21 10 568 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/88c78337fb6e4b83bafd1108112eed9e.pdf ea18cf311893a1f15ecad5bfc7ce3ba9 PDF Text Text � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c83dbf0c6d801436af76d99d4f62bf4c.pdf b32e153992cd9507f4c8a1498bbe3da1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Left page == Fred Snary Born Nov 16 1869 John Snary(died Sun dec 4, 1839)- Father of Henry, Johny (died Monday sept 18 1905), Bilton {Burning of?} mortgage of Croton Church Thursday Feb 2, 1905 Ricahrd Snary moved the Barns {stabee?} June 1907 == Right page == Henry Snary Born May 12 1826 80 years old May 1906 1904 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c565ec1376cbe656342911e7b6a5e786.pdf c30ea7cd3539b5cc4ea289e77f20e0b4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Boston August 1904 Mon Aug 1 Clear most of the day and warm Billon and Joseph browder was here part of the day. Tue Aug 2 clear and cool. Morning and evening Joseph Crowder was with me awhile this afternoon. Wed Aug 3 clear and cool. I was watching dam Donald erecting wire fence for Ara Newcomb. I saw Anna Smith and had a little talk with her. She was going up to Florence to see old Mrs. Smith. Thu Aug 4 clear and pleasant. Bilton called in Rose brought be a can of milk. I went to school and had a talk with Chapple. Fri Aug 5 clear and hot 86 deg in the shade Sarah was here baking and cleaning house Sat Aug 6 a hazy day and warm. Sarah brought me over a couple of loaves. Sun Aug 7 clear and cool high wind from the south dust flying. Mon Aug 8 clear and cool almost cold enough for a frost this morning Bilton called in. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f6af192f7f51d643a7e95e2cf59eb546.pdf 47f67bd30f0fe76f96d0ea729661510b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton 1904== Tue Aug 9 Clear and warm in the middle of the day, cool in the morning. Took a train over to lot No 5 and down the side road to to 11 Con then up the river and around home. Wed aug 10th Showery. Millie called in this fore noon. Thur Aug 11th cloudy part of the day. I got out a few strawberry plants. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. Friday Aug 12th Clear part of the day and morning and Even cool . Sarah here bakeing and cleaning hours. Sat Aug 13 cloudey with thunder showers. Seth Crowell gave me a call. William Happer from Newbraka called in a few minutes this after noon not doing much myself. Sun Aug 14Clear and pleaasent Mon Aug 15 Clear and warm. Bilton brought me a post office envelope. {second page} == Croton August 1904 == Tue Aug 16th cloudy most of the day and warm . James Kelly broug a peic of mutton. Wed aug 17th clear and hot and I was down to the old home. Dick is makeing quite a change. Thu Aug 18 clear and pleasent. Walter called in this forenoon. Sarah came over and canned a few blackberries. I took up my multiplier? onions this after noon. Fri Aug 19 cloudy and cool commenced to rain about 3 P.M. Sarah was over in the fore noon cleaning house. Sat Aug 20th cloudy and warm, heavey rain last night. Bilton called in this fore noon, not doing much myself. Sun Aug 21 clear warm and windy no preaching at our appartment there being Quarterley meeting at Florence. Mon Aug 22 cloudy and wet. Bilton was in the a while Dick came a spell this afternoon. Walter was here cleaning out the granny. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7bf61896bf5908884dd45ed5e8be2e69.pdf 34008d8cc584be02dbb759415d44a4fd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton August 1904 == Tue Aug 23 Clear and pleasant I was cuting out the old berry bushes Wed Aug 24 clear and please not doing much of anything today. Thu aug 25th cloudy and thunder showers Fri Aug 26th clear and cool. Sarah was this fore noon bakeing and cleaning house. I dug a few potatoes where I want to set strawberry. Sat Aug 27th clear and pleasant I set out a few strawberry plants. Sun Aug 28th clear and pleasant. Mr Baker was our preacher today Mon Aug 29 cloudy and cool. Elva Paul called this fore noon. Bilton was here this after noon. Tue Aug 30 clear and cool morning and evening. Sarah was in a few minutes Wed Aug 31, clear and cool. Bilton was most of the fore noon. James Williams called in this evening I was down to the blacksmitts shop. {second page} == Croton September 1904 == Thu Sept 1st cloudy most of the day and warm, I was cutting up a fiew weeds. Fri Sept 2 light clouds and hot. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing. A thunder shower this evening. Sat Sept 3 Clear and pleasent, I sent away for the Globe Paper. Sun Sept 4, clear and cool Mon Spt 5th clear and cool. Sarah was here this forenoon. Bilton was in this after noon. Walter was thrashing and drawing his barley here this afternoon. Tue Sept 6th clear and cool no calllers today Wed Sept 7th clear most of the day and warm in the middle of the day. Cool morning and evening. Dick was here for timber to make a jug rack. Thu Sept 8 cloudy most of the day and cool. A thunder shower last night and might rain this after noon. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d24c7c25798655910cc30095445474dc.pdf d0fde6214ca95869ad05e659c37fc92a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Croton September 1904 Fri Sept 9th cloudy and cool. Sarah was in the fore noon. I chating with Chapple this after noon Sat Sept 10th clear and warm. I was readin most of the day Sun Sept 11th clear and pleasant. Baker Preached. John Morley was thear Mon Sept 12th clear and cool thunder Showers last night. I went down to J. H. {Snvy?}. where George Scott was thrashing Tue Sept 13th light clouds and cool. fore part of the day allmost cold enough for midle of October. Wed Sept 14th Showry and cool. Bilton was here most of the after noon Thu Sept 15th light clouds and cool, I was diging potatoes this after noon Sarah was here fore part of the day Fri Sept 16th clear most of the day and warm. I finish'd diging my potatoes Sarah was here for part of the day Sat Sept 17th clear and cool alone all day Sun Sept 18 cloudy. for noon Showry {second page} Croton September 1904 Mon Sept 19th cloudy and mild. Bilton was here this fore noon. I husked a basket of corn this after noon Tue Spt 20th thunder Showers in the fore noon after noon windy and cool. Old Onr One Me Kewen called in this after noon Sarah was in here a fiew minutes Wed Sept 21st clear and cold a frost a last night. I had to keep on a fire all day Thu Sept Sept 22ond clear and cold. a frost last nighh that killd corn potatoes beans and all tender truck. I had a tramp this after noon though Newcombs Tea Gregory s and Dick s. corn and beans are killd dead it Stinks bad Fri Sept 23rd most of the day cloudy. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. I went over to brother John s to See Aunt Victoria She think she got her leg broke this after noon I came away before the Dr got there. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e08511ee6f3867e79642de4f66cdc1ea.pdf f4a4d8f03b128ee532a935e00d7ead7e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton September 1904 == Sat Sept 24th cloudy and wet i was setting in the house most of the day Sun Sept 25th cloudy and cool Mon Sept 26th cloudy and cool. heavey rain last night with thunder and light-ning. Bilton calld this fore noon Sarah was here fore part of the day I wrotē a letter to Victoria this afternoon Tue Sept 27th light clouds and warm,I took up my oniens and husked three baskets of corn. Jeremiah calld this evening Wed Sept 28th fore noon clear.afternoon cloudy, I husked fiew shocks of corn Thu Sept 29th fore noon light clouds and warm a smart about one P.M Fri Sept 30th clear high wind and cool Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing. I pict a fiew apples Sat Oct 1 cloudy and cool. I a fiew apples. Walter took away a load of his barley. {second page} == Broton October 1904 == Sun Oct 2ond cloudy and cool. Mr Lorimer Preache harvest home Sermon Mon Oct 3rd cloudy and cool. I went over to Brother of. W. {Snrys?} to see how Aunt Victoria was she is Suffering a great deat with her break Tue Oct 4th cloudy and cold. I walked {"18 years old" written in margins} down to the old this fore noon. Joseph Crowder moved to Tupper ville this fore noon. Wed Sept 5th cloudy and wet rain in the morning and again in the midle of the day Thu Oct 6th cloudy and cold. I walk d out of B. Snary's this after noon Fri Oct 7th clear and cool. I finishd husking my bit of corn. Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house. Sat Oct 8th cloudy fore part of the day wet Sun Oct 9th cloudy and Soft Mon Oct 10th cloudy with high wind from the South West. Old Mr Chrisitner calld in he was collecting for Salvation armey https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0f52d7c572cd22715f663ae965525019.pdf ef6d5cde47207020f620d00395549f5c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton October 1904== Tue Oct 11th cloudy and mild. rain this Evening. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. I was setting in the house most of the day. Wed Oct 12th cloudy and cool. I carrid some apples up stairs for winter. Sarah came over this after noon {illegible} made Saur Krat. there was an Auction Sale at John McCutcheron's old place to day I did'nt get to it Henry Snary from Chago he Said he had been getting Married. I got a letter this morning from Victoria Thu Oct 13th cloudy and cool, was setting in the house most of the day Fri Oct 14th cloudy and cool. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing Sat Oct 15th light clouds and cool. Sun Oct 16th clear and pleasant Mon Oct 17th clear and pleasant. Bilton was in this forenoon.Tomas Bilton {second page} == Croton October 1904 == Tue Oct 18th clear and warm. Wed Oct 19th morning foggy.midle of the day clear and warm. Evening cloudy. Thu Oct 20th fore noon cloudy. after noon light clouds and cool. Fri Oct 21st cloudy and light Showers. I went out to Thomas Boltons this after noon Sarah was here this fore noon cleaning house Sat Oct 22ond cloudy and cool. rain last night a little hail this after noon Sun Oct 23rd cloudy and cold a frost last night Mon Oct 24th most of the day cloudy and cool, a frost last night that froze the water barnell over. Tue Oct 25th cloudy and cool rain last night Bilton was here most of the fore noon Wed Oct 26th cloudy and cool enough for Snow Thu Oct 27th clear most of the day and cold Mr Baker our minister calld in this after noon. {"Sat" crossed out with "Fri" underneath} Oct 28th fall clouds and cold. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/71dd4bf9b0fdafeeb2c5670fe0a72cfc.pdf 6e57d6452a8e7eb193cf855928ea704d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton October 1904 == Sat Oct 29th clear and pleasent. Sun Oct 30th clear and cool. I went to church Mr. McMullen Preached. Mon Oct 31 clear and cool. James Stagg calld in this after noon. Sarah awas here picking a few apples Tue Nov 1 clear and warm. I was trimming my grape wines this after noon. Wed Nov 2 a heavy fog this morning cloudy this evening and war. I was burning brush we cut at the apple trees. Bilton called this afternoon. Thu Nov 3 clear and pleasant. They were holding the election for member of parliment to day at McIntoshes house. Fri Nov 4 a few streekey clouds and mild wind from the east a prospect of a storm <s>prtty</s> pretty soon. Seth Crowell called this evening for the preachers Salery money. {second page} == Croton November 1904 == Sat Nov 5th cloudy and cool. Sprinling rain this evening. Sarah was here this fore noon cleaning house and bakeing. Sun Nov 6th cloudy and cool. No preaching at our church today Quarerly meeting at Florence. Mon Nov 7 Cloudy and cool. hard frost last night. John McCuteheon calld in this Morning with a local option paper to get signed. Tue Nov 8 clear part of the day and cold it froze the ground to hard to plow 28 deg above zero at 9 AM Dick was up this forenoon. William Sprole was trying to get Signers for Books. Wed Nov 9th clear most of the day and cool. Bilton was here this forenoon. George Nelson was in awhile. I was cleaning out my Stove and pipe this after noon. Thu Nov 10th clear and cool. <s>Sararh</s> Sarah was here cleaning house. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0f9eeb8885f031e447ad392d187a9afd.pdf 1ae99ee05d85d6b3c486a835e92c8182 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton november 1904 == Sat Nov 11th clear and mild. a midling Siff breeze from South West. Sarah calld in and Millie and Grant was in a fiew minutes Sun Nov 12th cloudy <s>Somy</s> storm hail and snow a cold rough day Mon Nov 13th fore hart of the day cloudy and cool. after noon clear about two inches of snow fell last night about gone to night. Rose brought me Some butter this after noon Tue Nov 14th cloudy and moderate. Mrs McWhay brought a book I Signed for Wed Nov 15th a heavey fogg this morning clear and pleasant when the fogg cleared away. Bilton was here this fore noon Thu Nov 16th fore noon clear and warm after noon cloudy. a {iledgible} of a Stown. Fred was here this being his birth day .he says he is thirty five years old {second page} == Croton Nov 1904 == Fri Nov 18th a hagy cloudy warm day. Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house Sat Nov 19th a hazy Indian Summer day Sun Nov 20th the Sun darkend with Smoke Mon Nov 21st clear and pleasant. not doing much and nobody in to day. Tues Nov 22 clear and warm. a pleasant for the time of the year Bilton was here most of the for noon Wed Nov 23rd clear most of the day and cool Ella calld in a minute Thu Nov 24th a dark mussy day musting rain part of the time and part of the time Snow.Sarah was in a fiew minutes Fri Nov 25th cloudy and cool. Sarah was here cleaning house the fore part of day. Pearl came up this fore noon Sat Nov 26th a cold day with Snow Squls this after noon. Vera and Grant was here a fiew minutes Sun Nov 27th clear part of the day and cold Mc. Mullen Preach't to day https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5139c1e74454d4bc7d1fc83feec8fbc5.pdf 77143b3ecf99717bce9541b2453a4b1c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton November 1904 == Mon Nov 28th clear and cold 8 deg above zero this morning. Sarah was in a few minutes Tue Nov 29th Smokey cloudy and moderate this fore noon. Cool and windy this evening. Bilton was in this fore noon, after noon Sarah called Wed Nov 30th Cloudy and cold some snow squalls. Bilton was here and took dinner with me Thu Dec 1st Cloudy and cool. no body in this day Fri Dec 2nd Cloudy and cool. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing Sat Dec 3rd Fore noon clear and cool after noon cloudy. A prospect of snow Sun Dec 4 Clear part of the and cool the Thamesville minister gave us a Sermon this after noon. The roads are dry and dusty. {?} Sisely five years ago to day Father died SUN DEC. 4 1839 {second page} == Croton November 1904 == Mon Dec 5th Cloudy and cool. I was cleaning out the stove pipe this fore noon. Tue Dec 6th Clear high wind and dust flying. I had a letter this morning from Catharine. She says all are well. I I was out to og B. Snarys and got my hair cut. He came around this way to Florence and brought me home Wed Dec 7th Cloudy and cool it looks as though thear was a storm brewing. The little gee calld in this after noon Thu Dec 8th Light clouds and high wind plenty of dust. I walked over to Brother John. Snary's this afternoon. Fri Dec 9th Cloudy part of the day a little snow. Sarah was here doing house work Sat Dec 10th Light clouds and cold, 10 deg. above zero. Alone most of the day. Sun Dec 11th Cloudy and cold comenced to snow this after noon. Rev. whm. McMullen preachd Mon Dec 12th Cloudy, snowing day. Dick brought a load of wood. After noon writing to Catharine https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/668087af04c63bca5c11d9d2e6a017b7.pdf 7a85d78b27af47f559dbc9eb21c4ae8b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton <s>Decbr</s> Dec 1904 == Tue Dec 13 light Snow all day. I sent a letter Catharine Brock Wed Dec 14th light Snow all day Thu Dec 15th fore part of the day light Snow Evening clear and pleasant but cold the themometer 18 above zero Fri Dec 16th light flying Snow part of the day and cold 6 deg above zero this morn-ing Sarah was here doing house work Sat Dec 17th cloudy most of the day and cool. Dick was in a few minutes Sun Dec 18th cloudy South wind and cold Mr Baker preachd to day Mon Dec 19th cloudy and moderate. I had James Young here visiting most of the day. {Waller McCrainey} was here trying to sell me a coal Stove Tue Dec 20th a drifting blushing Snowing day. Ira Saw called in awhile Wed Dec 21 fore noon clear after noon cloudy. Bilton called this afternoon {second page} == Croton December 1904 == Thu Dec 22nd cloudy and moderate the Sky as though it might rain Fri Dec 23rd cloudy and Soft Snow all gone Sarah was here cleaning house. I bought a quarter of beef from James Sogan I was cutting it up this after noon and Salting it down Sat Dec 24th cloudy and cold. Roy Paul was with me most of the after noon Sun Dec 15th Cloudy and cool. this being <s>Chatmas</s> Christmas day most of our folks was down to the Old home to Dicks for xmas dinner Mon Dec 26th a damp cool day commeced to rain about 3 <s>l</s> PM. Walter was drawing me Some wood I was pileing it in the lumber house Tue Dec 27th cloudy and Soft heavey rain last night and part of the fore moon. I Set in the house. Wed Dec 28th a rough cold boystrus, rain the fore part of the night. wind and Snow latter part. Dick calld to day noon Thu Dec 29th cloudy and cold. Walter drew me a couple of loads of wood https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/69d21d0fee87056a56f64f27351f0047.pdf 41a615499f2ddf4aed357570e95c021d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == broton December 1904 == Fri Dec 30th clear and pleasant. Sarah was here cleaning house and bake-ing I pild the wood Walter drew for me Sat Dec 31th clear and moderate the road getting Soft and {mroddy?,muddy?}. Walter drew wood I was piling it Sun Jan 1st cloudy and Soft a prospect of a Storm but none {came?}. Mr baker was our Preacher to day Mon Jan 2and clear in the morning began to cloud about ten A.M and Snow at noon from that out Snow and blaster I pileing wood and cleaning the hen house. went to the poll and voted after noon Tue Jan 3rd clear and cold. Dick was in this fore noon to barrow my fur coat Wed Jan 4th cloudy and cool. I was sorting over my last years {halers?} and parting them away. Part of the day I pild wood that Walter drew for me. Henry Snary balld in this morning == broton January 1905 == Thu Jan 5th cloudy Snow in the fore noon Fri Jan 6th cloudy and moderate Some Snow Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing Bilton was here a while this after noon Sat Jan 7th cloudy Some Snow. John W Snary calld in this after noon Sun Jan 8th Snow Squalls most of the day Mr Mc.Mullen was out Preacher {"Mon" has a little red squiggly "v" above it } Jan 9th cloudy and cold Zero this morning Snow and blustring this after noon. Walter brought me Some coal from Dreseten this after noon Tue Jan 10th clear and cold another zero day I wrote and sent away a letter to batharine Brock. I sent to have the borentry gentlemen paper Stopt Dick was in a fiew minutes Wed Jan 11th a cold Snowing blustring day comenced to rain about 5:30 P.m Dick calld in this fore noon on his way to Florence. Walter was this after noon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2e8e955111012ccae19df002ef107684.pdf 748fdc541a137c34644a14786303ab80 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == broton January 1905 == Thu Jan 12th foggy and mild,Walter was here we {crossed out iledgible} were looking over our accounts Fri Jan 13th clear most of the day and pleasant.Bilton was here most of the fore noon. Sarah and Mary was here most of the day. Walter Mc.{Reary?,Reamy?} brought {iledgible} a Soue for burning coal. Dick was helping him plait it up Sat Jan 14th cloudy and cold another Zero day. Thomas cragg weas here putting up the {hot?,hob?} our pipe to the coal stove Sun Jan 15th cloudy and cold.another Zero day. was not at Church Tue Jan 16th cloudy and cold. I sent away to day for a of couple papers the Toronto weekly seen and the New york weekly Witness Tue Jan 17th clear and pleasant for a winter day I Sent away for the Farmers Advocate. Thomas Bolton calld in == broton January 1905 == Wed Jan 18th cloudy and Soft rain this evening Walter Mc.Raraey call thi after evening to how the stove was doing. Bilton was here this fore noon as Sarah came over and had dinner with me. Thu Jan 19th cloudy and moderate Some rain last night. Was alone {w?}rest of the day Fr Jan 20th cloudy and Soft. Sarah was here cleaning house Maud calld in Walter brought me Some money Sat Jan 21st Soft Snow all day. Sarah was fiew minutes in this after noon. Sun jan 22nd clear and pleasant. Mc Mullen peachd to day Mon Jan 23rd cloudy and cold another Zero morning, Sarah was ove this morning Tue Jan 24th cloudy a light drigling Snow all day. about two inches of Snow fell last night. no one in to day Wed Jan 25th a cloudy Snowing windy {thus-tring} day. This was eleection day the pollering was at bharls Mc.Iitoshes https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0367735510dded82d8f1e56b775415e5.pdf 968575a8d4c6500dce169e6f097b7ddd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton January 1905 == Thu Jan 27th clear a pleasant winters day Bilton was here and had dinner withe me. Rose and her boy Harold was with me most of the after noon Rufus Emory call this after noon Fri Jan 27th cloudy and cold light Snow most of the day. Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house. Sat Jan 28th clear and cold Walter Mc. Rarey calld in this Evening to See how the Stove was doing Sun Jan 29th clear part of the day and cold 6 deg below zero this morn-ing a 8 A.M. Mr Baker preacht Mon Jan 30th clear and cold an other zero morning alone all day. Tue Jan 31st clear most of the day and pleasant. Sarah was in this noon William Huston was in a few minutes this after noon. Bellore calld this fore noon {second page} == Croton February 1905 == Wed Feb 1st light Showers of Snow and cold William Huston calld in this Evening Thu Feb 2nd clear and cold zero wether Thomas Cragg was in about a Stove Rose and Millie and Pearl was here this Evening. there was an enter-tainment at the Church last night a burning a Mortgage that was on the Church they had a prety good time Burning of mortgage on {?} <u>Church</u> Fri Feb 3rd Clear and cold Sarah was here the fore part of the day Scrubing the house Sat Feb 4th cloudy most of the day not quite So cold as yesterday, Walter drew me a load of coal from Thamesville. Bilton was here awhile this after noon. Sun Feb 5th cloudy high wind from the East and cold comenced to snow this evening Sarah calld in this Evening Brian Homes and John Deinhart came to See me last night. no Preaching at our Church {Leearterley} at Florence. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/79540abbeade882958925bc25ad9b6f2.pdf 1d8e357a62a5d948180774cefa63aae3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton February 1905 == Mon Feb 6th clear part of the day. part Snow Showers a pleasant winte day. no bodey in to day. Tue Feb 4th clear and cold. I went with Walter up to Florence in the fore noon Maud calld in this after noon. Wed Feb 8th cloudy with cold wind from the East Bilton was here a while this after noon Thu Feb 9th clear part of the day and moderate it turnd moderate in the night Fri Feb 10th cloudy most of the day high wind from the West blustreing cold Sarah was here doing house work Sat Feb 11 clear and cold 6 deg below zero Dick came in for my fur coat. Bilton was in a while this after noon. Sun Feb 12th Snow all day Mr Baker was our Preacher to day {second page} == Croton February 1905 == Mon Feb 13th clear and cold another zero morning of B. Snary calld and Paid the intrest on his note to March 2nd Tue Feb 14th clold snowing blustring 10 deg below zero this morning Sarah came over this fore noon Wed Feb 15th clear and pleasant but cold 4 below zero this morning Mr Newcomb Calld this afternoon Thu Feb 16th cold Snowing drifting day. Dick was in a fiew minutes this after noon. Fri Feb 17th cold a very blustring Snow drifting day, the tea man was around to day. Sarah was here most of the day bakeing and cleaning house Sat Feb 18th clear and a pleasant winters day Sun Feb 19th clear and moderate. no preaching at our Church to day on account of Snow drifts Mon Feb 20th cloudy and Soft the Snow {Shas}. Settled down a good deal Since morning Tue Feb 21st Soft cloudy foggy day Snow Settled about 1.3 bilton was here most of after noon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/42bc9474d7a1ce7a78b492e63f4ca1c6.pdf e53f0e03cdb49ca929d70ceaac388282 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton February <s>1905</s> == Wed Feb 22nd a Soft foggy day. Sarah and Sophia Smith and Edward Saird was in this after noon. Martin Craggs Child died last night Thu Feb 23rd moderate and foggy Some of the negbours are away to the funeral Fri Feb 24th a Soft foggy day. Sat Feb 25th another Soft foggy day. Chaley came over and brought me some bread Sun Feb 26th clear and cold was not at church Mon Feb 27th clear fore part of the day. cloudy cloudy latter part and moderate Jeremiah Jiffin calld in this Evening Tues Feb 28th cloudy and moderate. <s>Bhal</s> Bharley brought me a letter out of the Office to nigt from balharine Brock Wed March 1st Clear and pleasant Thu Mar 2 clear part of thed day and mild latter part of the day 4 blow zero this morning. I got word that Brother John's had run away and he got hurt. {second page} == Croton March 1905 == Fri Mar 3rd cloudy and Soft Sarah was here cleaning up and cooking. Bilton was here part of the day. Charley took me over Brother John's this after noon John got Shook <s>p</s> up in his runaway the crows are comming back Sat Mar 4th cloudy fore moon after noon clear and Soft Sarah came over this Evening Sun Mar 5th cloudy and cool. Not at Church Sarah came over awhile this Evenning Mon Mar 6th clear and cool Sarah came over for the dirty close this fore noon Tue Mar 7th cloudy and mild. a prospect of rain Wed Mar 8th clear a pleasant winter day. Bilton was in a fiew minutes this fore moon. Flora Snary came in to Show me how to work the Stove Thu Mar 9th fore moon clear and warm, after cloudy the Snow melting away very fast. Bilton and I went over to See John he is no better. Jeremiah {Jeffers} calld in afiew minutes this after noon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7cdd4792a6533757c5af25783a09aa49.pdf 4db2e3d0a601643c753fdf800ce3e4ac PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton March 1905 == Fri Mar 10th cloudy most of the day and cool. Sarah was here cleaning house Sat Mar 11th clear and cool. Walter calld in to night and paid fifty Dollars on his note Sun Mar 12th clear and cool. Mr Baker preacht Missionary Sermond Mon Mar 13th clear part of the day and moderate. Bilton was in a while Millie calld in this after noon I saw robins the firs I have Seen this Season Tue Mar 14th fore noon cloudy and cool after noon clear, my cool Stove went back on me this morning it not only a coal Stove this morning but a cold Stove I Sent a note to Cragg this morning to take it away. Wed Mar 15th clear and cool was in the house most of the day. Walter was here this Evening {second page} == Croton March 1905 == Thu Mar 16th cloudy and mild. Bilton was here this fore noon. I was cleaning out the Stove in the after noon Fri Mar 17th cloudy most of the day and mild Bilton and I went to Thamesville. the road getting bad. I took my watch to get cleand and deposit some money in the bank. Sarah was here bakeing. Sat Mar 18th cloudy and Soft. rain last night and light Showers through the day. the Snow going away fast Sun Mar 19th cloudey and wet heavey Shower last night and Showers through the day I was not at church to day. Mon Mar 20th cloudy and cool. Mr. {Newent} was over with me part of the after noon Tue Mar 21st cloudy and cool. Bilton was here most of the fore noon Wed Mar 22nd a cloudy foggy moderate day. I saw Some crow blackbirds to day. Thu Mar 23rd Clear part of the day and pleasant Bilton was here this fore noon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c3b1a2dcacbc4c78f0f0c130b25ad4f0.pdf 405a086e6840579f8fe012222fd42ab8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton March 1905 == Fri Mar 24th cloudy and Soft a Smart rain last night. Sarah was here part of the day doing house work. Sat Mar 25th clear and warm a butiful Spring day. Bilton was most of the day. I went down towards the bridge to See how high the water is it is about two foot above the grade got a letter from {?} Sun Mar 26th cloudy windy and Soft. Sarah calld in a while this after noon Mon Mar 27th clear most of the day and warm I was triming berry bushes. Tue Mar 28th clear and warm 15 deg above zero. I finished triming and gathering the berry brush Wed Mar 29th clear and hot. I cleand out the hen house. Sarah was in Thu Mar 30th fore noon cloudy after noon clear not as hot as yesterday a light Show-er last night. wind in the North and cool. I was doing a little bush triming {second page} == Croton April 1905 == Sat Mar 31st clear and pleasant. Sarah was was here cleaning house and bakeing. after noon I went over to See Brother John he is getting Some better games Lafety calld this Evening for Some Rubarb roots. Sat April 1st cloudy and cool a fiew flakes of snow. Bilton calld in on his way over to John Law's Sarah brought Some bread Sun Apr 2nd clear most of the day and cold Mon Apr 3rd cloudy fore noon windy after noon commenced to rain. I over hald my bit of beef and burnt up Some of my old papers and the brush I cut out the bushes Tue Apr 4th flyiing clouds high wind from the West and cool. I commeced to dig my garden. Bilton calld this morning Wed Apr 5th cloudy and cool. I was diging in the garden. Mrs chapple calld for Missionary money Thu Apr 6th cloudy and cold frost last night Bilton was here this fore noon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c47e35dcfe8c718fc7832c74b46476f2.pdf 9fa2bbec01fd843759784ce198972df0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton April 1905 == Fri Apr 7th cloudy and cold Snow fore part of the day. I was diging the garden I had Joseph Crowder to See me he is coming back to Croton Sat Apr 8th clear and cool frost last two nights. I was diging the garden Sun Apr 9th <s>cloudy</s> clear and warm I saw pewes Mon Apr 10th cloudy Sprinkled rain. I was diging in the garden Bilton was here most of the after noon Tue Apr 11th cloudy and cool. I was diging the garden Wed Apr 12th clear and pleasant. I walked out to John Mc.Cutcheons this morning for a Setting of white Wyandott eggs when I got home Bilton was thear with a Setting of Plernoth Rock eggs from Henry Sampmans. the assessor was here this after noon. Thu Apr 13th clear and pleasant I was diging the garden. Sarah came and helped me to Set a hen {second page} == Croton April 1905 == Fri Apr 14th cloudy and cool drifting Snow most the fore noon. Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house. I done a little diging Sat Apr 15th cloudy and cold Snow Showers through the day. Bilton was here part of the fore noon. I was diging a litte in the garden Sun Apr 16th Snow and hail showers all day and cold Mon Apr 17th cloudy and cold. Bilton calld in this fore noon. I Sett a hen on wyondott eggs this fore noon Tue Apr 18th cloudy and cool about an inch of Snow on the ground this morning I Sett on in the house all day J Lashbrook was in a fiew minites this after noon. Wed Apr 19th clear part of the day. Strong wind from South West. I finished diging the garden. Sarah was over this morning Thu Apr 20th cloudy and moderate. rain about 3 P M Ammelie and Elva Paul was here about noon. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/983c763b33111013fcb028f9ff5f2dd4.pdf 013107846604f3c76751eba3c495a7bf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton April 1905 == Fri Apr 21st cloudy and wet heavey rain last Sarah and Elva Paul was here in the Bilton and Dick calld this fore noon Sat Apr 22ond clear and cool. Bilton was here this after noon. there was a Shart this morning. I Set in the house most all day Sun Apr 23rd clear and pleasant Mon Apr 24th clear and warm. Mr Newcomb came over this after noon Tue Apr 25th clear and warm. I took out my potatoes out ov the pit and planted a fiew earley potatoes. and Sett a fiew Strawberry ones. and Sow'd Some flower Seeds. Bilton was here. Wed Apr 26th cloudy it look'd like rain all day but little came. I cleared out the hen house. William McIntosh was over Thu Apr 27th clear and warm. George Nelson call'd this morning to get me to Subshribe for a book Fri Apr 28th clear and hot 80 deg J Sashbrook brought me some earley potatoes {second page} == Croton May 1905 == Sat Apr 29th cloudy and cool. was in the house most of the day <s>Hearld Hearold Johns</s> Hearold Johnston came here for the Shot gun for Dick Sun Apr 30th cloudy and cool. Mon <s>Aug</s> May 1st cloudy and cool. not doing much myself Sarah was here. Walter was here getting Some corn. Tue May 2ond cloudy and Sprinkled in the fore noon. after noon clear and hot. I went down to the road allowance by the old home met Dick takeing his cattle back to the wood psture went with him Saw him put them in the pasture than came home along the line between lots 8 and 9 Wed May 3rd clear and hot 86 deg at 2 P M Sarah was here cleaning house Thu May 4th clear and warm. Bilton was here a part of the fore noon. Sarah was here cleaning house. the oreals are coming back Fri May 5rh cloudy and warm. chimey Swallows are here. Sarah this morning. J. Crowder this afternoon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ad24b49ba24591f86d0317ff299cc75a.pdf 5aad9699949f0796a2a4e08464ec9c0b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton May 1905 == Sat May 6th cloudy and wet heavey rain last night and Showry throughout the day Sun May 7th light clouds and cool. there was a thundes Shower Shower last night quarerly meeting at Florence Mon May 8th cloudy and misting rain most the day. Sarah was here cleaning house I finished planting potatoes Tue May 9th cloudy and cool. I planted my bit of corn ground. Sarah here cleaning house Wed May 10th cloudy after noon wet Wind from the East and cool. Bilton here most of the fore noon Thu May 11th a Showry day. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. the groun getten to wet to work good Fri May 12th cloudy and cool. this being my birth day. Sarah was here most of the day Rose came in the after noon. {Joan} and the children. Dick and Maud and Charley came in the Evening. John W and Victoria Snary calld {?} {second page} == Croton May 1905 == Sat May 13th clear and pleasant. I was alone Sun May 14th fore noon cloudy. rain last night after noon clear and warm. Mon May 15th cloudy and misting rain in the fore noon. after noon windy and clear. Tue May 16th cloudy after noon thunder Showers. I Spraid the plumb thes and goose burry bushes. the rain has washt it off Wed May 17th cloiey rain the after noon. Millie was over and brought me a can of milk I was writing a letter Victoria Thu May 18th cloudy and wet fore noon. cool after noon. Sarah was in about 3 P. M I Sett the old Plernoth Rock hen Fri May 19th clear with a fiew light clouds and cold. Sarah was here cleaning hosue and bakeing. the bobolinks have come Sat May 20th clear and cool a light frost last night. Bilton calld in this after noon Sun May 21st clear and cool. a white frost this morning https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bf87181f0653245956cf23944915d10a.pdf 4d288496888d7222b86dcf34b5375105 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton May 1905 == Mon May 22and fore noon cloudy and wet after noon light clouds and cool Tue May 23rd clear and warm. I was losning the dint around the corn hills {highlight;"I had N.Hoppin qure ine a call} this evening.{gent?,grant?} no order Mille and Grant was here thus evening Wed May 24th clear and cool fore part of the day.{highlight;"I sett the young rock hen this morning on Menoea heggs.} Thu May 25th clear and war fore part of the day latter part cloudy and high wind from the south. Bilton calld in this after noon Fri May 26th cloudy fore part of the day latter part clear and cool. a heavy rain last night. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing Bilton calld this afternoon Sat May 27th clear and pleasant. Walter calld in to night. Sun May 28th clear and pleasant I was at church Mr Baker was our preacher == Croton May 1905 == Mon May 29th a Showry day. Sarah was over Tue May 30th fore noon cloudy a light Shower in the morning {highlight;"Sally Thompson and child and Annettie Paul calld in} this after noon.I hoed corn this evening Wed May 31th clear and warm. I was stiring the ground around the cornhills. {highlight;"I had Alforie Will to dinner with me.} Thu June 1st clear and hot. I planted a bed of oniens a thunder shower this evening Fri June 2and rain last night. cloudy part of fore noon the day clear and cool. Sarah was here doing house work Sat June 3rd clear and warm. I was Siring the ground about the corn hills Sun June 4th thunder Showers in the fore noon. Cloudy most of the after noon no preaching at our church. Sunday school wa hold Mon June 5th cloudy thunder Showers and hot about 85 dEg at noon {highlight;" Sarah was in thsi fore noon. got word John wis worse } https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e23e1525cb94192d4c7534e79ea3087e.pdf 7152c57e8dc4ed8789c394ca63b68e0e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton June 1905 == Tue {higlight;"June 6th cloudy and cool. Thunder and lightnin with heavy rain last night and high wind a lot of fence blown down.Some barns un rooft. Bilton"} was in awhile this after noon. W. Hopin gave me a call this after noon Wed June 7th cloudy and cool thunder showers last night. Sarah calld in this for noon. I was in the house all day Thu June 8th. {highlight;"I went over to see John W. Snary who is sick. Mary Paul Sillie Thompson and husband calld in this evening} Fri June 9th cloudy and cool. Sarah was here this fore noon bakeing Sat June 10th cloudy and cool rain in the after noon.I hoed potatoes in the fore part of the day Sun June 11th cloudy and cool. not at church to day Mon June 12th cloudy. I {movd?,mousd?} the grass and weeds about the house {highlight;Sarah took the clock to the {iledgible}} == Croton June 1905 == Tue June {'13'is scribbled out}th light clouds and hot. I hoed corn and sprinkled potatoes Wed June 14th clear and hot 86 deg in the Shade I was stiring dirt about the corn Thu June 15th clear part of the day heat about the same as yesterday.{highlight;"I was cleaning out the hen house and putting in fresh nests"} Fri June 16th rain all fore noon after noon cloudy Sarah was here fore part of the day Sat June 17th clear and hot 90 deg. Bilton was here this fore noon. Mr Jocob our land Master had paraletie stroke last night he is not likely to get better Sun June 18th clear and hot 85 deg Mon June 19th clear most of the day 90 deg I was hoeing corn and potatoes Tue June 20th clear part of the day and hot 90 deg.I was hoeing corn and potatoes. Jeremiah Jiffin calld on me this after Wed June 21th cloudy and warm. a shower this morning I sowd a fiew turnip seeds https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2b84ac864035345df7a976079d2d352e.pdf d3eda1f95c927922ae7f0682d8a1e454 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton June 1905 == Thu June 22and clear part of the day and pleasant.{highlight;"I went down to the old home Dick and I went out John Saves for a cultivator. Sillie"} and Annetee {II?} was here this morning to bid me good by she and bernian have gone back home this after noon. Fri June 23rd cloudy and cool.Rose calld in this after noon, Theodor Will calld in Sat June 24th clear and hot.I sprinkled potatoes this fore noon. Bilton was here. Part of the fore noon. Vera was here this after noon for Some {mubarb?mibarb} Sun June 25th clear and hot. Mr Mcullen Preacht his ferewell Sermon to day Mon June 26th clear and cool. I went to Dresden with Dicks Wife. I was noticing the the crops wheat, oats, and barley. Looking good clover a big crop. Some fields of corn Shows the wors for the wet Tue June 27th clear and cool I was hoeing corn of H. Paul and wife and Mary calld in == Croton June 1905== Wed June 28th clear and cool. I went over to see my Brother, who is very poorly I sett a hen this morning on Wyondot eggs Thu June 29th clear and pleasant.{highlight;"I went with Brothe John to Florence. I went to Settle withining for a coal stove he was not at home"} Fri June 30th clear and pleasant. Sarah was here this fore noon doing house work. {highlight;"Thomas cragg was here for pay for te coal i got from him last winter I paid"} Sat July 1st cloudy a smart shower about noon. I hoed up my last year Strawberry patch. Sarah brought me a loaf of bread Sun July 2and cloudy and warm. was down to sandy {selloot?,sellout?} Mon July 3rd cloudy and warm. Bilton call this fore noon. a prospect of more rain Tue July 4th high winds and flying clouds. Thunder and lightning and heavy rain last night and a heavy shower again to night. I pict a fiew berries this fore noon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9f468ca1ae836b013c85381cf9e0a694.pdf 476e4013b8310a983e95d0d00f38440a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton July 1905 == Wed July 5th clear and warm. Sarah was over preserving a fiew rasberries Thu July 6th clear and hot 90 deg in the shade Sarah was here most of the after noon Fri July 7th clear part of the day and hot I was repairing fence in the fore noon after helping maid pick berries Sat July 8th clear part of the day and hot. a Shower last night Maied came this fore noon. for her berries. {highlight;"Victoria and her children came over to day"} Sun July 8th cloudy. {highlight;"I went to church to here new Minster preach. I was at the Chruch this Evening to hear Jane H Paul preach"} Mon July 10th clear part of the day and warm a heavy Shower last night I was picking berries part of the day Sun July 11th clear part of the day. This after noon attended the funeral of Mrs Hellon Young == Croton July 1905 == Wed July 12th cloudy most of the day rain last night Victoria and her children was here picking and canning berries Thu July 13th clear part of the day. I was hoeing and picking berries Fri July 14th cloudy a hunder Storm this after noon with hail up at Florence {highlight;"Vick wa here caning berries this fore noon} after noon {highlight;"I went over to See Brother John who is sick} Sat July 15th light clouds and hot part of the fore noon.{highlight;"Victoria and Dora were pie ing and caning berries I helped} Sun July 16th cloudy and warm Mon July 17th clear and hot 95 deg withe shad Victoria was caning berries I was helping pick them. Vick and and the went over to Pauls this Evening Tue July 18th clear and heat the same as yes-terday. I {heed?} comes awhile in the fore noon was setting in the house most of the day. Sarah call in the after noon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/41ba3e90dc4be6e23539f1f5b428582d.pdf 58478ed2c2a9546796a6ac2ce3e5a0c9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton July 1905 == Wed July 19th clear part of the day not as hot as yesterday about 88 deg. {highlight;"I cut the toad planting in the yard"} Thu July 20th clear and pleasant. I pict berries most of the day. Mary and Sarah was here part of the after noon Fri July 21st clear and pleasant. Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house.{highlight;"I went over to See John my Brother but he had gone to Thanesville} Jermiah Jiffin calld in this Evening Sat July 22and clear and pleasant. Sun July 23rd clear and pleaant. {highlight;"I was at Sunday School and Church} Mon July 24th cloudy and quite cool. I was picking Berries in the fore noon. after noon {highlight;"Mary came over from Sarahs and preserved them for me"} Sun July 25th light clouds and cool. I hoed corn,{highlight:"Henry Snary calld in this fore noon.he brought me a piece of mutton Dick came up and brought some {money?}} == Croton July 1905 == Wed July 26th light clouds and warm.{highlight;"I went to thamesville with Dick this fore noon."} after noon hoed corn. Anne Smith and Sofia Ketchson calld in awhile. Thu July 27th clear and pleasant,{highlight;"Rose calld in this Evening and Victoria and Sarah"} Fri July 28th cloudy. Sarah came over and cleand up the house.{highlight:"I went over and took dinner with Sarah and Victoria"} Sat July 29th thunder Showers most of the day Sun July 30th cloudy fore part of the day.{higlight;"I at Sunday School but fiew thare Victoria and her children was with me most of the day."} Mon July 31st cloudy part of the day and pleasant Tue Aug 1st clear and cool. {highlight;"I was over to see John my Brother he doesn't appear to be much better."} Wed Aug 2and clear and cool in morning war the rest of the day Thu Wed 3rd clear and cool morning and Evening. Vic and her kids went to Dick's https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0803b24236de4b0b7e78a64b41b11fca.pdf cc1e711d18f1e2c4acde247f5749783a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton August 1905 == Fri Aug 4th rain most of the day. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing Sat Aug 5th clear part of the day. a thunder Shower about noon. Sarah brought me a loaf of bred thus Evening. Sun Aug 6th clear and warm. Dara and Elva call this after noon Mon Aug 7th clear and hot 86 deg. James Blart was here repairing the pump. Bilton calld in a fiew minutes Tue Aug 8th light clouds heat about the Same as yesterday. our Ministers calld on me this after noon. and the free Methodist gave me a visit Wed Aug 9th clear most of the day and warm. Dow Snary calld on me about a minute to day he is just over from Winepeg. Ariel and her kids calld in this evening from John's Thu Aug 10th clear part of the day and hot 92 deg in the Shade. it is clouding up this Evening {second page} == Croton August 1905 == Fri Aug 11th cloudy and hot. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing Sat Aug 12th cloudy and hot 92 deg Some thunder. Bilton was part of the after noon Sun Aug 13th clear most of the day and hot Mon Aug 14th cloudy and cool high wind from the South East a prospect of a wet night. Bilton calld this fore noon Alford Will was in a fiew minutes Tue Aug 15th cloudy and cool a heavey rain last night. I went with Dick over to Brother John's who is no better. we met {Cogland} Mead and coming over they have gone down to Dicks Wed Aug 16th clear most of the day and cool Charley and Cogland Mead calld Thu Aug 17th clear and cool. East wind. I went over to See brother john he is no better. Fri Aug 18th clear and pleasant cool this morning. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing. Cogland Mead and wife was here for dinne on thear way home. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3877eb0c7a1226f5b2b2a6a1fbf8331a.pdf 1d32dbdd785bb6cbb4689cde162d66f3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton August 1905 == Sat Aug 19th cloudy and wet Showry all the after noon. Sarah brought a loaf of bread Sun Aug 20th clear and pleasant Mon Aug 21st clear and warm. I walked down to the old home this fore noon Tue Aug 22ond clear and hot. I went over to See brother John who is no better Wed Aug 23rd clear and hot. I cutt weeds out of corn and potatoes Thu Aug 24th cloudy and warm. I cut weeds out <s>out</s> of the potatoes. Jane Cragg calld in a fiew minutes this after noon. Fri Aug 25th clear and pleasant Victoria was here prepairing to go back to Buffalo the boys and gurls came in to night to bid her good by. they changed thear mind concluded to have their photos taken to morrow Sat Aug 26th clear and pleasant. the photographer came we had our likeness' taken Vic and her children Started for home I went to See brother John he is no better {second page} == Croton August 1905 == Sun Aug 27th clear and pleasant. I went with Bilton over to See Brother John who is no better. we went to hear the free Methodist preacher at the old Church Mon Aug 28th cloudy after noon and warm Bilton was here part of the fore noon Tue Aug 29th fore part of the day clear and warm a heavey thunder Storm about noon a pour down rain. I was helping Walter put a block under the Sil of my granery after the rain Wed Aug 30th cloudy and wet fore part of the day latter part windy and hot 88 deg Elva Paul calld to See our Photographs Thu Aug 31st cloudy and cool. I went over to See Brother John who is no better Walter was thrashing his grain and Storeing it away in my granry. John Smith calld on me this Evening. Some of our folks got their photos this Evening that Dick brought in this after noon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f8ae832965859819f20c84c1f4614480.pdf a4c24a09d1853da5c75f59c495640ff5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton September 1905 == Fri Sept 1st clear part of the day and cool. Bilton call this after noon. Sarah commenced bakeing when Mrs Stagg and Mrs Hooper came Sat Sept 2ond cloudy and cool. Sarah was serubin the house in the fore noon Elva Paul calld for her photograph. William Huston gave me a call this after noon Sun Sept 3rd clear and pleasant. I was over to Brother John who is very low Mon Sept 4th clear part of the day high wind from the west. I was Staying J. W. Snary who is no better Tue Sept 5th cloudy and cold a light Shower about noon. I came home this morning from Staying with John my Brother Sarah calld in this fore noon Dick was in this after noon to get Some apples for Sauce for his thrashing I was over to the Store Sending away for a Suit of clothes {second page} == Croton September 1905 == Wed Sept 6th clear and pleasant. I was cleaning out the hen house. Sam came over Sarah was in a fiew minutes. Thu Sept 7th clear and pleasant. I was down to the old home Seeing them thrash and over to See Brother John who is getting very low Fri Sept 8th clear and hot. I was over to See my Brother who is no better but getting weak Sat Sept 9th clear and pleasant. Sarah was here this fore noon doing house work. Bilton calld oin twice to day Sun Sept 10th cloudy a prospect for rain Mon Sept 11th fore part of the day cloudy. rain last night. I rode over with Bilton this after noon to Brother John who is no better Tue Sept 12th clear and hot 82 deg I cut Some of the old wood brush out of the berrie bushes. no word to day from Brother Wed Sept 13th clear and cool. I was over to See Brother John who is very low https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b84ac7422e6ee73d018e508c1009fedf.pdf fab3d8dd77924b0dafdf5bddcb79d7e5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton September 1905 == Thu Sept 14th clear and cool a frost this morning I was over to Brother John's this fore noon after noon husking corn Fri Sept 15th cloudy thunder Shower in the Evening. Sarah was here in the fore noon preserving peaches. Bilton was while the shower last Sat Sept 16th cloudy, I got word that Brother John was dieing I went over and was ther all day he is very low but alive to night yet Sun Sept 17 rain Heavey all day. I Stayed all night with John and until eleven Oclock when Chester brought be home he was Sill alive but lyable to go any minute he is a great sufferer Mon Sept 18th clear and hot I was over to Brother Johns he died 25 minutes after 5 O Clock this after noon {MON SEPT 14TH JOHN W 1905 SNARY DIED} Tue Spt 19th Clear fore part of the day and hot 86 deg a thunder Shower in the evening Bilton and I went to Florence in the fore noon. after noon I husked corn Sarah came over this evening {second page} == Croton September 1905 == Wed Sept 20th clar and pleasant. I finished husking my bit of corn. Bilton was here this fore noon. <s>Geo</s> George Nelson calld on me this after noon and his Brother James. it is about 38 years Since I I Saw James before Thu Sept 21st cear with high wind from South West. I Brother John's funeral. Fri Sept 22ond clear most of the day and warm I commenced to dig potatoes when James Nelson came. I quit digging and visited with him most of the day. Sat Sept 23rd clear and pleasant. Sarah was here this fore noon bakeing and cleaning house. I was diging my potatoes Sun Sept 24th light clouds and cool. Mon Sept 25th clear and cool. I finishd diging and piling my fiew potatoes. Tue Sept 26th clear and cool. Sarah was in for the cloths to wash Wed Sept 27th clear and warm in the midle of the day Thu Sept 28th clear and hot 86 deg I walkd out to Thomas Bolton's https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fc39f5be63c0f31fc3cfc4df80709a81.pdf f9cb6cc38cf6bc7e7bb033485529838c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton September 1905 == Fri Sept 29th clear and hot 90 deg. not doing much in the house most of the day Sat Sept 30th clear and hot. 84 deg I just put a fiew pails of apples. Mrs. Chappe call to tell me Sarah was Sick Sun Oct 1st cloudy and cool. Sphia Ketcheson calld in this Evening to bid me good by She going back to Wenepeg. Henry Snary and his wife was with her Mon Oct 2ond cloudy and cool. James Nelson was withe me to dinner he called to bid me good by he is on his way back to Colarado Tue Oct 3rd light clouds warm and windy. Sarah is laid up with laine back Wed Oct 4th clear and hot. Aunt Victoria and Smmith calld in this Evening. I got a letter from Vic from Cleveland Thu Oct 5th clear and pleasant. was over to See Sarah who is not much better Fri Oct <s>5</s> 6th clear I went over to Aunt Vic's to bid Anne Smith good by Sarah was over {second page} == Croton October 1905 == Sat Oct 7th clear and pleasant. Sarah was over preserving peaches and cleaning house. Thomas Bolton was over and paid the Intrest on his Mortgage Jane Butler was her to get Some Sweet apples William Bulter came and got them Sun Oct 8th clear and pleasant Mon Oct 9th clear and hot 82 deg Bilton was her most of the after noon. I fell this Evening and got a black eye <s>Mon</s> Tue Oct 10th cloudy and cool. I had an old acquantenc Richard Butler call on me this fore noon we had a good visit talking over old times. Sarah was in this Evening. Wed Oct 11th cloudy and cool. rain last night rain again this Evening. Walter was in this Evening and took up his note. Tinny Cragg took away his Stove this evening Thu Oct 12th cloudy and cool. a light hail showed this Evening. Bilton calld this fore noon I was then to Aunt {Orcks} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/643889688734744aab074ddf2efe5fe8.pdf 2262986352a1a722c3cdde3f87544f43 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton October 1905 == Fri Oct 13th clear and pleasant. Sarah was here cleaning house and cooking Sun Oct 14th cloudyt. high wind from the South Mon Oct 15th clear and cool. Bilton was here part of the fore noon. Aunt Victoria was over this fore noon. Ella was here packing apples Tue Oct 16th cloudy and cool. East wind all day Wed Oct 17th a cloudy wet day commenced to rain last night and is still raining at 4 P M to night Thu Oct 18th cloudy and Soft. I was peeling a fiew apples. Sarah was over doing Some cooking. Tom and Rose calld in a fiew minutes this Evening Fri Oct 20th cloudy misty Showers high wind and cold. I gatherd and peeld a fiew apples Sat Oct 21st cloudy and cool. Sarah was here cleaning hosue and bakeing Sun Oct 22ond cloudy and cool {second page} == Croton October 1905 == Mon Oct 23rd clear and cool I walked over to J B Snary's this after noon on my way I dandelines in Flora pretty good for the time of the year there has not been frost enough yet to kill corn. but is all ripe and dryed up Tue Oct 24th cloudy and cool. I clend out the hen house and Sortin over Some of my old papers Wed Oct 25th clear and cool a frost lasting the Sharpest for the Season Thu Oct 26th clear and cool a Sharp frost last night. Bilton was here this fore noon. Sarah was here a fiew minutes this after noon I {unclear} potatoes and peeled Some apples Fri Oct 27th cloudy and moderate Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing Sat Oct 28th cloudy and cool Bilton and Jeremiah Foffin calld in this after noon Sun Oct 29th cloudy and cold a hard frost Mon Oct 30th cloudy and cool. Bilton calld {unclear} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/23cf3eff3dcbae27597b07a44322f8dc.pdf 718daecc0819abf59ab1b88f7de8a822 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton Nov 1905 == Tue Oct 31st cloudy and cool. I was Sorting over Some of my old papers Wed Nov 1st cloudy and cold. I carried a fiew apples up Stairs. thear was about a half inch of Snow on the ground this morning the firs of this Season Thu Nov 2ond cloudy and cool a hard frost last night the ground froze ahrd this morning Fri Nov 3rd cloudy and cool. the Sky looks as if thear is a storm {as} brewing Sat Nov 4th clear and pleasant. Sarah was here cleaning house and cooking Sun Nov 5th cloudy and cold rain in the Evening Mon Nov 6th cloudy and cool. