https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/962df5ba845f57f3f3ed5144b84d46f1.pdf e599e8fa18c99998d3aefde5ccf0cacf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. hadn't time to harness the team and get a load of ice before dinner so we bagged up a grist. Quint came over just after dinner and he and I tied a pulley to a little 2 x 2 in the ceiling of the ice house to pull up the last load of ice as the ice house is so full there isn't room to fill the hole at the door from the inside Frank took his grist to the mill and went on down to get the load of ice which we managed to get into the ice house by the aid of the pulley without very much trouble. Frank and I then went down to the mill and got the chop but were delayed down there. Arthur Preston came down after his mail and I conversed with him. Some skallywag had played Arthur trick, by which I had some fun with him. Arthur having heard that some of the dairymen around were knocking calves in the head thought he might get one cheap and veal it so put a sign up on the mill door Wanted - calf to veal - A.W.Preston; and some Lake Shore humourist hit on the brilliant idea of changing calf to girl and the "v" in veal to f. If it had been anyone else but Arthur, it would have been a flat joke, but to see Arthurs dismay and chagrin was funny. He of course tore it down feeling no doubt that on such an occasion it would be an advantage & relief if he could only say damn it. It was about five by the time Frank and I got back with the chop & got it unloaded and then I hooked to the cutter and Quint, Harry B and I drove down to Auntys in a nasty snowstorm. I didn't go into house down there but left Harry B very cheerfully waving goodbye to me and I got home as fast as possible stopping at the farm with some groceries for Enah & to load on a bag of oats for myself. Very stormy & to-night a howling blizzard. Wednesday February 10th It has been very cold with a strong east wind to-day but sunny. About five o'clock the wind went down entirely, but to-night there is a west wind and it is very cold. I didn't do anything outside but chores I sat around and read and sgushed flannels for Marj. I cleaned the loose litter out of the old hen pen just after dinner and put fresh straw in. Bill Donald was in to say that Ina wouldn't be here this week. To-night I started to walk in to a hockey match but got a ride in from Art Quanbury and a ride home from town. The Juniors who have only lost one game all season & so won their group were playing Kitchner to-night in the first home & home game, but our boys were out-classed. There was no score the first period but K scored 0 in the 2nd & 3 in the 3rd Final score was 8-0. Dover did some nice work though. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a6b2ad4a9269636e99067087aafd2b75.pdf 692289853d32ec905e82d56a56b1d08b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday February 11th Marj. has had to stay in bed all day to-day so I have had to be in the house. I pulled the couch around near the stove and Marj. has been lying on it all day and she slept on it to-night. Harry Blake was in this morning on his annual assessing business. To-night just before tea I went up to Shand's and telephoned Huby and asked him to let them know at Auntys that we wouldn't be down for dinner to-morrow, as they were expecting us Froze the pump in the kitchen again last night. Sunny. Friday February 12th I chored around outside & in the house this forenoon. Marj. lay on the couch till after dinner and then got up. She feels very weak though. This after noon Gay and I drove down town and I went to the dentist's again and he changed the filling in the teeth he is treating. I left Gay at Auntie's and she & Harry B. had a great play together and were delighted to see each other. Harry B was quite willing to stay down longer though, so I left him as it is much easier for Marj. when he is not here. Aunty Alice gave me a fine roast of beef as we were not able to get down to dinner. We drove around to see Dad. who still feels tough. Sunny & much milder. Saturday February 13th Marj. got up this morning and got breakfast and has been pretty busy all day trying to clean up the house after the state I let it get in. I went over home right after breakfast and Frank and I put on a load of straw and brought it out here. Dad. helped us change the rack and says he feels a little better but is not well yet by any means. We got out here with the straw before dinner and unloaded it part of it out on the strawberries and the rest in the barn. After dinner we went out and got the pile of hay that we had to pitch off in the lane the other day, and put it in the barn. We then went back home and tried to get some corn stalks but they were frozen in so tightly that we only took a few sheaves from one shock. When we got up to the house we found Cecil there alone. Dad. & Enah had driven down town. Cecil had drawn off some cider from the centre of the barrel as it is frozen and we all had some together with some more of his & Frank's home brew consequently I came home joyful again. My legs would hardly hold me when I got home and I didn't dare come to the house to stay so went out and spread the straw on the strawberries, and by the time I got that done and the chores done, I felt safer but was no good after tea. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8c09deb07b7ba9d157c51898af8df8ff.pdf f323d8344d7e432f218585e88039e93a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Marj. thought I was tired though, so didn't urge me to wash the dishes and as she was tired out herself she went to sleep on the couch and neither of us woke up till after midnight so by the time we got the baby fed and had a prolonged argument before I consented to wash my feet it was three a.m. before we got to bed. I never felt so useless in my life, but I got the strawberries covered which I wouldn't have done if I had been sober. It has been a beautiful day, fairly hot in the sun but east wind. Sunday February 14th We didn't get up till nearly nine to'clock his morning and didn't do much before noon except have breakfast. I went over and swept the school house and did the chores. As soon as we could get ready we all drove down to Auntie's and were there most of the after noon. Harry B. was asleep when we arrived and slept till Aunty Alice woke him as she was so anxious to see how he would act when he saw us but when he came down he barely looked at us, he was so sleepy. When he got well awake he was quite willing to come home with us and said he had had a good time, which he certainly had as both Aunty & Aunty Alice saw to it that he was entertained. We came away from there about half past four and called in home and in at the Donald's to find out Ina's plans for this week and then in at Walkers to get our milk so it was nearly six when we got home. Harry B and Gay both seem tickled to death to get together again, and have had several disagreements already. They have been independent long enough to each want his & her own way more than ever. Cloudy, very soft but raw east wind. Monday February 12th We got an early start this morning as both our clocks stopped last night and we set them about a half an hour fast. I got over home about half past nine so Frank Cecil and I got a fairly early start for the Swamp of Misery after another load of hay. We would have been back in good time but for several delays, first at Pickford's then at Jack Mason's to say nothing of several along the road - as those fellows were bound to bring a crock along. Fortunately the stack was a small one so or we would all have broken our necks as we all fell off of it several times, the crock being nearly empty by the time we got there. After about three hours of pitching and climbing back on to the stack we https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b13faecdad879d91396cd4a3a8335088.pdf 67bb1bf3e18b6b0b6e687396926e9c31 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. got what we called a load, and started for home. Except for taking out a gate post all went well till we got to Black Creek bridge which was bare of snow and when the sleigh runners struck a cement piece just at the end of the plank floor of the bridge they stuck fast and the team couldn't budge them. We started to carry snow in our arms to throw under the runners but Anson Abbott saw us and brought a shovel down and got a rail and lifted the front runners so that we could throw snow under but when Frank tried them again he broke the doubletree, so then Anson and Cecil went up to the house and got another set that couldn't be broken and with them we pulled on to the plank where she slid all right. We got home without any more mishaps about three o'clock by the right time Marj. had had dinner ready for us at one and had just about given us up, but the wait hadn't hurt the dinner any and it had done wonders for our appetites. We had the roast of beef that Aunty Alice gave us. We put the load off after dinner and Frank & Cecil went back alone with the team as I thought I would be so late by the time I went over home & back. It was mild & inclined to snow this morning but cleared off and was colder this after noon with a westerly gale to-night Tuesday February 16th I walked over home this morning and got Queen & the cutter. I called in at the Lampkin's on my way and they asked me to get them some raw oil down town for their cow. They also invited us over there to-night as the Shands & Evans are to be there and make some music. I sat in the house at home for a few minutes. Dad. is feeling better. He had two teeth out yesterday and intends having some more out right away. The dentist told him they should all come out. It was about half past eleven by the time I got down town. I got a bag of bran at Billy Laings and then before I came home I drove down to Anson Abbott's and returned his doubletrees, so it was after noon when I got home. Right after dinner Marj. Harry B & I drove down town again. Ina was here so we left Gay who fell asleep at the dinner table with her as well as the baby. We left Harry B at the farm. Marj. and I both went to the dentist's and I had a tooth out. It was the one that Dr. Lemmons was treating & Dr. McLaughlin was going to fill it to-day but there had been a gumboil on it so he decided it had better come out. I thought so anyway and so was glad to be rid of it and there was an abscess on it which he said could https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3704de80e98cbc77f3923c54902bd26e.pdf 80e052a72c7f75bb64721740bef3262a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. not have been cured. It pulled hard but I could barely feel it and except for being a little sore has not bothered me since. He started to kill the nerve in one of Marj's. We got home just before dark and then I drove Ina home. She was up most of the night at a U.F.O. supper & dance so didn't feel very frisky but put out a big wash never-the-less. Aunty & Aunty Alice are coming out Thursday if it is a nice day so if alls well we intend going after another load of hay to-morrow. Marj. went over to the Lampkin's to-night and left me to set bread so I have got to get at it. Cold & windy last night and cold to-day but bright. Wednesday February 17th I went over home this morning but we didn't get a very early start. I mixed up an overdose of bread last night and Marj. mixed it down before breakfast and it took her a long time but it turned out to be a beautiful baking. Frank and Cecil were all ready for me and to-day we went down past Art Ryerse's where I got a bag of potatoes. The boys had their little crock along but we didn't mix it at all to-day so all stayed quite sober. We got into the house down at Archie's and Cecil built a fire in an old wreck of a stove and heated the cider in an old cream can lid which just held the jug nicely. We only put on a small load as the sleighing is poor in spots and to-day we took a shovel along and threw snow in the bad places leading up to the bridge, so got home without any accident. We got here about three o'clock and were well primed for dinner so filled up on Marj's fresh rolls & Willie Grants. Frank & I put the load of and Marj. bribed Cecil to help her wash the dishes by offering him a loaf of bread. I didn't go back to the farm with the boys so will have to walk over to get Queen. To-night I went over to the Lampkin's to see how Dave was and took him some of the cough medicine we had as Marj. said he looked so sick with his cold last night. He is in bad shape but thinks he feels a little better to-night. I fully expected to have a sore mouth to-day but have not felt my tooth in the least. When I went out to the barn this morning I found one of my grain bags with large holes chewed in around the top of it. I was surprised as I didn't think the cats would let a rat do so much work, but was more surprised when I went out again after breakfast to find the hay in worse shape that before, in fact the whole thing was just rags. I saw a huge tail of some animal disappear in to the hay and am quite sure it was a muskrat, as two or three times I https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9771c11c83e3835f4ba8605879442fb0.pdf 830b1542e6ce94aadd321f7e3613ad98 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. have seen muskrat tracks leading from a hole in the ice off the creek up to the barn and back again. Very mild all day but raw south west wind this morning I saw Ed. Austin down at the Ryerse's this morning, he says it is 18 years since he left here. Thursday February 18th I walked over home this morning to get Queen. Frank had a small jag of straw on the rack and I helped him put it off in the horse stable loft. I then drove down and got Aunty & Aunty Alice first going up town and trading a couple of dozen eggs for some coffee & sugar. I also drew five dollars from my account to pay for the potatoes I got at Art Ryerses and to pay Trum Walker for milk. I got out here with Aunty & Aunty Alice a little before noon. We had a nice visit this after noon and I drove them back about five o'clock. It snowed a little during the night and has been very cloudy & half raining all day but turned to snow this after noon & was snowing hard & fast when we went into town with an east wind. Mabel came over to spend the night on account of the storm. I saw the muskrat two or three times to-day and was able to get very close to him. Friday February 19th Things were pretty well snowed up this morning and it drifted a little but there is a better covering of snow on every thing that there has been at all I think. I spent the fore noon doing chores and mowing the hay back over the cows, first taking what little alfalfa off the rails and throwing it down to have for feeding the calf. This afternoon I drove over and paid Art Ryerse 1.75 for the bag of potatoes I got - they are selling for $2.00 a bushel at the stores, and then Jonas went with me over to Colin's barn and after a wild chase around the basement he captured the Leghorn cockrel for me. He has been down there living on the fat of the land ever since the day he escaped from us & Colin picked him out of a brushpile on the side road so he was in good shape. I called in at the farm for awhile and then went over to Jacks with the cockrel. I went on down town to post a letter so Chris gave me an armfull of chicken catalogues to post for them. The post office floor was covered with mail bags and Alice Miller said that the Eaton's catalogues were in. I met Ina at the gate starting for home so I turned around and drove her home. The Dramatic Club are going to Selkirk in the big Dover Transport track to put on their play. Sunny but cold north west wind. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9a93752f5d9146654dd397c9a6c6a650.pdf 0ff0c3d8d82ffcbc27cb4c56f637bb0b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday February 20th We were late getting up this morning and by the time I got a few chores done, it was nearly noon when I got over home to help Frank bag up some more oats for Jack Martin. I took Harry B & Gay with me and they had a fine time as Tim played with them all day. He is certainly good to them. Dad. was out at the barn and Frank had not got home yet from Selkirk. Tim went down to the Coleman's this morning and found that some of the party had telephoned up saying they would have to stay all night as there was a spring broken in the truck. Frank got home about the middle of the after noon. He said they didn't get down there till ten o'clock last night but put on the play before a big house finishing up after midnight. The players stayed all night in the hall. He said the roads weren't bad till after they left the highway at Nelles' Corners. I helped Dad nail up some wire to keep the stock away from the straw stack but didn't do any thing else all day, except sit around and read. We came home about five o'clock and I swept the school house before dark. Marj. has had a busy day recovering the old armchair and she has not felt at all well either. Cloudy with fine snow all day. Sunday February 21st We all went over and spent the day with the Charlie Butler's arriving there about 11.30 and staying till between four and five. Harry B and Gay had quite a time getting acquainted with the new dog over there as he is a big Boston bull pup and very playful. Cory went at him with a club and made him behave, exclaiming "My Gosh. He wouldn't hurt them, but he's just a great big silly thats what he is and just wants to kiss "em. He's just too saff for any thing." Charlie had to build a wood box with a lid on it to keep him from chewing up the wood as Cory says he is teething and has to have something to chew on. Charlie is still manufacturing furniture in his spare time and has the house full of little tables, stands and hall trees with underpinning heavy enough for a grand piano. He has a set of bob sleighs under construction now for the Munroe kids and if they can lug them up hill without the aid of a horse they will do well. Cold and raw east wind all day, cloudy. Monday February 22nd We got up very late this morning and Trum. Walker came in just as I was getting dressed to tell us he https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e913114d792e3d10cf85d64e6024c82e.pdf b745ac98dced81e3f605c77b99777536 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. had spilled most of our milk when he was putting it in the mailbox so he took the other pail and sent up a little more with the kids when they came to school but at that we only got about half what we should have. I just did chores this morning and did some squshing for Marj. and this after noon I spent down town at the dentists. He filled three more teeth for me. It was about six when I got home. Marj. invited Mabel & Mrs. Walker over to tea so that she would have company while I went to band practice to-night. Mabel came but Mrs. Walker didnt get here till about seven o'clock and we were nearly through tea. I went down to practice and we had a good one although there weren't many out. There was an exhibition hockey match on between Brantford & Dover Intermediates. Brantford won 8-6. Cold day & frosty but fine night. Tuesday February 23rd Marj. Harry B. Gay and I all went down to Aunty's for dinner to-day leaving the baby in Ina's care as she was here washing. I had to go over to Trum's before we left and get the milk as they didn't send it this morning. Marj. went to the dentist's before dinner and her tooth hurt her afterwards. I went over to the Canning Factory and contracted for 2½ acres each of peas & corn. They have raised the price of peas to $40.00 per ton. Quint and I set up a foundation for a hook mat for Aunty Alice this after noon. Marj. and Harry B went up town after dinner with some eggs for Amy and I went up late with Quint for the mail and met them up there. We ran across Warrie Banfield. We came home about five and I drove Ina home. Fine & sunny. Wednesday February 24th It was a cold night the mercury dropping to zero and there was a heavy fog this morning with the trees all coated with a beautiful rime. It has been a beautiful day, sunny with what little wind there was from the south but changing this afternoon to the east. I went over home this morning and Frank and I went down to get a load of coal for over there and I intended getting a load for here this after noon but as they had nothing but the old soft coal we just got one load and each took half as Hubert said they expected some Alberta coal in right away and we heard to-night that it came this after noon. We came out here this after noon with the coal and then went back and put a little jag of straw on and hauled it over to the horse stable. We took Marj. and the kids over https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fc38405fb68495369c22970dff00a887.pdf 7fe97e7af985a005693f86f100d94c7d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. with us in the bob-sleigh and they drove back with me in the cutter. It was such a nice day Marj. thought the drive would do them good. Marj. went over to the Lampkins to another party to-night and I set bread. Marj. played crokinole and got the indigestion as usual. The John Evans, the Charlie Butler and Mrs. Walker & Mabel were the other guests. Mabel an Mr. Evans furnished the music both vocal & instrumental & Charlie & Marj. the wit & humour. Thursday February 25th We woke up this morning to find it pouring rain and coming from the east. It rained hard till after daylight when the wind veered to the south & south west and it partly cleared but the wind has been rising all day and this after noon it has rained most of the time. The flats were pretty well covered to-night. I didn't do any thing but chores and sit around the house reading sleeping & playing with the baby. Marj. baked bread but has felt all in so lay down for most of the after noon. Friday February 26th It turned colder during the night and has been snowing and very blustery, but has cleared off & quieted down to-night. I just did chores this morning and went down to the dentist's this after noon. He filled the tooth he has been killing the nerve in and it is darned painful to-night. I got my hair cut much to Aunty's distress as she is always afraid I will catch cold. I was in there for a few minutes and saw Dick who returned from Montreal Wednesday night. I was in at the farm for a few minutes. Dad. has a very badly swollen face as the dentist broke a piece of a root of one of the teeth he extracted and made his jaw sore digging for it. Dad. got a letter from Mr. Parks to-day, the first he has had since Mr. Parks got back. Marj. should have gone to the dentist to-day but it was too rough to take the kids out as Harry B. has a bad cough. Saturday February 27th My tooth has been sore all day to-day so I have kept out of the cold as much as possible. It is better to-night. I just did chores and did a little squshing for Marj. and swept the school house, spent the rest of the day sitting around reading and fooling with the kids. I carried water to the cows from the pump as I was afraid to have them go to the creek the hill was so slippery but I turned them out for awhile and they went down in spite of having been watered. Bright but cold N.W. wind. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4bafe83234e0973169762f9ff7d013ae.pdf d6177be5154a73e376ab61fcb9fd55c2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday February 28th As usual we were very late getting up this morning and as we were booked for dinner at Mrs. Walkers we had to hurry around to get ready. We spent a very nice after noon. The kids had a gay time as Clara Tupper who was over there skating with Trum's kids came in and the whole bunch played very boisterously. I spent most of the after noon looking at Topsy's snapshots. Strong raw south west wind and snow this afternoon. Milder to-night. Monday March 1st We all went to town this morning and had dinner at Aunty's. We had quite a party as Dick, Quint & Frank were there too. Frank and I went over to the farm right after dinner with Queen and came back with the bobsleigh for a load of Alberta coal. Two cars came in and they are nearly gone. Marj. went up to the dentists' and had a tooth or two filled. I went up too but he was so busy I didn't wait. Marj's throat is very sore to-night. Very mild & cloudy rained this morning S.W. wind. Tuesday March 2nd It froze hard last night so the roads to-day are very icy after yesterday's thaw. I drove over home but it was too slippery to take old Charlie out as he has no shoes so Frank and I went over to Pickford's and borrowed old Joe and put him with Queen and went down to get some Alberta coal. It was nearly noon when we got there and the car was about empty but they let us have 9 cwt. We came right out here with it and had dinner here. This after noon we took the sleigh back home and sat around over there for awhile and then Frank went over to Pickford's with me and led old Joe behind the cutter. I came home did up my chores shaved and dressed up and drove right back to town again to attend the band social. I drove Ina as far as the corner. It was after 6.30 when I got to the hall but I was in plenty of time for supper as they waited for Jim Ryerse who was supposed to bring milk and he didn't show up at all so finally they went out and bought milk. We had a good supper and a good crowd, besides the bandsmen and their familys, the reeve & councillors were there with their familys and several ex-bandsmen including Mr. Smith, Mr. Bagley & Bob Leaney. They played progressive euchre for a couple of hours after https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/70f0ff74628eaa8b03685bc99fe24b58.pdf 0e35bdb7b8c64e427f82f3df3da526bd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. tea. I didn't join in that game but sat & talked to Karl. Coleman, Ed. Steele & Harry Moon. Harry has just returned from a two months visit to New York & neighboring cities so has a lot to talk about. About eleven o'clock the Steele orchestra struck up and we danced from then till about one. We had a good time, as there wasn't too big a crowd and every body knew every body which made tings more sociable. Mabel came over and stayed all night with Marj. Marj. has a very sore throat. Wednesday March 3rd It has been very windy and cold all day and this after noon it snowed most of the time and was very blustery. We sat around the house most of the fore noon till Marj. suddenly remembered that she had to have dinner ready on time for Mabel. I walked down to Art Quanbury's this after noon and bought a couple of cockrels to mate with my hens. He charged me $2 apiece but I didn't pay him. Art is busy making a radio set. Thursday March 4th It froze very hard last night but has been a very sunny day with a cold north west wind. I did chores this morning and after dinner drove Marj. Gay & the baby up to Flossie's to a Women's Institute meeting. Marj. didn't decide to go till noon as her throat and chest are very sore and she can hardly talk but it was such a nice day and on several other occasions when she has been invited up there something has prevented. Harry B & I drove over home and he told Dad. that Mum-mum, Gay and baby sis had gone to a hin party. I left him there and went on down to the dentist but I was late for my appointment and he was so busy he didn't do anything to me. Martha Bonfield and Ruth were both there Dad. had all his remaining teeth out this morning so his face is pretty sore. Harry B and I drove up to Shand's and collected the family before we came home. Friday March 5th I did up some of my chores and helped Marj. do some of hers as she feels miserable with her cold and I drove down and had dinner at Aunty's so that I could get up to the dentist's early. Frank was there to dinner, he having been to the dentist's this morning. I went up soon after dinner and had two more teeth filled. He has them all filled now https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/243cb8a5a4d596367857f0b194727e67.pdf 8a13e4f49cd3def72406707d92789fb6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. except two wisdom teeth which he says are not worth filling. He still has to give me three or four treatments for pyorrhea. I wasn't going to have it treated as I told him I hadn't the money to pay for it but he said he didn't mind waiting for his pay and strongly advised it so I told him to go ahead. Poor old Bill Lemmons died to-day. I was in at Aunty's for awhile before I came home and I stopped in home for awhile so it was about five when I got home. Dad. heard again from Mr. Parks yesterday saying that they are having difficulty in getting an affadavit from Mrs. Quintin Dick as it seems she gave birth some years ago to a 6 months child and doesn't know whether it ever had a separate existence or not she is communicating with some relatives to find out for sure as it seems if it had, they will have to argue on the conversion after all. It is so technical that we can't understand it and are beginning to wonder whether it is really the hand of fate or the machinations of men that is hurling so many obstacles in the course of justice. Mr. Parks is very provoked as it will probably cause more delay. It has been bright and not so cold to-day but is freezing hard to-night. Saturday March 6th I didn't do any thing but chores to-day and help Marj. do a few jobs around the house. I swept the school house this after noon. Marj's cold doesn't seem much better. Mrs. Lampkin's came over to-night for a visit and brought us some delicious looking cookies, but as they tasted so strongly of oil we only took one bite apiece. She told us that they had been unable to use one batch of butter as it tasted so of the oil they had been giving the cow. We suppose that it still tastes of it but they have become used to the taste as we can't imagine her deliberately trying to pan off such vile tasting things as those cookies were on us. I walked part way home with her. It has been milder and partly cloudy to-day and the wind has swung around to the south east. Very cloudy to-night. Sunday March 7th Had a late breakfast as usual and just sat around & read & played with the kids all day, except for doing a few chores and going over to Trrum Walkers for the milk. Had an early supper or dinner at night of stuffed beef steak. Wind back to the West. Rained nearly all day. Colder to-night. Marj's cold still bad. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/af62fb002e9ad203e0c69746a7f77e5a.pdf 19169ee628c1b384021e93b138e90cfe PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday March 8th I killed a pair of old hens this morning one for ourselves and one for Aunty Alice and also did a little squshing for Marj. I intended going down to Doc. Lemmon's funeral this after noon but couldn't get ready in time. I did go down with some eggs and Aunty Alice's chicken and got some groceries and feed at Billy Laings. I went to both banks to see how my accounts stood. I had $7.54 at the Standard so as my feed came to $7.22 I gave Billy a cheque on the Standard, and I had $8. something at the Royal, so I drew five dollars and paid Art Quanbury four for the roosters and with the other dollar & the hen money will pay Trum. Walker for milk tickets and then trust to Providence. Maybe the fortune will come soon, but I doubt it. I saw Dick up town and he accompanied me on my various errands I think his holidays are beginning to pall. Aunty Alice is having a bridge party for him to-night and is asking the Charlie Ivey's much against her wishes to please him. I think he is going to Toronto the end of the week to see Frances Henry. Dad. & Frank were both at the funeral Dad a bearer. Frank drove home with me. Marj's cold still bad, she is going to stay in bed to-morrow. Windy & blustery. Tuesday March 9th Marj. has been in bed all day but sat up for awhile this evening. She has been busy sewing and got my socks all darned and two dresses finished for Gay. I have tried to keep house and the house looks like it. I seem to have been busy all day with out getting any thing done. I boiled the chicken and gave Marj. a piece at noon. She said she was starving hungry as it was about two o'clock before I got around to it, but the chicken was so tough she couldn't eat it. I turned the kids out for awhile this morning and they all went to sleep this after noon while I went out and did a few chores. Mr. Weidrick the Insurance man was in at noon just as I was in the act of getting the kids some dinner, and he sat and chewed the rag till Harry B. came & told me that Mum-mum said to get him (HB) some dinner and Gay asked him to put on his hat. Beautiful day cold wind. Wednesday March 10th I spent the morning doing chores around the house and feeling tough, but Marj. got up at noon and soon straightened things around. I felt miserable https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/66e0bb513d7db0a70fca8bb1ee635ef6.pdf b2cfe5178da7ca24c9f66b6c72e709de PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. this after noon, besides a toothache I had a weak & watery feeling around my middle. Marj. thought it was something terrible like dysentary so was bound I should go to the doctor or have him out. I disapproved of both proposals so she sent Harry B over to the school house with a note for Mabel asking her to lend a couple of boys to go over and get Dad. Stanton Munroe and Norman Dove answered the call and Dad. came out and reassured Marj. Sunny but cold raw wind. Thursday March 11th My tooth was not quite so sore this morning and I felt a little better so we all packed up and went to town according to arrangements. Ina came this morning and stayed here alone getting a great stroke of work done. Enah had been up at the dentists this morning and she and Dad. were at Aunty's for dinner. Dad. & Dick went to Simcoe on the one car to see Frank Reid and show him the court proceedings. Dad. was delighted at having found his watch which he lost a week or so ago. Mrs Andrew Innes picked it up on Hallam's crossing the day he lost it and Alex Spain told him this morning that she had found one. I went up to the dentists right after dinner and had my sore wisdom tooth pulled. There were a couple of abscesses on it. He froze it and then did some work for Roy Dell while the freezing was taking effect. Marj. was supposed to have some teeth filled this after noon but Enah came up there and told me Marj. didn't feel like coming up so I had a pyorrhea treatment in her time. I went into the bank on my way home as I had notice from them that I had overdrawn my account so I renewed my note and borrowed another $100.00 The freezing was going out of my face by the time I got down to Aunty's and it was pretty sore. They got me hot salt water to rinse it with and that helped it a little. Dad. went down to the lake for me to see if there was any coal as we are just out. Mid. told him they had none but if I came down he would borrow some soft coal for me. We got home about five o'clock both feeling pretty tough. Ina stayed and got tea ready and then walked home. She would have stayed all night if Marj. had coaxed her but as She was counting on going to an Horticultural lecture in the Hall to-night, Marj. didn't like to keep her. We both felt all in to-night and went to bed early. Bright & sunny but a little cold N.W. wind. Very cold to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/76dfbec8e772fab00e37689cf12e794e.pdf 8f488a64aa0c44e984b8990d059e3695 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday March 12th I had to chase around this morning and get some rails cut up for the kitchen fire although I did manage to scrape up two pails of coal. We let the kitchen fire out last night and it was one of the coldest nights we have had dropping to below zero and freezing the pump in the kitchen. It was nearly 11.30 by the time I got over home and by the time Frank and I got Queen & old Charlie hooked to the waggon and down town it was noon, so we put the horses in the barn at Auntie's and had dinner there and then Quint went with Frank down to the lake and got me 1200 of soft coal. I went up to the dentists right after dinner and got some more of my teeth cleaned and then Frank and I came out here with the coal and Frank took the team back alone. In Mr. Parks last letter which came to-day, he says they are going to try to get before the judge as soon as Carden's papers arrive if they are in order and will not wait for Mrs. Dick to make her affadavit as if the judge goes by the ruling of a former chief justice and declares the property all realty instead of personalty they will not need to argue conversion anyway. Poor old Dick Faulmsbe died to-day. He was alone for a couple of days with pneumonia and then crawled out to the doctor. Bright but cold. Saturday March 13th I spent the fore noon doing chores around the house for Marj. as she has been baking and flying around getting ready for her party on Monday, and to-night the pantry displays a supply of provender in the form of pies cakes and tarts such as would give an appetite to a dyspeptic. I had to go over home this after noon to get Queen & the cutter so I walked on down town and took in a few eggs. I stopped at Art Quanbury's and spoke for some Jersey cream on Monday and I got a bottle of sour pickle for Dad's special benefit and also some beef steak to make Hamburg's for him as we didn't think he could chew roast beef without teeth. The sleighing is very bad but I got home all right with the cutter. Marj. forgot to set bread last night so she will have to bake to-morrow. Very cold. Sunday March 14th Marj. has been busier than ever to-day getting things straightened up and cleaned and trying to keep them that way which involves constant warfare with the kids. She baked bread and was a little disappointed in it although it was by no means a failure. She thought she hurried it a little too much as she https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/199b5d3224c7f1e6d8fa78e8c3c40013.pdf 451b99fd962e346c684e560a3e706bdb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. was afraid somebody would come in and catch her baking on Sunday. I helped her a little as I couldn't escape being caught in the vortex of her industrial activity but I am not cut out for big business so I went over and swept the school house and then went over to Trum's and got the milk. I was over there quite awhile talking to Trum. & Wilbur who with {Olph.?} & the kids were at Mrs. Walker's for dinner. Wilbur bought a milking Shorthorn cow down at the Caledonia sale and a Holstein heifer out at Challand's. He & Trum were discussing the merits of silos and sugar-jacks I never heard of the latter but it seems there are a lot of them being installed up west and Lorne Roberts is putting on it. As near as I can understand they make any kind of dry fodder into a food equivalent to silage but make it as it is used. Trum. has hauled a lot of gravel for a silo but has decided to abandon the idea of building as it means too much work at filling time. Froze hard last night but has been milder to-day. Monday March 15th It was a beautiful morning and very much milder but it clouded up and snowed about the time I went after Aunty and Aunty Alice so Aunty Alice predicted a bad day. She says it is always bad weather when they come out as it snowed the last time. There were only one or two little squalls of snow storms and the rest of the day was lovely. I went over to the farm to get them as Aunty Alice insisted on walking that far with Dick who rode out with Dad. and Enah. Dinner was ready by the time they all got here and went off in great shape. The pudding was prime Marj. was afraid all the time it was cooking that it might have gone mouldy or rancid or something hanging on the porch all winter but it was O.K. We only ate about half of it as it was bigger than it looked. Dorothy Mary in whose honour the party was slept as usual till the middle of the after noon but then woke up and enjoyed herself. Harry B. opened her presents that they brought her, and I suppose as it was all wearing apparel & cold cash, it didn't appeal to him much as he exclaimed "Well, this isn't much of a birthday!" but he enjoyed it never-the-less. Mabel came over after four and seemed rather dismayed to run into a party but she stayed to tea and for the evening so I went down and stayed to tea at Aunty's and went to band practice. I didn't hurry home after practice as Huby Quint https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a39f5677fa2202d2e9257c16da7939b3.pdf fc3f1e7cb767b1c2fd7901d74d28daea PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. and Dick were all at Aunty's playing bridge and I thought Mabel would stay all night here, so it was about midnight when I got home. It was snowing hard a heavy wet snow when I left and by the time I got home I looked more like a snow drift than anything else. Marj. & Mabel were still up Marj. tired out and Mabel thinking she should go home. I tried to persuade her by telling her it was a brute of a night but she thought her aunty would be anxious so I took her and it was unwillingly that Queen & I turned back into that storm as we had both been thinking all the way home that of all domestic joys, crawling into a warm bed when cold & tired is about the chief one. It was so dark going over to the Walker's that we could hardly see the road, but when I turned to come home the road was lighted up as if it was moonlight under the clouds. I couldn't figure it out as I knew there was no moon and thought it was too late and the light too bright for the radial. When I turned the corner at the Winding Hill, I knew what was going on as the whole northern sky was luridly aglow with the ruddy flames of a fire. My first thoughts were of course of this place but I couldn't believe that this house could burst into flames when it was all right ten minutes before. However I was relieved when I got up the road where I could see the ridge of the barn black against the red sky. My first real guess was Willie Shand's barns but when I got to the top of the hill I could see them against the fire so I knew it was the Dove's place but couldn't tell whether it was the house or barns. I drove in here and told Marj. who was tired out and in bed that I would go over and if any of them needed shelter I would bring them back. Marj. said there was bedding warm that she had been getting ready for Mabel. I urged poor old Queen along as fast as I could and by this time it had stopped snowing. Harvey Shand's house was in darkness when I passed and I yelled in but didn't wake any of them. I heard another buggy behind me just about there and it proved to be Herb. Law who was just returning from seeing his girl. He & I arrived at the fire about the same time and tied our horses to the fence on the road. Just as I drove up I saw Wiillie Shand running across the snow from his place and when I got to the house, all that were there were Tom Stone & George his man and Willie Shand & Tom Aiken. Tom Aiken & George were throwing water on the https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7fe1cfabe2a66b6a8738a785328fc7e5.pdf dc73aa127e6f89682b29e8ce21db2c0e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. wood shed just back of the house but nothing else could be done as there was nothing but the walls of the house standing and the wind was blowing directly away from the barns. Tom Stone told me the family had escaped in their night clothes and were all over at his place. He said Norman who had grabbed his boots as he came out had come over and awakened them up and when he & George got over the whole place was in flames and nothing could be done. The family were out in the barn trying to huddle under a horse blanket and Edward was the only one who had anything on his feet. Tom told them for Heaven's sake to get over to his place so they hooked up and drove over. I stayed for awhile but as there was nothing to do I came home and got to bed at last. I knew Marj. would be wondering if I would be bringing anyone with me. I noticed when I got home a car came down the road from the north and another from the west. Tuesday March 16th Ina came this morning, and when Marj. told her of the Dove's disaster, she was very much concerned not only for them but for Nina, whom she knew would be in a very upset state as her nerves are so bad at any time, so Marj. suggested that she go over there instead of washing here. Marj. had hunted out a lot of underwear and other clothes and Ina mended at them till I had my breakfast and got ready to drive her over. We found Nina as we expected terribly agitated and hardly able to keep from crying as he talked to us. Tom. had gone down for the doctor for Mrs. Dove. They are afraid for her as she is so delicate and in no condition to stand such shock & exposure as she is expecting a baby next month I think. I stopped on my way back at the scene of the fire where old Dove and Edward were poking among the ruins. The old man pointed out several articles that he said were of no value in themselves but had a sentimental value to them and besides all their household utensils were brought with them from England and were better than they could buy here. Mrs. Dove had a chest of woollen blankets & bedding that she had brought from England and never used, and besides these things he had $125.00 in bills in his coat pocket. I came through Willie Shand's place and Willie said some of the neighbors were going to canvas the neighborhood this after noon for them. Willie & Tom Aiken went over to https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7f0cb09f06f97a1cf43f4c4826739160.pdf a0d74e8b56d273058bf3b6405c047e4e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tom. Stones at 2 o'clock last night each with a bundle of clothes for them. We went down town this after noon as Marj. had to go to the dentist's. Aunty & Aunty Alice gave us a big bundle of good things for the Dove's, which I took over to-night when we got home. I met Ina on the road on her way home from Nina's and she told me that she & Mrs. Harvey Evans had been sewing all the after noon at the things that had been sent and were getting the family pretty well clothed. Just after I got there Fred Misener & Albert Gurney came in from a collecting tour with a whole buggy load of clothes and provisions & $36.00 in cash. Tom Stone & Willie Shand had collected a lot more stuff and cash. Charlie Shand was also out and Les Mitchell & someone else on the back road. I met Bill Donald & Lloyd Ryerse who had been at a sale west of Simcoe & Bill had been telling the story up there but as they were all strangers he only got about three dollars. He is going to Simcoe to-morrow however as it is dollar day for the sole purpose of collecting. They were not going to say anything about it to the Dove's but Fred Misener "blatted" as Nina said all out to Edward this morning and I heard him telling them all as they sat around Nina's tea table to-night that he thought "He & Albert done pretty good they got $36.00 but Willie & Tom beat us they got $38.00 "Albert Gurney" he said " has been out collecting all the after noon and he give five dollars. He says that little affair last fall" meaning the time Albert had Dove arrested for assault "is all forgot now." If Fred's brains were as active as his mouth he'd be a wonderful man. Fine day and not so cold. Wednesday March 17th Marj. didn't feel very well to-day so I didn't do much but help her a little in the house. Bertie & Norman Dove came here for dinner. Ina told me last night that they had them rigged out well enough to go to school so I told Nina to send them here for their dinner and save herself the trouble of putting up lunches for them. I cleaned out the colony house this after noon and to-night put the two black hens & the leghorn hen in there so that I can save the other eggs for Chris. Mr. Cornish was in here for a few minutes. He had been out to the Dove's with some clothes. Cousin Willie sent out $25.00 to them and a note of sympathy telling how well he could feel for them having had the same experience. Much milder to-day. It begins to feel like Spring at last. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c29eda9bcd28621fe31f67474b9f895d.pdf e675f357ee7a0e0761c13c94aafc0582 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday March 18th I had to be at the dentist's at 1.15 to-day so went down to Aunty's for dinner. I went over to the farm this morning to see if I could get a load of straw on the rack and then haul it out here this afternoon. Dad. wanted to get some cornstalks in before we changed the rack from the sleighs to the wheels so we went out and got a jag of them and by the time we got up to the house, it was time for me to leave so that I could get to Aunty's for dinner. I went to the dentists and had another pyorrhea treatment and he found another cavity which he filled. By the time I got back to the farm it was too late to put on a load of straw but we changed the rack and I got a bag of oats to take home. Dad. had a letter from Mr. Parks enclosing an opinion of Gavin Simmonds which Roper & Whatley had let him have, saying that they should get proof of the death of the doctor & nurse who attended Mrs. Dick and then less reliable sources of evidence whould be admitted to prove that her baby had a separate existence. If that could be proved Capt. Dick as next of kin of his son would in Gavin's opinion be able to include all the property except the real estate in his residuary estate and consequently it would go to Mrs. Dick. That is as nearly as I can understand it. Even in that case though Dad. would still get the ground rent of the London mansions which is £8000. a year and also the rentals from the Irish lands provided they don't trip him up on the name & arms clause and give it to Harry B. Mr. Parks thinks that Justice Romer will be governed by the decision of a former chief justice who in this case or a similar one declared all the property except the heirlooms to be realty in which case it all goes to the Barrett family. Fine & mild. Friday March 19th I drove over home this morning and Dad. helped me put on a good load of straw. The stack is about demolished. I didn't get over very early as I tried to dig a passage through the lane before I went but the snow is frozen so hard I decided it would take too long so will have to drive on the wheat for awhile yet. It was just about noon when we got the load on and it was starting to rain quite hard so I came right home thinking it might rain all the after noon. It didn't and was a beautiful mild spring like after noon with an occasional shower. It took me some time to put the straw off alone, and as I was late having my dinner and did a https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0a54f1af3a096de55711300d4936eeef.pdf 66a0fc1519a4abed910a9b5538fcf4cd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. few chores, by the time I got back here after taking the waggon home, it was dark. I took the old harrows over to John Evans for him to sharpen them. Dad. & Enah drove in about four with a bundle of clothes they were taking out to the Doves, who evidently will not lack for plumage. Saturday March 20th We all went to town again to-day and had dinner at Aunty's. Quint was there and had his new clock on the sideboard which he has been building for the last few weeks ~ clock not sideboard. It is walnut and certainly is a beauty. Marj. had to go to the dentists this after noon and Quint and I went up and got Aunty's mail stopping in for awhile to visit Mr. McLean in his workshop. He is another worker in walnut. Dad. & Enah were down Dad's tooth is still very sore. Another mild Spring day but rather cloudy. Sunday March 21st I swept the school house out this morning and did a few odd chores and about noon Marj. & Harry B went up to the Shands. Marj. wanted to see Flossie about taking the Dove kids for dinner. Marj. has had them all this last week and Flossie said they would take them some time as Marj. has to go to the dentist again to-morrow she wanted to be free of them. She left me to boil the potatoes and feed Gay. and said she would be back as soon as Flossie got home from church. I boiled the vegetables but Gay went to sleep before they were done so I had a most enjoyable and peaceful read till the baby woke up and then I played with her as I didn't know what to feed her. Marj. Harry B & Flossie came back about half past four and Flossie stayed for awhile and then Marj. got me some dinner and I did up my chores. Beautiful day. Monday March 22nd I spent the fore noon cleaning the two chicken houses, as the dropping boards hadn't been cleaned all winter it was quite a job. I let the chickens all out as it was a lovely day and let the chicken house floors stay bare all day to dry and then put straw in to-night. We all went to town this after noon and Marj. and I both went to the dentists and got finished up with him. We left all the kids at the farm as Aunty & Aunty Alice went to Simcoe to get a carpet - but didn't have any luck. They were home before we left town. We saw three robins in Jack Martin's colony field on our way home. Very mild S.E. wind raining a little to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/17836c87eedd887e1109ee8adb7ea789.pdf d3b9f79b28b753da5ac0d240e366cce9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday March 23rd This has been a very disagreeable day. Cloudy raw east wind and raining or snowing most of the time. I cleaned out the cellar but as I didn't work at it very hard it took me most of the day. It was in bad shape as all the old pumpkins & squash that I put down there had rotted. I have been cudgelling my brains all day to figure out some way of relieving our financial situation as it seems useless to wait much longer for the fortune to come. We are about $300.00 in debt besides the mortgage of $300 and I have got to do some fencing this year and the barn needs shingling. I also want to get a couple of good cows and set out some more fruit and if I could only finance it would try to run my brooder again and raise about 500 chickens. We looked over my insurance policy and could borrow about $225.00 or $280 after the next premium is paid on it, but that wouldn't pay our debts, so I think I will have to try and raise about $700 on a mortgage if I can find the money. Wednesday March 24th I went over home this morning and Frank & I bagged up a few oats for me before dinner and this after noon took them to the mill and went on down town and got some groceries, coal oil, my can of milk at the dairy, and some feed at Billy Laings then came back by the mill and got our chop. It was nearly five when we got to the farm so left the load there and I drove home in the buggy. I saw Chris and spoke for space in his incubator for enough eggs to hatch 500 chicks and he said he could put them in next week or the week after but advised waiting till the week after next as he thought they would hatch better. I also spoke to Hall for 100 rods of fence & 50 steel posts so will have to raise money some place. Dad. counsels waiting awhile and if I have to mortgage going to Frank Reid. He got two letters from Mr. Parks to-day saying that all the counsel think it would be unwise to try to get before the judge until this premature baby case is settled & proved as the judge would probably shelve the case anyway till then, so Mr. Parks says it will be the middle of April after the Easter vacation anyway before the case comes up. He said Mr. Farwell, my Counsel, was going to see Gavin Simmonds privately and suggest a settlement as there is the possibility of them appealing the judges decision if it goes against them and that would cause more delay. Dick wrote Aunty saying Nita is very dangerously ill in the hospital. Mild, rain to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2850e1f43e1ac1188e0423f3b0461b71.pdf f42a281f57e7774e113fd1a5ff5cdde6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday March 25th I drove over home this morning to get my load of stuff that I left there yesterday but Dad. said that he would hook Pommers & old Charlie up and bring it out for me and save me coming back with Queen so I took out a bag of oat chop & the coal oil in the buggy and was in no hurry for the rest so Dad. said they wouldn't be out with it to-day as he trimmed Pommers feet this morning while I was there and wouldn't get out before dinner and wanted to write Mr. Parks this after noon. I came home to dinner and spent most of the after noon taking down the old wire fence along the west side of the orchard that the cows had so much fun jumping over all last fall. I won't put it up there again but move it over to the brow of the hill along the trees where it evidently was originally & include the strip between the orchard & the woods. I don't know what Charlie's idea was in putting it up where he did anyway, but I have never been able to figure out Charlie's ideas in making any of the changes he did. There must have been something divine about Charlie, he worked in such a mysterious way his wonders to perform. Ina was here to-day. Fine day with rather cold west wind. Friday March 26th I spent most of the day rolling up the wire that was on the orchard fence. It took me quite awhile until I got on to the job to roll it and keep it from springing. I rolled each strand separately and found that by rolling in a zig-zag way I could keep it tight. I finished a little before four and then cut a soft maple that was dead at the top and got it trimmed up. Fine, cold wind, freezing to-night. Saturday March 27th I cut a beech down below the house this morning that was dead at the top, and just got it down when Marj. wanted me to go over to Mrs Lampkin's to buy some buttermilk I started over but saw Dad. & Frank & Tim coming with my chop so came back. Dad. wanted me to go back with them as Dick was to be at the farm for dinner and he wanted a family gathering to discuss Mr. Parks last letter. He said in it that he had found out that Mrs. Dick's prematurely born child's birth was never registered but that Mr. Farwell my counsel had had a chat with Gavin Simmonds and had suggested a settlement with him for £5000 or £10,000 but Gavin had refused to consider the offer saying https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cc5610c19cf14c0b58b4bd75c985158f.pdf 57f000210aa89804fa629991ce2644ec PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. there were too many of the Right Heirs for it to be divided among but that they might be tempted by an offer of £50,000 which Mr. Farwell said was out of the question. Simmonds said further that he would fight it to the House of Lords if necessary. Dick is of the opinion that it is all crooked work and would like to them do their "durnbest" but we all agreed that it would be better to settle with them even for £50,000 than to have them appeal the case and cause indefinite delay. Of course they have yet to prove that the child was born alive and if they fail to do that will have no basis for a claim. Mr. Parks thinks their chances are slim even if they do prove a separate existence, as he is of the opinion and so are the other counsels that the judge will declare the property all realty, he also thinks that the fact that the birth of the child was never registered will go much against them but he thinks it would be better to settle than have the uncertainty of them appealing although he thinks that is a bluff. He said he might go down to Wales where the baby was born and see if he could find out any thing either from the local undertaker or Capt. Dick's gardener about its burial. Dick got back from Toronto last night and says Nita is better and didn't have to undergo an operation after all. He talks of going back to work after Easter. He & Dad. went down town after dinner and I went over as far as Martin's with them to see Chris. He said my eggs tested pretty well. I came home about three and spent the rest of the day doing chores. Harry B has been quite upset the last couple of days and Marj. is trying to keep him on a strict diet but as the poor kid is half starved he cant resist stealing any morsel of forbidden food that he finds, which causes considerable turmoil in the camp, as well as in his "innards" Cold. N.W. wind. Sunday March 28th I didn't do much but chores and sit around and read to-day. Marj. Harry B & Gay went over to the Lampkins for about an hour or so at noon and this after noon I went over to Trum's and got the milk. I let the cows out this morning and for the first time they crossed the creek and went down to the end of the gully and got out on the alfalfa so I put up the bars there and then they got out here where I took the orchard fence down. Cloudy & cold raw NW wind. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/152db03619031016c146d6631ae4eecc.pdf d3c56386e9765f5674575ebb9d795a36 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday March 29th I went over to Willie Shands this morning and spoke for some eggs to set. He thought they could let me have 20 doz. by a week from Thursday. Ina thinks they could save 15 doz. and we should have 15 doz. of our own and I saw Art Quanbury this after noon and he thinks he could let me have 15 doz. I still want 15 doz to make up to 80. Marj. & I drove down town this after noon and took Harry B leaving the other two with Ina. Marj. wanted to get some wallpaper & muresed {Muresco} to prepare for house cleaning next week. I saw W. J. Thompson down town who informed me that he heard I was going to join the Masons. I said I didn't know anything about it and he said Jack King had my application all ready for me to sign. I said something about joining to Dr. McLaughlin and I suppose he has suggested me for a prospect. I told W. J. I couldn't join as I didn't have money enough to buy tobacco whereat he produced a package and invited me to fill my pipe. I drove Ina home before tea and this evening walked down to band practice. Dad. & Enah were at Aunty's when I went in there after band practice, they having been at church and Huby & Quint were at Aunty's playing bridge with Aunty Alice and Dick. Dad. had another letter from Mr. Parks saying that he had consulted Mr. Manning and he had agreed that they give Gavin Simmonds till the 13th of April when court opens after the Easter holidays to prove the birth of Mrs. Dicks son and then apply to the judge for a hearing. Mr. Manning stipulated that they ask the judge to permit them to cross-question any witness Simmonds produces and if the judge wants to delay the case till he gets more evidence to have him argue the name & arms clause anyway so that if Dad. is the heir at law and not Harry B. he can collect his ground rents right away on the real estate. Froze hard nice day. Tuesday March 30th I took the 30 doz. egg crate that I borrowed from Chris over to Willie Shands this morning and didnt do much but chores the rest of the forenoon. I sat around for awhile after dinner and then went down to Roy Hammonds to see about eggs but as I ran into Cam. Harvey Evans & Herb Law at the corner I didn't get down to Roy's till about four. Wilbur was there watching Roy tear paper off the parlour wall and I sat there and talked to them for some https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/535c67d122831dcbf7044f99dcc42f3d.pdf 921b234981b7ba32d77f102181195c29 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. time. Roy couldn't let me have eggs as he is saving for himself but he called up Clarence Welsh and found I could get them there. Cloudy & cold. Froze & snowed last night. Wednesday March 31st We woke up this mornng to find every thing coated thick with ice and a cold rain falling forming more. It has rained all day but turned a little milder during the day and most of the ice has disappeared. I couldn't do any thing outdoors but chores so helped Marj. in the house and did some painting in the kitchen. The storm must have delayed the cars as we got no mail to-day. We both have bad colds. Thursday April 1st It was snowing this mornng and has been blowing a fine blizzard all day. I walked into town as we were out of butter and I got my eggs that I left at Chris's the other day and took them to town and sold them. I then walked home carrying the crate with groceries in it. The roads were heavy and the blizzard was blinding between Art Quanbury's & Evans so I had an enjoyable walk getting home about half past one. I didnt do much but chores the rest of the after noon. The papers to-day tell of great havoc being done by yesterdays ice storm especially to the hydro and telephone & telegraph lines. The power was off in town and people who depended on hydro for light had to go to bed with candles. Friday April 2nd - Good Friday. This has been a fine day <s>and</s> but not much milder and the change in the weather was most welcome after what we have had lately. I spent a couple of hours this forenoon sawing up and splitting the maple tree that I cut the other day and Harry B and I carried it all into the porch. I didn't do much this after noon but trimmed up some of the beech tree I cut down. Saturday April 3rd Marj. has felt very tough all day so I stayed in the house all day and did housework except for doing the chores, Marj. didn't stay in bed but sat and sewed. I couldn't have done anything outside anyway as it has rained nearly all day. We burned up nearly all our wood & then couldnt keep warm. East wind. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/08cf90f0d09c6a2b0c9e63138f325ab1.pdf 514a57aeb392acf93c0f140d47083b3e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Easter Sunday April 4th Aunty Alice was very anxious to have us go to church to-day but Marj. felt too miserable to go out or to have me go and leave her alone with the kids so we all stayed home and put in a quiet day. This after noon Harry B. and I drove over home as I wanted to make arrangements to go for hay to-morrow I am right out. We got the milk on our way home. Cloudy & raw inclined to drizzle. Monday April 5th The ground was white with snow this morning and it snowed a heavy wet snow all forenoon but cleared up and got colder this afternoon. I drove over to the farm this morning and took Harry B. as he is going to stay there during the Easter holidays. We didn't start after the hay till after dinner when it had stopped storming. We took Queen & old Charlie and the iron wheeled waggon and the road between Wilbur Ryerse's and the cheese factory was so heavy it was all they could do to pull the empty rack so could only put on enough hay for a day or two and we found the stack was soaked through so it was more like silage than hay and very heavy. Bill Donald stopped us on our way down to give us a bid to a shower at Roy Hammonds on Wednesday night for Roy's new hired man who has been working for Porter and who is marrying Porter's hired girl. The girl is from the home & the neighborhood is very much worked up over the alleged hard treatment she has been receiving at the Porters. They claim she has to work from half past four or five in the morning till eight or nine o'clock at night milking & doing heavy outside work besides the housework and that one day this winter old Wilson went down and as the man was thrashing at {Ganley's?} he waited till the girl got the washing done and then took her to the woods and had her help him saw up 25 logs with a cross cut saw. Whether it is as bad as they all think or not I don't know but they want to give the pair a good send off anyway. I didn't go back with Frank. Tuesday April 6th I walked over home this morning and Frank and I got a load of coal for me, but as they wanted to take a grist to the mill first I walked down town with some eggs I had and got some things up town and met Frank at Aunty's https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6153023b8cc2e727be6f02e146547f6e.pdf ba1c76ec5c9aeea10eb89db6ab88ed71 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. He went down with me to get the coal and then went back to Aunty's for dinner as he had to go to the dentist's this afternoon. I came home alone with the coal getting here about one. I put the team in and didn't unload the coal but had dinner and went over to Dove's sale, and there I bought a cow, a little bit of a {red on coming four and fresh about two weeks?}, she sold for $75.00 and was the highest priced one sold but Dove and the others who know her say she is a good one. Trum Walker backed my note. The cows hadn't been milked since last night so I milked quite a lot out of her before I brought her home. I had very little trouble with her as she is as quiet and gentle as a kitten. After I got home I had to unload my coal and then take the waggon back home and bring the buggy back here so that it was well after dark when I got back. Tom Stone overtook me just as I was turning in the lane and stopped to talk for awhile. He was just returning from taking the last of the Dove's possessions down town to them as they went down to their new home to-day. Tom said he wasn't at all sorry they were gone. He didn't know the night of the fire that he was going to have such a prolonged visit from them. Fine & milder. Wednesday April 7th I took Gay down to Aunty's this morning or at least at noon, we started out about eleven but I went up first to Willie Shand's and got 21 doz eggs that he has saved for me and then we stopped in at Art. Quanbury's to see about his eggs but he hadn't them ready so he said he would take them in for me in the morning We had to leave our eggs at Chris's and by the time we got down to Aunty's they were half through dinner & had given us up. I went up and got my hair cut after dinner and then came home thinking I would be too late to go after Donald's & Welsh's eggs this after noon. It was cloudy all morning and was beginning to rain when I got home, and Marj. had decided that it was too wet to think of going to the shower, but we got ready anyway. About seven o'clock it seemed to let up a little so I persuaded her to make a try as I thought we would never have as good a chance to go again and we never have been at any of the neighborhood shines, so we rolled the baby up well and struck out. It was an awful night for rain, mud & darkness but wasn't cold. We took a lantern but by the time we got to Roy's it was coated with mud. We https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/050ec9e7e09fc9949698ccba0668617f.pdf dfd3bca57abff978e2572d2b715fee96 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. were the first ones there with a horse so I got Queen in the barn and didn't have to unhook her. We were surprised at the number that turned out as we thought we were the only ones foolish enough to venture out on such a night but most of the others walked, although Mrs. Hammonds mother & brother were there from way back at Wiggin's. I didn't see anything of Marj. for an hour or two after we arrived as she was in the front part of the house with the ladies while I found myself herded with the male element in the kitchen, finally however, Less. Marr. got his fiddle out, they moved the piano out to the kitchen & waxed the floor so then we started to dance. I only had a couple of square dances and then went into the other room where Marj. handed me the baby, who was having a whale of a time, and I spent most of the remainder of the time with her although Ina took her for awhile. Marj. & Charlie Butler kept the floor hot. About midnight they had refreshments and Dick & Rose who were married some time during the day opened their shower gifts, which were numerous and useful and with which they were delighted. After that ceremony all hands as well as feet went at the dancing again but my partner like most of the other youthful guests went to sleep and I held her in my arms for a long time, after awhile she woke up still as cheerful as ever and stayed awake till we came home. From time to time during the night some one would look out at the weather and report that it was still pouring down so no one cared much to venture forth and Orph Ryerse who was there with the whole family kept saying she would like to stay till daylight, but about four Roy came in and announced that it had stopped raining and was beginning to freeze which quickly broke up the party. When I went out to the barn for Queen it was pouring rain, but it didn't rain so hard going home. it was just four when we got home and Marj. gave the baby a bottle and she went right to sleep. Thursday April 8th I got up about seven or a little after and did up the chores and ate a few fresh rolls that Marj. baked yesterday. I had to collect the rest of my eggs but as it was still raining I waited till nearly eleven to see if would stop as there was no sign of it by that time I started off in the rain. The baby slept through till ten https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ab6550b30144b963b8a5c5542d89cb4c.pdf 1eefb353941a4374e81d99de60b81fa4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. o'clock and Marj. didn't get up till nearly that time. I went down to Donald's and found Ina just at her breakfast. I got 12 doz. eggs there and then went down to Welsh's and got 8½ doz. The roads down that way were enough to make a strong man quail so by the time I got back to Chris's it was after noon. Art hadn't brought his eggs in yet so Mrs. Quanbury said they would wait till he came to set them. He is going to take in 15 doz which will make 70 doz all told. I had been figuring on 80 doz. but that was all the space they saved for me, and unless they hatch better than they have been I won't get my 500 chicks. It was about two o'clock by the time I got to the farm and I put Queen in and went in as I was wet cold & hungry. They had had dinner of course but Enah got me some and I stayed there most of the after noon and got warmed up. Ina was here when I got home & she & Marj. have started on the house cleaning, she is going to stay till Saturday night. It cleared up towards evening. Cold. Friday April 9th I went over home this morning intending to go down and get a load of coal for Dad. and then going down to George Hammond's for a load of hay. Frank and I went down before dinner to get the coal but we didn't get it unloaded till after dinner and it was then too late to start out for hay so we put side boards on the waggon box and I took enough from there to last me over Sunday. I was just out and they wont have any more than they need and will probably have to buy. Ina has been here all day washing & house cleaning. Milder to-day Saturday April 10th It was such a nice bright day and warm that I started in to finish shingling the woodshed. I was at it all fore noon and got the north side done but the wind had got so strong by then that I couldn't hang on to my shingles so I didn't do any more but spent the after noon cleaning up a little around the yard and putting the manure out of last year's hot bed on the rhubarb, but the hens promptly scratched it off. I drove Ina home to-night. Sunday April 11th Mrs. Lampkin invited us to leave the baby with her this morning, go to church and once back there to dinner https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c705b87b8e2e3d26c84fc44f5e254453.pdf 7e65918516337286a3aa08c48458ddd3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. so we attempted it but didn't start soon enough & consequently were very late for church. I let Marj. out at Anderson's corner and she went on up to church while I took Queen down to the barn. I found Joe already in the barn so I tied Queen to the fence outside, and as Aunty Alice & Gay were in the house I went in and stayed with them till Marj. got back. Dad. came in soon after I did as he had been late too. Joe stepped on his foot this morning and it was very lame. We came back to the Lampkin's and found the baby had slept while we were away & had been good. We spent the after noon in the usual manner, except that we didn't have the kids to keep us awake. Marj. & Mrs. Lampkin had the baby so Dave & I snoozed by the stove in the dining room after Dave had recounted a portion of the Pilot Mound adventure. I went home about five to see how the fires were over here and to let the cows out and got back there about six to find that Mrs Lampkin had tea ready for us so we stayed to tea. Cam had brought her some suckers that he caught the other day and as Marj. was fish hungry she had them but as I had previously announced that I didn't care for fish she had beef specially for me. We came home right after tea and just as we got home Flossie & Charlie came in. I had to milk & Marj. had to wash up some of yesterday's dishes so they helped us. They stayed till about ten o'clock, then when Flossie said they must go Charlie said we hadn't had lunch yet much to Flossie's horror and everyone else's amusement. Bright but cold wind. Monday April 12th Frank came over this morning to help Marj. paper the spare room. Marj. glue sized the walls before he came so that the paper would stick and it aparently worked. We all put in the day at the job and finished it up. Mabel came over and helped us put the last strip of border on as Frank had to go to a practice. I intended going to band practice but fooled with a set of printing blocks that Mabel brought to Harry B. till I was too late. Cloudy and raw. Tuesday April 13th I went over home this morning and got the waggon and put the hay rack on it to go down to Geo. Hammonds https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9ea8f97e302337c3ef029f77496bf2ec.pdf 4b67fa745896bd9ba9bc2eb5bb48cce0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. after hay, Dad. wanted me to help him fix the barnyard fence before I left and by the time we got the rack on & the team harnessed it was nearly noon when I got started. I went through town and down the Plank Road as the other road is so bad, and I wanted to weight the waggon on my way but as it was noon when I got down there the scales were locked up. I got to Hammonds just as they were at their dinner they having waited for Kenneth who had gone to town with some hogs so they invited me to have it with them which I did. We then put the hay on and George said I could have another load. The roads were good most of the way so that I could get along with the ordinary rack except in my lane which is very bad. I got home here the middle of the after noon and was so hot riding up the side road that I had to take my coat & sweater off. I put the hay off and then took the waggon back first going back to town to weigh it. I had 620 lbs net of hay. It was tea time when I got to the farm so Dad. persuaded me to stay there and it was after dark when I got home. Ina & Marj. housecleaned the front room & murescoed it to-day and waited tea for me to-night so were rather peeved when I came home & said I had had tea. Harry B. wanted me to stay over there all night, and said Granny couldn't spare him to come home. Wednesday April 14th Ina stayed all night and she & Marj. have been house cleaning the dining room to-day. I took the stove pipe down and cleaned it and put it up again as it is too cold to take the stove down & besides we have no place to put it so I think will have to leave it where it is all summer. Marj. wanted me to put some roofing paint on the roof so that it wouldn't leak & spoil her new paper so I went down to Art's & borrowed his tar brush. I didn't get any on before dinner but got one lap on after dinner when Dad. & Dick drove over. Dick intends leaving on Friday so came over to say goodbye. They had been here only a very few minutes when it began to rain and they went back. It continued to rain and grow colder all the after noon except for a few intervals when it snowed or hailed. Ina stayed for tea but wanted to go home so I drove her and it was a very cold night with high wind. The https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/61d5a9eb3438ff94bc5bbd4dc5717efe.pdf 3519a1c66d77f3020da838f1c622b89f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Northern Lights were so bright that it was almost as light out as bright moon light except that there were no shadows. Freezing very hard. Thursday April 15th It was cold this morning but bright and as Marj. wanted some paint & stuff for the house and I wanted to go over and take some oats to the mill we went to town. Marj. stayed at Aunty's for dinner but I went over to the farm. Frank had just left with his plough & tractor to do some ploughing for Jones up at the Halfway House and Dad. & I didn't get the oats bagged up before dinner, so by the time we got them bagged up after dinner and I got down to the mill with them I decided it would be too late for me to wait for them and take them home so I went back & put the team in and went down after Marj. She was still up town when I got there. Aunty Alice is sick enough to be in bed but won't ease up much on her activities. We brought Gay home with us. As who ever hauled the cream yesterday failed to collect our can I went over to-night and asked Mrs. Lampkin if I could take it there and churn it and as the Harvey Evans were there I went with them down to the corner and got the can and left it with Mrs. Lampkin. Cold wind. A cablegram came from Mr. Parks to-day <s>Friday April 16th</s> reading "Judge has appointed 5th May for hearing argument "in" (obiously should be "if") evidence on child is complete. As anticipated Simmons releases claim to actual realty so name & arms will be argued on that day anyway." Friday April 16th I was up before daylight this morning owing to Gay's return but it turned out a rotten morning, rain hail snow & high wind from the west, took the joy out of life for a few hours but this after noon it cleared off and was not so bad. I intended going after my chop this fore noon but put it off owing to the weather and went over to churn instead but when I got there Mrs. Lampkin had it all churned & worked. I went over to Trum Walkers and got $1.07 refund on our unused milk tickets. This after noon I went after the chop. Dad. Enah & Harry B had all gone down to see Dick off but as he left at noon they missed him. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f176591e68dfcaa15222486e0ca572eb.pdf 8cc63ce7fbab1048330bd34cf88b6af5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I brought my chop home around by the Charlie McQueen road which is in bad shape and then took the waggon back, and found that Harry B had decided to come home, so I brought him and his "trunk". Tim. wanted him to stay over Sunday but evidently seeing Gay & the baby yesterday & seeing us all go off and leave him had made him a little homesick. We stopped in at the Lampkins and got our butter, which she had put up in <s>5:1 lb.</s> five one lb prints, which we considered was pretty good for the little cow and as we have used a lot of milk. The kids are happy & quarelling again once more. Saturday April 17th I drove down town this morning to sell four pounds of our butter. We thought we had better keep one pound as Mrs. Lampkin would be hurt to think we would use creamery butter when we had the chance to use hers but as we can get the money for the dairy butter now and don't have to pay for the other for a month or more and furthermore are in dire need of funds at present while we have the hope though ever so faint that we will be ridiculously wealthy inside of a month we thought it better to cash in on the butter & what eggs we had so that I could get enough to pay for my brooder chimney at Hughs. I sold a couple of pounds to Aunty Alice & the other two to Jackson for 37 cts per lb. I got my chimney and called around by the farm and got a bag of oats. It was after <s>dinner</s> noon when I got home and I didn't do much this after noon but a few chores, have a snooze & help Marj. with dishes. Froze hard last night. Cold north wind all day & freezing hard to-night. Sunday April 18th This has been a fine day and fairly sunny but the wind has been cold. I spent the fore noon doing chores and writing this up and then Harry B and I burned off the grass in the little orchard, it was just in good shape to make a clean job of it. I spent most of the after noon asleep. Monday April 19th I went over home this morning and got Dad. to go with me down to Hammond's after a load of hay. We took the big team & hay rack and I thought we put on a fair load but when we weighed it we only had 1390 on. We got here about three o'clock with it and https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8d00c3c325d9066c6ee124cd2d62d1df.pdf 4bf1c4d55814cdc5a346e647aa0fe80a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I went back with Dad. & brought Queen home. Dad. didn't have a bite to eat as he said he couldn't eat with his teeth out anyway I had a couple of sandwichs. I walked back to band practice to-night. Mid. has to be away for awhile now settling up Minnie's affairs so they propose getting Ernie Knight down for leader if he will come. There have been a chapter of sad happenings lately. Tom Reynold's little 3 year old daughter sat in a pail of scalding water & was so badly burned that she died. Alan Law's sister died of heart failure leaving five children and to-day word came that Holbe's daughter who was married last fall, her husband and a friend were killed when a train struck their car. Sunny but bitter north wind all day Freezing to-night. <s>Monday</s> Tuesday April 20th I spent an hour or two this morning burning the grass on the side hill next the school house & in the little timothy flats. I then killed all the roosters on the place which was five including one that I lent Dad. awhile ago and brought home Saturday. They were not very fat but I thought it was no use keeping them any longer. Karl said they were paying 25 cts a lb for them. I killed the last one after dinner and had to chase him all over the place to catch him as he got away from me. I shut them all up in the crate last night. This after noon I put the new chimney Hugh made me on the colony house. He didn't make it the right angle and it slopes to the south but I think it will work all right. I cleaned out the colony house and raked up around it and Harry B and I lit a bonfire of the leaves and litter. Ina was here to-day and I drove her home to-night. Nice day, milder, S.W. wind. Wednesday April 21st We did up the morning work as speedily as possible and all went to town early. We took down the roosters and got 6.75 for them and Marj. did some shopping and we got back home for dinner. Marj. weighed herself and discovered she was getting fat (146 lbs) so wanted some exercise and we cleaned out the old shed this after noon. It was in awful shape but looks vastly improved now. Marj. was tired out to-night. Bobby had a red and white bull calf this morning when I went out. Art Quanbury came in this afternoon & got their garden drill. Fine & warmest day yet. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d4fd95fca5f7b4154a43a4ac73dec37c.pdf a5102c0983c749da1bdc183318119aa5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday April 22nd I intended going down to get my fence wire first thing this morning but as it was such a lovely morning Marj. wanted me to dig a spot in the garden for some seeds so by the time I got that done it was too late to go before dinner but we had an early dinner and I went down right after. I went home first to get the waggon and found nobody home so I got old Charlie & the waggon and went down alone. I got 3 rolls of 30 rod. 9 wire fence, fifty posts, a spool of barbed wire, brace wire and hooks I also went down and got a bushel of alfalfa seed at Harry Misners. I came home by the farm as I wanted to tell Dad. about Bobbie, she not having cleaned properly yet, but Mr. Cornish was there and he couldn't come out to-night but said he would be out in the morning. I came home unloaded my wire & then went back & got the buggy so it was dark when I got through. Very warm all day high wind this after noon. Friday April 23rd I sowed the alfalfa on the wheat this morning first thing before breakfast while there was very little breeze. We weighed out enough seed last night to sow 20 lbs to the acre and I went over it twice with the seeder set to so 8 pints and I still had some seed left so went over the south side of the field again for a couple of rounds so I suppose it is sowed thicker than 20 lbs and the other side not so much. I spent most of the morning & part of the after noon fixing up the fence along the front door yard to keep the chickens out. I put in a couple of steel posts but found I couldn't put the clips on without the tool for the purpose so I walked over home after dinner and got it and the wire stretcher. Dad. & Enah came over about eleven and Dad. took the afterbirth away from Bobbie. It was not much of a job after all as he was only about two minutes at it. Mabel and her sister were here for dinner and this after noon Mildred and Harry B. went to the woods for flowers and after I got home from the farm Marj. went over too. I raked over the spot that I dug yesterday and Marj. planted some garden seeds. I put in enough steel posts across the north end of the gully to string a couple of barbed wires on so I can let the cows out there & save the rest for awhile. Very warm & fine. Every body is on the land. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/07735c25818da62d461593e7e1a8945c.pdf fc79db0a80d1ad4d64c24feb3503886f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday April 24th I went down first thing this morning to stretch the barbed wire on my steel posts and clip it on and thought it would only take me a few minutes. I got the wire stretched across the flats with out much difficulty but when I went to put the clips on the posts I found it was no easy job as I couldn't spring the wire around the post far enough to get them on. I worked long enough to have dug two or three post holes and got four clips on and then the wire broke so I had to leave it. I couldn't understand it as I knew that it was not hard to do over home as I have helped do it. Marj. came down to help me but we couldn't manage it. I thought as everybody is out working on the land that I would be able to plough so harnessed the team and tried the corn stubble. I made one strike out and ploughed a couple of rounds on one of the strikes I made last fall but the ground was far too wet to work except on the clay knolls down near the road. I had to stop any way as it began to rain and poured down for an hour or more just at noon. The roof leaked and in spite of me going up into the attic and putting vessels under the leaks it came though on the new muresco in the front room & the new paper in the bedroom. It cleared up after dinner and I spent considerable time trying to coax one of the black cats out of a hole that is under the eave of the old part of the house just were the nursery roof joins it and that leads to the small space above the kitchen. It is just about large enough for a cat to crawl in and as we saw the black cat that is very obviously an expectant mother go up the roof and in there we feared that she contemplated that spot as a suitable place to rear a family, and while it wouldn't be so bad if she reared them all the consequence would be most unpleasant if any of them died in infancy and she failed to remove them, as there is no way of getting at them without tearing the ceiling off, so we thought it best to coax her out and plug up the hole. However she refused to be enticed in any way so I had to leave her there and do like Steve Brody. I then then hooked up and drove over home to see if I could find out what was the matter with the clips or the posts that I had such a time this morning. Dad. was alone and he got a post which was just the same https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/26ccf7f0fe1d0be294e155ab5e52da2b.pdf 3174535b798d06851177d87030149f2b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. as mine but when he looked at the clips he said they were different so he got one of theirs and it was about twice as long so we decided that the ones I had were not meant for steel posts at all but for putting on wooden pickets. I went down town and changed them for the proper kind. I went down to Aunty's & they gave me some grated horseradish and some hollyhock roots which I set out when I got home. I went over to the Lampkin's to-night as they got some groceries that I ordered the other day at Cecil's and then forgot to collect. I asked them to get them for us before I knew that I would have to go down. East wind this morning changing to west after the rain. Not cold. Sunday April 25th It was drizzling this morning but it did not last long but it has been cloudy, cold and windy all day. We spent the day sleeping reading and doing chores. No one came in or left the place, nothing happened. Monday April 26th We all went to town this morning and as we got a good early start and got down about ten o'clock Marj. got every thing she needed before dinner and we came home soon after dinner. Marj. went up to the Bagley's and to see Glad Law. I worked at my fence after we got home but didn't quite finish. Mabel came over for tea and to stay all night so to-night I walked down to band practice. The walking was good across the fields. Ernie Knight took the leadership but said he hoped we could get a local man soon to take hold of it. Frank was down at the hall practicing for one of his plays and we walked home to-gether. We stopped in at Aunty's where we found Quint and Huby, they having just finished a game of bridge Huby said when we went in "Why, she let you out early to-night, Frank," and Frank not noticing the "she" said "Yes, we didn't go through the third act," which reply provoked great mirth. It was cloudy and a very cold wind all day but cleared off towards evening & was a fine night but freezing quite hard. It froze hard last night. Tuesday April 27th I finished fixing the fence across the flats & creek this morning. Harry B. was down with me having a whale of a time throwing sticks in the water. I let the cows https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f306836f8099c15e46a2d17b8c259479.pdf 7d83772181713f9203e8e2055b8b4a74 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. and horses out as soon as I got through and left them out all day. They seemed to get a little picking but were keen for their hay to-night. I spent the remainder off the day raking up leaves around the yard and while I made quite a clearance there is still a large part of the yard unraked. I also wheeled some manure & mulched the little apple trees on the lawn as well as the currant bushes, rhubarb, roses and any thing else that was showing after first forking around them Harry B and Gay were out playing all after noon. Gay slept nearly all morning but Harry B was out from breakfast time till nearly dark except for a short nap after dinner. Mabel was here for dinner. Ina was here all day and I took her home before tea as it was looking like rain. Marj. varnished the nursery floor and is about all in to-night. It was a very fine day although the wind was rather cold, till the middle of the after noon when the wind changed from west to south east and it clouded up. Raining hard to-night. Wednesday April 28th It rained nearly all night and was drizzling a little this morning but did not rain much to-day but has been cloudy and windy, clearing this evening. Marj. was in bed all day so I had to be in the house most of the time and it was too disagreeable to let the kids outdoors. While they were all asleep this after noon I went out and managed to get the wood shed moved over the width of itself but didn't get it levelled up. I wanted to move it so that I could build a lean-to back of it and not block the pretty view up the gully from the kitchen window. I had to set bread to-night and by the time I got tea and the kids to bed and the dishes washed it was nearly midnight and I was about all in. I always seem to get knocked out when I have to stay in. Thursday April 29th Marj got up this morning but felt pretty weak and it was late by the time we got through breakfast. I levelled up the wood shed first thing getting Harry B. to sit on the end of the lever while I placed bricks. I had to use a window box full of earth yesterday to hold the lever down. I spent most of the day making a coal bin in the end of the wood shed and now have one that will hold 4 or 5 tons probably more than I can https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ba253837f78196e318cf96107ed4b89a.pdf 939a47925f540bc3c830c09ff2ba3d95 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ever afford to buy. I tried to put some tar on the colony house roof but it was cloudy and to cold to work properly. I walked down to the corner to-night and got my cream can which has been there since yesterday. I took some of Marj's rolls to Mrs. Lampkin but they were over at the Evans and Miss McBride was there. Cloudy all day but mild, showery to-night. Friday April 30th I had hoped to get away this morning for a load of coal but it was drizzling after breakfast and showery all morning so I didn't get away till after dinner. Mary had a red bull calf first thing this morning down in the gully and if it had been a nice day I would have left them there all day but when it rained I carried the calf up to the shed and to-night I tied it up in the alley way in front of Mary. I had thought of vealing both calves but the kids especially Harry B. seem to like them so I guess I will raise Mary's. When I got over home after dinner there was no one home so I took old Charlie & Queen & the waggon and wen down for my coal. I got about half a ton and then went up to Bill Laing's and got a lot of feed for my chickens. I will have to get the baby chicks to-morrow. After I unloaded my coal in the new coal bin I threw on all the old wire and a lot of old tins that were kicking around and took them down to the marsh so it made me late getting home and after dark when I did chores. Tupper & Art were working on the road and Tupper told me to dump the rubbish at the corner as long as I threw it on the east side of the road so it wouldn't wash into the culvert and as everyone else throws rubbish there I might as well have, but I hate the look of it so I denounce everyone else for doing it that I wouldn't do it although it did make me late going down town with it. Dad. has had four letters from Mr. Parks this week none with important news in them. He is still very hopeful of the outcome on the 5th. He has seen Mr.Gover. Harry B's counsel and says he won't fight very hard against Dad. and is of the same opinion as the rest of them about the property being realty. Mrs. Dick has not yet made her affadavit concerning the child and she too is on Dad's side and wants him to get even the heirlooms. Saturday May 1st I started the fire in the brooder stove first thing https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1343772688bae3c1f97b251f06095896.pdf 5f8b7b6cc2eb07f0048394bb3bf828f4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. after breakfast and after doing chores went down town with some eggs and to get my chicks at Chris's. By the time I got every thing I needed in town it was noon when I got over after my chicks and Chris was home. We filled the two egg crates with chicks putting about 100 in one & 50 in the other and Chris lent me a regular chick box which held 100 and that was all I could get in the buggy so I came home with them and Marj. helped me grease all their heads with lard and put them in the brooder Harry B and Gay were out with us and greatly interested in the "burdys" as Gay called them. As soon as we had dinner I went back after the rest and got about 150 more so that as near as we can count there were 409 chicks and I killed a cripple out of those. They are a healthy looking lot although there are a few weaklings I walked up to the Shand's about six to call up the Co-Operative to see if they had any hay for sale but they hadn't. I swept the school house on my way back as I had to milk Mary to-night and give the calf a lesson in pail feeding which he refused to take, it was late when I got through to-night and Marj. & I were both pretty tired. Marj. raked up the lawn in front & north of the house this after noon. I went out a couple of times before I went to bed to look at the chicks, as they were screeching loudly and I am a little afraid they aren't quite warm enough, and since I loosened the nut on the regulator, it hasn't been hot warm enough to raise the top damper, and I don't know what else to do. It has been an ideal day for moving them. Sunny & very warm, cooler to-night. Sunday May 2nd I woke up at five this morning wondering how my chicks were so got up and went to look fearful least I should find them all chilled as they screeched so loudly last night, my fears increased when I went out and didn't hear them this morning so it was a great relief to find them running around and contented After breakfast I took out seven dead ones from under the hover evidently the weaklings. It has been unseasonably hot all day to-day so they have been plenty warm enough. I tinkered around all forenoon with the chickens and other chores ably assisted - from their point of view - by Gay & Harry B. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/352121852c1f47b7ea6511a1b7d5b17f.pdf ef9f7d1d1d6a521eba85db7015f91653 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Marj. gave me a square cake tin for a water dish for the chicks and I made a rack to fit over it so that they wouldn't fall in. I also mixed up a mash and gave them a little but they didn't seem hungry so I didn't give them anymore till this after noon and they ate it a little better. We tried to put all the kids to sleep at noon and succeeded with Gay & the baby but couldn't get Harry B off so we took him with us and went over to the woods and dug up some wild flower roots mostly May flowers but a few trilliums and planted them over by the gully fence among the trees there. When Gay woke up Marj. took Harry B & her over to the Lampkins. I carried the baby and helped them across the creek and then came back here with the baby and fed her. They didn't stay long as there was no one home at the Lampkin's. I sat around and read and dozed till tea time and did chores after tea. Marj. was tired out and went to bed early but I took a walk over to the Lampkin's to ask them if they wanted any clucking hens as there were about half a dozen on the nests to-night. They said they would be glad to have about three. At Marj's suggestion I took out five or six of the dumpy looking chickens and put them under one of the broody hens & she was very pleased with them. Monday May 3rd I drove over home this morning with Harry B and Gay to see if we coukd go after hay, but Dad. was down town getting his teeth. Frank was home but not feeling up to the mark and Enah and Tim were both sick with colds. Frank helped me bag up some oats for a grist for myself and Dad. but we didn't have time to go to the mill with it before dinner as he cows got out and we had to chase them in and fix the fence. This after noon I took the grist down and Dad. & Frank went back to patch up the gully fence after which they let the young stock go back. I went down town while the oats were being chopped and got some oranges and went around by Aunty's for a minute. I then took the basket that had the chicks in back to Chris. It was after four when I got back to the farm and as it was getting very cold I decided to get home with the kids as soon as possible so left the chop there. It has been cloudy all day & the wind from the north west and cold, freezing quite hard to-night, terrible change from yesterday's heat. Another letter from Mr. Parks saying Mrs. Dicks mother was not present when child was born or rather when miscarriage took place. Jack also wrote announcing arrival of son & heir & wants Dick for a godfather. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/49f9b055c9dcd4f3447c2d8b8e56adf4.pdf 923bdcac0c5722a335106f0dd4b875e4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday May 4th I drove over home this morning and Dad and I went down the Lake Shore to Snider's and got a small load of hay, nice bright timothy, I brought it out here but we arranged to go for another load to-morrow for Dad. Dad. went home from the corner to do some chores and I came on out with the load had some dinner and put the horses in & Dad walked across and helped me put it off. He took the team back so I didn't go. Ina was here all day and she had to walk home. Three more chickens died to-day and several look sick we put a few more under the old hen. I went out after tea to-night and shook the <s>stove</s> fire down and sat down out there to watch it for awhile and the first thing I know Marj. was pounding on the wall calling me. She said she had been looking for me for an hour and couldn't make me hear, reason being that I hah been sound asleep. She had gone down cellar for something and thought the odour she has been complaining about was worse and upon looking into the cistern discovered a "demmed, damp, disagreeable body" and thought it was a rat, but when I got wakened up sufficiently to go and dip it out with a pail I discovered it was a muskrat. Whether it is our long lost barn pet and how he got in there I don't know, but suppose he must have gone through the wall where the eave-pipe enters. Sunny and nice day but cold wind. Froze ½ inch of ice last night. Wednesday May 5th I was up at five this morning and hurried as much as I am capable with my chores but what with the little chickens and feeding the calf which is slow learning to drink it was 9.30 or later when I got over home. Dad. had the team harnessed so we were not long getting started. We just got nicely out the lane when Enah called us and said some one coming up the road had signalled as we drove out. We stopped and Dad went back to meet Aunty Alice walking over with a cablegram which she said needed an immediate answer. It was a long one from Mr. Parks and as nearly as I can remember read, "Wire if you agree to give Toby's infant one fifth of sum you recieve. Advise you to agree. Case adjourned till 12th when I think judge will declare you entitled to ground rent and https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ccb055720d00b0bee0ad912c451d2564.pdf 8ed7e9083d0c02bae2697751b8352c09 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Irish land. Think Toby will recieve interest during infancy of his son. Conversion will not be argued till evidence complete whether Dick had son." Dad. told Aunty Alice to cable back word that he would agree. We thought at first that the case had come up and the judge had reserved his decision until they found out whteher Dad. would agree or not, but on looking at the date we found the cable was sent yesterday so suppose the counsels have decided on this among themselves. Dad. and I went on down and got the hay getting back to the farm about two o'clock. We had dinner and then put it off over the horse stable. Dad. harnessed Pommers and was going to take my chop out in the waggon and let me drive the buggy home and so save me coming back but just as we were ready to start or were waiting for the big oil tank which was in filling Frank's {bands?} to leave, Wilkinson from Martin's drove in and asked Dad. to sign a certificate to the effect that certain birds had been inspected by him & that their shipping crates had been disinfected. As Dad. had never seen the chickens, he most emphatically refused to sign it so Wilkinson asked him to go back with him, so I went over too and we found the birds had been shipped about a week ago. Dad. told Sid he couldn't and wouldn't sign any inspection certificate for birds that he never saw, much as he would like to do any thing for Mrs. Martin, so we came back again. It was raining hard when we got back so we decided not to try to take the chop, and after waiting for a few minutes to see if it was going to let up and concluding it wasn't I came home in the rain. I found Marj. pretty tired, she having cleared & whitewashed the cellar, or part of it. Gay is rather under the weather to-day. Cloudy & threatening all day. Mild Thursday May 6th I have spent the day doing odd jobs around the place. Took a couple of setting hens over to Mrs. Lampkin's this <s>afternoon</s> morning as two of the others failed to sit. Harry B. went with me and took her some rhubarb about the first we have got. I uncovered the strawberries fixed a pen outside for the little chickens with a couple of boards and raked up more of the yard. Dad. was over with my chop after dinner. Marj. did more whitewashing & helped me with the chicks. Ideal day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/842b3725c0d752e485d7ab83ad48c368.pdf 1756b03831a01eb73f6a395318a2aa15 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday May 7th I made another attempt to plough the corn stubble this morning but it was still too wet so I harrowed it over, thinking that if the top was scratched up a little it might dry better. I also harrowed the hill next the school house this after noon but it was in better shape and I believe would plough. As we had 15 doz eggs to take to town and I didn't want to take the time Marj. drove down and did her trading. She tried to get Glad Law, Essie, and Belle Smith in town to go with her and hold Queen for her while she was in the store but as they were all otherwise engaged Belle sent Mr. Smith down with her. She called around by the farm and said Dad. & Frank had all the sheep sheared but three. She left me to feed the baby and by the time I got that done and the little chickens herded back into their brooder house, when it began to get cool outside, I didn't get much else done except a little more of yard raked. They celebrated Arbour Day at the school yard to-day and Harry B. attended representing the family. He went over and came back all by himself and said he had a good time. I saw him over in the woods with some of the boys. Fine & warm. Saturday May 8th I spent most of the day ploughing on the corn stubble. It was still pretty wet in spots but didn't go too badly for the most part. I didn't get a very early start this morning and after dinner Marj. and I spent quite a little time chasing all the chicks outdoors so Marj. could sweep the colony house, which needed it badly. I got about four lands ploughed and rolled down but had to work till after six. Marj. had a busy day cleaning things up and finished whitewashing the cellar. Harry B & Gay played out in the mud all day and got themselves & the house plastered. Warm NE wind Sunday May 9th Spent most of the fore noon doing chores and odd jobs, fixed a couple more pans for the chickens to drink from and went over to the school house. This after noon we all drove down town for awhile stopping in at the farm to get some oats. Fine day with cool N. wind. Monday May 10th Ploughed all day and got on fairly well. Marj. tended to the chicks which helped me out. She made an improve https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e55718ea21aa3222687de0e5b76394a8.pdf cfbddcf715c7b6ec424dc17038f47078 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. runway for them this after noon and cut a larger opening in the brooder house. Mrs. Lampkin was over this afternoon and brought a mixed up Johnnie cake all ready to add soda to and bake. Mabel came over to tea and stayed all night while I walked down to band practice. I walked across and told Mrs. Walker that Mabel was staying and then cut across the fields through Tuppers, Pickford's and home to town. I stopped in home for a few minutes. Dad. had a couple more letters from England. I didn't read them but he said that they did meet the Judge on the 4th so had evidently sent the cable after seeing him. Mr. Parks said also that they had gone down to Wales to try to dig up more evidence concerning Mrs. Dick's miscarriage but had been unsuccessful. The doctor down there said he had not been called in until after the London doctor had arrived which was a day or two later than the child's birth. He also said that Mrs. Dick had called at the office to see Washborough while Mr. Parks was away and said it would be to his advantage to hear what she had to say but when she heard that they were down in Wales, she was furious, but Mr. Whatley is going to impress on her the unpleasantness of publicity if she kicks up much fuss Tuesday May 11th I finished ploughing the corn stubble to-day and rolled down to-days ploughing. It was a hard job turning over the red clay along the road and on the side hill next the lane, in fact I didn't turn much of it but merely rooted it up. It was hard work for poor old Belle and I had a hard job making her walk in the furrow. A fellow has a slim chance of salvation when he has to plough with a team like that as swearing is absolutely necessary. Queen is so quick and Belle so slow that they pull the plough all over, and turning at the ends Queen steps over her traces nearly every time because Belle doesn't pull up her end of the doubletree. I was dead tired to-night and my feet hurt. I went to sleep in the hay at noon after dinner and would probably have beeen there yet only Marj. suspected me when she didn't see me at work and came out and called me about two o'clock. She was tired out to-night as she has taken full charge of the little chickens and she had Ina here to-day washing & house cleaning and Mabel for dinner. Ada called for Ina to-night so saved me a trip. Fine day but cold N. wind. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/890403d502414fabbb47255d6d852e71.pdf 65bdad059f67fe7f177697cb7ed9eb20 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday May 12th I harrowed and rolled the field to-day but didn't get any more than that done to it. Old Belle seems lamer and slower than ever and I couldn't seem to get away to-day. I hoed the raspberries sat noon that I set out last fall, the ground was very hard around them. I quit work about five and helped Marj. enlarge the chick's run. To-day the case was to come up again but we don't look for news till to-morrow. Fine & warm. Thursday May 13th I disked the field lengthwise this forenoon working till about one o'clock and this after noon Marj. Harry B. & I went down town. We were out of bread & flour so had to go. I had intended trying to get my seed peas but we got such a late start I didn't try and Dad. is going down to the factory to-morrow after Frank's seed so will get mine at the same time. Harry B. went over to Mrs. Lampkin's this morning with a note to ask her if she would keep Gay & the baby, so we left them there and they behaved very well. There was a cable from Mr. Parks to-day reading "Case adjourned 19th". The big strike over there is called off, so they can get down to business. Friday May 14th I didn't do any thing else to day but <s>harrow</s> disk the field crosswise I got a late start this morning and cut some of the lawn at noon so got out late this after noon too. I found out that poor old Belle's sweat pad had got pulled too far around her collar and the edge of it was making a sore spot on her shoulder so I moved it and raised the draught, and I think she has gone a little better to-day. Fine and warm looks a little like rain. Saturday May 15th I harrowed the field over this morning and had dinner a little before noon then took the team over home right after dinner to get the drill & seed peas. Dad. had just finished drilling in some oats over there before dinner and was coming out with the drill so I hooked to the waggon and brought the seed out and he brought the drill. I started to roll the field as soon as I had put the seed out and Dad. followed with the drill. He thought the ground was in good shape. He finished before six. Harry B and Gay went over to Mrs. Lampkins this morning to return a dish and Harry B found an old mouth-organ so was very pleased & proud of himself. Fair & warm. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9c1a4b1268d4d1420e514ddee34dc672.pdf 8327946e2f22cdf0ebb3f9515555e612 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday May 16th Marj. wanted me to go to church this morning but as the cows have got through the barbed wire that I put up in the gully the last two days, I had to go down and take it down so that they could get in the lower end of the gully with out going over or through barbed wire and cutting themselves, and so couldn't go to church but as it turned out such a beautiful warm day Marj. decided she & Harry B would go so I got Queen ready and off they went after I had cut Harry B's back hair. While they were gone I cut some of the lawn, shaved and fed the baby and was just about to light the fire for dinner when Marj. H.B. & Glad Law came back Marj. had cooked up lots of provisions yesterday so was keen for company to help eat it and Aunty & Aunty Alice couldn't come as they are having Dad. & Enah down there to dinner celebrating their 20th wedding aniversary so Marj. went up after church and got Glad. to come. Just after dinner Mid Thompson and Essie B. drove out in Minnie's car and after a little visit and looking at the chickens Essie proposed going for a drive so we all piled into the car and Mid drove us up this road to the Provincial Highway along it to the Blue Line down it to the fourth con. and down it to Shand's corners and home. I then came up to the house with Gay and the baby while the rest of the party went across the road for awhile to pick trilliums in the woods, and then Glad. went home with Mid. & Essie. Beautiful day, sunny & warm but very dry. The woods are now at their most beautiful stage with their hazy tints of greens, browns and reds. Monday May 17th We spent quite a time this morning blocking up the bottom of the colony house so that the chickens couldn't get under it and then we opened one side of their yard so they could have free range. They have been out all day but didn't go far away and it was so warm that they took no hurt. We had no trouble getting them in to-night as they couldn't run under the house. I harrowed the pea field before dinner but didn't have time to run the ditches and I spent the after noon string up a fence along the woods west & south of the orchard to keep the cows back in the gully. I had to get Marj. to help me tack it to the trees. Dovey was not with the other cows to-night and after quite a search I found her https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/29233cc0823739ebcb91732c8408acf4.pdf 265ee697e68ff9472f6f048904dd2ff2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. over in Dave's flats, she had evidently crawled through the fence as the staples were all out of it, but I could not drive her back that way so had to bring her home around by the road. Mabel send word over <s>to-night</s> with some of the kids that she would come over and stay with Marj. to-night if I was going to band practice but she had to take her car home first so she walked up after tea. I was pretty late but walked down through the fields and we had a good practice. I called in home and Dad. showed me a letter from Mr. Parks which came to-day but which didn't explain the cable he sent on the 4th at all. He said he had been searching the files of the Public Record's Office for the Lord Justice's decision concerning the conversion question made years ago, he said this decision was binding on Justice Romer as it had been made by a higher court. Tuesday May 18th I took the drill back first thing this morning as Frank told me last night that he had 2 acres of the back field ready for it. I took it up there and Dad. was there with the team having just brought the seed back. When I got home I ran the ditches in the pea ground and then started to plough the side hill facing the school house. It works up like a garden all but the red clay nubs of the hills and they are pretty waxy. I cleaned out the ditches in the pea ground after dinner so only got in about an hour's ploughing this after noon. Ina was here to-day and Marj. drove her home to-night. Warm. Wednesday May 19th It rained from early this morning to nearly noon and then cleared up partly and has been a little cooler this after noon. I didn't do any thing much but chores this forenoon but chores and read the paper. This after noon Marj. drove down town taking Harry B. and got some corn chop for the little chickens and wheat for the hens, and marketed the eggs but as it looked so threatening took all but Aunty Alices to the store and so Mrs. Skey & Amy didn't get any. I herded Gay & the baby and worked a little at the flower beds. Marj. brought home two letters from Mr. Parks one the one that came Monday & the other one as I suspected was written first but arrived yesterday. It was a very dolourous one in which Mr. Parks said he felt quite discouraged over proceedings as he couldn't https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/010be729bf6279d0e26e38ec0498d349.pdf 0275dd0d4ed28324652b07e24c8f7d0d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. get Harry B's counsel to agree to reasonable terms. He Mr. Gover suggested at the consultation they had prior to the sitting that Dad. should get 2/3 of the fund I should get 2/3 and Harry B 1/3. Mr. Parks would not agree to this and told Mr. Gover that he did not need to concern himself with any but his own client (Harry B.) which apparently peeved the gentleman as he left the meeting immediately saying he had an appointment overdue. Later on however he got the counsel to agree on his terms which were Dad 4/5 Harry B 1/5 and me to get the interest on H.B's share during his minority. He said Mrs. Dick is an impossible woman and had sought another solicitor, but the judge had said that there must be no more delay over the "child" question but that Mrs. Dick must either make an affadavit or they must file evidence that there was no child. That part of it is evidently in the hands of the Master again. I don't understand about the Name & Arms question. The judge seems to have adjourned the case in order to let the counsel arrange terms among themselves so whether they have argued the point or not I can't make out nor can any of us. Thursday May 20th I ploughed to-day but didnt get a very good day in. I had to fill up the chicken's hoppers and nail up the line fence in the gully between Dave & me. This after noon I dug a place for Marj. to plant some flower seed under our bedroom window and fiddled in about an hour around the flower garden a thing which is very easy for me to do. Marj. Harry B & the baby went up to the Harvey Shand's about four o'clock and I wheeled the baby up as far as the school house for Marj. and back up the lane. It was much harder work than ploughing. Fine and warm but cool west breeze. Friday May 21st I ploughed this fore noon but this after noon we all went to town as Aunt Ella is here at Aunty's and they wanted her to see the children. She was delighted with them professed to be anyway. Marj. Harry B and I drove up town and took Mrs. Skey & Amy their eggs and got some meat. We then collected the other two kids and came home as it was looking very rainy & Marj. had bread ready for the oven. A cablegram came to-day reading "Sitting yesterday & to-day Adjourned June 2nd." Enah says they skip next week on account of Whitsuntide holidays. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/94909c487ac4f53f7953f61a2bcf96c0.pdf 4e7a4d7535d4bc66665d012d71b0e7f5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 22nd Saturday. It rained quite a shower during the night but there has been quite a high west wind all day and it has been getting colder. Marj. was under the weather so stayed in bed most of the fore noon and I had to stay in the house most of the time doing her chores, but was able to get my own done all right and about eleven Marj. got up and I went out and cut most of the lawn. I ploughed this after noon and rolled down what I had ploughed. After tea I walked down town and got my hair cut. I took a walk down to the lake to see what was going on at Ben's dance hall as he has started opening it Saturday night's now for the season Quint also had his shack open but was not doing much business. While I was talking to him Frank came over from the dance and I went back with him. It was so late that I didn't pay to go in and waited in there till midnight and then walked home as far as they went with Frank & Jonas. I heard Mr. Cornish telling Dad. the other day that he never saw any evidence of drunkenness down at the Summer Garden and attributed the fact to the beneficial effects of Probition although as I remember the old Pavillion dances in the wild and wicked days of the open bars it was always an orderly crowd of merry makers & Buck did not find it necessary to keep a burly man of brawn at the door to prevent drunks from entering, but Ben does, and Mr. Crook stands at his post for that purpose and spent most of his time while I was there trying to keep Leonard Powell and an inebriated pal out. They managed to get past him and as we were leaving he had successfully ejected Leonard who was with a great deal of staggering &profanity preparing to make another dash past the portal. Quint told me that Milton Jones who is Captain of the Elsie Doris this year and normally as sober as anyone I never heard before of him being full - was pickled to the ears to-night. He had fallen in with a young coon whose father had put him on the "Vigilant" years ago in Milt's charge and to-night he had a whole suitcase full of various liquors and to please him Milt had to sample them all. While I was in the barber shop, the barber was commenting on the spiflicated condition of some one on the street, and on the way home we fell in with Jack Pickford, who told us he had called in at a house to borrow a match and had run into a party and before before leaving they had https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6ca514f015adfc6426ccc96dcf81e438.pdf 085c92a5f374339805044645f3d173b4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. produced a bottle of the "real thing" and given him a couple of hookers. When we first saw him he was coming out of Alfred Smith's house so I suppose that was the scene of the party. This is the first Saturday I have been down town at night for a long time and of course Monday is a holiday but it looks to me as if the Prohibitionists, give a great deal of credit to Prohibition, which really belongs to high prices for booze and that about the only ones who benefit much from it are the bootleggers. Cloudy and very cold wind. Sunday May 23rd Except for finishing cutting the lawn and levelling up a step that Marj. made for the side door out of an old window casing that came with the rubbish I got at Mrs. Woodson's last fall I kept the sabbath in the most approved style. Harry B. Gay and I took a stroll down through the flats and gathered a nice bunch of violets which are thick in the pastures and old meadows, true, we were on our way to the corner to get the cream can which I forgot last night but we were very leisurely about it and paid the Lampkins a short call while we were on our way. We all had a snooze this after noon and I had a long one. I also sampled some books that Aunty Alice gave us the other day that they had duplicates of. We were very glad to have them. There was a copy of Moore, "The Ingoldsby Legends" which Marj. has been chuckling over." Kingsly's "Hypatia." The Wandering Jew and Lever's "Roland Cashel" and she is going to give us a Shakespeare complete in three volumes so they make quite an addition to our library. Sunny and bright but cold wind. Monday. May 24th {There is a wee sketch of the Union Jack.} I did not intend to take a holiday to-day but as it was a rainy morning early I didn't do very much but odd jobs and chores among them sweeping the school house. I got the horses up and harnessed them about eleven and got out early after dinner and ploughed all the after noon but didn't quite finish the field. It turned out a beautiful day when it cleared off and there have been a lot of rigs & cars on the road all day most of them bristling with fish poles. Tim walked over this after noon armed with his rifle and had shot a groundhog & thought he shot a crow. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/66adbc1b36041a770a65d338b5dab41c.pdf 8c7953e99ce63582ac088291b14eda76 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday May 25th I ploughed all fore noon and finished the side hill and ploughed a headland up as far as the strawberries to what I ploughed last fall. This after noon I rolled the fresh ploughing and harrowed the whole thing. Ina was here to-day and Marj. <s>brought</s> took her home to-night and they went down to Welsh's to get another cream can as the one he left had a hole in the bottom. Dad. drove over for a few minutes this morning, he had been at Evan's so came on out to see how we were getting along. He had two more letters from Mr. Parks telling of the court sitting on the twelfth. It is hard to understand it but things are not going very satisfactorily evidently. The Judge raised a point as to who should argue the Name & Arms clause and appointed Gavin Simonds to argue for Fenton which looks to me as if possibly even Harry B. may be out of it yet. Fine and warm. Sunday June 6th For nearly two weeks now the pressure of farming and other things has prevented me from indulging in the frivolity of diary writing so I don't intend to rack my brains trying to recall the detail of each days happenings. The weather for the most part has been dry and cold with only one or two really hot days and the same number of showers but no soaking rain such as is needed along with good hot weather to make things grow. Wednesday May 26th I disked up the piece back of the barn where I hope to put roots and ploughed out a furrow for potatoes. We have about enough Early Rose seed that Aunty Alice gave us to plant a row. I went to band practice at night and Chris asked me if I could let him have the money I owe him for the chicks before the first of June. I got a ride home with the Lemmon's and brought my horn as Ernie Knight asked us to go to Simcoe on Sunday. Thursday the 27th Dad. Enah Tim. Harry B and I all went to the circus. Aunty & Aunty Alice disapproved of Harry B going but I was anxious for him to see the animals that he knows now only by pictures. Marj. drove him down in the morning while I planted the potatoes. He stayed at Auntys for dinner and I walked down & met the rest and we all went up on the one o'clock car. Lee Bros. the proprietors of the circus proved to be true disciples https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/60962be50a330406a543679f9f40204b.pdf 30461c2b68aefee2c6ff8f41187ca0cf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. of P.J. Barnum as far as adhering to the creed that there is a sucker born every minute was concerned. Dad. paid the shot for all of us and it must have nearly broke him as they soaked him 80 cts a ticket to get into the outer tent and another 80 to enter the inner shrine. They had very few animals and what they had were a pretty moth-eaten looking bunch, and I never saw such dirty and ragged boys as the chore boys were.The inside performance consisted almost entirely of the animals tricks as there were very few acrobats or clowns or any thing else that generally goes with a circus except a large crowd. However it was a success as far as Harry B was concerned as it was the best he ever saw so I was not sorry he went. He stayed at Auntys all night and I walked home & was dead tired when I got here. I didn't stay all the after noon at the circus but went down and interviewed Frank Reid about borrowing some money on a mortgage. I gave him the particulars but will have to take Marj. up and arrange with Mrs. Quanbury to pay her off before the payment falls due. I hate to put another mortgage on the place but it seems the only thing to do. We are about $700.00 in debt and people are wanting their money. Dad. told me on the way home that he could lend me enough to pay Chris. and that I had better wait to hear the outcome of the hearing on June 2nd so I decided to do it. Friday the 28th Frank came over with his tractor and ploughed nearly all my corn ground while I went over there and helped Dad pitch manure to put on their corn ground. Saturday 29th being Harry B's birthday I drove down and got Aunty & Aunty Alice and brought them out for the day, and we had a very nice day & I got nearly all the flower garden dug. Sunday the band went to Simcoe to a memorial service in the Baptist church. Carl Lemmons, Frankie & Jim Ryerse called for me about nine o'clock and we assembled at the Armouries were strengthened by some of the members of the defunct Simcoe band and marched to the church where we sat for nearly two hours and endured a very tiresome and silly service or programme I don't which they called it. We got home about two oclock and I spent the remainder of the afternoon snoozing. Monday Frank came out here and finished ploughing the corn ground and worked it up and I went https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e3c06276006bcfc49dd40b00acdc7cfa.pdf 852e98ef24c07e768f94138359eb79ad PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. over there and helped Dad. haul out manure. I was late getting over so we didn't get in an extra good day. Frank coolly informed us when we came home that he was going over to plough for Roy Hammond to-morrow as we wouldn't be through with the manure so I went over again Tuesday and helped Dad. although I had figured on being home. Wednesday I didn't go over but as Queen's harness was over there I couldn't work the team but just did odd jobs around here. Thursday being the King's birthday school was closed and Tim came over here with his rifle to shoot groundhogs in the after noon and I foolishly went with him so didn't get much done. Marj. was very provoked at me. She was over at the Lampkin's all the after noon as poor old Dave was laid up again with his legs swelled up. Friday June 4th Dad. brought the spreader over and we covered the corn ground putting it 8 loads to the acre, and we didn't use quite all there was in the yard. Saturday 5th I went over to Dave's with Queen and got his Dock and sowed his oats & harrowed them in for him. I sowed them by hand and as I never tried the job before and as the ground was rough I am afraid I made a poor job of it but it is so dry I don't think they will come anyway. In the after noon I brought Dock over here and with him and Queen rolled my peas and disked the manure into the corn ground. I also rolled the summer fallow which I have decided to do with the side hill facing the school house. Sunday June 6 has long since past so I will have to continue in the same manner, the Bagley's were all out for dinner that day, and it rained a little. Monday 7th I went back over to Daves and with Queen & Doc. rolled his oats & harrowed them again and then came over here & harrowed & rolled my corn ground. Tuesday 8th I went over to help Frank plant his corn but it was such a rainy after noon we didn't finish. Not much rain fell but ever now and then a sharp shower would make us hunt shelter. We sought it twice at Pickford's and the first time he came back with us but it was too wet after the next shower. Dad. came out here to mark out my field but didn't finish owing to the rain. I went over to Mrs. Quanbury's and as she had 700 & she was very anxious to put out I borrowed it. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/968edf197fba97189c576fe645af612e.pdf 4afe79740b6dfe1bafaf6847c600e438 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. it and wrote a card to Frank Reid to say I wouldn't need to get any from him. It looks as though this fortune was gradually fading from our ken. They finished the argument on June 2nd but the judge has reserved his decision for a week or so which looks as if he was not at all convinced that Dad's claim was good. Wednesday 9th Frank came over <s>this morning</s> before I finished marking out the corn ground and started planting and we finished about four o'clock. Thursday 10th Marj. & I went down in the afternoon and signed the mortgage at Gibsons and Charlie Quanbury met us there with the money. I spent the rest of the after noon paying debts. Thursday July 1st I have been too busy during the daytime and too dead tired at night to write and I can't remember the daily happenings of the last three weeks. The weather is still cool and dry although we had a couple of good rains. I have cultivated my corn one way once but it is growing very slowly. We got the garden in but nothing is up yet except some corn & potatoes and the chickens are ruining it. I can't keep the little divils out. They are growing fast and are too big to go through the fence but they can now fly over it. I had Cecil & Frank over here for three days last week and we shingled the north side of the barn roof a job which it is a great relief to have done as it was in very bad shape. The alfalfa is very late this year but is fit to cut now Dad. cut his yesterday or the day before. Cousin Harry & Cousin Lizzie from California have been here now for a week or so & are leaving to-morrow. We have had very few strawberries <s>lately</s> so far but they are beginning to ripen faster now. The Band went to Selkirk for the Oddfellows on June 13th & stayed down and gave an evening concert for a supper of salmon sandwichs & lemonade & half the collection. We got home about 9.30 and it was after midnight when I finished my chores. We went to Simcoe on the after noon of the 16th to the horse races and had a lot of fun getting back before tea. I drew $2.50 to-day for both trips. Last Sunday we went up to the cemetery with the Dover I.O.O.F and Monday night next we are booked for Jimmy Ryerse's to serenade him as he & Katie Smith got married on June 10th. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dcc2818316d3efdc5d5c2927c1c8b2a0.pdf 0642238a95c77a2b632e28ec6cdcebed PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dad's letters from Mr. Parks have been none too cheerful lately, he hopes the judge will decide in Dad's favour but there is an old case that may prevent he said, but the other day Dad. got a cable from him reading "Decision July 1st. Don't worry." which Dad thought meant that he and heard something in confidence from the Judge's clerk. Dad. was possibly right for to-day two cablegrams's came one from Mr. Parks reading "Successful" and the other from White's saying "Judge decides you solely entitled to land. No steps can be taken until Fenton decided whether to appeal or not." They came just before noon and Aunty Alice showed them to me when I went in for my horn at noon and I took them over to Dad. on my way home for tea to-night as he wasn't down town all the after noon. It is the best news we could hope to get but it will be better if we hear that there will be no appeal. It has been a beautiful day for the "First" I drove down to Aunty's about 8 o'clock this morning & polished up my horn. I then came back changed my clothes & had lunch and we all drove down. I was with the band all the after noon and Cousin Harry took Marj. & Harry B around so that H.B. is so excited to-night, he can't talk fast enough or loud enough to get it all told about. They all went for a ride on the merry-go-round, had ice cream & came home with two balloons. We came home to tea and I walked back afterwards to play to-night. I was too late for the first half of the concert but played in the second part. John S. Martin congratulated Ernie Knight on his band and I think he deserved it. Friday July 2nd Harry B and I went over home first thing this morning to help Dad. & Frank cock up hay as it looks a little rainy and it is a beautiful crop. It is his first crop of alfalfa and it is thick in most places with alsike & timothy besides the alfalfa. Dad. only had part of it raked up this morning but finished before dinner in spite of interruptions and we got it nearly all up in cock by to-night. We were not particularly excited over yesterday's cablegram but we found by to-day that the rest of the county is and to-night the old burg will be humming with the news as is not hummed for many a day, as a cable despatch was sent out from London to-day by the Canadian Press https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/41208fec7ab4282974e1fea8a380b3c0.pdf 1179ae3e8e681f6fcac350b791c50985 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. telling of the judges decision and it was blazoned on the front page of the Brantford Expositor to-night with a heading nearly as big as that announcing the defeat of Meighen's government by one vote. First thing this fore noon a big car drove in the lane & a young man came over to where Dad was raking and held a long interview with him. Finally Dad. called me over and introduced him as Mr. Pearce of the Simcoe Reformer. He said a press despatch had come through from Toronto this morning and he wanted all the details he could get. Dad. was loath to say much but when he found the papers had got as much as they had he thought it was no use trying to keep any of it quiet. Pearce had not been gone long when Mr. McKinnes the Presbyterian minister drove in & said that a friend of his on the Hamilton Herald had called him up and asked him to come over and get an interview with Dad. About five o'clock Mr. Barwell drove over. He was half dead with a bad headache but he said he couldn't resist coming over to congratulate Dad. & showed him the Brantford Expositor which had under big headlines the following despatch to-gether with a note from their Dover correspondent probably F.H. Stringer. "London. July 2 - Justice Romer, in the Chancery Division has given judgment in the summons issued by the trustees of the will of "Quinty" Dick, who died in 1858 leaving property in Ireland and elsewhere said to be worth more than $2,500,000. A claimant to the estate was found in William Henry Barrett a farmer of Port Dover, Ont. The question was whether his claim was barred by a clause of the will, which stated that the person entitled to the estate should adopt the surname of Dick, and that if he refused or neglected to do so within a specified period, then the estate would go to the next person entitled. The judge said that the person who became entitled was entirely ignorant of the will, and, therefore, could not have "refused or neglected" to comply with the condition". It is not much wonder the old town is agog with that being passed around. A Globe reporter called Dad. up to-night but he wouldn't go to to talk to him so Frank went. I drove home here about three o'clock to get Marj. as she wanted to go down and have a foot specialist who is at Coley's show store pass judgement on her https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4760097606b5d0c0e073af2b918f9bc3.pdf 3b16a22b8b66853946a4fe86311e8c9f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. feet, they have hurt her so much lately. He prescribed some sort of support which she ordered and told her she had been wearing shoes that were too short. Winnie Shand was here when I came home but didn't stay long, she came over for a couple of cans of dextri maltose for her baby. Marj. told her she had a couple of cans on hand to dispose of. I drove Marj. over to the farm & Enah went on down town with her while I cocked hay till she got back. Enah stayed down to go to choir practice to-night. Dave's cows had been in on my alfalfa to-day & poor old Dave had hobbled over to tell Marj. & was rather peeved so I fixed the fence after I got home to-night which made me pretty late getting through. Saturday July 3rd I got the mower out to cut the alfalfa this morning but as the seat was gone and I couldn't get the old seat ready without taking it to Evan's Marj. decided she had better go to town this morning instead of this after noon and she took the seat down to Evan's for me. She took down about a dozen boxes of strawberries which she had picked and sold them for 18 cts per box. I cut some seed potatoes while she was gone and cut the alfalfa this after noon. To-night Marj. dropped the potatoes that I cut and I hoed some of them in. Sunday July 4th We did a few odd jobs this morning and then all snoozed till about four o'clock when we drove over to the farm for awhile. Aunty was over there We read the account of the fortune in The Globe which gave a much greater space to it than the Mail & Empire. Warm and dry quite windy Monday July 5th I went over home this morning and got the rake and raked up the alfalfa before dinner and got part of it cocked this after noon but quit early and got ready for Jim Ryerse's serenade to-night & then Harvey Bose & Harper called for me before I had shaved. We had a great spread out there and a sort of practice. Walt Steele pretended to lead us as Ernie Knight had a blue streak on and wouldn't come down with Sid Beaumont, much to the latter's disgust. Marj. was down town this after noon peddling strawberries https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6d7986fb1a15affbab6602d3b00e3667.pdf f1436ad39beabff12852a4d5b93f80ea PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday July 6th I was over home all day to-day and we finished getting the alfalfa in in seven big loads and a lift. Dad. & Frank put five in yesterday making twelve loads off that field. Andrew Lowe came out here this morning and I left him to cock up the rest of my alfalfa and do some hoeing. Ina was here all day and Marj. drove her home and took Andrew as far as Pickford's corner. Hot & very dry Wednesday July 7th Dad. celebrated his birthday out here to-day and we got my alfalfa in. We only hauled three lifts to a load and made it in four trips & one lift extra, but it took us a long time to gather it off the hill so we were all day at it. Andrew came out and went back with Dad. He mowed away and hoed between loads. He is slow but a steady worker and a very nice fellow to have around. Hot. I walked down & back to band concert to-night. Very tired Thursday July 8th I cultivated corn all day with old Belle and as I went crosswise and twice in a row I didn't finish the field. Andrew was here and hoed steadily all day and has the mangolds tomatoes and nearly all the strawberries hoed. He stuck steadily at it although I strongly recommended an occasional rest as I was afraid he might get sick in the hot sun all day when he is not used to it. He walked home to-night through the field and said he couldn't come again till next week. I told him I could use him when ever he could come at $1.50 a day and his dinner & supper. Still very hot. Wind has been easterly but now west. Friday July 9th I should have finished cultivating my corn this morning but as Marj. wanted Queen this after noon to peddle berries I thought I would take the team this fore noon and cut the little flats by the school house and the weeds in the young orchard & this side of it and finish the corn this after noon but it didn't work out that way First of all I broke a breast strap and had to go up to the Shand's to borrow one and as there were none of the men at the house had to go back to the field next the woods where Charlie was cultivating corn to ask him where I could find one. I got the piece nearly down when https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4fc97962f549cc577e578047bf07e4de.pdf a5b74898228885f2a7e348b0275528e2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. a rivet came out of a section of the knife & it worked under another section and loosened all the rivets in the head of the knife. After dinner I went back to finish what I had left with the scythe, and worked & sweltered down there till three o'clock when I came up and got Queen ready for Marj. She took Harry B & Gay with her and left the baby with me I thought she would play in the sand pile by herself but she "howled dismal" if I moved ten feet away for her so I took her with me back to the little meadow and sat her on a pile of hay with her tin horn while I mowed the grass around the fences and then it looked so much like rain that I came up. Harvey Shand was mowing the school yard and he cut the little piece of timothy & marsh grass that I had had to leave for me which was very decent of him. I tried to put the baby to sleep and did get her off but she woke up as soon as I put her down and by this time it was so late that it was no use going out to cultivate so I weeded a little in the flower garden. It rained a short shower. Marj. & the kids got home after six some time after having terrible times. They put Queen in Clark Horn's barn when the shower came up Mrs. Horn unhooked her for Marj. and Clark hooked her up again. Marj. had to carry her berries around to sell them and when she got Queen hooked up again the flies were so bad she wouldn't stand worth a cent. Saturday July 10th It rained during the night and was too wet to work at the hay so I hooked to the rack and went down town after some chicken feed and coal oil and took my broken mower knife over home to fix. I misjudged the time in some way and didn't get to town till noon and it was after one by the time I got back to the farm. I just got there in time to miss a heavy shower. After I had dinner there Frank and I went to fix my mower knife but broke the lower iron that the sections are riveted to so I had to take it over to Evan's to be welded. It was nearly six by the time I got home. Dad got a typewritten copy of the judge's decision to-day together with clippings from the London Times & the Daily Mail and letters from Mr. Parks & Wasborough It rained several little showers during the after noon and turned much colder with the wind in the north west. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a76f3e5942b4ece0adbe86cf2bb320f9.pdf b9c3bdb6a2fb8a314c8418b913545710 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday September 3rd Great events since the last entry. The first installment of the fortune has come and Dad. has booked his passage on the Montroyal which leaves Quebec a week from to-day. It doesn't seem true yet and we can't realize that we are in the millionaire class so don't act like it. The most important thing to us yet is the crops and Dad. hates to leave to "mess about" with a pesky fortune with so much work around the farm to be done. I don't know whether he will feel any different when he gets back or not, habit is a terrible thing and it beats all what some people "won't" do for money even millions of it. After the excitement of the judge's decision died down, things dragged along through July without much happening. Mr. Parks was busy with the unborn babe business and finally got the master's certificate saying no child had been born, this news he cabled and about the end of July sent word over that the Judge had declared Dad. entitled to the whole fund on the strength of the master's certificate without any argument in court. During this time he couldn't find out for sure what the Right Heirs were going to do about appealing and asked Dad. if he would be willing to compromise with them. Mr. Manning at first advised against a compromise as he said they had absolutely no claim and shouldn't get anything but as they had a right to appeal and by doing so could delay the case until nearly Christmas and possibly for a year or two, Dad. thought it wisest to settle & since all the counsel have agreed with that decision. Early in August Mr. Parks made them an offer of £35,000. and not long after they accepted but as they all had to sign and he had to send a document out here for Dad. to sign giving his authority to the Trustees to pay over the money it was not until last week that the final message came saying "Cheerio." and Dad. did not take any steps towards arranging for the trip across until Wednesday when he knew for certain that Mr. Parks had cabled £1000 to the bank for him. Now he has to step lively to be ready by the 10th. Dick we expect home to-day and he will go with Dad. Enah & Tim. Marj. & the kids are going to Haliburton while Dad is away and I am going to take the cows over there and stay with Frank. Dad wrote to George Pelly to come so we expect to have quite a time among the three of us. Dads funniest experience so https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b55300b4436a9be30dfe78c73d8ceb34.pdf 2d24d5c96a14fb322994eeeb583eac95 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. far in connection with the affair is the number of letters he has received from all over the country begging for money, some of them are rather pitiful but as he can't inquire into the circumstance of the writer's he doesn't answer them. He has had three from Holland one just asking for his photograph & autograph and one written in dutch which he had to send to Montreal and have translated. One was from Quebec written in French which Aunty could read and others from almost every province in Canada and two or three from Ireland, some of them claiming relationship to either the Barretts or Dicks. One long letter came from a woman in Saskatchewan who hailed from Haliburton. Marj. knew her family well. She wanted to go in for raising orphans. Dick arrived safely to-day and everyone is on the move to get things in shape to leave. Dad Enah Tim & Dick are going over to England and Marj. & the kids are going up to Haliburton while Dad. is away and Frank & I are going to keep batch at the farm to be joined we hope by George Pelly as soon as he can get here from B.C. I am going to take my cows over there to avoid running back and forth to do chores. Farming operations in this corner of the earth have been unsatisfactory lately. We had ideal haying weather and got the hay in in fine shape but it was too dry for the corn and small stuff my corn is a failure and I had hoped for a good crop with sweet clover & manure ploughed down. As soon as harvest commenced the rainy season opened and we hadn't a chance for three weeks or so to do any thing with the crops some managed to get the wheat in between showers and we hauled this little piece of mine in one load before the rains were over but it got badly weathered. We are just at the oats now. Frank has all the oats south of the gully cut and a few rounds in the back field but he broke a part of the binder and now is contemplating turning the cows in on them as they are rusty and down and a mess with sweet clover. We finished hauling the field west of the lane next the gully today. Dad. got his second crop of alfalfa cut this week & it is a beautiful crop. We hope to haul it or most of it to-morrow. Mr. Barwell took Dad. & Enah to Simcoe to-day to get some clothes and they are going to take https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/341c28b43dc236db43f6247ca2ebf3c3.pdf dfdaa7df93dbc7d478e820498d2dcb2a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Enah to Brantford tomorrow D.O. and Barwell wanted Dad. to go too but Dad. said if it was a fine day he was going to haul alfalfa. Barwell tried to persuade him that a mere field of alfalfa was nothing to a millionaire but Dad. doesn't see it that way. He says he may not care but the sheep & cattle will suffer next winter if we don't save it in good shape. The principal event of this summer for us was a month's visit from Miss Bain & Dorrie. They were here from the middle of July till the middle of August and we had a very enjoyable time of it while they were here and hated to see them go. I had Andrew Lowe out here for a couple of weeks hoeing mangolds & helping with odd jobs but he got a job at the fish shantys and now the mangolds are all weeds and most of them have not been thinned. We had a big family picnic out here one day while Dorrie was here, and all from Huby's Aunty's & the farm were out, the kids all had a fine time to-gether. They had another picnic down the shore with Nell Marchington's kids. Mr. Bagley took them down, he was very good about toting us around whenever he could. The Doodle-bug can walk well now but she is a puler the worst of the whole bunch. Saturday September 4th Had hoped to rush in the alfalfa to-day but rain prevented. Rained most of the fore noon and dark & drizzly this after noon. I killed and dressed the 8 cockrels I had in the crate this morning and took six of them down town this after noon, sold a pair to Colman's a pair to Clare Herring gave Aunty Alice a pair and we kept a pair, bought a new hat for myself, got home late. Marj. went up to the Shand's with Queen when I got home and telephoned Clara who insisted on us all staying with her Tuesday night. Sunday September 5th A rainy morning or Sundays it is always a great temptation to me to lie in bed, and as both conditions prevailed this morning the temptation was doubled and I yielded, and stayed in so long that I felt tough when I did get up. Spent most of the fore noon doing odd jobs & shaving. We had a combination dinner & breakfast about 11 o'clock and then all went down to Aunty's to see Dick who is leaving tomorrow for Ottawa to get the <s>trans</s> pass-ports fixed up. Dad. & Enah were there for dinner. It was dark when I got through milking & Marj. has gone over to the Lampkin's to say good-bye to them. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7bfbfd08b11aec1794e5f8704f87a491.pdf 83f5a48cc5d71dc2414a83b92a782d49 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday September 6th It has been a fine day but too wet from yesterday's rain to do any thing with the hay so I spent the day here at home putting the roof on my new chicken pen. I got what little sheeting is necessary for a tin roof on both sides and got the roofing on the north side I didnt make a good job of it getting it started crooked in some way but it will afford some shelter for them. Ina has been here all day helping Marj. get ready. I picked a couple of bushels of early apples in the young orchard this after noon to send to Dorrie & Phyl. I forgot, but it it did rain one very heavy shower early in the forenoon Tuesday September 7th Frank came over before we were through breakfast and helped me take the three cows over home. The yearling wouldn't go out of the yard and the calf got as far as the end of the lane and then went wild and bolted back so we left them here in the gully to keep old Belle company but I imagine they will be pretty lonely themselves and the calf will miss his milk. I drove Queen over to the farm and left her there and walked down town Dad had gone to Simcoe with Mr. Barwell but left me a cheque for $200.00 at Aunty's which I took up and deposited saving enough out of it to get our tickets and send Marj. off with. Quint drove me back here about noon and took the trunk and apples back with him to the station. After dinner I walked up to Harvey Shand's with the school house key as Ray doesn't know yet whether he is going to stay here or not. Mr. Bagley came out for us at 3 o'clock and took us down to Aunty's and then called for us again and took us to the train at 4.40. We had an uneventful trip to Toronto. Mrs. Kerr & her two boys went down too. The kids were very good. Harry B. intensely interested & rather excited over it all. Gay excited and a little frightened at the sudden noises especially when we passed another moving train which we did once or twice and the Doodle bug, very pleased with everything and highly excited and rather resentful at being confined to one spot. Clara met us at the station and drove us right to their house, which is a brand new one and very nice. It looks small but has an amazing number of large rooms in it. It is just west of Bathurst St. on top of the hill. We gave the kids their tea and put them to bed then had ours https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0a1739d4c7c0a6a1a2cf140302b7da6f.pdf c200c95984051d2d1c562adf629ad86c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. and visited with Clara for a short time. {Bud?} is away before going to bed. Beautiful day. It is a rather depressing sight the condition of the farms along the track, field after field of oats in shock and very few in, any amount of alfalfa standing in cock badly weathered, and most of the summer fallows green & untouched. I only noticed one field sowed. Wednesday September 8th I was awake before daylight this morning and up soon after. I got Harry B. dressed. I slept with him & Marj. had the other two with her. I took a little walk before breakfast and Harry B & Donny had quite a romp together in Clara's little backyard. Her young Scotch maid was delighted with the "bonny wee kids" We were all up in plenty of time but dawdled a little too long over our breakfast and then had an awful scramble to catch the Haliburton train which left at 7.45. Clara drove us right down to the tracks as we thought we would save time but we had to climb through between two other trains to get our own and just got on board as she pulled out. I hadn't time to say goodbye properly and to pick out a decent seat but had to jump while they were on the move. I went back through the station to the street and after some little time found Clara to tell her they were off safely. She had had trouble finding a place to park her car. I was too late to get a train back home via Hamilton but had just time to get the fast train to Brantford. I was about an hour there getting into Dover on the noon radial. Quint met me and drove me up to Aunty's where I had dinner and waited till Dad. Enah & Tim came down. Mr. Barwell drove them down and took them up town to get their tickets from Gibbie, fortunately they came at the last minute and they had a letter from Dick saying he had no trouble getting the passports. All of us but Aunty & Aunty Alice went to the station to see them off & there was quite a crowd there. I think most of the town has said goodbye in the last day or two. The good old burg seems to be more delighted over Dad's prospects than we do. We still feel as if we would wake up and find out it isn't true, and rosy as the future looks we couldn't help feeling a little heavy hearted to see them going so far away. It is the first big change to be made in our peaceful life and no matter what time has in store for us it can't discount the good https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c2f8f63ebebea8ac7339aa54426616a4.pdf e94198f975d7b863e304cca7f3937c7a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. old times we have had, for in spite of worries and hard scratching the old life has been a happy one for the most part, and for sentimental conservative folk like us changes even pleasant ones are not made with out some misgivings. New shoes always pinch a little and old ones are mighty comfortable even if they do leak. After the train left Frank went up town to get some provisions and I walked home and hooked up Queen and drove over here to get my old clothes and a few other things. This place looks lonely and desolate but it sort of accords with my mood to-night. I saw Ray & George and they said the two calves have been very distressed all day. I fed the chickens and gathered the eggs & then went back over home. Frank had the cows up and got tea while I milked. I went down to Horticultural meeting to-night and he went down to Pickford's as Irene returned from the Old Country on Tuesday. I got a ride home with Irvin Jones and was in bed when Frank got home. Fine day but pouring rain to-night & the alfalfa turned out. Thursday September 9th It rained most of the fore noon but cleared this after noon and is quite cold to-night. Frank and I have done nothing but chores all day and he went down town with Pickford this afternoon and I sat in the house and read and I am afraid caught cold, as my throat is sore. We went to the show to-night and saw Kelly & Cohen a good show. Aunty is all in to-night. She went up to the dentists and had three teeth and two roots out without saying a word to any one about it. Frank and I got a little medicine for our colds to-night and I think feel better. Friday September 10th There was a very heavy dew last night so we couldn't do any thing with the hay or oats till noon but we went out home and gathered up some apples for cider. Frank drove Queen out on the buggy and I took the team over and we brought the waggon back. Ray came over while we were there and I left instructions with him to feed the chickens. He doesn't know yet whether he is going to stay or not. Quint came over at noon with a card Aunty Alice had got from Dorrie saying Marj had arrived safely but was tired out and asleep. I got one to-day with the same news. Quint said Aunty was better. Just as he got out the lane he met a reporter from the Simcoe Reformer wanting all the news he could get as well as pictures of Dad, the house and anything of https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fc1d494e7168abaf5d1c1643c98358cb.pdf f076a273eb38202250ac9d0ae5340005 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. interest. Quint came back to get me and I went down & interviewed him I didn't know what to do about it but he said there was a long article in a Hamilton paper so that if they are going to print it anyway they might as well have the facts. It was Capt. Ralph Smith and he was very decent. After he left Frank and I shook out alfalfa till chore time. It is soaked through and just about ruined. I went to bed right after tea after taking a hot drink in an endeavor to break up a cold which I feel coming on. Frank went down to Pickfords Fine and quite warm, wind still in the west. Saturday September 11th We had a couple of delays this morning first by Pickford coming after his milk and then Billy Mills who came to get the drill. By the time we got the team hooked up and our apples over to Charlie's it was nearly noon. Frank rode on down town to get Bill Laings to put me up some chicken feed and we went down to-night and got a bag of it in the buggy while I was milking. This after noon we shook out the rest of the alfalfa and had a look at the oats. They are grown fast to the ground and Frank thinks he won't try to haul them. We separated the ram lambs and put them in on the alfalfa and shut the old ram in the stable. To-night Frank and I both went down town. He went to the dance with Irene and I went up for a short time to a political meeting and heard John S. Martin. He is far short of what I would call a good speaker the popular verdict to the contrary notwithstanding. Stansell spoke before I got there and Pratt after I left. Fine & warm. Sunday September 12th It was a very dark morning and Frank and I slept in later than we should have and consequently Frank was late for Sunday school and I for church I went down to Aunty's for dinner and spent the after noon writing to Marj. Frank went down to Pickford's for dinner and came back here to do noon chores. Bob was here with him when I got home at 4 o'clock and they have both gone back there to-night. I drove out home as soon as I milked & had tea and shut <s>some</s> the chickens up so that I can catch some to ship tomorrow. Very threatening all day. Monday September 13th Frank was ploughing at Roy Hammond's all day and I went out home to crate up some cocrels and ship them. I found Ina out there washing and the Bagley's all came out while I was there and got some crab apples https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ec98536fd895ce31d175321f90bf1ab1.pdf 55a58bf9ea66fb9c3793e2e6f4cc7a07 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. It was noon before I got away with the chickens and I came back over here and had lunch then on down town and shipped the chickens. The mail came while I was here and there were letters from Dad. & Enah written on the boat and sent ashore with the pilot at Father Point. I went back out home and although it was four o'clock when I got there I cut my alfalfa. It took me till dusk and I didn't get back here till after dark. Frank had every thing done but milking. He left as soon as he helped me separate so I had tea in solitary grandeur but he had provided a good one for me. Fine and cool. Tuesday September 14th Sid McBride took Frank and me out to vote this morning first thing. We picked up the John Evans on our way and out and coming back went in to get Art Quanbury He demurred so Frank and I offered to throw on a load of manure for him while we was away, but they were gone for so long that it was nearly noon when we got home. We hauled in two loads of alfalfa this after noon. To-night Pickford and Bob. came down and we went down to hear the returns. They were being posted up in Pat's drugstore window as they came in and were any thing but encouraging for us Tories. They were very incomplete when we left but it looked as if we had lost a good many Ontario and Maritime seats and gained nothing in Quebec. Meighen was way behing his opponent in Portage-la-Prairie and King had an easy victory in Prince Albert. Dover gave Stansell a majority and they thought when we left he was elected by a small majority. We fell in with Cecil down there and waited till about 11 o'clock for Gibbie to show up as we were going to get him to drive us over but he didn't come so we walked over leaving a note on his car to come over. He arrived after midnight. The scene that followed after we got here was to disgraceful to describe in writing and I am afraid I was the biggest fool of the crowd. We had lots to drink and I took more than I figured on. We caroused around till about two o'clock and then Pickford fell out the back door and hit his head, so Frank and Cecil put him to bed. Gibbie got sick and I went to sleep on the sofa. Gibbie Frank and Cecil took Bob. home in Gibbie's car. Gibbie started to drive but Cecil had to take the wheel to keep them out of the ditch. When they got back Cecil and Frank went to bed in Tim's bed and Gibbie curled up in his car where he spent the night. Raining to-night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/43e971755af7a7c7a0974ae19da8debf.pdf 785f31e7698a1c073490e84982c96423 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday September 15th Pickford woke the household this morning running around calling "Lily, Lily, is it time to get up yet." so the rest of us got up and I managed to wobble back and get the cows up and milk but was no good for any thing else. I felt awful tough and repentant, couldn't eat and finally went back to bed. Cecil took Gibbie home and put him to bed and then came back here with the car and he and Frank went down to Bob {Leiths?} and got some jacks to jack up the barn down at Aunty's and Frank stayed down till about one o'clock and got his hair cut Cecil & Frank kept in good shape all through the performance and this morning straightened up the house so that there was no sign of any irregularity. Aunty Alice said she was going to come over but as it poured rain all morning we didn't expect her, however she came and found me in bed and Frank away. She got dinner for us and was here most of the after noon Frank took her home about four o'clock. I felt better this after noon and ate a good supper. We heard great honking of horns & shooting of guns this after noon so Frank and I started to drive down to see what was going on and found it was a Liberal parade. Just as we got to the corner the van-guard of it had stopped in front of Jack Martin's to make life miserable for him for a few minutes. They have cause for rejoicing as to-day's papers give King a working majority and the latest reports are that Taylor defeated Stansell in Norfolk-Elgin. Frank went for a drive to-night and I snoozed on the sofa while he was gone and finished a letter I started to Marj. this after noon, after Frank came home. Rotten day warm. Thursday September 16th It was too wet to do any thing much this morning I drove out home about noon and picked a basket of crab apples for Aunty and some flowers. The garden out there is a mass of bloom. It seems to bad for Marj. not to be there to see it as she spent so much time planting it. This after noon Frank and I drove down town and I took some eggs down. We got some supplies. I got a pair of rubber boots a new cap and a couple of good victrola records. Tonight Frank went down to the Pickfords and I went over to Sid Goodwin's and spent the evening. We played pedro and Sid and I beat Mrs Goodwin & Bessie Bessie also played and sang for us. Frank was in bed when I got home. Very cloudy drizzly & threatening. Warm https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/abc471dd4f616f143189e4e5357e1cf3.pdf 6a577677dbdebc69374bdd672705a72d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday September 17th I went down this fore noon to help at the Horticultural show but found I wasn't much needed. Frank and I turned alfalfa this after noon and tonight went to the Horticultural show. I went with the band. Cable "All Well" from Dad. to-day. Saturday September 18th Frank and I went down in the waggon this <s>afternoon</s> fore-noon and got my chicken crates and some oat chop. This after noon I walked over home while Frank did housework. We had a fierce time with the roan heifer of Elgitha's that lost her calf. Full description of event in Dad's diary, which I have kept up-to-date, neglecting this one. Sunday September 19th Frank, Draper, and I spent whole forenoon getting the heifer caught and milked. We went down to Aunty's for dinner as we were too late for church. We both came back to the farm early after dinner. Cecil Win and family were all here and stayed for tea. Frank drove Irene out home where they got some nasturtiums. We all went down town to-night. George arrived just as we were starting out. He came up this after noon with Ada and stayed over there for tea. We called in there on our way down and picked up Ada, then all went around home with Cecil & Win and on down to Aunty's. Clear and warm all day. Monday September 20th Went over home and picked crab apples for Dorrie while George & Frank picked her some plums. Aunty Alice also picked a basket of plums down there so this after noon I went down and expressed her 3 baskets of plums & {1?} of crab apples. George & Frank raked my alfalfa this after-noon and cocked part of it. I went out to-night & shut up chickens. Tuesday September 21st I rode Tim's wheel out home this morning and sorted out and crated 30 more cockrels. George & Frank came out in the waggon and we finished cocking the hay and this afternoon took the chickens down town and shipped them. We all went down to Pickfords to-night. Wednesday September 22nd We went over to my place to-day and hauled in the alfalfa in two loads. Had our lunch out there. Ina was there making catsup for Marj. Threatening day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a47fa5e597f0196efd57b477587eac3b.pdf 7613e209591a11863f3e084b15619c1e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday September 23rd Too wet to do any thing to-day. Frank and George went up to Simcoe Fair in the rain this after noon but I went to sleep instead. They rented a Ford car up there for $10 till after Sunday. Intended going down to Dr. McLaclan's to hear the Dempsey-Tunney fight come over the radio but it poured rain so we stayed home. Friday September 24th Frank and George put up the stove pipe on the inside kitchen stove this morning and I went over to Martin's to borrow the snips for them. I went down to Quanbury's to hear the fight returns. Tunney won on points without a knock out. Just 10 rounds. We hooked up to haul alfalfa this after noon but had to put the team back on account of rain. I had to strip part way and wade for cows to-night. Saturday September 25th This was a dismal day as dogs got in last night and played havoc with the sheep killing and wounding about a dozen. Will McNielly came up and valued them and I went down to the council with him this after noon. We will get $280.00 for them. Pickford dressed 3. Cold & rainy all day. Sunday September 26th We all three went to church this morning and up to Win's for dinner.This after noon George drove us out to my place and Cecil and I went in and figured on a few jobs there while George took Win & the kids for a drive in the rented car. He had hoped to be driving Ada around in it to-day but she went to London instead of coming to Dover. Monday September 27th George and I were at Art. Quanbury's thrashing to-day we started a little before noon and finished a little after so didn't get much else done. Frank took the car back to Simcoe and came home on the radial. Cloudy & cool Tuesday September 28th We hauled the rotten alfalfa or some of it off the field and piled it back of the barn. It is no good for any thing but manure now. Quint brought Aunty and Aunty Alice over this after noon and they stayed all night. Cool. Wednesday September 29th Frank and I finished the alfalfa. George was sick all day. Quint came over to dinner and took Aunty & Aunty Alice home. Cloudy https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/16e171e497fa53541103be4b104c8db3.pdf 132008139bda353162b88c2d5a80e4c3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday September 30th I drove down town this morning and ordered some asphalt shingles from Sutor for the house out home and got some chicken feed which I took out this after noon. Puttered around out there and got back here about dark. Friday <s>September</s> October 1st We three went out to my place this morning and Cecil, Quint and Avery Bush also went out so we got the house all shingled. Frank got dinner for us out there. Very threatening rained a little in afternoon Saturday October 2nd George went to Hamilton to-day to meet Ada. Quint, Cecil and Avery Bush went out to my place to shingle the old shed but just got the roof cleared and it began to rain so they came back to the farm. It didn't rain much however and they fixed the squirrel cage. I drove down to Sid's to get Queen's shoe set but Sid was too busy. I came home by the Lemmon's and {invited?} Frankie & Carl to the band party on Monday night. Aunty Alice was over for awhile this after noon. I walked down town to night and bought some more phonograph records. Sunday October 3rd We all went to church this a.m. and Frank and I went to the Pickford's for dinner. George went to Huby's with Ada, and Aunty & Aunty Alice. Frank went to church to-night. Warm and cloudy. Monday October 4th Cecil & Co. finished shingling north side of old shed out at my place this morning but didn't work this after noon. George and I drove out in the waggon and got some tables and chairs out there for our party to-night. We then went down town and got some edging at the box factory. Frank and George got a load of coal this after noon and Cecil and I made sandwichs for the party. It came off to-night in spite of rain and every one said they had a good time. Pickford and Frank spent considerable time mixing up a little cordial that looked like new cherry wine but which never the less had a kick to it, and by the shank of the evening most of the boys were in fine fettle. Pickford & Roy Dell especially. Roy pounded ivory for all he was worth and Pickford "sang?" The only marring feature was Carl Coleman gashing his finger https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7f2eb0f2d91194d6c57aa5f24c00ba5f.pdf f4e291f67c160cef5af56a310f08251e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday October 5th We all spent the forenoon washing dishes and cleaning up the house and this after noon I wrote to Marj. and went down town to post it. Herb Law was over to-night and spent the evening Rain Wednesday October 6th We started at the corn to-day, got some pulled but didn't take the team out. Field very wet. Cloudy & drizzly. Thursday October 7th Frank hauled down a small load of corn on the waggon box with side boards and George & I cut road and pulled more. It is a very poor crop and large patches drowned out. We all went down to see Sid Goodwin to-night but there was no one home. We went on down to Huby's but they had callers so we went from there down to Aunties but they were just going to bed so we came home. Cool and cloudy. Friday October 8th Hauled more corn to-day & got some chicken feed some of which I took out home this after noon. Froze last night. Saturday October 9th Hauled 2 loads of corn to-day but last nights frost nipped it. Bond says another frost will make it unfit for packing but it is milder to-night. Sunday October 10th We all went to church this morning but were late. Harvest home service. George and I had dinner at Auntie's and Frank and Irene went for a picnic up the lake shore in the rain. I came home early and did chores. George stayed down to see Ada off and then came home and got my supper. Very mild. Monday October 11th George and I built a plank bri ge over the mudhole in front of the cow stable door as it was getting so deep we were afraid of losing a cow in it. We then pulled all the corn there was left. Ben Ivey came over at noon to demonstrate his new $4650. Stutz car. He drove us up to the halfway house and back at about 50 miles an hour and had George & me scared stiff. He hit the railway track going at high speed and just about put me through the roof of the car. When we https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e14835edf0475b07887fb859f7d6a6f8.pdf 89f7ac1df85cf42e1793e48f4a213112 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. got back there was a card in the mail from Marj. saying she wanted mouse-ear for the kids as there was Whooping cough in Haliburton, so I had to ride Tim's wheel out home to get it. Ray rode over just before I left to say poor old Belle was in a hole out there and couldn't get out, so George walked out and shot her. I hated to have it done but it was the only thing to do. I rode down town and posted the mouse-ear to Marj. and then came home and milked as Frank & George were down with the corn till after dark. Lea Marshall and Mr. {name?} as stock-salesman were in and delayed me for some time selling stock in the new comany Hamilton Dairys. Fine and mild. Tuesday October 12th Frank and I brought Roany & her calf up this morning then trimmed some ewes and Frank killed another badly wounded one. One of the wounded lambs died last night. He thrashed at Ryerse's this after noon. George & I drove down to Sid's and had Queen's shoe set had a cold lunch at my place and spent the after noon burying old Belle but didn't finish. Went down to-night to see the prize fight pictures. Phoebe operated on to-day. Very sick. Fine day. Wednesday October 13th Rained during the night so was too wet to do anything with my corn. I went down and called up Clara to tell her I would go down Friday night and go up to Haliburton with Marj. on Saturday. I got word from Marj. from Toronto saying she was coming back home here next week. This after noon I went out and finished covering up poor old Belle. George & Frank went down and got a load of old rubbish to burn from Aunties. Thursday October 14th I spent the day over home and had dinner at Mrs. Lampkins. I moved the glassware out of the sideboard down cellar so that Cecil & Co can move things around when they go at the floors. I dug some potatoes this after noon. There are a good many rotted but the early ones would have been a good crop. George and Frank dug up the old culvert in the lane which was plugged full of roots & mud, and Frank got Clare Deal to bring over some new and larger tile. They didn't quite finish the job. Friday October 15th I went over home for a while this morning and saw https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9cf17687c84e86d500bb3498a96ac5ce.pdf 16009caff71554fb9594253b4a556963 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Quint Cecil & Avery Bush started on the veranda out there. This after noon I went down town after dinner and got a hair cut & shave and left on the 4.30 for Toronto. I disembarked at Sunnyside and after much chasing around and inquiry joined Marj. at Mrs. Gorrie's. Bud & Clara took us from there to their own place in their car. The baby was at the Gorrie's with Marj. and had to be waked up but took it quite good naturedly, and then kept us awake with her crying most of the night. I don't think she knew me. Saturday October 16th Bud took us to the train this morning in plenty of time and we spent the whole day getting to Haliburton and came within an ace of missing our train in Lindsay as we thought we had a half an hour longer than we had. We had dinner there. Dorrie Harry B & Gay met us at the station. It was dark & pouring rain when we arrived but Dorrie had a car there. Miss Bain had tea ready for us and to-night I went with Dorrie & Madeline the understudy at the P.O. down to put flowers in the church. it was a beautiful fore noon but started to rain at noon and kept it up till after dark to-night. I almost think though that the gloomy day rather enhanced the beauty of the Haliburton scenery, although those woods, lakes & hills are beautiful in any weather. Sunday October 17th It was a fine morning but crispy & cold. Marj. Harry B. Dorrie & I went to church which is new and very pretty. The young parson whom Dorrie liked very much has been "called" to a better job in Kingston or some city so is leaving this little parish where one would think there was much need for his services, to depend on students and weekend supply till they can find a man (?) who "likes the place" well enough to settle, - and then they wonder what is wrong with the church. Dorrie. Marj. the three kids and I went down to see old Mr. & Mrs. Potts this after noon. Dorrie was the only one of the family to go to church to-night but she Marj. and I went for a walk after church. Clear & frosty. Monday October 18th Marj. has spent a busy day packing her trunks but as it has snowed steadily all day long I haven't done https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6efb365a97f5c2777b3219c7c078a142.pdf ff75f7a65deddc52a96bfbcf9ab01e6c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. much but sit around the house and read. Late this after noon Harry B. and I went for a little walk as Dorrie found me a pair of overshoes that fit me and we got a pair of rubbers for Harry B at the store. We went up to Laking's saw mill and saw them making shingles. I also gathered up some baskets and took them down to the station and expressed them to Dover. Seems milder to-night but still snowing. Tuesday October 19th We got up about 4.30 this morning had breakfast & then trudged through hard frozen snow to catch the six o'clock train. Dorrie went to the station with us and had Mr. Keefer call and take our trunks down on the mail barrow. It might have been a January morning by the feel of it. We have spent a long and tiresome day on the train, saw the sun rise and set from the car windows. The woods with the snow on them though were lovely. The snow disappeared by the time we got to Linsay, and it was quite pleasant in Toronto where we had lunch. Marj. & the kids didn't leave the station there but I walked a little way up Yonge St. and got a record for George and a tie for Frank's birthday. We left Toronto about two o'clock and had to go all the way to Woodstock where we caught the night train for Dover, arriving here about seven o'clock. The kids got pretty tired but were good. Frank met us at the station with a car he has rented for a short time and we stayed at Auntie's all night. Wednesday October 20th It rained nearly all day except for a snow storm this after noon so Marj. didn't come over to the farm. I came over first thing this morning but haven't done much all day except help get the Quebec heater up in the dining room. George and I went down to Auntie's to-night. Thursday October 21st Frank brought Marj. over in the car this morning and George took us both on out home where Marj. got some bedding and inspected the work done. The boys have the floors all laid. George drove me out again this after noon and I varnished one bedroom floor but the varnish didn't work properly on account of the cold. George and Frank brought the kids over this after noon so here we are at the Farm which is Bachelor's paradise no longer. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a4e0ce28870bf1099bc1f06ce3d07622.pdf 9ac2bc4a7845bdae469894f45bf32c53 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday October 22nd Rained all forenoon so I didn't do much but help Marj. get straightened around in the house. George & Frank cleaned out the chicken pens. Frank went to Simcoe with the Pickford's this after noon and George & I went down and got a load of hard coal but broke the waggon tongue trying to back it into the wood shed. Saturday October 23rd I was out home most of the day and got the snow apples picked. Quint and Avery Bush were out there and got the stairs built up to the attic. They spent most of the day I think figuring out how to do the job. George took the after noon off and took Ada for a car drive up to see the Reforestry station. Fine day. Sunday October 24th I was all in to-day with a cold, and didn't do anything. George & Frank went to church. Frank came home to do noon chores and then he & Irene drove to Port Rowan and came back here for tea. It was pouring rain most of the day, but weather doesn't seem to affect their plans in the least. Monday October 25th George and Frank took Dicky Smith down to the car this morning and got $60.00 out of Niel Elliot for her. Niel bought her the other day for $55.00 but came over this morning and asked Frank if we were going to bring her down and raised the price 5.00 when Frank said we weren't. Frank lied as we had her in the stable and would have started out with her in another half hour, but shady dealings with Niel seem almost justifiable. Frank & George drove Marj. & the kids over to see Mrs. Lampkin this after noon and then went over to Roy Hammond's to get the tractor but couldn't get her to work. Marj. said Mrs. Lampkin was overjoyed to see her and nearly hugged her head off. I went down to band practice to-night. Rotten cold day. Tuesday October 26th Frank & George hauled up the binder which has been sitting in the back out field since before Dad. left. Art. Quanbury came over and sized up the cow stable roof situation, it caved in on Sunday & we have to make temporary repairs for the winter. George & I cleared up the debris this afternoon while Frank was getting chicken feed etc. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4cc452bc694201d055626e2e1705908c.pdf f47293cef5c2a40490daf8968eb8ded1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday October 27th George Art. Quanbury & I spent the day fixing the cow stable roof and much to my surprise finished it and got the end nearly boarded in. Art only asked 35 cts an hour too. Cecil coaks me 60. and I don't think is a bit better workman. Frank went to Toronto to-day with Jack Walker. Jack has been at him to go before. Irene went down with them to hunt up a job. Frank got home late to-night with a nasty cold. The Bagleys went out to our place this afternoon to get some sweet apples and called in at the farm & took Marj. with them. Fine day, mild. Thursday October 28th I went down in the waggon this morning to get some lake sand & cement for Frank Slocombe to fix the cistern and Frank drove Marj. & the kids down in the car for supplies. I wanted to get a load of coal but there was none. I got some roofing for the veranda and took my load out after dinner. George and Frank picked apples. Cecil & Co were working out at my place & have the veranda about finished. Long letter from Dad. Lovely day. Raining tonight. Friday October 29th George & Frank went to Simcoe this morning to return the car and took me out home on their way. We went down town first and I ordered lumber to finish up my chicken house. Cecil Quint & Avery out there. I picked apples. Sutor brought the lumber out in the after noon and got stuck in the lane & had to unload. George Mace set up a radio outfit at the farm this after noon for a demonstration. He is agent for them. Marj. & I went out to the school house to-night as Mabel was having a Hallowe'en concert and wanted Marj. for a witch. George & Frank herded the kids who were in bed when we left. We were very late as the concert was a long drawn out affair. All of Charlie Monroe's family were there Charlie has taken Mrs. Tupper's place on shares and has been over there ploughing Saturday October 30th It has rained steadily all day long so nothing was done outside but chores. A female book agent was here for about 2 hours and roped Marj. & me in for $60.00 for a set of Children's books, "Journey's to Bookland" a good set but too much money. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/998d163a2409e33338613bb68a561f96.pdf 54f9292b2fbc800818f33d37ed442d97 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday October 31st Marj. George & Harry B walked to church this morning while Frank and I did house chores and looked after Gay & the Doodlebug. Frank got in line with several church services over his Radio. Harry B. stayed down at Aunties for dinner and Marj. the other two and I drove down and got him this after noon. We got St Paul's {Toronto} service quite plainly by Radio to-night all except Canon Cody's sermon. Monday November 1st Frank and George went down to Pickfords to help him load some pigs this morning and then Frank made a corn horse and this after noon we all started to cut the corn by hand but it blew and drizzled rain so that we got sick of the job and all went down to the creek for a while. Our curiosity was first aroused in that direction by a white object down the road which on closer inspection proved to be John S. Martin's new manure spreader that had been the object of a Hallowe'en prank and treated to a coat of white wash. Cecil & Co. finished the house to-day. Marj. & I went to the picture show to-night. Tuesday November 2nd Marj. the kids and I drove out home this forenoon and Marj. hunted out some extra clothing while I killed and picked a chicken for Aunty Alice. Frank and George picked up 20 bus. of apples this morning and this after noon took them over to Charlie's and had them converted into cider. I picked a couple of hampers of sweet apples this after noon. The boys were so interested by our account of Harold Lloyd in the show last night that they went to see him to-night. Wednesday November 3rd I went over home this morning and took my lunch Frank Slocomb & Bronsie {Name?} went out and patched the cistern. I picked some more apples, killed 3 more chickens and pulled some mangolds. Frank & George were at Martin's all day thrashing. Milder but cloudy Thursday November 4th Marj. had Mrs. Waldick over to help her do some cleaning to-day so George & I decided that it was no place for us and went thrashing over to Jack's, and persuaded Frank to stay home and help the ladies. Fine day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/482bc8c12de3ea81e7154064d3161391.pdf c3a6ed6489cc58d59c0fe98abc7d1af7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Friday November 5th This being Auntie Alice's birthday we celebrated over here and Quint brought Aunty and Aunty Alice over for dinner and to spend the after noon. Quint & Frank went down town again after dinner as Frank wanted to telephone McEwen about a ram. I had to go over to Proper's to thrash about the middle of the after noon. We thrashed his oats out and then they started on the buckwheat which Art Quanbury just finished cutting. Frank changed places with me then and I came home to help George milk. They had a cablegram from Dad. to-day saying they were leaving to-day for home. Saturday November 6th I went over home and took my lunch to-day and did several odd jobs took up the carrots & flower bulbs and piled up the mangolds and covered them there were only about a couple of wheelbarrow loads pulled. Frank went over to Proper's and finished thrashing. He & George did some odd jobs and cut some more corn. I met them at the top of the gully going after the cows when I came home bringing the cows with me. Fine day but rather cold wind. Sunday November 7th Marj. Harry B. and I walked down to church this morning but as Mr. Cornish had strained his back lifting a stove he was laid up and there was no service so Marj. went to see Mrs. W.J. Thompson and Harry B. Cecil David and I went for a walk up the beach and on our way back stopped in at Dave Waddle's to hear his old fashioned music-box. We left Harry B at Aunties for the after noon. Marj. & I drove out and saw Ina this after noon and arranged with her to go over home to-morrow and start putting things to rights. From there we drove down town and got Harry B. George stayed home with Gay & the baby this morning as Frank went to a party at Alec. England's about 11 o'clock last night and didn't show up till about 3 this after noon. Monday November 8th Auntie Alice came over to-day and kept house & kids while Marj. & I went out home to colaborate with Ina in settling the house. It was a beautiful day and we got a fine stroke of business done. Squaring things around was greatly simplified by having easy access to the attic as we carted an enormous ammount of https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/55869ac643b183df5abea5c6d030c0ad.pdf 4dac217bc235e2774129b09ed99b9eb6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. superfluous matter including the old armchair and old sofa up there. The attic which was next thing to useless before is now about the most useful place in the house. George and Frank trimmed up most of the ewes this morning and Frank cut corn this after noon while George celebrated Thanksgiving day by taking a holiday. Ada being home for the day. Tuesday November 9th Our fine weather came to an end as it rained nearly all day, and is getting colder to-night. Frank and George trimmed the ram lambs and did a few odd jobs while I chored around the house. Marj. and I went down town this after noon and left the family in charge of their uncles. Marj. did some shopping while I went down to the Custom's Office to tell them to be on the lookout for Dad's shipment of silverware, which will have to be taken directly to the Royal Bank vault. Huby was down on the same errand so I was saved the necessity of telling Mr. Quinn the man who is relieving Norman Holden for a couple of weeks. He said he had just cleared a rum runner for Eric. He was still in harbour load full of all kinds of choice booze. Wednesday November 10th This has been a day which would have been cold in the middle of January. The ground was covered with snow this morning and it has been freezing and blowing a gale from the North West all day. We kept the cows in the stable and went out in the waggon first thing and brought in a few shocks of corn to feed them. George and I then drove down town in the waggon and took some apples to Auntie and Huby. and got some house provisions and chicken feed for me. This after noon I took the chicken feed out to my place along with most of the furniture which we brought over for the night of the band party. I had Dad's mackinaw on and the buffalo robe around me but had to get out of the waggon & walk to keep warm. I found Ina over there doing some further cleaning. Frank & Marj. spent most of the day cleaning out the cellar and I guess had a big job as it hasn't been properly done for years. Thursday November 11th Everything was frozen solid this morning but it was a fairly nice day, we decided to cut corn. Frank went over https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5eb55fff7f467a3fd466cc74aa037fcb.pdf 8da6c0590b0d9396eac143e57c8175e5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. and saw Billy Mills about sending a man over to return threshing time and about 11 o'clock Milt Ried came over and this after noon Jonas Ryerse came up to return for the time Frank spent down there threshing so by to-night we had well over half the field cut. To-night Marj. & I walked down to the picture show which wasn't much good but we thought it would be our last chance for awhile. George went to a returned men's banquet at Henderson's to commerate Armistice Day and Frank spent the evening with a new Radio Set that Alan Wicker brought over. Friday November 12th It was still frozen this morning but has been getting steadily milder all day. Cloudy however with a raw south east wind. We finished the corn at 3 o'clock this after noon. Jonas & Milt came back and helped us and were here to dinner much to Marj's dismay as she had no meat on hand. When we finished the corn George & Frank went out and got a load of corn stalks on the rack and Marj. & I drove down town after provisions and took the kids with us. We left them with Aunty Alice while we went up town. Saturday November 13th George Frank and I spent the forenoon hauling gravel from the pile of "frustrated plans" under the hickory tree and putting it in the mud hole in the lane where the boys put through the new culvert. It was becoming nearly impassable and I don't know that we improved it much but it will be better I think when the gravel gets mixed with the mud and is then filled again. This after noon George and I took another load of stuff out home while Frank went down town to order chicken feed & other articles and then George and I drove down town and got the things as well as some soft coal there being no chestnut coal in town. Mrs. Waldick was cleaning up the house all day, getting it ready for the return of the travellers. Auntie had telegram from Quebec to-day saying they would be home Monday. Sunday November 14th Marj. Frank and Harry B. went to church & Harry B stayed down at Aunties' for the after noon. After dinner Marj and I, Gay & the baby drove out home and around by the Donald's and then went down and got Harry B. I did the milking alone to-night as George was down at Ada's for the evening. Mild but cloudy https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/67247ce65af8df88af5774676f102d80.pdf fe325b9e4c6cde90296cefb75dc5ed10 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday November 15th George and I went out home this morning in the waggon with more luggage and while out there cut up the beech stick that was below the house, leaving some fuel as Ina promised to come over this after noon and light the fires & get things ready for our return. We brought over part of the load of soft coal that we got Saturday. It was after noon before we got back to the farm. Frank went down to Auntie's for dinner to be on hand to meet the folks when they came in on the noon car as we figured they would and which they did. The rest of us didn't get down till the middle of the after noon. Enah was at Aunie's but all the male element of the family was at the station to collect baggage which had just come in on the afternoon express. I took Marj. up town for some groceries and then went down to the station too. We met Tim with Aicara (?) Dimbula (I don't know the spelling) on a leash. He is the Labrador Retriever that Mrs. Quintin Dick presented them with. When I got to the station I found they had left but Frank & George came up with Johnnie Walker to get a second load of the silverware which came in to-day along with the rest of the luggage. I helped load it and went up town with the boys and as we got to the Royal Bank a wild scene and one which caused Dover to open its eyes and mouth; presented itself, as there were the 13 heavily crated chests with Dad. Huby & Ade Millman pounding & prying to get the crates open so as to put the chests into the bank vault. Quint. Dick. George Frank & I joined in the work and added to the general confusion so that after working for an hour or so that portion of Main St sidewalk lying in front of the Royal Bank was so strewn with boards burlap & nails that it looked as if a cyclone had been there. The chests were nearly all large and heavy made of oak with stout iron handles and a brass plate with Capt. Quintin Dick & the number of the chest on it. It took a lot of heavy lifting to get them stowed in the vault which is very narrow and we had to pile the chests 3 deep and now the vault is so full that I don't where the bank staff will put their books. We took one chest down to Aunties and Dad. opened it down there. It contained the flatware in five or six trays. Dad says they told him over there at the Bank of England where it had been stored that this collection had been borrowed on different occasions for functions at Buckingham Palace and that it was second only to the collection there and not a bad second at that. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/839ba9b72b84ce4083a173c7b074dc18.pdf 504c5991578bff90014c77c936ea4fea PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. It seems rather incongruous to see such costly and beautiful stuff so far removed from its elegant surroundings. Mrs Dick. told them that it belonged originally to the Duke of Buckingham or some Duke and that when his estate was sold these things were bought by Quintin Dick. Quint & Dick took the other luggage up from the station and over to the farm except two of the cutest and most comical little bicycles that Dad. got for Harry B & David. They are strongly built and fully equipped with front & coaster brake and pneumatic tires, but small enough for the children to ride. They also presented Marj. & I think Aunty & Aunty Alice & Win with brooches. Marj. was delighted with hers. It is made up of a saphire and diamonds. They gave Gay & the baby little gold chains. It was after five when we left for home and the northern sky was inky black with rain clouds. It began to rain soon after we got started and was raining hard by the time we got to the farm where Marj. had to collect still more belongings. Ade passed us on the road taking Enah home and Dad. drove home alone with Josie. When we got to the farm there was a fine line up. Quint had made an attempt to get up the lane with his car and the luggage and consequently was settled down to the axle in the middle of the lane. Just behind him was George Mace and behind him again Ade. It was raining so hard that Ade offered to drive Marj. & the kids home so I was very glad to let him. He had intended starting for Toronto before dark. I drove on out ahead and got here just before they did. I waited for them at the road and by the time they all got loaded into the buggy with the stuff there wasn't room for me and Queen was dancing to go so we had plunge through the miry lane with me walking or running along the side holding the lines and leaving Ade to get away by himself. Like a fool in the excitement I forgot to tell him not to try to turn around here and he hacked down the bank so we heard afterwards and had quite a time getting started nearly upsetting. We found the house in darkness as Ina had left thinking we had changed our plans but she had left the fires going and the place was like an oven and in wild confusion. So much stuff had been brought over the last few days and none of it put away. We were all pretty tired so went to bed soon after we had our tea. This ends the first phase of the fortune. Now to see if being wealthy is as much fun as wishing for it. It has been a perfect day but is a most imperfect night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/662c39120c9a2e528009a8f1e8362d95.pdf ce3318bbea1fa76b3a7f1b4e6d8dce61 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. as Aunty Alice was nervous and afraid of burglars with it in the house. Just as we were leaving a reporter for some Buffalo paper came along to see Dad. He had been there interviewing Aunty earlier in the day. Dad. told him in very decided and uncomplimentary verbiage what he thought of reporters as a class but the boy was Irish and I guess got most of the facts he wanted. When we got to Alan's corner where the scribe had parked his car we were acosted by his running mate who begged & pleaded for a picture. Dad. refused with the same polite language that he flailed the other fellow with but stopped long enough for the man to click his machine. He was much distressed however because Dad. wouldn't pose properly but wore his cap backwards. It was dark by the time we got home with the kids, but Ina. consented to stay with Marj. all night and I had to hurry & have my tea as Chris Quanbury told me this afternoon that the band was going to Simcoe to-night to a political meeting and that he would call for me at 6.35 so I didn't have time to milk, or do anything but eat a few sandwichs and change my clothes. The meeting was in the Armouries and was addressed by Ferguson. John S. Martin & a Mrs. Fallis. There had to be an overflow meeting at the Court house. Fine day. Thursday November 18th It has rained pretty steadily all day. I had intended going over home to help haul coal to-day but didn't on account of the rain but about four o'clock Frank came over here with a small load. There were just two cars in and it is going fast so they hauled all they could putting some of it in the barn down at Aunty's as the lane at the farm is so bad. I spent the day puttering around trying to tidy things up a little but there is so much to be done I hardly know where to start. I did start in the wood shed and got it straightened around and a lot of stuff stowed away in there. Ina was here all day again helping Marj. and they have got the house looking quite like home again. I drove her home to-night. I didn't chain Bob up before I left with Ina and when I got back he was gone. Followed me to the road I suppose, then went home. Friday November 19th I didn't do much this morning but odd jobs as it was snowing and I thought it would probably quit by noon. I was wrong though for it snowed harder than ever this after noon and there are 5 or 6 inches on the ground to-night. I intended walking down town after dinner to get Gay a pair of rubbers for her birthday but https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/382af37d48dd145cc7ddfcec5ca80407.pdf 093be5f15f7b5ff120d5f4a1a2a3390b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. when I saw the ammount of snow that had fallen I decided I had better go and hunt up my two head of young cattle that have been strayed since about the time we killed old Belle. The heifer I knew was up at Shand's and I was pretty sure the steer was with Sid Marsh's cattle. I went after the heifer first and found her in their orchard. They helped me get her to the road and after chasing her past my gate a couple of times I finally got her in with the help of a man on the road. I decided it was tool ate to go to town by this time but went over to see if I could locate the steer calf. I saw cattle tracks in the snow around Marsh's barns and followed them through his orchard into Shand's Wiggin's place, and after a long tramp located my calf and three cows in the old Wiggin's orchard.The calf was wild and I couldn't do anything with him alone so walked over home to ask the boys to come over and give me a hand in the morning. I found them trying to push Trickey the security man out of the mud at the end of the lane. Dad. had been entertaining him and a couple of insurance agents all the afternoon. It was after dark when I got home and I was pretty tuckered from tramping through the fresh snow. I did the chores after tea and had to carry in about 2 dozen chickens that were huddled around the fences in the snow. I brought Bob back with me. Saturday November 20th I met George & Frank at Herb Law's this morning at 9.30 and we went over to get the steer calf. We didn't have much trouble getting him separated from the cows and on to the road and he went quite sedately as far as the top of the Winding Hill, but then he decided to give us a little Wild West exhibition. He jumped from the road into Dave's wheat stubble up that into his orchard, over the orchard fence breaking off a post on to the field west, up to the line and over the fence into Dave's gully then over or through into mine. We followed him about a mile behind and thought our chase was over when he got into his home pasture, but he ran the full length of it, and disappeared in the bush next Willie Shand's. I went up and let the cows out thinking he would be content when he saw them but when I went up into the corner to see where he was I saw where he had cleared a four foot fence and was out of sight somewhere in the west end of Sid Marsh's gully. The boys had gone over to head him off and by the time I got into Marsh's gully. They & the calf were heading towards my place again on the south hill We thought we might get him back through the creek but instead he jumped Marshs gully fence and struck for the barn. He made two attempts at the fence which was a good woven wire with barb on top. The first time he fell back https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/98c7668a6a3f53900c7e6a19454e7bec.pdf 20f1f295a6a36c24aeac81c290d60701 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. and rolled over but the second time he went through between the barb & top wire and lit on his back. He seemed dazed for a minute but was up and away before George could get to him & hold him down. When he got up to the barns we got him with two of the cows into Sid's horse stable & Frank went over to Herb Law's and borrowed a rope which we put on him and finally got him home and tied up in the shed, but it was nearly noon. Tim was here with his dog & gun and the three boys went home to-gether. This afternoon we all went to town much to Aunty Alice's disapproval as it turned out a horrible afternoon. Marj. went up town with Gay and got her some rubbers for her birthday and I went over home and had a shave. I forgot and left my razor there when we moved so hadn't shaved all week. We got home soon after dark and I did chores before tea Sunday November 21st Nothing of import happened to-day. It was a nasty raw day with occasional snow flurries but not cold. The baby and I went over to Mrs. Lampkin's for a while this afternoon. Monday November 22nd I left here at nine a.m. telling Marj. I would be back for dinner. I intended going over home, getting the team and going down after a load of coal but I found the boys were using the team to haul corn stalks so I walked down town and got some things and came back to the farm for dinner. After dinner we all went back to bring the cattle up from the gully but we found them looking quite contented on the north hill from which the snow had gone so we left them there. We then all three went down town, and got 1380 of nut coal, some chicken feed at Bll Laings and some doors and trim at the Widespread, as George is going to cut a couple of doors over there and change the present kitchen into the dining room an improvement which I have been advocating for the last 15 years. Frank came out here with me and took the team back. It was dark when we got here. Raw wind, milder and thawing, snow to-night. Tuesday November 23rd I spent the whole day working at the new chicken house except the time it took to do chores, which have been the same as winter ones the last few days. I got the south half of the roof on this morning and this after noon got the north side nearly boarded up. Ina was here washing. It was a beautiful fore noon and has been very mild all day but very cloudy this after noon. It is thawing fast to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/098f9d71fd98a13d0b6e85cf90693b38.pdf cbbd62059fc8c8ed536b3b04ed42c9c3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday November 24th Spent most of the day working at the new chicken pen but didn't get a great deal done, owing to interruption such as taking the cream to the corner and going after it and putting the unused siding that was on the veranda and getting spoiled by the kids up in the attic. Soft all day but raw & cloudy. Freezing to-night. Thursday November 25th We all went down and had dinner at Auntie's to-day and Marj. spent the after noon visiting and shopping I got my hair cut. We left Harry B down there for a few days. Dad. & Enah went down before tea to stay all night as they are leaving for Courtright to-morrow morning to spend the week-end. Froze hard last night, fine & milder. Friday November 26th I killed a couple of chickens this morning for to-morrows dinner and then drove over to the farm where I got the team and waggon and got Frank to go with me down town and get some 2 x 4's for the chicken house joists a cider barrel at the canning factory and Marj's congoleum at Sid Butlers and the bed at Frank Taylor's besides some stuff from the stores. It was about one oclock when we got back to the farm and pouring rain. Frank got off there but I came right out here with the stuff, put the team in had my dinner and about four o clock went back with the waggon and brought the buggy home with Queen. It was after dark when I got here and had been pouring rain all after noon. Bob. who went back to the farm yesterday morning came back out here of his own accord this after noon, followed me back to the farm again and then back out here. Ina here all day & staying all night. Saturday November 27th Spent forenoon putting in two broken panes in storm windows. Frank & George came over about noon & had dinner and cut a door in the west end of the shed to make a sheep pen of it, as Frank wants to buy some ewe lambs of Ham Thompson's and wants me to winter them as they have no room over there. It will necessitate fixing up another pen in the barn for the calves. They didn't stay late as they were anxious to get home and get their chores done early. I spent the after noon after they left in cleaning up the old shingles in front of the old chicken pen. I took Ina home before dark. We put down the new dining room congoleum while the boys were here. Cold. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9623eadc257e87e1da5628cc95191927.pdf 996b106eeb8a5f218804e58792c61e5c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday November 28th It froze up solid again last night but has been getting milder all day and is thawing to-night. The wind has been from the south but quite raw. We got up very late and didn't have breakfast till about 11 o'clock so did without dinner. This after noon we all went down to Aunty's for a while and brought Harry B. home with us, much against his will and in spite of loud and long protestations on his part. Aunty Alice wanted us to leave him till he was in a more willing mood, but he was in quite good spirits by the time we got home, and the three had a hilarious romp to celebrate his homecoming. Monday November 29th Marj. didn't feel up to the mark to-day so first thing this morning I mixed down her bread for her, and luckily it turned out a handsome baking, so good in fact that I took a pan of buns over to Mrs Lampkin for their dinner. I spent the rest of the day when not doing chores working at the chicken pen. I got part of the floor laid this after noon. It rained again during the night and has been very gloomy but mild all day. Marj. had a note from Essie exorting her to vote day, meaning for the O.L.A. Tuesday November 30th I drove over home this morning and picked up some apples for cider and took them over to Charlie Quanbury's this after noon. I only got about 27 gals of cider but didn't have time to pick up any more apples and didn't want my barrel full anyway as it is too heavy to handle. Ina was here washing and we had a wood fire on in the kitchen as Mrs. Fasken told Aunty Alice that Hugh would be out to put our new fire brick in to-day but as might have been expected he failed to put in an appearance. Marj. had Val. Ward in to visit her this after noon. He told her that Sam. Thompson spoke to Hugh a year and a half ago to come & fix his furnace and that yesterday he got tired of waiting and so went and got the Jarvis man. To-night I started to walk in to John S. Martin's meeting as the band was out but I got a ride in with Alex England & some Evans & a ride part way home with Fred Misener. The meeting was addressed by young Mr. Cody, son of Canon Cody who was very good and W. F. Cockshutt of Brantford, as well as Jack himself. Cloudy. Mild. Wednesday December 1st We spent most of the forenoon voting. Frank came in https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a26056694a8b0752963c90831d85c818.pdf 20dab24ca534cbfb8798e9f02a98692e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. just as we finished breakfast and said Bill Nixon was at the end of the lane with a car and had Dad. & Enah so Marj. went with them while I stayed with the kids and washed up the breakfast dishes. Just as Marj. got back Art Quanbury. came after me, he was driving Jack's car and had Billy Mills. They had to go to Marburg to vote so by the time they took me out to Wiggins and then went down to Marburg and back it was getting on to noon. We then Art & I went up to see how the Lampkins stood and were quite a few minutes talking to them. They hated to vote agains John S. but some of the prohibitionists had got them to promise to vote dry as they call voting for the O.T.A. There are good many in the same position. No-one has any critisism to make at Jack or the Government as a whole as they have to admit that it is about the best one we have ever had and they know that Jack is better qualified to represent us than any other man in Norfolk, but they are either too pig-headed or too blind to see the harm the O.T.A. is doing and are afraid Government Control will do more. Dad. supported Jack although he still has faith in the O.T.A. Enah of course does the same as he does, and Marj. I guess has had her eyes opened since the plebesite was taken and she paired off with me on the question, and she also realizes what a foolish thing it would be to turn down Jack Martin. For my part I have always been opposed to the O.T.A. on principal and so voted for Jack with a clear consience. This after noon we all went to town as Marj. had to get some provisions. She went up town and the rest of us stayed at Aunty's where Dad. was unpacking his books. He Quint & I staggered in from the barn with one big case just as I got there so I helped unpack it. It is a wonderful collection of beautiful books, all heavily and luxuriously bound in leather and dating back to the 17th & 18th centuries. Some of then are enormous, a set of Shakespeare for instance with very good steel engravings each volume measuring in the neighborhood of 30 x 24 inches. We came home before dark in the face of a bitterly cold wind. It has been getting colder all day and to-night the temperature must be around zero with a gale blowing. Thursday December 2nd It was frozen up solid this morning and has been fairly cold all day but sunny and not much wind. I walked https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a9d26765f4fe8ae100d023cbdc2c114b.pdf 87f90196ca1a5b2c1606ec9d1c6d3920 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. over to the farm to get my cider and as the roads were so hard I thought it a good chance to go down and get a load of coal. Dad. went down with me. The boys were thrashing at Pickfords. It was just noon when we got down town so we put the team in Aunty's barn & had dinner there. Dad & I walked up town to get some things right after dinner and then went after the coal. It was four o'clock by the time I got it and the cider unloaded out here, and then had to take the team back & walk home. Edna Quanbury was in to see Marj. this after noon and Mr. & Mrs. Shand & Flossie were all down to-night and spent the evening. The election results were a grand & glorious surprise to me and I think some sort of surprise to everyone. Jack was returned with over 1300 majority, the government returned with more seats that it had before, with most of the grits that ran on a G.C. ticket elected all the cabinet but one back. Nickle defeated and old Raney back with 44 maj. Friday December 3rd This was Marj's birthday but we didn't celebrate it in any special way. Dad. sent her a cheque for $50.00 It was a very foggy morning and I couldn't see whether the engine was at the farm or not to thrash and I didn't hear the whistle so about ten o'clock walked over to see They were just getting set up as I got there. We thrashed all day and had several stops, one of which was caused by Phil Shaver throwing an old bag into the machine and bending some of the teeth in the concave. Frank left for Toronto at noon. George and I looked after the grain. We got about 280 bus. of oats and I got 21 bus of wheat from my jag. I don't know how much wheat they had as Dad. advised me to leave for home before it got dark and they weren't quite finished, but the wheat was rolling out pretty well & was a good sample. It snowed most of the afternoon and was much milder to-night. Saturday December 4th I thought last night it was going to be milder so let the kitchen fire out in order to put in the new fire brick & front plate. I worked at it for an hour or two and then had to go over to Evan's to get some new bolts so couldn't put a fire on till nearly noon and instead of it being mild it turned bitterly cold in the night and froze up solid. It has been blowing hard from the north-east all day and freezing hard. I spent the after noon putting storm door and shutters on the porch. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/acb68f58030109a089d0019283e5b7da.pdf e51ffbd5422edf4dc2025d39f2cedd08 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Sunday December 5th Got up very late this morning to find a blizzard raging and everything full of snow. It continued to snow all day but the wind abated this after noon. Freezing hard to-night. I just did the necessary chores and sat around the house the rest of the day. We had just two meals. The kids weren't out at all and got pretty uproarious. Monday December 6th I drove over home this morning hoping to be able to get the waggon and get some chicken feed and lumber down town but Alan Law had the waggon since they got through thrashing and had not returned. I drove down in the buggy and got some coal oil and Dad. gave me a cheque for $500.00 which I put in the bank. I got a bag of wheat at the farm for the chickens. I had dinner there and didn't get home till nearly four o'clock so just did chores. To-night I dressed up and walked down town as I thought the band might serenade the new council but they didn't. I spent the evening at Aunty's. When I got home I found Kenneth Church stuck at the top of the hill with his tractor It had frozen up or something. He had been in here and got some hot water from Marj. but couldn't get a wiggle out of the thing. I was out there with him about an hour and finally he shoved it off in the ditch by hand and left it there. It has been a fine snappy winter's day and is clear & frosty to-night. It has been around zero the last couple of nights and will go as low to-night. Tuesday December 7th I went over to Dave's this morning and borrowed his waggon & Doc. and went down town with Doc & Queen but as I got a late start it was noon before I got to town so I put the horses in the barn at Aunty's and had dinner there. 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Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p><u>One of Harry B's.</u> </p><p>Peter, Peter, pun'kin eater, </p><p>Had a girl &amp; couldn't keep her, </p><p>He put her in a pun'kin shell, </p><p>And there he kept her very nicely. </p><p>_____________________________ </p><p>Another one </p><p>Simple Simon, met a pieman, going to the fair </p><p>Said Simple Simon to the pieman, "Let me taste your underwear." </p><p>________________________________ </p><p>Query from H.B. </p><p>"Do they have turkey in heaven for Christmas?" </p><p>__________________________________ </p><p>H.B. "Mother, how do you get whiskers?" Mother "I don't" </p><p><u>1927</u> </p><p>Conversation between H.B. &amp; Gay. </p><p>H.B. "Do you know how the rain gets in the cistern Gay?" </p><p>No answer from Gay. </p><p>H.B. "Say Yes or No." </p><p>Gay. "Yes or No." Loud Ha. Ha's from H.B. </p><p>H.B. "Say No" Gay - "No". H.B. proceeds to explain that it comes in through the drain. </p><p>___________________________________ </p><p>Mother asks H.B. to do something </p><p>H.B. "I won't" </p><p>Mother "That is very rude, you must never speak that way" </p><p>Gay - "Noo! I wouldn't say that, I'd say <u>"NO!!! I don't want to!!!"</u> </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday January 25th 1926 </p><p>I went over home this morning and got there in time for Frank and me to bag up five bags of oats and take them down to the mill before dinner. This after noon after hearing a few records on the phonograph (Tim's apprehension that his Grannie's choice of phonographic music ran almost exclusively to hymns were evidently ill-founded) Frank and I went down and got a load of Pokohontas coal. We stopped in at Aunty's on our way down and Aunty Alice presented me with a bottle of beef iron and wine and extracted a promise from me that I would take it regularly after every meal. Since they had got it I had to promise. They all have an idea that I am run down and need winding up. Frank and I went around by the mill and got my grist and came out here with the coal past Henry Misener's but the sleighing was poor there and we warmed the horses up before we got here. We unloaded the coal in the new wood-shed and Frank took the team back alone. Ina came to-day and stayed all night and as she was here with Marj. and it was a beautiful crisp moon-light night with plenty of good walking, I went down to band practice but found there wasn't any. I inquired at Bob. Smith's and he </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>told me that they had decided to suspend practice till after the rink closed. I sat talking to him for awhile and then went down and visited Aunty till about half past ten. Aunty Alice was up at the Freeman's with Quint playing bridge. They had a letter from Dad &amp; Dick to-day saying that they arrived in New York safely. Cold, cloudy little snow. </p><p>Tuesday January 26th </p><p>I walked over home this morning and in spite of a rather high wind Frank and I managed to get on a fair jag of straw from the stack and it over to the horse stable. I drove home here to dinner and this after noon I drove Marj. down town and she went to Miss Kerney's funeral. Ina looked after all the kids while we were gone and I drove her home before tea. I went back to the farm from town to wait for Marj. but a very nasty east storm had developed and it was altogether too rough for Frank and me to attempt hauling in any corn stalks so we went over to Pickford's. Mrs. P. told us Jack was having a bee getting some wood in his own bush but we didn't go back. She invited us to have some cider so we sat talking to her till about four and just as we were leaving Pickford came in and insisted on drawing some more cider for us. I felt first-rate when I left there but by the time I had walked over home I felt better and after going in the house and reading a letter from Mr. Parks and coming out in to the cold again I felt still better, in fact extremely joyful. I let Queen go down town on the run I believe and picked Marj. up at Auntys. Aunty Alice treated me to a glass of wine which I really didn't need as I wasn't at all cold. Marj. and I went up town and got some groceries she had ordered at Schram's and we then got home with out any mishaps. Marj. under the impression that Aunty Alice's wine was especially potent this year. Very rough, not very cold. </p><p>Wednesday January 27th </p><p>I went over home about eleven this morning and although it was cold and windy Frank and I went out before dinner and tore down half a dozen corn shocks which we hauled up to the barn this after noon. We then put on a load of straw and hauled it out here. The little oat straw stack went over during the night with out hurting anything, so we put part of a load of it on and topped out with wheat straw. Frank took the team back and I stayed here. No wind at all as we were coming out here with </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>the straw, but there is a high wind to-night from the south west. To-day's paper tells of a terrible storm on the North Atlantic and mentions the Mont Royal along with other liners having reached New York badly mussed up. She docked yesterday so Mr. Parks would be two days later. </p><p>Thursday January 28th </p><p>Now it so befell that to-day a great blizzard raged.This our cot hath been beaten and buffeted by such a wind and ever and anon hath given voice to divers, groans and creakings as would make one think that her timbers must forsooth be torn asunder. With out there hath been such a swirl and burl of wind and driving snow and so bitter cold withal, that truly I had not set foot o'er threshold had it not been for the necessity of foddering the cattle and fetching the fuel Pokohantas. I whiled the time away by sitting by the fire and reading aloud Sir John Dering by Jeffery Farnol, while Marj. baked bread, and had fair luck in spite of the weather. It took all day to rise and she baked it this evening. I did not turn the cows down to the creek to-day as it is piled high with snow drifts but carried water to them. </p><p>Friday January 29th </p><p>The wind had gone down this morning but it has been very cold all day and quite a breeze too. I went over home about eleven and helped Frank bag up 50 bushels of oats which he promised to take to the mill for Jack Martin. We took them down right after dinner and went on down and got another load of Pokohontas for the farm and I got some corn and bran at Billy Laings. I felt rather tough to-night with another cold, went to bed early about 10. </p><p>Saturday January 30th </p><p>The wind shifted to the south during the night and the change in the temperature this morning was almost unbelievable. From somewhere in the zero region yesterday the mercury went up to around 40° to-day. It was thawing this morning before sun-up. I caught all my leghorn cockrels this morning and put them in bags to take over to Jack's in the buggy. I also killed and picked a Plymouth Rock cockrel for ourselves, so I didn't get started over much before noon and as I had to call for Frank at Pickford's we didn't get any thing done before dinner. Pickford has been laid up with a cold and lumbago ever since his wood bee. When we </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>got over home I put my cockrels from the bags into a crate and while I was at it one escaped. Tim and I chased him out around the barn but he lit out at such speed across the orchard that we couldn't begin to follow him so let him go. The last we saw of him he was half way across the ploughed field north of the orchard. What will become of him I don't know but I suppose someone will shoot him if he doesn't freeze to death. That just left me eleven to take over to Jack. After dinner Frank and I bagged up another fifty bushels of oats and then had to change the box from the sleighs to the waggon as what little snow there was on the road has gone off to-day. Jonas came along as we were loading the oats and he was bound for Jack's too, to collect his wages for dehorning some cattle so we all went over to-gether. I weighed my cockrels up and they weighed 34 lbs and then we dumped Franks oats in the feed bin at the Long house, but as Jack was down town none of us got our money. We all thought we would catch him at home to-day. Chris said he would get my chicken money for me. Enah got a letter from Dad. to-day saying he hoped to leave New York to-day and get home sometime to-morrow. Fine day, more like the end of March than the end of January. </p><p>Sunday January 31st </p><p>We were late as usual this morning getting up and had breakfast about nine or half past so didn't have any noon meal. I did up the chores and swept the school house and dug out the deepest part of the lane before noon and this after noon we all drove over home in the buggy to see if Dad. got home but as Frank was the only one at the farm and he was getting ready to leave we drove on down to Aunty's. We waited there till after the three car came in but Dad. &amp; Dick were not on it. We came home about four o'clock. I did up the chores and then walked over to Trum. Walker's with the milk pails to leave one and get a quart for to-night. Trum hadn't milked so I had to wait and by the time I left it was pitch dark and snowing quite hard from the east. We had our chicken dinner after I got home about seven. Very mild and nice all day, but raw east wind late this after noon when we came home &amp; east blizzard to-night. </p><p>Monday February 1st </p><p>We were late as usual getting around this morning and found every thing blown full with snow from last night's east storm. It was still blowing and </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>snowing this morning but quieted down later and got bright, and it has been quite mild all day. I walked over home just before dinner and found Dad. there feeling rather tough after his trip. He and Dick arrived last night on the 5 o'clock car. Dick had given Dad an entertaining time in New York but the city and change has been too much for him. He has a bad cold and indigestion. Dad. says New York has changed completely since he was there twenty years ago. Then he thought that if forced to live in a city, it would be the ideal one but now he couldn't be persuaded to live there on any terms. He was thankful to get out of it alive. His ideas of the people seem to have undergone a change too as he seemed terribly shocked at their actions over there. His trip was highly satisfactory as Aunt Hattie agreed not to fight. We were all sure she would agree and she told Dad. she would have agreed not to even if she didn't get a cent out of it. It was too bad that Dad's present to her couldn't have been a surprise. Mr. Parks told him that after the court proceedings Manning had studied the thing up and found an old judgment of a similar case and Aunt Hattie would not have had a chance at all. He said that Gavin Symonds was he thought very sorry he had mentioned the subject as he had no idea it would cause so much trouble and Roper &amp; Whatly were disgusted. Mr. Parks says he is a young counsel and thought he was doing some thing clever. The fight now is just between Dad. &amp; Harry B. and depends on the decision of the Name &amp; Arms clause. Mr. Parks is quite confident though and says all will be over and Dad. declared heir at law by the first of March, - but - we shall see. After dinner Dad. and I walked down town and I called in at Jack's and got the money for my leghorns $23.70 40 cts a pound for the pullets and 25 for the cockrels. I went right up and cashed the cheque and paid several little bills around town. I then went up to Dr. McLaughlin the dentist as there seems no hope of Bill being back for a long time yet. He looked me over and told me I had pyorrhea and about half my teeth needed filling and one needed pulling and yet Bill has been telling me all along that they were all sound though I doubted him. I went down to Aunty's and Dad. and I walked over as far as the farm to-gether and I came on over here through the fields as Lea Marshall gave me a bundle of cheques for Chas. Munroe. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday February 2nd </p><p>I spent most of the morning cleaning out the porch. It was full of snow from Sunday night's storm and I had to move every thing to get the snow out so I moved some of the stuff away altogether consequently it is now much tidier and roomier. I also cut the boards for another shutter and put them in place but didn't nail them together. The porch is now all closed in except the east side and it is the smallest opening. This after noon I drove down town and got a bag of wheat at Billy Laings. I took Harry B. with me and left him at the farm while I went on down town. Dad. feels very miserable. Ina was here all day and I drove her home when I got back from town. Milder </p><p>Wednesday February 3rd </p><p>I went over home this morning and Frank and I put the rack on the iron-wheeled waggon, took Queen &amp; old Charlie and started about eleven for Archie Long's for my load of hay. We had no idea what time it was we got there or how long we were there but it took a long time to dig the hay (thrashed bluegrass) out and pitch it on. We took the team off the waggon while we were there and put them in the stable which afforded a little more protection than outdoors but every thing down there looks rather dilapitated and as there is no one living there it is desolate. That farm alone is enought to give aptness to the title of the whole region down there, which is called "The Swamp of Misery." We put on a good fair load and got it hauled through the snow drifts in the lane safely and the road was fairly good wheeling. It began to snow just as we left and soon settled down to a steady orderly fall of fine flakes which didn't seem to cover the road very fast but soon had us white. When we got to Clarence Welsh's he told us it was about three o'clock. We didn't know it was so late. We got as far as the lane here without any mishaps but coming up it, I got too near the wheat and the off wheels of the waggon went down so far into the snow that the team couldn't lift it so we had to throw off a big pile on the wheat which we left there. We took the team off as soon as we had pulled into the barn and we had dinner, which Marj. had ready for us. It was about five o'clock when we left here. I went over with Frank and helped him a little with his chores. Dad. was out putting the cows in when we got there but he feels very miserable. I got back here about seven and was dog tired to-night. Raw east wind this fore noon. Milder &amp; still snowing to-night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday February 4th </p><p>We all went to town to-day and were at Aunty's for dinner. The snow last night patched up the sleighing so we went comfortably in the cutter. This after noon I went up and had my hair cut and then sat in the library till 3.30 when I went up to the dentist's. He poked around at the tooth that had the big cavity in it till he began to hurt me so then decided he would have to kill the nerve and whatever he did made it a little sore to-night. Marj. sold her eggs and did her trading and spent the most of the after noon up at Bessie Patterson's. I took some eggs over to the house for Amy and Mrs. Turner talked to me for about 15 minutes, standing in her open doorway so I suppose she will have a fine cold. We stopped in at the farm on our way home and I told Frank I would be over to-morrow to get a load of coal and then haul ice. Dick intends going to Montreal to-morrow to report as his two months is up. I think he intends to apply for more leave until things are settled up in England. Cold but fine &amp; sunny this after noon. One of the baby's upper teeth came through to-day. </p><p>Friday February 5th </p><p>I took Harry B over to the farm with me this morning We went over about 10.30 and Frank and I put another load of straw in the horse stable loft before dinner. This after noon we went down and I got a load of Pocohontas. I brought it out alone as Frank wanted to get his chores done up early. The Dramatic Club goes to Woodhouse to-night to put on their play "Making Daddy Behave". They had it here last night and Frank said it was a success. We stopped and saw Val. Leaney on our way down town and he said they would be at the ice for three or four days yet but advised us to get it as soon as possible. Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice were over at the farm this after noon to see Dad. who still feels very much under the weather. Dick left for Montreal at one o'clock. I let the cows out and cleaned the stables while I was home here with the coal as it was about five when I got back to the farm with the team and about six when I got back here with the Niblits. Marj. has felt about all in with a bad cold to-day and we were both feeling tough this evening. I went to bed early but she thought she had to sew. </p><p>Saturday February 6th </p><p>I drove over home this morning as early as I could get away and Frank took Queen &amp; Charlie and got one load of ice before dinner. It took us a long time to get </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>it and the second one unloaded so we were only able to get three loads hauled but the last one we unloaded in short time as it was on the second tier in the ice house and there was no frozen sawdust at the edge to bind it. It was blustery this morning but has been getting milder all day and has been cloudy and almost raining. I started to walk home to-night as I was afraid I could not get in the lane with the cutter it was drifting so badly this morning. I got a ride home with the Tom Stones. Dad. doesn't feel much better. </p><p>Sunday February 7th </p><p>We were very late getting up this morning so as usual we didn't have any mid-day meal. I did up the chores and swept out the school house and about half past two we packed Gay &amp; the baby in the hand sleigh that the Cornishs gave us and went over to the Lampkins. I pushed the sleigh and Marj. and Harry B. walked. I left them there and went on over to Trum Walker's and got the milk, then came back to the Lampkins. We came home about five in time for me to do up the chores before dark. It turned colder but has been a nice day, with north-west breeze. </p><p>Monday February 8th </p><p>I started to walk over home this morning but got a ride part way with Billy Mason. Frank had gone down after his first load of ice when I got there and he got one more before dinner. Quint came over to help us. I went down town right after dinner as I had to go to the dentist's this after noon but Quint &amp; Frank got two more loads in and only need one more to fill the ice house. The dentist filled another tooth for me and changed the filling in the first one. He decided it was the one that was making my face swell and says it may have to come out yet. I drove Queen home to-night and got in by driving over the wheat and missing the lane. I am to take Harry B down tomorrow to visit Auntie &amp; Aunty Alice for a day or two. Mabel was over here when I got home getting Marj. to show her how to make valentine's. Miss Morgan died early yesterday morning and is to be buried at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. Walker Waddle is to be buried in the after noon. He died Saturday. East wind, fairly cold but nice day. </p><p>Tuesday February 9th </p><p>Harry B and I drove over to the farm this morning in spite of a rather nasty east wind &amp; snowstorm. We didn't get there very early and Frank thought we </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>hadn't time to harness the team and get a load of ice before dinner so we bagged up a grist. Quint came over just after dinner and he and I tied a pulley to a little 2 x 2 in the ceiling of the ice house to pull up the last load of ice as the ice house is so full there isn't room to fill the hole at the door from the inside Frank took his grist to the mill and went on down to get the load of ice which we managed to get into the ice house by the aid of the pulley without very much trouble. Frank and I then went down to the mill and got the chop but were delayed down there. Arthur Preston came down after his mail and I conversed with him. Some skallywag had played Arthur trick, by which I had some fun with him. Arthur having heard that some of the dairymen around were knocking calves in the head thought he might get one cheap and veal it so put a sign up on the mill door Wanted - calf to veal - A.W.Preston; and some Lake Shore humourist hit on the brilliant idea of changing calf to girl and the "v" in veal to f. If it had been anyone else but Arthur, it would have been a flat joke, but to see Arthurs dismay and chagrin was funny. He of course tore it down feeling no doubt that on such an occasion it would be an advantage &amp; relief if he could only say damn it. It was about five by the time Frank and I got back with the chop &amp; got it unloaded and then I hooked to the cutter and Quint, Harry B and I drove down to Auntys in a nasty snowstorm. I didn't go into house down there but left Harry B very cheerfully waving goodbye to me and I got home as fast as possible stopping at the farm with some groceries for Enah &amp; to load on a bag of oats for myself. Very stormy &amp; to-night a howling blizzard. </p><p>Wednesday February 10th </p><p>It has been very cold with a strong east wind to-day but sunny. About five o'clock the wind went down entirely, but to-night there is a west wind and it is very cold. I didn't do anything outside but chores I sat around and read and sgushed flannels for Marj. I cleaned the loose litter out of the old hen pen just after dinner and put fresh straw in. Bill Donald was in to say that Ina wouldn't be here this week. To-night I started to walk in to a hockey match but got a ride in from Art Quanbury and a ride home from town. The Juniors who have only lost one game all season &amp; so won their group were playing Kitchner to-night in the first home &amp; home game, but our boys were out-classed. There was no score the first period but K scored 0 in the 2nd &amp; 3 in the 3rd Final score was 8-0. Dover did some nice work though. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday February 11th </p><p>Marj. has had to stay in bed all day to-day so I have had to be in the house. I pulled the couch around near the stove and Marj. has been lying on it all day and she slept on it to-night. Harry Blake was in this morning on his annual assessing business. To-night just before tea I went up to Shand's and telephoned Huby and asked him to let them know at Auntys that we wouldn't be down for dinner to-morrow, as they were expecting us Froze the pump in the kitchen again last night. Sunny. </p><p>Friday February 12th </p><p>I chored around outside &amp; in the house this forenoon. Marj. lay on the couch till after dinner and then got up. She feels very weak though. This after noon Gay and I drove down town and I went to the dentist's again and he changed the filling in the teeth he is treating. I left Gay at Auntie's and she &amp; Harry B. had a great play together and were delighted to see each other. Harry B was quite willing to stay down longer though, so I left him as it is much easier for Marj. when he is not here. Aunty Alice gave me a fine roast of beef as we were not able to get down to dinner. We drove around to see Dad. who still feels tough. Sunny &amp; much milder. </p><p>Saturday February 13th </p><p>Marj. got up this morning and got breakfast and has been pretty busy all day trying to clean up the house after the state I let it get in. I went over home right after breakfast and Frank and I put on a load of straw and brought it out here. Dad. helped us change the rack and says he feels a little better but is not well yet by any means. We got out here with the straw before dinner and unloaded it part of it out on the strawberries and the rest in the barn. After dinner we went out and got the pile of hay that we had to pitch off in the lane the other day, and put it in the barn. We then went back home and tried to get some corn stalks but they were frozen in so tightly that we only took a few sheaves from one shock. When we got up to the house we found Cecil there alone. Dad. &amp; Enah had driven down town. Cecil had drawn off some cider from the centre of the barrel as it is frozen and we all had some together with some more of his &amp; Frank's home brew consequently I came home joyful again. My legs would hardly hold me when I got home and I didn't dare come to the house to stay so went out and spread the straw on the strawberries, and by the time I got that done and the chores done, I felt safer but was no good after tea. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Marj. thought I was tired though, so didn't urge me to wash the dishes and as she was tired out herself she went to sleep on the couch and neither of us woke up till after midnight so by the time we got the baby fed and had a prolonged argument before I consented to wash my feet it was three a.m. before we got to bed. I never felt so useless in my life, but I got the strawberries covered which I wouldn't have done if I had been sober. It has been a beautiful day, fairly hot in the sun but east wind. </p><p>Sunday February 14th </p><p>We didn't get up till nearly nine to'clock his morning and didn't do much before noon except have breakfast. I went over and swept the school house and did the chores. As soon as we could get ready we all drove down to Auntie's and were there most of the after noon. Harry B. was asleep when we arrived and slept till Aunty Alice woke him as she was so anxious to see how he would act when he saw us but when he came down he barely looked at us, he was so sleepy. When he got well awake he was quite willing to come home with us and said he had had a good time, which he certainly had as both Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice saw to it that he was entertained. We came away from there about half past four and called in home and in at the Donald's to find out Ina's plans for this week and then in at Walkers to get our milk so it was nearly six when we got home. Harry B and Gay both seem tickled to death to get together again, and have had several disagreements already. They have been independent long enough to each want his &amp; her own way more than ever. Cloudy, very soft but raw east wind. </p><p>Monday February 12th </p><p>We got an early start this morning as both our clocks stopped last night and we set them about a half an hour fast. I got over home about half past nine so Frank Cecil and I got a fairly early start for the Swamp of Misery after another load of hay. We would have been back in good time but for several delays, first at Pickford's then at Jack Mason's to say nothing of several along the road - as those fellows were bound to bring a crock along. Fortunately the stack was a small one so or we would all have broken our necks as we all fell off of it several times, the crock being nearly empty by the time we got there. After about three hours of pitching and climbing back on to the stack we </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>got what we called a load, and started for home. Except for taking out a gate post all went well till we got to Black Creek bridge which was bare of snow and when the sleigh runners struck a cement piece just at the end of the plank floor of the bridge they stuck fast and the team couldn't budge them. We started to carry snow in our arms to throw under the runners but Anson Abbott saw us and brought a shovel down and got a rail and lifted the front runners so that we could throw snow under but when Frank tried them again he broke the doubletree, so then Anson and Cecil went up to the house and got another set that couldn't be broken and with them we pulled on to the plank where she slid all right. We got home without any more mishaps about three o'clock by the right time Marj. had had dinner ready for us at one and had just about given us up, but the wait hadn't hurt the dinner any and it had done wonders for our appetites. We had the roast of beef that Aunty Alice gave us. We put the load off after dinner and Frank &amp; Cecil went back alone with the team as I thought I would be so late by the time I went over home &amp; back. It was mild &amp; inclined to snow this morning but cleared off and was colder this after noon with a westerly gale to-night </p><p>Tuesday February 16th </p><p>I walked over home this morning and got Queen &amp; the cutter. I called in at the Lampkin's on my way and they asked me to get them some raw oil down town for their cow. They also invited us over there to-night as the Shands &amp; Evans are to be there and make some music. I sat in the house at home for a few minutes. Dad. is feeling better. He had two teeth out yesterday and intends having some more out right away. The dentist told him they should all come out. It was about half past eleven by the time I got down town. I got a bag of bran at Billy Laings and then before I came home I drove down to Anson Abbott's and returned his doubletrees, so it was after noon when I got home. Right after dinner Marj. Harry B &amp; I drove down town again. Ina was here so we left Gay who fell asleep at the dinner table with her as well as the baby. We left Harry B at the farm. Marj. and I both went to the dentist's and I had a tooth out. It was the one that Dr. Lemmons was treating &amp; Dr. McLaughlin was going to fill it to-day but there had been a gumboil on it so he decided it had better come out. I thought so anyway and so was glad to be rid of it and there was an abscess on it which he said could </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>not have been cured. It pulled hard but I could barely feel it and except for being a little sore has not bothered me since. He started to kill the nerve in one of Marj's. We got home just before dark and then I drove Ina home. She was up most of the night at a U.F.O. supper &amp; dance so didn't feel very frisky but put out a big wash never-the-less. Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice are coming out Thursday if it is a nice day so if alls well we intend going after another load of hay to-morrow. Marj. went over to the Lampkin's to-night and left me to set bread so I have got to get at it. Cold &amp; windy last night and cold to-day but bright. </p><p>Wednesday February 17th </p><p>I went over home this morning but we didn't get a very early start. I mixed up an overdose of bread last night and Marj. mixed it down before breakfast and it took her a long time but it turned out to be a beautiful baking. Frank and Cecil were all ready for me and to-day we went down past Art Ryerse's where I got a bag of potatoes. The boys had their little crock along but we didn't mix it at all to-day so all stayed quite sober. We got into the house down at Archie's and Cecil built a fire in an old wreck of a stove and heated the cider in an old cream can lid which just held the jug nicely. We only put on a small load as the sleighing is poor in spots and to-day we took a shovel along and threw snow in the bad places leading up to the bridge, so got home without any accident. We got here about three o'clock and were well primed for dinner so filled up on Marj's fresh rolls &amp; Willie Grants. Frank &amp; I put the load of and Marj. bribed Cecil to help her wash the dishes by offering him a loaf of bread. I didn't go back to the farm with the boys so will have to walk over to get Queen. To-night I went over to the Lampkin's to see how Dave was and took him some of the cough medicine we had as Marj. said he looked so sick with his cold last night. He is in bad shape but thinks he feels a little better to-night. I fully expected to have a sore mouth to-day but have not felt my tooth in the least. When I went out to the barn this morning I found one of my grain bags with large holes chewed in around the top of it. I was surprised as I didn't think the cats would let a rat do so much work, but was more surprised when I went out again after breakfast to find the hay in worse shape that before, in fact the whole thing was just rags. I saw a huge tail of some animal disappear in to the hay and am quite sure it was a muskrat, as two or three times I </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>have seen muskrat tracks leading from a hole in the ice off the creek up to the barn and back again. Very mild all day but raw south west wind this morning I saw Ed. Austin down at the Ryerse's this morning, he says it is 18 years since he left here. </p><p>Thursday February 18th </p><p>I walked over home this morning to get Queen. Frank had a small jag of straw on the rack and I helped him put it off in the horse stable loft. I then drove down and got Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice first going up town and trading a couple of dozen eggs for some coffee &amp; sugar. I also drew five dollars from my account to pay for the potatoes I got at Art Ryerses and to pay Trum Walker for milk. I got out here with Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice a little before noon. We had a nice visit this after noon and I drove them back about five o'clock. It snowed a little during the night and has been very cloudy &amp; half raining all day but turned to snow this after noon &amp; was snowing hard &amp; fast when we went into town with an east wind. Mabel came over to spend the night on account of the storm. I saw the muskrat two or three times to-day and was able to get very close to him. </p><p>Friday February 19th </p><p>Things were pretty well snowed up this morning and it drifted a little but there is a better covering of snow on every thing that there has been at all I think. I spent the fore noon doing chores and mowing the hay back over the cows, first taking what little alfalfa off the rails and throwing it down to have for feeding the calf. This afternoon I drove over and paid Art Ryerse 1.75 for the bag of potatoes I got - they are selling for $2.00 a bushel at the stores, and then Jonas went with me over to Colin's barn and after a wild chase around the basement he captured the Leghorn cockrel for me. He has been down there living on the fat of the land ever since the day he escaped from us &amp; Colin picked him out of a brushpile on the side road so he was in good shape. I called in at the farm for awhile and then went over to Jacks with the cockrel. I went on down town to post a letter so Chris gave me an armfull of chicken catalogues to post for them. The post office floor was covered with mail bags and Alice Miller said that the Eaton's catalogues were in. I met Ina at the gate starting for home so I turned around and drove her home. The Dramatic Club are going to Selkirk in the big Dover Transport track to put on their play. Sunny but cold north west wind. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday February 20th </p><p>We were late getting up this morning and by the time I got a few chores done, it was nearly noon when I got over home to help Frank bag up some more oats for Jack Martin. I took Harry B &amp; Gay with me and they had a fine time as Tim played with them all day. He is certainly good to them. Dad. was out at the barn and Frank had not got home yet from Selkirk. Tim went down to the Coleman's this morning and found that some of the party had telephoned up saying they would have to stay all night as there was a spring broken in the truck. Frank got home about the middle of the after noon. He said they didn't get down there till ten o'clock last night but put on the play before a big house finishing up after midnight. The players stayed all night in the hall. He said the roads weren't bad till after they left the highway at Nelles' Corners. I helped Dad nail up some wire to keep the stock away from the straw stack but didn't do any thing else all day, except sit around and read. We came home about five o'clock and I swept the school house before dark. Marj. has had a busy day recovering the old armchair and she has not felt at all well either. Cloudy with fine snow all day. </p><p>Sunday February 21st </p><p>We all went over and spent the day with the Charlie Butler's arriving there about 11.30 and staying till between four and five. Harry B and Gay had quite a time getting acquainted with the new dog over there as he is a big Boston bull pup and very playful. Cory went at him with a club and made him behave, exclaiming "My Gosh. He wouldn't hurt them, but he's just a great big silly thats what he is and just wants to kiss "em. He's just too saff for any thing." Charlie had to build a wood box with a lid on it to keep him from chewing up the wood as Cory says he is teething and has to have something to chew on. Charlie is still manufacturing furniture in his spare time and has the house full of little tables, stands and hall trees with underpinning heavy enough for a grand piano. He has a set of bob sleighs under construction now for the Munroe kids and if they can lug them up hill without the aid of a horse they will do well. Cold and raw east wind all day, cloudy. </p><p>Monday February 22nd </p><p>We got up very late this morning and Trum. Walker came in just as I was getting dressed to tell us he </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>had spilled most of our milk when he was putting it in the mailbox so he took the other pail and sent up a little more with the kids when they came to school but at that we only got about half what we should have. I just did chores this morning and did some squshing for Marj. and this after noon I spent down town at the dentists. He filled three more teeth for me. It was about six when I got home. Marj. invited Mabel &amp; Mrs. Walker over to tea so that she would have company while I went to band practice to-night. Mabel came but Mrs. Walker didnt get here till about seven o'clock and we were nearly through tea. I went down to practice and we had a good one although there weren't many out. There was an exhibition hockey match on between Brantford &amp; Dover Intermediates. Brantford won 8-6. Cold day &amp; frosty but fine night. </p><p>Tuesday February 23rd </p><p>Marj. Harry B. Gay and I all went down to Aunty's for dinner to-day leaving the baby in Ina's care as she was here washing. I had to go over to Trum's before we left and get the milk as they didn't send it this morning. Marj. went to the dentist's before dinner and her tooth hurt her afterwards. I went over to the Canning Factory and contracted for 2½ acres each of peas &amp; corn. They have raised the price of peas to $40.00 per ton. Quint and I set up a foundation for a hook mat for Aunty Alice this after noon. Marj. and Harry B went up town after dinner with some eggs for Amy and I went up late with Quint for the mail and met them up there. We ran across Warrie Banfield. We came home about five and I drove Ina home. Fine &amp; sunny. </p><p>Wednesday February 24th </p><p>It was a cold night the mercury dropping to zero and there was a heavy fog this morning with the trees all coated with a beautiful rime. It has been a beautiful day, sunny with what little wind there was from the south but changing this afternoon to the east. I went over home this morning and Frank and I went down to get a load of coal for over there and I intended getting a load for here this after noon but as they had nothing but the old soft coal we just got one load and each took half as Hubert said they expected some Alberta coal in right away and we heard to-night that it came this after noon. We came out here this after noon with the coal and then went back and put a little jag of straw on and hauled it over to the horse stable. We took Marj. and the kids over </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>with us in the bob-sleigh and they drove back with me in the cutter. It was such a nice day Marj. thought the drive would do them good. Marj. went over to the Lampkins to another party to-night and I set bread. Marj. played crokinole and got the indigestion as usual. The John Evans, the Charlie Butler and Mrs. Walker &amp; Mabel were the other guests. Mabel an Mr. Evans furnished the music both vocal &amp; instrumental &amp; Charlie &amp; Marj. the wit &amp; humour. </p><p>Thursday February 25th </p><p>We woke up this morning to find it pouring rain and coming from the east. It rained hard till after daylight when the wind veered to the south &amp; south west and it partly cleared but the wind has been rising all day and this after noon it has rained most of the time. The flats were pretty well covered to-night. I didn't do any thing but chores and sit around the house reading sleeping &amp; playing with the baby. Marj. baked bread but has felt all in so lay down for most of the after noon. </p><p>Friday February 26th </p><p>It turned colder during the night and has been snowing and very blustery, but has cleared off &amp; quieted down to-night. I just did chores this morning and went down to the dentist's this after noon. He filled the tooth he has been killing the nerve in and it is darned painful to-night. I got my hair cut much to Aunty's distress as she is always afraid I will catch cold. I was in there for a few minutes and saw Dick who returned from Montreal Wednesday night. I was in at the farm for a few minutes. Dad. has a very badly swollen face as the dentist broke a piece of a root of one of the teeth he extracted and made his jaw sore digging for it. Dad. got a letter from Mr. Parks to-day, the first he has had since Mr. Parks got back. Marj. should have gone to the dentist to-day but it was too rough to take the kids out as Harry B. has a bad cough. </p><p>Saturday February 27th </p><p>My tooth has been sore all day to-day so I have kept out of the cold as much as possible. It is better to-night. I just did chores and did a little squshing for Marj. and swept the school house, spent the rest of the day sitting around reading and fooling with the kids. I carried water to the cows from the pump as I was afraid to have them go to the creek the hill was so slippery but I turned them out for awhile and they went down in spite of having been watered. Bright but cold N.W. wind. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday February 28th </p><p>As usual we were very late getting up this morning and as we were booked for dinner at Mrs. Walkers we had to hurry around to get ready. We spent a very nice after noon. The kids had a gay time as Clara Tupper who was over there skating with Trum's kids came in and the whole bunch played very boisterously. I spent most of the after noon looking at Topsy's snapshots. Strong raw south west wind and snow this afternoon. Milder to-night. </p><p>Monday March 1st </p><p>We all went to town this morning and had dinner at Aunty's. We had quite a party as Dick, Quint &amp; Frank were there too. Frank and I went over to the farm right after dinner with Queen and came back with the bobsleigh for a load of Alberta coal. Two cars came in and they are nearly gone. Marj. went up to the dentists' and had a tooth or two filled. I went up too but he was so busy I didn't wait. Marj's throat is very sore to-night. Very mild &amp; cloudy rained this morning S.W. wind. </p><p>Tuesday March 2nd </p><p>It froze hard last night so the roads to-day are very icy after yesterday's thaw. I drove over home but it was too slippery to take old Charlie out as he has no shoes so Frank and I went over to Pickford's and borrowed old Joe and put him with Queen and went down to get some Alberta coal. It was nearly noon when we got there and the car was about empty but they let us have 9 cwt. We came right out here with it and had dinner here. This after noon we took the sleigh back home and sat around over there for awhile and then Frank went over to Pickford's with me and led old Joe behind the cutter. I came home did up my chores shaved and dressed up and drove right back to town again to attend the band social. I drove Ina as far as the corner. It was after 6.30 when I got to the hall but I was in plenty of time for supper as they waited for Jim Ryerse who was supposed to bring milk and he didn't show up at all so finally they went out and bought milk. We had a good supper and a good crowd, besides the bandsmen and their familys, the reeve &amp; councillors were there with their familys and several ex-bandsmen including Mr. Smith, Mr. Bagley &amp; Bob Leaney. They played progressive euchre for a couple of hours after </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>tea. I didn't join in that game but sat &amp; talked to Karl. Coleman, Ed. Steele &amp; Harry Moon. Harry has just returned from a two months visit to New York &amp; neighboring cities so has a lot to talk about. About eleven o'clock the Steele orchestra struck up and we danced from then till about one. We had a good time, as there wasn't too big a crowd and every body knew every body which made tings more sociable. Mabel came over and stayed all night with Marj. Marj. has a very sore throat. </p><p>Wednesday March 3rd </p><p>It has been very windy and cold all day and this after noon it snowed most of the time and was very blustery. We sat around the house most of the fore noon till Marj. suddenly remembered that she had to have dinner ready on time for Mabel. I walked down to Art Quanbury's this after noon and bought a couple of cockrels to mate with my hens. He charged me $2 apiece but I didn't pay him. Art is busy making a radio set. </p><p>Thursday March 4th </p><p>It froze very hard last night but has been a very sunny day with a cold north west wind. I did chores this morning and after dinner drove Marj. Gay &amp; the baby up to Flossie's to a Women's Institute meeting. Marj. didn't decide to go till noon as her throat and chest are very sore and she can hardly talk but it was such a nice day and on several other occasions when she has been invited up there something has prevented. Harry B &amp; I drove over home and he told Dad. that Mum-mum, Gay and baby sis had gone to a hin party. I left him there and went on down to the dentist but I was late for my appointment and he was so busy he didn't do anything to me. Martha Bonfield and Ruth were both there Dad. had all his remaining teeth out this morning so his face is pretty sore. Harry B and I drove up to Shand's and collected the family before we came home. </p><p>Friday March 5th </p><p>I did up some of my chores and helped Marj. do some of hers as she feels miserable with her cold and I drove down and had dinner at Aunty's so that I could get up to the dentist's early. Frank was there to dinner, he having been to the dentist's this morning. I went up soon after dinner and had two more teeth filled. He has them all filled now </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>except two wisdom teeth which he says are not worth filling. He still has to give me three or four treatments for pyorrhea. I wasn't going to have it treated as I told him I hadn't the money to pay for it but he said he didn't mind waiting for his pay and strongly advised it so I told him to go ahead. Poor old Bill Lemmons died to-day. I was in at Aunty's for awhile before I came home and I stopped in home for awhile so it was about five when I got home. Dad. heard again from Mr. Parks yesterday saying that they are having difficulty in getting an affadavit from Mrs. Quintin Dick as it seems she gave birth some years ago to a 6 months child and doesn't know whether it ever had a separate existence or not she is communicating with some relatives to find out for sure as it seems if it had, they will have to argue on the conversion after all. It is so technical that we can't understand it and are beginning to wonder whether it is really the hand of fate or the machinations of men that is hurling so many obstacles in the course of justice. Mr. Parks is very provoked as it will probably cause more delay. It has been bright and not so cold to-day but is freezing hard to-night. </p><p>Saturday March 6th </p><p>I didn't do any thing but chores to-day and help Marj. do a few jobs around the house. I swept the school house this after noon. Marj's cold doesn't seem much better. Mrs. Lampkin's came over to-night for a visit and brought us some delicious looking cookies, but as they tasted so strongly of oil we only took one bite apiece. She told us that they had been unable to use one batch of butter as it tasted so of the oil they had been giving the cow. We suppose that it still tastes of it but they have become used to the taste as we can't imagine her deliberately trying to pan off such vile tasting things as those cookies were on us. I walked part way home with her. It has been milder and partly cloudy to-day and the wind has swung around to the south east. Very cloudy to-night. </p><p>Sunday March 7th </p><p>Had a late breakfast as usual and just sat around &amp; read &amp; played with the kids all day, except for doing a few chores and going over to Trrum Walkers for the milk. Had an early supper or dinner at night of stuffed beef steak. Wind back to the West. Rained nearly all day. Colder to-night. Marj's cold still bad. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday March 8th </p><p>I killed a pair of old hens this morning one for ourselves and one for Aunty Alice and also did a little squshing for Marj. I intended going down to Doc. Lemmon's funeral this after noon but couldn't get ready in time. I did go down with some eggs and Aunty Alice's chicken and got some groceries and feed at Billy Laings. I went to both banks to see how my accounts stood. I had $7.54 at the Standard so as my feed came to $7.22 I gave Billy a cheque on the Standard, and I had $8. something at the Royal, so I drew five dollars and paid Art Quanbury four for the roosters and with the other dollar &amp; the hen money will pay Trum. Walker for milk tickets and then trust to Providence. Maybe the fortune will come soon, but I doubt it. I saw Dick up town and he accompanied me on my various errands I think his holidays are beginning to pall. Aunty Alice is having a bridge party for him to-night and is asking the Charlie Ivey's much against her wishes to please him. I think he is going to Toronto the end of the week to see Frances Henry. Dad. &amp; Frank were both at the funeral Dad a bearer. Frank drove home with me. Marj's cold still bad, she is going to stay in bed to-morrow. Windy &amp; blustery. </p><p>Tuesday March 9th </p><p>Marj. has been in bed all day but sat up for awhile this evening. She has been busy sewing and got my socks all darned and two dresses finished for Gay. I have tried to keep house and the house looks like it. I seem to have been busy all day with out getting any thing done. I boiled the chicken and gave Marj. a piece at noon. She said she was starving hungry as it was about two o'clock before I got around to it, but the chicken was so tough she couldn't eat it. I turned the kids out for awhile this morning and they all went to sleep this after noon while I went out and did a few chores. Mr. Weidrick the Insurance man was in at noon just as I was in the act of getting the kids some dinner, and he sat and chewed the rag till Harry B. came &amp; told me that Mum-mum said to get him (HB) some dinner and Gay asked him to put on his hat. Beautiful day cold wind. </p><p>Wednesday March 10th </p><p>I spent the morning doing chores around the house and feeling tough, but Marj. got up at noon and soon straightened things around. I felt miserable </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>this after noon, besides a toothache I had a weak &amp; watery feeling around my middle. Marj. thought it was something terrible like dysentary so was bound I should go to the doctor or have him out. I disapproved of both proposals so she sent Harry B over to the school house with a note for Mabel asking her to lend a couple of boys to go over and get Dad. Stanton Munroe and Norman Dove answered the call and Dad. came out and reassured Marj. Sunny but cold raw wind. </p><p>Thursday March 11th </p><p>My tooth was not quite so sore this morning and I felt a little better so we all packed up and went to town according to arrangements. Ina came this morning and stayed here alone getting a great stroke of work done. Enah had been up at the dentists this morning and she and Dad. were at Aunty's for dinner. Dad. &amp; Dick went to Simcoe on the one car to see Frank Reid and show him the court proceedings. Dad. was delighted at having found his watch which he lost a week or so ago. Mrs Andrew Innes picked it up on Hallam's crossing the day he lost it and Alex Spain told him this morning that she had found one. I went up to the dentists right after dinner and had my sore wisdom tooth pulled. There were a couple of abscesses on it. He froze it and then did some work for Roy Dell while the freezing was taking effect. Marj. was supposed to have some teeth filled this after noon but Enah came up there and told me Marj. didn't feel like coming up so I had a pyorrhea treatment in her time. I went into the bank on my way home as I had notice from them that I had overdrawn my account so I renewed my note and borrowed another $100.00 The freezing was going out of my face by the time I got down to Aunty's and it was pretty sore. They got me hot salt water to rinse it with and that helped it a little. Dad. went down to the lake for me to see if there was any coal as we are just out. Mid. told him they had none but if I came down he would borrow some soft coal for me. We got home about five o'clock both feeling pretty tough. Ina stayed and got tea ready and then walked home. She would have stayed all night if Marj. had coaxed her but as She was counting on going to an Horticultural lecture in the Hall to-night, Marj. didn't like to keep her. We both felt all in to-night and went to bed early. Bright &amp; sunny but a little cold N.W. wind. Very cold to-night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday March 12th </p><p>I had to chase around this morning and get some rails cut up for the kitchen fire although I did manage to scrape up two pails of coal. We let the kitchen fire out last night and it was one of the coldest nights we have had dropping to below zero and freezing the pump in the kitchen. It was nearly 11.30 by the time I got over home and by the time Frank and I got Queen &amp; old Charlie hooked to the waggon and down town it was noon, so we put the horses in the barn at Auntie's and had dinner there and then Quint went with Frank down to the lake and got me 1200 of soft coal. I went up to the dentists right after dinner and got some more of my teeth cleaned and then Frank and I came out here with the coal and Frank took the team back alone. In Mr. Parks last letter which came to-day, he says they are going to try to get before the judge as soon as Carden's papers arrive if they are in order and will not wait for Mrs. Dick to make her affadavit as if the judge goes by the ruling of a former chief justice and declares the property all realty instead of personalty they will not need to argue conversion anyway. Poor old Dick Faulmsbe died to-day. He was alone for a couple of days with pneumonia and then crawled out to the doctor. Bright but cold. </p><p>Saturday March 13th </p><p>I spent the fore noon doing chores around the house for Marj. as she has been baking and flying around getting ready for her party on Monday, and to-night the pantry displays a supply of provender in the form of pies cakes and tarts such as would give an appetite to a dyspeptic. I had to go over home this after noon to get Queen &amp; the cutter so I walked on down town and took in a few eggs. I stopped at Art Quanbury's and spoke for some Jersey cream on Monday and I got a bottle of sour pickle for Dad's special benefit and also some beef steak to make Hamburg's for him as we didn't think he could chew roast beef without teeth. The sleighing is very bad but I got home all right with the cutter. Marj. forgot to set bread last night so she will have to bake to-morrow. Very cold. </p><p>Sunday March 14th </p><p>Marj. has been busier than ever to-day getting things straightened up and cleaned and trying to keep them that way which involves constant warfare with the kids. She baked bread and was a little disappointed in it although it was by no means a failure. She thought she hurried it a little too much as she </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>was afraid somebody would come in and catch her baking on Sunday. I helped her a little as I couldn't escape being caught in the vortex of her industrial activity but I am not cut out for big business so I went over and swept the school house and then went over to Trum's and got the milk. I was over there quite awhile talking to Trum. &amp; Wilbur who with {Olph.?} &amp; the kids were at Mrs. Walker's for dinner. Wilbur bought a milking Shorthorn cow down at the Caledonia sale and a Holstein heifer out at Challand's. He &amp; Trum were discussing the merits of silos and sugar-jacks I never heard of the latter but it seems there are a lot of them being installed up west and Lorne Roberts is putting on it. As near as I can understand they make any kind of dry fodder into a food equivalent to silage but make it as it is used. Trum. has hauled a lot of gravel for a silo but has decided to abandon the idea of building as it means too much work at filling time. Froze hard last night but has been milder to-day. </p><p>Monday March 15th </p><p>It was a beautiful morning and very much milder but it clouded up and snowed about the time I went after Aunty and Aunty Alice so Aunty Alice predicted a bad day. She says it is always bad weather when they come out as it snowed the last time. There were only one or two little squalls of snow storms and the rest of the day was lovely. I went over to the farm to get them as Aunty Alice insisted on walking that far with Dick who rode out with Dad. and Enah. Dinner was ready by the time they all got here and went off in great shape. The pudding was prime Marj. was afraid all the time it was cooking that it might have gone mouldy or rancid or something hanging on the porch all winter but it was O.K. We only ate about half of it as it was bigger than it looked. Dorothy Mary in whose honour the party was slept as usual till the middle of the after noon but then woke up and enjoyed herself. Harry B. opened her presents that they brought her, and I suppose as it was all wearing apparel &amp; cold cash, it didn't appeal to him much as he exclaimed "Well, this isn't much of a birthday!" but he enjoyed it never-the-less. Mabel came over after four and seemed rather dismayed to run into a party but she stayed to tea and for the evening so I went down and stayed to tea at Aunty's and went to band practice. I didn't hurry home after practice as Huby Quint </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>and Dick were all at Aunty's playing bridge and I thought Mabel would stay all night here, so it was about midnight when I got home. It was snowing hard a heavy wet snow when I left and by the time I got home I looked more like a snow drift than anything else. Marj. &amp; Mabel were still up Marj. tired out and Mabel thinking she should go home. I tried to persuade her by telling her it was a brute of a night but she thought her aunty would be anxious so I took her and it was unwillingly that Queen &amp; I turned back into that storm as we had both been thinking all the way home that of all domestic joys, crawling into a warm bed when cold &amp; tired is about the chief one. It was so dark going over to the Walker's that we could hardly see the road, but when I turned to come home the road was lighted up as if it was moonlight under the clouds. I couldn't figure it out as I knew there was no moon and thought it was too late and the light too bright for the radial. When I turned the corner at the Winding Hill, I knew what was going on as the whole northern sky was luridly aglow with the ruddy flames of a fire. My first thoughts were of course of this place but I couldn't believe that this house could burst into flames when it was all right ten minutes before. However I was relieved when I got up the road where I could see the ridge of the barn black against the red sky. My first real guess was Willie Shand's barns but when I got to the top of the hill I could see them against the fire so I knew it was the Dove's place but couldn't tell whether it was the house or barns. I drove in here and told Marj. who was tired out and in bed that I would go over and if any of them needed shelter I would bring them back. Marj. said there was bedding warm that she had been getting ready for Mabel. I urged poor old Queen along as fast as I could and by this time it had stopped snowing. Harvey Shand's house was in darkness when I passed and I yelled in but didn't wake any of them. I heard another buggy behind me just about there and it proved to be Herb. Law who was just returning from seeing his girl. He &amp; I arrived at the fire about the same time and tied our horses to the fence on the road. Just as I drove up I saw Wiillie Shand running across the snow from his place and when I got to the house, all that were there were Tom Stone &amp; George his man and Willie Shand &amp; Tom Aiken. Tom Aiken &amp; George were throwing water on the </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>wood shed just back of the house but nothing else could be done as there was nothing but the walls of the house standing and the wind was blowing directly away from the barns. Tom Stone told me the family had escaped in their night clothes and were all over at his place. He said Norman who had grabbed his boots as he came out had come over and awakened them up and when he &amp; George got over the whole place was in flames and nothing could be done. The family were out in the barn trying to huddle under a horse blanket and Edward was the only one who had anything on his feet. Tom told them for Heaven's sake to get over to his place so they hooked up and drove over. I stayed for awhile but as there was nothing to do I came home and got to bed at last. I knew Marj. would be wondering if I would be bringing anyone with me. I noticed when I got home a car came down the road from the north and another from the west. </p><p>Tuesday March 16th </p><p>Ina came this morning, and when Marj. told her of the Dove's disaster, she was very much concerned not only for them but for Nina, whom she knew would be in a very upset state as her nerves are so bad at any time, so Marj. suggested that she go over there instead of washing here. Marj. had hunted out a lot of underwear and other clothes and Ina mended at them till I had my breakfast and got ready to drive her over. We found Nina as we expected terribly agitated and hardly able to keep from crying as he talked to us. Tom. had gone down for the doctor for Mrs. Dove. They are afraid for her as she is so delicate and in no condition to stand such shock &amp; exposure as she is expecting a baby next month I think. I stopped on my way back at the scene of the fire where old Dove and Edward were poking among the ruins. The old man pointed out several articles that he said were of no value in themselves but had a sentimental value to them and besides all their household utensils were brought with them from England and were better than they could buy here. Mrs. Dove had a chest of woollen blankets &amp; bedding that she had brought from England and never used, and besides these things he had $125.00 in bills in his coat pocket. I came through Willie Shand's place and Willie said some of the neighbors were going to canvas the neighborhood this after noon for them. Willie &amp; Tom Aiken went over to </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tom. Stones at 2 o'clock last night each with a bundle of clothes for them. We went down town this after noon as Marj. had to go to the dentist's. Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice gave us a big bundle of good things for the Dove's, which I took over to-night when we got home. I met Ina on the road on her way home from Nina's and she told me that she &amp; Mrs. Harvey Evans had been sewing all the after noon at the things that had been sent and were getting the family pretty well clothed. Just after I got there Fred Misener &amp; Albert Gurney came in from a collecting tour with a whole buggy load of clothes and provisions &amp; $36.00 in cash. Tom Stone &amp; Willie Shand had collected a lot more stuff and cash. Charlie Shand was also out and Les Mitchell &amp; someone else on the back road. I met Bill Donald &amp; Lloyd Ryerse who had been at a sale west of Simcoe &amp; Bill had been telling the story up there but as they were all strangers he only got about three dollars. He is going to Simcoe to-morrow however as it is dollar day for the sole purpose of collecting. They were not going to say anything about it to the Dove's but Fred Misener "blatted" as Nina said all out to Edward this morning and I heard him telling them all as they sat around Nina's tea table to-night that he thought "He &amp; Albert done pretty good they got $36.00 but Willie &amp; Tom beat us they got $38.00 "Albert Gurney" he said " has been out collecting all the after noon and he give five dollars. He says that little affair last fall" meaning the time Albert had Dove arrested for assault "is all forgot now." If Fred's brains were as active as his mouth he'd be a wonderful man. Fine day and not so cold. </p><p>Wednesday March 17th </p><p>Marj. didn't feel very well to-day so I didn't do much but help her a little in the house. Bertie &amp; Norman Dove came here for dinner. Ina told me last night that they had them rigged out well enough to go to school so I told Nina to send them here for their dinner and save herself the trouble of putting up lunches for them. I cleaned out the colony house this after noon and to-night put the two black hens &amp; the leghorn hen in there so that I can save the other eggs for Chris. Mr. Cornish was in here for a few minutes. He had been out to the Dove's with some clothes. Cousin Willie sent out $25.00 to them and a note of sympathy telling how well he could feel for them having had the same experience. Much milder to-day. It begins to feel like Spring at last. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday March 18th </p><p>I had to be at the dentist's at 1.15 to-day so went down to Aunty's for dinner. I went over to the farm this morning to see if I could get a load of straw on the rack and then haul it out here this afternoon. Dad. wanted to get some cornstalks in before we changed the rack from the sleighs to the wheels so we went out and got a jag of them and by the time we got up to the house, it was time for me to leave so that I could get to Aunty's for dinner. I went to the dentists and had another pyorrhea treatment and he found another cavity which he filled. By the time I got back to the farm it was too late to put on a load of straw but we changed the rack and I got a bag of oats to take home. Dad. had a letter from Mr. Parks enclosing an opinion of Gavin Simmonds which Roper &amp; Whatley had let him have, saying that they should get proof of the death of the doctor &amp; nurse who attended Mrs. Dick and then less reliable sources of evidence whould be admitted to prove that her baby had a separate existence. If that could be proved Capt. Dick as next of kin of his son would in Gavin's opinion be able to include all the property except the real estate in his residuary estate and consequently it would go to Mrs. Dick. That is as nearly as I can understand it. Even in that case though Dad. would still get the ground rent of the London mansions which is £8000. a year and also the rentals from the Irish lands provided they don't trip him up on the name &amp; arms clause and give it to Harry B. Mr. Parks thinks that Justice Romer will be governed by the decision of a former chief justice who in this case or a similar one declared all the property except the heirlooms to be realty in which case it all goes to the Barrett family. Fine &amp; mild. </p><p>Friday March 19th </p><p>I drove over home this morning and Dad. helped me put on a good load of straw. The stack is about demolished. I didn't get over very early as I tried to dig a passage through the lane before I went but the snow is frozen so hard I decided it would take too long so will have to drive on the wheat for awhile yet. It was just about noon when we got the load on and it was starting to rain quite hard so I came right home thinking it might rain all the after noon. It didn't and was a beautiful mild spring like after noon with an occasional shower. It took me some time to put the straw off alone, and as I was late having my dinner and did a </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>few chores, by the time I got back here after taking the waggon home, it was dark. I took the old harrows over to John Evans for him to sharpen them. Dad. &amp; Enah drove in about four with a bundle of clothes they were taking out to the Doves, who evidently will not lack for plumage. </p><p>Saturday March 20th </p><p>We all went to town again to-day and had dinner at Aunty's. Quint was there and had his new clock on the sideboard which he has been building for the last few weeks ~ clock not sideboard. It is walnut and certainly is a beauty. Marj. had to go to the dentists this after noon and Quint and I went up and got Aunty's mail stopping in for awhile to visit Mr. McLean in his workshop. He is another worker in walnut. Dad. &amp; Enah were down Dad's tooth is still very sore. Another mild Spring day but rather cloudy. </p><p>Sunday March 21st </p><p>I swept the school house out this morning and did a few odd chores and about noon Marj. &amp; Harry B went up to the Shands. Marj. wanted to see Flossie about taking the Dove kids for dinner. Marj. has had them all this last week and Flossie said they would take them some time as Marj. has to go to the dentist again to-morrow she wanted to be free of them. She left me to boil the potatoes and feed Gay. and said she would be back as soon as Flossie got home from church. I boiled the vegetables but Gay went to sleep before they were done so I had a most enjoyable and peaceful read till the baby woke up and then I played with her as I didn't know what to feed her. Marj. Harry B &amp; Flossie came back about half past four and Flossie stayed for awhile and then Marj. got me some dinner and I did up my chores. Beautiful day. </p><p>Monday March 22nd </p><p>I spent the fore noon cleaning the two chicken houses, as the dropping boards hadn't been cleaned all winter it was quite a job. I let the chickens all out as it was a lovely day and let the chicken house floors stay bare all day to dry and then put straw in to-night. We all went to town this after noon and Marj. and I both went to the dentists and got finished up with him. We left all the kids at the farm as Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice went to Simcoe to get a carpet - but didn't have any luck. They were home before we left town. We saw three robins in Jack Martin's colony field on our way home. Very mild S.E. wind raining a little to-night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday March 23rd </p><p>This has been a very disagreeable day. Cloudy raw east wind and raining or snowing most of the time. I cleaned out the cellar but as I didn't work at it very hard it took me most of the day. It was in bad shape as all the old pumpkins &amp; squash that I put down there had rotted. I have been cudgelling my brains all day to figure out some way of relieving our financial situation as it seems useless to wait much longer for the fortune to come. We are about $300.00 in debt besides the mortgage of $300 and I have got to do some fencing this year and the barn needs shingling. I also want to get a couple of good cows and set out some more fruit and if I could only finance it would try to run my brooder again and raise about 500 chickens. We looked over my insurance policy and could borrow about $225.00 or $280 after the next premium is paid on it, but that wouldn't pay our debts, so I think I will have to try and raise about $700 on a mortgage if I can find the money. </p><p>Wednesday March 24th </p><p>I went over home this morning and Frank &amp; I bagged up a few oats for me before dinner and this after noon took them to the mill and went on down town and got some groceries, coal oil, my can of milk at the dairy, and some feed at Billy Laings then came back by the mill and got our chop. It was nearly five when we got to the farm so left the load there and I drove home in the buggy. I saw Chris and spoke for space in his incubator for enough eggs to hatch 500 chicks and he said he could put them in next week or the week after but advised waiting till the week after next as he thought they would hatch better. I also spoke to Hall for 100 rods of fence &amp; 50 steel posts so will have to raise money some place. Dad. counsels waiting awhile and if I have to mortgage going to Frank Reid. He got two letters from Mr. Parks to-day saying that all the counsel think it would be unwise to try to get before the judge until this premature baby case is settled &amp; proved as the judge would probably shelve the case anyway till then, so Mr. Parks says it will be the middle of April after the Easter vacation anyway before the case comes up. He said Mr. Farwell, my Counsel, was going to see Gavin Simmonds privately and suggest a settlement as there is the possibility of them appealing the judges decision if it goes against them and that would cause more delay. Dick wrote Aunty saying Nita is very dangerously ill in the hospital. Mild, rain to-night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday March 25th </p><p>I drove over home this morning to get my load of stuff that I left there yesterday but Dad. said that he would hook Pommers &amp; old Charlie up and bring it out for me and save me coming back with Queen so I took out a bag of oat chop &amp; the coal oil in the buggy and was in no hurry for the rest so Dad. said they wouldn't be out with it to-day as he trimmed Pommers feet this morning while I was there and wouldn't get out before dinner and wanted to write Mr. Parks this after noon. I came home to dinner and spent most of the after noon taking down the old wire fence along the west side of the orchard that the cows had so much fun jumping over all last fall. I won't put it up there again but move it over to the brow of the hill along the trees where it evidently was originally &amp; include the strip between the orchard &amp; the woods. I don't know what Charlie's idea was in putting it up where he did anyway, but I have never been able to figure out Charlie's ideas in making any of the changes he did. There must have been something divine about Charlie, he worked in such a mysterious way his wonders to perform. Ina was here to-day. Fine day with rather cold west wind. </p><p>Friday March 26th </p><p>I spent most of the day rolling up the wire that was on the orchard fence. It took me quite awhile until I got on to the job to roll it and keep it from springing. I rolled each strand separately and found that by rolling in a zig-zag way I could keep it tight. I finished a little before four and then cut a soft maple that was dead at the top and got it trimmed up. Fine, cold wind, freezing to-night. </p><p>Saturday March 27th </p><p>I cut a beech down below the house this morning that was dead at the top, and just got it down when Marj. wanted me to go over to Mrs Lampkin's to buy some buttermilk I started over but saw Dad. &amp; Frank &amp; Tim coming with my chop so came back. Dad. wanted me to go back with them as Dick was to be at the farm for dinner and he wanted a family gathering to discuss Mr. Parks last letter. He said in it that he had found out that Mrs. Dick's prematurely born child's birth was never registered but that Mr. Farwell my counsel had had a chat with Gavin Simmonds and had suggested a settlement with him for £5000 or £10,000 but Gavin had refused to consider the offer saying </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>there were too many of the Right Heirs for it to be divided among but that they might be tempted by an offer of £50,000 which Mr. Farwell said was out of the question. Simmonds said further that he would fight it to the House of Lords if necessary. Dick is of the opinion that it is all crooked work and would like to them do their "durnbest" but we all agreed that it would be better to settle with them even for £50,000 than to have them appeal the case and cause indefinite delay. Of course they have yet to prove that the child was born alive and if they fail to do that will have no basis for a claim. Mr. Parks thinks their chances are slim even if they do prove a separate existence, as he is of the opinion and so are the other counsels that the judge will declare the property all realty, he also thinks that the fact that the birth of the child was never registered will go much against them but he thinks it would be better to settle than have the uncertainty of them appealing although he thinks that is a bluff. He said he might go down to Wales where the baby was born and see if he could find out any thing either from the local undertaker or Capt. Dick's gardener about its burial. Dick got back from Toronto last night and says Nita is better and didn't have to undergo an operation after all. He talks of going back to work after Easter. He &amp; Dad. went down town after dinner and I went over as far as Martin's with them to see Chris. He said my eggs tested pretty well. I came home about three and spent the rest of the day doing chores. Harry B has been quite upset the last couple of days and Marj. is trying to keep him on a strict diet but as the poor kid is half starved he cant resist stealing any morsel of forbidden food that he finds, which causes considerable turmoil in the camp, as well as in his "innards" Cold. N.W. wind. </p><p>Sunday March 28th </p><p>I didn't do much but chores and sit around and read to-day. Marj. Harry B &amp; Gay went over to the Lampkins for about an hour or so at noon and this after noon I went over to Trum's and got the milk. I let the cows out this morning and for the first time they crossed the creek and went down to the end of the gully and got out on the alfalfa so I put up the bars there and then they got out here where I took the orchard fence down. Cloudy &amp; cold raw NW wind. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday March 29th </p><p>I went over to Willie Shands this morning and spoke for some eggs to set. He thought they could let me have 20 doz. by a week from Thursday. Ina thinks they could save 15 doz. and we should have 15 doz. of our own and I saw Art Quanbury this after noon and he thinks he could let me have 15 doz. I still want 15 doz to make up to 80. Marj. &amp; I drove down town this after noon and took Harry B leaving the other two with Ina. Marj. wanted to get some wallpaper &amp; muresed {Muresco} to prepare for house cleaning next week. I saw W. J. Thompson down town who informed me that he heard I was going to join the Masons. I said I didn't know anything about it and he said Jack King had my application all ready for me to sign. I said something about joining to Dr. McLaughlin and I suppose he has suggested me for a prospect. I told W. J. I couldn't join as I didn't have money enough to buy tobacco whereat he produced a package and invited me to fill my pipe. I drove Ina home before tea and this evening walked down to band practice. Dad. &amp; Enah were at Aunty's when I went in there after band practice, they having been at church and Huby &amp; Quint were at Aunty's playing bridge with Aunty Alice and Dick. Dad. had another letter from Mr. Parks saying that he had consulted Mr. Manning and he had agreed that they give Gavin Simmonds till the 13th of April when court opens after the Easter holidays to prove the birth of Mrs. Dicks son and then apply to the judge for a hearing. Mr. Manning stipulated that they ask the judge to permit them to cross-question any witness Simmonds produces and if the judge wants to delay the case till he gets more evidence to have him argue the name &amp; arms clause anyway so that if Dad. is the heir at law and not Harry B. he can collect his ground rents right away on the real estate. Froze hard nice day. </p><p>Tuesday March 30th </p><p>I took the 30 doz. egg crate that I borrowed from Chris over to Willie Shands this morning and didnt do much but chores the rest of the forenoon. I sat around for awhile after dinner and then went down to Roy Hammonds to see about eggs but as I ran into Cam. Harvey Evans &amp; Herb Law at the corner I didn't get down to Roy's till about four. Wilbur was there watching Roy tear paper off the parlour wall and I sat there and talked to them for some </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>time. Roy couldn't let me have eggs as he is saving for himself but he called up Clarence Welsh and found I could get them there. Cloudy &amp; cold. Froze &amp; snowed last night. </p><p>Wednesday March 31st </p><p>We woke up this mornng to find every thing coated thick with ice and a cold rain falling forming more. It has rained all day but turned a little milder during the day and most of the ice has disappeared. I couldn't do any thing outdoors but chores so helped Marj. in the house and did some painting in the kitchen. The storm must have delayed the cars as we got no mail to-day. We both have bad colds. </p><p>Thursday April 1st </p><p>It was snowing this mornng and has been blowing a fine blizzard all day. I walked into town as we were out of butter and I got my eggs that I left at Chris's the other day and took them to town and sold them. I then walked home carrying the crate with groceries in it. The roads were heavy and the blizzard was blinding between Art Quanbury's &amp; Evans so I had an enjoyable walk getting home about half past one. I didnt do much but chores the rest of the after noon. The papers to-day tell of great havoc being done by yesterdays ice storm especially to the hydro and telephone &amp; telegraph lines. The power was off in town and people who depended on hydro for light had to go to bed with candles. </p><p>Friday April 2nd - Good Friday. </p><p>This has been a fine day <s>and</s> but not much milder and the change in the weather was most welcome after what we have had lately. I spent a couple of hours this forenoon sawing up and splitting the maple tree that I cut the other day and Harry B and I carried it all into the porch. I didn't do much this after noon but trimmed up some of the beech tree I cut down. </p><p>Saturday April 3rd </p><p>Marj. has felt very tough all day so I stayed in the house all day and did housework except for doing the chores, Marj. didn't stay in bed but sat and sewed. I couldn't have done anything outside anyway as it has rained nearly all day. We burned up nearly all our wood &amp; then couldnt keep warm. East wind. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Easter Sunday April 4th </p><p>Aunty Alice was very anxious to have us go to church to-day but Marj. felt too miserable to go out or to have me go and leave her alone with the kids so we all stayed home and put in a quiet day. This after noon Harry B. and I drove over home as I wanted to make arrangements to go for hay to-morrow I am right out. We got the milk on our way home. Cloudy &amp; raw inclined to drizzle. </p><p>Monday April 5th </p><p>The ground was white with snow this morning and it snowed a heavy wet snow all forenoon but cleared up and got colder this afternoon. I drove over to the farm this morning and took Harry B. as he is going to stay there during the Easter holidays. We didn't start after the hay till after dinner when it had stopped storming. We took Queen &amp; old Charlie and the iron wheeled waggon and the road between Wilbur Ryerse's and the cheese factory was so heavy it was all they could do to pull the empty rack so could only put on enough hay for a day or two and we found the stack was soaked through so it was more like silage than hay and very heavy. Bill Donald stopped us on our way down to give us a bid to a shower at Roy Hammonds on Wednesday night for Roy's new hired man who has been working for Porter and who is marrying Porter's hired girl. The girl is from the home &amp; the neighborhood is very much worked up over the alleged hard treatment she has been receiving at the Porters. They claim she has to work from half past four or five in the morning till eight or nine o'clock at night milking &amp; doing heavy outside work besides the housework and that one day this winter old Wilson went down and as the man was thrashing at {Ganley's?} he waited till the girl got the washing done and then took her to the woods and had her help him saw up 25 logs with a cross cut saw. Whether it is as bad as they all think or not I don't know but they want to give the pair a good send off anyway. I didn't go back with Frank. </p><p>Tuesday April 6th </p><p>I walked over home this morning and Frank and I got a load of coal for me, but as they wanted to take a grist to the mill first I walked down town with some eggs I had and got some things up town and met Frank at Aunty's </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>He went down with me to get the coal and then went back to Aunty's for dinner as he had to go to the dentist's this afternoon. I came home alone with the coal getting here about one. I put the team in and didn't unload the coal but had dinner and went over to Dove's sale, and there I bought a cow, a little bit of a {red on coming four and fresh about two weeks?