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. I peeld and put my apples and Sorted over Some papers Tue Nov 7th cloudy after noon wet commencing <s>Wed</s> to Snow this Evening Wed Nov 8th cloudy and cool. William Mc{unclear} came and brought me a couple books of {unclear} {second page} == Croton November 1905 == Thu Nov 9th cloudy and cool. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. Vera and Grant calld Fri Nov 10th clear and pleasat in the fore noon. after noon cloudy and cool a prospect of a storm. Sarah was here cleaning house and cooking. Elva Paul and Hazel Saw calld in this morning Sat Nov 11th clear and pleasant. William Haugar calld in a fiew minutes this fore noon Sun Nov 12th clear <s>and</s> most of the day and cool Mahlon Picard Preacht for us today Mon Nov 13th a messy {dinty at} commenced with rain and turnd to Snow. it has been a dull dreary day Tue Nov 14th cloudy and cold. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. Thomas Sashbrook gave me a call this after noon Wed Nov 15th cloudy and cool. it commenced to Snow but didn't make out much Thu Nov 16th fore noon cloudy after noon light clouds and cool https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/47a6e03addf828592d50a8c9f2e4e4f5.pdf c274b363079e98f4f1a2f6ea7c9bf879 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton November 1905== Fri Nov 17th light clouds and pleasant Sarah and Pearl {ilegible} was here with her baby Sarah was cooking and cleaning how Sat Nov 18th clear and pleasant. I cleaned out the hen house Sun Nov 19th clear and pleasant for the time of year the young {minister?,mister?} {prouct?} to ought to u full house Mon Nov 20th clear and cool a hard frost last night. Bilton calld in a while this morning I had Thomas George with me most of the fore noon we had a good {vist?}, he and Samual Peter have gone to J.R.{Boytems?} {highlight;"funeral this after noon."} Tue Nov 21st clear and cool. about 18 above were the tax colector wa here this Evening Wed Nov 22and clear and pleasant Thu Nov 23rd clear and warm. Joseph erowdor was here from Jupperville. I was cleaning ashes out out of the stove pipe and out out on the love pipe. Dick gave me a call this Evening == Croton Novemeber 1905 == Fri Nov 24th cludy and misting showers a heavy shower this morning. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing. Bilton was here most of the after noon Sat Nov 25th cloudy and moderate Ella calld in Sun Nov 26th cloudy and cool Mon Nov 27th cloudy and cool. a pleasant day for the time year {'was' crossed out} I was trimming my grape vines. Tue Nov 28th heavy rain last night and fore part of the day with high East wind that blew the water under the door into the house Wed Nov 29th cloudy and cold. rain with thunder and lightning last night. Bilton was here part of the fore noon; I was trying to keep the house warm Thu Nov 30th cloudy and cold. light showers of snow Fred was here part of the fore noon Fri Dec 1st cloudy and cold Sarah was here doing house work and bakeing. Walter calld this Evening Sat Dec 2and cloudy and soft. about an inch of snow on the ground this morning. all gone to night. Sun Dec 3rd cloudy and cold Mon Dec 4th cloudy and cold {ilegbile} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/85ae3d5a3fec5f2e7449506e4e13cbf6.pdf 0bc6aea51a1ee349dbd232a5cfeb3fdd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton December 1905 == Tue Dec 5th cloudy and mild. Walter went to Dresden for a load of coal for me Wed Dec 6th cloudy and Soft, Bilton was in awhile this fore noon James Logan was around with {unclear} Thomas Sashbrook had his Auction Sale to day Thu Dec 7th clear and warm. Vera brought me a {pack} of pork. Sam's boy came over for the gear to Shoot a red Squirrel Fri Dec 8th clear and warm. Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house. I receved a letter this morning from Victoria Sat Dec 9th a dull foggy day. no Sun to be Seen all day. Bilton was in part of the after noon Sun Dec 10th light clouds and cold the young man preacht to day Mon Dec 11th cloudy and moderate. I Mr Newcomb call on me this morning later {unclear} and William Mead calld I had met William for about 24 on 28 years. they want Jeremah Jeffers {second page} == Croton December 1905 == Tue Dec 12th clear and pleasant I was trying to write a letter to Victoria Wed Dec 13th cloudy and cool. Bilton was here this fore noon Thu Dec 14th clear and cool Fri Dec 15th clear and cold 14 deg above zero this morning. Sarah was here bakeing and scrubing Sat Dec 16th clear and warm. Dick and I went up to Florence I received intrest and payment on his mortgage up to January 1st 1906 Sun Dec 17th cloudy a prospect of a Storm I was at the Sunday School Mon Dec 18th a foggy cloudy. I sent away for the Globe and Sun papers. Alice Picard was here a fiew minutes this after noon Tue Dec 19th a moderate cloudy foggy day. Dick and Roy Paul came for chickens that I sold to Dick yesterday Wed Dec 20th cloudy and Soft ligh wind from the East to night a prospect for a Storm. was <s>dwn</s> down to the Church they are repairing it messy tere just now https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7f163990b546f45a8d96db921f043a53.pdf a7c58e227fc897997027ad855e5f1211 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton December 1905 == Thu Dec 21st cloudy and wet commenced to rain last night about midnight and is still raining to ninght Slow and easy. Fri Sept 22ond cloudy and Soft. Sarah was here doing house work and bakeing Sat Dec 23rd cloudy and cold. a little Snow fell last night a prospect of more to night Ella brought me a Christmas cake Sun Dec 24th clear part of the day and cold Rev Mr. Sawyer preched to day. Mon Dec 25th clear part of the day. this being Christmas day I had it all to myself no one in I was not out Sede the gate Tue Dec 26th clear and pleasant. I had a little Sport Seeing boys after a red Squirell Wed Dec 27th clear and plesant. I away for the Farmer's Advocte Thu Dec 28th fore part of the day clear and pleasant latter part cloudy a prospect of a Storm. Sarah was here doing house work. Mrs Long calld in and had prayer with us {second page} == Croton December 1905 == Fri Dec 29th rain last night and part of the fore noon Snow this after noon the Storm coming from the South west. Bilton was part of the fore noon. I sent away for the New York witness for him and me Sat Dec 30th cloudy and cold. thear was rain and Snow last night with high wind that piled the Snow in the fence corners Sun Dec 31st cloudy and cool pleasant for the season == Croton 1906 == Mon Jan 1st clear a pleasant winter day Tue Jan 2ond cloudy and moderat. Sarah calld this fore noon. Mr Newcomb was in part of the after noon he brought me a volume of Wesleys Sermons Wed Jan 3rd cloudy and latter part of the day wet Thu Jan 4th Snow in the fore noon. after noon high wind and blustring. Bilton here part of the fore noon he told me of Albart Sogan's death I was most of the day cleaning out the coal stove and getting a fire started https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/75eb17b46ee142f1d99b14e8db7de74e.pdf 11cff149f90e6ee48e46568f1fc76d8a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton January 1906 == Fri Jan 4th cloudy and cool. I bought of beef. {Rures} boy Albert Logan was buried this after noon Sat Jan 5th clear part of the day. Sarah was here cleaning house and cooking Sun Jan 6th a moderate winter day Mon Jan 7th clear part of the day the air Sharp Mr. Newcomb came over part of the after noon Tue Jan 8th clear and pleasant. I went over to James Clarks and bought a pair of <s>Spe</s> <s>Sy Secks</s> specks and left glases to fit in frames Wed <s>Dec</s> Jan 9th clear and pleasant not a cloud to be Seen all day the road got Sloppy Bilton was here part of the fore noon Thu Jan 10th cloudy and moderate. a prospect of a Storm. James Clark brought my Specks that had repaird. Fri Jan 11th clear and moderate. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing. Charley and Duncan Bolton came in a while this after noon. I got word this after noon that Old Mrs Sashbrook was dead. Dick was here and had dinner with us. {second page} Sat Septer 12th cloudy and cool. Bilton was here Boilsons boy was here for the gun Sun Jan 13th cloudy and mild Mon Jan 14th cloudy and Soft. Fred calld in this fore noon he told me of Mrs Fred Smith's death Tue Jan 15th Snowing windy day Wed Jan 16th cloudy and moderate Thu Jan 17th cloudy about 3 inches of Snow fell last night a Stranger calld here for James Clark Bilton was in a fiew minutes Fri Jan 18th cloudy and Soft Sarah was here cleaning the house and bakeing Sat Jan 19th cloudy and mild the Snow about all gone Garret brought home the Shot gun Sun Jan 20th cloudy part of the day but warm 60 deg above zero to night when I came from the Church Mon Jan 21st cloudy and the Same as yesterday. Bilton was in part of the fore noon. Tue Jan 22ond cloudy and cool thirty deg Colder than yesterday. no one in to day Wed Jan 23rd cloudy in the morning after noon clear and pleasant. Garret and the minister was in this after noon and Charey Mok https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/139c950aeb4ef534ac412a5a1f90210e.pdf 371e295165c6bdd3673c3cd1081a4714 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton Jan 1906 == Thu Jan 24th clear and cool. Bilton was in this fore noon. it has been a fine day for January Fri Jan 25th clear and pleasant Sarah was here most of the day. I went to the pryer meeting to night Sat Jan 27th clear and pleasant. Garnet broght home the Shot gun, it was 50 above zero Sun Jan 28th cloudy and cool Mon Jan 29th clear morning and evening clear in the middle of the day and pleasant. Tue Jan 30th cloudy and Soft. Bilton was here Millie Snary calld this Evening Wed Jan 31st cloudy in the fore noon after noon clear. Harry Wallen was in a little while this after noon and Mary Paul Feb the first about 3 inches of Snow fell last night a little fell to day Fri Feb 2ond clear and cold Six deg below Zero I had to Stay in the house to keep it warm Sat Feb 3rd a cloudy blowing day. Sarah and Charley and Dick and John Websters Sun came in it is a rough day {second page} == Croton February 1906 == Sun Feb 4th cloudy Some Spurts of Snow. Mon Feb 5th clear and cold within ten deg of Zero a young Mr Bodkins calld this evening Tue Feb 6th cloudy and cold Walter went for to Thamesville for coal for me Wed Feb 7th clear and not So cold <s>F</s>as yesterday Walter came and unloaded the coal Elva Paul one of William Bedfords girls calld in. Walter came and Pard the entrest on his place. I was at the meting to night Thu Feb 8th clear and pleasant. I was at the protected meeting this evening at the Church Fri Feb 9th clear fore part latter part cloudy Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing. Charley and Joseph Crowder calld in Sat Feb 10th clear and pleasant. I was at the meeting to night a full house Sun Feb 11th clear and cool. The Church was full to night. the galery was full Mon Feb 12th clear and warm. William Mc. Intosh was in a fiew minutes https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9a1d146373474b7b47f690c9f66ccf2b.pdf 373cea69befa38c2388aba20c0874c02 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton Feb 1906 == Tue Feb 13th a soft foggy day. Milley Snary was here a while this after noon Wed Feb 14th cloudy and Snow a blusting day Dick was here part of the fore noon Thu Feb 15th cloudy most of the day and cold Fri Feb 16th clear and cool didnt thaw a great deal to day. {highlight;"I <s>was not down to the Church</s> Bilton came over and I went to the church} Sat Feb 17th cloudy and soft. Sarah was here cleaning hoase and bakeing pyes Sun Feb 18th cloudy and mild I was at Church to here Mitcheltmee he and ed mills done our <s>prode</s> preaching to day Mon Feb 19th cloudy and soft. I got a piece of beaf this morning from James Sogan. our tea man was on hand to might I got Seven pounds from him enough for this eason. Tue Feb 20th clear part of the day. Henry Johnson was {thrasing?} to day. it rained some to night Wed Feb 21st clear part of the day and warm Thu Feb 22and cloudy and cool Charley Brought me a loaf of bread this morning == Croton Febuary 1906 == Sat Feb 23rd cloudy most of the day Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house. {highlight;"I was down to the meeting at night a pietty full house"} Sat Feb 14th cloudy part of the day and mild. {highlight;"Walter and Edwin Mills was here most of the fore noon"} Sun Feb 25th cloudy and stormy rain fell last night and rain and Snow Squalls throug the day Mon Feb 26th fore part of the day clear latter part cloudy, {highlight;"my coal stove went out saturday night I was most of the after noon starting it again."} Some Snow came last night Tue Feb 27th Snow Squalls most of the day. {highlight;"Charley came in from the P O and brought me a letter from kate She writes they are well"} Wed Feb 28th cloudy and cool {highlight;"Bilton was here James Saferty Jeremiah Jeffon wash here this after noon"} Thu May 1st cloudy most of the day and cool there was a little snow last night the {seyer?,Sepor?} was here Fri May 2and cloudy snow. last night about two inches. Dick was here this after noon on his way to thamesville https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f61e0df1468e0a12bcf7c2d79767dc7d.pdf c35dfb896a181e6e4851c3e125878e0b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. === Croton <s>February</s> March 1906 === Sat <s>Feb</s> Mar 3rd cloudy and Soft Sarah was here cleaning house. Bilton was in a fiew minutes this fore noon Sun Mar 4th Snow all day Mr Sawyer carried the meeting to day he gave us the Lords Super Mon Mar 5th clear and warm the Snow that fell yesterday is prety much gone. Mr <s>Pelve</s> Peter calld in this fore noon. two boys calld for a trap wich I lent them with out asking their names Tue Mar 6th cloudy and cold but little thawing to day. no body in to day Wed Mar 7th cloudy and mild. Bilton was in a while this after noon he had been up to Florence he was telling me James Stag and James Wood was dead and buried to day. the people are droping of very last most all are old people Thu Mar 8th a cloudy foggy Soft day Fri Mar 9th cloudy Spitting Snow most of the day Bilton and Sarah was here most of the day Sat Mar 10th clear part of the day much of Snow. last night Dick calld Charley brought a loaf of bread {second page} == Croton March 1906 == Sun Mar 11th a cloudy Snowing day Mon Mar 12th clear part of the day. the lumber men were drawing logs on tawvois to day over the Mill Tue Mar 13th cloudy and cool. a little Snow last night a fiew logs drawn to day Wed Mar 14th cloudy and cool Thu Mar 15th cloudy and wind from the North East and cool. not much teaming to day Fri Mar 16th cloudy and Snow most of the day Sarah was here cleaning the house and bakeing Sat Mar 17th clear in the morning cloudy about 10 6C Snow squalls in the Evening. William McIntosh brought me a loaf of bread this Evening. the thermometer was within six deg above Zero this morning. not much thawing to day Sun Mar 18th a light Snow part of the day the road getting Sloppy. I saw a robin this morning Mon Mar 19th a Snowing day the most Snow on the ground for any time this winter https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/60cbee4cc6368ca0ab6e7d1cc228da13.pdf f54f012b6c9cd3a4ca705d4d29e6bbe1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton March 1906 == Tue Mar 20 clear and pleasant. I was shuvoeling snow away out of my way to gt to the wood and coal lumber men were using {teur?} sleighs the first here this winter Wed Mar 21st a blushing day the wind mudling Soft Bilton was here part of the fore noon Thu Mar 22and clear part of the day and cold. the lumber men were drawing their logs Fri Mar 23rd clear and cool th thrmomiter below Zero this morning. Sarah was here cleaning house I shot a mabbet this morning Sat Mar 24th clear and cool the thermoeter {iledgible} deg above zero this morning. Walter was in Sun Mar 25th cloudy a dull day was at the meeting to night we Had a good Sermond Mon Mar 26th cloudy and Soft the snow has gone away fast to day. Milie {Grose?,Rose?} was burned Tue Mar 27th cloudy and Soft the road is in a bad state but fiew teams on the road Wed Mar 28th clear and mild Bilton was here about the hours. == Croton March 1906 == Thu Mar 29th cloudy most of the day Bilton was here most of the fore noon. Fri Mar 30th clear part of the day and cool Mr Sang the preacher was in a fiew minutes and Ella Snary and their girl Sat Mar 31st clear and cool. Bilton was here most of the after noon {April written in big text} Sun Apr 1st clear and fine over byt bad road Mon Apr 2nd clear and warm I was 56 deg about Zero at half parst four this after noon looking at his and henry & cattle, Charley was here this morning for my cloathes to wash Tue Apr 3rd clear and warm eight deg higher than yestrday. I was triming some of my berry bushes. theres https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/689033cb0a5b8799de67461ea8b87b7f.pdf 4a077c83946cfeee4b8b7f89b758a959 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton April 1906 == Thu Apr5th cloudy fire part of the day snow in the evening, this afternoon I attended Sot Skinners funeral there was a large funeral Sat Apr 6th cloudy and cool but warm enough to melt the {illegible} of snow that fell last night Sarah was here to day basking and cleaning house I was Sting in the house Sat Apr 7th cloudy fore noon clear after noon Bilton was here in the fore noon of B Snary was here this evening and took up his mote Sun Apr 8th cloudy after noon wet. I attended the Sabbath school a large school Mon Apr 9th cloudy and light showers Bilton and Roy Paul was here part of the day. Tue Apr 10th cloudy and light showers no Sun today. Charley brought me a couple of loaves of bread. I was over to the shop Goya loaf and some butter and ginger Wed Apr 11th clear latter part of the day. Bilton was in this fore noon I command to dig my ground this fore noon == Croton April 1906 == Thu Apr 12th clear and warm. I was digging in the garden and cleaning the hen house Fri April 13th clear and pleasant Sarah and all here people were here. Mary and Elvie calls this Evening I done a little digging Sat Apr 14th cloudy fore noon wet. Bilton was in this after noon awhile Sun Apr 15th cloudy and showers. I was at the Sunday School and preaching Mon Apr 16th fore noon cloudy and cool .after noon clear not quite So cold Tue Apr 17th clear and warm a butiful day. charley was here plowing my but of ground {a little red star}{highlight;"Aunt Victoria and Mary Paul came in this Evening I was digging the garden"} Wed Apr 18th clear and warm 74 degrees heat I finished my diging of the garden Thu Apr 19th Sarah was here doing her work {highlight;"Walter sowd Barley on the ground I let him have Jeremiah Jiffin lalld in this after noon"} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e994ed52c50eb87cbd573cb2bd5119cc.pdf 2ace6f5a3492f3a2bc1a55f12aa39244 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton April 1906 == Fri Apr 20th clear part of the day Walter sowed the bit of my garden with barley Sat 21 Cloudy and cool, I planted a fiew barely <u>and</u> potatoes. it Sprinkled rain Sun Apr 22ond a white frost this morning wen I got up. commenced to rain rained most of the fore noon it is spitting Snow this evening Mon Apr 23rd cloudy fore part of the day. clear latter part. North Wind and cold Tue Apr 24th clear most of the day and not So cold as yeter day. Bilton and Thomas Tiffin was here part of the fore noon Wed Apr 25th clear and warm. Henry Johnston has two teams putting in grain to day Thu Apr 26th cloudy most of the day. I finished diging the garden for this year Fri Apr 27th clear and warm in the middle of the day Sarah was here in the fore noon Sat Apr 28th clear most of the day, there was a light frost this morning Sun Apr 29th clear most of the day and warm I wernt to here M Sawyer Preach {second page} == Croton May 1906 == Mon Apr 30th cloud y in the fore noon after noon clear part of the time. I was cuting wh weeds in the garden part of the after noon Tue May 1st cloudy and cool wind from the East I put a fiew parsnip Seeds in the ground Sam brought over the Screen door Wed May 2ond clear part of the day and. there was a light thunder Shower this after noon Sang the free Methodist preacher calld and we had prayer while he was here Thu May 3rd cloudy and cool. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. I was in the house Fri May 4th c. light clouds wind from the South West and hot 76 deg. Sarah was here doing her work. James Leferties boys brought me a couple of big mullets Sat May 5th cloudy and cool Sun May 6th cloudy and cool Mon May 7 cloudy and cool a frost last night a Sprinkle of hail and Snow to day Sarah was here most of the day cleaning the house. I gave Seth crowell two dollars https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/37be10990676fc958c6cc2aae5022995.pdf 92474e8e3e4010ec2051461a8e0920a4 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton May 1906 == Tue May 8th cloudy and wet. Sarah was here all day cleaning house. Charley came and cut my hair. a butcher calld and I bought a piece of mutton Wed May 9th cloudy and Snow the ground white this after noon. Walter and Dick was in this fore noon. this after noon one of the widow braggs boys called in for a rubarb plant to Set out for groath Thu May 10th cloudy part of the day and cool a Sharp frost this morning. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. Fri May 11th clear most of the day and warm Sarah and Pearl {Heaylewood} was here Sat May 12th cloudy and thunder Showers a warm day it being my eightheth birth day Mary Paul and Sarah Pearl Hazlewood was here Sun May 13th a cloudy Showry day dull day our Minister being away we had Dawn Center Minister {second page} == Croton May 1906 == Mon May 14th clear and warm Sarah and Pearl was here iorning and traightning the {pemieies}. I was Setting abotu the house most of the day Tue May 15th clear and hot 84 deg of heat at 2 P.M. Sarah was here until 5 PM. Wed May 16th clear and hot. 90 deg in the Shade Sarah was here most of the day finishing the cleaning of the house Thu May 17th cloudy fore noon after noon clear and hot 86 deg. thunder Showers last night. I Sprinkled the goose berrie bushes James Laferty calld this Evening Fri May 18th cloudy part of the day not so hot the last three days William McIntosh calld to day. the meat man was here Sat May 19th clear and cool wind from the North a prospect of a frost to night. Bilton and his grand Son was here Sun May 20th clear and cool https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8bf92418ab945f6dafa8c5de8dc45218.pdf 8f0d6d61112bd61f5598d0241f62ff53 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. == Croton May 1906 == Mon May 12st clear and cool Bilton was here most of the fore noon. I was riting of potato Sprought this after noon Tue May 22ond clear and cool in the fore noon, after noon warm. Bilton was here this fore noon Wed May 23rd fore noon cloudy a light thunder Shower. after noon clear and warm Thu May 24th clear a fore noon with thunder clouds floting around and hot 90 deg cloudy this Evening. Sarah was here Fri May 25th clear and warm part of the day Bilton and Charley McIntosh calld in a lot Sat May 26th a cloudy dull day a thunder Showers in the fore noon. after noon rain part of the time Sun May 27th cloudy and cool enough for an over coat it sprinkled a little rain Mon May 28th cloudy fore part of the day Later part clear and cold wind from North Mary Paul was here this afternoon Tue May 29th clear most of the day and cool Sarah calld in this after noon {second page} Croton June 1906 Wed May 30th cloudy and Sprinkling rain at times Bilton was here this after noon Thu May 31st thin clouds a dark warm day George Nelson was in this Evening trying to get Subscribers to a book of history of the Sanfran Sisco earth Quake and fire Fri June 1st clear part of the day and warm. Sarah was here doing her house work Sat June 2ond clouds flying all day and cool I took a walk up to Walters place this morning Bilton was here this fore noon Sun June 3rd clear and warm. 80 deg Mon June 4th cloudy and warm. Maud and her Baby here and Dick was here for diner. Sam Peter Shot three red Squrrell at one Shot Tue June 5th cloudy this morning clear awhile about noon. thunder storm this evening Grant came for the Shot gun. Widow Craggs boy came for Some rubarb Thu June 6th clear most of the day and warm I was hoeing my potatoes https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8dddf1a050c09ef5b37230dff5a36105.pdf 77cdc4ebceca68d4b8a2d5bbcd3ce9ce PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Croton June 1906 Thu June 7th cloudy and hot 90 deg at one PM I had a tramp this after noon over the river coming home I met John Young and his wife had quite a talk Fri June 8th clear part of the day and part thunder Showers heavey thunder Shower this evening Sarah was here to day Sat June 9th clear and warm. Bilton was here part of the fore noon Sun June 10th cloudy with thunder Showers. I was at Church and heard Mr Sawyer preach Mon June 11th cloudy fore noon. after noon clear and cool Bilton was this after noon Tue June 12th clear and cool. I had a walk this after noon down to Harry Gregorys and came back through Newcombs Wed June 13th cloudy and cool. Sarah calld this after noon. I Set in the house Thu June 14th clear part of the day and Some warmer I went down to the backsmiths Fri June 15th clear fore part and hot. latter part light thunder Shower. Sarah was here {second page} Croton 1906 Sat June 16th cloudy and light rain. I was hiling my potatoes this after noon Sarah Sent out a Setting of Turkey eggs which I Set under a hen Sun June 17th cloudy and Shower Mon June 18th cloudy and cool. Bilton was in a spell this fore noon. Wiliam McIntosh was in Elva Paul and her Sister Anne and her husband calld this after noon Tue June 19th clear and warm Will McIntosh was in for a drink. I moad the grass and weeds in the orchard Wed June 20th clear and warm. Sarah and Pearl was here caning Straw berries. Mary Paul and Anne Poast was here for Dinner Thu June 21st a cool day with Some thunder Showers Fri June 22ond cloudy cool and Some rain. Bilton was here awhile this after noon Sat June 23rd cloudy and cool a Shower about two PM. I went with Dick to Thamesville he and Stayd a whille in the after noon Walter drew me a couple of loads of wood https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1dfb588db9f222c9901079200d9a0514.pdf 5fa51bb111ac7253bcd279a41cd0e54b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton June 1906 Sun June 24th clear and pleasant. I wsa at the church a there was a house full of pepol Mon June 25th clear and hot 90 deg. I was hilling a fiew of my potatoes in fore noon after noon was fixing the fence by the big gate Tue June 26th fore part of the day cloudy and cool latter part clear and hot 85 deg Wed June 27th clear fore noon and after noon cloudy a Strong look of rain Thu June 28th cloudy fore noon with light thunder Shower after noon clear and hot Sarah was here doing house work. Bilton called this after noon a while Fri June 29th clear and hot 12 deg at 2 PM I walked over to Aunt Victorias to See here but She was not at home Sat June 30th cloudy in the fore noon after noon clear and not as hot as yesterday. Anne Poast calld this fore noon to get Roses and Victoras adress {second page} Croton July 1906 Sun July 1st thunder clouds all day Mon July 2 clear and warm. I sprinkled my potatoes in the fore noon after noon I doug up my Strawburry vines Tue July 3 a Showry day. Dick calld this fore noon Jane Cragg was here this after noon Wed July 4th clear part of the day and moderate Dick was here picking goos buries. Bilton was here a while this after noon. there was a heavey Shower last night and this morning Thu July 5th clear and cool. I gathered ras berries Walter was in this Evening Fri July 6th clear and quite cool in the morning Sarah was here cleaning house and baking Sat July 7th clear most of the day quite cool in the morning Bilton was here this fore noon and William McIntosh he brought me a Setting of hens Eggs which I set Sun July 8th cloudy most of the day. I went to the Church to here W Sawyer preach https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dcdfad61c062bbb050d18222e0f07c41.pdf 87f414481747ebe7e815b5d37875e2b6 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton July 1906 Mon July 9th clear part of the day and hot I pict rasberries in the fore noon after noon Sarah came over and preserved them for me. She was picking hers Tue July 10th clear and hot in the midle of the day. Ella Snary was here picking Goose berries . Charles Cragg came in to night he brought my Shot gun from John Snarys Wed July 11th clear and fine hay day I got a letter from Rose Bolton. Dick called and brought me Some money. Bilton was in part of the fore noon. I was Sneazing and coughing racking a cold Thu July 12th clear a fine day for haying I shot four red Squirrels to day Fri July 13th clear part of the day. later part cludy I took the Shot gun out J.B. Snarys Vera brought me home Sat July 14th a hot hazy day. Sarah was here Cleaning house. Walter calld in the evening {second page} Croton July 1906 Sun July 15th cloudy Charley calld this evening Mon July 16th fore noon cloudy a Shower of rain about eleven. O. C. I pict rasberries in the fore noon after noon Sarah came over and put them up for me Tue July 17th clear part of the day. Henry Gregory was here a while this after noon. I was picking black currants Wed July 18th clear and hot. I done up my black Currents in the fore noon Sarah brought me a loaf of bread Charley came in this Evening Thu July 19th cloudy most of the day. I pict rasberries a while this after noon. Bilton calld a fiew minites. the Sky looks like night Fri July 20th cloudy and hot thunder Shower between five and Six O.C. Sarah was here Elva Paul calld a fiew minites Sat July 21 clear and hot. Bilton was here part of the fore noon Sun July 22ond clear up to 25 minutes after 4 PM and hot 94 deg the hotest day this Season https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3162d8e7b9484d08b91ee0934ce2f0ed.pdf cd48cd5940c3dd022ae990ef8b5145d3 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton July 1906 Mon July 23rd clear and cool after the rain last night the wind changed an it turned cool I pict my berries and Sarah done them up Tue July 24th clear and hot in the midel of the day. Elva Paul calld She got a letter from Dora She writes they are all well Wed July 15th clear a fine day for the harvesers no body in to the present to day Thu July 26th clear and warm. Walter mowd his bit of barley he Sowd in my garden Sarah was here picking berries Fri July 27th clear part of the day there was two Showers a Smart rain in the morning and a rain and hail in the evening. I have Seen more hail on the ground but not So larg. Sarah was here and Will McIntosh Sat July 28th clear most of the day and pleasant my hen hatched thirteen chickens from fifteen eggs I moved them out put them in a coop {second page} Croton July 1906 Sun July 29th cloudy and thunder Showers Mon July 30th clear and hot. Bilton here a couple of hours this fore noon Tue July 31st clear most of the day and pleasant there was a strange person calld here to day he was Selling Books Wed Aug 1st clear and warm 84 deg. Bilton was part of the after noon here Thu Aug 2ond clear and warm. Asa Newcomb was in a while this fore noon. I was watching Henry Johnson reaping Oats Fri Aug 3rd clear and hot 90 deg at 3 PM Sarah was here part of the day Sat Aug 4th clear and hot 94 deg at 3 PM Bilton was in a fiew Minutes he brought me Some pils from Dr Galbreth Set Crowell calld for money for the Ministers Salery Sun Aug 5th clear and hot the Same as yestherday 94 deg https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/31ce4c0e7c90c7125c2df38ea5071c2d.pdf 87c9b95d574c0614c14cfd9ff8d69b4e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton Aug 1906 Mon Aug 6th cloudy fore part of the day there was a thunder Shower last night a warm day. Bilton was here a while this morning. Walter was fixing up the Shop for his grain Tue Aug 7th cloudy and some light Showers a cooler day then yesterday Wed Aug 8th cloudy fore part of the day. latter part clear. I dug up a fiew of my red rasberry bushes and cut a fiew weeds no body in to day Thu Aug 9th cloudy and hot it Sprinkled rain here two or three times. while I am writing they are having a thunder Shower North West of us Fri Aug 10th light clouds and hot I was watching William Huston draw Oats Sat Aug 11th clear and hot. I was down to the blackSmiths a while this after noon Bilton was here this fore noon Sun Aug 12th clear and cool no body in to day. I heard Sarah was hurt {second page} Croton August 1906 Mon Aug 13th clear and quite cool in the morning. I went to James Clarks this morning to get a pair of Spectickles but could find none better than mine Tue Aug 14th clear and cool in the morning hot in the middle of the day 84 deg Wed Aug 15th clear most of the day and two deg hotter than yesterday Thu Aug 16th clear and heat the Same as yesterday. Bilton was here most of they fore noon. Aunt Victoria was here this after noon a while Fri Aug 17th cloudy most of the day. Ella Snary was here doing Sarah McIntoshes work as Sarah got hurt a week ago last night Sat Aug 18th cloudy fore part of the day a Shower last night another to day abot 10 O C this fore noon. Dick and his baby was about 11 OC Sun Aug 19th cloudy and hot thretend rain but none came. I went to Church to Dowen preach https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/69db14c0eee0704ace1116abbd77a54b.pdf a35837e4b360f136553b805e9cd7df31 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton August 1906 Mon Aug 20th cloudy and hot 92 deg. Dick calld this morning and took some Money to Thamesville and banked it for me. Mrs Hoover calld in She was on her way home. Millie called in on her way home from takeing her Mother to Thamesville on her way home Thu Aug 21st cloudy and hot fore part of the day a heavey thunder Shower this after noon. Mary Pawl calld this fore noon. Pearl calld this Evening She Says Sarah is some better Wed Aug 22nd clear and hot 90 deg. Charley came over and brought me a loaf of bread and a pye. nor word from the Californian Thu Aug 23 clear and hot in the fore noon. after noon thunder Showers Pearl and Will McIntosh was in Fri Aug 24th fore noon cloudy after clear Bilton was here most of the fore noon Croton Aug 1906 Sat Aug 25th cloudy most of the fore noon after noon clear and hot. Sarah was here this Evening the California folks arived Catharine and her oldist and youngest boys came with them Sun Aug 26th clear and hot part of the day there a thunder Shower this Evening Mon Aug 27th cloudy and little in the fore noon after noon clear and cool. I went to the blackSmith Shop and <s>and</s> over to Henry Johnstons barn where William was thrashing. Sarah was over here She has got back home again Tue Aug 28th light clouds and cool. Mrs Chaple calld in a fiew minutes. I cut the weeds about the yard Wed Aug 29th clear and cool. I hoed up a fiew weed in the garden. Sarah was over Thu Aug 30th clear and cool one of Henry Snary girls came and brought my Methodist Magazine they took out of the Post Office the Young Minister calld and had prayer https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cdd7bf109584df4c050a17e356a4de9f.pdf c63edf96e44e0f82f094421301a1599d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton September 1906 Sat Sept 1st clear and cool I went over to Charleys and had my dinner. William Brock brought me a loaf of bread Sun Sept 2ond cloudy thretend rain but none came I got a ride out Toms to See Rose and Tom Rose has a high fever Tom is doing as well as can be exected Mon Sept 3 light fall clouds. there was rain last night Tue Sept 4th clear most of the day. I waked out to Walters where they were thrashing Wed Sept 5th clear and cool. Miss Huston calld let me Know how the tiphoid folks were at Toms. Sarah was in a fiew min Thu Sept 6th clear cool this morning the themiter at 45 deg at 2 PM it was 85 dg Will McIntosh was here and Sarah was here this after noon Fri Sept 7th clear and hot 90 deg at 2 PM Sarah was here most of the fore noon Sat Sept 8th clear most of the day and heat not quite So high as yester day {second page} Croton September 1906 Sun Sept 9th clear and hot 90 deg. Sarah was in this morning She told me of Samual McDonalds death he was berid to day. She told me of being at Thomas Boltons the nurs Said they wee doing as well as could be expected Mon Sept 10th clear and hot 90 deg Bilton was here a fiew minutes in the fore noon Tue Sept 11th clear and hot another 90 deg day not much Signs of rain althow it is much kneeded Wed Sept 12th clear another 90 deg day Sarah was in from Toms had been thair the last two days Says they are bad with the feever. I was down the blackSmiths Shop this after noon Thu Sept 13th cloudy fore part of the day a little sprinkle of rain about 11 AM 84 deg heat Fri Sept 14th faul clouds and cool. Sarah was hear cleaning house Sat Sept 15th clear and cool. Bilton was here this after noon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ccf3c294063a1e411f4f89a5def437f2.pdf 70f80376ac1056214720dcba3ba7ae3d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton September 1906 Sun Sept 16th clear cool in morning afer noon warm Mon Sept 17th clear and hot 90 deg Bilton was here this fore noon. Wiliam Tiffin got a lot of Steers pas here to day Tue Sept 18th clear and hot 92 deg not a cloud to to be Seen or wind. Mr Newcomb was here this fore noon for a Shovel Sarah calld this evening S was telling me Mr Walkinghood had a telingm me he got a telegram for Somden he wife was dieing at the hospital Wed Sept 19th clear in the fore noon. after noon cloudy. I went down to the old place to see Maud we heard She was Sick She is looking bad. Dick braght me home Thu Sept 20th cloudy and rain Mary and Catharine was here a little Spell. Jane Butler this morning about 2 AM Fri Sept 21st cloudy and hot. I Jane Butlers funeral there was about 60 buggys there Will has a Sad house to go too {page two} Croton September 1906 Sat Sept 22ond cloudy and warm. Sarah and Bilton was here in the fore noon. Will McIntosh was washing his Buggy here by the gate this Evening by the gate Sun Sept 23rd clear and warm in the fore noon after noon cool Mon Sept 24th clear and cool. a light frost last night. Sarah called in to day Bilton was here this fore noon Tue Sept 25th clear fore noon. after noon Sky Streakey clouds the themometer at 70 deg Wed Sept 26th cloudy two light Showers one in the morning between seven and eight oclock one this evening at four P.M. Sarah came and brought a bowl of Soop Thu Sept 27th clear there was a fine Sower last night which was needed. Charley and Sarah was at Hector Johnsons funeral Fri Sept 28th cloudy. I went over to Sarahs and had my dinner the girls Victoria and Mary Catherine. Ira was their https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e0dddb7f6894213c6d503e513d042061.pdf 7d39b8c76e533fd7321c99fdae158d5f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton October 1906 Sat Sept a cloudy Showry day. Sarah was here doing house work Sun Sept 30th clear most of the day. Most of my boys and their wives were here to day Mon Octst light clouds and cool. the hardest frost this morning yet. Victoria and Ira went home this morning. Sarah and Catharine was here Tue Oct 2ond clear and pleasant. I was cleaning out the hen house. frost last night Wed Oct 3rd cloudy most of the day. Sarah and Charley went to Thamesville Fair. I went out to Thomas Boltons. Aunt Victoria and Cara Johnston caem in this Evening Thu Oct 4th a wet fore noon. Sarah was over <s>Feb</s> Fri Oct 5th cloudy most of the day. Sarah was here cleaning the house. Sat Oct 6th cloudy and wet. Bilton was here all the fore noon Sun Oct 7th cloudy some rain last night {page two} Croton October 1906 Mon Oct 8th light cloudes and windy. Dick was here this fore noon. Walter this after noon. I went over to Sam Peters this after noon he was telling me of being to Old Mrs Fasiers funeral Tue Oct 9th cloudy and cool. Catharine and Pearl was here most of the after noon in the Evening Aunt Victoria and Cara Johnston came in to bid Kate good bye we all had Super togather Wed Oct 10th cloudy North Wind and cool. no flies about to day. Kate is preparing for a Start in the morning for home it is Spitting Snow this Evening Thu Oct 11th commenced to snow about 5 o clock this morning and kept on Snowing until 12 OC then cleard and thawed it off there was about 3 inches of Snow fell. Henry Snary and Sarah McIntosh aws here this fore noon. Kate didng get away until four oclok this after noon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cda3d42cefd72741464d3cae6f02eb07.pdf bb21bf79e84de21deedfa87e46c0f442 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton October 1906 Fri Oct 12th clear part of the day the Snow about gone. Sarah was here doing house work Jeremiah Tiffin was in a fiew minutes there was a hard frost last night the first to do much damage this faul Sat Oct 13th light clouds most of the day Sun Oct 14th clear and pleasant. no meeting on account of the anaversry at Huffs Mon Oct 15th clear most of the day and fine for the time of year. Sarah was in for the dirty cloaths Tue Oct 16th clear and pleasant Sarah was in this evening. the Sky looks as if it was preparing for another Storm Wed Oct 17th clear and windy. I went out to John B Snarys and got my hair cut and brought home the gun Thu Oct 18th cloudy rain in the evening Dick was here this after noon he brought me Some mushrooms {page two} Croton October 1906 Fri Oct 19th rain all fore noon. Sarah was here part of the day Sat Oct 20th clear and pleasant. Dick was here in the fore noon. After noon Mrs <s>Joh</s> John and Mrs Edward Cragg and Aunt Victoria. James Safertree, and Sarah McIntosh was in Sun Oct 21st clear and cool. John Ashton preahed our Anavercery Sermond Mon Oct 22ond cloudy and Soft. Dick was here picking apples wich he took to Thamesville. Walter was puting up Oats Tue Oct 23rd cloudy and cool. I went down to the old palce for mushrooms I got a fiew Sarah was here for dirtey cloaths.. this Evening Mrs Saw calld in to grind some Spice for pickles Wed Oct 24th cloudy a heavey thunder Shower between three and four P.M. Bilton and David Will was in this morning Thu Oct 25th cloudy and cool the Skye looks like Snow Storm Sarah brought a loaf of bread https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/159ab98f0aa0c3467b1d986b24a5808f.pdf 933a7a748333c31eb0043374dee9b4d8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton October 1906 Fri Oct 26th Sarah was here in the fore noon. Maud and Mary and Alice Paul calld this after noon Walter brought me a load of wood Sat Oct 27th cloudy and rain most of the day Sun Oct 28th cloudy and cold Some Snow Sarah was in a fiew minutes Mon Oct 29th cloudy and Snow in the after noon. I was not feeling very good Tue Nov 13th cloudy and Snow ond the ground and cool. Walter and the young Minister ws in to day. I think I am Some better. for a copple of weeks I quit my writing I think I will try again Wed Nov 14th clear and pleasant over head roads bad. Sarah took Charley to Thamesville to See the Dr he is very poorley Thu Nov 15th a cloudy dull day. Bilton was here most of the afternoon Fri Nov 16th clear part of the day. Bilton James Clark and Thomas George was here {second page} Croton November 1906 Sat Nov 17th cloudy rain last night {illegible} Clark was here fixing up the old barns Thomas George was here talking with me Sun Nov 18th cloudy most of the day and warm Sarah was here for water Mon Nov 19th cloudy and Soft. Bilton Jeremiah Tiffin and Elva Paul calld in to day Tue Nov 20th cloudy and wet most of the day I went over to See Charley he is no better Thomas George was with me this after noone the roads are bad Wed Nov 21st cloudy no Sun to be Seen Bilton was here part of the fore noon Thomas George was here part of the afternoon Thu Nov 22ond cloudy and cool. Sarah calld for the dirty cloaths. Ella was in a minute Rose Bolton was here a fiew minutes Fri Nov 23rd clear part of the day. Sarah was here cleaning the house. Dick calld in Thomas George was part of the after noon Bilton was here part of the fore noon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f45d04a0874795241edc32ac430073ae.pdf 43943327ea179728c0872d8b66408b3f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton 1906 Sat Nov 24th clear and cool. James Saferby was here and Sarah and Pearl Hazelwood was in a fiew minutes. I banked and cleand out the hen house Dick was in a Short time about noon Sun Nov 25th cloudy most of the day Bolton was here this Evening Mon Nov 26th cloudy and rain at noon Walter was in Tue Nov 27th cloudy and cool. Bilton was here part of the fore noon Wed Nov 28th cloudy and cool it tryed to Snow but didnt make it out much Pearl calld to tell me how Charley was Thu Nov 29th clear and pleasant. Bilton and Mr George was here part of the fore noon and Sarah was cleaning house in the after noon Seth Crowell was in to See me Fri Nov 30th cloudy and cool. George George was here this after noon. Pearl went home Sat Dec 1st broken clouds and cool. Bilton Thomas George tax collector and Walter was here to day {page two} Croton December 1906 Sun Dec 2ond cloudy and cool, the Sharpest frost last night we have had this Season. Mr George came in this morning to bid me good by he is going around to See his children. Sarah was over She Says Charley is some better. John and Millie was here this Evening Mon Dec 3 about 3 inches of snow on the ground this morning when I got up it been coming in Showers all day Tue Dec 4th cloudy and cold. Walter drew me a load of wood. I went over to Samuel Peters and bought me a pair of ruber Shoues Wed Dec 5th after I had my breakfast this morning I wet down to James Clarks and paid him fifty cents I owed him. Sarah was in for the dirty cloaths Elva Paul calld in a while it commenced to Snow about half past ten and has been Snowing most of the time Since Thu Dec 6th cloudy and Soft. last night there was about five inches of Snow on the ground but it rained all night and the snow is all gone to night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9e07f7e0831c81430e2d65d21f72483f.pdf e7a7bbd3491c5ecf6ae92ade0af9e197 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton December 1906 Fri Dec 7th clear and cold. Sarah was here this fore noon doing her work. Vera came in the afternoon and brought a piece of pork Sat Dec 8th cloudy and moderate Sarah was in Bilton was here most of the fore noon Sun Dec 9th cloudy and moderate Sarah was over Mon Dec 10th cloudy and foogy trees and fences covered with Ice James Safferty and his Son was here to pay me the money he borrowed Grant Snary came this evening for papers Tue Dec 11th cloudy part of the day and cool. Sarah call for the dirty cloaths the Insureing agent wsa here and Bilton caoold in this after noon Wed Dec 12th cloudy and Soft it has thawd the ice away no body in to day Thu Dec 13th a foggy cloudy day Bilton was here this morning Sarah and Walter was in a fiew minutes Fri Dec 14th anther foggy day Sarah was here and Charley came over Walter was here for the key Sat Dec 15th cloudy and Soft it is commencing to freeze Walter was in for the key {page two} Croton Decemer 1906 Sun Dec 16th clear and pleasant no body in Mon Dec 17th cloudy and cold. Sarah was in a fiew minutes. I sent away my bank Book to Ataway Tue Dec 18th broken clouds and cool. Bilton wsa in here in the fore noon. Sarah came for the dirty cloaths Wed Dec 19th clear and cool no thawing. Sarah was over a fiew minutes Thu Dec 20th a cloudy foggy day. Bilton and Sarah McIntosh was in a fiew minutes Fri Dec 21st cloudy and Soft there was Snow last night a good part of it is melted away Sarah was here Walter ws here this Evening Sat Dec 22ond cloudy and cool. Walther and Sarah was here a fiew minutes Sun Dec 23rd a Snowing day there was about four inches of Snow on the ground this mornin it has Snowd all day I think thre is eight inches to night Mon Dec 24th about 15 inches of Snow on the ground Bilton was here this fore noon Dick was here https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/29cf53c221ef07f493985f3fc481e489.pdf 5134f25267d76195e1bd7666452009c8 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton December 1906 Tue Dec 25th clouday and mild. Sarah was here prepairing a duck for Christmas dinner Wed Dec 26th cloudy 14 deg above Zero this morning Sarah and Charley was in to day Thu Dec 27th a cloudy Soft day. Walter drew one load of coal from Thamesville the Snow is going very fast Fri Dec 28th cloudy and Soft a prospect of Snow Sarah and Charley went to Thamesville Sat Dec 29th Sarah was here doing her house work Pearl and Charley ws here he is looking bad. Walter was in a fiew minutes Sun Dec 30th cloudy and Soft commenced to rain about two Oclock the Snow goin fast Mon Dec 31st cloudy and Soft a heavey rain last night. the Snow all gone, plenty of mud Tue January 1 1907 cloudy and soft. Sarah was in a fiew minutes and Thomas Bolton his wife was here an ower or two Wed Jan 2ond cloudy Bilton was here this fore noon Sarah was over for the dirty cloths {page two} Croton January 1907 Thu Jan 3rd cloudy and wet. Thomas Bolton caled and brought me a piece of pork Walter was in for the key of the granery Fri Jan 4th clear later part of the day. Sarah was here cleaning the house. Bilton was here in the fore noon. Ella Snary was here collecting money for missonarys. Sat Jan 5th clear and warm like an April day I had Walter in for the key Earley this morning and then James Young John Tiffin and Bilton a fiew minutes Sun Jan 6th a foggy day. Sarah McIntosh was in a fiew minutes this Evening Mon Jan 7th cloudy and thunder Showers in the after noon. Sarah came in this after noon. this day they puting in the town Ship officers I didnt go over Tue Jan 8th cloudy a heavy thunder and lightning Showers last night Sarah, Walter and Jame Safertree wsa in a fiew minutes Wed Jan 9th cloudy and cold Bilton was here I Sent away for the New York Witness https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3f9b15481c6352370cb1ebeaa94b3969.pdf f96d9c13a61fce4547cfcd97d0d32d3a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton Janury 1907 Thu Jun 10th high wind form South West and cold Sarah wsa in the dirty cloaths Fri Jan 11th cloudy cool. Sarah was here doing her house work. Walters wife calld this Evening Sat Jan 12th cloudy and Soft about an inch of Snow on the ground this morning it going away fast. Walter ws in this Evening he was telling me Sarah Ward was dead She was the last of James Yong famley of girles Sun Jan 13th cloudy and cool East Wind it thretend rain or Snow but none has come Mon Jan 14th cloudy and Soft. I went to the Post Office in the fore noon after noon went up to Walters to See his Sick Girl She is sick Enough not much hopes of getting well I heard that Mahlon Gibson died last night Tue Jan 15th cloudy and cool. about an ince of snow fell last night. I had some old friends call to see me Edwin Mills and John Nelson {page two} Croton January 1907 Wed Jan 16th cloudy and cool. the Sky looks like a storm Sarah was here She Says Irena is dead She died at ten Oclock to day. I feel Sorry for Walter and Ella they were greatly taken up with the Girl Thu Jan 17th cloudy most of the day. Samuell Peters boy brought my Shot gun home Fri Jan 18th cloudy foggy Soft day I was at Church at Walters Girls funeral there was a large prossesion for a Small child Sat Jan 19th cloudy and mild - rain last night Sarah was here this after noon. Sun Jan 20th high wind and spirts of Snow and cold. I went to Church the first for some time lately. Mon Jan 21st cloudy and cold 14 deg above Zero this morning I had nobody in to day but Walter he was in for the key Tue Jan 22ond a Snowey there was about five inches of Snow on the ground this morning and it has been Snowing most of the day William McIntosh was in cloaths to wash https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/079bd9d6621e7ec04b473d2157d874b1.pdf 94e66b42b00e249a019fec542e15952c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton January 1907 Wed Jan 23rd clear and cold 6 deg below Zero by my themomiter 14 by Samuel Peters Sarah was in a fiew minutes Thu Jan 24th cloudy and cold, not as cold as yesterday. it has bee Snowing all day lightley. nobody came in to day Fri Jan 25th cloudy and not so cold Sarah came in a fiew minutes this fore noon Sat Jan 26th clear and cold. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing. Sun Jan 27th forenoon cloudy after noon clear and pleasant Mon Jan 28th cloudy a dull day. Micheltree calld here this morning and had prayer Tue Jan 29th a light drizling Snow all day. no body in to day. Wed Jan 30th clear a fine wintrs day. Six deg above Zero this morning. Bilton was in this morning. Sarah came for the dirty clothes Thu Jan 31st cloudy and moderate the Skye looks as if we I was going to have a Storm Sarah came in a fiew minutes {page two} Croton Febuary 1907 Fri Feb 1st cloudy and Soft looks like a Storm but none comes. Sarah was here in the fore noon Seth Crowell core this Evening for the Preachers money. I gave him two Dollars Sat Feb 2sec cloudy and Soft the Sleighing about gone nobody in to day Sun Feb 3rd clear and cold Sarah was in a fiew minutes. She said Joseph Crowders Mother is dead is to be buried to morrow Mon Feb 4th clear part of the day and cold. Sarah was attending Mary Crowder while Joseph went to his Mothers funeral. Walter Ella and Elva Paul Came in this Evening and Staid until about eleven Oclock Tue Feb 5th cloudy most of the day. when I got up the fires were out. I had a time cleaning out the coal stove and fireing up Wed Feb 6th clear and cool. Sarah was in for the dirty clothes. Charley brought a loaf of bread Thu Feb 7th clear and cool. Bilton come in Fri Feb 8th fore noon clear after noon cloudy and little moderate Sarah was cleaning the house https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a3a45fca4bd30f1f109d95638332986a.pdf d29114321c6334977c74a938d1fe439b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton February 1907 Sat Feb 9th cloudy and Soft. Walther drew me a load of wood. there was about an inch of snow on the ground this morning Sun Feb 10th a rough windy day Snowing and wind blowing the Snow in all directions Sarah was in awhile Mon Feb 11th clear and high wind from North West a cold day. Thomas George Walter Snary and James Lafertro was here Tue Feb 12th clear part of the fore noon but cold 6 deg below Zero this morning. Sarah was i na couple of times. George was in Wed Feb 13th clear and warm, the snow going away fast. the roads geting very Sloppy Bilton calld on his way to Florence Walter and James Safertre was in this morning Charley brought me Some bread Thu Feb 14th cloudy and cold Bilton was here yesterday Fred was in. Walter came down this Evening. Sarah and Will McIntosh was in this Evening. James Saffertre this Evening on his way to the Prayer Meeting {second page} Croton February 1906 Fri Feb 15th cloudy part of the day and Soft. Sarah was her Bilton calld a fiew minutes. John B was here an hour or more Sat Feb 16th cloudy and mild little Snow this Evening. Bilton was here a fiew minutes Sarah was in. I am some better Sun Feb 17th cloudy and cold. Bilton was here before he went to the Church. James Satertre calld after the Meeting. I am Some better Mon Feb 18th cloudy and moderat. Sarah was here She got a letter from Victoria. we were glad to here from them. they have all been sick and Dora is very little better when She wrote Tue Feb 19th fore part of the day cloudy. clear from four Oclock in the Evening. Joseph Crowder was in awile this fore noon Millie calld this after noon Wed Feb 20th Snow most of the day. Sarah came over and brought me a plate of Oisters Walter was here. Thu Feb 21st clear and cool. Walter was in Sarah & Charley was in the Tea man old Aufsor Blackburn was here https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7d4c25a09827e5000a32c529f1eb0a11.pdf 91d0205047a2dec2b831456ceadf3c99 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton February 1907 Fri Feb 22ond clear and cold. Sarah was here cleaning the house Sat Feb 23 clear and cool. Sarah was here Bilton was here and James lafertry Sun Feb 24th cloudy and cool. Snowd in the Evening Dick was here this afternoon Mon Feb 25th light clouds and cool. Sarah was here Walter was in. Tue Feb 26th clear most of the day and cool Sarah and Bilton was in Wed Feb 27th clear and cool. Walter went to Thamesville for coal for me John B. was here he cut my hair. Thomas Bolton was in a Spell this after noon Thu Feb 28th clear and cool most of the day Sarah was in this morning another month gone a cold one to Fri <s>Feb</s> Mar 1st cloudy and Soft rain this Evening Sarah was here in the fore noon Ella in the after noon Sat Mar 2nd cloudy windy Sowd a little rain last night Sarah and Walter was in {page two} Sun Mar 3rd cloudy and cool with light drifts of Snow. I went to the meeting this afternoon Mon Feb 4th clear in the fore noon after noon cloudy. the <s>Sye</s> Skye looks like rain Showers Sarah was here afiew minutes this Evening Tue Mar 5th fore noon clear after noon blizerd Bilton and James Gibson was in Wed Mar 6th clear and cool. most of the day I set by the Sove most of the day Thu Mar 7th cloudy and cold. it commenced to Snow about half past four O Clock Fri Mar 8th cloudy and mild. there was about an inch and a half of Snow on the ground this morning it is about gone this evening Mary and Elva calld this after noon. there was a beger man here this afternoon Sat Mar 9th clear part of the day and moderate Sarah was here fore part of the day. Bilton this after noon Sun Mar 10th fore noon cloudy after noon clear and and mild. Sarah was in I went to the Church and heard the new Minister https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3c3b729d28844703038adbce59371eb2.pdf a5a5add75d41217861543c256eedfaca PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton March 1907 Mon Mar 11th clear and warm Sarah was here Bilton was here. I trimed part of the grapes Tue Mar 12th cloudy and Soft. there was three or four drizling Showrs through the day then was heavey rain last night. Sarah was in Wed Mar 13th cloudy and Soft. Sarah calld and Walter calld and paid his intrest on his piece of ground he got of me Thu Mar 14th cloudy and moderate. Sarah was in for my dirty clothes Fri Mar 15 cloudy and cool. Bilton was here in the fore noon Sarah was cleaning house and bakeing pies Sat Mar 16th clear and pleasant the frost going out of the ground fast Sun Mar 17th cloudy and cool the litte part of the day. I went to the Church and heard the young man preach Mon Mar 18th cloudy and cold in the morning a hard frost last night. Sarah came for the dirty cloaths. I saw tow Robbins over in Newcombs yard this after noon {page two} Croton March 1907 Tue Mar 19th cloudy and Soft about one inch of Snow on the ground this morning all gone long before night. William McIntosh calld in Wed Mar 20th cloudy and moody. Rose Bolton came hear about ten O'Clock and Staid until four P.M. Mary and Elva came while we were at dinner and Staid for dinner Thu Mar 21st cloudy and Soft. William McIntosh was here and Sarah was here this Evening there a strong prospect of rain Fri Mar 22ond cloudy and warm. Sarah was here cleaning house. I was triming grape vines and berry bushes part of the day Sat Mar 23 cloudy a fiew drops of rain fell this morning. Sarah brought me a couple of <s>loav</s> loaves of bread this evening Mon Mar 25th clear and pleasant. I starting the coal Stove in the fore noon. after noon was Setting a fiew Straw berry plants Sarah was in a couple of times https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3d79895a8d3105f063379ef3e893f92e.pdf d2fbec52bcb9a72e1a176267112fbbe5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton March 1907 Tue Mar 26th cloudy most of the day. there was thunder and lightning this morning. but little rain. I planted a fiew more Strawberries plants this after noon. Sarah was in. Wed Mar 27th cloudy light Showers in the fore noon. Bilton was here a fiew minutes. Thu Mar 28th cloudy and warm. I was cuting the dead brush out of my burry bushes. Sarah was her bakeing Fri Mar 29th cloudy and cool in the Evening. I pict up the brush I cut yesterday. Bilton came in this fore noon Sat Mar 30th cloudy and pleasant. Sarah and Pearl Haselwood and Alice Paul was in Sun Mar 31st cloudy and cold. it kept Spitting Snow all day. I went to here Sawyer preach. Sarah was in a while to night Mon Apr 1st cloudy and cold Some Snow Showr about half and inch of Snow last night it is gone to night Tomas Bolton and Rose was here this after noon. Tom paid his Intres on his Mortgage {page two} Croton April 1907 Tue Apr 2ond cloudy a Sharp frost last night & mild this evening. Sarah came for the dirty cloaths Wed Apr 3 clear par of the day and warm. Sarah came in this evening I was alone all day Thu Apr 4th cloudy and rain to night I dug up the fiew pasnips that was in the garden Fri Apr 5th cloudy and cool. Sarah was hear cleaning house Sat Apr 6th clear most of the day and cool. Sarah was here a fiew minutes. I kept prety close to the Stove. Sun Apr 7th cloudy and wet rain this after noon John and Millie came over a while they went back when it was raining hard ti would Stop about the time they got home Mon Apr 8th cloudy and cool. Bilton was here in the fore noon. Sarah brought me a loaf of bread. I Staid in the house all day Tue Apr 9th cloudy and cool. it has been trying to Snow all day. I went over ot the Store and bought a can of honey. I went to Mrs <s>Crag</s> Craggs and bargaind for three cords of wood https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/330ed454385957ea5674d2d5d7e5400e.pdf 5086ffe386c2c9f1731c0bba747547a1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton April 1907 Wed Apr 10th cloudy and cold a fine Sowr like a fogg all the fore noon there was about an inch of Snow on the ground this morning Sarah was here this fore noon Thu Apr 11sth cloudy and cold. Sarah came in a fiew minutes. I was in all day Fri Apr 12th cloudy and warm the fore part of the day. Sarah was here part of the day. I was diging in the garden Sat Apr 13th cloudy and cold. Bilton was here part of the forenoon. Widow Craggs boys brought me Some wood. Will McIntosh brough me wood from Dicks last night. Sarah brougt Some bread Sun Apr 14th cloudy and cold. Sarah calld this Evening a while. Dick was here <s>to</s> last night until ten Oclock Mon Apr 15th clear in the fore noon a Sharp frost last night. This after noon cloudy I diging and hoeing in the garden {page two} Croton April 1907 Tues Apr 16th cloudy and cold. Sarah was here this Evening. I stayed in the house most of the day Wed Apr 17th cloudy and cold it has been Spitting Snow most of the day Bilton here most of the fore noon. Mrs Crowder is haveing a bad Spell this after noon Thu Apr 18th cloudy and cool. Bilton and his Grand Son young Bilton was with him. James Saffenty calld this Evening on his way to the Prayer Meeting Fri Apr 19th cloudy not so Cold as yesterday Sarah was here and William McIntosh came over and had Dinner with us there was a young woman came and tryed to seel a book to me. Rose came at dark and brought a can of milk for me Sat Apr 20th clear and cool Ella Snary was in . I was in the house most of the day Sun Apr 21st clear and pleasant. Sarah was here in the four noon. I was at Church and heard Mar Graham Mon Apr 22ond clear and pleasant. Sarah was here for the dirty cloaths https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/db9a0b39a88567d7193fa563b174dd21.pdf 5f8705660dd94694cab55b1bf1cff04d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton April 1907 Croton Fe Tue Apr 23rd loudy and mild. Mr Sang was here this after noon. Sarah was in this Eve Wed Apr 24th cloudy and mild. Sarah was here with Maud's babuy. I sat in the house most of the day Thu Apr 25 cloudy and Snowing while I am writing Bilton and his GrandSon was here and Clock cleaner was here cleaning my watch. Sarah came over this Evening Fri Apr 26 cloudy and cool in the fore noon after noon clear and warm. Sarah was here cleaning house. Sat Apr 27 clear and warm. A Sharp frost last night. Sarah was here for flour to make me a loaf of bred Sun Apr 28th clear and warm. Sarah was here Mon Apr 29th there was two thunder Show Showers which was badly needed Tue <s>Sat</s> Apr 30 cloudy Showers and cool. Sarah was here this Evening {page two} Wed May 1st clear and pleasant. Dick was in a fiew minutes about eleven Oclock Thu May 2 clear and warm. William McIntosh was here this morning. Bilton was here this after noon and Walter Snary Fri May 3rd fore noon clear after noon cloudy Sarah was here cleaning <s>cleaning</s> house Sat May 4th cloudy and Snow in the fore noon after noon clear Sun May <s>6</s> 5th cloudy and cool. Mon May 6th cloudy in the fore noon. Aunt Mary Bilton was buried to this after noon. Seth Crowell calld for the minsters Salary money. Thomas Bolton came in a fiew minutes this fore noon. Tue May 7th fore noon cloudy, a light Shower of rain. Sarah and Ettie Newcomb wsa here papering the house. this after noon clear and warm. the grass is growing Wed May 8th clear and warm. Sarah was here papering one of the roms. I done a little diging in the garde https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cfef89c45592b8a02416a18f4fbf4837.pdf 779d36f2517eaaa50ff181b35ed1464c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton May 1907 Thu May 9th clear and warm. a regular corn day. I diging in the garden and Sett a hen this Evening. Bilton calld a <s>fu</s> fiew minutes he was on his way to Jarves Pauls Fri May 10th cloudy and cool. while I am writing it is Snowing the ground is couvered with Snow. noboudy in Sat May 11th clear and cool. Sarah was here a while this afternoon. the butcher was around with meat Sun May 12th cloudy up to four PM clear from that until night. Mary Paul was here this being my 81 birth day Mon May 13th clear and warm a butiful day Sarah came over for the dirty cloaths Tue May 14th clear and hot 86 deg in Shad I put up Screans about the house Sarah was cleaning the house Bilton calld this fore noon, William Huston came this after noon Will is looking bad {page two} Croton May 1907 Wed May 15th cloudy misting rain most of the day, Sarah was cleaning the house. John <s>Cragg calld this after noon</s> Craggs wife calld this after noon Thu May 16th cloudy and cool fore part of the day. I have been alone up to the presant Fri May 17th cloudy. Sarah was here cleaning the house. Mrs Cragg came and got her fence wire Sat May 18th light clouds. thear was thunders last night. this has been a growing day Bilton and John Saws Son came in this after noon. James Safferty calld Sun May 19th cloudy and cool Sarah came in this Evening. I went to Church to hear the young man from Inwood Mon May 20th cloudy and cool the wind from the North and feels as if it was blowing of over Snow or ice Tue May 21st light clouds not as cool as yesterday I think there was little frost this morning Wed May 22ond cloudy it has thretend rain <s>rain</s> all day but none has come https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3c18e49563a82fd66c543692d4d0e5e0.pdf 2e3408e680dbacb493a8dcd57bf4f8c9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton May 1907 Thu May 23rd cloudy and moderate every thing about three weeks behing time Fri May 24th clear and warm. Sarah was most of the fore noon Some of the apple trees is commencing <s>blow</s> to blow Sat May 25th a cloudy cold wind from the East it is raining this evening. the meat pedlar was here this fore noon Sun May 26th cloudy thunder Showers in the after noon. Sarah was here a few minutes Mon May 27th cloudy and cool. there were thunder Showers last night. Sarah was here this fore noon. Walter was for rhubarb this after noon Tue May 28th clear and warm thie latter part of the day. I was sprinkling the goosberrie bushes. Anne J Smith came in this and was telling me about the Cleavland folks until bed time Wed May 29th clear and warm most of the day it felt like corn wether I was attending the young chickins {page two} Croton May 1907 Thu May 30th clear and pleasant. Bilton was here this after noon. Sarah was over a fiew minutes. I attended my young chickens Fri May 31st clear and pleasant Sarah was here doing her work. Dick was here Sat June 1 cloudy a misting rain in the after noon. Sarah was in a fiew minutes Ella brought me a can of milk Sun June 2 cloudy and wet fore part of the day. Sarah brought me feed for my chickens. Josep Crowder came here after him locking the Church Mon June 3rd clear most of the day and warm 74 deg. Mrs Mckewen was hee beging for the man that had is house burnd Aunt <s>Vick</s> Victoria was in a fiew minutes this Evening. Anne Ketcheson was with her She went up to See Butlrs baby Tue cloudy rain this Evening https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/26d1c11f030fabc5e22b64e828ec7427.pdf b9a89e153c51d9917ada27dcfd219b3d PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton June 1907 Wed June 5th cloudy and wet fore part of the day Dick was here he brought chickens feed Thu June 6th clear part of the day and warm I was Stiring the ground arown the Strawberrie viens. Sarah brought me a pumpkin pye Fri June 7th cloudy part of the day. Sarah was here part of the day. Anne Smith was here until 2 PM She and Sarah went down to Dicks. Bilton was here Sat June 8th clear and hot 76 deg. I Sprinkled my burrie bushes Sun June 9th clear and hot. 82 deg by my themomiter. Sarah was in a fiew minutes Mon June 10th cloudy with high wind From East and Southe. Tue June 11th cloudy a sprinkle of rain a fiew times. Sarah was over Wed June 12th clear fore part of the day. latter part cloudy and cool. wind from the East and cool there is very little growth most of the bushes are dead {page two} Croton June 1907 Thu Jun 13th cloudy and wet no Sun Seen here to day. Harry Gegory came for the Shot gun to Shoot black bird that are pulling his corn Fri June 14th clear and hot. I went down to Dicks <s>th</s> to See them move the barn and Stables. Sarah was at my pace {in left margin - different handwriting} RICHARD MOVED BARNS Sat June 15th clear and pleasant. Sarah came here this morning. the meat peder this after noon. Charley brought me a loaf of bread Sun June 16th clear and hot Sat June 17th clear and hotest day yet 90 deg in Shade. Sarah came for durty clothes. Bilton and Ettie Pace was here Tue June 18th clear and hot the Same as yeter day. I See a fiew clouds this evening the first Ive Seen for a fiew days Wed June 19th cloudy and light thunder Showers I was cutting up wedes in the garden part of the fore noon Thu June 20th fore part coudy. latter clear and hot Rose brought me a can of milk. Sarah was here https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/59d8e7def3e2649f36c46832ec8378da.pdf f8099d86709f72f6f7b44eb330e62845 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton June 1907 Fri June 21st clear and hot. Sarah was here this fore noon. Ella Snary came here this for rhubarb Sat June 22ond clear and hot 80 deg Bilton was here this after noon Sarah came over this after noon Sun June 23rd clear and hot 80 deg. alone to day Mon June 24th a hot day light clouds flying about. Bilton and Elva Paul and Dora Book and Ella Snary came here this after noon Tue June 25th fore noon cloudy after noon clear and hot. Harry Gregory was here a fiew minutes Wed June 26th clool and cloudy. There was a heavey thunder storm last night which changed the heat into cool wether. Ethal Johnston and our minister calld in afiew minutes {second page} Croton June 1906 Thu June 27th clear part of the day and not So hot. I sowd fiew turnip Seeds Bilton was here and Alford Will and his wife and her Father <s>Feb</s> Fri June 28th clear and warm. Sarah was here and Jeremiah Tiffin was here this after noon Sat June 28th cloudy most of the day and cool most of the day Sun Jun 30 clear and pleasant Mon July 1 cloudy most of the day two or thre light Showers. Martin Cragg calld on me to do my Statute labour Maud Snary was here beging Tue July 2 fore noon cloudy. after noon clear and cool. wind from the North. Sarah was in a fiew minutes Wed Jul 3rd clear and cool. there Some talk of frost this morning I didnt See any altough it was cold. Minnie Huston was Married to day. Sarah was in this morning https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d00e43cf38db81dac66f9db118858bc7.pdf 7b83f14f874d2b0d19dee5f8d51f4105 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton July 1907 Thu July 4th clear part of the day and cool. Sarah was here a fiew mintes She was telling what damage the frost has done Fri Jul 5th cloudy and cool Sarah was here Bilton and John Sawas boy and Dick this Evening. Ella Snary was here for Rubarb Sat Jul 6th cloudy and hot I went to Thamesville the contry is looking bad with the frost I saw fields of corn that thay cant get theyr Seed of ov it. Dick paid wat the intres and yearley payments came to up to last January Sun Jul 7th clear and hot 84 deg Sarah was in a fiew minutes Mon Jul 8th a hot day 90 deg. there was clouds rolling by no rain. Sarah came in. I was hoeing up a fiew weeds. Bilton came in a feiw minuts Tue Jul 9th cloudy fore part of the day and hot Cara Cragg Sent the rest of the wood {page two} Croton July 1907 Wed Jul 10th cloudy part of the day and warm Sarah was in a fiew minutes Thu Jul 11th cloudy and wet heavy rain last night cool to day no Sun Fri Jul 12th clear and pleasant. Sarah came in this morning She went to Dicks to help him. I have been alone Sat Jul 3th clear and pleasant. Sarah and Dora Book was with me this after noon they and Will McIntosh had J super with me. Bilton calld this Evening Sun Jul 14th clear most of the day and hot 85 deg I went to Church and our new minister Mon Jul 15th cloudy and hot. Dora Book came over from Sarahs, the Skye looks as if we would get rain to night Tue Jul 16th light clouds and hot 86 deg Sarah came over for the dirty cloaths Wed Jul 17th Some clouds and hot. I went down to the corner of the old Home on the consession by Douglas Snarys https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ab985420c19ec12c05c617e33e7c273c.pdf 72256da313355c348a787f3403fa7554 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton July 1907 Thu Jul 18 clear and hot. I received a letter tis morning from Victoria Book. Bilton was here this after noon we took a drive around by the Side road on the uleventh Conssion and up the river road up home Fri Jul 19th clear fore part of the day. cloudy this Evening. Sarah was here in the fore noon doing her work Sat Jul 20th cloudy in the fore noon. clear in the after noon and cool. Elva Paul and Dora Book came here this fore noon. Sarah came for Paris green to sprinkle potatoes Sun Jul 21st cloudy and not as hot as it has been Sarah wsa in a fiew minutes Mon Jul 22ond fore noon Showry after noon cloudy a fine rain this morning. Sarah ws over pcking goosburries Tue Jul 23 clear most of the day and hot. I went to the Pick Nick this after noon. Elva came for me. {second page} Croton July 1907 Wed Jul 24th Some light clouds and hot Bilton was here a fiew minutes The Wemon that is carying on the meeting over the river calld this after noon. Ella was here picking goo Goosburrees. Thu Jul 25th cloudy part of the day not very hot. Bilton was here. I moad some weeds Fri Jul 26th clear and cool. Dora Book call this morning to bid me good by Sarah was here doing her house work Sat Jul 27th clear and warm. I took a walk over to Johns and Vera brought me back in the buggy Sun Jul 28th clear part of the day not So hot the Foristers had preaching at our Church Mon Jul 29th clear and hot. Sarah was here for the dirty cloaths Tue Jul 30th clear and cool in the morning the midle of the day hot. Wed Jul 31st cloudy and thunder Showers Sarah came over with my clean cloaths https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/54315899cd8bdfd5f888a4f04653eb05.pdf 21d04f195814adceec3ee8d6fc928575 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton August 1907 Thu Aug 1st clear in the fore noon. after noon cloudy with thunder Showers Bilton and John Laws boy was here Fri Aug 2ond clouds rolling over and cool Sarah was here doing her house work two meat pedlers here to day Sat Aug 3rd cloudy and wet and cool I went to the grocery for a loaf of bread Sun Aug 4th clear in the fore noon after noon cloudy and cool Jeremiah Tiffin was here Mon Aug 5th cloudy and sprinkled a little rain. Seth Crowell came for the Ministers Salery I paid my portion Tue Aug 6th clear and warm. William McIntosh came over. I went over to Sarahs to See how She was. She is better Wed Aug 7th clear part of the day and hot 86 deg at 4 P.M. I went up to Noss is place where Sam Bloom is thrashin Thu Aug 8th not very clear. Sarah was here for the dirty cloaths {page two} Croton August 1907 Fri Aug 9th clear and pleasant. Sarah and Mary Paul Aunt Victoria Snary was here for dinner. Bilton was in Sat Aug 10th clear and pleasant. no body in to day. Dick came in after I got the other wrotte Sun Aug 11th clear and hot. Bilton was in I was to Church and heard the old minister he Preached a good Sermond Mon Aug 12th fore noon cloudy. after noon clear Pearl was at Sarahs She came for the dirty cloaths. I went over to their place to See how Charley was he is Sick has had the Dr Tue Aug 13th clear and not So hot. Dick was in. I went over to See Charley he is better Wed Aug 14th clear and cool. Sarah was over Charley is Some better. Dick tool three loads of hogs to Thamesville and William Season took fore or five load Thu Aug 15th clear and not very hot Bilton was here this after noon https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0d697b9c3f25a1118b1e5c43f0209cc7.pdf cff160518c2b110af335b35c74fbbee7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton August 1907 Fri Aug 16th cloudy a little rain in the fore noon. Sarah was here Sat Aug 17th cloudy fore part of the day. latter part cloudy. Sarah was here Sun Aug 18th clear and cool Mon Aug 19th clear part of the day. Bilton and Mary Paul was in a fiew minu Tue Aug 20th cloudy and cool a Shower in the fore noon. Walter was in for the key Wed Aug 21st cloudy and cool Sarah was here for the dirty cloaths. I cut up a fiew weeds to keep them from ripening their Seed Thur Aug 22 clear and cool light frost last night Sarah came over this evening Fri Aug 23rd cloudy Streaks in the and cool Sarah and Charley was here Sat Aug 24th clear and dry. Bilton and Elva Paul was here Sun Aug 25th clear and windy. I went to the Church to hear our Old Minister {page two} Croton August 1907 Mon Aug 26th clear most of the day Walter and Edwin Young was blocking my old Granry this fore noon. Mary and Elva Paul and Sarah McIntosh was here this after noon Tue Aug 27th cloudy a dull day. Sarah came over. I was alone Several of our neibors went to Toronto Fair. Rose calld this evening Wed Aug 28th cloudy awhile in the fore noon the rest of the day clear Thu Aug 29th clear most of the day and warm Sarah was in a fiew minutes Fri Aug 30th cloudy in the fore noon after noon clear Sarah was here cleaning the house Sat Aug 31st clear and dry. I was helping Walter this morning move the coal he wants the old granry to put his gain in when he thrashes. Sarah was over and Bilton Samuel Peter came over with my rasor Sun Sept 1st cloudy looks like as if we would get rain wich is much needed. Sarah was in. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/14a860ca7147f168f443611f70de1598.pdf f4014ee0d4718efa44dbd0ec418527a9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton September 1907 Mon Sept 2 cloudy most of the day. Sarah was in. Dick Tiffins wife that used to be calld She didnt get out of the Buggy I would not have known her had they not have told me Tue Sept 3rd clear and pleasant most of the day. Sarah came over for the dirty cloaths to wash. Nelson Hopin was here this Evening on his way trying to Sell fruit trees Wed Sept 4th clear part of the day Sarah was in a few minutes Walter came in for the key Thu Sept 5th clear part of the time there was a thunder Shower last night and a light Shower again to day Fri Sept 6th cloudy. Sarah was here bakeing Sat Sept 7th cloudy and cool. Sarah came over and brought my washe cloaths Sun Sept 8th cloudy Bilton and Sarah and Rosina calld after Church {page two} Croton September 1907 Mon Sept 9th cloudy part of the day. Sarah and Rosina Bolton and Bilton Snary calld in Tue Sept 10th rain all day Sarah and Elva and John Laws girl was here Elle Snary was here this Evening picking cowcumbers for pickles Wed a windy wet day. Mary Paul and Mrs Cregg and Millie Snary calld I mowed some weeds to keep them from ripening their Seed Thu Sept 11th cloudy fore part of the day latter part clear. Bilton was here this after noon. I dug up Some plumb and cherry trees that the frost killd last winter Fri Sept 12th clear and warm. Sarah was here. Walter had Some boys drawing oats down here for him Sat Sept 13th clear and wram. Alice Paul and another girl cald for a drink Sun Sept 14th clear most of the day and warm Sarah was in https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/515e38e130606cd20e60c16b6646c545.pdf ccc7f6b7a78b053fb43558f7a68a5adf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton September 1907 Mon Sept 15th hot light clouds driven through the Skye by a South West wind Sarah was here Tue Sept 17th cloudy and cool. Sarah was here in the fore noon. Bilton after noon Wed Sept 18th cloudy and cool. A Chatham Fair day, no one in to day Thu Sept 19th cloudy fore part of the day latter part clear. Dick was here and Sarah was in awhile Fri Sept 20th clear part of the day. Sarah and Bilton was here Sat Sept 21st cloudy most of the day and cool. Sarah brought me aloaf of bread Sun Sept 22ond flying cloudys and cool Mon Sept 23rd flying clouds and cool there has been a frost last night not far away Sarah was over for the dirty cloaths this morning Tue Sept 24th cloudy Some Sprinkles of rain Sarah was over a fiew minutes thear is a prospect of frost to night {page two} Croton September 1907 Wed Sept 25th cloudy and cold. the wind feels as if came over Snow Thu Sept 26th clear and cool. Sarah McIntosh and Ella Snary was here Fri Sept 27th cloudy it commenced to rain about 3 PM Sarah was here cleaning the floors and bakeing Sat Sept 28th dul cloudy wet day. it raind last night and a good deal to day Sarah calld in this morning. I comenced to peal apples to dry Sun Sept 29th cloudy and wet a lot of water fell last night. Sarah was here to day Mon Sept 30th clear most of the day. I was peeling apples. Bilton was here afiew minutes in the fore noon Tue Feb 1st clear and mild a Sharp frost last night. Millie Snary calld this after noon. Sarah McIntosh went to Thamesville Wed Feb 2ond clear and hot. Sarah came over for the dirty cloaths. I went down to the old place for Mushrooms https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/006774bb40e7be3c97623656c381804d.pdf 5ab74f36a8a2df2aa8d28d6b66568f7e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one - is obviousl the month of Oct, not Feb} Croton February 1907 Thu Feb 3rd dark with Thunder Showers Sarah was here and Widow Craggs boy brought me a load of wood Fri Feb 4th cloudy. Victoria and Ira came here to day. this was Florence Fair Sat Feb 5th clear most of the day. Vic went to Walters. Ira went to Fed Seasens I piled Stove wood Sun Feb 6th cloudy a prospect for rain Mon Feb 7th cloudy thunder Shower in the after noon. Sarah came over for the dirty cloaths to wash Tue Feb 8th clear and cool most of the day Walter came in for the key Wed Feb 9th clear part of the day. it looks this Eving as though we might have rain before morning Thu Feb 10th cloudy and cool. I went over to Mr Peters and done Some trading Fri Feb 11th clouds flying and Sprinkling rain I went to Thamesville with William McIntosh for Money for Victoria Book {page two} Croton February 1907 Sat Feb 12th cloudy and cool. Sarah and Dick was here a fiew minutes. Ira and Victoria Sarted for home this morning Mon Feb 13th cloudy and cool Mon Feb 14th clear a pleasant day for the time of year. I was pealing apples William Huston calld he Said James Steel is dead Tue Feb 15th clear and warm. Sarah came over She Said Thomas Sweet is dea Wed Febth fore part of the day cloudy latter part clear and warm. Walter was in for the key. young Cragg brought me a <s>haf</s> load of wood Thu Feb 17th clear and warm with light cloudys drifting through the Sky, Sarah McIntosh young Cragg came from Dicks with some Stough to get ground. Walter calld this morning for the potato diger hew was going to dig his potatoes https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b503e8f8a23bbd66449cc4cc7ee6281d.pdf cf24711ff2364d4bd320467be8ff7833 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton February 1907 Fri Feb 18th clear and cold. Sarah was here doing her work. Bilton and mrs McMuller who was William Summeretts Daughter. I pict afiew apples Sat Feb 19th clear fore part of the day latter part cloudy a white frost this morning Sarah was here afiew minutes. Walter and f wife was here gathering apples Sun Feb 20th cloudy and Snow most of the fore noon. Sarah came over and brought me a letter from Victoria Mon Feb 21st clear and cool. the Sharpest frost last night that has come this fall Sarah was here this after noon Tue Feb 22ond clear and cool. Walter came in this morning. Sarah came for the dirty cloaths. I cleand the cook Stove Wed Feb 23rd light clouds drifting through the Skye a cool day Sarah came over this after noon to help me to clean and put up the Stove pipe {page two} Croton February 1907 Thu Feb 25th clear and cool the hardest frost last night yet this fall Fri Feb 26th clear and warm in the fore noon wind came from the after noon and cool, Charley and Otta Bolton came in this after noon Sat Feb 27 clear in the fore noon after noon cloudy and cool. Sarah was here and Bilton wa this after noon Sun Feb 28th cloudy and wet heavey rain last night. Sarah came over with my clean cloaths Mon Feb 29th cloudy and misting rain part of the after noon. Walter was in for the key Tue Feb 30th clear fore part of the day. latter part cloudy. a Sharp frost last night Wed Feb 31st clear most of the day. Sarah came over this morning. Thu Nov 1 light clouds moderate Bilton calld this morning and Sarah. William McIntosh this after noon to get the use of my corn crib. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d1c0e317b9f1d3a81743e7dcaf9ad407.pdf 2158968766c79218d38633deb72baebe PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton November 1907 Fri Nov 2ond cloudy and soft. Bilton was her, and Sarah McIntosh was here Sat Nov 3rd cloudy and wet a mild day Sun Nov 4th cloudy and cold the wind has got around from the North and cold. Sarah was here Mon Nov 5th cloudy I put up my coal Stove to day and had a big time with it the pipe that went into the chimney was full of Sutt and the smoke coldent get throug and chamber was full of Smoke. I got Jarves Paul to come over Same Peters and go up and See what wa rong he found nothing rong above So we went up Sairs when we took the pipe out of the chimney we found it stopt with Sut Tue Nov 6th cloudy and moderate. I was Starting my Sove again when I got up this morning it was out Bilton was here Wed Nov 7th cloudy and cool a prospect of a Storm {page two} Croton November 1907 Thu Nov 8th broken clouds and cool Fri Nov 9th cloudy and Soft . Sarah was here until two O Clock. I carried Sove wood in the Shop Sat Nov 10th cloudy. Sarah was in and brought the clean clothes Edna Peter came over for a cain for her Brother Sun Nov 11th cloudy and cool . there was a sprinkle of Snow this morning Mon Nov 12th cloudy and cold. Sarah came for the dirty cloaths . Widow Craggs boys brought me Some wood which I paid for Some of which had been bagened for Tue Nov 13th cloudy. Sarah came ove and told me Thomas Tiffin is dead Wed Nov 14th cloudy windy cold day. Pearl came here and brought me a peace of fresh pork Thu Nov 15th clear and cold. Thomas Tiffin was buried this after noon. Sarah was here this Evening https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/241738d416f2318e8193b3bd171538d5.pdf d21b0144f291cefb48d63228a39c44de PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton November 1907 <s>Sat</s> Nov 16th cloudy and cold. Sarah was here. Bilton came in a fiew minutes Vera Snary and Otta Bolton calld Sat Nov 17th clear not a cloud to be Seen Charley drew me a load of coal from Thamesville. Sarah was in this morning Sun Nov 18th clear and cool a Sharp frost the last two nights Mon Nov 19th cloudy fore part of the day latter part clear Bilton was here. Tue Nov 19th cloudy fore noon. after noon clear Thomas Bilton and Rosina came in this after noon for a while Wed Nov 20th cloudy with high wind from South East it looks like a rain storm I think we Shall get it to night Thu Nov 21st cloudy and Soft. Dick was here awhile this fore noon Fri Nov 22ond cloudy and mild Bilton was in Dick brought me some Oisters {page two} Croton November 1907 Sat Nov 23rd cloudy Ella Snary came to See If I wanterd cooking done as Sarah is away to Pearls who is sick Charly and Will went out to See her Sun Nov 24th clear and cool. Charley and Will has not got back I dont know how Pearl is Mon Nov 25th clear and mild Mary Paul calld this after noon. Charley and came home about 2 PM Tue Nov 26th flying clouds and cold wind from the North and cool Wed Nov 27th clear and mild in the fore part of the day. cloudy and wet latter part. Ellie Snary was here cleaning house this fore noon. Millie Snary calld this fore noon. Thu Nov 28th cloudy and cool. Bilton wa here a fiew minutes in the fore noon Fri Nov 29th cloudy and Soft it sprinkled Snow coupled of times Mary Paul and Vera Snary and Oetta Bolton was here https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7270f1057717072e6a35cecdc241e87a.pdf 30bed00268db1eb74a50ee6f42a7f751 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton December 1907 Sat Nov 30th cloudy and cool commenced to Snow this after noon. <s>Jerem</s> Jeremiah Tiffin calld to here from Pearl Hazelwood. but litte I could tell him. Sun Dec 1st cloudy and cold Mon Dec 2ond cloudy and cool a Sharp frost last night no body in to day Tue Dec 3rd clear and cold. 10 deg above Zero this morning Aunt Victoria and Tax Collector was here this after noon. I borrowed money enough to pay my tax Thu Dec 5th cloudy fore part of the day clear latter part I was writing in the afternoon to Victoria Book Fri Dec 6th clear and pleasant. Sarah was here. Bilton calld in Sat Dec 7th clear and pleasant. Aunt Victoria came and paid her Note I carried wood in the old Shop Mrs Pat Bodkin is dead {page two} Sun Dec 8 Cloudy in the fore noon clear afer noon and Soft. Sarah came over I gave here 5 Dollars that I borroed from her Mon Dec 9th cloudy and wet Mrs Patric Bodkin was buried to day. Sarah was in She Robart McBrien was dead Tue Dec 10th Snow all day. Robert McBrine was buried to day. nobody in here to to day nor I out Wed Dec 11th cloudy and cold. Sarah was in for the dirty clothes to wash. Thu Dec 12 cloudy and cool Alford Will was here this after noon. Sarah was in this Evening. James Tiffin ws burried this fore noon Fri Dec 13th cloudy and cool. ten deg above Zero this moring. I heard to night that Mrs Sam McDonald is dead Sarah was here https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7a2648d2b5df1cd0eed357c703e31f19.pdf 0a4236196a089c8c31966f42fc4e4332 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {page one} Croton December 1907 Sat Dec 14th Snow all high wind from the east. Sarah was in a minute Sun Dec 15th Soft the Snow melted of the trees and fences Mrs McDonald was burried Sarah was there this Evening Sun Dec 10th cloudy and mild I had quite a time cleaning the coal Stove Walter was in for the key for the granery Tue Dec 17th cloudy a pleasant winters day Sleighs and cutters have been going lively. Bilton was in a fiew minutes Sarah was over this Evening Wed Dec 18th cloudy a light drizling Snow all fine winters day. Dick broght me Some Oisters Wed Dec 19th cloudy and cold. Sarah was here for the cloaths to wash Will was for my over coat Thu Dec 20th cloudy part of the day and mild Sarah was here Scrubing the floers Sat Dec 21st cloudy and mild. Bilton and and his Grand Daughter came in {second page - blank} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0510659b672b6e450cde13345f4a9ef5.pdf 286c968967b163e12f15d662b2ebb2a9 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {green hard back cover, with red tape binding} 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 Henry Snary Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource Late 19th and Early 20th-Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Henry Snary Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kent Branch Ontario Ancestors Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1882-1907 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 Late 19th and Early 20th-century, Kent County, Camden Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Henry Snary Diary, 1882-1883 Henry Snary Diary, 1883-1884 Henry Snary Diary, 1887-1889 Henry Snary Diary, 1900-1904 Henry Snary Diary, 1904-1907 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. July 23, 1882 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript 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 Henry Snary Diary, 1904-1907 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Henry Snary Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Kent Branch Ontario Ancestors Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1904-1907 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, Elgin County, Camden Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. August 1, 1904 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Henry Snary 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"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Left page</span></h2> <p>Fred Snary Born Nov 16 1869 John Snary(died Sun dec 4, 1839)- Father of Henry, Johny (died Monday sept 18 1905), Bilton {Burning of?} mortgage of Croton Church Thursday Feb 2, 1905 Ricahrd Snary moved the Barns {stabee?} June 1907</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Right page</span></h2> <p>Henry Snary Born May 12 1826 80 years old May 1906</p> <p>1904</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Boston August 1904</p> <p>Mon Aug 1 Clear most of the day and warm Billon and Joseph browder was here part of the day.</p> <p>Tue Aug 2 clear and cool. Morning and evening Joseph Crowder was with me awhile this afternoon.</p> <p>Wed Aug 3 clear and cool. I was watching dam Donald erecting wire fence for Ara Newcomb. I saw Anna Smith and had a little talk with her. She was going up to Florence to see old Mrs. Smith.</p> <p>Thu Aug 4 clear and pleasant. Bilton called in Rose brought be a can of milk. I went to school and had a talk with Chapple.</p> <p>Fri Aug 5 clear and hot 86 deg in the shade Sarah was here baking and cleaning house</p> <p>Sat Aug 6 a hazy day and warm. Sarah brought me over a couple of loaves.</p> <p>Sun Aug 7 clear and cool high wind from the south dust flying.</p> <p>Mon Aug 8 clear and cool almost cold enough for a frost this morning Bilton called in.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton 1904</span></h2> <p>Tue Aug 9 Clear and warm in the middle of the day, cool in the morning. Took a train over to lot No 5 and down the side road to to 11 Con then up the river and around home.</p> <p>Wed aug 10th Showery. Millie called in this fore noon.</p> <p>Thur Aug 11th cloudy part of the day. I got out a few strawberry plants. Bilton was here most of the fore noon.</p> <p>Friday Aug 12th Clear part of the day and morning and Even cool . Sarah here bakeing and cleaning hours.</p> <p>Sat Aug 13 cloudey with thunder showers. Seth Crowell gave me a call. William Happer from Newbraka called in a few minutes this after noon not doing much myself.</p> <p>Sun Aug 14Clear and pleaasent</p> <p>Mon Aug 15 Clear and warm. Bilton brought me a post office envelope.</p> <p><br />{second page}</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton August 1904</span></h2> <p>Tue Aug 16th cloudy most of the day and warm . James Kelly broug a peic of mutton.</p> <p>Wed aug 17th clear and hot and I was down to the old home. Dick is makeing quite a change.</p> <p>Thu Aug 18 clear and pleasent. Walter called in this forenoon. Sarah came over and canned a few blackberries. I took up my multiplier? onions this after noon.</p> <p>Fri Aug 19 cloudy and cool commenced to rain about 3 P.M. Sarah was over in the fore noon cleaning house.</p> <p>Sat Aug 20th cloudy and warm, heavey rain last night. Bilton called in this fore noon, not doing much myself.</p> <p>Sun Aug 21 clear warm and windy no preaching at our appartment there being Quarterley meeting at Florence.</p> <p>Mon Aug 22 cloudy and wet. Bilton was in the a while Dick came a spell this afternoon. Walter was here cleaning out the granny.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton August 1904</span></h2> <p>Tue Aug 23 Clear and pleasant I was cuting out the old berry bushes</p> <p>Wed Aug 24 clear and please not doing much of anything today.</p> <p>Thu aug 25th cloudy and thunder showers</p> <p>Fri Aug 26th clear and cool. Sarah was this fore noon bakeing and cleaning house. I dug a few potatoes where I want to set strawberry.</p> <p>Sat Aug 27th clear and pleasant I set out a few strawberry plants.</p> <p>Sun Aug 28th clear and pleasant. Mr Baker was our preacher today</p> <p>Mon Aug 29 cloudy and cool. Elva Paul called this fore noon. Bilton was here this after noon.</p> <p>Tue Aug 30 clear and cool morning and evening. Sarah was in a few minutes</p> <p>Wed Aug 31, clear and cool. Bilton was most of the fore noon. James Williams called in this evening I was down to the blacksmitts shop.</p> <p><br />{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton September 1904</span></h2> <p>Thu Sept 1st cloudy most of the day and warm, I was cutting up a fiew weeds.</p> <p>Fri Sept 2 light clouds and hot. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing. A thunder shower this evening.</p> <p>Sat Sept 3 Clear and pleasent, I sent away for the Globe Paper.</p> <p>Sun Sept 4, clear and cool</p> <p>Mon Spt 5th clear and cool. Sarah was here this forenoon. Bilton was in this after noon. Walter was thrashing and drawing his barley here this afternoon.</p> <p>Tue Sept 6th clear and cool no calllers today</p> <p>Wed Sept 7th clear most of the day and warm in the middle of the day. Cool morning and evening. Dick was here for timber to make a jug rack.</p> <p>Thu Sept 8 cloudy most of the day and cool. A thunder shower last night and might rain this after noon. Bilton was here most of the fore noon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Croton September 1904</p> <p>Fri Sept 9th cloudy and cool. Sarah was in the fore noon. I chating with Chapple this after noon</p> <p>Sat Sept 10th clear and warm. I was readin most of the day</p> <p>Sun Sept 11th clear and pleasant. Baker Preached. John Morley was thear</p> <p>Mon Sept 12th clear and cool thunder Showers last night. I went down to J. H. {Snvy?}. where George Scott was thrashing</p> <p>Tue Sept 13th light clouds and cool. fore part of the day allmost cold enough for midle of October.</p> <p>Wed Sept 14th Showry and cool. Bilton was here most of the after noon</p> <p>Thu Sept 15th light clouds and cool, I was diging potatoes this after noon Sarah was here fore part of the day</p> <p>Fri Sept 16th clear most of the day and warm. I finish'd diging my potatoes Sarah was here for part of the day</p> <p>Sat Sept 17th clear and cool alone all day</p> <p>Sun Sept 18 cloudy. for noon Showry</p> <p><br />{second page} Croton September 1904</p> <p>Mon Sept 19th cloudy and mild. Bilton was here this fore noon. I husked a basket of corn this after noon</p> <p>Tue Spt 20th thunder Showers in the fore noon after noon windy and cool. Old Onr One Me Kewen called in this after noon Sarah was in here a fiew minutes</p> <p>Wed Sept 21st clear and cold a frost a last night. I had to keep on a fire all day</p> <p>Thu Sept Sept 22ond clear and cold. a frost last nighh that killd corn potatoes beans and all tender truck. I had a tramp this after noon though Newcombs Tea Gregory s and Dick s. corn and beans are killd dead it Stinks bad</p> <p>Fri Sept 23rd most of the day cloudy. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. I went over to brother John s to See Aunt Victoria She think she got her leg broke this after noon I came away before the Dr got there.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton September 1904</span></h2> <p>Sat Sept 24th cloudy and wet i was setting in the house most of the day</p> <p>Sun Sept 25th cloudy and cool</p> <p>Mon Sept 26th cloudy and cool. heavey rain last night with thunder and light-ning. Bilton calld this fore noon Sarah was here fore part of the day I wrotē a letter to Victoria this afternoon</p> <p>Tue Sept 27th light clouds and warm,I took up my oniens and husked three baskets of corn. Jeremiah calld this evening</p> <p>Wed Sept 28th fore noon clear.afternoon cloudy, I husked fiew shocks of corn</p> <p>Thu Sept 29th fore noon light clouds and warm a smart about one P.M</p> <p>Fri Sept 30th clear high wind and cool Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing. I pict a fiew apples</p> <p>Sat Oct 1 cloudy and cool. I a fiew apples. Walter took away a load of his barley.</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Broton October 1904</span></h2> <p>Sun Oct 2ond cloudy and cool. Mr Lorimer Preache harvest home Sermon</p> <p>Mon Oct 3rd cloudy and cool. I went over to Brother of. W. {Snrys?} to see how Aunt Victoria was she is Suffering a great deat with her break</p> <p>Tue Oct 4th cloudy and cold. I walked {"18 years old" written in margins} down to the old this fore noon. Joseph Crowder moved to Tupper ville this fore noon.</p> <p>Wed Sept 5th cloudy and wet rain in the morning and again in the midle of the day</p> <p>Thu Oct 6th cloudy and cold. I walk d out of B. Snary's this after noon</p> <p>Fri Oct 7th clear and cool. I finishd husking my bit of corn. Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house.</p> <p>Sat Oct 8th cloudy fore part of the day wet</p> <p>Sun Oct 9th cloudy and Soft</p> <p>Mon Oct 10th cloudy with high wind from the South West. Old Mr Chrisitner calld in he was collecting for Salvation armey</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton October 1904</span></h2> <p>Tue Oct 11th cloudy and mild. rain this Evening. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. I was setting in the house most of the day.</p> <p>Wed Oct 12th cloudy and cool. I carrid some apples up stairs for winter. Sarah came over this after noon {illegible} made Saur Krat. there was an Auction Sale at John McCutcheron's old place to day I did'nt get to it Henry Snary from Chago he Said he had been getting Married. I got a letter this morning from Victoria</p> <p>Thu Oct 13th cloudy and cool, was setting in the house most of the day</p> <p>Fri Oct 14th cloudy and cool. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing</p> <p>Sat Oct 15th light clouds and cool.</p> <p>Sun Oct 16th clear and pleasant</p> <p>Mon Oct 17th clear and pleasant. Bilton was in this forenoon.Tomas Bilton</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton October 1904</span></h2> <p>Tue Oct 18th clear and warm.</p> <p>Wed Oct 19th morning foggy.midle of the day clear and warm. Evening cloudy.</p> <p>Thu Oct 20th fore noon cloudy. after noon light clouds and cool.</p> <p>Fri Oct 21st cloudy and light Showers. I went out to Thomas Boltons this after noon Sarah was here this fore noon cleaning house</p> <p>Sat Oct 22ond cloudy and cool. rain last night a little hail this after noon</p> <p>Sun Oct 23rd cloudy and cold a frost last night</p> <p>Mon Oct 24th most of the day cloudy and cool, a frost last night that froze the water barnell over.</p> <p>Tue Oct 25th cloudy and cool rain last night Bilton was here most of the fore noon</p> <p>Wed Oct 26th cloudy and cool enough for Snow</p> <p>Thu Oct 27th clear most of the day and cold Mr Baker our minister calld in this after noon.</p> <p>{"Sat" crossed out with "Fri" underneath} Oct 28th fall clouds and cold. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton October 1904</span></h2> <p>Sat Oct 29th clear and pleasent.</p> <p>Sun Oct 30th clear and cool. I went to church Mr. McMullen Preached.</p> <p>Mon Oct 31 clear and cool. James Stagg calld in this after noon. Sarah awas here picking a few apples</p> <p>Tue Nov 1 clear and warm. I was trimming my grape wines this after noon.</p> <p>Wed Nov 2 a heavy fog this morning cloudy this evening and war. I was burning brush we cut at the apple trees. Bilton called this afternoon.</p> <p>Thu Nov 3 clear and pleasant. They were holding the election for member of parliment to day at McIntoshes house.</p> <p>Fri Nov 4 a few streekey clouds and mild wind from the east a prospect of a storm prtty pretty soon. Seth Crowell called this evening for the preachers Salery money.</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton November 1904</span></h2> <p>Sat Nov 5th cloudy and cool. Sprinling rain this evening. Sarah was here this fore noon cleaning house and bakeing.</p> <p>Sun Nov 6th cloudy and cool. No preaching at our church today Quarerly meeting at Florence.</p> <p>Mon Nov 7 Cloudy and cool. hard frost last night. John McCuteheon calld in this Morning with a local option paper to get signed.</p> <p>Tue Nov 8 clear part of the day and cold it froze the ground to hard to plow 28 deg above zero at 9 AM Dick was up this forenoon. William Sprole was trying to get Signers for Books.</p> <p>Wed Nov 9th clear most of the day and cool. Bilton was here this forenoon. George Nelson was in awhile. I was cleaning out my Stove and pipe this after noon.</p> <p>Thu Nov 10th clear and cool. Sararh Sarah was here cleaning house.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton november 1904</span></h2> <p>Sat Nov 11th clear and mild. a midling Siff breeze from South West. Sarah calld in and Millie and Grant was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Sun Nov 12th cloudy Somy storm hail and snow a cold rough day</p> <p>Mon Nov 13th fore hart of the day cloudy and cool. after noon clear about two inches of snow fell last night about gone to night. Rose brought me Some butter this after noon</p> <p>Tue Nov 14th cloudy and moderate. Mrs McWhay brought a book I Signed for</p> <p>Wed Nov 15th a heavey fogg this morning clear and pleasant when the fogg cleared away. Bilton was here this fore noon</p> <p>Thu Nov 16th fore noon clear and warm after noon cloudy. a {iledgible} of a Stown. Fred was here this being his birth day .he says he is thirty five years old</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton Nov 1904</span></h2> <p>Fri Nov 18th a hagy cloudy warm day. Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house</p> <p>Sat Nov 19th a hazy Indian Summer day</p> <p>Sun Nov 20th the Sun darkend with Smoke</p> <p>Mon Nov 21st clear and pleasant. not doing much and nobody in to day.</p> <p>Tues Nov 22 clear and warm. a pleasant for the time of the year Bilton was here most of the for noon</p> <p>Wed Nov 23rd clear most of the day and cool Ella calld in a minute</p> <p>Thu Nov 24th a dark mussy day musting rain part of the time and part of the time Snow.Sarah was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Fri Nov 25th cloudy and cool. Sarah was here cleaning house the fore part of day. Pearl came up this fore noon</p> <p>Sat Nov 26th a cold day with Snow Squls this after noon. Vera and Grant was here a fiew minutes</p> <p>Sun Nov 27th clear part of the day and cold Mc. Mullen Preach't to day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton November 1904</span></h2> <p>Mon Nov 28th clear and cold 8 deg above zero this morning. Sarah was in a few minutes</p> <p>Tue Nov 29th Smokey cloudy and moderate this fore noon. Cool and windy this evening. Bilton was in this fore noon, after noon Sarah called</p> <p>Wed Nov 30th Cloudy and cold some snow squalls. Bilton was here and took dinner with me</p> <p>Thu Dec 1st Cloudy and cool. no body in this day</p> <p>Fri Dec 2nd Cloudy and cool. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing</p> <p>Sat Dec 3rd Fore noon clear and cool after noon cloudy. A prospect of snow</p> <p>Sun Dec 4 Clear part of the and cool the Thamesville minister gave us a Sermon this after noon. The roads are dry and dusty. {?} Sisely five years ago to day Father died SUN DEC. 4 1839</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton November 1904</span></h2> <p>Mon Dec 5th Cloudy and cool. I was cleaning out the stove pipe this fore noon.</p> <p>Tue Dec 6th Clear high wind and dust flying. I had a letter this morning from Catharine. She says all are well. I I was out to og B. Snarys and got my hair cut. He came around this way to Florence and brought me home</p> <p>Wed Dec 7th Cloudy and cool it looks as though thear was a storm brewing. The little gee calld in this after noon</p> <p>Thu Dec 8th Light clouds and high wind plenty of dust. I walked over to Brother John. Snary's this afternoon.</p> <p>Fri Dec 9th Cloudy part of the day a little snow. Sarah was here doing house work</p> <p>Sat Dec 10th Light clouds and cold, 10 deg. above zero. Alone most of the day.</p> <p>Sun Dec 11th Cloudy and cold comenced to snow this after noon. Rev. whm. McMullen preachd</p> <p>Mon Dec 12th Cloudy, snowing day. Dick brought a load of wood. After noon writing to Catharine</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton Decbr Dec 1904</span></h2> <p>Tue Dec 13 light Snow all day. I sent a letter Catharine Brock</p> <p>Wed Dec 14th light Snow all day</p> <p>Thu Dec 15th fore part of the day light Snow Evening clear and pleasant but cold the themometer 18 above zero</p> <p>Fri Dec 16th light flying Snow part of the day and cold 6 deg above zero this morn-ing Sarah was here doing house work</p> <p>Sat Dec 17th cloudy most of the day and cool. Dick was in a few minutes</p> <p>Sun Dec 18th cloudy South wind and cold Mr Baker preachd to day</p> <p>Mon Dec 19th cloudy and moderate. I had James Young here visiting most of the day. {Waller McCrainey} was here trying to sell me a coal Stove</p> <p>Tue Dec 20th a drifting blushing Snowing day. Ira Saw called in awhile</p> <p>Wed Dec 21 fore noon clear after noon cloudy. Bilton called this afternoon</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton December 1904</span></h2> <p>Thu Dec 22nd cloudy and moderate the Sky as though it might rain</p> <p>Fri Dec 23rd cloudy and Soft Snow all gone Sarah was here cleaning house. I bought a quarter of beef from James Sogan I was cutting it up this after noon and Salting it down</p> <p>Sat Dec 24th cloudy and cold. Roy Paul was with me most of the after noon</p> <p>Sun Dec 15th Cloudy and cool. this being Chatmas Christmas day most of our folks was down to the Old home to Dicks for xmas dinner</p> <p>Mon Dec 26th a damp cool day commeced to rain about 3 l PM. Walter was drawing me Some wood I was pileing it in the lumber house</p> <p>Tue Dec 27th cloudy and Soft heavey rain last night and part of the fore moon. I Set in the house.</p> <p>Wed Dec 28th a rough cold boystrus, rain the fore part of the night. wind and Snow latter part. Dick calld to day noon</p> <p>Thu Dec 29th cloudy and cold. Walter drew me a couple of loads of wood</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">broton December 1904</span></h2> <p>Fri Dec 30th clear and pleasant. Sarah was here cleaning house and bake-ing I pild the wood Walter drew for me</p> <p>Sat Dec 31th clear and moderate the road getting Soft and {mroddy?,muddy?}. Walter drew wood I was piling it</p> <p>Sun Jan 1st cloudy and Soft a prospect of a Storm but none {came?}. Mr baker was our Preacher to day</p> <p>Mon Jan 2and clear in the morning began to cloud about ten A.M and Snow at noon from that out Snow and blaster I pileing wood and cleaning the hen house. went to the poll and voted after noon</p> <p>Tue Jan 3rd clear and cold. Dick was in this fore noon to barrow my fur coat</p> <p>Wed Jan 4th cloudy and cool. I was sorting over my last years {halers?} and parting them away. Part of the day I pild wood that Walter drew for me. Henry Snary balld in this morning</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">broton January 1905</span></h2> <p>Thu Jan 5th cloudy Snow in the fore noon</p> <p>Fri Jan 6th cloudy and moderate Some Snow Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing Bilton was here a while this after noon</p> <p>Sat Jan 7th cloudy Some Snow. John W Snary calld in this after noon</p> <p>Sun Jan 8th Snow Squalls most of the day Mr Mc.Mullen was out Preacher</p> <p>{"Mon" has a little red squiggly "v" above it } Jan 9th cloudy and cold Zero this morning Snow and blustring this after noon. Walter brought me Some coal from Dreseten this after noon</p> <p>Tue Jan 10th clear and cold another zero day I wrote and sent away a letter to batharine Brock. I sent to have the borentry gentlemen paper Stopt Dick was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Wed Jan 11th a cold Snowing blustring day comenced to rain about 5:30 P.m Dick calld in this fore noon on his way to Florence. Walter was this after noon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">broton January 1905</span></h2> <p>Thu Jan 12th foggy and mild,Walter was here we {crossed out iledgible} were looking over our accounts</p> <p>Fri Jan 13th clear most of the day and pleasant.Bilton was here most of the fore noon. Sarah and Mary was here most of the day. Walter Mc.{Reary?,Reamy?} brought {iledgible} a Soue for burning coal. Dick was helping him plait it up</p> <p>Sat Jan 14th cloudy and cold another Zero day. Thomas cragg weas here putting up the {hot?,hob?} our pipe to the coal stove</p> <p>Sun Jan 15th cloudy and cold.another Zero day. was not at Church</p> <p>Tue Jan 16th cloudy and cold. I sent away to day for a of couple papers the Toronto weekly seen and the New york weekly Witness</p> <p>Tue Jan 17th clear and pleasant for a winter day I Sent away for the Farmers Advocate. Thomas Bolton calld in</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">broton January 1905</span></h2> <p>Wed Jan 18th cloudy and Soft rain this evening Walter Mc.Raraey call thi after evening to how the stove was doing. Bilton was here this fore noon as Sarah came over and had dinner with me.</p> <p>Thu Jan 19th cloudy and moderate Some rain last night. Was alone {w?}rest of the day</p> <p>Fr Jan 20th cloudy and Soft. Sarah was here cleaning house Maud calld in Walter brought me Some money</p> <p>Sat Jan 21st Soft Snow all day. Sarah was fiew minutes in this after noon.</p> <p>Sun jan 22nd clear and pleasant. Mc Mullen peachd to day</p> <p>Mon Jan 23rd cloudy and cold another Zero morning, Sarah was ove this morning</p> <p>Tue Jan 24th cloudy a light drigling Snow all day. about two inches of Snow fell last night. no one in to day</p> <p>Wed Jan 25th a cloudy Snowing windy {thus-tring} day. This was eleection day the pollering was at bharls Mc.Iitoshes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton January 1905</span></h2> <p>Thu Jan 27th clear a pleasant winters day Bilton was here and had dinner withe me. Rose and her boy Harold was with me most of the after noon Rufus Emory call this after noon</p> <p>Fri Jan 27th cloudy and cold light Snow most of the day. Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house.</p> <p>Sat Jan 28th clear and cold Walter Mc. Rarey calld in this Evening to See how the Stove was doing</p> <p>Sun Jan 29th clear part of the day and cold 6 deg below zero this morn-ing a 8 A.M. Mr Baker preacht</p> <p>Mon Jan 30th clear and cold an other zero morning alone all day.</p> <p>Tue Jan 31st clear most of the day and pleasant. Sarah was in this noon William Huston was in a few minutes this after noon. Bellore calld this fore noon</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton February 1905</span></h2> <p>Wed Feb 1st light Showers of Snow and cold William Huston calld in this Evening</p> <p>Thu Feb 2nd clear and cold zero wether Thomas Cragg was in about a Stove Rose and Millie and Pearl was here this Evening. there was an enter-tainment at the Church last night a burning a Mortgage that was on the Church they had a prety good time</p> <p>Burning of mortgage on {?} Church</p> <p>Fri Feb 3rd Clear and cold Sarah was here the fore part of the day Scrubing the house</p> <p>Sat Feb 4th cloudy most of the day not quite So cold as yesterday, Walter drew me a load of coal from Thamesville. Bilton was here awhile this after noon.</p> <p>Sun Feb 5th cloudy high wind from the East and cold comenced to snow this evening Sarah calld in this Evening Brian Homes and John Deinhart came to See me last night. no Preaching at our Church {Leearterley} at Florence.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton February 1905</span></h2> <p>Mon Feb 6th clear part of the day. part Snow Showers a pleasant winte day. no bodey in to day.</p> <p>Tue Feb 4th clear and cold. I went with Walter up to Florence in the fore noon Maud calld in this after noon.</p> <p>Wed Feb 8th cloudy with cold wind from the East Bilton was here a while this after noon</p> <p>Thu Feb 9th clear part of the day and moderate it turnd moderate in the night</p> <p>Fri Feb 10th cloudy most of the day high wind from the West blustreing cold Sarah was here doing house work</p> <p>Sat Feb 11 clear and cold 6 deg below zero Dick came in for my fur coat. Bilton was in a while this after noon.</p> <p>Sun Feb 12th Snow all day Mr Baker was our Preacher to day</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton February 1905</span></h2> <p>Mon Feb 13th clear and cold another zero morning of B. Snary calld and Paid the intrest on his note to March 2nd</p> <p>Tue Feb 14th clold snowing blustring 10 deg below zero this morning Sarah came over this fore noon</p> <p>Wed Feb 15th clear and pleasant but cold 4 below zero this morning Mr Newcomb Calld this afternoon</p> <p>Thu Feb 16th cold Snowing drifting day. Dick was in a fiew minutes this after noon.</p> <p>Fri Feb 17th cold a very blustring Snow drifting day, the tea man was around to day. Sarah was here most of the day bakeing and cleaning house</p> <p>Sat Feb 18th clear and a pleasant winters day</p> <p>Sun Feb 19th clear and moderate. no preaching at our Church to day on account of Snow drifts</p> <p>Mon Feb 20th cloudy and Soft the Snow {Shas}. Settled down a good deal Since morning</p> <p>Tue Feb 21st Soft cloudy foggy day Snow Settled about 1.3 bilton was here most of after noon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton February 1905</span></h2> <p>Wed Feb 22nd a Soft foggy day. Sarah and Sophia Smith and Edward Saird was in this after noon. Martin Craggs Child died last night</p> <p>Thu Feb 23rd moderate and foggy Some of the negbours are away to the funeral</p> <p>Fri Feb 24th a Soft foggy day.</p> <p>Sat Feb 25th another Soft foggy day. Chaley came over and brought me some bread</p> <p>Sun Feb 26th clear and cold was not at church</p> <p>Mon Feb 27th clear fore part of the day. cloudy cloudy latter part and moderate Jeremiah Jiffin calld in this Evening</p> <p>Tues Feb 28th cloudy and moderate. Bhal Bharley brought me a letter out of the Office to nigt from balharine Brock</p> <p>Wed March 1st Clear and pleasant</p> <p>Thu Mar 2 clear part of thed day and mild latter part of the day 4 blow zero this morning. I got word that Brother John's had run away and he got hurt.</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton March 1905</span></h2> <p>Fri Mar 3rd cloudy and Soft Sarah was here cleaning up and cooking. Bilton was here part of the day. Charley took me over Brother John's this after noon John got Shook p up in his runaway the crows are comming back</p> <p>Sat Mar 4th cloudy fore moon after noon clear and Soft Sarah came over this Evening</p> <p>Sun Mar 5th cloudy and cool. Not at Church Sarah came over awhile this Evenning</p> <p>Mon Mar 6th clear and cool Sarah came over for the dirty close this fore noon</p> <p>Tue Mar 7th cloudy and mild. a prospect of rain</p> <p>Wed Mar 8th clear a pleasant winter day. Bilton was in a fiew minutes this fore moon. Flora Snary came in to Show me how to work the Stove</p> <p>Thu Mar 9th fore moon clear and warm, after cloudy the Snow melting away very fast. Bilton and I went over to See John he is no better. Jeremiah {Jeffers} calld in afiew minutes this after noon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton March 1905</span></h2> <p>Fri Mar 10th cloudy most of the day and cool. Sarah was here cleaning house</p> <p>Sat Mar 11th clear and cool. Walter calld in to night and paid fifty Dollars on his note</p> <p>Sun Mar 12th clear and cool. Mr Baker preacht Missionary Sermond</p> <p>Mon Mar 13th clear part of the day and moderate. Bilton was in a while Millie calld in this after noon I saw robins the firs I have Seen this Season</p> <p>Tue Mar 14th fore noon cloudy and cool after noon clear, my cool Stove went back on me this morning it not only a coal Stove this morning but a cold Stove I Sent a note to Cragg this morning to take it away.</p> <p>Wed Mar 15th clear and cool was in the house most of the day. Walter was here this Evening</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton March 1905</span></h2> <p>Thu Mar 16th cloudy and mild. Bilton was here this fore noon. I was cleaning out the Stove in the after noon</p> <p>Fri Mar 17th cloudy most of the day and mild Bilton and I went to Thamesville. the road getting bad. I took my watch to get cleand and deposit some money in the bank. Sarah was here bakeing.</p> <p>Sat Mar 18th cloudy and Soft. rain last night and light Showers through the day. the Snow going away fast</p> <p>Sun Mar 19th cloudey and wet heavey Shower last night and Showers through the day I was not at church to day.</p> <p>Mon Mar 20th cloudy and cool. Mr. {Newent} was over with me part of the after noon</p> <p>Tue Mar 21st cloudy and cool. Bilton was here most of the fore noon</p> <p>Wed Mar 22nd a cloudy foggy moderate day. I saw Some crow blackbirds to day.</p> <p>Thu Mar 23rd Clear part of the day and pleasant Bilton was here this fore noon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton March 1905</span></h2> <p>Fri Mar 24th cloudy and Soft a Smart rain last night. Sarah was here part of the day doing house work.</p> <p>Sat Mar 25th clear and warm a butiful Spring day. Bilton was most of the day. I went down towards the bridge to See how high the water is it is about two foot above the grade got a letter from {?}</p> <p>Sun Mar 26th cloudy windy and Soft. Sarah calld in a while this after noon</p> <p>Mon Mar 27th clear most of the day and warm I was triming berry bushes.</p> <p>Tue Mar 28th clear and warm 15 deg above zero. I finished triming and gathering the berry brush</p> <p>Wed Mar 29th clear and hot. I cleand out the hen house. Sarah was in</p> <p>Thu Mar 30th fore noon cloudy after noon clear not as hot as yesterday a light Show-er last night. wind in the North and cool. I was doing a little bush triming</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton April 1905</span></h2> <p>Sat Mar 31st clear and pleasant. Sarah was was here cleaning house and bakeing. after noon I went over to See Brother John he is getting Some better games Lafety calld this Evening for Some Rubarb roots.</p> <p>Sat April 1st cloudy and cool a fiew flakes of snow. Bilton calld in on his way over to John Law's Sarah brought Some bread</p> <p>Sun Apr 2nd clear most of the day and cold</p> <p>Mon Apr 3rd cloudy fore noon windy after noon commenced to rain. I over hald my bit of beef and burnt up Some of my old papers and the brush I cut out the bushes</p> <p>Tue Apr 4th flyiing clouds high wind from the West and cool. I commeced to dig my garden. Bilton calld this morning</p> <p>Wed Apr 5th cloudy and cool. I was diging in the garden. Mrs chapple calld for Missionary money</p> <p>Thu Apr 6th cloudy and cold frost last night Bilton was here this fore noon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton April 1905</span></h2> <p>Fri Apr 7th cloudy and cold Snow fore part of the day. I was diging the garden I had Joseph Crowder to See me he is coming back to Croton</p> <p>Sat Apr 8th clear and cool frost last two nights. I was diging the garden</p> <p>Sun Apr 9th cloudy clear and warm I saw pewes</p> <p>Mon Apr 10th cloudy Sprinkled rain. I was diging in the garden Bilton was here most of the after noon</p> <p>Tue Apr 11th cloudy and cool. I was diging the garden</p> <p>Wed Apr 12th clear and pleasant. I walked out to John Mc.Cutcheons this morning for a Setting of white Wyandott eggs when I got home Bilton was thear with a Setting of Plernoth Rock eggs from Henry Sampmans. the assessor was here this after noon.</p> <p>Thu Apr 13th clear and pleasant I was diging the garden. Sarah came and helped me to Set a hen</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton April 1905</span></h2> <p>Fri Apr 14th cloudy and cool drifting Snow most the fore noon. Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house. I done a little diging</p> <p>Sat Apr 15th cloudy and cold Snow Showers through the day. Bilton was here part of the fore noon. I was diging a litte in the garden</p> <p>Sun Apr 16th Snow and hail showers all day and cold</p> <p>Mon Apr 17th cloudy and cold. Bilton calld in this fore noon. I Sett a hen on wyondott eggs this fore noon</p> <p>Tue Apr 18th cloudy and cool about an inch of Snow on the ground this morning I Sett on in the house all day J Lashbrook was in a fiew minites this after noon.</p> <p>Wed Apr 19th clear part of the day. Strong wind from South West. I finished diging the garden. Sarah was over this morning</p> <p>Thu Apr 20th cloudy and moderate. rain about 3 P M Ammelie and Elva Paul was here about noon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton April 1905</span></h2> <p>Fri Apr 21st cloudy and wet heavey rain last Sarah and Elva Paul was here in the Bilton and Dick calld this fore noon</p> <p>Sat Apr 22ond clear and cool. Bilton was here this after noon. there was a Shart this morning. I Set in the house most all day</p> <p>Sun Apr 23rd clear and pleasant</p> <p>Mon Apr 24th clear and warm. Mr Newcomb came over this after noon</p> <p>Tue Apr 25th clear and warm. I took out my potatoes out ov the pit and planted a fiew earley potatoes. and Sett a fiew Strawberry ones. and Sow'd Some flower Seeds. Bilton was here.</p> <p>Wed Apr 26th cloudy it look'd like rain all day but little came. I cleared out the hen house. William McIntosh was over</p> <p>Thu Apr 27th clear and warm. George Nelson call'd this morning to get me to Subshribe for a book</p> <p>Fri Apr 28th clear and hot 80 deg J Sashbrook brought me some earley potatoes</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton May 1905</span></h2> <p>Sat Apr 29th cloudy and cool. was in the house most of the day Hearld Hearold Johns Hearold Johnston came here for the Shot gun for Dick</p> <p>Sun Apr 30th cloudy and cool.</p> <p>Mon Aug May 1st cloudy and cool. not doing much myself Sarah was here. Walter was here getting Some corn.</p> <p>Tue May 2ond cloudy and Sprinkled in the fore noon. after noon clear and hot. I went down to the road allowance by the old home met Dick takeing his cattle back to the wood psture went with him Saw him put them in the pasture than came home along the line between lots 8 and 9</p> <p>Wed May 3rd clear and hot 86 deg at 2 P M Sarah was here cleaning house</p> <p>Thu May 4th clear and warm. Bilton was here a part of the fore noon. Sarah was here cleaning house. the oreals are coming back</p> <p>Fri May 5rh cloudy and warm. chimey Swallows are here. Sarah this morning. J. Crowder this afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton May 1905</span></h2> <p>Sat May 6th cloudy and wet heavey rain last night and Showry throughout the day</p> <p>Sun May 7th light clouds and cool. there was a thundes Shower Shower last night quarerly meeting at Florence</p> <p>Mon May 8th cloudy and misting rain most the day. Sarah was here cleaning house I finished planting potatoes</p> <p>Tue May 9th cloudy and cool. I planted my bit of corn ground. Sarah here cleaning house</p> <p>Wed May 10th cloudy after noon wet Wind from the East and cool. Bilton here most of the fore noon</p> <p>Thu May 11th a Showry day. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. the groun getten to wet to work good</p> <p>Fri May 12th cloudy and cool. this being my birth day. Sarah was here most of the day Rose came in the after noon. {Joan} and the children. Dick and Maud and Charley came in the Evening. John W and Victoria Snary calld {?}</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton May 1905</span></h2> <p>Sat May 13th clear and pleasant. I was alone</p> <p>Sun May 14th fore noon cloudy. rain last night after noon clear and warm.</p> <p>Mon May 15th cloudy and misting rain in the fore noon. after noon windy and clear.</p> <p>Tue May 16th cloudy after noon thunder Showers. I Spraid the plumb thes and goose burry bushes. the rain has washt it off</p> <p>Wed May 17th cloiey rain the after noon. Millie was over and brought me a can of milk I was writing a letter Victoria</p> <p>Thu May 18th cloudy and wet fore noon. cool after noon. Sarah was in about 3 P. M I Sett the old Plernoth Rock hen</p> <p>Fri May 19th clear with a fiew light clouds and cold. Sarah was here cleaning hosue and bakeing. the bobolinks have come</p> <p>Sat May 20th clear and cool a light frost last night. Bilton calld in this after noon</p> <p>Sun May 21st clear and cool. a white frost this morning</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton May 1905</span></h2> <p>Mon May 22and fore noon cloudy and wet after noon light clouds and cool</p> <p>Tue May 23rd clear and warm. I was losning the dint around the corn hills {highlight;"I had N.Hoppin qure ine a call} this evening.{gent?,grant?} no order Mille and Grant was here thus evening</p> <p>Wed May 24th clear and cool fore part of the day.{highlight;"I sett the young rock hen this morning on Menoea heggs.}</p> <p>Thu May 25th clear and war fore part of the day latter part cloudy and high wind from the south. Bilton calld in this after noon</p> <p>Fri May 26th cloudy fore part of the day latter part clear and cool. a heavy rain last night. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing Bilton calld this afternoon</p> <p>Sat May 27th clear and pleasant. Walter calld in to night.</p> <p>Sun May 28th clear and pleasant I was at church Mr Baker was our preacher</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton May 1905</span></h2> <p>Mon May 29th a Showry day. Sarah was over</p> <p>Tue May 30th fore noon cloudy a light Shower in the morning {highlight;"Sally Thompson and child and Annettie Paul calld in} this after noon.I hoed corn this evening</p> <p>Wed May 31th clear and warm. I was stiring the ground around the cornhills. {highlight;"I had Alforie Will to dinner with me.}</p> <p>Thu June 1st clear and hot. I planted a bed of oniens a thunder shower this evening</p> <p>Fri June 2and rain last night. cloudy part of fore noon the day clear and cool. Sarah was here doing house work</p> <p>Sat June 3rd clear and warm. I was Siring the ground about the corn hills</p> <p>Sun June 4th thunder Showers in the fore noon. Cloudy most of the after noon no preaching at our church. Sunday school wa hold</p> <p>Mon June 5th cloudy thunder Showers and hot about 85 dEg at noon {highlight;" Sarah was in thsi fore noon. got word John wis worse }</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton June 1905</span></h2> <p>Tue {higlight;"June 6th cloudy and cool. Thunder and lightnin with heavy rain last night and high wind a lot of fence blown down.Some barns un rooft. Bilton"} was in awhile this after noon. W. Hopin gave me a call this after noon</p> <p>Wed June 7th cloudy and cool thunder showers last night. Sarah calld in this for noon. I was in the house all day</p> <p>Thu June 8th. {highlight;"I went over to see John W. Snary who is sick. Mary Paul Sillie Thompson and husband calld in this evening}</p> <p>Fri June 9th cloudy and cool. Sarah was here this fore noon bakeing</p> <p>Sat June 10th cloudy and cool rain in the after noon.I hoed potatoes in the fore part of the day</p> <p>Sun June 11th cloudy and cool. not at church to day</p> <p>Mon June 12th cloudy. I {movd?,mousd?} the grass and weeds about the house {highlight;Sarah took the clock to the {iledgible}}</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton June 1905</span></h2> <p>Tue June {'13'is scribbled out}th light clouds and hot. I hoed corn and sprinkled potatoes</p> <p>Wed June 14th clear and hot 86 deg in the Shade I was stiring dirt about the corn</p> <p>Thu June 15th clear part of the day heat about the same as yesterday.{highlight;"I was cleaning out the hen house and putting in fresh nests"}</p> <p>Fri June 16th rain all fore noon after noon cloudy Sarah was here fore part of the day</p> <p>Sat June 17th clear and hot 90 deg. Bilton was here this fore noon. Mr Jocob our land Master had paraletie stroke last night he is not likely to get better</p> <p>Sun June 18th clear and hot 85 deg</p> <p>Mon June 19th clear most of the day 90 deg I was hoeing corn and potatoes</p> <p>Tue June 20th clear part of the day and hot 90 deg.I was hoeing corn and potatoes. Jeremiah Jiffin calld on me this after</p> <p>Wed June 21th cloudy and warm. a shower this morning I sowd a fiew turnip seeds</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton June 1905</span></h2> <p>Thu June 22and clear part of the day and pleasant.{highlight;"I went down to the old home Dick and I went out John Saves for a cultivator. Sillie"} and Annetee {II?} was here this morning to bid me good by she and bernian have gone back home this after noon.</p> <p>Fri June 23rd cloudy and cool.Rose calld in this after noon, Theodor Will calld in</p> <p>Sat June 24th clear and hot.I sprinkled potatoes this fore noon. Bilton was here. Part of the fore noon. Vera was here this after noon for Some {mubarb?mibarb}</p> <p>Sun June 25th clear and hot. Mr Mcullen Preacht his ferewell Sermon to day</p> <p>Mon June 26th clear and cool. I went to Dresden with Dicks Wife. I was noticing the the crops wheat, oats, and barley. Looking good clover a big crop. Some fields of corn Shows the wors for the wet</p> <p>Tue June 27th clear and cool I was hoeing corn of H. Paul and wife and Mary calld in</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton June 1905</span></h2> <p>Wed June 28th clear and cool. I went over to see my Brother, who is very poorly I sett a hen this morning on Wyondot eggs</p> <p>Thu June 29th clear and pleasant.{highlight;"I went with Brothe John to Florence. I went to Settle withining for a coal stove he was not at home"}</p> <p>Fri June 30th clear and pleasant. Sarah was here this fore noon doing house work. {highlight;"Thomas cragg was here for pay for te coal i got from him last winter I paid"}</p> <p>Sat July 1st cloudy a smart shower about noon. I hoed up my last year Strawberry patch. Sarah brought me a loaf of bread</p> <p>Sun July 2and cloudy and warm. was down to sandy {selloot?,sellout?}</p> <p>Mon July 3rd cloudy and warm. Bilton call this fore noon. a prospect of more rain</p> <p>Tue July 4th high winds and flying clouds. Thunder and lightning and heavy rain last night and a heavy shower again to night. I pict a fiew berries this fore noon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton July 1905</span></h2> <p>Wed July 5th clear and warm. Sarah was over preserving a fiew rasberries</p> <p>Thu July 6th clear and hot 90 deg in the shade Sarah was here most of the after noon</p> <p>Fri July 7th clear part of the day and hot I was repairing fence in the fore noon after helping maid pick berries</p> <p>Sat July 8th clear part of the day and hot. a Shower last night Maied came this fore noon. for her berries. {highlight;"Victoria and her children came over to day"}</p> <p>Sun July 8th cloudy. {highlight;"I went to church to here new Minster preach. I was at the Chruch this Evening to hear Jane H Paul preach"}</p> <p>Mon July 10th clear part of the day and warm a heavy Shower last night I was picking berries part of the day</p> <p>Sun July 11th clear part of the day. This after noon attended the funeral of Mrs Hellon Young</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton July 1905</span></h2> <p>Wed July 12th cloudy most of the day rain last night Victoria and her children was here picking and canning berries</p> <p>Thu July 13th clear part of the day. I was hoeing and picking berries</p> <p>Fri July 14th cloudy a hunder Storm this after noon with hail up at Florence {highlight;"Vick wa here caning berries this fore noon} after noon {highlight;"I went over to See Brother John who is sick}</p> <p>Sat July 15th light clouds and hot part of the fore noon.{highlight;"Victoria and Dora were pie ing and caning berries I helped}</p> <p>Sun July 16th cloudy and warm</p> <p>Mon July 17th clear and hot 95 deg withe shad Victoria was caning berries I was helping pick them. Vick and and the went over to Pauls this Evening</p> <p>Tue July 18th clear and heat the same as yes-terday. I {heed?} comes awhile in the fore noon was setting in the house most of the day. Sarah call in the after noon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton July 1905</span></h2> <p>Wed July 19th clear part of the day not as hot as yesterday about 88 deg. {highlight;"I cut the toad planting in the yard"}</p> <p>Thu July 20th clear and pleasant. I pict berries most of the day. Mary and Sarah was here part of the after noon</p> <p>Fri July 21st clear and pleasant. Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house.{highlight;"I went over to See John my Brother but he had gone to Thanesville} Jermiah Jiffin calld in this Evening</p> <p>Sat July 22and clear and pleasant.</p> <p>Sun July 23rd clear and pleaant. {highlight;"I was at Sunday School and Church}</p> <p>Mon July 24th cloudy and quite cool. I was picking Berries in the fore noon. after noon {highlight;"Mary came over from Sarahs and preserved them for me"}</p> <p>Sun July 25th light clouds and cool. I hoed corn,{highlight:"Henry Snary calld in this fore noon.he brought me a piece of mutton Dick came up and brought some {money?}}</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton July 1905</span></h2> <p>Wed July 26th light clouds and warm.{highlight;"I went to thamesville with Dick this fore noon."} after noon hoed corn. Anne Smith and Sofia Ketchson calld in awhile.</p> <p>Thu July 27th clear and pleasant,{highlight;"Rose calld in this Evening and Victoria and Sarah"}</p> <p>Fri July 28th cloudy. Sarah came over and cleand up the house.{highlight:"I went over and took dinner with Sarah and Victoria"}</p> <p>Sat July 29th thunder Showers most of the day</p> <p>Sun July 30th cloudy fore part of the day.{higlight;"I at Sunday School but fiew thare Victoria and her children was with me most of the day."}</p> <p>Mon July 31st cloudy part of the day and pleasant</p> <p>Tue Aug 1st clear and cool. {highlight;"I was over to see John my Brother he doesn't appear to be much better."}</p> <p>Wed Aug 2and clear and cool in morning war the rest of the day</p> <p>Thu Wed 3rd clear and cool morning and Evening. Vic and her kids went to Dick's</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton August 1905</span></h2> <p>Fri Aug 4th rain most of the day. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing</p> <p>Sat Aug 5th clear part of the day. a thunder Shower about noon. Sarah brought me a loaf of bred thus Evening.</p> <p>Sun Aug 6th clear and warm. Dara and Elva call this after noon</p> <p>Mon Aug 7th clear and hot 86 deg. James Blart was here repairing the pump. Bilton calld in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Tue Aug 8th light clouds heat about the Same as yesterday. our Ministers calld on me this after noon. and the free Methodist gave me a visit</p> <p>Wed Aug 9th clear most of the day and warm. Dow Snary calld on me about a minute to day he is just over from Winepeg. Ariel and her kids calld in this evening from John's</p> <p>Thu Aug 10th clear part of the day and hot 92 deg in the Shade. it is clouding up this Evening</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton August 1905</span></h2> <p>Fri Aug 11th cloudy and hot. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing</p> <p>Sat Aug 12th cloudy and hot 92 deg Some thunder. Bilton was part of the after noon</p> <p>Sun Aug 13th clear most of the day and hot</p> <p>Mon Aug 14th cloudy and cool high wind from the South East a prospect of a wet night. Bilton calld this fore noon Alford Will was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Tue Aug 15th cloudy and cool a heavey rain last night. I went with Dick over to Brother John's who is no better. we met {Cogland} Mead and coming over they have gone down to Dicks</p> <p>Wed Aug 16th clear most of the day and cool Charley and Cogland Mead calld</p> <p>Thu Aug 17th clear and cool. East wind. I went over to See brother john he is no better.</p> <p>Fri Aug 18th clear and pleasant cool this morning. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing. Cogland Mead and wife was here for dinne on thear way home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton August 1905</span></h2> <p>Sat Aug 19th cloudy and wet Showry all the after noon. Sarah brought a loaf of bread</p> <p>Sun Aug 20th clear and pleasant</p> <p>Mon Aug 21st clear and warm. I walked down to the old home this fore noon</p> <p>Tue Aug 22ond clear and hot. I went over to See brother John who is no better</p> <p>Wed Aug 23rd clear and hot. I cutt weeds out of corn and potatoes</p> <p>Thu Aug 24th cloudy and warm. I cut weeds out out of the potatoes. Jane Cragg calld in a fiew minutes this after noon.</p> <p>Fri Aug 25th clear and pleasant Victoria was here prepairing to go back to Buffalo the boys and gurls came in to night to bid her good by. they changed thear mind concluded to have their photos taken to morrow</p> <p>Sat Aug 26th clear and pleasant. the photographer came we had our likeness' taken Vic and her children Started for home I went to See brother John he is no better</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton August 1905</span></h2> <p>Sun Aug 27th clear and pleasant. I went with Bilton over to See Brother John who is no better. we went to hear the free Methodist preacher at the old Church</p> <p>Mon Aug 28th cloudy after noon and warm Bilton was here part of the fore noon</p> <p>Tue Aug 29th fore part of the day clear and warm a heavey thunder Storm about noon a pour down rain. I was helping Walter put a block under the Sil of my granery after the rain</p> <p>Wed Aug 30th cloudy and wet fore part of the day latter part windy and hot 88 deg Elva Paul calld to See our Photographs</p> <p>Thu Aug 31st cloudy and cool. I went over to See Brother John who is no better Walter was thrashing his grain and Storeing it away in my granry. John Smith calld on me this Evening. Some of our folks got their photos this Evening that Dick brought in this after noon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton September 1905</span></h2> <p>Fri Sept 1st clear part of the day and cool. Bilton call this after noon. Sarah commenced bakeing when Mrs Stagg and Mrs Hooper came</p> <p>Sat Sept 2ond cloudy and cool. Sarah was serubin the house in the fore noon Elva Paul calld for her photograph. William Huston gave me a call this after noon</p> <p>Sun Sept 3rd clear and pleasant. I was over to Brother John who is very low</p> <p>Mon Sept 4th clear part of the day high wind from the west. I was Staying J. W. Snary who is no better</p> <p>Tue Sept 5th cloudy and cold a light Shower about noon. I came home this morning from Staying with John my Brother Sarah calld in this fore noon Dick was in this after noon to get Some apples for Sauce for his thrashing I was over to the Store Sending away for a Suit of clothes</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton September 1905</span></h2> <p>Wed Sept 6th clear and pleasant. I was cleaning out the hen house. Sam came over Sarah was in a fiew minutes.</p> <p>Thu Sept 7th clear and pleasant. I was down to the old home Seeing them thrash and over to See Brother John who is getting very low</p> <p>Fri Sept 8th clear and hot. I was over to See my Brother who is no better but getting weak</p> <p>Sat Sept 9th clear and pleasant. Sarah was here this fore noon doing house work. Bilton calld oin twice to day</p> <p>Sun Sept 10th cloudy a prospect for rain</p> <p>Mon Sept 11th fore part of the day cloudy. rain last night. I rode over with Bilton this after noon to Brother John who is no better</p> <p>Tue Sept 12th clear and hot 82 deg I cut Some of the old wood brush out of the berrie bushes. no word to day from Brother</p> <p>Wed Sept 13th clear and cool. I was over to See Brother John who is very low</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton September 1905</span></h2> <p>Thu Sept 14th clear and cool a frost this morning I was over to Brother John's this fore noon after noon husking corn</p> <p>Fri Sept 15th cloudy thunder Shower in the Evening. Sarah was here in the fore noon preserving peaches. Bilton was while the shower last</p> <p>Sat Sept 16th cloudy, I got word that Brother John was dieing I went over and was ther all day he is very low but alive to night yet</p> <p>Sun Sept 17 rain Heavey all day. I Stayed all night with John and until eleven Oclock when Chester brought be home he was Sill alive but lyable to go any minute he is a great sufferer</p> <p>Mon Sept 18th clear and hot I was over to Brother Johns he died 25 minutes after 5 O Clock this after noon {MON SEPT 14TH JOHN W 1905 SNARY DIED}</p> <p>Tue Spt 19th Clear fore part of the day and hot 86 deg a thunder Shower in the evening Bilton and I went to Florence in the fore noon. after noon I husked corn Sarah came over this evening</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton September 1905</span></h2> <p>Wed Sept 20th clar and pleasant. I finished husking my bit of corn. Bilton was here this fore noon. Geo George Nelson calld on me this after noon and his Brother James. it is about 38 years Since I I Saw James before</p> <p>Thu Sept 21st cear with high wind from South West. I Brother John's funeral.</p> <p>Fri Sept 22ond clear most of the day and warm I commenced to dig potatoes when James Nelson came. I quit digging and visited with him most of the day.</p> <p>Sat Sept 23rd clear and pleasant. Sarah was here this fore noon bakeing and cleaning house. I was diging my potatoes</p> <p>Sun Sept 24th light clouds and cool.</p> <p>Mon Sept 25th clear and cool. I finishd diging and piling my fiew potatoes.</p> <p>Tue Sept 26th clear and cool. Sarah was in for the cloths to wash</p> <p>Wed Sept 27th clear and warm in the midle of the day</p> <p>Thu Sept 28th clear and hot 86 deg I walkd out to Thomas Bolton's</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton September 1905</span></h2> <p>Fri Sept 29th clear and hot 90 deg. not doing much in the house most of the day</p> <p>Sat Sept 30th clear and hot. 84 deg I just put a fiew pails of apples. Mrs. Chappe call to tell me Sarah was Sick</p> <p>Sun Oct 1st cloudy and cool. Sphia Ketcheson calld in this Evening to bid me good by She going back to Wenepeg. Henry Snary and his wife was with her</p> <p>Mon Oct 2ond cloudy and cool. James Nelson was withe me to dinner he called to bid me good by he is on his way back to Colarado</p> <p>Tue Oct 3rd light clouds warm and windy. Sarah is laid up with laine back</p> <p>Wed Oct 4th clear and hot. Aunt Victoria and Smmith calld in this Evening. I got a letter from Vic from Cleveland</p> <p>Thu Oct 5th clear and pleasant. was over to See Sarah who is not much better</p> <p>Fri Oct 5 6th clear I went over to Aunt Vic's to bid Anne Smith good by Sarah was over</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton October 1905</span></h2> <p>Sat Oct 7th clear and pleasant. Sarah was over preserving peaches and cleaning house. Thomas Bolton was over and paid the Intrest on his Mortgage Jane Butler was her to get Some Sweet apples William Bulter came and got them</p> <p>Sun Oct 8th clear and pleasant</p> <p>Mon Oct 9th clear and hot 82 deg Bilton was her most of the after noon. I fell this Evening and got a black eye</p> <p>Mon Tue Oct 10th cloudy and cool. I had an old acquantenc Richard Butler call on me this fore noon we had a good visit talking over old times. Sarah was in this Evening.</p> <p>Wed Oct 11th cloudy and cool. rain last night rain again this Evening. Walter was in this Evening and took up his note. Tinny Cragg took away his Stove this evening</p> <p>Thu Oct 12th cloudy and cool. a light hail showed this Evening. Bilton calld this fore noon I was then to Aunt {Orcks}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton October 1905</span></h2> <p>Fri Oct 13th clear and pleasant. Sarah was here cleaning house and cooking</p> <p>Sun Oct 14th cloudyt. high wind from the South</p> <p>Mon Oct 15th clear and cool. Bilton was here part of the fore noon. Aunt Victoria was over this fore noon. Ella was here packing apples</p> <p>Tue Oct 16th cloudy and cool. East wind all day</p> <p>Wed Oct 17th a cloudy wet day commenced to rain last night and is still raining at 4 P M to night</p> <p>Thu Oct 18th cloudy and Soft. I was peeling a fiew apples. Sarah was over doing Some cooking. Tom and Rose calld in a fiew minutes this Evening</p> <p>Fri Oct 20th cloudy misty Showers high wind and cold. I gatherd and peeld a fiew apples</p> <p>Sat Oct 21st cloudy and cool. Sarah was here cleaning hosue and bakeing</p> <p>Sun Oct 22ond cloudy and cool</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton October 1905</span></h2> <p>Mon Oct 23rd clear and cool I walked over to J B Snary's this after noon on my way I dandelines in Flora pretty good for the time of the year there has not been frost enough yet to kill corn. but is all ripe and dryed up</p> <p>Tue Oct 24th cloudy and cool. I clend out the hen house and Sortin over Some of my old papers</p> <p>Wed Oct 25th clear and cool a frost lasting the Sharpest for the Season</p> <p>Thu Oct 26th clear and cool a Sharp frost last night. Bilton was here this fore noon. Sarah was here a fiew minutes this after noon I {unclear} potatoes and peeled Some apples</p> <p>Fri Oct 27th cloudy and moderate Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing</p> <p>Sat Oct 28th cloudy and cool Bilton and Jeremiah Foffin calld in this after noon</p> <p>Sun Oct 29th cloudy and cold a hard frost</p> <p>Mon Oct 30th cloudy and cool. Bilton calld {unclear}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton Nov 1905</span></h2> <p>Tue Oct 31st cloudy and cool. I was Sorting over Some of my old papers</p> <p>Wed Nov 1st cloudy and cold. I carried a fiew apples up Stairs. thear was about a half inch of Snow on the ground this morning the firs of this Season</p> <p>Thu Nov 2ond cloudy and cool a hard frost last night the ground froze ahrd this morning</p> <p>Fri Nov 3rd cloudy and cool. the Sky looks as if thear is a storm {as} brewing</p> <p>Sat Nov 4th clear and pleasant. Sarah was here cleaning house and cooking</p> <p>Sun Nov 5th cloudy and cold rain in the Evening</p> <p>Mon Nov 6th cloudy and cool. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. I peeld and put my apples and Sorted over Some papers</p> <p>Tue Nov 7th cloudy after noon wet commencing Wed to Snow this Evening</p> <p>Wed Nov 8th cloudy and cool. William Mc{unclear} came and brought me a couple books of {unclear}</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton November 1905</span></h2> <p>Thu Nov 9th cloudy and cool. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. Vera and Grant calld</p> <p>Fri Nov 10th clear and pleasat in the fore noon. after noon cloudy and cool a prospect of a storm. Sarah was here cleaning house and cooking. Elva Paul and Hazel Saw calld in this morning</p> <p>Sat Nov 11th clear and pleasant. William Haugar calld in a fiew minutes this fore noon</p> <p>Sun Nov 12th clear and most of the day and cool Mahlon Picard Preacht for us today</p> <p>Mon Nov 13th a messy {dinty at} commenced with rain and turnd to Snow. it has been a dull dreary day</p> <p>Tue Nov 14th cloudy and cold. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. Thomas Sashbrook gave me a call this after noon</p> <p>Wed Nov 15th cloudy and cool. it commenced to Snow but didn't make out much</p> <p>Thu Nov 16th fore noon cloudy after noon light clouds and cool</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton November 1905</span></h2> <p>Fri Nov 17th light clouds and pleasant Sarah and Pearl {ilegible} was here with her baby Sarah was cooking and cleaning how</p> <p>Sat Nov 18th clear and pleasant. I cleaned out the hen house</p> <p>Sun Nov 19th clear and pleasant for the time of year the young {minister?,mister?} {prouct?} to ought to u full house</p> <p>Mon Nov 20th clear and cool a hard frost last night. Bilton calld in a while this morning I had Thomas George with me most of the fore noon we had a good {vist?}, he and Samual Peter have gone to J.R.{Boytems?} {highlight;"funeral this after noon."}</p> <p>Tue Nov 21st clear and cool. about 18 above were the tax colector wa here this Evening</p> <p>Wed Nov 22and clear and pleasant</p> <p>Thu Nov 23rd clear and warm. Joseph erowdor was here from Jupperville. I was cleaning ashes out out of the stove pipe and out out on the love pipe. Dick gave me a call this Evening</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton Novemeber 1905</span></h2> <p>Fri Nov 24th cludy and misting showers a heavy shower this morning. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing. Bilton was here most of the after noon</p> <p>Sat Nov 25th cloudy and moderate Ella calld in</p> <p>Sun Nov 26th cloudy and cool</p> <p>Mon Nov 27th cloudy and cool. a pleasant day for the time year {'was' crossed out} I was trimming my grape vines.</p> <p>Tue Nov 28th heavy rain last night and fore part of the day with high East wind that blew the water under the door into the house</p> <p>Wed Nov 29th cloudy and cold. rain with thunder and lightning last night. Bilton was here part of the fore noon; I was trying to keep the house warm</p> <p>Thu Nov 30th cloudy and cold. light showers of snow Fred was here part of the fore noon</p> <p>Fri Dec 1st cloudy and cold Sarah was here doing house work and bakeing. Walter calld this Evening</p> <p>Sat Dec 2and cloudy and soft. about an inch of snow on the ground this morning. all gone to night.</p> <p>Sun Dec 3rd cloudy and cold</p> <p>Mon Dec 4th cloudy and cold {ilegbile}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton December 1905</span></h2> <p>Tue Dec 5th cloudy and mild. Walter went to Dresden for a load of coal for me</p> <p>Wed Dec 6th cloudy and Soft, Bilton was in awhile this fore noon James Logan was around with {unclear} Thomas Sashbrook had his Auction Sale to day</p> <p>Thu Dec 7th clear and warm. Vera brought me a {pack} of pork. Sam's boy came over for the gear to Shoot a red Squirrel</p> <p>Fri Dec 8th clear and warm. Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house. I receved a letter this morning from Victoria</p> <p>Sat Dec 9th a dull foggy day. no Sun to be Seen all day. Bilton was in part of the after noon</p> <p>Sun Dec 10th light clouds and cold the young man preacht to day</p> <p>Mon Dec 11th cloudy and moderate. I Mr Newcomb call on me this morning later {unclear} and William Mead calld I had met William for about 24 on 28 years. they want Jeremah Jeffers</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton December 1905</span></h2> <p>Tue Dec 12th clear and pleasant I was trying to write a letter to Victoria</p> <p>Wed Dec 13th cloudy and cool. Bilton was here this fore noon</p> <p>Thu Dec 14th clear and cool</p> <p>Fri Dec 15th clear and cold 14 deg above zero this morning. Sarah was here bakeing and scrubing</p> <p>Sat Dec 16th clear and warm. Dick and I went up to Florence I received intrest and payment on his mortgage up to January 1st 1906</p> <p>Sun Dec 17th cloudy a prospect of a Storm I was at the Sunday School</p> <p>Mon Dec 18th a foggy cloudy. I sent away for the Globe and Sun papers. Alice Picard was here a fiew minutes this after noon</p> <p>Tue Dec 19th a moderate cloudy foggy day. Dick and Roy Paul came for chickens that I sold to Dick yesterday</p> <p>Wed Dec 20th cloudy and Soft ligh wind from the East to night a prospect for a Storm. was dwn down to the Church they are repairing it messy tere just now</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton December 1905</span></h2> <p>Thu Dec 21st cloudy and wet commenced to rain last night about midnight and is still raining to ninght Slow and easy.</p> <p>Fri Sept 22ond cloudy and Soft. Sarah was here doing house work and bakeing</p> <p>Sat Dec 23rd cloudy and cold. a little Snow fell last night a prospect of more to night Ella brought me a Christmas cake</p> <p>Sun Dec 24th clear part of the day and cold Rev Mr. Sawyer preched to day.