}, she sold for $75.00 and was the highest priced one sold but Dove and the others who know her say she is a good one. Trum Walker backed my note. The cows hadn't been milked since last night so I milked quite a lot out of her before I brought her home. I had very little trouble with her as she is as quiet and gentle as a kitten. After I got home I had to unload my coal and then take the waggon back home and bring the buggy back here so that it was well after dark when I got back. Tom Stone overtook me just as I was turning in the lane and stopped to talk for awhile. He was just returning from taking the last of the Dove's possessions down town to them as they went down to their new home to-day. Tom said he wasn't at all sorry they were gone. He didn't know the night of the fire that he was going to have such a prolonged visit from them. Fine &amp; milder. </p><p>Wednesday April 7th </p><p>I took Gay down to Aunty's this morning or at least at noon, we started out about eleven but I went up first to Willie Shand's and got 21 doz eggs that he has saved for me and then we stopped in at Art. Quanbury's to see about his eggs but he hadn't them ready so he said he would take them in for me in the morning We had to leave our eggs at Chris's and by the time we got down to Aunty's they were half through dinner &amp; had given us up. I went up and got my hair cut after dinner and then came home thinking I would be too late to go after Donald's &amp; Welsh's eggs this after noon. It was cloudy all morning and was beginning to rain when I got home, and Marj. had decided that it was too wet to think of going to the shower, but we got ready anyway. About seven o'clock it seemed to let up a little so I persuaded her to make a try as I thought we would never have as good a chance to go again and we never have been at any of the neighborhood shines, so we rolled the baby up well and struck out. It was an awful night for rain, mud &amp; darkness but wasn't cold. We took a lantern but by the time we got to Roy's it was coated with mud. We </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>were the first ones there with a horse so I got Queen in the barn and didn't have to unhook her. We were surprised at the number that turned out as we thought we were the only ones foolish enough to venture out on such a night but most of the others walked, although Mrs. Hammonds mother &amp; brother were there from way back at Wiggin's. I didn't see anything of Marj. for an hour or two after we arrived as she was in the front part of the house with the ladies while I found myself herded with the male element in the kitchen, finally however, Less. Marr. got his fiddle out, they moved the piano out to the kitchen &amp; waxed the floor so then we started to dance. I only had a couple of square dances and then went into the other room where Marj. handed me the baby, who was having a whale of a time, and I spent most of the remainder of the time with her although Ina took her for awhile. Marj. &amp; Charlie Butler kept the floor hot. About midnight they had refreshments and Dick &amp; Rose who were married some time during the day opened their shower gifts, which were numerous and useful and with which they were delighted. After that ceremony all hands as well as feet went at the dancing again but my partner like most of the other youthful guests went to sleep and I held her in my arms for a long time, after awhile she woke up still as cheerful as ever and stayed awake till we came home. From time to time during the night some one would look out at the weather and report that it was still pouring down so no one cared much to venture forth and Orph Ryerse who was there with the whole family kept saying she would like to stay till daylight, but about four Roy came in and announced that it had stopped raining and was beginning to freeze which quickly broke up the party. When I went out to the barn for Queen it was pouring rain, but it didn't rain so hard going home. it was just four when we got home and Marj. gave the baby a bottle and she went right to sleep. </p><p>Thursday April 8th </p><p>I got up about seven or a little after and did up the chores and ate a few fresh rolls that Marj. baked yesterday. I had to collect the rest of my eggs but as it was still raining I waited till nearly eleven to see if would stop as there was no sign of it by that time I started off in the rain. The baby slept through till ten </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>o'clock and Marj. didn't get up till nearly that time. I went down to Donald's and found Ina just at her breakfast. I got 12 doz. eggs there and then went down to Welsh's and got 8½ doz. The roads down that way were enough to make a strong man quail so by the time I got back to Chris's it was after noon. Art hadn't brought his eggs in yet so Mrs. Quanbury said they would wait till he came to set them. He is going to take in 15 doz which will make 70 doz all told. I had been figuring on 80 doz. but that was all the space they saved for me, and unless they hatch better than they have been I won't get my 500 chicks. It was about two o'clock by the time I got to the farm and I put Queen in and went in as I was wet cold &amp; hungry. They had had dinner of course but Enah got me some and I stayed there most of the after noon and got warmed up. Ina was here when I got home &amp; she &amp; Marj. have started on the house cleaning, she is going to stay till Saturday night. It cleared up towards evening. Cold. </p><p>Friday April 9th </p><p>I went over home this morning intending to go down and get a load of coal for Dad. and then going down to George Hammond's for a load of hay. Frank and I went down before dinner to get the coal but we didn't get it unloaded till after dinner and it was then too late to start out for hay so we put side boards on the waggon box and I took enough from there to last me over Sunday. I was just out and they wont have any more than they need and will probably have to buy. Ina has been here all day washing &amp; house cleaning. Milder to-day </p><p>Saturday April 10th </p><p>It was such a nice bright day and warm that I started in to finish shingling the woodshed. I was at it all fore noon and got the north side done but the wind had got so strong by then that I couldn't hang on to my shingles so I didn't do any more but spent the after noon cleaning up a little around the yard and putting the manure out of last year's hot bed on the rhubarb, but the hens promptly scratched it off. I drove Ina home to-night. </p><p>Sunday April 11th </p><p>Mrs. Lampkin invited us to leave the baby with her this morning, go to church and once back there to dinner </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>so we attempted it but didn't start soon enough &amp; consequently were very late for church. I let Marj. out at Anderson's corner and she went on up to church while I took Queen down to the barn. I found Joe already in the barn so I tied Queen to the fence outside, and as Aunty Alice &amp; Gay were in the house I went in and stayed with them till Marj. got back. Dad. came in soon after I did as he had been late too. Joe stepped on his foot this morning and it was very lame. We came back to the Lampkin's and found the baby had slept while we were away &amp; had been good. We spent the after noon in the usual manner, except that we didn't have the kids to keep us awake. Marj. &amp; Mrs. Lampkin had the baby so Dave &amp; I snoozed by the stove in the dining room after Dave had recounted a portion of the Pilot Mound adventure. I went home about five to see how the fires were over here and to let the cows out and got back there about six to find that Mrs Lampkin had tea ready for us so we stayed to tea. Cam had brought her some suckers that he caught the other day and as Marj. was fish hungry she had them but as I had previously announced that I didn't care for fish she had beef specially for me. We came home right after tea and just as we got home Flossie &amp; Charlie came in. I had to milk &amp; Marj. had to wash up some of yesterday's dishes so they helped us. They stayed till about ten o'clock, then when Flossie said they must go Charlie said we hadn't had lunch yet much to Flossie's horror and everyone else's amusement. Bright but cold wind. </p><p>Monday April 12th </p><p>Frank came over this morning to help Marj. paper the spare room. Marj. glue sized the walls before he came so that the paper would stick and it aparently worked. We all put in the day at the job and finished it up. Mabel came over and helped us put the last strip of border on as Frank had to go to a practice. I intended going to band practice but fooled with a set of printing blocks that Mabel brought to Harry B. till I was too late. Cloudy and raw. </p><p>Tuesday April 13th </p><p>I went over home this morning and got the waggon and put the hay rack on it to go down to Geo. Hammonds </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>after hay, Dad. wanted me to help him fix the barnyard fence before I left and by the time we got the rack on &amp; the team harnessed it was nearly noon when I got started. I went through town and down the Plank Road as the other road is so bad, and I wanted to weight the waggon on my way but as it was noon when I got down there the scales were locked up. I got to Hammonds just as they were at their dinner they having waited for Kenneth who had gone to town with some hogs so they invited me to have it with them which I did. We then put the hay on and George said I could have another load. The roads were good most of the way so that I could get along with the ordinary rack except in my lane which is very bad. I got home here the middle of the after noon and was so hot riding up the side road that I had to take my coat &amp; sweater off. I put the hay off and then took the waggon back first going back to town to weigh it. I had 620 lbs net of hay. It was tea time when I got to the farm so Dad. persuaded me to stay there and it was after dark when I got home. Ina &amp; Marj. housecleaned the front room &amp; murescoed it to-day and waited tea for me to-night so were rather peeved when I came home &amp; said I had had tea. Harry B. wanted me to stay over there all night, and said Granny couldn't spare him to come home. </p><p>Wednesday April 14th </p><p>Ina stayed all night and she &amp; Marj. have been house cleaning the dining room to-day. I took the stove pipe down and cleaned it and put it up again as it is too cold to take the stove down &amp; besides we have no place to put it so I think will have to leave it where it is all summer. Marj. wanted me to put some roofing paint on the roof so that it wouldn't leak &amp; spoil her new paper so I went down to Art's &amp; borrowed his tar brush. I didn't get any on before dinner but got one lap on after dinner when Dad. &amp; Dick drove over. Dick intends leaving on Friday so came over to say goodbye. They had been here only a very few minutes when it began to rain and they went back. It continued to rain and grow colder all the after noon except for a few intervals when it snowed or hailed. Ina stayed for tea but wanted to go home so I drove her and it was a very cold night with high wind. The </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Northern Lights were so bright that it was almost as light out as bright moon light except that there were no shadows. Freezing very hard. </p><p>Thursday April 15th </p><p>It was cold this morning but bright and as Marj. wanted some paint &amp; stuff for the house and I wanted to go over and take some oats to the mill we went to town. Marj. stayed at Aunty's for dinner but I went over to the farm. Frank had just left with his plough &amp; tractor to do some ploughing for Jones up at the Halfway House and Dad. &amp; I didn't get the oats bagged up before dinner, so by the time we got them bagged up after dinner and I got down to the mill with them I decided it would be too late for me to wait for them and take them home so I went back &amp; put the team in and went down after Marj. She was still up town when I got there. Aunty Alice is sick enough to be in bed but won't ease up much on her activities. We brought Gay home with us. As who ever hauled the cream yesterday failed to collect our can I went over to-night and asked Mrs. Lampkin if I could take it there and churn it and as the Harvey Evans were there I went with them down to the corner and got the can and left it with Mrs. Lampkin. Cold wind. A cablegram came from Mr. Parks to-day <s>Friday April 16th</s> reading "Judge has appointed 5th May for hearing argument "in" (obiously should be "if") evidence on child is complete. As anticipated Simmons releases claim to actual realty so name &amp; arms will be argued on that day anyway." </p><p>Friday April 16th </p><p>I was up before daylight this morning owing to Gay's return but it turned out a rotten morning, rain hail snow &amp; high wind from the west, took the joy out of life for a few hours but this after noon it cleared off and was not so bad. I intended going after my chop this fore noon but put it off owing to the weather and went over to churn instead but when I got there Mrs. Lampkin had it all churned &amp; worked. I went over to Trum Walkers and got $1.07 refund on our unused milk tickets. This after noon I went after the chop. Dad. Enah &amp; Harry B had all gone down to see Dick off but as he left at noon they missed him. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>I brought my chop home around by the Charlie McQueen road which is in bad shape and then took the waggon back, and found that Harry B had decided to come home, so I brought him and his "trunk". Tim. wanted him to stay over Sunday but evidently seeing Gay &amp; the baby yesterday &amp; seeing us all go off and leave him had made him a little homesick. We stopped in at the Lampkins and got our butter, which she had put up in <s>5:1 lb.</s> five one lb prints, which we considered was pretty good for the little cow and as we have used a lot of milk. The kids are happy &amp; quarelling again once more. </p><p>Saturday April 17th </p><p>I drove down town this morning to sell four pounds of our butter. We thought we had better keep one pound as Mrs. Lampkin would be hurt to think we would use creamery butter when we had the chance to use hers but as we can get the money for the dairy butter now and don't have to pay for the other for a month or more and furthermore are in dire need of funds at present while we have the hope though ever so faint that we will be ridiculously wealthy inside of a month we thought it better to cash in on the butter &amp; what eggs we had so that I could get enough to pay for my brooder chimney at Hughs. I sold a couple of pounds to Aunty Alice &amp; the other two to Jackson for 37 cts per lb. I got my chimney and called around by the farm and got a bag of oats. It was after <s>dinner</s> noon when I got home and I didn't do much this after noon but a few chores, have a snooze &amp; help Marj. with dishes. Froze hard last night. Cold north wind all day &amp; freezing hard to-night. </p><p>Sunday April 18th </p><p>This has been a fine day and fairly sunny but the wind has been cold. I spent the fore noon doing chores and writing this up and then Harry B and I burned off the grass in the little orchard, it was just in good shape to make a clean job of it. I spent most of the after noon asleep. </p><p>Monday April 19th </p><p>I went over home this morning and got Dad. to go with me down to Hammond's after a load of hay. We took the big team &amp; hay rack and I thought we put on a fair load but when we weighed it we only had 1390 on. We got here about three o'clock with it and </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>I went back with Dad. &amp; brought Queen home. Dad. didn't have a bite to eat as he said he couldn't eat with his teeth out anyway I had a couple of sandwichs. I walked back to band practice to-night. Mid. has to be away for awhile now settling up Minnie's affairs so they propose getting Ernie Knight down for leader if he will come. There have been a chapter of sad happenings lately. Tom Reynold's little 3 year old daughter sat in a pail of scalding water &amp; was so badly burned that she died. Alan Law's sister died of heart failure leaving five children and to-day word came that Holbe's daughter who was married last fall, her husband and a friend were killed when a train struck their car. Sunny but bitter north wind all day Freezing to-night. </p><p><s>Monday</s> Tuesday April 20th </p><p>I spent an hour or two this morning burning the grass on the side hill next the school house &amp; in the little timothy flats. I then killed all the roosters on the place which was five including one that I lent Dad. awhile ago and brought home Saturday. They were not very fat but I thought it was no use keeping them any longer. Karl said they were paying 25 cts a lb for them. I killed the last one after dinner and had to chase him all over the place to catch him as he got away from me. I shut them all up in the crate last night. This after noon I put the new chimney Hugh made me on the colony house. He didn't make it the right angle and it slopes to the south but I think it will work all right. I cleaned out the colony house and raked up around it and Harry B and I lit a bonfire of the leaves and litter. Ina was here to-day and I drove her home to-night. Nice day, milder, S.W. wind. </p><p>Wednesday April 21st </p><p>We did up the morning work as speedily as possible and all went to town early. We took down the roosters and got 6.75 for them and Marj. did some shopping and we got back home for dinner. Marj. weighed herself and discovered she was getting fat (146 lbs) so wanted some exercise and we cleaned out the old shed this after noon. It was in awful shape but looks vastly improved now. Marj. was tired out to-night. Bobby had a red and white bull calf this morning when I went out. Art Quanbury came in this afternoon &amp; got their garden drill. Fine &amp; warmest day yet. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday April 22nd </p><p>I intended going down to get my fence wire first thing this morning but as it was such a lovely morning Marj. wanted me to dig a spot in the garden for some seeds so by the time I got that done it was too late to go before dinner but we had an early dinner and I went down right after. I went home first to get the waggon and found nobody home so I got old Charlie &amp; the waggon and went down alone. I got 3 rolls of 30 rod. 9 wire fence, fifty posts, a spool of barbed wire, brace wire and hooks I also went down and got a bushel of alfalfa seed at Harry Misners. I came home by the farm as I wanted to tell Dad. about Bobbie, she not having cleaned properly yet, but Mr. Cornish was there and he couldn't come out to-night but said he would be out in the morning. I came home unloaded my wire &amp; then went back &amp; got the buggy so it was dark when I got through. Very warm all day high wind this after noon. </p><p>Friday April 23rd </p><p>I sowed the alfalfa on the wheat this morning first thing before breakfast while there was very little breeze. We weighed out enough seed last night to sow 20 lbs to the acre and I went over it twice with the seeder set to so 8 pints and I still had some seed left so went over the south side of the field again for a couple of rounds so I suppose it is sowed thicker than 20 lbs and the other side not so much. I spent most of the morning &amp; part of the after noon fixing up the fence along the front door yard to keep the chickens out. I put in a couple of steel posts but found I couldn't put the clips on without the tool for the purpose so I walked over home after dinner and got it and the wire stretcher. Dad. &amp; Enah came over about eleven and Dad. took the afterbirth away from Bobbie. It was not much of a job after all as he was only about two minutes at it. Mabel and her sister were here for dinner and this after noon Mildred and Harry B. went to the woods for flowers and after I got home from the farm Marj. went over too. I raked over the spot that I dug yesterday and Marj. planted some garden seeds. I put in enough steel posts across the north end of the gully to string a couple of barbed wires on so I can let the cows out there &amp; save the rest for awhile. Very warm &amp; fine. Every body is on the land. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday April 24th </p><p>I went down first thing this morning to stretch the barbed wire on my steel posts and clip it on and thought it would only take me a few minutes. I got the wire stretched across the flats with out much difficulty but when I went to put the clips on the posts I found it was no easy job as I couldn't spring the wire around the post far enough to get them on. I worked long enough to have dug two or three post holes and got four clips on and then the wire broke so I had to leave it. I couldn't understand it as I knew that it was not hard to do over home as I have helped do it. Marj. came down to help me but we couldn't manage it. I thought as everybody is out working on the land that I would be able to plough so harnessed the team and tried the corn stubble. I made one strike out and ploughed a couple of rounds on one of the strikes I made last fall but the ground was far too wet to work except on the clay knolls down near the road. I had to stop any way as it began to rain and poured down for an hour or more just at noon. The roof leaked and in spite of me going up into the attic and putting vessels under the leaks it came though on the new muresco in the front room &amp; the new paper in the bedroom. It cleared up after dinner and I spent considerable time trying to coax one of the black cats out of a hole that is under the eave of the old part of the house just were the nursery roof joins it and that leads to the small space above the kitchen. It is just about large enough for a cat to crawl in and as we saw the black cat that is very obviously an expectant mother go up the roof and in there we feared that she contemplated that spot as a suitable place to rear a family, and while it wouldn't be so bad if she reared them all the consequence would be most unpleasant if any of them died in infancy and she failed to remove them, as there is no way of getting at them without tearing the ceiling off, so we thought it best to coax her out and plug up the hole. However she refused to be enticed in any way so I had to leave her there and do like Steve Brody. I then then hooked up and drove over home to see if I could find out what was the matter with the clips or the posts that I had such a time this morning. Dad. was alone and he got a post which was just the same </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>as mine but when he looked at the clips he said they were different so he got one of theirs and it was about twice as long so we decided that the ones I had were not meant for steel posts at all but for putting on wooden pickets. I went down town and changed them for the proper kind. I went down to Aunty's &amp; they gave me some grated horseradish and some hollyhock roots which I set out when I got home. I went over to the Lampkin's to-night as they got some groceries that I ordered the other day at Cecil's and then forgot to collect. I asked them to get them for us before I knew that I would have to go down. East wind this morning changing to west after the rain. Not cold. </p><p>Sunday April 25th </p><p>It was drizzling this morning but it did not last long but it has been cloudy, cold and windy all day. We spent the day sleeping reading and doing chores. No one came in or left the place, nothing happened. </p><p>Monday April 26th </p><p>We all went to town this morning and as we got a good early start and got down about ten o'clock Marj. got every thing she needed before dinner and we came home soon after dinner. Marj. went up to the Bagley's and to see Glad Law. I worked at my fence after we got home but didn't quite finish. Mabel came over for tea and to stay all night so to-night I walked down to band practice. The walking was good across the fields. Ernie Knight took the leadership but said he hoped we could get a local man soon to take hold of it. Frank was down at the hall practicing for one of his plays and we walked home to-gether. We stopped in at Aunty's where we found Quint and Huby, they having just finished a game of bridge Huby said when we went in "Why, she let you out early to-night, Frank," and Frank not noticing the "she" said "Yes, we didn't go through the third act," which reply provoked great mirth. It was cloudy and a very cold wind all day but cleared off towards evening &amp; was a fine night but freezing quite hard. It froze hard last night. </p><p>Tuesday April 27th </p><p>I finished fixing the fence across the flats &amp; creek this morning. Harry B. was down with me having a whale of a time throwing sticks in the water. I let the cows </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>and horses out as soon as I got through and left them out all day. They seemed to get a little picking but were keen for their hay to-night. I spent the remainder off the day raking up leaves around the yard and while I made quite a clearance there is still a large part of the yard unraked. I also wheeled some manure &amp; mulched the little apple trees on the lawn as well as the currant bushes, rhubarb, roses and any thing else that was showing after first forking around them Harry B and Gay were out playing all after noon. Gay slept nearly all morning but Harry B was out from breakfast time till nearly dark except for a short nap after dinner. Mabel was here for dinner. Ina was here all day and I took her home before tea as it was looking like rain. Marj. varnished the nursery floor and is about all in to-night. It was a very fine day although the wind was rather cold, till the middle of the after noon when the wind changed from west to south east and it clouded up. Raining hard to-night. </p><p>Wednesday April 28th </p><p>It rained nearly all night and was drizzling a little this morning but did not rain much to-day but has been cloudy and windy, clearing this evening. Marj. was in bed all day so I had to be in the house most of the time and it was too disagreeable to let the kids outdoors. While they were all asleep this after noon I went out and managed to get the wood shed moved over the width of itself but didn't get it levelled up. I wanted to move it so that I could build a lean-to back of it and not block the pretty view up the gully from the kitchen window. I had to set bread to-night and by the time I got tea and the kids to bed and the dishes washed it was nearly midnight and I was about all in. I always seem to get knocked out when I have to stay in. </p><p>Thursday April 29th </p><p>Marj got up this morning but felt pretty weak and it was late by the time we got through breakfast. I levelled up the wood shed first thing getting Harry B. to sit on the end of the lever while I placed bricks. I had to use a window box full of earth yesterday to hold the lever down. I spent most of the day making a coal bin in the end of the wood shed and now have one that will hold 4 or 5 tons probably more than I can </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>ever afford to buy. I tried to put some tar on the colony house roof but it was cloudy and to cold to work properly. I walked down to the corner to-night and got my cream can which has been there since yesterday. I took some of Marj's rolls to Mrs. Lampkin but they were over at the Evans and Miss McBride was there. Cloudy all day but mild, showery to-night. </p><p>Friday April 30th </p><p>I had hoped to get away this morning for a load of coal but it was drizzling after breakfast and showery all morning so I didn't get away till after dinner. Mary had a red bull calf first thing this morning down in the gully and if it had been a nice day I would have left them there all day but when it rained I carried the calf up to the shed and to-night I tied it up in the alley way in front of Mary. I had thought of vealing both calves but the kids especially Harry B. seem to like them so I guess I will raise Mary's. When I got over home after dinner there was no one home so I took old Charlie &amp; Queen &amp; the waggon and wen down for my coal. I got about half a ton and then went up to Bill Laing's and got a lot of feed for my chickens. I will have to get the baby chicks to-morrow. After I unloaded my coal in the new coal bin I threw on all the old wire and a lot of old tins that were kicking around and took them down to the marsh so it made me late getting home and after dark when I did chores. Tupper &amp; Art were working on the road and Tupper told me to dump the rubbish at the corner as long as I threw it on the east side of the road so it wouldn't wash into the culvert and as everyone else throws rubbish there I might as well have, but I hate the look of it so I denounce everyone else for doing it that I wouldn't do it although it did make me late going down town with it. Dad. has had four letters from Mr. Parks this week none with important news in them. He is still very hopeful of the outcome on the 5th. He has seen Mr.Gover. Harry B's counsel and says he won't fight very hard against Dad. and is of the same opinion as the rest of them about the property being realty. Mrs. Dick has not yet made her affadavit concerning the child and she too is on Dad's side and wants him to get even the heirlooms. </p><p>Saturday May 1st </p><p>I started the fire in the brooder stove first thing </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>after breakfast and after doing chores went down town with some eggs and to get my chicks at Chris's. By the time I got every thing I needed in town it was noon when I got over after my chicks and Chris was home. We filled the two egg crates with chicks putting about 100 in one &amp; 50 in the other and Chris lent me a regular chick box which held 100 and that was all I could get in the buggy so I came home with them and Marj. helped me grease all their heads with lard and put them in the brooder Harry B and Gay were out with us and greatly interested in the "burdys" as Gay called them. As soon as we had dinner I went back after the rest and got about 150 more so that as near as we can count there were 409 chicks and I killed a cripple out of those. They are a healthy looking lot although there are a few weaklings I walked up to the Shand's about six to call up the Co-Operative to see if they had any hay for sale but they hadn't. I swept the school house on my way back as I had to milk Mary to-night and give the calf a lesson in pail feeding which he refused to take, it was late when I got through to-night and Marj. &amp; I were both pretty tired. Marj. raked up the lawn in front &amp; north of the house this after noon. I went out a couple of times before I went to bed to look at the chicks, as they were screeching loudly and I am a little afraid they aren't quite warm enough, and since I loosened the nut on the regulator, it hasn't been hot warm enough to raise the top damper, and I don't know what else to do. It has been an ideal day for moving them. Sunny &amp; very warm, cooler to-night. </p><p>Sunday May 2nd </p><p>I woke up at five this morning wondering how my chicks were so got up and went to look fearful least I should find them all chilled as they screeched so loudly last night, my fears increased when I went out and didn't hear them this morning so it was a great relief to find them running around and contented After breakfast I took out seven dead ones from under the hover evidently the weaklings. It has been unseasonably hot all day to-day so they have been plenty warm enough. I tinkered around all forenoon with the chickens and other chores ably assisted - from their point of view - by Gay &amp; Harry B. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Marj. gave me a square cake tin for a water dish for the chicks and I made a rack to fit over it so that they wouldn't fall in. I also mixed up a mash and gave them a little but they didn't seem hungry so I didn't give them anymore till this after noon and they ate it a little better. We tried to put all the kids to sleep at noon and succeeded with Gay &amp; the baby but couldn't get Harry B off so we took him with us and went over to the woods and dug up some wild flower roots mostly May flowers but a few trilliums and planted them over by the gully fence among the trees there. When Gay woke up Marj. took Harry B &amp; her over to the Lampkins. I carried the baby and helped them across the creek and then came back here with the baby and fed her. They didn't stay long as there was no one home at the Lampkin's. I sat around and read and dozed till tea time and did chores after tea. Marj. was tired out and went to bed early but I took a walk over to the Lampkin's to ask them if they wanted any clucking hens as there were about half a dozen on the nests to-night. They said they would be glad to have about three. At Marj's suggestion I took out five or six of the dumpy looking chickens and put them under one of the broody hens &amp; she was very pleased with them. </p><p>Monday May 3rd </p><p>I drove over home this morning with Harry B and Gay to see if we coukd go after hay, but Dad. was down town getting his teeth. Frank was home but not feeling up to the mark and Enah and Tim were both sick with colds. Frank helped me bag up some oats for a grist for myself and Dad. but we didn't have time to go to the mill with it before dinner as he cows got out and we had to chase them in and fix the fence. This after noon I took the grist down and Dad. &amp; Frank went back to patch up the gully fence after which they let the young stock go back. I went down town while the oats were being chopped and got some oranges and went around by Aunty's for a minute. I then took the basket that had the chicks in back to Chris. It was after four when I got back to the farm and as it was getting very cold I decided to get home with the kids as soon as possible so left the chop there. It has been cloudy all day &amp; the wind from the north west and cold, freezing quite hard to-night, terrible change from yesterday's heat. Another letter from Mr. Parks saying Mrs. Dicks mother was not present when child was born or rather when miscarriage took place. Jack also wrote announcing arrival of son &amp; heir &amp; wants Dick for a godfather. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday May 4th </p><p>I drove over home this morning and Dad and I went down the Lake Shore to Snider's and got a small load of hay, nice bright timothy, I brought it out here but we arranged to go for another load to-morrow for Dad. Dad. went home from the corner to do some chores and I came on out with the load had some dinner and put the horses in &amp; Dad walked across and helped me put it off. He took the team back so I didn't go. Ina was here all day and she had to walk home. Three more chickens died to-day and several look sick we put a few more under the old hen. I went out after tea to-night and shook the <s>stove</s> fire down and sat down out there to watch it for awhile and the first thing I know Marj. was pounding on the wall calling me. She said she had been looking for me for an hour and couldn't make me hear, reason being that I hah been sound asleep. She had gone down cellar for something and thought the odour she has been complaining about was worse and upon looking into the cistern discovered a "demmed, damp, disagreeable body" and thought it was a rat, but when I got wakened up sufficiently to go and dip it out with a pail I discovered it was a muskrat. Whether it is our long lost barn pet and how he got in there I don't know, but suppose he must have gone through the wall where the eave-pipe enters. Sunny and nice day but cold wind. Froze ½ inch of ice last night. </p><p>Wednesday May 5th </p><p>I was up at five this morning and hurried as much as I am capable with my chores but what with the little chickens and feeding the calf which is slow learning to drink it was 9.30 or later when I got over home. Dad. had the team harnessed so we were not long getting started. We just got nicely out the lane when Enah called us and said some one coming up the road had signalled as we drove out. We stopped and Dad went back to meet Aunty Alice walking over with a cablegram which she said needed an immediate answer. It was a long one from Mr. Parks and as nearly as I can remember read, "Wire if you agree to give Toby's infant one fifth of sum you recieve. Advise you to agree. Case adjourned till 12th when I think judge will declare you entitled to ground rent and </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Irish land. Think Toby will recieve interest during infancy of his son. Conversion will not be argued till evidence complete whether Dick had son." Dad. told Aunty Alice to cable back word that he would agree. We thought at first that the case had come up and the judge had reserved his decision until they found out whteher Dad. would agree or not, but on looking at the date we found the cable was sent yesterday so suppose the counsels have decided on this among themselves. Dad. and I went on down and got the hay getting back to the farm about two o'clock. We had dinner and then put it off over the horse stable. Dad. harnessed Pommers and was going to take my chop out in the waggon and let me drive the buggy home and so save me coming back but just as we were ready to start or were waiting for the big oil tank which was in filling Frank's {bands?} to leave, Wilkinson from Martin's drove in and asked Dad. to sign a certificate to the effect that certain birds had been inspected by him &amp; that their shipping crates had been disinfected. As Dad. had never seen the chickens, he most emphatically refused to sign it so Wilkinson asked him to go back with him, so I went over too and we found the birds had been shipped about a week ago. Dad. told Sid he couldn't and wouldn't sign any inspection certificate for birds that he never saw, much as he would like to do any thing for Mrs. Martin, so we came back again. It was raining hard when we got back so we decided not to try to take the chop, and after waiting for a few minutes to see if it was going to let up and concluding it wasn't I came home in the rain. I found Marj. pretty tired, she having cleared &amp; whitewashed the cellar, or part of it. Gay is rather under the weather to-day. Cloudy &amp; threatening all day. Mild </p><p>Thursday May 6th </p><p>I have spent the day doing odd jobs around the place. Took a couple of setting hens over to Mrs. Lampkin's this <s>afternoon</s> morning as two of the others failed to sit. Harry B. went with me and took her some rhubarb about the first we have got. I uncovered the strawberries fixed a pen outside for the little chickens with a couple of boards and raked up more of the yard. Dad. was over with my chop after dinner. Marj. did more whitewashing &amp; helped me with the chicks. Ideal day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday May 7th </p><p>I made another attempt to plough the corn stubble this morning but it was still too wet so I harrowed it over, thinking that if the top was scratched up a little it might dry better. I also harrowed the hill next the school house this after noon but it was in better shape and I believe would plough. As we had 15 doz eggs to take to town and I didn't want to take the time Marj. drove down and did her trading. She tried to get Glad Law, Essie, and Belle Smith in town to go with her and hold Queen for her while she was in the store but as they were all otherwise engaged Belle sent Mr. Smith down with her. She called around by the farm and said Dad. &amp; Frank had all the sheep sheared but three. She left me to feed the baby and by the time I got that done and the little chickens herded back into their brooder house, when it began to get cool outside, I didn't get much else done except a little more of yard raked. They celebrated Arbour Day at the school yard to-day and Harry B. attended representing the family. He went over and came back all by himself and said he had a good time. I saw him over in the woods with some of the boys. Fine &amp; warm. </p><p>Saturday May 8th </p><p>I spent most of the day ploughing on the corn stubble. It was still pretty wet in spots but didn't go too badly for the most part. I didn't get a very early start this morning and after dinner Marj. and I spent quite a little time chasing all the chicks outdoors so Marj. could sweep the colony house, which needed it badly. I got about four lands ploughed and rolled down but had to work till after six. Marj. had a busy day cleaning things up and finished whitewashing the cellar. Harry B &amp; Gay played out in the mud all day and got themselves &amp; the house plastered. Warm NE wind </p><p>Sunday May 9th </p><p>Spent most of the fore noon doing chores and odd jobs, fixed a couple more pans for the chickens to drink from and went over to the school house. This after noon we all drove down town for awhile stopping in at the farm to get some oats. Fine day with cool N. wind. </p><p>Monday May 10th </p><p>Ploughed all day and got on fairly well. Marj. tended to the chicks which helped me out. She made an improve </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>runway for them this after noon and cut a larger opening in the brooder house. Mrs. Lampkin was over this afternoon and brought a mixed up Johnnie cake all ready to add soda to and bake. Mabel came over to tea and stayed all night while I walked down to band practice. I walked across and told Mrs. Walker that Mabel was staying and then cut across the fields through Tuppers, Pickford's and home to town. I stopped in home for a few minutes. Dad. had a couple more letters from England. I didn't read them but he said that they did meet the Judge on the 4th so had evidently sent the cable after seeing him. Mr. Parks said also that they had gone down to Wales to try to dig up more evidence concerning Mrs. Dick's miscarriage but had been unsuccessful. The doctor down there said he had not been called in until after the London doctor had arrived which was a day or two later than the child's birth. He also said that Mrs. Dick had called at the office to see Washborough while Mr. Parks was away and said it would be to his advantage to hear what she had to say but when she heard that they were down in Wales, she was furious, but Mr. Whatley is going to impress on her the unpleasantness of publicity if she kicks up much fuss </p><p>Tuesday May 11th </p><p>I finished ploughing the corn stubble to-day and rolled down to-days ploughing. It was a hard job turning over the red clay along the road and on the side hill next the lane, in fact I didn't turn much of it but merely rooted it up. It was hard work for poor old Belle and I had a hard job making her walk in the furrow. A fellow has a slim chance of salvation when he has to plough with a team like that as swearing is absolutely necessary. Queen is so quick and Belle so slow that they pull the plough all over, and turning at the ends Queen steps over her traces nearly every time because Belle doesn't pull up her end of the doubletree. I was dead tired to-night and my feet hurt. I went to sleep in the hay at noon after dinner and would probably have beeen there yet only Marj. suspected me when she didn't see me at work and came out and called me about two o'clock. She was tired out to-night as she has taken full charge of the little chickens and she had Ina here to-day washing &amp; house cleaning and Mabel for dinner. Ada called for Ina to-night so saved me a trip. Fine day but cold N. wind. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday May 12th </p><p>I harrowed and rolled the field to-day but didn't get any more than that done to it. Old Belle seems lamer and slower than ever and I couldn't seem to get away to-day. I hoed the raspberries sat noon that I set out last fall, the ground was very hard around them. I quit work about five and helped Marj. enlarge the chick's run. To-day the case was to come up again but we don't look for news till to-morrow. Fine &amp; warm. </p><p>Thursday May 13th </p><p>I disked the field lengthwise this forenoon working till about one o'clock and this after noon Marj. Harry B. &amp; I went down town. We were out of bread &amp; flour so had to go. I had intended trying to get my seed peas but we got such a late start I didn't try and Dad. is going down to the factory to-morrow after Frank's seed so will get mine at the same time. Harry B. went over to Mrs. Lampkin's this morning with a note to ask her if she would keep Gay &amp; the baby, so we left them there and they behaved very well. There was a cable from Mr. Parks to-day reading "Case adjourned 19th". The big strike over there is called off, so they can get down to business. </p><p>Friday May 14th </p><p>I didn't do any thing else to day but <s>harrow</s> disk the field crosswise I got a late start this morning and cut some of the lawn at noon so got out late this after noon too. I found out that poor old Belle's sweat pad had got pulled too far around her collar and the edge of it was making a sore spot on her shoulder so I moved it and raised the draught, and I think she has gone a little better to-day. Fine and warm looks a little like rain. </p><p>Saturday May 15th </p><p>I harrowed the field over this morning and had dinner a little before noon then took the team over home right after dinner to get the drill &amp; seed peas. Dad. had just finished drilling in some oats over there before dinner and was coming out with the drill so I hooked to the waggon and brought the seed out and he brought the drill. I started to roll the field as soon as I had put the seed out and Dad. followed with the drill. He thought the ground was in good shape. He finished before six. Harry B and Gay went over to Mrs. Lampkins this morning to return a dish and Harry B found an old mouth-organ so was very pleased &amp; proud of himself. Fair &amp; warm. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday May 16th </p><p>Marj. wanted me to go to church this morning but as the cows have got through the barbed wire that I put up in the gully the last two days, I had to go down and take it down so that they could get in the lower end of the gully with out going over or through barbed wire and cutting themselves, and so couldn't go to church but as it turned out such a beautiful warm day Marj. decided she &amp; Harry B would go so I got Queen ready and off they went after I had cut Harry B's back hair. While they were gone I cut some of the lawn, shaved and fed the baby and was just about to light the fire for dinner when Marj. H.B. &amp; Glad Law came back Marj. had cooked up lots of provisions yesterday so was keen for company to help eat it and Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice couldn't come as they are having Dad. &amp; Enah down there to dinner celebrating their 20th wedding aniversary so Marj. went up after church and got Glad. to come. Just after dinner Mid Thompson and Essie B. drove out in Minnie's car and after a little visit and looking at the chickens Essie proposed going for a drive so we all piled into the car and Mid drove us up this road to the Provincial Highway along it to the Blue Line down it to the fourth con. and down it to Shand's corners and home. I then came up to the house with Gay and the baby while the rest of the party went across the road for awhile to pick trilliums in the woods, and then Glad. went home with Mid. &amp; Essie. Beautiful day, sunny &amp; warm but very dry. The woods are now at their most beautiful stage with their hazy tints of greens, browns and reds. </p><p>Monday May 17th </p><p>We spent quite a time this morning blocking up the bottom of the colony house so that the chickens couldn't get under it and then we opened one side of their yard so they could have free range. They have been out all day but didn't go far away and it was so warm that they took no hurt. We had no trouble getting them in to-night as they couldn't run under the house. I harrowed the pea field before dinner but didn't have time to run the ditches and I spent the after noon string up a fence along the woods west &amp; south of the orchard to keep the cows back in the gully. I had to get Marj. to help me tack it to the trees. Dovey was not with the other cows to-night and after quite a search I found her </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>over in Dave's flats, she had evidently crawled through the fence as the staples were all out of it, but I could not drive her back that way so had to bring her home around by the road. Mabel send word over <s>to-night</s> with some of the kids that she would come over and stay with Marj. to-night if I was going to band practice but she had to take her car home first so she walked up after tea. I was pretty late but walked down through the fields and we had a good practice. I called in home and Dad. showed me a letter from Mr. Parks which came to-day but which didn't explain the cable he sent on the 4th at all. He said he had been searching the files of the Public Record's Office for the Lord Justice's decision concerning the conversion question made years ago, he said this decision was binding on Justice Romer as it had been made by a higher court. </p><p>Tuesday May 18th </p><p>I took the drill back first thing this morning as Frank told me last night that he had 2 acres of the back field ready for it. I took it up there and Dad. was there with the team having just brought the seed back. When I got home I ran the ditches in the pea ground and then started to plough the side hill facing the school house. It works up like a garden all but the red clay nubs of the hills and they are pretty waxy. I cleaned out the ditches in the pea ground after dinner so only got in about an hour's ploughing this after noon. Ina was here to-day and Marj. drove her home to-night. Warm. </p><p>Wednesday May 19th </p><p>It rained from early this morning to nearly noon and then cleared up partly and has been a little cooler this after noon. I didn't do any thing much but chores this forenoon but chores and read the paper. This after noon Marj. drove down town taking Harry B. and got some corn chop for the little chickens and wheat for the hens, and marketed the eggs but as it looked so threatening took all but Aunty Alices to the store and so Mrs. Skey &amp; Amy didn't get any. I herded Gay &amp; the baby and worked a little at the flower beds. Marj. brought home two letters from Mr. Parks one the one that came Monday &amp; the other one as I suspected was written first but arrived yesterday. It was a very dolourous one in which Mr. Parks said he felt quite discouraged over proceedings as he couldn't </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>get Harry B's counsel to agree to reasonable terms. He Mr. Gover suggested at the consultation they had prior to the sitting that Dad. should get 2/3 of the fund I should get 2/3 and Harry B 1/3. Mr. Parks would not agree to this and told Mr. Gover that he did not need to concern himself with any but his own client (Harry B.) which apparently peeved the gentleman as he left the meeting immediately saying he had an appointment overdue. Later on however he got the counsel to agree on his terms which were Dad 4/5 Harry B 1/5 and me to get the interest on H.B's share during his minority. He said Mrs. Dick is an impossible woman and had sought another solicitor, but the judge had said that there must be no more delay over the "child" question but that Mrs. Dick must either make an affadavit or they must file evidence that there was no child. That part of it is evidently in the hands of the Master again. I don't understand about the Name &amp; Arms question. The judge seems to have adjourned the case in order to let the counsel arrange terms among themselves so whether they have argued the point or not I can't make out nor can any of us. </p><p>Thursday May 20th </p><p>I ploughed to-day but didnt get a very good day in. I had to fill up the chicken's hoppers and nail up the line fence in the gully between Dave &amp; me. This after noon I dug a place for Marj. to plant some flower seed under our bedroom window and fiddled in about an hour around the flower garden a thing which is very easy for me to do. Marj. Harry B &amp; the baby went up to the Harvey Shand's about four o'clock and I wheeled the baby up as far as the school house for Marj. and back up the lane. It was much harder work than ploughing. Fine and warm but cool west breeze. </p><p>Friday May 21st </p><p>I ploughed this fore noon but this after noon we all went to town as Aunt Ella is here at Aunty's and they wanted her to see the children. She was delighted with them professed to be anyway. Marj. Harry B and I drove up town and took Mrs. Skey &amp; Amy their eggs and got some meat. We then collected the other two kids and came home as it was looking very rainy &amp; Marj. had bread ready for the oven. A cablegram came to-day reading "Sitting yesterday &amp; to-day Adjourned June 2nd." Enah says they skip next week on account of Whitsuntide holidays. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>May 22nd Saturday. </p><p>It rained quite a shower during the night but there has been quite a high west wind all day and it has been getting colder. Marj. was under the weather so stayed in bed most of the fore noon and I had to stay in the house most of the time doing her chores, but was able to get my own done all right and about eleven Marj. got up and I went out and cut most of the lawn. I ploughed this after noon and rolled down what I had ploughed. After tea I walked down town and got my hair cut. I took a walk down to the lake to see what was going on at Ben's dance hall as he has started opening it Saturday night's now for the season Quint also had his shack open but was not doing much business. While I was talking to him Frank came over from the dance and I went back with him. It was so late that I didn't pay to go in and waited in there till midnight and then walked home as far as they went with Frank &amp; Jonas. I heard Mr. Cornish telling Dad. the other day that he never saw any evidence of drunkenness down at the Summer Garden and attributed the fact to the beneficial effects of Probition although as I remember the old Pavillion dances in the wild and wicked days of the open bars it was always an orderly crowd of merry makers &amp; Buck did not find it necessary to keep a burly man of brawn at the door to prevent drunks from entering, but Ben does, and Mr. Crook stands at his post for that purpose and spent most of his time while I was there trying to keep Leonard Powell and an inebriated pal out. They managed to get past him and as we were leaving he had successfully ejected Leonard who was with a great deal of staggering &amp;profanity preparing to make another dash past the portal. Quint told me that Milton Jones who is Captain of the Elsie Doris this year and normally as sober as anyone I never heard before of him being full - was pickled to the ears to-night. He had fallen in with a young coon whose father had put him on the "Vigilant" years ago in Milt's charge and to-night he had a whole suitcase full of various liquors and to please him Milt had to sample them all. While I was in the barber shop, the barber was commenting on the spiflicated condition of some one on the street, and on the way home we fell in with Jack Pickford, who told us he had called in at a house to borrow a match and had run into a party and before before leaving they had </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>produced a bottle of the "real thing" and given him a couple of hookers. When we first saw him he was coming out of Alfred Smith's house so I suppose that was the scene of the party. This is the first Saturday I have been down town at night for a long time and of course Monday is a holiday but it looks to me as if the Prohibitionists, give a great deal of credit to Prohibition, which really belongs to high prices for booze and that about the only ones who benefit much from it are the bootleggers. Cloudy and very cold wind. </p><p>Sunday May 23rd </p><p>Except for finishing cutting the lawn and levelling up a step that Marj. made for the side door out of an old window casing that came with the rubbish I got at Mrs. Woodson's last fall I kept the sabbath in the most approved style. Harry B. Gay and I took a stroll down through the flats and gathered a nice bunch of violets which are thick in the pastures and old meadows, true, we were on our way to the corner to get the cream can which I forgot last night but we were very leisurely about it and paid the Lampkins a short call while we were on our way. We all had a snooze this after noon and I had a long one. I also sampled some books that Aunty Alice gave us the other day that they had duplicates of. We were very glad to have them. There was a copy of Moore, "The Ingoldsby Legends" which Marj. has been chuckling over." Kingsly's "Hypatia." The Wandering Jew and Lever's "Roland Cashel" and she is going to give us a Shakespeare complete in three volumes so they make quite an addition to our library. Sunny and bright but cold wind. </p><p>Monday. May 24th {There is a wee sketch of the Union Jack.} </p><p>I did not intend to take a holiday to-day but as it was a rainy morning early I didn't do very much but odd jobs and chores among them sweeping the school house. I got the horses up and harnessed them about eleven and got out early after dinner and ploughed all the after noon but didn't quite finish the field. It turned out a beautiful day when it cleared off and there have been a lot of rigs &amp; cars on the road all day most of them bristling with fish poles. Tim walked over this after noon armed with his rifle and had shot a groundhog &amp; thought he shot a crow. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday May 25th </p><p>I ploughed all fore noon and finished the side hill and ploughed a headland up as far as the strawberries to what I ploughed last fall. This after noon I rolled the fresh ploughing and harrowed the whole thing. Ina was here to-day and Marj. <s>brought</s> took her home to-night and they went down to Welsh's to get another cream can as the one he left had a hole in the bottom. Dad. drove over for a few minutes this morning, he had been at Evan's so came on out to see how we were getting along. He had two more letters from Mr. Parks telling of the court sitting on the twelfth. It is hard to understand it but things are not going very satisfactorily evidently. The Judge raised a point as to who should argue the Name &amp; Arms clause and appointed Gavin Simonds to argue for Fenton which looks to me as if possibly even Harry B. may be out of it yet. Fine and warm. </p><p>Sunday June 6th </p><p>For nearly two weeks now the pressure of farming and other things has prevented me from indulging in the frivolity of diary writing so I don't intend to rack my brains trying to recall the detail of each days happenings. The weather for the most part has been dry and cold with only one or two really hot days and the same number of showers but no soaking rain such as is needed along with good hot weather to make things grow. Wednesday May 26th I disked up the piece back of the barn where I hope to put roots and ploughed out a furrow for potatoes. We have about enough Early Rose seed that Aunty Alice gave us to plant a row. I went to band practice at night and Chris asked me if I could let him have the money I owe him for the chicks before the first of June. I got a ride home with the Lemmon's and brought my horn as Ernie Knight asked us to go to Simcoe on Sunday. Thursday the 27th Dad. Enah Tim. Harry B and I all went to the circus. Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice disapproved of Harry B going but I was anxious for him to see the animals that he knows now only by pictures. Marj. drove him down in the morning while I planted the potatoes. He stayed at Auntys for dinner and I walked down &amp; met the rest and we all went up on the one o'clock car. Lee Bros. the proprietors of the circus proved to be true disciples </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>of P.J. Barnum as far as adhering to the creed that there is a sucker born every minute was concerned. Dad. paid the shot for all of us and it must have nearly broke him as they soaked him 80 cts a ticket to get into the outer tent and another 80 to enter the inner shrine. They had very few animals and what they had were a pretty moth-eaten looking bunch, and I never saw such dirty and ragged boys as the chore boys were.The inside performance consisted almost entirely of the animals tricks as there were very few acrobats or clowns or any thing else that generally goes with a circus except a large crowd. However it was a success as far as Harry B was concerned as it was the best he ever saw so I was not sorry he went. He stayed at Auntys all night and I walked home &amp; was dead tired when I got here. I didn't stay all the after noon at the circus but went down and interviewed Frank Reid about borrowing some money on a mortgage. I gave him the particulars but will have to take Marj. up and arrange with Mrs. Quanbury to pay her off before the payment falls due. I hate to put another mortgage on the place but it seems the only thing to do. We are about $700.00 in debt and people are wanting their money. Dad. told me on the way home that he could lend me enough to pay Chris. and that I had better wait to hear the outcome of the hearing on June 2nd so I decided to do it. Friday the 28th Frank came over with his tractor and ploughed nearly all my corn ground while I went over there and helped Dad pitch manure to put on their corn ground. Saturday 29th being Harry B's birthday I drove down and got Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice and brought them out for the day, and we had a very nice day &amp; I got nearly all the flower garden dug. Sunday the band went to Simcoe to a memorial service in the Baptist church. Carl Lemmons, Frankie &amp; Jim Ryerse called for me about nine o'clock and we assembled at the Armouries were strengthened by some of the members of the defunct Simcoe band and marched to the church where we sat for nearly two hours and endured a very tiresome and silly service or programme I don't which they called it. We got home about two oclock and I spent the remainder of the afternoon snoozing. Monday Frank came out here and finished ploughing the corn ground and worked it up and I went </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>over there and helped Dad. haul out manure. I was late getting over so we didn't get in an extra good day. Frank coolly informed us when we came home that he was going over to plough for Roy Hammond to-morrow as we wouldn't be through with the manure so I went over again Tuesday and helped Dad. although I had figured on being home. Wednesday I didn't go over but as Queen's harness was over there I couldn't work the team but just did odd jobs around here. Thursday being the King's birthday school was closed and Tim came over here with his rifle to shoot groundhogs in the after noon and I foolishly went with him so didn't get much done. Marj. was very provoked at me. She was over at the Lampkin's all the after noon as poor old Dave was laid up again with his legs swelled up. Friday June 4th Dad. brought the spreader over and we covered the corn ground putting it 8 loads to the acre, and we didn't use quite all there was in the yard. Saturday 5th I went over to Dave's with Queen and got his Dock and sowed his oats &amp; harrowed them in for him. I sowed them by hand and as I never tried the job before and as the ground was rough I am afraid I made a poor job of it but it is so dry I don't think they will come anyway. In the after noon I brought Dock over here and with him and Queen rolled my peas and disked the manure into the corn ground. I also rolled the summer fallow which I have decided to do with the side hill facing the school house. Sunday June 6 has long since past so I will have to continue in the same manner, the Bagley's were all out for dinner that day, and it rained a little. Monday 7th I went back over to Daves and with Queen &amp; Doc. rolled his oats &amp; harrowed them again and then came over here &amp; harrowed &amp; rolled my corn ground. Tuesday 8th I went over to help Frank plant his corn but it was such a rainy after noon we didn't finish. Not much rain fell but ever now and then a sharp shower would make us hunt shelter. We sought it twice at Pickford's and the first time he came back with us but it was too wet after the next shower. Dad. came out here to mark out my field but didn't finish owing to the rain. I went over to Mrs. Quanbury's and as she had 700 &amp; she was very anxious to put out I borrowed it. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>it and wrote a card to Frank Reid to say I wouldn't need to get any from him. It looks as though this fortune was gradually fading from our ken. They finished the argument on June 2nd but the judge has reserved his decision for a week or so which looks as if he was not at all convinced that Dad's claim was good. Wednesday 9th Frank came over <s>this morning</s> before I finished marking out the corn ground and started planting and we finished about four o'clock. Thursday 10th Marj. &amp; I went down in the afternoon and signed the mortgage at Gibsons and Charlie Quanbury met us there with the money. I spent the rest of the after noon paying debts. </p><p>Thursday July 1st </p><p>I have been too busy during the daytime and too dead tired at night to write and I can't remember the daily happenings of the last three weeks. The weather is still cool and dry although we had a couple of good rains. I have cultivated my corn one way once but it is growing very slowly. We got the garden in but nothing is up yet except some corn &amp; potatoes and the chickens are ruining it. I can't keep the little divils out. They are growing fast and are too big to go through the fence but they can now fly over it. I had Cecil &amp; Frank over here for three days last week and we shingled the north side of the barn roof a job which it is a great relief to have done as it was in very bad shape. The alfalfa is very late this year but is fit to cut now Dad. cut his yesterday or the day before. Cousin Harry &amp; Cousin Lizzie from California have been here now for a week or so &amp; are leaving to-morrow. We have had very few strawberries <s>lately</s> so far but they are beginning to ripen faster now. The Band went to Selkirk for the Oddfellows on June 13th &amp; stayed down and gave an evening concert for a supper of salmon sandwichs &amp; lemonade &amp; half the collection. We got home about 9.30 and it was after midnight when I finished my chores. We went to Simcoe on the after noon of the 16th to the horse races and had a lot of fun getting back before tea. I drew $2.50 to-day for both trips. Last Sunday we went up to the cemetery with the Dover I.O.O.F and Monday night next we are booked for Jimmy Ryerse's to serenade him as he &amp; Katie Smith got married on June 10th. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Dad's letters from Mr. Parks have been none too cheerful lately, he hopes the judge will decide in Dad's favour but there is an old case that may prevent he said, but the other day Dad. got a cable from him reading "Decision July 1st. Don't worry." which Dad thought meant that he and heard something in confidence from the Judge's clerk. Dad. was possibly right for to-day two cablegrams's came one from Mr. Parks reading "Successful" and the other from White's saying "Judge decides you solely entitled to land. No steps can be taken until Fenton decided whether to appeal or not." They came just before noon and Aunty Alice showed them to me when I went in for my horn at noon and I took them over to Dad. on my way home for tea to-night as he wasn't down town all the after noon. It is the best news we could hope to get but it will be better if we hear that there will be no appeal. It has been a beautiful day for the "First" I drove down to Aunty's about 8 o'clock this morning &amp; polished up my horn. I then came back changed my clothes &amp; had lunch and we all drove down. I was with the band all the after noon and Cousin Harry took Marj. &amp; Harry B around so that H.B. is so excited to-night, he can't talk fast enough or loud enough to get it all told about. They all went for a ride on the merry-go-round, had ice cream &amp; came home with two balloons. We came home to tea and I walked back afterwards to play to-night. I was too late for the first half of the concert but played in the second part. John S. Martin congratulated Ernie Knight on his band and I think he deserved it. </p><p>Friday July 2nd </p><p>Harry B and I went over home first thing this morning to help Dad. &amp; Frank cock up hay as it looks a little rainy and it is a beautiful crop. It is his first crop of alfalfa and it is thick in most places with alsike &amp; timothy besides the alfalfa. Dad. only had part of it raked up this morning but finished before dinner in spite of interruptions and we got it nearly all up in cock by to-night. We were not particularly excited over yesterday's cablegram but we found by to-day that the rest of the county is and to-night the old burg will be humming with the news as is not hummed for many a day, as a cable despatch was sent out from London to-day by the Canadian Press </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>telling of the judges decision and it was blazoned on the front page of the Brantford Expositor to-night with a heading nearly as big as that announcing the defeat of Meighen's government by one vote. First thing this fore noon a big car drove in the lane &amp; a young man came over to where Dad was raking and held a long interview with him. Finally Dad. called me over and introduced him as Mr. Pearce of the Simcoe Reformer. He said a press despatch had come through from Toronto this morning and he wanted all the details he could get. Dad. was loath to say much but when he found the papers had got as much as they had he thought it was no use trying to keep any of it quiet. Pearce had not been gone long when Mr. McKinnes the Presbyterian minister drove in &amp; said that a friend of his on the Hamilton Herald had called him up and asked him to come over and get an interview with Dad. About five o'clock Mr. Barwell drove over. He was half dead with a bad headache but he said he couldn't resist coming over to congratulate Dad. &amp; showed him the Brantford Expositor which had under big headlines the following despatch to-gether with a note from their Dover correspondent probably F.H. Stringer. "London. July 2 - Justice Romer, in the Chancery Division has given judgment in the summons issued by the trustees of the will of "Quinty" Dick, who died in 1858 leaving property in Ireland and elsewhere said to be worth more than $2,500,000. A claimant to the estate was found in William Henry Barrett a farmer of Port Dover, Ont. The question was whether his claim was barred by a clause of the will, which stated that the person entitled to the estate should adopt the surname of Dick, and that if he refused or neglected to do so within a specified period, then the estate would go to the next person entitled. The judge said that the person who became entitled was entirely ignorant of the will, and, therefore, could not have "refused or neglected" to comply with the condition". It is not much wonder the old town is agog with that being passed around. A Globe reporter called Dad. up to-night but he wouldn't go to to talk to him so Frank went. I drove home here about three o'clock to get Marj. as she wanted to go down and have a foot specialist who is at Coley's show store pass judgement on her </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>feet, they have hurt her so much lately. He prescribed some sort of support which she ordered and told her she had been wearing shoes that were too short. Winnie Shand was here when I came home but didn't stay long, she came over for a couple of cans of dextri maltose for her baby. Marj. told her she had a couple of cans on hand to dispose of. I drove Marj. over to the farm &amp; Enah went on down town with her while I cocked hay till she got back. Enah stayed down to go to choir practice to-night. Dave's cows had been in on my alfalfa to-day &amp; poor old Dave had hobbled over to tell Marj. &amp; was rather peeved so I fixed the fence after I got home to-night which made me pretty late getting through. </p><p>Saturday July 3rd </p><p>I got the mower out to cut the alfalfa this morning but as the seat was gone and I couldn't get the old seat ready without taking it to Evan's Marj. decided she had better go to town this morning instead of this after noon and she took the seat down to Evan's for me. She took down about a dozen boxes of strawberries which she had picked and sold them for 18 cts per box. I cut some seed potatoes while she was gone and cut the alfalfa this after noon. To-night Marj. dropped the potatoes that I cut and I hoed some of them in. </p><p>Sunday July 4th </p><p>We did a few odd jobs this morning and then all snoozed till about four o'clock when we drove over to the farm for awhile. Aunty was over there We read the account of the fortune in The Globe which gave a much greater space to it than the Mail &amp; Empire. Warm and dry quite windy </p><p>Monday July 5th </p><p>I went over home this morning and got the rake and raked up the alfalfa before dinner and got part of it cocked this after noon but quit early and got ready for Jim Ryerse's serenade to-night &amp; then Harvey Bose &amp; Harper called for me before I had shaved. We had a great spread out there and a sort of practice. Walt Steele pretended to lead us as Ernie Knight had a blue streak on and wouldn't come down with Sid Beaumont, much to the latter's disgust. Marj. was down town this after noon peddling strawberries </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday July 6th </p><p>I was over home all day to-day and we finished getting the alfalfa in in seven big loads and a lift. Dad. &amp; Frank put five in yesterday making twelve loads off that field. Andrew Lowe came out here this morning and I left him to cock up the rest of my alfalfa and do some hoeing. Ina was here all day and Marj. drove her home and took Andrew as far as Pickford's corner. Hot &amp; very dry </p><p>Wednesday July 7th </p><p>Dad. celebrated his birthday out here to-day and we got my alfalfa in. We only hauled three lifts to a load and made it in four trips &amp; one lift extra, but it took us a long time to gather it off the hill so we were all day at it. Andrew came out and went back with Dad. He mowed away and hoed between loads. He is slow but a steady worker and a very nice fellow to have around. Hot. I walked down &amp; back to band concert to-night. Very tired </p><p>Thursday July 8th </p><p>I cultivated corn all day with old Belle and as I went crosswise and twice in a row I didn't finish the field. Andrew was here and hoed steadily all day and has the mangolds tomatoes and nearly all the strawberries hoed. He stuck steadily at it although I strongly recommended an occasional rest as I was afraid he might get sick in the hot sun all day when he is not used to it. He walked home to-night through the field and said he couldn't come again till next week. I told him I could use him when ever he could come at $1.50 a day and his dinner &amp; supper. Still very hot. Wind has been easterly but now west. </p><p>Friday July 9th </p><p>I should have finished cultivating my corn this morning but as Marj. wanted Queen this after noon to peddle berries I thought I would take the team this fore noon and cut the little flats by the school house and the weeds in the young orchard &amp; this side of it and finish the corn this after noon but it didn't work out that way First of all I broke a breast strap and had to go up to the Shand's to borrow one and as there were none of the men at the house had to go back to the field next the woods where Charlie was cultivating corn to ask him where I could find one. I got the piece nearly down when </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>a rivet came out of a section of the knife &amp; it worked under another section and loosened all the rivets in the head of the knife. After dinner I went back to finish what I had left with the scythe, and worked &amp; sweltered down there till three o'clock when I came up and got Queen ready for Marj. She took Harry B &amp; Gay with her and left the baby with me I thought she would play in the sand pile by herself but she "howled dismal" if I moved ten feet away for her so I took her with me back to the little meadow and sat her on a pile of hay with her tin horn while I mowed the grass around the fences and then it looked so much like rain that I came up. Harvey Shand was mowing the school yard and he cut the little piece of timothy &amp; marsh grass that I had had to leave for me which was very decent of him. I tried to put the baby to sleep and did get her off but she woke up as soon as I put her down and by this time it was so late that it was no use going out to cultivate so I weeded a little in the flower garden. It rained a short shower. Marj. &amp; the kids got home after six some time after having terrible times. They put Queen in Clark Horn's barn when the shower came up Mrs. Horn unhooked her for Marj. and Clark hooked her up again. Marj. had to carry her berries around to sell them and when she got Queen hooked up again the flies were so bad she wouldn't stand worth a cent. </p><p>Saturday July 10th </p><p>It rained during the night and was too wet to work at the hay so I hooked to the rack and went down town after some chicken feed and coal oil and took my broken mower knife over home to fix. I misjudged the time in some way and didn't get to town till noon and it was after one by the time I got back to the farm. I just got there in time to miss a heavy shower. After I had dinner there Frank and I went to fix my mower knife but broke the lower iron that the sections are riveted to so I had to take it over to Evan's to be welded. It was nearly six by the time I got home. Dad got a typewritten copy of the judge's decision to-day together with clippings from the London Times &amp; the Daily Mail and letters from Mr. Parks &amp; Wasborough It rained several little showers during the after noon and turned much colder with the wind in the north west. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday September 3rd </p><p>Great events since the last entry. The first installment of the fortune has come and Dad. has booked his passage on the Montroyal which leaves Quebec a week from to-day. It doesn't seem true yet and we can't realize that we are in the millionaire class so don't act like it. The most important thing to us yet is the crops and Dad. hates to leave to "mess about" with a pesky fortune with so much work around the farm to be done. I don't know whether he will feel any different when he gets back or not, habit is a terrible thing and it beats all what some people "won't" do for money even millions of it. After the excitement of the judge's decision died down, things dragged along through July without much happening. Mr. Parks was busy with the unborn babe business and finally got the master's certificate saying no child had been born, this news he cabled and about the end of July sent word over that the Judge had declared Dad. entitled to the whole fund on the strength of the master's certificate without any argument in court. During this time he couldn't find out for sure what the Right Heirs were going to do about appealing and asked Dad. if he would be willing to compromise with them. Mr. Manning at first advised against a compromise as he said they had absolutely no claim and shouldn't get anything but as they had a right to appeal and by doing so could delay the case until nearly Christmas and possibly for a year or two, Dad. thought it wisest to settle &amp; since all the counsel have agreed with that decision. Early in August Mr. Parks made them an offer of £35,000. and not long after they accepted but as they all had to sign and he had to send a document out here for Dad. to sign giving his authority to the Trustees to pay over the money it was not until last week that the final message came saying "Cheerio." and Dad. did not take any steps towards arranging for the trip across until Wednesday when he knew for certain that Mr. Parks had cabled £1000 to the bank for him. Now he has to step lively to be ready by the 10th. Dick we expect home to-day and he will go with Dad. Enah &amp; Tim. Marj. &amp; the kids are going to Haliburton while Dad is away and I am going to take the cows over there and stay with Frank. Dad wrote to George Pelly to come so we expect to have quite a time among the three of us. Dads funniest experience so </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>far in connection with the affair is the number of letters he has received from all over the country begging for money, some of them are rather pitiful but as he can't inquire into the circumstance of the writer's he doesn't answer them. He has had three from Holland one just asking for his photograph &amp; autograph and one written in dutch which he had to send to Montreal and have translated. One was from Quebec written in French which Aunty could read and others from almost every province in Canada and two or three from Ireland, some of them claiming relationship to either the Barretts or Dicks. One long letter came from a woman in Saskatchewan who hailed from Haliburton. Marj. knew her family well. She wanted to go in for raising orphans. Dick arrived safely to-day and everyone is on the move to get things in shape to leave. Dad Enah Tim &amp; Dick are going over to England and Marj. &amp; the kids are going up to Haliburton while Dad. is away and Frank &amp; I are going to keep batch at the farm to be joined we hope by George Pelly as soon as he can get here from B.C. I am going to take my cows over there to avoid running back and forth to do chores. Farming operations in this corner of the earth have been unsatisfactory lately. We had ideal haying weather and got the hay in in fine shape but it was too dry for the corn and small stuff my corn is a failure and I had hoped for a good crop with sweet clover &amp; manure ploughed down. As soon as harvest commenced the rainy season opened and we hadn't a chance for three weeks or so to do any thing with the crops some managed to get the wheat in between showers and we hauled this little piece of mine in one load before the rains were over but it got badly weathered. We are just at the oats now. Frank has all the oats south of the gully cut and a few rounds in the back field but he broke a part of the binder and now is contemplating turning the cows in on them as they are rusty and down and a mess with sweet clover. We finished hauling the field west of the lane next the gully today. Dad. got his second crop of alfalfa cut this week &amp; it is a beautiful crop. We hope to haul it or most of it to-morrow. Mr. Barwell took Dad. &amp; Enah to Simcoe to-day to get some clothes and they are going to take </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Enah to Brantford tomorrow D.O. and Barwell wanted Dad. to go too but Dad. said if it was a fine day he was going to haul alfalfa. Barwell tried to persuade him that a mere field of alfalfa was nothing to a millionaire but Dad. doesn't see it that way. He says he may not care but the sheep &amp; cattle will suffer next winter if we don't save it in good shape. The principal event of this summer for us was a month's visit from Miss Bain &amp; Dorrie. They were here from the middle of July till the middle of August and we had a very enjoyable time of it while they were here and hated to see them go. I had Andrew Lowe out here for a couple of weeks hoeing mangolds &amp; helping with odd jobs but he got a job at the fish shantys and now the mangolds are all weeds and most of them have not been thinned. We had a big family picnic out here one day while Dorrie was here, and all from Huby's Aunty's &amp; the farm were out, the kids all had a fine time to-gether. They had another picnic down the shore with Nell Marchington's kids. Mr. Bagley took them down, he was very good about toting us around whenever he could. The Doodle-bug can walk well now but she is a puler the worst of the whole bunch. </p><p>Saturday September 4th </p><p>Had hoped to rush in the alfalfa to-day but rain prevented. Rained most of the fore noon and dark &amp; drizzly this after noon. I killed and dressed the 8 cockrels I had in the crate this morning and took six of them down town this after noon, sold a pair to Colman's a pair to Clare Herring gave Aunty Alice a pair and we kept a pair, bought a new hat for myself, got home late. Marj. went up to the Shand's with Queen when I got home and telephoned Clara who insisted on us all staying with her Tuesday night. </p><p>Sunday September 5th </p><p>A rainy morning or Sundays it is always a great temptation to me to lie in bed, and as both conditions prevailed this morning the temptation was doubled and I yielded, and stayed in so long that I felt tough when I did get up. Spent most of the fore noon doing odd jobs &amp; shaving. We had a combination dinner &amp; breakfast about 11 o'clock and then all went down to Aunty's to see Dick who is leaving tomorrow for Ottawa to get the <s>trans</s> pass-ports fixed up. Dad. &amp; Enah were there for dinner. It was dark when I got through milking &amp; Marj. has gone over to the Lampkin's to say good-bye to them. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday September 6th </p><p>It has been a fine day but too wet from yesterday's rain to do any thing with the hay so I spent the day here at home putting the roof on my new chicken pen. I got what little sheeting is necessary for a tin roof on both sides and got the roofing on the north side I didnt make a good job of it getting it started crooked in some way but it will afford some shelter for them. Ina has been here all day helping Marj. get ready. I picked a couple of bushels of early apples in the young orchard this after noon to send to Dorrie &amp; Phyl. I forgot, but it it did rain one very heavy shower early in the forenoon </p><p>Tuesday September 7th </p><p>Frank came over before we were through breakfast and helped me take the three cows over home. The yearling wouldn't go out of the yard and the calf got as far as the end of the lane and then went wild and bolted back so we left them here in the gully to keep old Belle company but I imagine they will be pretty lonely themselves and the calf will miss his milk. I drove Queen over to the farm and left her there and walked down town Dad had gone to Simcoe with Mr. Barwell but left me a cheque for $200.00 at Aunty's which I took up and deposited saving enough out of it to get our tickets and send Marj. off with. Quint drove me back here about noon and took the trunk and apples back with him to the station. After dinner I walked up to Harvey Shand's with the school house key as Ray doesn't know yet whether he is going to stay here or not. Mr. Bagley came out for us at 3 o'clock and took us down to Aunty's and then called for us again and took us to the train at 4.40. We had an uneventful trip to Toronto. Mrs. Kerr &amp; her two boys went down too. The kids were very good. Harry B. intensely interested &amp; rather excited over it all. Gay excited and a little frightened at the sudden noises especially when we passed another moving train which we did once or twice and the Doodle bug, very pleased with everything and highly excited and rather resentful at being confined to one spot. Clara met us at the station and drove us right to their house, which is a brand new one and very nice. It looks small but has an amazing number of large rooms in it. It is just west of Bathurst St. on top of the hill. We gave the kids their tea and put them to bed then had ours </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>and visited with Clara for a short time. {Bud?} is away before going to bed. Beautiful day. It is a rather depressing sight the condition of the farms along the track, field after field of oats in shock and very few in, any amount of alfalfa standing in cock badly weathered, and most of the summer fallows green &amp; untouched. I only noticed one field sowed. </p><p>Wednesday September 8th </p><p>I was awake before daylight this morning and up soon after. I got Harry B. dressed. I slept with him &amp; Marj. had the other two with her. I took a little walk before breakfast and Harry B &amp; Donny had quite a romp together in Clara's little backyard. Her young Scotch maid was delighted with the "bonny wee kids" We were all up in plenty of time but dawdled a little too long over our breakfast and then had an awful scramble to catch the Haliburton train which left at 7.45. Clara drove us right down to the tracks as we thought we would save time but we had to climb through between two other trains to get our own and just got on board as she pulled out. I hadn't time to say goodbye properly and to pick out a decent seat but had to jump while they were on the move. I went back through the station to the street and after some little time found Clara to tell her they were off safely. She had had trouble finding a place to park her car. I was too late to get a train back home via Hamilton but had just time to get the fast train to Brantford. I was about an hour there getting into Dover on the noon radial. Quint met me and drove me up to Aunty's where I had dinner and waited till Dad. Enah &amp; Tim came down. Mr. Barwell drove them down and took them up town to get their tickets from Gibbie, fortunately they came at the last minute and they had a letter from Dick saying he had no trouble getting the passports. All of us but Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice went to the station to see them off &amp; there was quite a crowd there. I think most of the town has said goodbye in the last day or two. The good old burg seems to be more delighted over Dad's prospects than we do. We still feel as if we would wake up and find out it isn't true, and rosy as the future looks we couldn't help feeling a little heavy hearted to see them going so far away. It is the first big change to be made in our peaceful life and no matter what time has in store for us it can't discount the good </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>old times we have had, for in spite of worries and hard scratching the old life has been a happy one for the most part, and for sentimental conservative folk like us changes even pleasant ones are not made with out some misgivings. New shoes always pinch a little and old ones are mighty comfortable even if they do leak. After the train left Frank went up town to get some provisions and I walked home and hooked up Queen and drove over here to get my old clothes and a few other things. This place looks lonely and desolate but it sort of accords with my mood to-night. I saw Ray &amp; George and they said the two calves have been very distressed all day. I fed the chickens and gathered the eggs &amp; then went back over home. Frank had the cows up and got tea while I milked. I went down to Horticultural meeting to-night and he went down to Pickford's as Irene returned from the Old Country on Tuesday. I got a ride home with Irvin Jones and was in bed when Frank got home. Fine day but pouring rain to-night &amp; the alfalfa turned out. </p><p>Thursday September 9th </p><p>It rained most of the fore noon but cleared this after noon and is quite cold to-night. Frank and I have done nothing but chores all day and he went down town with Pickford this afternoon and I sat in the house and read and I am afraid caught cold, as my throat is sore. We went to the show to-night and saw Kelly &amp; Cohen a good show. Aunty is all in to-night. She went up to the dentists and had three teeth and two roots out without saying a word to any one about it. Frank and I got a little medicine for our colds to-night and I think feel better. </p><p>Friday September 10th </p><p>There was a very heavy dew last night so we couldn't do any thing with the hay or oats till noon but we went out home and gathered up some apples for cider. Frank drove Queen out on the buggy and I took the team over and we brought the waggon back. Ray came over while we were there and I left instructions with him to feed the chickens. He doesn't know yet whether he is going to stay or not. Quint came over at noon with a card Aunty Alice had got from Dorrie saying Marj had arrived safely but was tired out and asleep. I got one to-day with the same news. Quint said Aunty was better. Just as he got out the lane he met a reporter from the Simcoe Reformer wanting all the news he could get as well as pictures of Dad, the house and anything of </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>interest. Quint came back to get me and I went down &amp; interviewed him I didn't know what to do about it but he said there was a long article in a Hamilton paper so that if they are going to print it anyway they might as well have the facts. It was Capt. Ralph Smith and he was very decent. After he left Frank and I shook out alfalfa till chore time. It is soaked through and just about ruined. I went to bed right after tea after taking a hot drink in an endeavor to break up a cold which I feel coming on. Frank went down to Pickfords Fine and quite warm, wind still in the west. </p><p>Saturday September 11th </p><p>We had a couple of delays this morning first by Pickford coming after his milk and then Billy Mills who came to get the drill. By the time we got the team hooked up and our apples over to Charlie's it was nearly noon. Frank rode on down town to get Bill Laings to put me up some chicken feed and we went down to-night and got a bag of it in the buggy while I was milking. This after noon we shook out the rest of the alfalfa and had a look at the oats. They are grown fast to the ground and Frank thinks he won't try to haul them. We separated the ram lambs and put them in on the alfalfa and shut the old ram in the stable. To-night Frank and I both went down town. He went to the dance with Irene and I went up for a short time to a political meeting and heard John S. Martin. He is far short of what I would call a good speaker the popular verdict to the contrary notwithstanding. Stansell spoke before I got there and Pratt after I left. Fine &amp; warm. </p><p>Sunday September 12th </p><p>It was a very dark morning and Frank and I slept in later than we should have and consequently Frank was late for Sunday school and I for church I went down to Aunty's for dinner and spent the after noon writing to Marj. Frank went down to Pickford's for dinner and came back here to do noon chores. Bob was here with him when I got home at 4 o'clock and they have both gone back there to-night. I drove out home as soon as I milked &amp; had tea and shut <s>some</s> the chickens up so that I can catch some to ship tomorrow. Very threatening all day. </p><p>Monday September 13th </p><p>Frank was ploughing at Roy Hammond's all day and I went out home to crate up some cocrels and ship them. I found Ina out there washing and the Bagley's all came out while I was there and got some crab apples </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>It was noon before I got away with the chickens and I came back over here and had lunch then on down town and shipped the chickens. The mail came while I was here and there were letters from Dad. &amp; Enah written on the boat and sent ashore with the pilot at Father Point. I went back out home and although it was four o'clock when I got there I cut my alfalfa. It took me till dusk and I didn't get back here till after dark. Frank had every thing done but milking. He left as soon as he helped me separate so I had tea in solitary grandeur but he had provided a good one for me. Fine and cool. </p><p>Tuesday September 14th </p><p>Sid McBride took Frank and me out to vote this morning first thing. We picked up the John Evans on our way and out and coming back went in to get Art Quanbury He demurred so Frank and I offered to throw on a load of manure for him while we was away, but they were gone for so long that it was nearly noon when we got home. We hauled in two loads of alfalfa this after noon. To-night Pickford and Bob. came down and we went down to hear the returns. They were being posted up in Pat's drugstore window as they came in and were any thing but encouraging for us Tories. They were very incomplete when we left but it looked as if we had lost a good many Ontario and Maritime seats and gained nothing in Quebec. Meighen was way behing his opponent in Portage-la-Prairie and King had an easy victory in Prince Albert. Dover gave Stansell a majority and they thought when we left he was elected by a small majority. We fell in with Cecil down there and waited till about 11 o'clock for Gibbie to show up as we were going to get him to drive us over but he didn't come so we walked over leaving a note on his car to come over. He arrived after midnight. The scene that followed after we got here was to disgraceful to describe in writing and I am afraid I was the biggest fool of the crowd. We had lots to drink and I took more than I figured on. We caroused around till about two o'clock and then Pickford fell out the back door and hit his head, so Frank and Cecil put him to bed. Gibbie got sick and I went to sleep on the sofa. Gibbie Frank and Cecil took Bob. home in Gibbie's car. Gibbie started to drive but Cecil had to take the wheel to keep them out of the ditch. When they got back Cecil and Frank went to bed in Tim's bed and Gibbie curled up in his car where he spent the night. Raining to-night </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday September 15th </p><p>Pickford woke the household this morning running around calling "Lily, Lily, is it time to get up yet." so the rest of us got up and I managed to wobble back and get the cows up and milk but was no good for any thing else. I felt awful tough and repentant, couldn't eat and finally went back to bed. Cecil took Gibbie home and put him to bed and then came back here with the car and he and Frank went down to Bob {Leiths?} and got some jacks to jack up the barn down at Aunty's and Frank stayed down till about one o'clock and got his hair cut Cecil &amp; Frank kept in good shape all through the performance and this morning straightened up the house so that there was no sign of any irregularity. Aunty Alice said she was going to come over but as it poured rain all morning we didn't expect her, however she came and found me in bed and Frank away. She got dinner for us and was here most of the after noon Frank took her home about four o'clock. I felt better this after noon and ate a good supper. We heard great honking of horns &amp; shooting of guns this after noon so Frank and I started to drive down to see what was going on and found it was a Liberal parade. Just as we got to the corner the van-guard of it had stopped in front of Jack Martin's to make life miserable for him for a few minutes. They have cause for rejoicing as to-day's papers give King a working majority and the latest reports are that Taylor defeated Stansell in Norfolk-Elgin. Frank went for a drive to-night and I snoozed on the sofa while he was gone and finished a letter I started to Marj. this after noon, after Frank came home. Rotten day warm. </p><p>Thursday September 16th </p><p>It was too wet to do any thing much this morning I drove out home about noon and picked a basket of crab apples for Aunty and some flowers. The garden out there is a mass of bloom. It seems to bad for Marj. not to be there to see it as she spent so much time planting it. This after noon Frank and I drove down town and I took some eggs down. We got some supplies. I got a pair of rubber boots a new cap and a couple of good victrola records. Tonight Frank went down to the Pickfords and I went over to Sid Goodwin's and spent the evening. We played pedro and Sid and I beat Mrs Goodwin &amp; Bessie Bessie also played and sang for us. Frank was in bed when I got home. Very cloudy drizzly &amp; threatening. Warm </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday September 17th </p><p>I went down this fore noon to help at the Horticultural show but found I wasn't much needed. Frank and I turned alfalfa this after noon and tonight went to the Horticultural show. I went with the band. Cable "All Well" from Dad. to-day. </p><p>Saturday September 18th </p><p>Frank and I went down in the waggon this <s>afternoon</s> fore-noon and got my chicken crates and some oat chop. This after noon I walked over home while Frank did housework. We had a fierce time with the roan heifer of Elgitha's that lost her calf. Full description of event in Dad's diary, which I have kept up-to-date, neglecting this one. </p><p>Sunday September 19th </p><p>Frank, Draper, and I spent whole forenoon getting the heifer caught and milked. We went down to Aunty's for dinner as we were too late for church. We both came back to the farm early after dinner. Cecil Win and family were all here and stayed for tea. Frank drove Irene out home where they got some nasturtiums. We all went down town to-night. George arrived just as we were starting out. He came up this after noon with Ada and stayed over there for tea. We called in there on our way down and picked up Ada, then all went around home with Cecil &amp; Win and on down to Aunty's. Clear and warm all day. </p><p>Monday September 20th </p><p>Went over home and picked crab apples for Dorrie while George &amp; Frank picked her some plums. Aunty Alice also picked a basket of plums down there so this after noon I went down and expressed her 3 baskets of plums &amp; {1?} of crab apples. George &amp; Frank raked my alfalfa this after-noon and cocked part of it. I went out to-night &amp; shut up chickens. </p><p>Tuesday September 21st </p><p>I rode Tim's wheel out home this morning and sorted out and crated 30 more cockrels. George &amp; Frank came out in the waggon and we finished cocking the hay and this afternoon took the chickens down town and shipped them. We all went down to Pickfords to-night. </p><p>Wednesday September 22nd </p><p>We went over to my place to-day and hauled in the alfalfa in two loads. Had our lunch out there. Ina was there making catsup for Marj. Threatening day. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday September 23rd </p><p>Too wet to do any thing to-day. Frank and George went up to Simcoe Fair in the rain this after noon but I went to sleep instead. They rented a Ford car up there for $10 till after Sunday. Intended going down to Dr. McLaclan's to hear the Dempsey-Tunney fight come over the radio but it poured rain so we stayed home. </p><p>Friday September 24th </p><p>Frank and George put up the stove pipe on the inside kitchen stove this morning and I went over to Martin's to borrow the snips for them. I went down to Quanbury's to hear the fight returns. Tunney won on points without a knock out. Just 10 rounds. We hooked up to haul alfalfa this after noon but had to put the team back on account of rain. I had to strip part way and wade for cows to-night. </p><p>Saturday September 25th </p><p>This was a dismal day as dogs got in last night and played havoc with the sheep killing and wounding about a dozen. Will McNielly came up and valued them and I went down to the council with him this after noon. We will get $280.00 for them. Pickford dressed 3. Cold &amp; rainy all day. </p><p>Sunday September 26th </p><p>We all three went to church this morning and up to Win's for dinner.This after noon George drove us out to my place and Cecil and I went in and figured on a few jobs there while George took Win &amp; the kids for a drive in the rented car. He had hoped to be driving Ada around in it to-day but she went to London instead of coming to Dover. </p><p>Monday September 27th </p><p>George and I were at Art. Quanbury's thrashing to-day we started a little before noon and finished a little after so didn't get much else done. Frank took the car back to Simcoe and came home on the radial. Cloudy &amp; cool </p><p>Tuesday September 28th </p><p>We hauled the rotten alfalfa or some of it off the field and piled it back of the barn. It is no good for any thing but manure now. Quint brought Aunty and Aunty Alice over this after noon and they stayed all night. Cool. </p><p>Wednesday September 29th </p><p>Frank and I finished the alfalfa. George was sick all day. Quint came over to dinner and took Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice home. Cloudy </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday September 30th </p><p>I drove down town this morning and ordered some asphalt shingles from Sutor for the house out home and got some chicken feed which I took out this after noon. Puttered around out there and got back here about dark. </p><p>Friday <s>September</s> October 1st </p><p>We three went out to my place this morning and Cecil, Quint and Avery Bush also went out so we got the house all shingled. Frank got dinner for us out there. Very threatening rained a little in afternoon </p><p>Saturday October 2nd </p><p>George went to Hamilton to-day to meet Ada. Quint, Cecil and Avery Bush went out to my place to shingle the old shed but just got the roof cleared and it began to rain so they came back to the farm. It didn't rain much however and they fixed the squirrel cage. I drove down to Sid's to get Queen's shoe set but Sid was too busy. I came home by the Lemmon's and {invited?} Frankie &amp; Carl to the band party on Monday night. Aunty Alice was over for awhile this after noon. I walked down town to night and bought some more phonograph records. </p><p>Sunday October 3rd </p><p>We all went to church this a.m. and Frank and I went to the Pickford's for dinner. George went to Huby's with Ada, and Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice. Frank went to church to-night. Warm and cloudy. </p><p>Monday October 4th </p><p>Cecil &amp; Co. finished shingling north side of old shed out at my place this morning but didn't work this after noon. George and I drove out in the waggon and got some tables and chairs out there for our party to-night. We then went down town and got some edging at the box factory. Frank and George got a load of coal this after noon and Cecil and I made sandwichs for the party. It came off to-night in spite of rain and every one said they had a good time. Pickford and Frank spent considerable time mixing up a little cordial that looked like new cherry wine but which never the less had a kick to it, and by the shank of the evening most of the boys were in fine fettle. Pickford &amp; Roy Dell especially. Roy pounded ivory for all he was worth and Pickford "sang?" The only marring feature was Carl Coleman gashing his finger </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday October 5th </p><p>We all spent the forenoon washing dishes and cleaning up the house and this after noon I wrote to Marj. and went down town to post it. Herb Law was over to-night and spent the evening Rain </p><p>Wednesday October 6th </p><p>We started at the corn to-day, got some pulled but didn't take the team out. Field very wet. Cloudy &amp; drizzly. </p><p>Thursday October 7th </p><p>Frank hauled down a small load of corn on the waggon box with side boards and George &amp; I cut road and pulled more. It is a very poor crop and large patches drowned out. We all went down to see Sid Goodwin to-night but there was no one home. We went on down to Huby's but they had callers so we went from there down to Aunties but they were just going to bed so we came home. Cool and cloudy. </p><p>Friday October 8th </p><p>Hauled more corn to-day &amp; got some chicken feed some of which I took out home this after noon. Froze last night. </p><p>Saturday October 9th </p><p>Hauled 2 loads of corn to-day but last nights frost nipped it. Bond says another frost will make it unfit for packing but it is milder to-night. </p><p>Sunday October 10th </p><p>We all went to church this morning but were late. Harvest home service. George and I had dinner at Auntie's and Frank and Irene went for a picnic up the lake shore in the rain. I came home early and did chores. George stayed down to see Ada off and then came home and got my supper. Very mild. </p><p>Monday October 11th </p><p>George and I built a plank bri ge over the mudhole in front of the cow stable door as it was getting so deep we were afraid of losing a cow in it. We then pulled all the corn there was left. Ben Ivey came over at noon to demonstrate his new $4650. Stutz car. He drove us up to the halfway house and back at about 50 miles an hour and had George &amp; me scared stiff. He hit the railway track going at high speed and just about put me through the roof of the car. When we </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>got back there was a card in the mail from Marj. saying she wanted mouse-ear for the kids as there was Whooping cough in Haliburton, so I had to ride Tim's wheel out home to get it. Ray rode over just before I left to say poor old Belle was in a hole out there and couldn't get out, so George walked out and shot her. I hated to have it done but it was the only thing to do. I rode down town and posted the mouse-ear to Marj. and then came home and milked as Frank &amp; George were down with the corn till after dark. Lea Marshall and Mr. {name?} as stock-salesman were in and delayed me for some time selling stock in the new comany Hamilton Dairys. Fine and mild. </p><p>Tuesday October 12th </p><p>Frank and I brought Roany &amp; her calf up this morning then trimmed some ewes and Frank killed another badly wounded one. One of the wounded lambs died last night. He thrashed at Ryerse's this after noon. George &amp; I drove down to Sid's and had Queen's shoe set had a cold lunch at my place and spent the after noon burying old Belle but didn't finish. Went down to-night to see the prize fight pictures. Phoebe operated on to-day. Very sick. Fine day. </p><p>Wednesday October 13th </p><p>Rained during the night so was too wet to do anything with my corn. I went down and called up Clara to tell her I would go down Friday night and go up to Haliburton with Marj. on Saturday. I got word from Marj. from Toronto saying she was coming back home here next week. This after noon I went out and finished covering up poor old Belle. George &amp; Frank went down and got a load of old rubbish to burn from Aunties. </p><p>Thursday October 14th </p><p>I spent the day over home and had dinner at Mrs. Lampkins. I moved the glassware out of the sideboard down cellar so that Cecil &amp; Co can move things around when they go at the floors. I dug some potatoes this after noon. There are a good many rotted but the early ones would have been a good crop. George and Frank dug up the old culvert in the lane which was plugged full of roots &amp; mud, and Frank got Clare Deal to bring over some new and larger tile. They didn't quite finish the job. </p><p>Friday October 15th </p><p>I went over home for a while this morning and saw </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Quint Cecil &amp; Avery Bush started on the veranda out there. This after noon I went down town after dinner and got a hair cut &amp; shave and left on the 4.30 for Toronto. I disembarked at Sunnyside and after much chasing around and inquiry joined Marj. at Mrs. Gorrie's. Bud &amp; Clara took us from there to their own place in their car. The baby was at the Gorrie's with Marj. and had to be waked up but took it quite good naturedly, and then kept us awake with her crying most of the night. I don't think she knew me. </p><p>Saturday October 16th </p><p>Bud took us to the train this morning in plenty of time and we spent the whole day getting to Haliburton and came within an ace of missing our train in Lindsay as we thought we had a half an hour longer than we had. We had dinner there. Dorrie Harry B &amp; Gay met us at the station. It was dark &amp; pouring rain when we arrived but Dorrie had a car there. Miss Bain had tea ready for us and to-night I went with Dorrie &amp; Madeline the understudy at the P.O. down to put flowers in the church. it was a beautiful fore noon but started to rain at noon and kept it up till after dark to-night. I almost think though that the gloomy day rather enhanced the beauty of the Haliburton scenery, although those woods, lakes &amp; hills are beautiful in any weather. </p><p>Sunday October 17th </p><p>It was a fine morning but crispy &amp; cold. Marj. Harry B. Dorrie &amp; I went to church which is new and very pretty. The young parson whom Dorrie liked very much has been "called" to a better job in Kingston or some city so is leaving this little parish where one would think there was much need for his services, to depend on students and weekend supply till they can find a man (?) who "likes the place" well enough to settle, - and then they wonder what is wrong with the church. Dorrie. Marj. the three kids and I went down to see old Mr. &amp; Mrs. Potts this after noon. Dorrie was the only one of the family to go to church to-night but she Marj. and I went for a walk after church. Clear &amp; frosty. </p><p>Monday October 18th </p><p>Marj. has spent a busy day packing her trunks but as it has snowed steadily all day long I haven't done </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>much but sit around the house and read. Late this after noon Harry B. and I went for a little walk as Dorrie found me a pair of overshoes that fit me and we got a pair of rubbers for Harry B at the store. We went up to Laking's saw mill and saw them making shingles. I also gathered up some baskets and took them down to the station and expressed them to Dover. Seems milder to-night but still snowing. </p><p>Tuesday October 19th </p><p>We got up about 4.30 this morning had breakfast &amp; then trudged through hard frozen snow to catch the six o'clock train. Dorrie went to the station with us and had Mr. Keefer call and take our trunks down on the mail barrow. It might have been a January morning by the feel of it. We have spent a long and tiresome day on the train, saw the sun rise and set from the car windows. The woods with the snow on them though were lovely. The snow disappeared by the time we got to Linsay, and it was quite pleasant in Toronto where we had lunch. Marj. &amp; the kids didn't leave the station there but I walked a little way up Yonge St. and got a record for George and a tie for Frank's birthday. We left Toronto about two o'clock and had to go all the way to Woodstock where we caught the night train for Dover, arriving here about seven o'clock. The kids got pretty tired but were good. Frank met us at the station with a car he has rented for a short time and we stayed at Auntie's all night. </p><p>Wednesday October 20th </p><p>It rained nearly all day except for a snow storm this after noon so Marj. didn't come over to the farm. I came over first thing this morning but haven't done much all day except help get the Quebec heater up in the dining room. George and I went down to Auntie's to-night. </p><p>Thursday October 21st </p><p>Frank brought Marj. over in the car this morning and George took us both on out home where Marj. got some bedding and inspected the work done. The boys have the floors all laid. George drove me out again this after noon and I varnished one bedroom floor but the varnish didn't work properly on account of the cold. George and Frank brought the kids over this after noon so here we are at the Farm which is Bachelor's paradise no longer. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday October 22nd </p><p>Rained all forenoon so I didn't do much but help Marj. get straightened around in the house. George &amp; Frank cleaned out the chicken pens. Frank went to Simcoe with the Pickford's this after noon and George &amp; I went down and got a load of hard coal but broke the waggon tongue trying to back it into the wood shed. </p><p>Saturday October 23rd </p><p>I was out home most of the day and got the snow apples picked. Quint and Avery Bush were out there and got the stairs built up to the attic. They spent most of the day I think figuring out how to do the job. George took the after noon off and took Ada for a car drive up to see the Reforestry station. Fine day. </p><p>Sunday October 24th </p><p>I was all in to-day with a cold, and didn't do anything. George &amp; Frank went to church. Frank came home to do noon chores and then he &amp; Irene drove to Port Rowan and came back here for tea. It was pouring rain most of the day, but weather doesn't seem to affect their plans in the least. </p><p>Monday October 25th </p><p>George and Frank took Dicky Smith down to the car this morning and got $60.00 out of Niel Elliot for her. Niel bought her the other day for $55.00 but came over this morning and asked Frank if we were going to bring her down and raised the price 5.00 when Frank said we weren't. Frank lied as we had her in the stable and would have started out with her in another half hour, but shady dealings with Niel seem almost justifiable. Frank &amp; George drove Marj. &amp; the kids over to see Mrs. Lampkin this after noon and then went over to Roy Hammond's to get the tractor but couldn't get her to work. Marj. said Mrs. Lampkin was overjoyed to see her and nearly hugged her head off. I went down to band practice to-night. Rotten cold day. </p><p>Tuesday October 26th </p><p>Frank &amp; George hauled up the binder which has been sitting in the back out field since before Dad. left. Art. Quanbury came over and sized up the cow stable roof situation, it caved in on Sunday &amp; we have to make temporary repairs for the winter. George &amp; I cleared up the debris this afternoon while Frank was getting chicken feed etc. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday October 27th </p><p>George Art. Quanbury &amp; I spent the day fixing the cow stable roof and much to my surprise finished it and got the end nearly boarded in. Art only asked 35 cts an hour too. Cecil coaks me 60. and I don't think is a bit better workman. Frank went to Toronto to-day with Jack Walker. Jack has been at him to go before. Irene went down with them to hunt up a job. Frank got home late to-night with a nasty cold. The Bagleys went out to our place this afternoon to get some sweet apples and called in at the farm &amp; took Marj. with them. Fine day, mild. </p><p>Thursday October 28th </p><p>I went down in the waggon this morning to get some lake sand &amp; cement for Frank Slocombe to fix the cistern and Frank drove Marj. &amp; the kids down in the car for supplies. I wanted to get a load of coal but there was none. I got some roofing for the veranda and took my load out after dinner. George and Frank picked apples. Cecil &amp; Co were working out at my place &amp; have the veranda about finished. Long letter from Dad. Lovely day. Raining tonight. </p><p>Friday October 29th </p><p>George &amp; Frank went to Simcoe this morning to return the car and took me out home on their way. We went down town first and I ordered lumber to finish up my chicken house. Cecil Quint &amp; Avery out there. I picked apples. Sutor brought the lumber out in the after noon and got stuck in the lane &amp; had to unload. George Mace set up a radio outfit at the farm this after noon for a demonstration. He is agent for them. Marj. &amp; I went out to the school house to-night as Mabel was having a Hallowe'en concert and wanted Marj. for a witch. George &amp; Frank herded the kids who were in bed when we left. We were very late as the concert was a long drawn out affair. All of Charlie Monroe's family were there Charlie has taken Mrs. Tupper's place on shares and has been over there ploughing </p><p>Saturday October 30th </p><p>It has rained steadily all day long so nothing was done outside but chores. A female book agent was here for about 2 hours and roped Marj. &amp; me in for $60.00 for a set of Children's books, "Journey's to Bookland" a good set but too much money. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday October 31st </p><p>Marj. George &amp; Harry B walked to church this morning while Frank and I did house chores and looked after Gay &amp; the Doodlebug. Frank got in line with several church services over his Radio. Harry B. stayed down at Aunties for dinner and Marj. the other two and I drove down and got him this after noon. We got St Paul's {Toronto} service quite plainly by Radio to-night all except Canon Cody's sermon. </p><p>Monday November 1st </p><p>Frank and George went down to Pickfords to help him load some pigs this morning and then Frank made a corn horse and this after noon we all started to cut the corn by hand but it blew and drizzled rain so that we got sick of the job and all went down to the creek for a while. Our curiosity was first aroused in that direction by a white object down the road which on closer inspection proved to be John S. Martin's new manure spreader that had been the object of a Hallowe'en prank and treated to a coat of white wash. Cecil &amp; Co. finished the house to-day. Marj. &amp; I went to the picture show to-night. </p><p>Tuesday November 2nd </p><p>Marj. the kids and I drove out home this forenoon and Marj. hunted out some extra clothing while I killed and picked a chicken for Aunty Alice. Frank and George picked up 20 bus. of apples this morning and this after noon took them over to Charlie's and had them converted into cider. I picked a couple of hampers of sweet apples this after noon. The boys were so interested by our account of Harold Lloyd in the show last night that they went to see him to-night. </p><p>Wednesday November 3rd </p><p>I went over home this morning and took my lunch Frank Slocomb &amp; Bronsie {Name?} went out and patched the cistern. I picked some more apples, killed 3 more chickens and pulled some mangolds. Frank &amp; George were at Martin's all day thrashing. Milder but cloudy </p><p>Thursday November 4th </p><p>Marj. had Mrs. Waldick over to help her do some cleaning to-day so George &amp; I decided that it was no place for us and went thrashing over to Jack's, and persuaded Frank to stay home and help the ladies. Fine day. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Friday November 5th </p><p>This being Auntie Alice's birthday we celebrated over here and Quint brought Aunty and Aunty Alice over for dinner and to spend the after noon. Quint &amp; Frank went down town again after dinner as Frank wanted to telephone McEwen about a ram. I had to go over to Proper's to thrash about the middle of the after noon. We thrashed his oats out and then they started on the buckwheat which Art Quanbury just finished cutting. Frank changed places with me then and I came home to help George milk. They had a cablegram from Dad. to-day saying they were leaving to-day for home. </p><p>Saturday November 6th </p><p>I went over home and took my lunch to-day and did several odd jobs took up the carrots &amp; flower bulbs and piled up the mangolds and covered them there were only about a couple of wheelbarrow loads pulled. Frank went over to Proper's and finished thrashing. He &amp; George did some odd jobs and cut some more corn. I met them at the top of the gully going after the cows when I came home bringing the cows with me. Fine day but rather cold wind. </p><p>Sunday November 7th </p><p>Marj. Harry B. and I walked down to church this morning but as Mr. Cornish had strained his back lifting a stove he was laid up and there was no service so Marj. went to see Mrs. W.J. Thompson and Harry B. Cecil David and I went for a walk up the beach and on our way back stopped in at Dave Waddle's to hear his old fashioned music-box. We left Harry B at Aunties for the after noon. Marj. &amp; I drove out and saw Ina this after noon and arranged with her to go over home to-morrow and start putting things to rights. From there we drove down town and got Harry B. George stayed home with Gay &amp; the baby this morning as Frank went to a party at Alec. England's about 11 o'clock last night and didn't show up till about 3 this after noon. </p><p>Monday November 8th </p><p>Auntie Alice came over to-day and kept house &amp; kids while Marj. &amp; I went out home to colaborate with Ina in settling the house. It was a beautiful day and we got a fine stroke of business done. Squaring things around was greatly simplified by having easy access to the attic as we carted an enormous ammount of </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>superfluous matter including the old armchair and old sofa up there. The attic which was next thing to useless before is now about the most useful place in the house. George and Frank trimmed up most of the ewes this morning and Frank cut corn this after noon while George celebrated Thanksgiving day by taking a holiday. Ada being home for the day. </p><p>Tuesday November 9th </p><p>Our fine weather came to an end as it rained nearly all day, and is getting colder to-night. Frank and George trimmed the ram lambs and did a few odd jobs while I chored around the house. Marj. and I went down town this after noon and left the family in charge of their uncles. Marj. did some shopping while I went down to the Custom's Office to tell them to be on the lookout for Dad's shipment of silverware, which will have to be taken directly to the Royal Bank vault. Huby was down on the same errand so I was saved the necessity of telling Mr. Quinn the man who is relieving Norman Holden for a couple of weeks. He said he had just cleared a rum runner for Eric. He was still in harbour load full of all kinds of choice booze. </p><p>Wednesday November 10th </p><p>This has been a day which would have been cold in the middle of January. The ground was covered with snow this morning and it has been freezing and blowing a gale from the North West all day. We kept the cows in the stable and went out in the waggon first thing and brought in a few shocks of corn to feed them. George and I then drove down town in the waggon and took some apples to Auntie and Huby. and got some house provisions and chicken feed for me. This after noon I took the chicken feed out to my place along with most of the furniture which we brought over for the night of the band party. I had Dad's mackinaw on and the buffalo robe around me but had to get out of the waggon &amp; walk to keep warm. I found Ina over there doing some further cleaning. Frank &amp; Marj. spent most of the day cleaning out the cellar and I guess had a big job as it hasn't been properly done for years. </p><p>Thursday November 11th </p><p>Everything was frozen solid this morning but it was a fairly nice day, we decided to cut corn. Frank went over </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>and saw Billy Mills about sending a man over to return threshing time and about 11 o'clock Milt Ried came over and this after noon Jonas Ryerse came up to return for the time Frank spent down there threshing so by to-night we had well over half the field cut. To-night Marj. &amp; I walked down to the picture show which wasn't much good but we thought it would be our last chance for awhile. George went to a returned men's banquet at Henderson's to commerate Armistice Day and Frank spent the evening with a new Radio Set that Alan Wicker brought over. </p><p>Friday November 12th </p><p>It was still frozen this morning but has been getting steadily milder all day. Cloudy however with a raw south east wind. We finished the corn at 3 o'clock this after noon. Jonas &amp; Milt came back and helped us and were here to dinner much to Marj's dismay as she had no meat on hand. When we finished the corn George &amp; Frank went out and got a load of corn stalks on the rack and Marj. &amp; I drove down town after provisions and took the kids with us. We left them with Aunty Alice while we went up town. </p><p>Saturday November 13th </p><p>George Frank and I spent the forenoon hauling gravel from the pile of "frustrated plans" under the hickory tree and putting it in the mud hole in the lane where the boys put through the new culvert. It was becoming nearly impassable and I don't know that we improved it much but it will be better I think when the gravel gets mixed with the mud and is then filled again. This after noon George and I took another load of stuff out home while Frank went down town to order chicken feed &amp; other articles and then George and I drove down town and got the things as well as some soft coal there being no chestnut coal in town. Mrs. Waldick was cleaning up the house all day, getting it ready for the return of the travellers. Auntie had telegram from Quebec to-day saying they would be home Monday. </p><p>Sunday November 14th </p><p>Marj. Frank and Harry B. went to church &amp; Harry B stayed down at Aunties' for the after noon. After dinner Marj and I, Gay &amp; the baby drove out home and around by the Donald's and then went down and got Harry B. I did the milking alone to-night as George was down at Ada's for the evening. Mild but cloudy </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday November 15th </p><p>George and I went out home this morning in the waggon with more luggage and while out there cut up the beech stick that was below the house, leaving some fuel as Ina promised to come over this after noon and light the fires &amp; get things ready for our return. We brought over part of the load of soft coal that we got Saturday. It was after noon before we got back to the farm. Frank went down to Auntie's for dinner to be on hand to meet the folks when they came in on the noon car as we figured they would and which they did. The rest of us didn't get down till the middle of the after noon. Enah was at Aunie's but all the male element of the family was at the station to collect baggage which had just come in on the afternoon express. I took Marj. up town for some groceries and then went down to the station too. We met Tim with Aicara (?) Dimbula (I don't know the spelling) on a leash. He is the Labrador Retriever that Mrs. Quintin Dick presented them with. When I got to the station I found they had left but Frank &amp; George came up with Johnnie Walker to get a second load of the silverware which came in to-day along with the rest of the luggage. I helped load it and went up town with the boys and as we got to the Royal Bank a wild scene and one which caused Dover to open its eyes and mouth; presented itself, as there were the 13 heavily crated chests with Dad. Huby &amp; Ade Millman pounding &amp; prying to get the crates open so as to put the chests into the bank vault. Quint. Dick. George Frank &amp; I joined in the work and added to the general confusion so that after working for an hour or so that portion of Main St sidewalk lying in front of the Royal Bank was so strewn with boards burlap &amp; nails that it looked as if a cyclone had been there. The chests were nearly all large and heavy made of oak with stout iron handles and a brass plate with Capt. Quintin Dick &amp; the number of the chest on it. It took a lot of heavy lifting to get them stowed in the vault which is very narrow and we had to pile the chests 3 deep and now the vault is so full that I don't where the bank staff will put their books. We took one chest down to Aunties and Dad. opened it down there. It contained the flatware in five or six trays. Dad says they told him over there at the Bank of England where it had been stored that this collection had been borrowed on different occasions for functions at Buckingham Palace and that it was second only to the collection there and not a bad second at that. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>It seems rather incongruous to see such costly and beautiful stuff so far removed from its elegant surroundings. Mrs Dick. told them that it belonged originally to the Duke of Buckingham or some Duke and that when his estate was sold these things were bought by Quintin Dick. Quint &amp; Dick took the other luggage up from the station and over to the farm except two of the cutest and most comical little bicycles that Dad. got for Harry B &amp; David. They are strongly built and fully equipped with front &amp; coaster brake and pneumatic tires, but small enough for the children to ride. They also presented Marj. &amp; I think Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice &amp; Win with brooches. Marj. was delighted with hers. It is made up of a saphire and diamonds. They gave Gay &amp; the baby little gold chains. It was after five when we left for home and the northern sky was inky black with rain clouds. It began to rain soon after we got started and was raining hard by the time we got to the farm where Marj. had to collect still more belongings. Ade passed us on the road taking Enah home and Dad. drove home alone with Josie. When we got to the farm there was a fine line up. Quint had made an attempt to get up the lane with his car and the luggage and consequently was settled down to the axle in the middle of the lane. Just behind him was George Mace and behind him again Ade. It was raining so hard that Ade offered to drive Marj. &amp; the kids home so I was very glad to let him. He had intended starting for Toronto before dark. I drove on out ahead and got here just before they did. I waited for them at the road and by the time they all got loaded into the buggy with the stuff there wasn't room for me and Queen was dancing to go so we had plunge through the miry lane with me walking or running along the side holding the lines and leaving Ade to get away by himself. Like a fool in the excitement I forgot to tell him not to try to turn around here and he hacked down the bank so we heard afterwards and had quite a time getting started nearly upsetting. We found the house in darkness as Ina had left thinking we had changed our plans but she had left the fires going and the place was like an oven and in wild confusion. So much stuff had been brought over the last few days and none of it put away. We were all pretty tired so went to bed soon after we had our tea. This ends the first phase of the fortune. Now to see if being wealthy is as much fun as wishing for it. It has been a perfect day but is a most imperfect night </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>as Aunty Alice was nervous and afraid of burglars with it in the house. Just as we were leaving a reporter for some Buffalo paper came along to see Dad. He had been there interviewing Aunty earlier in the day. Dad. told him in very decided and uncomplimentary verbiage what he thought of reporters as a class but the boy was Irish and I guess got most of the facts he wanted. When we got to Alan's corner where the scribe had parked his car we were acosted by his running mate who begged &amp; pleaded for a picture. Dad. refused with the same polite language that he flailed the other fellow with but stopped long enough for the man to click his machine. He was much distressed however because Dad. wouldn't pose properly but wore his cap backwards. It was dark by the time we got home with the kids, but Ina. consented to stay with Marj. all night and I had to hurry &amp; have my tea as Chris Quanbury told me this afternoon that the band was going to Simcoe to-night to a political meeting and that he would call for me at 6.35 so I didn't have time to milk, or do anything but eat a few sandwichs and change my clothes. The meeting was in the Armouries and was addressed by Ferguson. John S. Martin &amp; a Mrs. Fallis. There had to be an overflow meeting at the Court house. Fine day. </p><p>Thursday November 18th </p><p>It has rained pretty steadily all day. I had intended going over home to help haul coal to-day but didn't on account of the rain but about four o'clock Frank came over here with a small load. There were just two cars in and it is going fast so they hauled all they could putting some of it in the barn down at Aunty's as the lane at the farm is so bad. I spent the day puttering around trying to tidy things up a little but there is so much to be done I hardly know where to start. I did start in the wood shed and got it straightened around and a lot of stuff stowed away in there. Ina was here all day again helping Marj. and they have got the house looking quite like home again. I drove her home to-night. I didn't chain Bob up before I left with Ina and when I got back he was gone. Followed me to the road I suppose, then went home. </p><p>Friday November 19th </p><p>I didn't do much this morning but odd jobs as it was snowing and I thought it would probably quit by noon. I was wrong though for it snowed harder than ever this after noon and there are 5 or 6 inches on the ground to-night. I intended walking down town after dinner to get Gay a pair of rubbers for her birthday but </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>when I saw the ammount of snow that had fallen I decided I had better go and hunt up my two head of young cattle that have been strayed since about the time we killed old Belle. The heifer I knew was up at Shand's and I was pretty sure the steer was with Sid Marsh's cattle. I went after the heifer first and found her in their orchard. They helped me get her to the road and after chasing her past my gate a couple of times I finally got her in with the help of a man on the road. I decided it was tool ate to go to town by this time but went over to see if I could locate the steer calf. I saw cattle tracks in the snow around Marsh's barns and followed them through his orchard into Shand's Wiggin's place, and after a long tramp located my calf and three cows in the old Wiggin's orchard.The calf was wild and I couldn't do anything with him alone so walked over home to ask the boys to come over and give me a hand in the morning. I found them trying to push Trickey the security man out of the mud at the end of the lane. Dad. had been entertaining him and a couple of insurance agents all the afternoon. It was after dark when I got home and I was pretty tuckered from tramping through the fresh snow. I did the chores after tea and had to carry in about 2 dozen chickens that were huddled around the fences in the snow. I brought Bob back with me. </p><p>Saturday November 20th </p><p>I met George &amp; Frank at Herb Law's this morning at 9.30 and we went over to get the steer calf. We didn't have much trouble getting him separated from the cows and on to the road and he went quite sedately as far as the top of the Winding Hill, but then he decided to give us a little Wild West exhibition. He jumped from the road into Dave's wheat stubble up that into his orchard, over the orchard fence breaking off a post on to the field west, up to the line and over the fence into Dave's gully then over or through into mine. We followed him about a mile behind and thought our chase was over when he got into his home pasture, but he ran the full length of it, and disappeared in the bush next Willie Shand's. I went up and let the cows out thinking he would be content when he saw them but when I went up into the corner to see where he was I saw where he had cleared a four foot fence and was out of sight somewhere in the west end of Sid Marsh's gully. The boys had gone over to head him off and by the time I got into Marsh's gully. They &amp; the calf were heading towards my place again on the south hill We thought we might get him back through the creek but instead he jumped Marshs gully fence and struck for the barn. He made two attempts at the fence which was a good woven wire with barb on top. The first time he fell back </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>and rolled over but the second time he went through between the barb &amp; top wire and lit on his back. He seemed dazed for a minute but was up and away before George could get to him &amp; hold him down. When he got up to the barns we got him with two of the cows into Sid's horse stable &amp; Frank went over to Herb Law's and borrowed a rope which we put on him and finally got him home and tied up in the shed, but it was nearly noon. Tim was here with his dog &amp; gun and the three boys went home to-gether. This afternoon we all went to town much to Aunty Alice's disapproval as it turned out a horrible afternoon. Marj. went up town with Gay and got her some rubbers for her birthday and I went over home and had a shave. I forgot and left my razor there when we moved so hadn't shaved all week. We got home soon after dark and I did chores before tea </p><p>Sunday November 21st </p><p>Nothing of import happened to-day. It was a nasty raw day with occasional snow flurries but not cold. The baby and I went over to Mrs. Lampkin's for a while this afternoon. </p><p>Monday November 22nd </p><p>I left here at nine a.m. telling Marj. I would be back for dinner. I intended going over home, getting the team and going down after a load of coal but I found the boys were using the team to haul corn stalks so I walked down town and got some things and came back to the farm for dinner. After dinner we all went back to bring the cattle up from the gully but we found them looking quite contented on the north hill from which the snow had gone so we left them there. We then all three went down town, and got 1380 of nut coal, some chicken feed at Bll Laings and some doors and trim at the Widespread, as George is going to cut a couple of doors over there and change the present kitchen into the dining room an improvement which I have been advocating for the last 15 years. Frank came out here with me and took the team back. It was dark when we got here. Raw wind, milder and thawing, snow to-night. </p><p>Tuesday November 23rd </p><p>I spent the whole day working at the new chicken house except the time it took to do chores, which have been the same as winter ones the last few days. I got the south half of the roof on this morning and this after noon got the north side nearly boarded up. Ina was here washing. It was a beautiful fore noon and has been very mild all day but very cloudy this after noon. It is thawing fast to-night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday November 24th </p><p>Spent most of the day working at the new chicken pen but didn't get a great deal done, owing to interruption such as taking the cream to the corner and going after it and putting the unused siding that was on the veranda and getting spoiled by the kids up in the attic. Soft all day but raw &amp; cloudy. Freezing to-night. </p><p>Thursday November 25th </p><p>We all went down and had dinner at Auntie's to-day and Marj. spent the after noon visiting and shopping I got my hair cut. We left Harry B down there for a few days. Dad. &amp; Enah went down before tea to stay all night as they are leaving for Courtright to-morrow morning to spend the week-end. Froze hard last night, fine &amp; milder. </p><p>Friday November 26th </p><p>I killed a couple of chickens this morning for to-morrows dinner and then drove over to the farm where I got the team and waggon and got Frank to go with me down town and get some 2 x 4's for the chicken house joists a cider barrel at the canning factory and Marj's congoleum at Sid Butlers and the bed at Frank Taylor's besides some stuff from the stores. It was about one oclock when we got back to the farm and pouring rain. Frank got off there but I came right out here with the stuff, put the team in had my dinner and about four o clock went back with the waggon and brought the buggy home with Queen. It was after dark when I got here and had been pouring rain all after noon. Bob. who went back to the farm yesterday morning came back out here of his own accord this after noon, followed me back to the farm again and then back out here. Ina here all day &amp; staying all night. </p><p>Saturday November 27th </p><p>Spent forenoon putting in two broken panes in storm windows. Frank &amp; George came over about noon &amp; had dinner and cut a door in the west end of the shed to make a sheep pen of it, as Frank wants to buy some ewe lambs of Ham Thompson's and wants me to winter them as they have no room over there. It will necessitate fixing up another pen in the barn for the calves. They didn't stay late as they were anxious to get home and get their chores done early. I spent the after noon after they left in cleaning up the old shingles in front of the old chicken pen. I took Ina home before dark. We put down the new dining room congoleum while the boys were here. Cold. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday November 28th </p><p>It froze up solid again last night but has been getting milder all day and is thawing to-night. The wind has been from the south but quite raw. We got up very late and didn't have breakfast till about 11 o'clock so did without dinner. This after noon we all went down to Aunty's for a while and brought Harry B. home with us, much against his will and in spite of loud and long protestations on his part. Aunty Alice wanted us to leave him till he was in a more willing mood, but he was in quite good spirits by the time we got home, and the three had a hilarious romp to celebrate his homecoming. </p><p>Monday November 29th </p><p>Marj. didn't feel up to the mark to-day so first thing this morning I mixed down her bread for her, and luckily it turned out a handsome baking, so good in fact that I took a pan of buns over to Mrs Lampkin for their dinner. I spent the rest of the day when not doing chores working at the chicken pen. I got part of the floor laid this after noon. It rained again during the night and has been very gloomy but mild all day. Marj. had a note from Essie exorting her to vote day, meaning for the O.L.A. </p><p>Tuesday November 30th </p><p>I drove over home this morning and picked up some apples for cider and took them over to Charlie Quanbury's this after noon. I only got about 27 gals of cider but didn't have time to pick up any more apples and didn't want my barrel full anyway as it is too heavy to handle. Ina was here washing and we had a wood fire on in the kitchen as Mrs. Fasken told Aunty Alice that Hugh would be out to put our new fire brick in to-day but as might have been expected he failed to put in an appearance. Marj. had Val. Ward in to visit her this after noon. He told her that Sam. Thompson spoke to Hugh a year and a half ago to come &amp; fix his furnace and that yesterday he got tired of waiting and so went and got the Jarvis man. To-night I started to walk in to John S. Martin's meeting as the band was out but I got a ride in with Alex England &amp; some Evans &amp; a ride part way home with Fred Misener. The meeting was addressed by young Mr. Cody, son of Canon Cody who was very good and W. F. Cockshutt of Brantford, as well as Jack himself. Cloudy. Mild. </p><p>Wednesday December 1st </p><p>We spent most of the forenoon voting. Frank came in </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>just as we finished breakfast and said Bill Nixon was at the end of the lane with a car and had Dad. &amp; Enah so Marj. went with them while I stayed with the kids and washed up the breakfast dishes. Just as Marj. got back Art Quanbury. came after me, he was driving Jack's car and had Billy Mills. They had to go to Marburg to vote so by the time they took me out to Wiggins and then went down to Marburg and back it was getting on to noon. We then Art &amp; I went up to see how the Lampkins stood and were quite a few minutes talking to them. They hated to vote agains John S. but some of the prohibitionists had got them to promise to vote dry as they call voting for the O.T.A. There are good many in the same position. No-one has any critisism to make at Jack or the Government as a whole as they have to admit that it is about the best one we have ever had and they know that Jack is better qualified to represent us than any other man in Norfolk, but they are either too pig-headed or too blind to see the harm the O.T.A. is doing and are afraid Government Control will do more. Dad. supported Jack although he still has faith in the O.T.A. Enah of course does the same as he does, and Marj. I guess has had her eyes opened since the plebesite was taken and she paired off with me on the question, and she also realizes what a foolish thing it would be to turn down Jack Martin. For my part I have always been opposed to the O.T.A. on principal and so voted for Jack with a clear consience. This after noon we all went to town as Marj. had to get some provisions. She went up town and the rest of us stayed at Aunty's where Dad. was unpacking his books. He Quint &amp; I staggered in from the barn with one big case just as I got there so I helped unpack it. It is a wonderful collection of beautiful books, all heavily and luxuriously bound in leather and dating back to the 17th &amp; 18th centuries. Some of then are enormous, a set of Shakespeare for instance with very good steel engravings each volume measuring in the neighborhood of 30 x 24 inches. We came home before dark in the face of a bitterly cold wind. It has been getting colder all day and to-night the temperature must be around zero with a gale blowing. </p><p>Thursday December 2nd </p><p>It was frozen up solid this morning and has been fairly cold all day but sunny and not much wind. I walked </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>over to the farm to get my cider and as the roads were so hard I thought it a good chance to go down and get a load of coal. Dad. went down with me. The boys were thrashing at Pickfords. It was just noon when we got down town so we put the team in Aunty's barn &amp; had dinner there. Dad &amp; I walked up town to get some things right after dinner and then went after the coal. It was four o'clock by the time I got it and the cider unloaded out here, and then had to take the team back &amp; walk home. Edna Quanbury was in to see Marj. this after noon and Mr. &amp; Mrs. Shand &amp; Flossie were all down to-night and spent the evening. The election results were a grand &amp; glorious surprise to me and I think some sort of surprise to everyone. Jack was returned with over 1300 majority, the government returned with more seats that it had before, with most of the grits that ran on a G.C. ticket elected all the cabinet but one back. Nickle defeated and old Raney back with 44 maj. </p><p>Friday December 3rd </p><p>This was Marj's birthday but we didn't celebrate it in any special way. Dad. sent her a cheque for $50.00 It was a very foggy morning and I couldn't see whether the engine was at the farm or not to thrash and I didn't hear the whistle so about ten o'clock walked over to see They were just getting set up as I got there. We thrashed all day and had several stops, one of which was caused by Phil Shaver throwing an old bag into the machine and bending some of the teeth in the concave. Frank left for Toronto at noon. George and I looked after the grain. We got about 280 bus. of oats and I got 21 bus of wheat from my jag. I don't know how much wheat they had as Dad. advised me to leave for home before it got dark and they weren't quite finished, but the wheat was rolling out pretty well &amp; was a good sample. It snowed most of the afternoon and was much milder to-night. </p><p>Saturday December 4th </p><p>I thought last night it was going to be milder so let the kitchen fire out in order to put in the new fire brick &amp; front plate. I worked at it for an hour or two and then had to go over to Evan's to get some new bolts so couldn't put a fire on till nearly noon and instead of it being mild it turned bitterly cold in the night and froze up solid. It has been blowing hard from the north-east all day and freezing hard. I spent the after noon putting storm door and shutters on the porch. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Sunday December 5th </p><p>Got up very late this morning to find a blizzard raging and everything full of snow. It continued to snow all day but the wind abated this after noon. Freezing hard to-night. I just did the necessary chores and sat around the house the rest of the day. We had just two meals. The kids weren't out at all and got pretty uproarious. </p><p>Monday December 6th </p><p>I drove over home this morning hoping to be able to get the waggon and get some chicken feed and lumber down town but Alan Law had the waggon since they got through thrashing and had not returned. I drove down in the buggy and got some coal oil and Dad. gave me a cheque for $500.00 which I put in the bank. I got a bag of wheat at the farm for the chickens. I had dinner there and didn't get home till nearly four o'clock so just did chores. To-night I dressed up and walked down town as I thought the band might serenade the new council but they didn't. I spent the evening at Aunty's. When I got home I found Kenneth Church stuck at the top of the hill with his tractor It had frozen up or something. He had been in here and got some hot water from Marj. but couldn't get a wiggle out of the thing. I was out there with him about an hour and finally he shoved it off in the ditch by hand and left it there. It has been a fine snappy winter's day and is clear &amp; frosty to-night. It has been around zero the last couple of nights and will go as low to-night. </p><p>Tuesday December 7th </p><p>I went over to Dave's this morning and borrowed his waggon &amp; Doc. and went down town with Doc &amp; Queen but as I got a late start it was noon before I got to town so I put the horses in the barn at Aunty's and had dinner there. I had to go to Bill Laing's for chicken feed, and to Hall's for a couple of sheets of roofing which I got him to split for me and to Shiltz's for some window sash for my chicken house which Sutor made and took there to be glazed and to the Wide-spread for some lumber to baton the cracks in the barn and to make a cupboard in the kitchen for Marj. and as I had to wait at Bill Laing's &amp; Hall's it was after four by the time I got started for home and pitch dark and pouring rain by the time I got home. I then had to unload take the waggon home and come back and do chores. It was a fine morning but clouded up this after noon turned milder and is raining to-night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday December 8th </p><p>Got rather a late start this morning and had to take the cream to the corner so didn't get much but chores done before dinner. Spent the after noon laying floor in the new chicken pen and have it about half done. Quit early as we are all going to town to-morrow to help unpack more books and want to get an early start so did all we could towards getting ready to-night. I have a bet on with Marj. that I can be ready to start by 8 o'clock. I caught all the chickens that were roosting around in the barn &amp; old shed to-night and shut them up in the old chicken pen. Charlie Butler &amp; Cory came in before I finished with a couple they had borrowed to hover chick and they stayed till about 11 o'clock. Fine day &amp; mild </p><p>Thursday December 9th </p></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7b5dc345a91b47fee4440fcfb523a078.pdf e6f42b9e5ba6cf19ad91af4efd3f6e4f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {red faux leather front cover of diary} OCT. 6 1914 May 1, 1915 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/596dbcf4c8efc0f8cb9eaab926a1411b.pdf 6360d15f0ccaa4e555dc33fcd650bdfb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} 1 Base 4-0X2-4X1-2 gone 1 " 3-2X1-6X1-2 " 2 " 3-0X1-6X1-2 " 1 " 3-10X2-2X1-2 " 1 " 3-11X1-11X1-2 " 1 " 3-3X1-11X1-2 " 1 " 3-8X2-0X1-2 " 3 " 3-0X1-6X1-2 " 1 " 4-0X2-4X1-2 here 3 " 3-3X1-11X1-2 " 2 " 8-0X1-6X1-2 Gone 1 " 1-11X1-11X1-2 " 1 " 2-8X1-6X1-2 here 1 " 3-6X2-0X1-2 gone 1 " 3-3X1-11X1-2 Gone 1 " 2-11X1-11X1-2 " 1 " 3-1X1-6X1-2 Gone 1 " 2-6X1-6X1-2 " {page 2} Mrs EH Wright choosed 132 in Mark 60 in Granite 35 choice in Granite Brushed on P.B in B.R. if possible George Graham 36 yrs His wife Geo. Charles son Margaret. J. Latimer 1845-1910 Joshua Abrams cash $200.00 " June 10.00 " " 5.00 14-3-0X1-6 8 gone ? https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8c457b026b888c2afed77d627a46543b.pdf 016f0a80db29e0a313dd43f97dd04481 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. October the 6th 1914 I came out to Robt. Dixons Francis Campbell & I worked at Dixon foundation all the after-noon was a nice day I have to-night in cash $15.04 7 I finished Dixon foundation and Kirkpatricks had dinner & lodging at Harry Sleeths to-night sold John Sleeth an $85 job this eve was a nice day 9 built Boal foundation got done at 2 O'Clock had dinner at H. Sleeths paid my bill in full $1.00 Mr Boal paid me for lettering done on Jardine stone $4.86 I owe him 11 cts I left H Sleeths about three came out to Glen Burney called at Robt. Orr Mrs Orr agreed to drop me a card when her mother-in-law came to visit them in about two weeks time I came on to Cunninghams corner 15 cts for a feed of oats 46 cts for 2 lbs of meat https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5eaec9c39abc6b932b8e42a970704c07.pdf cfcf354558461486929e8a39ceabea3e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} 4 cts for candy got home about half past eight was a nice day 9 I went to Town this morn paid for 100 Bran $1.35 35 cts for ginger & mustard gave Mrs Dewolf $1.00 for rent for barn rent to start Oct. 14th 10 cts shave 10th I went to town this morn with 13 chickens we got $4.90 cts for them I Pol. 4 footstone & lettered 3 It misted rain some to day I got $1.00 worth of Groceries 10 cts for cigarettes paid G.L. Johnson $1.30 I owed him I mailed a letter to Miss Preston some fish bone & a P Card to Wm Bilton 10 cts for stamps 5 cts for P. Cards have left to night I paid J. Leeder 10.00 I owed him I gave Mary $5.00 have left 12.85 cts after this I paid Mily Greenisen in full to night $1.00 for Milch drawing {page two} 11 We stayed around home alday was a nice day 12 I came to Town this morn got some footstones ready had dinner at the Arlington 35 cts paid Mrs Elijah B Jackson 3.00 for Turkey I mailed John Third & Son Co letter & John Young was a cool day I paid Mily 13th I came to Town got Gillespie Marker & footstone ready took them & Thomson footstone up & set them Gillespie is $4.00 Thomsons $1.00 had dinner at B. Shields 35 cts was a cool day 14th Webster two teams came up & Moved our things down I got a one horse rig from Webster this eve went up for some more things Rob & Alice were in to-day for dinner 15 cts for buns https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a0e6c17f9b4f9eab0172bef81f44d161.pdf af3886b2c20e82392fb5c1eda7b6270c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 23 cts for meat {illegible} 22 cts I got Elwoods {illegible} Bale of Hay from G.S Ellis and paid {illegible} a ltter to John Glick & Sons 10 cts for stamps gave Minnie 50 cts 8 cts for stove pipes Wilfred Eastwood moved to gavie me some hay to straighten up was a nice day have left to night $6.41 cts 15 I letterd Kirkwoods footstones got a ticket from Jim 25 cts gave G.I. Ellis 85 cts on {illegible} It misted rain to-day Jim was down for dinner 16 I worked on Grier job to-day It was a cloudy day rained some to-night Edgar Seale & I went up this eve got 13 chickens he is to give me 60 cts a pair for them I got some nails & taks at Bennetts 7 cts 17 17 I finish Grier job to day I cut Inscription on Die & letter base of it for Jack L. got some powders for horse from Howe $1.00 was a nice day I got a bale of straw at G.I. Ellis and paid balance of my bill $2.23 gave Darcy & Hubert 1 ct each John a 5 cts our horse is sick again Mrs A. Earl & Mrs F. Moore were down for tea have left to-night $1.63 cts I wrote a card to G.A. Webster to-day 1 cts 18 I went to church in Morn & Eve 25 cts Co. Dora & Hubert went to S.S. in after-noon 1 cts each It rained some to-day 19 I helped Jack L. to-day 25 cts for Con. Powders for Horse it rained some to-day I went to Lodge Jack L. gave me 25.00 to-day I gave Mary $15.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/17b820a6357b67ffe5a26c243e8b0ea0.pdf 40b6b4bc7ba1e400e88e8364d8b94926 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {duplicate of the previous page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/097da39eacce65fbb93a3071049cee53.pdf b2cb336303efd16c6e36e258963272a4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 20th I got a horse & rig from Webster came down to Ebenezer left two footstone for Finlays on to Lansdowne called on Mrs Dr Shaw she is to give me a chance before purchasing one to Mrs Chas Hortons saw Leonard Franklin he is to speak to his sister about job onto Fred Youngs he will not buy till he sees me again out to Bruce Grier had dinner gave Martha 5 cts I filled 4 Ins. on Green job J.T. owes me $2.00 for it left after three came out to Jos Ripley Mrs Hunkins gave ma an order Mr. Joe Deny agreed to not buy till I see him again got home after seven was a nice day 21st I finished Lettering & tracing Webster job & helped to load two loads was a nice day Jack L. paid me 5 cts he owed me {second page} 22nt Jack L & I started for Huron about six O'Clock in morn we got there about half past eight we erected J.L Foley's Wes paid me in full by cheque I made it payable to J. Leeder Mr Wm Grier paid me in full $33.50 $30.00 for monument 2 for footstones $1.50 for painting Inscription on his parents Mon. I owe him 3 ffotstone yet I gave Ed. Earl 50 cts for hay for my horse for balance of week I helped Jack L. to-day stoped at Bruce Griers to-night was a nice day 23 I worked at Humphrey Ins. to-day was a nice day 24 I finished lettering Humphrey job was a cold day I paid Martha Grier in full for boatd $1.00 got home half past seven 40 cts for meat have left to-night 37.25. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/052fddd02bdd06a67c42d9b56d743535.pdf 6fec6beb02d55aa8ae57c422c497f423 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 25 We all went to church in morn 10 cts M 14 C. was a cloudy day Minnie went this eve 26th I wrot P.C. to Mrs Ed Wright Miss Eva C. Preston Letters to Joe Chisamore Me G. Grier got 100 Ban 2 bu. oats 1 bale hay 3/75 R& Annie Moulton were in for dinner spent 20 cts 20 cts for meat paid my dues in I.O.O.F. to Jan 1st 1.75 it rained some to-day I pol Kirkwood Posts this after-noon went to Lodge this eve have left to-night got Eva C. Prestons P.O. order cashed $8.85 have left to-night $39.90 I owe D.J Lloyd 25 cts on dues in I.O.F. spent 25 cts for cards & stamps to day {up side margin} 5 cts for matches 27th I got Kirkwood Posts ready was a cold day Jack L & I had an argument that was settled by Eddie Scott and Adam Seale in my favor I gave Mary $10.00 {second page} 28 I got some footstones ready was a windy day we all went for a drive up to the farm I gave Mily Greenizen our mail Box 29th It rained some to-day I lettered 2 footstones and started top on Young job 35 cts to Mr Beatty for ironing board I wrote letters to W.A. Kirkpatrick Vermont Marble Co. 5 cts for muselage gave Mary $20.00 to put in bank have left 9.25 cts. 30th I halped Leeder in fore noon sent Bills to Miss Jessie Findlay Mrs Marrian Webster Tos Morris 10 cts for stamps 2.50 for horse blanket at Jas Donovans A shave 10 cts got ready after dinner came out to Frank Johnson he agreed to give me another chance before dealing on to John Hill he also agreed to give me a chance before Dealing on to R Moultons Annie https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ea4781cbf87fe42d82a9cf3bec814158.pdf 67610b1a4fefbdd3416e478d30b682d8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. & I took Deed we went down to Ellisville to enter tanment 25 cts was a cold windy day <s>10 cts for stamps</s> 31st I went over to J.C. Kenny she paid me in full $6.65 back to Ben Greens on to H.N. Lillies sold a $65.00 had dinner on to Lyndhurst seen Mr Harvey he is to let me know Monday which Des. he wants when he returns Des. I spent 20 cts came up to Rob G this eve was a nice day Nov. 1st I came home this morn Minnie went to church this eve 15 cts to <s>Mission</s> church 5 " to Mission was a nice day but windy rained to night have left to-night $12.65 {second page} 1914 Nov 2nd I finished cutting top on Young job wrote a card to Ben Green 50 cts for condition powers for horse 10 cts for salt peter was a nice day went to lodge this eve. 3rd I worked at Young job & posts to-day in Leeders shop was a nice day 4th I worked at posts alday it rained just a little to-day I wrote to a Miss Jennie O'Brien drove up to Wm McFaddens this eve after tea sold a $100 job was a lovely night have left to-night $12.05 cts 5 cts spent 20 cts. 5th I worked on posts to-day 10 cts for shave this eve I gave a little kid 5 cts was a nice day 20 cts for curry comb Joseph Humphrey paid in $8.00 6th I worked on posts to-day Mary Dora & Hubert went out home this fore noon was a nice day I went to Lecture in armoury to-night 25 cts 5 cts for laundry https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e9f96e5a871769cfad531e4c6effc0a4.pdf 9f57acf6d860031723cab7a99272bc8b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 7th worked on posts this fore-noon went to Lansdowne after dinner called on Mrs Dr. Shaw She agreed to remember me & F. Cross is to let me know when he is ready to do business I gave Borden 10 cts came home after tea 85 cts for return ticket It rained some after dinner not much 15 cts for a Ret. ticket 5 cts for buns have left to-night $18.05 8th I stayed around hous alday Mary Dora & Hubert got back about five I wrote to Mary went to church this eve 15 5 was a cloudy 9 I worked on Young job 25 cts for a bottle of medium for Willie Kirkland 10th I worked on Young job Patience & Mary were in for dinner Patience left her buggy 25 cts {second page} to get it fixed was a cold day it snowed a little to-night 11th I started to letter Die of Young job worked on it this fore noon Bo G. came in this I got ready for the cemetry got a bale of hay & 2 bu of oats he got last spring 3.50 Rob G. paid me 25 cts for the bottle of medicine I got a few days ago for Willie Kirkland I left after four came out to Jims stayed to-night <s>Mary & I left about four</s> I gave Minnie $2.00 got Mrs Webster P.O. order {illegible} to day $8.00 12th Mary & I left about four this morn for Brockville Junction on C.N.R. I came to Crosby to Geo. Church got two shoes on & a feed of oats 75 cts came on to Newboro called at Stephen Ripleys on my way up he is to be ready to give me an order. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/46d3b7a2fecc9e4ef3c43e98ba3e4e23.pdf 8fe20d84c7cfb2af70caa1d30c361817 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. in about three weeks had dinner at Newboro 75 cts fixed a stove for a Mrs foster 45 cts paid got a shave 10 cts was a nice day came back to Geo. Church's stayed alnight 13th I gave Geo. $1.00 owe him 25 cts yet I drove up to Ed. Wright she is to let me know which job she wants in three or four weeks I went on to John Regan's sold a $50 job back to Elgin had dinner 55 cts spent 35 cts erected Laishley job came out to Sarahs It snowed some last night & rained & snowed some to-day but snow is all gone to night have left to-night 19.04 14th I went out to Mrs Robt Good{illegible} had dinner came back to Geo. Danby's sold a $100 job on to Ed Wood sold a $15.00 on to Elgin finished up Laishley & Young {second page} jobs got to R. Moultons about seven Annie & I came back to Robs stayed alnight Minnie Dora & Hubert came out with Rob on Friday 15th stayed at Robs alday It rained mostly alday & part of night rained some to-night was up to Ross a few minutes to-day 16th I went up got Ross white mare brought her down to Bobs took his horse & came home got in by noon it turned cold again paid G. I. Ellis for feed got last week $2.03 got a loaf of bread 6 cts went to lodge 25 cts to Patriotic fund I wrote cards to W A Kirk & Jno A Young 17 I finish Young job & lettered 5 footstones 25 cts for dinner at Rest. I came up to Provincial Hotel after tea ordered some marble from V.M.Co. Through McLeod spend 15 cts was a cold day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b44398f8ac980acfdb8ee4f9ace4b3ee.pdf 91412614039694e510d8f12ad17646fc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 18 I worked around the house mostly all the fore-noon 15 cts for meat $1.00 to Mrs DeWolf for rent 35 cts for hair cut & shave I left before two came out to Harry Sleeths to-night It snowed some this afternoon sent a letter to Minnie this morn have left to-night 19.00 5 cts for bolt in Buggy top 19th 35 cts for phoning to D.J Lloyd I erected Young & Kirkpatricks jobs to-day Mr Young gave me a cheque for $30.00 was a nice day but very windy 20th I went up delivered Dixon Cumpsons & Payne posts on there lots but did not set them in set Kirk footstones in Wm A. paid me in full $185.00 I paid Harry Sleeth $2.00 came on to Robt Lucy had dinner sold $115 job came on by Inverary to Glenburny {second page} called at R. Vair & at Shannons they agreed to not do business untill I call next winter called at R. Orr am to call again next Wensday came on to R. Fair had tea came on to Joyceville stayed over night it turned cold again last night & snowed a little but mostly went to-day 21st paid my bill $1.00 called at Mr Carey's & at Fred Keelers on my may in had dinner at Rest. 20 cts spent 25 cts 10 cts for shave 25 cts for honing razor I gave Jack Leeder $193.50 I kept my commission 21.50 & 10 cts for cashing of cheques Mrs J.T. Nuttall paid me in full $5.00 I got some peanuts & candy 20 cts 55 cts for a can of syrup Wilfred Eastwood paid his note $514.86 cts This money I gave Jack Leeder was what was due him on Kirkpatrick & Young jobs I left about five came out to Rob Gambles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f919aba5aa3c1dd4f12e4f57f0511b62.pdf b9e24f22e7f722860a01f35ccc770a06 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 22nd stayed at Robs alday it was a cold rainy day 23rd I took the separator out to Sarah's got there note for $20.00 for 1 year Int. at 5 1/2 had dinner there came back to Ross G he gave me a note for $165.00 for nine Mo's at 6 % settlement in full for what he owes me 4 head of cattle & fanning mill I came down to Chas Pritchards stayed alnight was a cold day 24th I came down to Sand Bay got horse shod 1.00 had dinner at Will Austins 50 cts came on down to Henry Hunts sold a $255.00 job came home to Gan got there about seven 30 cts for supper at Resturant went up to club {illegible] played Pedro for a while was a cold day & very windy it started to thaw to night {page two} 25 I went & paid rent 8.50 to Dec 21st & 50 cts that was owed on last months got a loaf of bread 6 cts got 5.00 out of T. Bank left after dinner for R.Orr called at Mr Pretty's he agreed to see me before purchasing Mr Orr was away she is to write me when her mother-in-law comes I came on to Mr Reid had my supper & hay for horse 40 cts came on to Harry Sleeths stayed alnight it thawed to-day 26th I went over to Mr Clarks & R Boal back to Giles then to Battersea had dinner & Hay for horse 60 cts oats Isaac Tutles he agreed to Ask me do his job on to Rob G. for tea 5 cts for candy 1 cts for Gum have left to-night $7.40 cts. 27th I went out Steven Ripleys then to Mrs Eliza Chamberlains had dinner <s>back</s> she agreed to let me know before she https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/549f7995bc1af0556eafd0478e767999.pdf 6432ab5f4fcec033dff3961080d8b415 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. would do business came back to Crosby gave Geo. Church 25 cts I owed him came on to Elgin lettered a footstone for A.L Campbell then to Rob G. had supper & stayed alnight was a windy day 28th we took fly & came to Town brought in 6 pair of chickens got 4.30 cts for them I got a bale of hay & bag of oats $1.95 spent 10 cts G.S. Matthews paid his note 210.50 I left this in T. Bank & Jas Matthews paid $100 on his renewed <s>the old one</s> balance of $41.00 for 2 Mo's I left it all in the T. Bank I gave Minnie $4.30 have 25 cts for meat 5 cts tole 18 cts for bread 5 cts for candy have left to-night $4.51 cts. 29th we all went out to Rob G's this fore-noon I left $2.00 there the balance {second page} due Rob on chickens we got Groceries with the other $1.50 yesterday for him I came in this after noon went to church this eve 40 cts was a lovely day not cold there was a lecture after church Nov 30th I got 5.00 out of Bank went down paid $132 1st 60 cts Duty 6 cts for a loaf of bread I started to letter Kane job for Jack L. I drove down to P Waldie & back this fore-noon was a nice warm day misted rain some in eve I went to Lodge in eve have left to-night $4.31 cts. Dec 1st I worked on Kane job for Jack L. 10 cts for Buns & cookies went for drive in eve was a warm day 2nd I worked on Kane job for Jack had dinner at Calvin Robesons sent V.M. Co 3.15 cost 5 cts a card to https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/881c5c9c804db63d3fe4f0bb4f4c1b60.pdf 008f87c5fe28c824c89d431ae26f061c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Uncle William 6 cts for bread it misted rain mostly alday got 7.95 of milch from Byron Dustin 7 cts not paid 3rd I finished lettering Kirk job 36 letters at 12 csts each $4.32 got 5 cts worth of carbolic oil got 1 pt of Milk at Byran Dustins gave him 5 cts owe him 5 cts yet was a nice day have left to night 54 cts 4th I got some markers ready in for noon Jack L was away to Isl. with the two Kane jobs I got $10.00 out of Bank Mr. John Moulton & I started for Rob Gambles about four O'Clock came out there stayed alnight it was a cold windy day froze up to-night got hors shod behind 60 cts {second page} 5th we left for Addison about nine O'Clock had dinner at Jas. Moultons on to Athens called at Mrs Truman Cowans & at got to Able Cardiffs about five O'Clock sold them a $85.99 marble job stayed alnight 6th came over to Fred Howe had dinner uncle Billy came over we all went back to Cliffs for tea I stayed alnight there was a cold day 7th Uncle Billy promised to let me hear from him when he got ready to deal for a monument I came over to Uncle Joshua got Mr Moulton we came to Athens I had dinner with a Mr Cowan got an order for a monument we came on to Rob Moultons for tea got home at ten {up side margin} was a cold day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/84e8c8ddaf0214dbfb1e5a4fb522c5c7.pdf 4d9e29ade2d3a79764b51fd190a275c5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Minnie Mildred & Hubert came in to-day I gave Mary $2.00 12 cts for bread 4 cts for milch 30 cts for meat 15 cts for cashing Mr Phelps cheque got it put to my credit $1.05 I owe Jack L. $91.50 cts of this gave Hubert 5 cts have left to-night $7.64 cts was a cool day 9th I got a bale of Hay & a bag of oats 2.15 cts Jack L paid me 15 cts he owed me was a cold day I worked on Markers it snowed some to night I got 1 qt of milch gave 10 cts this pay Mr Dustins in full for milch 11 cts for bread & buns 10th I worked on markers got $10.00 out of bank got 1850 lbs of hay from will {second page} Mitchell $13.50 a shave 10 cts 15 cts for fish 5 cts for onions was a cool day have left to-night $2.08 11th I finish up some markers left after dinner came down to Halstead Bay cemetry set Cliffs marker & cleaned off the three inscriptions out Bruce <s>Grier</s> Union set in Conner Markers 3 of them left Foley marker & Greer footstones also Websters had supper at Bruce Grier came on to Lansdowne stayed alnight at Geo. was a cold day 8 cts for fish bone 12th Mrs Sam Johnstons paid there acc. $150.00 12th I called at Ab. Bradleys at Steve Finlays they are to pay me soon on home Thos Morris paid me in full 6.00 Wm Lane in full 5.00 Mrs R. Gillespie in full $6.60 I went up to Wilfred Eastwood https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d2f5ed90da34e8997f5c8cc144be892a.pdf 6491bc2e2b188b7513c6666573b949ee PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. gave him $8.00 on taxes walked part way up & back 10 cts for Kises for kids Billy Mitchell left me 4 bundles of straw $1.90 paid this was a nice day left about four for Rob. G.'s 5 cts for post cards sent one to Ab Beatty to not sell cutter less than $40.00 & to get 42 if he could for me 13th Geo came over we went to old Mr John Berrys funeral was a cold day Herman Moore & wife were over to Rob G. 14th I stayed around all day took Dora & Girtie to school & home spent eve at Ross G. it snowed about 8 inches last night 15th I came down to Jims this morn had dinner & came home with buggy was a cold windy day 25 cts for oatmeal 4 cts for bread 7 cts for Milch {second page} 16th I went down letter Kellars job Marker Jack Leeder & I had a settlement I owe him $48.88 cts out of Phelps cheque for $105.00 this settles us in full to completion of Drew monument I am to erect it on Friday of this week I paid Wilfred Eastwood in full for taxes $10.00 got 17 cts worth of meat went for a short drive with cutter was a cold day have left to-night 45 cts I notified McFarland that we did not want house onger than Jan. Ist 1915 17th I got a loaf of bread 6 cts got $60.00 out of Bank paid Jack Leeder wife balance due him on Phelps job $48.88 after keeping what he owed me I took over some coal and kept the fire going in the house we are to get went up to Howe Island this after noon to Henry Cook got home at 8 paid 50 cts for Ferrying across & back was a nice day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/79832cc38f140d7c3d7f8ddc70de5b84.pdf f594e033b3a03f779a1e5b9faaf46f39 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mike Donaghue promised to come & see me before purchasing 10 cts for stamps 18th It stormed some to day I paid Mr Ketchum in full for house $1500 he took Wilfred Eastwoods not at $711.35 on it I kept furnace going to-day got 5 cts worth of Milch from Dustin a loaf of bread 6 cts I left about three O'Clock went up to a Mr Simpson then throught to Woodburn stayed alnight at Thos. Woods got there about seven O'Clock I sent bills to Mrs Sam Warren Nelson Bowers receipt to W.B. Phelps 19th I gave Mrs Woods 50 cts came home got at ten got harness repaired 45 cts 20 cts for dates 10 cts for salts & sulphur I kept furnace going to-day gave Mr Ketchum the beef he is to keep it going to Monday of next week {second page} I went up to Mrs Jas. Dempsters sale it snowed blowed & rained some to-day I came out to Rob Gambles this after-noon have left to-night $9.50 cts I sent bills to Mrs Sam 20th Minnie & Rob went to church 21st I stayed at Bobs alday took the kids to school & went for them Rob & I went to Morton with a load of wood spent 5 cts it snowed some to-day 22nd I went up to Isaac Tuttles and back this fore-noon was a cold day 23rd Minnie & Rob went to Morton this fore-noon I drove over to R.E. Warners this after-noon sold a $15.00 job on to Alf. Willows below Phillipsville had tea came back to Phillipsville stayed alnight at Miss Kennedy's was a cold day I gave Minnie $2.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/84dbae426dc4c14f5436ed10eb16f8d8.pdf 7666eb7a4023b15779a2f3ce01bc57b2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 24th I paid my bill 85 cts went out to Mr Thomsons he promised me his job on to Chas. Guttridge sold a set of foot $8.00 back to Ab Freemans he agreed to give me his order when he gets ready to buy came on to Mrs Ab DeLongs got Ins. & dinner on to W.T. Leggetts then to Elgin got Ins from Mrs. T. Wright 70 cts for a qt of oysters out to Morton 25 cts for biscuits 14 cts for bread 5 cts for candy was a cold day with a little snow 25th Rob & I went to church 30 cts was a cold cold day Dora went with us Turn to 2 pages from this for 26th & 27th 28th I drove down to Alen Mainse got him to sign a cheque for the lettering of Mrs Haskins monument came back to Bobs Hubert & I came over to Moultons Annie came in Jack Thomson paid me in full $6.55 {second page} with us Rob brough Minnie Dora & Ethelene in I got $15.00 out of Bank paid Bob the $10.00 I borrowed on Saturday & the 3.00 Minnie got to send for stove front Rob stayed for dinner I got a bag of oats $1.00 30 cts for meat 20 cts for soda Biscuits 12 cts for bread got a letter from Nelson Bowen with cheque for $2.00 paid in full was a nice day got a broom 30 cts paid Mr Roley 25 cts in full for shoveling snow 29th paid my C.O.F. Dues up to 31st of Jan $2.20 had a chat with Jack L. this eve & decided I would have nothing more to do with him and partnership business I paid Seale Bro's in full $11.25 I helped Minnie some at house It rained some to-day paid Mrs DeWolf {illegible} for rent to Feb 15th 2.00 30th got Martin's men to turn water on I helped Minnie some to-day we moved over most of our furniture this after-noon was a nice day 55 cts express on water front https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fec0e90d47f6a3b5dcfd1e32d916245c.pdf d1df93e5fd4812b4ec30200f46b727d1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 31th I paid McParland in full for rent for house on pine street $800 paid N.A. Webster in full to date $8.00 got some bells 30 cts horse sharpened 80 cts it snowed some to-day drawied $25.00 out of bank to-day Dec. 26th I borrowed $30.00 from Rob. G. came out to Lyndhurst station $1.35 for ticket to Brockville & return got in a little after ten met Jim & Patience there I got a horse & rig Jim & went to Prescotts I sold a $110 job to a Mrs Thos. Murphy spent 20 cts 32 cts for tole I had no dinner we got back to Brockville about three spent 25 cts $2.00 for horse & rig came out on train this eve gave Jim 50 cts for his dinner & horse feed 25 cts to Mr Gilbert for horse feed Jim& Patience with me we came to there place this eve was a cold day {second page} Dec 27th I stayed at Jims till about three O'Clock came over to Rob G. it snowed some this after-noon Jan 1st 1915 I came out to Sand Hill cemetry erected Dixon job had no dinner had tea at Harry Sleeths came over to R. Dixons stayed alnight Robt Johnsons horse ran away & smashed my cutter this morn was a nice day snowed a little 2nd I left after ten for home it was an awfull stormy fore-noon with wind & snow got home about one O'Clock Annie Moulton went home to-day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e0aa6d830612ae5c9423c3a731f5e106.pdf 8d52d9f570ef61b114d9a150822c5f07 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 3rd Dora & I went to church 60 cts Col. 30 cts M. Minnie went this eve was a cold day 4th I wrote to D.G. McKenzie John Third 1 cts for postcard I sold old cutter to Adam Seale for $5.00 he paid me. 25 cts for phoning T.A. Bradly about new cutter was a cold day paid Jas. Latimer 3.50 for 2 yrs Ins. on Household contents 5th got a bag of oats $100 Rob. Jim & Patience were in to-day for dinner I borrowed Edgar Seale cutter this after-noon went down to Lansdowne for my new one Hubert went with me was a nice day 50 cts for meat {second page} 6th I have this morn $7.24 I gave Minnie Maise & Stoliker cheque for $12.00 33 cts for bells for cutter 10 cts for sulphur & Salts I got Mainse & Stoliker cheque cashed 12.00 gave Minnie $8.00 of this I came out to Andrew's this after noon It rained all the way out I called at Mrs Jas. Galloways she agreed to see me before purchasing I stayed at Andys to night soap 20 cts. 7th It was soft to-day I came to Mrs W. Simes Am to call again next week on to Lyndhurst am to get A job ready for Mr Harvey as soon as I can out to Delta had dinner 65 cts out to Mr Alfred Willows she promised to let me know when they were ready to order it was very windy to-day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f3171fc86e480d5f223d60ec4659041c.pdf 2d9ccafe87b229aa5e0d2bd2a5071f6a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. came back to Lyndhurst left horse at Sweets had tea & stayed alnight at Delbert Danbys went over sold Mrs Wm. Church a $90.00 job got a pair of mits 45 cts 8th paid my bill at Sweets 50 cts came on to B.Browns am to do some lettering for him next summer got home about noon Geo was here for dinner and went out to Jims 5 cts for nails have left to-night $8.90 was a cold day I wrote to Geo. D. MacKenzie that I would be in Toronto on Monday wrote Him again this ever that I will not for {illegible} to come to were down Tuesday 9th Mr. J. T. Ellis paid me in full for pasture $5.00 paid for Journals to Dec 31st 19 cts 10th I went to church in morn 25 G 5 M. Minnie went in ever was a nice day 11 I got 100 Bran $1.35 cigaretts 10 cts paid my dues in the I.O.O.F. $1.75 to Mar. 31st gave Will Bates $1.00 to pay my dues for 6 Mo's in the camp. I wrote to Liddle Bros. & T.A. Webster 4 cts for stamps was a lovely day Mr. McLeod was here this eve I ordered some marble from him 12th I have left this Morn $8.15 G.D. MacKenzie called this after-noon I ordered seven jobs from him spent 20 cts I borrowed 2 Des. from him I paid Stinden girls for a barrel of apples 2.45 25 cts for meat was a nice day 13th I came out to Mrs Wallace Simes had dinner sold $200 job had tea at R Moultons Annie came in with me https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/16fe8d58883c583c36dda0dc97e232cb.pdf 1e0a088be8e0e12cbb1bd8cf60ccf39c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. was a nice day but windy I drove buggy to-day 14th I paid for 100 of flour $3.75 Robin Wright was satisfied with short form of Ins. was a nice day 15th I sent a card to G. D. Mackenzie paid Mr Jas. Humphrey 5 cts I owed him Minnie Hubert & I went to Lansdowne I called on Mrs Dr. Shaw she is to let me know when she gets ready to order a monument had dinner at Geo. was a nice day 16th was a nice day I wrote to Geo. D. Mackenzie sent order for a Mons. & tracing for some that I had ordered 5 cts postage I got $10 out of hand $1.10 for 2 bu. oats bargained {second page} with Sam Nuttall for 25 or 30 bu of oats at 55 cts a bu he is to bring them in Tues. if favorable Rob G. came in this after-noon Annie Moulton went home was a nice day I got a 1/4 of Mutton & a 1/4 of Pork $4.80 17th It rained a lot to-day I paid for Bobs horse at Shields 50 cts went to church in morn 15 C. 5. M. got 10 cts from Mary Rob went home this eve 18th I got some Marble up from station 50 cts it rained some to-day Mr. Jackson & Mr C.V Ketchum both told me to-day that I had the perfect right to use the right away mentioned in the deed of property that I bought from the Toronto Bank I have left to-night $5.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3b7814039a422c6386e407f256d7d860.pdf 17daa017dfa265e3a017435bd1e613ca PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I gave B Shields 50 cts for Bobs Horse 19th 10 cts for stamps I wrote A.S. Mainse Leonard F. Eat D.M. Hackney got Rob G crock of butter weighed crock & Butter weight crock 2 cts for weighing was a warm day 1.00 for 2 tickets for weigh transactions Sam Nuttall brought me 31 bu 3 lbs of oats I gave him a cheque for $17.00 20th I sent Vermont M. Co. a draft for $59.72 cts cost 15 cts out of Bank 2 cts for stamps S.B. Norton got a letter from F.W. Campbell with Miss Mary Mary Dixons cheque for $24.00 to apply on monument there is $10.00 more due when the 9 footstones are erected I owe all this to John Leeder as I have received my commission have left to-day noon $3.36 I wrote letters to wm Haselton J. Brea{cut off} I got the agreement for Mr Jas & Michael McParland {second page} to sign to permit me to build where I want to Mr G.A. Jackson drew it up for me 6 cts for stamps 4 cts for post cards was some colder to-day Thos. Webster was up and paid me for stone by cheque $68.00 I drove Minnie up to see Mrs J. McLaughlin in eve 21st I sent a card to Geo. Dillon to come up Monday got ready after dinner Hubert came with me we called at John Hills they are to have Geo. see me before purchasing came on to Jim's stayed alnight it is some colder to-day 22nd I called at Jacobs Tye Boys had dinner at P Mustards he paid me in full $3.60 on to Andy then home was a cold day Andrew gave me $1.00 to give Miss Carpenter https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/31456e2cd7c9f1a94c3d8751b4ed1c14.pdf 9dd76c485fb3c7fe9815ac7e24cecccb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 23rd I paid J. G. Jackson for Registration of deed & his work $3.00 got some vasiline 10 cts spent 10 cts 45 cts for Milch Mrs Seale owes me 3 cts I had Pat Fodey down to see my horse to-day it snowed last night & mostly alday I ordered siding & roofing for shop to-day from Walter Bennett put part of floor in Barn to-day have left to-night 4.16 cts I paid Jack Leeder in full to-day for what money I had for him Websters $38.00 Dixons $248.00 Pat Fodey was to look at my horse to-day 24th I went to church in morn 15 - 5 gave Dora 1 cts was a cold day Fodey was down to see horse to-day Minnie went to church in eve 25th 35 cts for a shovel to shovel snow Fodey was down to see horse to-day I took down some of board fence to day it snowed last night & to day {second page} 26 cts 10 cts for vaseline 26th Pat Fodey was down to see horse to-day I paid him in full $1.50 have left this eve 2.15 cts Rob G. came in this after-noon Minnie & I went to Eng church tea meeting was a nice day & a lovely night 27th Rob G. went home this fore-noon Geo. came for dinner this. Thos Hill & I went down ordered the Material for shop from Clark Taylor joice & studding & spruce $28.00 per 1000 ft. I borrowed $50 from Seale Bros lent it to Jacob Dillon Edgar & I went out Sand Hill to teameeting Edgar drove his mare it was a cold night 35 cts for ticket we got home near one O'Clock 25 cts for a syringe & 5 cts for acid gave Minnie 20 cts I gave Miss Carpenter $1.00 that Andy gave me for her. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a91d66cee926af0bbdaff9b89c96fccb.pdf bc94c5ad6406751283119dd5cfde7e79 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 28th Geo & Thos. Hill started shop I helped till noon & then got $60.00 out of Bank paid Seale Boys the 50.00 I borrowed drove out to John Hills Geo. agreed to see me before purchasing. I came home after tea was a cold day 29th I helped them on shop this fore-noon we all were to a meeting this after-noon in the Armourey Rob G. was in for dinner I paid Walter Martin $1.00 for a small job they done for me paid Stan Meggs for the six Grindstones I got $4.50 called on Mr Sampson he is to give me a chance to figure on job later. {second page} 30th Geo did not work to-day 40 cts for harness repair Geo went home after dinner I drove out to Joshua Abrams after dinner agreed to let him cut my bases if he would do as good a job as two he had there cut Loftis Bryan paid me in full for work done on Cliffe job $14.60 cts I gave Mary $2.00 5 cts for carbolic oil have left to-night $16.95 was a very cold day Mrs Nelson agreed to give me the job of cutting {illegible}ay now on monument when they went it done 25 cts for a collar 31st I went to church in Morn 20 cts gave the Kids 1 cts Minnie went to church this eve It snowed some yesterday & to-night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/41548bd7cd611d97801a9ab805a6e7f8.pdf f05523811e023f533b67cf040c2671b9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1915 Feb 1st It snowed & blowed to-day I finished floor in barn ordered some lumber for floor some pine & some spruce both a $27.00 per 1000 I ordered 3 windows sash & one door got 1 ton of stove coal in to-da 25 cts for horse powders Dr Bells 39 cts for Milch this pays in full to Saturday night have left to-night $15.85 cts was a cold day 2nd It snowed & blowed alday 10 cts for stamps was a cold day 3rd I shoveled snow part of day went for drive I wrote to Wm Fredenburg Wm Bradley H.S.McLeod was a cold 4th I wrote to Barr Sampson Stuart & Johnson sent Alec. Fraser 60 cts for a Des. cost 2 cts for order {second page} 10 cts for stamps 25 cts for a writing pad I called on Mrs Jos. White she agreed to see me before purchasing got a list of names from Mr Wm Edwards went for drive to-day have left to-night $14.78 5th I drove out to Sam Cochrane Mrs Cochrane gave me her brothers Ins. to cut on Mon. at 10 cts a letter if Marble & if Granite 15 cts Each & $1.00 for footstone Thos. Hill worked some this fore-noon we both worked this after-noon on shop Adam Seale & wife were up this eve was a nice day 6th Thos. Hill worked 9 hrs to-day Ed Keating 8 hors I paid him 2.00 Geo Thos he went home this eve I gave Del. Smith $1.00 for 1 bag of potatoes & hauling of some lumber was a nice day gave Kids 3 cts have left to-night $11.75 cts afterwards https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a00630d9ab408a28ee7b8056a0574a9d.pdf 65362560d4bbbba73b3597865aeba774 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. got 100 of Purity flour $4.00 spent 11cts for candy 7th I went to church in morn 20 cts gave Mary 5 cts we went for a drive in after noon it snowed some to-day Mary & Dora went to church this eve 8th Mr Thos. Hill & I worked on shop till about two O'Clock then Geo came they finish roof to-day I called on a Mr. Burley he agree to see me before purchasing monument for brother in spring I got ready after supper came out to R. Moultons was a nice day I paid Mrs Seal for milk in full 39 cts 9th I went over to A Deans on Glover farm sold a small stone $15.00 had dinner came across to Elgin then to Portland out to Mrs Cantons she agreed to give me a chance before purchasing back to {second page} Portland stayed alnight was a cold day 10th 2.00 for over night I drove out to see Mrs Polk she agreed to Give me a chance before purchasing in to Mrs John Waters she had purchased back to Portland for dinner 75 cts called on Sn. Chapman got Ins for monument to cut on next summer some time called on Mrs Payne am to send some Des to his son at Kenora came to Newboro this after-noon sold $115 job to a Miss Wright this eve stayed at Hotel to-night was a nice day 10 cts for shave 11th $2.00 for hotel bill drove out to Chas. Pritchards back to Wm. Bakers he agreed to give me a chance before purchasing on to Sarah's had dinner on to Jas. Sommerville funeral then https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0e279fccbb941b2f0cadd2e016092e92.pdf d59ed4eddfe8d4ca8f984170a63fd03f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. to Jacob Dillons stayed alnight was a little rain to-day but quite cold. I came down to Jims got some tools onto R. Dongall got a shoe on not paid for on to J.D. Kennys seen Mrs Pope about a monument she is to see me before purchasing had dinner there & came to Town was a lovely day 13th Mrs Kirkland was here for dinner Rob G. & Andy I gave Dora 5 cts $1.65 for light bill 25 cts for meat Renford came up for Geo. I gave Minnie 15 cts I got Jacobs cheque cashed left it in bank $50 he sent 20 cts in stamps for Int. It thawed yesterday & to-day {page two} 14th went to church 20 cts 15th I wrote to Leonard F. Earl Barr, Sampson, Stewart & Johnston 50 cts for condition powders paid E.B. Jackson 50 cts I owed him this settles us in full 10 cts for carbolic oil 25 cts for meat I drove out to Josh Abrams this after noon left him the sizes of some mon bases I gave Dick $ Wilson a cheque for 16.90 for building chimney on shop Jas Matthews paid his note in Bank to day $41.40 It thawed sunday & to-day have left to-night 6.50 cts I gave Mary 2.00 to-day 16th Thos. Hill got through at noon to-day Geo finished to-day & he chared me for 80 hrs at 30 cts per hr. Rob G. came in to-day & Anne Moulton came https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2d94923d7de7e57fbd06e21f46f418c9.pdf 7f25d3631349c97643eada836486126e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. down from Kingston this after-noon I got straps of iron drilled 10 cts Rob & Minnie went out this eve Geo went home was a nice day I got a stove & pipe from Sam the {illegible} 3.00 not paid 17th I made two bankers to-day the soldiers came down from Kingston to-day about 1000 I went to church 5 cts 25 cts for meat 5 cts for fixing a tool I gave Annie Moulton $3.00 was a nice day 18th the Soldiers went back to Kingston to-day Renford came up this morn Rob. G brought Minnie in & took Mrs Moulton home was a nice day have left to-night $3.00 19 I went down gave a cheque for 131.45 cts duty on {illegible} Websters team hauled up 5 loads was a lovely day I went to church this eve 5 cts {second page} 20th Renford & I set up 8 monuments Mr Kenny helped us with three I gave Thos. Hill a cheque for $35.00 Mrs Kelly a one for 4.00 for boots gave T.I. Ellis 1.40 for 100 Bran cash <s>have left $1.40</s> 15 cts for meat was a lovely day have left to-night $1.40 cts Renford went home to-night 21st I went to church in morn Minnie & I went in eve Renford stayed with the youngsters 25 cts to church 22nd we worked in shop o-day McVeys were up to see Renford I came down to Geo. after tea it rained some I paid for Milch 42 cts 23rd I went up to Mrs Donovans got some Ins. out to Mr McNeils got there Ins. on to Henry Hunts he agreed to take Beers Red or Red Swede & If I could not get either of https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dac2077a7e3f274710dafa08e37e63f8.pdf e1930db6f57295b9ced2c06be88e2eb1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. of those he would take Bon Accord Red had dinner there came on to Rock port fed horse 35 cts went over to Island to see Gordon Tharrett 25 cts to get over he came back with me I sold him $120.00 came out to John Edgsleys they agreed to let me know when there was a stone wanted for leslie Hunt on home It rained some this eve 24th I got some Ins reading to send away to Aberdeen it rained to-day I wrote Will Somerville M. Earl Mrs Ed Wright 2 cts for stamp 25th I wrote to John Third & Son sent some Ins. to him & worked in shop a while it rained to-day 26th I borrowed $70.00 from Adam Seale went to Kingston 95 cts for return ticket seen Arthur Rice {second page} he is to come on Monday at 30 cts per hour I got home after one they had taken Renford to Brockville this after-noon I paid Adam Seal the $10.00 Jack L & I had a chat this eve I wrote to Geo. to-night was a nice day <s>27th</s> 27th Jack L. & I went up to Mr W.B. Carrolls office this fore-noon I went to Lansdowne this after-noon gave Bordon 10 cts for P.O. got home about seven gave youngster 2 cts 25 cts for hair cut 20 cts for meat was a nice day have left to-night Jack Leeder agreed before W.B. Carroll & myself to-day that he would not look for my portion of what work I had sold as anything out of it in any way he also https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ef7abbfb630a840ab82f569a4fd1cbf0.pdf e999e4b3059e46db4bad8a6875420c59 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. told me this last night I see Mr F.B Taben he agreed to let me know when he got ready to do business I have left to-night $7.70 28th I went to church in after-noon Minnie went to church in eve Mar. 1st Mr Thos. Hill came & worked nearly alday Mr Arthur Rice came after dinner started to work about three O'Clock worked about 3 hrs I took Boal & McKay Ins. down to Jack L. to-day I agreed to erect Boal job free for him & he is to pay me for erecting Keating job I gave Mary $2.0 I paid for Milch 42 cts 10 cts for oxolic Acid I wrote to Geo. {second page} Mar 2nd Mr Rice worked about 10 hrs to-day Mr Hill finished Tinning shop was a nice day have left to-night 5.00 I wrote to John Third & Son 3rd I got a letter from Mrs. F.J. Peyman I went to Brockville this morn $1.85 for return ticket case was ajourned till to-morrow I stoped at Ben Thurstons we done some canvasing I stay alnight there it was a cold day 5 cts Baggage charge $1.00 for bus fare I gave B. Thurston a cheque for $10.00 he gave me <s>to</s> $10.00 4th Geo. gave me $2.00 to pay for Renfords his & my dinner it was $1.50 I had supper at B. Thurstons gave the Kids $1.00 was a nice day got home about seven https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4813fce3e8f6744aad1539eb5c3fd3bf.pdf e1f927da6b6ccca0c6c4a4bef22360be PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 10 cts for stamps 5th I wrote to Mr F.J. Peyman Renford came & started in to-day $1.00 for a saw I gave Mary $1.00 went to church this eve 65 cts. was a nice day have left to-night $8.95 6th I paid Sam Stuchen in full $3.50 by cheque paid E. Light bill to Mar 1st 1.06 C.O.F. Dues to 1st of May 3.30 paid a bill at Wrights store $1.50 I got some stuff for Aprons 45 cts 30 cts for meat 14 cts for bread 20 cts for show Jim & Patience were in for dinner & tea & over night was a nice day have left to-night 60 cts. 7th Jim went home this morn Mary & I went out Mrs Allen Earl funeral was a cold day I went to church in eve 20 cts {second day} I worked around shop till 4 O'Clock Then Patience & I came out to Jims I got $10.00 out of Toronto Bank gave Mary 3.00 was a cold day 9th I came out to M Earl had dinner back to Lyndhurst then out to L. Middletons he agreed to give me a chance before purchasing Rob Green told me to-day that he would write to Kate Bass to send Ins. right away I came on to Ross T. stayed alnight <s>10th</s> 10th I called at Will Somerville he agreed to give me a chance before purchasing & that they ould not buy this year on to Jim Somervilles sold a $23.00 on to Andys he gave me a cheque for 225 & 50 in cash onto Seeleys Bay 60 cts for dinner https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f09637b624d2d5d9d61f8e9bdb1eeea4.pdf c85bc72fb0bdd55bee2dca1011fc53c5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. then to Town got in about four O'Clock Rob G. was here alday & last night I got a bale of Hay and paid for I went to church 5 cts got it from Mary 11th Robs G. was here for dinner & Mildred to Renford & I pol. to-day was a nice day 12th Jim was here for dinner to-day I gave Geo. Dowsley 50 cts for a hammer Gave Mary 25 cts was a nice day have left to-night $56.01 13th I gave Mary 1.00 paid a Groceries Bill 35 cts at Smiths Bros $2.55 for hay at T.I. Ellis this is in full for 2 bales Mildred & Hiram were in for dinner & tea Ross Brought in the two stone I ordered from Bruce was here for dinner Jennie Page was here for tea I gave Arthur Rice $10.00 was a nice day 23 cts for meat 15 cts for Corrosive Supliment {second page} 14th I went to church twice this fore-noon 25 cts Mary went this eve was a nice day I paid Arthur 10 cts I owed him 15th Renford came back this morn I got Andys cheque put to my credit 225 & put 25 cash in as well gave Jas Taylor & Son cheque for $152.00 paid Milk bill 85 cts barganed with Fred Jackson for a ton of Hay at 14.00 per ton to be good horse Hay was a nice day I tore fence down to day wrote a card to V.M.Co. a letter to G.D. Mackenzie I gave Renford $3.00 16th Fred Jack brought me a load of hay M. Thos. Hill & I started the barn to-day I got 5 lbs of 4" nails was a nice day got horse shod to-day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eec92e796432173bf88470a32e78192e.pdf 9496b15ba0a7bf3851de24724eae2fc3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 17th I got ready for a trip to-day left after dinner came to Sunbury had tea a Mr Sharpe 40 cts for supper & oats for horse on to Shannons corners they will not buy this year back to Mr Robt. Orr stayed alnight was a nice day 5 cts for candy I gave Mary $5.00 18 Mr Orr & I went to Sidenham 75 cts for our dinner we saw his mother he is to let me know inside of one month which job he will tak the $180 or the 210 will but <s>will</s> give me the order for either on in Hill O'Fare Granite was a nice day I had tea with them came over to Jos. McKendrys stayed alnight 15 cts for a whip {second page} 19th I came out to Thos McCollins he was away had dinner at Mr Sharpe & Hay for horse 40 cts on to Wm Hanleys he is to give me the job of cutting his mothers Ins on Monument in Sand Hill cemetry on to Batersea seen Mr Stones he is to give me a chance before purchasing but wants a set of posts with the letter S. on top to be $8.00 on to Wm Dixons they are to give me a chance before purchasing on to Isaac Tutle he was sick on to R. Moultons stayed alnight was a nice day 20th I got home about ten & helped Thos. Hill on shed this after-noon 9 cts for 2 lbs of 3" nails Renford did not work to-day was a nice day have https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/de5d081e916162f9aef6db523eed4e71.pdf 63e8e59b78dcc3855078ca2c266fcedc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. left to-night 5.29 cts 21st I went to church this eve 20 cts it rained some to-day I put 7 cts in Kids M. Box 22nd I wrote to John Third & son this eve was a nice day Joshua Abrams & his mare came in & <s>23rd I went down paid</s> started the Harvey job they worked about 15 hrs was a nice day 23rd Joshua Abrams & Man came in to-day & finished Harvey job about 15 hrs I gave them a cheque for $11.00 payment in full was a nice day I paid Duty on Marble $42.93 cts & $13.03 Frt. paid both by cheque N.A. Webster team hauled {second page} it up in 3 loads was a nice day 24th I onboxed some marble to-day and straightened up the yard some went to church 5 cts was a nice day 25th It rained mostly alday we all worked at the shop 20 cts for stamp 5 cts for post-cards I sent one to Earl Ready Bob left us about two bags of potatoes he came in this morn & stayed alnight have left to-night 4.25 cts gave Bill Case 10 cts to-day for to help a Mrs Dustin https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b47cf96609b9399143a2a67287db2615.pdf 0c0d15a984d18dd4f78fdd8c0b8410ec PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 26th I got ready came out to Ross G. for dinner out Sarahs stayed alnight was a cold day Rob G. came out this after-noon 27th I drove out to Phillipsville to Alfred Willows he said he thought he would deal with me I drove out the other side of Forfar to Mr Wm Barker order was gone back to Delta called at Pat Murphys to see about Monument for his Dan Mrs Dan McDonald he is give me the job when he gets ready to bury had dinner there came on to Lyndhurst got Ins. from R.J. Green out to Herman McFaddens had supper on to Morton seen Ab Martin he agreed to see me before purchasing left Morton {second page} after nine came to R. Moultons stayed alnight was a cold day 28th I came in home this morn Geo & Wm B. Warren were up in car to-day Renford & Arthur went to Lansdowne this after-noon was a cold day I went to church this eve 15 to C 10 to M. 29th Geo was up I paid Mrs B. DeWolf $1.50 in full for rent for barn I moved up to-day 18 cts for Glass & putty for barn was a cold day I wrote to John Third & Son to-night 30th I wrote to Robt. Earl & to Wm Morris sent them a rubber washer for separator 10 cts https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/165d324b846d6bdc970e48a74e63c76d.pdf 28e779a9b039bd85fc6916c0af33e8a4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 31st I got ready to go to Rockport borrowed $5.00 from Edgar Seale gave Mary $1.50 came to Rockport 75 cts for dinner went over to see Mr Albert Root about stone am to see him again 25 cts for going over & back called on Mrs J. Cook she is to give a chance when she gets ready to buy April 1st I came out to Will Armstrongs on to Lansdowne called on Harry Mun he agreed to give me a chance on a monument before purchasing so did Armstrongs had dinner at Geo. came home this after-noon was a nice day I gave Geo. my note for $150 I owed him $24.00 for work he gave me a cheque for $125.00 I got it cashed went down paid 23 cts cts Frt that I should of paid a week ago {second page} paid water bill $2.22 gave Kids 15 cts 2nd I worked in shop paid Edgar Seale $5.00 I owed him since Wensday Renford went home this eve 25 cts for tool sharpening 3rd Arthur got through to-day I paid him in full $59.39 cts he went home this eve Bob & Girtie came in this after noon was a nice day I gave Mary 2.00 Paid Jas Latimer Ins $5.80 4th I went to church in morn 25 cts again at 11 15.10 put 25 in Mission box for Kids it misted rain some to-day Bob & Mary went to church this eve this was Easter Sunday https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cfc5c134cb310b8fe2558b9f399fff43.pdf 91914c5f1f0321484270629d6412feaf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 5th I went out to new cemetry started Mrs Stoliker's Ins. cut 33 letters to-day Renford & Borden were here for dinner & supper I went to see Mr J. A Jackson this eve gave him 50 cts for to send a letter to Bar Simpson Stewart & Johnson, Regina & to return some papers I gave Mary $2.00 got some condition powders 50 cts shelack 5 cts kids 2 cts I went out to cemetry in Morn but did not stay long I misted rain some to-day I attended council this eve 6th I worked in shop this fore-noon in cemetry this after noon have left to-night $27.18 cts 7 I went down paid El. Lights for Mar $1.13 paid Duty on Marble $6.11 Frt $5.36 N.A. {second page} Webster hauled it up for me about 1700 I did not pay him Jim was here for dinner I went out to cemetry this after-noon finished lettering Stoliker job Geo Sly was out ordered 2 foot stones with baby on each 25 cts for fish gave Mary $3.55 8th I got some tools ready went up to Willow Bank cemetry cut 27 Letter on Lindsay job comes to $4.05 was a lovely day I worked at yard this eve 9th I got a Heart ready for Thos. Rootes kid $4.00 25 cts for rolled wheat 15 cts for meat was a nice day Renford & Borden were up I have left to-night after giving Kids 2 cts $10.37 cts. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/04b538dae56fb6c2315918d9dadcd8c9.pdf ab825ffe4083dc68ba510f662555e0be PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 11 S. Steacy G. Gardner & I went up to Willow Bank cemetry this fore-noon I went to church this eve 20 cts was a nice day but rained some to-night 12th I wrote a lot of letters to-day and finished up to footstones for Geo. Sly's Babys went to vestry meeting this eve gave Mary 5.00 Dora & Hubert 10 cts was a cool day 13th I gave Adam Seal my note for $400 for three Mg's at 6% sent V.M. Co $144.91 cts draft cost $1.25 cts 30 cts for stamps I deposited Seal cheque in bank and paid V.M.Co. & cost of draft out of it Jas Bishop brought in two bases we took Leggett down loaded it on car I gave Jenny 25 cts Robt {second page} Pritchard helped me a little over 4 hrs this afternoon I gave him 75 cts we were straighten up the monuments and levelings yard was a nice day Irwin Stoliker & I went out to cemetry in eve 14th I got out some tracing sent them to Jas. Hutcheon wrote Arthur Rice, Renford Dillon, gave Geo. Nuttall a cheque for $70.50 for roofing paper got $10.00 out of bank went down paid 3.45 frt on a Granite base to Crosby I worked around yard alday 25 cts to Bill Case for hauling away a load of rubbage <s>have left to-night</s> 5 cts for stamps sent a card to Arthur this eve mailed Irwin Stoliker his bill for letter Minnie & I Hubert & https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/101971e68be900e524919bb024c02269.pdf db868d176a7b80bdcd766a55bce94e41 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ethelene went out to cemetry set Sly footstone $2.25 those were for Geo Sly was a nice day have left to-night $10.02 15th I worked in shop this fore-noon went down after dinner paid 37.52 Frt. $51.62 duty on five jobs from McKenzie got Websters team to haul it up 2 loads I drawed $40 out of bank spent 15 cts this eve 2 cts was tax on rec. for money in bank was a nice day this the first day the war tax comes into force 16th 16th I got Jas Bevens to help me an hour this Morn 23 cts we set up some work in front yard {second page} It was a nice day I lent Mr. John Moulton my horse & rig for a few days went to church this eve 10 cts have left to-night $12.00 17 I worked in shop got a bottle of medicine & some pills from Dr Bird got a roast of meat 35 cts <s>Retta</s> Mrs Irwin Stoliker paid me for lettering monument $12.60 got halter shank 12 cts John Moulton brought horse back this fore-noon was a nice day 18 I went to church in Morn & eve 15 cts was a nice day Mr Moulton to my horse to Crosby again to-day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7d0144b9b2b59f2de25f32c20eab2df1.pdf 1c8f2d5d317c5d2f4c6cab7621c072bc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 19th I worked on Willis job to-day went to Lodge Bo{illegible} paid my Dues $1.75 was a nice day Mr Moulton returned with horse this eve gave Mary 1.00 19th I worked on Willis job Geo D. Mackenzie was here I gave him & order for Mallory job & gave him a cheque for $125 am to pay balance by the first June am not to pay for any more till July this is what we agreed on Geo. Sly paid me $2.50 in full to-day for two footstones was a nice day 20th I took my buggy down to Seale Bro's to get new Rims & tires finished Willis job to-day was a nice day {second page} 21st Worked on Niblock job to-day gave Mary 25 cts sent a cart to Renford 2 cts 22nd I worked on Niblock job to-day got 100 Bran & 5 lbs of Gr. flax $1.70 I gave Mary 30 cts sent a letter to Byron W. McNeil acknowledging cheque for $200 on Mon 5 cts for stamps was a nice day Renford came this eve Mildred was here for dinner have left to-night $22.03 cts I got my own buggy to-night took Gibsons home 21st Mr J.G Green paid his bill in full 2.00 I got a P.O. Box 1.00 25 cts for Key 14 cts for sending Arthurs sweater https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4d4ca046445130da3bcafac9425fa30c.pdf 2f40c1aea2dbddd1dc30db62ee5b1099 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 23rd I worked on Niblock job to-day Renford came back this eve was a nice day 24th finished up Niblock job & started Cowan job gave Mary 5.00 was a nice day Renford started in to work again to-day 10 cts for shave 8 cts for cards & stamps 25 I went with I.O.O.F. to Me Church 10 cts in morn Minnie & I went to Eng. church in eve 15 6 was a lovely day 26th I worked on Cowan job to-day went for drive in eve was a {second page} nice day 27th I wrote some letters & cards 20 cts for cards & stamps went for drive this eve was a lovely day have left to night 16.55 cts 28 finished Cowan job gave Mary 5.00 was a nice day I drew out $40.00 out of Bank 29th I went up this after-noon started Ins. on Bowie job cut 19 letters was a nice day rained a shower at noon 30th I went up finished cutting letters on Bowie job and started Ins. on Fergusons Mr Simeon Ferguson agreed Yesterday to give me $5.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b6eafe990487261282a7eda5ef7a2c30.pdf ec3559497183cfd6b624eac401fddfe0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Robert M. Donovan 1840-1914 His wife Sarah A. Cross 1854 - 1877 Robert B. 1913 <s>1887 Nettie E.</s> 1907 1884 Edna O. (185) 1893 Jean M. 1913 Robt 1st Edna 2nd Nettie 3rd Jean 4th Monument face West Rob & Jean on North End Edna first Nettie second May the first have left to-night 14.61 cts it was a cheque gave for Duty on the Granite I got from Third 2 cts War tax on cheque {second page} Bruce McNeil 1838 - 1911 Clark A. 1872 - 1903 <s>To give S</s> 30th for cutting his fathers Ins. on monument was a nice day but cool spent 5 cts this eve May 1st it Misted rain mostly alday I got up 11 cases of Granite from Station from John Third& Son. 5 cases from G.D. Mackenzie $36.75 F & D. on Mackenzie and 77.70 Duty on Thirds Websters team hauled the 16 cases up in four loads this fore-noon Renford & I set them all up this afternoon 10 cts for shave Renford went home this eve Jas. Galloway left wifes Ins to cut on stone at Young Mills of Marble 10 cts letter if Granite 15 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/14a1afc8f60f3b3d38e97cbf2c3f9a15.pdf 85f12efacdb816863b7920a8307ce635 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Joel Lachance Have Island for wife Wm Boyd for son Chas Lloyd for mother John Lee for a{illegible} Dr McCannon for Miss W.B. Gaskin Jas. Seale for Girl Geo. Fraser see Mrs J.B. Robins John Davis for Mother at B. Strick Chas. Bryant for mother David Buttler for sister Mrs Corey Peter Lappan for wife Geo. M. Wood see Mrs Geo. Ryes John Anglin for sister Major Sirtliff nee wife Mrs John Lasha for wife W.B. Frank McGivern for wife Michael McCarty for wife see Henry Marshall for Sister Will Kidd for father Jas Cowan for father Mrs John E Steacey for daughter Mrs Stratton Alex Clark so child Mrs Wm H. Byers for Mother Mrs Haladay W.B. Carroll for sister Mrs Jos. Case for father {second page} Cliffe Marker Henry White Marker {3 sketches of tombstones} Donald F. Root Warrens No 1320 . 225 in Royal Blue Guttridge Mrs. Payman and T. " G.A. Macdonald Clarence St Kingston Black $6.50 cost of Harvey job Rat $9.00 Granite Teaming 5.00 cutting 11.00 Lettering 12.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f4db9031a831f4bcd7a6eecbbdc8fc39.pdf 3776813bbf57c20ab9e574a8a96c2aaa PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {pencil calculations} Thomas E. Wright Died July 18, 1913 aged 59 y'rs Elmer L. Died <s>Aug 27, 1893</s> May 13, 1898 aged 4 y'rs Johny Died Jan 9, 1911 aged 23 y'rs P & Johny on first Mr Thos Abbott Batersea for Ins. Cross 26 Die 5.25 Base 15.00 Base 5.00 {second page} Tasker Posts for Robt Lucy Richey Sup. Co 468 Kings S.W. Thomas E. Wright 1854- 1913 John Bruce 68 Ferguson Ave Earl Scourt Toronto George Graham Died Dec 15, 1876 aged 36 yrs 8 Mo. 192 Charles S. Son of Geo & Margaret J. Graham Died Sept 27, 1888 aged 15 y 5 M 5 D. Cross 1-6 X 0-6 X 3 X 3-0 = 2.2 Die 1-5 X 0 - 11 X 0 - 10 = 1-4 Base 2-0 X 1 - 6 X 1 - 3 3- {illegible} 65.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d8358d627150aef93e43321eefe73da8.pdf c11770c87d93ed4596eb3447262f52bf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {red faux leather back cover of diary} Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Joseph Dillon Diary, 1914 October to May 1915 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Joseph Dillon Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Delta Mill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1914-1915 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, Leeds Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. October 6, 1914 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Joseph Dillon Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{red faux leather front cover of diary}</p> <p>OCT. 6 1914</p> <p>May 1, 1915</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>1 Base 4-0X2-4X1-2 gone</p> <p>1 " 3-2X1-6X1-2 "</p> <p>2 " 3-0X1-6X1-2 "</p> <p>1 " 3-10X2-2X1-2 "</p> <p>1 " 3-11X1-11X1-2 "</p> <p>1 " 3-3X1-11X1-2 "</p> <p>1 " 3-8X2-0X1-2 "</p> <p>3 " 3-0X1-6X1-2 "</p> <p>1 " 4-0X2-4X1-2 here</p> <p>3 " 3-3X1-11X1-2 "</p> <p>2 " 8-0X1-6X1-2 Gone</p> <p>1 " 1-11X1-11X1-2 "</p> <p>1 " 2-8X1-6X1-2 here</p> <p>1 " 3-6X2-0X1-2 gone</p> <p>1 " 3-3X1-11X1-2 Gone</p> <p>1 " 2-11X1-11X1-2 "</p> <p>1 " 3-1X1-6X1-2 Gone</p> <p>1 " 2-6X1-6X1-2 "</p> <p>{page 2}</p> <p>Mrs EH Wright choosed 132</p> <p>in Mark 60 in Granite 35</p> <p>choice in Granite Brushed on P.B</p> <p>in B.R. if possible</p> <p>George Graham 36 yrs</p> <p>His wife</p> <p>Geo. Charles son</p> <p>Margaret. J. Latimer</p> <p>1845-1910</p> <p>Joshua Abrams cash $200.00</p> <p>" June 10.00</p> <p>" " 5.00</p> <p></p> <p>14-3-0X1-6 8 gone ?</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>October the 6th 1914</p> <p>I came out to Robt. Dixons Francis Campbell &amp; I worked at Dixon foundation all the after-noon was a nice day I have to-night in cash $15.04</p> <p>7 I finished Dixon foundation and Kirkpatricks had dinner &amp; lodging at Harry Sleeths to-night sold John Sleeth an $85 job this eve was a nice day</p> <p>9 built Boal foundation got done at 2 O'Clock had dinner at H. Sleeths paid my bill in full $1.00 Mr Boal paid me for lettering done on Jardine stone $4.86 I owe him 11 cts I left H Sleeths about three came out to Glen Burney called at Robt. Orr Mrs Orr agreed to drop me a card when her mother-in-law came to visit them in about two weeks time I came on to Cunninghams corner 15 cts for a feed of oats 46 cts for 2 lbs of meat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>4 cts for candy got home about half past eight was a nice day</p> <p>9 I went to Town this morn paid for 100 Bran $1.35 35 cts for ginger &amp; mustard gave Mrs Dewolf $1.00 for rent for barn rent to start Oct. 14th 10 cts shave</p> <p>10th I went to town this morn with 13 chickens we got $4.90 cts for them I Pol. 4 footstone &amp; lettered 3 It misted rain some to day I got $1.00 worth of Groceries 10 cts for cigarettes paid G.L. Johnson $1.30 I owed him I mailed a letter to Miss Preston some fish bone &amp; a P Card to Wm Bilton 10 cts for stamps 5 cts for P. Cards have left to night I paid J. Leeder 10.00 I owed him I gave Mary $5.00 have left 12.85 cts after this I paid Mily Greenisen in full to night $1.00 for Milch drawing</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>11 We stayed around home alday was a nice day</p> <p>12 I came to Town this morn got some footstones ready had dinner at the Arlington 35 cts paid Mrs Elijah B Jackson 3.00 for Turkey I mailed John Third &amp; Son Co letter &amp; John Young was a cool day I paid Mily</p> <p>13th I came to Town got Gillespie Marker &amp; footstone ready took them &amp; Thomson footstone up &amp; set them Gillespie is $4.00 Thomsons $1.00 had dinner at B. Shields 35 cts was a cool day</p> <p>14th Webster two teams came up &amp; Moved our things down I got a one horse rig from Webster this eve went up for some more things Rob &amp; Alice were in to-day for dinner 15 cts for buns</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23 cts for meat {illegible} 22 cts I got Elwoods {illegible} Bale of Hay from G.S Ellis and paid {illegible} a ltter to John Glick &amp; Sons 10 cts for stamps gave Minnie 50 cts 8 cts for stove pipes Wilfred Eastwood moved to gavie me some hay to straighten up was a nice day have left to night $6.41 cts</p> <p>15 I letterd Kirkwoods footstones got a ticket from Jim 25 cts gave G.I. Ellis 85 cts on {illegible} It misted rain to-day Jim was down for dinner</p> <p>16 I worked on Grier job to-day It was a cloudy day rained some to-night Edgar Seale &amp; I went up this eve got 13 chickens he is to give me 60 cts a pair for them I got some nails &amp; taks at Bennetts 7 cts</p> <p>17</p> <p>17 I finish Grier job to day I cut Inscription on Die &amp; letter base of it for Jack L. got some powders for horse from Howe $1.00 was a nice day I got a bale of straw at G.I. Ellis and paid balance of my bill $2.23 gave Darcy &amp; Hubert 1 ct each John a 5 cts our horse is sick again Mrs A. Earl &amp; Mrs F. Moore were down for tea have left to-night $1.63 cts I wrote a card to G.A. Webster to-day 1 cts</p> <p>18 I went to church in Morn &amp; Eve 25 cts Co. Dora &amp; Hubert went to S.S. in after-noon 1 cts each It rained some to-day</p> <p>19 I helped Jack L. to-day 25 cts for Con. Powders for Horse it rained some to-day I went to Lodge Jack L. gave me 25.00 to-day I gave Mary $15.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{duplicate of the previous page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>20th I got a horse &amp; rig from Webster came down to Ebenezer left two footstone for Finlays on to Lansdowne called on Mrs Dr Shaw she is to give me a chance before purchasing one to Mrs Chas Hortons saw Leonard Franklin he is to speak to his sister about job onto Fred Youngs he will not buy till he sees me again out to Bruce Grier had dinner gave Martha 5 cts I filled 4 Ins. on Green job J.T. owes me $2.00 for it left after three came out to Jos Ripley Mrs Hunkins gave ma an order Mr. Joe Deny agreed to not buy till I see him again got home after seven was a nice day</p> <p>21st I finished Lettering &amp; tracing Webster job &amp; helped to load two loads was a nice day Jack L. paid me 5 cts he owed me</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>22nt Jack L &amp; I started for Huron about six O'Clock in morn we got there about half past eight we erected J.L Foley's Wes paid me in full by cheque I made it payable to J. Leeder Mr Wm Grier paid me in full $33.50 $30.00 for monument 2 for footstones $1.50 for painting Inscription on his parents Mon. I owe him 3 ffotstone yet I gave Ed. Earl 50 cts for hay for my horse for balance of week I helped Jack L. to-day stoped at Bruce Griers to-night was a nice day</p> <p>23 I worked at Humphrey Ins. to-day was a nice day</p> <p>24 I finished lettering Humphrey job was a cold day I paid Martha Grier in full for boatd $1.00 got home half past seven 40 cts for meat have left to-night 37.25.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>25 We all went to church in morn 10 cts M 14 C. was a cloudy day Minnie went this eve</p> <p>26th I wrot P.C. to Mrs Ed Wright Miss Eva C. Preston Letters to Joe Chisamore Me G. Grier got 100 Ban 2 bu. oats 1 bale hay 3/75 R&amp; Annie Moulton were in for dinner spent 20 cts 20 cts for meat paid my dues in I.O.O.F. to Jan 1st 1.75 it rained some to-day I pol Kirkwood Posts this after-noon went to Lodge this eve have left to-night got Eva C. Prestons P.O. order cashed $8.85 have left to-night $39.90 I owe D.J Lloyd 25 cts on dues in I.O.F. spent 25 cts for cards &amp; stamps to day {up side margin} 5 cts for matches</p> <p>27th I got Kirkwood Posts ready was a cold day Jack L &amp; I had an argument that was settled by Eddie Scott and Adam Seale in my favor I gave Mary $10.00</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>28 I got some footstones ready was a windy day we all went for a drive up to the farm I gave Mily Greenizen our mail Box</p> <p>29th It rained some to-day I lettered 2 footstones and started top on Young job 35 cts to Mr Beatty for ironing board I wrote letters to W.A. Kirkpatrick Vermont Marble Co. 5 cts for muselage gave Mary $20.00 to put in bank have left 9.25 cts.</p> <p>30th I halped Leeder in fore noon sent Bills to Miss Jessie Findlay Mrs Marrian Webster Tos Morris 10 cts for stamps 2.50 for horse blanket at Jas Donovans A shave 10 cts got ready after dinner came out to Frank Johnson he agreed to give me another chance before dealing on to John Hill he also agreed to give me a chance before Dealing on to R Moultons Annie</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>&amp; I took Deed we went down to Ellisville to enter tanment 25 cts was a cold windy day 10 cts for stamps</p> <p>31st I went over to J.C. Kenny she paid me in full $6.65 back to Ben Greens on to H.N. Lillies sold a $65.00 had dinner on to Lyndhurst seen Mr Harvey he is to let me know Monday which Des. he wants when he returns Des. I spent 20 cts came up to Rob G this eve was a nice day</p> <p>Nov. 1st I came home this morn Minnie went to church this eve 15 cts to Mission church 5 " to Mission was a nice day but windy rained to night have left to-night $12.65</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>1914</p> <p>Nov 2nd I finished cutting top on Young job wrote a card to Ben Green 50 cts for condition powers for horse 10 cts for salt peter was a nice day went to lodge this eve.</p> <p>3rd I worked at Young job &amp; posts to-day in Leeders shop was a nice day</p> <p>4th I worked at posts alday it rained just a little to-day I wrote to a Miss Jennie O'Brien drove up to Wm McFaddens this eve after tea sold a $100 job was a lovely night have left to-night $12.05 cts 5 cts spent 20 cts.</p> <p>5th I worked on posts to-day 10 cts for shave this eve I gave a little kid 5 cts was a nice day 20 cts for curry comb Joseph Humphrey paid in $8.00</p> <p>6th I worked on posts to-day Mary Dora &amp; Hubert went out home this fore noon was a nice day I went to Lecture in armoury to-night 25 cts 5 cts for laundry</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7th worked on posts this fore-noon went to Lansdowne after dinner called on Mrs Dr. Shaw She agreed to remember me &amp; F. Cross is to let me know when he is ready to do business I gave Borden 10 cts came home after tea 85 cts for return ticket It rained some after dinner not much 15 cts for a Ret. ticket 5 cts for buns have left to-night $18.05</p> <p>8th I stayed around hous alday Mary Dora &amp; Hubert got back about five I wrote to Mary went to church this eve 15 5 was a cloudy</p> <p>9 I worked on Young job 25 cts for a bottle of medium for Willie Kirkland</p> <p>10th I worked on Young job Patience &amp; Mary were in for dinner Patience left her buggy 25 cts</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>to get it fixed was a cold day it snowed a little to-night</p> <p>11th I started to letter Die of Young job worked on it this fore noon Bo G. came in this I got ready for the cemetry got a bale of hay &amp; 2 bu of oats he got last spring 3.50 Rob G. paid me 25 cts for the bottle of medicine I got a few days ago for Willie Kirkland I left after four came out to Jims stayed to-night Mary &amp; I left about four I gave Minnie $2.00 got Mrs Webster P.O. order {illegible} to day $8.00</p> <p>12th Mary &amp; I left about four this morn for Brockville Junction on C.N.R. I came to Crosby to Geo. Church got two shoes on &amp; a feed of oats 75 cts came on to Newboro called at Stephen Ripleys on my way up he is to be ready to give me an order.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>in about three weeks had dinner at Newboro 75 cts fixed a stove for a Mrs foster 45 cts paid got a shave 10 cts was a nice day came back to Geo. Church's stayed alnight</p> <p>13th I gave Geo. $1.00 owe him 25 cts yet I drove up to Ed. Wright she is to let me know which job she wants in three or four weeks I went on to John Regan's sold a $50 job back to Elgin had dinner 55 cts spent 35 cts erected Laishley job came out to Sarahs It snowed some last night &amp; rained &amp; snowed some to-day but snow is all gone to night have left to-night 19.04</p> <p>14th I went out to Mrs Robt Good{illegible} had dinner came back to Geo. Danby's sold a $100 job on to Ed Wood sold a $15.00 on to Elgin finished up Laishley &amp; Young</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>jobs got to R. Moultons about seven Annie &amp; I came back to Robs stayed alnight Minnie Dora &amp; Hubert came out with Rob on Friday</p> <p>15th stayed at Robs alday It rained mostly alday &amp; part of night rained some to-night was up to Ross a few minutes to-day</p> <p>16th I went up got Ross white mare brought her down to Bobs took his horse &amp; came home got in by noon it turned cold again paid G. I. Ellis for feed got last week $2.03 got a loaf of bread 6 cts went to lodge 25 cts to Patriotic fund I wrote cards to W A Kirk &amp; Jno A Young</p> <p>17 I finish Young job &amp; lettered 5 footstones 25 cts for dinner at Rest. I came up to Provincial Hotel after tea ordered some marble from V.M.Co. Through McLeod spend 15 cts was a cold day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>18 I worked around the house mostly all the fore-noon 15 cts for meat $1.00 to Mrs DeWolf for rent 35 cts for hair cut &amp; shave I left before two came out to Harry Sleeths to-night It snowed some this afternoon sent a letter to Minnie this morn have left to-night 19.00 5 cts for bolt in Buggy top</p> <p>19th 35 cts for phoning to D.J Lloyd I erected Young &amp; Kirkpatricks jobs to-day Mr Young gave me a cheque for $30.00 was a nice day but very windy</p> <p>20th I went up delivered Dixon Cumpsons &amp; Payne posts on there lots but did not set them in set Kirk footstones in Wm A. paid me in full $185.00 I paid Harry Sleeth $2.00 came on to Robt Lucy had dinner sold $115 job came on by Inverary to Glenburny</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>called at R. Vair &amp; at Shannons they agreed to not do business untill I call next winter called at R. Orr am to call again next Wensday came on to R. Fair had tea came on to Joyceville stayed over night it turned cold again last night &amp; snowed a little but mostly went to-day</p> <p>21st paid my bill $1.00 called at Mr Carey's &amp; at Fred Keelers on my may in had dinner at Rest. 20 cts spent 25 cts 10 cts for shave 25 cts for honing razor I gave Jack Leeder $193.50 I kept my commission 21.50 &amp; 10 cts for cashing of cheques Mrs J.T. Nuttall paid me in full $5.00 I got some peanuts &amp; candy 20 cts 55 cts for a can of syrup Wilfred Eastwood paid his note $514.86 cts This money I gave Jack Leeder was what was due him on Kirkpatrick &amp; Young jobs I left about five came out to Rob Gambles</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>22nd stayed at Robs alday it was a cold rainy day</p> <p>23rd I took the separator out to Sarah's got there note for $20.00 for 1 year Int. at 5 1/2 had dinner there came back to Ross G he gave me a note for $165.00 for nine Mo's at 6 % settlement in full for what he owes me 4 head of cattle &amp; fanning mill I came down to Chas Pritchards stayed alnight was a cold day</p> <p>24th I came down to Sand Bay got horse shod 1.00 had dinner at Will Austins 50 cts came on down to Henry Hunts sold a $255.00 job came home to Gan got there about seven 30 cts for supper at Resturant went up to club {illegible] played Pedro for a while was a cold day &amp; very windy it started to thaw to night</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>25 I went &amp; paid rent 8.50 to Dec 21st &amp; 50 cts that was owed on last months got a loaf of bread 6 cts got 5.00 out of T. Bank left after dinner for R.Orr called at Mr Pretty's he agreed to see me before purchasing Mr Orr was away she is to write me when her mother-in-law comes I came on to Mr Reid had my supper &amp; hay for horse 40 cts came on to Harry Sleeths stayed alnight it thawed to-day</p> <p>26th I went over to Mr Clarks &amp; R Boal back to Giles then to Battersea had dinner &amp; Hay for horse 60 cts oats Isaac Tutles he agreed to Ask me do his job on to Rob G. for tea 5 cts for candy 1 cts for Gum have left to-night $7.40 cts.</p> <p>27th I went out Steven Ripleys then to Mrs Eliza Chamberlains had dinner back she agreed to let me know before she</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>would do business came back to Crosby gave Geo. Church 25 cts I owed him came on to Elgin lettered a footstone for A.L Campbell then to Rob G. had supper &amp; stayed alnight was a windy day</p> <p>28th we took fly &amp; came to Town brought in 6 pair of chickens got 4.30 cts for them I got a bale of hay &amp; bag of oats $1.95 spent 10 cts G.S. Matthews paid his note 210.50 I left this in T. Bank &amp; Jas Matthews paid $100 on his renewed the old one balance of $41.00 for 2 Mo's I left it all in the T. Bank I gave Minnie $4.30 have 25 cts for meat 5 cts tole 18 cts for bread 5 cts for candy have left to-night $4.51 cts.</p> <p>29th we all went out to Rob G's this fore-noon I left $2.00 there the balance</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>due Rob on chickens we got Groceries with the other $1.50 yesterday for him I came in this after noon went to church this eve 40 cts was a lovely day not cold there was a lecture after church</p> <p>Nov 30th I got 5.00 out of Bank went down paid $132 1st 60 cts Duty 6 cts for a loaf of bread I started to letter Kane job for Jack L. I drove down to P Waldie &amp; back this fore-noon was a nice warm day misted rain some in eve I went to Lodge in eve have left to-night $4.31 cts.</p> <p>Dec 1st I worked on Kane job for Jack L. 10 cts for Buns &amp; cookies went for drive in eve was a warm day</p> <p>2nd I worked on Kane job for Jack had dinner at Calvin Robesons sent V.M. Co 3.15 cost 5 cts a card to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Uncle William 6 cts for bread it misted rain mostly alday got 7.95 of milch from Byron Dustin 7 cts not paid</p> <p>3rd I finished lettering Kirk job 36 letters at 12 csts each $4.32 got 5 cts worth of carbolic oil got 1 pt of Milk at Byran Dustins gave him 5 cts owe him 5 cts yet was a nice day have left to night 54 cts</p> <p>4th I got some markers ready in for noon Jack L was away to Isl. with the two Kane jobs I got $10.00 out of Bank Mr. John Moulton &amp; I started for Rob Gambles about four O'Clock came out there stayed alnight it was a cold windy day froze up to-night got hors shod behind 60 cts</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>5th we left for Addison about nine O'Clock had dinner at Jas. Moultons on to Athens called at Mrs Truman Cowans &amp; at got to Able Cardiffs about five O'Clock sold them a $85.99 marble job stayed alnight</p> <p>6th came over to Fred Howe had dinner uncle Billy came over we all went back to Cliffs for tea I stayed alnight there was a cold day</p> <p>7th Uncle Billy promised to let me hear from him when he got ready to deal for a monument I came over to Uncle Joshua got Mr Moulton we came to Athens I had dinner with a Mr Cowan got an order for a monument we came on to Rob Moultons for tea got home at ten {up side margin} was a cold day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Minnie Mildred &amp; Hubert came in to-day I gave Mary $2.00 12 cts for bread 4 cts for milch 30 cts for meat 15 cts for cashing Mr Phelps cheque got it put to my credit $1.05 I owe Jack L. $91.50 cts of this gave Hubert 5 cts have left to-night $7.64 cts was a cool day</p> <p>9th I got a bale of Hay &amp; a bag of oats 2.15 cts Jack L paid me 15 cts he owed me was a cold day I worked on Markers it snowed some to night I got 1 qt of milch gave 10 cts this pay Mr Dustins in full for milch 11 cts for bread &amp; buns</p> <p>10th I worked on markers got $10.00 out of bank got 1850 lbs of hay from will</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mitchell $13.50 a shave 10 cts 15 cts for fish 5 cts for onions was a cool day have left to-night $2.08</p> <p>11th I finish up some markers left after dinner came down to Halstead Bay cemetry set Cliffs marker &amp; cleaned off the three inscriptions out Bruce Grier Union set in Conner Markers 3 of them left Foley marker &amp; Greer footstones also Websters had supper at Bruce Grier came on to Lansdowne stayed alnight at Geo. was a cold day 8 cts for fish bone</p> <p>12th Mrs Sam Johnstons paid there acc. $150.00</p> <p>12th I called at Ab. Bradleys at Steve Finlays they are to pay me soon on home Thos Morris paid me in full 6.00 Wm Lane in full 5.00 Mrs R. Gillespie in full $6.60 I went up to Wilfred Eastwood</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>gave him $8.00 on taxes walked part way up &amp; back 10 cts for Kises for kids Billy Mitchell left me 4 bundles of straw $1.90 paid this was a nice day left about four for Rob. G.'s 5 cts for post cards sent one to Ab Beatty to not sell cutter less than $40.00 &amp; to get 42 if he could for me</p> <p>13th Geo came over we went to old Mr John Berrys funeral was a cold day Herman Moore &amp; wife were over to Rob G.</p> <p>14th I stayed around all day took Dora &amp; Girtie to school &amp; home spent eve at Ross G. it snowed about 8 inches last night</p> <p>15th I came down to Jims this morn had dinner &amp; came home with buggy was a cold windy day 25 cts for oatmeal 4 cts for bread 7 cts for Milch</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>16th I went down letter Kellars job Marker Jack Leeder &amp; I had a settlement I owe him $48.88 cts out of Phelps cheque for $105.00 this settles us in full to completion of Drew monument I am to erect it on Friday of this week I paid Wilfred Eastwood in full for taxes $10.00 got 17 cts worth of meat went for a short drive with cutter was a cold day have left to-night 45 cts I notified McFarland that we did not want house onger than Jan. Ist 1915</p> <p>17th I got a loaf of bread 6 cts got $60.00 out of Bank paid Jack Leeder wife balance due him on Phelps job $48.88 after keeping what he owed me I took over some coal and kept the fire going in the house we are to get went up to Howe Island this after noon to Henry Cook got home at 8 paid 50 cts for Ferrying across &amp; back was a nice day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mike Donaghue promised to come &amp; see me before purchasing 10 cts for stamps</p> <p>18th It stormed some to day I paid Mr Ketchum in full for house $1500 he took Wilfred Eastwoods not at $711.35 on it I kept furnace going to-day got 5 cts worth of Milch from Dustin a loaf of bread 6 cts I left about three O'Clock went up to a Mr Simpson then throught to Woodburn stayed alnight at Thos. Woods got there about seven O'Clock I sent bills to Mrs Sam Warren Nelson Bowers receipt to W.B. Phelps</p> <p>19th I gave Mrs Woods 50 cts came home got at ten got harness repaired 45 cts 20 cts for dates 10 cts for salts &amp; sulphur I kept furnace going to-day gave Mr Ketchum the beef he is to keep it going to Monday of next week</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>I went up to Mrs Jas. Dempsters sale it snowed blowed &amp; rained some to-day I came out to Rob Gambles this after-noon have left to-night $9.50 cts I sent bills to Mrs Sam</p> <p>20th Minnie &amp; Rob went to church</p> <p>21st I stayed at Bobs alday took the kids to school &amp; went for them Rob &amp; I went to Morton with a load of wood spent 5 cts it snowed some to-day</p> <p>22nd I went up to Isaac Tuttles and back this fore-noon was a cold day</p> <p>23rd Minnie &amp; Rob went to Morton this fore-noon I drove over to R.E. Warners this after-noon sold a $15.00 job on to Alf. Willows below Phillipsville had tea came back to Phillipsville stayed alnight at Miss Kennedy's was a cold day I gave Minnie $2.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>24th I paid my bill 85 cts went out to Mr Thomsons he promised me his job on to Chas. Guttridge sold a set of foot $8.00 back to Ab Freemans he agreed to give me his order when he gets ready to buy came on to Mrs Ab DeLongs got Ins. &amp; dinner on to W.T. Leggetts then to Elgin got Ins from Mrs. T. Wright 70 cts for a qt of oysters out to Morton 25 cts for biscuits 14 cts for bread 5 cts for candy was a cold day with a little snow</p> <p>25th Rob &amp; I went to church 30 cts was a cold cold day Dora went with us</p> <p>Turn to 2 pages from this for 26th &amp; 27th</p> <p>28th I drove down to Alen Mainse got him to sign a cheque for the lettering of Mrs Haskins monument came back to Bobs Hubert &amp; I came over to Moultons Annie came in Jack Thomson paid me in full $6.55</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>with us Rob brough Minnie Dora &amp; Ethelene in I got $15.00 out of Bank paid Bob the $10.00 I borrowed on Saturday &amp; the 3.00 Minnie got to send for stove front Rob stayed for dinner I got a bag of oats $1.00 30 cts for meat 20 cts for soda Biscuits 12 cts for bread got a letter from Nelson Bowen with cheque for $2.00 paid in full was a nice day got a broom 30 cts paid Mr Roley 25 cts in full for shoveling snow</p> <p>29th paid my C.O.F. Dues up to 31st of Jan $2.20 had a chat with Jack L. this eve &amp; decided I would have nothing more to do with him and partnership business I paid Seale Bro's in full $11.25 I helped Minnie some at house It rained some to-day paid Mrs DeWolf {illegible} for rent to Feb 15th 2.00</p> <p>30th got Martin's men to turn water on I helped Minnie some to-day we moved over most of our furniture this after-noon was a nice day 55 cts express on water front</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>31th I paid McParland in full for rent for house on pine street $800 paid N.A. Webster in full to date $8.00 got some bells 30 cts horse sharpened 80 cts it snowed some to-day drawied $25.00 out of bank to-day</p> <p>Dec.</p> <p>26th I borrowed $30.00 from Rob. G. came out to Lyndhurst station $1.35 for ticket to Brockville &amp; return got in a little after ten met Jim &amp; Patience there I got a horse &amp; rig Jim &amp; went to Prescotts I sold a $110 job to a Mrs Thos. Murphy spent 20 cts 32 cts for tole I had no dinner we got back to Brockville about three spent 25 cts $2.00 for horse &amp; rig came out on train this eve gave Jim 50 cts for his dinner &amp; horse feed 25 cts to Mr Gilbert for horse feed Jim&amp; Patience with me we came to there place this eve was a cold day</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Dec</p> <p>27th I stayed at Jims till about three O'Clock came over to Rob G. it snowed some this after-noon</p> <p></p> <p>Jan 1st 1915 I came out to Sand Hill cemetry erected Dixon job had no dinner had tea at Harry Sleeths came over to R. Dixons stayed alnight Robt Johnsons horse ran away &amp; smashed my cutter this morn was a nice day snowed a little</p> <p>2nd I left after ten for home it was an awfull stormy fore-noon with wind &amp; snow got home about one O'Clock Annie Moulton went home to-day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>3rd Dora &amp; I went to church 60 cts Col. 30 cts M. Minnie went this eve was a cold day</p> <p>4th I wrote to D.G. McKenzie John Third 1 cts for postcard I sold old cutter to Adam Seale for $5.00 he paid me. 25 cts for phoning T.A. Bradly about new cutter was a cold day paid Jas. Latimer 3.50 for 2 yrs Ins. on Household contents</p> <p>5th got a bag of oats $100 Rob. Jim &amp; Patience were in to-day for dinner I borrowed Edgar Seale cutter this after-noon went down to Lansdowne for my new one Hubert went with me was a nice day 50 cts for meat</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>6th I have this morn $7.24 I gave Minnie Maise &amp; Stoliker cheque for $12.00 33 cts for bells for cutter 10 cts for sulphur &amp; Salts I got Mainse &amp; Stoliker cheque cashed 12.00 gave Minnie $8.00 of this I came out to Andrew's this after noon It rained all the way out I called at Mrs Jas. Galloways she agreed to see me before purchasing I stayed at Andys to night soap 20 cts.</p> <p>7th It was soft to-day I came to Mrs W. Simes Am to call again next week on to Lyndhurst am to get A job ready for Mr Harvey as soon as I can out to Delta had dinner 65 cts out to Mr Alfred Willows she promised to let me know when they were ready to order it was very windy to-day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>came back to Lyndhurst left horse at Sweets had tea &amp; stayed alnight at Delbert Danbys went over sold Mrs Wm. Church a $90.00 job got a pair of mits 45 cts</p> <p>8th paid my bill at Sweets 50 cts came on to B.Browns am to do some lettering for him next summer got home about noon Geo was here for dinner and went out to Jims 5 cts for nails have left to-night $8.90 was a cold day I wrote to Geo. D. MacKenzie that I would be in Toronto on Monday wrote Him again this ever that I will not for {illegible} to come to were down Tuesday</p> <p>9th Mr. J. T. Ellis paid me in full for pasture $5.00 paid for Journals to Dec 31st 19 cts</p> <p>10th I went to church in morn 25 G 5 M. Minnie went in ever was a nice day</p> <p>11 I got 100 Bran $1.35 cigaretts 10 cts paid my dues in the I.O.O.F. $1.75 to Mar. 31st gave Will Bates $1.00 to pay my dues for 6 Mo's in the camp. I wrote to Liddle Bros. &amp; T.A. Webster 4 cts for stamps was a lovely day Mr. McLeod was here this eve I ordered some marble from him</p> <p>12th I have left this Morn $8.15 G.D. MacKenzie called this after-noon I ordered seven jobs from him spent 20 cts I borrowed 2 Des. from him I paid Stinden girls for a barrel of apples 2.45 25 cts for meat was a nice day</p> <p>13th I came out to Mrs Wallace Simes had dinner sold $200 job had tea at R Moultons Annie came in with me</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>was a nice day but windy I drove buggy to-day</p> <p>14th I paid for 100 of flour $3.75 Robin Wright was satisfied with short form of Ins. was a nice day</p> <p>15th I sent a card to G. D. Mackenzie paid Mr Jas. Humphrey 5 cts I owed him Minnie Hubert &amp; I went to Lansdowne I called on Mrs Dr. Shaw she is to let me know when she gets ready to order a monument had dinner at Geo. was a nice day</p> <p>16th was a nice day I wrote to Geo. D. Mackenzie sent order for a Mons. &amp; tracing for some that I had ordered 5 cts postage I got $10 out of hand $1.10 for 2 bu. oats bargained</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>with Sam Nuttall for 25 or 30 bu of oats at 55 cts a bu he is to bring them in Tues. if favorable Rob G. came in this after-noon Annie Moulton went home was a nice day I got a 1/4 of Mutton &amp; a 1/4 of Pork $4.80</p> <p>17th It rained a lot to-day I paid for Bobs horse at Shields 50 cts went to church in morn 15 C. 5. M. got 10 cts from Mary Rob went home this eve</p> <p>18th I got some Marble up from station 50 cts it rained some to-day Mr. Jackson &amp; Mr C.V Ketchum both told me to-day that I had the perfect right to use the right away mentioned in the deed of property that I bought from the Toronto Bank I have left to-night $5.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I gave B Shields 50 cts for Bobs Horse</p> <p>19th 10 cts for stamps I wrote A.S. Mainse Leonard F. Eat D.M. Hackney got Rob G crock of butter weighed crock &amp; Butter weight crock 2 cts for weighing was a warm day 1.00 for 2 tickets for weigh transactions Sam Nuttall brought me 31 bu 3 lbs of oats I gave him a cheque for $17.00</p> <p>20th I sent Vermont M. Co. a draft for $59.72 cts cost 15 cts out of Bank 2 cts for stamps S.B. Norton got a letter from F.W. Campbell with Miss Mary Mary Dixons cheque for $24.00 to apply on monument there is $10.00 more due when the 9 footstones are erected I owe all this to John Leeder as I have received my commission have left to-day noon $3.36 I wrote letters to wm Haselton J. Brea{cut off} I got the agreement for Mr Jas &amp; Michael McParland</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>to sign to permit me to build where I want to Mr G.A. Jackson drew it up for me 6 cts for stamps 4 cts for post cards was some colder to-day Thos. Webster was up and paid me for stone by cheque $68.00 I drove Minnie up to see Mrs J. McLaughlin in eve</p> <p>21st I sent a card to Geo. Dillon to come up Monday got ready after dinner Hubert came with me we called at John Hills they are to have Geo. see me before purchasing came on to Jim's stayed alnight it is some colder to-day</p> <p>22nd I called at Jacobs Tye Boys had dinner at P Mustards he paid me in full $3.60 on to Andy then home was a cold day Andrew gave me $1.00 to give Miss Carpenter</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23rd I paid J. G. Jackson for Registration of deed &amp; his work $3.00 got some vasiline 10 cts spent 10 cts 45 cts for Milch Mrs Seale owes me 3 cts I had Pat Fodey down to see my horse to-day it snowed last night &amp; mostly alday I ordered siding &amp; roofing for shop to-day from Walter Bennett put part of floor in Barn to-day have left to-night 4.16 cts I paid Jack Leeder in full to-day for what money I had for him Websters $38.00 Dixons $248.00 Pat Fodey was to look at my horse to-day</p> <p>24th I went to church in morn 15 - 5 gave Dora 1 cts was a cold day Fodey was down to see horse to-day Minnie went to church in eve</p> <p>25th 35 cts for a shovel to shovel snow Fodey was down to see horse to-day I took down some of board fence to day it snowed last night &amp; to day</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>26 cts 10 cts for vaseline</p> <p>26th Pat Fodey was down to see horse to-day I paid him in full $1.50 have left this eve 2.15 cts Rob G. came in this after-noon Minnie &amp; I went to Eng church tea meeting was a nice day &amp; a lovely night</p> <p>27th Rob G. went home this fore-noon Geo. came for dinner this. Thos Hill &amp; I went down ordered the Material for shop from Clark Taylor joice &amp; studding &amp; spruce $28.00 per 1000 ft. I borrowed $50 from Seale Bros lent it to Jacob Dillon Edgar &amp; I went out Sand Hill to teameeting Edgar drove his mare it was a cold night 35 cts for ticket we got home near one O'Clock 25 cts for a syringe &amp; 5 cts for acid gave Minnie 20 cts I gave Miss Carpenter $1.00 that Andy gave me for her.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>28th Geo &amp; Thos. Hill started shop I helped till noon &amp; then got $60.00 out of Bank paid Seale Boys the 50.00 I borrowed drove out to John Hills Geo. agreed to see me before purchasing. I came home after tea was a cold day</p> <p>29th I helped them on shop this fore-noon we all were to a meeting this after-noon in the Armourey Rob G. was in for dinner I paid Walter Martin $1.00 for a small job they done for me paid Stan Meggs for the six Grindstones I got $4.50 called on Mr Sampson he is to give me a chance to figure on job later.</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>30th Geo did not work to-day 40 cts for harness repair Geo went home after dinner I drove out to Joshua Abrams after dinner agreed to let him cut my bases if he would do as good a job as two he had there cut Loftis Bryan paid me in full for work done on Cliffe job $14.60 cts I gave Mary $2.00 5 cts for carbolic oil have left to-night $16.95 was a very cold day Mrs Nelson agreed to give me the job of cutting {illegible}ay now on monument when they went it done 25 cts for a collar</p> <p>31st I went to church in Morn 20 cts gave the Kids 1 cts Minnie went to church this eve It snowed some yesterday &amp; to-night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1915</p> <p>Feb 1st It snowed &amp; blowed to-day I finished floor in barn ordered some lumber for floor some pine &amp; some spruce both a $27.00 per 1000 I ordered 3 windows sash &amp; one door got 1 ton of stove coal in to-da 25 cts for horse powders Dr Bells 39 cts for Milch this pays in full to Saturday night have left to-night $15.85 cts was a cold day</p> <p>2nd It snowed &amp; blowed alday 10 cts for stamps was a cold day</p> <p>3rd I shoveled snow part of day went for drive I wrote to Wm Fredenburg Wm Bradley H.S.McLeod was a cold</p> <p>4th I wrote to Barr Sampson Stuart &amp; Johnson sent Alec. Fraser 60 cts for a Des. cost 2 cts for order</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>10 cts for stamps 25 cts for a writing pad I called on Mrs Jos. White she agreed to see me before purchasing got a list of names from Mr Wm Edwards went for drive to-day have left to-night $14.78</p> <p>5th I drove out to Sam Cochrane Mrs Cochrane gave me her brothers Ins. to cut on Mon. at 10 cts a letter if Marble &amp; if Granite 15 cts Each &amp; $1.00 for footstone Thos. Hill worked some this fore-noon we both worked this after-noon on shop Adam Seale &amp; wife were up this eve was a nice day</p> <p>6th Thos. Hill worked 9 hrs to-day Ed Keating 8 hors I paid him 2.00 Geo Thos he went home this eve I gave Del. Smith $1.00 for 1 bag of potatoes &amp; hauling of some lumber was a nice day gave Kids 3 cts have left to-night $11.75 cts afterwards</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>got 100 of Purity flour $4.00 spent 11cts for candy</p> <p>7th I went to church in morn 20 cts gave Mary 5 cts we went for a drive in after noon it snowed some to-day Mary &amp; Dora went to church this eve</p> <p>8th Mr Thos. Hill &amp; I worked on shop till about two O'Clock then Geo came they finish roof to-day I called on a Mr. Burley he agree to see me before purchasing monument for brother in spring I got ready after supper came out to R. Moultons was a nice day I paid Mrs Seal for milk in full 39 cts</p> <p>9th I went over to A Deans on Glover farm sold a small stone $15.00 had dinner came across to Elgin then to Portland out to Mrs Cantons she agreed to give me a chance before purchasing back to</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Portland stayed alnight was a cold day</p> <p>10th 2.00 for over night I drove out to see Mrs Polk she agreed to Give me a chance before purchasing in to Mrs John Waters she had purchased back to Portland for dinner 75 cts called on Sn. Chapman got Ins for monument to cut on next summer some time called on Mrs Payne am to send some Des to his son at Kenora came to Newboro this after-noon sold $115 job to a Miss Wright this eve stayed at Hotel to-night was a nice day 10 cts for shave</p> <p>11th $2.00 for hotel bill drove out to Chas. Pritchards back to Wm. Bakers he agreed to give me a chance before purchasing on to Sarah's had dinner on to Jas. Sommerville funeral then</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to Jacob Dillons stayed alnight was a little rain to-day but quite cold.</p> <p>I came down to Jims got some tools onto R. Dongall got a shoe on not paid for on to J.D. Kennys seen Mrs Pope about a monument she is to see me before purchasing had dinner there &amp; came to Town was a lovely day</p> <p>13th Mrs Kirkland was here for dinner Rob G. &amp; Andy I gave Dora 5 cts $1.65 for light bill 25 cts for meat Renford came up for Geo. I gave Minnie 15 cts I got Jacobs cheque cashed left it in bank $50 he sent 20 cts in stamps for Int. It thawed yesterday &amp; to-day</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>14th went to church 20 cts</p> <p>15th I wrote to Leonard F. Earl Barr, Sampson, Stewart &amp; Johnston 50 cts for condition powders paid E.B. Jackson 50 cts I owed him this settles us in full 10 cts for carbolic oil 25 cts for meat I drove out to Josh Abrams this after noon left him the sizes of some mon bases I gave Dick $ Wilson a cheque for 16.90 for building chimney on shop Jas Matthews paid his note in Bank to day $41.40 It thawed sunday &amp; to-day have left to-night 6.50 cts I gave Mary 2.00 to-day</p> <p>16th Thos. Hill got through at noon to-day Geo finished to-day &amp; he chared me for 80 hrs at 30 cts per hr. Rob G. came in to-day &amp; Anne Moulton came</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>down from Kingston this after-noon I got straps of iron drilled 10 cts Rob &amp; Minnie went out this eve Geo went home was a nice day I got a stove &amp; pipe from Sam the {illegible} 3.00 not paid</p> <p>17th I made two bankers to-day the soldiers came down from Kingston to-day about 1000 I went to church 5 cts 25 cts for meat 5 cts for fixing a tool I gave Annie Moulton $3.00 was a nice day</p> <p>18th the Soldiers went back to Kingston to-day Renford came up this morn Rob. G brought Minnie in &amp; took Mrs Moulton home was a nice day have left to-night $3.00</p> <p>19 I went down gave a cheque for 131.45 cts duty on {illegible} Websters team hauled up 5 loads was a lovely day I went to church this eve 5 cts</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>20th Renford &amp; I set up 8 monuments Mr Kenny helped us with three I gave Thos. Hill a cheque for $35.00 Mrs Kelly a one for 4.00 for boots gave T.I. Ellis 1.40 for 100 Bran cash have left $1.40 15 cts for meat was a lovely day have left to-night $1.40 cts Renford went home to-night</p> <p>21st I went to church in morn Minnie &amp; I went in eve Renford stayed with the youngsters 25 cts to church</p> <p>22nd we worked in shop o-day McVeys were up to see Renford I came down to Geo. after tea it rained some I paid for Milch 42 cts</p> <p>23rd I went up to Mrs Donovans got some Ins. out to Mr McNeils got there Ins. on to Henry Hunts he agreed to take Beers Red or Red Swede &amp; If I could not get either of</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>of those he would take Bon Accord Red had dinner there came on to Rock port fed horse 35 cts went over to Island to see Gordon Tharrett 25 cts to get over he came back with me I sold him $120.00 came out to John Edgsleys they agreed to let me know when there was a stone wanted for leslie Hunt on home It rained some this eve</p> <p>24th I got some Ins reading to send away to Aberdeen it rained to-day I wrote Will Somerville M. Earl Mrs Ed Wright 2 cts for stamp</p> <p>25th I wrote to John Third &amp; Son sent some Ins. to him &amp; worked in shop a while it rained to-day</p> <p>26th I borrowed $70.00 from Adam Seale went to Kingston 95 cts for return ticket seen Arthur Rice</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>he is to come on Monday at 30 cts per hour I got home after one they had taken Renford to Brockville this after-noon I paid Adam Seal the $10.00 Jack L &amp; I had a chat this eve I wrote to Geo. to-night was a nice day</p> <p>27th</p> <p>27th Jack L. &amp; I went up to Mr W.B. Carrolls office this fore-noon I went to Lansdowne this after-noon gave Bordon 10 cts for P.O. got home about seven gave youngster 2 cts 25 cts for hair cut 20 cts for meat was a nice day have left to-night</p> <p>Jack Leeder agreed before W.B. Carroll &amp; myself to-day that he would not look for my portion of what work I had sold as anything out of it in any way he also</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>told me this last night I see Mr F.B Taben he agreed to let me know when he got ready to do business I have left to-night $7.70</p> <p>28th I went to church in after-noon Minnie went to church in eve</p> <p>Mar. 1st Mr Thos. Hill came &amp; worked nearly alday Mr Arthur Rice came after dinner started to work about three O'Clock worked about 3 hrs I took Boal &amp; McKay Ins. down to Jack L. to-day I agreed to erect Boal job free for him &amp; he is to pay me for erecting Keating job I gave Mary $2.0 I paid for Milch 42 cts 10 cts for oxolic Acid I wrote to Geo.</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mar 2nd Mr Rice worked about 10 hrs to-day Mr Hill finished Tinning shop was a nice day have left to-night 5.00 I wrote to John Third &amp; Son</p> <p>3rd I got a letter from Mrs. F.J. Peyman I went to Brockville this morn $1.85 for return ticket case was ajourned till to-morrow I stoped at Ben Thurstons we done some canvasing I stay alnight there it was a cold day 5 cts Baggage charge $1.00 for bus fare I gave B. Thurston a cheque for $10.00 he gave me to $10.00</p> <p>4th Geo. gave me $2.00 to pay for Renfords his &amp; my dinner it was $1.50 I had supper at B. Thurstons gave the Kids $1.00 was a nice day got home about seven</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10 cts for stamps</p> <p>5th I wrote to Mr F.J. Peyman Renford came &amp; started in to-day $1.00 for a saw I gave Mary $1.00 went to church this eve 65 cts. was a nice day have left to-night $8.95</p> <p>6th I paid Sam Stuchen in full $3.50 by cheque paid E. Light bill to Mar 1st 1.06 C.O.F. Dues to 1st of May 3.30 paid a bill at Wrights store $1.50 I got some stuff for Aprons 45 cts 30 cts for meat 14 cts for bread 20 cts for show Jim &amp; Patience were in for dinner &amp; tea &amp; over night was a nice day have left to-night 60 cts.</p> <p>7th Jim went home this morn Mary &amp; I went out Mrs Allen Earl funeral was a cold day I went to church in eve 20 cts</p> <p>{second day}</p> <p>I worked around shop till 4 O'Clock Then Patience &amp; I came out to Jims I got $10.00 out of Toronto Bank gave Mary 3.00 was a cold day</p> <p>9th I came out to M Earl had dinner back to Lyndhurst then out to L. Middletons he agreed to give me a chance before purchasing Rob Green told me to-day that he would write to Kate Bass to send Ins. right away I came on to Ross T. stayed alnight</p> <p>10th</p> <p>10th I called at Will Somerville he agreed to give me a chance before purchasing &amp; that they ould not buy this year on to Jim Somervilles sold a $23.00 on to Andys he gave me a cheque for 225 &amp; 50 in cash onto Seeleys Bay 60 cts for dinner</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>then to Town got in about four O'Clock Rob G. was here alday &amp; last night I got a bale of Hay and paid for I went to church 5 cts got it from Mary</p> <p>11th Robs G. was here for dinner &amp; Mildred to Renford &amp; I pol. to-day was a nice day</p> <p>12th Jim was here for dinner to-day I gave Geo. Dowsley 50 cts for a hammer Gave Mary 25 cts was a nice day have left to-night $56.01</p> <p>13th I gave Mary 1.00 paid a Groceries Bill 35 cts at Smiths Bros $2.55 for hay at T.I. Ellis this is in full for 2 bales Mildred &amp; Hiram were in for dinner &amp; tea Ross Brought in the two stone I ordered from Bruce was here for dinner Jennie Page was here for tea I gave Arthur Rice $10.00 was a nice day 23 cts for meat 15 cts for Corrosive Supliment</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>14th I went to church twice this fore-noon 25 cts Mary went this eve was a nice day I paid Arthur 10 cts I owed him</p> <p>15th Renford came back this morn I got Andys cheque put to my credit 225 &amp; put 25 cash in as well gave Jas Taylor &amp; Son cheque for $152.00 paid Milk bill 85 cts barganed with Fred Jackson for a ton of Hay at 14.00 per ton to be good horse Hay was a nice day I tore fence down to day wrote a card to V.M.Co. a letter to G.D. Mackenzie I gave Renford $3.00</p> <p>16th Fred Jack brought me a load of hay</p> <p>M. Thos. Hill &amp; I started the barn to-day I got 5 lbs of 4" nails was a nice day got horse shod to-day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>17th I got ready for a trip to-day left after dinner came to Sunbury had tea a Mr Sharpe 40 cts for supper &amp; oats for horse on to Shannons corners they will not buy this year back to Mr Robt. Orr stayed alnight was a nice day 5 cts for candy I gave Mary $5.00</p> <p>18 Mr Orr &amp; I went to Sidenham 75 cts for our dinner we saw his mother he is to let me know inside of one month which job he will tak the $180 or the 210 will but will give me the order for either on in Hill O'Fare Granite was a nice day I had tea with them came over to Jos. McKendrys stayed alnight 15 cts for a whip</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>19th I came out to Thos McCollins he was away had dinner at Mr Sharpe &amp; Hay for horse 40 cts on to Wm Hanleys he is to give me the job of cutting his mothers Ins on Monument in Sand Hill cemetry on to Batersea seen Mr Stones he is to give me a chance before purchasing but wants a set of posts with the letter S. on top to be $8.00 on to Wm Dixons they are to give me a chance before purchasing on to Isaac Tutle he was sick on to R. Moultons stayed alnight was a nice day</p> <p>20th I got home about ten &amp; helped Thos. Hill on shed this after-noon 9 cts for 2 lbs of 3" nails Renford did not work to-day was a nice day have</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>left to-night 5.29 cts</p> <p>21st I went to church this eve 20 cts it rained some to-day I put 7 cts in Kids M. Box</p> <p>22nd I wrote to John Third &amp; son this eve was a nice day Joshua Abrams &amp; his mare came in &amp;</p> <p>23rd I went down paid started the Harvey job they worked about 15 hrs was a nice day</p> <p>23rd Joshua Abrams &amp; Man came in to-day &amp; finished Harvey job about 15 hrs I gave them a cheque for $11.00 payment in full was a nice day I paid Duty on Marble $42.93 cts &amp; $13.03 Frt. paid both by cheque N.A. Webster team hauled</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>it up in 3 loads was a nice day</p> <p>24th I onboxed some marble to-day and straightened up the yard some went to church 5 cts was a nice day</p> <p>25th It rained mostly alday we all worked at the shop 20 cts for stamp 5 cts for post-cards I sent one to Earl Ready Bob left us about two bags of potatoes he came in this morn &amp; stayed alnight have left to-night 4.25 cts gave Bill Case 10 cts to-day for to help a Mrs Dustin</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>26th I got ready came out to Ross G. for dinner out Sarahs stayed alnight was a cold day Rob G. came out this after-noon</p> <p>27th I drove out to Phillipsville to Alfred Willows he said he thought he would deal with me I drove out the other side of Forfar to Mr Wm Barker order was gone back to Delta called at Pat Murphys to see about Monument for his Dan Mrs Dan McDonald he is give me the job when he gets ready to bury had dinner there came on to Lyndhurst got Ins. from R.J. Green out to Herman McFaddens had supper on to Morton seen Ab Martin he agreed to see me before purchasing left Morton</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>after nine came to R. Moultons stayed alnight was a cold day</p> <p>28th I came in home this morn Geo &amp; Wm B. Warren were up in car to-day Renford &amp; Arthur went to Lansdowne this after-noon was a cold day I went to church this eve 15 to C 10 to M.</p> <p>29th Geo was up I paid Mrs B. DeWolf $1.50 in full for rent for barn I moved up to-day 18 cts for Glass &amp; putty for barn was a cold day I wrote to John Third &amp; Son to-night</p> <p>30th I wrote to Robt. Earl &amp; to Wm Morris sent them a rubber washer for separator 10 cts</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>31st I got ready to go to Rockport borrowed $5.00 from Edgar Seale gave Mary $1.50 came to Rockport 75 cts for dinner went over to see Mr Albert Root about stone am to see him again 25 cts for going over &amp; back called on Mrs J. Cook she is to give a chance when she gets ready to buy</p> <p>April 1st I came out to Will Armstrongs on to Lansdowne called on Harry Mun he agreed to give me a chance on a monument before purchasing so did Armstrongs had dinner at Geo. came home this after-noon was a nice day I gave Geo. my note for $150 I owed him $24.00 for work he gave me a cheque for $125.00 I got it cashed went down paid 23 cts cts Frt that I should of paid a week ago</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>paid water bill $2.22 gave Kids 15 cts</p> <p>2nd I worked in shop paid Edgar Seale $5.00 I owed him since Wensday Renford went home this eve 25 cts for tool sharpening</p> <p>3rd Arthur got through to-day I paid him in full $59.39 cts he went home this eve Bob &amp; Girtie came in this after noon was a nice day I gave Mary 2.00 Paid Jas Latimer Ins $5.80</p> <p>4th I went to church in morn 25 cts again at 11 15.10 put 25 in Mission box for Kids it misted rain some to-day Bob &amp; Mary went to church this eve this was Easter Sunday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5th I went out to new cemetry started Mrs Stoliker's Ins. cut 33 letters to-day Renford &amp; Borden were here for dinner &amp; supper I went to see Mr J. A Jackson this eve gave him 50 cts for to send a letter to Bar Simpson Stewart &amp; Johnson, Regina &amp; to return some papers I gave Mary $2.00 got some condition powders 50 cts shelack 5 cts kids 2 cts I went out to cemetry in Morn but did not stay long I misted rain some to-day I attended council this eve</p> <p>6th I worked in shop this fore-noon in cemetry this after noon have left to-night $27.18 cts</p> <p>7 I went down paid El. Lights for Mar $1.13 paid Duty on Marble $6.11 Frt $5.36 N.A.</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Webster hauled it up for me about 1700 I did not pay him Jim was here for dinner I went out to cemetry this after-noon finished lettering Stoliker job Geo Sly was out ordered 2 foot stones with baby on each 25 cts for fish gave Mary $3.55</p> <p>8th I got some tools ready went up to Willow Bank cemetry cut 27 Letter on Lindsay job comes to $4.05 was a lovely day I worked at yard this eve</p> <p>9th I got a Heart ready for Thos. Rootes kid $4.00 25 cts for rolled wheat 15 cts for meat was a nice day Renford &amp; Borden were up I have left to-night after giving Kids 2 cts $10.37 cts.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>11 S. Steacy G. Gardner &amp; I went up to Willow Bank cemetry this fore-noon I went to church this eve 20 cts was a nice day but rained some to-night</p> <p>12th I wrote a lot of letters to-day and finished up to footstones for Geo. Sly's Babys went to vestry meeting this eve gave Mary 5.00 Dora &amp; Hubert 10 cts was a cool day</p> <p>13th I gave Adam Seal my note for $400 for three Mg's at 6% sent V.M. Co $144.91 cts draft cost $1.25 cts 30 cts for stamps I deposited Seal cheque in bank and paid V.M.Co. &amp; cost of draft out of it Jas Bishop brought in two bases we took Leggett down loaded it on car I gave Jenny 25 cts Robt</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Pritchard helped me a little over 4 hrs this afternoon I gave him 75 cts we were straighten up the monuments and levelings yard was a nice day Irwin Stoliker &amp; I went out to cemetry in eve</p> <p>14th I got out some tracing sent them to Jas. Hutcheon wrote Arthur Rice, Renford Dillon, gave Geo. Nuttall a cheque for $70.50 for roofing paper got $10.00 out of bank went down paid 3.45 frt on a Granite base to Crosby I worked around yard alday 25 cts to Bill Case for hauling away a load of rubbage have left to-night 5 cts for stamps sent a card to Arthur this eve mailed Irwin Stoliker his bill for letter Minnie &amp; I Hubert &amp;</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>ethelene went out to cemetry set Sly footstone $2.25 those were for Geo Sly was a nice day have left to-night $10.02</p> <p>15th I worked in shop this fore-noon went down after dinner paid 37.52 Frt. $51.62 duty on five jobs from McKenzie got Websters team to haul it up 2 loads I drawed $40 out of bank spent 15 cts this eve 2 cts was tax on rec. for money in bank was a nice day this the first day the war tax comes into force</p> <p>16th</p> <p>16th I got Jas Bevens to help me an hour this Morn 23 cts we set up some work in front yard</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>It was a nice day I lent Mr. John Moulton my horse &amp; rig for a few days went to church this eve 10 cts have left to-night $12.00</p> <p>17 I worked in shop got a bottle of medicine &amp; some pills from Dr Bird got a roast of meat 35 cts Retta Mrs Irwin Stoliker paid me for lettering monument $12.60 got halter shank 12 cts John Moulton brought horse back this fore-noon was a nice day</p> <p>18 I went to church in Morn &amp; eve 15 cts was a nice day Mr Moulton to my horse to Crosby again to-day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19th I worked on Willis job to-day went to Lodge Bo{illegible} paid my Dues $1.75 was a nice day Mr Moulton returned with horse this eve gave Mary 1.00</p> <p>19th I worked on Willis job Geo D. Mackenzie was here I gave him &amp; order for Mallory job &amp; gave him a cheque for $125 am to pay balance by the first June am not to pay for any more till July this is what we agreed on Geo. Sly paid me $2.50 in full to-day for two footstones was a nice day</p> <p>20th I took my buggy down to Seale Bro's to get new Rims &amp; tires finished Willis job to-day was a nice day</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>21st Worked on Niblock job to-day gave Mary 25 cts sent a cart to Renford 2 cts</p> <p>22nd I worked on Niblock job to-day got 100 Bran &amp; 5 lbs of Gr. flax $1.70 I gave Mary 30 cts sent a letter to Byron W. McNeil acknowledging cheque for $200 on Mon 5 cts for stamps was a nice day Renford came this eve Mildred was here for dinner have left to-night $22.03 cts I got my own buggy to-night took Gibsons home</p> <p>21st Mr J.G Green paid his bill in full 2.00 I got a P.O. Box 1.00 25 cts for Key 14 cts for sending Arthurs sweater</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23rd I worked on Niblock job to-day Renford came back this eve was a nice day</p> <p>24th finished up Niblock job &amp; started Cowan job gave Mary 5.00 was a nice day Renford started in to work again to-day 10 cts for shave 8 cts for cards &amp; stamps</p> <p>25 I went with I.O.O.F. to Me Church 10 cts in morn Minnie &amp; I went to Eng. church in eve 15 6 was a lovely day</p> <p>26th I worked on Cowan job to-day went for drive in eve was a</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>nice day</p> <p>27th I wrote some letters &amp; cards 20 cts for cards &amp; stamps went for drive this eve was a lovely day have left to night 16.55 cts</p> <p>28 finished Cowan job gave Mary 5.00 was a nice day I drew out $40.00 out of Bank</p> <p>29th I went up this after-noon started Ins. on Bowie job cut 19 letters was a nice day rained a shower at noon</p> <p>30th I went up finished cutting letters on Bowie job and started Ins. on Fergusons Mr Simeon Ferguson agreed Yesterday to give me $5.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Robert M. Donovan</p> <p>1840-1914</p> <p>His wife Sarah A. Cross</p> <p>1854 -</p> <p>1877 Robert B. 1913</p> <p>1887 Nettie E. 1907</p> <p>1884 Edna O. (185)</p> <p>1893 Jean M. 1913</p> <p>Robt 1st Edna 2nd</p> <p>Nettie 3rd Jean 4th</p> <p>Monument face West</p> <p>Rob &amp; Jean on North End</p> <p>Edna first Nettie second</p> <p>May the first have left to-night 14.61 cts it was a cheque gave for Duty on the Granite I got from Third 2 cts War tax on cheque</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Bruce McNeil</p> <p>1838 - 1911</p> <p>Clark A.</p> <p>1872 - 1903</p> <p>To give S</p> <p>30th for cutting his fathers Ins. on monument was a nice day but cool spent 5 cts this eve</p> <p>May 1st it Misted rain mostly alday I got up 11 cases of Granite from Station from John Third&amp; Son. 5 cases from G.D. Mackenzie $36.75 F &amp; D. on Mackenzie and 77.70 Duty on Thirds Websters team hauled the 16 cases up in four loads this fore-noon Renford &amp; I set them all up this afternoon 10 cts for shave Renford went home this eve Jas. Galloway left wifes Ins to cut on stone at Young Mills of Marble 10 cts letter if Granite 15</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Joel Lachance Have Island for wife</p> <p>Wm Boyd for son</p> <p>Chas Lloyd for mother</p> <p>John Lee for a{illegible}</p> <p>Dr McCannon for Miss W.B. Gaskin</p> <p>Jas. Seale for Girl</p> <p>Geo. Fraser see Mrs J.B. Robins</p> <p>John Davis for Mother at B. Strick</p> <p>Chas. Bryant for mother</p> <p>David Buttler for sister Mrs Corey</p> <p>Peter Lappan for wife</p> <p>Geo. M. Wood see Mrs Geo. Ryes</p> <p>John Anglin for sister</p> <p>Major Sirtliff nee wife</p> <p>Mrs John Lasha for wife W.B.</p> <p>Frank McGivern for wife</p> <p>Michael McCarty for wife</p> <p>see Henry Marshall for Sister</p> <p>Will Kidd for father</p> <p>Jas Cowan for father</p> <p>Mrs John E Steacey for daughter</p> <p>Mrs Stratton</p> <p>Alex Clark so child</p> <p>Mrs Wm H. Byers for Mother</p> <p>Mrs Haladay</p> <p>W.B. Carroll for sister</p> <p>Mrs Jos. Case for father</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Cliffe Marker Henry White Marker</p> <p>{3 sketches of tombstones} Donald F. Root</p> <p>Warrens</p> <p>No 1320 . 225 in Royal Blue</p> <p>Guttridge Mrs. Payman and T. "</p> <p>G.A. Macdonald Clarence St</p> <p>Kingston</p> <p>Black $6.50 cost of Harvey job</p> <p>Rat $9.00 Granite</p> <p>Teaming 5.00</p> <p>cutting 11.00</p> <p>Lettering 12.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{pencil calculations}</p> <p>Thomas E. Wright</p> <p>Died July 18, 1913</p> <p>aged 59 y'rs</p> <p>Elmer L. Died Aug 27, 1893</p> <p>May 13, 1898 aged 4 y'rs</p> <p>Johny Died Jan 9, 1911</p> <p>aged 23 y'rs</p> <p>P &amp; Johny on first</p> <p>Mr Thos Abbott</p> <p>Batersea</p> <p>for Ins.</p> <p>Cross 26</p> <p>Die 5.25</p> <p>Base 15.00</p> <p>Base 5.00</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Tasker Posts for Robt Lucy</p> <p>Richey Sup. Co</p> <p>468 Kings S.W.</p> <p>Thomas E. Wright 1854- 1913</p> <p>John Bruce 68 Ferguson Ave</p> <p>Earl Scourt Toronto</p> <p>George Graham</p> <p>Died Dec 15, 1876</p> <p>aged 36 yrs 8 Mo. 192</p> <p>Charles S. Son of Geo &amp;</p> <p>Margaret J. Graham</p> <p>Died Sept 27, 1888 aged</p> <p>15 y 5 M 5 D.</p> <p>Cross 1-6 X 0-6 X 3 X 3-0 = 2.2</p> <p>Die 1-5 X 0 - 11 X 0 - 10 = 1-4</p> <p>Base 2-0 X 1 - 6 X 1 - 3 3- {illegible}</p> <p>65.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{red faux leather back cover of diary}</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c83a14145728b0c51b722222bbd6cd1a.pdf 4f737277f9c7cd6f18a09089a7ab0eb9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {very worn maroon faux leather front cover of diary} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/608dc56a08a8900c217db1044e9c2d78.pdf ddbebb4f500ec00315e5bae04710aada PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Joe Dillon 1914 1914 1st Class 2.29 2nd " " 1.89 Will Allane works In Frost & Wood factory Tues Thu. & Sat father at weigh scales Jas. McKendry 32 Division St Kingston Ont. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e2e5b7438cf69cdda77034dfb6384ca2.pdf 0d3b68e5763063700106e9ab880df82e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Fred Amos Oxbow P.O. Sask. Thomas Rowley A Valgrave Ont. Mrs Wm Mustard Died Dec 22nd 1813 aged 69 y'rs May 15th 1914 to July 22 and 1914 {upside down} 1 Base 3-2X1-6X1-3 2 " 3 - 0 X1-6X1-3 1 " 2.10X1-6X1-3 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/017e844a945587a1ef9d5e3bc18a00ac.pdf 8e3440eab149483779ff4e0cc9cdf7b2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. $10 {illegible} Day 1.00 2.90 Tues morn 2.50 afternoon <u>1.75</u> Expenses 6.05 Wed morning .50 B{illegible} 60 Wed after 10.10 2.50 Thursday 12.60 <u>2.90</u> Friday <u>15.50</u> <u>2.25</u> 17.75 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fc2639e78ef40a0beff639a4bea2e966.pdf 6ba24f164d475119454abd5f23209861 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 2 Lots in Wayburn on corner of 2nd St & Gov. Road See Mr White at Antler for stone Byron Sampson & Stewart Warren job No 175 3 sizes BBG Robert Clark Portsmouth Wm Ford Portsmouth https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/94b1da574bacdb65549cb42edaece81e.pdf f3e0e51c7391d641bd2b731117e01ce7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Harold son of G.M. & E Berry Died July 6th 1913 aged 17 'rs. Bring footstone for Mother with E.B.& one for Harold leveled top with Harold on https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1cc7d91687713be252d354a9402ca627.pdf 4ef7b7b6c6163dd38f027c5bd9725933 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 13th I got ready for a trip left home after dinner came to Town called on Elijah Jackson he agreed to give me a chance on a monument before purchasing bought a hat at R.J. De{illegible} $1.50 came out to Ross Gambles called at Mrs Wm Cockrills she agreed to give me a chance before purchasing It rained some this after-noon got to Rosses after six https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1938e273f653a8feb89c23dd87989cc1.pdf cdb88373cff45e64f7733e1999ffffa7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 14th I came out to Wm Morrises then to John Slys he gave me the job of cutting his mothers Inscription on monument and fixing one in cemetry came on to John Dancy's had dinner he agreed to give me a chance on a job when he bought went on in to California Thos John Sly agreed to buy from me later came from there to Phillipsville had tea at Miss Kennedys went over sold Mr W.B. Phelps $105 job was a nice day have to-night 12.40 cts https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/465b656f3e5237090488223d8511772a.pdf c239ca8e64880b8cd84e9a08ec1cda4f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Eliza A. Conner wife of J. Kirkwood Died Oct 3, 1913 aged 80 yrs. 4.90 Jessie Dau'r of J & E.A. Kirkood Died Dec 9 1873 <s>His wife</s> aged 3 y'rs & 5 Mo's 98 letters at 10 cts E 980 1 net post 8.00 1 footstone with JK. on 1.00 1 " " Jessie " 1.00 Total $19.80 Dated May 22nd {up side of margin} Copy of Bill to Sarah Kirkwood https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2a7d2d30aa9e83f946d8780977317ad3.pdf 1abd9abc2a4e22847e45984106551e76 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 1914 15th I paid my bill $1.50 called on Virgil Philips and Mrs Baker and Edgar Halladay on my way to Elgin had dinner at Pat Faheys 60 cts 5 cts for gum came to ross G. then to {illegible}dys for tea on to P Mustards got job of cutting Mrs Mustards name on stone came on to Tye Boys got job of cutting Mrs Kennys name on stone then to Jims stayed alnight was a nice day 16th I put my mare in with Jims worked this forenoon came home this after-noon called at H. Willoughbys and at https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9f25dbf8ab1829ceaf86ac192c647b2f.pdf 9378b708149d70b9fe63995ece7de290 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Moultons got our two sacks of papers got home a little after six was a nice day 17th we stayed around home alday was a nice day 18th I wrote to Jas. Hutcheon this morn sent three tracings we went to Town this after-noon 27 cts for brushes 3 cts for Garanabac got Ins. from Sarah Kirkwood to cut on stone was a nice day have left to-night $10.00 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/32c5b87dc01dbdbd34b87be30ca33611.pdf bfdb5f57b1e3298ed8a2d6023ffb2484 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 19th I left about eight O'Clock went up called on Mr McFadden on out to John Weirs he agreed to write me before purchasing went on out to Joe Alarie fed my horse a Cunningham's Corners 25 cts spent 8 cts for cookies could get no dinner came on over to Storrington stayed at Fred Hanleys alnight was a nice day 20th I paid them $1.00 he agreed to give me a chance before purchasing and Mr Alfred Sands did also I called at Robt Dixons sold a $258 job there https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b7d06074f70f803d8053a5edace912f7.pdf 606df649015234e9271e835a06af32db PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. was a Mr Cambell there who agreed to give me a chance before purchasing I came on by Milburn to Wm. Kirkpatrick sold him a $185.00 job had dinner came on to Battersea sold Mr Robt Boal a $125.00 Mrs Payne a set of White posts 8.00 drove out and called on Mrs Hogan got her promise to do business later went out call on John Sleeth had supper could do no business came on to John Boal stayed alnight was a lovely day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b63cca5451fd56be4caf33758a00cf23.pdf db4f40abaadd2c2c65f816206da05ce3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 20th came down to Mr Teeple he will not purchase before next winter on to M {illegible} got her promise Mr Robt Lucy ordered a set of white posts young McAlean Jr rowed me across the lake we went to call on Ferguson they were away Mr Kennedy had done his business we called on Mrs Cumpsons got an order for a set of posts $8.00 and promise of order for monument later we got back to McCleary about three O'Clock paid him 50 cts had dinner at Mrs Cumpsons came on out sold Johnny Young a $30 job there https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d8bed67139fb9661efdc0953a17caaa9.pdf 6667280987d573c1537230ed74651976 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. by Inverary & Juneberry to Brewers Mills had supper at Peter Mallinson to Alex Redmons stayed there till saturday night was a nice day 22nd cut an Ins on Kirkwoods it rained a little in after-noon 23 I cut another Ins on Kirkwood job was a nice day paid Alex in full this eve $2.00 came by town home 50 cts for 2 lbs of meat 36 cts for 2 lbs of cheese 20 cts for 2 pounds of dates got home about ten O'Clock was a nice https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5a7d0175bc746e8a8d0a03c495ab996c.pdf b3c747480631855822b5ab5faba26d77 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 24 Stayed around home alday was a nice day 25 have this morn $5.00 cts was a cloudy day with some rain morn I went fishing in after-noon got a few small fish I 26th I went down Town <s>seen Jack Leeder</s> got some Tools fixed was a nice day was a heavey rain this morn 27th I went down got cheese factory cheques cashed $20.00 had my dinner & horse fed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ac6e34225507051ac1730e8cba12ee98.pdf 5788cbe4bcc293e1da740fab71ba1d06 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. B. Shields 60 cts came on to Mrs Mary Cross then to Johnny Elliot he gave me the job of cutting his father's Ins. on Monument on to Jim Robinson for tea then to Lansdowne stayed over night at Geo. got Mare shod at Seale Bos this Morn 28 I called at Armstrong on to Wm Moultons had dinner back to Michael Slacks started Elliot Ins. stayed over night was a nice day sold Mrs Ezra {rest of page illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7b46b3200710c14fc7c93bf34818cb94.pdf 75c2070a37fc4e45190cf43dcb53cd33 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. gave Boilou 25 cts to-day 29th Finished Elliot job to-day $5.55 he paid me in full $5.50 I gave Mrs Slack $1.00 was a nice day came home this eve 30th went to Town in morn I paid N.A. Webster in full $11.00 got 100 shorts $140 got some fish bone 5 cts was a nice day Jim & Dan called in a few minutes in eve 31st stayed around home alday was a nice day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e7c8af49688bd92d900cecbfe56a0d85.pdf a4ffe99dba73400dab90a403c0bbf1af PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 1st I went to Town got 2 bags of potatoes 3.00 was a nice day gave leeder the job of filling some orders for me I finish lettering Thomson job this afternoon Mily Green Jim & wife visited this eve 2nd Minnie went to Brockville to-day Hubert stayed with me 13 cts for Banas I planted some potatoes to-day have lfet at Noon to-day 12.84 cts was a nice day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/376b8d2ec1f63769cac92a6e5f18d29b.pdf 558a5ea41929b209d6493f7d22c32201 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 3rd Minnie came back this morn I went fishing this after noon and planted some beans it rained nearly alnight 4th I went to Town worked about 7 hrs for Jack L. rained some this morn 5th I walked to Town John L & I to Rockport and raised Lynch job spent 20 cts was a nice day 6th Minnie brought me to Town $7.50 for 500 ch. Midd. to be sent up $1.70 for 100 sampson Minnie took this home I spent 10 cts to day 35 cts for https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/db1f945e2cd9d9da91a3bcf74e2153ee.pdf 25ef4b672250b3197de383cad1336e71 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. dinner Mrs Thos. Gordon paid me Sarah Kirkwood bill $19.75 cts paid my dues in C.O.F. for June & July $2.20 10 cts for corn was a nice day 7th We stayed around home alday Ross came this eve & Minnie out to Bobs G. to-night was a bad storm in night 8th Robs wife died this morn I stayed around home alday I went to meet Minnie out as far as Dowsleys {bottom line cut off} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c89a27bff663b2a7d1254b8838d90d4b.pdf f9f44e0ad55f382a5e953d3c51378612 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 10th We got ready went out to Bob this after-noon I spent 20 cts gave Minnie $5.00 Paid Balance due {illegible} Pol $3.50 11th Edith funeral was this fore-noon I gave Ross $1.50 toward Vet. Bill for mare came home came home this after-noon Minnie & children stayed 12th stayed around home alday and howed some potatoes & Corn was a nice day 13th got 2 loafs of bread 12 cts went down to cemetry finished Thomsons lettering & recut name on Seal job https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9520bde51e63dd0eff7e8a503fe9f168.pdf 56e48568e56c4862229745a5c98a8064 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. have left to-day noon $11.68 finished the Hoeing to day was a nice day 14th I left about eight to meet Minnie met her Rob & Kids at a M. O'Neils I gav Rob G. 25 cts that Minnie owed them I got some bred & buns 23 cts 2 cts for candy I helped Minnie this after-noon was a nice day 15th We stayed around home alday 6th I sent out bills to J. Stoliker Mrs J. Wilsons https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a0d0ab94a5deaa0085dccfc461d977ab.pdf 1f9e58baa525d1ed781d266e2ed87391 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Chas Pritchard a card to L. Austin sent OPD Order to Calgary for taxes on Lots 5,6,7 cost 2 cts came to Town after dinner fixed some tools left about five came down to Mrs John Cliffe had tea on to Sofh's Bryan got Ins. for monument a sure promise of Mrs John Cliffe work on to Lansdowne stayed in Hotel alnight was a nice day but cool 17th Hotel bill $1.35 came out to Finlays got Ins for Mon. on to Robt Donovans got promise of order for sure then to Wm Leath then to Sand Bay had https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a55c86fdf404d09315f38e6f507c4f2d.pdf feb2acd317aa3e7ae3976f7db06acebc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Joe Ripleys on out to Jims stayed alnight 18th I came on to Merrill Sweets got the promise of there job on to Mrs Christy Niblocks got promise of there job on to Delta had supper 65 cts got 3 tires set $1.50 on to Wm Greenems stayed alnight was a nice day 19th called on Mr Thomson got promise of his job on to Portland Dinner & horse fed 75 cts spent after noon in Portland then came to Crosby stayed at Geo {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1fce0e4533c22b086d3450cb9de50fb8.pdf ef9f7b3c54364c758b9b545a065a1b24 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 20th $20 for 2 tickets to Brockville & return have left at noon 3.43 got back at Noon to Crosby had dinner at Geo. Church I called on Mrs Jas Stout It rained a good heavy shower this after-noon I called at Mr W.T. Leggett had tea sold a $220 job if the 3 Ins gro on the new way $225 if they go on the old way came on to Burns then to Robt. Steadmans then to Wm Rowswell stayed alnight settled with Geo Church $1.50 21st Went in to Chaffeys Locks called on John Regan got his promise to nto do https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/441204cf5160ba4ddd5c35a60a0112ee.pdf 3ff0ea1bd69d07c400e18c86027a1b50 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. business till I see him again back to Elgin on out to Justice DeLongs had dinner called on Mrs Ab Delong & Lu. Mustard on to Robs G. for tea and then home 10 cts for a Doz buns I took 100 of the ch. M. of the 500 Lot from T.I. Ellis was a nice day 22 stayed around home alday 23rd We came to Town after dinner I drew $10.00 out of Bank got a Milk can at Bennett $6.00 not paid https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/07bc4f07d4fb0a21d115381fa589c76d.pdf 94888c81441de0e9f192c2e87e05b797 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. morn got a rule 20 cts some cord 10 cts 6 yds canvas $1.08 came to Robin Wright factory sold $115 job on to Johnny Spence had dinner on to cemetry started McBroom job went down stayed alnight with Henry was a nice day 25th worked on Anderson job was a nice day 26th Worked on Anderson job was a nice day 27th Worked on Anderson job was a nice day have left to-night $10.10 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5f95d4acf780975783f0837a4804422d.pdf b64feebae3ade872fe50cceba0cec280 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 28th I finished up McBroom & Anderson jobs left about five for home owe Ernest Acton for 7 meals 3 nights Lodging & 1/2 bu oats I brought up 100 of ch. Midd from T.I. Ellis on 500 Lot got 1/2 Doz oranges 1/2 Doz Lemons 50 lbs of flour $1.50 candy 10 cts was a nice day got home about nine O'Clock 29th stayed around home alday it rained some 30th I came to Town this after-noon got Dr. Bird to take some granutes out of my eyes gave him $1.00 for this and a bottle medicine https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/85ee5c5e9142c6e09b9c9021c58d6319.pdf 01c4e863a0c09822c17402ba578b363e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I owed him for 25 cts for got a perscription filled for eye save 5 cts for Borasic Acid 1 lb of Paris Green 25 cts 30th stayed around home alday it rained some July 1st I got a bull with cows to-day out of Joe Clarks pasture we went to Town this after-noon to the Celebration 75 cts to get on ground spent 20 cts it rained some this eve was a nice day 2nd I howed the corn to-day was a nice day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/532673164c5cb7461017ee7922999ea8.pdf a647387d163cb4942effdf53fdc55b5c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 3rd I worked at the potatoes to-day Minnie & Kids went out to Rob G. this after-noon was a nice day 4th I went to Town in morn drew out 12.00 sent it to C.E. Baldwin for 2 Doz Designs P.O.O. cost 10 cts 5 cts to send Minatures 4 cts for stamps sent a letter to Andy 35 cts for a cellar of orange Marmalade spent 10 cts have left at noon $4.63 I finished hoeing the potatoes to-day was a nice day 5th I stayed around home alday Minnie got back about seven brought https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e3e9de3be7ab19f8f05477863e04f38d.pdf bfe19af1a3c790e654c8f75d877806ce PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {illegible} was a nice day 6th Minnie & went to Town I got a shirt 75 cts 2 shoes on mare behind I came to Town again this after noon got 18 tools sharpened at Seale Bro's sold a set of posts to Chas. Cottora 8.00 got a pair of glases 50 cts got $10.00 out of bank 6 cts for P.C. sent one to Andy & one to Miss Hattie Dow{illegible} I got a Marker ready for Lynch job came down to Geo. for tea went on out to Lynch stayed alnight was a nice day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3773bb4c2559c351cc9b72f472b8df66.pdf 53c15f72a4cdfda77b5754cb5c498314 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 7th came to Rockport cut Ins. on Lynch job stoped at Hotel was a nice day 8th cut Ins. on Deir job paid my bill at Hotel 2.00 came to Mr Dewil Williams had supper on to Mrs Pat Kennedy stayed alnight 9th came to Mrs Firman Hutcheons she agreed to write me before purchasing on to Mallorytown 10 cts for shave back to Lansdown had dinner at Geo. 20 cts for horse feed gave Bordon 12 cts came out to Mr Robt. Donovans then to Halstead Bay cemetry had supper at M. Slacks Angus, Alex & I went for a row this eve https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5abbe79eeffa39864ea9532ee205da10.pdf f48691b0113333d267aa23da8e2fd37d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 10 & 11th I lettered Cliffe job came home this eve 55 cts for meat about 50 cts for oranges & Lemons & Banas was nice weather all week but very hot on Friday T.I. Ellis paid me what Mrs John Wilson left for me $4.30 this pays her ac. in full I paid Mrs M. Slack for board 2.00 gave young lad 5 cts 12th stayed around home alday was a nice day came out to Rob G. this eve brought Gertie & Marjorie out 13th I called on Justis DeLong at Mrs Wm Cockrill she was away Mr DeLong said he would not do business with out seeing me again came out to Sarahs had dinner went up this after noon & started Mrs {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/462f353098c173c097788bcfa8cef3af.pdf 29287a0dd7ce1fb29257f3eff3e19e07 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. inscription came back to Sarahs stayed alnight was a nice day spent 35 cts to-day 14th I finished Sly job had dinner at Jas Sherwood went out to see Mrs DeLong back to John Kearneys stayed alnight was a nice day 15th I called on Mrs C. Niblock Mrs M. Sweet ordered a $14.00 suit of clothes from Geo. Charlton came to Andys for dinner then up to Mrs Wm Cockrill sold $130 job on to John McKinley had tea at G.M Berry's got Ins for monument came on Del. Nuttall stayed alnight was a nice day gave young Perry 25 cts for a bag of oats https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6b6eaf960d2a8636b491c4a3a486494a.pdf e377cea0c44a4fe7970ade403227801d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 16th I came up to Pine Grove cemetry cut Mr Nuttall Ins. on had dinner & supper at Alex Redmonds I owe for this came over to Frank Johnstons stayed alnight was a nice day 17th got Mare shod at Albt Donaldsons an some bolts in buggy 70 cts worked on Johnston job today was a nice day 18th finished Johnston job about four paid Mrs E. Acton for my board this trip and the other $2.00 gave Gordon 25 cts got home a little after five we all went to Town I gave Minnie $5.00 I got 100 ch. Midd. $1.50 got 2 bottles of Blands Improved Iron Pills 50 cts. was a nice day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5b61578fe96a0b4c68d55fb885e21174.pdf f7f61dba0c80a8400794fe70f30f4a1b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 19th We stayed around home alday was a nice day 20th I wrote to A Mr Lou Mileckie C.E. Baldwin Mrs John Watters 6 cts for stamps Minnie gave me $3.00 & Nickel cheque for $3.65 Miss Sturdon paid me for harrows $6.50 I gave Minnie some change came to Lansdowne for dinner at Geo. on to Union cemetry worked on Grier job this after-noon & eve was a nice day 21st worked on Grier job to-day Ross Smith came down in eve left Ins. for to cut on & paid me $7.45 was a nice day 22nd have this morning {bottom line illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3e8f7de8d6878f4a323bfc99dae01b5d.pdf 7d39a7e1d2d44d1c208c1612897d3953 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Emma Allen wife of Joseph Humphrey Died Sept. 28, 1914 aged 56 y'rs https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0ce2411788cfab144b3a4b605e26773f.pdf 562ac9b40b5ec9ffe6d2b649d81ccfec PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. John G. Nuttall Died Jan 22nd 1914 aged 59 y'rs https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/82cf7fdf06d89f07e793d3d85a1fc102.pdf 8ac1e5e395135757f3b25f58be28d74e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mrs Hattie Hil Donald F. Post https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/261cb356fe53f5b7f54f4423af469ea2.pdf 6ea69fbf625589fd9e4772ebf6c5ddd7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {maroon faux alligator skin back cover of diary, with closing snap - badly worn} Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{very worn maroon faux leather front cover of diary}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Joe Dillon</p> <p></p> <p>1914 1914</p> <p>1st Class 2.29</p> <p>2nd " " 1.89</p> <p>Will Allane works In Frost &amp; Wood factory Tues Thu. &amp; Sat father at weigh scales</p> <p>Jas. McKendry</p> <p>32 Division St</p> <p>Kingston Ont.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Fred Amos</p> <p>Oxbow P.O.</p> <p>Sask.</p> <p>Thomas Rowley A</p> <p>Valgrave Ont.</p> <p>Mrs Wm Mustard</p> <p>Died Dec 22nd</p> <p>1813 aged 69 y'rs</p> <p>May 15th 1914 to</p> <p>July 22 and 1914</p> <p>{upside down}</p> <p>1 Base 3-2X1-6X1-3</p> <p>2 " 3 - 0 X1-6X1-3</p> <p>1 " 2.10X1-6X1-3</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>$10 {illegible} Day</p> <p>1.00</p> <p>2.90</p> <p>Tues morn 2.50</p> <p>afternoon 1.75</p> <p>Expenses 6.05</p> <p>Wed morning .50</p> <p>B{illegible} 60</p> <p>Wed after 10.10</p> <p>2.50</p> <p>Thursday 12.60</p> <p>2.90</p> <p>Friday 15.50</p> <p>2.25</p> <p>17.75</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>2 Lots in Wayburn on corner of 2nd St &amp; Gov. Road</p> <p>See Mr White at Antler for stone</p> <p>Byron Sampson &amp; Stewart</p> <p>Warren job No 175</p> <p>3 sizes BBG</p> <p>Robert Clark Portsmouth</p> <p>Wm Ford Portsmouth</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Harold</p> <p>son of G.M. &amp; E Berry</p> <p>Died July 6th 1913</p> <p>aged 17 'rs.</p> <p>Bring footstone for Mother</p> <p>with E.B.&amp; one for Harold leveled top with Harold on</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 13th I got ready for a trip left home after dinner came to Town called on Elijah Jackson he agreed to give me a chance on a monument before purchasing bought a hat at R.J. De{illegible} $1.50 came out to Ross Gambles called at Mrs Wm Cockrills she agreed to give me a chance before purchasing It rained some this after-noon got to Rosses after six</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>14th I came out to Wm Morrises then to John Slys he gave me the job of cutting his mothers Inscription on monument and fixing one in cemetry came on to John Dancy's had dinner he agreed to give me a chance on a job when he bought went on in to California Thos John Sly agreed to buy from me later came from there to Phillipsville had tea at Miss Kennedys went over sold Mr W.B. Phelps $105 job was a nice day have to-night 12.40 cts</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Eliza A. Conner</p> <p>wife of</p> <p>J. Kirkwood</p> <p>Died Oct 3, 1913</p> <p>aged 80 yrs. 4.90</p> <p>Jessie</p> <p>Dau'r of</p> <p>J &amp; E.A. Kirkood</p> <p>Died Dec 9 1873</p> <p>His wife</p> <p>aged 3 y'rs &amp; 5 Mo's</p> <p>98 letters at 10 cts E 980</p> <p>1 net post 8.00</p> <p>1 footstone with JK. on 1.00</p> <p>1 " " Jessie " 1.00</p> <p>Total $19.80</p> <p>Dated</p> <p>May 22nd</p> <p>{up side of margin}</p> <p>Copy of Bill to Sarah Kirkwood</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 1914</p> <p>15th I paid my bill $1.50 called on Virgil Philips and Mrs Baker and Edgar Halladay on my way to Elgin had dinner at Pat Faheys 60 cts 5 cts for gum came to ross G. then to {illegible}dys for tea on to P Mustards got job of cutting Mrs Mustards name on stone came on to Tye Boys got job of cutting Mrs Kennys name on stone then to Jims stayed alnight was a nice day</p> <p>16th I put my mare in with Jims worked this forenoon came home this after-noon called at H. Willoughbys and at</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Moultons got our two sacks of papers got home a little after six was a nice day</p> <p>17th we stayed around home alday was a nice day</p> <p>18th I wrote to Jas. Hutcheon this morn sent three tracings we went to Town this after-noon 27 cts for brushes 3 cts for Garanabac got Ins. from Sarah Kirkwood to cut on stone was a nice day have left to-night $10.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19th I left about eight O'Clock went up called on Mr McFadden on out to John Weirs he agreed to write me before purchasing went on out to Joe Alarie fed my horse a Cunningham's Corners 25 cts spent 8 cts for cookies could get no dinner came on over to Storrington stayed at Fred Hanleys alnight was a nice day</p> <p>20th I paid them $1.00 he agreed to give me a chance before purchasing and Mr Alfred Sands did also I called at Robt Dixons sold a $258 job there</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>was a Mr Cambell there who agreed to give me a chance before purchasing I came on by Milburn to Wm. Kirkpatrick sold him a $185.00 job had dinner came on to Battersea sold Mr Robt Boal a $125.00 Mrs Payne a set of White posts 8.00 drove out and called on Mrs Hogan got her promise to do business later went out call on John Sleeth had supper could do no business came on to John Boal stayed alnight was a lovely day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>20th came down to Mr Teeple he will not purchase before next winter on to M {illegible} got her promise Mr Robt Lucy ordered a set of white posts young McAlean Jr rowed me across the lake we went to call on Ferguson they were away Mr Kennedy had done his business we called on Mrs Cumpsons got an order for a set of posts $8.00 and promise of order for monument later we got back to McCleary about three O'Clock paid him 50 cts had dinner at Mrs Cumpsons came on out sold Johnny Young a $30 job there</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>by Inverary &amp; Juneberry to Brewers Mills had supper at Peter Mallinson to Alex Redmons stayed there till saturday night was a nice day</p> <p>22nd cut an Ins on Kirkwoods it rained a little in after-noon</p> <p>23 I cut another Ins on Kirkwood job was a nice day paid Alex in full this eve $2.00 came by town home 50 cts for 2 lbs of meat 36 cts for 2 lbs of cheese 20 cts for 2 pounds of dates got home about ten O'Clock was a nice</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>24 Stayed around home alday was a nice day</p> <p>25 have this morn $5.00 cts was a cloudy day with some rain morn I went fishing in after-noon got a few small fish I</p> <p>26th I went down Town seen Jack Leeder got some Tools fixed was a nice day was a heavey rain this morn</p> <p>27th I went down got cheese factory cheques cashed $20.00 had my dinner &amp; horse fed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>B. Shields 60 cts came on to Mrs Mary Cross then to Johnny Elliot he gave me the job of cutting his father's Ins. on Monument on to Jim Robinson for tea then to Lansdowne stayed over night at Geo. got Mare shod at Seale Bos this Morn</p> <p>28 I called at Armstrong on to Wm Moultons had dinner back to Michael Slacks started Elliot Ins. stayed over night was a nice day sold Mrs Ezra {rest of page illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>gave Boilou 25 cts to-day</p> <p>29th Finished Elliot job to-day $5.55 he paid me in full $5.50 I gave Mrs Slack $1.00 was a nice day came home this eve</p> <p>30th went to Town in morn I paid N.A. Webster in full $11.00 got 100 shorts $140 got some fish bone 5 cts was a nice day Jim &amp; Dan called in a few minutes in eve</p> <p>31st stayed around home alday was a nice day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 1st I went to Town got 2 bags of potatoes 3.00 was a nice day gave leeder the job of filling some orders for me I finish lettering Thomson job this afternoon Mily Green Jim &amp; wife visited this eve</p> <p>2nd Minnie went to Brockville to-day Hubert stayed with me 13 cts for Banas I planted some potatoes to-day have lfet at Noon to-day 12.84 cts was a nice day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>3rd Minnie came back this morn I went fishing this after noon and planted some beans it rained nearly alnight</p> <p>4th I went to Town worked about 7 hrs for Jack L. rained some this morn</p> <p>5th I walked to Town John L &amp; I to Rockport and raised Lynch job spent 20 cts was a nice day</p> <p>6th Minnie brought me to Town $7.50 for 500 ch. Midd. to be sent up $1.70 for 100 sampson Minnie took this home I spent 10 cts to day 35 cts for</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>dinner Mrs Thos. Gordon paid me Sarah Kirkwood bill $19.75 cts paid my dues in C.O.F. for June &amp; July $2.20 10 cts for corn was a nice day</p> <p>7th We stayed around home alday Ross came this eve &amp; Minnie out to Bobs G. to-night was a bad storm in night</p> <p>8th Robs wife died this morn I stayed around home alday</p> <p>I went to meet Minnie out as far as Dowsleys</p> <p>{bottom line cut off}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10th We got ready went out to Bob this after-noon I spent 20 cts gave Minnie $5.00 Paid Balance due {illegible} Pol $3.50</p> <p>11th Edith funeral was this fore-noon I gave Ross $1.50 toward Vet. Bill for mare came home came home this after-noon Minnie &amp; children stayed</p> <p>12th stayed around home alday and howed some potatoes &amp; Corn was a nice day</p> <p>13th got 2 loafs of bread 12 cts went down to cemetry finished Thomsons lettering &amp; recut name on Seal job</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>have left to-day noon $11.68 finished the Hoeing to day was a nice day</p> <p>14th I left about eight to meet Minnie met her Rob &amp; Kids at a M. O'Neils I gav Rob G. 25 cts that Minnie owed them I got some bred &amp; buns 23 cts 2 cts for candy I helped Minnie this after-noon was a nice day</p> <p>15th We stayed around home alday</p> <p>6th I sent out bills to J. Stoliker Mrs J. Wilsons</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Chas Pritchard a card to L. Austin sent OPD Order to Calgary for taxes on Lots 5,6,7 cost 2 cts came to Town after dinner fixed some tools left about five came down to Mrs John Cliffe had tea on to Sofh's Bryan got Ins. for monument a sure promise of Mrs John Cliffe work on to Lansdowne stayed in Hotel alnight was a nice day but cool</p> <p>17th Hotel bill $1.35 came out to Finlays got Ins for Mon. on to Robt Donovans got promise of order for sure then to Wm Leath then to Sand Bay had</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Joe Ripleys on out to Jims stayed alnight</p> <p>18th I came on to Merrill Sweets got the promise of there job on to Mrs Christy Niblocks got promise of there job on to Delta had supper 65 cts got 3 tires set $1.50 on to Wm Greenems stayed alnight was a nice day</p> <p>19th called on Mr Thomson got promise of his job on to Portland Dinner &amp; horse fed 75 cts spent after noon in Portland then came to Crosby stayed at Geo {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>20th $20 for 2 tickets to Brockville &amp; return have left at noon 3.43 got back at Noon to Crosby had dinner at Geo. Church I called on Mrs Jas Stout It rained a good heavy shower this after-noon I called at Mr W.T. Leggett had tea sold a $220 job if the 3 Ins gro on the new way $225 if they go on the old way came on to Burns then to Robt. Steadmans then to Wm Rowswell stayed alnight settled with Geo Church $1.50</p> <p>21st Went in to Chaffeys Locks called on John Regan got his promise to nto do</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>business till I see him again back to Elgin on out to Justice DeLongs had dinner called on Mrs Ab Delong &amp; Lu. Mustard on to Robs G. for tea and then home 10 cts for a Doz buns I took 100 of the ch. M. of the 500 Lot from T.I. Ellis was a nice day</p> <p>22 stayed around home alday</p> <p>23rd We came to Town after dinner I drew $10.00 out of Bank got a Milk can at Bennett $6.00 not paid</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>morn got a rule 20 cts some cord 10 cts 6 yds canvas $1.08 came to Robin Wright factory sold $115 job on to Johnny Spence had dinner on to cemetry started McBroom job went down stayed alnight with Henry was a nice day</p> <p>25th worked on Anderson job was a nice day</p> <p>26th Worked on Anderson job was a nice day</p> <p>27th Worked on Anderson job was a nice day have left to-night $10.10</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>28th I finished up McBroom &amp; Anderson jobs left about five for home owe Ernest Acton for 7 meals 3 nights Lodging &amp; 1/2 bu oats I brought up 100 of ch. Midd from T.I. Ellis on 500 Lot got 1/2 Doz oranges 1/2 Doz Lemons 50 lbs of flour $1.50 candy 10 cts was a nice day got home about nine O'Clock</p> <p>29th stayed around home alday it rained some</p> <p>30th I came to Town this after-noon got Dr. Bird to take some granutes out of my eyes gave him $1.00 for this and a bottle medicine</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I owed him for 25 cts for got a perscription filled for eye save 5 cts for Borasic Acid 1 lb of Paris Green 25 cts</p> <p>30th stayed around home alday it rained some</p> <p>July 1st I got a bull with cows to-day out of Joe Clarks pasture we went to Town this after-noon to the Celebration 75 cts to get on ground spent 20 cts it rained some this eve was a nice day</p> <p>2nd I howed the corn to-day was a nice day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>3rd I worked at the potatoes to-day Minnie &amp; Kids went out to Rob G. this after-noon was a nice day</p> <p>4th I went to Town in morn drew out 12.00 sent it to C.E. Baldwin for 2 Doz Designs P.O.O. cost 10 cts 5 cts to send Minatures 4 cts for stamps sent a letter to Andy 35 cts for a cellar of orange Marmalade spent 10 cts have left at noon $4.63 I finished hoeing the potatoes to-day was a nice day</p> <p>5th I stayed around home alday Minnie got back about seven brought</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{illegible} was a nice day</p> <p>6th Minnie &amp; went to Town I got a shirt 75 cts 2 shoes on mare behind I came to Town again this after noon got 18 tools sharpened at Seale Bro's sold a set of posts to Chas. Cottora 8.00 got a pair of glases 50 cts got $10.00 out of bank 6 cts for P.C. sent one to Andy &amp; one to Miss Hattie Dow{illegible} I got a Marker ready for Lynch job came down to Geo. for tea went on out to Lynch stayed alnight was a nice day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7th came to Rockport cut Ins. on Lynch job stoped at Hotel was a nice day</p> <p>8th cut Ins. on Deir job paid my bill at Hotel 2.00 came to Mr Dewil Williams had supper on to Mrs Pat Kennedy stayed alnight</p> <p>9th came to Mrs Firman Hutcheons she agreed to write me before purchasing on to Mallorytown 10 cts for shave back to Lansdown had dinner at Geo. 20 cts for horse feed gave Bordon 12 cts came out to Mr Robt. Donovans then to Halstead Bay cemetry had supper at M. Slacks Angus, Alex &amp; I went for a row this eve</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>10 &amp; 11th I lettered Cliffe job came home this eve 55 cts for meat about 50 cts for oranges &amp; Lemons &amp; Banas was nice weather all week but very hot on Friday T.I. Ellis paid me what Mrs John Wilson left for me $4.30 this pays her ac. in full I paid Mrs M. Slack for board 2.00 gave young lad 5 cts</p> <p>12th stayed around home alday was a nice day came out to Rob G. this eve brought Gertie &amp; Marjorie out</p> <p>13th I called on Justis DeLong at Mrs Wm Cockrill she was away Mr DeLong said he would not do business with out seeing me again came out to Sarahs had dinner went up this after noon &amp; started Mrs {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>inscription came back to Sarahs stayed alnight was a nice day spent 35 cts to-day</p> <p>14th I finished Sly job had dinner at Jas Sherwood went out to see Mrs DeLong back to John Kearneys stayed alnight was a nice day</p> <p>15th I called on Mrs C. Niblock Mrs M. Sweet ordered a $14.00 suit of clothes from Geo. Charlton came to Andys for dinner then up to Mrs Wm Cockrill sold $130 job on to John McKinley had tea at G.M Berry's got Ins for monument came on Del. Nuttall stayed alnight was a nice day gave young Perry 25 cts for a bag of oats</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>16th I came up to Pine Grove cemetry cut Mr Nuttall Ins. on had dinner &amp; supper at Alex Redmonds I owe for this came over to Frank Johnstons stayed alnight was a nice day</p> <p>17th got Mare shod at Albt Donaldsons an some bolts in buggy 70 cts worked on Johnston job today was a nice day</p> <p>18th finished Johnston job about four paid Mrs E. Acton for my board this trip and the other $2.00 gave Gordon 25 cts got home a little after five we all went to Town I gave Minnie $5.00 I got 100 ch. Midd. $1.50 got 2 bottles of Blands Improved Iron Pills 50 cts. was a nice day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19th We stayed around home alday was a nice day</p> <p>20th I wrote to A Mr Lou Mileckie C.E. Baldwin Mrs John Watters 6 cts for stamps Minnie gave me $3.00 &amp; Nickel cheque for $3.65 Miss Sturdon paid me for harrows $6.50 I gave Minnie some change came to Lansdowne for dinner at Geo. on to Union cemetry worked on Grier job this after-noon &amp; eve was a nice day</p> <p>21st worked on Grier job to-day Ross Smith came down in eve left Ins. for to cut on &amp; paid me $7.45 was a nice day</p> <p>22nd have this morning</p> <p>{bottom line illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Emma Allen</p> <p>wife of</p> <p>Joseph Humphrey</p> <p>Died Sept. 28, 1914</p> <p>aged 56 y'rs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>John G. Nuttall</p> <p>Died Jan 22nd 1914</p> <p>aged 59 y'rs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mrs Hattie Hil</p> <p>Donald F. Post</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{maroon faux alligator skin back cover of diary, with closing snap - badly worn}</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e88a85d0bc13f53b07be4a3985d1c7b0.pdf bd3287fbc6d5e65a78958c252c5ffefa PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {This may have been accidentally mislabeled by Dillon as 1912 Feb 18-April 25 and may actually be 1913. The entries are not repeats of his previous diary dated Dec 23 1911-Sept 2,1912, and there is a gap in the series: 1913 is missing. The next diary begins May 15 1914. Regardless, please transcribe the dates as Dillon has written them in the pdfs that follow. Thank you.