</p> <p>Mon Dec 25th clear part of the day. this being Christmas day I had it all to myself no one in I was not out Sede the gate</p> <p>Tue Dec 26th clear and pleasant. I had a little Sport Seeing boys after a red Squirell</p> <p>Wed Dec 27th clear and plesant. I away for the Farmer's Advocte</p> <p>Thu Dec 28th fore part of the day clear and pleasant latter part cloudy a prospect of a Storm. Sarah was here doing house work. Mrs Long calld in and had prayer with us</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton December 1905</span></h2> <p>Fri Dec 29th rain last night and part of the fore noon Snow this after noon the Storm coming from the South west. Bilton was part of the fore noon. I sent away for the New York witness for him and me</p> <p>Sat Dec 30th cloudy and cold. thear was rain and Snow last night with high wind that piled the Snow in the fence corners</p> <p>Sun Dec 31st cloudy and cool pleasant for the season</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton 1906</span></h2> <p>Mon Jan 1st clear a pleasant winter day</p> <p>Tue Jan 2ond cloudy and moderat. Sarah calld this fore noon. Mr Newcomb was in part of the after noon he brought me a volume of Wesleys Sermons</p> <p>Wed Jan 3rd cloudy and latter part of the day wet</p> <p>Thu Jan 4th Snow in the fore noon. after noon high wind and blustring. Bilton here part of the fore noon he told me of Albart Sogan's death I was most of the day cleaning out the coal stove and getting a fire started</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton January 1906</span></h2> <p>Fri Jan 4th cloudy and cool. I bought of beef. {Rures} boy Albert Logan was buried this after noon</p> <p>Sat Jan 5th clear part of the day. Sarah was here cleaning house and cooking</p> <p>Sun Jan 6th a moderate winter day</p> <p>Mon Jan 7th clear part of the day the air Sharp Mr. Newcomb came over part of the after noon</p> <p>Tue Jan 8th clear and pleasant. I went over to James Clarks and bought a pair of Spe Sy Secks specks and left glases to fit in frames</p> <p>Wed Dec Jan 9th clear and pleasant not a cloud to be Seen all day the road got Sloppy Bilton was here part of the fore noon</p> <p>Thu Jan 10th cloudy and moderate. a prospect of a Storm. James Clark brought my Specks that had repaird.</p> <p>Fri Jan 11th clear and moderate. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing. Charley and Duncan Bolton came in a while this after noon. I got word this after noon that Old Mrs Sashbrook was dead. Dick was here and had dinner with us.</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Sat Septer 12th cloudy and cool. Bilton was here Boilsons boy was here for the gun</p> <p>Sun Jan 13th cloudy and mild</p> <p>Mon Jan 14th cloudy and Soft. Fred calld in this fore noon he told me of Mrs Fred Smith's death</p> <p>Tue Jan 15th Snowing windy day</p> <p>Wed Jan 16th cloudy and moderate</p> <p>Thu Jan 17th cloudy about 3 inches of Snow fell last night a Stranger calld here for James Clark Bilton was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Fri Jan 18th cloudy and Soft Sarah was here cleaning the house and bakeing</p> <p>Sat Jan 19th cloudy and mild the Snow about all gone Garret brought home the Shot gun</p> <p>Sun Jan 20th cloudy part of the day but warm 60 deg above zero to night when I came from the Church</p> <p>Mon Jan 21st cloudy and the Same as yesterday. Bilton was in part of the fore noon.</p> <p>Tue Jan 22ond cloudy and cool thirty deg Colder than yesterday. no one in to day</p> <p>Wed Jan 23rd cloudy in the morning after noon clear and pleasant. Garret and the minister was in this after noon and Charey Mok</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton Jan 1906</span></h2> <p>Thu Jan 24th clear and cool. Bilton was in this fore noon. it has been a fine day for January</p> <p>Fri Jan 25th clear and pleasant Sarah was here most of the day. I went to the pryer meeting to night</p> <p>Sat Jan 27th clear and pleasant. Garnet broght home the Shot gun, it was 50 above zero</p> <p>Sun Jan 28th cloudy and cool</p> <p>Mon Jan 29th clear morning and evening clear in the middle of the day and pleasant.</p> <p>Tue Jan 30th cloudy and Soft. Bilton was here Millie Snary calld this Evening</p> <p>Wed Jan 31st cloudy in the fore noon after noon clear. Harry Wallen was in a little while this after noon and Mary Paul</p> <p>Feb the first about 3 inches of Snow fell last night a little fell to day</p> <p>Fri Feb 2ond clear and cold Six deg below Zero I had to Stay in the house to keep it warm</p> <p>Sat Feb 3rd a cloudy blowing day. Sarah and Charley and Dick and John Websters Sun came in it is a rough day</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton February 1906</span></h2> <p>Sun Feb 4th cloudy Some Spurts of Snow.</p> <p>Mon Feb 5th clear and cold within ten deg of Zero a young Mr Bodkins calld this evening</p> <p>Tue Feb 6th cloudy and cold Walter went for to Thamesville for coal for me</p> <p>Wed Feb 7th clear and not So cold Fas yesterday Walter came and unloaded the coal Elva Paul one of William Bedfords girls calld in. Walter came and Pard the entrest on his place. I was at the meting to night</p> <p>Thu Feb 8th clear and pleasant. I was at the protected meeting this evening at the Church</p> <p>Fri Feb 9th clear fore part latter part cloudy Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing. Charley and Joseph Crowder calld in</p> <p>Sat Feb 10th clear and pleasant. I was at the meeting to night a full house</p> <p>Sun Feb 11th clear and cool. The Church was full to night. the galery was full</p> <p>Mon Feb 12th clear and warm. William Mc. Intosh was in a fiew minutes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton Feb 1906</span></h2> <p>Tue Feb 13th a soft foggy day. Milley Snary was here a while this after noon</p> <p>Wed Feb 14th cloudy and Snow a blusting day Dick was here part of the fore noon</p> <p>Thu Feb 15th cloudy most of the day and cold</p> <p>Fri Feb 16th clear and cool didnt thaw a great deal to day. {highlight;"I was not down to the Church Bilton came over and I went to the church}</p> <p>Sat Feb 17th cloudy and soft. Sarah was here cleaning hoase and bakeing pyes</p> <p>Sun Feb 18th cloudy and mild I was at Church to here Mitcheltmee he and ed mills done our prode preaching to day</p> <p>Mon Feb 19th cloudy and soft. I got a piece of beaf this morning from James Sogan. our tea man was on hand to might I got Seven pounds from him enough for this eason.</p> <p>Tue Feb 20th clear part of the day. Henry Johnson was {thrasing?} to day. it rained some to night</p> <p>Wed Feb 21st clear part of the day and warm</p> <p>Thu Feb 22and cloudy and cool Charley Brought me a loaf of bread this morning</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton Febuary 1906</span></h2> <p>Sat Feb 23rd cloudy most of the day Sarah was here bakeing and cleaning house. {highlight;"I was down to the meeting at night a pietty full house"}</p> <p>Sat Feb 14th cloudy part of the day and mild. {highlight;"Walter and Edwin Mills was here most of the fore noon"}</p> <p>Sun Feb 25th cloudy and stormy rain fell last night and rain and Snow Squalls throug the day</p> <p>Mon Feb 26th fore part of the day clear latter part cloudy, {highlight;"my coal stove went out saturday night I was most of the after noon starting it again."} Some Snow came last night</p> <p>Tue Feb 27th Snow Squalls most of the day. {highlight;"Charley came in from the P O and brought me a letter from kate She writes they are well"}</p> <p>Wed Feb 28th cloudy and cool {highlight;"Bilton was here James Saferty Jeremiah Jeffon wash here this after noon"}</p> <p>Thu May 1st cloudy most of the day and cool there was a little snow last night the {seyer?,Sepor?} was here</p> <p>Fri May 2and cloudy snow. last night about two inches. Dick was here this after noon on his way to thamesville</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Croton February March 1906</span></h3> <p>Sat Feb Mar 3rd cloudy and Soft Sarah was here cleaning house. Bilton was in a fiew minutes this fore noon</p> <p>Sun Mar 4th Snow all day Mr Sawyer carried the meeting to day he gave us the Lords Super</p> <p>Mon Mar 5th clear and warm the Snow that fell yesterday is prety much gone. Mr Pelve Peter calld in this fore noon. two boys calld for a trap wich I lent them with out asking their names</p> <p>Tue Mar 6th cloudy and cold but little thawing to day. no body in to day</p> <p>Wed Mar 7th cloudy and mild. Bilton was in a while this after noon he had been up to Florence he was telling me James Stag and James Wood was dead and buried to day. the people are droping of very last most all are old people</p> <p>Thu Mar 8th a cloudy foggy Soft day</p> <p>Fri Mar 9th cloudy Spitting Snow most of the day Bilton and Sarah was here most of the day</p> <p>Sat Mar 10th clear part of the day much of Snow. last night Dick calld Charley brought a loaf of bread</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton March 1906</span></h2> <p>Sun Mar 11th a cloudy Snowing day</p> <p>Mon Mar 12th clear part of the day. the lumber men were drawing logs on tawvois to day over the Mill</p> <p>Tue Mar 13th cloudy and cool. a little Snow last night a fiew logs drawn to day</p> <p>Wed Mar 14th cloudy and cool</p> <p>Thu Mar 15th cloudy and wind from the North East and cool. not much teaming to day</p> <p>Fri Mar 16th cloudy and Snow most of the day Sarah was here cleaning the house and bakeing</p> <p>Sat Mar 17th clear in the morning cloudy about 10 6C Snow squalls in the Evening. William McIntosh brought me a loaf of bread this Evening. the thermometer was within six deg above Zero this morning. not much thawing to day</p> <p>Sun Mar 18th a light Snow part of the day the road getting Sloppy. I saw a robin this morning</p> <p>Mon Mar 19th a Snowing day the most Snow on the ground for any time this winter</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton March 1906</span></h2> <p>Tue Mar 20 clear and pleasant. I was shuvoeling snow away out of my way to gt to the wood and coal lumber men were using {teur?} sleighs the first here this winter</p> <p>Wed Mar 21st a blushing day the wind mudling Soft Bilton was here part of the fore noon</p> <p>Thu Mar 22and clear part of the day and cold. the lumber men were drawing their logs</p> <p>Fri Mar 23rd clear and cool th thrmomiter below Zero this morning. Sarah was here cleaning house I shot a mabbet this morning</p> <p>Sat Mar 24th clear and cool the thermoeter {iledgible} deg above zero this morning. Walter was in</p> <p>Sun Mar 25th cloudy a dull day was at the meeting to night we Had a good Sermond</p> <p>Mon Mar 26th cloudy and Soft the snow has gone away fast to day. Milie {Grose?,Rose?} was burned</p> <p>Tue Mar 27th cloudy and Soft the road is in a bad state but fiew teams on the road</p> <p>Wed Mar 28th clear and mild Bilton was here about the hours.</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton March 1906</span></h2> <p>Thu Mar 29th cloudy most of the day Bilton was here most of the fore noon.</p> <p>Fri Mar 30th clear part of the day and cool Mr Sang the preacher was in a fiew minutes and Ella Snary and their girl</p> <p>Sat Mar 31st clear and cool. Bilton was here most of the after noon</p> <pre> {April written in big text} </pre> <p><br />Sun Apr 1st clear and fine over byt bad road</p> <p>Mon Apr 2nd clear and warm I was 56 deg about Zero at half parst four this after noon looking at his and henry &amp; cattle, Charley was here this morning for my cloathes to wash</p> <p>Tue Apr 3rd clear and warm eight deg higher than yestrday. I was triming some of my berry bushes. theres</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton April 1906</span></h2> <p>Thu Apr5th cloudy fire part of the day snow in the evening, this afternoon I attended Sot Skinners funeral there was a large funeral</p> <p>Sat Apr 6th cloudy and cool but warm enough to melt the {illegible} of snow that fell last night Sarah was here to day basking and cleaning house I was Sting in the house</p> <p>Sat Apr 7th cloudy fore noon clear after noon Bilton was here in the fore noon of B Snary was here this evening and took up his mote</p> <p>Sun Apr 8th cloudy after noon wet. I attended the Sabbath school a large school</p> <p>Mon Apr 9th cloudy and light showers Bilton and Roy Paul was here part of the day.</p> <p>Tue Apr 10th cloudy and light showers no Sun today. Charley brought me a couple of loaves of bread. I was over to the shop Goya loaf and some butter and ginger</p> <p>Wed Apr 11th clear latter part of the day. Bilton was in this fore noon I command to dig my ground this fore noon</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton April 1906</span></h2> <p>Thu Apr 12th clear and warm. I was digging in the garden and cleaning the hen house</p> <p>Fri April 13th clear and pleasant Sarah and all here people were here. Mary and Elvie calls this Evening I done a little digging</p> <p>Sat Apr 14th cloudy fore noon wet. Bilton was in this after noon awhile</p> <p>Sun Apr 15th cloudy and showers. I was at the Sunday School and preaching</p> <p>Mon Apr 16th fore noon cloudy and cool .after noon clear not quite So cold</p> <p>Tue Apr 17th clear and warm a butiful day. charley was here plowing my but of ground {a little red star}{highlight;"Aunt Victoria and Mary Paul came in this Evening I was digging the garden"}</p> <p>Wed Apr 18th clear and warm 74 degrees heat I finished my diging of the garden</p> <p>Thu Apr 19th Sarah was here doing her work {highlight;"Walter sowd Barley on the ground I let him have Jeremiah Jiffin lalld in this after noon"}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton April 1906</span></h2> <p>Fri Apr 20th clear part of the day Walter sowed the bit of my garden with barley</p> <p>Sat 21 Cloudy and cool, I planted a fiew barely and potatoes. it Sprinkled rain</p> <p>Sun Apr 22ond a white frost this morning wen I got up. commenced to rain rained most of the fore noon it is spitting Snow this evening</p> <p>Mon Apr 23rd cloudy fore part of the day. clear latter part. North Wind and cold</p> <p>Tue Apr 24th clear most of the day and not So cold as yeter day. Bilton and Thomas Tiffin was here part of the fore noon</p> <p>Wed Apr 25th clear and warm. Henry Johnston has two teams putting in grain to day</p> <p>Thu Apr 26th cloudy most of the day. I finished diging the garden for this year</p> <p>Fri Apr 27th clear and warm in the middle of the day Sarah was here in the fore noon</p> <p>Sat Apr 28th clear most of the day, there was a light frost this morning</p> <p>Sun Apr 29th clear most of the day and warm I wernt to here M Sawyer Preach</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton May 1906</span></h2> <p>Mon Apr 30th cloud y in the fore noon after noon clear part of the time. I was cuting wh weeds in the garden part of the after noon</p> <p>Tue May 1st cloudy and cool wind from the East I put a fiew parsnip Seeds in the ground Sam brought over the Screen door</p> <p>Wed May 2ond clear part of the day and. there was a light thunder Shower this after noon Sang the free Methodist preacher calld and we had prayer while he was here</p> <p>Thu May 3rd cloudy and cool. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. I was in the house</p> <p>Fri May 4th c. light clouds wind from the South West and hot 76 deg. Sarah was here doing her work. James Leferties boys brought me a couple of big mullets</p> <p>Sat May 5th cloudy and cool</p> <p>Sun May 6th cloudy and cool</p> <p>Mon May 7 cloudy and cool a frost last night a Sprinkle of hail and Snow to day Sarah was here most of the day cleaning the house. I gave Seth crowell two dollars</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton May 1906</span></h2> <p>Tue May 8th cloudy and wet. Sarah was here all day cleaning house. Charley came and cut my hair. a butcher calld and I bought a piece of mutton</p> <p>Wed May 9th cloudy and Snow the ground white this after noon. Walter and Dick was in this fore noon. this after noon one of the widow braggs boys called in for a rubarb plant to Set out for groath</p> <p>Thu May 10th cloudy part of the day and cool a Sharp frost this morning. Bilton was here most of the fore noon.</p> <p>Fri May 11th clear most of the day and warm Sarah and Pearl {Heaylewood} was here</p> <p>Sat May 12th cloudy and thunder Showers a warm day it being my eightheth birth day Mary Paul and Sarah Pearl Hazlewood was here</p> <p>Sun May 13th a cloudy Showry day dull day our Minister being away we had Dawn Center Minister</p> <p>{second page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton May 1906</span></h2> <p>Mon May 14th clear and warm Sarah and Pearl was here iorning and traightning the {pemieies}. I was Setting abotu the house most of the day</p> <p>Tue May 15th clear and hot 84 deg of heat at 2 P.M. Sarah was here until 5 PM.</p> <p>Wed May 16th clear and hot. 90 deg in the Shade Sarah was here most of the day finishing the cleaning of the house</p> <p>Thu May 17th cloudy fore noon after noon clear and hot 86 deg. thunder Showers last night. I Sprinkled the goose berrie bushes James Laferty calld this Evening</p> <p>Fri May 18th cloudy part of the day not so hot the last three days William McIntosh calld to day. the meat man was here</p> <p>Sat May 19th clear and cool wind from the North a prospect of a frost to night. Bilton and his grand Son was here</p> <p>Sun May 20th clear and cool</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Croton May 1906</span></h2> <p>Mon May 12st clear and cool Bilton was here most of the fore noon. I was riting of potato Sprought this after noon</p> <p>Tue May 22ond clear and cool in the fore noon, after noon warm. Bilton was here this fore noon</p> <p>Wed May 23rd fore noon cloudy a light thunder Shower. after noon clear and warm</p> <p>Thu May 24th clear a fore noon with thunder clouds floting around and hot 90 deg cloudy this Evening. Sarah was here</p> <p>Fri May 25th clear and warm part of the day Bilton and Charley McIntosh calld in a lot</p> <p>Sat May 26th a cloudy dull day a thunder Showers in the fore noon. after noon rain part of the time</p> <p>Sun May 27th cloudy and cool enough for an over coat it sprinkled a little rain</p> <p>Mon May 28th cloudy fore part of the day Later part clear and cold wind from North Mary Paul was here this afternoon</p> <p>Tue May 29th clear most of the day and cool Sarah calld in this after noon</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Croton June 1906</p> <p>Wed May 30th cloudy and Sprinkling rain at times Bilton was here this after noon</p> <p>Thu May 31st thin clouds a dark warm day George Nelson was in this Evening trying to get Subscribers to a book of history of the Sanfran Sisco earth Quake and fire</p> <p>Fri June 1st clear part of the day and warm. Sarah was here doing her house work</p> <p>Sat June 2ond clouds flying all day and cool I took a walk up to Walters place this morning Bilton was here this fore noon</p> <p>Sun June 3rd clear and warm. 80 deg</p> <p>Mon June 4th cloudy and warm. Maud and her Baby here and Dick was here for diner. Sam Peter Shot three red Squrrell at one Shot</p> <p>Tue June 5th cloudy this morning clear awhile about noon. thunder storm this evening Grant came for the Shot gun. Widow Craggs boy came for Some rubarb</p> <p>Thu June 6th clear most of the day and warm I was hoeing my potatoes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Croton June 1906</p> <p>Thu June 7th cloudy and hot 90 deg at one PM I had a tramp this after noon over the river coming home I met John Young and his wife had quite a talk</p> <p>Fri June 8th clear part of the day and part thunder Showers heavey thunder Shower this evening Sarah was here to day</p> <p>Sat June 9th clear and warm. Bilton was here part of the fore noon</p> <p>Sun June 10th cloudy with thunder Showers. I was at Church and heard Mr Sawyer preach</p> <p>Mon June 11th cloudy fore noon. after noon clear and cool Bilton was this after noon</p> <p>Tue June 12th clear and cool. I had a walk this after noon down to Harry Gregorys and came back through Newcombs</p> <p>Wed June 13th cloudy and cool. Sarah calld this after noon. I Set in the house</p> <p>Thu June 14th clear part of the day and Some warmer I went down to the backsmiths</p> <p>Fri June 15th clear fore part and hot. latter part light thunder Shower. Sarah was here</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Croton 1906</p> <p>Sat June 16th cloudy and light rain. I was hiling my potatoes this after noon Sarah Sent out a Setting of Turkey eggs which I Set under a hen</p> <p>Sun June 17th cloudy and Shower</p> <p>Mon June 18th cloudy and cool. Bilton was in a spell this fore noon. Wiliam McIntosh was in Elva Paul and her Sister Anne and her husband calld this after noon</p> <p>Tue June 19th clear and warm Will McIntosh was in for a drink. I moad the grass and weeds in the orchard</p> <p>Wed June 20th clear and warm. Sarah and Pearl was here caning Straw berries. Mary Paul and Anne Poast was here for Dinner</p> <p>Thu June 21st a cool day with Some thunder Showers</p> <p>Fri June 22ond cloudy cool and Some rain. Bilton was here awhile this after noon</p> <p>Sat June 23rd cloudy and cool a Shower about two PM. I went with Dick to Thamesville he and Stayd a whille in the after noon Walter drew me a couple of loads of wood</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton June 1906</p> <p>Sun June 24th clear and pleasant. I wsa at the church a there was a house full of pepol</p> <p>Mon June 25th clear and hot 90 deg. I was hilling a fiew of my potatoes in fore noon after noon was fixing the fence by the big gate</p> <p>Tue June 26th fore part of the day cloudy and cool latter part clear and hot 85 deg</p> <p>Wed June 27th clear fore noon and after noon cloudy a Strong look of rain</p> <p>Thu June 28th cloudy fore noon with light thunder Shower after noon clear and hot Sarah was here doing house work. Bilton called this after noon a while</p> <p>Fri June 29th clear and hot 12 deg at 2 PM I walked over to Aunt Victorias to See here but She was not at home</p> <p>Sat June 30th cloudy in the fore noon after noon clear and not as hot as yesterday. Anne Poast calld this fore noon to get Roses and Victoras adress</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Croton July 1906</p> <p>Sun July 1st thunder clouds all day</p> <p>Mon July 2 clear and warm. I sprinkled my potatoes in the fore noon after noon I doug up my Strawburry vines</p> <p>Tue July 3 a Showry day. Dick calld this fore noon Jane Cragg was here this after noon</p> <p>Wed July 4th clear part of the day and moderate Dick was here picking goos buries. Bilton was here a while this after noon. there was a heavey Shower last night and this morning</p> <p>Thu July 5th clear and cool. I gathered ras berries Walter was in this Evening</p> <p>Fri July 6th clear and quite cool in the morning Sarah was here cleaning house and baking</p> <p>Sat July 7th clear most of the day quite cool in the morning Bilton was here this fore noon and William McIntosh he brought me a Setting of hens Eggs which I set</p> <p>Sun July 8th cloudy most of the day. I went to the Church to here W Sawyer preach</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton July 1906</p> <p>Mon July 9th clear part of the day and hot I pict rasberries in the fore noon after noon Sarah came over and preserved them for me. She was picking hers</p> <p>Tue July 10th clear and hot in the midle of the day. Ella Snary was here picking Goose berries . Charles Cragg came in to night he brought my Shot gun from John Snarys</p> <p>Wed July 11th clear and fine hay day I got a letter from Rose Bolton. Dick called and brought me Some money. Bilton was in part of the fore noon. I was Sneazing and coughing racking a cold</p> <p>Thu July 12th clear a fine day for haying I shot four red Squirrels to day</p> <p>Fri July 13th clear part of the day. later part cludy I took the Shot gun out J.B. Snarys Vera brought me home</p> <p>Sat July 14th a hot hazy day. Sarah was here Cleaning house. Walter calld in the evening</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Croton July 1906</p> <p>Sun July 15th cloudy Charley calld this evening</p> <p>Mon July 16th fore noon cloudy a Shower of rain about eleven. O. C. I pict rasberries in the fore noon after noon Sarah came over and put them up for me</p> <p>Tue July 17th clear part of the day. Henry Gregory was here a while this after noon. I was picking black currants</p> <p>Wed July 18th clear and hot. I done up my black Currents in the fore noon Sarah brought me a loaf of bread Charley came in this Evening</p> <p>Thu July 19th cloudy most of the day. I pict rasberries a while this after noon. Bilton calld a fiew minites. the Sky looks like night</p> <p>Fri July 20th cloudy and hot thunder Shower between five and Six O.C. Sarah was here Elva Paul calld a fiew minites</p> <p>Sat July 21 clear and hot. Bilton was here part of the fore noon</p> <p>Sun July 22ond clear up to 25 minutes after 4 PM and hot 94 deg the hotest day this Season</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton July 1906</p> <p>Mon July 23rd clear and cool after the rain last night the wind changed an it turned cool I pict my berries and Sarah done them up</p> <p>Tue July 24th clear and hot in the midel of the day. Elva Paul calld She got a letter from Dora She writes they are all well</p> <p>Wed July 15th clear a fine day for the harvesers no body in to the present to day</p> <p>Thu July 26th clear and warm. Walter mowd his bit of barley he Sowd in my garden Sarah was here picking berries</p> <p>Fri July 27th clear part of the day there was two Showers a Smart rain in the morning and a rain and hail in the evening. I have Seen more hail on the ground but not So larg. Sarah was here and Will McIntosh</p> <p>Sat July 28th clear most of the day and pleasant my hen hatched thirteen chickens from fifteen eggs I moved them out put them in a coop</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Croton July 1906</p> <p>Sun July 29th cloudy and thunder Showers</p> <p>Mon July 30th clear and hot. Bilton here a couple of hours this fore noon</p> <p>Tue July 31st clear most of the day and pleasant there was a strange person calld here to day he was Selling Books</p> <p>Wed Aug 1st clear and warm 84 deg. Bilton was part of the after noon here</p> <p>Thu Aug 2ond clear and warm. Asa Newcomb was in a while this fore noon. I was watching Henry Johnson reaping Oats</p> <p>Fri Aug 3rd clear and hot 90 deg at 3 PM Sarah was here part of the day</p> <p>Sat Aug 4th clear and hot 94 deg at 3 PM Bilton was in a fiew Minutes he brought me Some pils from Dr Galbreth Set Crowell calld for money for the Ministers Salery</p> <p>Sun Aug 5th clear and hot the Same as yestherday 94 deg</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton Aug 1906</p> <p>Mon Aug 6th cloudy fore part of the day there was a thunder Shower last night a warm day. Bilton was here a while this morning. Walter was fixing up the Shop for his grain</p> <p>Tue Aug 7th cloudy and some light Showers a cooler day then yesterday</p> <p>Wed Aug 8th cloudy fore part of the day. latter part clear. I dug up a fiew of my red rasberry bushes and cut a fiew weeds no body in to day</p> <p>Thu Aug 9th cloudy and hot it Sprinkled rain here two or three times. while I am writing they are having a thunder Shower North West of us</p> <p>Fri Aug 10th light clouds and hot I was watching William Huston draw Oats</p> <p>Sat Aug 11th clear and hot. I was down to the blackSmiths a while this after noon Bilton was here this fore noon</p> <p>Sun Aug 12th clear and cool no body in to day. I heard Sarah was hurt</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Croton August 1906</p> <p>Mon Aug 13th clear and quite cool in the morning. I went to James Clarks this morning to get a pair of Spectickles but could find none better than mine</p> <p>Tue Aug 14th clear and cool in the morning hot in the middle of the day 84 deg</p> <p>Wed Aug 15th clear most of the day and two deg hotter than yesterday</p> <p>Thu Aug 16th clear and heat the Same as yesterday. Bilton was here most of they fore noon. Aunt Victoria was here this after noon a while</p> <p>Fri Aug 17th cloudy most of the day. Ella Snary was here doing Sarah McIntoshes work as Sarah got hurt a week ago last night</p> <p>Sat Aug 18th cloudy fore part of the day a Shower last night another to day abot 10 O C this fore noon. Dick and his baby was about 11 OC</p> <p>Sun Aug 19th cloudy and hot thretend rain but none came. I went to Church to Dowen preach</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton August 1906</p> <p>Mon Aug 20th cloudy and hot 92 deg. Dick calld this morning and took some Money to Thamesville and banked it for me. Mrs Hoover calld in She was on her way home. Millie called in on her way home from takeing her Mother to Thamesville on her way home</p> <p>Thu Aug 21st cloudy and hot fore part of the day a heavey thunder Shower this after noon. Mary Pawl calld this fore noon. Pearl calld this Evening She Says Sarah is some better</p> <p>Wed Aug 22nd clear and hot 90 deg. Charley came over and brought me a loaf of bread and a pye. nor word from the Californian</p> <p>Thu Aug 23 clear and hot in the fore noon. after noon thunder Showers Pearl and Will McIntosh was in</p> <p>Fri Aug 24th fore noon cloudy after clear Bilton was here most of the fore noon</p> <p>Croton Aug 1906</p> <p>Sat Aug 25th cloudy most of the fore noon after noon clear and hot. Sarah was here this Evening the California folks arived Catharine and her oldist and youngest boys came with them</p> <p>Sun Aug 26th clear and hot part of the day there a thunder Shower this Evening</p> <p>Mon Aug 27th cloudy and little in the fore noon after noon clear and cool. I went to the blackSmith Shop and and over to Henry Johnstons barn where William was thrashing. Sarah was over here She has got back home again</p> <p>Tue Aug 28th light clouds and cool. Mrs Chaple calld in a fiew minutes. I cut the weeds about the yard</p> <p>Wed Aug 29th clear and cool. I hoed up a fiew weed in the garden. Sarah was over</p> <p>Thu Aug 30th clear and cool one of Henry Snary girls came and brought my Methodist Magazine they took out of the Post Office the Young Minister calld and had prayer</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton September 1906</p> <p>Sat Sept 1st clear and cool I went over to Charleys and had my dinner. William Brock brought me a loaf of bread</p> <p>Sun Sept 2ond cloudy thretend rain but none came I got a ride out Toms to See Rose and Tom Rose has a high fever Tom is doing as well as can be exected</p> <p>Mon Sept 3 light fall clouds. there was rain last night</p> <p>Tue Sept 4th clear most of the day. I waked out to Walters where they were thrashing</p> <p>Wed Sept 5th clear and cool. Miss Huston calld let me Know how the tiphoid folks were at Toms. Sarah was in a fiew min</p> <p>Thu Sept 6th clear cool this morning the themiter at 45 deg at 2 PM it was 85 dg Will McIntosh was here and Sarah was here this after noon</p> <p>Fri Sept 7th clear and hot 90 deg at 2 PM Sarah was here most of the fore noon</p> <p>Sat Sept 8th clear most of the day and heat not quite So high as yester day</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Croton September 1906</p> <p>Sun Sept 9th clear and hot 90 deg. Sarah was in this morning She told me of Samual McDonalds death he was berid to day. She told me of being at Thomas Boltons the nurs Said they wee doing as well as could be expected</p> <p>Mon Sept 10th clear and hot 90 deg Bilton was here a fiew minutes in the fore noon</p> <p>Tue Sept 11th clear and hot another 90 deg day not much Signs of rain althow it is much kneeded</p> <p>Wed Sept 12th clear another 90 deg day Sarah was in from Toms had been thair the last two days Says they are bad with the feever. I was down the blackSmiths Shop this after noon</p> <p>Thu Sept 13th cloudy fore part of the day a little sprinkle of rain about 11 AM 84 deg heat</p> <p>Fri Sept 14th faul clouds and cool. Sarah was hear cleaning house</p> <p>Sat Sept 15th clear and cool. Bilton was here this after noon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton September 1906</p> <p>Sun Sept 16th clear cool in morning afer noon warm</p> <p>Mon Sept 17th clear and hot 90 deg Bilton was here this fore noon. Wiliam Tiffin got a lot of Steers pas here to day</p> <p>Tue Sept 18th clear and hot 92 deg not a cloud to to be Seen or wind. Mr Newcomb was here this fore noon for a Shovel Sarah calld this evening S was telling me Mr Walkinghood had a telingm me he got a telegram for Somden he wife was dieing at the hospital</p> <p>Wed Sept 19th clear in the fore noon. after noon cloudy. I went down to the old place to see Maud we heard She was Sick She is looking bad. Dick braght me home</p> <p>Thu Sept 20th cloudy and rain Mary and Catharine was here a little Spell. Jane Butler this morning about 2 AM</p> <p>Fri Sept 21st cloudy and hot. I Jane Butlers funeral there was about 60 buggys there Will has a Sad house to go too</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton September 1906</p> <p>Sat Sept 22ond cloudy and warm. Sarah and Bilton was here in the fore noon. Will McIntosh was washing his Buggy here by the gate this Evening by the gate</p> <p>Sun Sept 23rd clear and warm in the fore noon after noon cool</p> <p>Mon Sept 24th clear and cool. a light frost last night. Sarah called in to day Bilton was here this fore noon</p> <p>Tue Sept 25th clear fore noon. after noon Sky Streakey clouds the themometer at 70 deg</p> <p>Wed Sept 26th cloudy two light Showers one in the morning between seven and eight oclock one this evening at four P.M. Sarah came and brought a bowl of Soop</p> <p>Thu Sept 27th clear there was a fine Sower last night which was needed. Charley and Sarah was at Hector Johnsons funeral</p> <p>Fri Sept 28th cloudy. I went over to Sarahs and had my dinner the girls Victoria and Mary Catherine. Ira was their</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton October 1906</p> <p>Sat Sept a cloudy Showry day. Sarah was here doing house work</p> <p>Sun Sept 30th clear most of the day. Most of my boys and their wives were here to day</p> <p>Mon Octst light clouds and cool. the hardest frost this morning yet. Victoria and Ira went home this morning. Sarah and Catharine was here</p> <p>Tue Oct 2ond clear and pleasant. I was cleaning out the hen house. frost last night</p> <p>Wed Oct 3rd cloudy most of the day. Sarah and Charley went to Thamesville Fair. I went out to Thomas Boltons. Aunt Victoria and Cara Johnston caem in this Evening</p> <p>Thu Oct 4th a wet fore noon. Sarah was over</p> <p>Feb</p> <p>Fri Oct 5th cloudy most of the day. Sarah was here cleaning the house.</p> <p>Sat Oct 6th cloudy and wet. Bilton was here all the fore noon</p> <p>Sun Oct 7th cloudy some rain last night</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton October 1906</p> <p>Mon Oct 8th light cloudes and windy. Dick was here this fore noon. Walter this after noon. I went over to Sam Peters this after noon he was telling me of being to Old Mrs Fasiers funeral</p> <p>Tue Oct 9th cloudy and cool. Catharine and Pearl was here most of the after noon in the Evening Aunt Victoria and Cara Johnston came in to bid Kate good bye we all had Super togather</p> <p>Wed Oct 10th cloudy North Wind and cool. no flies about to day. Kate is preparing for a Start in the morning for home it is Spitting Snow this Evening</p> <p>Thu Oct 11th commenced to snow about 5 o clock this morning and kept on Snowing until 12 OC then cleard and thawed it off there was about 3 inches of Snow fell. Henry Snary and Sarah McIntosh aws here this fore noon. Kate didng get away until four oclok this after noon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton October 1906</p> <p>Fri Oct 12th clear part of the day the Snow about gone. Sarah was here doing house work Jeremiah Tiffin was in a fiew minutes there was a hard frost last night the first to do much damage this faul</p> <p>Sat Oct 13th light clouds most of the day</p> <p>Sun Oct 14th clear and pleasant. no meeting on account of the anaversry at Huffs</p> <p>Mon Oct 15th clear most of the day and fine for the time of year. Sarah was in for the dirty cloaths</p> <p>Tue Oct 16th clear and pleasant Sarah was in this evening. the Sky looks as if it was preparing for another Storm</p> <p>Wed Oct 17th clear and windy. I went out to John B Snarys and got my hair cut and brought home the gun</p> <p>Thu Oct 18th cloudy rain in the evening Dick was here this after noon he brought me Some mushrooms</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton October 1906</p> <p>Fri Oct 19th rain all fore noon. Sarah was here part of the day</p> <p>Sat Oct 20th clear and pleasant. Dick was here in the fore noon. After noon Mrs Joh John and Mrs Edward Cragg and Aunt Victoria. James Safertree, and Sarah McIntosh was in</p> <p>Sun Oct 21st clear and cool. John Ashton preahed our Anavercery Sermond</p> <p>Mon Oct 22ond cloudy and Soft. Dick was here picking apples wich he took to Thamesville. Walter was puting up Oats</p> <p>Tue Oct 23rd cloudy and cool. I went down to the old palce for mushrooms I got a fiew Sarah was here for dirtey cloaths.. this Evening Mrs Saw calld in to grind some Spice for pickles</p> <p>Wed Oct 24th cloudy a heavey thunder Shower between three and four P.M. Bilton and David Will was in this morning</p> <p>Thu Oct 25th cloudy and cool the Skye looks like Snow Storm Sarah brought a loaf of bread</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton October 1906</p> <p>Fri Oct 26th Sarah was here in the fore noon. Maud and Mary and Alice Paul calld this after noon Walter brought me a load of wood</p> <p>Sat Oct 27th cloudy and rain most of the day</p> <p>Sun Oct 28th cloudy and cold Some Snow Sarah was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Mon Oct 29th cloudy and Snow in the after noon. I was not feeling very good</p> <p>Tue Nov 13th cloudy and Snow ond the ground and cool. Walter and the young Minister ws in to day. I think I am Some better. for a copple of weeks I quit my writing I think I will try again</p> <p>Wed Nov 14th clear and pleasant over head roads bad. Sarah took Charley to Thamesville to See the Dr he is very poorley</p> <p>Thu Nov 15th a cloudy dull day. Bilton was here most of the afternoon</p> <p>Fri Nov 16th clear part of the day. Bilton James Clark and Thomas George was here</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Croton November 1906</p> <p>Sat Nov 17th cloudy rain last night {illegible} Clark was here fixing up the old barns Thomas George was here talking with me</p> <p>Sun Nov 18th cloudy most of the day and warm Sarah was here for water</p> <p>Mon Nov 19th cloudy and Soft. Bilton Jeremiah Tiffin and Elva Paul calld in to day</p> <p>Tue Nov 20th cloudy and wet most of the day I went over to See Charley he is no better Thomas George was with me this after noone the roads are bad</p> <p>Wed Nov 21st cloudy no Sun to be Seen Bilton was here part of the fore noon Thomas George was here part of the afternoon</p> <p>Thu Nov 22ond cloudy and cool. Sarah calld for the dirty cloaths. Ella was in a minute Rose Bolton was here a fiew minutes</p> <p>Fri Nov 23rd clear part of the day. Sarah was here cleaning the house. Dick calld in Thomas George was part of the after noon Bilton was here part of the fore noon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton 1906</p> <p>Sat Nov 24th clear and cool. James Saferby was here and Sarah and Pearl Hazelwood was in a fiew minutes. I banked and cleand out the hen house Dick was in a Short time about noon</p> <p>Sun Nov 25th cloudy most of the day Bolton was here this Evening</p> <p>Mon Nov 26th cloudy and rain at noon Walter was in</p> <p>Tue Nov 27th cloudy and cool. Bilton was here part of the fore noon</p> <p>Wed Nov 28th cloudy and cool it tryed to Snow but didnt make it out much Pearl calld to tell me how Charley was</p> <p>Thu Nov 29th clear and pleasant. Bilton and Mr George was here part of the fore noon and Sarah was cleaning house in the after noon Seth Crowell was in to See me</p> <p>Fri Nov 30th cloudy and cool. George George was here this after noon. Pearl went home</p> <p>Sat Dec 1st broken clouds and cool. Bilton Thomas George tax collector and Walter was here to day</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton December 1906</p> <p>Sun Dec 2ond cloudy and cool, the Sharpest frost last night we have had this Season. Mr George came in this morning to bid me good by he is going around to See his children. Sarah was over She Says Charley is some better. John and Millie was here this Evening</p> <p>Mon Dec 3 about 3 inches of snow on the ground this morning when I got up it been coming in Showers all day</p> <p>Tue Dec 4th cloudy and cold. Walter drew me a load of wood. I went over to Samuel Peters and bought me a pair of ruber Shoues</p> <p>Wed Dec 5th after I had my breakfast this morning I wet down to James Clarks and paid him fifty cents I owed him. Sarah was in for the dirty cloaths Elva Paul calld in a while it commenced to Snow about half past ten and has been Snowing most of the time Since</p> <p>Thu Dec 6th cloudy and Soft. last night there was about five inches of Snow on the ground but it rained all night and the snow is all gone to night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton December 1906</p> <p>Fri Dec 7th clear and cold. Sarah was here this fore noon doing her work. Vera came in the afternoon and brought a piece of pork</p> <p>Sat Dec 8th cloudy and moderate Sarah was in Bilton was here most of the fore noon</p> <p>Sun Dec 9th cloudy and moderate Sarah was over</p> <p>Mon Dec 10th cloudy and foogy trees and fences covered with Ice James Safferty and his Son was here to pay me the money he borrowed Grant Snary came this evening for papers</p> <p>Tue Dec 11th cloudy part of the day and cool. Sarah call for the dirty cloaths the Insureing agent wsa here and Bilton caoold in this after noon</p> <p>Wed Dec 12th cloudy and Soft it has thawd the ice away no body in to day</p> <p>Thu Dec 13th a foggy cloudy day Bilton was here this morning Sarah and Walter was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Fri Dec 14th anther foggy day Sarah was here and Charley came over Walter was here for the key</p> <p>Sat Dec 15th cloudy and Soft it is commencing to freeze Walter was in for the key</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton Decemer 1906</p> <p>Sun Dec 16th clear and pleasant no body in</p> <p>Mon Dec 17th cloudy and cold. Sarah was in a fiew minutes. I sent away my bank Book to Ataway</p> <p>Tue Dec 18th broken clouds and cool. Bilton wsa in here in the fore noon. Sarah came for the dirty cloaths</p> <p>Wed Dec 19th clear and cool no thawing. Sarah was over a fiew minutes</p> <p>Thu Dec 20th a cloudy foggy day. Bilton and Sarah McIntosh was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Fri Dec 21st cloudy and Soft there was Snow last night a good part of it is melted away Sarah was here Walter ws here this Evening</p> <p>Sat Dec 22ond cloudy and cool. Walther and Sarah was here a fiew minutes</p> <p>Sun Dec 23rd a Snowing day there was about four inches of Snow on the ground this mornin it has Snowd all day I think thre is eight inches to night</p> <p>Mon Dec 24th about 15 inches of Snow on the ground Bilton was here this fore noon Dick was here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton December 1906</p> <p>Tue Dec 25th clouday and mild. Sarah was here prepairing a duck for Christmas dinner</p> <p>Wed Dec 26th cloudy 14 deg above Zero this morning Sarah and Charley was in to day</p> <p>Thu Dec 27th a cloudy Soft day. Walter drew one load of coal from Thamesville the Snow is going very fast</p> <p>Fri Dec 28th cloudy and Soft a prospect of Snow Sarah and Charley went to Thamesville</p> <p>Sat Dec 29th Sarah was here doing her house work Pearl and Charley ws here he is looking bad. Walter was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Sun Dec 30th cloudy and Soft commenced to rain about two Oclock the Snow goin fast</p> <p>Mon Dec 31st cloudy and Soft a heavey rain last night. the Snow all gone, plenty of mud</p> <p>Tue January 1 1907 cloudy and soft. Sarah was in a fiew minutes and Thomas Bolton his wife was here an ower or two</p> <p>Wed Jan 2ond cloudy Bilton was here this fore noon Sarah was over for the dirty cloths</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton January 1907</p> <p>Thu Jan 3rd cloudy and wet. Thomas Bolton caled and brought me a piece of pork Walter was in for the key of the granery</p> <p>Fri Jan 4th clear later part of the day. Sarah was here cleaning the house. Bilton was here in the fore noon. Ella Snary was here collecting money for missonarys.</p> <p>Sat Jan 5th clear and warm like an April day I had Walter in for the key Earley this morning and then James Young John Tiffin and Bilton a fiew minutes</p> <p>Sun Jan 6th a foggy day. Sarah McIntosh was in a fiew minutes this Evening</p> <p>Mon Jan 7th cloudy and thunder Showers in the after noon. Sarah came in this after noon. this day they puting in the town Ship officers I didnt go over</p> <p>Tue Jan 8th cloudy a heavy thunder and lightning Showers last night Sarah, Walter and Jame Safertree wsa in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Wed Jan 9th cloudy and cold Bilton was here I Sent away for the New York Witness</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton Janury 1907</p> <p>Thu Jun 10th high wind form South West and cold Sarah wsa in the dirty cloaths</p> <p>Fri Jan 11th cloudy cool. Sarah was here doing her house work. Walters wife calld this Evening</p> <p>Sat Jan 12th cloudy and Soft about an inch of Snow on the ground this morning it going away fast. Walter ws in this Evening he was telling me Sarah Ward was dead She was the last of James Yong famley of girles</p> <p>Sun Jan 13th cloudy and cool East Wind it thretend rain or Snow but none has come</p> <p>Mon Jan 14th cloudy and Soft. I went to the Post Office in the fore noon after noon went up to Walters to See his Sick Girl She is sick Enough not much hopes of getting well I heard that Mahlon Gibson died last night</p> <p>Tue Jan 15th cloudy and cool. about an ince of snow fell last night. I had some old friends call to see me Edwin Mills and John Nelson</p> <p>{page two} Croton January 1907</p> <p>Wed Jan 16th cloudy and cool. the Sky looks like a storm Sarah was here She Says Irena is dead She died at ten Oclock to day. I feel Sorry for Walter and Ella they were greatly taken up with the Girl</p> <p>Thu Jan 17th cloudy most of the day. Samuell Peters boy brought my Shot gun home</p> <p>Fri Jan 18th cloudy foggy Soft day I was at Church at Walters Girls funeral there was a large prossesion for a Small child</p> <p>Sat Jan 19th cloudy and mild - rain last night Sarah was here this after noon.</p> <p>Sun Jan 20th high wind and spirts of Snow and cold. I went to Church the first for some time lately.</p> <p>Mon Jan 21st cloudy and cold 14 deg above Zero this morning I had nobody in to day but Walter he was in for the key</p> <p>Tue Jan 22ond a Snowey there was about five inches of Snow on the ground this morning and it has been Snowing most of the day William McIntosh was in cloaths to wash</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton January 1907</p> <p>Wed Jan 23rd clear and cold 6 deg below Zero by my themomiter 14 by Samuel Peters Sarah was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Thu Jan 24th cloudy and cold, not as cold as yesterday. it has bee Snowing all day lightley. nobody came in to day</p> <p>Fri Jan 25th cloudy and not so cold Sarah came in a fiew minutes this fore noon</p> <p>Sat Jan 26th clear and cold. Sarah was here cleaning house and bakeing.</p> <p>Sun Jan 27th forenoon cloudy after noon clear and pleasant</p> <p>Mon Jan 28th cloudy a dull day. Micheltree calld here this morning and had prayer</p> <p>Tue Jan 29th a light drizling Snow all day. no body in to day.</p> <p>Wed Jan 30th clear a fine wintrs day. Six deg above Zero this morning. Bilton was in this morning. Sarah came for the dirty clothes</p> <p>Thu Jan 31st cloudy and moderate the Skye looks as if we I was going to have a Storm Sarah came in a fiew minutes</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton Febuary 1907</p> <p>Fri Feb 1st cloudy and Soft looks like a Storm but none comes. Sarah was here in the fore noon Seth Crowell core this Evening for the Preachers money. I gave him two Dollars</p> <p>Sat Feb 2sec cloudy and Soft the Sleighing about gone nobody in to day</p> <p>Sun Feb 3rd clear and cold Sarah was in a fiew minutes. She said Joseph Crowders Mother is dead is to be buried to morrow</p> <p>Mon Feb 4th clear part of the day and cold. Sarah was attending Mary Crowder while Joseph went to his Mothers funeral. Walter Ella and Elva Paul Came in this Evening and Staid until about eleven Oclock</p> <p>Tue Feb 5th cloudy most of the day. when I got up the fires were out. I had a time cleaning out the coal stove and fireing up</p> <p>Wed Feb 6th clear and cool. Sarah was in for the dirty clothes. Charley brought a loaf of bread</p> <p>Thu Feb 7th clear and cool. Bilton come in</p> <p>Fri Feb 8th fore noon clear after noon cloudy and little moderate Sarah was cleaning the house</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton February 1907</p> <p>Sat Feb 9th cloudy and Soft. Walther drew me a load of wood. there was about an inch of snow on the ground this morning</p> <p>Sun Feb 10th a rough windy day Snowing and wind blowing the Snow in all directions Sarah was in awhile</p> <p>Mon Feb 11th clear and high wind from North West a cold day. Thomas George Walter Snary and James Lafertro was here</p> <p>Tue Feb 12th clear part of the fore noon but cold 6 deg below Zero this morning. Sarah was i na couple of times. George was in</p> <p>Wed Feb 13th clear and warm, the snow going away fast. the roads geting very Sloppy Bilton calld on his way to Florence Walter and James Safertre was in this morning Charley brought me Some bread</p> <p>Thu Feb 14th cloudy and cold Bilton was here yesterday Fred was in. Walter came down this Evening. Sarah and Will McIntosh was in this Evening. James Saffertre this Evening on his way to the Prayer Meeting</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Croton February 1906</p> <p>Fri Feb 15th cloudy part of the day and Soft. Sarah was her Bilton calld a fiew minutes. John B was here an hour or more</p> <p>Sat Feb 16th cloudy and mild little Snow this Evening. Bilton was here a fiew minutes Sarah was in. I am some better</p> <p>Sun Feb 17th cloudy and cold. Bilton was here before he went to the Church. James Satertre calld after the Meeting. I am Some better</p> <p>Mon Feb 18th cloudy and moderat. Sarah was here She got a letter from Victoria. we were glad to here from them. they have all been sick and Dora is very little better when She wrote</p> <p>Tue Feb 19th fore part of the day cloudy. clear from four Oclock in the Evening. Joseph Crowder was in awile this fore noon Millie calld this after noon</p> <p>Wed Feb 20th Snow most of the day. Sarah came over and brought me a plate of Oisters Walter was here.</p> <p>Thu Feb 21st clear and cool. Walter was in Sarah &amp; Charley was in the Tea man old Aufsor Blackburn was here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton February 1907</p> <p>Fri Feb 22ond clear and cold. Sarah was here cleaning the house</p> <p>Sat Feb 23 clear and cool. Sarah was here Bilton was here and James lafertry</p> <p>Sun Feb 24th cloudy and cool. Snowd in the Evening Dick was here this afternoon</p> <p>Mon Feb 25th light clouds and cool. Sarah was here Walter was in.</p> <p>Tue Feb 26th clear most of the day and cool Sarah and Bilton was in</p> <p>Wed Feb 27th clear and cool. Walter went to Thamesville for coal for me John B. was here he cut my hair. Thomas Bolton was in a Spell this after noon</p> <p>Thu Feb 28th clear and cool most of the day Sarah was in this morning another month gone a cold one to</p> <p>Fri Feb Mar 1st cloudy and Soft rain this Evening Sarah was here in the fore noon Ella in the after noon</p> <p>Sat Mar 2nd cloudy windy Sowd a little rain last night Sarah and Walter was in</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Sun Mar 3rd cloudy and cool with light drifts of Snow. I went to the meeting this afternoon</p> <p>Mon Feb 4th clear in the fore noon after noon cloudy. the Sye Skye looks like rain Showers Sarah was here afiew minutes this Evening</p> <p>Tue Mar 5th fore noon clear after noon blizerd Bilton and James Gibson was in</p> <p>Wed Mar 6th clear and cool. most of the day I set by the Sove most of the day</p> <p>Thu Mar 7th cloudy and cold. it commenced to Snow about half past four O Clock</p> <p>Fri Mar 8th cloudy and mild. there was about an inch and a half of Snow on the ground this morning it is about gone this evening Mary and Elva calld this after noon. there was a beger man here this afternoon</p> <p>Sat Mar 9th clear part of the day and moderate Sarah was here fore part of the day. Bilton this after noon</p> <p>Sun Mar 10th fore noon cloudy after noon clear and and mild. Sarah was in I went to the Church and heard the new Minister</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton March 1907</p> <p>Mon Mar 11th clear and warm Sarah was here Bilton was here. I trimed part of the grapes</p> <p>Tue Mar 12th cloudy and Soft. there was three or four drizling Showrs through the day then was heavey rain last night. Sarah was in</p> <p>Wed Mar 13th cloudy and Soft. Sarah calld and Walter calld and paid his intrest on his piece of ground he got of me</p> <p>Thu Mar 14th cloudy and moderate. Sarah was in for my dirty clothes</p> <p>Fri Mar 15 cloudy and cool. Bilton was here in the fore noon Sarah was cleaning house and bakeing pies</p> <p>Sat Mar 16th clear and pleasant the frost going out of the ground fast</p> <p>Sun Mar 17th cloudy and cool the litte part of the day. I went to the Church and heard the young man preach</p> <p>Mon Mar 18th cloudy and cold in the morning a hard frost last night. Sarah came for the dirty cloaths. I saw tow Robbins over in Newcombs yard this after noon</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton March 1907</p> <p>Tue Mar 19th cloudy and Soft about one inch of Snow on the ground this morning all gone long before night. William McIntosh calld in</p> <p>Wed Mar 20th cloudy and moody. Rose Bolton came hear about ten O'Clock and Staid until four P.M. Mary and Elva came while we were at dinner and Staid for dinner</p> <p>Thu Mar 21st cloudy and Soft. William McIntosh was here and Sarah was here this Evening there a strong prospect of rain</p> <p>Fri Mar 22ond cloudy and warm. Sarah was here cleaning house. I was triming grape vines and berry bushes part of the day</p> <p>Sat Mar 23 cloudy a fiew drops of rain fell this morning. Sarah brought me a couple of loav loaves of bread this evening</p> <p>Mon Mar 25th clear and pleasant. I starting the coal Stove in the fore noon. after noon was Setting a fiew Straw berry plants Sarah was in a couple of times</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton March 1907</p> <p>Tue Mar 26th cloudy most of the day. there was thunder and lightning this morning. but little rain. I planted a fiew more Strawberries plants this after noon. Sarah was in.</p> <p>Wed Mar 27th cloudy light Showers in the fore noon. Bilton was here a fiew minutes.</p> <p>Thu Mar 28th cloudy and warm. I was cuting the dead brush out of my burry bushes. Sarah was her bakeing</p> <p>Fri Mar 29th cloudy and cool in the Evening. I pict up the brush I cut yesterday. Bilton came in this fore noon</p> <p>Sat Mar 30th cloudy and pleasant. Sarah and Pearl Haselwood and Alice Paul was in</p> <p>Sun Mar 31st cloudy and cold. it kept Spitting Snow all day. I went to here Sawyer preach. Sarah was in a while to night</p> <p>Mon Apr 1st cloudy and cold Some Snow Showr about half and inch of Snow last night it is gone to night Tomas Bolton and Rose was here this after noon. Tom paid his Intres on his Mortgage</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton April 1907</p> <p>Tue Apr 2ond cloudy a Sharp frost last night &amp; mild this evening. Sarah came for the dirty cloaths</p> <p>Wed Apr 3 clear par of the day and warm. Sarah came in this evening I was alone all day</p> <p>Thu Apr 4th cloudy and rain to night I dug up the fiew pasnips that was in the garden</p> <p>Fri Apr 5th cloudy and cool. Sarah was hear cleaning house</p> <p>Sat Apr 6th clear most of the day and cool. Sarah was here a fiew minutes. I kept prety close to the Stove.</p> <p>Sun Apr 7th cloudy and wet rain this after noon John and Millie came over a while they went back when it was raining hard ti would Stop about the time they got home</p> <p>Mon Apr 8th cloudy and cool. Bilton was here in the fore noon. Sarah brought me a loaf of bread. I Staid in the house all day</p> <p>Tue Apr 9th cloudy and cool. it has been trying to Snow all day. I went over ot the Store and bought a can of honey. I went to Mrs Crag Craggs and bargaind for three cords of wood</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton April 1907</p> <p>Wed Apr 10th cloudy and cold a fine Sowr like a fogg all the fore noon there was about an inch of Snow on the ground this morning Sarah was here this fore noon</p> <p>Thu Apr 11sth cloudy and cold. Sarah came in a fiew minutes. I was in all day</p> <p>Fri Apr 12th cloudy and warm the fore part of the day. Sarah was here part of the day. I was diging in the garden</p> <p>Sat Apr 13th cloudy and cold. Bilton was here part of the forenoon. Widow Craggs boys brought me Some wood. Will McIntosh brough me wood from Dicks last night. Sarah brougt Some bread</p> <p>Sun Apr 14th cloudy and cold. Sarah calld this Evening a while. Dick was here to last night until ten Oclock</p> <p>Mon Apr 15th clear in the fore noon a Sharp frost last night. This after noon cloudy I diging and hoeing in the garden</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton April 1907</p> <p>Tues Apr 16th cloudy and cold. Sarah was here this Evening. I stayed in the house most of the day</p> <p>Wed Apr 17th cloudy and cold it has been Spitting Snow most of the day Bilton here most of the fore noon. Mrs Crowder is haveing a bad Spell this after noon</p> <p>Thu Apr 18th cloudy and cool. Bilton and his Grand Son young Bilton was with him. James Saffenty calld this Evening on his way to the Prayer Meeting</p> <p>Fri Apr 19th cloudy not so Cold as yesterday Sarah was here and William McIntosh came over and had Dinner with us there was a young woman came and tryed to seel a book to me. Rose came at dark and brought a can of milk for me</p> <p>Sat Apr 20th clear and cool Ella Snary was in . I was in the house most of the day</p> <p>Sun Apr 21st clear and pleasant. Sarah was here in the four noon. I was at Church and heard Mar Graham</p> <p>Mon Apr 22ond clear and pleasant. Sarah was here for the dirty cloaths</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton April 1907</p> <p>Croton Fe</p> <p>Tue Apr 23rd loudy and mild. Mr Sang was here this after noon. Sarah was in this Eve</p> <p>Wed Apr 24th cloudy and mild. Sarah was here with Maud's babuy. I sat in the house most of the day</p> <p>Thu Apr 25 cloudy and Snowing while I am writing Bilton and his GrandSon was here and Clock cleaner was here cleaning my watch. Sarah came over this Evening</p> <p>Fri Apr 26 cloudy and cool in the fore noon after noon clear and warm. Sarah was here cleaning house.</p> <p>Sat Apr 27 clear and warm. A Sharp frost last night. Sarah was here for flour to make me a loaf of bred</p> <p>Sun Apr 28th clear and warm. Sarah was here</p> <p>Mon Apr 29th there was two thunder Show Showers which was badly needed</p> <p>Tue Sat Apr 30 cloudy Showers and cool. Sarah was here this Evening</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Wed May 1st clear and pleasant. Dick was in a fiew minutes about eleven Oclock</p> <p>Thu May 2 clear and warm. William McIntosh was here this morning. Bilton was here this after noon and Walter Snary</p> <p>Fri May 3rd fore noon clear after noon cloudy Sarah was here cleaning cleaning house</p> <p>Sat May 4th cloudy and Snow in the fore noon after noon clear</p> <p>Sun May 6 5th cloudy and cool.</p> <p>Mon May 6th cloudy in the fore noon. Aunt Mary Bilton was buried to this after noon. Seth Crowell calld for the minsters Salary money. Thomas Bolton came in a fiew minutes this fore noon.</p> <p>Tue May 7th fore noon cloudy, a light Shower of rain. Sarah and Ettie Newcomb wsa here papering the house. this after noon clear and warm. the grass is growing</p> <p>Wed May 8th clear and warm. Sarah was here papering one of the roms. I done a little diging in the garde</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton May 1907</p> <p>Thu May 9th clear and warm. a regular corn day. I diging in the garden and Sett a hen this Evening. Bilton calld a fu fiew minutes he was on his way to Jarves Pauls</p> <p>Fri May 10th cloudy and cool. while I am writing it is Snowing the ground is couvered with Snow. noboudy in</p> <p>Sat May 11th clear and cool. Sarah was here a while this afternoon. the butcher was around with meat</p> <p>Sun May 12th cloudy up to four PM clear from that until night. Mary Paul was here this being my 81 birth day</p> <p>Mon May 13th clear and warm a butiful day Sarah came over for the dirty cloaths</p> <p>Tue May 14th clear and hot 86 deg in Shad I put up Screans about the house Sarah was cleaning the house Bilton calld this fore noon, William Huston came this after noon Will is looking bad</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton May 1907</p> <p>Wed May 15th cloudy misting rain most of the day, Sarah was cleaning the house. John Cragg calld this after noon Craggs wife calld this after noon</p> <p>Thu May 16th cloudy and cool fore part of the day. I have been alone up to the presant</p> <p>Fri May 17th cloudy. Sarah was here cleaning the house. Mrs Cragg came and got her fence wire</p> <p>Sat May 18th light clouds. thear was thunders last night. this has been a growing day Bilton and John Saws Son came in this after noon. James Safferty calld</p> <p>Sun May 19th cloudy and cool Sarah came in this Evening. I went to Church to hear the young man from Inwood</p> <p>Mon May 20th cloudy and cool the wind from the North and feels as if it was blowing of over Snow or ice</p> <p>Tue May 21st light clouds not as cool as yesterday I think there was little frost this morning</p> <p>Wed May 22ond cloudy it has thretend rain rain all day but none has come</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton May 1907</p> <p>Thu May 23rd cloudy and moderate every thing about three weeks behing time</p> <p>Fri May 24th clear and warm. Sarah was most of the fore noon Some of the apple trees is commencing blow to blow</p> <p>Sat May 25th a cloudy cold wind from the East it is raining this evening. the meat pedlar was here this fore noon</p> <p>Sun May 26th cloudy thunder Showers in the after noon. Sarah was here a few minutes</p> <p>Mon May 27th cloudy and cool. there were thunder Showers last night. Sarah was here this fore noon. Walter was for rhubarb this after noon</p> <p>Tue May 28th clear and warm thie latter part of the day. I was sprinkling the goosberrie bushes. Anne J Smith came in this and was telling me about the Cleavland folks until bed time</p> <p>Wed May 29th clear and warm most of the day it felt like corn wether I was attending the young chickins</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton May 1907</p> <p>Thu May 30th clear and pleasant. Bilton was here this after noon. Sarah was over a fiew minutes. I attended my young chickens</p> <p>Fri May 31st clear and pleasant Sarah was here doing her work. Dick was here</p> <p>Sat June 1 cloudy a misting rain in the after noon. Sarah was in a fiew minutes Ella brought me a can of milk</p> <p>Sun June 2 cloudy and wet fore part of the day. Sarah brought me feed for my chickens. Josep Crowder came here after him locking the Church</p> <p>Mon June 3rd clear most of the day and warm 74 deg. Mrs Mckewen was hee beging for the man that had is house burnd Aunt Vick Victoria was in a fiew minutes this Evening. Anne Ketcheson was with her She went up to See Butlrs baby</p> <p>Tue cloudy rain this Evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton June 1907</p> <p>Wed June 5th cloudy and wet fore part of the day Dick was here he brought chickens feed</p> <p>Thu June 6th clear part of the day and warm I was Stiring the ground arown the Strawberrie viens. Sarah brought me a pumpkin pye</p> <p>Fri June 7th cloudy part of the day. Sarah was here part of the day. Anne Smith was here until 2 PM She and Sarah went down to Dicks. Bilton was here</p> <p>Sat June 8th clear and hot 76 deg. I Sprinkled my burrie bushes</p> <p>Sun June 9th clear and hot. 82 deg by my themomiter. Sarah was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Mon June 10th cloudy with high wind From East and Southe.</p> <p>Tue June 11th cloudy a sprinkle of rain a fiew times. Sarah was over</p> <p>Wed June 12th clear fore part of the day. latter part cloudy and cool. wind from the East and cool there is very little growth most of the bushes are dead</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton June 1907</p> <p>Thu Jun 13th cloudy and wet no Sun Seen here to day. Harry Gegory came for the Shot gun to Shoot black bird that are pulling his corn</p> <p>Fri June 14th clear and hot. I went down to Dicks th to See them move the barn and Stables. Sarah was at my pace</p> <p>{in left margin - different handwriting} RICHARD MOVED BARNS</p> <p>Sat June 15th clear and pleasant. Sarah came here this morning. the meat peder this after noon. Charley brought me a loaf of bread</p> <p>Sun June 16th clear and hot</p> <p>Sat June 17th clear and hotest day yet 90 deg in Shade. Sarah came for durty clothes. Bilton and Ettie Pace was here</p> <p>Tue June 18th clear and hot the Same as yeter day. I See a fiew clouds this evening the first Ive Seen for a fiew days</p> <p>Wed June 19th cloudy and light thunder Showers I was cutting up wedes in the garden part of the fore noon</p> <p>Thu June 20th fore part coudy. latter clear and hot Rose brought me a can of milk. Sarah was here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton June 1907</p> <p>Fri June 21st clear and hot. Sarah was here this fore noon. Ella Snary came here this for rhubarb</p> <p>Sat June 22ond clear and hot 80 deg Bilton was here this after noon Sarah came over this after noon</p> <p>Sun June 23rd clear and hot 80 deg. alone to day</p> <p>Mon June 24th a hot day light clouds flying about. Bilton and Elva Paul and Dora Book and Ella Snary came here this after noon</p> <p>Tue June 25th fore noon cloudy after noon clear and hot. Harry Gregory was here a fiew minutes</p> <p>Wed June 26th clool and cloudy. There was a heavey thunder storm last night which changed the heat into cool wether. Ethal Johnston and our minister calld in afiew minutes</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Croton June 1906</p> <p>Thu June 27th clear part of the day and not So hot. I sowd fiew turnip Seeds Bilton was here and Alford Will and his wife and her Father</p> <p>Feb Fri June 28th clear and warm. Sarah was here and Jeremiah Tiffin was here this after noon</p> <p>Sat June 28th cloudy most of the day and cool most of the day</p> <p>Sun Jun 30 clear and pleasant</p> <p>Mon July 1 cloudy most of the day two or thre light Showers. Martin Cragg calld on me to do my Statute labour Maud Snary was here beging</p> <p>Tue July 2 fore noon cloudy. after noon clear and cool. wind from the North. Sarah was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Wed Jul 3rd clear and cool. there Some talk of frost this morning I didnt See any altough it was cold. Minnie Huston was Married to day. Sarah was in this morning</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton July 1907</p> <p>Thu July 4th clear part of the day and cool. Sarah was here a fiew mintes She was telling what damage the frost has done</p> <p>Fri Jul 5th cloudy and cool Sarah was here Bilton and John Sawas boy and Dick this Evening. Ella Snary was here for Rubarb</p> <p>Sat Jul 6th cloudy and hot I went to Thamesville the contry is looking bad with the frost I saw fields of corn that thay cant get theyr Seed of ov it. Dick paid wat the intres and yearley payments came to up to last January</p> <p>Sun Jul 7th clear and hot 84 deg Sarah was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Mon Jul 8th a hot day 90 deg. there was clouds rolling by no rain. Sarah came in. I was hoeing up a fiew weeds. Bilton came in a feiw minuts</p> <p>Tue Jul 9th cloudy fore part of the day and hot Cara Cragg Sent the rest of the wood</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton July 1907</p> <p>Wed Jul 10th cloudy part of the day and warm Sarah was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Thu Jul 11th cloudy and wet heavy rain last night cool to day no Sun</p> <p>Fri Jul 12th clear and pleasant. Sarah came in this morning She went to Dicks to help him. I have been alone</p> <p>Sat Jul 3th clear and pleasant. Sarah and Dora Book was with me this after noon they and Will McIntosh had J super with me. Bilton calld this Evening</p> <p>Sun Jul 14th clear most of the day and hot 85 deg I went to Church and our new minister</p> <p>Mon Jul 15th cloudy and hot. Dora Book came over from Sarahs, the Skye looks as if we would get rain to night</p> <p>Tue Jul 16th light clouds and hot 86 deg Sarah came over for the dirty cloaths</p> <p>Wed Jul 17th Some clouds and hot. I went down to the corner of the old Home on the consession by Douglas Snarys</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton July 1907</p> <p>Thu Jul 18 clear and hot. I received a letter tis morning from Victoria Book. Bilton was here this after noon we took a drive around by the Side road on the uleventh Conssion and up the river road up home</p> <p>Fri Jul 19th clear fore part of the day. cloudy this Evening. Sarah was here in the fore noon doing her work</p> <p>Sat Jul 20th cloudy in the fore noon. clear in the after noon and cool. Elva Paul and Dora Book came here this fore noon. Sarah came for Paris green to sprinkle potatoes</p> <p>Sun Jul 21st cloudy and not as hot as it has been Sarah wsa in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Mon Jul 22ond fore noon Showry after noon cloudy a fine rain this morning. Sarah ws over pcking goosburries</p> <p>Tue Jul 23 clear most of the day and hot. I went to the Pick Nick this after noon. Elva came for me.</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Croton July 1907</p> <p>Wed Jul 24th Some light clouds and hot Bilton was here a fiew minutes The Wemon that is carying on the meeting over the river calld this after noon. Ella was here picking goo Goosburrees.</p> <p>Thu Jul 25th cloudy part of the day not very hot. Bilton was here. I moad some weeds</p> <p>Fri Jul 26th clear and cool. Dora Book call this morning to bid me good by Sarah was here doing her house work</p> <p>Sat Jul 27th clear and warm. I took a walk over to Johns and Vera brought me back in the buggy</p> <p>Sun Jul 28th clear part of the day not So hot the Foristers had preaching at our Church</p> <p>Mon Jul 29th clear and hot. Sarah was here for the dirty cloaths</p> <p>Tue Jul 30th clear and cool in the morning the midle of the day hot.</p> <p>Wed Jul 31st cloudy and thunder Showers Sarah came over with my clean cloaths</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton August 1907</p> <p>Thu Aug 1st clear in the fore noon. after noon cloudy with thunder Showers Bilton and John Laws boy was here</p> <p>Fri Aug 2ond clouds rolling over and cool Sarah was here doing her house work two meat pedlers here to day</p> <p>Sat Aug 3rd cloudy and wet and cool I went to the grocery for a loaf of bread</p> <p>Sun Aug 4th clear in the fore noon after noon cloudy and cool Jeremiah Tiffin was here</p> <p>Mon Aug 5th cloudy and sprinkled a little rain. Seth Crowell came for the Ministers Salery I paid my portion</p> <p>Tue Aug 6th clear and warm. William McIntosh came over. I went over to Sarahs to See how She was. She is better</p> <p>Wed Aug 7th clear part of the day and hot 86 deg at 4 P.M. I went up to Noss is place where Sam Bloom is thrashin</p> <p>Thu Aug 8th not very clear. Sarah was here for the dirty cloaths</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton August 1907</p> <p>Fri Aug 9th clear and pleasant. Sarah and Mary Paul Aunt Victoria Snary was here for dinner. Bilton was in</p> <p>Sat Aug 10th clear and pleasant. no body in to day. Dick came in after I got the other wrotte</p> <p>Sun Aug 11th clear and hot. Bilton was in I was to Church and heard the old minister he Preached a good Sermond</p> <p>Mon Aug 12th fore noon cloudy. after noon clear Pearl was at Sarahs She came for the dirty cloaths. I went over to their place to See how Charley was he is Sick has had the Dr</p> <p>Tue Aug 13th clear and not So hot. Dick was in. I went over to See Charley he is better</p> <p>Wed Aug 14th clear and cool. Sarah was over Charley is Some better. Dick tool three loads of hogs to Thamesville and William Season took fore or five load</p> <p>Thu Aug 15th clear and not very hot Bilton was here this after noon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton August 1907</p> <p>Fri Aug 16th cloudy a little rain in the fore noon. Sarah was here</p> <p>Sat Aug 17th cloudy fore part of the day. latter part cloudy. Sarah was here</p> <p>Sun Aug 18th clear and cool</p> <p>Mon Aug 19th clear part of the day. Bilton and Mary Paul was in a fiew minu</p> <p>Tue Aug 20th cloudy and cool a Shower in the fore noon. Walter was in for the key</p> <p>Wed Aug 21st cloudy and cool Sarah was here for the dirty cloaths. I cut up a fiew weeds to keep them from ripening their Seed</p> <p>Thur Aug 22 clear and cool light frost last night Sarah came over this evening</p> <p>Fri Aug 23rd cloudy Streaks in the and cool Sarah and Charley was here</p> <p>Sat Aug 24th clear and dry. Bilton and Elva Paul was here</p> <p>Sun Aug 25th clear and windy. I went to the Church to hear our Old Minister</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton August 1907</p> <p>Mon Aug 26th clear most of the day Walter and Edwin Young was blocking my old Granry this fore noon. Mary and Elva Paul and Sarah McIntosh was here this after noon</p> <p>Tue Aug 27th cloudy a dull day. Sarah came over. I was alone Several of our neibors went to Toronto Fair. Rose calld this evening</p> <p>Wed Aug 28th cloudy awhile in the fore noon the rest of the day clear</p> <p>Thu Aug 29th clear most of the day and warm Sarah was in a fiew minutes</p> <p>Fri Aug 30th cloudy in the fore noon after noon clear Sarah was here cleaning the house</p> <p>Sat Aug 31st clear and dry. I was helping Walter this morning move the coal he wants the old granry to put his gain in when he thrashes. Sarah was over and Bilton Samuel Peter came over with my rasor</p> <p>Sun Sept 1st cloudy looks like as if we would get rain wich is much needed. Sarah was in.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton September 1907</p> <p>Mon Sept 2 cloudy most of the day. Sarah was in. Dick Tiffins wife that used to be calld She didnt get out of the Buggy I would not have known her had they not have told me</p> <p>Tue Sept 3rd clear and pleasant most of the day. Sarah came over for the dirty cloaths to wash. Nelson Hopin was here this Evening on his way trying to Sell fruit trees</p> <p>Wed Sept 4th clear part of the day Sarah was in a few minutes Walter came in for the key</p> <p>Thu Sept 5th clear part of the time there was a thunder Shower last night and a light Shower again to day</p> <p>Fri Sept 6th cloudy. Sarah was here bakeing</p> <p>Sat Sept 7th cloudy and cool. Sarah came over and brought my washe cloaths</p> <p>Sun Sept 8th cloudy Bilton and Sarah and Rosina calld after Church</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton September 1907</p> <p>Mon Sept 9th cloudy part of the day. Sarah and Rosina Bolton and Bilton Snary calld in</p> <p>Tue Sept 10th rain all day Sarah and Elva and John Laws girl was here Elle Snary was here this Evening picking cowcumbers for pickles</p> <p>Wed a windy wet day. Mary Paul and Mrs Cregg and Millie Snary calld I mowed some weeds to keep them from ripening their Seed</p> <p>Thu Sept 11th cloudy fore part of the day latter part clear. Bilton was here this after noon. I dug up Some plumb and cherry trees that the frost killd last winter</p> <p>Fri Sept 12th clear and warm. Sarah was here. Walter had Some boys drawing oats down here for him</p> <p>Sat Sept 13th clear and wram. Alice Paul and another girl cald for a drink</p> <p>Sun Sept 14th clear most of the day and warm Sarah was in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton September 1907</p> <p>Mon Sept 15th hot light clouds driven through the Skye by a South West wind Sarah was here</p> <p>Tue Sept 17th cloudy and cool. Sarah was here in the fore noon. Bilton after noon</p> <p>Wed Sept 18th cloudy and cool. A Chatham Fair day, no one in to day</p> <p>Thu Sept 19th cloudy fore part of the day latter part clear. Dick was here and Sarah was in awhile</p> <p>Fri Sept 20th clear part of the day. Sarah and Bilton was here</p> <p>Sat Sept 21st cloudy most of the day and cool. Sarah brought me aloaf of bread</p> <p>Sun Sept 22ond flying cloudys and cool</p> <p>Mon Sept 23rd flying clouds and cool there has been a frost last night not far away Sarah was over for the dirty cloaths this morning</p> <p>Tue Sept 24th cloudy Some Sprinkles of rain Sarah was over a fiew minutes thear is a prospect of frost to night</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton September 1907</p> <p>Wed Sept 25th cloudy and cold. the wind feels as if came over Snow</p> <p>Thu Sept 26th clear and cool. Sarah McIntosh and Ella Snary was here</p> <p>Fri Sept 27th cloudy it commenced to rain about 3 PM Sarah was here cleaning the floors and bakeing</p> <p>Sat Sept 28th dul cloudy wet day. it raind last night and a good deal to day Sarah calld in this morning. I comenced to peal apples to dry</p> <p>Sun Sept 29th cloudy and wet a lot of water fell last night. Sarah was here to day</p> <p>Mon Sept 30th clear most of the day. I was peeling apples. Bilton was here afiew minutes in the fore noon</p> <p>Tue Feb 1st clear and mild a Sharp frost last night. Millie Snary calld this after noon. Sarah McIntosh went to Thamesville</p> <p>Wed Feb 2ond clear and hot. Sarah came over for the dirty cloaths. I went down to the old place for Mushrooms</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one - is obviousl the month of Oct, not Feb}</p> <p>Croton February 1907</p> <p>Thu Feb 3rd dark with Thunder Showers Sarah was here and Widow Craggs boy brought me a load of wood</p> <p>Fri Feb 4th cloudy. Victoria and Ira came here to day. this was Florence Fair</p> <p>Sat Feb 5th clear most of the day. Vic went to Walters. Ira went to Fed Seasens I piled Stove wood</p> <p>Sun Feb 6th cloudy a prospect for rain</p> <p>Mon Feb 7th cloudy thunder Shower in the after noon. Sarah came over for the dirty cloaths to wash</p> <p>Tue Feb 8th clear and cool most of the day Walter came in for the key</p> <p>Wed Feb 9th clear part of the day. it looks this Eving as though we might have rain before morning</p> <p>Thu Feb 10th cloudy and cool. I went over to Mr Peters and done Some trading</p> <p>Fri Feb 11th clouds flying and Sprinkling rain I went to Thamesville with William McIntosh for Money for Victoria Book</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton February 1907</p> <p>Sat Feb 12th cloudy and cool. Sarah and Dick was here a fiew minutes. Ira and Victoria Sarted for home this morning</p> <p>Mon Feb 13th cloudy and cool</p> <p>Mon Feb 14th clear a pleasant day for the time of year. I was pealing apples William Huston calld he Said James Steel is dead</p> <p>Tue Feb 15th clear and warm. Sarah came over She Said Thomas Sweet is dea</p> <p>Wed Febth fore part of the day cloudy latter part clear and warm. Walter was in for the key. young Cragg brought me a haf load of wood</p> <p>Thu Feb 17th clear and warm with light cloudys drifting through the Sky, Sarah McIntosh young Cragg came from Dicks with some Stough to get ground. Walter calld this morning for the potato diger hew was going to dig his potatoes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton February 1907</p> <p>Fri Feb 18th clear and cold. Sarah was here doing her work. Bilton and mrs McMuller who was William Summeretts Daughter. I pict afiew apples</p> <p>Sat Feb 19th clear fore part of the day latter part cloudy a white frost this morning Sarah was here afiew minutes. Walter and f wife was here gathering apples</p> <p>Sun Feb 20th cloudy and Snow most of the fore noon. Sarah came over and brought me a letter from Victoria</p> <p>Mon Feb 21st clear and cool. the Sharpest frost last night that has come this fall Sarah was here this after noon</p> <p>Tue Feb 22ond clear and cool. Walter came in this morning. Sarah came for the dirty cloaths. I cleand the cook Stove</p> <p>Wed Feb 23rd light clouds drifting through the Skye a cool day Sarah came over this after noon to help me to clean and put up the Stove pipe</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton February 1907</p> <p>Thu Feb 25th clear and cool the hardest frost last night yet this fall</p> <p>Fri Feb 26th clear and warm in the fore noon wind came from the after noon and cool, Charley and Otta Bolton came in this after noon</p> <p>Sat Feb 27 clear in the fore noon after noon cloudy and cool. Sarah was here and Bilton wa this after noon</p> <p>Sun Feb 28th cloudy and wet heavey rain last night. Sarah came over with my clean cloaths</p> <p>Mon Feb 29th cloudy and misting rain part of the after noon. Walter was in for the key</p> <p>Tue Feb 30th clear fore part of the day. latter part cloudy. a Sharp frost last night</p> <p>Wed Feb 31st clear most of the day. Sarah came over this morning.</p> <p>Thu Nov 1 light clouds moderate Bilton calld this morning and Sarah. William McIntosh this after noon to get the use of my corn crib.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton November 1907</p> <p>Fri Nov 2ond cloudy and soft. Bilton was her, and Sarah McIntosh was here</p> <p>Sat Nov 3rd cloudy and wet a mild day</p> <p>Sun Nov 4th cloudy and cold the wind has got around from the North and cold. Sarah was here</p> <p>Mon Nov 5th cloudy I put up my coal Stove to day and had a big time with it the pipe that went into the chimney was full of Sutt and the smoke coldent get throug and chamber was full of Smoke. I got Jarves Paul to come over Same Peters and go up and See what wa rong he found nothing rong above So we went up Sairs when we took the pipe out of the chimney we found it stopt with Sut</p> <p>Tue Nov 6th cloudy and moderate. I was Starting my Sove again when I got up this morning it was out Bilton was here</p> <p>Wed Nov 7th cloudy and cool a prospect of a Storm</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton November 1907</p> <p>Thu Nov 8th broken clouds and cool</p> <p>Fri Nov 9th cloudy and Soft . Sarah was here until two O Clock. I carried Sove wood in the Shop</p> <p>Sat Nov 10th cloudy. Sarah was in and brought the clean clothes Edna Peter came over for a cain for her Brother</p> <p>Sun Nov 11th cloudy and cool . there was a sprinkle of Snow this morning</p> <p>Mon Nov 12th cloudy and cold. Sarah came for the dirty cloaths . Widow Craggs boys brought me Some wood which I paid for Some of which had been bagened for</p> <p>Tue Nov 13th cloudy. Sarah came ove and told me Thomas Tiffin is dead</p> <p>Wed Nov 14th cloudy windy cold day. Pearl came here and brought me a peace of fresh pork</p> <p>Thu Nov 15th clear and cold. Thomas Tiffin was buried this after noon. Sarah was here this Evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton November 1907</p> <p>Sat Nov 16th cloudy and cold. Sarah was here. Bilton came in a fiew minutes Vera Snary and Otta Bolton calld</p> <p>Sat Nov 17th clear not a cloud to be Seen Charley drew me a load of coal from Thamesville. Sarah was in this morning</p> <p>Sun Nov 18th clear and cool a Sharp frost the last two nights</p> <p>Mon Nov 19th cloudy fore part of the day latter part clear Bilton was here.</p> <p>Tue Nov 19th cloudy fore noon. after noon clear Thomas Bilton and Rosina came in this after noon for a while</p> <p>Wed Nov 20th cloudy with high wind from South East it looks like a rain storm I think we Shall get it to night</p> <p>Thu Nov 21st cloudy and Soft. Dick was here awhile this fore noon</p> <p>Fri Nov 22ond cloudy and mild Bilton was in Dick brought me some Oisters</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Croton November 1907</p> <p>Sat Nov 23rd cloudy Ella Snary came to See If I wanterd cooking done as Sarah is away to Pearls who is sick Charly and Will went out to See her</p> <p>Sun Nov 24th clear and cool. Charley and Will has not got back I dont know how Pearl is</p> <p>Mon Nov 25th clear and mild Mary Paul calld this after noon. Charley and came home about 2 PM</p> <p>Tue Nov 26th flying clouds and cold wind from the North and cool</p> <p>Wed Nov 27th clear and mild in the fore part of the day. cloudy and wet latter part. Ellie Snary was here cleaning house this fore noon. Millie Snary calld this fore noon.</p> <p>Thu Nov 28th cloudy and cool. Bilton wa here a fiew minutes in the fore noon</p> <p>Fri Nov 29th cloudy and Soft it sprinkled Snow coupled of times Mary Paul and Vera Snary and Oetta Bolton was here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton December 1907</p> <p>Sat Nov 30th cloudy and cool commenced to Snow this after noon. Jerem Jeremiah Tiffin calld to here from Pearl Hazelwood. but litte I could tell him.</p> <p>Sun Dec 1st cloudy and cold</p> <p>Mon Dec 2ond cloudy and cool a Sharp frost last night no body in to day</p> <p>Tue Dec 3rd clear and cold. 10 deg above Zero this morning Aunt Victoria and Tax Collector was here this after noon. I borrowed money enough to pay my tax</p> <p>Thu Dec 5th cloudy fore part of the day clear latter part I was writing in the afternoon to Victoria Book</p> <p>Fri Dec 6th clear and pleasant. Sarah was here. Bilton calld in</p> <p>Sat Dec 7th clear and pleasant. Aunt Victoria came and paid her Note I carried wood in the old Shop Mrs Pat Bodkin is dead</p> <p>{page two}</p> <p>Sun Dec 8 Cloudy in the fore noon clear afer noon and Soft. Sarah came over I gave here 5 Dollars that I borroed from her</p> <p>Mon Dec 9th cloudy and wet Mrs Patric Bodkin was buried to day. Sarah was in She Robart McBrien was dead</p> <p>Tue Dec 10th Snow all day. Robert McBrine was buried to day. nobody in here to to day nor I out</p> <p>Wed Dec 11th cloudy and cold. Sarah was in for the dirty clothes to wash.</p> <p>Thu Dec 12 cloudy and cool Alford Will was here this after noon. Sarah was in this Evening. James Tiffin ws burried this fore noon</p> <p>Fri Dec 13th cloudy and cool. ten deg above Zero this moring. I heard to night that Mrs Sam McDonald is dead Sarah was here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page one}</p> <p>Croton December 1907</p> <p>Sat Dec 14th Snow all high wind from the east. Sarah was in a minute</p> <p>Sun Dec 15th Soft the Snow melted of the trees and fences Mrs McDonald was burried Sarah was there this Evening</p> <p>Sun Dec 10th cloudy and mild I had quite a time cleaning the coal Stove Walter was in for the key for the granery</p> <p>Tue Dec 17th cloudy a pleasant winters day Sleighs and cutters have been going lively. Bilton was in a fiew minutes Sarah was over this Evening</p> <p>Wed Dec 18th cloudy a light drizling Snow all fine winters day. Dick broght me Some Oisters</p> <p>Wed Dec 19th cloudy and cold. Sarah was here for the cloaths to wash Will was for my over coat</p> <p>Thu Dec 20th cloudy part of the day and mild Sarah was here Scrubing the floers</p> <p>Sat Dec 21st cloudy and mild. Bilton and and his Grand Daughter came in</p> <p>{second page - blank}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{green hard back cover, with red tape binding}</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1ec4230d5030127b01ff61b9edf05c56.pdf c2616af57934359b4a247386e1180131 PDF Text Text Diary of Ida Kate Handy of Howard Township, Kent County, Ontario 1875 transcription by Ida’s great-great granddaughter, Leah Wilson (2017) 1 �The diary is a bound, lined soft cover sewn bound notebook. The cover has come apart from the contents. Two pages were separated from these contents, but appear to be the front and back pages which wrapped around the main section. The first of these two pages seems to be the start of the diary as it is dated Jan 1st 1875, but with a different pen. It begins with a poem ‘You Know You Do’. The main part of the diary also begins January 1 1875. What is interesting, is that Ida was told about this poem only on January 3rd. There was a loose piece of paper inside the diary with the poem written again, with additional verses. It may be that Ida added the poem to the front of her diary later, but could not write the final verses because she had run out of space. 2 �[Inside Cover] Diary By Miss Ida C Handy [above inscription may have been written by someone else. Ida’s name was Ida Katherine (Kate) Handy – spelled with a K not a C] [Page 1 - loose] January 1st 1875 Miss Ida K Handy Morpeth Ont Jan 1 You Know You Do When “some one’s” step comes up the walk Your cheeks take on a rosier hue And though no other hears his knock You hear it well – you know you do! When “some one” talks about the grain And bows at pa, yet looks at you You see his glances – ah, ‘tis plain – And give them back – you know you do! And though it may be very wrong When pa is quite ignored for you You sing for him your prettiest song 3 �You cunning thing – you know you do! And when he talks of other girls Of Hateful Kate and Jennie too You fling at him your auburn curls You jealous thing – you know you do! [page 2 - loose] You keep your eyes upon the clock And wish ‘twould jump an hour or two So that your pa would cease his talk And go to bed – you know you do! And when the folks to bed have gone And left “some one” alone with you You wish the clock would stop its tongue Or you stop it – you know you do! He blushes deep and looks afraid To be thus left alone with you But your eyes tell there never was maid But could be wooed – you know you do! You peep at “some one” ‘neath your curls Until with love you burn him through And make him hate all other girls In love for you – you know you do! And when his arm steals round your chair You give a smothered scream or two As if you did’nt want it there 4 �But oh, you do – you know you do! [Page 3] January 1st 1875 January 1st Clear bright and warm, staid to home all day, Louisa1 and Mary2 came up in the evening, Oliver3 came down and him and Julia E4 and Frank5 and cousin Fanny6 and myself went down to Morpeth to a ball at Mr Walters had a good time made the acquaintance of a Mr. H. Coll, left at half past one. Snowing when coming home. 2nd Snowing and blowing quite cold. Felt rather dull. Louisa and Mary still here. Henry and Linny7 came up towards evening and also Collins8 and all his family. Ate apples, played cards, and 1 Louisa WATSON nee HANDY. Ida’s sister and the first wife of Henry (William Henry) Watson. In 1882 Henry and Louisa and their son Clayton travelled to Manitoba, with the intention of improving Louisa’s declining health. The journey was taxing and the crossing of a flooded Red River precarious (from: Henry Watson’s diary). A few weeks later, on May 6 1882 Louisa died at her brother-in-law’s home in Nelson, Manitoba. On Nov 15 1883, Henry married Ida in Detroit (from Henry Watson’s diary). 2 Ida’s niece Mary WATSON, daughter of Louisa & Henry Watson 3 Oliver RANSOM, married Julia Ellen Handy on 6 Feb 1900 4 Julia Ellen Handy, Ida’s sister. Ida always refers to her throughout the diary as “Julia E.” or sometimes “Julia Ellen”. She mentions a Julia later with no middle name. This is a different Julia 5 Frank HANDY, Ida’s brother 6 Possibly Ida’s cousin Fannie HANDY, daughter of Hale Handy & Laura Wood. Hale & Laura Handy lived in Wisconsin by at least 1870. Later in the diary Ida talks of Fannie leaving for Michigan, and then ‘being home at last’. 7 Ida’s nephew Linneus (‘Linny’ or ‘Lin’) WATSON, son of Louisa & Henry Watson 8 Ida’s brother Collins Handy Jr. who married Elizabeth Watson. Collins Jr. & Elizabeth would have had four children by this time. 5 �drank cider all evening. 3rd Sunday. Fair not very cold. Louisa and Henry9 went home today and Linny and Mary remained Anson Willson10 and Johnny Purvis came down in the afternoon. Anson brought a piece of poetry entitled “you know you do”. 4th Quite warm. The boys all went to Morpeth to the election Frank bought a concertina Elvira Stewart and her two children came up in the morning and stayed all day and in the afternoon Julius11 and Otis12 came up and Fannie and I went home with him to stay till Wednesday. [Page 4] January 5th Nice and warm today Lulah13 has learned me to polka. Danced and played cards all day and in the evening all went over to Mr Fairchild’s had a jolly time. 6th Somewhat colder played cards nearly all day and toward evening Julius and his family came home with us They stayed the evening but Frank, Julia E, Collins14, Elizabeth15, Fannie, Lucy16 and I went down to Mr. Duck’s and spent the evening. 9 Henry Watson who married Louisa Handy and later Ida Handy Possibly Ida’s cousin. Son of “Uncle Abe” (Abram) Willson & Julia (Julia probably Ida’s aunt on her mother’s side 11 Ida’s brother Julius Handy (later referred to as ‘Jule’ or ‘Jules’) 12 Ida’s nephew Otis E. HANDY son of Julius Handy & Lucretia Bryant. 13 Nickname for Lucretia (nee Bryant), Julius Handy’s wife (Ida was staying with them on this day) 14 Collins HANDY Jr., Ida’s brother 15 Elizabeth Jane WATSON, wife of Collins Handy Jr., she d. 6 July 1895 16 Probably Clara Lucinda “Lucy” HANDY, she was still living with her parents by 1891, later married Alvin BRYANT 10 6 �7th Snowed all day. Expected Mr. Purvis and his sisters down in the evening but did’nt come Julius and his family came Mr. Kennedy came with his machine to thrash clover 8th What a beautiful day it has been neither too cold nor too warm Had to wait on thrashers all day. 9th Awfully windy and cold. The coldest day this winter so far Pa bought a [map?] today. 10th Sunday. Not quite as cold stayed in house all day. 11th The weather about the same as yesterday. Fred17 started for school to day. 12th Warm and pleasant. Fannie and I knit Linny a pair of mittens to day. 13th Cold and stormy 14th More pleasant Washed all day. In the evening Julius and his family and Frank Corliss and his wife and Collins and his wife and Hortense Watson18 and also Henry + Willie Purvis and their sisters and Anson + Ella19 was here and spent the evening. Had a [big?] time [Page 5] January 15th Not very cold. Ironed all day and in the evening Frank, Fred, Fan and I went to Morpeth and there heard that Peter + Neil McPhail were being tried for stealing clover seed from Mr. Turner 16th The weather continues the same. Received a letter from Melvin Fairchild to-day. 17th Sunday Rather warm. Anson20 came in the after- 17 Probably Ida’s brother Anson Frederick HANDY. Would be about 16 years old. Henry Watson’s sister Hortense “Tennie” WATSON. 19 Anson & Ella, children of Abram WILLSON 20 Probably Anson WILLSON 18 7 �noon + in the eve him + Frank Fred Lucy Fan + I went down to Henry’s for a sleighride and came around by Fairchilds and brought Wes21 home. 18th Clearville Fan Frank + I came down this morning We staid all night. Henry was attending election all day22. Mary has been quite sick with diptheria some better now. 19th Henry + Louisa went to Chatham to day + Frank went home and Fan + I remained to keep house for them. Had a jolly time. I locked Fan out-doors in the afternoon to keep her from snow balling me and Henry Bury looking out the window, she motioned for him to help her he came with the horse whip but he could’nt touch me, so after he had gone I let her in and she behaved for a little while till we went out on the verandah for a promenade and seeing Henry [Page 6] looking at us through the window we started and run and Fan gave me a push and away I went tumbling and rolling over a lot of snow and ice scratching my hands most fearfully Henry of course enjoying the sight Mrs McFarlane came over about dusk to see Mary who was sick. 21 Ida’s brother Wesley Norman HANDY. Wesley married Lucy Olivia FAIRCHILD in 1877 Henry WATSON, he was appointed Commissioner of High Courts of Justice in 1872 and became Township Clerk (Orford) in 1875 i.e. around the time of this writing 22 8 �Jan 20th Splendid good sleighing Ma + Pa23 came down after us to day Louisa melted sugar and we ate all the wax24 we could Fan + I got weighed she weighed 117 lbs + I weighed 115 lbs. “ 21st Quite warm Received an invitation to go to Mr Simons this evening but declined. Anson came down to go with us to Henry’s to a party. “ 22nd Went to the party got home between four + five Snowing when coming home went to bed and got up about one in afternoon. “ 23rd Thawing a little today Commenced making my Antimacassar25 “ 24th Sunday Snowed all day Mr Lavelle was to have preached in Morpeth to day but did’nt on account of his son’s illness “ 25th Warm and Pleasant Worked on my antimacassar all day “ 26th Nice + warm Pa + Ma Julia E + Fan went down to [Page 7] Julius + George’s 26 today. Received a letter from Annie Fairchild. January 27th Went to Chatham with Ma + Pa + Collins today Bought me a silk dress + a shawl and Collins + I got some ambrotypes27 taken + I got half a dozen photos. Stormed all day. 28th Snowed nearly all day Lucy + Fan went down to David’s28 23 “Ma and Pa” is Collins HANDY Sr. & Rebecca BALDWIN “Jack Wax” a taffy made by pouring maple syrup over snow 25 Chair cover 26 George HANDY, son of Collins HANDY sr. & Rebecca BALDWIN. Married Rhoda Angeline WATSON in 1871 27 A photographic process introduced in about the 1850s that replaced the daguerreotype and then was superseded in the 1860s by the tintype (Wikipedia). The tintype was a similar process and may have been the type of photo Ida had taken. 24 9 �towards evening + Collins + Sherman29 came up in the evening. Worked part of day on my Antimaccasar. 29th Quite warm + Pleasant. Pa bought half a dozen [illegible looks like brooms?] from Mr. Stewart today 30th Somewhat colder. Worked a little while on my Antimacassar. Anson came down in the evening and Fan + I went down to Morpeth and then out to Ridgetown with him for a cutter ride. 31st Sunday Joe Roome’s30 + Sarah and Mrs. Potts came up today went home this evening Fred went down to Mr. Fairchild and Franky came home with him and stayed all night - he brought me a letter from Leva. Between 9 + 10 Oclock Anson31 came down. It tried to snow a little today. Feb 1st - Clear and cold Sent a note to Leva by Franky “ 2nd - Warm and Pleasant - Went in eve to an Oyster supper and dance at Mr. Kennedy’s Rained all night [Page 8] February 3rd Clear and cold and high winds. The men all went down to Morpeth to the auction. Wes bought a glass pitcher 4th The weather still continues about the same Somewhat colder. 5th Not quite so cold as yesterday Julius 28 Possibly Ida’s brother David HANDY Sherman Theodore HANDY, son of Collins Handy Jr & Elizabeth Jane Watson, later became an attorney in Michigan 30 ‘Roome’ was the maiden name of Ida’s maternal grandmother, so these Roomes are probably cousins. 31 Possibly Anson WILLSON, son of Abram 29 10 �was here in the evening. 6th Henry + Louisa and the children came up this afternoon and staid till after tea and then went down to Mr. Watson’s32 to stay all night Julius staid all the afternoon and in the evening he took Fan Lucy + I down to Morpeth we went and called on Julia33 Had quite a talk with Johnny34. When we came home Anson was here. 7th Sunday until Friday night. Left here Sunday Fan and I [illegible] visiting Mr. Fairchilds Had a splendid good time Played cards all the evening On Wednesday I wrote a valentine to E. Miles and Leva wrote one to W. Perrin and today I wrote a letter to Annie. Had the sore throat the fore part of the week Frank came down after us tonight and he took us to Morpeth It was never known to be so cold for such a length of time as it has been the last two weeks [Page 9] February 13th + 14th Collins came up after me yesterday to come and stay till today Elizabeth is sick 32 Prob. John WATSON, father of Henry Watson. He d. July 1887 Throughout her diary Ida refers to her sister as “Julia Ellen” or “Julia E”. Julia E. & Ida were still living with their parents in the 1871 census. By the 1881 census they were living with Henry Watson to help care for their sister Louisa (Henry’s wife). It seems clear this is not Ida’s sister. It could be Julia Willson, daughter of Abram. 34 Might be Johnny Purvis 33 11 �The children stayed here all night Collins brought me home tonight Julius and his family came up for a sleighride Frank took Julia E + Fan up to Mr. Ransom to stay till Tuesday “ 15th Wrote a letter to Mr. Allen about my photos Fred took it to Troy to post and also the two Valentines “ 16th Lucy went to do the work at Collins today Not quite as cold as usual “ 17th Oliver35 brought Fan + Julia E. home to day he staid till after tea “ 18th A little warmer today. Julia E sick nearly all the day “ 19th Snowed part of day in the evening went to Morpeth to hear Beadles Swiss Bell Ringers “ 20th John McFarlane came up today after Ma Mary36 had the scarlet fever Was taken Wed night about 12 “ 21st Sunday Received word this morning of poor Mary’s death died at 25 min past seven Went down in the afternoon. Linny taken with it today [Page 10] February 22nd Sat up all night Linny some better “ 23rd Mary was buried this forenoon Commenced to rain as we got nearly to the graveyard 35 36 Probably Oliver Ransom. He married Ida’s sister Julia Ellen in 1900. Daughter of Henry & Louisa WATSON 12 �I came home Ma stopped down Linny about the same Charlie Sheldon37 and his three little boys came here for dinner Heard today that Uncle Abram + Aunt Sarah had parted38 The snow went all off today. “24th Quite warm Rained Thundered + Lightening’d last night. “ 25th A little colder Ella Willson39 came down this morning and staid till about 2 Oclock then Eddie40 came and staid a couple of hours “ 26th Snowed nearly all day “ 27th Not very cold Received a letter from Henry stating that Linny was a little better “ 28th Sunday Pa + Lucy went down to Clearville after Ma today Lucy staid Linny is getting better David41 was over this morning + Anson42 came down and staid till evening and then him and Frank went to Morpeth to Church. I wrote a letter to Melvin this evening March 1st Snowed + blowed all day “ 2nd Not very cold Eddie43 called in this morning Frank posted my letter to Mel tonight. 37 Charlie Sheldon married Ida’s cousin Louis HANDY probably meaning Abram WILLSON & Sarah BALDWIN. After her first husband died, Sarah married Abram in Detroit on 1 March 1867 (according to the Kent County branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Newsletter vol. 16, #1 1993.) But what does this mean? Sarah was living with Abram in the 1871 census and still living with him in 1881. However for the rest of this diary they are not mentioned together, in fact seem to be living apart. 39 Ella WILLSON, daughter of Abram 40 Possibly Edwin WILLSON, son of Abram 41 Possibly Ida’s brother David 42 This is likely Anson WILLSON. Although Ida’s brother was Anson Frederick HANDY, throughout most of the diary she refers to her brother as Fred. Also Anson Frederick age 16 was probably still living at home 43 Could be Edwin WILLSON, son of Abram? 38 13 �[Page 11] March 3rd 1875 Snowed and blowed most fearfully all day The men picked beans all day “ 4th Thawed considerably today “ 5th Snowed nearly all day + then in the evening it rained Ma + Pa went down to Clearville this morning + returned this evening Anson came down after Julia E. this morning “ 6th Not quite as cold Wes went to draw ice for Julius Uncle Abe44 brought Julia E home this afternoon Mr Malcom called in this afternoon and we had considerable sport with him. Heard that James Ransom was married “ 7th Sunday Quite pleasant Frank Fan Julie E. + myself went down to Mr. Scarlet’s today. Johnny P + Anson45 came down while we were gone “ 8th Warm + nice “ 9th A little colder Julius was up this afternoon a little while “ 10th Snowed part of the day, finished making over my black dress “ 11th Julius + Lulah46 came up this morning and she made Ma a present of a hanging basket Fan + I went with them to Ridgetown for a sleighride did’nt get home till three Oclock It rained the rest of the day “ 12th Nice + warm today Anson came down and spent the evening Played Pedro Pitch47 all the evening [Page 12] 44 Abram WILLSON Possibly Anson WILLSON 46 Julius HANDY and wife Lucretia 47 a card game 45 14 �March 13th Splendid nice day The boys tapped a few trees and the sap ran quite well. Mr. + Mrs. Willson48 of Ridgetown + Mrs [Beribee?] of Chatham were here this afternoon visiting. Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans Received a $1.22 per bush for them “ 14th Anson came down and him + Wes went to Morpeth to get a tooth pulled this Morning and when they came back Fan went home with him to stay this week Had quite a thunderstorm this afternoon. Mr. Fisher was over this evening. “ 15th It has rained nearly all day Uncle Abe was down this forenoon. He starts for Troy New York this afternoon Wes took Julia E down to Julius this morning to do some sewing on the machine Henry H was up this afternoon a little while. Commenced making my silk dress today. “ 16th Snowed + blowed all day. Anson called in as he was going to Morpeth and gave me an invitation to a dance [illegible – ‘at’?] his place tomorrow evening but declined on account of the recent death of Mary He called in again coming back + I sent a note to Fan by him [Page 13] March 17th Snowed + blowed all day fearfully cold. I went over to Mr Smith’s in afternoon to borrow 48 Presumably not Abram WILLSON & Sarah, who Ida would have referred to as Uncle Abe/Abram and Aunt Sarah. 