} {black textured front cover of diary - chips and visible wear from age} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6aa636264d9f5a615f6dc8eab902cc9e.pdf 8382e6c9718169a3985d7dd817ddd3ab PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {pencil calculations} John R. tye Parliament Bld 7154 298 Berry St. W. Side Near Portage $3,300 Geo Willis 305 s St West Joseph W. Scott 134 12 Ave N. Residence 225, 14th Ave W. John Nelson 421, 13, Ave. E Thos. Roach 1003 4th St. West Wm Shaw 1536 - 13 Ave West {upside down on page} Joseph Dillon P.O. Box 257 Gananoque, Ont. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f06b6b46c7ccfad4a52df56b08e35c91.pdf 86012c87b4e5c713dee30838add5d581 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1912 Feb. 18th have this morn $15.24 cts. went up street 4 cts for putty 25 cts for writing pad 5 cts for a book is a nice bright warm Left Marys watch to get fixed at Mr G.N. Asselstine got a crystal on mine bought a ticket for Bethel tea meeting 40 cts was a nice day Feb 19th I wrote a lot of letters Thos. I. Ellis paid me John Dundon's accoutn $5.70 I went to church in eve 10 cts was a nice day have left to-night $20.00 20th I wrote mostly all the forenoon mailed 31 letters 60 cts for stamps 50 cts for 1/2 bu wheat https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/38a2a4a9ffb4fd354e7124cac7ed84f1.pdf ed3eb03f7052e6fc0a8f82f7dab8d708 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. gave Mary $5.00 to-day 35 cts for 1/2 bu. corn I sold R. Moulton R. Mr Brown's buggie $75.00 to be paid for in about two weeks Mildres was here for dinner Chris Pelow paid me in full to-day $2.90 we were out to Freeman Moore's a while this eve have left to-night $16.55 cts was a lovely day 21st I mailed 6 letter this fore-noon 6 cts for stamps wrote 5 this after-noon and mailed them Josh Abrams paid me to-day $3.80 Billy & Almeda came back to-day was here for tea I went to Lodge this eve 25 cts for canned salmon to-day have left to-night #19.54 was a nice warm day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2344ddcbb3d8c5cad9f481f2433f4dda.pdf d5f2e1db5b6f3be0c8763d37a2eed76d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 22nd I got meat twice to-day 43 cts I gave Mary $2.00 stanley Winborne paid me in full to-day $2.90 5 cts for candy Billy Denny paid me the $5.00 he owed me to-day Billy & Almeda were here alday have left to-night 24.44 cts It hailed & snowed a little alday it snowed mostly allday 23rd Billy & Almeda were here alday had supper at Mrs White's I went to church in eve 20 cts was a nice day This is only the third day sleighing we have had this winter 24th I gave Mary 50 cts 25 cts for meat Dan McConnell was here for dinner Bill & Almeda went out to Mustard https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/13822030ef9fddb5be0656f10db41547.pdf be5a93becd642e24ccbd4d1344341ad3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. to-day I came out with Dan stayed at Mothers to-night was a lovely day 25th I went to Lyndhurst with Jim twice to-day was a nice day 26th I took Jims colt & cutter came over to R. Gambles for dinner on to R Moultons for tea stayed to-night it started to snow this eve have left to night 23.49 was a lovely day 27th Rob paid me for buggy $74.00 I came to Town paid Mrs R. McBroom for buggy to-day 73.00 T.I. Ellis paid me Wm Hutcheons account https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/90dd2d78e6177b2ebe0d52ad9ba72bc0.pdf f3780d286db4dc0c2172e101951d7846 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1.00 on Jas Davis Ac. & paid Michael Dundons got my Blue coat & vest $1.00 for cleaning & pressing was a nice day left my horse at J. Rogers feed stable 25 cts for 20 lbs oats 28th got a pair of pants $2.00 Marys watch $1.25 for cleaning & repairing I wrote to Int Stackford Col L.C. Prince, Jasen Trickey, Eddie Scott paid me $10.00 on his Ac. Jack Leeder & I had a settlement found he owes me $45.00 got ready came out home paid Jas. Rogers 75 cts for horse feed it snowed some to-day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0dd828a5a92e055fd0b80eac2880c338.pdf 14d5aad6eafb9c92a504993d1c37d147 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 1st have this morn 51.29 cts Jim & Patience went to Smith Falls To-day I took them to Lynhurst with colt it snowed nearly alday Mother Mary Dora Hubert & I spent eve over to Jacob's I split some wood to-day Mar 2nd stayed around home alday was over to Chas. P. a while in eve was a blustery day 3rd I split some wood done the chores Mary Dora Hubert & I spent eve & had tea at Frank Tyes It snowed some to-day 4th I took Mary Dory & Hubert over to Ross G. came on to https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8870c7f6466276eaa3783a6788fd5389.pdf c007518c286f4cff9295adfa24024e62 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Lyndhurst Jim & Patience came home with me was a nice day 5th Mother and I came down to Uncle Ben Scotts had dinner on out to Uncle Wm Stayed over night was a nice day 6th We came over to Uncle Geo's this after-noon stayed for tea came to Uncle Joshua stayed alnight It was a stormy blustery day & very cold 7th We came to Fred Howe's this after noon Stella & I drove back to Uncle Billys stayed at Freds to-night we came to Addison I spent 30 cts was a cold day 8th We came up to alf Scotts for dinner Stella came with https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e45358491330294e2ee771ed54d289b9.pdf f9a1b9bb360ccfaaedc252e3ac3b7fb8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. us we got to Jim's about six was a cold day 9th I came over to Ross G. this fore-noon had dinner Mary Dora Hubert & I came to Rob Moultons this after-noon stayed alnight It snowed & rained this fore-noon Jim paid me the $2.00 he owed me 10th We came to Town this fore-noon 6 cts for berad 5 cts for buns got 1 bu of oats 40 cts Mr. T.I Ellis paid me $8.75 on accounts got a letter from Robin Wright with cheque for $9.80 I came out to Jim's this eve was a nice day 40 cts for horse feed. 11th Jim, Patience, Stella & I came to Town this morn https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e4edf60e5a749547a50f945148d310d5.pdf 90040094f866ba64a0a818e2b3abddf4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 30 cts for meat 50 cts for horse feed spent 15 cts. They went home this after-noon was a lovely day I went to Lansdowne this eve in Load to I.O.O.F Lodge Dr. O'Conner paid me the full To-day $175 I lent Thos I Ellis $4.00 Rob Gamble came in this eve <s>12th</s> 12th Rob went home this after-noon 25 cts for meat to-day spent 20 cts <s>have left this afternoon</s> got & Express order cashed $1.85 lent Rob. Gamble $5.00 have left at half past four 53.98 cts got a pail of syrup 30 cts was a lovely day This was the last day of sleighing 13th Mr Chas H. Cross paid his bill in full to-day $9.85 I put $69.80 cts in T. Bank this includes a cheque for $9.80 for Robin Wright I staid at T.I. Ellis store to-day while he was at {bottom of page cut off} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/badc88cc4e227d39af0f90738435d0dd.pdf d7f2f3411d927a87e1b0b077015530e9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mr. T.I. Ellis paid me $4.00 he owed me 14th have left this morn $7.50 John Elder paid his bill $15.15 I paid balance due W.A. Robinson on Account $1.72 was a nice day I went to church this eve 25 cts for stamps 5 cts for post cards a card to D.D. Donovan 2# beans 12 cts 15 I wrote Jos. Gainford David Patterson W.T. McBroom A Dillon Henry Heasler paid me in full to-day $45.75 25 cts for worm powder have left at Noon 66.36 Abe Street paid me in full to-day $10.70 I put $70.00 in the bank 35 cts for gin 5 cts for 1 oz spearmint I wrote to <s>Joe Gainford</s> Dr Butterfield https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c2c419267785b83b76ba37d2090d2a39.pdf 47f86ba68ba0cdf8e514c453099b83fa PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. we all went to show to-night 20 cts It rained some to-day 10 cts for chocolate 15th I went to church in morn & eve 40 cts got 5 cts from Mary It turn cold in the night & has been a cold day 17th I have this morn $6.00 got som stuff to make a design case $1.25 got 1 lb of Meat 15 cts was a nice day but cold I went to church in eve 5 cts for candy 18th got 1 lb of meat 18 cts made a design case 35 cts to W.J. Gibson for sewing it was a nice day 19th Was a lovely day 15 cts for meat have left to-night $3.88 20th Thos. Marshall paid his account in full $1.45 Ins. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/547aa9e2cd2500f87e75161fa7333f17.pdf 766ca23fff26481f74f80b23ab439abd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Robinson paid me in full 95 cts Jos. Boyle paid his account in full 75 cts Geo. Hill paid his account in full $3.70 got 1 lb of Mutton 15 cts was a lovely day have have left to-night $10.48 cts. 21st I sold Jas Taylor & Son horse to Wm S. Bedard Mr Taylor gave me $14.00 and is to give me one ton of chesnut coal to be sent to-morrow Jim & Estella Scott were in for dinner Jim bought Geo. Gibsons cow for $40.00 I am to give Geo. credit for $40 on the building he purchased from me last spring Jim paid me $30.00 on cow owes me $10.00 yet I spent 40 cts to-day Jas Blackhurst https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9efde731d9dc009e0c7c8f6cf73e67e7.pdf fd2361109158daf8f3a06eb398d415e4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. paid me in full to-day <s>have left at seven O'Clock cts</s> I paid for Jims horse feed 25 I <s>paid</s> went to church 10 cts was a windy day with some rain & turned cold toward evening Andrew Dillon Died to-day 22nd Peter Sherbinau paid me in full this morn $14.15 cts W.G. Rogers paid me in full $72.21 I put this and $27.35 in Toronto Bank I wrote to V.M.Co. Dr Elliot Father Kehoe 1 cts for stamp have left at Noon $41.92 cts this after-noon Dennis Latimer Paid me in full $4.30 Jas Davis $1.90 R Jacques $2.80 J.E. Cunningham $1.50 David Briggs $1.10 W.J. Gibson $2.18 gave 10 cts to Salvation Army 15 cts for meat 5 cts for cigarettes 5 cts for candy was a cold windy day have left to-night $54.85 cts I also paid Levi Williams 25 cts for a load of earth he broke braces of pump taking it in Clark Taylor sent me 1 ton of coald on house deal https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/33986c4475fdbd87b9d725110e41cf61.pdf dd782f7ebfe0efa5157ab53457148074 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 23rd I went to Comm this Morn 25 cts and to church in eve 25 cts it rained some to-night 24th I have this morn $54.10 I paid Bennetts bill $6.70 This was Nuttall & Dillon account for fixing furnace pipes in flour and feed store last December paid my C.O.F. dues for Feb Mar. Apr. May $4.40 M. O'Connor paid me in full $2.00 I gave Will Meggs $6.00 for 6 Mos Ins. on $1000 got 1 lb of Meat 18 cts have left at Noon $37.27 I got a horse & rig from N Webster went down called on Wm & Joel Webb Mrs Mann Cross on out to Ed. Earls stayed alnight It rained to-night and this fore-noon 5 cts for a receipt book 1 cts for gum https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a4e9683ffc62d2ddc1afec7b482cdfbd.pdf 5562a4016a11fa4fc28960f71ea9d182 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 25th I stayed at Ed Earls till after three it rained mostly all day came out to Jasen Trickeys got a cheque for $8.40 cts came on to Wm Moulton's stayed alnight it rained to-night was a bad sleet storm 26th I went over to Ed Earls this morn got 3 Gal. Syrup $3.30 for syrup & can came to Lansdowne 25 cts for horse feed 25 cts for shoe on horse got home about three It rained a lot to-day I have left to-night 33.36 27th I got a book of stamps 25cts wrote a lot of letters got 1 lb of meat 18 cts paid Jos Belfie in full $3.00 was a very stormy day T.I.Ellis gave me $2.70 on John E. Steacys account Paid N.A. Webster in full to date $2.75 got a sack fine salt 10 cts. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bcbc3ee2d3d48c5f9721e57c42522cb1.pdf 8c30267ee552e4c2cdb1380426556d96 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 28th I wrote some letters 11 cts for post cards I sent them all Jacob was down for dinner I lent him $2.00 paid a meat bill to T. Harris in full $1.69 15 cts for 1 lb to-day I got a rig from David Lloyd drove out to John Bennett this eve I owe Dave $1.00 got some sodering done on syrup can 5 cts a leather for pump 10 cts have left to-night 25.66 cts 29th Will Heasler settled his account by note Joe Dempster paid his account $4.55 Fred McDonald paid his $1.65 Mr. T.I. Ellis paid me $12.00 that W.J.McBroom owed me for bags Rob & Edith were in for dinner I sold my house Lot Writing desk & stove to https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f90c8d149e08b0786a8d9075883325b9.pdf 7e1ac8fa0604f1899e33247078b9b7ff PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. John Bennett for $1650 received cheque for $50 to-day me to get the balance April 1st 25 cts for meat 15 cts for oranges I wrote to Morrice DeLong this morn Rob Gamble paid me %5.00 he owed me 5 cts to S.S. Army I gave Mary $2.00 for Grocerys $1.44 have left to-night 43.97 I paid Dave Lloyd $1.00 30th I stayed around the house alday Mary went to church this eve was a nice day gave 20 cts 31st I put Bennett cheque for $50.00 in Toronto Bank & $25.00 cash and I put Jasen Trickey cheque for $8.40 & Father Kehoe's for $0.35 in Merchants bank Mrs Nelson paid me in full $7.45 This 8.40 from Mr Trickey I am to give Jack Leeder credit for it on his comm. 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Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{This may have been accidentally mislabeled by Dillon as 1912 Feb 18-April 25 and may actually be 1913. The entries are not repeats of his previous diary dated Dec 23 1911-Sept 2,1912, and there is a gap in the series: 1913 is missing. The next diary begins May 15 1914. Regardless, please transcribe the dates as Dillon has written them in the pdfs that follow. Thank you.}</p> <p>{black textured front cover of diary - chips and visible wear from age}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{pencil calculations}</p> <p>John R. tye</p> <p>Parliament Bld 7154</p> <p>298 Berry St. W. Side</p> <p>Near Portage $3,300</p> <p>Geo Willis 305 s St West</p> <p>Joseph W. Scott 134 12 Ave N.</p> <p>Residence 225, 14th Ave W.</p> <p>John Nelson 421, 13, Ave. E</p> <p>Thos. Roach 1003</p> <p>4th St. West</p> <p>Wm Shaw 1536 - 13 Ave West</p> <p>{upside down on page}</p> <p>Joseph Dillon P.O. Box 257</p> <p>Gananoque, Ont.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1912</p> <p>Feb. 18th have this morn $15.24 cts. went up street 4 cts for putty 25 cts for writing pad 5 cts for a book is a nice bright warm Left Marys watch to get fixed at Mr G.N. Asselstine got a crystal on mine bought a ticket for Bethel tea meeting 40 cts was a nice day</p> <p>Feb 19th I wrote a lot of letters Thos. I. Ellis paid me John Dundon's accoutn $5.70 I went to church in eve 10 cts was a nice day have left to-night $20.00</p> <p>20th I wrote mostly all the forenoon mailed 31 letters 60 cts for stamps 50 cts for 1/2 bu wheat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>gave Mary $5.00 to-day</p> <p>35 cts for 1/2 bu. corn I sold R. Moulton R. Mr Brown's buggie $75.00 to be paid for in about two weeks Mildres was here for dinner Chris Pelow paid me in full to-day $2.90 we were out to Freeman Moore's a while this eve have left to-night $16.55 cts was a lovely day</p> <p>21st I mailed 6 letter this fore-noon 6 cts for stamps wrote 5 this after-noon and mailed them Josh Abrams paid me to-day $3.80 Billy &amp; Almeda came back to-day was here for tea I went to Lodge this eve 25 cts for canned salmon to-day have left to-night #19.54 was a nice warm day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>22nd I got meat twice to-day 43 cts I gave Mary $2.00 stanley Winborne paid me in full to-day $2.90 5 cts for candy Billy Denny paid me the $5.00 he owed me to-day Billy &amp; Almeda were here alday have left to-night 24.44 cts It hailed &amp; snowed a little alday it snowed mostly allday</p> <p>23rd Billy &amp; Almeda were here alday had supper at Mrs White's I went to church in eve 20 cts was a nice day This is only the third day sleighing we have had this winter</p> <p>24th I gave Mary 50 cts 25 cts for meat Dan McConnell was here for dinner Bill &amp; Almeda went out to Mustard</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to-day I came out with Dan stayed at Mothers to-night was a lovely day</p> <p>25th I went to Lyndhurst with Jim twice to-day was a nice day</p> <p>26th I took Jims colt &amp; cutter came over to R. Gambles for dinner on to R Moultons for tea stayed to-night it started to snow this eve have left to night 23.49 was a lovely day</p> <p>27th Rob paid me for buggy $74.00 I came to Town paid Mrs R. McBroom for buggy to-day 73.00 T.I. Ellis paid me Wm Hutcheons account</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1.00 on Jas Davis Ac. &amp; paid Michael Dundons got my Blue coat &amp; vest $1.00 for cleaning &amp; pressing was a nice day left my horse at J. Rogers feed stable 25 cts for 20 lbs oats</p> <p>28th got a pair of pants $2.00 Marys watch $1.25 for cleaning &amp; repairing I wrote to Int Stackford Col L.C. Prince, Jasen Trickey, Eddie Scott paid me $10.00 on his Ac. Jack Leeder &amp; I had a settlement found he owes me $45.00 got ready came out home paid Jas. Rogers 75 cts for horse feed it snowed some to-day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 1st have this morn 51.29 cts Jim &amp; Patience went to Smith Falls To-day I took them to Lynhurst with colt it snowed nearly alday Mother Mary Dora Hubert &amp; I spent eve over to Jacob's I split some wood to-day</p> <p>Mar 2nd stayed around home alday was over to Chas. P. a while in eve was a blustery day</p> <p>3rd I split some wood done the chores Mary Dora Hubert &amp; I spent eve &amp; had tea at Frank Tyes It snowed some to-day</p> <p>4th I took Mary Dory &amp; Hubert over to Ross G. came on to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Lyndhurst Jim &amp; Patience came home with me was a nice day</p> <p>5th Mother and I came down to Uncle Ben Scotts had dinner on out to Uncle Wm Stayed over night was a nice day</p> <p>6th We came over to Uncle Geo's this after-noon stayed for tea came to Uncle Joshua stayed alnight It was a stormy blustery day &amp; very cold</p> <p>7th We came to Fred Howe's this after noon Stella &amp; I drove back to Uncle Billys stayed at Freds to-night we came to Addison I spent 30 cts was a cold day</p> <p>8th We came up to alf Scotts for dinner Stella came with</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>us we got to Jim's about six was a cold day</p> <p>9th I came over to Ross G. this fore-noon had dinner Mary Dora Hubert &amp; I came to Rob Moultons this after-noon stayed alnight It snowed &amp; rained this fore-noon Jim paid me the $2.00 he owed me</p> <p>10th We came to Town this fore-noon 6 cts for berad 5 cts for buns got 1 bu of oats 40 cts Mr. T.I Ellis paid me $8.75 on accounts got a letter from Robin Wright with cheque for $9.80 I came out to Jim's this eve was a nice day 40 cts for horse feed.</p> <p>11th Jim, Patience, Stella &amp; I came to Town this morn</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30 cts for meat 50 cts for horse feed spent 15 cts. They went home this after-noon was a lovely day I went to Lansdowne this eve in Load to I.O.O.F Lodge Dr. O'Conner paid me the full To-day $175 I lent Thos I Ellis $4.00 Rob Gamble came in this eve</p> <p>12th</p> <p>12th Rob went home this after-noon 25 cts for meat to-day spent 20 cts have left this afternoon got &amp; Express order cashed $1.85 lent Rob. Gamble $5.00 have left at half past four 53.98 cts got a pail of syrup 30 cts was a lovely day This was the last day of sleighing</p> <p>13th Mr Chas H. Cross paid his bill in full to-day $9.85 I put $69.80 cts in T. Bank this includes a cheque for $9.80 for Robin Wright I staid at T.I. Ellis store to-day while he was at {bottom of page cut off}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr. T.I. Ellis paid me $4.00 he owed me</p> <p>14th have left this morn $7.50 John Elder paid his bill $15.15 I paid balance due W.A. Robinson on Account $1.72 was a nice day I went to church this eve 25 cts for stamps 5 cts for post cards a card to D.D. Donovan 2# beans 12 cts</p> <p>15 I wrote Jos. Gainford David Patterson W.T. McBroom A Dillon Henry Heasler paid me in full to-day $45.75 25 cts for worm powder have left at Noon 66.36 Abe Street paid me in full to-day $10.70 I put $70.00 in the bank 35 cts for gin 5 cts for 1 oz spearmint I wrote to Joe Gainford Dr Butterfield</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>we all went to show to-night 20 cts It rained some to-day 10 cts for chocolate</p> <p>15th I went to church in morn &amp; eve 40 cts got 5 cts from Mary It turn cold in the night &amp; has been a cold day</p> <p>17th I have this morn $6.00 got som stuff to make a design case $1.25 got 1 lb of Meat 15 cts was a nice day but cold I went to church in eve 5 cts for candy</p> <p>18th got 1 lb of meat 18 cts made a design case 35 cts to W.J. Gibson for sewing it was a nice day</p> <p>19th Was a lovely day 15 cts for meat have left to-night $3.88</p> <p>20th Thos. Marshall paid his account in full $1.45 Ins.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Robinson paid me in full 95 cts Jos. Boyle paid his account in full 75 cts Geo. Hill paid his account in full $3.70 got 1 lb of Mutton 15 cts was a lovely day have have left to-night $10.48 cts.</p> <p>21st I sold Jas Taylor &amp; Son horse to Wm S. Bedard Mr Taylor gave me $14.00 and is to give me one ton of chesnut coal to be sent to-morrow Jim &amp; Estella Scott were in for dinner Jim bought Geo. Gibsons cow for $40.00 I am to give Geo. credit for $40 on the building he purchased from me last spring Jim paid me $30.00 on cow owes me $10.00 yet I spent 40 cts to-day Jas Blackhurst</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>paid me in full to-day have left at seven O'Clock cts I paid for Jims horse feed 25 I paid went to church 10 cts was a windy day with some rain &amp; turned cold toward evening Andrew Dillon Died to-day</p> <p>22nd Peter Sherbinau paid me in full this morn $14.15 cts W.G. Rogers paid me in full $72.21 I put this and $27.35 in Toronto Bank I wrote to V.M.Co. Dr Elliot Father Kehoe 1 cts for stamp have left at Noon $41.92 cts this after-noon Dennis Latimer Paid me in full $4.30 Jas Davis $1.90 R Jacques $2.80 J.E. Cunningham $1.50 David Briggs $1.10 W.J. Gibson $2.18 gave 10 cts to Salvation Army 15 cts for meat 5 cts for cigarettes 5 cts for candy was a cold windy day have left to-night $54.85 cts I also paid Levi Williams 25 cts for a load of earth he broke braces of pump taking it in Clark Taylor sent me 1 ton of coald on house deal</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23rd I went to Comm this Morn 25 cts and to church in eve 25 cts it rained some to-night</p> <p>24th I have this morn $54.10 I paid Bennetts bill $6.70 This was Nuttall &amp; Dillon account for fixing furnace pipes in flour and feed store last December paid my C.O.F. dues for Feb Mar. Apr. May $4.40 M. O'Connor paid me in full $2.00 I gave Will Meggs $6.00 for 6 Mos Ins. on $1000 got 1 lb of Meat 18 cts have left at Noon $37.27 I got a horse &amp; rig from N Webster went down called on Wm &amp; Joel Webb Mrs Mann Cross on out to Ed. Earls stayed alnight It rained to-night and this fore-noon 5 cts for a receipt book 1 cts for gum</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>25th I stayed at Ed Earls till after three it rained mostly all day came out to Jasen Trickeys got a cheque for $8.40 cts came on to Wm Moulton's stayed alnight it rained to-night was a bad sleet storm</p> <p>26th I went over to Ed Earls this morn got 3 Gal. Syrup $3.30 for syrup &amp; can came to Lansdowne 25 cts for horse feed 25 cts for shoe on horse got home about three It rained a lot to-day I have left to-night 33.36</p> <p>27th I got a book of stamps 25cts wrote a lot of letters got 1 lb of meat 18 cts paid Jos Belfie in full $3.00 was a very stormy day T.I.Ellis gave me $2.70 on John E. Steacys account Paid N.A. Webster in full to date $2.75 got a sack fine salt 10 cts.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>28th I wrote some letters 11 cts for post cards I sent them all Jacob was down for dinner I lent him $2.00 paid a meat bill to T. Harris in full $1.69 15 cts for 1 lb to-day I got a rig from David Lloyd drove out to John Bennett this eve I owe Dave $1.00 got some sodering done on syrup can 5 cts a leather for pump 10 cts have left to-night 25.66 cts</p> <p>29th Will Heasler settled his account by note Joe Dempster paid his account $4.55 Fred McDonald paid his $1.65 Mr. T.I. Ellis paid me $12.00 that W.J.McBroom owed me for bags Rob &amp; Edith were in for dinner I sold my house Lot Writing desk &amp; stove to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>John Bennett for $1650 received cheque for $50 to-day me to get the balance April 1st 25 cts for meat 15 cts for oranges I wrote to Morrice DeLong this morn Rob Gamble paid me %5.00 he owed me 5 cts to S.S. Army I gave Mary $2.00 for Grocerys $1.44 have left to-night 43.97 I paid Dave Lloyd $1.00</p> <p>30th I stayed around the house alday Mary went to church this eve was a nice day gave 20 cts</p> <p>31st I put Bennett cheque for $50.00 in Toronto Bank &amp; $25.00 cash and I put Jasen Trickey cheque for $8.40 &amp; Father Kehoe's for $0.35 in Merchants bank Mrs Nelson paid me in full $7.45 This 8.40 from Mr Trickey I am to give Jack Leeder credit for it on his comm. I got a rig from Dave Lloyd came out to Jacob Dillon's</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/52073864932cc1e2c39adcd7e380a898.pdf 50b9f3e4e335eb30f70f8f3e003f7433 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === MOJAK === == EXERCISE BOOK == FOR === PEN OR PENCIL === https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1f0c39a0e1f50993a8d70c07ae1e650c.pdf b33bec996eaabdbfcab9e0c78567b0a8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday November 16th 1925. I got up at five this morning and milked before day light so as to get a good start. I had to get some wood for Marj. before leaving so sawed up a couple of rails from the road fence and also the old apple tree that they cut down in front of the school house and which I lugged over here yesterday. I told Marj. if she ran out of wood to put coal on which she did before running short of wood and which was a good thing as the wind is cold to-night. I got over home in fairly good time and Dad. told me Niel had been in and offered him his price for Elgitha $65.00 saying as usual that he wouldn't make a cent on her but they had room for her in the car so wanted her. I went back to the gully and drove her up to the barn and then Dad. and I led her down to the car. We didn't have any trouble with her, poor old girl, it wasn't like the time we led her home from the same place. We weighed her and she surprised us by only weighing 1440 as we thought she would weigh more but she is old and not fat for her. I had to go up town to get some stuff and Dad went to Aunty's to wait for me. I asked him what he wanted of Elgithas price for boarding her and he said if I would get him a plug of Old Virginia at https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c053bb42abc828f0329de9b58c4ed326.pdf 8c5b68267917efd5def477f70839e16e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Henderson's, he would be satisfied so I got him four half pound plugs. I paid up two or three small accounts around town as I felt mighty affluent when I stuffed $65.00 into my pocket after having been broke or nearly so for so long. When I finally got down to Auntys it was after twelve and Dad. was having dinner with them so I sat right down too. Frank was alone for dinner at home as Enah was down helping her father straighten up the house. Dad. and I came back to the farm right after dinner and bagged up a small grist and then caught 12 of Tim's ducks and put them in bags and took them up to Jack McBrides. They averaged 8 1/2 lbs apiece and Jack paid 16 cts a pound for them. I got home just before dark and spent the evening reading a LIbrary book called "The Sport of Fate" which I borrowed from Aunty Alice. Cloudy & strong cold north west wind, getting colder to-night. I noticed this morning before day light that I could see the reflection of the East End light every time it flashed quite plainly I never noticed it before from out here but it was very cloudy, so I suppose that accounted for it I had Harry B. out of bed looking at it and he seemed quite interested. Dad. had another letter from Mr Parks, very cheerful. He hopes the end of the month to settle things Tuesday November 17th I spent the fore noon doing chores and odd jobs. I shut my calf up in the shed as she has been determined lately to pasture off the wheat. I made her an oat box and gave her some but I don't think she ate them. One fool trick I did was to put the cream down at the road forgetting that this was not Charlies hauling day although he has been going on Wednesdays now for several weeks. Trum. took it down to the corner so I had to go after it. This after noon I went over to Cam's sale. There was a good crowd there but they were slow selling things Dunning had an understudy with him and he sold a lot of the junk but he was pretty poor at it. I bought a cracked iron frying pan which I had an idea Marj. wanted for a quarter and the corn planter which is a different model and better than the ordinary ones for fifty cents, and that was the extent of my purchases, but Dad. bought the hog rack and waggon box which is some of John Wesses manufacture so therefore the best. I nearly froze standing around so came home before every thing was sold. Roy Dell came with the bread while I was in here getting warm and what was very strange for him was in a very talkative mood and regaled us with old https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e5a7d5bcc5064206de15126e0bee68f4.pdf 256d9951066ceeafe737129d0dd1d62d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. dinner, which was the best insurance for a happy birthday all round that we could think of. They sent her out a doll by me yesterday and so we gave it to her at breakfast, and she was certainly tickled with it. Poor old Harry B. had a terrible craving for it but realizing that his usual "Might is Right" principle would be less than ever tolerated on Gay's birthday he didn't take it by force but resorted to all manner of coaxing to which Gay was impervious <s>to it</s> as she was to Marj's suggestions that maybe the baby would like her daddy to hold her for awhile. I drove down just before dinner and brought Aunty & Aunty Alice out. We had a regular birthday dinner with a cake and two burning candles in it. This after noon I took a bag of clothes over to the school house as Mabel had asked Marj. for some to give to a poverty stricken English woman back at Townsend Centre. On my way back I encountered Tupper who had got the grader while I was down town and was dragging the road. He is the new foreman. He kept me talking for quite awhile and then I threw the furrows out of some of the ditches I ploughed out yesterday. I drove Aunty & Aunty Alice back about four and went up to Dr. Cook's and got Marj. another bottle of medicine. Mild but cloudy. <table> <tr> <td>Canadian</td> <td></td> <td>First round</td> <td>second round</td> <td>Total</td> <td>placing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Sifton</td> <td>Pericles</td> <td>11</td> <td>7</td> <td>18</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Capt. Berteau</td> <td>Bucephalus</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>7</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lieut. Bruce King</td> <td>Montreal</td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td</td> <td>Total</td> <td>25</td> <td>15</td> <td>40</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>American</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Capt. Waters</td> <td>Jack Snipe</td> <td>8</td> <td>5</td> <td>13</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Capt Pierce</td> <td>Dick</td> <td>9</td> <td>10</td> <td>19</td> <td>12</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Capt. Carpenter</td> <td>Miss America</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Total</td> <td>20</td> <td>17</td> <td>37</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>French</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Capt. de Laissardiere</td> <td>Harris</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lieut. Clave</td> <td>The Doctor</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lieut. X. Bizard</td> <td>Pantin.</td> <td>1</td> <td>5½</td> <td>6½ </td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Total</td> <td>5</td> <td>12½</td> <td>17½</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Belgian</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Figaro</td> <td>2½</td> <td>7</td> <td>9½</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lieut. de Brabandere</td> <td>Acrobate.</td> <td>½</td> <td>-</td> <td>½</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lieut. de Breuls</td> <td>As de Pique.</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> </tr> </tr> <td></td> <td>Total</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td></td> </tr> <table> International jumping contest at Royal Winter Fair, Toronto. 1925. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/01e96265b17088dea43626fe24da33bf.pdf 85d47d1d652832c9aff3cfb59e8b9b9f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday November 21st I spent a good part of the morning doing chores and went out to throw some more furrows out of the ditches in the corn stubble but ran across Art Quanbury who was cleaning out a ditch on the road and he talked so long that I didn't get much done before dinner. After dinner I rocked the Niblets for an hour in a vain effort to put him to sleep and then went out and made some strike outs in the corn stubble. It was a most discouraging job as the ground was so soft that it offered no resistance and I had to stop every few feet to take grass roots of the coulter's shear. In the wettest places, the horses had to just flounder through and with Queen so quick & Belle so slow and lame it was an impossibility for me to set up pretty crowns even if I was able to do it under favourable conditions, however I got nearly halfway across the field and I am hoping they will let some of the surplus water get away. Beautiful day clear & mild, strong wind. Sunday November 22nd We were late getting around this morning and didn't do much but odd jobs & chores. I lay around and read for awhile and went over and s<s>p</s>wept out the school house. It was a very gloomy sort of day with a cold https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9bcf59e0859ff09de4dfe609a84dea2a.pdf 2a91ba0f1389f9d27a7af026604f82c6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. wind and occasional snow flurries, but about three o'clock it seemed to clear up a little and as I wanted to go over home to get a bag of oats Marj. bundled the kids up and we all drove over. We were there for about an hour as Enah was giving Marj. some old clothes that she thought might be useful and some stuff that Miss Newell gave her to give Marj. It was beautiful new goods to make a dressing gown. It was nearly dark when we started for home and was beginning to snow. When we turned north, it was snowing hard and was striking us with very uncomfortable force almost full in the face. Harry B who was sitting down in the front couldn't or wouldn't put his head down to escape it but held it up and wailed dismally all the way home. Gay on my lap had her face turned away from the storm but she howled too in sympathy with Harry B, so we made a merry party. The baby was well covered up in Marj's arms so went to sleep. Marj. told Harry B made up stories about himself and the rabbits at the top of her voice to pacify him but with indifferent success, however we were none the worse Monday November 23rd Every thing was frozen tight this morning and the ground covered with snow so I didn't try to do any ploughing, but spent most of the time fixing up the chicken houses so that I could shut the chickens up. I shut the ones that roost in the little pen by the gate in before they got out this morning and I coaxed most of the remaining ones into the long pen with feed and shut them in and to-night I caught a few of the pullets that didn't go in this morning and some of the leghorns. I sorted out all the leghorns I could find and put them in the colony house which I had put straw into. I picked up a few cider apples this afternoon. Wilbur came up to see what I wanted to do with the bull. He says he is no better feeder than ever so he thinks and I agreed with him that the best thing to do is to kill him for home consumption but I thought it was a little early in the season to have much meat on hand as it may turn mild again, so Wilbur said to let him go for a week and see what happened Sunny this fore noon but cloudy this after noon with cold north west wind all day & freezing to-night. We sat up till twelve o'clock to-night and finished reading "The Talisman aloud & Marj. made a dressing gown for Harry B. out of the goods Miss Newell sent her and has more than enough left to make one for Gay. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8e40ce1db2c5c1beec76cf12031fe600.pdf cadb31040ab7f2efe843d7cd7f7dba79 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday November 24th I spent the day puttering around doing chores, fooling with the chickens, and picking up cider apples. I had to make a couple of troughs for the chickens. I was surprised to find that there were still thirteen brown leghorns at large as I have twenty five shut up and I never could count more than thirty, that brings the total up to thirty eight and as I only had about forty three grow big enough to feather out well, I haven't lost as many since as I feared. The next problem is to catch them as I can't locate their roosting place. Ina was here washing all day and I drove her home to-night. Mr. & Mrs. Lampkin came over this evening. Still frozen up. Cold north west wind Wednesday November 25th I did up the chores this morning and then felt so tough that I came in and lay down. Harry B. told me a story that he made up and I went to sleep and stayed there until noon. I then got up had some dinner and felt better. It was cloudy and snowing this morning when I lay down but at noon the sun was shining and it was much milder. I wanted to go down and get some grit and feed for the chickens so Marj. said as it was such a lovely day she would like to go down to the Bagley's. We got away soon after two and I left them all at the Bagley's and then went down to Billy Lang's but his place was locked so I went on over home to get some wheat and there was no one around the house there so I went out to the field back of the orchard where Frank was cleaning out ditches and he said Dad. & Enah were both down town. I got my wheat and got home just at four. Mary & Nellie were out over by Willie Shand's fence so I had to put them in and as Mary ran up towards the house and then she & Nellie both ran down into the gully I had a lively time pursuing them. I finally got them all safely into the stable. I also fed the chickens and put some more coal on the fire so I was here for half an hour before I started back to town for the family. I stopped in at the farm on my way in and Dad. gave me forty five dollars of the money he got from Karl for the Rose heifer. I didn't know she had gone yet. He gave me some letters of Mr. Parks to read and said he got a cablegram to-day saying everything was satisfactory and he hoped to get before the judge in about a fortnight. He, Mr. Parks, has been saying all along that he hoped to wind it up the first of December but like the treasure that anchors the rainbow, it seems to be able to keep just beyond our grasp, but I suppose that merely adds to the interest and enhances the dime-novel effects https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e6b72c7000822cea0e3575086e911a16.pdf c003a87da0b4b1d401739df85e6a2f33 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday November 26th This was a very cloudy morning with a cold north east wind and the ground frozen solid but as we had planned to go to town to-day we went. Marj. got very cold going in but the children didn't seem to mind it. We got to Aunty's a little before dinner time and so Marj. got thawed out before dinner Quint & Tim were there at noon Quint having just arrived home from the North with his deer last night. After dinner Marj. & I went up town, she to peddle her eggs & get her groceries, and I went to the bank to deposit the money Dad. gave me for the heifer I went up to Reynold's and renewed my subscription for the "Mail & Empire" and also sent renewals to "The Breeders Gazette" & the "International Book Review" When I got back to Aunty's Quint was just getting ready to go up home to get his deer and take it over to the slaughter house so I went with him. She was a nice big doe 110 lbs I think Quint said. She had a fawn with her & Quint shot it too, but didn't bring it home. It strikes me as a terribly perverted sense of "sport" that takes men hundreds of miles up into that wilderness at this time of year for the sole object of tracking down and killing from ambush one of those beautiful creatures so full of active life that do nobody harm and that haven't the least chance to defend themselves. I suppose it is the only chance the old barbarous instinct to take life has of cropping out under modern conditions, but it seems to me even our barbarous ancestors had to work themselves into a fury before they went on the warpath and didn't do it in cold blood. I never have the lust to kill except when I am mad, but I don't get mad at wild animals that stay where they belong and mind their own business. Karl Coleman & Fred. skinned the deer and are going to cut it up for Quint. Karl gave Quint a lecture on sticking the deer in the wrong place and a demonstration on the right way of doing it. When we got back to Aunty's we found Marj. had taken Harry B up to the doctors to have him innoculated for diptheria as it seems that McCarty the teacher has it and Tim was down to see him and Harry B was with Tim at noon and the doctor & Marj. thought that in view of the sore throat he had this fall it would be safer to give him the shot. Poor little cuss, it scared him and it looks sore to-night, but maybe it was better to do it. We didn't get home till dark and on the way home we saw Mary & Nellie down by Art Quanbury's. I yelled at Art not to let them go any farther and I came home & put https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8472123fc080d741aac9da4722ff5a2a.pdf 1d0af297b88e2b2e3d934446802f7018 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Queen in and then walked back to Art's after them. Bobbie didn't get out. I shouldn't have left them out this morning. It made us late with tea and to add to the lateness Gay upset the coal oil can and spilled a gallon or so all over the kitchen floor and it took Marj. some quite awhile to sop it up. Marj. saved a lot of it by squeezing it into the wash basin. I was late getting through with the chores. It is not quite so cold to-night. Friday November 27th I spent most of the fore noon trying to persuade Marj. it was time to get up. I didn't get out very early myself and called her first when I left to go over to the schoolhouse. She was still in bed when I came back so I called her again and then went out and milked. When I came in after that she and the rest of the family were all having such an enjoyable snooze that I thought it was a shame to wake them so I had breakfast by myself. I came in about 11 o'clock and Marj. was up but hadn't had breakfast yet so I had an early dinner and she a late breakfast all in one meal. She had given the children their breakfast. I put in quite a lot of time puttering around doing chores and sorted some more apples for Dorrie but haven't them all gone over yet. Marj. was going to have an early tea, but when tea time came didn't know what to have so we bethought as of our cheese which Stanton Monroe told us yesterday morning was at their place, and I walked over to get it. They were through tea over there & I went in and sat down and visited till nearly seven before I came back with the cheese. We took it out of the box and I carried it over my shoulder in a bag. Marj. had put the kids to bed and she & I had a supper principally composed of fresh cheese after which I milked. It has rained nearly all day but not hard.The frost is out of the ground again and it is very mild to-night. Saturday November 28th It turned cold again during the night and froze up solid and it has been very cold with a high nor' west wind all day. It snowed a little this fore-noon but has been clear the rest of the day. I walked down to Wilbur's this forenoon to tell him to take the bull over to Dad's. and I stopped in at Trum's to ask him to leave me some buckwheat when he takes the milk. I spent a long time after dinner trying to rock Harry B. to sleep but without success and I then https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7056a12dce5c175ac9be0851f7f34bca.pdf c7a24d6dc8e71c8ea6f795f72155bec0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. went over and swept the school house getting the mail on the way over. There was a letter from Mr. Parks saying he had received mine. When I got back home I found Dad. here. He had brought us over a piece of venison from Quint and a letter from Dick saying he was coming home for Christmas fortune or no fortune & expected to be here about December 15th. Dad. came over principally to see how Harry B was as Frank & Tim were both jabbed and he says they are about completely knocked out. Frank took it in the arm & can't use his arm for any thing. Dad. was greatly relieved to find Harry B as lively as usual and returned primed with caustic & scornful jeers to hurl at Frank and Tim for their lack of heroism. He was telling us about Rus. Skey being over there to dinner yesterday. He & Quint came across and Rus. said "Well Wess said to go back there for dinner if we didn't get invited to stay here but I said I was going to stay anyway." He sat down with his elbows on his knees and began in his usual manner. "Back to my execution, Monday. Just as soon be executed! Go down to the office, manager came along "Well Skey! Glad to see you back!" "Thank you (smiling & bowing) glad to be back (aside) damn liar - hate to be back". It is a beautiful morning (aside) "rotten morning". Got out my keys, go to the safe, turn the combination, take down my ledgers, and start with the grind. Add up a column of figures!," looking up briskly and pinching his thumb & fingers to-gether and moving his hand out {wide?} on a level with the top of his head a typical gesture of his which is comical enough in itself to provoke side shaping mirth. "See a deer, nip nipping along a ridge, brief interval of joy, then vision fades, back to earth again." Marj. listens to tales of these with cynical scorn and thinks he has a "screw loose". but I tell her if Dickens had immortalized him in a story as he most certainly would have done had he known him she would think of him not only as one of his most comical characters but also as one of his cleverest and probably most likeable in spite of his peculiar ways or more likely because of them. Ina was here all day ironing and choring around and Dad. drove her as far as the corner if not home wheh he left. Sunday November 29th Mr. Bagley was supposed to come out this morning and take us in, in time for church so we got up early and hustled around, and got the chores all done and the kids bundled up to be ready for him. He hadn't showed up when Mattias Shiltz went by https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/223a575f3da79b5c99738e560a806633.pdf dbf0280ccdf5ff2761e074f76401b15e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. to church and we watched and waited will 11 o'clock and no sign of him so we were just going to walk over to the Lampkin's and accept a second invitation to dinner there when Mr. Bagley came along. We left Gay & the baby in Mrs. Bagley's care & Marj. Harry B and I went to church. We were pretty late but maybe it was just as well On H. B's account although he was as quiet as a mouse. It was children's service We went back to the Bagley's for dinner and were there for the after noon. I was very much afraid the kids would tear the house down before we got away as they were excited and in a terribly boisterous mood. Every thing is so spick & span and orderly around there that their rough treatment goes hard with it. Aunty came up for a while after dinner as she saw us in church and wanted to bring me some things for Marj's birthday, but had a hard time delivering them without Marj. discovering it. Mr. & Mrs. Bagley went to old Mrs. Whalen's funeral up at St. John's this after noon but as they were too late for the ceremony were not gone long. Belle Smith came over and spent the afternoon with us and seemed to enjoy the kids antics. Essie was in a good humour, so things went pretty well. Mr. & Mrs. Bagley came home with us before dark. Froze very hard, bright day Monday November 30th I spent most of the fore noon softening up a little putty and puttying up one of the storm windows. I had forgotten that they needed it, but most of the putty got loose on them when they were out on the hot bed this summer. I didn't get very much done at it. This after noon I went down town as Marj. had to have condensed milk for the baby and we were out of coal oil. I also got some stuff at Billy Langs for the chickens. To-night I walked over to town through the fields to band practice, and stopped in for a few minutes at the farm & at Aunty's on my way. I was in at Aunty's on my way home too. There was a good turnout and we had a good practice. They have made a few shifts in the horns. Evidently Ernie Knight & Sid. Beaumont are going to be with us regularly now so Sid has Mr. Bagleys slide. Ernie has Bridgwaters baritone. Bridgwater has Harper's Eb euphonium and Harper has gone into the alto section. Harper has been harping at them all fall to have new springs put in his valves so they sent the horn down and got it fixed up and now it has springs in it strong enough for a rat trap. It tires Bridgwater's fingers out to play it. The band is preparing for a social evening next week Every body is supposed to bring his family and https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/66aed9529884d4c675c349749d1b9af9.pdf f418d19c29454e6b9d4ba67d493428bd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. enough grub to feed them. I was {words obscured} to bring two pies. I told Marj. when I got home & she nearly woke up she was so mad at me for saying I would. I told them I would bring the pies but to heck with bringing the family. The wind which was north east this morning shifted to almost due south and it has been getting milder all day, but has been cloudy. When I started for town to-night the walking was good and it was quite bright moon-light but it started to snow soon afterwards and developed into a nasty storm of snow & rain so that the walking was quite bad coming home through the long grass, but it was bright moon-light and I had on my rubbers and socks so didn't get very wet. On my way over, as I got down towards the far end of Dad's back wheat stubble I heard a rustling in the grass and looking down saw the broad white strip of skunk's back. I side-stepped with alacrity and he went the other way so that fortunately there were no unpleasant results. Tuesday December 1st I spent nearly the whole day except for doing chores in softening putty and puttying up the storm windows and have part of one to do yet. I had to put a whole new pane in one of the windows. Ina was here washing and she washed the two windows that I got finished and I put them on to-night. I drove her home after tea. Cloudy milder Wednesday December 2nd It froze hard last night but has been a very nice day and is barely freezing to-night. I shook what few remaining apples there were on the trees down this morning while the ground was hard & picked them up. They have been frozen so many times that I don't know whether they will be much good for cider or not. I spent the rest of the day making a storm door for the dining room north door. I used the lumber I got for it a year ago and for some unknown reason it didn't match properly and I had a very trying time with it, finally I had to take my knife and whittle down the tongue so that it would fit. I put it to-gether in the doorway so as to be sure of it fitting when I got it made and now there is about half an inch space between it and one corner of the top of the door frame. I didn't have any hinges so I nailed it in place until I can get some I worked at it till nearly dark before I got the cross cleats on, and was all in to-night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9c0ac483bd03ba0cfe1300812afd7858.pdf ec6fcc938325514d4e7b1f854ce3f9f1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday December 3rd This being "mom-mom's" birthday we all went down to Aunty's to celebrate it as they had asked us last week. We got down just a little before dinner time in spite of making a try at getting away early. We had a roast of Quint's venison for dinner and Quint and Tim were both there Quint just got back from Detroit last night where he has been trying to raise some money from a bankrupt firm that he & young Stewart did a lot of work for a year ago. He didn't have much luck and seems to have reversed his former exalted opinion of the people of those United States and now thinks they are all a bunch of crooks. He & I went up town after Aunty's mail after dinner and I took 9 eggs all we could spare to Amy Turner Parker. Marj. took a dozen to Mrs. Skey and then went around to see Miss Newell who is in a very dilapitated state, but Marj. said she was very glad to see her and carry on a bit of gossip. Fine day, milder. Friday December 4th I spent the fore noon softening more putty and finishing up the storm window job. Tupper came in at noon and said if I could give them the time they were going to fill in the culvert at Lindsays to-morrow and wanted me to help so I said I would go over. This after noon I went down to Evan's and got him to put the handle in my shovel which has been at the shop since last spring. It was after four when I got home but I had time to let a little of the water off the corn stubble before dark but all I can do I am afraid won't ammount to much as the ground is completely water-logged. Marj. went over to the school house to-night as the Villa Nova Baptist young people's club held their meeting there and Mabel asked her to go over. I thought it was to be a sort of concert but Marj. who has had some experience among these affairs said it was a prayer meeting, and as they are a little out of my line, I didn't mind staying home and going to bed like a Christian in the least. Marj. said every thing went off according to Hoyle and there was a fair representation from the rest of the section who like me erroniously supposed there was a free show on and had no one steeped in religious lore and Baptist customs, like Marj. to set them right. This has been a beautiful day, quite warm and sunny. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f53df5b874b731c2bec91e94c14e0423.pdf 8d80eb9c32257b33e8750d09992eef71 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday December 5th Marj. and I both got up early this morning and had breakfast at seven o'clock I did all the chores by lantern light and struck out for Lindsay's bridge about half past seven. The sun was just rising as I walked up the road and I have seldom seen a prettier sun-rise. The sun itself only appeared for a few minutes and then disappeared, a dull lustreless crimson globe, behind dense clouds, but the sky above this cloud mass was beautifully and delicately tinted and against this floated several slender graceful clouds long and yet not mere streaks. There was a fine sort of half mist & half drizzle at this time and it was certainly not a promising looking sunrise. I was back at the bridge for some little time before anyone else came but finally Tom Stone, his man and team came along. Tom had charge of the signal lanterns on the barricade and when he got them tended to we started in to fill along the bottom of the culvert. Pretty soon Art Quanbury came and said Tupper had commisioned him to boss the job and his idea was to use the teams and scrapers and scrape the earth to the top of the excavation and shovel it down, after a little argument between him and Tom we started on Arts scheme and worked till ten o'clock, by that time it was raining so hard that we had to leave I stopped off and swept the school house on my way home. Old Jimmie Robb came along with the milk while we were back there and gave us a full account of the row between him and Sid McBride which is to culminate in a lawsuit next Tuesday. His story is that he bought two gallons of gasoline from Sid and when he got it home measured it at Charlie Dixon's suggestion and found it fell short half a gallon. Lambert was there and Dixon said that Sid. had served him the same trick. Robb {swears?} he said no more about it but that night or the next Sid & Jim came into Robb's store while he was alone and Sid accused him of telling the tale around the country. Robb denied it and Sid. called him a certain kind of a liar whereat Robb returned the compliment. With this Sid with a curse threatened to kill him and grabbed him by the throat and a lively tussle ensued. Robb says he would have had Sid down but for Jim who grabbed his leg and as he is short of wind owing to a cold he has had all fall, he couldn't down him. Jim McBride at Sid's orders took the shells out of Robbs gun & prevented him from getting his cane, finally Sid. left and the next morning Robb went to Kelly and the trial is Tuesday morning. What Sid's version of the tale is I don't know, but although his temper is quick, I would https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/161e1d3c06bf12177cf1307cb1b05573.pdf 888701e33bfd8977b6fd9e2c3585b85c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. not have thought that his good sense would have let it carry him so far. I haven't the least doubt about his honesty nor has Robb I think but he has one of these machines for measuring gasoline and it may be out of kilter. It is too bad to have a thing like that mar the peaceful & neighborly relations of the Marburg community, especially just before Christmas. I didn't do much this afternoon but let a little more water off the cornfield when it stopped raining. Very mild Sunday December 6th It has been a very disagreeable day. Cloudy, windy and wet. We were very late getting up and had breakfast between nine and ten so didn't have any dinner at least not at noon. I sat around the house after I got the chores done till about two o'clock and then I walked over to the farm for awhile. Dad. and Tim were the only ones home. I came back about four and did the chores up before dark and about six we had a chicken dinner Monday December 7th It snowed five or six inches during the night but didn't freeze hard enough beneath it to make sleighing. I went over to the school house in good time and shovelled the snow and waited till after eight to see if Art. Quanbury came along to work at the bridge, but as he didn't I decided he thought the weather too bad and so I came home and made a storm door for the porch. This after noon I drove down town and settled up at the Canning Factory. My corn & peas to-gether ammounted to $110.99 but by the time seed and a load of silage I got last winter was deducted my cheque was $89.64. I went up town and paid my taxes and got some condensed milk and some hinges & latches for the new storm doors, also a pane of glass to put in the one on the porch. I was in at Billy Langs for over an hour as old Billy was in a talkative mood, so by the time I stopped in at Aunty's & the farm it was dark when I got home. I met Art Quanbury on the road and he asked me about going to work on the bridge to-morrow but I told him he had better get Dave or someone else Dad. had another bunch of letters from Mr. Park, in one he thought the case might be decided before Dad. got the letters then he found out that there was a case on the 9th and another on the 18th to be tried first and he didn't know how long they would last. Cloudy, raw. Roads very bad. Tuesday December 8th I spent the fore noon sorting apples and got all of Dorries baskets filled but had to go over about all we had in https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3d01b77cbe721a74dff14390277630f8.pdf 1e775565a2f4865616d927d627c1a418 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the cellar to get enough. I put the tops on them after dinner and labeled them ready to ship. I had intended going over home to get the waggon and take them down but as it was late and was beginning to snow and I have got a cold Marj. wouldn't let me go. Wednesday December 9th I drove over home this morning and nearly froze. The wind was very cold and the roads very rough. Frank was home alone as Dad. & Enah had gone down town. I thought when I got over there that the roads & weather were too bad to take the apples down but Frank said he would come over with the waggon the first decent day. I went on down to Aunty's to tell them that I would not be down to the Band boys' shine to-night as my cold was too bad. Aunty Alice made me two pies to take to it so gave me one. I got home a little after noon I didn't do much but sit around this afternoon. Ina was here but walked home before supper. Very cold and bleak. Intervals of sunshine followed by snow flurries. Thursday December 10th I didn't do any thing much but chores to-day as I felt tough with a cold. My chest is sore with coughing I went down to the corner this after noon and got the cream can as I forgot it yesterday when I drove by. I stopped in at the Lampkin's for a few minutes on my way. The roads are frozen hard and the Gurney's were hauling gravel. Harry B was in bed with a cold on Monday & Tuesday but seems better now but the rest of us are getting it. Cold west wind and cloudy Friday December 11th Frank walked over this morning to see how we were and I was mighty glad he did as after I had done a few of the chores I felt about all in my chest was so sore. Frank got some wood for us and did up some of the chores and then about eleven o clock he and Marj. drove down town while I minded the kids They got back about three, and Frank did up the night chores before he went home so I didn't go out at all. Marj. went to the doctor's and got a lot of dope for each of us including the baby. They brought a cabelgram from Mr. Parks, that came last night, saying he expected a decision about Wednesday next. The longer it goes the more uncertain it seems. Fine day, not so cold. Saturday December 12th Frank came over twice to-day and did all the chores and got us a good supply of wood. I am burning https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dd8d9e14ea957c288806ffe9b8b2f447.pdf 6871eca82c84da4310ec28ac799e4f9b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the rails of the fence along the road north of the lane. I haven't done any thing to-day but sit and read and hold Gay. She is pretty sick but too little to keep in bed. My cough is much better a least my chest isn't so sore, but my cold is bad yet and I feel rather weak. Marj. has it but seems to be staving the worst of it off. She hardly got any sleep last night as she lay on the lounge and didn't take her clothes off and was up several times with one or other of the children Sunday December 13th I got out this morning and did up the morning chores but didn't cut any wood. I felt better but weak. Dad. drove over at a little before noon and got wood and did up some more chores. He stayed to dinner with us but couldn't stay any longer. Mrs. Lampkin was over for awhile this after noon. I did the chores to night. Cold. Monday December 14th I went over to the school house this morning and swept and dusted but felt about all in when I got back. I managed to get the rest of the chores done. My eyes ached so and my stomach felt so upset that I didn't want any dinnner but spent most of the day rolled up on the lounge. Frank came over after dinner and did things up. Dad. shipped his five hogs this morning. They weighed 1060 and he got 12¼ cts for them which was a quarter higher than last week. Ina was here washing and sewing to-day and as Marj. wants her to do some more sewing to-morrow she is staying all night. Snowy but cold. Tuesday December 15th I have felt better to-day but haven't done very much outside. Frank came over and sawed up some more rails but I milked and fed things. Since I have been laid up we have just milked once a day as we get hardly anything anyway. After dinner we were much surprised to have a visit from Quint. He walked over and brought a loaf of bread from Aunty Alice. He got here just in time to help Marj. fix the sewing machine which and a bent needle jammed in it. He suggested coming over to-morrow to help me build a wood shed so I went out with him and sized up the site. He said they had had no word of Dick except a book came that he had evidently bought in Toronto. To-day was the day he was expected to arrive home. To-morrow is the day we should hear from Mr. Parks' but I "doubt and fear" https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/13d1f100f664b6335ce54eae4b53d4b3.pdf 923526cc71ac38bcbddcd9874d64c06a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Wee sketch of some clothing} Wednesday December 16th Marj. felt rather tough this morning and I was in helping her wash dishes when about eleven o'clock we heard a roaring and on looking out saw Dick, Quint & Frank arriving in Quint's old car Frank had the names of the French Canadians who had got the ram lambs so he and I had to fill out some registration and transfer papers and Quint and Dick went out and started to saw up lumber for the wood shed. Frank went over to Bill Sidway's with his sheep paper and expected to have dinner over there and Quint and I put the two sides of the shed to-gether. It is going to be very small 8 x 10' but Quint made it to fit the lumber and he couldn't find any scantling around the place longer than 10 feet. He is a whale to work when he gets started and doesn't waste any time. He and Dick had promised to go back to the farm for dinner, but Quint came out again about two and we put it up but didn't have enough stuff for rafters so just laid boards across the plates and Quint said he would get some stuff for rafters and bring them out. He went back about four and I did up the chores, feeling no better for being out, as my cough seems to be pretty bad still and I feel rather tough. Very cloudy & still quite cold. Thursday December 17th I haven't done any thing to-day but chores inside and out and go up to Shand's to telephone for the doctor. Marj. felt about all in and as I didn't feel like going to town and didn't know what on earth we would do if she got got right down and out, I thought that was the best thing to do. He came out about two o'clock and gave her some pills and cough medicine for both of us and I think she feels better to-night. My cough is still pretty bad. Brighter to-day but cold wind Friday December 18th Frank came over this fore noon to see how we were as Dr. Cook had told some of them he had been out. Frank also came out to tell us that they had a cablegram last night signed "Whites" instead of "Parks" and reading "Case partly heard, adjusted on particular question. Sorry for delay." None of us know just what it means except that it is not "Cheerio" nor will we know until we get a letter from Mr. Parks in about two weeks. I got Frank to help me cut down a big elm that shows signs of decay. It was down in the flats and it took quite a little sawing. I got rather tuckered as it is the first work I have done. Frank helped me saw up several of the limbs before he went home for dinner. Marj. arranged https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7c27934bcd7e7470c03bcee34bf53a83.pdf c44cdb6325392d038c2d3615897fc854 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. with him to come out tomorrow afternoon and take her down town to do some shopping. She is feeling better. I didn't do much but chore around this after noon but I feel much better to-day. I walked over to Ollie Birdsel's sale about four o'clock as I wanted to bid on his hay but I met Dave Lampkin at the gate and he said everything was over, so I came right home again. I went late on purpose as I didn't want to stand around in the cold. I met young Dove with a load of gravel and he told me that Tupper had fired him because his father had waylaid and hit Albert Gurney last night because he the kid had complained to his father that Gurney had passed him on the road with a load and then thrown a stone at him because he kept yelling at him. The Robinson's came along as Dove left and said he was a little pest that Gurney had passed him on the road but hadn't thrown at him. Dove's poor old team's bones are just about poking through their skins at all points so it is time he quit. Cold and raw, tried to snow a little. Saturday December 19th I have felt very tough to-day and haven't done a thing but chores and sit around the house minding the kids. Dad. came out this morning to take Marj. to town as he thought if she waited till afternoon she would never get anything done so she had dinner down there and Dad. drove her home about three o'clock. Dad. had another cable last night from Mr. Parks himself reading "Don't worry. Send birth certificate, Toby's eldest boy." Not much in the way of elucidation but it looks as if things had not gone completely against us yet and also that there can be no decision till Harry B's certificate gets there. Dick is going to Toronto to-morrow and will send it Monday morning. Much milder, wind around in the south. Sunday December 20th I have felt a little better to-day but have done very little but sit around although I did go over to the school house and sweep. Marj. has grubbed around all day doing odd jobs around the house such as mopping off the kitchen floor. The coal out there makes things very dirty. We spoke of going over to the Lampkins but we didn't get around to it and it was a damp sort of day unfit to take the children out when they have been cooped up in the house so much. Neither of us spent a very Sabbath Sunday. It seems as if we seldom do anymore, we are retrograding https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/973dde50d8d79c91bfbf1222d7f2c246.pdf 4d77bd18e796e54efb799773af598d2e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Monday December 21st Garf. Porril came out this morning with a Quebec heater for us which we were informed was a Christmas present from old Dick, the old son-of-a-gun. Marj. knew about so as it was a mild morning we had let the fire out in the old box stove and Garf and I carried it around to the porch and put the new one up in its place. We spent some time at it as we shortened the zinc covered board that the old stove sat on and made it fit the new one. Garf was very important as he was alone with the stove and much grieved that he couldn't lift the stove out alone. Why before he was sick he wouldn't have thought nothin' of carrying that stove into the house, but he had an attack of "ammonia" flu and pleurisy all to-gether and it has left him weak I had to take the storm door that I had nailed up to the dining room door down so when Garf left I put the hinges on it. While I was at that job Dad. came in with a load of Pokahontas coal to burn in the new stove. It was a present from him & Enah for Christmas, so we have certainly fared well, and it proves the truth of "The Lord looks after the poor & needy." I tell Marj. it pays to be poor because folk have pity on us. Dad lit a fire in the new stove and showed us how to run it. I didn't do much this after noon but chores and sit around and bask in the genial warmth of the Quebec & Pokahontas combination. Marj. put in a busy day and she shouldn't have as she was not in fit condition to be doing any more than necessary but she had to clean up after the stove had been put up and then she walked over to the school house to see what Mabel intended to do about to-morrow as her aunt is going to Toronto to-night, and Mabel & her sister are going to be here for the school concert, so Marj. invited them over here for dinner. Then she sat up late to-night doing up boxes of home-made candy for Christmas presents, while I snoozed in the big chair. It snowed all the after noon but there is not enough for sleigh Tuesday December 22nd I went up into the attic this morning to get a basket of onions for Ina and as Marj. has shifted the bed around so that it is directly under the manhole I went up before I put my boots on and before she was out of bed. I got the onions and called to her to get them from me and when she reached up for them, she nearly fell from weakness. Upon investigation she discovered good cause for weakness so made no more attempts to get up. I got the kids dressed and gave them their breakfasts but https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b374ab8e1ebb6cc0f09ed3c4772a88fb.pdf 49bc4382ff62bd2132cb83a007fb4908 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Marj. didn't want any. I have been doing house work all day and the house looks like it. It is a good thing Marj. is in bed and can't see it or she would be sicker than she is. Fortunately for us Frank came out this fore noon and got the apples for Dorrie & Phyl and took them down and expressed them for us, so we sent word by him to the doctor and he came out this after noon. He told Marj. to stay in bed for a couple of days and he thought she could go to the Christmas dinner all right but as it is at the farm on the day before Christmas which is the day after tomorrow we very much doubt if Marj. will get to it. I went over to the school house this fore noon to tell Mabel we couldn't have her over to dinner and that we wouldn't be able to get the kids over to her Christmas tree concert this after noon. She sent over a present for each of them a ball for the baby a broom & dust pan for Gay and a drawing book for Harry B. and in the mail we got a rattle a doll and a top, which we figured out was from Ina so they have had a great time with their new toys. I didn't get much done in the way of outside chores. I milked about two o'clock. Some of the young ones from the school came over this after noon to take Harry B. over to the concert but he wasn't dressed up and I couldn't get him ready so he didn't go. He didn't know about it so didn't miss it. Wednesday December 23rd I managed to get the kids dressed and fed and some breakfast for myself by about nine o'clock this morning and then Frank arrived so I turned the job of getting Marj's breakfast over to him and I went to do a few chores outside. (Frank brought a copy of a cablegram from Mr. Parks. - No, as Bill Donald would say I have got ahead of my story. I am writing this a week late and just got mixed.). Frank just brought some soup over from Enah and set to work to cook it as soon as he got here. Marj. was very anxious that I should get my hair cut before Christmas so suggested Frank staying here this after noon while I went down, so Frank always agreeable to anything suggested that I go down before dinner and as he had driven Joe over said for me to take her back and get some potatoes at Art Ryerse's on my way. It was about eleven when I left here and by the time I got the potatoes and got to the farm it was after twelve but as Dad. was busy drawing the big Christmas turkey, which as usual Huby provided, we didn't have dinner till about one and then Dad. and I walked down town. I went into Bob. Leaney's and Mackenzie was there alone but as he said Bob. would be in any minute I waited. I sat there for about two hours and was just ready to step https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9dc332b0a4e1efd2afff59d884bcdb78.pdf 0ac432251303771445141ac9d99c26d2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. into Mac's chair when Bob. came in. It was about half past four when I got through so I didn't waste much time doing Christmas shopping as I was afraid they might be needing me at home. Frank's idea in having me go before dinner was so I could get back early, as he wanted to go to town this after noon. However when I got home every thing was all right and Frank had the house all slicked up in fair shape and as they all decided down town that the Christmas party should be postponed from to-morrow to Saturday on Marj's account, Frank wasn't so much concerned whether he got to town or not. Frank stayed to tea and washed up the dishes to-night. Charlie Shand came down for a while to see how Marj. was. Dr. Cook was out this after noon to see her as he told Aunty that if he happened to be out this way he would drop in and as she said she might call at the office to-night to see, he happened out this way on purpose. He told Marj. to use her own judgement and going to the party to-morrow, he said he wouldn't forbid it because he thought it was a terrible thing to be responsible for keeping anyone away from a Christmas dinner but she was to do what she thought best, so she had decided that there would be no Christmas dinner for her and was very relieved and delighted to hear it had been postponed. Dad. had a letter form Mr. Parks to-day which he told me about on my way through to-night but which I didn't take time to read. It was written before the case opened but he had had a consultation with Mr. Manning one of the counsels for our side and he said there had been a case once where a will read something like this one that the beneficiary must take the name & arms of the testator and if he failed or refused to do so within a certain time he forfeited his claim. He did fail because like Dad. he knew nothing about it until after the time specified had expired so lost the gift. Mr. manning said with that precedent, the name & arms clause in the Quintin Dick will might cause trouble and Mr. Parks is evidently worried over it, but Quintin Dicks will reads that if any one of his beneficiarys refuses or neglects to take the name & arms of Dick within three months after he is entitled to it, he forfeits his claim and that is a little different from the other will which read refuse or fail. Dad. wrote Mr. Parks and pointed out to him that he did not refuse and he did not neglect because according to any dictionary he referred to neglect means to omit through carelessness and as he did not know about it he could not be called careless about it However taking this with the cablegram news we have had since and the request for Harry B's birth certificate https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4d73ad4366c8dd040c224959fa4bda67.pdf c1e6492575dc8c5d1fc1d3e934498e95 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. it looks as if this was the particular question which has been adjusted and Dad. thinks possibly things will be held up till Harry B. comes of age, as Mr. Parks said that I who would be the next heir at law would be in the same position as Dad. as far as taking the name & arms was concerned and that Harry B. being an infant would have no chance to refuse until he was of age. It is rather disconcerting and seems ridiculous that a fund could be held up for such a long time over a little technicality especially as Mr. Parks says the estate over there now are very much against that sort of thing. He also said that if this judge decided adversely he would appeal it and that the appeal court is not bound by any precedent nor by the decision of a lower court, but in any case no cheerio for Christmas. Thursday December 24th It was this morning that Frank came out with a copy of a cablegram from Mr. Parks reading "Opinion your ultimate success, right heirs defeated, fund must go to Barrett family, suggest meeting you in New York." Of course none of us can figure out the exact meaning of it, but as near as we can guess it means that the court has decided against the right heirs in favour of the Barrett family but has not decided yet whether Dad. or Harry B. shall get it but in Mr. Parks own opinion Dad will be successful when the case is finally settled What he means by meeting him in New York we can't imagine but suppose he wants to appear still cheerful and suggests meetin Dad. halfway when he eventually goes to England. There is at least a ray of hope in this last message. Frank stayed all morning and washed up the dishes and did several chores around the house. He would not stay to dinner. Marj. got up this afternoon and dressed all by herself. I was in the kitchen and was very much surprised when she walked out. She naturally felt very weak & shaky but has sat up all the after noon and evening and superintended the hanging of the three stockings, small, smaller & smallest on the back of the old armchair where she used to hang her own on Christmas eve when they were the same size as the ones that hang there to-night. I spent the evening putting some last minute fixings on an aero"bird" that Harry B has been expecting Santa Claus to bring him A huge parcel came from Dorrie & Miss Bain to-day containing a plum pudding in a bag some shortcake and "brownies" and several other things which we are not opening till-to-morrow. Miss Martin also sent a parcel of things among them a most comical looking monkey https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d6c3182f56e3c92c6826dfb9bc02bfa3.pdf 20a89a0c45fd14e77100421f91b268bc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. which when given sufficient encouragement by turning his arms around several times will turn summer saults in rapid succession across the floor and is very entertaining. Marj. also got a parcel of things from Phyl. containing some very nice picture books from Teddy & Jack. Christmas Day I was up before five this morning to get the baby's bottle ready for her as she woke up and was crying for it. Marj. said she had hardly slept last night. I accused her of being excited about Santa Claus but she said that wasn't the cause. Harry B. was awake early and when he was ready to get up I woke Gay and brought her out so that she wouldn't be behind hand in exploring the stockings. They took the matter very differently Harry B very excited at once excavated the farthest depths of his stocking but Gay, looking about as cheerful funeral and with no show of emotion picked the arrow-root biscuit off the top of her stocking and sat down to devour it and I think before she finished she consumed Harry B's biscuit as well. All hands then piled into "Mum-mum's" bed and raised cain till after daylight. On examining Dorrie's parcel we found a book each for Marj. & me. Mine was Canon Scott's "The Great War as I saw it." I have managed to get a few pages of it read and finds it gives a full account of the Canadian forces from the declaration of War to the Armstice but is written always from a chaplain's view-point and so is human and free from military or political bias. Marj's book was James Oliver Curwood's latest and supposed to be his best book "The Ancient Highway" a story of Quebec pulp & lumber business. They are the first books we have had for a long time amd the only ones we got this year. Marj. got up before breakfast and has been fairly active all day so is rather tired to-night. I have been kept busy doing chores inside and out. We were going to try having a Christmas service to ourselves but didn't get around to it. I spent considerable time cleaning up the cutter as some snow has fallen and there are cutters on the road so if there is any sleighing at all we can travel much more comfortably in the cutter to-morrow than we can in the buggy. Our Christmas dinner consisted of spare ribs that Mr. Lampkin brought over to us but we are shaping our faces for a feast to-morrow. Harry B & I went over to the Lampkin's this morning with the hand-sleigh and took Mrs. Lampkin a paper-white narcissus just ready to blossom Marj. has been growing it on purpose. Cold https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c25b923df7110df24cad5397293bbb27.pdf e353b4bbd4b38336824d4797cb923bce PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday December 26 We were all up in good time but it took us most of the forenoon to get ready for the party, but we finally all got packed into the cutter and away. We went down to the Donald's first to take Ina a basket of onions that she bargained for last week and also a Christmas present Marj. got for her and to find out if she could work in an extra day next week. It was noon when we got over home and we were the last of the party of 19 to arrive. Dad. had gone down town with the bobs and brought over all the ones from down there. Dinner was ready soon after our arrival and everyone tucked in heartily to a noble one. Turkey & fresh boiled unsmoked ham with corn squash & potatoes, cranberries & all the rest of it followed by plum pudding & mince pie with nuts raisins & candies, augmented the Christmas spirit with which everyone was filled anyway so that it of necessity bubbled over. Gay amused the entire gathering by her "saying nothing & sawing wood" attitude. She hardly spoke a word or cracked a smile all day but enjoyed herself immensely, she didn't even growl over her dinner as she usualy does at home, but she put away a handsome one just the same. Harry B. seemed out of sorts till after he got excited over the tree. I think he is tired as he has not been getting enough sleep lately. The baby - that is our baby was bewildered and a little frightened at first at the number of people. I don't think noise & commotion would frighten her as she is so used to it, but she was made quite happy with a large turkey bone and during the stripping of the tree sat on my knee and enjoyed the proceeding as much as anyone. Win's baby was very good, he is much bigger than Dorothy Mary and we thought she was a whopper, and old David couldn't have been better. He was full of the joy of life all day and didn't attempt to hide it. He smothered Gay with kisses when she came in, and she received them coldly and haughtily but that didn't phase David He took a round or two out of Quint and recited "Granny's come to our house." with great elocutionary inflection. He, Harry B. & Gay all had a great time unloading the tree. They of course got the bulk of the presents and when they weren't busy undoing their own they were carrying away and mixing up some one elses When we finally emerged from the sea of paper & string with which we were all but inundated, Marj. found that she had two market baskets full of presents to take home, most of them she didn't know who they came from and she wasn't sure they were all hers until after a great deal of sorting and consultation as the kids kept bringing her things and there was so much https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fbdec3e0c25469f529e84fb6ed121cf2.pdf 0609d096b15d8f606658d3932e8047e9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. commotion. What we are going to do with every thing I don't know as the house is so full now there is hardly room for us in it. The party broke up soon after four. Dad. took the town ones down in the bobs and we got home just before dark. It has been a nipping cold day but sunny and our fires were all right so the house was good and warm. The kids were all asleep when we got home and we laid them out on different beds. Harry B slept till it was time to put him to bed. Dad. had another cable from Mr. Parks <s>saying</s> asking for Marj's & my official marriage certificate and they sent to Ade Millman to get it, so that looks as if Harry B. was mixed up in the proceedings, but we had a very merry Christmas in spite of lighter hopes. We all got very pretty little calendars from Mr. & Mrs. Parks. Sunday December 27th It was a very cold night last night and has been a nipper of a day with a north west wind. We have lived shut up in the front part of the house where we have been quite comfortable around our Quebec heater. Marj. using it to fry bacon & boil the kettle on. We are just about out of coal so let the kitchen fire out during the day, but scraped up enough coal to put a fire on for the night but we moved the kids into this part of the house for the night. I went up to Harvey Shands about noon to ask him if Tuesday would suit him as well as to-morrow to audit the school books as I want to go after a load of coal or coke in the morning I thought the wind would freeze my face going up the road. Charlie told me it was 10° below this morning and was about zero at noon. I spent the day trying to get a chance to read my new book but not having much luck on account of the numerous chores Marj. had on. She has been on the go all day but feels pretty tired. Monday December 28th For some unaccountable reason, because the wind did not change, it turned milder during the night, and has been much milder though still cold enough all day. Harvey Shand told me that last night when he went to the barn just before dark, the mercury stood at 8° above and when he came back in less than an hour it had risen to 14° above; what caused it is a conundrum. I drove over home as soon as I could get away after breakfast and Frank and I went down to get a load of coke as they have no hard coal down there. We took Joe & Queen so made fairly good time but as I had to go up town for some condensed milk for the baby it was about noon when we got out here. We had https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3153908dca7a647bdf0640dd63a7eeac.pdf 54cae99921bfcae929cfde4e69138f80 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. dinner here and then caught all the Danish leghorn pullets and put them in one of the crates Frank brought over the other day from Martin's. When we stopped in home Dad. thought it was too late to go down after coke for him as we had intended so we took the chickens over to Martin and then went down to Bill Langs after some feed for me. We were a long time at both places as we had to take the chickens over to the barn and weigh them and then hunt Chris up to find out what to do with them. They weighed nearly two pounds apiece which was more than I expected after the treatment they have had the last few weeks By the time we had waited for Billy Lang to mix up chicken feed for Fred Kull and then mix some for me and bag up bran it was getting late and as we had to unhook at the farm and I had to hook up to the cutter and load my stuff in it, it was after dark when I got home. Marj. said the coke fire went out twice during the after noon so she is not jubilant. Tuesday December 29th I spent most of the fore noon fixing things out in the cow stable to make it a little warmer now that the hay in front of them has got so low there is nothing to keep the draught from the north side of the barn from them so I cut the hay through to the ground and built a temporary partition in front of them and covered the top with loose boards and hay. It not only make it warmer but gives me a good wide feed alley. It took me till noon as we were late getting started so by the time I swept out the school house after dinner it was nearly three when I got up to the Shand's to help audit the school books and it was six o'clock and pitch dark when we finished. I got my fifty dollar cheque as usual. I had had fond hopes of being able to tell Harvey Shand that I did not need the caretaker job after this term and ask him to hunt up a new janitor but as things have turned out I didn't and merely asked him for a new broom. I shouldn't wonder if I would be very glad of the job for maybe years to come. Ina was here all day but left before I got home for which I was not sorry as it saved me hooking up. Not so cold. Wednesday December 30th I drove down town this morning to deposit my cheque and I wanted to get some oats from Frank and have them chopped. I came across Bert & Dick McPherson on Prospect Hill going down town with a hand sleigh and Bert hooked the sleigh behind the cutter and Dick rode down town on it. We gave him a merry ride and https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4c99bfa0e1070838c3201cd466b3285c.pdf 7e768dc545d7e965b17e71072b7026ee PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I expected to spill him at every corner but he stuck like a leech. I saw Quint up town and he said Dad. & Dick (Barrett) were down town trying to telephone Ade Millman who had called up last night and asked to talk to Dad. As they had sent to Ade to get our marriage certificate from the Toronto registry office, they supposed some thing was wrong with it. Quint was on his way to Aunty's for dinner so I drove him down and I stayed there too. Bert & Dick came along with a sleigh load of parcels and hooked to the cutter again and this time Bert undertook to do the surf board stunt but the sleigh upset in front of George Thompson's house and spilled Bert and groceries along the road for about 20 feet. Dad. and Dick. came down to Aunty's just after we arrived. They had not been able to get Ade so Dick went up right after dinner to wait for Ade to call. Dad waited some time for Enah who was up town some place but wouldn't have dinner. He thought I would be too late for me to get any oats chopped. Aunty thought I had better go up to the drugstore to wait with Dick in case Ade wanted some data on our wedding which Dick would not be able to supply. We waited there for an hour or so. Ade had put in a call before Dick got up there and after we had been there for a long time one of the switch board beauties (?) told us that it had been cancelled, so then Dick called Ade up and found that he had spent the whole fore noon in spite of being very busy at the office in trying to get some corrections made on our certificate which had been filled in all wrong, most of the names were mispelled and in the place where Dad's name should appear they had Theobald Butler Barrett. Ade had got hold of Louise, Cousin Carrie and the old minister who married us and had finally got a declaration fixed up for Dad. to make before a notary, and was mailing it so for that reason had cancelled his call. Dick drove over to the farm with me as he was going to call on Imogen Ivy. Dad. had got another letter from Mr. Parks telling what happened at the court proceedings. It is not very clear to us but is evidently not what we suspected at all. He said Mr. Manning opened the case and every thing looked rosy until Gavin Simonds counsel for the right heirs got up and said that although he had nothing to say on behalf of his clients, he would like the judge to consider some matter concerning the conversion of the money into real estate, which was so technical that we couldn't understand it but it inolves Aunty Hattie in some way so that she now has to be represented in the proceedings. Mr. Parks said it https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9dc5ea370f2b4019e427718310785e0b.pdf 598540f5c1e7583d8f8e2ae53dffe184 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. was a beastly rotten trick as it was of no interest to him or his clients and no one else had thought of it at all. The judge said that it was a bombshell thrown in to what he thought was going to be a very simple matter. That explains Mr. Parks cable where he suggests meeting Dad. in New York as he wanted to meet Dad. there and consult with Aunt Hattie and try to come to some amicable agreement with her. He says he doubts very much if she would succeed if she did contest Dad's claim so I don't suppose they will have much trouble over there. Dick is going to cable Mr. Parks to-night saying that Dad. is willing to meet him in New York when ever he comes. I didn't attempt to go to the mill but Dad. gave me a bag of chop and I took one of the bags of oats that Frank had bagged up for me. I agreed to buy $15.00 worth of oats from him and to pay him when McEwen sends the money for the ram lambs. He doesn't seem to consider that I should have any oats coming to me for the part I took in the harvesting of them although I pitched every sheaf of them and helped thrash them. I didn't put it up to him but hoped he would see it. He seems to think it all right for Dad. to supply me out of his share in spite of the fact that Dad. has let me have about $200.00 this year and that according to their agreement Frank was to stand crop expenses. Mrs. Lampkin was over this afternoon and invited us all over for New Year's dinner. Thursday December 31st Marj. had to go down to the doctor's to-day for some special treatment so we all went down for dinner. We didn't know we were so late leaving but when we got down to Aunty's we found they had given us up and had started dinner. Quint and Dick were both there. Marj. went up town soon after dinner and Dick and <s>Frank</s> Quint went up for the mail but I just sat around the house all the afternoon. Dad. came down after he got Ade's letter and with a copy of our marriage register which was about as full of errors as it was possible to be. He went up to McGaw McDonalds to swear that his name was W.H. instead of J.B. but McDonald was out of town. We called in at the farm on our way home and Enah gave Gay a little set of furs which she got from Clair Herring when she, Dick & <s>Frank</s> Quint went to Hamilton on Monday to see Eugenia. Marj. and I sat up to-night and saw the old year out and the New Year in and well in. It was not a premeditated vigil but we have fallen into the habit of late of sitting around our Pokohontas Christmas present and dozing the first part of the evening and then waking up late to give the baby her last bottle and being so wide awake that we don't feel like going to bed. There is a dance and watchnight service in town to-night. Frank will take in both and the whole family was going down to Pickford's for the evening & then to church. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/43d390e073acd12f26694078dcdee3c1.pdf 0cc86e1c321115e09282826b21f47fea PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 1st 1926 We were very late getting up this morning and before we were through breakfast Davy came over on horseback to inform us that we would have to drive over there for dinner as the walking was bad. We had no intention of trying to walk, but I suppose Davy thought we needed the advice. It was noon before we got all the inside & outside chores done and the kids and ourselves dressed and packed into the cutter, but as Mrs. Lampkin didn't put the potatoes on until she should see a drive out of our lane and as she didn't see us until we drove up to her door we didn't keep dinner waiting. We has as usual a bang up and very rich dinner of pork backbone and followed by plum pudding and mince pie I got as far as the pudding but couldn't get around the pie much to Mrs. Lampkin's & Davy's distress. We sat around all the after noon and conversed as usual on neighborhood gossip which at present seems rather lacking in startling items. Davy, also as usual reviewed the history of his western exploits at Pilot Mound, Manitoby. We came home about five. We had no voting in the township to-day as the reeve & council all went in by acclaimation. Roy Misner reeve. Wess Boughner, deputy, Bob. Austin, Will Smith and I forget the other as I didn't know him. Very mild all day. Thawing. Saturday January 2nd I went over home this morning as soon as I could get around to it, to get a load of straw. I found the sleighing was about gone, especially on the side road where the new gravel is. We had to change the rack from the waggon to the sleighs and Dad. wanted to go down and get his cutter which Frank Taylor has been repairing for him before we took the box on the sleigh so it was nearly noon when we got back but we put on a small jag of straw all we thought we could haul over the nearly bare roads. Dick was over at the farm for dinner and we sat around for awhile waiting for Dave Ward to come with the mail but as he was so late we didn't wait till he did come but Frank and I came out here with the straw. When we got it off Marj. decided she would go back with us for the sake of the airing so bundled the kids up and loaded them on the rack. Tim came out with us so there was a grown-up to hold each young one & I was free to drive. Quint came out just as we starting with the rafters for the wood shed. He put them on alone while we were gone. It was nearly dark when we got back in the cutter and Quint wanted me to go back with him till he got past the deep snow between the top of the Winding Hill and Tupper's https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fe595f7e0498574d5479de30bf93ee6d.pdf 38e715c66f99ac2ab8590cfbf3969de9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. so I went nearly to Art Quanbury's with him and got a ride back with {Au?} & Mrs. Lambert in a bob sleigh. I was standing in the road while they came up to me watching Quint through the gully and {Au.?} informed me that the "woman" was nervous as she thought I might mean mischief. While we were over home Marj. borrowed "Bleak House" from Dad. as she thinks a review of the case of Jarndyce & Jarndyce & the doings of the Court of Chancery will be encouraging to us just now. Dad. let me have a letter that he got from Mr. Parks to-day asking me to write him and instruct him to appoint a guardian for Harry B. as he will now have to be represented in the proceedings. In another letter he told Dad that if the fund should go to Harry B which he said "Heaven forbid." His guardian would supply him with ample funds for his education until he became of age and that would help out a little but I sincerely hope things won't turn out that way for Harry B's own sake as well as ours as the thought of him coming in for an enormous fortune when he was 21 years old with no one else having any legal control over it or him would be an awful bug-bear to me. However I am not worrying about it yet. Very mild and cloudy all day. Sunday January 3rd This is Aunty's birthday but we didn't get down to see her. It has been very foggy almost a fine rain all day and we didn't go anywhere or do any thing except the ordinary "messin' about". I went over and swept the school house - no I didn't either I'm mixed up again, don't remember very clearly what we did Monday January 4th I spent most of the fore noon putting up a couple of little shelves which Aunty gave us in the nursery for Marj. to keep the kids toys on. I also wrote to Mr. Parks as he had asked. This afternoon I did chores and helped Marj. do some washing that she wanted to get out of the way for Ina so she could employ her at ironing or some other job. We didn't know whether we would get any mail to-day or not as the new train schedule comes into effect to-day on the Canadian National lines and Dover only has one train a day on each track and on the Hamilton road it comes in at 9 p.m. However our mail with to-day's paper came about 3 o'clock and we learned later that it comes in on the one o'clock radial. It has been very foggy and misty to-day raining part of the time and every thing is very sloppy, very mild. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/13e6d5013b314bf6c53087870dbb1085.pdf 5d469e138c59edf8c95a6a2157c106c9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday January 5th I went down to Sid's this morning and had Queen shod. She was badly in need of it and I thought that when it froze up after this thaw I wouldn't be able to get out with her if she wasn't sharp. I didn't get down there till nearly ten o'clock and Sid had 12 shoes to put on so I was going to come home again, but Harvey Shand & Jack Richardson who had the horses there said that they were not in a hurry and if I wanted to get back before noon would wait so Queen got shod first and I got home before dinner. Marj. had to go to the doctors again so as Ina was here we left Gay & the baby with her and took Harry B. with us. We sneaked off while Gay was asleep so there was no trouble from that quarter. I drove Ina home when we got back. It has been mild all day but very windy & colder to-night. Wednesday January 6th I spent most of the day finishing and hanging the storm door for the porch and helping Marj. around the house. I had to put the glass in the door and I made an "amateurish" as Mr. Bagley would say looking job of it, however it breaks the draught from the kitchen door and that is the main thing. Froze hard last night and has been blustery to-day. Thursday January 7th I went over to-day to get some oat chop and I took old Nellie over to the farm with me as Dad said she might as well be running around the stack over there when she wasn't milking. I found Frank cutting up pigs and Dad. was down town getting his declaration regarding our marriage certificate fixed up before McDonald who just got home. I hooked up Josie & old Charlie to the waggon & Frank helped me throw on four bags of oats which I took down to the mill before dinner and then went back and had dinner at the farm. Dad. stayed down town for dinner. I went down town after dinner and got five bunches of shingles for the wood shed and a bag of flour and one of corn at Bill Lang's and went around by Main street to the mill where I got my grist. I stopped in at Aunty's for a few minutes. Dad. came out home with me and took the team back. Frank cut up three of the pigs to-day after watching Dad. cut one yesterday. I brought home a lot of spare ribs & backbone from "our pig". They told me down town that the band was to serenade the Council to-night and the W.I were going to give us all a feed in the hall, so I walked in across the fields. We had a bang up supper and played a little but that was all there was to it, except for each member of the council on being called on for https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c06ffd723b7fc0558ef95de355577791.pdf 8c11357c78094ea949702232722b63d7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Saturday January 9th It snowed all night by the looks of things for this morning every thing was covered not only outdoors but in the porch & the barn and where ever the east wind could penetrate. It snowed most of the morning but hasn't been a bad day. I thought of going down to Archie Long's farm to look at some cheap hay he has stacked but as it snowed so much I didn't go. I spent the fore noon doing odd jobs and sweeping paths, and helping Marj. wash some flannels which is a terribly particular job, and requires a vast ammount of knowledge & experience. Marj. supplies that part all I do is run the squsher. We sat around for an hour or two after dinner readin Bleak House and then I went over and swept the school house and swept the snow off the steps as I thought if it should get a little soft and then stick to the cement I would have a bad job. I was over there till nearly dark. Sunday January 10th We haven't done much but sit around and read and write to-day. Marj. wanted to take the kids out for an airing as it was a nice sunny day but there was a cold west wind and she hadn't the energy to bundle them up so we put them all to sleep instead & Harry B. went out to-night to help me do chores. Monday January 11th I spent the fore noon "and then some" helping Marj. wash although it snowed all day and she couldn't hang them out. We sat around reading for awhile after dinner so I didn't get anything but chores done outside. There isn't much else to do anyway. Marj's Eaton order came this after noon and I now have a new pair of heavy rubbers which just set me back $2.29, my old ones are gone in the sole. I also got a diary blank book for this year. Windy. Tuesday January 12th I have been to Archie Long's this morning to look at his hay stack. I didn't get started till about eleven as Queen and Belle got out of the stable and I had to chase them all over the place two or three times before I could catch them. I ran across young fat-head Steele down in the Lampkin's flats. I thought he was hunting jacks but at the time I saw him he was hunting the rest of his pals, and seemed very distressed that he couldn't find them. There was no body around Archie Long's when I got there and no tractor https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d9fecbaab633ca68e991998e88e3b4b1.pdf 9f1ae01d53b61c04d702c3dc1f7e5710 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. but I located what I was sure was the stack he spoke of and it is certainly rough feed but there may be some picking in it if the stock is hungry enough to pick at it. I came back to the farm & landed there just in time for dinner & just ahead of Dad. who had been down town. Dad. got another letter from Mr. Parks to-day enclosing a copy of one he had written to Aunty Hattie; saying he was coming out if she could meet him and telling her that he would like some help from her & her lawyer and telling her that Dad. intended giving her $50,000.00 if & when he became entitled to the fund, but saying nothing about her supposed claim. It occurred to me just lately and when I mentioned it to Dad. he made a note of it to ask Mr. Parks about as he had not thought of it, but as Uncle Frank died before Fa. I can't see how the court makes out any claim for him & much less for Aunt Hattie what ever. It looks to me as though instead of Aunt Hattie having a claim on this converted or unconverted property that they are arguing about it should be Aunty, Aunty Alice & Huby, however as none of us understand the legal points its not much use to discuss it although it is quite a lot of fun. I went on down town this after noon to see Archie Long but he had gone down to the farm. I told Mr. Long that I would give him $25.00 cash for the stack and a load of his thrashed bluegrass which is good feed. He is selling it for $10.00 a load and he told me he would let me have the stack for $20.00 I took Mr. Parks letter down to Aunty's but neither of them were there. Huby & David were there so I left it with Huby. I saw a cablegram on the sideboard and supposed it to be from Mr. Parks so read it and it said "Sailing on Montroyal 16th due 24th" I went back by the farm and told Dad. Mr. Parks said in his letter that he hoped to get back to England by the end of January and get before the judge again during February. I drove Ina home after tea to-night. Wednesday January 13th We all went down town to dinner to-day. The sleighing is fair now and so we could ride comfortably in the cutter. Marj. had to go to the doctor's again, but he thought she would not need any more treatments. She also went up to see Glad. Law. Quint and I took a walk up town after dinner and got the mail. Quint is much interested in the muskrat farming project if only he had enough money to launch into it. I went over and saw Archie Long and he took my offer for the hay, so we came home by way of the farm. Frank said if it was decent he would go down with me Friday and get a load. Quite cold. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e1bcd1e265476c133174ec74bf45bb95.pdf 42e0a081776016336393661b6c723d00 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Thursday January 14th I cleaned the straw out of the big chicken house this morning and put fresh in. I didn't have enough straw to put in both pens. This after noon after I let the cows & horses down to the creek for water I got the paper and came in to the house and read it for about an hour and then went over to Charlie Munroe's after butter As we are not sending cream now he didn't leave us any butter. Marj. cut out and made herself a dress this afternoon out of an old one of Alie Buckwell's and this evening she made an apron for herself. Shes a hoosler when she gets a'goin". She set bread to-night after having had two failures due to cold sponge or bad yeast cakes we don't know what. I got one egg to-day and one on Tuesday the first we have had for two or three weeks. Very blizzardy not cold. Friday January 15th Harry B and I drove over home this morning as I had arranged with Frank to go after hay but when I got out on the road I decided the sleighing was too bad. The snow was softer than it has been but packed so hard where it had drifted that trail breaking with a load would be hard pulling and in other places the road is bare. My lane too will have to be dug out before we can come through it with a load. I had to drive out on the wheat to get through with the cutter. Frank and I drove down town to get some groceries for Enah and I got my egg crate which has been at the Custom House for about a month much to the indignation of Norman Holden. It was nearly noon when we got back to the farm and I was going to come right home but Harry B had helped Gran make a pudding and they wanted him to stay and as there was quite a young blizzard scampering in the region of the side road, we stayed and after dinner Dad. cut Harry B's hair. It improved his looks and I knew it would appease Marj's wrath if necessary because we told her we would be right back if we didn't go for hay. She said she didn't expect us back and although she had a headache she was in high spirits over the success of her baking, which was equal to any of her past triumphs in the art. She has only had about three failures so when two of them came hand running, she was naturally downcast and afraid that her hand had lost its cunning. I didn't do much the remainder of the after noon but sit around and read the paper and wash the dishes for Marj. The result of the division in the House on Meighan's lack of confidence amendment was 123 against & 120 for so the Progressives have saved the Government's scalp for the time being by 3 votes. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ecbb8d02f0a63e2d7fe451eacffd0017.pdf f330d46dc73eccb5fb3383941a1af18a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Marj. saw by yesterday's paper that the Murry Dillon's have twins a boy & a girl, which brings the total of their progeny up to five head. Saturday January 16th We were very late getting to bed last night as Marj. went in for a sewing bee and made a great number of waists for Harry B and aprons for herself and I don't now what all while I snoozed in my chair, but we were late getting around this morning so consequently I haven't done much to-day. I went over and swept the school house this morning and got the snow shovel over there and shovelled out the lane. The drift was not deep but it was a long one and took me over an hour to cut a canal through it. We sat around for awhile after dinner and Marj. read Bleak House while I rocked Harry B to sleep and then we went out and took a couple of pictures of the baby. Marj. had a busy day cleaning up the house and making pies and worked till midnight and after to-night cutting out shirts and bands for the baby out of some goods Mrs Bagley gave her which she had saved from the wreck of Elton's mill. The mill property was to have been sold by auction to-day in Simcoe. Very much milder and very sunny. It has thawed a lot. Sunday January 17th Marj. stayed in bed all morning and part of the afternoon as a precautionary measure so as to avoid a repetition of last month's mix up. I have just chored around the house all day and this after-noon wrote a letter to Dorrie to thank her for the book she sent me for Christmas. Marj. got up about four and stayed up all evening but felt pretty tough. Harry B woke up about ten o'clock and pitched up all he had eaten all day. I think it was the first time in his life that he ever vomited. He ruined all his bedclothes so slept on the dining room sofa all night but was very restless. Very soft, mostly cloudy and some rain. The horses got out into the barn this after noon & upset the oat chop and spilled all the oats & bran but fortunately there wasn't much to spill. Monday January 18th Marj. has been in bed all day but has got a lot of sewing done to the baby's shirts. I have been in the house all day trying to keep things ship shape. Harry B went to sleep after dinner and slept till 8 o'clock or after and then had a little tea & went to bed. He feels all right though. Rained more or less all day. Mild https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ef2f946ab4e417c36cd23f20f1bb7fd4.pdf 436317b1a9916d1d30e9fe906405b9fb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Tuesday January 19th Marj. was up all day to-day but as Ina was here didn't have to move around much so feels much better to-night. Ina worked like a nailer all day and has the house shining from one end to the other. I went down town before dinner and got some feed & Bill Laings and some coal oil. I had dinner at Aunty's and was in at the farm for about an hour. Dick is not home yet. They expect him to-morrow to go with Dad. to New York on Friday. I drove Ina home to-night and spent the evening trying to balance my last years books. As near as I can make out the farm went about $60.00 in the hole if I deduct interest on money invested. Of course I am in the hole a good deal more than that, but that is couning living expenses. Gay was sick at her stomach to-night just like Harry B. mild. Wednesday January 20th It has been very mild and spring like all day so I put the sheeting on the wood shed roof and got three courses of shingles laid on the north side. Neither Marj. nor I felt very well all day Marj. was quite bilious we don't know why and I have a sore throat, but the kids seem to be all right. My calf was bloated up badly to-night so I didn't feed her. Thursday January 21st It turned a little colder during the night and snowed a little but has been quite mild all day, thawing but cloudy. To-night however there is a wild north-east wind howling and it is very much colder I haven't felt much like working all day so haven't worked at anything but chores, and just sat around and read all day. Archie Lang came in about noon to get his money for the hay I bargained for. To-night I couldn't remember whether I buttoned the horse-stable door or not so went out and found that I hadn't and the horses were out and had upset the chicken feed and spilled all the oats, nearly a bushel I think. Friday January 22nd It was a very cold night last night and froze in the kitchen and has been a cold day but the wind has shifted to the north west and it has been sunny I went over home about eleven this morning and met Frank at John Evan's coming out to see if I was sick. I had dinner at the farm and Frank and I drove down this after noon and got a couple of bags of Pokohontas coal in the buggy as it was to cold and blustery to go with a waggon. We took Dad's grip down to Aunty's as he & Dick left for https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c42f55a372d1cb8e215b8562a82324a8.pdf b62233840eaf871297b2e5f03646880c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. New York to-night on the 4.30. Frank and I waited at Aunty's till it was time for them to leave for the train. Dad. was loathe to go but Dick was in high spirits and counting on giving Dad. a big time in New York. He just got home from Butler Pa. on Wednesday. He has been over there visiting the Henry's. Dad. had his club bag packed full of farm produce for Aunt Hattie comprising apples, jam and 7 lb chicken. He got the court proceedings back from Walter just as he was leaving together with Walter's opinion. It seems to be about as hard to understand as the rest but he evidently thinks Dads chances for success are very strong and thinks the objections raised are minor ones He said the document was very complicated and he didn't think the lawyers themselves were very clear about it. He also said the same as we did that he couldn't understand Uncle Frank's claim at all as he had died before Fa. I got home about five. Marj. had been making dougnuts and I never saw such fat ones as she turned out. My throat is still sore but I don't seem to have any cold. Marj. wanted me to go to the doctor but Dick gave me a bottle of dope he had been taking and I happened to remember while down in the barn of a certain deposit of Jonnie Walker's Black Label which Quint had produced the other day. Dick had given it to him just before he crossed the line the last time he went. He had intended taking it over but Quint had told him it would not be wise, so that helped a little. Saturday January 23rd I went over home this morning as soon as I got my own chores done but as it was cold and we were late getting up, it was nearly eleven when I got there. Frank had the chores all done up and had milked without any trouble, even Emily the heifer that I couldn't get near last summer stood quiet. He told me the old sow should go out to Wilbur Ryerse's but we thought we would have time to go down and get a small load of coal before dinner so had to take the rack off the sleighs and put the John Wess box on. We didnt understand just how the plank bottom of it worked and monkeyed with it so long before we finally got it to bit the sleigh holsters that it was dinner time, so we waited till after dinner and went down right after. Tim went with us as he was very anxious to get his grandmother's phonograph Mr. James had told him to take it https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/02138d939f7ca41fea44f5f1f519b54d.pdf 7269ec69a5c300253bafe5c0671ed5fd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. over to the farm so he thought while Dad. was away was the time to do it, and there is a possibility of them renting the house down there. We left Tim up town to go around and get the phonograph ready while we went and got a jag of coal and then came around and got Tim & the machine. We unloade the coal and I filled a couple of bags to take home. We then put the John Wess stock rack on the box experiencing the same difficulty in finding out the combinations as we did with the box but finally got it all right. We then had considerable trouble in persuading Gladys III to walk the gang plank from the barn door to the sleigh although we had it covered with straw and after a great deal of manoeuvering we did get her in and had no more trouble with her. It was a brute of an afternoon with a south west blizzard. It was nearly dark when I got home. To-night the wind raged and howled so that it felt as if it would lift the house. Sunday January 24th We got up late and did nothing but chores and read Bleak House which we finished to-night. I swept the school house this afternoon. Very blustery this forenoon but a fair after noon. Cold. 7 eggs again. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="MOJAK">MOJAK</span></h3> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="EXERCISE_BOOK">EXERCISE BOOK</span></h2> <p>FOR </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="PEN_OR_PENCIL">PEN OR PENCIL</span></h3></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday November 16th 1925. </p><p>I got up at five this morning and milked before day light so as to get a good start. I had to get some wood for Marj. before leaving so sawed up a couple of rails from the road fence and also the old apple tree that they cut down in front of the school house and which I lugged over here yesterday. I told Marj. if she ran out of wood to put coal on which she did before running short of wood and which was a good thing as the wind is cold to-night. I got over home in fairly good time and Dad. told me Niel had been in and offered him his price for Elgitha $65.00 saying as usual that he wouldn't make a cent on her but they had room for her in the car so wanted her. I went back to the gully and drove her up to the barn and then Dad. and I led her down to the car. We didn't have any trouble with her, poor old girl, it wasn't like the time we led her home from the same place. We weighed her and she surprised us by only weighing 1440 as we thought she would weigh more but she is old and not fat for her. I had to go up town to get some stuff and Dad went to Aunty's to wait for me. I asked him what he wanted of Elgithas price for boarding her and he said if I would get him a plug of Old Virginia at </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Henderson's, he would be satisfied so I got him four half pound plugs. I paid up two or three small accounts around town as I felt mighty affluent when I stuffed $65.00 into my pocket after having been broke or nearly so for so long. When I finally got down to Auntys it was after twelve and Dad. was having dinner with them so I sat right down too. Frank was alone for dinner at home as Enah was down helping her father straighten up the house. Dad. and I came back to the farm right after dinner and bagged up a small grist and then caught 12 of Tim's ducks and put them in bags and took them up to Jack McBrides. They averaged 8 1/2 lbs apiece and Jack paid 16 cts a pound for them. I got home just before dark and spent the evening reading a LIbrary book called "The Sport of Fate" which I borrowed from Aunty Alice. Cloudy &amp; strong cold north west wind, getting colder to-night. I noticed this morning before day light that I could see the reflection of the East End light every time it flashed quite plainly I never noticed it before from out here but it was very cloudy, so I suppose that accounted for it I had Harry B. out of bed looking at it and he seemed quite interested. Dad. had another letter from Mr Parks, very cheerful. He hopes the end of the month to settle things </p><p>Tuesday November 17th </p><p>I spent the fore noon doing chores and odd jobs. I shut my calf up in the shed as she has been determined lately to pasture off the wheat. I made her an oat box and gave her some but I don't think she ate them. One fool trick I did was to put the cream down at the road forgetting that this was not Charlies hauling day although he has been going on Wednesdays now for several weeks. Trum. took it down to the corner so I had to go after it. This after noon I went over to Cam's sale. There was a good crowd there but they were slow selling things Dunning had an understudy with him and he sold a lot of the junk but he was pretty poor at it. I bought a cracked iron frying pan which I had an idea Marj. wanted for a quarter and the corn planter which is a different model and better than the ordinary ones for fifty cents, and that was the extent of my purchases, but Dad. bought the hog rack and waggon box which is some of John Wesses manufacture so therefore the best. I nearly froze standing around so came home before every thing was sold. Roy Dell came with the bread while I was in here getting warm and what was very strange for him was in a very talkative mood and regaled us with old </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>dinner, which was the best insurance for a happy birthday all round that we could think of. They sent her out a doll by me yesterday and so we gave it to her at breakfast, and she was certainly tickled with it. Poor old Harry B. had a terrible craving for it but realizing that his usual "Might is Right" principle would be less than ever tolerated on Gay's birthday he didn't take it by force but resorted to all manner of coaxing to which Gay was impervious <s>to it</s> as she was to Marj's suggestions that maybe the baby would like her daddy to hold her for awhile. I drove down just before dinner and brought Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice out. We had a regular birthday dinner with a cake and two burning candles in it. This after noon I took a bag of clothes over to the school house as Mabel had asked Marj. for some to give to a poverty stricken English woman back at Townsend Centre. On my way back I encountered Tupper who had got the grader while I was down town and was dragging the road. He is the new foreman. He kept me talking for quite awhile and then I threw the furrows out of some of the ditches I ploughed out yesterday. I drove Aunty &amp; Aunty Alice back about four and went up to Dr. Cook's and got Marj. another bottle of medicine. Mild but cloudy. </p> &lt;td<table> <tbody><tr> <td>Canadian</td> <td></td> <td>First round</td> <td>second round</td> <td>Total</td> <td>placing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Sifton</td> <td>Pericles</td> <td>11</td> <td>7</td> <td>18</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Capt. Berteau</td> <td>Bucephalus</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>7</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lieut. Bruce King</td> <td>Montreal</td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Total</td> <td>25</td> <td>15</td> <td>40</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>American</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Capt. Waters</td> <td>Jack Snipe</td> <td>8</td> <td>5</td> <td>13</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Capt Pierce</td> <td>Dick</td> <td>9</td> <td>10</td> <td>19</td> <td>12</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Capt. Carpenter</td> <td>Miss America</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Total</td> <td>20</td> <td>17</td> <td>37</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>French</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Capt. de Laissardiere</td> <td>Harris</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lieut. Clave</td> <td>The Doctor</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lieut. X. Bizard</td> <td>Pantin.</td> <td>1</td> <td>5½</td> <td>6½ </td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Total</td> <td>5</td> <td>12½</td> <td>17½</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Belgian</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Figaro</td> <td>2½</td> <td>7</td> <td>9½</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lieut. de Brabandere</td> <td>Acrobate.</td> <td>½</td> <td>-</td> <td>½</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lieut. de Breuls</td> <td>As de Pique.</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr><td></td> <td>Total</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table> International jumping contest at Royal Winter Fair, Toronto. 1925.<table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday November 21st </p><p>I spent a good part of the morning doing chores and went out to throw some more furrows out of the ditches in the corn stubble but ran across Art Quanbury who was cleaning out a ditch on the road and he talked so long that I didn't get much done before dinner. After dinner I rocked the Niblets for an hour in a vain effort to put him to sleep and then went out and made some strike outs in the corn stubble. It was a most discouraging job as the ground was so soft that it offered no resistance and I had to stop every few feet to take grass roots of the coulter's shear. In the wettest places, the horses had to just flounder through and with Queen so quick &amp; Belle so slow and lame it was an impossibility for me to set up pretty crowns even if I was able to do it under favourable conditions, however I got nearly halfway across the field and I am hoping they will let some of the surplus water get away. Beautiful day clear &amp; mild, strong wind. </p><p>Sunday November 22nd </p><p>We were late getting around this morning and didn't do much but odd jobs &amp; chores. I lay around and read for awhile and went over and s<s>p</s>wept out the school house. It was a very gloomy sort of day with a cold </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>wind and occasional snow flurries, but about three o'clock it seemed to clear up a little and as I wanted to go over home to get a bag of oats Marj. bundled the kids up and we all drove over. We were there for about an hour as Enah was giving Marj. some old clothes that she thought might be useful and some stuff that Miss Newell gave her to give Marj. It was beautiful new goods to make a dressing gown. It was nearly dark when we started for home and was beginning to snow. When we turned north, it was snowing hard and was striking us with very uncomfortable force almost full in the face. Harry B who was sitting down in the front couldn't or wouldn't put his head down to escape it but held it up and wailed dismally all the way home. Gay on my lap had her face turned away from the storm but she howled too in sympathy with Harry B, so we made a merry party. The baby was well covered up in Marj's arms so went to sleep. Marj. told Harry B made up stories about himself and the rabbits at the top of her voice to pacify him but with indifferent success, however we were none the worse </p><p>Monday November 23rd </p><p>Every thing was frozen tight this morning and the ground covered with snow so I didn't try to do any ploughing, but spent most of the time fixing up the chicken houses so that I could shut the chickens up. I shut the ones that roost in the little pen by the gate in before they got out this morning and I coaxed most of the remaining ones into the long pen with feed and shut them in and to-night I caught a few of the pullets that didn't go in this morning and some of the leghorns. </p><p>I sorted out all the leghorns I could find and put them in the colony house which I had put straw into. I picked up a few cider apples this afternoon. Wilbur came up to see what I wanted to do with the bull. He says he is no better feeder than ever so he thinks and I agreed with him that the best thing to do is to kill him for home consumption but I thought it was a little early in the season to have much meat on hand as it may turn mild again, so Wilbur said to let him go for a week and see what happened Sunny this fore noon but cloudy this after noon with cold north west wind all day &amp; freezing to-night. We sat up till twelve o'clock to-night and finished reading "The Talisman aloud &amp; Marj. made a dressing gown for Harry B. out of the goods Miss Newell sent her and has more than enough left to make one for Gay. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday November 24th </p><p>I spent the day puttering around doing chores, fooling with the chickens, and picking up cider apples. I had to make a couple of troughs for the chickens. I was surprised to find that there were still thirteen brown leghorns at large as I have twenty five shut up and I never could count more than thirty, that brings the total up to thirty eight and as I only had about forty three grow big enough to feather out well, I haven't lost as many since as I feared. The next problem is to catch them as I can't locate their roosting place. Ina was here washing all day and I drove her home to-night. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Lampkin came over this evening. Still frozen up. Cold north west wind </p><p>Wednesday November 25th </p><p>I did up the chores this morning and then felt so tough that I came in and lay down. Harry B. told me a story that he made up and I went to sleep and stayed there until noon. I then got up had some dinner and felt better. It was cloudy and snowing this morning when I lay down but at noon the sun was shining and it was much milder. I wanted to go down and get some grit and feed for the chickens so Marj. said as it was such a lovely day she would like to go down to the Bagley's. We got away soon after two and I left them all at the Bagley's and then went down to Billy Lang's but his place was locked so I went on over home to get some wheat and there was no one around the house there so I went out to the field back of the orchard where Frank was cleaning out ditches and he said Dad. &amp; Enah were both down town. I got my wheat and got home just at four. Mary &amp; Nellie were out over by Willie Shand's fence so I had to put them in and as Mary ran up towards the house and then she &amp; Nellie both ran down into the gully I had a lively time pursuing them. I finally got them all safely into the stable. I also fed the chickens and put some more coal on the fire so I was here for half an hour before I started back to town for the family. I stopped in at the farm on my way in and Dad. gave me forty five dollars of the money he got from Karl for the Rose heifer. I didn't know she had gone yet. He gave me some letters of Mr. Parks to read and said he got a cablegram to-day saying everything was satisfactory and he hoped to get before the judge in about a fortnight. He, Mr. Parks, has been saying all along that he hoped to wind it up the first of December but like the treasure that anchors the rainbow, it seems to be able to keep just beyond our grasp, but I suppose that merely adds to the interest and enhances the dime-novel effects </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday November 26th </p><p>This was a very cloudy morning with a cold north east wind and the ground frozen solid but as we had planned to go to town to-day we went. Marj. got very cold going in but the children didn't seem to mind it. We got to Aunty's a little before dinner time and so Marj. got thawed out before dinner Quint &amp; Tim were there at noon Quint having just arrived home from the North with his deer last night. After dinner Marj. &amp; I went up town, she to peddle her eggs &amp; get her groceries, and I went to the bank to deposit the money Dad. gave me for the heifer I went up to Reynold's and renewed my subscription for the "Mail &amp; Empire" and also sent renewals to "The Breeders Gazette" &amp; the "International Book Review" When I got back to Aunty's Quint was just getting ready to go up home to get his deer and take it over to the slaughter house so I went with him. She was a nice big doe 110 lbs I think Quint said. She had a fawn with her &amp; Quint shot it too, but didn't bring it home. It strikes me as a terribly perverted sense of "sport" that takes men hundreds of miles up into that wilderness at this time of year for the sole object of tracking down and killing from ambush one of those beautiful creatures so full of active life that do nobody harm and that haven't the least chance to defend themselves. I suppose it is the only chance the old barbarous instinct to take life has of cropping out under modern conditions, but it seems to me even our barbarous ancestors had to work themselves into a fury before they went on the warpath and didn't do it in cold blood. I never have the lust to kill except when I am mad, but I don't get mad at wild animals that stay where they belong and mind their own business. Karl Coleman &amp; Fred. skinned the deer and are going to cut it up for Quint. Karl gave Quint a lecture on sticking the deer in the wrong place and a demonstration on the right way of doing it. When we got back to Aunty's we found Marj. had taken Harry B up to the doctors to have him innoculated for diptheria as it seems that McCarty the teacher has it and Tim was down to see him and Harry B was with Tim at noon and the doctor &amp; Marj. thought that in view of the sore throat he had this fall it would be safer to give him the shot. Poor little cuss, it scared him and it looks sore to-night, but maybe it was better to do it. We didn't get home till dark and on the way home we saw Mary &amp; Nellie down by Art Quanbury's. I yelled at Art not to let them go any farther and I came home &amp; put </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Queen in and then walked back to Art's after them. Bobbie didn't get out. I shouldn't have left them out this morning. It made us late with tea and to add to the lateness Gay upset the coal oil can and spilled a gallon or so all over the kitchen floor and it took Marj. some quite awhile to sop it up. Marj. saved a lot of it by squeezing it into the wash basin. I was late getting through with the chores. It is not quite so cold to-night. </p><p>Friday November 27th </p><p>I spent most of the fore noon trying to persuade Marj. it was time to get up. I didn't get out very early myself and called her first when I left to go over to the schoolhouse. She was still in bed when I came back so I called her again and then went out and milked. When I came in after that she and the rest of the family were all having such an enjoyable snooze that I thought it was a shame to wake them so I had breakfast by myself. I came in about 11 o'clock and Marj. was up but hadn't had breakfast yet so I had an early dinner and she a late breakfast all in one meal. She had given the children their breakfast. I put in quite a lot of time puttering around doing chores and sorted some more apples for Dorrie but haven't them all gone over yet. Marj. was going to have an early tea, but when tea time came didn't know what to have so we bethought as of our cheese which Stanton Monroe told us yesterday morning was at their place, and I walked over to get it. They were through tea over there &amp; I went in and sat down and visited till nearly seven before I came back with the cheese. We took it out of the box and I carried it over my shoulder in a bag. Marj. had put the kids to bed and she &amp; I had a supper principally composed of fresh cheese after which I milked. It has rained nearly all day but not hard.The frost is out of the ground again and it is very mild to-night. </p><p>Saturday November 28th </p><p>It turned cold again during the night and froze up solid and it has been very cold with a high nor' west wind all day. It snowed a little this fore-noon but has been clear the rest of the day. I walked down to Wilbur's this forenoon to tell him to take the bull over to Dad's. and I stopped in at Trum's to ask him to leave me some buckwheat when he takes the milk. I spent a long time after dinner trying to rock Harry B. to sleep but without success and I then </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>went over and swept the school house getting the mail on the way over. There was a letter from Mr. Parks saying he had received mine. When I got back home I found Dad. here. He had brought us over a piece of venison from Quint and a letter from Dick saying he was coming home for Christmas fortune or no fortune &amp; expected to be here about December 15th. Dad. came over principally to see how Harry B was as Frank &amp; Tim were both jabbed and he says they are about completely knocked out. Frank took it in the arm &amp; can't use his arm for any thing. Dad. was greatly relieved to find Harry B as lively as usual and returned primed with caustic &amp; scornful jeers to hurl at Frank and Tim for their lack of heroism. He was telling us about Rus. Skey being over there to dinner yesterday. He &amp; Quint came across and Rus. said "Well Wess said to go back there for dinner if we didn't get invited to stay here but I said I was going to stay anyway." He sat down with his elbows on his knees and began in his usual manner. "Back to my execution, Monday. Just as soon be executed! Go down to the office, manager came along "Well Skey! Glad to see you back!" "Thank you (smiling &amp; bowing) glad to be back (aside) damn liar - hate to be back". It is a beautiful morning (aside) "rotten morning". Got out my keys, go to the safe, turn the combination, take down my ledgers, and start with the grind. Add up a column of figures!," looking up briskly and pinching his thumb &amp; fingers to-gether and moving his hand out {wide?} on a level with the top of his head a typical gesture of his which is comical enough in itself to provoke side shaping mirth. "See a deer, nip nipping along a ridge, brief interval of joy, then vision fades, back to earth again." Marj. listens to tales of these with cynical scorn and thinks he has a "screw loose". but I tell her if Dickens had immortalized him in a story as he most certainly would have done had he known him she would think of him not only as one of his most comical characters but also as one of his cleverest and probably most likeable in spite of his peculiar ways or more likely because of them. Ina was here all day ironing and choring around and Dad. drove her as far as the corner if not home wheh he left. </p><p>Sunday November 29th </p><p>Mr. Bagley was supposed to come out this morning and take us in, in time for church so we got up early and hustled around, and got the chores all done and the kids bundled up to be ready for him. He hadn't showed up when Mattias Shiltz went by </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>to church and we watched and waited will 11 o'clock and no sign of him so we were just going to walk over to the Lampkin's and accept a second invitation to dinner there when Mr. Bagley came along. We left Gay &amp; the baby in Mrs. Bagley's care &amp; Marj. Harry B and I went to church. We were pretty late but maybe it was just as well On H. B's account although he was as quiet as a mouse. It was children's service We went back to the Bagley's for dinner and were there for the after noon. I was very much afraid the kids would tear the house down before we got away as they were excited and in a terribly boisterous mood. Every thing is so spick &amp; span and orderly around there that their rough treatment goes hard with it. Aunty came up for a while after dinner as she saw us in church and wanted to bring me some things for Marj's birthday, but had a hard time delivering them without Marj. discovering it. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Bagley went to old Mrs. Whalen's funeral up at St. John's this after noon but as they were too late for the ceremony were not gone long. Belle Smith came over and spent the afternoon with us and seemed to enjoy the kids antics. Essie was in a good humour, so things went pretty well. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Bagley came home with us before dark. Froze very hard, bright day </p><p>Monday November 30th </p><p>I spent most of the fore noon softening up a little putty and puttying up one of the storm windows. I had forgotten that they needed it, but most of the putty got loose on them when they were out on the hot bed this summer. I didn't get very much done at it. This after noon I went down town as Marj. had to have condensed milk for the baby and we were out of coal oil. I also got some stuff at Billy Langs for the chickens. To-night I walked over to town through the fields to band practice, and stopped in for a few minutes at the farm &amp; at Aunty's on my way. I was in at Aunty's on my way home too. There was a good turnout and we had a good practice. They have made a few shifts in the horns. Evidently Ernie Knight &amp; Sid. Beaumont are going to be with us regularly now so Sid has Mr. Bagleys slide. Ernie has Bridgwaters baritone. Bridgwater has Harper's Eb euphonium and Harper has gone into the alto section. Harper has been harping at them all fall to have new springs put in his valves so they sent the horn down and got it fixed up and now it has springs in it strong enough for a rat trap. It tires Bridgwater's fingers out to play it. The band is preparing for a social evening next week Every body is supposed to bring his family and </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>enough grub to feed them. I was {words obscured} to bring two pies. I told Marj. when I got home &amp; she nearly woke up she was so mad at me for saying I would. I told them I would bring the pies but to heck with bringing the family. The wind which was north east this morning shifted to almost due south and it has been getting milder all day, but has been cloudy. When I started for town to-night the walking was good and it was quite bright moon-light but it started to snow soon afterwards and developed into a nasty storm of snow &amp; rain so that the walking was quite bad coming home through the long grass, but it was bright moon-light and I had on my rubbers and socks so didn't get very wet. On my way over, as I got down towards the far end of Dad's back wheat stubble I heard a rustling in the grass and looking down saw the broad white strip of skunk's back. I side-stepped with alacrity and he went the other way so that fortunately there were no unpleasant results. </p><p>Tuesday December 1st </p><p>I spent nearly the whole day except for doing chores in softening putty and puttying up the storm windows and have part of one to do yet. I had to put a whole new pane in one of the windows. Ina was here washing and she washed the two windows that I got finished and I put them on to-night. I drove her home after tea. Cloudy milder </p><p>Wednesday December 2nd </p><p>It froze hard last night but has been a very nice day and is barely freezing to-night. I shook what few remaining apples there were on the trees down this morning while the ground was hard &amp; picked them up. They have been frozen so many times that I don't know whether they will be much good for cider or not. I spent the rest of the day making a storm door for the dining room north door. I used the lumber I got for it a year ago and for some unknown reason it didn't match properly and I had a very trying time with it, finally I had to take my knife and whittle down the tongue so that it would fit. I put it to-gether in the doorway so as to be sure of it fitting when I got it made and now there is about half an inch space between it and one corner of the top of the door frame. I didn't have any hinges so I nailed it in place until I can get some I worked at it till nearly dark before I got the cross cleats on, and was all in to-night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday December 3rd </p><p>This being "mom-mom's" birthday we all went down to Aunty's to celebrate it as they had asked us last week. We got down just a little before dinner time in spite of making a try at getting away early. We had a roast of Quint's venison for dinner and Quint and Tim were both there Quint just got back from Detroit last night where he has been trying to raise some money from a bankrupt firm that he &amp; young Stewart did a lot of work for a year ago. He didn't have much luck and seems to have reversed his former exalted opinion of the people of those United States and now thinks they are all a bunch of crooks. He &amp; I went up town after Aunty's mail after dinner and I took 9 eggs all we could spare to Amy Turner Parker. Marj. took a dozen to Mrs. Skey and then went around to see Miss Newell who is in a very dilapitated state, but Marj. said she was very glad to see her and carry on a bit of gossip. Fine day, milder. </p><p>Friday December 4th </p><p>I spent the fore noon softening more putty and finishing up the storm window job. Tupper came in at noon and said if I could give them the time they were going to fill in the culvert at Lindsays to-morrow and wanted me to help so I said I would go over. This after noon I went down to Evan's and got him to put the handle in my shovel which has been at the shop since last spring. It was after four when I got home but I had time to let a little of the water off the corn stubble before dark but all I can do I am afraid won't ammount to much as the ground is completely water-logged. Marj. went over to the school house to-night as the Villa Nova Baptist young people's club held their meeting there and Mabel asked her to go over. I thought it was to be a sort of concert but Marj. who has had some experience among these affairs said it was a prayer meeting, and as they are a little out of my line, I didn't mind staying home and going to bed like a Christian in the least. Marj. said every thing went off according to Hoyle and there was a fair representation from the rest of the section who like me erroniously supposed there was a free show on and had no one steeped in religious lore and Baptist customs, like Marj. to set them right. This has been a beautiful day, quite warm and sunny. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday December 5th </p><p>Marj. and I both got up early this morning and had breakfast at seven o'clock I did all the chores by lantern light and struck out for Lindsay's bridge about half past seven. The sun was just rising as I walked up the road and I have seldom seen a prettier sun-rise. The sun itself only appeared for a few minutes and then disappeared, a dull lustreless crimson globe, behind dense clouds, but the sky above this cloud mass was beautifully and delicately tinted and against this floated several slender graceful clouds long and yet not mere streaks. There was a fine sort of half mist &amp; half drizzle at this time and it was certainly not a promising looking sunrise. I was back at the bridge for some little time before anyone else came but finally Tom Stone, his man and team came along. Tom had charge of the signal lanterns on the barricade and when he got them tended to we started in to fill along the bottom of the culvert. Pretty soon Art Quanbury came and said Tupper had commisioned him to boss the job and his idea was to use the teams and scrapers and scrape the earth to the top of the excavation and shovel it down, after a little argument between him and Tom we started on Arts scheme and worked till ten o'clock, by that time it was raining so hard that we had to leave I stopped off and swept the school house on my way home. Old Jimmie Robb came along with the milk while we were back there and gave us a full account of the row between him and Sid McBride which is to culminate in a lawsuit next Tuesday. His story is that he bought two gallons of gasoline from Sid and when he got it home measured it at Charlie Dixon's suggestion and found it fell short half a gallon. Lambert was there and Dixon said that Sid. had served him the same trick. Robb {swears?} he said no more about it but that night or the next Sid &amp; Jim came into Robb's store while he was alone and Sid accused him of telling the tale around the country. Robb denied it and Sid. called him a certain kind of a liar whereat Robb returned the compliment. With this Sid with a curse threatened to kill him and grabbed him by the throat and a lively tussle ensued. Robb says he would have had Sid down but for Jim who grabbed his leg and as he is short of wind owing to a cold he has had all fall, he couldn't down him. Jim McBride at Sid's orders took the shells out of Robbs gun &amp; prevented him from getting his cane, finally Sid. left and the next morning Robb went to Kelly and the trial is Tuesday morning. What Sid's version of the tale is I don't know, but although his temper is quick, I would </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>not have thought that his good sense would have let it carry him so far. I haven't the least doubt about his honesty nor has Robb I think but he has one of these machines for measuring gasoline and it may be out of kilter. It is too bad to have a thing like that mar the peaceful &amp; neighborly relations of the Marburg community, especially just before Christmas. I didn't do much this afternoon but let a little more water off the cornfield when it stopped raining. Very mild </p><p>Sunday December 6th </p><p>It has been a very disagreeable day. Cloudy, windy and wet. We were very late getting up and had breakfast between nine and ten so didn't have any dinner at least not at noon. I sat around the house after I got the chores done till about two o'clock and then I walked over to the farm for awhile. Dad. and Tim were the only ones home. I came back about four and did the chores up before dark and about six we had a chicken dinner </p><p>Monday December 7th </p><p>It snowed five or six inches during the night but didn't freeze hard enough beneath it to make sleighing. I went over to the school house in good time and shovelled the snow and waited till after eight to see if Art. Quanbury came along to work at the bridge, but as he didn't I decided he thought the weather too bad and so I came home and made a storm door for the porch. This after noon I drove down town and settled up at the Canning Factory. My corn &amp; peas to-gether ammounted to $110.99 but by the time seed and a load of silage I got last winter was deducted my cheque was $89.64. I went up town and paid my taxes and got some condensed milk and some hinges &amp; latches for the new storm doors, also a pane of glass to put in the one on the porch. I was in at Billy Langs for over an hour as old Billy was in a talkative mood, so by the time I stopped in at Aunty's &amp; the farm it was dark when I got home. I met Art Quanbury on the road and he asked me about going to work on the bridge to-morrow but I told him he had better get Dave or someone else Dad. had another bunch of letters from Mr. Park, in one he thought the case might be decided before Dad. got the letters then he found out that there was a case on the 9th and another on the 18th to be tried first and he didn't know how long they would last. Cloudy, raw. Roads very bad. </p><p>Tuesday December 8th </p><p>I spent the fore noon sorting apples and got all of Dorries baskets filled but had to go over about all we had in </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>the cellar to get enough. I put the tops on them after dinner and labeled them ready to ship. I had intended going over home to get the waggon and take them down but as it was late and was beginning to snow and I have got a cold Marj. wouldn't let me go. </p><p>Wednesday December 9th </p><p>I drove over home this morning and nearly froze. The wind was very cold and the roads very rough. Frank was home alone as Dad. &amp; Enah had gone down town. I thought when I got over there that the roads &amp; weather were too bad to take the apples down but Frank said he would come over with the waggon the first decent day. I went on down to Aunty's to tell them that I would not be down to the Band boys' shine to-night as my cold was too bad. Aunty Alice made me two pies to take to it so gave me one. I got home a little after noon I didn't do much but sit around this afternoon. Ina was here but walked home before supper. Very cold and bleak. Intervals of sunshine followed by snow flurries. </p><p>Thursday December 10th </p><p>I didn't do any thing much but chores to-day as I felt tough with a cold. My chest is sore with coughing I went down to the corner this after noon and got the cream can as I forgot it yesterday when I drove by. I stopped in at the Lampkin's for a few minutes on my way. The roads are frozen hard and the Gurney's were hauling gravel. Harry B was in bed with a cold on Monday &amp; Tuesday but seems better now but the rest of us are getting it. Cold west wind and cloudy </p><p>Friday December 11th </p><p>Frank walked over this morning to see how we were and I was mighty glad he did as after I had done a few of the chores I felt about all in my chest was so sore. Frank got some wood for us and did up some of the chores and then about eleven o clock he and Marj. drove down town while I minded the kids They got back about three, and Frank did up the night chores before he went home so I didn't go out at all. Marj. went to the doctor's and got a lot of dope for each of us including the baby. They brought a cabelgram from Mr. Parks, that came last night, saying he expected a decision about Wednesday next. The longer it goes the more uncertain it seems. Fine day, not so cold. </p><p>Saturday December 12th </p><p>Frank came over twice to-day and did all the chores and got us a good supply of wood. I am burning </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>the rails of the fence along the road north of the lane. I haven't done any thing to-day but sit and read and hold Gay. She is pretty sick but too little to keep in bed. My cough is much better a least my chest isn't so sore, but my cold is bad yet and I feel rather weak. Marj. has it but seems to be staving the worst of it off. She hardly got any sleep last night as she lay on the lounge and didn't take her clothes off and was up several times with one or other of the children </p><p>Sunday December 13th </p><p>I got out this morning and did up the morning chores but didn't cut any wood. I felt better but weak. Dad. drove over at a little before noon and got wood and did up some more chores. He stayed to dinner with us but couldn't stay any longer. Mrs. Lampkin was over for awhile this after noon. I did the chores to night. Cold. </p><p>Monday December 14th </p><p>I went over to the school house this morning and swept and dusted but felt about all in when I got back. I managed to get the rest of the chores done. My eyes ached so and my stomach felt so upset that I didn't want any dinnner but spent most of the day rolled up on the lounge. Frank came over after dinner and did things up. Dad. shipped his five hogs this morning. They weighed 1060 and he got 12¼ cts for them which was a quarter higher than last week. Ina was here washing and sewing to-day and as Marj. wants her to do some more sewing to-morrow she is staying all night. Snowy but cold. </p><p>Tuesday December 15th </p><p>I have felt better to-day but haven't done very much outside. Frank came over and sawed up some more rails but I milked and fed things. Since I have been laid up we have just milked once a day as we get hardly anything anyway. After dinner we were much surprised to have a visit from Quint. He walked over and brought a loaf of bread from Aunty Alice. He got here just in time to help Marj. fix the sewing machine which and a bent needle jammed in it. He suggested coming over to-morrow to help me build a wood shed so I went out with him and sized up the site. He said they had had no word of Dick except a book came that he had evidently bought in Toronto. To-day was the day he was expected to arrive home. To-morrow is the day we should hear from Mr. Parks' but I "doubt and fear" </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{Wee sketch of some clothing} </p><p>Wednesday December 16th </p><p>Marj. felt rather tough this morning and I was in helping her wash dishes when about eleven o'clock we heard a roaring and on looking out saw Dick, Quint &amp; Frank arriving in Quint's old car Frank had the names of the French Canadians who had got the ram lambs so he and I had to fill out some registration and transfer papers and Quint and Dick went out and started to saw up lumber for the wood shed. Frank went over to Bill Sidway's with his sheep paper and expected to have dinner over there and Quint and I put the two sides of the shed to-gether. It is going to be very small 8 x 10' but Quint made it to fit the lumber and he couldn't find any scantling around the place longer than 10 feet. He is a whale to work when he gets started and doesn't waste any time. He and Dick had promised to go back to the farm for dinner, but Quint came out again about two and we put it up but didn't have enough stuff for rafters so just laid boards across the plates and Quint said he would get some stuff for rafters and bring them out. He went back about four and I did up the chores, feeling no better for being out, as my cough seems to be pretty bad still and I feel rather tough. Very cloudy &amp; still quite cold. </p><p>Thursday December 17th </p><p>I haven't done any thing to-day but chores inside and out and go up to Shand's to telephone for the doctor. Marj. felt about all in and as I didn't feel like going to town and didn't know what on earth we would do if she got got right down and out, I thought that was the best thing to do. He came out about two o'clock and gave her some pills and cough medicine for both of us and I think she feels better to-night. My cough is still pretty bad. Brighter to-day but cold wind </p><p>Friday December 18th </p><p>Frank came over this fore noon to see how we were as Dr. Cook had told some of them he had been out. Frank also came out to tell us that they had a cablegram last night signed "Whites" instead of "Parks" and reading "Case partly heard, adjusted on particular question. Sorry for delay." None of us know just what it means except that it is not "Cheerio" nor will we know until we get a letter from Mr. Parks in about two weeks. I got Frank to help me cut down a big elm that shows signs of decay. It was down in the flats and it took quite a little sawing. I got rather tuckered as it is the first work I have done. Frank helped me saw up several of the limbs before he went home for dinner. Marj. arranged </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>with him to come out tomorrow afternoon and take her down town to do some shopping. She is feeling better. I didn't do much but chore around this after noon but I feel much better to-day. I walked over to Ollie Birdsel's sale about four o'clock as I wanted to bid on his hay but I met Dave Lampkin at the gate and he said everything was over, so I came right home again. I went late on purpose as I didn't want to stand around in the cold. I met young Dove with a load of gravel and he told me that Tupper had fired him because his father had waylaid and hit Albert Gurney last night because he the kid had complained to his father that Gurney had passed him on the road with a load and then thrown a stone at him because he kept yelling at him. The Robinson's came along as Dove left and said he was a little pest that Gurney had passed him on the road but hadn't thrown at him. Dove's poor old team's bones are just about poking through their skins at all points so it is time he quit. Cold and raw, tried to snow a little. </p><p>Saturday December 19th </p><p>I have felt very tough to-day and haven't done a thing but chores and sit around the house minding the kids. Dad. came out this morning to take Marj. to town as he thought if she waited till afternoon she would never get anything done so she had dinner down there and Dad. drove her home about three o'clock. Dad. had another cable last night from Mr. Parks himself reading "Don't worry. Send birth certificate, Toby's eldest boy." Not much in the way of elucidation but it looks as if things had not gone completely against us yet and also that there can be no decision till Harry B's certificate gets there. Dick is going to Toronto to-morrow and will send it Monday morning. Much milder, wind around in the south. </p><p>Sunday December 20th </p><p>I have felt a little better to-day but have done very little but sit around although I did go over to the school house and sweep. Marj. has grubbed around all day doing odd jobs around the house such as mopping off the kitchen floor. The coal out there makes things very dirty. We spoke of going over to the Lampkins but we didn't get around to it and it was a damp sort of day unfit to take the children out when they have been cooped up in the house so much. Neither of us spent a very Sabbath Sunday. It seems as if we seldom do anymore, we are retrograding </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Monday December 21st </p><p>Garf. Porril came out this morning with a Quebec heater for us which we were informed was a Christmas present from old Dick, the old son-of-a-gun. Marj. knew about so as it was a mild morning we had let the fire out in the old box stove and Garf and I carried it around to the porch and put the new one up in its place. We spent some time at it as we shortened the zinc covered board that the old stove sat on and made it fit the new one. Garf was very important as he was alone with the stove and much grieved that he couldn't lift the stove out alone. Why before he was sick he wouldn't have thought nothin' of carrying that stove into the house, but he had an attack of "ammonia" flu and pleurisy all to-gether and it has left him weak I had to take the storm door that I had nailed up to the dining room door down so when Garf left I put the hinges on it. While I was at that job Dad. came in with a load of Pokahontas coal to burn in the new stove. It was a present from him &amp; Enah for Christmas, so we have certainly fared well, and it proves the truth of "The Lord looks after the poor &amp; needy." I tell Marj. it pays to be poor because folk have pity on us. Dad lit a fire in the new stove and showed us how to run it. I didn't do much this after noon but chores and sit around and bask in the genial warmth of the Quebec &amp; Pokahontas combination. Marj. put in a busy day and she shouldn't have as she was not in fit condition to be doing any more than necessary but she had to clean up after the stove had been put up and then she walked over to the school house to see what Mabel intended to do about to-morrow as her aunt is going to Toronto to-night, and Mabel &amp; her sister are going to be here for the school concert, so Marj. invited them over here for dinner. Then she sat up late to-night doing up boxes of home-made candy for Christmas presents, while I snoozed in the big chair. It snowed all the after noon but there is not enough for sleigh </p><p>Tuesday December 22nd </p><p>I went up into the attic this morning to get a basket of onions for Ina and as Marj. has shifted the bed around so that it is directly under the manhole I went up before I put my boots on and before she was out of bed. I got the onions and called to her to get them from me and when she reached up for them, she nearly fell from weakness. Upon investigation she discovered good cause for weakness so made no more attempts to get up. I got the kids dressed and gave them their breakfasts but </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Marj. didn't want any. I have been doing house work all day and the house looks like it. It is a good thing Marj. is in bed and can't see it or she would be sicker than she is. Fortunately for us Frank came out this fore noon and got the apples for Dorrie &amp; Phyl and took them down and expressed them for us, so we sent word by him to the doctor and he came out this after noon. He told Marj. to stay in bed for a couple of days and he thought she could go to the Christmas dinner all right but as it is at the farm on the day before Christmas which is the day after tomorrow we very much doubt if Marj. will get to it. I went over to the school house this fore noon to tell Mabel we couldn't have her over to dinner and that we wouldn't be able to get the kids over to her Christmas tree concert this after noon. She sent over a present for each of them a ball for the baby a broom &amp; dust pan for Gay and a drawing book for Harry B. and in the mail we got a rattle a doll and a top, which we figured out was from Ina so they have had a great time with their new toys. I didn't get much done in the way of outside chores. I milked about two o'clock. Some of the young ones from the school came over this after noon to take Harry B. over to the concert but he wasn't dressed up and I couldn't get him ready so he didn't go. He didn't know about it so didn't miss it. </p><p>Wednesday December 23rd </p><p>I managed to get the kids dressed and fed and some breakfast for myself by about nine o'clock this morning and then Frank arrived so I turned the job of getting Marj's breakfast over to him and I went to do a few chores outside. (Frank brought a copy of a cablegram from Mr. Parks. - No, as Bill Donald would say I have got ahead of my story. I am writing this a week late and just got mixed.). Frank just brought some soup over from Enah and set to work to cook it as soon as he got here. Marj. was very anxious that I should get my hair cut before Christmas so suggested Frank staying here this after noon while I went down, so Frank always agreeable to anything suggested that I go down before dinner and as he had driven Joe over said for me to take her back and get some potatoes at Art Ryerse's on my way. It was about eleven when I left here and by the time I got the potatoes and got to the farm it was after twelve but as Dad. was busy drawing the big Christmas turkey, which as usual Huby provided, we didn't have dinner till about one and then Dad. and I walked down town. I went into Bob. Leaney's and Mackenzie was there alone but as he said Bob. would be in any minute I waited. I sat there for about two hours and was just ready to step </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>into Mac's chair when Bob. came in. It was about half past four when I got through so I didn't waste much time doing Christmas shopping as I was afraid they might be needing me at home. Frank's idea in having me go before dinner was so I could get back early, as he wanted to go to town this after noon. However when I got home every thing was all right and Frank had the house all slicked up in fair shape and as they all decided down town that the Christmas party should be postponed from to-morrow to Saturday on Marj's account, Frank wasn't so much concerned whether he got to town or not. Frank stayed to tea and washed up the dishes to-night. Charlie Shand came down for a while to see how Marj. was. Dr. Cook was out this after noon to see her as he told Aunty that if he happened to be out this way he would drop in and as she said she might call at the office to-night to see, he happened out this way on purpose. He told Marj. to use her own judgement and going to the party to-morrow, he said he wouldn't forbid it because he thought it was a terrible thing to be responsible for keeping anyone away from a Christmas dinner but she was to do what she thought best, so she had decided that there would be no Christmas dinner for her and was very relieved and delighted to hear it had been postponed. Dad. had a letter form Mr. Parks to-day which he told me about on my way through to-night but which I didn't take time to read. It was written before the case opened but he had had a consultation with Mr. Manning one of the counsels for our side and he said there had been a case once where a will read something like this one that the beneficiary must take the name &amp; arms of the testator and if he failed or refused to do so within a certain time he forfeited his claim. He did fail because like Dad. he knew nothing about it until after the time specified had expired so lost the gift. Mr. manning said with that precedent, the name &amp; arms clause in the Quintin Dick will might cause trouble and Mr. Parks is evidently worried over it, but Quintin Dicks will reads that if any one of his beneficiarys refuses or neglects to take the name &amp; arms of Dick within three months after he is entitled to it, he forfeits his claim and that is a little different from the other will which read refuse or fail. Dad. wrote Mr. Parks and pointed out to him that he did not refuse and he did not neglect because according to any dictionary he referred to neglect means to omit through carelessness and as he did not know about it he could not be called careless about it However taking this with the cablegram news we have had since and the request for Harry B's birth certificate </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>it looks as if this was the particular question which has been adjusted and Dad. thinks possibly things will be held up till Harry B. comes of age, as Mr. Parks said that I who would be the next heir at law would be in the same position as Dad. as far as taking the name &amp; arms was concerned and that Harry B. being an infant would have no chance to refuse until he was of age. It is rather disconcerting and seems ridiculous that a fund could be held up for such a long time over a little technicality especially as Mr. Parks says the estate over there now are very much against that sort of thing. He also said that if this judge decided adversely he would appeal it and that the appeal court is not bound by any precedent nor by the decision of a lower court, but in any case no cheerio for Christmas. </p><p>Thursday December 24th </p><p>It was this morning that Frank came out with a copy of a cablegram from Mr. Parks reading "Opinion your ultimate success, right heirs defeated, fund must go to Barrett family, suggest meeting you in New York." Of course none of us can figure out the exact meaning of it, but as near as we can guess it means that the court has decided against the right heirs in favour of the Barrett family but has not decided yet whether Dad. or Harry B. shall get it but in Mr. Parks own opinion Dad will be successful when the case is finally settled What he means by meeting him in New York we can't imagine but suppose he wants to appear still cheerful and suggests meetin Dad. halfway when he eventually goes to England. There is at least a ray of hope in this last message. Frank stayed all morning and washed up the dishes and did several chores around the house. He would not stay to dinner. Marj. got up this afternoon and dressed all by herself. I was in the kitchen and was very much surprised when she walked out. She naturally felt very weak &amp; shaky but has sat up all the after noon and evening and superintended the hanging of the three stockings, small, smaller &amp; smallest on the back of the old armchair where she used to hang her own on Christmas eve when they were the same size as the ones that hang there to-night. I spent the evening putting some last minute fixings on an aero"bird" that Harry B has been expecting Santa Claus to bring him A huge parcel came from Dorrie &amp; Miss Bain to-day containing a plum pudding in a bag some shortcake and "brownies" and several other things which we are not opening till-to-morrow. Miss Martin also sent a parcel of things among them a most comical looking monkey </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>which when given sufficient encouragement by turning his arms around several times will turn summer saults in rapid succession across the floor and is very entertaining. Marj. also got a parcel of things from Phyl. containing some very nice picture books from Teddy &amp; Jack. </p><p>Christmas Day </p><p>I was up before five this morning to get the baby's bottle ready for her as she woke up and was crying for it. Marj. said she had hardly slept last night. I accused her of being excited about Santa Claus but she said that wasn't the cause. Harry B. was awake early and when he was ready to get up I woke Gay and brought her out so that she wouldn't be behind hand in exploring the stockings. They took the matter very differently Harry B very excited at once excavated the farthest depths of his stocking but Gay, looking about as cheerful funeral and with no show of emotion picked the arrow-root biscuit off the top of her stocking and sat down to devour it and I think before she finished she consumed Harry B's biscuit as well. All hands then piled into "Mum-mum's" bed and raised cain till after daylight. On examining Dorrie's parcel we found a book each for Marj. &amp; me. Mine was Canon Scott's "The Great War as I saw it." I have managed to get a few pages of it read and finds it gives a full account of the Canadian forces from the declaration of War to the Armstice but is written always from a chaplain's view-point and so is human and free from military or political bias. Marj's book was James Oliver Curwood's latest and supposed to be his best book "The Ancient Highway" a story of Quebec pulp &amp; lumber business. They are the first books we have had for a long time amd the only ones we got this year. Marj. got up before breakfast and has been fairly active all day so is rather tired to-night. I have been kept busy doing chores inside and out. We were going to try having a Christmas service to ourselves but didn't get around to it. I spent considerable time cleaning up the cutter as some snow has fallen and there are cutters on the road so if there is any sleighing at all we can travel much more comfortably in the cutter to-morrow than we can in the buggy. Our Christmas dinner consisted of spare ribs that Mr. Lampkin brought over to us but we are shaping our faces for a feast to-morrow. Harry B &amp; I went over to the Lampkin's this morning with the hand-sleigh and took Mrs. Lampkin a paper-white narcissus just ready to blossom Marj. has been growing it on purpose. Cold </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday December 26 </p><p>We were all up in good time but it took us most of the forenoon to get ready for the party, but we finally all got packed into the cutter and away. We went down to the Donald's first to take Ina a basket of onions that she bargained for last week and also a Christmas present Marj. got for her and to find out if she could work in an extra day next week. It was noon when we got over home and we were the last of the party of 19 to arrive. Dad. had gone down town with the bobs and brought over all the ones from down there. Dinner was ready soon after our arrival and everyone tucked in heartily to a noble one. Turkey &amp; fresh boiled unsmoked ham with corn squash &amp; potatoes, cranberries &amp; all the rest of it followed by plum pudding &amp; mince pie with nuts raisins &amp; candies, augmented the Christmas spirit with which everyone was filled anyway so that it of necessity bubbled over. Gay amused the entire gathering by her "saying nothing &amp; sawing wood" attitude. She hardly spoke a word or cracked a smile all day but enjoyed herself immensely, she didn't even growl over her dinner as she usualy does at home, but she put away a handsome one just the same. Harry B. seemed out of sorts till after he got excited over the tree. I think he is tired as he has not been getting enough sleep lately. The baby - that is our baby was bewildered and a little frightened at first at the number of people. I don't think noise &amp; commotion would frighten her as she is so used to it, but she was made quite happy with a large turkey bone and during the stripping of the tree sat on my knee and enjoyed the proceeding as much as anyone. Win's baby was very good, he is much bigger than Dorothy Mary and we thought she was a whopper, and old David couldn't have been better. He was full of the joy of life all day and didn't attempt to hide it. He smothered Gay with kisses when she came in, and she received them coldly and haughtily but that didn't phase David He took a round or two out of Quint and recited "Granny's come to our house." with great elocutionary inflection. He, Harry B. &amp; Gay all had a great time unloading the tree. They of course got the bulk of the presents and when they weren't busy undoing their own they were carrying away and mixing up some one elses When we finally emerged from the sea of paper &amp; string with which we were all but inundated, Marj. found that she had two market baskets full of presents to take home, most of them she didn't know who they came from and she wasn't sure they were all hers until after a great deal of sorting and consultation as the kids kept bringing her things and there was so much </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>commotion. What we are going to do with every thing I don't know as the house is so full now there is hardly room for us in it. The party broke up soon after four. Dad. took the town ones down in the bobs and we got home just before dark. It has been a nipping cold day but sunny and our fires were all right so the house was good and warm. The kids were all asleep when we got home and we laid them out on different beds. Harry B slept till it was time to put him to bed. Dad. had another cable from Mr. Parks <s>saying</s> asking for Marj's &amp; my official marriage certificate and they sent to Ade Millman to get it, so that looks as if Harry B. was mixed up in the proceedings, but we had a very merry Christmas in spite of lighter hopes. We all got very pretty little calendars from Mr. &amp; Mrs. Parks. </p><p>Sunday December 27th </p><p>It was a very cold night last night and has been a nipper of a day with a north west wind. We have lived shut up in the front part of the house where we have been quite comfortable around our Quebec heater. Marj. using it to fry bacon &amp; boil the kettle on. We are just about out of coal so let the kitchen fire out during the day, but scraped up enough coal to put a fire on for the night but we moved the kids into this part of the house for the night. I went up to Harvey Shands about noon to ask him if Tuesday would suit him as well as to-morrow to audit the school books as I want to go after a load of coal or coke in the morning I thought the wind would freeze my face going up the road. Charlie told me it was 10° below this morning and was about zero at noon. I spent the day trying to get a chance to read my new book but not having much luck on account of the numerous chores Marj. had on. She has been on the go all day but feels pretty tired. </p><p>Monday December 28th </p><p>For some unaccountable reason, because the wind did not change, it turned milder during the night, and has been much milder though still cold enough all day. Harvey Shand told me that last night when he went to the barn just before dark, the mercury stood at 8° above and when he came back in less than an hour it had risen to 14° above; what caused it is a conundrum. I drove over home as soon as I could get away after breakfast and Frank and I went down to get a load of coke as they have no hard coal down there. We took Joe &amp; Queen so made fairly good time but as I had to go up town for some condensed milk for the baby it was about noon when we got out here. We had </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>dinner here and then caught all the Danish leghorn pullets and put them in one of the crates Frank brought over the other day from Martin's. When we stopped in home Dad. thought it was too late to go down after coke for him as we had intended so we took the chickens over to Martin and then went down to Bill Langs after some feed for me. We were a long time at both places as we had to take the chickens over to the barn and weigh them and then hunt Chris up to find out what to do with them. They weighed nearly two pounds apiece which was more than I expected after the treatment they have had the last few weeks By the time we had waited for Billy Lang to mix up chicken feed for Fred Kull and then mix some for me and bag up bran it was getting late and as we had to unhook at the farm and I had to hook up to the cutter and load my stuff in it, it was after dark when I got home. Marj. said the coke fire went out twice during the after noon so she is not jubilant. </p><p>Tuesday December 29th </p><p>I spent most of the fore noon fixing things out in the cow stable to make it a little warmer now that the hay in front of them has got so low there is nothing to keep the draught from the north side of the barn from them so I cut the hay through to the ground and built a temporary partition in front of them and covered the top with loose boards and hay. It not only make it warmer but gives me a good wide feed alley. It took me till noon as we were late getting started so by the time I swept out the school house after dinner it was nearly three when I got up to the Shand's to help audit the school books and it was six o'clock and pitch dark when we finished. I got my fifty dollar cheque as usual. I had had fond hopes of being able to tell Harvey Shand that I did not need the caretaker job after this term and ask him to hunt up a new janitor but as things have turned out I didn't and merely asked him for a new broom. I shouldn't wonder if I would be very glad of the job for maybe years to come. Ina was here all day but left before I got home for which I was not sorry as it saved me hooking up. Not so cold. </p><p>Wednesday December 30th </p><p>I drove down town this morning to deposit my cheque and I wanted to get some oats from Frank and have them chopped. I came across Bert &amp; Dick McPherson on Prospect Hill going down town with a hand sleigh and Bert hooked the sleigh behind the cutter and Dick rode down town on it. We gave him a merry ride and </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>I expected to spill him at every corner but he stuck like a leech. I saw Quint up town and he said Dad. &amp; Dick (Barrett) were down town trying to telephone Ade Millman who had called up last night and asked to talk to Dad. As they had sent to Ade to get our marriage certificate from the Toronto registry office, they supposed some thing was wrong with it. Quint was on his way to Aunty's for dinner so I drove him down and I stayed there too. Bert &amp; Dick came along with a sleigh load of parcels and hooked to the cutter again and this time Bert undertook to do the surf board stunt but the sleigh upset in front of George Thompson's house and spilled Bert and groceries along the road for about 20 feet. Dad. and Dick. came down to Aunty's just after we arrived. They had not been able to get Ade so Dick went up right after dinner to wait for Ade to call. Dad waited some time for Enah who was up town some place but wouldn't have dinner. He thought I would be too late for me to get any oats chopped. Aunty thought I had better go up to the drugstore to wait with Dick in case Ade wanted some data on our wedding which Dick would not be able to supply. We waited there for an hour or so. Ade had put in a call before Dick got up there and after we had been there for a long time one of the switch board beauties (?) told us that it had been cancelled, so then Dick called Ade up and found that he had spent the whole fore noon in spite of being very busy at the office in trying to get some corrections made on our certificate which had been filled in all wrong, most of the names were mispelled and in the place where Dad's name should appear they had Theobald Butler Barrett. Ade had got hold of Louise, Cousin Carrie and the old minister who married us and had finally got a declaration fixed up for Dad. to make before a notary, and was mailing it so for that reason had cancelled his call. Dick drove over to the farm with me as he was going to call on Imogen Ivy. Dad. had got another letter from Mr. Parks telling what happened at the court proceedings. It is not very clear to us but is evidently not what we suspected at all. He said Mr. Manning opened the case and every thing looked rosy until Gavin Simonds counsel for the right heirs got up and said that although he had nothing to say on behalf of his clients, he would like the judge to consider some matter concerning the conversion of the money into real estate, which was so technical that we couldn't understand it but it inolves Aunty Hattie in some way so that she now has to be represented in the proceedings. Mr. Parks said it </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>was a beastly rotten trick as it was of no interest to him or his clients and no one else had thought of it at all. The judge said that it was a bombshell thrown in to what he thought was going to be a very simple matter. That explains Mr. Parks cable where he suggests meeting Dad. in New York as he wanted to meet Dad. there and consult with Aunt Hattie and try to come to some amicable agreement with her. He says he doubts very much if she would succeed if she did contest Dad's claim so I don't suppose they will have much trouble over there. Dick is going to cable Mr. Parks to-night saying that Dad. is willing to meet him in New York when ever he comes. I didn't attempt to go to the mill but Dad. gave me a bag of chop and I took one of the bags of oats that Frank had bagged up for me. I agreed to buy $15.00 worth of oats from him and to pay him when McEwen sends the money for the ram lambs. He doesn't seem to consider that I should have any oats coming to me for the part I took in the harvesting of them although I pitched every sheaf of them and helped thrash them. I didn't put it up to him but hoped he would see it. He seems to think it all right for Dad. to supply me out of his share in spite of the fact that Dad. has let me have about $200.00 this year and that according to their agreement Frank was to stand crop expenses. Mrs. Lampkin was over this afternoon and invited us all over for New Year's dinner. </p><p>Thursday December 31st </p><p>Marj. had to go down to the doctor's to-day for some special treatment so we all went down for dinner. We didn't know we were so late leaving but when we got down to Aunty's we found they had given us up and had started dinner. Quint and Dick were both there. Marj. went up town soon after dinner and Dick and <s>Frank</s> Quint went up for the mail but I just sat around the house all the afternoon. Dad. came down after he got Ade's letter and with a copy of our marriage register which was about as full of errors as it was possible to be. He went up to McGaw McDonalds to swear that his name was W.H. instead of J.B. but McDonald was out of town. We called in at the farm on our way home and Enah gave Gay a little set of furs which she got from Clair Herring when she, Dick &amp; <s>Frank</s> Quint went to Hamilton on Monday to see Eugenia. Marj. and I sat up to-night and saw the old year out and the New Year in and well in. It was not a premeditated vigil but we have fallen into the habit of late of sitting around our Pokohontas Christmas present and dozing the first part of the evening and then waking up late to give the baby her last bottle and being so wide awake that we don't feel like going to bed. There is a dance and watchnight service in town to-night. Frank will take in both and the whole family was going down to Pickford's for the evening &amp; then to church. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>January 1st 1926 </p><p>We were very late getting up this morning and before we were through breakfast Davy came over on horseback to inform us that we would have to drive over there for dinner as the walking was bad. We had no intention of trying to walk, but I suppose Davy thought we needed the advice. It was noon before we got all the inside &amp; outside chores done and the kids and ourselves dressed and packed into the cutter, but as Mrs. Lampkin didn't put the potatoes on until she should see a drive out of our lane and as she didn't see us until we drove up to her door we didn't keep dinner waiting. We has as usual a bang up and very rich dinner of pork backbone and followed by plum pudding and mince pie I got as far as the pudding but couldn't get around the pie much to Mrs. Lampkin's &amp; Davy's distress. We sat around all the after noon and conversed as usual on neighborhood gossip which at present seems rather lacking in startling items. Davy, also as usual reviewed the history of his western exploits at Pilot Mound, Manitoby. We came home about five. We had no voting in the township to-day as the reeve &amp; council all went in by acclaimation. Roy Misner reeve. Wess Boughner, deputy, Bob. Austin, Will Smith and I forget the other as I didn't know him. Very mild all day. Thawing. </p><p>Saturday January 2nd </p><p>I went over home this morning as soon as I could get around to it, to get a load of straw. I found the sleighing was about gone, especially on the side road where the new gravel is. We had to change the rack from the waggon to the sleighs and Dad. wanted to go down and get his cutter which Frank Taylor has been repairing for him before we took the box on the sleigh so it was nearly noon when we got back but we put on a small jag of straw all we thought we could haul over the nearly bare roads. Dick was over at the farm for dinner and we sat around for awhile waiting for Dave Ward to come with the mail but as he was so late we didn't wait till he did come but Frank and I came out here with the straw. When we got it off Marj. decided she would go back with us for the sake of the airing so bundled the kids up and loaded them on the rack. Tim came out with us so there was a grown-up to hold each young one &amp; I was free to drive. Quint came out just as we starting with the rafters for the wood shed. He put them on alone while we were gone. It was nearly dark when we got back in the cutter and Quint wanted me to go back with him till he got past the deep snow between the top of the Winding Hill and Tupper's </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>so I went nearly to Art Quanbury's with him and got a ride back with {Au?} &amp; Mrs. Lambert in a bob sleigh. I was standing in the road while they came up to me watching Quint through the gully and {Au.?} informed me that the "woman" was nervous as she thought I might mean mischief. While we were over home Marj. borrowed "Bleak House" from Dad. as she thinks a review of the case of Jarndyce &amp; Jarndyce &amp; the doings of the Court of Chancery will be encouraging to us just now. Dad. let me have a letter that he got from Mr. Parks to-day asking me to write him and instruct him to appoint a guardian for Harry B. as he will now have to be represented in the proceedings. In another letter he told Dad that if the fund should go to Harry B which he said "Heaven forbid." His guardian would supply him with ample funds for his education until he became of age and that would help out a little but I sincerely hope things won't turn out that way for Harry B's own sake as well as ours as the thought of him coming in for an enormous fortune when he was 21 years old with no one else having any legal control over it or him would be an awful bug-bear to me. However I am not worrying about it yet. Very mild and cloudy all day. </p><p>Sunday January 3rd </p><p>This is Aunty's birthday but we didn't get down to see her. It has been very foggy almost a fine rain all day and we didn't go anywhere or do any thing except the ordinary "messin' about". I went over and swept the school house - no I didn't either I'm mixed up again, don't remember very clearly what we did </p><p>Monday January 4th </p><p>I spent most of the fore noon putting up a couple of little shelves which Aunty gave us in the nursery for Marj. to keep the kids toys on. I also wrote to Mr. Parks as he had asked. This afternoon I did chores and helped Marj. do some washing that she wanted to get out of the way for Ina so she could employ her at ironing or some other job. We didn't know whether we would get any mail to-day or not as the new train schedule comes into effect to-day on the Canadian National lines and Dover only has one train a day on each track and on the Hamilton road it comes in at 9 p.m. However our mail with to-day's paper came about 3 o'clock and we learned later that it comes in on the one o'clock radial. It has been very foggy and misty to-day raining part of the time and every thing is very sloppy, very mild. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday January 5th </p><p>I went down to Sid's this morning and had Queen shod. She was badly in need of it and I thought that when it froze up after this thaw I wouldn't be able to get out with her if she wasn't sharp. I didn't get down there till nearly ten o'clock and Sid had 12 shoes to put on so I was going to come home again, but Harvey Shand &amp; Jack Richardson who had the horses there said that they were not in a hurry and if I wanted to get back before noon would wait so Queen got shod first and I got home before dinner. Marj. had to go to the doctors again so as Ina was here we left Gay &amp; the baby with her and took Harry B. with us. We sneaked off while Gay was asleep so there was no trouble from that quarter. I drove Ina home when we got back. It has been mild all day but very windy &amp; colder to-night. </p><p>Wednesday January 6th </p><p>I spent most of the day finishing and hanging the storm door for the porch and helping Marj. around the house. I had to put the glass in the door and I made an "amateurish" as Mr. Bagley would say looking job of it, however it breaks the draught from the kitchen door and that is the main thing. Froze hard last night and has been blustery to-day. </p><p>Thursday January 7th </p><p>I went over to-day to get some oat chop and I took old Nellie over to the farm with me as Dad said she might as well be running around the stack over there when she wasn't milking. I found Frank cutting up pigs and Dad. was down town getting his declaration regarding our marriage certificate fixed up before McDonald who just got home. I hooked up Josie &amp; old Charlie to the waggon &amp; Frank helped me throw on four bags of oats which I took down to the mill before dinner and then went back and had dinner at the farm. Dad. stayed down town for dinner. I went down town after dinner and got five bunches of shingles for the wood shed and a bag of flour and one of corn at Bill Lang's and went around by Main street to the mill where I got my grist. I stopped in at Aunty's for a few minutes. Dad. came out home with me and took the team back. Frank cut up three of the pigs to-day after watching Dad. cut one yesterday. I brought home a lot of spare ribs &amp; backbone from "our pig". They told me down town that the band was to serenade the Council to-night and the W.I were going to give us all a feed in the hall, so I walked in across the fields. We had a bang up supper and played a little but that was all there was to it, except for each member of the council on being called on for </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Saturday January 9th </p><p>It snowed all night by the looks of things for this morning every thing was covered not only outdoors but in the porch &amp; the barn and where ever the east wind could penetrate. It snowed most of the morning but hasn't been a bad day. I thought of going down to Archie Long's farm to look at some cheap hay he has stacked but as it snowed so much I didn't go. I spent the fore noon doing odd jobs and sweeping paths, and helping Marj. wash some flannels which is a terribly particular job, and requires a vast ammount of knowledge &amp; experience. Marj. supplies that part all I do is run the squsher. We sat around for an hour or two after dinner readin Bleak House and then I went over and swept the school house and swept the snow off the steps as I thought if it should get a little soft and then stick to the cement I would have a bad job. I was over there till nearly dark. </p><p>Sunday January 10th </p><p>We haven't done much but sit around and read and write to-day. Marj. wanted to take the kids out for an airing as it was a nice sunny day but there was a cold west wind and she hadn't the energy to bundle them up so we put them all to sleep instead &amp; Harry B. went out to-night to help me do chores. </p><p>Monday January 11th </p><p>I spent the fore noon "and then some" helping Marj. wash although it snowed all day and she couldn't hang them out. We sat around reading for awhile after dinner so I didn't get anything but chores done outside. There isn't much else to do anyway. Marj's Eaton order came this after noon and I now have a new pair of heavy rubbers which just set me back $2.29, my old ones are gone in the sole. I also got a diary blank book for this year. Windy. </p><p>Tuesday January 12th </p><p>I have been to Archie Long's this morning to look at his hay stack. I didn't get started till about eleven as Queen and Belle got out of the stable and I had to chase them all over the place two or three times before I could catch them. I ran across young fat-head Steele down in the Lampkin's flats. I thought he was hunting jacks but at the time I saw him he was hunting the rest of his pals, and seemed very distressed that he couldn't find them. There was no body around Archie Long's when I got there and no tractor </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>but I located what I was sure was the stack he spoke of and it is certainly rough feed but there may be some picking in it if the stock is hungry enough to pick at it. I came back to the farm &amp; landed there just in time for dinner &amp; just ahead of Dad. who had been down town. Dad. got another letter from Mr. Parks to-day enclosing a copy of one he had written to Aunty Hattie; saying he was coming out if she could meet him and telling her that he would like some help from her &amp; her lawyer and telling her that Dad. intended giving her $50,000.00 if &amp; when he became entitled to the fund, but saying nothing about her supposed claim. It occurred to me just lately and when I mentioned it to Dad. he made a note of it to ask Mr. Parks about as he had not thought of it, but as Uncle Frank died before Fa. I can't see how the court makes out any claim for him &amp; much less for Aunt Hattie what ever. It looks to me as though instead of Aunt Hattie having a claim on this converted or unconverted property that they are arguing about it should be Aunty, Aunty Alice &amp; Huby, however as none of us understand the legal points its not much use to discuss it although it is quite a lot of fun. I went on down town this after noon to see Archie Long but he had gone down to the farm. I told Mr. Long that I would give him $25.00 cash for the stack and a load of his thrashed bluegrass which is good feed. He is selling it for $10.00 a load and he told me he would let me have the stack for $20.00 I took Mr. Parks letter down to Aunty's but neither of them were there. Huby &amp; David were there so I left it with Huby. I saw a cablegram on the sideboard and supposed it to be from Mr. Parks so read it and it said "Sailing on Montroyal 16th due 24th" I went back by the farm and told Dad. Mr. Parks said in his letter that he hoped to get back to England by the end of January and get before the judge again during February. I drove Ina home after tea to-night. </p><p>Wednesday January 13th </p><p>We all went down town to dinner to-day. The sleighing is fair now and so we could ride comfortably in the cutter. Marj. had to go to the doctor's again, but he thought she would not need any more treatments. She also went up to see Glad. Law. Quint and I took a walk up town after dinner and got the mail. Quint is much interested in the muskrat farming project if only he had enough money to launch into it. I went over and saw Archie Long and he took my offer for the hay, so we came home by way of the farm. Frank said if it was decent he would go down with me Friday and get a load. Quite cold. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Thursday January 14th </p><p>I cleaned the straw out of the big chicken house this morning and put fresh in. I didn't have enough straw to put in both pens. This after noon after I let the cows &amp; horses down to the creek for water I got the paper and came in to the house and read it for about an hour and then went over to Charlie Munroe's after butter As we are not sending cream now he didn't leave us any butter. Marj. cut out and made herself a dress this afternoon out of an old one of Alie Buckwell's and this evening she made an apron for herself. Shes a hoosler when she gets a'goin". She set bread to-night after having had two failures due to cold sponge or bad yeast cakes we don't know what. I got one egg to-day and one on Tuesday the first we have had for two or three weeks. Very blizzardy not cold. </p><p>Friday January 15th </p><p>Harry B and I drove over home this morning as I had arranged with Frank to go after hay but when I got out on the road I decided the sleighing was too bad. The snow was softer than it has been but packed so hard where it had drifted that trail breaking with a load would be hard pulling and in other places the road is bare. My lane too will have to be dug out before we can come through it with a load. I had to drive out on the wheat to get through with the cutter. Frank and I drove down town to get some groceries for Enah and I got my egg crate which has been at the Custom House for about a month much to the indignation of Norman Holden. It was nearly noon when we got back to the farm and I was going to come right home but Harry B had helped Gran make a pudding and they wanted him to stay and as there was quite a young blizzard scampering in the region of the side road, we stayed and after dinner Dad. cut Harry B's hair. It improved his looks and I knew it would appease Marj's wrath if necessary because we told her we would be right back if we didn't go for hay. She said she didn't expect us back and although she had a headache she was in high spirits over the success of her baking, which was equal to any of her past triumphs in the art. She has only had about three failures so when two of them came hand running, she was naturally downcast and afraid that her hand had lost its cunning. I didn't do much the remainder of the after noon but sit around and read the paper and wash the dishes for Marj. The result of the division in the House on Meighan's lack of confidence amendment was 123 against &amp; 120 for so the Progressives have saved the Government's scalp for the time being by 3 votes. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Marj. saw by yesterday's paper that the Murry Dillon's have twins a boy &amp; a girl, which brings the total of their progeny up to five head. </p><p>Saturday January 16th </p><p>We were very late getting to bed last night as Marj. went in for a sewing bee and made a great number of waists for Harry B and aprons for herself and I don't now what all while I snoozed in my chair, but we were late getting around this morning so consequently I haven't done much to-day. I went over and swept the school house this morning and got the snow shovel over there and shovelled out the lane. The drift was not deep but it was a long one and took me over an hour to cut a canal through it. We sat around for awhile after dinner and Marj. read Bleak House while I rocked Harry B to sleep and then we went out and took a couple of pictures of the baby. Marj. had a busy day cleaning up the house and making pies and worked till midnight and after to-night cutting out shirts and bands for the baby out of some goods Mrs Bagley gave her which she had saved from the wreck of Elton's mill. The mill property was to have been sold by auction to-day in Simcoe. Very much milder and very sunny. It has thawed a lot. </p><p>Sunday January 17th </p><p>Marj. stayed in bed all morning and part of the afternoon as a precautionary measure so as to avoid a repetition of last month's mix up. I have just chored around the house all day and this after-noon wrote a letter to Dorrie to thank her for the book she sent me for Christmas. Marj. got up about four and stayed up all evening but felt pretty tough. Harry B woke up about ten o'clock and pitched up all he had eaten all day. I think it was the first time in his life that he ever vomited. He ruined all his bedclothes so slept on the dining room sofa all night but was very restless. Very soft, mostly cloudy and some rain. The horses got out into the barn this after noon &amp; upset the oat chop and spilled all the oats &amp; bran but fortunately there wasn't much to spill. </p><p>Monday January 18th </p><p>Marj. has been in bed all day but has got a lot of sewing done to the baby's shirts. I have been in the house all day trying to keep things ship shape. Harry B went to sleep after dinner and slept till 8 o'clock or after and then had a little tea &amp; went to bed. He feels all right though. Rained more or less all day. Mild </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Tuesday January 19th </p><p>Marj. was up all day to-day but as Ina was here didn't have to move around much so feels much better to-night. Ina worked like a nailer all day and has the house shining from one end to the other. I went down town before dinner and got some feed &amp; Bill Laings and some coal oil. I had dinner at Aunty's and was in at the farm for about an hour. Dick is not home yet. They expect him to-morrow to go with Dad. to New York on Friday. I drove Ina home to-night and spent the evening trying to balance my last years books. As near as I can make out the farm went about $60.00 in the hole if I deduct interest on money invested. Of course I am in the hole a good deal more than that, but that is couning living expenses. Gay was sick at her stomach to-night just like Harry B. mild. </p><p>Wednesday January 20th </p><p>It has been very mild and spring like all day so I put the sheeting on the wood shed roof and got three courses of shingles laid on the north side. Neither Marj. nor I felt very well all day Marj. was quite bilious we don't know why and I have a sore throat, but the kids seem to be all right. My calf was bloated up badly to-night so I didn't feed her. </p><p>Thursday January 21st </p><p>It turned a little colder during the night and snowed a little but has been quite mild all day, thawing but cloudy. To-night however there is a wild north-east wind howling and it is very much colder I haven't felt much like working all day so haven't worked at anything but chores, and just sat around and read all day. Archie Lang came in about noon to get his money for the hay I bargained for. To-night I couldn't remember whether I buttoned the horse-stable door or not so went out and found that I hadn't and the horses were out and had upset the chicken feed and spilled all the oats, nearly a bushel I think. </p><p>Friday January 22nd </p><p>It was a very cold night last night and froze in the kitchen and has been a cold day but the wind has shifted to the north west and it has been sunny I went over home about eleven this morning and met Frank at John Evan's coming out to see if I was sick. I had dinner at the farm and Frank and I drove down this after noon and got a couple of bags of Pokohontas coal in the buggy as it was to cold and blustery to go with a waggon. We took Dad's grip down to Aunty's as he &amp; Dick left for </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>New York to-night on the 4.30. Frank and I waited at Aunty's till it was time for them to leave for the train. Dad. was loathe to go but Dick was in high spirits and counting on giving Dad. a big time in New York. He just got home from Butler Pa. on Wednesday. He has been over there visiting the Henry's. Dad. had his club bag packed full of farm produce for Aunt Hattie comprising apples, jam and 7 lb chicken. He got the court proceedings back from Walter just as he was leaving together with Walter's opinion. It seems to be about as hard to understand as the rest but he evidently thinks Dads chances for success are very strong and thinks the objections raised are minor ones He said the document was very complicated and he didn't think the lawyers themselves were very clear about it. He also said the same as we did that he couldn't understand Uncle Frank's claim at all as he had died before Fa. I got home about five. Marj. had been making dougnuts and I never saw such fat ones as she turned out. My throat is still sore but I don't seem to have any cold. Marj. wanted me to go to the doctor but Dick gave me a bottle of dope he had been taking and I happened to remember while down in the barn of a certain deposit of Jonnie Walker's Black Label which Quint had produced the other day. Dick had given it to him just before he crossed the line the last time he went. He had intended taking it over but Quint had told him it would not be wise, so that helped a little. </p><p>Saturday January 23rd </p><p>I went over home this morning as soon as I got my own chores done but as it was cold and we were late getting up, it was nearly eleven when I got there. Frank had the chores all done up and had milked without any trouble, even Emily the heifer that I couldn't get near last summer stood quiet. He told me the old sow should go out to Wilbur Ryerse's but we thought we would have time to go down and get a small load of coal before dinner so had to take the rack off the sleighs and put the John Wess box on. We didnt understand just how the plank bottom of it worked and monkeyed with it so long before we finally got it to bit the sleigh holsters that it was dinner time, so we waited till after dinner and went down right after. Tim went with us as he was very anxious to get his grandmother's phonograph Mr. James had told him to take it </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>over to the farm so he thought while Dad. was away was the time to do it, and there is a possibility of them renting the house down there. We left Tim up town to go around and get the phonograph ready while we went and got a jag of coal and then came around and got Tim &amp; the machine. We unloade the coal and I filled a couple of bags to take home. We then put the John Wess stock rack on the box experiencing the same difficulty in finding out the combinations as we did with the box but finally got it all right. We then had considerable trouble in persuading Gladys III to walk the gang plank from the barn door to the sleigh although we had it covered with straw and after a great deal of manoeuvering we did get her in and had no more trouble with her. It was a brute of an afternoon with a south west blizzard. It was nearly dark when I got home. To-night the wind raged and howled so that it felt as if it would lift the house. </p><p>Sunday January 24th </p><p>We got up late and did nothing but chores and read Bleak House which we finished to-night. I swept the school house this afternoon. Very blustery this forenoon but a fair after noon. Cold. 7 eggs again. </p></div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b47995bab3497b2242e7389210cef110.pdf 7e021b633dbaba0373dd7112dbdad236 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {Front cover showing a sketch of a child blowing bubbles} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0ea686130f739692a92d58041797fb92.pdf c619280346abb89f0185f736489238b3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>January</u> 1934. 1st Mon. New Years day, cold snow flurries, played cards. Elizabeth getting ready for school. 2nd Tue. Bright, cold. In afternoon Frank took Elizabeth to her school & I went up to Ethels & stayed until he came back. 3rd Wed. Cold. I was over to Jim Carrolls in afternoon. Ethel & family here in Eve, played cards. 4th Thur. Cold east wind. Our folks went to Bath in afternoon. 5th Fri. Rained. I was up to Mrs Carrolls in afternoon. 6th Sat. Cloudy, roads very icey. Ernest Young in a few minutes. 7th Sun. Fine, icey. Elizabeth not home this week. I went up to Ethels for dinner. I went up with Vaughan, the Watts family here for tea. 8th Mon. Fine. Washed. In afternoon Mabel & I walked up to Margarets. 9th Tue. Fine. Mabel down to Mrs J. Youngs W Institute. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f04ccb67989e9a447cd57b47385826dd.pdf 863c7a75bd595c1682ffa6ccb7c7a0c0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>January</u> 1934. 10th Wed. Very dark. Mabel walked back to Pykes. 11th Thur. Dark day. Mabel walked up to Ethels for the day, they brought her down in Eve. 12th Fri. Fine. I went to town with Ethel. Father & Horace went for Elizabeth & Mary, roads fairly good. 13th Sat. Snowed. Had wood-saw men for dinner. I had sick head-ache & sick stomach, I went to bed at noon, Edna Morrow here for tea. Kenneth came for her in Eve. Elizabeth busy with books. 14th Sun. Colder. Elizabeth & our folks went to church in afternoon. Elizabeth & Mabel up to Claringbolds in Eve. 15th Mon. Fine. Father took Elizabeth in early A.M. Horace & Mary went also. 16th Tue. Cold wind. Mabel & Mrs Hanna down to B. Morrows to audit books. 17th Wed. Very cold. Mabel & I up to Mrs Carrolls to W. A. meeting. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/001fc71d8f3d64b0c1bfa7db5c9d3d24.pdf 8c4f63303c87f953f878ffa6b4bd3910 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. January 1934 18th Thur. Very cold. Ethel here all day making her quilt. Wilfred & children here for tea. Mabel up to vestry meeting in Eve. 19th Fri. Blustery. He didn't go for Elizabeth he thought roads were too bad. Ethel here finished her quilt in afternoon. Horace & Mary here in Eve. 20th Sat. Very cold. Folks to Bath in afternoon. I was over to Jim's. 21st Sun. Cold east wind. Mabel went to church in A.M. Elizabeth & the Smiths were there & came on down & spent the day, did jig-saw puzzles. 22nd Mon. Rained in afternoon. Got tickets ready to draw for the blanket. 23rd Tue. Cold. Cleaned stove pipes, a man in & fixed my machine. Mabel went to the hall & had machine fixed. 24th Wed. Fine. Ethel & children here for tea up to the hall in Eve getting ready for play https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eadaff719771d2d6ee70dbf0c3f6fc23.pdf 10417844567fc8024c44df46a5a913c6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>January,</u> <u>1934</u>. 25th Thur. Rained in A.M. cleared, cold. Had play in Eve at the hall, folks from Napanee gave it had a fair crowd. 26th Fri. Fine. Father & Horace went for Elizabeth & Mary. Helen Sills here in Eve. Elizabeth & I walked up a piece with her. 27th Sat. Light snow cleared. Elizabeth & Mabel went up the road in afternoon. Elizabeth went to Helens & Mabel to Mrs Roddicks. Elizabeth went to Show in Eve with some more, Ethels here we played cards. 28th Sun. Rained turned cold in afternoon. Elizabeth & our folks went to church in afternoon. 29th Mon. Very cold, 20° below zero. Father & Horace took Elizabeth & Mary in early A.M. roads were alright. 30th Tue. Bright, very cold 12° below zero. Leah Turner here in afternoon. I was over to J. Carrolls for jig-saws. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3bb7022eca8b1fe2b00a431af503b599.pdf 5de6d950fee5bf35dfc708608bd625c4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>January</u> 31st Wed. Blustery & cold. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/336d00bcfa135d234f0a079e0939a319.pdf 1b6086901a8e8f3479210ca409025ab4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. February <u>1934</u> 1st Thur. Cold. 2nd Fri. Bright, very cold. Father & Horace went for Elizabeth & Mary, then they went on to Bath took Elizabeth to meet folks from the Island, as she went over to spend the weekend & take in the dance. 3rd Sat. Very cold. Father went to town with Wilfred. Tom & Leah here in afternoon. I went over to Jims for a puzzle. 4th Sun. Snowed some, cleared, very cold. Elizabeth came about 4 O'clock. 5th Mon. Very cold. Father & Horace took the girls in early A.M. We washed. 6th Tue. Cold. We irined & mended. 7th Wed. Cold. Ethel here all day we did her quilt. Father & his man went to Bath. 8th Thur. Very cold. 38° below zero, no body on the road. 9th Fri. Bright, cold. Horace went for Elizabeth {rest of text is too dark to read} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0d54b780786b9a4cc43b1ef1960de3c7.pdf 92970f228566c0dd0487d4bfa73254b1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>February</u> <u>1934</u> in Eve Elizabeth went to Bath to a dance. 10th Sat. Bright, cold. Mabel & I up to {Mellous?} in afternoon. Helen & Margaret here in afternoon. 11th Sun. Stormy. Elizabeth went in A.M. with Franks when they went to Adolphustown roads got bad in afternoon. Mabel to church. 12th Mon. Light snow. Euchre & dance at the hall. 13th Tue. Bright, cold. Mabel up to Ethels for the day. 14th Wed. Stormy. Wilfred brought Mabel home in afternoon. 15th Thur. Cold. 16th Fri. Very cold, bright. I was over to J. Carrolls, didn't go for Elizabeth as couldn't get through with the car. 17th Sat. Bright, cold. 20° below early in A.M. 18th Sun. Fine. Folks to church in A.M. In afternoon I walked up to Mrs Chapman's phoned to Elizabeth & in to Margarets for https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a11d3321ba410bdf2188d78545247522.pdf 35c561cb1a7544602bbbc85b45763156 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>February</u>, <u>1934</u> tea, they brought me home at 11 Oclock 19th Mon. Snowed & blowed. 20th Tue. Bright, very cold. Washed. Had pancakes for supper. 21st Wed. Bright, cold, bad roads, our people went to W. A. at Mrs Hams. Wilfred here in afternoon I went home with him. 22nd Thur. Stormed, cold. 23rd Fri. Very cold. 24th Sat. Very cold. 25th Sun. Cold east wind. 26th Mon. East wind very cold. 27th Tue. Bright, cold. Our folks went up to Ethels in afternoon & I came down with them. 28th Wed. Cold, windy. Mabel down the road calling in afternoon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/45069a7f0be31b1b53e2d304695824dc.pdf 42227d8e7a5e49bfe638a442f892f082 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>March</u> <u>1934</u> 1st Thur. Fine, bright. Ralph Sills came down for me in A.M. I was up all day walked home in Eve when they came to church. I talked to Elizabeth at Mrs. Chapman's. Mabel up to church in Eve. 2nd Fri. Fine warmer like Spring, rained near night. Elizabeth walked down to Mary's school & came with her. Mary had a horse & cutter, she got home 5.30. 3rd Sat. Mild. Elizabeth here, L Turner called. 4th Sun. Very mild, water running every where. Elizabeth & folks to church in A.M. In afternoon Elizabeth & Father went to {Morland?} with horse & cutter. 5th Mon. Mild. Cloudy. The mail-man had a buggy this morning. 6th Tue. Fine, mild. 7th Wed. Cold. We were up to Claringbolds in Eve. 8th Thur. Cold, blustery at times. Mabel to church in Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bf11c290a602d05614ef9f429888bcc7.pdf 3a1c725a294e4a3de7405349e5d4be5a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>March</u> 1934 9th Fri. Bright, cold. I went to Napanee with Ethel's to stay a few days. 10th Sat. Cold bright. I was in town Elizabeth down to Aunt Emmas for tea with me. 11th Sun. Bright, in town. 12th Mon. Bright. I came home with Bob Wright, got home at noon. 13th Tue. Cloudy. I was up to Mrs Carrolls 14th Wed. Cold bright. I went up to Ethels in A.M. with Wilfred. 15th Thur. Warmer bright. I came down with Wilfred in afternoon when he came for children. Mr & Mrs B. Wright called before church. 16th Fri. Fine. My girl not coming. 17th Sat. Rained in afternoon & Eve. I was over to Jim Carrolls in afternoon. 18th Much colder. Over to Browns for jig-saw 19th Mon. Cold. Washed. Ethel here all day & made Mabel a dress. 20th Tue. Irining. 21st Wed. Rained some. W.A. at Mrs Wrights. Mabel went {rest of text too dark to read} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0d5ce3952ece410ab52a2f73cefed218.pdf 477262e3deb696f48a5f28757d023f83 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>March 1934</u> == 22nd Thur. Real cold. Folks to Napanee. I phoned to Elizabeth in Eve from Mrs {Phippins??.} 23rd Fri. Cold lively & bright. Folks went to Kingston for a calf and then in to Dorland for Elizabeth. 24th Sat. Snowed. Margaret & Helen walked down about dark. Ackermans came in for tea & to play 500. 25th Sun. Bright. Edna Morrow in. Elizabeth & the folks went to church in afternoon. 26th Mon. Fine. Father took Elizabeth in early morning. 27th Tue. Rained. Ethel here all day making Mabel a dress. They were all here for tea played 500. 28th Wed. Fine. Wilfred helping with roof in chicken house they stayed for tea played 500. 29th Thur. Fine. Father went for Elizabeth about 3 O'clock. she has a cold & sore throat. 30th Fri. Cold wind. Elizabeth & Mabel to church in A.M. Hubert came up for Mabel to go down. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7111c4b44556d90a249a516139787a4f.pdf baccd3f9791032f684f5c0b3eaea2f44 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {top of page transcribed on previous page} == <u>March 1934</u> == 31st Sat. Fine. rained in Eve. Father took Elizabeth & I to town Elizabeth got her Easter hat. Elizabeth has nasty cold. Elizabeth & I saw first robin this year on a post. End of Month. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ab92c4fec0aa4f5da59f9c39e6d47d1e.pdf b42bc20f4d3fdb2871768facdc09164c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == April == 1st Sun. Easter Day. Cloudy. Elizabeth Father & I wewnt to Kingston, down to Minnies for dinner, & got Mabel home about 6 O'clock. 2nd Mon. Clearing. Elizabeth to Bath in Eve to a dance Mabel got 200 chicks. 3rd Tue. Rained in Eve. The Watts family up in Eve to play cards. they left about 12 O'clock for home. 4th Wed. Fine. Elizabeth walked up to sils & Wrights for the day. B.Wrights brought her home in Eve she was sick up there Ackermans here in Eve they played 500. 5th Thur. Fine. Elizabeth up to the hall in afternoon & again in Eve as they had a {feed?} for the {??sing} side. 6th Fri. Misty in A.M. sme fog. Madeline Young came for dinner she & Mabel went up the road in afternoon. 7th Sat. Fine. Elizabeth & I up to Mary C in Eve https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/590b2a5537bc519c6eb9b1e045f871cf.pdf 2a6b26b993fae0640ce823cfa9563a21 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>April 1934</u> == 8th Sun. Fine. My Mothers birth-day. Elizabeth & the rest to church in afternoon. 9th Mon. Fine. Father took Elizabeth in early A.M. cleaned our kitchen 10th Tue. Fine. The ice started to move down about 4 O'clock. Harold here for tea as his people went to Kingston. 11th Wed. Poured rain & windy. The folks are cleaning the cellar. 12th Thur. Snowed & cold. Cleaned kitchen. 13th Fri. Cold, blustery in A.M. Men raked door yard. Flora Sloan here all day. Father went for Elizabeth in afternoon. Elizabeth to Adolphustown to a dance. 14th Sat. Fine. We all went to Kingston. Elizabeth got dress & shoes. Father had teeth out. Horace & Mary here in Eve. played cards. 15th Sun. Fine. Elizabeth & Mabel went to church in A.M. Elizabeth didn't come home she went in to Wrights. Margaret walked down with her in afternoon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/02d6acd4172c307dabddb643c66ecff6.pdf 1800a46fc0c278bcc237fa09369454e9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {top of page transcribed on previous page} == April 1934 == 16th Mon. Misty in A.M. Father took Elizabeth in early A.M. Ethel & family here for tea played 500. 17th Tue. Fine. Done a big washing. I was over to J. Carrolls. 18th Wed. Perfect Spring day. Mabel & I up to W.A. in afternoon I went on to Ethels for tea Mabel walked up in Eve we played 500 & Wilfred brought us down. 19th Thur. Fine. Our folks went to town in afternoon. Wilfred in a minute. 20th Fri. Fine. Cleaned my room. Father & I went for Elizabeth in afternoon. Elizabeth up to {A.Y.P.A.?} in Eve. 21st Sat. Fine. cold. Elizabeth, Father & I went to Kingston. Father got the rest of his teeth out. Mabel has a bad back. 22nd Sun. Fine. Elizabeth to church in A.M. the Bishop was here Elizabeth & I down to see M. Cadman in afternoon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e4e48f0e6929ca544760e24aaabe372b.pdf 0b5bc1cc938b63cd60d6d80658e4f7ea PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == April 1934 == 23rd Mon. Partly cloudy. Father took Elizabeth in early A.M. 24th Tue. Cloudy. I was over to J. Carrolls. 25th Wed. Real cold. Father & I went to town in afternoon he wanted.seed wheat. Edna Morrow in. 26th Thur. Terrible wind, real cold. I was up to Mrs Carrolls in afternoon. 27th Fri. Rained some & snowed. Father went for Elizabeth in afternoon Evelyn came after school. & we four went up to the hall to a Presentation for Maurice & Marjorie. had a big crowd. they all had a good time. 28th Sat. Cold, snowed some. Elizabeth up to hall in afternoon helping clean it up. I finished Elizabeth's room. Started in the {land?} 29th Sun. Bright, chilly. Elizabeth & our folks to church in afternoon. Father & I took Elizabeth in Eve 30th Mon. Grand. Washed. I was invited up to Margarets for tea. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0e4d109285b62974c5afd1489d0a088d.pdf c1e0e19301abf6e908987518e98da6f6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>May 1934.</u> == 1st Tue. Grand. I cleaned the spare bed - room. 2nd Wed. Grand. Mabel& I took pipes down. she cleaned her room. 3rd Thur. Grand. I finished cleaning the hall. 4th Fri. Perfect; like summer. Horace & Mabel went to town. Mary. C. brought Elizabeth after & they were early as it was Arbor day. 5th Sat. Terrible wind. Elizabeth forgot her little trees at Smiths, so she got on Frank Hains milk truck & went up for them. she & Mabel planted them she had 20. 6th Sun. Fine. Elizabeth & our folks to church in A.M. Ethel & family here in afternoon. Miss Perry came in afternoon. In Eve the girls & Mabel went to Bath church. F. Gurrens & family here in Eve. 7th Mon. Windy. Miss Perry took Elizabeth in early A.M. to Dorland Miss Perry left about 10 O'clock. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e7688f763f9bbb9300898f92ad86b1fe.pdf d274f7f53fcbc2845b4d4259eff84902 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == May, <u>1934.</u> == 8th Tue. Cool, windy. Cleaned sitting room. Mobel to W.I. at Mrs Haights. Mary Cadman died to-night. 9th Wed. Cool. cloudy. Mabel & I down to Thurstins in afternoon Edna Mae was there. 10th Thur. Fine. Father & Mabel down to Mary's funeral. Cleaned dining-room. 11th Fri. Real cool. Mary C. brought Elizabeth & Mrs Smith. Mrs Smith came for Play, but there was no Play just Dance the girls went up with Edna & Kenneth. 12th Sat. Real cool. Father not in the {land?} as he is not well. I went to Napanee in Eve with Ackermans. Elizabeth has a sore throat. 13th Sun. Cloudy. Real cool. Ethel & family here in afternoon. Elizabeth & Mabel went to church in Eve, this is Mother's day. 14th Mon. Fine, warmer. Elizabeth walked up to Mary C. in early morning to go to her school with her. Our folks went to town as they shipped their pigs. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bd9d6ade76d45aab9d7c8a6e42ff7794.pdf 6bbdaaf210fbb030dd47cc481449a369 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {top of page transcribed on previous page} == <u>May 1934</u> == 15th Tue. Fine. Washed & cleaned the wood-house. 16th Wed. Fine. Mabel & I were up to W.A. in afternoon. 17th Thur. Fine. I was up to Ethels all day called at Margarets, our people went up for me. 18th Fri. Fine, warmer. Elizabeth came home in the night after the A.Y.P.A. in Adolphustown. 19th Sat. Fine. Painted chairs, put in potatoes, in afternoon Elizabeth & Mabel went down to call on Marjorie Young, & took their presents. 20th Sun. Fine. In A.M. Elizabeth & our folks went to church in afternoon our folks went up to Ackermans. Elizabeth went to Helens & I went to Margarets In Eve Elizabeth & the rest went to woods & I went to {F.?} Gurrins https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2d6e1376d82b97f753affe10c1adc220.pdf 5c5d1d3136c938b54654b85ac0bd3e3d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == May, 1934 == 21st Mon. Showery. Father & I took Elizabeth in early A.M. 22nd Tu. Showers I was over to J. Carroll in Eve. a lively mom {light - night?}. 23rd Wed. Cool, bright. up to the hall in afternoon to an Institute meeting, the speaker Miss Guest came home with us. 24th Thur. Fine, cool. Miss Guest left about 11.30. Father & I went for Elizabeth about 5 O'clock as she taught today 24th May. 25th Fri. Grand. Ethel's took Elizabeth & I to Kingston, had a good day got home about 6 O'clock. Ethel, Elizabeth & I got white hats. Elizabeth played ball in the {Cimmins?} in Eve. 26th Sat. Grand. Our folks to town in A.M. Elizabeth & Mabel put Glads in. Elizabeth tired so we went to bed early. 27th Sun. Perfect. Elizabeth at lessons. Elizabeth to church in Eve. Watts here. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fc73afdb2d559abc29a10e6b23902bad.pdf cbbf018840f5a8da04af75f93dc48767 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>May 1934</u> == 28th Mon Fine. Father & I took Elizabeth in early A.M. Washed. Ethels here in Eve 29th Tue. Fine. Ironed. 30th Wed. Grand. Margaret & I walked up to Mrs {Hogebooms?} for the day. Ralph got us in Eve. 31st Thur. Fine. As usual. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0cfa70a40b1ecec2985b93f9ee4423df.pdf d922c7bdacf47042e22e85d96b0b7d8c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == June <u>1934</u>== 1st Fri. Fine. warm. Father went for Elizabeth just before tea. Elizabeth out to {Silbville?} hall to Social Evening. 2nd Sat. Fine. warm. Margie Wright here for tea. the girls went to play ball. I went to town with Ethels in Eve. 3rd Sun. Fine. warm. Elizabeth & the folks to church in A.M. Flora Sloane came in afternoon & stayed for tea, we all went for a drive around the block in afternoon. 4th Mon. Fine. warm. Elizabeth didn't go to her school in early A.M. in afternoon she went, our folks took her & they all went to Mrs McIllwane's funeral she had no school to-day. 5th Tue. Fine, very warm. In afternoon I walked up to Ethels called at Margarets & called to see Mrs. Allen. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f20f25e7f7a5d304c02debc941990c6f.pdf a607cdaca76666068766fed149533c99 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>June 1934</u> == 6th Wed. Very warm. Ethel & I went up to B. Wrights in afternoon. 7th Thur. Cooler. At Ethels 8th Fri. Fine. I walked down in A.M. Father went for Elizabeth about 4.30. In Eve Elizabeth & Mabel went out to Olive Withus "shower" with Morrows. 9th Sat. Cooler. Showery. Elizabeth correcting Exam papers. 10th Sun. Fine. shower in A.M. Elizabeth & the folks to church in Eve. 11th Mon. Fine. I went with Father & Elizabeth in early A.M. Washed. 12th Tue. Fine. Mabel at Institute at Mrs H. Haight's 13th Wed. Cool. Ethel & Mabel to Bath all day to a big Institute meeting. Ethel & children here for tea. 14th Thur. Cool. As usual, Mabel & I walked up to Gurrins in afternoon. 15th. Fri. cloudy. coo. Father went for Elizabeth about 5 O'clock. Elizabeth up to F. Gurrins to A.Y.P.A. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1501fe827b096df050ccda68225ba596.pdf b569a5806ee02a9ed6bb6e397a2ba136 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ==<u>June 1934</u> == 16th Sat. Fine. We all went to Napanee in afternoon. Elizabeth was looking for a school. Elizabeth up to play ball in Eve. 17th Sun. Perfect. Our folks to Bath for dinner. Elizabeth up to Adolphustown in afternoon to {U.E.I.??} service with Morrow. Elizabeth up the road in Eve. Ackermans here in Eve. 18th Mon. Showery in afternoon. Father & I took Elizabeth in early A.M. 19th Tue. Fine. As usual. 20th Wed. Fine. Mabel & I up to W.A. Started hay here. 21st Thur. Shower in A.M. cleared. Mabel to Kingston with ethel's Wilfred went to see Dr. Third. 22nd Fri. Fine. Father went for Elizabeth in late afternoon I went too. Elizabeth up to play ball in Eve. 23rd Sat. Fine. Father, Elizabeth & I went to town Elizabeth was looking for a school. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a8dfbdf3eec190b5fd604518f2488d96.pdf 995ed7cba706bfcde391322b004b0cbf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>June 1934.</u> == 24th Sun. Fine. warm. Watts family here in Eve & Ethels family here in Eve 25th Mon. Fine. Took Elizabeth in early A.M. Washed & ironed. I went up to phone to Elizabeth & over to Margarets for tea. 26th Tue. Showery. I was up to Ethels all day. they came down in Eve to play ball & I came home. 27th Wed. Beautiful day. Mabel had W.A. here, had 16 nice meeting. In Eve, Mabel & I went to ball game with Mrs Ham. 28th Thur. Grand. As usual. 29th Fri. Fine. Barn dance at Ted Coopers. Elizabeth didnt come home as she wanted a class Sat morning. 30th Sat. Fine. Father & I went for Elizabeth in Eve. called at Ethels on our way home. she finished at her school to-day had her Entrance class this A.M. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f6ef8292e0fca8c78014afd988059109.pdf c151b5d07418c71ffaf4c033334b1a87 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July <u>1934</u> == 1st Sun. Fine. Elizabeth went away with Morrows for the day. Out folks to church in A.M. 2nd Mon. Fine. Washed. 3rd Tue. Fine. Elizabeth & I went to Napanee with Ethels to stay a few days, Elizabeth went to Andersons & I went to Cards. 4th Wed. Fine. In town 5th Thur. Fine. Elizabeth & I came home with Ackermans, as Evelyn was over trying an Exam. Elizabeth went on to Ethels for tea & they took her to Adolphustown to see about a school. 6th Fri. Fine, very warm. Elizabeth got W. Ruttan to take her & Mabel to P.E. to see about a school they got back about 5 O'clock. Elizabeth up to the hall in Eve. Horace & Mary called to see Father as he hurt his back. Mr & Mrs Phippin called. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4cbf38e8256bf2f2624a637c3b2db35e.pdf c6b25136a8ec27543abc27c4295b6a59 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>July 1934</u> == 7th Sat. Cloudy. Doing Saturday's work. Elizabeth washed her hair. 8th Sun. Fine. Margie & Helen here in A.M. Elizabeth & Mabel to church in Eve. 9th Mon. Fine. Washed. 10th Tue. Fine. Elizabeth, Mabel & I up to Mary C. in afternoon to an Institute meeting a big crowd & a nice time. I went to ball game in Eve with Edna & Kenneth. Elizabeth went up to ball game & stayed at Wrights. 11th Wed. Fine. Elizabeth at Wrights & went on to picnic at Hogebooms I went to picnic with Margaret she sent me word, they brought me home in Eve. 12th Thur. Fine. Bob Wrights brought Elizabeth home in Eve she brought a pan of currants with her. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4324626a9fc0c1dffdfb101c9e028794.pdf 14e16260807029c9268e4e4590c126e9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ==July 1934== 13th Fri. Fine. Elizabeth in for a swim. 14th Sat. Fine. Arthur Witfield here. 15th Sun. Fine. Elizabeth & the folks to church in A.M. W.R. here in Eve our folks up to Ackermans in Eve. 16th Mon. Washed. Girls played ball in the {Commons?} in Eve. 17th Tue. Fine. Elizabeth & Mabel up to hall in afternoon, cleaning it. Elizabeth for a swim in Eve. 18th Wed. Fine. Dance at the hall in Eve a poor crowd. Elizabeth was up. Mabel & I were up. 19th Thur. Fine. Our folks went to town. 20th Fri. Fine. hot. We all went to Kingston for the day, had supper at Minnies got home about 9 O'clock. had a good day. 21st Sat. Fine. warm. As usual. 22nd Sun. Fine, warm. {I.?} Gurren here in afternoon. Elizabeth & Mabel to church in Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d65b4d9403eccaa485679b27f06d919a.pdf 842669ca01d59fd385b9202d49a6ad6f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 1934 23rd Mon. Fine. Done berries. Washed. Elizabeth, Mabel & I to the hall in Eve a fire show put on. Margie & Helen here in afternoon. 24th Tue. Fine. Elizabeth, Mabel & I up to the hall in Eve a "fire show". 25th Wed. Fine, very warm. Elizabethup to Mellows in afternoon. Elizabeth to a "Dance" in Bath in Eve. Mabel & I to Show in the hall. Elizabeth had 2 pupils pass their Entrance the results were out to-day. 26th Thur. Fine. Elizabeth up to Mellows she played ball in Eve and went to the Show. Mabel went to Show. 27th Fri. Fine. My birth-day. Elizabeth up to Mellows all day. she came home tired. Elizabeth & Josia were in the water. Uncle Ceylin came.. 28th Sat. Fine, very warm. Uncle Ceylin here. Elizabeth up to Mellows she came home tired. Mabel & I to Show in Eve the last night. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/50151998088997c7e1992c0ff14a2e2f.pdf 4c7f78d31d945425ea51a2003b4daa3c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>July 1934</u> == 29th Sun. Fine. cooler. The folks took Uncle Ceylin down to Minnies. Elizabeth went to church in A.M. Josia here in afternoon. 30th Mon. Fine. Elizabeth at Mellows. Washed. 31st Tue. Fine. Very dry. We ironed. Mabel’s birth-day. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1756dee194e65ef3710a5b00f8e52f9d.pdf 150cbf7f2b231e0efb3fb5003cb4baef PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August 1934 == 1st Wed. Fine. As usual. 2nd Thurs. Fine. Had Norman Robinson & family for dinner. Mabel had roast chicken. Elizabeth at Mellows. she finished at Mellows with beans. 3rd Fri. Fine, warm. Elizabeth is tired after working at beans. 4th Sat. Fine, cool. Elizabeth went up for Betty Gurrin this A.M. Elizabeth making cake. Elizabeth went to play ball. 5th Sun. Fine. Folks & Elizabeth to church in Eve. 6th Mon. Fine. Washed. Elizabeth went to Bath to visit Mrs. Rowse she went down with Mr Barker. 7th Tues. Fine. I ironed. Folks went to town for meal. we phoned for Elizabeth she came up with mail-man. Threshing machine came in Eve. 8th Wed. Fine. Busy Threshing had 16 men. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/210cf3543213bb2fd79667da3cc25e62.pdf a8e109bea3be46a50b11090200cb796e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == August == 9th Thur. Fine. Machine left after dinner. Girls had a ball game in Eve, we all went, the Brown girls came over & went up in the car too. 10th Fri. Terrible hot. Catherine Sills died this A.M. Mabel up to T. Gurrins for tea. Elizabeth in for a swim. I had a nasty headache. 11th Sat. Cooler. T. Gurren came for Mabel in Eve. 12th Sun. Fine. Elizabeth & our folks to church in A.M. In afternoon our folks went to Kate Sills funeral it waws at the church. Betty Todd here in afternoon. Elizabeth down to Morrows for tea she went to Belleville in Eve with them. Aunt Emma & family called here. 13th Mon. Shower in Eve. Washed. Elizabeth writing letters. 14th Tue. Fine. We ironed. We all went to Mrs Keyes Inst {too dark to read word} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/02d900c10b8b6ccf93d0bf3e24e6704b.pdf fad0f0be868d653ea36880063d1e4e91 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>August 1934</u> == 15th Wed. Fine. Picking chickens here. 16th Thur. Fine. Elizabeth & the folks took their chickens to Kingston. All up to Conway to ball game in Eve. 17th Fri. Fine. I went up to Ethel’s & spent the day. they brought me home. Elizabeth went to Adolphustown to play ball. 18th Sat. Fine. Elizabeth has a bad cold. Elizabeth made cookies. I went to town in Eve with Ethels. 19th Sun. Fine, warmer. Thunderstorm in Eve. Elizabeth & our folks to church in Eve. 20th Mon. Fine, cooler. I went to Kingston with Ethel & family. the girls washed. Neilson Roddick here in afternoon. 21st Tues. Fine. 22nd Wed. Fine. Margie Wright here for tea. Girls played ball in Eve. 23rd Thur. Fine. Helen Sills here in A.M. Canned tomatoes. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8377abfc2d9ec739e6f7256eaa50c84c.pdf 19a22e6849be2f61e9f6d81ce4d24b25 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>August 1934</u> == 24th Fri. Fine. Neilson Roddick here in A.M. Elizabeth had the Cousin girls come down with the mail - man in A.M. Madeline Young came up with the mail-man in afternoon. Girls all to the hall in Eve. 25th Sat. Fine. Girls all here. Busy. 26th Sun. Fine, cool. Evelyn here all day, all the girls went to church in A.M. Mr. Cousins came in Eve for the girls. Ethels here in Eve. The Watts family here for tea had 11 for tea. 27th Mon. Fine, cool. Our folks took Madeline to Bath in A.M. Elizabeth & I straightened up the house. 28th Tues. Fine. Elizabeth & I washed. Our folks went to Kingston. Father got an impression. 29th Wed. Fine. T. Gurrins here in Eve. 30th Thurs. Fine. Elizabeth started with tomatoes at Mellows. Our folks went to Kingston for his teeth. Mr & Mrs Smith here in Eve, played cards. Madeline brought her things up in Eve. Mr Cousins left kitten. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/86adaf0680fcde565aa1a1fcaae2dc51.pdf efdf66e3d54c7c75e161f1c5a2143008 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {top of page transcribed on previous page} == <u>August 1934</u> == 31st Fri. Perfect day. Elizabeth made cookies. Mabel busy, Evelyn came in afternoon to go to the Dance in the hall, she & Elizabeth went up with Morrows. Uncle Morley & Aunt {Bird?} called in their way to Ethels. End of Month. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/aeaab162090796830e9391cd435f237a.pdf 5f7da0469efe6a26adf58cb61fcde07e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>September: 1934.</u> == 1st Sat. Windy. Aunt {Bird?} & Uncle Morley here for dinner. Fletchers sale was this afternoon. Jean Anderson came in the night with Tom Gurrins. 2nd Sun. Cool, cloudy in A.M. Elizabeth & Jean stuffed peppers for dinner. They all went to church in Eve Elizabeth taught Helens Sunday School class. 3rd Mon. Perfect, warmer. Started to cut corn. Busy. Elizabeth & Jean went to Kingston with Kenneth Morrow to a Show. 4th Tue. Fine. Men here fixing corn binder. Elizabeth & Jean up to Mrs Browns for the day dinner & tea. Father went to town for Ethel as Evelyn started to school. I went up to stay all night as Wilfred is away. 5th Wed. Fine. Elizabeth & Kenneth took Jean home in Eve. I am still at Ackermans. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1a48eea7e536973c912118ec52172f06.pdf 3e6f2cc3cc9b87f5eea0d7e43bfc5970 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>September 1934.</u> == 6th Thur. Fine. Elizabeth at Mellow all day. I started from Ethels after tea called at Margarets & they brought me home. 7th Fri. Cloudy & cool. Getting ready for silo men. Mabel made pudding. 8th Sat. Rained. Men had to go home. we changed things around up stairs & got ready for Miss Rikely. I took first bed-room. Ethel & children here in Eve while Wilfred went to town. Elizabeth at Mellows in afternoon. 9th Sun. Partly cloudy. Elizabeth & our folks to church in A.M. Elizabeth & I walked up to Margarets after dinner just got there when we heard Margaret Sills had passed away in Kingston hospital result of an accident. Geo Scotts came so Mabel went up for us. Kenneth Morrow called in Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7ce7365a39464206c2e8a7e628f3224a.pdf cf6ebb556cb797897166ba293314af28 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>September 1934</u> == 10th Mon. Grand. Men filling silo. Miss Rikely came in A.M. 11th Tue. Fine. Did a big washing. Elizabeth was at Mellows. Mabel down to Mrs Youngs to Institute. I went up to stay with Ethel all night as Wilfred was away. 12fth Wed. Fine. I came down in A.M. Picking checkens here. Elizabeth made a pudding. 13th Thur. Poured rain. Our folks took their chickens to Kingston they were home at noon. Elizabeth up to Mellows. In Eve, Kenneth called for Elizabeth & Miildred & took them down to Keyes to the chiveree. Ethels here in Eve. 14th Fri. Warmer. Busy. Men sowing wheat. Elizabeth went up to spend the day with Helen as her Father is so poorly. Elizabeth was at the hall in Eve gave Neilson a gift. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e1c524b9885bc08863e276e8883fb7e6.pdf 9459d76a445d72b1705dd5043dd4aefc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>September 1934</u> == 15th Sat. Fine. Curring corn at Wilfreds. Elizabeths kitten had a fit and Arthur Whitfield took it away. Mabel did Elizabeth's yellow skirt. 16th Sun. Poured rain. Girls went to church in Eve with Morrows. 17th Mon. Fine. Washed. Elizabeth up to Mellows. I went up to Ethels in afternoon to stay all night as Wilfred is away. 18th Tue. Fine. Our folks had a horse die last night. 19th Wed. Fine. Elizabeth & Mildred walked up to Ethels in Eve. I was glad to see them it was a grand night. 20th Thur. Grand. Ackermans filling silo. I took sick up there with sick stomach. Elizabeth at Mellows. 21st Fri. Perfect. I came down this morning with bread man. Men at Morrows filling silo. Girls are busy. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3670c8898b537501c401ba0f49b6bc29.pdf 3c1acb219494fade8de367537d0e03eb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>September 1934</u> == 22nd. Rained. Cleaned. Elizabeth made cookies. Elizabeth & Mabel up to church in afternoon getting ready for Thanksgiving service. 23rd. Sun. [] The folks to church in A.M. Elizabeth is sick. All up to T. Timmins in Eve. 24th Mon. Fogy. Tils washed. Elizabeth & I down to Henwoods in Eve. 25th Tue. Terrible fog. Elizabeth up to Mellows. 26th Wed. Fine. Mabel & I up to Mellows in afternoon to see them canning. Elizabeth up there. 27th Thur. Rained in A.M. Elizabeth up to Mellows. Our folks looking for a horse. 28th Fri. Fine. T. Turner here in Eve. Elizabeth went to a show. 29th Sat. Fine. Elizabeth up to Mellows. Father to the Island looking for a horse. Mabel went to Bath with him. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9397001afa503c4f9f2a7287fb5e9d01.pdf 60c401bb4a33ad367e0fdacaee0e85ac PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>September 1934</u> == 30th Sun. cloudy & cold. Elizabeth & our folks to church in Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/954c6c90bff65f87921daaf7bc10272e.pdf 1d6765a20f659ae443304126ec563731 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>October 1934</u> == 1st Mon. Fine. Washed. I went to town in afternoon with Father & Ackermans. I got new hat. Elizabeth up to Mellows. Elizabeth to to A.T.P.A. in Eve. Mildred here. 2nd Tue. Fine. We [irned]. Elizabeth made a pudding. Out folks to Bath. Elizabeth washed her hair. 3rd Wed. Fine. Our folks went to Millhaven & met their new horse as they got it in the Island. 4th Thur. Fine. Margie Wright came down for Elizabeth she was up there for dinner in the afternoon they went selling Tickets on Table cloth. I was up to Mrs. Carrolls in afternoon. Mable down to Thurstons. 5th Fri. Windy. Mabel went to Bath to Dearney Meeting with Wrights. Elizabeth was up to Mellows in afternoon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/17e7ee43a1bbe1d9f6675311d1fb3f4d.pdf 2091a77bdb9a617f2e38c2d74bb1dc58 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>October 1934</u> == 6th Sat. Rained. Elizabeth at Millows Men at Millows filling silo Oliver brought lunch Ceylon up in A.M. & left him. 7th Sun. Bright cool. Elizabeth & Mabel went to church in A.M. Oliver & the Watts came for tea & got Uncle Ceylon. Ackermans here in Eve. 8th Mon. Fine. Washed. 9th Tue. Fine. Mabel up to Hans to Institute. Elizabeth made candy. 10th Wed. Grand. cool. B. Elliot married to-day in our church. K. Morrow here in Eve. 11th Thur. Fine. Mabel & I up the road calling in afternoon. Margie Wright here for tea our folks to Bath in Eve. 12th Fri. Fine. cold. Started getting out roots. Elizabeth cutting out patches. 13th Sat. Bright. cold. Elizabeth dwn Mrs. Hawleys for butter-milk. Elizabeth to a Show in Eve. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/40af8706bff508a06c124ea0abdda22c.pdf 0dc47483cb048402d1b93072330f0e99 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>October 1934</u> == Ackermans here in Eve. 14th Sun. Cold. {different hand writing for this day's entry} (just a mild Summer's Day) Everyone sleeping and just sitting around on their seats thinking and swapping spits. In evening Betsy Jane, Maybelline and Hold him (Honey, won't you hold him) went to hear the Walker man say what he had to say. Best wishes to all and Good night. Here endeth the second lesson. Good-night sweet-heart for I'm on me way. 15th Mon. Fine. Our folks shifted pigs. Elizabeth washed. 16th Tue. Fine. Elizabeth & Mildred for a walk after school. Elizabeth went to town in Eve to Andersons to stay a few days. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bcc2fe4a7e763ee98418c3b3b7290688.pdf 9cb6d2903d9bdcaa81b1b5c448a7844e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>October 1934</u> == 17th. Grand. Elizabeth away. Finished roots here. Mabel & I up to W.A. in afternoon. Mabel is sick. 18th. Thur. Cloudy [mal] cool. Mildred & I up to Ethels for tea. had a good time. 19th. Fri. Cool. bright. As usual. 20th. Sat. Cool. bright. As usual. 21st. Sun. Rained in A.M. Our folks to church in A.M. Elizabeth came in afternoon. Andrews brought her home. 22nd. Mon. Misty. Girls played "Bridge" in Eve. 23th. Tue. Fine. Walked. Margie Wright here in afternoon. making cats for the hall. Tom & Leah here in Eve. played cards. 24th. Wed. Grand. We ironed. Elizabeth & Mildred up to Mrs mellows selling tickets on table cloths. 25th. Thur. Grand. Mabel had roast chicken for dinner. Elizabeth made a pudding. Mildred https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/86cbbdcff251740d2d4b089083e249d6.pdf e1a2fda38fd385ab838e892e5d060696 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == October <u>1934</u> == [continued from last page] has a cold. Girls playing cards. 26th. Fri. Fine, Elizabeth to hall in Eve to O..Y.P.A meeting & decorating the hall. 27th. Sat. Fine. Our folks went to town to buy little pigs. Helen Sills here for dinner. I went to town with Wilfred. Elizabeth W Junior W.A. in afternoon with Helen & Florence Gilbert. 28th. Sun. Cold. Elizabeth & out folks to church in Eve. Helen Sills here to phone to [Dv]. 29th. Mon. Blustery. Made pumpkin pies for Dance in the hall. Kenneth took Elizabeth Mildred & Clara Brown. they had a good time. 30th. Tue. Cold. Margaut sent for me. I was up all day made quilt for W.A. they brought me home in Eve. Helen came too to phone to Dv. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/167ca55ba452ab8f550dfc6497b06113.pdf 5078b20a546b9aebf15c9043050ce815 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>October 1934</u> == 31st. Wed. Windy. cold. Girls [cleaned] in afternoon & went over to school. In Eve we 4 women went to town with Wilfreds as it was Halloweeen. a terrible crowd. got home about 12 O'clock. End of Month. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ee7e001e73d149eb740280d4e5382f0b.pdf a94bbdd3012a08cd796735f79b34d349 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>November 1934</u> == 1st. Thur. Real cold. They are cleaning her house. 2nd. Fri. Fine. Mrs Wright & Margie here in afternoon also Mr. [Quartuman]. Elizabeth up to Wrights for tea Margie came down with her to stay all night. [Q him] brought Uncle Ceylon up in Eve. 3rd. Sat. Milder. Elizabeth went up in milk truck to Smiths. Margie went home. Hubert came in Eve for Uncle Ceylon. 4th. Sun. Rained. No church as Mr. [Quartuman] is sick. Looked for Elizabeth but she didn't come. 5th. Mon. Milder. Did pig washing, Father to town with pigs. Mabel & I walked up to see how Fred Sills is in afternoon. Mr & Mrs Smith brought Elizabeth home in Eve. Played 500. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7d142036db718cc9f367495a1871159c.pdf bfecbaefda1ecf936cd826fd59fb709b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>November 1934</u> == 6th. Tue. Mild. 32 years ago to-day my mother died. They finished ploughing to-day. Elizabeth [wined]. Elizabeth & Mildred for a walk in Eve. 7th. Wed. Showery. Cleaned outside windows. All up to Conway in Eve to a Bean Supper home at 9 O'clock. 8th. Thur. Snowed in the night. They put stove up in dining-room. We played cards in Eve. 9th. Fri. Fine. Cleaned the stoveroom. Our folks went to town in afternoon. Elizabeth up to the hall in Eve to A.Y.P.O. 10th. Sat. Rained. Elizabeth went to Kingston with Smiths & Kenneth had tea & went to a Show. 11th. Sun. Fine turned cold. Elizabeth & out folks to church in afternoon. 12th. Mon. Fine. Father & Mabel took Wilfred & Ethel to Kingston as Wilfred went down to have lunch out. They had a [] https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/30f93fc028b96cb0fbe1796853a82fa8.pdf 1cc0b5bf1d6427e76e284a8144e40ccc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>November</u> [continued from last page] the Watts brought them home. Harold is staying here. 13th. Tue. Rained. Wilfred had [aferatim] Elizabeth out to Scotts. [Scipis] is helping me to write. 14th. Wed. Fine. Will Hamm & our folks went down for Ethel & Wilfred. Will Hamm was here for dinner. Betty [Tamine] here all day. Tom & Lea here in Eve. Mrs Potter & baby in when they came for Mildred. 15th. Thur. Milder. Mabel & I went up to Ethels for tea, we walked home. The girls got supper. 16th. Fir. Mild. Cloudy. [Irmed]. Elizabeth up to Sills in afternoon brought Mr. Quartuman down for tea. 17th. Sat. Fie. Indian Summer. Mabel went to town with Josia Quaff. Elizabeth at her [rug]. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9fad887482507a2c420e6e0f7a868f52.pdf 3bebf132b9badedc7f22c46a38f85498 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>November</u> == 18th. Sun. Mild. Elizabeth & our folks to church in A.M. Elizabeth & I walked up to Ethels stayed for tea got home about 9 O'clock. 19th. Mon. Rained, cleaned. Girls washed. Mrs. Wright & marge here in afternoon making aprons. 20th. Tue. Rained, cleaned. Elizabeth [wined]. Elizabeth studying. we played cards in Eve. 21st. Wed. Windy. mild. Mabel up to the hall to W.A. women took their dinner. 22nd. Thur. Fine. Our folks went to Kingston for their [cau]. Margie Wright came about dark to stay. girls played "bridge". 23rd. Fri. Poured rain. We played cards most of the time. 24th. Sat. Cloudy. Our people went to Bath in afternoon, the girls made cookies. Mr & Mrs Eright came in Eve for Margie [] played cards https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0757cea5a59b78300cf40cfe142746b6.pdf c0aae54f0e375c57fd4b33ac745ac268 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>November 1934</u> == 25th. Sun. Lovely & bright. Our folks & Elizabeth to church in afternoon. I was over to J. Carrolls. 26th. Mon. Windy. I washed a few things. After school Elizabeth & Mildred went up to Wrights to stay all night. 27th. Tue. Windy. Margie brought the girls down this morning. Our folks to Kingston all day getting car fixed. 28th. Wed. Windy. I walked up to Ethels in afternoon to stay with her while Wilfred is away. Leonard. Dick & Kenneth here in Eve to see the girls. 29th. Thur. Poured rain. Up early in morning to hear the wedding the girls walked up to Mellows to hear it. Elizabeth to Kingston with Mellows. Mildred to Kingston with Harold Allison. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8f45f750f8fba6c57ce5d4cde7e8441c.pdf ded89fe23cd08d0ae84a02b88fd52906 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. November 1934 30th Fri. Rained. I came home at noon with Wilfred. Elizabeth went to town with Wilfred. Elizabeth Mabel & up to Euchre at hall in Eve, had 12 tables. Mabel got a prize. End of Month. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c85a71fa312217f2d28530a960f7aaad.pdf 6d9490085f8aa7159895d9cf42738512 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ==<u> November 1934</u> == 1st. Sat. Rained. ELizabeth went to town in Eve to a Show. 2nd. Sun. Cloudy & cold. Elizabeth & our folks to church in A.M. 3rd. Mon. Very cold wind, Elizabeth went to town with Kenneth to try [Epans] in afternoon. she stayed at Andersons. 4th. Tue. Cold. We [wined]. Elizabeth came home after Euchre & Dance at Odd fellows hall. 5th. Wed. Cold wind. In afternoon I walked up to Ethels to stay with her as Wilfred is away. Elizabeth has a cold. people met at the hall to meet Mr & Mrs B. Elliot. 6th. Thur. Cold. Margie & Helen came down to see Elizabeth. I am at Ethels 7th. Fri. Very cold. I came down to Margauts in afternoon & then on home. Mabel made Xmas cake. Elizabeth out to Sills in Eve with Dick. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7084d62f180135c989ab420fd1ef6efd.pdf 0621e621506e5da0836400ede0230fb5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <u>December</u> 8th. Sat. Very cold, bright. Elizabeth sawung. Still has a cold. 9th. Sun. Cold. Killed pigs. Elizabeth up to Mellows in afternoon. I walked up to Ethels to stay as Wilfred is away. 11th. Tue. Cold. I came down in afternoon. Mabel up to Institute at Mrs. Ian Wykes. 12th. Wed. Cold. Very dark day. out folks to town. Elizabeth & I here. Elizabeth & Mildred up to A.Y.P.O at Mrs Coopers. 13th. Thur. Cold. Light snow. Elizabeth to Kingston with Ethels. gone all day. Rendering out fat. Our folks [just] up furnace pipes. Two boys called when girls had gone to bed. 14th. Fri. Fine. I went to Napanee with Ethels got home at dark. Elizabeth made pyjama bag. Ethel made []. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1f5ec316c3c5f0fbb89bb31d99e577c7.pdf 1a36ef62028d19b277d26a08be4bbd22 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>December 1934</u> == 15th. Sat. Milder. We were busy all day. Wilfred in a minute. 16th. Sun. Rained. cleaned. Elizabeth & our folks to church in A.M. I was over to J. Carrolls in afternoon. 17th. Mon. Fine. Washed, Our people went up to Chapmans for turkey. Ethels here in Eve. 18th. Tue. Fine. Did kitchen floor. Mabel made X-mas pudding & brine for meat. 19th. Wed. Snowed then poured rain. Our folks to town in A.M. Elizabeth & Mildred went early after dinner to Conway X.Mas [tue] took their supper Mellows took them & brought them home. 20th. Thur. Fine. Elizabeth went up for Betty Turner she was here all day they all went over to school to Xmas [tue] Elizabeth got her cheque. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/43ec074205cb4936cb5c6399a08c5de6.pdf 0c748db87fccb01993daae8cde6b372c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>December 1934</u> == [continued from last page] from Mellows for canning Tom & Lea here in Eve. I had a bad head. 21st. Fri. Snowing. Mildred went home in A.M. as she closed school yesterday. Elizabeth washing her hair. Mabel making candy. Mabel & I walked up to X-mas [tue] not snowy out. 22nd. Sat. Cold. Mabel got turkey & duck ready. ELizabeth & I made candy. Elizabeth went down the road calling6 Mabel went up to Mrs Carrolls. Elizabeth decorated the dining room. 23rd. Sun. Snowed some & windy. saw a cutter in the road. I was up Mrs. Carrols in A.M. Elizabeth to church in afternoon. 24th. Mon. Fine. All busy, getting birds ready for X-mas, Mabel made ice-cream, Elizabeth set the table. Leonard Mellow here in Eve we played 500. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dbf5371e6b43bb8d892ae14468cda0c1.pdf e4a1d6fe355d513fb276d991e934b8b3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>December</u> == 26th. Tue. Christmas day. Cloudy. Slight trace of sunshine. Elizabeth & our folks to early service at 8 O'clock. Ethel 6 family & the Watts here all day. had a good day. played games. 27th. Wed. Snowed hard all day & a terrible wind. Elizabeth made Mabel a dins] for old time party in the hall. 27th. Thur. Bright very cold. Mabel up to hall in afternoon. Elizabeth 6 Mabel up to the hall in Eve to a hard time party. 28. Fri. Fine. As usual. 19th. Sat. Snowed. blowed & cold. In afternoon Elizabeth went up to Mrs Carrolls to do some sewing for Mrs Carroll. then Elizabeth 6 Mabel went up to Mrs Chapmans to phone to Mildred as her Mother is ill. Kenneth & Edna here in Eve, played cards. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9200e6a956875989a2a163b81347a710.pdf 4430d6e5055bd20381d32f198276584d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. December 1934 30th Sun. Bright cold. Elizabeth + Mabel to churcg in a.m. Margie Wright came down for dinner. Wilfred came for Elizabeth + I to go up for tea. I went up with him + Elizabeth. Went when Margie went home. 31st Mon. Very cold. Girls washed. Elizabeth + Mabel working at quilt. This is new years Eve. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Laura Robinson/Sills Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Laura Robinson/Sills Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1901-1945 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Lennox & Addington County, South Fredericksburg Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Laura Robinson/Sills Diary, 1901 Laura Robinson/Sills Diary, 1911 Laura Robinson/Sills Diary, 1913 Laura Robinson/Sills Diary, 1919 Laura Robinson/Sills Diary, 1924 Laura Robinson/Sills Diary, 1934 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Laura Robinson/Sills Diary, 1934 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Laura Robinson/Sills Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Lennox & Addington County, South Fredericksburg Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1934 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Laura Robinson/Sills Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{Front cover showing a sketch of a child blowing bubbles} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p><u>January</u> 1934. </p><p>1st Mon. New Years day, cold snow flurries, played cards. Elizabeth getting ready for school. </p><p>2nd Tue. Bright, cold. In afternoon Frank took Elizabeth to her school &amp; I went up to Ethels &amp; stayed until he came back. </p><p>3rd Wed. Cold. I was over to Jim Carrolls in afternoon. Ethel &amp; family here in Eve, played cards. </p><p>4th Thur. Cold east wind. Our folks went to Bath in afternoon. </p><p>5th Fri. Rained. I was up to Mrs Carrolls in afternoon. </p><p>6th Sat. Cloudy, roads very icey. Ernest Young in a few minutes. </p><p>7th Sun. Fine, icey. Elizabeth not home this week. I went up to Ethels for dinner. I went up with Vaughan, the Watts family here for tea. </p><p>8th Mon. Fine. Washed. In afternoon Mabel &amp; I walked up to Margarets. </p><p>9th Tue. Fine. Mabel down to Mrs J. Youngs W Institute. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p><u>January</u> 1934. </p><p>10th Wed. Very dark. Mabel walked back to Pykes. </p><p>11th Thur. Dark day. Mabel walked up to Ethels for the day, they brought her down in Eve. </p><p>12th Fri. Fine. I went to town with Ethel. Father &amp; Horace went for Elizabeth &amp; Mary, roads fairly good. </p><p>13th Sat. Snowed. Had wood-saw men for dinner. I had sick head-ache &amp; sick stomach, I went to bed at noon, Edna Morrow here for tea. Kenneth came for her in Eve. Elizabeth busy with books. </p><p>14th Sun. Colder. Elizabeth &amp; our folks went to church in afternoon. Elizabeth &amp; Mabel up to Claringbolds in Eve. </p><p>15th Mon. Fine. Father took Elizabeth in early A.M. Horace &amp; Mary went also. </p><p>16th Tue. Cold wind. Mabel &amp; Mrs Hanna down to B. Morrows to audit books. </p><p>17th Wed. Very cold. Mabel &amp; I up to Mrs Carrolls to W. A. meeting. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>January 1934 </p><p>18th Thur. Very cold. Ethel here all day making her quilt. Wilfred &amp; children here for tea. Mabel up to vestry meeting in Eve. </p><p>19th Fri. Blustery. He didn't go for Elizabeth he thought roads were too bad. Ethel here finished her quilt in afternoon. Horace &amp; Mary here in Eve. </p><p>20th Sat. Very cold. Folks to Bath in afternoon. I was over to Jim's. </p><p>21st Sun. Cold east wind. Mabel went to church in A.M. Elizabeth &amp; the Smiths were there &amp; came on down &amp; spent the day, did jig-saw puzzles. </p><p>22nd Mon. Rained in afternoon. Got tickets ready to draw for the blanket. </p><p>23rd Tue. Cold. Cleaned stove pipes, a man in &amp; fixed my machine. Mabel went to the hall &amp; had machine fixed. </p><p>24th Wed. Fine. Ethel &amp; children here for tea up to the hall in Eve getting ready for play </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p><u>January,</u> <u>1934</u>. </p><p>25th Thur. Rained in A.M. cleared, cold. Had play in Eve at the hall, folks from Napanee gave it had a fair crowd. </p><p>26th Fri. Fine. Father &amp; Horace went for Elizabeth &amp; Mary. Helen Sills here in Eve. Elizabeth &amp; I walked up a piece with her. </p><p>27th Sat. Light snow cleared. Elizabeth &amp; Mabel went up the road in afternoon. Elizabeth went to Helens &amp; Mabel to Mrs Roddicks. Elizabeth went to Show in Eve with some more, Ethels here we played cards. </p><p>28th Sun. Rained turned cold in afternoon. Elizabeth &amp; our folks went to church in afternoon. </p><p>29th Mon. Very cold, 20° below zero. Father &amp; Horace took Elizabeth &amp; Mary in early A.M. roads were alright. </p><p>30th Tue. Bright, very cold 12° below zero. Leah Turner here in afternoon. I was over to J. Carrolls for jig-saws. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p><u>January</u> </p><p>31st Wed. Blustery &amp; cold. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>February <u>1934</u> </p><p>1st Thur. Cold. </p><p>2nd Fri. Bright, very cold. Father &amp; Horace went for Elizabeth &amp; Mary, then they went on to Bath took Elizabeth to meet folks from the Island, as she went over to spend the weekend &amp; take in the dance. </p><p>3rd Sat. Very cold. Father went to town with Wilfred. Tom &amp; Leah here in afternoon. I went over to Jims for a puzzle. </p><p>4th Sun. Snowed some, cleared, very cold. Elizabeth came about 4 O'clock. </p><p>5th Mon. Very cold. Father &amp; Horace took the girls in early A.M. We washed. </p><p>6th Tue. Cold. We irined &amp; mended. </p><p>7th Wed. Cold. Ethel here all day we did her quilt. Father &amp; his man went to Bath. </p><p>8th Thur. Very cold. 38° below zero, no body on the road. </p><p>9th Fri. Bright, cold. Horace went for Elizabeth {rest of text is too dark to read} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p><u>February</u> <u>1934</u> </p><p>in Eve Elizabeth went to Bath to a dance. </p><p>10th Sat. Bright, cold. Mabel &amp; I up to {Mellous?} in afternoon. Helen &amp; Margaret here in afternoon. </p><p>11th Sun. Stormy. Elizabeth went in A.M. with Franks when they went to Adolphustown roads got bad in afternoon. Mabel to church. </p><p>12th Mon. Light snow. Euchre &amp; dance at the hall. </p><p>13th Tue. Bright, cold. Mabel up to Ethels for the day. </p><p>14th Wed. Stormy. Wilfred brought Mabel home in afternoon. </p><p>15th Thur. Cold. </p><p>16th Fri. Very cold, bright. I was over to J. Carrolls, didn't go for Elizabeth as couldn't get through with the car. </p><p>17th Sat. Bright, cold. 20° below early in A.M. </p><p>18th Sun. Fine. Folks to church in A.M. In afternoon I walked up to Mrs Chapman's phoned to Elizabeth &amp; in to Margarets for </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p><br /> <u>February</u>, <u>1934</u> </p><p>tea, they brought me home at 11 Oclock </p><p>19th Mon. Snowed &amp; blowed. </p><p>20th Tue. Bright, very cold. Washed. Had pancakes for supper. </p><p>21st Wed. Bright, cold, bad roads, our people went to W. A. at Mrs Hams. Wilfred here in afternoon I went home with him. </p><p>22nd Thur. Stormed, cold. </p><p>23rd Fri. Very cold. </p><p>24th Sat. Very cold. </p><p>25th Sun. Cold east wind. </p><p>26th Mon. East wind very cold. </p><p>27th Tue. Bright, cold. Our folks went up to Ethels in afternoon &amp; I came down with them. </p><p>28th Wed. Cold, windy. Mabel down the road calling in afternoon. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p><u>March</u> <u>1934</u> </p><p>1st Thur. Fine, bright. Ralph Sills came down for me in A.M. I was up all day walked home in Eve when they came to church. I talked to Elizabeth at Mrs. Chapman's. Mabel up to church in Eve. </p><p>2nd Fri. Fine warmer like Spring, rained near night. Elizabeth walked down to Mary's school &amp; came with her. Mary had a horse &amp; cutter, she got home 5.30. </p><p>3rd Sat. Mild. Elizabeth here, L Turner called. </p><p>4th Sun. Very mild, water running every where. Elizabeth &amp; folks to church in A.M. In afternoon Elizabeth &amp; Father went to {Morland?} with horse &amp; cutter. </p><p>5th Mon. Mild. Cloudy. The mail-man had a buggy this morning. </p><p>6th Tue. Fine, mild. </p><p>7th Wed. Cold. We were up to Claringbolds in Eve. </p><p>8th Thur. Cold, blustery at times. Mabel to church in Eve. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p><u>March</u> 1934 </p><p>9th Fri. Bright, cold. I went to Napanee with Ethel's to stay a few days. </p><p>10th Sat. Cold bright. I was in town Elizabeth down to Aunt Emmas for tea with me. </p><p>11th Sun. Bright, in town. </p><p>12th Mon. Bright. I came home with Bob Wright, got home at noon. </p><p>13th Tue. Cloudy. I was up to Mrs Carrolls </p><p>14th Wed. Cold bright. I went up to Ethels in A.M. with Wilfred. </p><p>15th Thur. Warmer bright. I came down with Wilfred in afternoon when he came for children. Mr &amp; Mrs B. Wright called before church. </p><p>16th Fri. Fine. My girl not coming. </p><p>17th Sat. Rained in afternoon &amp; Eve. I was over to Jim Carrolls in afternoon. </p><p>18th Much colder. Over to Browns for jig-saw </p><p>19th Mon. Cold. Washed. Ethel here all day &amp; made Mabel a dress. </p><p>20th Tue. Irining. </p><p>21st Wed. Rained some. W.A. at Mrs Wrights. Mabel went {rest of text too dark to read} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="March_1934"><u>March 1934</u></span></h2> <p>22nd Thur. Real cold. Folks to Napanee. I phoned to Elizabeth in Eve from Mrs {Phippins??.} 23rd Fri. Cold lively &amp; bright. Folks went to Kingston for a calf and then in to Dorland for Elizabeth. </p><p>24th Sat. Snowed. Margaret &amp; Helen walked down about dark. Ackermans came in for tea &amp; to play 500. </p><p>25th Sun. Bright. Edna Morrow in. Elizabeth &amp; the folks went to church in afternoon. </p><p>26th Mon. Fine. Father took Elizabeth in early morning. </p><p>27th Tue. Rained. Ethel here all day making Mabel a dress. They were all here for tea played 500. </p><p>28th Wed. Fine. Wilfred helping with roof in chicken house they stayed for tea played 500. </p><p>29th Thur. Fine. Father went for Elizabeth about 3 O'clock. she has a cold &amp; sore throat. </p><p>30th Fri. Cold wind. Elizabeth &amp; Mabel to church in A.M. Hubert came up for Mabel to go down. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{top of page transcribed on previous page} </p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="March_1934"><u>March 1934</u></span></h2> <p>31st Sat. Fine. rained in Eve. Father took Elizabeth &amp; I to town Elizabeth got her Easter hat. Elizabeth has nasty cold. Elizabeth &amp; I saw first robin this year on a post. End of Month. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="April">April</span></h2> <p>1st Sun. Easter Day. Cloudy. Elizabeth Father &amp; I wewnt to Kingston, down to Minnies for dinner, &amp; got Mabel home about 6 O'clock. </p><p>2nd Mon. Clearing. Elizabeth to Bath in Eve to a dance Mabel got 200 chicks. </p><p>3rd Tue. Rained in Eve. The Watts family up in Eve to play cards. they left about 12 O'clock for home. </p><p>4th Wed. Fine. Elizabeth walked up to sils &amp; Wrights for the day. B.Wrights brought her home in Eve she was sick up there Ackermans here in Eve they played 500. </p><p>5th Thur. Fine. Elizabeth up to the hall in afternoon &amp; again in Eve as they had a {feed?} for the {??sing} side. </p><p>6th Fri. Misty in A.M. sme fog. Madeline Young came for dinner she &amp; Mabel went up the road in afternoon. </p><p>7th Sat. Fine. Elizabeth &amp; I up to Mary C in Eve </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="April_1934"><u>April 1934</u></span></h2> <p>8th Sun. Fine. My Mothers birth-day. Elizabeth &amp; the rest to church in afternoon. </p><p>9th Mon. Fine. Father took Elizabeth in early A.M. cleaned our kitchen </p><p>10th Tue. Fine. The ice started to move down about 4 O'clock. Harold here for tea as his people went to Kingston. </p><p>11th Wed. Poured rain &amp; windy. The folks are cleaning the cellar. </p><p>12th Thur. Snowed &amp; cold. Cleaned kitchen. </p><p>13th Fri. Cold, blustery in A.M. Men raked door yard. Flora Sloan here all day. Father went for Elizabeth in afternoon. Elizabeth to Adolphustown to a dance. </p><p>14th Sat. Fine. We all went to Kingston. Elizabeth got dress &amp; shoes. Father had teeth out. Horace &amp; Mary here in Eve. played cards. </p><p>15th Sun. Fine. Elizabeth &amp; Mabel went to church in A.M. Elizabeth didn't come home she went in to Wrights. Margaret walked down with her in afternoon. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{top of page transcribed on previous page} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="April_1934">April 1934</span></h2> <p>16th Mon. Misty in A.M. Father took Elizabeth in early A.M. Ethel &amp; family here for tea played 500. </p><p>17th Tue. Fine. Done a big washing. I was over to J. Carrolls. </p><p>18th Wed. Perfect Spring day. Mabel &amp; I up to W.A. in afternoon I went on to Ethels for tea Mabel walked up in Eve we played 500 &amp; Wilfred brought us down. </p><p>19th Thur. Fine. Our folks went to town in afternoon. Wilfred in a minute. </p><p>20th Fri. Fine. Cleaned my room. Father &amp; I went for Elizabeth in afternoon. Elizabeth up to {A.Y.P.A.?} in Eve. </p><p>21st Sat. Fine. cold. Elizabeth, Father &amp; I went to Kingston. Father got the rest of his teeth out. Mabel has a bad back. </p><p>22nd Sun. Fine. Elizabeth to church in A.M. the Bishop was here Elizabeth &amp; I down to see M. Cadman in afternoon. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="April_1934">April 1934</span></h2> <p>23rd Mon. Partly cloudy. Father took Elizabeth in early A.M. </p><p>24th Tue. Cloudy. I was over to J. Carrolls. </p><p>25th Wed. Real cold. Father &amp; I went to town in afternoon he wanted.seed wheat. Edna Morrow in. </p><p>26th Thur. Terrible wind, real cold. I was up to Mrs Carrolls in afternoon. </p><p>27th Fri. Rained some &amp; snowed. Father went for Elizabeth in afternoon Evelyn came after school. &amp; we four went up to the hall to a Presentation for Maurice &amp; Marjorie. had a big crowd. they all had a good time. </p><p>28th Sat. Cold, snowed some. Elizabeth up to hall in afternoon helping clean it up. I finished Elizabeth's room. Started in the {land?} </p><p>29th Sun. Bright, chilly. Elizabeth &amp; our folks to church in afternoon. Father &amp; I took Elizabeth in Eve </p><p>30th Mon. Grand. Washed. I was invited up to Margarets for tea. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="May_1934."><u>May 1934.</u></span></h2> <p>1st Tue. Grand. I cleaned the spare bed - room. </p><p>2nd Wed. Grand. Mabel&amp; I took pipes down. she cleaned her room. </p><p>3rd Thur. Grand. I finished cleaning the hall. </p><p>4th Fri. Perfect; like summer. Horace &amp; Mabel went to town. Mary. C. brought Elizabeth after &amp; they were early as it was Arbor day. </p><p>5th Sat. Terrible wind. Elizabeth forgot her little trees at Smiths, so she got on Frank Hains milk truck &amp; went up for them. she &amp; Mabel planted them she had 20. </p><p>6th Sun. Fine. Elizabeth &amp; our folks to church in A.M. Ethel &amp; family here in afternoon. Miss Perry came in afternoon. In Eve the girls &amp; Mabel went to Bath church. F. Gurrens &amp; family here in Eve. </p><p>7th Mon. Windy. Miss Perry took Elizabeth in early A.M. to Dorland Miss Perry left about 10 O'clock. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="May,_1934."></span><span class="mw-headline" id="May.2C_1934.">May, <u>1934.</u></span></h2> <p>8th Tue. Cool, windy. Cleaned sitting room. Mobel to W.I. at Mrs Haights. Mary Cadman died to-night. </p><p>9th Wed. Cool. cloudy. Mabel &amp; I down to Thurstins in afternoon Edna Mae was there. </p><p><br /> 10th Thur. Fine. Father &amp; Mabel down to Mary's funeral. Cleaned dining-room. </p><p>11th Fri. Real cool. Mary C. brought Elizabeth &amp; Mrs Smith. Mrs Smith came for Play, but there was no Play just Dance the girls went up with Edna &amp; Kenneth. </p><p>12th Sat. Real cool. Father not in the {land?} as he is not well. I went to Napanee in Eve with Ackermans. Elizabeth has a sore throat. </p><p>13th Sun. Cloudy. Real cool. Ethel &amp; family here in afternoon. Elizabeth &amp; Mabel went to church in Eve, this is Mother's day. </p><p>14th Mon. Fine, warmer. Elizabeth walked up to Mary C. in early morning to go to her school with her. Our folks went to town as they shipped their pigs. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{top of page transcribed on previous page} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="May_1934"><u>May 1934</u></span></h2> <p>15th Tue. Fine. Washed &amp; cleaned the wood-house. </p><p>16th Wed. Fine. Mabel &amp; I were up to W.A. in afternoon. </p><p>17th Thur. Fine. I was up to Ethels all day called at Margarets, our people went up for me. </p><p>18th Fri. Fine, warmer. Elizabeth came home in the night after the A.Y.P.A. in Adolphustown. </p><p>19th Sat. Fine. Painted chairs, put in potatoes, in afternoon Elizabeth &amp; Mabel went down to call on Marjorie Young, &amp; took their presents. </p><p>20th Sun. Fine. In A.M. Elizabeth &amp; our folks went to church in afternoon our folks went up to Ackermans. Elizabeth went to Helens &amp; I went to Margarets In Eve Elizabeth &amp; the rest went to woods &amp; I went to {F.?} Gurrins </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span id="May,_1934"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="May.2C_1934">May, 1934</span></h2> <p>21st Mon. Showery. Father &amp; I took Elizabeth in early A.M. </p><p>22nd Tu. Showers I was over to J. Carroll in Eve. a lively mom {light - night?}. </p><p>23rd Wed. Cool, bright. up to the hall in afternoon to an Institute meeting, the speaker Miss Guest came home with us. </p><p>24th Thur. Fine, cool. Miss Guest left about 11.30. Father &amp; I went for Elizabeth about 5 O'clock as she taught today 24th May. </p><p>25th Fri. Grand. Ethel's took Elizabeth &amp; I to Kingston, had a good day got home about 6 O'clock. Ethel, Elizabeth &amp; I got white hats. Elizabeth played ball in the {Cimmins?} in Eve. </p><p>26th Sat. Grand. Our folks to town in A.M. Elizabeth &amp; Mabel put Glads in. Elizabeth tired so we went to bed early. </p><p>27th Sun. Perfect. Elizabeth at lessons. Elizabeth to church in Eve. Watts here. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="May_1934"><u>May 1934</u></span></h2> <p>28th Mon Fine. Father &amp; I took Elizabeth in early A.M. Washed. Ethels here in Eve </p><p>29th Tue. Fine. Ironed. </p><p>30th Wed. Grand. Margaret &amp; I walked up to Mrs {Hogebooms?} for the day. Ralph got us in Eve. </p><p>31st Thur. Fine. As usual. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="June_1934">June <u>1934</u></span></h2> <p>1st Fri. Fine. warm. Father went for Elizabeth just before tea. Elizabeth out to {Silbville?} hall to Social Evening. </p><p>2nd Sat. Fine. warm. Margie Wright here for tea. the girls went to play ball. I went to town with Ethels in Eve. </p><p>3rd Sun. Fine. warm. Elizabeth &amp; the folks to church in A.M. Flora Sloane came in afternoon &amp; stayed for tea, we all went for a drive around the block in afternoon. </p><p>4th Mon. Fine. warm. Elizabeth didn't go to her school in early A.M. in afternoon she went, our folks took her &amp; they all went to Mrs McIllwane's funeral she had no school to-day. </p><p>5th Tue. Fine, very warm. In afternoon I walked up to Ethels called at Margarets &amp; called to see Mrs. Allen. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="June_1934"><u>June 1934</u></span></h2> <p>6th Wed. Very warm. Ethel &amp; I went up to B. Wrights in afternoon. </p><p>7th Thur. Cooler. At Ethels </p><p>8th Fri. Fine. I walked down in A.M. Father went for Elizabeth about 4.30. In Eve Elizabeth &amp; Mabel went out to Olive Withus "shower" with Morrows. </p><p>9th Sat. Cooler. Showery. Elizabeth correcting Exam papers. </p><p>10th Sun. Fine. shower in A.M. Elizabeth &amp; the folks to church in Eve. </p><p>11th Mon. Fine. I went with Father &amp; Elizabeth in early A.M. Washed. </p><p>12th Tue. Fine. Mabel at Institute at Mrs H. Haight's </p><p>13th Wed. Cool. Ethel &amp; Mabel to Bath all day to a big Institute meeting. Ethel &amp; children here for tea. </p><p>14th Thur. Cool. As usual, Mabel &amp; I walked up to Gurrins in afternoon. </p><p>15th. Fri. cloudy. coo. Father went for Elizabeth about 5 O'clock. Elizabeth up to F. Gurrins to A.Y.P.A. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="June_1934"><u>June 1934</u></span></h2> <p>16th Sat. Fine. We all went to Napanee in afternoon. Elizabeth was looking for a school. Elizabeth up to play ball in Eve. </p><p>17th Sun. Perfect. Our folks to Bath for dinner. Elizabeth up to Adolphustown in afternoon to {U.E.I.??} service with Morrow. Elizabeth up the road in Eve. Ackermans here in Eve. </p><p>18th Mon. Showery in afternoon. Father &amp; I took Elizabeth in early A.M. </p><p>19th Tue. Fine. As usual. </p><p>20th Wed. Fine. Mabel &amp; I up to W.A. Started hay here. </p><p>21st Thur. Shower in A.M. cleared. Mabel to Kingston with ethel's Wilfred went to see Dr. Third. </p><p>22nd Fri. Fine. Father went for Elizabeth in late afternoon I went too. Elizabeth up to play ball in Eve. </p><p>23rd Sat. Fine. Father, Elizabeth &amp; I went to town Elizabeth was looking for a school. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="June_1934."><u>June 1934.</u></span></h2> <p>24th Sun. Fine. warm. Watts family here in Eve &amp; Ethels family here in Eve </p><p>25th Mon. Fine. Took Elizabeth in early A.M. Washed &amp; ironed. I went up to phone to Elizabeth &amp; over to Margarets for tea. </p><p>26th Tue. Showery. I was up to Ethels all day. they came down in Eve to play ball &amp; I came home. </p><p>27th Wed. Beautiful day. Mabel had W.A. here, had 16 nice meeting. In Eve, Mabel &amp; I went to ball game with Mrs Ham. </p><p>28th Thur. Grand. As usual. </p><p>29th Fri. Fine. Barn dance at Ted Coopers. Elizabeth didnt come home as she wanted a class Sat morning. </p><p>30th Sat. Fine. Father &amp; I went for Elizabeth in Eve. called at Ethels on our way home. she finished at her school to-day had her Entrance class this A.M. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="July_1934">July <u>1934</u></span></h2> <p>1st Sun. Fine. Elizabeth went away with Morrows for the day. Out folks to church in A.M. </p><p>2nd Mon. Fine. Washed. </p><p>3rd Tue. Fine. Elizabeth &amp; I went to Napanee with Ethels to stay a few days, Elizabeth went to Andersons &amp; I went to Cards. </p><p>4th Wed. Fine. In town </p><p>5th Thur. Fine. Elizabeth &amp; I came home with Ackermans, as Evelyn was over trying an Exam. Elizabeth went on to Ethels for tea &amp; they took her to Adolphustown to see about a school. </p><p>6th Fri. Fine, very warm. Elizabeth got W. Ruttan to take her &amp; Mabel to P.E. to see about a school they got back about 5 O'clock. Elizabeth up to the hall in Eve. Horace &amp; Mary called to see Father as he hurt his back. Mr &amp; Mrs Phippin called. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="July_1934"><u>July 1934</u></span></h2> <p>7th Sat. Cloudy. Doing Saturday's work. Elizabeth washed her hair. </p><p>8th Sun. Fine. Margie &amp; Helen here in A.M. Elizabeth &amp; Mabel to church in Eve. </p><p>9th Mon. Fine. Washed. </p><p>10th Tue. Fine. Elizabeth, Mabel &amp; I up to Mary C. in afternoon to an Institute meeting a big crowd &amp; a nice time. I went to ball game in Eve with Edna &amp; Kenneth. Elizabeth went up to ball game &amp; stayed at Wrights. </p><p>11th Wed. Fine. Elizabeth at Wrights &amp; went on to picnic at Hogebooms I went to picnic with Margaret she sent me word, they brought me home in Eve. </p><p>12th Thur. Fine. Bob Wrights brought Elizabeth home in Eve she brought a pan of currants with her. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="July_1934">July 1934</span></h2> <p>13th Fri. Fine. Elizabeth in for a swim. </p><p>14th Sat. Fine. Arthur Witfield here. </p><p>15th Sun. Fine. Elizabeth &amp; the folks to church in A.M. W.R. here in Eve our folks up to Ackermans in Eve. </p><p>16th Mon. Washed. Girls played ball in the {Commons?} in Eve. </p><p>17th Tue. Fine. Elizabeth &amp; Mabel up to hall in afternoon, cleaning it. Elizabeth for a swim in Eve. </p><p>18th Wed. Fine. Dance at the hall in Eve a poor crowd. Elizabeth was up. Mabel &amp; I were up. </p><p>19th Thur. Fine. Our folks went to town. </p><p>20th Fri. Fine. hot. We all went to Kingston for the day, had supper at Minnies got home about 9 O'clock. had a good day. </p><p>21st Sat. Fine. warm. As usual. </p><p>22nd Sun. Fine, warm. {I.?} Gurren here in afternoon. Elizabeth &amp; Mabel to church in Eve. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>July 1934 </p><p>23rd Mon. Fine. Done berries. Washed. Elizabeth, Mabel &amp; I to the hall in Eve a fire show put on. Margie &amp; Helen here in afternoon. </p><p>24th Tue. Fine. Elizabeth, Mabel &amp; I up to the hall in Eve a "fire show". </p><p>25th Wed. Fine, very warm. Elizabethup to Mellows in afternoon. Elizabeth to a "Dance" in Bath in Eve. Mabel &amp; I to Show in the hall. Elizabeth had 2 pupils pass their Entrance the results were out to-day. </p><p>26th Thur. Fine. Elizabeth up to Mellows she played ball in Eve and went to the Show. Mabel went to Show. </p><p>27th Fri. Fine. My birth-day. Elizabeth up to Mellows all day. she came home tired. Elizabeth &amp; Josia were in the water. Uncle Ceylin came.. </p><p>28th Sat. Fine, very warm. Uncle Ceylin here. Elizabeth up to Mellows she came home tired. Mabel &amp; I to Show in Eve the last night. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="July_1934"><u>July 1934</u></span></h2> <p>29th Sun. Fine. cooler. The folks took Uncle Ceylin down to Minnies. Elizabeth went to church in A.M. Josia here in afternoon. </p><p>30th Mon. Fine. Elizabeth at Mellows. Washed. </p><p>31st Tue. Fine. Very dry. We ironed. Mabel’s birth-day. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="August_1934">August 1934</span></h2> <p>1st Wed. Fine. As usual. </p><p>2nd Thurs. Fine. Had Norman Robinson &amp; family for dinner. Mabel had roast chicken. Elizabeth at Mellows. she finished at Mellows with beans. </p><p>3rd Fri. Fine, warm. Elizabeth is tired after working at beans. </p><p>4th Sat. Fine, cool. Elizabeth went up for Betty Gurrin this A.M. Elizabeth making cake. Elizabeth went to play ball. </p><p>5th Sun. Fine. Folks &amp; Elizabeth to church in Eve. </p><p>6th Mon. Fine. Washed. Elizabeth went to Bath to visit Mrs. Rowse she went down with Mr Barker. </p><p>7th Tues. Fine. I ironed. Folks went to town for meal. we phoned for Elizabeth she came up with mail-man. Threshing machine came in Eve. </p><p>8th Wed. Fine. Busy Threshing had 16 men. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="August">August</span></h2> <p>9th Thur. Fine. Machine left after dinner. Girls had a ball game in Eve, we all went, the Brown girls came over &amp; went up in the car too. </p><p>10th Fri. Terrible hot. Catherine Sills died this A.M. Mabel up to T. Gurrins for tea. Elizabeth in for a swim. I had a nasty headache. </p><p>11th Sat. Cooler. T. Gurren came for Mabel in Eve. </p><p>12th Sun. Fine. Elizabeth &amp; our folks to church in A.M. In afternoon our folks went to Kate Sills funeral it waws at the church. Betty Todd here in afternoon. Elizabeth down to Morrows for tea she went to Belleville in Eve with them. Aunt Emma &amp; family called here. </p><p>13th Mon. Shower in Eve. Washed. Elizabeth writing letters. </p><p>14th Tue. Fine. We ironed. We all went to Mrs Keyes Inst {too dark to read word} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="August_1934"><u>August 1934</u></span></h2> <p>15th Wed. Fine. Picking chickens here. </p><p>16th Thur. Fine. Elizabeth &amp; the folks took their chickens to Kingston. All up to Conway to ball game in Eve. </p><p>17th Fri. Fine. I went up to Ethel’s &amp; spent the day. they brought me home. Elizabeth went to Adolphustown to play ball. </p><p>18th Sat. Fine. Elizabeth has a bad cold. Elizabeth made cookies. I went to town in Eve with Ethels. </p><p>19th Sun. Fine, warmer. Thunderstorm in Eve. Elizabeth &amp; our folks to church in Eve. </p><p>20th Mon. Fine, cooler. I went to Kingston with Ethel &amp; family. the girls washed. Neilson Roddick here in afternoon. </p><p>21st Tues. Fine. </p><p>22nd Wed. Fine. Margie Wright here for tea. Girls played ball in Eve. </p><p>23rd Thur. Fine. Helen Sills here in A.M. Canned tomatoes. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="August_1934"><u>August 1934</u></span></h2> <p>24th Fri. Fine. Neilson Roddick here in A.M. Elizabeth had the Cousin girls come down with the mail - man in A.M. Madeline Young came up with the mail-man in afternoon. Girls all to the hall in Eve. </p><p>25th Sat. Fine. Girls all here. Busy. </p><p>26th Sun. Fine, cool. Evelyn here all day, all the girls went to church in A.M. Mr. Cousins came in Eve for the girls. Ethels here in Eve. The Watts family here for tea had 11 for tea. </p><p>27th Mon. Fine, cool. Our folks took Madeline to Bath in A.M. Elizabeth &amp; I straightened up the house. </p><p>28th Tues. Fine. Elizabeth &amp; I washed. Our folks went to Kingston. Father got an impression. </p><p>29th Wed. Fine. T. Gurrins here in Eve. </p><p>30th Thurs. Fine. Elizabeth started with tomatoes at Mellows. Our folks went to Kingston for his teeth. Mr &amp; Mrs Smith here in Eve, played cards. Madeline brought her things up in Eve. Mr Cousins left kitten. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>{top of page transcribed on previous page} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="August_1934"><u>August 1934</u></span></h2> <p>31st Fri. Perfect day. Elizabeth made cookies. Mabel busy, Evelyn came in afternoon to go to the Dance in the hall, she &amp; Elizabeth went up with Morrows. Uncle Morley &amp; Aunt {Bird?} called in their way to Ethels. </p><p>End of Month. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="September:_1934."><u>September: 1934.</u></span></h2> <p>1st Sat. Windy. Aunt {Bird?} &amp; Uncle Morley here for dinner. Fletchers sale was this afternoon. Jean Anderson came in the night with Tom Gurrins. </p><p>2nd Sun. Cool, cloudy in A.M. Elizabeth &amp; Jean stuffed peppers for dinner. They all went to church in Eve Elizabeth taught Helens Sunday School class. </p><p>3rd Mon. Perfect, warmer. Started to cut corn. Busy. Elizabeth &amp; Jean went to Kingston with Kenneth Morrow to a Show. </p><p>4th Tue. Fine. Men here fixing corn binder. Elizabeth &amp; Jean up to Mrs Browns for the day dinner &amp; tea. Father went to town for Ethel as Evelyn started to school. I went up to stay all night as Wilfred is away. </p><p>5th Wed. Fine. Elizabeth &amp; Kenneth took Jean home in Eve. I am still at Ackermans. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="September_1934."><u>September 1934.</u></span></h2> <p>6th Thur. Fine. Elizabeth at Mellow all day. I started from Ethels after tea called at Margarets &amp; they brought me home. </p><p>7th Fri. Cloudy &amp; cool. Getting ready for silo men. Mabel made pudding. </p><p>8th Sat. Rained. Men had to go home. we changed things around up stairs &amp; got ready for Miss Rikely. I took first bed-room. Ethel &amp; children here in Eve while Wilfred went to town. Elizabeth at Mellows in afternoon. </p><p>9th Sun. Partly cloudy. Elizabeth &amp; our folks to church in A.M. Elizabeth &amp; I walked up to Margarets after dinner just got there when we heard Margaret Sills had passed away in Kingston hospital result of an accident. Geo Scotts came so Mabel went up for us. Kenneth Morrow called in Eve. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="September_1934"><u>September 1934</u></span></h2> <p>10th Mon. Grand. Men filling silo. Miss Rikely came in A.M. </p><p>11th Tue. Fine. Did a big washing. Elizabeth was at Mellows. Mabel down to Mrs Youngs to Institute. I went up to stay with Ethel all night as Wilfred was away. </p><p>12fth Wed. Fine. I came down in A.M. Picking checkens here. Elizabeth made a pudding. </p><p>13th Thur. Poured rain. Our folks took their chickens to Kingston they were home at noon. Elizabeth up to Mellows. In Eve, Kenneth called for Elizabeth &amp; Miildred &amp; took them down to Keyes to the chiveree. Ethels here in Eve. </p><p>14th Fri. Warmer. Busy. Men sowing wheat. Elizabeth went up to spend the day with Helen as her Father is so poorly. Elizabeth was at the hall in Eve gave Neilson a gift. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="September_1934"><u>September 1934</u></span></h2> <p>15th Sat. Fine. Curring corn at Wilfreds. Elizabeths kitten had a fit and Arthur Whitfield took it away. Mabel did Elizabeth's yellow skirt. </p><p>16th Sun. Poured rain. Girls went to church in Eve with Morrows. </p><p>17th Mon. Fine. Washed. Elizabeth up to Mellows. I went up to Ethels in afternoon to stay all night as Wilfred is away. </p><p>18th Tue. Fine. Our folks had a horse die last night. </p><p>19th Wed. Fine. Elizabeth &amp; Mildred walked up to Ethels in Eve. I was glad to see them it was a grand night. </p><p>20th Thur. Grand. Ackermans filling silo. I took sick up there with sick stomach. Elizabeth at Mellows. </p><p>21st Fri. Perfect. I came down this morning with bread man. Men at Morrows filling silo. Girls are busy. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="September_1934"><u>September 1934</u></span></h2> <p>22nd. Rained. Cleaned. Elizabeth made cookies. Elizabeth &amp; Mabel up to church in afternoon getting ready for Thanksgiving service. </p><p><br /> </p><p>23rd. Sun. [] The folks to church in A.M. Elizabeth is sick. All up to T. Timmins in Eve. </p><p><br /> </p><p>24th Mon. Fogy. Tils washed. Elizabeth &amp; I down to Henwoods in Eve. </p><p><br /> </p><p>25th Tue. Terrible fog. Elizabeth up to Mellows. </p><p><br /> </p><p>26th Wed. Fine. Mabel &amp; I up to Mellows in afternoon to see them canning. Elizabeth up there. </p><p><br /> </p><p>27th Thur. Rained in A.M. Elizabeth up to Mellows. Our folks looking for a horse. </p><p><br /> </p><p>28th Fri. Fine. T. Turner here in Eve. Elizabeth went to a show. </p><p><br /> </p><p>29th Sat. Fine. Elizabeth up to Mellows. Father to the Island looking for a horse. Mabel went to Bath with him. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="September_1934"><u>September 1934</u></span></h2> <p>30th Sun. cloudy &amp; cold. Elizabeth &amp; our folks to church in Eve. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="October_1934"><u>October 1934</u></span></h2> <p>1st Mon. Fine. Washed. I went to town in afternoon with Father &amp; Ackermans. I got new hat. Elizabeth up to Mellows. Elizabeth to to A.T.P.A. in Eve. Mildred here. </p><p><br /> </p><p>2nd Tue. Fine. We [irned]. Elizabeth made a pudding. Out folks to Bath. Elizabeth washed her hair. </p><p><br /> </p><p>3rd Wed. Fine. Our folks went to Millhaven &amp; met their new horse as they got it in the Island. </p><p><br /> </p><p>4th Thur. Fine. Margie Wright came down for Elizabeth she was up there for dinner in the afternoon they went selling Tickets on Table cloth. I was up to Mrs. Carrolls in afternoon. Mable down to Thurstons. </p><p><br /> </p><p>5th Fri. Windy. Mabel went to Bath to Dearney Meeting with Wrights. Elizabeth was up to Mellows in afternoon. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="October_1934"><u>October 1934</u></span></h2> <p>6th Sat. Rained. Elizabeth at Millows Men at Millows filling silo Oliver brought lunch Ceylon up in A.M. &amp; left him. </p><p><br /> </p><p>7th Sun. Bright cool. Elizabeth &amp; Mabel went to church in A.M. Oliver &amp; the Watts came for tea &amp; got Uncle Ceylon. Ackermans here in Eve. </p><p><br /> </p><p>8th Mon. Fine. Washed. </p><p><br /> </p><p>9th Tue. Fine. Mabel up to Hans to Institute. Elizabeth made candy. </p><p><br /> </p><p>10th Wed. Grand. cool. B. Elliot married to-day in our church. K. Morrow here in Eve. </p><p><br /> </p><p>11th Thur. Fine. Mabel &amp; I up the road calling in afternoon. Margie Wright here for tea our folks to Bath in Eve. </p><p><br /> </p><p>12th Fri. Fine. cold. Started getting out roots. Elizabeth cutting out patches. </p><p><br /> </p><p>13th Sat. Bright. cold. Elizabeth dwn Mrs. Hawleys for butter-milk. Elizabeth to a Show in Eve. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="October_1934"><u>October 1934</u></span></h2> <p>Ackermans here in Eve. </p><p><br /> </p><p>14th Sun. Cold. {different hand writing for this day's entry} (just a mild Summer's Day) Everyone sleeping and just sitting around on their seats thinking and swapping spits. In evening Betsy Jane, Maybelline and Hold him (Honey, won't you hold him) went to hear the Walker man say what he had to say. Best wishes to all and Good night. Here endeth the second lesson. Good-night sweet-heart for I'm on me way. </p><p><br /> 15th Mon. Fine. Our folks shifted pigs. Elizabeth washed. </p><p><br /> 16th Tue. Fine. Elizabeth &amp; Mildred for a walk after school. Elizabeth went to town in Eve to Andersons to stay a few days. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="October_1934"><u>October 1934</u></span></h2> <p>17th. Grand. Elizabeth away. Finished roots here. Mabel &amp; I up to W.A. in afternoon. Mabel is sick. </p><p>18th. Thur. Cloudy [mal] cool. Mildred &amp; I up to Ethels for tea. had a good time. </p><p>19th. Fri. Cool. bright. As usual. </p><p>20th. Sat. Cool. bright. As usual. </p><p>21st. Sun. Rained in A.M. Our folks to church in A.M. Elizabeth came in afternoon. Andrews brought her home. </p><p>22nd. Mon. Misty. Girls played "Bridge" in Eve. </p><p>23th. Tue. Fine. Walked. Margie Wright here in afternoon. making cats for the hall. Tom &amp; Leah here in Eve. played cards. </p><p>24th. Wed. Grand. We ironed. Elizabeth &amp; Mildred up to Mrs mellows selling tickets on table cloths. </p><p>25th. Thur. Grand. Mabel had roast chicken for dinner. Elizabeth made a pudding. Mildred </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="October_1934">October <u>1934</u></span></h2> <p>[continued from last page] has a cold. Girls playing cards. </p><p>26th. Fri. Fine, Elizabeth to hall in Eve to O..Y.P.A meeting &amp; decorating the hall. </p><p>27th. Sat. Fine. Our folks went to town to buy little pigs. Helen Sills here for dinner. I went to town with Wilfred. Elizabeth W Junior W.A. in afternoon with Helen &amp; Florence Gilbert. </p><p>28th. Sun. Cold. Elizabeth &amp; out folks to church in Eve. Helen Sills here to phone to [Dv]. </p><p>29th. Mon. Blustery. Made pumpkin pies for Dance in the hall. Kenneth took Elizabeth Mildred &amp; Clara Brown. they had a good time. </p><p>30th. Tue. Cold. Margaut sent for me. I was up all day made quilt for W.A. they brought me home in Eve. Helen came too to phone to Dv. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="October_1934"><u>October 1934</u></span></h2> <p>31st. Wed. Windy. cold. Girls [cleaned] in afternoon &amp; went over to school. In Eve we 4 women went to town with Wilfreds as it was Halloweeen. a terrible crowd. got home about 12 O'clock. </p><p><br /> End of Month. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="November_1934"><u>November 1934</u></span></h2> <p>1st. Thur. Real cold. They are cleaning her house. </p><p>2nd. Fri. Fine. Mrs Wright &amp; Margie here in afternoon also Mr. [Quartuman]. Elizabeth up to Wrights for tea Margie came down with her to stay all night. [Q him] brought Uncle Ceylon up in Eve. </p><p>3rd. Sat. Milder. Elizabeth went up in milk truck to Smiths. Margie went home. Hubert came in Eve for Uncle Ceylon. </p><p>4th. Sun. Rained. No church as Mr. [Quartuman] is sick. Looked for Elizabeth but she didn't come. </p><p>5th. Mon. Milder. Did pig washing, Father to town with pigs. Mabel &amp; I walked up to see how Fred Sills is in afternoon. Mr &amp; Mrs Smith brought Elizabeth home in Eve. Played 500. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="November_1934"><u>November 1934</u></span></h2> <p>6th. Tue. Mild. 32 years ago to-day my mother died. They finished ploughing to-day. Elizabeth [wined]. Elizabeth &amp; Mildred for a walk in Eve. </p><p>7th. Wed. Showery. Cleaned outside windows. All up to Conway in Eve to a Bean Supper home at 9 O'clock. </p><p>8th. Thur. Snowed in the night. They put stove up in dining-room. We played cards in Eve. </p><p>9th. Fri. Fine. Cleaned the stoveroom. Our folks went to town in afternoon. Elizabeth up to the hall in Eve to A.Y.P.O. </p><p>10th. Sat. Rained. Elizabeth went to Kingston with Smiths &amp; Kenneth had tea &amp; went to a Show. </p><p>11th. Sun. Fine turned cold. Elizabeth &amp; out folks to church in afternoon. </p><p>12th. Mon. Fine. Father &amp; Mabel took Wilfred &amp; Ethel to Kingston as Wilfred went down to have lunch out. They had a [] </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p><u>November</u> </p><p>[continued from last page] the Watts brought them home. Harold is staying here. </p><p>13th. Tue. Rained. Wilfred had [aferatim] Elizabeth out to Scotts. [Scipis] is helping me to write. </p><p>14th. Wed. Fine. Will Hamm &amp; our folks went down for Ethel &amp; Wilfred. Will Hamm was here for dinner. Betty [Tamine] here all day. Tom &amp; Lea here in Eve. Mrs Potter &amp; baby in when they came for Mildred. </p><p>15th. Thur. Milder. Mabel &amp; I went up to Ethels for tea, we walked home. The girls got supper. </p><p>16th. Fir. Mild. Cloudy. [Irmed]. Elizabeth up to Sills in afternoon brought Mr. Quartuman down for tea. </p><p>17th. Sat. Fie. Indian Summer. Mabel went to town with Josia Quaff. Elizabeth at her [rug]. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="November"><u>November</u></span></h2> <p>18th. Sun. Mild. Elizabeth &amp; our folks to church in A.M. Elizabeth &amp; I walked up to Ethels stayed for tea got home about 9 O'clock. </p><p>19th. Mon. Rained, cleaned. Girls washed. Mrs. Wright &amp; marge here in afternoon making aprons. </p><p>20th. Tue. Rained, cleaned. Elizabeth [wined]. Elizabeth studying. we played cards in Eve. </p><p>21st. Wed. Windy. mild. Mabel up to the hall to W.A. women took their dinner. </p><p>22nd. Thur. Fine. Our folks went to Kingston for their [cau]. Margie Wright came about dark to stay. girls played "bridge". </p><p>23rd. Fri. Poured rain. We played cards most of the time. </p><p>24th. Sat. Cloudy. Our people went to Bath in afternoon, the girls made cookies. Mr &amp; Mrs Eright came in Eve for Margie [] played cards </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="November_1934"><u>November 1934</u></span></h2> <p>25th. Sun. Lovely &amp; bright. Our folks &amp; Elizabeth to church in afternoon. I was over to J. Carrolls. </p><p>26th. Mon. Windy. I washed a few things. After school Elizabeth &amp; Mildred went up to Wrights to stay all night. </p><p>27th. Tue. Windy. Margie brought the girls down this morning. Our folks to Kingston all day getting car fixed. </p><p>28th. Wed. Windy. I walked up to Ethels in afternoon to stay with her while Wilfred is away. Leonard. Dick &amp; Kenneth here in Eve to see the girls. </p><p>29th. Thur. Poured rain. Up early in morning to hear the wedding the girls walked up to Mellows to hear it. Elizabeth to Kingston with Mellows. Mildred to Kingston with Harold Allison. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>November 1934 </p><p>30th Fri. Rained. I came home at noon with Wilfred. Elizabeth went to town with Wilfred. Elizabeth Mabel &amp; up to Euchre at hall in Eve, had 12 tables. Mabel got a prize. </p><p>End of Month. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="November_1934"><u> November 1934</u></span></h2> <p>1st. Sat. Rained. ELizabeth went to town in Eve to a Show. </p><p>2nd. Sun. Cloudy &amp; cold. Elizabeth &amp; our folks to church in A.M. </p><p>3rd. Mon. Very cold wind, Elizabeth went to town with Kenneth to try [Epans] in afternoon. she stayed at Andersons. </p><p>4th. Tue. Cold. We [wined]. Elizabeth came home after Euchre &amp; Dance at Odd fellows hall. </p><p>5th. Wed. Cold wind. In afternoon I walked up to Ethels to stay with her as Wilfred is away. Elizabeth has a cold. people met at the hall to meet Mr &amp; Mrs B. Elliot. </p><p>6th. Thur. Cold. Margie &amp; Helen came down to see Elizabeth. I am at Ethels </p><p>7th. Fri. Very cold. I came down to Margauts in afternoon &amp; then on home. Mabel made Xmas cake. Elizabeth out to Sills in Eve with Dick. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p><u>December</u> </p><p>8th. Sat. Very cold, bright. Elizabeth sawung. Still has a cold. </p><p>9th. Sun. Cold. Killed pigs. Elizabeth up to Mellows in afternoon. I walked up to Ethels to stay as Wilfred is away. </p><p>11th. Tue. Cold. I came down in afternoon. Mabel up to Institute at Mrs. Ian Wykes. </p><p>12th. Wed. Cold. Very dark day. out folks to town. Elizabeth &amp; I here. Elizabeth &amp; Mildred up to A.Y.P.O at Mrs Coopers. </p><p>13th. Thur. Cold. Light snow. Elizabeth to Kingston with Ethels. gone all day. Rendering out fat. Our folks [just] up furnace pipes. Two boys called when girls had gone to bed. </p><p>14th. Fri. Fine. I went to Napanee with Ethels got home at dark. Elizabeth made pyjama bag. Ethel made []. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="December_1934"><u>December 1934</u></span></h2> <p>15th. Sat. Milder. We were busy all day. Wilfred in a minute. </p><p>16th. Sun. Rained. cleaned. Elizabeth &amp; our folks to church in A.M. I was over to J. Carrolls in afternoon. </p><p>17th. Mon. Fine. Washed, Our people went up to Chapmans for turkey. Ethels here in Eve. </p><p>18th. Tue. Fine. Did kitchen floor. Mabel made X-mas pudding &amp; brine for meat. </p><p>19th. Wed. Snowed then poured rain. Our folks to town in A.M. Elizabeth &amp; Mildred went early after dinner to Conway X.Mas [tue] took their supper Mellows took them &amp; brought them home. </p><p>20th. Thur. Fine. Elizabeth went up for Betty Turner she was here all day they all went over to school to Xmas [tue] Elizabeth got her cheque. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="December_1934"><u>December 1934</u></span></h2> <p>[continued from last page] from Mellows for canning Tom &amp; Lea here in Eve. I had a bad head. </p><p>21st. Fri. Snowing. Mildred went home in A.M. as she closed school yesterday. Elizabeth washing her hair. Mabel making candy. Mabel &amp; I walked up to X-mas [tue] not snowy out. </p><p>22nd. Sat. Cold. Mabel got turkey &amp; duck ready. ELizabeth &amp; I made candy. Elizabeth went down the road calling6 Mabel went up to Mrs Carrolls. Elizabeth decorated the dining room. </p><p>23rd. Sun. Snowed some &amp; windy. saw a cutter in the road. I was up Mrs. Carrols in A.M. Elizabeth to church in afternoon. </p><p>24th. Mon. Fine. All busy, getting birds ready for X-mas, Mabel made ice-cream, Elizabeth set the table. Leonard Mellow here in Eve we played 500. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="December"><u>December</u></span></h2> <p>26th. Tue. Christmas day. Cloudy. Slight trace of sunshine. Elizabeth &amp; our folks to early service at 8 O'clock. Ethel 6 family &amp; the Watts here all day. had a good day. played games. </p><p>27th. Wed. Snowed hard all day &amp; a terrible wind. Elizabeth made Mabel a dins] for old time party in the hall. </p><p>27th. Thur. Bright very cold. Mabel up to hall in afternoon. Elizabeth 6 Mabel up to the hall in Eve to a hard time party. </p><p>28. Fri. Fine. As usual. </p><p>19th. Sat. Snowed. blowed &amp; cold. In afternoon Elizabeth went up to Mrs Carrolls to do some sewing for Mrs Carroll. then Elizabeth 6 Mabel went up to Mrs Chapmans to phone to Mildred as her Mother is ill. Kenneth &amp; Edna here in Eve, played cards. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>December 1934 </p><p>30th Sun. Bright cold. Elizabeth + Mabel to churcg in a.m. Margie Wright came down for dinner. Wilfred came for Elizabeth + I to go up for tea. I went up with him + Elizabeth. Went when Margie went home. </p><p>31st Mon. Very cold. Girls washed. Elizabeth + Mabel working at quilt. This is new years Eve. </p></div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8a7747bd5b33d74730e960a94b4d579b.pdf c553b380aac32608f44841589a440625 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Front cover of diary, red blue green marbling pattern. Considerable wear along edge https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/34a229a1c0448f7666aad5820893bc4b.pdf 649f75b26e4b3369785a332da5d71ed5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <table> <tr> <td>240</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>122</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>300</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>662</td> <td>feet of lumber</td> </tr> <table> 1888 11 loads of Peas loads of oats in 1888.21 load {side diagram of a building} 16 feet { and roof-line} 9 Feet {front angle of building} 20ft X 16 feet {written vertically at bottom} 1888 I sow the Mangels 14th of May Planted Potatoes 17th of May 1889 Sow the Mangles 10 of May Planted Potatoes 16th & 17st of May and sow som Turnips {also written vertically on right hand side} John D. S.Jeffrey John Jeffrey {page 2} Day Book for 1889 {Drawing of a bird's head with a ship on its neck carrying a feather inscribed} John Jeffrey {More detailed drawing of a bird's head with a ship on its neck carrying a feather inscribed} John Jeffrey 1889.1890 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/023d06ff32f4fbdfaa614dd5b3c8b1a1.pdf 218b8f832ef17cb181bedb8a03bf21b3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1888 - sow 55 Bushels 1889 Sow 72 1/2 Look out for the 2 South Down laming About 15th of March 1890 November 10th 1887 27 {figuring in pencil on side of page} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dbe18ca66cd10c2c5baa9046b4f10951.pdf 69be1179aa24e365f44658d61fce83f2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 1889 March 1 <u>of</u> 1889 == This Am a fine morning John and I was in the Bush Cutting Stove Wood Afternoon I was spliting John was Hailing hom 3 loads. Mrs. Birkly died this Afternoon. == Saturday2, of == This am a Dull morning Ma and I went to Guelph I had the old stove it was thawing all day lick rain John and I Brecking in Barton in the Cuters to-night == Sunday 3 <u>of</u> == This Morn a fine morning Ma & John & {illegible/ Miss?} went to church Afternoon Ma & Miss and I went to Mr Binkle Furnel Very larg Furnel == Monday 4 <u>of</u> == This Am a fine morning John and I went to the Bush afternoon Robert & Mrs Cockburn was her this Afternoon Thawing a little yet == Tuesday 3 <u>of</u> == This Am a fin Morning John & I was Cuting Stove Wood the Afternoon Ma and I went to John A. Cockburn the Roads is Bad == Wednesday 6 <u>of</u> == This am a Dull morning lick of change John went Down to the mill wit 6 bags to chop, Afternoon I was spliting John was Hailing hom 3 load I was in the Bush all day Cold to-Night == Thursday 7 <u>of</u> == This Am a fine Morning John and I was in the Bush Cuting stove wood Afternoon I went Down to the Church Metting Por Sleaying == Friday 8 <u>of</u> == Tha am a Cold morning John and I went to the Bush to Cut stove wood turn out Very Stormy the Afternoon Snowing https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/23b511dca7db27c49db75ed17ddcea0d.pdf 12293e2debdc556e2efab4ae4b9053ef PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday 9 <u>of</u> == This Am a Stormy morning Ma and I went to guelph {illegible} a tesable day Blowing and Snowing {illegible} Complete Block up == Sunday 10 <u>of</u> == This am a Dull morning all at hom the Road is Block up == Monday 11 <u>of</u> == This am a fine morning I went and caled out Mr Martin to get the road Cleared hima and I was. Opened up Bad Block up. The Afternoon Ma & {Miss?} and John {Drove out?} to John {Douchon?} == Tuesday 12 of == This am a fine Fine day John and {ma?} Cuting Stove Wood == Wednesdy 13 of == This morning a fine morning in the Bush Cut Stove Wood all day the {mare?/manure} going away the {snow?} is melting it == Thursday 14 of == Was a Hard {illegible} Cuting Stove wood all day Dun on hot {illegible} Ma & {illegible} was at L {Dauytar?} Afternoon == Friday 15 of == Was a Dull Morning High wind all day John and I was Cuting Stove wood <u>Ma 7 {Mige} waa at L Day John {Dauchor?}</u> Afternoon tea I went with Deny to the Bush == Saturday 16 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John & I was Cuting Stove wood the Afternoon we was {Hiding?} the {?} logs the snow about all gone https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d21effecc0b85619bd94aa7dd982f816.pdf 525370663b22909b9610960c583fb851 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday 17 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John and I went to Church had the {team} in the Buggy the {ranch in Bud?} the snow is Deh in the cut == ellon day 18 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull day we was Cuting stove wood all forenoon the Afternoon Cleaning Seed Out == Tuesday 19 of == This am a fine day turn out Dull John and I was Cuting some Casol wood the land is gettong soft the snowmost all goon Snow About the fence Sides == Wednesday 20 <u>of</u> == This am a fine day we was Cuting casol wood theAfternoon I went to John {Daughor?} with one of the sow and left her == Thursday 21 of == This was a fine morning Cuting casol wood abd Stove wood Afternoontook the other sow to {Daughor?} and left her Mr & Mrs H Cockburn was her this afternoon John went down to the post Office had the wagon == Saturday 23 of == This was a fine morning Ma & John & I went to Guelph had the {team?} in the baugy the rauch in is bad We went to John {Dauhor?} for th 2 Sow https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2a6ea960f1db6e89a1d96896832d1404.pdf ae632caea2d6026868e9d5b79fe56e4a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday 24 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John & {Migs/Mige?} & Jessie out to church == Monday 25 of == This was a hard morning we ws all day in the Bush Cuting Casol & Stove wood == Tuesday 26 of == This was a Hard and Cold Morning all day in th Bush Cuting wood Casol & Stove wood after ten I went with young Bull to the Ball == Wednesday 27 of == This was a Cold morning John and I was in the Bush all day Cuting some Stove wood and Casol wood old Bull {Calved?} this morning == Thursday 28 of == This was a Cold Morning We was Spliting wood and Pulling up. finished the work in the Bush Afternoon {Cleaning?} Barely Put up 5 bags of chop == Friday 29 of == This was a Cold morning {Cleaning?} Barley and oats for <s>Seed {illegible}</s> John went Down to the Mill for the Chop {Meal?} this morning == Saturday 30 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning Ma and I went to Guelph got {ham/home} About 2 OClock == Sunday 31 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning turn out a Stormy day snowing all day Sheep {Taming?} {one/me?} to-night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7826fddc207747dd988ffc6a114b32df.pdf 759bc7eac5d54c652960043b5bed6d2f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>1889</u> April 1 <u>of</u> == This was a winter Looking morning it fell About 4 Inches of snow from sunday morning About the Dam all day == Tuesday 2 <s>of</s> == This was a Dull morning Hard frost we was {Hailling/Haulling} out manure all day with the {Heavy?} For {Sleaving?} 13 {?} == Wednesday 3 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Came on rain we had some Thunder and Lighting I start at 6. O Clock with the Cattle to the fair it rain very heavy the most of the forenoon I sold the 2 Cattle John Had the Bugy bad gauch. Heavy snow {illegible} snow Afternoon == Thursday 4 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull mornning and Cold About {home?} About all day I went to H Cockburn with dny to the Bull the Afternoon == Friday 5 of == This was a Hard morning dull all day Ma and all the Children went ot the Scholl {?} John took them Down and Cam home with the team and went on foot i went for them to Night Shower of snow today == Saturday 6 <u>of</u> == This was a Hard frost Ma and I went to Guelph Bad gouch the snow not away yet == Sunday 7 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Ma and {I/J} & {Mige/Migs?} went to Church Bad gouch https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2e716acfb8d60d4a2ec0c10ffe239659.pdf 449d325451abfb1585160bd28ba7f4b9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday 8 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning we was sawing som of the old logs the Afternoon Ma and Willie and I went to Mc Keess == Tuesday 9 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning the land is Drying fast we Start to Plough the seed. A..Flemming was here today == Wednesday 10 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day I was working about the dam == Thursday 11 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day I was hom Doing smal jobs == Friday 12 of == This was a Cold morning little frost John was Ploughing all day, I was Planting a Seeder Hagein the garden == Saturday 13 <s>of</s> == This was a Cold morning Hard frost Ma & {Migs/mags} and I went to guelph John ws Ploughing all forenoon the Afternoon John went down to the Blacksmith with the team to get {shoes/shoed} == Sunday 14 of == This was a fine morning Ma & John & Jessie went out Church They went to sunday schol Monday 14 of This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day I was Hauling out manure all day Paley {gusse?} up lay Down would not get up) took the 2 sow to John {Daugher?} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4e3725550c2e83abbf72ababa4e6d60a.pdf c97fff6ccdcfd794db661ef81e75b4de PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday 16 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning I was Harrow for oats the Afternnon we Start to sow oats got 5 bushels sown == Wednesday 17 of == This was a fine morning John was sowing sow About 9 Bushel ,,,14 B sown got Pond feld finished John {Bolel?} it Afternoon very arm I {fret?} on End to Polly and {illegible} her == Thursday 18 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John was {illegible} Ploughing all day I was working in the garden I went to J {Daugher?} for the 2 sows this morning == Friday 19 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John was Harrow and sow 8 Bushels of Barely and Rold it , I was Puting up a fence in the garden to Night cam Thunder an Lightening little rain == Saturday 20 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Ma & john went to guelph got hom at {?} I was Harrow all forenoon with the two {Cattle?} Afternoon John Sow About 6 1/2 Bushels of Peas , I was working in the garden == Sunday 21 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold Morning allat hom John & {Migs/Mags} & Jessie was at the Sunday <u>scholl</u> == Monday 22 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold Morning Hard frost John was gon ploughing and Harrow all day , I sow 3 1/2 Bushels of Oas in the swam part of the feld. I was working in the garden most Part of the day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ba1bdba343115aed8aaeb2525259a858.pdf f8312d605a7a5f69071a5557d31fd48e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday 23 <u>of</u> == 8 This was a Dull mornnig I was Harrow . got Don About 10 OClock John Start to the feld at {?} Bush 12 Bushels {wheat?} 16 Bushels in the feld {sower/sowen} == Wednesday 24 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning John was Roling all forenoon turn out a very high wind. {lick?} sown I was working in the garden Cam on a Thunder Storm Heavy rain == Thursday 25 of == This was a Dull day John was {gon?}plough all day I was working at the fences all day == Friday 26 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning John was Harrow the fornoon I finished the fence and working in hte garden Afternoon Sow 5 Bushel of Oats Midle feld == Saturday 27 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning ma & I went to Guelph turn out a soft day rain all day == Sunday 28 <u>of</u> == This was a Soft morning it fair up but shower all day == Monday 29 of == This was a Cold morning John was Ploughing {sowed?/sood?} I was puting up fence == Tuesday 30 of == This was a Cold morning John was Ploughing I was working at the fence very Cold all day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7c35e40010be9a8fa6772cf6bc30dd1f.pdf 9fd7fd6fcfc7371ec4dfb2acecda68fb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == May <u>of</u> Wednesday May 1 <u>of</u> 9 == This was a Cold Morning and Hard frost this morning Very Cold all day John finished the Ploughing for the Peas this Afternoon I sow 5 Bushels Peas John was Harrow == Thursday 2 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning we was Harrow and sowing sow 5 1/2 of Oats it was a little rain the Afternoon == Friday 3 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning I was Harow all forenoon John was Picking stons the Afternoon he sow 9 Bushels of Barely got all in But one Bushel of Oats to sow. Black oats == Saturady 4 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning I was finished th Harrow after that I start to the Roler and got it rold Ma & John & Jessie was at Guelph I had the colts all day == Sunday 5 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Ma & {Migs/Mags} & I was at Church Very warm == Monday 6 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning {tooking/tacking} out manure the Afternoon John was Ploughing and I was working at fences == Tuesday 7 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Very warm {tooking/tacking} out manure I sow a Bushel of Black oats Afternoon John was the land for Pottoes and Mangls Ma and I went to the Church meeting https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/972dada08631eecd32e015b7553826dd.pdf fbdfde059c2946c616021cbd9c85aa8e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 10 Wednesday 8 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning very warm John was Ploughing I was Puting up fences at the Bush == Thursday 9 <u>of</u> == This was a warm morning I was Ploughing About all day Afternoon John went Down to the Mill with 3 bags to chop Mr & Mrs John Cockburn was her the Afternoon == Friday 10 <u>of</u> == This was a Hot morning turn ou Dull I was Harrow got Don John was Roling the land for the Mangles it Cam on a Thunder Shower fences up Afternoon I was Drilling for the mangles and sow them == Saturday 11 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Ma & John & Migs & Willie was a guelph I was Puting up fences == Sunday 12 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John & Migs & Jessie was at Church == Monday 13 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning and Very warm all day John & Migs & I was Picking Stons all day of the {grim?} lick rain to Night == Tuesday 14 of == This was a Dull morning I was Puting up a fence John was Roling the grass Mother & Ma & Migs was at H Cockburn visiting. Afternoon John {smal?} {Clear?} 11 Bags of oats https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ee200cc87b6a6fbc1a4df33de320de1b.pdf 03141afbb6ce060df350212ac35a7dfb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wedneday 15 <u>of</u> 11== This was a Dull Mornig John and I went to guelph with 11 Bags of Oats 2 of Peas oats 27C Per B peas 52C Came a Thunder Storm to to Night Heavy rain == Thursday 16 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning after the rain we start to Plant Potatoes About 4 Bags == Friday 17 <u>of</u> == Tis was a fine morning we was Planting Poutatos got the all in Planted About 3 Bags , little over 6 Bags alltogether and Sow som Turnips and the last of the mangales == Saturday 18 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning very Hot all day I was Puting wire on the fence Ma & John & Migs was at guelph == Sunday 19 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Mother & John & Jessie & Willie and I was at the Church Cam on Havey Thunder and rain it fare up the Afternoon == Mondaday 20 of == This was a fine morning and very warm I was {illegible} manuer John was Plaughing we wash the sheep after Dinner we Had som rain the Afternoon == Tuesday 21 of == This was a Cold morning raining it fair up we was tacking out manuar Afternoon very Cold and Dull https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3b06a781bdda0934f413d2f92e6230b3.pdf d05700cd84a7ff16ff92ff858a571462 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 12 Wednesday 22 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold Morning windy I was working at the fences John was Ploughing Tacking out manuar the Afternoon very Cold == Thursday 23 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning I was at the fences John was Ploughing Afternoon tacking out manur little frost this morning == Friday 24 of == This was a fine morning tacking out manuar got it all out After that I start to Clip the sheep got them all Don 2 Sheep == Saturday 25 of == This was a fine morning Ma & Migs & John was at guelph I was Ploughing fine day litle Cold == Sunday 26 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Ma & Willie & I went to Church == Monday 27 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning I was working at the fences John was Ploughing Afternoon John went Down to the Blacksmith to get Bully shovel and Cutter {?} turn out a {?} Afternoon raining == Tuesday 28 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning and raining a litle we was About all day Dull and Cold all day Clear up About Night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cdac44c8fca8c8a9c7f69572fe347da5.pdf 9b35b7987dbb8097416a2b8c8fb7d445 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday 29 of 13 == This was a Dull morning John was Plouh hing the Sood I was Puting n a foset and {Himing?} a gat Cam on a Soft Night raining Mrs John {Dauglar?} Came her this Afternoon I Very {Hasel?} frost last Night ice About 1/4inch thick == Thursday 30 <u>of</u> == This was a Soft morning rain all Night it rain lest or mor all day Mrs I {Daughar?} had to stay all last Night John took mis home to Night == Friday 31 of == This was a Dul morning rainHavey last Night it fair up but Dull all day John was Ploughing all day I was working about Monday Tuesday https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9eacc7ca8ad5d43ac5296c4d37bc08d1.pdf aeadee75af23ffc13d2deb788378cf78 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 14 June 1 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning, litle Cold Ma & I went to guelph the {rauch?} was Havey Afternoon I went Down to {last name?} with the Cow to Weight 1120 lbs John was Ploughing all day at the fellow == Sunday 2 <u>of</u> == Thi was a Dull Morning all {illegible} hom litle Cold == Monday 3 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Dull all day I was puting up fences Planting som corn Afternoon {?} gates John was Poughing . I went with Daisy to the Bull to Night == Tuesday 4 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning mor rain last Night Dry this morning I was Harrow for the Corn and Turnips and John was Puting up fences Afternoon we sow the Corn Cam on rain Before we got it Roled all == Wednesday 5 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning I went to guelph with the Cow and Could not sell took her hom again John Cam up with the Boughy . it rain About a fornoon == Thursday 6 <u>of</u> == This was a fine Morning High wind I was Pailing wash out of the fall Wheat John was Ploughing I was working at the fence https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8e25bbdfaa7ce01f2a25eea9b6a88742.pdf cc6c5ed0ab642cc8f49dd748bb90490b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday 7 <u>of</u> 15== This was a Dull morning I was Driling for the turnips Cam on rain About 11.O'Clock and rain all Afternoon Soft night == Saturady 8 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning it rain lat Night Ma & John went to guelph Cam on rain this Afternoon. Soft to Night == Sunday 9 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning all at hom Cam on rain == Monday 10 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning we start to the labour all Hands But Mr Blair Cam out John was Ploughing == Tuesday 11 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning working {atthe/the} road work all day Joh ws Ploughing == Wednesdy 12 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning at the road work got Don at noon all that Cam out except Mr Blair == Thursday 13 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning working at the Turnips land the Afternoon John went Down to the Black smith with one to shovel I was Puling Cattle out the {illegible} == Friday 14 of == This was a fine morning very warm Harrow and Drilling for the turnip we got all the Turnips {sown/sowne} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f5fa741e16dab970de05fa4accd4c79e.pdf 15bf0ece5f99438988d225984edb8c3b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 16 Saturday 15 <u>of</u> == Thisw was a Dull morning Ma & Migs and I went to guelph I had the wool 20 C lbs for the long 220 we went round By the Plum to M. {gooden?} we got a Havey shower of rain on our way == Sunday 16 <u>of</u> == This wa a Dull morning Ma & John & Migs was at Church Cam on a Shower of rain About 2.O.Clock == Monday 17 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning after the Havey rain last {short for Night?} I was at the Road work with Mr. Blair == Tuesday 18 of == This was a Dull morning I was at the road work with Mr Blair finished at noon Afternoon I was working full Wheat John was {caffler?} the Mangals == Wednesday 19 of == This was a Dull morning turn out very soft John and I was Clearing Oats and put up 2 Buagsto Chop I was Down to the Mill to get Chop and 2 shoe put on Cam on som havey shower of rain Afternoon == Thursday 20 of == This was a fine morning I was puting som shingles on the Barn John & Migs was a Guelph Afternoon I was Having som of the {spelling of potatoes?} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0c9469f7a8181e940d216413f438f864.pdf faff21e9d8517d7ef097bad48d7e9d23 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday 21 <u>of</u> 17== This was a soft mornig Thunder & Lighten Havey rain Aternoon I went Back to the Bush to {fise?} Colberton the {1.se?} == Saturday 22 == This was a Cold morning Ma and I went to Guelph very Cold after the rain Drying up fast.John. Cockburn Cam for, ma, to Night == Sunday 23 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John & Willie and I was at Church == Monday 24 of == This was a fine morning I went Down to McDonald for the {Truks?} Afternoon I went down with a load of logs to the mill == Tuesday 25 of == This was a fine morning I went Down with the last of the logs got hom About 2.OClock Afternoon Ma and I went to Mr Flemming == Wednesday 26 of == This was a Dull morning raining a little it fair up John and I was thinning the Mangles. John went for Mrs. W. Cockburn Afternoon Ma & Migs took her home == Thursday 27 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning John was Cuting Hay I was Cuing som in the swamp Afternoon Came on a Thunder storm Havey rain it fair up About 3OClock https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/77d1d24f191441fb1c263d8d64fea622.pdf 67211e55b9476259ef667bf6baa5061a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 18 Friday 28 of== This was a fine morning Ma & John & Migs & Jessie & Willie all went to the 10 Con. {Picknest? picknic?} I was at hom att the Mangles == Saturay 29 of == This was a fine very Hot Ma and I went to guelph got hom at noon Afternoon we took in a load of Hay very warm == Sunday 30 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Ma & John & Migs was at Church John Jeffrey Aber{illegible} {illegible} Hill {illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cf1b314f5eff5e230625fb5c2eb027ac.pdf 5afea5c8dc1cc8f9047a9ebfe2af6177 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July 1 <u>of</u> 19== This was a fine Morning very warm I was Harrow the fallow John was atthe Mangales thining == Tuesday 2 of == This was a fine morning John was Cuting the Clover Afternoon Cam on rain and Havey thunder all {forenoon/afternoon} == Wednesday 3 of == This was a Hot morning I went to guelph with the Cow very warm Dull market sold her for $37. to a guelph Bucher McCrossman, John was Plough the fallow I got a rid hom with H. Cockburn had som Havey rain coming hom == Thursday 4 of == This was a Fine morning I was Thining the Turnips John was at the falow Afternoon John was Racking and Cuting , and I was Puting som up in kills. Clear up == Friday of 5 of == This was a fine morning I was working at the Hay John was Ploughing the Afternoon Racking and tacking in Hay took in 3 loads == Saturaday 6 of == This was a fine mornng Ma & Migs & Jessie & Willie and I went to guelph John was Ploughing Afernoon John was racking and I was killing it {was?/up?} very warm to day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fa9384d5dea9cc8f5687253373dd0ff0.pdf c1a939ca9fecabb2e0c640e611f52e47 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 20 Sunday 7 of == This was a fine morning Mother & Migs & Jessie and I was at Church Walter & Mrs {Goodess?} was her to Afternoon == Monday 8 of == This was a fine Morning John was at Mower Cuting the hay I was Cting Down some in the swamp Afternoon took in 3 good loads of Hay == Tuesday 9 of == This was a fine morning John Ploughing the fallow the Afternoon he was Racking {got?} I was Killing very {?} == Wednesday 10 of == This was a Hot morning Jogn finished the falow after that we start to Hail in got in 2 loads after Diner Cam on a Havey Thunder storm Havey rain == Thursday 11 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning after the rain we all at the Turnips all fornoon Afternoon we took in 3 loads of Hay == Friday 12 of == This was a fine morning I was puting {pass?} green on the Potatoes John as mowing the low feld Afternoon we took 2 1/2 loads of Hay https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ddfe2fb0fe2be713b7cfa0950fac9bee.pdf 20f22a591b0f5a15468059dfc0fd21b0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday 13 of 21 == This was a Dull morning Ma and I went to guelph Afternoon John was Racking and I was Hilling it up we had a very Havey rain the guelph == Sunday 14 of == This was a fine morning tirn out Dull we had a little shower of rain Ma & Willie and I was at Church == Monday 15 of == This was a fine morning John was Puting the Hay got it all Down Afternoon err took in 4 1/2 loads Mrs. W {goodise??goodess?/goodwise?} and Miss {Goodwise?} her this Afternoon == Tuesday 16 of == This was a fine morning I weent with Bell to H Cockburn to the {Ball/Bull} and after that all the {illegible} Afternoon we got all the hay rack up and put up == Wednesday 17 of == This was a fine morning we start to get in the last of the Hay 3 loads all in 22 loads of Hay == Thursday 18 of == Thiswas a fine morning we was all at the Turnips gtot them Don About 3.O.Clock John was Down at the Blacksmith with {illegible} {Belly/Bully/Dolly} to get shovel I was Puting in the last of the road work Cuting the Thistles https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2ed12da10a2e461e0136853d450e26ce.pdf 24bae27379eefe238ba2b434a2b350a9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 22 Friday 19 of == This ws a Dull morning lick rain I was Harrow the falow John was {cuffler?} the mangels == Saturday 20 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold mornong ma and I went to guelph turn out Hot Afternoon John and was {?} the road on the Hill == Sunday 21 of == This was a fine morning John & Migs & Jessie went to Church == Monday 22 of == This was a fine morning I was Harrow the fallow very warm Afternoon I was Cleaning out the Pig pen == Tuesday 23 of == This was a fine morning we Had a Havey Thunder shower last Night we start the Harvest Cuting the fall Wheat after tea I was Cuting round the Barley == Wednesday 24 of == This was a fine morning John was Cuting the Barley the low feld Afternoon Back at the BushCuing and I was Cradle the fall wheat {illegible} soad of {illegible} {illegible} John went to the Blacksith to get it {pick/first} {after/often/ of tea} == Thursday 25 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning very hoot I was Craddle Som of the fal wheat John got all the Barly Cut and all the fall wheat at the Bush, and I got it all Bound https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fa60717cf8c72b3237fd4d7ba46252c2.pdf 35ff2ad3df4772428458f46aae0caa83 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday 26 of 23 == This was a Dull morning But very warm we start to Hail in Barley took in 6 loads Hoot == Saturday 27 of == This was a fine morning Ma & John went to guelph I was working at the barly Afternoon We took in 3 loads of Barly, I went with old {Bell/Bull} to the Bull this morning == Sunday 28 of == This ws a fine moning Ma & John & Willie went to Church == Monday 29 of == This was a Dull morning we had som Havey rain last Night we was working at the Turnips Afternoon we Cut Down the last of the fall Wheat == Tuesday 30 of == This was a fin morning I was finished the Bounding of the fall Wheat and turning the Barley John was at the Turnips took in one load of Barley == Wednesday 31 == This was a fine morning we was at the Barly got it all in 3 loads and Racking https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6a11fb65a80aef686f28e2efc75d95a1.pdf ce2692aa7be0515862e0330ca4b2f908 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 24 August 1 <u>of</u>== This was a fine morning we was tacking in the fall wheat Back at the Bush 3 loads and one of {Rach?/Barley?} == Friday 2 of == This was Dull morning we Start and took in the last of the fallwheat and one load of Racking We Had som Havey rain to Night == Saturday 3 <u>of</u> == This ws a fine morning Ma and I went to guelph got hom at noon at the Turnips the Afternoon == Sunday 4 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning I was Cuting Peas John was gonploughing the fallow == Tuesday 6 <u>of</u> == This was a fine mornig Joh was the falow gon Ploughing I was Cuting round the oats and Start to Cut {them/there} == Wednesday 7 of == This was a fine morning John and I was Cuting Peas Afternoon we was Threshing all the Wheat & Barley == Thursday 8 of == This was a fine morning I went to {Amos?} Threshing John went the Afternooon I Cam hom took in 2 loads of Peas + one of the {illegible} fused {?} day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/290bf79ef8c647d851c740dafc11aeb4.pdf b92b3a691d9a9c22655067b1e5570ce5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday 9 25== This was a Dull morning we was Cuting oats I was Binding the Afternoon John went to it Cockburn Threshing , Mr & Mrs {McE<s>u</s>cherns?} was heer at tea one of the sow piged today == Saturday 10 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Had som Havey rain last Night John I was Cuting oat we Had the Colt Ma & Migs went to guelph we got the Pond {field?} all Cut and Bound == Sunday 11 of == This was a fine morning Ma & John & Jessie & Willie and I went to Church to her Dr McKay last sermen == Monday 12 of == This was fine morning I was Cuting Peas all day John was at Mr Laycock threshing all day Mother and Migs and Willie was John Daughers == Tuesday 13 of == This was a Dull morning I was a the Peas John was at the fallow Harrow Mother and Migs and Jessie and Willie was at Mr {Keur?Keus} == Wednesdy 14 of == This was dull morning big lick rain we was at the Peas Afternoon took in 2 loads of Peas https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1afb7c40897c4809617a9ddecb242364.pdf fd8509ed0326534e6b5165ceb683199b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 26 Thursday 15 of == This was a fine morning we was Cuting Pes About all day took in 2 loads of Peas High wind == Friday 16 of == This was a fine morning Dull High {between the lines he wrote "Cuting Peas all fornoon"} wind took in 4 load of Peas and 1 load of oats == Saturday 17 of == This was a Dull morning I was Cuting all fornoon Ma & John was at guelph Afternoon took in 4 loads of Peas and 1 of oats == Sunday 18 of == This was a fine morning Mother and John & Migs and I was at Church R. {Dr/Deu/Dea} Thesmen Preached == Monday 19 of == This was a fine morning Hoot John ws at Mr. Bailys Threshing the fornoon we took 3 loads of Peas and <s>3</s> 4 {4 written over the 3} loads of oats 17 {below the 17 he subtracts 7 equalling 24} loads of Peas 6 loads of Oats == Tuesday 20 of == This was a Dull morning we a thunder showers last Night we Cut the last of the Peas Afternoon Cuting round the oat feld at Martans Bush == Wednesday 21 of == This was a fine morning Very High all day tacking in Peas all day 7 1/2 loads of Peas got them all in https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/126593b2c7d005f833b715c8867eac33.pdf 9e10e14b1de4150bdc44aab17e6faf2c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday 22 <u>of</u> 27== This was a fine morning we was Cuting oats all day {Brook/Brock} the {refres?} had to stop I was Binding all day Very warm == Friday 23 of == This was a fine morning John and I was Binding all day got all Bind that was Cut == Saturday 24 of == This was a fine morning Ma & John went to guelph I went to John Douglas Threshing all fornoon the Afternoon we got the feld Cut {out/oat} and the Black oats Cut == Sunday 25 of == This was a fine morning Ma & John & Jessie was at the Church == Monday 26 of == This was a fine morning Very warm all day we was Cuting the oat at the midle gate got them all Don and stocks == Tuesday 27 of == This was a fine morning But Very warm all day we was Cuting the last of the oats got them all Down all Cut == Wednesday 28 of == This was a fine morning Very Hot and Dry tacking in Rackings and 4 loads of oats == Thursday 29 of == This was a fine morning and geting Very Dry tacking in oats 6 loads 1889 oats 6 4 6 ___ 18 6 ____ 24 loads of oats https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c6248cf692dd9eb462a9da1e28e90a43.pdf aee8c5b4999e2d809a9faef94ccca2f3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 28 Friday 30 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Very warm and Dry John was Ploughing the Afternoon John went to Mr Keahles Theshing , I was Clearing Wheat == Saturday 31 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning and Very Hot Ma & Jessie and I went to guelph I had 8 Bags and 10 Bags of old oats took hom 500 lbs of flower Afternoon we took in 4 loads of Oats https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e3aca34fe96a643edc6fdcfaf73ccad6.pdf 568db835e078b307fe13e1d4bf1e3445 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == September 1 <u>of</u> 29== This was a fine morning Very warm and Dry Mother & John & Migs & I was at Church == Monday 2 of == This was a fine morning Hot and Dry we was tacking in the last of the oats 4 loads finished Hervest at last Very Hot == Tuesday 3 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning worKing at the fallow John was Ploughing == Wednesday 4 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John was Ploughing the fallow for the Wheat I was Ploughing the Afternoon I went with Bell to the Bull to Night == Thursday 5 of == This was a Dull morning John was Ploughing all day turn out a little soft raining High wind all day I was on the {seek?} least to day == Friday 6 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning we Had not much last Night John was Ploughing I was Threshing som Racking in the Barn == Saturday 7 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Ma & Migs was at guelph John was at Robertson Threshing all day I was Ploughing and Harrow == Sunday 8 of == {"Mother" with a "T" written over top of it} was a fine morning Very Hot Mother & Ma & Jessie & John was at Church https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eccc8c9030a37970efdb1a298df6f3d9.pdf 3dfd6080f4c6ee98ef967f2733e88cc6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 30 Monday 9 <u>of</u>== This was a morning and Very Dry John was at Robertson Threshing About all fornoon I was Harrow Afternoon we Sow 8 Bundles of fall Wheat == Tuesdday 11 <u>of</u> == This was a Hot morning John was Ploughing I was Harrow with Colt and gray Billey About 1 Hour got {?} out I went to the Plough == Wednesday 11 <u>of</u> == This was a warm morning John was Ploughing all day was on the {seck/seck?} lest Last Night Afternoon I was Threshing som oats and clearing them == Thursday 12 of == This was a Dry morning John finished the Ploughing for the fall Wheat and was Harrow Afternoon we sow it after that wewent Down to the Mill sold 3 bags of Wheat and {illegible} 2 1/2 Bags to grind an 2 Bags of Barly to Chop == Friday 13 of == This was a fine morning Afternoon John went Down to the mill for {illegible} we == Saturday 14 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Ma and I went to guelph John & Migs & Jessie went to the Picknik to the Molle farm https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/55861c30bcfb229fd7d27f1f4d7f06fd.pdf 9e15f856f28907e8abd0873c5fc4383e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday 15 <u>of</u> == This was a Dry morning and Very Dusty Mother & Ma and I and Willie went to gchurch == Monday 16 of == This was a Dull morning we Had Havey rain last Night John went Down to the Blacksmith Afternoon at the Plough we Had som rain last Night == Tuesday 17 of == This was a fine morning Cold John was Ploughing all day I was working About I was Cuting corn == Wednesday 18 of == This was a fine morning Cold and windy John was Ploughing I was About the {Dorn?} all day == Thursday 19 of == This was a Cold Morning John was Ploughing all day I was About the yard and wating on {Betty?} calving she calve this Afternoon == Friday 20 of == This was a Cold morning raining a little the fornoon Shower all day John was Ploughing the Afternon I went to see About the Tharshing == Saturday 21 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning Ma and I went to guelph and Migs, John was Ploughing all day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c0eb69eb30253e1d2d88fcc2f8ccc206.pdf b4f059c36e23faabed786f5805d3281c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 32 Sunday 22 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning and Migs and John and Jessie was at Church Ma went Back to 10 C School House {Brocher?} == Monday 23 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day I was working About == Tuesday 24 of == This was a fine morning John and I went to guelph with a load of Barley {line} 22 Bags Afternoon we cul Down the corn == Wednesday 25 {of} == This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day I was Clearing Barley Dull to Night == Thursday 26 <u>of</u> == This was fine morning John was Ploughing I was working About the Barn == Friday 27 of == This was fine morning little Cold John was Ploughing the fornoon Afternoon geting {?} hom for the Thrashing we Had a shower to Night == Saturday 28 of == This was a fine morning litl Cold Ma and I went to guelph I had a load of Barley 18 Bags == Sunday 29 of == This was a fine morning {illegible} Dusty Mother & Ma & John & Migs was at Church https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f775d103fcf67f494513112dc4268b2b.pdf 6d20947089789592e5b82fc8c2eaab98 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday 30 <u>of</u> 33== This was a Dull morning I was laid up I had a sor leag == October 1<u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Dull and Raining a little to day John was at Mc Amos Thrashing all day == Wednesday 2 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning High wind we was Thrashing all day thrsh 430 B of Oats and 140 B of Peas , got all Thrsh == Thursday 3 of == This was a soft morning {illegible} was About {Harrow?} and the Barn all day == Friday 4 of == This was a fine morning took in 1 load of Peas straw Mother and I went to the Church Afternoon took in 2 loads of straw == Saturday 5 of == This was a Soft morning Ma and I went to guelph rain all the way up I had 4 young pigs sold them at $9 == Sunday 6 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Cold Mother & Ma & John and I was at the Church https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4708725098f2757ebd8a6718ad4e7769.pdf 6e0b7ed74f073f9a397d2063620483c2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 34 Monday 7 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning and Cold we was About Dorn all day Clearing som gran for the shee I went Down to the Mill with 5 Bags to Chop == Tuesdy 8 <u>of</u> == This was fine morning little Cold we went to the Shoe Mother & Ma was at hom Big Shoe == Wednesday 9 of == This was a Dull morning litle Cold we was at the Potato's tacking up took in 3 Cart loads == Thusday 10 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning we was at the Potatoes got them all up John was at Mr Laycock Thrshing the Afternoon took in 2 Cart Level and 12 Bags of Potatoes == Friday 11 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning I was Harrow the Potatoes' land and Afternoon I was at Mangles tacking up took in 3 level John was at Mr Laycock Thrshing all day == Saturday 12 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Ma and I went to guelph I had 4 pigs Sold them to Mr Hollday for $9 Afternoon took in 2 {symbol} Cart load of Mangles == Sunday 13 of == This was fine morning John & Migs & Jessie went to Church Cold to day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c8049398d6c1e539df1627a3bcffe0a7.pdf ec9e8561873040e14d866a63554fb7e1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday 14 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Cold John was Ploughing I was at the Mangles took in 4 {arrow pointing up} Cart {"Cart" is above arrow} loads of Mangels == Tuesday 15 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning I was at the Mangles got them all up took 3 {arrow pointing up} Cart {"Cart" is above arrow} loads and 1 load of Turnips gray {straw?} John was at Nan {arrow pointing up} way {"way" is above arrow} shoe == Wednesday 16 of == This was a fine morning I was Ploughing all day John was at M. {symbol?} Bailly Thrashing all day Mr & Mrs. H. Cockburn was her Afternoon == Thursday 17 of == This was a fine morning I was Ploughing all day John was at John Daucln Thrshing all day == Friday 18 of == This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day I was About the Darn and took in 1 Cart load of Turnips gray {?} == Saturday 19 <u>of</u> == This was a fine moning Ma & Migs & I went to guelph we was up seeing Mrs. R. Cockburn got hom About 3.OClock Mr McLean and agent from guleph with the {silky?} Plough == Sunday 20 of == This was a fine morning Ma & John & Migs and I ws at Church == Monday 21 of == This was a fine morning I was at the Turnip took in 3 Cart load of Turnips Afternoon I {Burning?} the stables John was Ploughing all day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7e952887210e924dd6f4ad16c7c12ccc.pdf c632da3f8bf11e06f2c8e69fd0584cd2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 36 Tuesday 22 of== This was a Hard morning John was Ploughing all day I was at the Turnips took in 2 load of Turnips Afternoon John Start to plough the Potatoes and Turnip land == Wednesdy 23 <u>of</u> == This was a Hard Morning John was Ploughin I was hom {loting?} Turnips == Thursday 24 of == This was a Hard morning and a little Cold John was at H. Cockburn Thrshing with the tem all day Ma and I went to D Mc Kerraches today == Friday 25 of == This was a Dull morning little rain John went to H. Cockburn Thrshing with the tem all day I was toping Turnips About all day == Saturday 26 == This was a Dull morning and cold Ma & Jessie and I was at Church we Had a shower of rain last Night == Monday 28 of == This was a fine morning I was Ploughing up the Turnips and Harrow them John was at H.Cockburn Thrshing got hom About 10. o Clock thay got finished we took in 4 load of Turnip https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eb9e36f1d1f4a9c571ec3ce61f9f537b.pdf a4c665d708e625ec044781fb5db58f50 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuuesday 29 of 37 == This was a fine morning I was Ploughing up the last of the Turnips and got them all Harrow took in 6 load of them all {is?} finished 12 loads of Turnips in all {por/par} Crop == Wednesday 30 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day was working About the {Darn/Dorn} == Thursday 31 of == This was a fine morning litle Cold John was Ploughing all day I was working About == Friday 1 <u>of</u> Oc== M {written in calligraphy} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9ee0a412cff95d5fd7315e8dddf64336.pdf 54a4e3acdad6e24e1af9039f6bbf1f29 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 38 November 1 of 1889== This was a Dull Dull day John was Ploughing Cam on rain the Afternoon, I was Drawing earth to the front of the House == Saturdy 2 of == This was a Dull morning Ma & I went to guelph Came on a soft day and Cold got hom About noon == Sunday 3 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning John & Migs & Jessie was at the Church == Monday 4 <u>of</u> == This ws a Cold morning John and {tim/tem} and I was at Robert Cockburn Thrshing all day == Tuesday 5 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning John was Plouging all fornoon the Afternoon John went Down to the Mill with 5 Bags to Chop I went to Mr Worthington Sale Very Cold Put the ram with the 7 sheep == Wednesday 6 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Ma & John & I went to guelph We had a load of Peas 16 Bags == Thursday 7 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning This was the Dommon fas day Ma & Willie and I was at Church, I was Ploughing == Friday 8 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John was Ploughing Afternoon I went {illegible} to Mr Amon to Kill a {pig?} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/049e0b7d09b869efefa58c3afafac0f3.pdf 15aca52734550b4ce485ae7af6d550af PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday 9 of 39 == This was a Dull moning Ma and I went to guelph John was Ploughing all day == Sunday 10 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Mother & John & Migs and I was at Chur == Monday 11 of == This was a fine morning Iwas Ploughing al day John was at W Cossen Thrshing all day == Tuesday 12 <u>of</u> == This was at fine morning John was Ploughing all day Mr & Mrs Keuss ws her this Afternoon I was tack out fine roots == Wednesday 13 == This was morning litle Damp lick rain John went Down to the Blacksmith to get 2 Horses shoed I was working in the verandle I was Ploughing the Afternoon Afternoon I was tacking out manuar == Thursday 14 of == This was Dull morning John was Ploughing I was Keping the Plough clen Afternoon I was Cleaning ot the pig pen raining a litle Cold == Friday 15 of == This was a frosty morning John was Ploughing I was tacking out manuar all day Cold to Night == Saturday 16 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning and Hard frost John went to guelph with Ma I was tooking out manuar all day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a875a8d0ea2a3c2dd3065e126adf4ce7.pdf ab25d227f3a3261b7f6428ad087886a8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 40 Sunday 17 <u>of</u> == This was a Hard morning Ma & Jessie and I went to Church == Monday 18 <u>of</u> == This was Hard frost and Dull I went Down to the {symbol} saw Mill for the Lumber Cam on rain the Roads was good in the morning it thaw turn out Bad and soft == Tuesday 19 of == This a Soft Looking morning John an I was Clearing som Wheat 3 1/2 Bags and Clear som oats Afternoon John {went?} Down to the Mill with 3 1/2 Bags of Wheat to {grind?} cam on Very soft raining == Wednesday 20 of == This was a Dull morning raining a litle all day John was at Bailey & John Daugher Thrshing {About?} all day {illegible} the 2 Places == Thursday 21 <u>of</u> == This was a Soft Looking morning rain al litle all day I was working About the sheep House == Friday 22 of == This was a Dull and Soft morning Ms R Cockburn Died last 1/2 Past 10 Clock. I hich up the Duble tem and Drove to Donald {Kercher?} to let him know About the furnel Bad road == Saturday 23 == This was a Cold morning took mother & the girls over to Rc Cockburn. Afternoon John and I went to Mrs. R. Cockburn furnel litle Cold https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dab53c382952039be2194afb51271759.pdf 4b47a7fbe0830f8c1c6812f76a0d031c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ==Sunday 24 of 41 == This was a fine morning Ma & John & Willie & I went to Church == Monday 25 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day and I was Hailing out manuar all day litle Cold == Tuesday 26 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning Hard frost was Ploughing all day and I was tacking out manure got it all out and Dull to Night == Wednesday 27 of == This was a Stormy morning Snowing all day and Blowing Winter Looking know == Thursday 28 of == This was a winter looking mor snow fell last Night took hom a load of wood with the Heay Per Heaying == Friday 29 of == This was a Cold morning Shower of snow all day John and I was Hailling out wood our 3 Cords and one load of stove wood == Saturday 30 <u>of</u> == <s>This was a fine morning Ma& John & Jessie went to Church they Had the Cuter {symbol} Night Johnand I went Down to Church Robert & Maggy {illegible}</s> Ruth We had the {sleuy?} == Saturday 30 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning litle Cold Ma & I went to guelph I had the Heay the sleaying was ruff got hom at noon Ma and I went to H Cockburn the Afternoon got hom About 10 OClock https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f47739c2fb275c43cb645abb1293e279.pdf bc6efeea7e9e8b312f9f7b995f3f6d74 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 42 December 1 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Ma & John & Jessie went to Church to Night John and I went Down to Church Robert & Ruth and {Maggy?} Was along with us == Monday 2 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning Thawing a litle all day the {Sleuing?} got Bad John went Down to Mill with 6 Bags to Chop a litle rain to Night == Tuesday 3 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning Stormy a litle John took Jessie Down to Scholl Afternoon John went Down for the Chop meall == Wednesday 4 of == This was a Hard morning and Cold John went to Robert Thrshing it got to {Slipry/Slipy} for the Horses Had to Stop John went Down to the Blacksmith to get the Horses {Sharped?} got hom <u>at</u> noon Afternoon Cuting of the old logs into stove wood == Thursday 5 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning turn out a Soft day raining About all day == Friday 6 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning litle frost John went with the teme to Robert Cockburn Thrshing About all day I went over to help him he got Don all Ehrsh https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/26fbb16faeb0ef9777dede52e734c255.pdf 21b7c8196c29c5d5f859a1f9ee9596a2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday 7 <u>of</u> 43 == This was a fine morning Ma and went to Guelph we had Baugy for Sleaying got hom at noon == Sunday 8 of == This was a Soft morning raining About all day == Monday 9 of == This was a fine morning the snow About all ggoon I killed a pig Robert was Helping me John went over to Help him to Clear Oats == Tuesday 10 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning turn out Cold and a litle Stormy Showers of Haill Afternoon I went to John Daugher with the Sow turn out a Soft Night Ma was over at Mrs W Cockburn Afternoon == Wednesday 11 <u>of</u> == This was {Setled?} morning John and I was Cuting up the pig Afternoon I was sharping the Saw. John and Migs went to H. Cockburn to Night High wind == Thursday 12 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning I went to Guelph with a load of Oats Ma & Migs was Along with me. I had togetBilly Shoed Dark when we got hom == Friday 13 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning john was Ploughing all day I went for the Sow Afternoon I was Clearing oats put up 16 Bags Ma was at Daugher == Saturday 14 of == This was a Dull morning John and I went to Guelph with a load of Oats turn out a Stormy day and Hard frost we got hom About 1.O.Clock fair up Afternoon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/108cb668fd6e55c800aec193cecd678b.pdf 67ebdf1c7917baf72c87b75f9a776f33 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 44 Sunday 15 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Ma & John & Migs and I went to Church Soft Looking to Night litle rain == Monday 16 of == This was a fine morning litle frost John and I went to the Bush to Cut Stove wood Afternoon I took hom a load turn out Soft raining a litle John went to help Robert to Clear Barley == Tuesday 17 of == This was a Dull morning I went to D. McKerucher Sale the road was Bad Very soft Havey Whelling == Wednesday 18 of == This was a Dull morning raining a litle all day John was Clearing Peas put up 15 Bags Soft to Night == Thursday 19 of == This was a Dull morning I was Ploughing all fornoon got the feld finished Afternoon I was working at the fence put in post == Friday 20 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning a litle rain Afternoon I went to John {Daugtar?} Sale turn out a Havey rain all Afternoon the roads is Soft == Saturday 21<u>of</u> == This was a frosty and Cold morning Ma & John & Jessie went to Guelph, I was About hom to hom a load of wood with the Cart bad roads https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1fa75b8638d3f3b19528310eab024c78.pdf f7b09e09abf58293fe5f7034bb9302b2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday 22 <s>of</s> 45== This was a Dull morning Ma & John & Migs went to Church turn very Stormy a litle and Blowing == Monday 23 of == This was a fine morning John and I was Cuting stove wood all dy and fine Dry day == Tuesday 24 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning I was oing to start to go to Guelph with a load of Peas Came on rain we took the load into the Barn. turn our very soft rainnig havey == Wednesday 25 == This was a fine morning High wind we had Havey rain last Night this is lick a spring day == Thursday 26 of == This was a Stormy and Blowing Afternoon I went to J. Daugher to help to kill pigs Ma went to J. A Cockburn Migs was Helping Mrs Daugher == Friday 27 of == This was a fine morning I went to Guelph with a load of Peas == Saturday 28 of == This was a fine morning Ma and I went to Guelph I had 10 Bags of Wheat I kill a pig to Night == Sunday 29 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Cam on rain very soft all at hom == Monday 30 <u>of</u> == This was a Hard morning working in the Barn Afternoon I went Dow to fix the stable and at the Blacksmith shop Ma & Jessie was at the Masters == Tuesday 31 of == This was a fine morning Afternoon Ma and I went to Mr Kerr to pay {?} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/72d65c72a050099bb7b4f69c58975560.pdf 7ab4efa252ad6962737a1983e117ce9c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 46 1890 January 1 <u>of</u> 1890== This was a Dull morning turn out a Soft day rainng all day it rain About all day == Thursday 2 <u>of</u> == This was a this was a Soft looking morning it fair the Afternoon John went Down to the mill with 6 Bags to Chop 2 Bags of Wheat the Roads is very soft == Friday 3 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Hard frost Again John and I was in the Bush all day Cuting stove wood == Saturday 4 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning the roads is very Hard and ruff Ma and I went to guelph had the Duble tem in the Buggy == Sunday 5 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning John & Migs & Jessis and I went to Church it Cam on a Soft Afternoon Havey to Night == Monday 6 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning it kep up all day turn out Windy Clear up Drying up Mr. Flemming was her at Danner == Tuesday 7 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning litle Cold John and I was Cuting stove wood in the Bush all day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3b2fbb389ffd22865fd0096363fa712f.pdf ced711e7b2b9ba6d4e1f9893e89f2c0c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday 8 of 47 == This was a Dull morning I was spliting John took hom 2 loads turn out Stormy and Blowy Afternoon I went to H Cockburn with a cow to the Bull == Thursday 9 of == This was a Dull morning turn out stormy snowy I went Mr McKerracher and Brought our {his?} turn lay to kep for him == Friday 10 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull day and Cold Afternoon John and Migs went to Mr Kerr. Mr H Cokburn was her all Afternoon == Saturday 11 <u>of</u> == This was a Stormy morning Blowing with sleet Ma and I went to Guelph had the Baugy som {sleays?} on the road got hom at noon == Sunday 12 == This was a Dull morning Ma and John and Migs and I was at Church turn out soft == Monday 13 of == This was a Soft morning mud to the {house?} thawing all fornoon the Afternoon turn out stormy and Blowing very high wind == Tuesday 14 of == This was a fine morning Hard frost John went to guelph with a load of wood. I was patching the Barn and House the wind Blow a good {illegible} {?} of the Barn https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/156baf83871a5f95d1f44d6a714fa6a1.pdf c9192bbbd85b96eabe59505785b7f784 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 48 Wednesday 15 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning snowing and rainng a litle it far up John Daugher and I went to move D. Mckerracher to Guelph turn out a fine day == Thursday 16 of == This was a fine morning John went to Guelph with a load of wood turn out Stormy and Cold {scribble} Migs was {sick?} all day == Friday 17 of == This was a fine morning I was About all fornoon the Afternoon I went to the Church meeting {scribble} John was {Sick?} all day. Migs is not much Better == Saturday 18 of == This was a fine morning Ma and I went to Guelph got hom at noon John {?} Better Migs is geting Better == Sunday 19 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning al at hom John and Migs is geting Better William was lay up today == Monday 20 of == This was a Dull morning I went to Guelph with the last of the wood John amd Migs is keping Better Willie About the sam. Ma is {comflenning?} turn out stormy == Tuesday 21 of == This was a Cold and Stormy somthing Ma is worst to day. all the rest is in the way of geting Better all same truble I went Down to {Abesfagh?} for som Beff stormy and cold https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/57b8df10fe299237e8d467ad5bcee1ba.pdf a56e1fd11fbcae2a273222b50f5e0707 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday 22 <u>of</u> 49== This was a Cold morning litle stormy Hard frost John & Migs and Willie is on the way of geting better Ma is Bad, and I have a Bad Cold == Thursday 23 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning and Blowing Hard frost Ma is not much Better the rest of them {illegible} Well == Friday 24 of == This was a Dull morning Snowing a litle and Blowing John and I went to the Bush for a load of wood Ma is geting round Again == Saturday 25 of == This was a Cold morning and Dull all day I went to Guelph myself good Whelling Ma is doing a litle know == Sunday 26 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning John & Migs & Jessie went to Church raining a litle Afternoon == Monday 27 of == This was a Dull morning turn out frost morning and Cold John & I was tacking the Peas Straw over to the old Stable looft, all geting Better of the Truble == Tuesday 28 of == This was a Hard morning I went with Beauty to the Bull 2 time fine day litle Cold Afternoon all About the Dorn == Wednesday 29 of == This was a Hard morning John and I went Cuting Stove wood the fornoon the Afternoon About the Dorn https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/35574d272df7f1f921d5ef34c903d23c.pdf dfa93f8b2a195e1910980afdb348bf05 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 50 Thursday 30 <u>of</u> == This was a fine day John and I was Cuting Stove wood Afternoon took hom 2 load lick a Change Dull to Night Thawing a litle the Afternoon == Friday 31 <u>of</u> == This was a Soft morning raining Havey it fair up the Afternoon I made a {frig? (as in fridge?)} Box turn out very mudy and Soft https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ec7ee40b82c5b2a4e2c97361d4175699.pdf effe3a3dc7f6c6f3958f5a1add88fc41 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == February 1 <u>of</u> 51== This was a very Hard morning and Cold Ma & John went to Guelph I was Spliting Stove <u>wood</u> in the Bush the Afternoon I was pilling it up Cold to day == Sunday 2 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning John & Migs & Jessie & Willie and I went to Church == Monday 3 <u>of</u> == This was a Soft morning raining mud Again Dull wither John went Down to the Blacksmith == Tuesday 4 of == This was a Dull morning John and I went to the Bush to Cut Som Stove wood lick rain Afternoon wentto Robert Cockburn Sale very Dull Cam on a Havey rain to Night == Wednesday 5 of == This was a Dull morning litle frost I was not well I lay in Bed all fornoon Mother is lay up to with the truble == Thursday 6 <u>of</u> == This was a Hard morning Again I fell a litle Bettr I amg going round doing a liltle Mother is no Better == Friday 7 of == This was a Dull morning it was Snowing a litle it was Blowing Drifting all day John was Down at the Blacksmith fornoon == Saturday 8 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Ma and I went to Guelph had the sleay for sleaying I had 2 live pigs. we Had Danner at D. Mckracher https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/26d131c360611a7d7f25945afbe5536e.pdf 4e852a69735d14513d3cc7b214885027 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 52 Sunday 9 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John and Migs and Jessie and Willie and I was at Church Sleaying is not very good == Monday 10 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning litle Cold About hom Afternoon Alexander Fleming & Mary was her 2 youngsters Along with them == Tuesday 11 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning and a fine day I was fixing the {Churn?} John was at Mrs W Cookburn Bee Hailling stove wood I was Halling them == Wednesday 12 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John and I was Cuting Stove wood all fornoon I was working About == 100 Thursday 13 of == This was a fine morning Thawing all day the Sleaying is goon Again John and I was Cuting stove wood Afternoon John start Hail som had to stop the snow About all Away Afternoon I was spliting stove wood == Friday 14 of == This was a Dull morning John and I went to the Bush came on rain we Had to Com hom rain About all day the snow About goon. mud all our == Saturday 15 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning Ma & I went to Guelph good Whelling Cold <s>{illegible}W</s>ind got hom About 2.O.Clock https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ca42d001a8da31c8c4b3e09699b0c307.pdf 36a48bb9186386644ed1a07d983d47a6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday 16 <u>of</u> 53== This was a Cold morning Ma & John & Migs & Jessie went to Church == Monday 17 of == This was a fine morning John and I was Cuting som Stove wood Afternoon I went to Mr Daughar sale == Tuesday 18 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning litle Cold I went to Mr Crane sale good Whealing very Hard frost a Surprise party Cam to Night 45 in all Dance to 3.O.Clock in the morning thay engaging themselves {well?} == Wednesday 19 of == This was a Cold morning Hard frost About hom all day John took Mary Fleming hom == Thursday 20 <u>of</u> == This was a Stormy morning High wind all day working About all day Stormy About all day == Saturday 22 <u>of</u> == This was a {incorrect spelling of subtle?} morning Ma & John went to Guelph. I was about hom all day for sleaying John {was?} the Back road Alone the 7. at {C/J/I?} {illegible} for the Barle and Potatios Diger I Bought at the sale https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9e8ade36face5d5637b39755756d0c42.pdf d2ab4ddeafd5b5c5297457fe4b8be1cb PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 54 Sunday 23 <u>of</u>== This was a fine morning Ma & John & Migs and I went to Church we Had the sleay not very good sleaying snowing to Night == Monday 24 of == This was a fine morning John I was Drawing out {Cord/lord?} wood all day it was thawing all day snow About all good == Tuesday 25 <u>of</u>== This was a Dull day Thawing all day litle stormy and Cold Mr & Mrs {I/J}.A. Cockburn was her Afternoon == Wednesday 26 of == This was a Dull day the road is soft Cuting up Afternoon I went to Mr {I/J} smith sale == Thursday 27 of == This was a fine morning Hard frost John and I went to the Bush all day Cuting stove wood == Friday 28 of == This was a Soft morning raining a litle John went Down to the Blacksmith with the Harrows and got tow shoe set. Mud Again very soft https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a488f654dbd1077b5439fc34fc90ae82.pdf fdb179c740e8fe05b6b97509ec0e8afe PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 1890 55== == March 1 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning Ma & John went to Guelph with the Buggy. I was Spliting Stove wood very Cold == Sunday 2 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John & Migs & Jessie and I went to Church had the Bugy == Monday 3 <u>of</u> == This was a Hard and Cold morning John & I went to the Bush Cuting stove wood. the Afternoon took hom a load with the wagon I was spliting turn out shower with snow; Ma was at H Cockburn Afternoon == Tuesday 4 <u>of</u> == This wa a Cold morning litle stormy Afternoon I went to Mr Mason sale very stormy Snowing it fair up == Wednesday 5 <u>of</u> == This was Cold morning John went to Guelph he had the Bougy I was hom I took one load of wood out of the Bush no sleaying == Thursday 6 <u>of</u> == This was a fine day but very Hard frost and Cold <s>Ho</s> John went Down to the Blacksmith Afternoon I went to Mr Middleton sale Ma & Migs went up W. Goodence == Friday 7 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning very Hard frost we was {illegible} out the pump Afternoon John and I went to the Bush to Cut stove wood https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3485e06ba0ea3b41ca9d6914d687f69c.pdf 590322e408eb514202186041cde47cc6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 56 Saturday 8 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Ma & John went to Guelph I was Spliting som Stove wood Afternoon took hom 2 load == Sundau 9 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Ma & John & Migs & Jessie went to Church == Monday 10 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning John and I was Cuting stove wood Afternoon took hom 3 loads turn out snowing a litle == Tuesday 11 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning thawing a litle all day the ground is geting soft we was clearing som Seed oats put up 12 Bags 9 of W 6 of B Don R. to Night 9.M. {written in left margin} october {written in right margin} == Wednesday 12 of == This was a Soft morning all the snow goon the roads is soft mud to the Beat mead == Thursday 13 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning but Clear up the yard vey Soft Afternoon John and I went up to Mr Wilcock sale == Friday 14 of == This was a fine morning litle frost John and I went to the Bush Cuting stove wood thawing a litle got mudy == Saturday 15 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold and Hard frost Ma & John and I went to Guelph litle stormy to day Snowing a litle the roads is very ruff Whelin IIIIIIII https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/19653f189ea8c3ad7b06a10923ada0d5.pdf b5e1548f4ba458dcd154c5a5e255d56f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Sunday 16 <u>of</u> 57 == This was a Cold morning Ma & John & Migs and I was at Church High wind == Monday 17 <u>of</u> == This was a Stormy day Snow a litle About all day == Tuesday 18 of == This was a fine morning John I went to the Bush Cuting Stove wood Afternoon I went to Mrs John Schartzenberger furnel. John was tacking hom wood == Wednesday 19 of == This was a fine mornng I went to Guelph for flour the roads is good Whelling Afternoon John I was Cuting Stove wood in the Bush == Thursday 20 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning the roads is Bad John & I went to Nassagaways to Mc Bruine sale terable roads == Friday 21 of == This was a Soft looking morning About hom all day mothing but mud == Saturday 22 of == This was a fine morning litle frost Ma & Migs and I went to Guelph the roads is bad == Sunday 23 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning we was all at hom the roads is Bad == Monday 24 of == This was a fine morning we was Cuting stove wood all day Hard frost this morning got soft the Afternoon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/285ea51acbe2d4ea3620c2d1f7ce5823.pdf bd5e89e695285cc9a9aef157feb1d654 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 58 Tuesday 25 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning hard frost we was Hailing hom Stove wood cam on rain About 10.O.Clock got hom 2 loads == Wednesday 26 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning the road is Soft and mudy == Thursday 27 of == This was a fine morning John was Hailing hom stove wood I was spliting Afternoon I went to H Read Baby furnel == Friday 28 of == This was a winter looking morning Snowing and Blowing and Drifting all day == Saturday 29 of == This was a fine morning Ma and I went to Guelph we Had the Buggy good {many?} Drifts to go thrugh Afternoon Hailing Som in the Bush == Sunday 30 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Ma & John & Jessie and I went to Church turn out Stormy Afternoon == Monday == This was a fine day Thawing the snow is going Away john and I was Hailing wood in the Bush no sleay on the road. Afternoon John went to John Duglas to Haill som stove wood for him he Had the sleay https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/046975d7e78cbba5291f444f26b75f95.pdf 1aac13afdaefff7ef524ceb289818bc6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == April 1 <u>of</u> 59== This was a Hard morning John went Down to the mill with 3 Bags to Chop. Afternoon Drawing wood in Bush got it all {piled/filed} 4 1/2 Cards of good wood. 2 Cards of {trim?} <u>1/2 card of stove wood in the bush</u> {this is underlined to separtate this entry from the next entry} == Wednesday 2 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John and I went to Guelph Afternoon we went to {Mr/Mrs} <s>D</s> McDonald sale bad roads == Thursday 3 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John and I was Cuting the log on the Hill into stove wood the land is very soft bad roads == Friday 4 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning lick rain had som showers of rain working About the Dorn the yard is soft == Saturday 5 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning it kep all day Ma and John went to Guelph I was at hom looking after the pig she {piget?} to Night 6 pigs == Sunday of == This was a Dull morning Ma & John and Migs and I was at Church Cam showers Afternoon == Monday 7 of == This was a fine morning the land was Drying fast John and I was macking a gate the frost is About all out https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c10ce025d7c696cee7bd9b466e7cdba4.pdf b3aad04723ebf2243aece57bfe9cb6d2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 60 Tuesday 8 <u>of</u> == This was a soft morning raining Havey About all fornoon == Wednesday 9 <u>of</u> == This was a fin day Drying up the roads Afternoon John and I went to Mr Willcock Sale at Guelph Thursday 10 This was a Cold Morning little snow fell last Night it Clear up John start the Plough for the first of the Seson Friday 11 This was a Cold Morning Very Hard frost We was tacking out Manuar all fornoon 6 load John was at the Plough the Afternoon Saturday 12th This was a fin Morning Ma & Miss & I went to Guelph the roads is Drying up John was Ploughing all day We Had Dinner at MD Derraches Sunday 13 This was a fine Morning Mother & John & Jessie and I was at Church John & Miss & Jessie went to Sunday School Monday 14 This was a fine day John was Ploughing all day Tuesday 15 This was a fine Morning litle frosty I sow About 10 Bushel of oats John Harrow them and start to raking I went to J Douglas 4 Bags of Potatoes https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bc4f4e7754a40362cbb2219444a9c780.pdf 2978b0ce39db50442df291c9ade79ac2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Wednesday 16 This was a fin Morning late frosty We was tacking out Manuar 6 loads. Afternoon John was Ploughing Thursday 17 This was a fine Morning litle Cold in the Morning Was Harrow furrows and John was Ploughing all day Mrs Hugh Read was her at ten Friday 18 This was a Cold Morning John was Sowing peas 5 Bushels Sowen I was picking stones Afternoon I was Harrow John was ploughing Saturday 19 This was a Hard Morning Ma & I went to Guelph got hom at noon John was Ploughing and Start to Sow About 10 O'Clock Sow over 5 Bushels of Barley Sunday 20 This was fin Morning Mother & Ma & John & I went to Church Drying up fast Monday 21 This was a fine Morning John was ploughing and I Was Harrow Afternoon John was sowing the Hill field Sow 9 Bushel of oats Tuesday 22 This was a fine Morning litle Warmer John was Sowing and Roling sow About 11 Bushels of oats John at Harrow all day got the Hill field all sown Wednesday 23 This was a Dull morning raining a litle Afternoon John was Ploughing https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f5fb7ef3d427f76960f758a5a5966f20.pdf 5eec1bc560b5892fc6a8c98fd5176783 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 62 Thursday 24th This was a fine Morning litle Cold John was ganplay I was Harrow Afternoon John Sow about 6 Bushels of Barley and About 4 Bushels of Black oats Friday 25 This was a Cold Morning Hard Frost John was ploughing and Roling Afternoon he sow 5 Bushels of Barley and over 2 Bushels of Oats, I was at Harrow fornoon Mr H Cockburn was hear at Dinner Saturday 26th This was a fine day Ma & I was at Guelph John was Roling Sunday 27th This was a fine Morning Ma & Miss and John and I was at Church Monday 28th This was a Dull Morning the land is damp John was ganploughing Ma & Miss and Mrs John Douglas Went to Merston Tuesday 29th This was a Soft Morning raining Havey all fornoon Ma & Miss and Mrs I Douglas Went to Guelph Wednesday 30 This was a Dull Morning John working the Dun Harrow after that he was sowing 13 Bushels of oats I Was Harrowing https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d8203e258e58dfacd8de08eb72beade6.pdf 07fda0660103f844014e2f82f8073909 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 1st 63 This was a Dull Morning we had a Havey rain last Night I start to Harrow About 11. O'Clock John Went Down to the Mill with 3 Bags of Oats to Chop Afternoon he Sow 4 Bushels of oats & 5 Bushels of Peas Friday 2st This was a fine Morning litle frost John finished the Sowing Sow 3 Bushels of Peas I was Harrow, the Afternoon John Was Roling finished Seeding al Rold Saturday 3st This was a fine Morning John went up with Som oats and Peas to Guelph Ma and I went with the Bugy Willie was very sick last Night Ma and I got him at hom Sunday 4th This was a Dull Morning I went to Guelph for the Doctor to Willie he was no Better Monday 5th This was a Dull Morning Willie is About the same the Afternoon I went for the Doctor {illegible} was no Better Tuesday 6th This was a Cold Morning We was tacking out manure I went to Guelph to let the Doctor know About Willie he About the same Afternoon John was Ploughing https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/187ed5bd0acc9c3c24e7bd1d72b10534.pdf 5abb5ee23a4db9685cca4fdd631c6ab8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 64 Wednesday 7 of == This was a litle Cold morning litle frost John and I was tacking out manuar, Afternoon {?}ploughing Willie is Keping Better == Thursday 8 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold Morning litle frost we was tacking out manuar got it all out for the roots 8 loads. == Friday 9 of == This was a fine morning John was Harrow I was {fixing?/fisting?} fences Afternoon I went to Margret Black furnel John was roling the land for the mmanguls took the young Catle Back to the Bush Brook one of the young Catle leg == Saturday 10 of == This was a Dull morning turn out a soft day rained all day and Cold Ma. and I went to Guelph. Willie is keping better == Sunday 11 of == This was a fine morning John & Migs & Jessie was at Church Willie is Keping Better == Monday 12 of == This was a Dull Morninng we Had som rain last Afternoon I was was Driling for the mongals of corn on {rain?} == Tuesday 13 of == This was a Dull morning Som rain last Night kep Dull all day John was ploughing all fornoon Afternoon I was Driling fr the mangls https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3eb2f527f7f6a6f99ad806deafa0a2b1.pdf f354558042924dc3a260e6ceb3a22340 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday 14 <u>of</u> 65 == This was a fine morning John and I was Tacking out manuar on the falow Afternoon Cuting Potatoes == Thursday <u>15 of</u> == This was a fine morning High wind we was Hailing out manuar on the folow Afternoon Planting Potatoes 3 Bag Planted == Friday <u>16 of</u> == This was a fine morning litle Cold we planted over 4 Bags of Potatoes got them all planted Afternoon took out 2 loads of manuar John Harrow and sold the 14 {?} Potatoes 4R 7R Doughon H.H of our own {?} == Saturday 17 of == This was a Cold Morning High wind Ma & Migs and I went to Guelph == Sunday 18 of == This was a Cold . Morning Mother & Ma & John and I went to Church Cam on rain About 1.0.Clock == Monday 19 of == This was a Dull morning I was {fixing?} up fences John was at the fences == Tuesday 20 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John was Tacking out manurar 3 loads. I Sold {Britten?} Horse to Mr H Cockburn for $100 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d82c27863cc5767d82ddb9faf0444325.pdf c1eff55ce0cfd0e57300d258f93a9e97 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 25 + 39 = 57 66 Wednesday 21 of == This was tacking out manuar to the fallow got it all out == Thursday 22 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John went to John A Cockburn for 2 load of {?} 5%. I was working at the fence == Friday 23 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull Morning we Had a Havey rain last Night I went to H. Cockburn with a Cow to the Bull Afternoon I was working at the fence John was ploughing the fallow == Saturaday 24 of == This was a fine morning Ma & I went to Guelph I had 2 litle pigs and {fowls/fouls/loads} sold them. I was Down at Mr. Donald Kerracher == Sunday 25 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Ma & Migs & John and I went to Church we Had some Havey rain to day == Monday 26 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull day Shower or rain to day John was ploughing all fornoon Afternoon Helping me with the fence at the {?} got it all up == Tuesday 27 of == This was a fine morning John was ploughing all fornoon the Afternoon he went for Mrs. W. Cockburn I was working at the fences https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2d3ef03ff8e78e6fa416b650ec40b482.pdf 8f3e0e189e745500a53d640944080036 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Wednesday 28 of 67 == This was a fine morning John was ploughing <s>all</s> he finished the low feld I went to Guelph for Seed Corn 2 Bushels 70C per Bushel. Afternoon Mother & Ma & Migs went to {Mr/Mc} Keass == Thursday 29 of == This was a fine morning John was Harrow the Turnip land Afternoon we Sow the Corn == Friday 30 of == This was a Dull morning we had som havey rain to day and som thunder Ma and I went to Church == Saturday 31 == This was a fine morning Ma & John & Migs went to Guelph. Mother and Willie and I went to Church. I had Amos Bugy == Sunday == <s>This was a Cold litle Cold all day Mother & John & Migs & Jessie was at Church</s> == Monday == https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c3b8c404aad8a1430dc5c2230962c459.pdf c5a7f42b802daa2a437e99277f496321 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 68 June 1 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Mother & Ma & John and I went to Church {and?} == Monday 2 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning I went to Cal out the Hands for the road work Afternoon washing the sheep == Tuesday 3 <u>of</u> == This was a fine Morning I went to Mr Kitchen with the sow and left her Cam on Thunder and a Havey rain I get hom in time Afternoon I put on a load of Hay == Wednesday 4 of == This was a Dull morning thunder and Havey rain last Night I went up to Guelph I had 2 pigs 9 weeks old Sold them $5.50c == Thursday 5 of == This was a fine morning afternoonthe rain I went up to Guelph with a load of Hay sold at$9.20 per ton we had thunder and Havey rain to Night == Friday 6 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John Back to Mr Kitchen for the sow Afternoon we put on a load of Hay. Cam thunder and Havey rain this Afternoon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7c9731614fa081976dada043e00d8d3a.pdf e214524cc920f6123640e5045e6e1c46 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday 7 of == This was a Cold morning Ma and I went to Guelph got hom at noon == Sunday 8 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Afternoon Ma & John & Migs & Jessie and I went to Church == Monday 9 of == This was a fine morning John went to Guelph with a load of Hay. I start the road work. to Night Sher 4 sheep == Wednesday 11 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning I was sheering the last of the sheep 3 shep all done John was gonplough the Turnip land 54 lbs of wool == Thursday 12 of == This was a Dull morning <s>Afternoon</s> I was Harrow the Turnip land Afternoon I was drilling John Sow som to Night I went with a Cow to the Bull == Friday 13 of == This was a Dull morning I was Drilling all fornoon got them all don John was sowing them got them all sowen https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6eba1ff9486b7fef1a49e9f29285da54.pdf cefd4b47204a21903d80b9c8b09f7b6f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 70 Saturday 14 of == This was a Dull morning Ma and I went to Guelph got hom at noon Afternoon I was cuting Hay in the orched John was Harrow the falow and Cuffle the mangals == Sunday 15 of == This was a fine morning Mother and John and Migs and I went to Church == Monday 16 of == This was a fine morning very warm to day John was Ploughing {sood/soad} I was {fixing/fixting/piciting?} fences == Tuesday 17 of == This was a fine morning Ma and I start to Rockwood half way cam a Thunder storm and Havey rain put up at a farm house and it fair up Cam on Again Befor we got to the mill fair up Cam on very Havey when we got to the mill. we got hom Dry About 2.OClock == Wednesday 18 of == This was a fine morning John was at the {sood/soad/sowl} Ploughing I was at the mangels Clearing == Thursday 19 of == This was a fine morning John finished the {sood/soad} ploughg I was at the mangals Clearing Bell Calfve to day Bell went 2 weak 2 day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ddb00ac9d9c251f72662470d20f3982b.pdf f9d0b7167ca4e2d0a5d1862326325471 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday 20of 71 == This was a Dull morning I was at the mangles got them all Clear John was {sifting?} the mangles and potateos == Saturday 21 of == This was a Dull morning and Havey rain som Thunder it fair up Ma & I went to Guelph Dull all day == Sunday 22 of == This was a Dull morning Ma & John & Migs & Jessie and I went to Church it Kep up all day == Monday 23 of == This was a fine morning John was ploughing the falow 2 time I was Halling the potatoes all day very Hot all day == Tuesday 24 of == This was a fine morning I was Halling the Potatoes John was ploughing the falow 2 time == Wednesday 25 of == This was a fine morning very Hot I was finished the road {work?} Afternoon I was Halling the Patateos Mrs I. Daughar & {?} was her == Thursday 26 of == This was a warm morning John was at the falow Ploughing I was Among the {bullshed?} tacking out {?} and Ry Afternoon I was Harrow the falow https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a4c4e875d1d42b940898332f172b1a4c.pdf 2352febdc96003287dad6d17b2eaa1e6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 72 Friday 27 of == This was a {?} morning I was Cuting Som Hay Back at the Ma & John & Migs and Jessie & Willie was at School picknet == Saturday 28 of == This was a Soft morning Thunder and Havey rain. it fair up Ma and I went to Guelph Afternoon mor thunder and rain == Sunday 29 of == This was Hot day Mother & John & Migs and I went to Church == Monday 30 of == This was a warm morning John was a the Hay Cuting Back at the Bush I was {mowing?} Som round fence side 17 loads x 10 --- 27 1 3 3 2 5 1/2 4 1/2 3 --- 21 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/67de0654cac8dbfd93949aa391150e57.pdf dfad0c8b2d7f9394c9839bd54252986f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == July 1 of 73 == This was a Dull mornning we Had Thunder and rain this it fair up John went to Guelph for Mr & Mrs Kerracher & famley == Wednesday 2 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning I was seting up the Potatoes the Afternoon Ma & I went to the Church meating we Had som Havey rain at noon it fair up About 1Oclock == Thursday 3 of == This was a Dull morning John was {Cafflr?} themangels I was Howing & Jessie & Migs. I went to the Hay turning Afternoon John and I was turning the Hay Mother & Migs was at H Cockburn Afternoon == Friday 4 of == This was a Dull morning I went with Daisy to the Bull John & Migs & Jessie was Howing the mangles we start to Cut mor Hay About 10.O Clock. Afternoon John was Racking and I was {Killing/Rilling} it up == Saturday 5 of == This was a Cold morning Ma & I went to Guelph got hom at noon We was working at the Hay geting 2 loads == Sunday 6 of == This was a fine morning Mother & Ma & John & Jessie was at Church https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bb2362d75a73f7b5cc01b99299a6cca5.pdf a36604715f060e974717425208e69b4d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 74 Monday 7 <u>of</u> == This was a fine Morning I was Mowing Back at the Bush John was Cuting with the mower == Tuesday 8 of == This was a fine Morning We was puting {fairing?} green on the potatoes after that we was Hailing in Hay got in 5 loads == Wednesday 9 of == This was a fine morning John was {Cafler?} the Turnips and I was Cuting Som swamp grass we took in 3 loads of Hay == Thursday 10 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning we was working at the Hay all day took in 2 loads == Friday 11 of == This was a fine morning working at the Hay got all the Back feld finish took 3 loads == Saturday 12 of == This was a fine morning I was workingg at the Hay all day Ma & John & Migs was at Guelph got in 2 loads to Night Dull to x Night == Sunday 13 of == This was a fine morning Mother & John & Migs and I was at Church https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cb23c573becd543befd9346782133065.pdf 1c615ba1d495b832f637dec8ad9dfec6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday 14 of 75 == This was a fine morning Hot all day we was working at the Hay John got it all Cut Drying I was Helping them with the The Turnips == Wednesday 16 of == This was a fine morning John was Racking and I was puting up took in 3 loads and got it all Kill up == Thursday 17 of == This was a Dull morning lick rain we got in 3 loads all Rack up == Friday 18 of == This was a fine morning Very Warm I was at the Turnips all day John was gon plough the fallow == Saturday 19 of == This was a Cold morning I was at the Turnips John was at the falow got Don the fornoon Afternoon got the Reper put up and Never sharpened finished the Turnips Ma & Migs & Willam was at Guelph == Sunday 20 of == This was a fine Morning Very Dusty Ma & John & Migs x & William and I was at Church https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/714bbfe9a42162ec462c142a20414f16.pdf 37615f77ae1c753447bfd34f3d5132da PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 76 Monday 21 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John was Cuting the Barley got one pece. Down Afternoon Cuting som Wheat Put up 37 stocks == Tuesday 22 of == This was a Dull morning it Kep up all day Windy we {Kack/Rack} up all of the Barely got all in was cut 4 load very lick rain == Thursday 24 of == This was a Soft morning it rain To About 10 O Clock it clear up Afternoon John went to Guelph with a load of stove wood {equation written sideways beside "Thursday 24 of"} 37 31 -79 28 --- 175 stocks == Friday 25 of == This was a fine morning we was at the fall Wheat Cuting got it all Down not all Bound Cam on a Havey thunder storm to Night == Saturday 26 of == This was a fine morning Ma & Migs & Jessie wen- to Guelph John and I Bound the last of the fall Wheat, and Cut mor Barley Down 28 stocks {unclear if this is referring to the Barely or the fall wheat} == Sunday 27 of == This was a fine morning Ma & John & Migs & Jessie & Willie Was at Church https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7321f6cd59a492704deff7bd788502b3.pdf cd0a60c35b1c37a1e1ca57c4e8d58eaf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday 28 of 77 == This was a fine morning John was Cut Down the last of the Barley and we took in 2 loads of fall Wheat == Tuesday 29 of == This was a fine morning tacking in Barley took in About 4 loads and it all {rack/sack} up == Wednesday 30 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull Morning we start to tack in Barley got 2 loads in Cam on rain we only Had one load out it fair up the Afternoon Mrs Walter {Goochings?} and famley was her About all day == Thursday 31 of == This was a fine morning we got all the Barley in and took in 4 loads of Wheat https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ef7a37ab93de67d24c185254e88c0dc3.pdf 7de247b2dea4cd1804a195deb81a385b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == <u>78</u> August 1 of == This was a fine morning took in the last of the fall Wheat 2 loads and I rack up the stables and Migs and I took it in. John was at William Cockburn Thrshing Afternoon {unclear if this is part of August 1 entry or August 2 entry} == Saturday 2 of == This was a fine morning Ma and Willie and I went to Guelph John was {Cufflr?} {illegible} == Sunday 3 of == This was a fine morning But very warm & Hot Mother and John & Migs & I was at Church == Monday 4 of == This was a fine morning Very warm John was at the fallow I was Howing the Turnips == Tuesday 5 of == This was a Dull morning litle rain fair up John {illegible} at the fallow I was {Cradle?} som oats == Wednesday 6 of == This was a fine morning John Went Down to the Blacksmith Afternoon WeCut the Blackoats == Thursday 7 of == This was a fine morning John Was geting rady for the Threshing https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/805079e3cc11037fbb9b4df95c5e76f2.pdf 5ad4b963eef9cf82fc6c4b0ebedc764b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday 8 of 79== This was a fine morning we was Thrashing About all fornoon Thrash 100 B of fall Wheat 120 B of Barley 8 B of oats 20 B of peas Afternoon I went to Mr Amos Thrshing == Saturday 9 of == This was a fine morning John and I was Cuting Peas with the {sith?} rack Ma & Migs & Jessie was Guelph took in 2 loads of Peas == Sunday 10 of == This was a fine morning Ma & John & Mother & I was at Church == Monday 11 of == This was fine morning we was Cuting the feld of Oats next Martin Bush got the Don I was Binding all day == Tuesday 12 of == This was a fine morning John and I was Binding all fornoon the Afternoon we was Cuting the oats next the Bush I was Binding == Wednesday 13 of == This was a Dull day I was Binding and stacking all day John was Lay-Cock Thrshing all day == Thursday 14 of == This was a Dull morning I was {Stocking/Staccking} John was Binding After that we took 3 loads of Peas and 1 load of oats aftr tea we was Cuting Peas https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c3d9f72d60373b7fced85387ec97846e.pdf c85ad60e94bfd88df265aa59fdedc198 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday 13 of == This was a fine morning we was Cuting Peas Afternon took in 5 loads of Peas == Saturday 16 of == This was a fine morning John I was Cuting the lastt of the Peas Afternoon took in 4 loads got the Peas all in Ma & Migs was at Guelph fornoon == Sunday 17 of == This was a Dull morning raining a litle all at hom fair up == Monday 18 of == This was a fine morning John was Cuting round the oats Afternoon we was Cuting them == Tuesday 19 of == This was a Dull morning John was Cuting Down the last of the oats I was Binding got them all Bound Afternoon I was stocking and Cam on rain, James Cockburn was her About all day == Wednesday 20 == This was a fine morning John was ploughing for the Wheat I stock the last of the oats to Guelph to Night == Thursday 21 of == This was a Soft morning it rain all fornoon the Afternoon John went to the plough https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3d338660971a26b1b2a6dee66cc79e66.pdf e5e4163dbed66ff275c888afa2e7e1f3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Friday 22 of 81== This was a fine morning litle Cold we Had som Havey rain last Night John was ploughing all day I was Cleaning out {?} sheep {illegible} == Saturday 23 of == This was a fine morning a litle frost and very Cold I went to Guelph Migs and {Mrs/Miss} {Kear/Keas} Cam with me we took in 2 loads of oats == Sunday 24 of == This was a fine morning Mother & John & {?} & {Mrs/Miss} {Kear/Keas} & Willie & I went to Church == Monday 25 of == This was a fine morning we was tacking in oats got in 8 loads == Tuesday 26 of == This was a Dull morning John was Harrow the fallow after that took 2 loads of oats litle rainfall == Wednesday 27 of == This was a fine morning John was ploughing for the fall Wheat I was open some oats {shaves} at noon Cam on a Thunder storm got in 2 loads == Thursday 28 of == This was a fine morning I was Harrow for the seed Afternoon got in the last of the Oats tow loads https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0cbddc8e7d765f2d6081eb84fe8d3896.pdf 0088383100dd59bb1cf0cf08336c81c6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 22 Friday 29 of == This was a Dull morning we Had a Havey rain last Night turn out som Havey Shower this fornoon == Saturday 30 of == This was a Cold morning John and Migs and I went to Guelph Ihad 10Bags of Fall Wheat 61 lbs to the Bushel 95 Cents pr Bushel Afternoon we {Sow/Saw} over 9 Bushels of Fall Wheat == Sunday 31 of == This was a fine morning Mother & John & Migs & Jessie was at the Church https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cf0a0efef1ccc9845609ab2882b640f6.pdf 60d2dffb2a93f9df5d2cf71b6ad4eb3a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == September 1 <u>of</u> 83 == This was a fine morning John was Harrow and I was {piciting?} a fence Afternoon I ploughg and Harrow for fall Wheat John went to Mr Barley Thrshing Afternoon == Tuesday 2 of == This was a fine morning I sow the last of the fall Wheat About 6 1/2 Bushels 9+6 1/2=15 1/2 15 1/2 Bushels sowen alltogether John was Barley Threshing About All day == Wednesday 3 of == This was a fine morning John was at the fall ploughing I was working at the fences == Thursday 4 of == This was a fine morning I was at the fencesing John was ploughing == Friday 5 of == This was a fine morning I was puting up fences and {Diging?} post Holes John was Ploughing == Saturday 6 of == This was a Dull morning som rain last Night Mig & I went tp Guelph som rain this morning John was ploughing == Sunday 7 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Mother & John & Migs and I went to Church https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7b9a0ff5a6f1fa609c4cf23a15739811.pdf ad34080cdfae3edccb33de7975722d07 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 84 Monday 8 of == This was a Dull Morning John was ploughing the fornoon the Afternoon == Tuesday 9 of == This was a fine morning John and I went Down to the Church meeting we took Down the lumber and grain to Chop 3 Bags 3 Bags of Wheat to {grist? I think he means "grind" bit misspelled it?} == Wednesday 10 of == This was a fine morning John went to John A. Cockburn Thrshing all day with the tem. I was Diging post holes == Thursday 11 of == This was Dull morning John went to John A Cockburn Thrshing all day with the tem I was About hom == Friday 12 of == This was a Dull morning John was ploughing all day I was About the {Dorn?} Clearing som Barley == Saturday 13 of == This was a Dull morning I went to Guelph with a load of Barley Migs was Along with me I was About all day in Guelph getting Billy shovel Afternoon John was at Robrtson Thrshing == Sunday 14 of == This was a fine morning Mother & John & Jessie & William and I went to Church https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c02e761b9a975a8da3a7fde27eeb6794.pdf d523bb6ca9a942fda6f0b00478b96e66 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday 15 of 85 == This was a fine morning John was ploughing all day I was Clearing Barley I put up 20Bags for the markey and 3 Bags of {lailling?} for Mr Mckerracher == Tuesday 16 of == This was a fine morning John and I went to Guelph with a load of Barley 20 Bags & 3 Bags for McKerracher == Wednesday 17 of == This was a fine morning John went of to trente {last name?} I was Ploughing all day == Thursday 18 of == This was a fine morning I was ploughing the fornoon the Afternoon John went to Guelph with a load of stove wood == Friday 19 of == This was a Dull morning I went with Bell to the Bull this morning John went to the plough X it Cam on rain the Afternoon not much fair up == Saturday 20 of == This was a fine morning Very Cold Migs and I went to Guelph John was ploughing Afternoon we Cut Down the Corn and took hom a load of Corn == Sunday 21 of == This was a Cold morning Mother & John & Migs & Jessie was at Church == Monday 22 of == This was a Cold morning John was ploughing and I was working at the fences https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9f42fe1e97c8bb734106b203fe4ee3c4.pdf 138355ce79ec8df1d4d91dc157c3a9ed PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 86 Tuesday 23 of == This was a Cold morning John was ploughing the fornoon the Afternoon I was Thrshing som oats == Wednesday 24 of == This was a fine morning John was ploughing Iwasworking About the {Darn?} == Thursday 25 of == This was a Dull morning Morning John was ploughing litle rain to day == Friday 26 of == This was a Cold morning John was ploughing all <s>day</s> Afternoon it was raining a litle this fornoon == Saturday 27 of == This was a Cold morning Migs & Willie and I went to Guelph . John was ploughing took homa load of corn == Sunday 28 of == This was a fine morning Mother & Migs & Jessie and I went to Church John & I went to Mr G furnel Frank Elis {was/an?} this Afternoon two the Sow piged last Night 8 pigs 7 alive.. 6 days over time == Monday 29 of == This was a fine morning John was ploughing all day I was working at the fence == Tuesday 30 of == This was a fine morning Very warm all day John was ploughing all day I working about the {Dorn/Darn?} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0857741ffeab6098e3b8d038037a4281.pdf 3a61b86f36c705c5dd38acd0c39e764c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == October 1 <u>of</u> 87== This was a fine morning John and I went Down to Mr Stratton for the Window frame and flooring Afternoon John was ploughing == Thursday 2 of == This was a fine morning John was at Mr Amos Thrshing. Afternoon we was Thrshing got Thrsh out over 100 B. of peas over 300 B of oats == Friday 3 <u>of</u> == This was a soft morning rain all last Night it fair up John and I was Clearing peas. Afternooon he was ploughing == Saturday 4 of == This was a Dull morning Clear up John and {I/Jessie} was {&to?} Migs and went to Guelph with a load of peas == Sunday 5 of == This was a fine morning Mother 7 John & Migs & Jessie & Willie was at Church == Monday 6 of == This was a Dull morning Cam on rain a litle all day. I went Down to Aberfoyle for the show ticke {I think he means tickets} == Tuesday 7 of == This was a Dull morning we all went to the Show But Mother and Ma was at home Very Dull all day litle shower https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/12e392903da9c802bf961da41c30afbf.pdf e89d9254e8bdc688974663e0593c51a6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 88 Wednesday 8 of == This was a Dull morning {I was?} was ploughing all day Johne was at W.. Camen Thrshing all day Mrs Herr & Migs Kerr was her fornoon Afternoon Mrs John A. Cockburn & Mrs W Cockburn and W. cockburn was her to {tea?} == Thursday 9 of == This was a Dull morning John was ploughing and I was at the potatoes liften, all day == Friday 10 of == This was a Dull morning it Cam on rain som Thunder it fair up the Afternoon John went to the plough Mr H Cockburn he to Night == Saturday 11 of == This was a Dull morning Kep up we was all at the Potatoes took in 2 Cart load == Sunday 12 of == This was a Dull morning Soft Looking all {all?} hom == Monday 13 of == This was a Dull morning and Cold John and I finished the potatoes got them all up we had 4 cart load in all == Tuesday 14 of == This wwas a Dull morning and a High wind John I was at the mangals tacking up took in 3 loads == Wednesday 15 of == This was a fine morning John and I was tacking the Mangles got them all up took in 4 loads {mangels?}{Deck?} About 5 Oclock I went for the {Dacher?} Baby was Born About 5 Oclock https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/554570782bbb8ee847ab61203c8b6bc5.pdf 8831864ca15e3d768db0d718b9c9c524 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Thursday 16 of 89 == This was a Dull morning after rain John was ploughing all fornoon the Afternoon Cam on rain all Afternoon soft Night == Friday 17 of == This was a fine morning John went to {Kehler?} Thrshing all day I went Down to the mill with 5 Bags to Chop and got Billy {Shed?} == Saturday 18 of == This was a Cold morning Jessie and I went to Guelph got hom at noon I took in the last of the Apples John was ploughing all day == Sunday 19 of == This was a Soft morning it fair up John and I went to the Church turn out a soft Afternoon == Monday 20 of == This was a Dull morning it kep up all day litle Cold John was ploughing all fornoon the Afternoon we went to the sale Mr {Bailey/Barley}. I Bought a ram for $6 == Tuesday 21 of == This was a fine morning I went for the Ram After that I was Clearing Peas John was ploughing Afternoon Mother & John & I went Down to the Church seeing Mr {Thomson?} place. to Night John & Migs & Jessie & Willie went Down to the meeting == Wednesday 22 of == This was a fine morning John and I went to Guelph with a load of Peas Sold 60C pr B. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0a4040f3d9c74cd80c3b72e39729dd89.pdf 26874cf9d84de5a8280dd0b2948f20b5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 90 Thursday 23 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John was ploughing all fornoon the Afternoon it rain. I was W. Cockburn Thrshing all day == Friday 24 of == This was a Dull morning John was ploughing all day I was working About the {Darn/Dorn?} == Saturday 25 == This was a Dull morning I went to Guelph John was tacking put manuar I was at it the Afternoon == Sunday 26 of == This was a fine morning litle Cold John & Migs & Jessie & Willie and I was at Church Locke Out for the {Sleep Turning?} == Monday 27 == This was a Dull morning we was tacking out manuar the Afternoon John was ploughing I was tacking hom the Corn == Tuesday 28 of == This was a Dull morning Hard frostJohn was ploughing I was toping Turnips Afternoon ploughing and harrow then took in 2 loads == Wednesday 29 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull Morning Mother frst John an was at the Turnnips all day toke in 4 loads == Thursday 30 <u>of</u>== This was a Dull day we was at the Turnips all day took in 5 loads == Friday == This was a Cold morning Clear up we was at the turnips all day Shower of snow the Afternoon took in 5 loads & 2 loads of gray (?) {Written in margin} finished them 18 oats https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/24ce7c2ac8e5031abb342eaf4e720f1b.pdf 4b8330657cbc73e305e7aa64b7c14b8d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 1890 November 1 <u>of</u> 1890 91 == This was a Cold morning we killed a pig the Afternoon turn out a stormy Snowing Afternoon Migs and I went to Mr Kerr Stormy Snowing == Sunday 2 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Mother & John & Jessie and I went to Church Very Stormy all day snowing == Monday 3 of == This was a Dull morning Had som shower of snow Afternoon I went Down to Bevern sale Mother went Down to McBeath == Tuesday 4 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull day I was Clearing out the pig pen John was Hailing it out the manuar all day Afternoon I went {over?} {It? t?} Mr Amos to Kill a pig == Wednesday 5 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morniong Migs and I went to Guelph John was tacking out manuare == Thursday 6 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning John & Migs & Jessie and I went to Church Thanksgaving day == Friday 7 of == This was a Dull morning John was ploughing the fornoon the Afternoon we was tacking out monuar == Saturday 8 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning I was puting in the Window in the Beadrom {I think he means bedroom} John was ploughing all day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/261fe0fa5151191d87a9fa5f5ff61ae9.pdf c3f04bba683600db61e52b1437643ac6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 92 Sunday 9 <u>of</u> == This was Soft morning raining About all day == Monday 10 of == This was a fine morning I was workingg About the garden John was ploughing all day. I had a sheep died last Night {Diacy? I think he is talking about his cow named Daisy} calve to day / 3 days over time == Tuesday 11 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning litle frst {I think he means frost} I was working in the garden John was ploughing all day == Wednesday 12 of == This was a fine morning John was ploughing all day finished the fall ploughing I was working About the House == Thursday 13 of == This was a fine morning John start the sood ploughing I was working About the Lumberoom == Friday 14 of == This was a fine morning Vey warm all day John was ploughing sood all day I was About hom == Saturday 15 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning Migs & I went to Guelph I had 2 pigs Could not Sell them I took them hom I had 2 Bushels of Peas to Donald Kerracher == Sunday 16 of == This was a fine morning Mother & John & Migs & {Willie? illegible} and I was at Church one the fair day pigs is 9 weeks old https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ef7a0c3b5e4b53d9b0f013668f061b1c.pdf 0f47b10ac673967a299bc4bde01ca8df PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Monday 17 of 93 == This was a Soft morning and rain all day Very Havey all day Cold to Night == Tuesday 18 <u>of</u>== This was a Dull morning litle frost John was ploughing == Wednesday 19 of == This was a fine morning Hard frst {frost} John was ploughing == Thursday 20 of == This was a fine morning Very Hard frst {frost} we was Clearing up som Wheat put up 15 Bags Afternoon John went Down to the mill with 6 Bags to Chop == Friday 21 of == This was a Cold morning and Hard frost I was {Cassing?} the young Catle stable == Saturday 22 of == This was a Cold moorning Migs and I went to Guelph got hom About 4 OClock Had to get 3 shoes on <u>Billy</u> John was ploughing Afternoon == Sunday 23 of == This was a Cold morning John and Migs and Jessie was at Church == Monday 24 of == This was a Hard morning working working About the yard Afternoon I went to John A. Cockburn to see About Ceder post Mrs W. Gooding and Migs gooding was her to tea == Tuesday 25 of == This was a Cold morning John was ploughing all day got finished Ploughing litle stormey all day I was working About the {Dorn/Darn?} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/78f59ae8e07ccfc401d986ebdc0ae824.pdf f3d330a5716bc51a9ec5de15495b02a2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 94 Wednesday 26 of == This was a Hard morning John was all day at W.. Cockburn Thrshing all day I was Hailing hom wood with the cart == Thursday 27 of == This was a Hard morning John was all day at W Cockburn Thrshing all day. I went to Guelph with a load of Wheat == Friday 28 of == This was a Hard morning John & Migs & John & I was at the Church. Afternoon I went to John A Cockburn to seen About Post == Saturady 29 of == This was a Hard morning Mother & {illegible, John? Jessie?} and Willie and I went to church John was Hailing som {Card/Cord/Cart wood to Me round?} == Sunday 30 of == This was a Hard and Cold morning Mother & John & Jessie and I was at Church == Monday == https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d040e320e10d757b1a2fd4a926522e8e.pdf 71a363f1aee73f668de508eeaa76b663 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == December 1 of 95 == This was a Winter Looking morning Snowing I went to Mr Brown Furnel {I think he means funeral} John went to Guelph wa {with} a load of wood. I Sold the 2 Heffrrs {heifers} to Mr Foster for $57 == Tuesday 2 of == This was a fine morning hard frost John went to Guelph with a load of {Cord/Card/Cart} wood I went Down to the Blacksmith to get prince shod Afternoon I had to go to Mr Amos to help Kill pigs == Wednesday 3 of == This was a Stormy morning Snowing and Blowing all day Mr Foster to the fat Catle away == Thursday 4 of == This was a Cold morning took hom a load of Cord wood out to the road Afternoon John wenr Down <s>to the Blach smith Billy shod</s> == Friday 5 of == This was a Cold morning Very Hard frost Afternoon John went Down with gray {Beley/Biley} to him sharped == Saturday 6 of == This was a Cold morning John and Migs and I went to Guelph I had 4 litle pigs sold them f {for} $7.50 we had the sleay {sleigh} for sleaying {sleighing} == Sunday 7 of == This was a Cold morning John & Migs & Jessie and I went to the Church had the Bougy {buggy} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e471934e9194584b62e3fe79ba27879a.pdf 68767823ab6ee0a16574801a663c76ef PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 96 Monday 8 <u>of</u> == This was a Hard morning John went to Guelph with a load of wood == Tuesday 9 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning John went to Guelph with a load of wood. Afternoon I went to Mr Ackenson york {Rend?} == Wednesday 10 of == This was a Hard morning John went to Guelph with a load of wood I was working About == Fridat 12 of == This was a Cold and Hard morning John went to Guelph with a load of wood I was About hom all day == Saturday 13 of == This was a Cold morning Migs and I went to Guelph got hom at noon John was up with a load of wood == Sunday 14 of == This was a litle mild this morning John & Migs and I went to Church Thawing a litle == Monday 15 of == This was a Hard morning John went up with the last of the wood I was About hom https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/756583e668b2cf386410e4546af2ab5f.pdf 7a7468232ed72f5a4dcd4ded185eac97 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Tuesday 16 <u>of</u> 97 == This was a Dull morning John was Hailing hom som wood == Wednesday 17 of == This was a Cold morning I went Down to Aberfoyle for the croscut saw Maggy Cockburn J. May Cockburn Migs K. Cockburn was her this afternoon == Thurseday 18 of == This was a Cold morning lick a Change John and I went to the Bush fornoon. John and Migs went to a meeting at the Church to Night == Friday 19 of == This was a Cold morning John and I was in the Bush Cuting stove wood Afternoon About the Dorn == Saturday 20 of == This was a Cold morning Miggs and I went to Guelph got hom About 2 O.Clock == Sunday 21 of == This was a Dull morning John & Migs and I was at the Church == Monday 22 of == This was a Dull morning John and I went to the Bush to Cut som stove wood Afternoon {Real?}Mr Roberson and Mr. H Cockburn was her this Afternoon == Tuesday 23 of == This was a Cold morning John and I was in J.A Cockburn swamp racking out Ceder post got out 35 post https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7bd95e824b82c9a104ef63abc099f742.pdf 13e9ea327f5f46370150642240d533b6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 98 Wednesday 24 of == This was a Cold morning tirn out a litle Stormy the Afternoon John and I was tacking {out Ceder?} post got 37 post == Thursday 25 of == This was a Cold and a litle frosty all day <s>we took hom a load of wood</s> Ma and I went to John Douglas and Willie was with us == Friday 26 of == This was a cold and stormy a litle all day we took hom a load of wood After that John took Mother and Ma and Migs and the Baby over to H.. Cockburn == Saturday 27 of == This was a Dull morning and Cold About all day == Sunday 28 == This was a Cold morning John & Migs & Jessie was at Church == Monday 27 of == This was a Cold Morning John and I went to the swamp geting out som post 31. 35+37+31=103 post {long equation} == Tuesday 30 of == This was a Mild morning lick mor snow we was {clearing/cleaning} Put up 6 Bags to Chop John went Down to the mill to get 6 B John W. and {Migs/Miss} Kerr was heer to Chop to Night == Wednesday 31 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning fogy for sleaying {sleighing} Rob Cockburn was her to tea John & Migs Kerr was her to Night put ou the old year and put in the new year https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6280ab26c17f2b319ed02979a1e83cc5.pdf aeaddf82f8581604636638e49aad0449 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 1891 January 1 of 1891 99 == This was a Soft morning not much rain a litle all day Could not go out at all == Friday 2 of == This was a Cold morning the Afternoon turn out Hard frost John went Down to the Blacksmith got Billy shod == Saturday 3 of == This was a Hard morning Migs and I went to Guelph got hom About 3.O.Clock Very Slipy no sleaying {sleighing} == Sunday 4 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull morning lick mor snow good Whealling John & Migs and I went to Church == Monday 5 of == This was a Cold morning John and I went to the Bush Cuting stove wood. Cold fine day == Tuesday 6 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold Morning John and I went to the Bush to Caut {cut} some stove wood Very slipy no sleaying {sleighing} == Wednesday 7 of == This was a Cold morning John and I was Cuting stove wood == Thursday 8 of == This was a Cold morning it was a fine day John and I was in the Bush Cuting stove wood Afternoon I went Down to the meeting of the show https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2d8fd4787db6486b24dcd3d73736735e.pdf d0ef24a154d9772dc86cd42fe5b7bb0b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 100 Friday 9 of == This was a fine morning we was in the Bush Cuting stove wood Afternoon I went Down to the Insurance meeting == Saturday 10 of == This was a fine morning Migs and I went to Guelph {J/I}.. May Cockburn was along with us == Sunday 11 of == This was a Dull morning John {illegible due to ink blot, but likely "&" due to context} Mother & Jessie & Willie and I was at Church Very lick snow turn out stormy == Monday 12 of == This was a Stormy day Snowing About hom all day == Tuesday 13 <u>of</u> == This was a Cold morning litle stormy John went Down to the Blacksmith after that we was Hailing hom wood Sleaying {Sleighing} == Wednesday 14 of == This was a winter looking Morning turn out a stormy day John and I went to Guelph with 5 Bags of Wheat to get flour good Sleaying {sleighing} == Thursday 15 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning Cold and Hard frost John and I went for a load of Post. Afternoon John went to {Mr/Mrs} W Cockburn Bee == Friday 16 of == This was a Hard and Cold morning we was tacking hom the Post 3 loads got them all hom 102 posts https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3d802215201365635d748568c07e7c52.pdf 7d6b4026a7ebafe424eb0cb0b9aa7bfe PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Saturday 17 of 107 == This was a Dull morning I was About hom all day the Afternoon I went to W.. Cockburn with a Cow to the Bull John was not well == Sunday 18 of == This was a fine morning Migs & Jessie and I went to the Church John was not well Had the {Cutter?} == Monday 19 of == This was a fine morning I was About home all day John was not much Better I went over to Mr Amos the fornoon to see him == Tuesday 20 of == This was a fine morning Ma & I went Down to see Mrs. McBeath John was not much Better of the Cold x Mrs McBeath died at 4.OClock the Afternoon == Webnesday 21 of == This was a Dull morning Thawing a litle all day I was puting the floor in the Backitchen {back kithchen?} The sleaying {sleighing} is about goon {gone} == Thursday 22 <u>of</u> == This was a litle stormy this morning and Blowing a litle Afternoon Mother & I went to Mrs McBeath furnel {funeral} == Friday 23 of == This was a fine morning I went Down to the Blacksmith I was About hom John was not able to work == Saturday 24 of == This was a fine morning Migs and I went to Guelph John a litle Better == Sunday 23 of == This was a fine morning Migs & Jessie and I went to Church had the {Cutter?} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9de6a5d0ec0014e619b05b0a5b7cab0c.pdf e1c77dab7f9e996c4a0f2ca8c31b3dd2 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == 102 Monday 26 <u>of</u> == This was a fine morning litle mor snow last Night I went Back to Robert Beathe with the sow == Tuesday 27 of == This was a Stormy morning snowing I went Back to R Beathe for the sow == Wednesday 28 of == This was a fine day I was puting in the floor in the Back Kitchen. John & Migs went to John A Cockburn == Thursday 29 of == This was a Dull morning , foogy {foggy} the Afternoon Cam on a Havey rain Thawing I went Down to the schol for Jessie and Willie == Saturday 30 of == This was a Dull morning the snow About all goon {gone} Soft and mudy == Saturday 31 <u>of</u> == This was a Dull day Hard frost we was working About hen house Afternoon turn out Dull Cam on rain to Night {written sideways on the bottom of the page} sow. Served. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Jeffrey Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Jeffrey Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Wellington County Museum and Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1877 - 1900 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Wellington County, PuslinchTownship, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. John Jeffrey Diary & Transcription, 1877-1879 John Jeffrey Diary, 1889-1891 John Jeffrey Diary, 1897-1900 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Jeffrey Diary, 1889-1891 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Jeffrey Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wellington County Museum and Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1889-1891 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Wellington County, Puslinch Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. March 1st, 1889 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. John Jeffrey Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Front cover of diary, red blue green marbling pattern. Considerable wear along edge </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><table> <tbody><tr> <td>240</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>122</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>300</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>662</td> <td>feet of lumber</td> </tr> </tbody></table> 1888 11 loads of Peas loads of oats in 1888.21 load {side diagram of a building} 16 feet { and roof-line} 9 Feet {front angle of building} 20ft X 16 feet {written vertically at bottom} 1888 I sow the Mangels 14th of May Planted Potatoes 17th of May 1889 Sow the Mangles 10 of May Planted Potatoes 16th &amp; 17st of May and sow som Turnips {also written vertically on right hand side} John D. S.Jeffrey John Jeffrey {page 2} Day Book for 1889 {Drawing of a bird's head with a ship on its neck carrying a feather inscribed} John Jeffrey {More detailed drawing of a bird's head with a ship on its neck carrying a feather inscribed} John Jeffrey 1889.1890<table></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1888 - sow 55 Bushels </p><p>1889 Sow 72 1/2 </p><p>Look out for the 2 South Down laming About 15th of March 1890 </p><p><br /> </p><p>November 10th 1887 </p><p>27 </p><p>{figuring in pencil on side of page} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1889_March_1_of_1889"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">1889 March 1 of 1889</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday2.2C_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday2, of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 7 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 8 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="1889_March_1_of_1889">1889 March 1 <u>of</u> 1889</span></h2> <p>This Am a fine morning John and I was in the Bush Cutting Stove Wood Afternoon I was spliting John was Hailing hom 3 loads. Mrs. Birkly died this Afternoon. </p> <h2><span id="Saturday2,_of"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday2.2C_of">Saturday2, of</span></h2> <p>This am a Dull morning Ma and I went to Guelph I had the old stove it was thawing all day lick rain John and I Brecking in Barton in the Cuters to-night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_3_of">Sunday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This Morn a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; {illegible/ Miss?} went to church Afternoon Ma &amp; Miss and I went to Mr Binkle Furnel Very larg Furnel </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_4_of">Monday 4 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This Am a fine morning John and I went to the Bush afternoon Robert &amp; Mrs Cockburn was her this Afternoon Thawing a little yet </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_3_of">Tuesday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This Am a fin Morning John &amp; I was Cuting Stove Wood the Afternoon Ma and I went to John A. Cockburn the Roads is Bad </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_6_of">Wednesday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This am a Dull morning lick of change John went Down to the mill wit 6 bags to chop, Afternoon I was spliting John was Hailing hom 3 load I was in the Bush all day Cold to-Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_7_of">Thursday 7 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This Am a fine Morning John and I was in the Bush Cuting stove wood Afternoon I went Down to the Church Metting Por Sleaying </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_8_of">Friday 8 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>Tha am a Cold morning John and I went to the Bush to Cut stove wood turn out Very Stormy the Afternoon Snowing </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesdy_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesdy 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 14 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 15 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 16 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_9_of">Saturday 9 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This Am a Stormy morning Ma and I went to guelph {illegible} a tesable day Blowing and Snowing {illegible} Complete Block up </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_10_of">Sunday 10 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This am a Dull morning all at hom the Road is Block up </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_11_of">Monday 11 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This am a fine morning I went and caled out Mr Martin to get the road Cleared hima and I was. Opened up Bad Block up. The Afternoon Ma &amp; {Miss?} and John {Drove out?} to John {Douchon?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_12_of">Tuesday 12 of</span></h2> <p>This am a fine Fine day John and {ma?} Cuting Stove Wood </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesdy_13_of">Wednesdy 13 of</span></h2> <p>This morning a fine morning in the Bush Cut Stove Wood all day the {mare?/manure} going away the {snow?} is melting it </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_14_of">Thursday 14 of</span></h2> <p>Was a Hard {illegible} Cuting Stove wood all day Dun on hot {illegible} Ma &amp; {illegible} was at L {Dauytar?} Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_15_of">Friday 15 of</span></h2> <p>Was a Dull Morning High wind all day John and I was Cuting Stove wood <u>Ma 7 {Mige} waa at L Day John {Dauchor?}</u> Afternoon tea I went with Deny to the Bush </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_16_of">Saturday 16 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John &amp; I was Cuting Stove wood the Afternoon we was {Hiding?} the {?} logs the snow about all gone </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#ellon_day_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">ellon day 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 21 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 23 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_17_of">Sunday 17 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I went to Church had the {team} in the Buggy the {ranch in Bud?} the snow is Deh in the cut </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="ellon_day_18_of">ellon day 18 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull day we was Cuting stove wood all forenoon the Afternoon Cleaning Seed Out </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_19_of">Tuesday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This am a fine day turn out Dull John and I was Cuting some Casol wood the land is gettong soft the snowmost all goon Snow About the fence Sides </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_20_of">Wednesday 20 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This am a fine day we was Cuting casol wood theAfternoon I went to John {Daughor?} with one of the sow and left her </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_21_of">Thursday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Cuting casol wood abd Stove wood Afternoontook the other sow to {Daughor?} and left her Mr &amp; Mrs H Cockburn was her this afternoon John went down to the post Office had the wagon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_23_of">Saturday 23 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; I went to Guelph had the {team?} in the baugy the rauch in is bad We went to John {Dauhor?} for th 2 Sow </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 28 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 29 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 30 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_31_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 31 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_24_of">Sunday 24 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John &amp; {Migs/Mige?} &amp; Jessie out to church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_25_of">Monday 25 of</span></h2> <p>This was a hard morning we ws all day in the Bush Cuting Casol &amp; Stove wood </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_26_of">Tuesday 26 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard and Cold Morning all day in th Bush Cuting wood Casol &amp; Stove wood after ten I went with young Bull to the Ball </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_27_of">Wednesday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John and I was in the Bush all day Cuting some Stove wood and Casol wood old Bull {Calved?} this morning </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_28_of">Thursday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold Morning We was Spliting wood and Pulling up. finished the work in the Bush Afternoon {Cleaning?} Barely Put up 5 bags of chop </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_29_of">Friday 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning {Cleaning?} Barley and oats for <s>Seed {illegible}</s> John went Down to the Mill for the Chop {Meal?} this morning </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_30_of">Saturday 30 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Ma and I went to Guelph got {ham/home} About 2 OClock </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_31_of">Sunday 31 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning turn out a Stormy day snowing all day Sheep {Taming?} {one/me?} to-night </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1889_April_1_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">1889 April 1 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 2 <s>of</s></span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 7 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="1889_April_1_of"><u>1889</u> April 1 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a winter Looking morning it fell About 4 Inches of snow from sunday morning About the Dam all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_2_of">Tuesday 2 <s>of</s></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Hard frost we was {Hailling/Haulling} out manure all day with the {Heavy?} For {Sleaving?} 13 {?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_3_of">Wednesday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Came on rain we had some Thunder and Lighting I start at 6. O Clock with the Cattle to the fair it rain very heavy the most of the forenoon I sold the 2 Cattle John Had the Bugy bad gauch. Heavy snow {illegible} snow Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_4_of">Thursday 4 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull mornning and Cold About {home?} About all day I went to H Cockburn with dny to the Bull the Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_5_of">Friday 5 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning dull all day Ma and all the Children went ot the Scholl {?} John took them Down and Cam home with the team and went on foot i went for them to Night Shower of snow today </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_6_of">Saturday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Hard frost Ma and I went to Guelph Bad gouch the snow not away yet </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_7_of">Sunday 7 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma and {I/J} &amp; {Mige/Migs?} went to Church Bad gouch </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 8 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 13 <s>of</s></span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 14 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_8_of">Monday 8 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we was sawing som of the old logs the Afternoon Ma and Willie and I went to Mc Keess </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_9_of">Tuesday 9 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning the land is Drying fast we Start to Plough the seed. A..Flemming was here today </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_10_of">Wednesday 10 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day I was working about the dam </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_11_of">Thursday 11 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day I was hom Doing smal jobs </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_12_of">Friday 12 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning little frost John was Ploughing all day, I was Planting a Seeder Hagein the garden </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_13_of">Saturday 13 <s>of</s></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Hard frost Ma &amp; {Migs/mags} and I went to guelph John ws Ploughing all forenoon the Afternoon John went down to the Blacksmith with the team to get {shoes/shoed} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_14_of">Sunday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Jessie went out Church They went to sunday schol </p><p>Monday 14 of </p><p>This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day I was Hauling out manure all day Paley {gusse?} up lay Down would not get up) took the 2 sow to John {Daugher?} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 16 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 21 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 22 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_16_of">Tuesday 16 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was Harrow for oats the Afternnon we Start to sow oats got 5 bushels sown </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_17_of">Wednesday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was sowing sow About 9 Bushel ,,,14 B sown got Pond feld finished John {Bolel?} it Afternoon very arm I {fret?} on End to Polly and {illegible} her </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_18_of">Thursday 18 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was {illegible} Ploughing all day I was working in the garden I went to J {Daugher?} for the 2 sows this morning </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_19_of">Friday 19 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Harrow and sow 8 Bushels of Barely and Rold it , I was Puting up a fence in the garden to Night cam Thunder an Lightening little rain </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_20_of">Saturday 20 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; john went to guelph got hom at {?} I was Harrow all forenoon with the two {Cattle?} Afternoon John Sow About 6 1/2 Bushels of Peas , I was working in the garden </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_21_of">Sunday 21 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold Morning allat hom John &amp; {Migs/Mags} &amp; Jessie was at the Sunday <u>scholl</u> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_22_of">Monday 22 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold Morning Hard frost John was gon ploughing and Harrow all day , I sow 3 1/2 Bushels of Oas in the swam part of the feld. I was working in the garden most Part of the day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 28 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 29 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 30 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_23_of">Tuesday 23 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>8 This was a Dull mornnig I was Harrow . got Don About 10 OClock John Start to the feld at {?} Bush 12 Bushels {wheat?} 16 Bushels in the feld {sower/sowen} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_24_of">Wednesday 24 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John was Roling all forenoon turn out a very high wind. {lick?} sown I was working in the garden Cam on a Thunder Storm Heavy rain </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_25_of">Thursday 25 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull day John was {gon?}plough all day I was working at the fences all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_26_of">Friday 26 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John was Harrow the fornoon I finished the fence and working in hte garden Afternoon Sow 5 Bushel of Oats Midle feld </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_27_of">Saturday 27 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning ma &amp; I went to Guelph turn out a soft day rain all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_28_of">Sunday 28 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning it fair up but shower all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_29_of">Monday 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John was Ploughing {sowed?/sood?} I was puting up fence </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_30_of">Tuesday 30 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John was Ploughing I was working at the fence very Cold all day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_of_Wednesday_May_1_of_9"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">May of Wednesday May 1 of 9</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturady_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturady 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 7 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="May_of_Wednesday_May_1_of_9">May <u>of</u> Wednesday May 1 <u>of</u> 9</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold Morning and Hard frost this morning Very Cold all day John finished the Ploughing for the Peas this Afternoon I sow 5 Bushels Peas John was Harrow </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_2_of">Thursday 2 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning we was Harrow and sowing sow 5 1/2 of Oats it was a little rain the Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_3_of">Friday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was Harow all forenoon John was Picking stons the Afternoon he sow 9 Bushels of Barely got all in But one Bushel of Oats to sow. Black oats </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturady_4_of">Saturady 4 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was finished th Harrow after that I start to the Roler and got it rold Ma &amp; John &amp; Jessie was at Guelph I had the colts all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_5_of">Sunday 5 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; {Migs/Mags} &amp; I was at Church Very warm </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_6_of">Monday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning {tooking/tacking} out manure the Afternoon John was Ploughing and I was working at fences </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_7_of">Tuesday 7 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Very warm {tooking/tacking} out manure I sow a Bushel of Black oats Afternoon John was the land for Pottoes and Mangls Ma and I went to the Church meeting </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#10_Wednesday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">10 Wednesday 8 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 14 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="10_Wednesday_8_of">10 Wednesday 8 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning very warm John was Ploughing I was Puting up fences at the Bush </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_9_of">Thursday 9 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a warm morning I was Ploughing About all day Afternoon John went Down to the Mill with 3 bags to chop Mr &amp; Mrs John Cockburn was her the Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_10_of">Friday 10 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Hot morning turn ou Dull I was Harrow got Don John was Roling the land for the Mangles it Cam on a Thunder Shower fences up Afternoon I was Drilling for the mangles and sow them </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_11_of">Saturday 11 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs &amp; Willie was a guelph I was Puting up fences </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_12_of">Sunday 12 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie was at Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_13_of">Monday 13 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning and Very warm all day John &amp; Migs &amp; I was Picking Stons all day of the {grim?} lick rain to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_14_of">Tuesday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was Puting up a fence John was Roling the grass Mother &amp; Ma &amp; Migs was at H Cockburn visiting. Afternoon John {smal?} {Clear?} 11 Bags of oats </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wedneday_15_of_11"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Wedneday 15 of 11</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 16 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mondaday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Mondaday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 21 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wedneday_15_of_11">Wedneday 15 <u>of</u> 11</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull Mornig John and I went to guelph with 11 Bags of Oats 2 of Peas oats 27C Per B peas 52C Came a Thunder Storm to to Night Heavy rain </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_16_of">Thursday 16 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning after the rain we start to Plant Potatoes About 4 Bags </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_17_of">Friday 17 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>Tis was a fine morning we was Planting Poutatos got the all in Planted About 3 Bags , little over 6 Bags alltogether and Sow som Turnips and the last of the mangales </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_18_of">Saturday 18 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning very Hot all day I was Puting wire on the fence Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs was at guelph </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_19_of">Sunday 19 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Mother &amp; John &amp; Jessie &amp; Willie and I was at the Church Cam on Havey Thunder and rain it fare up the Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Mondaday_20_of">Mondaday 20 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning and very warm I was {illegible} manuer John was Plaughing we wash the sheep after Dinner we Had som rain the Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_21_of">Tuesday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning raining it fair up we was tacking out manuar Afternoon very Cold and Dull </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#12_Wednesday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">12 Wednesday 22 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 28 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="12_Wednesday_22_of">12 Wednesday 22 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold Morning windy I was working at the fences John was Ploughing Tacking out manuar the Afternoon very Cold </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_23_of">Thursday 23 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning I was at the fences John was Ploughing Afternoon tacking out manur little frost this morning </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_24_of">Friday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning tacking out manuar got it all out After that I start to Clip the sheep got them all Don 2 Sheep </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_25_of">Saturday 25 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; Migs &amp; John was at guelph I was Ploughing fine day litle Cold </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_26_of">Sunday 26 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Ma &amp; Willie &amp; I went to Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_27_of">Monday 27 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was working at the fences John was Ploughing Afternoon John went Down to the Blacksmith to get Bully shovel and Cutter {?} turn out a {?} Afternoon raining </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_28_of">Tuesday 28 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning and raining a litle we was About all day Dull and Cold all day Clear up About Night </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_29_of_13">Wednesday 29 of 13</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John was Plouh hing the Sood I was Puting n a foset and {Himing?} a gat Cam on a Soft Night raining Mrs John {Dauglar?} Came her this Afternoon I Very {Hasel?} frost last Night ice About 1/4inch thick </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_30_of">Thursday 30 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning rain all Night it rain lest or mor all day Mrs I {Daughar?} had to stay all last Night John took mis home to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_31_of">Friday 31 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dul morning rainHavey last Night it fair up but Dull all day John was Ploughing all day I was working about </p><p>Monday Tuesday </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#14_June_1_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">14 June 1 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 6 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="14_June_1_of">14 June 1 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning, litle Cold Ma &amp; I went to guelph the {rauch?} was Havey Afternoon I went Down to {last name?} with the Cow to Weight 1120 lbs John was Ploughing all day at the fellow </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_2_of">Sunday 2 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>Thi was a Dull Morning all {illegible} hom litle Cold </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_3_of">Monday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Dull all day I was puting up fences Planting som corn Afternoon {?