15 �an over shirt pattern. Mr Mosher came down after me to go to the dance but I refused He brought me a note from Fan “ 18th Somewhat warmer today Julius brought Julia E home this morning Sent a note to Leva49 by Fred. “ 19th Anson was down this morning to give us an invitation to an evening party at his place next Tuesday eve. Commenced snowing this afternoon Received a note from Leva “ 20th Not very cold Pretty good sleighing today. “ 21st It is a most a lovely day Beginning to look like Spring. Wes went down to Mr. Fairchilds. “ 22nd Quite warm Mr. Carson was here for dinner Pa + Wes went to Chatham with a load of peas rec’d 55ctsper bushel Was in bed all afternoon sick with a fearful headache and sore throat “ 23rd A little colder than usual. Some better today. Henry came to saw wood this morning. Did not go to the party + Ans + J. Purvis came down after us but I could’nt go on account of sore throat and The rest would’nt it being so late. Ebenezer50 brought Fanny home this afternoon. Anson took her down to Sarah’s on Sunday to stay till today Henry + Linny were up this afternoon. They have all got well of the scarlet fever. [Page 14] March 24th Quite cold + windy tried to snow a little in the after- 49 Leva was a nickname for Lucy Olivia Fairchild. Lucy married Ida’s brother Wesley in 1877. Ebenezer might be Ida’s cousin, son of Sedgwick HANDY (this Ebenezer born abt 1848 in probably New York, died 1907 in Morpeth) 50 16 �noon. Pa + Collins + Sherman went to Chatham today with a load of Peas. Mr. Downie the Church of England Minister called on us this afternoon. Anson came down and took Fan + I to the entertainment up the Old Street. Had a good time. A letter from Henry Watson stating that Louisa was very sick. “ 25th Not very cold. Otis came up with his dog with Julius today + Fan went home with them They finished sawing wood today. Fred’s birthday, 16 years old The last day of school. “ 26th Good Friday Nice and warm. H Watson51 was here this evening had been attending Court all day at Ridgetown. Louisa a good deal better. “ 27th Quite warm The boys tapped the trees this afternoon and the sap ran considerably. Henry + Louisa came up this afternoon and stayed till after tea then went down to Theodore’s52 expect them back tomorrow. “ 28th Easter Sunday. Not quite as warm as usual. David was over a little while this morning. Henry + Louisa came back this morning and stayed all day and also Collins + Elizabeth. Anson called in this evening [Page 15] March 29th It has been quite warm today. Mr Grant called in this morning. Frank brought up some syrup this 52 Theodore WATSON, brother of Henry WATSON 17 �evening. “ 30th The weather continues the same. Pa received a Post Card from the New Covenant office stating they had received the money for the paper “ 31st Somewhat warmer today than usual. Julius brought Fan back this forenoon. Dave’s wife and child and Grandma53 were over this afternoon visiting. H Watson called in as he was coming back from Dr. Hick’s child’s funeral April 1st Rained nearly all day. Sugar’d off and had all the wax we wanted to eat “ 2nd Quite pleasant - Fred took Fan and Julia E down to Mr Ransom’s to spend the afternoon and Frank went after them and spent the evening “ 3rd Warm + Pleasant. Fan + I went down to Dave's this forenoon and stayed till four Oclock and then went down to Collins + stayed until eleven 11 in the evening. We played Pedro Pitch and ate wax all the evening Frank came from Morpeth about 9 Oclock + stopped and came home with us. Sherman’s birthday 8 yrs old [Page 16] April 4th Sunday Most a beautiful day. Fan Frank and Julia went down to Clearville and Lucy came home with them to stay Julius + Lulah + Otis came up in the afternoon 53 Likely Ida’s grandmother Catherine BALDWIN (nee ROOME). Catherine returned to Ontario from Wisconsin after her husband died. Ida’s other grandmother Louis Handy had died by this time. 18 �“ 5th Warm and Pleasant. Ella came down to get a Print dress cut and stayed the afternoon Leva came up also and going to stay all night we had a big time Ma made some wax and we ate all we could Frank took Fan down to Sarah’s + Elvira’s to bid them goodbye Dave + Jules was here this evening to bid her good bye Henry Louisa + Linny came up from Mrs Watson54 about dusk. Louisa is very sick. 55 “ 6th Frank Julia E and myself went to Chatham with Fannie who starts for Michigan. she stopped in Chatham all night and intends taking the cars tomorrow morning I got two pictures taken one for Fannie and one for somebody else [‘somebody else’ underlined]. Got home about half past seven. Louisa worse today. Leva went home this afternoon and Lucy with her. “ 7th Louisa is worse today than she has been at all Sent for Dr Van Allen this evening. Aunt Sarah + Dave’s wife were over for a little while. Collins + Elizabeth stayed nearly all night. Julia E [Page 17] sat up all night. Pa’s birthday today. He was 64 years old April 8th Louisa keeps getting worse Dr Van was here this morning and Dr Hicks came again at noon and she 54 probably Henry’s mother Rosannah WATSON nee DELONG Presumably Henry left Louisa in the care of her family; from now on until she recovers she appears in the Handy home 55 19 �continued getting worse and we sent for Dr again in the evening. Lucy came home this afternoon and Lillie with her. Lulah + her sister called in + Lulah stayed and her sister went home Jule came up for her the evening + Lillie went home with them Lillie brought me a note from Leva + I sent her one. I gave Lillie my photo Mrs Watson staid all night. “ 9th Louisa is some better today. Dr Hicks ordered yesterday the bed posts to be set on glass as a cure for the rheumatism56 it was done + in less than two hours the pain was all gone. Dr Van was here this morning and came again in the evening. “ 10th Louisa continues getting better although very weak yet The doctor was here this evening. Angeline + George came up to see Louisa There has been quite a number of callers today. “ 11th Sunday Louisa is able to sit up in bed today The doctor was here this evening Somebody has been calling in to see Louisa all day. Anson57 was down a little while today. Ella58 came down this eve and let me have Mr Moshers ring to wear for a time59. [Page 18] 56 In Ida’s time the term ‘Rheumatism’ would have been used to describe general pain of the soft tissue which today would cover many different conditions. It may be that Louisa had Rheumatic fever which is an inflammatory disease that may develop after an infection with Streptococcus bacteria (such as strep throat or scarlet fever). The disease can affect the heart, joints, skin, and brain. 57 Probably Anson WILLSON 58 Ella WILLSON, daughter of Abram WILLSON 59 What is the significance of Mosher’s ring? 20 �Apr 12 - Warm and pleasant. Louisa about the same The Dr was in this afternoon Henry went down home this morning + Lucy with him. Mrs [B---t?] of Clearville called in to see Louisa this afternoon. went down to Elizabeth’s about dusk after some bread + yeast. April 13th Cloudy + misty all day. Louisa considerably better today satup for nearly half an hour for the first time. The Dr came again this afternoon for the last time. Henry + Lucy came home this evening. Fred brought me a note from Laura H + Mary Bently tonight. Collins + Elizabeth were up this evening for a little while. Eliza Jane Oakes called in this afternoon to see Louisa. “ 14th Louisa not quite so well. Linny started to school with Fred today. He brought me a note from Laura H + Mary Bently tonight. I wrote them one this morning. Jule + Lucy60 called in this evening. Ans. Willson was down for a little while. I had quite a conflab with him. H Watson went to Morpeth this morning and brought a letter home from Fannie. She is in Michigan. I had Julia E cut my hair off short and they made all sorts of fun of me. [Page 19] April 15th Kind a rainy all day. Henry went down home today + Lucy with him. Louisa 60 Must be Ida’s brother Julius and his wife Lucretia, although Ida usually calls Lucretia ‘Lulah’, not Lucy 21 �a little better today. Mrs Watson called in this afternoon. April 16 - Snowed all afternoon. Louisa a good deal worse to day. Sent for Dr. this evening. Wrote a letter to Charlie Baldwin61. Heard that George Oaks was married on Monday to Miss Fannie Atkinson. “ 17th Snowed part of the forenoon. It has been pretty cold Louisa is no better. Henry + Lucy came home this evening. The men all went down to Morpeth this after noon to Billy Willson’s sale of goods. Wes heard that Mary Bennet was married to Pat Story last Thursday “ 18th Sunday. A little warmer. Louisa continues about the same. Had quite a number of callers today. Julius + Lulah62 were up and staid all the afternoon. Uncle Abe was down and staid and had dinner with us. “ 19th Louisa worse this morning The pain went to her heart Sent for the Dr. Snowed considerably this afternoon. Ella came down this afternoon a little while and brought a print dress for Julia Ellen to make Collins + Lucy went to Clearville with Mr + Mrs Westlake who start for Port Hope tomorrow. [Page 20] April 20th Quite cold. Louisa no better. The Dr was up this morning. Collins + Lucy came 61 62 Ida’s cousin who was living in Wisconsin Julius and Lucretia HANDY 22 �home today I slept nearly all day Sat up all night63. Mrs Watson came up to sit up tonight. Received a letter from Leva tonight. Had several callers in to see Louisa. Today is Frank’s birthday 25 yrs old “ 21st A little colder. Louisa considerably better today. Elvira came up this morning and stayed all day. Ella + Miss Montgomery were down this evening for a little while Julia Ellen’s birthday 30 yrs old “ 22nd Quite warm. Louisa not so well this morning but better this afternoon. Mr Waddell called in to see Louisa and also Mrs Reynolds Mrs Springsten + Miss Coll I wrote Leva a letter this afternoon. “ 23rd Warm + pleasant until towards evening it them commenced to rain. Louisa sometimes getting better no pain whatever although quite weak yet. Sarah Roome + Nancy McLean were up to day. Henry went down home this morning and returned this evening again “ 24th Cold + Windy. Louisa keeps improving. The Dr called in this evening on his way home from Theodore’s. His little girl is very sick [Page 21] April 25th A little warmer today. Henry took Dr. down to Theodore’s his little girl worse this morning Linny + I went down to the sugar bush. Wes was boiling sap after being there a little while Lucy + Laura64 + Sherman 63 64 presumably meaning sat up with Louisa possibly cousin Fannie’s mother: Laura HANDY (nee WOOD) 23 �+ Hale65 came down and then Lucy + Laura went over to Uncle Abe’s and Anson came back with them. we Sugar’d off and ate all the wax we could and then came home. Ans came with us shortly after we came home Johnny Simons + Julia called in to see Louisa and then they wanted me to go to Theodore’s with them. I went, His little girl is very sick. They have no hopes after her. After staying there a few minutes we came back + went down to Mr Simons and had tea and then went to church in the evening to hear Mr. Downie the Church of England minister preach and then Johnny brought me home. Frank was down to church Henry + Julia E went to Theodore’s + stayed the afternoon and evening. Heard that James Simons was married Miss Warner last week “ 26th Warm + pleasant Henry went down home this morning + returned this evening. Miss Kitty Scarlet and Mrs Edward Scarlet called in this afternoon Louisa sat up nearly an hour this forenoon. Theodore’s little girl died this morning at four Oclock to be buried tomorrow in the afternoon. Received a letter from Miss Annie Fairchild today [Page 22] April 27th Most a lovely day. Theodore’s little girl was buried this afternoon. Julia E went to funeral with Henry + Linny. A great many of his folks (that is Henry’s) called in to see Louisa, when they were returning from the funeral. She satup considerable today. Ma had an old friend, 65 Cousin Fannie’s father, Hale HANDY 24 �a distant cousin of hers, come to see her to-day. Mrs. Willins [?] her name, She is going to stay a few days. Received a letter from Fannie66 today. She is home at last. “ 28th Very pleasant. Henry + Lucy went down to Clearville to stay until Saturday night. Louisa is not able to stand alone yet. Ma, + Mrs Willins went down to Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon. Mrs Willins stayed all night. Received a letter from Leva this morning. 29th Rained nearly all day and blew fearfully Louisa tried to walk today + she made some queer attempts. I wrote a letter to Leva this evening. Received one from Charlie Baldwin. Julia E wrote a letter to Fannie this afternoon “ 30th Clear + windy. Louisa worse today. The pain has come back into her arm again. Mrs Willins came back from Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon. Homer [?] Shaw67 called in this afternoon. He is a distant cousin of Ma’s. The first time he’s been here for eighteen years. Heard today that James Simons wasn’t married it was a false report. [Page 23] May 1st Rained all day most fearfully. Pa took Mrs. Willins up to Blenheim this afternoon. Henry + Lucy came up this evening in the rain. Ate warm sugar this afternoon. Louisa about the same. “ 2nd Cold + windy. Louisa a little worse this morning but considerable better this afternoon. She came 66 Is this the previously mentioned ‘cousin Fanny’? Fannie’s family by this time was living in Wisconsin, so possibly she had come to stay with the Handy family for a time. 67 possibly a relative of Delilah SHAW, who married Samuel BALDWIN (“Ma’s” brother). 25 �out and had dinner with us about three Oclock. Ate warm sugar today. Franky Fairchild was here all day. Jule + Lulah68 + sister here this afternoon “ 3rd Clearville, Henry, Linny + I came down this morning Louisa was much better. We went down to Mr. DeLongs69 in the evening. Addie + Annie Laura Delong 70 were up this morning “ 4th Nice + Warm. Washed + baked today. Henry went to Highgate this forenoon. Wesley birthday 23 yrs old “ 5th Henry + Linny went home this evening I intended to go with them but it rained so fearfully I concluded to stay. Libbie McFarlane came and stayed with me. Orville Delong71 was up a little while before Henry went away. Eddie Willson’s72 birthday 24 yrs old. Commenced to write a letter to Fannie this evening. “ 6th Henry came back this forenoon and said Louisa was a good deal worse. I got dinner for him + John Stewart and then they went to Highgate and from there Henry went up home. Libbie came and stopped with me tonight again [Page 24] May 6th Continued. After school was out her + I went down to Mr. Delongs with Addie73, who came up to the store to do some trading. We stayed until nearly 9 Oclock and Orville74 68 Julius & Lucretia “Mr Delong” probably Peleg DELONG, uncle to Henry WATSON. The family lived in Hope Township until at least 1871 and relocated to Kent County date unknown, but evidently by the time of this diary. 70 “Addie” (or Ada) and Annie Laurie DELONG, children of Peleg Delong, cousins of Henry WATSON 71 Orville DELONG, son of Peleg Delong 72 Edwin WILLSON, son of Abram (“Uncle Abe”) 73 Probably Ada DELONG, daughter of Peleg Delong and Alvira Ford 74 Son of Peleg DELONG and Alvira Ford 69 26 �came home with us. I finished + posted my letter to Fannie this afternoon. “ 7th Windy + cold. Henry returned about noon. Louisa a little better when he left. I went with him after tea down to Mr Delongs for a buggy ride. Received letter from Leva. “ 8th Very warm the warmest day we've had this spring Henry went to Duart this morning and did’nt return till this evening. Mrs Cavers was over this afternoon for a little while Libbie was with me also all the afternoon. Orville was up for a couple of hours this afternoon. Henry + I came home this evening found Louisa much better than expected. “ 9th Sunday Rained all day most fearfully. Louisa a good deal better. Wrote a letter to Leva this afternoon Heard that Laura had an organ “ 10th Clearville Warm + nice this forenoon but somewhat gloomy this afternoon. Came down this morning with Henry + Linny. Louisa a good deal better to day. Met Orville as we were coming he was going up to Mr. Watson’s. He brought some bushes for Louisa. “ 11th Cloudy + dull Went down to Mr. DeLongs for a buggy ride with Henry + Linny [Page 25] May 12th Rained nearly all day. Cleared up this evening Henry went up home expects to take Louisa home tomorrow with him. Alforetta Delong75 came up to stay with me until he came back. Orville came up + him + Duncan + Linny went over to 75 Alforetta DELONG, daughter of Peleg Delong (other spellings: Alphoretta) 27 �the school house to hear Mr. McAllister lecture on Phrenology. They came back about ten Oclock and he (Orville) stopped quite a little while Miss Delong + I went over to hear Libbie play on her organ. “ 13th Warm + Pleasant Miss Delong went home this morning. Louisa + Henry came down this afternoon. She was pretty tired when she got home Mrs Delong + Orvil were up this afternoon to see Louisa and also Mrs MacFarlane Mrs Smith + Mary were in to see her “ 14th A little colder Mrs. Cavers was over for a little while this forenoon I helped Henry make flower garden this afternoon Mrs Bury was over in the afternoon + also Mrs. Campbell called in. “ 15th Quite clear + windy. Emeline Delong76 was up this forenoon and stayed till after dinner. Mrs McFarlane was over this afternoon + also Mrs. Cavers this evening. Henry has quite a lame back. [Page 26] May 16th Sunday a little chilly today Ma + Pa + Lucy came down this morning Tommy Feetzel77 called in this afternoon. Linny went down to his Uncle’s this morning. “ 17th A little warmer. Washed all day Mrs Davis 76 Emeline DELONG, daughter of Peleg Delong th The name here looks like an F as in ‘Feetzel’ but on June 16 and July 8 the surname looks like like ‘Teetzel’. There are several ‘Teetzels’ in the area in the 1871 census. 77 28 �called in the evening. Mrs MacFarlane was over this afternoon. Addie was up this morning “ 18th Quite warm. Henry no better with his back. Annie Laura was up this afternoon. Mrs Bury was in Besides several other callers this afternoon “ 19th Very warm Today Emeline was up and had tea with us. Henry a little worse today “ 20th Quite Windy Emeline + Chester were up this morning Mr Davis pulled a tooth for Chester. I was over to see Libbie this evening. Maggie Smart + Belle Newcome was in to see Louisa She is worse today + Henry too “ 21st Rained nearly all this afternoon Louisa no better + Henry either I went with Duncan + Libbie to the Fruit Festival at Palmyra. Had H Purvis + H Coll’s company all the evening got home about half past 12 found Louisa + Henry a great deal worse. The Dr was in this afternoon I sat up nearly all the rest of the morning [Page 27] May 22nd Louisa + Henry a little better today Very warm + close. Addie + Annie Laura78 were up this afternoon We all got weighed I weighed 102 lbs. Orvil called in this afternoon + then in the evening him + Alfaretta came up she stayed all night + he went home Duncan went up to Morpeth this afternoon to get some medicine 78 Addie and Annie Laura, daughters of Peleg DELONG and Alvira FORD 29 �for Louisa and he carried a note for me to Julia E. Mrs McFarlane + Libbie were over this eve “ 23rd Sunday Quite warm. Emeline came up this morning. Henry + Louisa a good deal better today. Collins + Elizabeth, Frank + Julia E came down Julia E is going to stay this week. About 2 Oclock Orvil came up and after dinner we all went down to Mrs Delong except Frank and stayed till after tea + then Orvil came home with us and stayed the evening “ 24th Rained this forenoon but quite warm this afternoon Duncan went to Ridgetown to spend the 24th I was over to Mrs McFarlanes a little while towards evening and she came home with me Louisa was taken worse again last night but is a little better today. The Dr was in this afternoon [Page 28] May 25th Nice + warm. Louisa a little better The Dr was in again this afternoon. Addie was up this morning Julia E + Henry went down to see Mr Delong this forenoon “ 26th Not quite so warm. Henry got a note from H Gilmore last night stating that Uncle Sam was very low and he (Henry) wanted to see him so Henry + Mr McFarlane went down. Received word this morning that he was dead. Sent a telegram to Abram Gilmore in [illegible]. Duncan + Linny went up home today and to Mrs Watson after some potatoes for Mr Delong 30 �“ 27th A little chilly Uncle Sam was buried this after noon Julie E + Henry went to the funeral Abram Gilmore + his wife came about an hour after he was buried “ 28th Nice + warm Went down to Mrs Delongs this forenoon after some patterns for Louisa. Henry + Abram Gilmore were here for tea + 29th Quite warm Emeline + Annie Laura came up and spent the afternoon Her + I were over to Mrs McFarlanes for a little while went home with Mr McFarlane Maggie Smart called in about sundown to see Louisa [Page 29] May 30th Sunday Quite chilly Henry + Louisa went down to Mr Delongs this afternoon. Henry Uncle + Aunt (Mr Robert Watson + Wife) + Mr Scarf were down there. I wrote a letter to Charlie Baldwin while they were gone. They all came back here to tea. Frank + Anse came down + Juliea E went home with them. Mr Neil MrPhail + Kitty Scarlet called in this afternoon “ 31st A little warmer. Addie was up this morning Henry + Louisa went up home this afternoon Henry went to see his father who was very ill. They brought some of my clothes down + Julia E wrote me a note Libbie McFarlane came over and stayed all night. June 1st Warm + Pleasant. Mrs Richard Bury called in this afternoon. Had and invitation to a bee 31 �this afternoon at Mrs Davis sewing carpet rags but declined going Addie came up after school and then after tea Henry + I went down home with her “ 2nd Had quite a rain storm this evening. Mrs Smart was here to tea. Mrs Davis called in this evening. Libbie was over also I wrote a composition for her on [Time?] Louisa is quite poorly [Page 30] June 3rd Very pleasant. Commenced making my print dress Louisa gave me Went over to Mrs Cavers and got her to cut me a garibaldi pattern. Was over to see Libbie a little while this evening “ 4th Very warm. Mrs Oaks + Jenny were here this afternoon. Worked on my dress nearly all day. Bought some lace + silk cut from Mr Davis today Libbie was over this evening “ 5th Pleasant. Had lots of work to do today Mrs Crane + Florence were over this afternoon. Orvil was here + had tea. Mrs McFarlane was over a little while this evening “ 6th Sunday Rained a little this evening Duncan Libbie + I went up home today. Met Maggie + Fred coming down Got home before they left Mrs Smith + Mrs Carpenter called in this evening Heard today that Myron had sold his 32 �place for $3200 – 50 acres “ 7th Rained nearly all day Mrs Carpenter came and spent the afternoon Henry went up to see his father today Mrs Cavers called in this evening [Page 31] June 8th Bright + warm Sarah Roome came up this morning and stayed all day. After tea I went with her down to Mrs DeLongs. Orvil got badly hurt yesterday with a span of horses. Received a letter from Fannie today. “ 9th Warm + bright. Louisa sent some of Mary’s hair to the Artist at Duart by Mrs Cavers she intends have Mary’s picture taken large “ 15th Quite warm. Elizabeth + Hortense came down this morning and Louisa went with them to Delongs Orvil came up just as they were going away he staid a couple of hours they came back and had tea Henry went to Ridgetown after tea. Received a letter from Leva this afternoon “ 11th Most sultry warm today. Alfaretta + Annie Louisa came up this afternoon “ 12th Quite cold. Was over to Mr McFarlane’s a little while and also to Mrs Cavers a little while this evening Linny + Henry went to Duart this evening “ 13th Sunday A little warmer. Linny Libbie + I went to the Old Fort for a walk this morning. This afternoon 33 �Henry + Linny went down to Delongs wrote a letter to Leva while there were all gone Annie Laura came home with them [Page 32] June 14th Nice clear + bright not a cloud to be seen Twenty one yrs old today79 Annie Laura went home this afternoon Chester was up at noon Libbie was over a little while this evening. Louisa + Duncan went to Duart after tea I sent my watch by them to get fixed “ 15th Very pleasant Linny’s birthday 11 yrs old After tea Henry + I went to Morpeth Saw Wes + Collins there. Had a long talk with H Coll. Was in to see Johnny and also saw H Purvis Eddie gave me an orange Had a splendid good time all the evening After Eleven, when we got home Mary Smith was here when we returned “ 16th Quite warm. Mrs Smart + Mrs McFarlane called in this evening. Mrs Teetzel + Tommy + Mr Blanchard were here for dinner “ 17th Tried to rain a little this forenoon. Orvil came up this morning and stayed till after dinner. Libbie was over a little while this evening “ 18th Very pleasant. Addie was up this morning. Orvil came up and him + Louisa went to Duart the forenoon. Henry + Louisa + Linny went up home tonight 79 Ida was born June 14, 1854 34 �intend going to Chatham tomorrow. Libbie came and stayed with me [Page 33] June 19th Quite warm Addie was up this afternoon Mrs McFarlane was over a little while this afternoon. After tea I went down to Joe Roome’s. “ 20th [margin: ‘Sunday’] Very warm. Sarah + I came up to Church this afternoon. I went back with her and stayed till after tea + then came home she came as far as John L Smiths with me Henry + Louisa + Linny came home shortly after I did Henry made me a present of a pack of [illegible] “ 21st Very sultry. Louisa + Henry went down to Mr Delongs this morning didn’t come back till after dinner Commenced Louisa’s dress this afternoon “ 22nd Warm. Henry Gilmore worked for Henry today After tea Louisa + I called on Mrs Maggie Bury for the first time. Alfaretta called in this evening “ 23rd Most fearfully warm. Henry + Louisa went up to Morpeth to fix little May’s80 grave Henry Gilmore worked here this forenoon. Addie was up this morning “ 24th Most awfully tired tonight washed all day It rained nicely this afternoon Received a letter from leva and one from Charlie 80 ‘May’ is Mary WATSON, daughter of Henry and Louisa 35 �[Page 34] June 25th Very warm Louisa + Henry went down to Mr Delongs this forenoon came back before dinner Mrs McFarlane was in this forenoon and again this evening. Chester81 was up this morning “ 26th Quite warm Henry Gilmore worked here this forenoon. Mr + Mrs Alex Campbell called in this afternoon. “ 27th Sunday. Not [any/too?] warm today. Wes + Leva came down today. Mr + Mrs Alex McTavish came and spent the afternoon. After tea I went home with Wes + Leva. Leva went home and staid all night with me “ 28th A little warmer. Leva Julia E Lucy + I went over to Mr Smith’s in the afternoon played croquet all the afternoon. About dusk I went home with Leva. “ 29th Quite a nice day Helped Leva to make her dress. After tea Leva Nettie Libbie + I went down to the Lake “ 30th Very pleasant. In the afternoon Franky took Leva + I to Morpeth Leva went to take her French lesson I went with her and Mrs Warner gave me one too. We went into nearly every store Had a splendid time I got home about dark [Page 35] 81 Chester DELONG, son of Peleg Delong and Alvira FORD 36 �July 1st Quite pleasant Fred, Wes, Julia E, Lucy, Laura, and myself went down to Morpeth in the morning to see the Calithumpians and then up on the Point to the [might be ‘picine’ or ‘piscine’?]. Stayed there till the afternoon and then came back to Morpeth Had a gay time I had my tea at Johnny’s He wanted me to go down to Hamilton and across to Cleveland with him this next week but I declined going. Had quite a chat with Anse Left Morpeth about dusk came with Mr Claks and his family as far as the sideroad and the rest of the way home with Louisa + Henry “ 2nd A little warmer Mrs Gilmore was here this afternoon and Addie + Annie Laura also Mrs Jimmy White + Mrs William Desmond called in this evening Sarah Roome was up this morning “ 3rd Rained quite nicely this evening. Henry + Louisa started for Newbury this morning Libbie has come over to stay all night with me “ 4th Sunday warm + sultry Libbie stayed till after dinner and then we went down to church I wrote a letter to Annie and also to Leva + Fannie. Louisa + Henry returned this evening. Brought the picture of little May home [Page 36] July 5th Cloudy, Washed all day. After tea Duncan and I went up home drove down to Rachel’s first after strawberries but she sold them 37 �all and then up home. Grandma is stopping there now “ 6th Cloudy + gloomy came home this morning. Orvil was here when I came. Emeline came up this afternoon intends staying all night “ 7th Quite sultry. Emeline went home this afternoon “ 8th Very warm Mrs Maggie Bury + little Laura Teetzel called in after tea. Louisa + I were over to Mrs McFarlane’s a little while this evening “ 9th Cloudy + dull I went down this morning to Mr Delongs and stayed till after dinner + then Alfaretta + Annie Laurie went down to see Sarah Roome stayed till after tea + then Sarah came [illegible] with us. After I got past Mr Delongs a little ways Orvil + Emeline + Mr Walker the teacher came along + gave me a ride “ 10th Very warm Alforetta was up and stayed for tea. Louisa + Henry + Linny went to Duart to get their pictures taken this forenoon “ 11th Sunday Nice + cool Collins + Elizabeth + the children came down today + Lucy Fred + Nettie also Nettie is going to stay all the week with me [Page 37] July 12th Quite warm. After tea Louisa + Henry went up to Mr Mills + Nettie + I went for a walk “ 13th Very warm Louisa Nettie + I went up to Mrs Smarts this afternoon had a splendid time Mrs McFarlane was 38 �over a little while this forenoon “ 14th As warm as ever Louisa + Henry went out to Dr Hicks visiting this afternoon didn’t get back until eleven Oclock after tea Nettie + I went over to see Libbie stayed there until 9 Oclock Addie was up a little while after school was out – “ 15th Warm Louisa + Henry went up to Palmyra this forenoon to see about some cherries Mrs McFarlane was over this morning. After tea Henry Linny + Nettie + I went down to the lake for a ride “ 16th Very Pleasant Louisa put on a quilt this afternoon and we all quilted till tea time. Maggie Smart called in this evening Received a letter from Fran today “ 17th Quite Pleasant Nettie + I went up to Morpeth with Henry Gilmore this afternoon left [illegible] there [Page 38] July 18th Sunday Rained last night + this morning considerable. Libbie was over this morning Orvil came up about ten Oclock and in the afternoon I went with him to Church Mr Downie preached After church I went home with him + his sisters and in the evening him + I + Emeline + Alfaretta went out to Duart to meetings and then home “ 19th Very Pleasant Henry Louisa + I went up to Mrs Gosnells to pick cherries this forenoon. Canned 39 �them up this afternoon, Henry + Linny went a fishing after tea down to the lake. Libbie was over a little while “ 20th Quite warm. All of Mr Delongs girls came up this morning and called for Linny + I to go up home. We first went to Collins and stayed until after dinner and then we all with Elizabeth + Julia went up home + stayed till after tea and then back here again. Linny + Adda stayed up “ 21st Warm as ever Washed all day. Henry went a fishing after tea “ 22nd Quite nice. Eliza Jane Oaks + Jennie Bailey came down this morning and stayed all day Henry + Abram Gilmore + his daughter came up and spent the afternoon. Dr Roome + wife called in. About dark Louisa + I went over to Mrs McFarlanes and helped her pit her cherries [Page 39] July 23rd Warm After dinner Henry, Louisa + I went down to Joe Roome’s after cherries came home about four. After tea Mrs McFarlane + Libbie came over and helped us pit them Orvil came in while we were pitting them and we went for him most unmercifully “ 24th Very Warm. Henry + I went up to Mrs Gosnells after cherries this forenoon Mr Smith from Bothwell was here to dinner. After tea Louisa + Henry went up home + Libbie + Duncan came over + stayed all night with me 25th Sunday Fearfully warm Libbie stayed all 40 �day with me Louisa + Henry got home about 9 Oclock this evening + Adda came with them 26th Had quite a shower this afternoon Eliza Jane Oke’s + her Aunt came down this morning Eliza Jane went home after tea but Mrs Lutes [?] remained to stay a couple of weeks I went over to Mrs McFarlanes and spent part of the evening Adda went home this morning. “ 27th Very warm Henry went up after his Grand mother82 this morning came back this afternoon The Artist Mr Frances brought the pictures this afternoon Mrs Cavers was over this evening [Page 40] July 28th Quite warm. Helped Louisa make her black Print dress. Was over to Mrs Cavers after tea for a few mintues “ 29th Sultry warm Went over and picked some peas for dinner and after tea Louisa + I went again and picked some for pickles came by Mrs McFarlane and her + Mr McFarlane were quarreling at a great rate he was drunk and abusing them most fearfully. “ 30th Quite chilly this evening After tea Libbie + I went over and picked some peas “ 31st Warm + nice Henry went to Duart to 82 Could be either his maternal grandmother Sybel DELONG (nee DECKER) who died possibly 1879, or paternal grandmother Mary who died 1885. More likely the latter as she lived in Howard. 41 �Council this morning and came home with a fearful headache this evening Mr Tucker + wife and little girl was here for dinner. Libbie was over this evening a little while August 1st [in margin: ‘Sunday’] Rained all day. Mr David Watson83 + wife came + brought Linny home and returned this evening in the rain. Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie came over this afternoon and stopped till after tea + then went back to Mr Bury’s “2nd Rain ! Rain ! Rain ! all day long Frank + Collins + Julia came down this afternoon. Julia is [Page 41] (Continued) going to stay Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie came over this afternoon intend stopping all night August 3rd It still continues to rain Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie went up to Mr Hill’s this afternoon Received a letter from Leva today “ 4th Quite nice + warm this forenoon. Cloudy + dull again this afternoon Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie returned again this afternoon They staid at Bury’s “ 5th Rained all day nearly Mrs Tucker + Jennie came over this morning and stayed till after dinner + then they went out to Duart. I was over to see Libbie a little while this evening “ 6th dull + gloomy. Henry Gilmore worked here today Libbie was over a little while 83 Henry WATSON’S brother 42 �“ 7th The weather no better. Libbie + I went up to Mr Smarts after tea and stayed till dark Mrs Cavers was over a little while this evening. Mr John Watson84 + a friend of his Mr Stephenson came down and stayed till after tea + then went down to Mr Delongs “ 8th Sunday Very pleasant Mr Watson + Mr Stephenson came back for dinner today. Libbie was over a little while after tea Fred brought Julia Ellen down this eve[ning?] to go to the [illegible] tomorrow in the excursion. I have most a painful thumb [Page 42] August 9th A lovely day. Fred stayed all night and took us out to the station at Highgate Henry + Louisa, Julia + Linny + Julia E + I. Had an excellent good time. Bought a beaded watch case. left Highgat[e] at half past five and got down there at one and left there at seven and reached home a little after five the next morning My thumb pained me considerable all the time – was pretty tired “ 10th Quite pleasant. slept till nearly 10 Oclock Collins came down after us this morning came home after dinner Louisa + Mrs Lutes came up with us + Henry brought Mrs Watson home also. My thumb keeps getting worse 84 Henry WATSON’S father 43 �“ 11th Nice + Warm Leva called in this afternoon for Lucy to go and take her French lesson. Sarah Smith was over two or three hours this afternoon Wrote a letter to Charlie Baldwin “12th Quite pleasant My hand a little worse today wrote a letter to Fannie this afternoon or at least commenced one “ 13th Very warm Finished my letter to Fannie this morning Sat up nearly all night my hand pained me so bad Had a little shower of rain between 9 + 10 Oclock. [Page 43] August 14th Quite pleasant. Lucy went over to take her French lesson after dinner + in about two Oclock Leva came along + called in + I went with her. My thumb pained me so bad I could scarcely sit still. Leva came back with me + is going to stay all night “ 15th Sunday. My hand considerable better. Johnny Simons + James Smith was here to dinner + after dinner they went to Sunday School with Leva Wes + I. I went home with Leva “ 16th [Illegible] Rained a little this forenoon but was lovely this afternoon. After tea we all (Mr Fairchild’s girls + myself) went down to the Lake and had a boat ride by moonlight out on the Lake until ten O’clock “ 17th Rained again today. After tea we all started off with each of us an umbrella 44 �over to Julius and stayed till ten O’clock had lots of fun “ 18th Rained again as usual. Nothing of any account happened today. The girls very busy preparing for the Masonic picnic tomorrow [Page 44] August 19th Quite pleasant this forenoon but a little showery this afternoon Mr Fairchild took us all to the picnic this morning An excursion party from Port Stanley were to be there it was held in Mr Simpson’s grove After dinner Lillie + I went for a ride with Henry Coll we went up as far as the Eau and back again and then down to Clearville and stayed to Henry Watson’s till one clock and then back to Mr Fairchild’s, after two when we got home Had a gay old time “ 20th Didn’t get up till nine Oclock Rained nearly all the forenoon. In the afternoon Leva came home with me and is going to stay all night “ 21st Rained all this afternoon. Leva + Lucy went over to take their lesson “ 22nd Sunday Clear + quite cool Henry + Louisa + Linny came up this morning + stayed till after dinner + then went down to Mr Watson’s Julia Ellen went home with Leva this afternoon Ella Willson called in this evening and stayed a couple of hours 45 �Frank + Mr George Reynold went to camp meeting today [Page 45] August 23rd Quite chilly had to keep a fire on all day Aunt Sarah + little Cora came over this morning and stayed till after dinner. Julia Ellen came home this afternoon. Miss Eliza Patterson called in the evening “ 24th Very pleasant Julia E went down to Rachel’s after dinner + Henry brought her home this evening. Ma + Pa + Lucy went to Morpeth + Ridgetown this evening Received a letter from Melvin today “ 25th Quite warm Leva called in this afternoon and also Mr + Mrs Delong “ 26th Very warm. Julia E went down to Henry’s this afternoon to keep house for him this next week as Rachel intends starting for Pennsylvania tomorrow goes down as far as the Suspension Bridge in an Excursion train to Niagara Falls. “ 27th Pleasant Lucy + Fred started to go on the excursion but the cars did not call at Weldon’s station as the cars were all filled up and could not take no more on so they had to come back and also Henry + Rachel + Laura. After tea Frank + I + Lucy + Fred went down to town Had a pleasant time 46 �[Page 46] August 28th Very warm. Mr + Mrs Delongs called on this afternoon “ 29th Sunday Most dreadfully warm. Ma + Pa + Grandma + Fred went down to Julius’s today, Lucy went to Sunday School + Nettie Fairchild + Lizzie Willson + Maud Bell came home with her Lizzie + Maud went home after tea + Nettie is going to stay all night – Joe Roome + Miss Potts called in about dusk on their way home from the Eau where they had been for a ride Frank went to Church at Morpeth this evening + Julia E went home with Henry. Ella + Miss Mosby called in this evening “ 30th very sultry, Rachel started for Pennsylvania today took the cars at Ridgetown. Not very well this evening “ 31st Still continues warm. Nettie + Lucy went over to Mr Smiths this afternoon. George Smith to work pulling beans for us today. September 1st Extremely warm. Nettie went with Lucy over to Madam Warner’s to take he[r?] French Lesson but she was not at home and left word that she could’nt teach any more was going to Montreal so Nettie went home. Georgie Smith + Charles Bell working here today [Page 47] September 2nd Warm as ever Grandma went down to 47 �Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon and stayed till after tea. Georgie85 here again today “ 3rd Very warm this forenoon had a little shower of rain this afternoon Henry + Julia E came up this morning and stayed a few minutes George is here to work today + also Henry’s hired [Rory?] + Georgie Smith all pulling beans. “ 4th Note quite so warm Had quite a shower of rain last night Pa + Ma went to Chatham today “5th Sunday Warm + windy Frank went down to Clearville after Louisa this morning they all came up this afternoon Laura came up and her + I went to Sunday School together Henry Handy + Julia E came up and stayed till dark “ 6th Very Pleasant Louisa + Henry went to Chatham today + Linny pulled beans this forenoon + in the afternoon him + Lucy went down to Henry’s after tomatoes. Louisa + Henry got back about sundown stayed till after tea + then went home “ 7th Warm. Laura was up a little while this afternoon After tea Frank Wes + I went down to Morpeth. Saw Anse there he made me a present of yd of ribbon [illegible] Jo Simons He asked us to go to the Reform Picnic at Ridgetown tomorrow with him [Page 48] 85 Might be Ida’s brother George HANDY 48 �September 8th Warm + most fearful dusty Johnny came up about half past Twelve. We left at one and reached Ridgejust as the Honorables was coming from the station we then drove down to the Grove (Mr S[???]) The Hon Mr McKellar in whom the Picnic was given in honor of was presented with a handsome Gold Watch + Chain The speakers were the Hon’s E C Wood, Casey, Willson, Waterworth, McCraney, Mills, McKellar. It was six Oclock before the speaking finished we then left and reached Morpeth about dusk. Julia got tea for us and then he brought me home 9th Very pleasant this forenoon but cloudy and rainy this afternoon Henry + Louisa called in this morning on their way to Dealtown After tea Frank Wes + I went to town I bought a pair of shoes from Johnny When we came back found Henry + Louisa here they are going to stay all night 10th Rained all night but pleasant today. Henry + Louisa went home this morning. 11th Quite cold. 12th Not much warmer, Lucy went up to Uncle Abe’s today + Wes + I went down to Julius Wes stayed a little while + then went across to Mr Fairchild Julius brought me home Otis came with us Henry + Louisa had been here [Page 49] September 13th Very warm. Pulled beans all the afternoon Johnny S---- called in today to let me know the Excursion to Port Stanley was 49 �postponed, Grandma went down to Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon “ 14th Cloudy + dull, Grandma came back this afternoon Henry went after Rachel today “ 15th Quite warm. Julia E came home this forenoon I went down to Elizabeth’s to get some stitching done on her machine stayed till after tea and then rode up with Collins him + the boys + Pa went to Blenheim this evening to a political meeting Rachel + Henry called in this evening Today is Ma’s birthday 61 yrs old “ 16th Cold + Rainy. Pa went down to the election for Member of Parliament between Mr Laird a conservative + Mr McCraney a Reformer. Commenced spinning today. Ella was down a little while this evening Heard that Ebenezer86 was married last Monday to Miss Miriam Ferguson “ 17th Showery and quite cold. Heard today that Mr McCraney was elected with a majority of 200 and over. Louisa + Henry + Linny came up this evening intending to stay a few days [Page 50] 18th Cold + Cloudy Day + Henry went to Chatham this morning + returned this evening about six. They heard the true statement of Mr McCraney’s majority which is 168. Henry + Louisa went down to Fred Watson’s87 to stay all night and the rest of us except 86 Ebenezer HANDY, son of Sedgwick Handy 50 �Pa + Ma went down to Morpeth to hear the Chatham Band play. 19th Sunday, Cold and cloudy all day Rained a little this evening Went to Sunday School this afternoon. Henry + Louisa + Linny came back this evening. Wrote a letter to Mel 20th Dull weather as ever. Frank took Henry down to the wharf this morning intending to go to Cleveland on an excursion but the Lake being so rough the Steamer (Riverside) could not come in so he came back again during the time Louisa + Julia E went down to Rachel’s and when he came back he went down after Louisa and then went home. Julia Ellen came back in the afternoon. Henry Handy + Rachel + Laura came up and Julia E went to Morpeth to a dance in the Hall at Morris’s Brick. Frank posted my letter this morning to Mel I sent him my picture 21st The weather continues the same 22nd Cold + cloudy 23rd A little warmer and very little [illegible] There has been frost every night this last week. [Page 51] September 24th A lovely day The Ridgetown Fair was to day none of us went “ 25th Bright + warm this morning Collins, Elizabeth, Julia, Hale, + Frank + I went to Chatham It commenced raining just before we got to Chatham and rained all the forenoon The afternoon was bright + warm till about five and it continued 87 Would be Henry’s brother Theodore Frederick WATSON who was also known as Fred 51 �raining again shortly after we left Blenheim, Collins made me a present of a tie. Elizabeth + I got our pictures taken together + also Frank + I. I bought me velvet for a coat “ 26th [in margin: Sunday] Not extra warm although some warmer than has been Fred + I went down to Jule’s and about half past three Lucy went with us over to Mr Fairchild’s we stayed there till after tea and then all the girls + Franky came back to Jule’s with us Jule brought me home when we got home Oliver Ransom was here and about 9 Oclock S Brown called in for him he had been down to see Julia Simons “ 27th Nice + warm today. Mr Simons came up this morning and asked me to go with him to Port Stanley on an excursion tomorrow I accepted “ 28th It has been a most lovely day. Johnny came up this morning after me we stopped for Julia + then went down to the dock [Page 52] the boat had’nt got in when we got there but came in shortly after but owing to the small crowd that had collected they did’nt think it worth while going so the boat went back again we came back to the store and had sinner. Lulah Julius + Lucy came and had dinner too, I staid till after tea + then Johnny brought me home. He said some funny things before we got home but I guess at any rate he wont ask me to go with him again. I Received a letter from Fannie 29th Very pleasant all day until this evening it rained 52 �thundered + Lightning’d quite hard. Louisa + Henry + Linny was here for dinner 30th Cloudy + dull this forenoon but somewhat brighter this afternoon October 1st Very pleasant Mr + Mrs Ransom came down this morning and stayed all day. Lucy went up to Uncle Abe’s after dinner and after tea Fred Frank Wes Julia + I went to Morpeth I went in and seen Johnny for fun When we came back Ella was here and shortly after Henry + Louisa came. Anse + Joe stopped for Ella about 9 oclock “ 2nd Nice + bright Pa + Ma + Henry + Louisa went to Chatham today after dinner I went up to Uncle Abe’s [Page 53] October 3rd Sunday Clear + windy Ella + Miss Montgomery brought me home this morning. Louisa + Henry went home last night I wrote a letter to Fannie this afternoon Jule + Henry + Collins were all here this evening Ma brought me a brown cashmere dress yesterday. “ 4th Quite pleasant. Commenced making up my coat this afternoon “ 5th Dull + cloudy. Rained a little this afternoon “ 6th Rained thundered + Lightening’d last night and has rained all day today “ 7th Nice + bright day. They all went to Chatham to the fair except Ma, Grandma, and me “ 8th Cold and not very clear. Lillie came up today intends staying a couple of days. “ 9th dull and cloudy. Lillie + Julia Ellen went up to Uncle Abe’s a little while this afternoon Rained this evening 53 �“ 10th Sunday Not very warm. Laura came up this morning and her + Julia E + Lillie + I went to the woods for hickory nuts and the boys went up on the Point when we came back Julius + Otis was here and the boys had come back after tea Fred + Lucy + I went home with Lillie. Leva let me have Tennyson’s poems + Bateman’s poems to read Anse + Ed88 called in this forenoon 11th Cold + cloudy snowed a little this evening. Lucy went up to Uncle Abe’s to stay this week [Page 54] October 12th Clear and cold Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans + wheat received a dollar a bush for both he took mine + Lucy’s beans with him “ 13th Quite warm + bright Pa + I went down to Morpeth this afternoon brought some lace and buttons for me coat. “ 14th Warm and bright but quite windy. Went to the fair at Blenheim with Mr Fairchild’s folks. Leva went with our folks, Louisa + Henry called in on their way up and then came back and stayed all night and Linny also Henry not very well. Pa went to Chatham today with a load of wheat. 15th It has rained all day. Received a letter from Charlie Baldwin this evening. 16th Cold + rainy 17th Sunday Cold + rainy as ever. Mrs Stymers[?] came down 88 Probably Anson & Edwin, sons of Abram WILLSON 54 �this morning and stayed all day. Jule + Lulah came up this evening a little while and also George Lucy89 is 19 yrs old today “ 18th Cloudy and cold “ 19th Warm and bright Julia E + I went hunting hickory nuts we went throug[h?] the Colonel’s woods and then down to Jule’s and then Lucy and Otis went with us down to Joe Pattersons woods we got our dishes partly full and then [Page 55] came back to Jule’s and got our dinner and then started for home we called in to see Rachel and also called on Elizabeth. Pa went to Chatham today with a load of wheat he had contracted for a dollar a bush. Received a letter from W. E. Perrin this evening Oct 20th A little warmer today Finished spinning this afternoon “ 21st It has been most a lovely day warmer than yesterday Pa went to Chatham today Uncle Abe called in and gave us all an invitation to a party at his place tomorrow evening “ 22nd The weather continues the same. Mr Bell + Mr Manford a Universalist minister came down this afternoon, he (Mr Manford) preached this eve in the slabtown school house we all went and the minister came back to stay all night with us we then went up to Uncle Abe’s to the party “ 23rd Quite warm Mr Manford + Pa went out to Ridgetown and then to Morpeth and down to the Eau this forenoon. Fred, Julia E + I went down to Morpeth 89 Ida’s sister Clara Lucinda 55 �this evening. 24th Sunday. Most a beautiful day. Pa + Collins + Lucy and I went to Blenheim to meeting this forenoon took the minister Mr Manford up with us. Julia E + Frank went together Louisa + Henry came up and went, after meeting came home and went up again in the evening. Henry went to Chatham after meeting Louisa came home with Frank + Julia [Page 56] October 25th Cloudy and dull but not cold. Jule came up about one Oclock this morning after Ma Fred took Louisa down to Jule’s + to George’s this forenoon he came back and said Lulah had a little boy90. Henry Watson came back from Chatham about dusk he only stopped a few minutes and then went home George91 is 28 yrs old today. Have got quite a sore throat today “ 26th Cloudy Jule brought Ma home tonight “ 27th Cold and dull My throat is pretty sore today. “ 28th Cloudy but not very cold My throat is a good deal better today. Mr H Purvis and sisters Mr J Mosher and sisters Miss E Hungerford and Ella + Anson were all here this evening. Today is thanksgiving day “ 29th It has rained all day and no prospects of it stopping “ 30th Cold and very windy. Fannie and Jane Smith came over this afternoon and stayed until 8 Oclock in the eve – 90 The little boy would be Loren HANDY, son of Julius HANDY and Lucretia BRYANT. He was born 25 October 1875 91 George HANDY, Ida’s brother. He was born on this day 56 �“ 31st Sunday Very cold. Lucy Fred and I went down to Jule’s this morning and then we all with Lucy Bryant and Jule went up on the Point rambled through the pines + hickerys till about four Oclock and then came back to Jules Lucy + Fred stayed till after tea and then they went home and I remained. Nov 1st Cloudy but some warmer than yesterday finished stitching my dress this afternoon Frank F------ came over with a note from Leva telling me her cousins were coming up to be there tonight. I came home about three Oclock [Page 57] November 2nd Clear and bright and quite warm. George was up this afternoon they lost a little girl this morning. Finished making my print dress this morning and wore it this afternoon. Uncle Segie92 started for Nebraska a week ago today. “ 3rd Cloudy. Leva and Lillie and Melvin came up this evening and staid till about three Oclock in the morning. I went home with them “ 4th Not very cold Mr Fairchild + Mel went to the Eau to shoot ducks gone all day they went in the eve to Morpeth and Mel brought three cans of oysters played euchre till Eleven o’clock after they came back. Leva and Mrs Fairchild went to Morpeth this afternoon “ 5th Quite pleasant Mel and Mr Fairchild went hunting this forenoon and in the afternoon Mel went over to visit McCary’s school. Leva + I went to Morpeth and in the evening Mel came down and we went to Johnny’s for tea. I dressed up in Lillie’s clothes 92 Sedgwick HANDY, brother of Collins HANDY Sr. 57 �and Leva in mine Cooked the oysters this evening “ 6th Very pleasant and warm Mr Fairchild and Mel went to shoot ducks again today and us girls all went over to Julius’ a little while I borrowed Jule’s buggy for tomorrow He (Jule) took Lillie and I to town this evening Had a gay time Jule left the buggy to Mr Fairchild’s when we came back I dressed up in Leva’s clothes and Lillie in mine [Page 58] November 7th Sunday. Mel Leva + I went down to Clearville today and stayed till about sundown and then back to Mr Bannister’s and stayed till after tea and then they brought me home and stayed till nearly Twelve Oclock Mel starts for home tomorrow and Lillue goes with him on a visit Sent Annie a watch case. Ma, Frank, Coll Lucy Henry + Rachel came down while were there Lucy [above] (stayed) “ 8th Not quite so nice and warm today as usual “ 9th Cloudy and dull Ma commenced weaving blankets to day “ 10th Rained nearly all day “ 11th Nice and bright “ 12th Clear and quite warm. Wes, Julia E, and I went up to Uncle Abe’s and spent the evening. H Purvis was there “ 13th Snowed all day “ 14th Sunday Stormy and dull all day. Henry + Collins were up and had dinner with us I wrote a letter to Billie Perrin this evening “ 15th Cloudy Commenced making my brown dress today “ 16th Stormy and quite windy Received a letter from Fan 58 �Uncle Abe had his sale today “ 17th Clear and bright “ 18th Cloudy but not very cold Frank went to town this evening and brought me a letter from Melvin [Page 59] Nov 19th Cloudy but not cold. Went down to Elizabeth’s this afternoon to do some stitching on the machine came back and after tea Wes Frank Julia E. and I went up to Mr Purvis to spend the evening “ 20th Quite pleasant Julius + Lulah came up this afternoon and stayed till after tea we came home from Mr Purvis’s between 3 and 4 Oclock. Mr J McTaggart and sister Mr P Haggart and sister, Mr J Mosher and sister Mr A Patterson, Mr R. A. Hughes and Anse + Ella were there had an excellent time “ 21st Sunday Very pleasant Fred went down to Clearville and Wes to Fairchild’s “ 22nd Clear and cold Wes brought me a note from Leva last night. Pa went to Chatham today with a load of beans got 95 cts a bush “ 23rd Cloudy but not very cold picked beans all the evening “ 24th Clear and bright Collins + Maynard came up this evening and helped us pick beans “ 25th Clear and cold Pa went to Chatham today with a load of beans got 95 cts a bush. Ella Willson came down about dusk and is going to stay all night 26th Rained nearly all day. Ella stayed all day and about dusk her father came after her Collins and Maynard came up to pick beans. He brought me two letters, one from Annie and the other from Billie 59 �[Page 60] Nov 27th Cloudy and dull Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans today “ 28th Sunday. Rained nearly all day Julia + Hale were up a little while “ 29th Cloudy and most fearful cold “ 30th Blowed and snowed all day Dec 1st A good deal warmer today “ 2nd About the same not very cold Received a letter from Lillie Fairchild “ 3rd Quite warm and nice today. “ 4th Warm Frank + Wes went out to Chatham with a load of beans + Pa + Ma went with the horse + buggy Collins + Hortense Watson went with them Rained when they were coming home Ma bought me a [looks like ‘cloud’?] and a felt skirt “ 5th Sunday Rained all day. Jule + George were up this afternoon. Julia Ellen + I wrote a letter to Fan and also one to Lillie “ 6th Rained + thawed all day “ 7th It still rains. Anse called in this afternoon “ 8th Cloudy + dull “ 9th Cloudy but not cold Uncle Abe came down this morning and said that [?ra?ler] had smashed up so him and Pa went out to Chatham to see about it but found out that it was a false report [Page 61] 60 �Dec 10th Snowed a little last night. Henry came up to saw wood today. Pa received a paper from Louisa this evening. 