} gates John was Poughing . I went with Daisy to the Bull to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_4_of">Tuesday 4 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning mor rain last Night Dry this morning I was Harrow for the Corn and Turnips and John was Puting up fences Afternoon we sow the Corn Cam on rain Before we got it Roled all </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_5_of">Wednesday 5 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I went to guelph with the Cow and Could not sell took her hom again John Cam up with the Boughy . it rain About a fornoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_6_of">Thursday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine Morning High wind I was Pailing wash out of the fall Wheat John was Ploughing I was working at the fence </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_7_of_15"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 7 of 15</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturady_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturady 8 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesdy_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesdy 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 14 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_7_of_15">Friday 7 <u>of</u> 15</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was Driling for the turnips Cam on rain About 11.O'Clock and rain all Afternoon Soft night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturady_8_of">Saturady 8 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning it rain lat Night Ma &amp; John went to guelph Cam on rain this Afternoon. Soft to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_9_of">Sunday 9 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning all at hom Cam on rain </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_10_of">Monday 10 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we start to the labour all Hands But Mr Blair Cam out John was Ploughing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_11_of">Tuesday 11 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning working {atthe/the} road work all day Joh ws Ploughing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesdy_12_of">Wednesdy 12 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning at the road work got Don at noon all that Cam out except Mr Blair </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_13_of">Thursday 13 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning working at the Turnips land the Afternoon John went Down to the Black smith with one to shovel I was Puling Cattle out the {illegible} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_14_of">Friday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning very warm Harrow and Drilling for the turnip we got all the Turnips {sown/sowne} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#16_Saturday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">16 Saturday 15 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 16 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 20 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="16_Saturday_15_of">16 Saturday 15 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>Thisw was a Dull morning Ma &amp; Migs and I went to guelph I had the wool 20 C lbs for the long 220 we went round By the Plum to M. {gooden?} we got a Havey shower of rain on our way </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_16_of">Sunday 16 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This wa a Dull morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs was at Church Cam on a Shower of rain About 2.O.Clock </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_17_of">Monday 17 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning after the Havey rain last {short for Night?} I was at the Road work with Mr. Blair </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_18_of">Tuesday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was at the road work with Mr Blair finished at noon Afternoon I was working full Wheat John was {caffler?} the Mangals </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_19_of">Wednesday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning turn out very soft John and I was Clearing Oats and put up 2 Buagsto Chop I was Down to the Mill to get Chop and 2 shoe put on Cam on som havey shower of rain Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_20_of">Thursday 20 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was puting som shingles on the Barn John &amp; Migs was a Guelph Afternoon I was Having som of the {spelling of potatoes?} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_21_of_17"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 21 of 17</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_22"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 22</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 27 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_21_of_17">Friday 21 <u>of</u> 17</span></h2> <p>This was a soft mornig Thunder &amp; Lighten Havey rain Aternoon I went Back to the Bush to {fise?} Colberton the {1.se?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_22">Saturday 22</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Ma and I went to Guelph very Cold after the rain Drying up fast.John. Cockburn Cam for, ma, to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_23_of">Sunday 23 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John &amp; Willie and I was at Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_24_of">Monday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I went Down to McDonald for the {Truks?} Afternoon I went down with a load of logs to the mill </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_25_of">Tuesday 25 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I went Down with the last of the logs got hom About 2.OClock Afternoon Ma and I went to Mr Flemming </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_26_of">Wednesday 26 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning raining a little it fair up John and I was thinning the Mangles. John went for Mrs. W. Cockburn Afternoon Ma &amp; Migs took her home </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_27_of">Thursday 27 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John was Cuting Hay I was Cuing som in the swamp Afternoon Came on a Thunder storm Havey rain it fair up About 3OClock </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="18_Friday_28_of">18 Friday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie &amp; Willie all went to the 10 Con. {Picknest? picknic?} I was at hom att the Mangles </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturay_29_of">Saturay 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine very Hot Ma and I went to guelph got hom at noon Afternoon we took in a load of Hay very warm </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_30_of">Sunday 30 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs was at Church </p><p>John Jeffrey Aber{illegible} {illegible} Hill {illegible} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#July_1_of_19"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">July 1 of 19</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_of_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Friday of 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturaday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturaday 6 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="July_1_of_19">July 1 <u>of</u> 19</span></h2> <p>This was a fine Morning very warm I was Harrow the fallow John was atthe Mangales thining </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_2_of">Tuesday 2 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Cuting the Clover Afternoon Cam on rain and Havey thunder all {forenoon/afternoon} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_3_of">Wednesday 3 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hot morning I went to guelph with the Cow very warm Dull market sold her for $37. to a guelph Bucher McCrossman, John was Plough the fallow I got a rid hom with H. Cockburn had som Havey rain coming hom </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_4_of">Thursday 4 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Fine morning I was Thining the Turnips John was at the falow Afternoon John was Racking and Cuting , and I was Puting som up in kills. Clear up </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_of_5_of">Friday of 5 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was working at the Hay John was Ploughing the Afternoon Racking and tacking in Hay took in 3 loads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturaday_6_of">Saturaday 6 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine mornng Ma &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie &amp; Willie and I went to guelph John was Ploughing Afernoon John was racking and I was killing it {was?/up?} very warm to day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#20_Sunday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">20 Sunday 7 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 8 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 12 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="20_Sunday_7_of">20 Sunday 7 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Mother &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie and I was at Church Walter &amp; Mrs {Goodess?} was her to Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_8_of">Monday 8 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine Morning John was at Mower Cuting the hay I was Cting Down some in the swamp Afternoon took in 3 good loads of Hay </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_9_of">Tuesday 9 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John Ploughing the fallow the Afternoon he was Racking {got?} I was Killing very {?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_10_of">Wednesday 10 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hot morning Jogn finished the falow after that we start to Hail in got in 2 loads after Diner Cam on a Havey Thunder storm Havey rain </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_11_of">Thursday 11 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning after the rain we all at the Turnips all fornoon Afternoon we took in 3 loads of Hay </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_12_of">Friday 12 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was puting {pass?} green on the Potatoes John as mowing the low feld Afternoon we took 2 1/2 loads of Hay </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_13_of_21"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 13 of 21</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 14 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 15 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 16 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 18 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_13_of_21">Saturday 13 of 21</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Ma and I went to guelph Afternoon John was Racking and I was Hilling it up we had a very Havey rain the guelph </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_14_of">Sunday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning tirn out Dull we had a little shower of rain Ma &amp; Willie and I was at Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_15_of">Monday 15 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Puting the Hay got it all Down Afternoon err took in 4 1/2 loads Mrs. W {goodise??goodess?/goodwise?} and Miss {Goodwise?} her this Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_16_of">Tuesday 16 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I weent with Bell to H Cockburn to the {Ball/Bull} and after that all the {illegible} Afternoon we got all the hay rack up and put up </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_17_of">Wednesday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we start to get in the last of the Hay 3 loads all in 22 loads of Hay </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_18_of">Thursday 18 of</span></h2> <p>Thiswas a fine morning we was all at the Turnips gtot them Don About 3.O.Clock John was Down at the Blacksmith with {illegible} {Belly/Bully/Dolly} to get shovel I was Puting in the last of the road work Cuting the Thistles </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#22_Friday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">22 Friday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 21 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 22 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 25 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="22_Friday_19_of">22 Friday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This ws a Dull morning lick rain I was Harrow the falow John was {cuffler?} the mangels </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_20_of">Saturday 20 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold mornong ma and I went to guelph turn out Hot Afternoon John and was {?} the road on the Hill </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_21_of">Sunday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie went to Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_22_of">Monday 22 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was Harrow the fallow very warm Afternoon I was Cleaning out the Pig pen </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_23_of">Tuesday 23 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we Had a Havey Thunder shower last Night we start the Harvest Cuting the fall Wheat after tea I was Cuting round the Barley </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_24_of">Wednesday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Cuting the Barley the low feld Afternoon Back at the BushCuing and I was Cradle the fall wheat {illegible} soad of {illegible} {illegible} John went to the Blacksith to get it {pick/first} {after/often/ of tea} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_25_of">Thursday 25 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning very hoot I was Craddle Som of the fal wheat John got all the Barly Cut and all the fall wheat at the Bush, and I got it all Bound </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_26_of_23"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 26 of 23</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 28 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 29 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 30 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_31"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 31</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_26_of_23">Friday 26 of 23</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning But very warm we start to Hail in Barley took in 6 loads Hoot </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_27_of">Saturday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John went to guelph I was working at the barly Afternoon We took in 3 loads of Barly, I went with old {Bell/Bull} to the Bull this morning </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_28_of">Sunday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This ws a fine moning Ma &amp; John &amp; Willie went to Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_29_of">Monday 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning we had som Havey rain last Night we was working at the Turnips Afternoon we Cut Down the last of the fall Wheat </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_30_of">Tuesday 30 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fin morning I was finished the Bounding of the fall Wheat and turning the Barley John was at the Turnips took in one load of Barley </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_31">Wednesday 31</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we was at the Barly got it all in 3 loads and Racking </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#24_August_1_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">24 August 1 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 7 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 8 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="24_August_1_of">24 August 1 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we was tacking in the fall wheat Back at the Bush 3 loads and one of {Rach?/Barley?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_2_of">Friday 2 of</span></h2> <p>This was Dull morning we Start and took in the last of the fallwheat and one load of Racking We Had som Havey rain to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_3_of">Saturday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This ws a fine morning Ma and I went to guelph got hom at noon at the Turnips the Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_4_of">Sunday 4 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was Cuting Peas John was gonploughing the fallow </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_6_of">Tuesday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine mornig Joh was the falow gon Ploughing I was Cuting round the oats and Start to Cut {them/there} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_7_of">Wednesday 7 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I was Cuting Peas Afternoon we was Threshing all the Wheat &amp; Barley </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_8_of">Thursday 8 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I went to {Amos?} Threshing John went the Afternooon I Cam hom took in 2 loads of Peas + one of the {illegible} fused {?} day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_9_25"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 9 25</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesdy_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesdy 14 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_9_25">Friday 9 25</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning we was Cuting oats I was Binding the Afternoon John went to it Cockburn Threshing , Mr &amp; Mrs {McE<s>u</s>cherns?} was heer at tea one of the sow piged today </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_10_of">Saturday 10 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Had som Havey rain last Night John I was Cuting oat we Had the Colt Ma &amp; Migs went to guelph we got the Pond {field?} all Cut and Bound </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_11_of">Sunday 11 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Jessie &amp; Willie and I went to Church to her Dr McKay last sermen </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_12_of">Monday 12 of</span></h2> <p>This was fine morning I was Cuting Peas all day John was at Mr Laycock threshing all day Mother and Migs and Willie was John Daughers </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_13_of">Tuesday 13 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was a the Peas John was at the fallow Harrow Mother and Migs and Jessie and Willie was at Mr {Keur?Keus} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesdy_14_of">Wednesdy 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was dull morning big lick rain we was at the Peas Afternoon took in 2 loads of Peas </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#26_Thursday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">26 Thursday 15 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 16 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 21 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="26_Thursday_15_of">26 Thursday 15 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we was Cuting Pes About all day took in 2 loads of Peas High wind </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_16_of">Friday 16 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Dull High {between the lines he wrote "Cuting Peas all fornoon"} wind took in 4 load of Peas and 1 load of oats </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_17_of">Saturday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was Cuting all fornoon Ma &amp; John was at guelph Afternoon took in 4 loads of Peas and 1 of oats </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_18_of">Sunday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Mother and John &amp; Migs and I was at Church R. {Dr/Deu/Dea} Thesmen Preached </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_19_of">Monday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Hoot John ws at Mr. Bailys Threshing the fornoon we took 3 loads of Peas and <s>3</s> 4 {4 written over the 3} loads of oats 17 {below the 17 he subtracts 7 equalling 24} loads of Peas 6 loads of Oats </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_20_of">Tuesday 20 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning we a thunder showers last Night we Cut the last of the Peas Afternoon Cuting round the oat feld at Martans Bush </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_21_of">Wednesday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Very High all day tacking in Peas all day 7 1/2 loads of Peas got them all in </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_22_of_27"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 22 of 27</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 28 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 29 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_22_of_27">Thursday 22 <u>of</u> 27</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we was Cuting oats all day {Brook/Brock} the {refres?} had to stop I was Binding all day Very warm </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_23_of">Friday 23 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I was Binding all day got all Bind that was Cut </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_24_of">Saturday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John went to guelph I went to John Douglas Threshing all fornoon the Afternoon we got the feld Cut {out/oat} and the Black oats Cut </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_25_of">Sunday 25 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Jessie was at the Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_26_of">Monday 26 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Very warm all day we was Cuting the oat at the midle gate got them all Don and stocks </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_27_of">Tuesday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning But Very warm all day we was Cuting the last of the oats got them all Down all Cut </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_28_of">Wednesday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Very Hot and Dry tacking in Rackings and 4 loads of oats </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_29_of">Thursday 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning and geting Very Dry tacking in oats 6 loads </p><p>1889 oats </p> <pre>6 4 6 ___ 18 6 ____ 24 loads of oats </pre></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="28_Friday_30_of">28 Friday 30 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Very warm and Dry John was Ploughing the Afternoon John went to Mr Keahles Theshing , I was Clearing Wheat </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_31_of">Saturday 31 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning and Very Hot Ma &amp; Jessie and I went to guelph I had 8 Bags and 10 Bags of old oats took hom 500 lbs of flower Afternoon we took in 4 loads of Oats </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#September_1_of_29"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">September 1 of 29</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 7 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 8 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="September_1_of_29">September 1 <u>of</u> 29</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Very warm and Dry Mother &amp; John &amp; Migs &amp; I was at Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_2_of">Monday 2 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Hot and Dry we was tacking in the last of the oats 4 loads finished Hervest at last Very Hot </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_3_of">Tuesday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning worKing at the fallow John was Ploughing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_4_of">Wednesday 4 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Ploughing the fallow for the Wheat I was Ploughing the Afternoon I went with Bell to the Bull to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_5_of">Thursday 5 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John was Ploughing all day turn out a little soft raining High wind all day I was on the {seek?} least to day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_6_of">Friday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning we Had not much last Night John was Ploughing I was Threshing som Racking in the Barn </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_7_of">Saturday 7 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; Migs was at guelph John was at Robertson Threshing all day I was Ploughing and Harrow </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_8_of">Sunday 8 of</span></h2> <p>{"Mother" with a "T" written over top of it} was a fine morning Very Hot Mother &amp; Ma &amp; Jessie &amp; John was at Church </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#30_Monday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">30 Monday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesdday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesdday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 14 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="30_Monday_9_of">30 Monday 9 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a morning and Very Dry John was at Robertson Threshing About all fornoon I was Harrow Afternoon we Sow 8 Bundles of fall Wheat </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesdday_11_of">Tuesdday 11 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Hot morning John was Ploughing I was Harrow with Colt and gray Billey About 1 Hour got {?} out I went to the Plough </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_11_of">Wednesday 11 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a warm morning John was Ploughing all day was on the {seck/seck?} lest Last Night Afternoon I was Threshing som oats and clearing them </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_12_of">Thursday 12 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dry morning John finished the Ploughing for the fall Wheat and was Harrow Afternoon we sow it after that wewent Down to the Mill sold 3 bags of Wheat and {illegible} 2 1/2 Bags to grind an 2 Bags of Barly to Chop </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_13_of">Friday 13 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Afternoon John went Down to the mill for {illegible} we </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_14_of">Saturday 14 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Ma and I went to guelph John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie went to the Picknik to the Molle farm </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 15 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 16 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 21 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_15_of">Sunday 15 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dry morning and Very Dusty Mother &amp; Ma and I and Willie went to gchurch </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_16_of">Monday 16 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning we Had Havey rain last Night John went Down to the Blacksmith Afternoon at the Plough we Had som rain last Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_17_of">Tuesday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Cold John was Ploughing all day I was working About I was Cuting corn </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_18_of">Wednesday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Cold and windy John was Ploughing I was About the {Dorn?} all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_19_of">Thursday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold Morning John was Ploughing all day I was About the yard and wating on {Betty?} calving she calve this Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_20_of">Friday 20 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning raining a little the fornoon Shower all day John was Ploughing the Afternon I went to see About the Tharshing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_21_of">Saturday 21 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Ma and I went to guelph and Migs, John was Ploughing all day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#32_Sunday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">32 Sunday 22 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_25_.7Bof.7D"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 25 {of}</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 28 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 29 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="32_Sunday_22_of">32 Sunday 22 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning and Migs and John and Jessie was at Church Ma went Back to 10 C School House {Brocher?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_23_of">Monday 23 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day I was working About </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_24_of">Tuesday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I went to guelph with a load of Barley {line} 22 Bags Afternoon we cul Down the corn </p> <h2><span id="Wednesday_25_{of}"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_25_.7Bof.7D">Wednesday 25 {of}</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day I was Clearing Barley Dull to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_26_of">Thursday 26 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was fine morning John was Ploughing I was working About the Barn </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_27_of">Friday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was fine morning little Cold John was Ploughing the fornoon Afternoon geting {?} hom for the Thrashing we Had a shower to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_28_of">Saturday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litl Cold Ma and I went to guelph I had a load of Barley 18 Bags </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_29_of">Sunday 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning {illegible} Dusty Mother &amp; Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs was at Church </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_30_of_33"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 30 of 33</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#October_1of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">October 1of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 6 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_30_of_33">Monday 30 <u>of</u> 33</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was laid up I had a sor leag </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="October_1of">October 1<u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Dull and Raining a little to day John was at Mc Amos Thrashing all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_2_of">Wednesday 2 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning High wind we was Thrashing all day thrsh 430 B of Oats and 140 B of Peas , got all Thrsh </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_3_of">Thursday 3 of</span></h2> <p>This was a soft morning {illegible} was About {Harrow?} and the Barn all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_4_of">Friday 4 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning took in 1 load of Peas straw Mother and I went to the Church Afternoon took in 2 loads of straw </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_5_of">Saturday 5 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning Ma and I went to guelph rain all the way up I had 4 young pigs sold them at $9 </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_6_of">Sunday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Cold Mother &amp; Ma &amp; John and I was at the Church </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#34_Monday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">34 Monday 7 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesdy_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesdy 8 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thusday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thusday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 13 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="34_Monday_7_of">34 Monday 7 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning and Cold we was About Dorn all day Clearing som gran for the shee I went Down to the Mill with 5 Bags to Chop </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesdy_8_of">Tuesdy 8 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was fine morning little Cold we went to the Shoe Mother &amp; Ma was at hom Big Shoe </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_9_of">Wednesday 9 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning litle Cold we was at the Potato's tacking up took in 3 Cart loads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thusday_10_of">Thusday 10 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we was at the Potatoes got them all up John was at Mr Laycock Thrshing the Afternoon took in 2 Cart Level and 12 Bags of Potatoes </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_11_of">Friday 11 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was Harrow the Potatoes' land and Afternoon I was at Mangles tacking up took in 3 level John was at Mr Laycock Thrshing all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_12_of">Saturday 12 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Ma and I went to guelph I had 4 pigs Sold them to Mr Hollday for $9 Afternoon took in 2 {symbol} Cart load of Mangles </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_13_of">Sunday 13 of</span></h2> <p>This was fine morning John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie went to Church Cold to day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 14 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 15 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 16 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 21 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_14_of">Monday 14 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Cold John was Ploughing I was at the Mangles took in 4 {arrow pointing up} Cart {"Cart" is above arrow} loads of Mangels </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_15_of">Tuesday 15 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was at the Mangles got them all up took 3 {arrow pointing up} Cart {"Cart" is above arrow} loads and 1 load of Turnips gray {straw?} John was at Nan {arrow pointing up} way {"way" is above arrow} shoe </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_16_of">Wednesday 16 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was Ploughing all day John was at M. {symbol?} Bailly Thrashing all day Mr &amp; Mrs. H. Cockburn was her Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_17_of">Thursday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was Ploughing all day John was at John Daucln Thrshing all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_18_of">Friday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day I was About the Darn and took in 1 Cart load of Turnips gray {?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_19_of">Saturday 19 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine moning Ma &amp; Migs &amp; I went to guelph we was up seeing Mrs. R. Cockburn got hom About 3.OClock Mr McLean and agent from guleph with the {silky?} Plough </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_20_of">Sunday 20 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs and I ws at Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_21_of">Monday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was at the Turnip took in 3 Cart load of Turnips Afternoon I {Burning?} the stables John was Ploughing all day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#36_Tuesday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">36 Tuesday 22 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesdy_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesdy 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_26"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 26</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 28 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="36_Tuesday_22_of">36 Tuesday 22 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning John was Ploughing all day I was at the Turnips took in 2 load of Turnips Afternoon John Start to plough the Potatoes and Turnip land </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesdy_23_of">Wednesdy 23 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Hard Morning John was Ploughin I was hom {loting?} Turnips </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_24_of">Thursday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning and a little Cold John was at H. Cockburn Thrshing with the tem all day Ma and I went to D Mc Kerraches today </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_25_of">Friday 25 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning little rain John went to H. Cockburn Thrshing with the tem all day I was toping Turnips About all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_26">Saturday 26</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning and cold Ma &amp; Jessie and I was at Church we Had a shower of rain last Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_28_of">Monday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was Ploughing up the Turnips and Harrow them John was at H.Cockburn Thrshing got hom About 10. o Clock thay got finished we took in 4 load of Turnip </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuuesday_29_of_37"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Tuuesday 29 of 37</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 30 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_31_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 31 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_1_of_Oc"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 1 of Oc</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuuesday_29_of_37">Tuuesday 29 of 37</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was Ploughing up the last of the Turnips and got them all Harrow took in 6 load of them all {is?} finished 12 loads of Turnips in all {por/par} Crop </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_30_of">Wednesday 30 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day was working About the {Darn/Dorn} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_31_of">Thursday 31 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litle Cold John was Ploughing all day I was working About </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_1_of_Oc">Friday 1 <u>of</u> Oc</span></h2> <p>M {written in calligraphy} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#38_November_1_of_1889"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">38 November 1 of 1889</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturdy_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturdy 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 7 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 8 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="38_November_1_of_1889">38 November 1 of 1889</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull Dull day John was Ploughing Cam on rain the Afternoon, I was Drawing earth to the front of the House </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturdy_2_of">Saturdy 2 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Ma &amp; I went to guelph Came on a soft day and Cold got hom About noon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_3_of">Sunday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie was at the Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_4_of">Monday 4 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This ws a Cold morning John and {tim/tem} and I was at Robert Cockburn Thrshing all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_5_of">Tuesday 5 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John was Plouging all fornoon the Afternoon John went Down to the Mill with 5 Bags to Chop I went to Mr Worthington Sale Very Cold Put the ram with the 7 sheep </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_6_of">Wednesday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; I went to guelph We had a load of Peas 16 Bags </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_7_of">Thursday 7 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning This was the Dommon fas day Ma &amp; Willie and I was at Church, I was Ploughing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_8_of">Friday 8 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Ploughing Afternoon I went {illegible} to Mr Amon to Kill a {pig?} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_9_of_39"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 9 of 39</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_13"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 13</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 14 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 15 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 16 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_9_of_39">Saturday 9 of 39</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull moning Ma and I went to guelph John was Ploughing all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_10_of">Sunday 10 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Mother &amp; John &amp; Migs and I was at Chur </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_11_of">Monday 11 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Iwas Ploughing al day John was at W Cossen Thrshing all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_12_of">Tuesday 12 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was at fine morning John was Ploughing all day Mr &amp; Mrs Keuss ws her this Afternoon I was tack out fine roots </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_13">Wednesday 13</span></h2> <p>This was morning litle Damp lick rain John went Down to the Blacksmith to get 2 Horses shoed I was working in the verandle I was Ploughing the Afternoon Afternoon I was tacking out manuar </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_14_of">Thursday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was Dull morning John was Ploughing I was Keping the Plough clen Afternoon I was Cleaning ot the pig pen raining a litle Cold </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_15_of">Friday 15 of</span></h2> <p>This was a frosty morning John was Ploughing I was tacking out manuar all day Cold to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_16_of">Saturday 16 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning and Hard frost John went to guelph with Ma I was tooking out manuar all day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#40_Sunday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">40 Sunday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 21 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 22 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_23"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 23</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="40_Sunday_17_of">40 Sunday 17 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning Ma &amp; Jessie and I went to Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_18_of">Monday 18 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was Hard frost and Dull I went Down to the {symbol} saw Mill for the Lumber Cam on rain the Roads was good in the morning it thaw turn out Bad and soft </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_19_of">Tuesday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This a Soft Looking morning John an I was Clearing som Wheat 3 1/2 Bags and Clear som oats Afternoon John {went?} Down to the Mill with 3 1/2 Bags of Wheat to {grind?} cam on Very soft raining </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_20_of">Wednesday 20 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning raining a litle all day John was at Bailey &amp; John Daugher Thrshing {About?} all day {illegible} the 2 Places </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_21_of">Thursday 21 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Soft Looking morning rain al litle all day I was working About the sheep House </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_22_of">Friday 22 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull and Soft morning Ms R Cockburn Died last 1/2 Past 10 Clock. I hich up the Duble tem and Drove to Donald {Kercher?} to let him know About the furnel Bad road </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_23">Saturday 23</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning took mother &amp; the girls over to Rc Cockburn. Afternoon John and I went to Mrs. R. Cockburn furnel litle Cold </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_24_of_41"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 24 of 41</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 28 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 29 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 30 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_30_of_2"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 30 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_24_of_41">Sunday 24 of 41</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Willie &amp; I went to Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_25_of">Monday 25 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Ploughing all day and I was Hailing out manuar all day litle Cold </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_26_of">Tuesday 26 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Hard frost was Ploughing all day and I was tacking out manure got it all out and Dull to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_27_of">Wednesday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Stormy morning Snowing all day and Blowing Winter Looking know </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_28_of">Thursday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a winter looking mor snow fell last Night took hom a load of wood with the Heay Per Heaying </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_29_of">Friday 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Shower of snow all day John and I was Hailling out wood our 3 Cords and one load of stove wood </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_30_of">Saturday 30 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p><s>This was a fine morning Ma&amp; John &amp; Jessie went to Church they Had the Cuter {symbol} Night Johnand I went Down to Church Robert &amp; Maggy {illegible}</s> Ruth We had the {sleuy?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_30_of_2">Saturday 30 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litle Cold Ma &amp; I went to guelph I had the Heay the sleaying was ruff got hom at noon Ma and I went to H Cockburn the Afternoon got hom About 10 OClock </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#42_December_1_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">42 December 1 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 6 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="42_December_1_of">42 December 1 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Jessie went to Church to Night John and I went Down to Church Robert &amp; Ruth and {Maggy?} Was along with us </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_2_of">Monday 2 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Thawing a litle all day the {Sleuing?} got Bad John went Down to Mill with 6 Bags to Chop a litle rain to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_3_of">Tuesday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Stormy a litle John took Jessie Down to Scholl Afternoon John went Down for the Chop meall </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_4_of">Wednesday 4 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning and Cold John went to Robert Thrshing it got to {Slipry/Slipy} for the Horses Had to Stop John went Down to the Blacksmith to get the Horses {Sharped?} got hom <u>at</u> noon Afternoon Cuting of the old logs into stove wood </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_5_of">Thursday 5 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning turn out a Soft day raining About all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_6_of">Friday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litle frost John went with the teme to Robert Cockburn Thrshing About all day I went over to help him he got Don all Ehrsh </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_7_of_43"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 7 of 43</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 8 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 14 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_7_of_43">Saturday 7 <u>of</u> 43</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma and went to Guelph we had Baugy for Sleaying got hom at noon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_8_of">Sunday 8 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning raining About all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_9_of">Monday 9 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning the snow About all ggoon I killed a pig Robert was Helping me John went over to Help him to Clear Oats </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_10_of">Tuesday 10 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning turn out Cold and a litle Stormy Showers of Haill Afternoon I went to John Daugher with the Sow turn out a Soft Night Ma was over at Mrs W Cockburn Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_11_of">Wednesday 11 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was {Setled?} morning John and I was Cuting up the pig Afternoon I was sharping the Saw. John and Migs went to H. Cockburn to Night High wind </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_12_of">Thursday 12 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I went to Guelph with a load of Oats Ma &amp; Migs was Along with me. I had togetBilly Shoed Dark when we got hom </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_13_of">Friday 13 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning john was Ploughing all day I went for the Sow Afternoon I was Clearing oats put up 16 Bags Ma was at Daugher </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_14_of">Saturday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John and I went to Guelph with a load of Oats turn out a Stormy day and Hard frost we got hom About 1.O.Clock fair up Afternoon </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#44_Sunday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">44 Sunday 15 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 16 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_21of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 21of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="44_Sunday_15_of">44 Sunday 15 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs and I went to Church Soft Looking to Night litle rain </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_16_of">Monday 16 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litle frost John and I went to the Bush to Cut Stove wood Afternoon I took hom a load turn out Soft raining a litle John went to help Robert to Clear Barley </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_17_of">Tuesday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I went to D. McKerucher Sale the road was Bad Very soft Havey Whelling </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_18_of">Wednesday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning raining a litle all day John was Clearing Peas put up 15 Bags Soft to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_19_of">Thursday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was Ploughing all fornoon got the feld finished Afternoon I was working at the fence put in post </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_20_of">Friday 20 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning a litle rain Afternoon I went to John {Daugtar?} Sale turn out a Havey rain all Afternoon the roads is Soft </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_21of">Saturday 21<u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a frosty and Cold morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Jessie went to Guelph, I was About hom to hom a load of wood with the Cart bad roads </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_22_of_45"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 22 <s>of</s> 45</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_25"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 25</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 28 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 29 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 30 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_31_of"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 31 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_22_of_45">Sunday 22 <s>of</s> 45</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs went to Church turn very Stormy a litle and Blowing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_23_of">Monday 23 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I was Cuting stove wood all dy and fine Dry day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_24_of">Tuesday 24 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was oing to start to go to Guelph with a load of Peas Came on rain we took the load into the Barn. turn our very soft rainnig havey </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_25">Wednesday 25</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning High wind we had Havey rain last Night this is lick a spring day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_26_of">Thursday 26 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Stormy and Blowing Afternoon I went to J. Daugher to help to kill pigs Ma went to J. A Cockburn Migs was Helping Mrs Daugher </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_27_of">Friday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I went to Guelph with a load of Peas </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_28_of">Saturday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma and I went to Guelph I had 10 Bags of Wheat I kill a pig to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_29_of">Sunday 29 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Cam on rain very soft all at hom </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_30_of">Monday 30 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning working in the Barn Afternoon I went Dow to fix the stable and at the Blacksmith shop Ma &amp; Jessie was at the Masters </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_31_of">Tuesday 31 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Afternoon Ma and I went to Mr Kerr to pay {?} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#46_1890_January_1_of_1890"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">46 1890 January 1 of 1890</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 7 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="46_1890_January_1_of_1890">46 1890 January 1 <u>of</u> 1890</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning turn out a Soft day rainng all day it rain About all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_2_of">Thursday 2 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a this was a Soft looking morning it fair the Afternoon John went Down to the mill with 6 Bags to Chop 2 Bags of Wheat the Roads is very soft </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_3_of">Friday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Hard frost Again John and I was in the Bush all day Cuting stove wood </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_4_of">Saturday 4 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning the roads is very Hard and ruff Ma and I went to guelph had the Duble tem in the Buggy </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_5_of">Sunday 5 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessis and I went to Church it Cam on a Soft Afternoon Havey to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_6_of">Monday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning it kep up all day turn out Windy Clear up Drying up Mr. Flemming was her at Danner </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_7_of">Tuesday 7 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litle Cold John and I was Cuting stove wood in the Bush all day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_8_of_47"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 8 of 47</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_12"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 12</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 14 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_8_of_47">Wednesday 8 of 47</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was spliting John took hom 2 loads turn out Stormy and Blowy Afternoon I went to H Cockburn with a cow to the Bull </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_9_of">Thursday 9 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning turn out stormy snowy I went Mr McKerracher and Brought our {his?} turn lay to kep for him </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_10_of">Friday 10 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull day and Cold Afternoon John and Migs went to Mr Kerr. Mr H Cokburn was her all Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_11_of">Saturday 11 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Stormy morning Blowing with sleet Ma and I went to Guelph had the Baugy som {sleays?} on the road got hom at noon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_12">Sunday 12</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Ma and John and Migs and I was at Church turn out soft </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_13_of">Monday 13 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning mud to the {house?} thawing all fornoon the Afternoon turn out stormy and Blowing very high wind </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_14_of">Tuesday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Hard frost John went to guelph with a load of wood. I was patching the Barn and House the wind Blow a good {illegible} {?} of the Barn </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#48_Wednesday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">48 Wednesday 15 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 16 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 21 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="48_Wednesday_15_of">48 Wednesday 15 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning snowing and rainng a litle it far up John Daugher and I went to move D. Mckerracher to Guelph turn out a fine day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_16_of">Thursday 16 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John went to Guelph with a load of wood turn out Stormy and Cold {scribble} Migs was {sick?} all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_17_of">Friday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was About all fornoon the Afternoon I went to the Church meeting {scribble} John was {Sick?} all day. Migs is not much Better </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_18_of">Saturday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma and I went to Guelph got hom at noon John {?} Better Migs is geting Better </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_19_of">Sunday 19 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning al at hom John and Migs is geting Better William was lay up today </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_20_of">Monday 20 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I went to Guelph with the last of the wood John amd Migs is keping Better Willie About the sam. Ma is {comflenning?} turn out stormy </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_21_of">Tuesday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold and Stormy somthing Ma is worst to day. all the rest is in the way of geting Better all same truble I went Down to {Abesfagh?} for som Beff stormy and cold </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_22_of_49"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 22 of 49</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 28 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 29 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_22_of_49">Wednesday 22 <u>of</u> 49</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning litle stormy Hard frost John &amp; Migs and Willie is on the way of geting better Ma is Bad, and I have a Bad Cold </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_23_of">Thursday 23 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning and Blowing Hard frost Ma is not much Better the rest of them {illegible} Well </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_24_of">Friday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Snowing a litle and Blowing John and I went to the Bush for a load of wood Ma is geting round Again </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_25_of">Saturday 25 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning and Dull all day I went to Guelph myself good Whelling Ma is doing a litle know </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_26_of">Sunday 26 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie went to Church raining a litle Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_27_of">Monday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning turn out frost morning and Cold John &amp; I was tacking the Peas Straw over to the old Stable looft, all geting Better of the Truble </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_28_of">Tuesday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning I went with Beauty to the Bull 2 time fine day litle Cold Afternoon all About the Dorn </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_29_of">Wednesday 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning John and I went Cuting Stove wood the fornoon the Afternoon About the Dorn </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="50_Thursday_30_of">50 Thursday 30 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine day John and I was Cuting Stove wood Afternoon took hom 2 load lick a Change Dull to Night Thawing a litle the Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_31_of">Friday 31 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning raining Havey it fair up the Afternoon I made a {frig? (as in fridge?)} Box turn out very mudy and Soft </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_1_of_51"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">February 1 of 51</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 7 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 8 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="February_1_of_51">February 1 <u>of</u> 51</span></h2> <p>This was a very Hard morning and Cold Ma &amp; John went to Guelph I was Spliting Stove <u>wood</u> in the Bush the Afternoon I was pilling it up Cold to day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_2_of">Sunday 2 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie &amp; Willie and I went to Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_3_of">Monday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning raining mud Again Dull wither John went Down to the Blacksmith </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_4_of">Tuesday 4 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John and I went to the Bush to Cut Som Stove wood lick rain Afternoon wentto Robert Cockburn Sale very Dull Cam on a Havey rain to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_5_of">Wednesday 5 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning litle frost I was not well I lay in Bed all fornoon Mother is lay up to with the truble </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_6_of">Thursday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning Again I fell a litle Bettr I amg going round doing a liltle Mother is no Better </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_7_of">Friday 7 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning it was Snowing a litle it was Blowing Drifting all day John was Down at the Blacksmith fornoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_8_of">Saturday 8 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Ma and I went to Guelph had the sleay for sleaying I had 2 live pigs. we Had Danner at D. Mckracher </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#52_Sunday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">52 Sunday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#100_Thursday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">100 Thursday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 14 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 15 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="52_Sunday_9_of">52 Sunday 9 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and Migs and Jessie and Willie and I was at Church Sleaying is not very good </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_10_of">Monday 10 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litle Cold About hom Afternoon Alexander Fleming &amp; Mary was her 2 youngsters Along with them </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_11_of">Tuesday 11 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning and a fine day I was fixing the {Churn?} John was at Mrs W Cookburn Bee Hailling stove wood I was Halling them </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_12_of">Wednesday 12 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I was Cuting Stove wood all fornoon I was working About </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="100_Thursday_13_of">100 Thursday 13 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Thawing all day the Sleaying is goon Again John and I was Cuting stove wood Afternoon John start Hail som had to stop the snow About all Away Afternoon I was spliting stove wood </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_14_of">Friday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John and I went to the Bush came on rain we Had to Com hom rain About all day the snow About goon. mud all our </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_15_of">Saturday 15 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Ma &amp; I went to Guelph good Whelling Cold <s>{illegible}W</s>ind got hom About 2.O.Clock </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_16_of_53"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 16 of 53</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 22 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_16_of_53">Sunday 16 <u>of</u> 53</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie went to Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_17_of">Monday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I was Cuting som Stove wood Afternoon I went to Mr Daughar sale </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_18_of">Tuesday 18 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litle Cold I went to Mr Crane sale good Whealing very Hard frost a Surprise party Cam to Night 45 in all Dance to 3.O.Clock in the morning thay engaging themselves {well?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_19_of">Wednesday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Hard frost About hom all day John took Mary Fleming hom </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_20_of">Thursday 20 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Stormy morning High wind all day working About all day Stormy About all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_22_of">Saturday 22 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a {incorrect spelling of subtle?} morning Ma &amp; John went to Guelph. I was about hom all day for sleaying John {was?} the Back road Alone the 7. at {C/J/I?} {illegible} for the Barle and Potatios Diger I Bought at the sale </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#54_Sunday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">54 Sunday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 28 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="54_Sunday_23_of">54 Sunday 23 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs and I went to Church we Had the sleay not very good sleaying snowing to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_24_of">Monday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John I was Drawing out {Cord/lord?} wood all day it was thawing all day snow About all good </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_25_of">Tuesday 25 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull day Thawing all day litle stormy and Cold Mr &amp; Mrs {I/J}.A. Cockburn was her Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_26_of">Wednesday 26 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull day the road is soft Cuting up Afternoon I went to Mr {I/J} smith sale </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_27_of">Thursday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Hard frost John and I went to the Bush all day Cuting stove wood </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_28_of">Friday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning raining a litle John went Down to the Blacksmith with the Harrows and got tow shoe set. Mud Again very soft </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1890_55"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">1890 55</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_1_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">March 1 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 7 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="1890_55">1890 55</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="March_1_of">March 1 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Ma &amp; John went to Guelph with the Buggy. I was Spliting Stove wood very Cold </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_2_of">Sunday 2 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie and I went to Church had the Bugy </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_3_of">Monday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Hard and Cold morning John &amp; I went to the Bush Cuting stove wood. the Afternoon took hom a load with the wagon I was spliting turn out shower with snow; Ma was at H Cockburn Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_4_of">Tuesday 4 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This wa a Cold morning litle stormy Afternoon I went to Mr Mason sale very stormy Snowing it fair up </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_5_of">Wednesday 5 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was Cold morning John went to Guelph he had the Bougy I was hom I took one load of wood out of the Bush no sleaying </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_6_of">Thursday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine day but very Hard frost and Cold <s>Ho</s> John went Down to the Blacksmith Afternoon I went to Mr Middleton sale Ma &amp; Migs went up W. Goodence </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_7_of">Friday 7 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning very Hard frost we was {illegible} out the pump Afternoon John and I went to the Bush to Cut stove wood </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#56_Saturday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">56 Saturday 8 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sundau_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sundau 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 14 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 15 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="56_Saturday_8_of">56 Saturday 8 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John went to Guelph I was Spliting som Stove wood Afternoon took hom 2 load </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sundau_9_of">Sundau 9 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie went to Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_10_of">Monday 10 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John and I was Cuting stove wood Afternoon took hom 3 loads turn out snowing a litle </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_11_of">Tuesday 11 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning thawing a litle all day the ground is geting soft we was clearing som Seed oats put up 12 Bags 9 of W 6 of B </p><p>Don R. to Night 9.M. {written in left margin} </p><p>october {written in right margin} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_12_of">Wednesday 12 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning all the snow goon the roads is soft mud to the Beat mead </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_13_of">Thursday 13 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning but Clear up the yard vey Soft Afternoon John and I went up to Mr Wilcock sale </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_14_of">Friday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litle frost John and I went to the Bush Cuting stove wood thawing a litle got mudy </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_15_of">Saturday 15 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold and Hard frost Ma &amp; John and I went to Guelph litle stormy to day Snowing a litle the roads is very ruff Whelin IIIIIIII </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_16_of_57"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 16 of 57</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 21 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 22 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 24 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_16_of_57">Sunday 16 <u>of</u> 57</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs and I was at Church High wind </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_17_of">Monday 17 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Stormy day Snow a litle About all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_18_of">Tuesday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John I went to the Bush Cuting Stove wood Afternoon I went to Mrs John Schartzenberger furnel. John was tacking hom wood </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_19_of">Wednesday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine mornng I went to Guelph for flour the roads is good Whelling Afternoon John I was Cuting Stove wood in the Bush </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_20_of">Thursday 20 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning the roads is Bad John &amp; I went to Nassagaways to Mc Bruine sale terable roads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_21_of">Friday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Soft looking morning About hom all day mothing but mud </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_22_of">Saturday 22 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litle frost Ma &amp; Migs and I went to Guelph the roads is bad </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_23_of">Sunday 23 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning we was all at hom the roads is Bad </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_24_of">Monday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we was Cuting stove wood all day Hard frost this morning got soft the Afternoon </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#58_Tuesday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">58 Tuesday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 28 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 29 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 30 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Monday</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="58_Tuesday_25_of">58 Tuesday 25 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning hard frost we was Hailing hom Stove wood cam on rain About 10.O.Clock got hom 2 loads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_26_of">Wednesday 26 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning the road is Soft and mudy </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_27_of">Thursday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Hailing hom stove wood I was spliting Afternoon I went to H Read Baby furnel </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_28_of">Friday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a winter looking morning Snowing and Blowing and Drifting all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_29_of">Saturday 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma and I went to Guelph we Had the Buggy good {many?} Drifts to go thrugh Afternoon Hailing Som in the Bush </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_30_of">Sunday 30 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Jessie and I went to Church turn out Stormy Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday">Monday</span></h2> <p>This was a fine day Thawing the snow is going Away john and I was Hailing wood in the Bush no sleay on the road. Afternoon John went to John Duglas to Haill som stove wood for him he Had the sleay </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_1_of_59"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">April 1 of 59</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 7 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="April_1_of_59">April 1 <u>of</u> 59</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning John went Down to the mill with 3 Bags to Chop. Afternoon Drawing wood in Bush got it all {piled/filed} 4 1/2 Cards of good wood. 2 Cards of {trim?} <u>1/2 card of stove wood in the bush</u> {this is underlined to separtate this entry from the next entry} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_2_of">Wednesday 2 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I went to Guelph Afternoon we went to {Mr/Mrs} <s>D</s> McDonald sale bad roads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_3_of">Thursday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I was Cuting the log on the Hill into stove wood the land is very soft bad roads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_4_of">Friday 4 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning lick rain had som showers of rain working About the Dorn the yard is soft </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_5_of">Saturday 5 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning it kep all day Ma and John went to Guelph I was at hom looking after the pig she {piget?} to Night 6 pigs </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_of">Sunday of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Ma &amp; John and Migs and I was at Church Cam showers Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_7_of">Monday 7 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning the land was Drying fast John and I was macking a gate the frost is About all out </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="60_Tuesday_8_of">60 Tuesday 8 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a soft morning raining Havey About all fornoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_9_of">Wednesday 9 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fin day Drying up the roads Afternoon John and I went to Mr Willcock Sale at Guelph </p><p>Thursday 10 </p><p>This was a Cold Morning little snow fell last Night it Clear up John start the Plough for the first of the Seson </p><p>Friday 11 </p><p>This was a Cold Morning Very Hard frost We was tacking out Manuar all fornoon 6 load John was at the Plough the Afternoon </p><p>Saturday 12th </p><p>This was a fin Morning Ma &amp; Miss &amp; I went to Guelph the roads is Drying up John was Ploughing all day We Had Dinner at MD Derraches </p><p>Sunday 13 </p><p>This was a fine Morning Mother &amp; John &amp; Jessie and I was at Church John &amp; Miss &amp; Jessie went to Sunday School </p><p>Monday 14 </p><p>This was a fine day John was Ploughing all day </p><p>Tuesday 15 </p><p>This was a fine Morning litle frosty I sow About 10 Bushel of oats John Harrow them and start to raking I went to J Douglas 4 Bags of Potatoes </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Wednesday 16 </p><p>This was a fin Morning late frosty We was tacking out Manuar 6 loads. Afternoon John was Ploughing </p><p>Thursday 17 </p><p>This was a fine Morning litle Cold in the Morning Was Harrow furrows and John was Ploughing all day Mrs Hugh Read was her at ten </p><p>Friday 18 </p><p>This was a Cold Morning John was Sowing peas 5 Bushels Sowen I was picking stones Afternoon I was Harrow John was ploughing </p><p>Saturday 19 </p><p>This was a Hard Morning Ma &amp; I went to Guelph got hom at noon John was Ploughing and Start to Sow About 10 O'Clock Sow over 5 Bushels of Barley </p><p>Sunday 20 </p><p>This was fin Morning Mother &amp; Ma &amp; John &amp; I went to Church Drying up fast </p><p>Monday 21 </p><p>This was a fine Morning John was ploughing and I Was Harrow Afternoon John was sowing the Hill field Sow 9 Bushel of oats </p><p>Tuesday 22 </p><p>This was a fine Morning litle Warmer John was Sowing and Roling sow About 11 Bushels of oats John at Harrow all day got the Hill field all sown </p><p>Wednesday 23 </p><p>This was a Dull morning raining a litle Afternoon John was Ploughing </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>62 Thursday 24th </p><p>This was a fine Morning litle Cold John was ganplay I was Harrow Afternoon John Sow about 6 Bushels of Barley and About 4 Bushels of Black oats </p><p>Friday 25 </p><p>This was a Cold Morning Hard Frost John was ploughing and Roling Afternoon he sow 5 Bushels of Barley and over 2 Bushels of Oats, I was at Harrow fornoon Mr H Cockburn was hear at Dinner </p><p>Saturday 26th </p><p>This was a fine day Ma &amp; I was at Guelph John was Roling </p><p>Sunday 27th </p><p>This was a fine Morning Ma &amp; Miss and John and I was at Church </p><p>Monday 28th </p><p>This was a Dull Morning the land is damp John was ganploughing Ma &amp; Miss and Mrs John Douglas Went to Merston </p><p>Tuesday 29th </p><p>This was a Soft Morning raining Havey all fornoon Ma &amp; Miss and Mrs I Douglas Went to Guelph </p><p>Wednesday 30 </p><p>This was a Dull Morning John working the Dun Harrow after that he was sowing 13 Bushels of oats I Was Harrowing </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><p>May 1st 63 </p><p>This was a Dull Morning we had a Havey rain last Night I start to Harrow About 11. O'Clock John Went Down to the Mill with 3 Bags of Oats to Chop Afternoon he Sow 4 Bushels of oats &amp; 5 Bushels of Peas </p><p>Friday 2st </p><p>This was a fine Morning litle frost John finished the Sowing Sow 3 Bushels of Peas I was Harrow, the Afternoon John Was Roling finished Seeding al Rold </p><p>Saturday 3st </p><p>This was a fine Morning John went up with Som oats and Peas to Guelph Ma and I went with the Bugy Willie was very sick last Night Ma and I got him at hom </p><p>Sunday 4th </p><p>This was a Dull Morning I went to Guelph for the Doctor to Willie he was no Better </p><p>Monday 5th </p><p>This was a Dull Morning Willie is About the same the Afternoon I went for the Doctor {illegible} was no Better </p><p>Tuesday 6th </p><p>This was a Cold Morning We was tacking out manure I went to Guelph to let the Doctor know About Willie he About the same Afternoon John was Ploughing </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#64_Wednesday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">64 Wednesday 7 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 8 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 13 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="64_Wednesday_7_of">64 Wednesday 7 of</span></h2> <p>This was a litle Cold morning litle frost John and I was tacking out manuar, Afternoon {?}ploughing Willie is Keping Better </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_8_of">Thursday 8 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold Morning litle frost we was tacking out manuar got it all out for the roots 8 loads. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_9_of">Friday 9 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Harrow I was {fixing?/fisting?} fences Afternoon I went to Margret Black furnel John was roling the land for the mmanguls took the young Catle Back to the Bush Brook one of the young Catle leg </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_10_of">Saturday 10 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning turn out a soft day rained all day and Cold Ma. and I went to Guelph. Willie is keping better </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_11_of">Sunday 11 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie was at Church Willie is Keping Better </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_12_of">Monday 12 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull Morninng we Had som rain last Afternoon I was was Driling for the mongals of corn on {rain?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_13_of">Tuesday 13 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Som rain last Night kep Dull all day John was ploughing all fornoon Afternoon I was Driling fr the mangls </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_14_of_65"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 14 of 65</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 15 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 16 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 20 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_14_of_65">Wednesday 14 <u>of</u> 65</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I was Tacking out manuar on the falow Afternoon Cuting Potatoes </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_15_of">Thursday <u>15 of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning High wind we was Hailing out manuar on the folow Afternoon Planting Potatoes 3 Bag Planted </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_16_of">Friday <u>16 of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litle Cold we planted over 4 Bags of Potatoes got them all planted Afternoon took out 2 loads of manuar John Harrow and sold the 14 {?} Potatoes 4R 7R Doughon H.H of our own {?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_17_of">Saturday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold Morning High wind Ma &amp; Migs and I went to Guelph </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_18_of">Sunday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold . Morning Mother &amp; Ma &amp; John and I went to Church Cam on rain About 1.0.Clock </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_19_of">Monday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was {fixing?} up fences John was at the fences </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_20_of">Tuesday 20 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Tacking out manurar 3 loads. I Sold {Britten?} Horse to Mr H Cockburn for $100 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#25_.2B_39_.3D_57_66_Wednesday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">25 + 39 = 57 66 Wednesday 21 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 22 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturaday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturaday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 27 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span id="25_+_39_=_57_66_Wednesday_21_of"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="25_.2B_39_.3D_57_66_Wednesday_21_of">25 + 39 = 57 66 Wednesday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was tacking out manuar to the fallow got it all out </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_22_of">Thursday 22 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John went to John A Cockburn for 2 load of {?} 5%. I was working at the fence </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_23_of">Friday 23 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull Morning we Had a Havey rain last Night I went to H. Cockburn with a Cow to the Bull Afternoon I was working at the fence John was ploughing the fallow </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturaday_24_of">Saturaday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; I went to Guelph I had 2 litle pigs and {fowls/fouls/loads} sold them. I was Down at Mr. Donald Kerracher </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_25_of">Sunday 25 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Ma &amp; Migs &amp; John and I went to Church we Had some Havey rain to day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_26_of">Monday 26 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull day Shower or rain to day John was ploughing all fornoon Afternoon Helping me with the fence at the {?} got it all up </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_27_of">Tuesday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was ploughing all fornoon the Afternoon he went for Mrs. W. Cockburn I was working at the fences </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_28_of_67"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 28 of 67</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 29 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 30 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_31"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 31</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_28_of_67">Wednesday 28 of 67</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was ploughing <s>all</s> he finished the low feld I went to Guelph for Seed Corn 2 Bushels 70C per Bushel. Afternoon Mother &amp; Ma &amp; Migs went to {Mr/Mc} Keass </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_29_of">Thursday 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Harrow the Turnip land Afternoon we Sow the Corn </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_30_of">Friday 30 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning we had som havey rain to day and som thunder Ma and I went to Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_31">Saturday 31</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs went to Guelph. Mother and Willie and I went to Church. I had Amos Bugy </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday">Sunday</span></h2> <p><s>This was a Cold litle Cold all day Mother &amp; John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie was at Church</s> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday">Monday</span></h2></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#68_June_1_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">68 June 1 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 6 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="68_June_1_of">68 June 1 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Mother &amp; Ma &amp; John and I went to Church {and?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_2_of">Monday 2 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I went to Cal out the Hands for the road work Afternoon washing the sheep </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_3_of">Tuesday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine Morning I went to Mr Kitchen with the sow and left her Cam on Thunder and a Havey rain I get hom in time Afternoon I put on a load of Hay </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_4_of">Wednesday 4 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning thunder and Havey rain last Night I went up to Guelph I had 2 pigs 9 weeks old Sold them $5.50c </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_5_of">Thursday 5 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning afternoonthe rain I went up to Guelph with a load of Hay sold at$9.20 per ton we had thunder and Havey rain to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_6_of">Friday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John Back to Mr Kitchen for the sow Afternoon we put on a load of Hay. Cam thunder and Havey rain this Afternoon </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 7 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 8 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 13 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_7_of">Saturday 7 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Ma and I went to Guelph got hom at noon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_8_of">Sunday 8 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Afternoon Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie and I went to Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_9_of">Monday 9 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John went to Guelph with a load of Hay. I start the road work. to Night Sher 4 sheep </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_11_of">Wednesday 11 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was sheering the last of the sheep 3 shep all done John was gonplough the Turnip land 54 lbs of wool </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_12_of">Thursday 12 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning <s>Afternoon</s> I was Harrow the Turnip land Afternoon I was drilling John Sow som to Night I went with a Cow to the Bull </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_13_of">Friday 13 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was Drilling all fornoon got them all don John was sowing them got them all sowen </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#70_Saturday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">70 Saturday 14 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 15 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 16 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 19 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="70_Saturday_14_of">70 Saturday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Ma and I went to Guelph got hom at noon Afternoon I was cuting Hay in the orched John was Harrow the falow and Cuffle the mangals </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_15_of">Sunday 15 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Mother and John and Migs and I went to Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_16_of">Monday 16 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning very warm to day John was Ploughing {sood/soad} I was {fixing/fixting/piciting?} fences </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_17_of">Tuesday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma and I start to Rockwood half way cam a Thunder storm and Havey rain put up at a farm house and it fair up Cam on Again Befor we got to the mill fair up Cam on very Havey when we got to the mill. we got hom Dry About 2.OClock </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_18_of">Wednesday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was at the {sood/soad/sowl} Ploughing I was at the mangels Clearing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_19_of">Thursday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John finished the {sood/soad} ploughg I was at the mangals Clearing Bell Calfve to day Bell went 2 weak 2 day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_20of_71"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 20of 71</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 21 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 22 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 26 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_20of_71">Friday 20of 71</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was at the mangles got them all Clear John was {sifting?} the mangles and potateos </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_21_of">Saturday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning and Havey rain som Thunder it fair up Ma &amp; I went to Guelph Dull all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_22_of">Sunday 22 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie and I went to Church it Kep up all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_23_of">Monday 23 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was ploughing the falow 2 time I was Halling the potatoes all day very Hot all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_24_of">Tuesday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was Halling the Potatoes John was ploughing the falow 2 time </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_25_of">Wednesday 25 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning very Hot I was finished the road {work?} Afternoon I was Halling the Patateos Mrs I. Daughar &amp; {?} was her </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_26_of">Thursday 26 of</span></h2> <p>This was a warm morning John was at the falow Ploughing I was Among the {bullshed?} tacking out {?} and Ry Afternoon I was Harrow the falow </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#72_Friday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">72 Friday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 28 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 29 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 30 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="72_Friday_27_of">72 Friday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a {?} morning I was Cuting Som Hay Back at the Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs and Jessie &amp; Willie was at School picknet </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_28_of">Saturday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning Thunder and Havey rain. it fair up Ma and I went to Guelph Afternoon mor thunder and rain </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_29_of">Sunday 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was Hot day Mother &amp; John &amp; Migs and I went to Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_30_of">Monday 30 of</span></h2> <p>This was a warm morning John was a the Hay Cuting Back at the Bush I was {mowing?} Som round fence side </p><p><br /> </p><p>17 loads x </p><p>10 </p><p>--- </p><p>27 </p><p><br /> </p><p>1 </p><p>3 </p><p>3 </p><p>2 </p><p>5 1/2 </p><p>4 1/2 </p><p>3 </p><p>--- </p><p>21 </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#July_1_of_73"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">July 1 of 73</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 6 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="July_1_of_73">July 1 of 73</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull mornning we Had Thunder and rain this it fair up John went to Guelph for Mr &amp; Mrs Kerracher &amp; famley </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_2_of">Wednesday 2 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was seting up the Potatoes the Afternoon Ma &amp; I went to the Church meating we Had som Havey rain at noon it fair up About 1Oclock </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_3_of">Thursday 3 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John was {Cafflr?} themangels I was Howing &amp; Jessie &amp; Migs. I went to the Hay turning Afternoon John and I was turning the Hay Mother &amp; Migs was at H Cockburn Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_4_of">Friday 4 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I went with Daisy to the Bull John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie was Howing the mangles we start to Cut mor Hay About 10.O Clock. Afternoon John was Racking and I was {Killing/Rilling} it up </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_5_of">Saturday 5 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Ma &amp; I went to Guelph got hom at noon We was working at the Hay geting 2 loads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_6_of">Sunday 6 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Mother &amp; Ma &amp; John &amp; Jessie was at Church </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#74_Monday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">74 Monday 7 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 8 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 13 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="74_Monday_7_of">74 Monday 7 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine Morning I was Mowing Back at the Bush John was Cuting with the mower </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_8_of">Tuesday 8 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine Morning We was puting {fairing?} green on the potatoes after that we was Hailing in Hay got in 5 loads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_9_of">Wednesday 9 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was {Cafler?} the Turnips and I was Cuting Som swamp grass we took in 3 loads of Hay </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_10_of">Thursday 10 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we was working at the Hay all day took in 2 loads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_11_of">Friday 11 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning working at the Hay got all the Back feld finish took 3 loads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_12_of">Saturday 12 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was workingg at the Hay all day Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs was at Guelph got in 2 loads to Night Dull to x Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_13_of">Sunday 13 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Mother &amp; John &amp; Migs and I was at Church </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_14_of_75"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 14 of 75</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 16 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 20 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_14_of_75">Monday 14 of 75</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Hot all day we was working at the Hay John got it all Cut Drying I was Helping them with the The Turnips </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_16_of">Wednesday 16 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Racking and I was puting up took in 3 loads and got it all Kill up </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_17_of">Thursday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning lick rain we got in 3 loads all Rack up </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_18_of">Friday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Very Warm I was at the Turnips all day John was gon plough the fallow </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_19_of">Saturday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning I was at the Turnips John was at the falow got Don the fornoon Afternoon got the Reper put up and Never sharpened finished the Turnips Ma &amp; Migs &amp; Willam was at Guelph </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_20_of">Sunday 20 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine Morning Very Dusty Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs x &amp; William and I was at Church </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#76_Monday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">76 Monday 21 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 22 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 27 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="76_Monday_21_of">76 Monday 21 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Cuting the Barley got one pece. Down Afternoon Cuting som Wheat Put up 37 stocks </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_22_of">Tuesday 22 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning it Kep up all day Windy we {Kack/Rack} up all of the Barely got all in was cut 4 load very lick rain </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_24_of">Thursday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning it rain To About 10 O Clock it clear up Afternoon John went to Guelph with a load of stove wood </p><p>{equation written sideways beside "Thursday 24 of"} </p><p>37 </p><p>31 </p><p>-79 </p><p>28 </p><p>--- </p><p>175 stocks </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_25_of">Friday 25 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we was at the fall Wheat Cuting got it all Down not all Bound Cam on a Havey thunder storm to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_26_of">Saturday 26 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie wen- to Guelph John and I Bound the last of the fall Wheat, and Cut mor Barley Down 28 stocks {unclear if this is referring to the Barely or the fall wheat} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_27_of">Sunday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie &amp; Willie Was at Church </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_28_of_77"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 28 of 77</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 29 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 30 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_31_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 31 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_28_of_77">Monday 28 of 77</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Cut Down the last of the Barley and we took in 2 loads of fall Wheat </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_29_of">Tuesday 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning tacking in Barley took in About 4 loads and it all {rack/sack} up </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_30_of">Wednesday 30 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull Morning we start to tack in Barley got 2 loads in Cam on rain we only Had one load out it fair up the Afternoon Mrs Walter {Goochings?} and famley was her About all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_31_of">Thursday 31 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we got all the Barley in and took in 4 loads of Wheat </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#78_August_1_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">78 August 1 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 7 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="78_August_1_of"><u>78</u> August 1 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning took in the last of the fall Wheat 2 loads and I rack up the stables and Migs and I took it in. John was at William Cockburn </p><p>Thrshing Afternoon {unclear if this is part of August 1 entry or August 2 entry} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_2_of">Saturday 2 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma and Willie and I went to Guelph John was {Cufflr?} {illegible} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_3_of">Sunday 3 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning But very warm &amp; Hot Mother and John &amp; Migs &amp; I was at Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_4_of">Monday 4 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Very warm John was at the fallow I was Howing the Turnips </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_5_of">Tuesday 5 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning litle rain fair up John {illegible} at the fallow I was {Cradle?} som oats </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_6_of">Wednesday 6 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John Went Down to the Blacksmith Afternoon WeCut the Blackoats </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_7_of">Thursday 7 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John Was geting rady for the Threshing </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_8_of_79"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 8 of 79</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 14 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_8_of_79">Friday 8 of 79</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we was Thrashing About all fornoon Thrash 100 B of fall Wheat 120 B of Barley 8 B of oats 20 B of peas Afternoon I went to Mr Amos Thrshing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_9_of">Saturday 9 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I was Cuting Peas with the {sith?} rack Ma &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie was Guelph took in 2 loads of Peas </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_10_of">Sunday 10 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; John &amp; Mother &amp; I was at Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_11_of">Monday 11 of</span></h2> <p>This was fine morning we was Cuting the feld of Oats next Martin Bush got the Don I was Binding all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_12_of">Tuesday 12 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I was Binding all fornoon the Afternoon we was Cuting the oats next the Bush I was Binding </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_13_of">Wednesday 13 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull day I was Binding and stacking all day John was Lay-Cock Thrshing all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_14_of">Thursday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was {Stocking/Staccking} John was Binding After that we took 3 loads of Peas and 1 load of oats aftr tea we was Cuting Peas </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 16 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_20"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 20</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 21 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_13_of">Friday 13 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we was Cuting Peas Afternon took in 5 loads of Peas </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_16_of">Saturday 16 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John I was Cuting the lastt of the Peas Afternoon took in 4 loads got the Peas all in Ma &amp; Migs was at Guelph fornoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_17_of">Sunday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning raining a litle all at hom fair up </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_18_of">Monday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Cuting round the oats Afternoon we was Cuting them </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_19_of">Tuesday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John was Cuting Down the last of the oats I was Binding got them all Bound Afternoon I was stocking and Cam on rain, James Cockburn was her About all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_20">Wednesday 20</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was ploughing for the Wheat I stock the last of the oats to Guelph to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_21_of">Thursday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning it rain all fornoon the Afternoon John went to the plough </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_22_of_81"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 22 of 81</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 28 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_22_of_81">Friday 22 of 81</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litle Cold we Had som Havey rain last Night John was ploughing all day I was Cleaning out {?} sheep {illegible} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_23_of">Saturday 23 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning a litle frost and very Cold I went to Guelph Migs and {Mrs/Miss} {Kear/Keas} Cam with me we took in 2 loads of oats </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_24_of">Sunday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Mother &amp; John &amp; {?} &amp; {Mrs/Miss} {Kear/Keas} &amp; Willie &amp; I went to Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_25_of">Monday 25 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we was tacking in oats got in 8 loads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_26_of">Tuesday 26 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John was Harrow the fallow after that took 2 loads of oats litle rainfall </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_27_of">Wednesday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was ploughing for the fall Wheat I was open some oats {shaves} at noon Cam on a Thunder storm got in 2 loads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_28_of">Thursday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was Harrow for the seed Afternoon got in the last of the Oats tow loads </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="22_Friday_29_of">22 Friday 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning we Had a Havey rain last Night turn out som Havey Shower this fornoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_30_of">Saturday 30 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John and Migs and I went to Guelph Ihad 10Bags of Fall Wheat 61 lbs to the Bushel 95 Cents pr Bushel Afternoon we {Sow/Saw} over 9 Bushels of Fall Wheat </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_31_of">Sunday 31 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Mother &amp; John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie was at the Church </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#September_1_of_83"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">September 1 of 83</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 7 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="September_1_of_83">September 1 <u>of</u> 83</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was Harrow and I was {piciting?} a fence Afternoon I ploughg and Harrow for fall Wheat John went to Mr Barley Thrshing Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_2_of">Tuesday 2 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I sow the last of the fall Wheat About 6 1/2 Bushels 9+6 1/2=15 1/2 15 1/2 Bushels sowen alltogether John was Barley Threshing About All day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_3_of">Wednesday 3 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was at the fall ploughing I was working at the fences </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_4_of">Thursday 4 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was at the fencesing John was ploughing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_5_of">Friday 5 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was puting up fences and {Diging?} post Holes John was Ploughing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_6_of">Saturday 6 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning som rain last Night Mig &amp; I went tp Guelph som rain this morning John was ploughing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_7_of">Sunday 7 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Mother &amp; John &amp; Migs and I went to Church </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#84_Monday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">84 Monday 8 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 14 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="84_Monday_8_of">84 Monday 8 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull Morning John was ploughing the fornoon the Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_9_of">Tuesday 9 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I went Down to the Church meeting we took Down the lumber and grain to Chop 3 Bags 3 Bags of Wheat to {grist? I think he means "grind" bit misspelled it?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_10_of">Wednesday 10 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John went to John A. Cockburn Thrshing all day with the tem. I was Diging post holes </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_11_of">Thursday 11 of</span></h2> <p>This was Dull morning John went to John A Cockburn Thrshing all day with the tem I was About hom </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_12_of">Friday 12 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John was ploughing all day I was About the {Dorn?} Clearing som Barley </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_13_of">Saturday 13 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I went to Guelph with a load of Barley Migs was Along with me I was About all day in Guelph getting Billy shovel Afternoon John was at Robrtson Thrshing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_14_of">Sunday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Mother &amp; John &amp; Jessie &amp; William and I went to Church </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_15_of_85"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 15 of 85</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 16 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 21 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 22 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_15_of_85">Monday 15 of 85</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was ploughing all day I was Clearing Barley I put up 20Bags for the markey and 3 Bags of {lailling?} for Mr Mckerracher </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_16_of">Tuesday 16 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I went to Guelph with a load of Barley 20 Bags &amp; 3 Bags for McKerracher </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_17_of">Wednesday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John went of to trente {last name?} I was Ploughing all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_18_of">Thursday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was ploughing the fornoon the Afternoon John went to Guelph with a load of stove wood </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_19_of">Friday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I went with Bell to the Bull this morning John went to the plough X it Cam on rain the Afternoon not much fair up </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_20_of">Saturday 20 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Very Cold Migs and I went to Guelph John was ploughing Afternoon we Cut Down the Corn and took hom a load of Corn </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_21_of">Sunday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Mother &amp; John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie was at Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_22_of">Monday 22 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John was ploughing and I was working at the fences </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#86_Tuesday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">86 Tuesday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 28 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 29 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 30 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="86_Tuesday_23_of">86 Tuesday 23 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John was ploughing the fornoon the Afternoon I was Thrshing som oats </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_24_of">Wednesday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was ploughing Iwasworking About the {Darn?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_25_of">Thursday 25 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Morning John was ploughing litle rain to day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_26_of">Friday 26 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John was ploughing all <s>day</s> Afternoon it was raining a litle this fornoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_27_of">Saturday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Migs &amp; Willie and I went to Guelph . John was ploughing took homa load of corn </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_28_of">Sunday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Mother &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie and I went to Church John &amp; I went to Mr G furnel Frank Elis {was/an?} this Afternoon two the Sow piged last Night 8 pigs 7 alive.. 6 days over time </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_29_of">Monday 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was ploughing all day I was working at the fence </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_30_of">Tuesday 30 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Very warm all day John was ploughing all day I working about the {Dorn/Darn?} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#October_1_of_87"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">October 1 of 87</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 7 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="October_1_of_87">October 1 <u>of</u> 87</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I went Down to Mr Stratton for the Window frame and flooring Afternoon John was ploughing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_2_of">Thursday 2 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was at Mr Amos Thrshing. Afternoon we was Thrshing got Thrsh out over 100 B. of peas over 300 B of oats </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_3_of">Friday 3 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a soft morning rain all last Night it fair up John and I was Clearing peas. Afternooon he was ploughing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_4_of">Saturday 4 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Clear up John and {I/Jessie} was {&amp;to?} Migs and went to Guelph with a load of peas </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_5_of">Sunday 5 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Mother 7 John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie &amp; Willie was at Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_6_of">Monday 6 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Cam on rain a litle all day. I went Down to Aberfoyle for the show ticke {I think he means tickets} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_7_of">Tuesday 7 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning we all went to the Show But Mother and Ma was at home Very Dull all day litle shower </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#88_Wednesday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">88 Wednesday 8 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 14 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 15 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="88_Wednesday_8_of">88 Wednesday 8 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning {I was?} was ploughing all day Johne was at W.. Camen Thrshing all day Mrs Herr &amp; Migs Kerr was her fornoon Afternoon Mrs John A. Cockburn &amp; Mrs W Cockburn and W. cockburn was her to {tea?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_9_of">Thursday 9 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John was ploughing and I was at the potatoes liften, all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_10_of">Friday 10 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning it Cam on rain som Thunder it fair up the Afternoon John went to the plough Mr H Cockburn he to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_11_of">Saturday 11 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Kep up we was all at the Potatoes took in 2 Cart load </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_12_of">Sunday 12 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Soft Looking all {all?} hom </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_13_of">Monday 13 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning and Cold John and I finished the potatoes got them all up we had 4 cart load in all </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_14_of">Tuesday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This wwas a Dull morning and a High wind John I was at the mangals tacking up took in 3 loads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_15_of">Wednesday 15 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I was tacking the Mangles got them all up took in 4 loads {mangels?}{Deck?} About 5 Oclock I went for the {Dacher?} Baby was Born About 5 Oclock </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_16_of_89"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 16 of 89</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 21 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 22 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_16_of_89">Thursday 16 of 89</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning after rain John was ploughing all fornoon the Afternoon Cam on rain all Afternoon soft Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_17_of">Friday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John went to {Kehler?} Thrshing all day I went Down to the mill with 5 Bags to Chop and got Billy {Shed?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_18_of">Saturday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Jessie and I went to Guelph got hom at noon I took in the last of the Apples John was ploughing all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_19_of">Sunday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning it fair up John and I went to the Church turn out a soft Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_20_of">Monday 20 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning it kep up all day litle Cold John was ploughing all fornoon the Afternoon we went to the sale Mr {Bailey/Barley}. I Bought a ram for $6 </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_21_of">Tuesday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I went for the Ram After that I was Clearing Peas John was ploughing Afternoon Mother &amp; John &amp; I went Down to the Church seeing Mr {Thomson?} place. to Night John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie &amp; Willie went Down to the meeting </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_22_of">Wednesday 22 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John and I went to Guelph with a load of Peas Sold 60C pr B. </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#90_Thursday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">90 Thursday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_25"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 25</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_27"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 27</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 28 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 29 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 30 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Friday</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="90_Thursday_23_of">90 Thursday 23 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was ploughing all fornoon the Afternoon it rain. I was W. Cockburn Thrshing all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_24_of">Friday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John was ploughing all day I was working About the {Darn/Dorn?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_25">Saturday 25</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I went to Guelph John was tacking put manuar I was at it the Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_26_of">Sunday 26 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litle Cold John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie &amp; Willie and I was at Church Locke Out for the {Sleep Turning?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_27">Monday 27</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning we was tacking out manuar the Afternoon John was ploughing I was tacking hom the Corn </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_28_of">Tuesday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Hard frostJohn was ploughing I was toping Turnips Afternoon ploughing and harrow then took in 2 loads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_29_of">Wednesday 29 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull Morning Mother frst John an was at the Turnnips all day toke in 4 loads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_30_of">Thursday 30 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull day we was at the Turnips all day took in 5 loads </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday">Friday</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Clear up we was at the turnips all day Shower of snow the Afternoon took in 5 loads &amp; 2 loads of gray (?) </p><p>{Written in margin} finished them 18 oats </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1890_November_1_of_1890_91"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">1890 November 1 of 1890 91</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 7 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 8 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="1890_November_1_of_1890_91">1890 November 1 <u>of</u> 1890 91</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning we killed a pig the Afternoon turn out a stormy Snowing Afternoon Migs and I went to Mr Kerr Stormy Snowing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_2_of">Sunday 2 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Mother &amp; John &amp; Jessie and I went to Church Very Stormy all day snowing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_3_of">Monday 3 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Had som shower of snow Afternoon I went Down to Bevern sale Mother went Down to McBeath </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_4_of">Tuesday 4 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull day I was Clearing out the pig pen John was Hailing it out the manuar all day Afternoon I went {over?} {It? t?} Mr Amos to Kill a pig </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_5_of">Wednesday 5 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morniong Migs and I went to Guelph John was tacking out manuare </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_6_of">Thursday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie and I went to Church Thanksgaving day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_7_of">Friday 7 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John was ploughing the fornoon the Afternoon we was tacking out monuar </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_8_of">Saturday 8 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was puting in the Window in the Beadrom {I think he means bedroom} John was ploughing all day </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#92_Sunday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">92 Sunday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 14 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 15 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 16 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="92_Sunday_9_of">92 Sunday 9 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was Soft morning raining About all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_10_of">Monday 10 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was workingg About the garden John was ploughing all day. I had a sheep died last Night {Diacy? I think he is talking about his cow named Daisy} calve to day / 3 days over time </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_11_of">Tuesday 11 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litle frst {I think he means frost} I was working in the garden John was ploughing all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_12_of">Wednesday 12 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John was ploughing all day finished the fall ploughing I was working About the House </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_13_of">Thursday 13 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning John start the sood ploughing I was working About the Lumberoom </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_14_of">Friday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Vey warm all day John was ploughing sood all day I was About hom </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_15_of">Saturday 15 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Migs &amp; I went to Guelph I had 2 pigs Could not Sell them I took them hom I had 2 Bushels of Peas to Donald Kerracher </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_16_of">Sunday 16 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Mother &amp; John &amp; Migs &amp; {Willie? illegible} and I was at Church one the fair day pigs is 9 weeks old </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_17_of_93"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 17 of 93</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 21 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 22 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 25 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_17_of_93">Monday 17 of 93</span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning and rain all day Very Havey all day Cold to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_18_of">Tuesday 18 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning litle frost John was ploughing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_19_of">Wednesday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Hard frst {frost} John was ploughing </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_20_of">Thursday 20 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Very Hard frst {frost} we was Clearing up som Wheat put up 15 Bags Afternoon John went Down to the mill with 6 Bags to Chop </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_21_of">Friday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning and Hard frost I was {Cassing?} the young Catle stable </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_22_of">Saturday 22 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold moorning Migs and I went to Guelph got hom About 4 OClock Had to get 3 shoes on <u>Billy</u> John was ploughing Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_23_of">Sunday 23 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John and Migs and Jessie was at Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_24_of">Monday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning working working About the yard Afternoon I went to John A. Cockburn to see About Ceder post Mrs W. Gooding and Migs gooding was her to tea </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_25_of">Tuesday 25 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John was ploughing all day got finished Ploughing litle stormey all day I was working About the {Dorn/Darn?} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#94_Wednesday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">94 Wednesday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 28 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturady_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturady 29 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 30 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="94_Wednesday_26_of">94 Wednesday 26 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning John was all day at W.. Cockburn Thrshing all day I was Hailing hom wood with the cart </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_27_of">Thursday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning John was all day at W Cockburn Thrshing all day. I went to Guelph with a load of Wheat </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_28_of">Friday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning John &amp; Migs &amp; John &amp; I was at the Church. Afternoon I went to John A Cockburn to seen About Post </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturady_29_of">Saturady 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning Mother &amp; {illegible, John? Jessie?} and Willie and I went to church John was Hailing som {Card/Cord/Cart wood to Me round?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_30_of">Sunday 30 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard and Cold morning Mother &amp; John &amp; Jessie and I was at Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday">Monday</span></h2></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#December_1_of_95"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">December 1 of 95</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 7 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="December_1_of_95">December 1 of 95</span></h2> <p>This was a Winter Looking morning Snowing I went to Mr Brown Furnel {I think he means funeral} John went to Guelph wa {with} a load of wood. I Sold the 2 Heffrrs {heifers} to Mr Foster for $57 </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_2_of">Tuesday 2 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning hard frost John went to Guelph with a load of {Cord/Card/Cart} wood I went Down to the Blacksmith to get prince shod Afternoon I had to go to Mr Amos to help Kill pigs </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_3_of">Wednesday 3 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Stormy morning Snowing and Blowing all day Mr Foster to the fat Catle away </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_4_of">Thursday 4 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning took hom a load of Cord wood out to the road Afternoon John wenr Down <s>to the Blach smith Billy shod</s> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_5_of">Friday 5 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Very Hard frost Afternoon John went Down with gray {Beley/Biley} to him sharped </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_6_of">Saturday 6 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John and Migs and I went to Guelph I had 4 litle pigs sold them f {for} $7.50 we had the sleay {sleigh} for sleaying {sleighing} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_7_of">Sunday 7 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie and I went to the Church had the Bougy {buggy} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#96_Monday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">96 Monday 8 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fridat_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Fridat 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 14 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 15 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="96_Monday_8_of">96 Monday 8 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning John went to Guelph with a load of wood </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_9_of">Tuesday 9 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John went to Guelph with a load of wood. Afternoon I went to Mr Ackenson york {Rend?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_10_of">Wednesday 10 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning John went to Guelph with a load of wood I was working About </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Fridat_12_of">Fridat 12 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold and Hard morning John went to Guelph with a load of wood I was About hom all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_13_of">Saturday 13 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Migs and I went to Guelph got hom at noon John was up with a load of wood </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_14_of">Sunday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was a litle mild this morning John &amp; Migs and I went to Church Thawing a litle </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_15_of">Monday 15 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning John went up with the last of the wood I was About hom </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_16_of_97"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 16 of 97</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_17_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 17 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thurseday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thurseday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 21 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 22 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 23 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_16_of_97">Tuesday 16 <u>of</u> 97</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John was Hailing hom som wood </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_17_of">Wednesday 17 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning I went Down to Aberfoyle for the croscut saw Maggy Cockburn J. May Cockburn Migs K. Cockburn was her this afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thurseday_18_of">Thurseday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning lick a Change John and I went to the Bush fornoon. John and Migs went to a meeting at the Church to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_19_of">Friday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John and I was in the Bush Cuting stove wood Afternoon About the Dorn </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_20_of">Saturday 20 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning Miggs and I went to Guelph got hom About 2 O.Clock </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_21_of">Sunday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John &amp; Migs and I was at the Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_22_of">Monday 22 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John and I went to the Bush to Cut som stove wood Afternoon {Real?}Mr Roberson and Mr. H Cockburn was her this Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_23_of">Tuesday 23 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John and I was in J.A Cockburn swamp racking out Ceder post got out 35 post </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#98_Wednesday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">98 Wednesday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_25_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 25 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_28"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 28</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 30 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_31_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 31 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="98_Wednesday_24_of">98 Wednesday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning tirn out a litle Stormy the Afternoon John and I was tacking {out Ceder?} post got 37 post </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_25_of">Thursday 25 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold and a litle frosty all day <s>we took hom a load of wood</s> Ma and I went to John Douglas and Willie was with us </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_26_of">Friday 26 of</span></h2> <p>This was a cold and stormy a litle all day we took hom a load of wood After that John took Mother and Ma and Migs and the Baby over to H.. Cockburn </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_27_of">Saturday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning and Cold About all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_28">Sunday 28</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John &amp; Migs &amp; Jessie was at Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_27_of">Monday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold Morning John and I went to the swamp geting out som post 31. 35+37+31=103 post {long equation} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_30_of">Tuesday 30 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Mild morning lick mor snow we was {clearing/cleaning} Put up 6 Bags to Chop John went Down to the mill to get 6 B John W. and {Migs/Miss} Kerr was heer to Chop to Night </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_31_of">Wednesday 31 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning fogy for sleaying {sleighing} Rob Cockburn was her to tea John &amp; Migs Kerr was her to Night put ou the old year and put in the new year </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1891_January_1_of_1891_99"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">1891 January 1 of 1891 99</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_2_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 2 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_3_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 3 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_4_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 4 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_5_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 5 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_6_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 6 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_7_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 7 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_8_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 8 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="1891_January_1_of_1891_99">1891 January 1 of 1891 99</span></h2> <p>This was a Soft morning not much rain a litle all day Could not go out at all </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_2_of">Friday 2 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning the Afternoon turn out Hard frost John went Down to the Blacksmith got Billy shod </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_3_of">Saturday 3 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard morning Migs and I went to Guelph got hom About 3.O.Clock Very Slipy no sleaying {sleighing} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_4_of">Sunday 4 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning lick mor snow good Whealling John &amp; Migs and I went to Church </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_5_of">Monday 5 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John and I went to the Bush Cuting stove wood. Cold fine day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_6_of">Tuesday 6 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold Morning John and I went to the Bush to Caut {cut} some stove wood Very slipy no sleaying {sleighing} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_7_of">Wednesday 7 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning John and I was Cuting stove wood </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_8_of">Thursday 8 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning it was a fine day John and I was in the Bush Cuting stove wood Afternoon I went Down to the meeting of the show </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#100_Friday_9_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">100 Friday 9 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_10_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 10 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_11_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 11 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_12_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 12 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_13_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 13 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_14_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 14 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_15_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 15 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_16_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 16 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="100_Friday_9_of">100 Friday 9 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning we was in the Bush Cuting stove wood Afternoon I went Down to the Insurance meeting </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_10_of">Saturday 10 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Migs and I went to Guelph {J/I}.. May Cockburn was along with us </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_11_of">Sunday 11 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning John {illegible due to ink blot, but likely "&amp;" due to context} Mother &amp; Jessie &amp; Willie and I was at Church Very lick snow turn out stormy </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_12_of">Monday 12 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Stormy day Snowing About hom all day </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_13_of">Tuesday 13 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Cold morning litle stormy John went Down to the Blacksmith after that we was Hailing hom wood Sleaying {Sleighing} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_14_of">Wednesday 14 of</span></h2> <p>This was a winter looking Morning turn out a stormy day John and I went to Guelph with 5 Bags of Wheat to get flour good Sleaying {sleighing} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_15_of">Thursday 15 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Cold and Hard frost John and I went for a load of Post. Afternoon John went to {Mr/Mrs} W Cockburn Bee </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_16_of">Friday 16 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Hard and Cold morning we was tacking hom the Post 3 loads got them all hom 102 posts </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_17_of_107"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 17 of 107</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_18_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 18 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_19_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 19 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_20_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 20 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Webnesday_21_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Webnesday 21 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_22_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 22 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 23 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_24_of"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 24 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_23_of"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 23 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_17_of_107">Saturday 17 of 107</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning I was About hom all day the Afternoon I went to W.. Cockburn with a Cow to the Bull John was not well </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_18_of">Sunday 18 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Migs &amp; Jessie and I went to the Church John was not well Had the {Cutter?} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Monday_19_of">Monday 19 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I was About home all day John was not much Better I went over to Mr Amos the fornoon to see him </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_20_of">Tuesday 20 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Ma &amp; I went Down to see Mrs. McBeath John was not much Better of the Cold x Mrs McBeath died at 4.OClock the Afternoon </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Webnesday_21_of">Webnesday 21 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning Thawing a litle all day I was puting the floor in the Backitchen {back kithchen?} The sleaying {sleighing} is about goon {gone} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_22_of">Thursday 22 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a litle stormy this morning and Blowing a litle Afternoon Mother &amp; I went to Mrs McBeath furnel {funeral} </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Friday_23_of">Friday 23 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning I went Down to the Blacksmith I was About hom John was not able to work </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_24_of">Saturday 24 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Migs and I went to Guelph John a litle Better </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sunday_23_of">Sunday 23 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning Migs &amp; Jessie and I went to Church had the {Cutter?} </p></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"><div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#102_Monday_26_of"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">102 Monday 26 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_27_of"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 27 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_28_of"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 28 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_29_of"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 29 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_30_of"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 30 of</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_31_of"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 31 of</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="102_Monday_26_of">102 Monday 26 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a fine morning litle mor snow last Night I went Back to Robert Beathe with the sow </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tuesday_27_of">Tuesday 27 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Stormy morning snowing I went Back to R Beathe for the sow </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wednesday_28_of">Wednesday 28 of</span></h2> <p>This was a fine day I was puting in the floor in the Back Kitchen. John &amp; Migs went to John A Cockburn </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Thursday_29_of">Thursday 29 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning , foogy {foggy} the Afternoon Cam on a Havey rain Thawing I went Down to the schol for Jessie and Willie </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_30_of">Saturday 30 of</span></h2> <p>This was a Dull morning the snow About all goon {gone} Soft and mudy </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Saturday_31_of">Saturday 31 <u>of</u></span></h2> <p>This was a Dull day Hard frost we was working About hen house Afternoon turn out Dull Cam on rain to Night </p><p><br /> {written sideways on the bottom of the page} sow. Served. January.26<u>of</u>1891 sow served 2 time February 17 <u>of</u> 1891 </p></div> untranscribed