11th Not very old today. Louisa + Henry called in this evening on their way to Mr Watson’s Wes was down to Morpeth and brought home word that Mr Bannister is were going to have a party Tuesday Evening and invited us all to go “ 12th Sunday A little colder Louisa + Henry came back + had dinner with us Wes went down to Fairchild’s I sent a note to Leva and also sent a note to Oliver by Fred asking him to come and go to the party. Anse + Eddie93 called in this morning and again this evening. Wrote a letter to Billie this evening “ 13th Quite cold + windy “ 14th Very cold. Oliver came down this afternoon we all except Frank went to the dance had a very good time. Snowed when coming home “ 15th Snowed nearly all day Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans and Collins went with him. Oliver went home about noon. [Page 62] Dec 16th Pretty cold Pa + Frank went to Ridgetown to the sale 93 Anson and Eddie Willson, likely 61 �“ 17th Very cold Snowed a little “ 18th A good deal colder “ 19th Sunday Clear and cold, Julia E + Frank went down to Clearville this morning + Lucy came home with them this evening. Julia was up a little while this afternoon. Ella + Coll94 were down this evening a little while. “ 20th Quite warm thawed all day “ 21st Quite warm but rainy “ 22nd Clear and warm George came up and helped white wash today “ 23rd A little colder Cleaned house today “ 24rd Rained all day Henry Handy was here for dinner I received a letter from Mrs Roxy Moffitt “ 25th Christmas Clear + bright + not very cold “ 26th Sunday Rained all day Wrote a letter to Roxy Anse stopped in out of the rain and had to saty all night “ 27th Clear + bright + not very cold. Jane + Lizzie were over this afternoon visiting Received a letter from Billie this evening “ 28th Quite pleasant [Page 63] Dec 29th Thawed + Rained all day. Received a Post Card from the Custom House Officer at London stating that there was a parcel lying at his office for me and by paying the Duty which was twenty five cents I would get it. I wrote a 94 This might be Collins Willson (Ella’s brother) 62 �note with the money enclosed and Frank took it down and posted it. “ 30th Warm but fearful muddy. Laura came up this morning and is going to stay all night “ 31st Very warm Lulah + Jule + Otis + Lorum95 [should be ‘Loren’] came up this morning and stayed all day Jule + Wes went to the shooting match at Troy Wes brought home a goose for dinner tomorrow. Laura is still here. So endeth the last day of 1875 [in a different pen] In reply to your polite note of yesterday morning I hasten to assure you that I am highly sensible of the honor you have done me in the proposals you have so handsomely made and that I appreciate the frank and manly tone in which you have spoken of yourself. Believing that you are sincere in the sentiments which you express toward me having great respect for you as a man and a gentleman and esteeming you as a friend, it is with regret that I am compelled to give you pain by declining your addresses and informing you that circumstances render it impossible for me ever to be more to you than, as, I am now Truly your Friend ---------- [Page 64] Fruit Cake: five eggs, two cups of sugar, one cup of molasses three cups currants well rubbed in flour, two cups stoned raisins, nutmeg, cinnamon salt, one cup 95 This would be referred to Julius and Lucretia’s new son Loren HANDY 63 �milk flour to thicken (not too stiff) half teaspoon ful soda, one of cream tartar. Butter the tins well + bake in a moderate oven. Coconut Cup Cake: Two cups of rolled white sugar, one and a half cup of butter, one cup of milk, half teaspoonful of soda one of cream tartar, four eggs well beaten a nutmeg, salt, the white of one coconut grated floor enough to make a stiff batter. Beat it well put in buttered tins an inch think: bake in a quick oven and when well done frost it and cut into square pieces Marble Cake: Light part – One and half cups of white sugar half a cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk half a teaspoonful soda, one of cream tartar whites of four eggs two and a half cups of flour. Dark part – One cup of brown sugar half a cup of molasses, half a cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk half teaspoonful soda one of cream tartar two and half cups flour Yolks four eggs clover allspice cinnamon and nutmeg salt. [Page 65] Jelly Cake – Three eggs beaten very light, one cup of sugar, one cup of flour one teaspoonful cream tartar mixed dry in the flour half a teaspoonful soda dissolved in hot water one tablespoonful of cream or butter half a teaspoonful of essence of lemon. Delicate Cake – Take the whites of four eggs beaten to a stiff froth one cup of sugar, one cup of flour half a cup of sweet milk, three tablespoonfuls butter, one teaspoonful of soda three of cream 64 �tartar flavour with lemon essence salt [The following recipe seems to be written in a different hand] Raspberry Vinegar: To two quarts and a half of ripe raspberry put one pint of the best vinegar. B[----?] them well and it let it stand three days. Strain the juice through a bag and add its weight of sugar. Boil it, skim well and bottle it closely. Lemon Pie: Yellow of three eggs, grate the rind and press out the juice of one lemon, one coffee cup brown sugar two spoons flour one half pint water one tablespoon butter bake in one crust and when a light brown beat the white of three eggs very light add two tablespoons pulverized sugar put on the top and bake a light brown Apple Jelly: To thirteen good sized apples put [missing] [Page 66] quart of water and one lemon boil till soft and strain. To one point of juice add one point of sugar and boil twenty minutes Rolled Jelly Cake: One coffee cupful white powdered sugar, one coffee cupful flour, four eggs whites and yolks beaten separately, salt, beat the yolks and sugar to a cream, add the flour and salt then the whites beaten to a very stiff froth, bake from ten to fifteen minutes Wedding Fruit Cake: One point of sugar one point of flour one point butter ten eggs two pound raisins three pounds currants one pound citron one tablespoonful cinnamon one tablespoonful cloves one tablespoonful nutmeg 65 �half cup molasses teaspoon soda. Marble Cake: Light part: A cupful white sugar half cupfull each of butter and sweet milk, whites of three eggs teaspoonful cream tartar half teaspoon soda two cups of flour: Dark part: cup brown sugar half cup molasses half cup butter yolks of three eggs teaspoon cream tartar half teaspoon soda two cups flour half teaspoon each of cinnamon cloves allspice nutmeg. Beat the batter well and lay in the dish a spoonful light and then of dark. [Page 67] The greatest pleasure of life is love; the greatest treasure is contentment; the greatest luxury is health; the greatest comfort is sleep; and the best medicine is a true friend. Is there a point where the ideal of love conceived by a woman differs from that of a man? Yes. A man marries a bride rather than a wife, a woman marries a husband rather than a lover. She settles down into a sort of quiet contentment; he when the freshness and novelty of the bride has changed to a sober practical wife, grows indifferent, and seeks other attractions elsewhere. What in woman is called curiosity, in a man is grandiloquently magnified into the spirit of inquiry. Much of the comfort of this life consists in acquaintance, friendship, and correspondence with those that are pious, prudent and virtuous. There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Oh, speak not 66 �harshly of the stricken one – weeping in silence! Break not the deep solemnity by rude laughter or intrusive footsteps. Scoff not, if the stern heart of manhood is sometimes melted by sympathy; they are what help to elevate him above the brute. We love to see tears of affection. They are painful tokens, but still most holy. There is pleasure in tears – an awful pleasure [Page 68] My Album This valued Photographic Book On which you gaze with curious look Or hallow’d sympathies, Contains mementoes, rich and dear, Of much loved friends, as gathered here Before our wandering eyes Some who are not here have pass’d the bourne From whence the travelers ne’er return To tell their secrets o’er; And some have cross’d the ocean’s swell Far off in distant lands to dwell To meet on earth no more And some still linger with us here Our homes to bless our hearts to cheer Enshrined by Nature’s art Loved friends and kindred here we greet In hope that all at length may meet In Heaven no more to part 67 �If thou cans’t add another face Our book to beautify and grace We will our thanks bestow [in margin] Then pray oblige without delay Secure the shadow while you may The substance soon may fade. [Page 69] Only A Ring Only a ring, yet I prize it more Than all the gems from India’s shore; Not all the wealth of all the world untold Is dear to me as this band of gold. Only a ring, but I love it well, Better than words can ever tell; ‘Tis a pledge to me of affection true, Beset and dearest I ever knew. Only a ring and yet in this Is centred all of my earthly bliss; All my hopes of the future, yes – Every dream of happiness. Only a ring, but if you knew The heart so brave, the love so true You would not wonder that to me His ring is more than the world could be 68 �[in margin] Only a ring from one whose love I prize all earthly things above; So do not deem it a trifling thing For the love of the giver came with the ring. Wedded life is not one long amatory poem with recurrent rhymes of “love and “dove” and “kiss” and “bliss” [Page 70 – loose] We should always be slow in choosing a friend, and still slower to change him. We should always be courteous to all, and intimate with few; never slight a man for poverty nor esteem any one for his wealth If one could be conscious of all that is said of him in his absence, he would probably become a very modest man indeed. People are commonly so employed in pointing out faults in those before them as to forget that some behind may at the same time be descanting on their own. Truth may be violated as much by silence as by falsehood itself. A person who tells you the faults of others intends to tell others your faults. A sure cure for terrible disorder of the mouth commonly called “scandal”. Take of “good nature” one ounce, of an herb called by the Indians “mind your business” one ounce, mix these with a little “charity for others” and two or three sprigs of “keep your tongue between your teeth”. Application. The symptoms are a violent itching in the tongue and roof of the mouth which invariably takes place when you are in company with a species of animals called “gossips”, when you feel it 69 �coming on take a spoonful of the mixture hold it in your mouth which you will keep closely closed till you get home and you will find a complete cure. Should you apprehend a relapse keep a small bottleful about you and on the slightest symptoms repeat the dose. [Page 71 - loose] People who want to think ill of others can always do so. They wilfully blind themselves to good faults, and exaggerate the bad ones. There may be two meanings to many things that are said. Injustice is very hard to hear, yet we must all learn to expect it and to suffer it as calmly as we can. To have our best deeds turned and twisted into evil ones; to have our acts and words utterly misrepresented, to have those turn cold to us for whom we have always felt the warmest friendship, is only the face of humanity. Deceiver Go I’ll admit that once I loved thee That I deem’d thee just and true That my heart has loved no other Fondly as it once loved you. Yet the ties of love are broken And the vows you made to me, From this hour and forever You are nothing more to me. Fare thee well and if for ever Still for ever fare thee well; Even though unforgiving never ‘Gainst thee shall my heart rebel 70 �[Loose insert, unlined paper] Dear Mollie Magee There’s a beautiful Isle afar Afar o’er the spread of the sea There’s a heart that is sad today And eyes that are watching for me Though the months have been few Since I bid her adieu Yet it seems like an age since we met And the look that she gave Ere I launched on the wave I can never ah I never forget chorus Oh thou beautiful Isle afar Afar o’er the spread of the sea Yes ‘tis dear to my heart you are Sweet home of dear Mollie Magee There’s a green little Isle beyond Across the wide waters away And I’m dreaming a dream so fond Of home and of Mollie today And I think with a sigh As the moments go by Of our land that is over the sea Oh I wonder a while With a home and a smile If my Mollie is dreaming of me 71 �I am coming across the main Am coming again o’er the sea For I long to be home again Beside thee dear Mollie Magee If we meet on the shore We will part nevermore For our days shall be happy and bright And we’ll go hand in hand In our beautiful land Where our hearts may be joyous and light [Loose unlined insert, folded] You Know You Do When “some one’s” step comes up the walk Your cheeks take on a rosier hue And though no other hears his knock You hear it well – you know you do! When “some one” talks about the grain And bows at pa, yet looks at you You see his glances – ah, ‘tis plain – And give them back – you know you do! And though it may be very wrong When pa is quite ignored for you You sing for him your prettiest song You cunning thing – you know you do! And when he talks of other girls Of Hateful Kate and Jennie too 72 �You fling at him your auburn curls You jealous thing – you know you do! You keep your eyes upon the clock And wish ‘twould jump an hour or two So that your pa would cease his talk And go to bed – you know you do! And when the folks to bed have gone And left “some one” alone with you You wish the clock would stop its tongue Or you stop it – you know you do! He blushes deep and looks afraid To be thus left alone with you But your eyes tell there never was maid But could be wooed – you know you do! You peep at “some one” ‘neath your curls Until with love you burn him through And make him hate all other girls In love for you – you know you do! And when his arm steals round your chair You give a smothered scream or two As if you did’nt want it there But oh, you do – you know you do! You nestle closer up to him Your head drops on his shoulder too You think it nice to have a Frank You haughty thing – you know you do! 73 �And when he timidly doth press His wish to make a wife of you With happy heart you answer “yes” You darling girl – you know you do! 74 �Guide to People Mentioned in the Diary The Handy Family HANDY, Collins Sr. (“Pa”): Ida’s father. HANDY, Louisa: Ida’s sister. Married Henry Watson in 1863 HANDY, Collins Jr.: Ida’s brother. Married Elizabeth Jane Watson (Henry’s sister) in 1863. HANDY, Julia Ellen (“Julia E”): Ida’s sister. Married Oliver Ransom in 1900 HANDY, Julius (“Jule/Jules”): Ida’s brother. Married Lucretia “Lulah” Bryant HANDY, Otis: Ida’s nephew, son of Lucretia Bryant and Julius HANDY, George Washington: brother of Ida. Married Henry Watson’s sister Rhoda Angeline in 1871 HANDY, Franklin Morse (“Frank” or “Franky”): Ida’s brother. Married Alice Bryant HANDY Wesley Norman (“Wes”): Ida’s brother, married Lucy Olivia “Leva” Fairchild in 1877. HANDY, Clara Lucinda (“Lucy”): Ida’s sister. Married Alvin Bryant in 1884. HANDY, Anson Frederick (“Fred”): Ida’s brother. Married Anna Mabel Warner in 1883. HANDY, David: married ‘Rachael’ (unknown surname) some time prior to 1862. There is a Rachel mentioned in the diary, but she does not seem to appear with David at any point. The Baldwin Family ROOME Catharine (“Grandma”): Ida’s maternal grandmother. Married David S. Baldwin. She moved to Wisconsin with husband and family in 1849, but returned to Ontario after her husband’s death BALDWIN, Rebecca (“Ma”): Ida’s mother, daughter of David S. Baldwin and Catharine Roome. Married Collins Handy Sr. BALDWIN, Sarah Ann Baldwin (“Aunt Sarah”): Ida’s aunt on her maternal side. Sarah married Ida’s father’s brother Ebenezer Handy. Ebenezer died in 1865. Sarah secondly married Abram Willson in 1867, in Michigan. The Watson family 75 �WATSON, Henry: born William Henry Watson. Married Ida’s sister Louisa Handy in 1863, and Ida Handy in 1883 (after Louisa’s death) WATSON, Linneus (“Linny”): son of Louisa Handy & Henry WATSON, Mary (“May”): daughter of Louisa Handy & Henry WATSON, Elizabeth Jane: sister of Henry Watson, wife of Collins Handy Jr. WATSON, John (“Mr. Watson”): Henry’s father WATSON, Hortense: Henry Watson’s sister (also known as Tenny) WATSON Theodore Frederick (sometimes Theodore, sometimes “Fred”): Henry Watson’s brother The Willson family WILLSON Abram, (“Uncle Abe”): first married a Julia (believed to be a Baldwin and Ida’s aunt) who died before the writing of this diary. After Julia’s death, Abram married Ida’s aunt Sarah Baldwin (“Aunt Sarah” in the diary). Known children of Abram and Julia: Anson, Edwin (“Eddie” in the diary?), Collins, Ella, Julia WILLSON, Anson: son of Abram and Julia (see Baldwin, Julia) WILLSON, Ella: daughter of Abram and Julia (see Baldwin, Julia) 76 � 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 Ida Katherine "Kate" Handy Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Private Collection Courtesy of Leah Wilson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1875 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, Kent County, Howard Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Ida Katherine "Kate" Handy Diary, 1875 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 Ida Katherine "Kate" Handy Diary, 1875 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1875 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Ida Katherine "Kate" Handy Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Extracted Text 1 Diary of Ida Kate Handy of Howard Township, Kent County, Ontario 1875 transcription by Ida’s great-great granddaughter, Leah Wilson (2017) �2 The diary is a bound, lined soft cover sewn bound notebook. The cover has come apart from the contents. Two pages were separated from these contents, but appear to be the front and back pages which wrapped around the main section. The first of these two pages seems to be the start of the diary as it is dated Jan 1st 1875, but with a different pen. It begins with a poem ‘You Know You Do’. The main part of the diary also begins January 1 1875. What is interesting, is that Ida was told about this poem only on January 3rd . There was a loose piece of paper inside the diary with the poem written again, with additional verses. It may be that Ida added the poem to the front of her diary later, but could not write the final verses because she had run out of space. �3 [Inside Cover] Diary By Miss Ida C Handy [above inscription may have been written by someone else. Ida’s name was Ida Katherine (Kate) Handy – spelled with a K not a C] [Page 1 - loose] January 1st 1875 Miss Ida K Handy Morpeth Ont Jan 1 You Know You Do When “some one’s” step comes up the walk Your cheeks take on a rosier hue And though no other hears his knock You hear it well – you know you do! When “some one” talks about the grain And bows at pa, yet looks at you You see his glances – ah, ‘tis plain – And give them back – you know you do! And though it may be very wrong When pa is quite ignored for you You sing for him your prettiest song �4 You cunning thing – you know you do! And when he talks of other girls Of Hateful Kate and Jennie too You fling at him your auburn curls You jealous thing – you know you do! [page 2 - loose] You keep your eyes upon the clock And wish ‘twould jump an hour or two So that your pa would cease his talk And go to bed – you know you do! And when the folks to bed have gone And left “some one” alone with you You wish the clock would stop its tongue Or you stop it – you know you do! He blushes deep and looks afraid To be thus left alone with you But your eyes tell there never was maid But could be wooed – you know you do! You peep at “some one” ‘neath your curls Until with love you burn him through And make him hate all other girls In love for you – you know you do! And when his arm steals round your chair You give a smothered scream or two As if you did’nt want it there �5 But oh, you do – you know you do! [Page 3] January 1st 1875 January 1st Clear bright and warm, staid to home all day, Louisa1 and Mary2 came up in the evening, Oliver3 came down and him and Julia E4 and Frank5 and cousin Fanny6 and myself went down to Morpeth to a ball at Mr Walters had a good time made the acquaintance of a Mr. H. Coll, left at half past one. Snowing when coming home. 2nd Snowing and blowing quite cold. Felt rather dull. Louisa and Mary still here. Henry and Linny7 came up towards evening and also Collins8 and all his family. Ate apples, played cards, and 1 Louisa WATSON nee HANDY. Ida’s sister and the first wife of Henry (William Henry) Watson. In 1882 Henry and Louisa and their son Clayton travelled to Manitoba, with the intention of improving Louisa’s declining health. The journey was taxing and the crossing of a flooded Red River precarious (from: Henry Watson’s diary). A few weeks later, on May 6 1882 Louisa died at her brother-in-law’s home in Nelson, Manitoba. On Nov 15 1883, Henry married Ida in Detroit (from Henry Watson’s diary). 2 Ida’s niece Mary WATSON, daughter of Louisa & Henry Watson 3 Oliver RANSOM, married Julia Ellen Handy on 6 Feb 1900 4 Julia Ellen Handy, Ida’s sister. Ida always refers to her throughout the diary as “Julia E.” or sometimes “Julia Ellen”. She mentions a Julia later with no middle name. This is a different Julia 5 Frank HANDY, Ida’s brother 6 Possibly Ida’s cousin Fannie HANDY, daughter of Hale Handy & Laura Wood. Hale & Laura Handy lived in Wisconsin by at least 1870. Later in the diary Ida talks of Fannie leaving for Michigan, and then ‘being home at last’. 7 Ida’s nephew Linneus (‘Linny’ or ‘Lin’) WATSON, son of Louisa & Henry Watson 8 Ida’s brother Collins Handy Jr. who married Elizabeth Watson. Collins Jr. & Elizabeth would have had four children by this time. �6 drank cider all evening. 3rd Sunday. Fair not very cold. Louisa and Henry9 went home today and Linny and Mary remained Anson Willson10 and Johnny Purvis came down in the afternoon. Anson brought a piece of poetry entitled “you know you do”. 4th Quite warm. The boys all went to Morpeth to the election Frank bought a concertina Elvira Stewart and her two children came up in the morning and stayed all day and in the afternoon Julius11 and Otis12 came up and Fannie and I went home with him to stay till Wednesday. [Page 4] January 5th Nice and warm today Lulah13 has learned me to polka. Danced and played cards all day and in the evening all went over to Mr Fairchild’s had a jolly time. 6th Somewhat colder played cards nearly all day and toward evening Julius and his family came home with us They stayed the evening but Frank, Julia E, Collins14, Elizabeth15, Fannie, Lucy16 and I went down to Mr. Duck’s and spent the evening. 9 Henry Watson who married Louisa Handy and later Ida Handy 10 Possibly Ida’s cousin. Son of “Uncle Abe” (Abram) Willson & Julia (Julia probably Ida’s aunt on her mother’s side 11 Ida’s brother Julius Handy (later referred to as ‘Jule’ or ‘Jules’) 12 Ida’s nephew Otis E. HANDY son of Julius Handy & Lucretia Bryant. 13 Nickname for Lucretia (nee Bryant), Julius Handy’s wife (Ida was staying with them on this day) 14 Collins HANDY Jr., Ida’s brother 15 Elizabeth Jane WATSON, wife of Collins Handy Jr., she d. 6 July 1895 16 Probably Clara Lucinda “Lucy” HANDY, she was still living with her parents by 1891, later married Alvin BRYANT �7 7th Snowed all day. Expected Mr. Purvis and his sisters down in the evening but did’nt come Julius and his family came Mr. Kennedy came with his machine to thrash clover 8th What a beautiful day it has been neither too cold nor too warm Had to wait on thrashers all day. 9th Awfully windy and cold. The coldest day this winter so far Pa bought a [map?] today. 10th Sunday. Not quite as cold stayed in house all day. 11th The weather about the same as yesterday. Fred17 started for school to day. 12th Warm and pleasant. Fannie and I knit Linny a pair of mittens to day. 13th Cold and stormy 14th More pleasant Washed all day. In the evening Julius and his family and Frank Corliss and his wife and Collins and his wife and Hortense Watson18 and also Henry + Willie Purvis and their sisters and Anson + Ella19 was here and spent the evening. Had a [big?] time [Page 5] January 15th Not very cold. Ironed all day and in the evening Frank, Fred, Fan and I went to Morpeth and there heard that Peter + Neil McPhail were being tried for stealing clover seed from Mr. Turner 16th The weather continues the same. Received a letter from Melvin Fairchild to-day. 17th Sunday Rather warm. Anson20 came in the after- 17 Probably Ida’s brother Anson Frederick HANDY. Would be about 16 years old. 18 Henry Watson’s sister Hortense “Tennie” WATSON. 19 Anson & Ella, children of Abram WILLSON 20 Probably Anson WILLSON �8 noon + in the eve him + Frank Fred Lucy Fan + I went down to Henry’s for a sleighride and came around by Fairchilds and brought Wes21 home. 18th Clearville Fan Frank + I came down this morning We staid all night. Henry was attending election all day22. Mary has been quite sick with diptheria some better now. 19th Henry + Louisa went to Chatham to day + Frank went home and Fan + I remained to keep house for them. Had a jolly time. I locked Fan out-doors in the afternoon to keep her from snow balling me and Henry Bury looking out the window, she motioned for him to help her he came with the horse whip but he could’nt touch me, so after he had gone I let her in and she behaved for a little while till we went out on the verandah for a promenade and seeing Henry [Page 6] looking at us through the window we started and run and Fan gave me a push and away I went tumbling and rolling over a lot of snow and ice scratching my hands most fearfully Henry of course enjoying the sight Mrs McFarlane came over about dusk to see Mary who was sick. 21 Ida’s brother Wesley Norman HANDY. Wesley married Lucy Olivia FAIRCHILD in 1877 22 Henry WATSON, he was appointed Commissioner of High Courts of Justice in 1872 and became Township Clerk (Orford) in 1875 i.e. around the time of this writing �9 Jan 20th Splendid good sleighing Ma + Pa23 came down after us to day Louisa melted sugar and we ate all the wax24 we could Fan + I got weighed she weighed 117 lbs + I weighed 115 lbs. “ 21st Quite warm Received an invitation to go to Mr Simons this evening but declined. Anson came down to go with us to Henry’s to a party. “ 22nd Went to the party got home between four + five Snowing when coming home went to bed and got up about one in afternoon. “ 23rd Thawing a little today Commenced making my Antimacassar25 “ 24th Sunday Snowed all day Mr Lavelle was to have preached in Morpeth to day but did’nt on account of his son’s illness “ 25th Warm and Pleasant Worked on my antimacassar all day “ 26th Nice + warm Pa + Ma Julia E + Fan went down to [Page 7] Julius + George’s 26 today. Received a letter from Annie Fairchild. January 27th Went to Chatham with Ma + Pa + Collins today Bought me a silk dress + a shawl and Collins + I got some ambrotypes27 taken + I got half a dozen photos. Stormed all day. 28th Snowed nearly all day Lucy + Fan went down to David’s28 23 “Ma and Pa” is Collins HANDY Sr. & Rebecca BALDWIN 24 “Jack Wax” a taffy made by pouring maple syrup over snow 25 Chair cover 26 George HANDY, son of Collins HANDY sr. & Rebecca BALDWIN. Married Rhoda Angeline WATSON in 1871 27 A photographic process introduced in about the 1850s that replaced the daguerreotype and then was superseded in the 1860s by the tintype (Wikipedia). The tintype was a similar process and may have been the type of photo Ida had taken. �10 towards evening + Collins + Sherman29 came up in the evening. Worked part of day on my Antimaccasar. 29th Quite warm + Pleasant. Pa bought half a dozen [illegible looks like brooms?] from Mr. Stewart today 30th Somewhat colder. Worked a little while on my Antimacassar. Anson came down in the evening and Fan + I went down to Morpeth and then out to Ridgetown with him for a cutter ride. 31st Sunday Joe Roome’s30 + Sarah and Mrs. Potts came up today went home this evening Fred went down to Mr. Fairchild and Franky came home with him and stayed all night - he brought me a letter from Leva. Between 9 + 10 Oclock Anson31 came down. It tried to snow a little today. Feb 1st - Clear and cold Sent a note to Leva by Franky “ 2nd - Warm and Pleasant - Went in eve to an Oyster supper and dance at Mr. Kennedy’s Rained all night [Page 8] February 3rd Clear and cold and high winds. The men all went down to Morpeth to the auction. Wes bought a glass pitcher 4th The weather still continues about the same Somewhat colder. 5th Not quite so cold as yesterday Julius 28 Possibly Ida’s brother David HANDY 29 Sherman Theodore HANDY, son of Collins Handy Jr & Elizabeth Jane Watson, later became an attorney in Michigan 30 ‘Roome’ was the maiden name of Ida’s maternal grandmother, so these Roomes are probably cousins. 31 Possibly Anson WILLSON, son of Abram �11 was here in the evening. 6th Henry + Louisa and the children came up this afternoon and staid till after tea and then went down to Mr. Watson’s32 to stay all night Julius staid all the after- noon and in the evening he took Fan Lucy + I down to Morpeth we went and called on Julia33 Had quite a talk with Johnny34. When we came home Anson was here. 7th Sunday until Friday night. Left here Sunday Fan and I [illegible] visiting Mr. Fairchilds Had a splendid good time Played cards all the evening On Wednesday I wrote a valentine to E. Miles and Leva wrote one to W. Perrin and today I wrote a letter to Annie. Had the sore throat the fore part of the week Frank came down after us tonight and he took us to Morpeth It was never known to be so cold for such a length of time as it has been the last two weeks [Page 9] February 13th + 14th Collins came up after me yesterday to come and stay till today Elizabeth is sick 32 Prob. John WATSON, father of Henry Watson. He d. July 1887 33 Throughout her diary Ida refers to her sister as “Julia Ellen” or “Julia E”. Julia E. & Ida were still living with their parents in the 1871 census. By the 1881 census they were living with Henry Watson to help care for their sister Louisa (Henry’s wife). It seems clear this is not Ida’s sister. It could be Julia Willson, daughter of Abram. 34 Might be Johnny Purvis �12 The children stayed here all night Collins brought me home tonight Julius and his family came up for a sleighride Frank took Julia E + Fan up to Mr. Ransom to stay till Tuesday “ 15th Wrote a letter to Mr. Allen about my photos Fred took it to Troy to post and also the two Valentines “ 16th Lucy went to do the work at Collins today Not quite as cold as usual “ 17th Oliver35 brought Fan + Julia E. home to day he staid till after tea “ 18th A little warmer today. Julia E sick nearly all the day “ 19th Snowed part of day in the evening went to Morpeth to hear Beadles Swiss Bell Ringers “ 20th John McFarlane came up today after Ma Mary36 had the scarlet fever Was taken Wed night about 12 “ 21st Sunday Received word this morning of poor Mary’s death died at 25 min past seven Went down in the afternoon. Linny taken with it today [Page 10] February 22nd Sat up all night Linny some better “ 23rd Mary was buried this forenoon Commenced to rain as we got nearly to the graveyard 35 Probably Oliver Ransom. He married Ida’s sister Julia Ellen in 1900. 36 Daughter of Henry & Louisa WATSON �13 I came home Ma stopped down Linny about the same Charlie Sheldon37 and his three little boys came here for dinner Heard today that Uncle Abram + Aunt Sarah had parted38 The snow went all off today. “24th Quite warm Rained Thundered + Lightening’d last night. “ 25th A little colder Ella Willson39 came down this morning and staid till about 2 Oclock then Eddie40 came and staid a couple of hours “ 26th Snowed nearly all day “ 27th Not very cold Received a letter from Henry stating that Linny was a little better “ 28th Sunday Pa + Lucy went down to Clearville after Ma today Lucy staid Linny is getting better David41 was over this morning + Anson42 came down and staid till evening and then him and Frank went to Morpeth to Church. I wrote a letter to Melvin this evening March 1st Snowed + blowed all day “ 2nd Not very cold Eddie43 called in this morning Frank posted my letter to Mel tonight. 37 Charlie Sheldon married Ida’s cousin Louis HANDY 38 probably meaning Abram WILLSON & Sarah BALDWIN. After her first husband died, Sarah married Abram in Detroit on 1 March 1867 (according to the Kent County branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Newsletter vol. 16, #1 1993.) But what does this mean? Sarah was living with Abram in the 1871 census and still living with him in 1881. However for the rest of this diary they are not mentioned together, in fact seem to be living apart. 39 Ella WILLSON, daughter of Abram 40 Possibly Edwin WILLSON, son of Abram 41 Possibly Ida’s brother David 42 This is likely Anson WILLSON. Although Ida’s brother was Anson Frederick HANDY, throughout most of the diary she refers to her brother as Fred. Also Anson Frederick age 16 was probably still living at home 43 Could be Edwin WILLSON, son of Abram? �14 [Page 11] March 3rd 1875 Snowed and blowed most fearfully all day The men picked beans all day “ 4th Thawed considerably today “ 5th Snowed nearly all day + then in the evening it rained Ma + Pa went down to Clearville this morning + returned this evening Anson came down after Julia E. this morning “ 6th Not quite as cold Wes went to draw ice for Julius Uncle Abe44 brought Julia E home this afternoon Mr Malcom called in this afternoon and we had considerable sport with him. Heard that James Ransom was married “ 7th Sunday Quite pleasant Frank Fan Julie E. + myself went down to Mr. Scarlet’s today. Johnny P + Anson45 came down while we were gone “ 8th Warm + nice “ 9th A little colder Julius was up this afternoon a little while “ 10th Snowed part of the day, finished making over my black dress “ 11th Julius + Lulah46 came up this morning and she made Ma a present of a hanging basket Fan + I went with them to Ridgetown for a sleighride did’nt get home till three Oclock It rained the rest of the day “ 12th Nice + warm today Anson came down and spent the evening Played Pedro Pitch47 all the evening [Page 12] 44 Abram WILLSON 45 Possibly Anson WILLSON 46 Julius HANDY and wife Lucretia 47 a card game �15 March 13th Splendid nice day The boys tapped a few trees and the sap ran quite well. Mr. + Mrs. Willson48 of Ridgetown + Mrs [Beribee?] of Chatham were here this afternoon visiting. Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans Received a $1.22 per bush for them “ 14th Anson came down and him + Wes went to Morpeth to get a tooth pulled this Morning and when they came back Fan went home with him to stay this week Had quite a thunderstorm this afternoon. Mr. Fisher was over this evening. “ 15th It has rained nearly all day Uncle Abe was down this forenoon. He starts for Troy New York this afternoon Wes took Julia E down to Julius this morning to do some sewing on the machine Henry H was up this afternoon a little while. Commenced making my silk dress today. “ 16th Snowed + blowed all day. Anson called in as he was going to Morpeth and gave me an invitation to a dance [illegible – ‘at’?] his place tomorrow evening but declined on account of the recent death of Mary He called in again coming back + I sent a note to Fan by him [Page 13] March 17th Snowed + blowed all day fearfully cold. I went over to Mr Smith’s in afternoon to borrow 48 Presumably not Abram WILLSON & Sarah, who Ida would have referred to as Uncle Abe/Abram and Aunt Sarah. �16 an over shirt pattern. Mr Mosher came down after me to go to the dance but I refused He brought me a note from Fan “ 18th Somewhat warmer today Julius brought Julia E home this morning Sent a note to Leva49 by Fred. “ 19th Anson was down this morning to give us an invitation to an evening party at his place next Tuesday eve. Commenced snowing this afternoon Received a note from Leva “ 20th Not very cold Pretty good sleighing today. “ 21st It is a most a lovely day Beginning to look like Spring. Wes went down to Mr. Fairchilds. “ 22nd Quite warm Mr. Carson was here for dinner Pa + Wes went to Chatham with a load of peas rec’d 55cts- per bushel Was in bed all afternoon sick with a fearful headache and sore throat “ 23rd A little colder than usual. Some better today. Henry came to saw wood this morning. Did not go to the party + Ans + J. Purvis came down after us but I could’nt go on account of sore throat and The rest would’nt it being so late. Ebenezer50 brought Fanny home this afternoon. Anson took her down to Sarah’s on Sunday to stay till today Henry + Linny were up this afternoon. They have all got well of the scarlet fever. [Page 14] March 24th Quite cold + windy tried to snow a little in the after- 49 Leva was a nickname for Lucy Olivia Fairchild. Lucy married Ida’s brother Wesley in 1877. 50 Ebenezer might be Ida’s cousin, son of Sedgwick HANDY (this Ebenezer born abt 1848 in probably New York, died 1907 in Morpeth) �17 noon. Pa + Collins + Sherman went to Chatham today with a load of Peas. Mr. Downie the Church of England Minister called on us this afternoon. Anson came down and took Fan + I to the entertainment up the Old Street. Had a good time. A letter from Henry Watson stating that Louisa was very sick. “ 25th Not very cold. Otis came up with his dog with Julius today + Fan went home with them They finished sawing wood today. Fred’s birthday, 16 years old The last day of school. “ 26th Good Friday Nice and warm. H Watson51 was here this evening had been attending Court all day at Ridgetown. Louisa a good deal better. “ 27th Quite warm The boys tapped the trees this afternoon and the sap ran considerably. Henry + Louisa came up this afternoon and stayed till after tea then went down to Theodore’s52 expect them back tomorrow. “ 28th Easter Sunday. Not quite as warm as usual. David was over a little while this morning. Henry + Louisa came back this morning and stayed all day and also Collins + Elizabeth. Anson called in this evening [Page 15] March 29th It has been quite warm today. Mr Grant called in this morning. Frank brought up some syrup this 52 Theodore WATSON, brother of Henry WATSON �18 evening. “ 30th The weather continues the same. Pa received a Post Card from the New Covenant office stating they had received the money for the paper “ 31st Somewhat warmer today than usual. Julius brought Fan back this forenoon. Dave’s wife and child and Grandma53 were over this afternoon visiting. H Watson called in as he was coming back from Dr. Hick’s child’s funeral April 1st Rained nearly all day. Sugar’d off and had all the wax we wanted to eat “ 2nd Quite pleasant - Fred took Fan and Julia E down to Mr Ransom’s to spend the afternoon and Frank went after them and spent the evening “ 3rd Warm + Pleasant. Fan + I went down to Dave's this forenoon and stayed till four Oclock and then went down to Collins + stayed until eleven 11 in the evening. We played Pedro Pitch and ate wax all the evening Frank came from Morpeth about 9 Oclock + stopped and came home with us. Sherman’s birthday 8 yrs old [Page 16] April 4th Sunday Most a beautiful day. Fan Frank and Julia went down to Clearville and Lucy came home with them to stay Julius + Lulah + Otis came up in the afternoon 53 Likely Ida’s grandmother Catherine BALDWIN (nee ROOME). Catherine returned to Ontario from Wisconsin after her husband died. Ida’s other grandmother Louis Handy had died by this time. �19 “ 5th Warm and Pleasant. Ella came down to get a Print dress cut and stayed the afternoon Leva came up also and going to stay all night we had a big time Ma made some wax and we ate all we could Frank took Fan down to Sarah’s + Elvira’s to bid them goodbye Dave + Jules was here this evening to bid her good bye Henry Louisa + Linny came up from Mrs Watson54 about dusk. Louisa is very sick. 55 “ 6th Frank Julia E and myself went to Chatham with Fannie who starts for Michigan. she stopped in Chatham all night and intends taking the cars tomorrow morning I got two pictures taken one for Fannie and one for somebody else [‘somebody else’ underlined]. Got home about half past seven. Louisa worse today. Leva went home this afternoon and Lucy with her. “ 7th Louisa is worse today than she has been at all Sent for Dr Van Allen this evening. Aunt Sarah + Dave’s wife were over for a little while. Collins + Elizabeth stayed nearly all night. Julia E [Page 17] sat up all night. Pa’s birthday today. He was 64 years old April 8th Louisa keeps getting worse Dr Van was here this morning and Dr Hicks came again at noon and she 54 probably Henry’s mother Rosannah WATSON nee DELONG 55 Presumably Henry left Louisa in the care of her family; from now on until she recovers she appears in the Handy home �20 continued getting worse and we sent for Dr again in the evening. Lucy came home this afternoon and Lillie with her. Lulah + her sister called in + Lulah stayed and her sister went home Jule came up for her the evening + Lillie went home with them Lillie brought me a note from Leva + I sent her one. I gave Lillie my photo Mrs Watson staid all night. “ 9th Louisa is some better today. Dr Hicks ordered yesterday the bed posts to be set on glass as a cure for the rheumatism56 it was done + in less than two hours the pain was all gone. Dr Van was here this morning and came again in the evening. “ 10th Louisa continues getting better although very weak yet The doctor was here this evening. Angeline + George came up to see Louisa There has been quite a number of callers today. “ 11th Sunday Louisa is able to sit up in bed today The doctor was here this evening Somebody has been calling in to see Louisa all day. Anson57 was down a little while today. Ella58 came down this eve and let me have Mr Moshers ring to wear for a time59. [Page 18] 56 In Ida’s time the term ‘Rheumatism’ would have been used to describe general pain of the soft tissue which today would cover many different conditions. It may be that Louisa had Rheumatic fever which is an inflammatory disease that may develop after an infection with Streptococcus bacteria (such as strep throat or scarlet fever). The disease can affect the heart, joints, skin, and brain. 57 Probably Anson WILLSON 58 Ella WILLSON, daughter of Abram WILLSON 59 What is the significance of Mosher’s ring? �21 Apr 12 - Warm and pleasant. Louisa about the same The Dr was in this afternoon Henry went down home this morning + Lucy with him. Mrs [B---t?] of Clearville called in to see Louisa this afternoon. went down to Elizabeth’s about dusk after some bread + yeast. April 13th Cloudy + misty all day. Louisa considerably better today sat- up for nearly half an hour for the first time. The Dr came again this afternoon for the last time. Henry + Lucy came home this evening. Fred brought me a note from Laura H + Mary Bently tonight. Collins + Elizabeth were up this evening for a little while. Eliza Jane Oakes called in this afternoon to see Louisa. “ 14th Louisa not quite so well. Linny started to school with Fred today. He brought me a note from Laura H + Mary Bently tonight. I wrote them one this morning. Jule + Lucy60 called in this evening. Ans. Willson was down for a little while. I had quite a conflab with him. H Watson went to Morpeth this morning and brought a letter home from Fannie. She is in Michigan. I had Julia E cut my hair off short and they made all sorts of fun of me. [Page 19] April 15th Kind a rainy all day. Henry went down home today + Lucy with him. Louisa 60 Must be Ida’s brother Julius and his wife Lucretia, although Ida usually calls Lucretia ‘Lulah’, not Lucy �22 a little better today. Mrs Watson called in this afternoon. April 16 - Snowed all afternoon. Louisa a good deal worse to day. Sent for Dr. this evening. Wrote a letter to Charlie Baldwin61 . Heard that George Oaks was married on Monday to Miss Fannie Atkinson. “ 17th Snowed part of the forenoon. It has been pretty cold Louisa is no better. Henry + Lucy came home this evening. The men all went down to Morpeth this after noon to Billy Willson’s sale of goods. Wes heard that Mary Bennet was married to Pat Story last Thursday “ 18th Sunday. A little warmer. Louisa continues about the same. Had quite a number of callers today. Julius + Lulah62 were up and staid all the afternoon. Uncle Abe was down and staid and had dinner with us. “ 19th Louisa worse this morning The pain went to her heart Sent for the Dr. Snowed considerably this afternoon. Ella came down this afternoon a little while and brought a print dress for Julia Ellen to make Collins + Lucy went to Clearville with Mr + Mrs Westlake who start for Port Hope tomorrow. [Page 20] April 20th Quite cold. Louisa no better. The Dr was up this morning. Collins + Lucy came 61 Ida’s cousin who was living in Wisconsin 62 Julius and Lucretia HANDY �23 home today I slept nearly all day Sat up all night63 . Mrs Watson came up to sit up tonight. Received a letter from Leva tonight. Had several callers in to see Louisa. Today is Frank’s birthday 25 yrs old “ 21st A little colder. Louisa considerably better today. Elvira came up this morning and stayed all day. Ella + Miss Montgomery were down this evening for a little while Julia Ellen’s birthday 30 yrs old “ 22nd Quite warm. Louisa not so well this morning but better this afternoon. Mr Waddell called in to see Louisa and also Mrs Reynolds Mrs Springsten + Miss Coll I wrote Leva a letter this afternoon. “ 23rd Warm + pleasant until towards evening it them commenced to rain. Louisa sometimes getting better no pain whatever although quite weak yet. Sarah Roome + Nancy McLean were up to day. Henry went down home this morning and returned this evening again “ 24th Cold + Windy. Louisa keeps improving. The Dr called in this evening on his way home from Theodore’s. His little girl is very sick [Page 21] April 25th A little warmer today. Henry took Dr. down to Theodore’s his little girl worse this morning Linny + I went down to the sugar bush. Wes was boiling sap after being there a little while Lucy + Laura64 + Sherman 63 presumably meaning sat up with Louisa 64 possibly cousin Fannie’s mother: Laura HANDY (nee WOOD) �24 + Hale65 came down and then Lucy + Laura went over to Uncle Abe’s and Anson came back with them. we Sugar’d off and ate all the wax we could and then came home. Ans came with us shortly after we came home Johnny Simons + Julia called in to see Louisa and then they wanted me to go to Theodore’s with them. I went, His little girl is very sick. They have no hopes after her. After staying there a few minutes we came back + went down to Mr Simons and had tea and then went to church in the evening to hear Mr. Downie the Church of England minister preach and then Johnny brought me home. Frank was down to church Henry + Julia E went to Theodore’s + stayed the afternoon and evening. Heard that James Simons was married Miss Warner last week “ 26th Warm + pleasant Henry went down home this morning + returned this evening. Miss Kitty Scarlet and Mrs Edward Scarlet called in this afternoon Louisa sat up nearly an hour this forenoon. Theodore’s little girl died this morning at four Oclock to be buried tomorrow in the afternoon. Received a letter from Miss Annie Fairchild today [Page 22] April 27th Most a lovely day. Theodore’s little girl was buried this afternoon. Julia E went to funeral with Henry + Linny. A great many of his folks (that is Henry’s) called in to see Louisa, when they were returning from the funeral. She sat- up considerable today. Ma had an old friend, 65 Cousin Fannie’s father, Hale HANDY �25 a distant cousin of hers, come to see her to-day. Mrs. Willins [?] her name, She is going to stay a few days. Received a letter from Fannie66 today. She is home at last. “ 28th Very pleasant. Henry + Lucy went down to Clearville to stay until Saturday night. Louisa is not able to stand alone yet. Ma, + Mrs Willins went down to Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon. Mrs Willins stayed all night. Received a letter from Leva this morning. 29th Rained nearly all day and blew fearfully Louisa tried to walk today + she made some queer attempts. I wrote a letter to Leva this evening. Received one from Charlie Baldwin. Julia E wrote a letter to Fannie this afternoon “ 30th Clear + windy. Louisa worse today. The pain has come back into her arm again. Mrs Willins came back from Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon. Homer [?] Shaw67 called in this afternoon. He is a distant cousin of Ma’s. The first time he’s been here for eighteen years. Heard today that James Simons wasn’t married it was a false report. [Page 23] May 1st Rained all day most fearfully. Pa took Mrs. Willins up to Blenheim this afternoon. Henry + Lucy came up this evening in the rain. Ate warm sugar this afternoon. Louisa about the same. “ 2nd Cold + windy. Louisa a little worse this morning but considerable better this afternoon. She came 66 Is this the previously mentioned ‘cousin Fanny’? Fannie’s family by this time was living in Wisconsin, so possibly she had come to stay with the Handy family for a time. 67 possibly a relative of Delilah SHAW, who married Samuel BALDWIN (“Ma’s” brother). �26 out and had dinner with us about three Oclock. Ate warm sugar today. Franky Fairchild was here all day. Jule + Lulah68 + sister here this afternoon “ 3rd Clearville, Henry, Linny + I came down this morning Louisa was much better. We went down to Mr. DeLongs69 in the evening. Addie + Annie Laura Delong 70 were up this morning “ 4th Nice + Warm. Washed + baked today. Henry went to Highgate this forenoon. Wesley birthday 23 yrs old “ 5th Henry + Linny went home this evening I intended to go with them but it rained so fearfully I concluded to stay. Libbie McFarlane came and stayed with me. Orville Delong71 was up a little while before Henry went away. Eddie Willson’s72 birthday 24 yrs old. Commenced to write a letter to Fannie this evening. “ 6th Henry came back this forenoon and said Louisa was a good deal worse. I got dinner for him + John Stewart and then they went to Highgate and from there Henry went up home. Libbie came and stopped with me tonight again [Page 24] May 6th Continued. After school was out her + I went down to Mr. Delongs with Addie73 , who came up to the store to do some trading. We stayed until nearly 9 Oclock and Orville74 68 Julius & Lucretia 69 “Mr Delong” probably Peleg DELONG, uncle to Henry WATSON. The family lived in Hope Township until at least 1871 and relocated to Kent County date unknown, but evidently by the time of this diary. 70 “Addie” (or Ada) and Annie Laurie DELONG, children of Peleg Delong, cousins of Henry WATSON 71 Orville DELONG, son of Peleg Delong 72 Edwin WILLSON, son of Abram (“Uncle Abe”) 73 Probably Ada DELONG, daughter of Peleg Delong and Alvira Ford 74 Son of Peleg DELONG and Alvira Ford �27 came home with us. I finished + posted my letter to Fannie this afternoon. “ 7th Windy + cold. Henry returned about noon. Louisa a little better when he left. I went with him after tea down to Mr Delongs for a buggy ride. Received letter from Leva. “ 8th Very warm the warmest day we've had this spring Henry went to Duart this morning and did’nt return till this evening. Mrs Cavers was over this afternoon for a little while Libbie was with me also all the afternoon. Orville was up for a couple of hours this afternoon. Henry + I came home this evening found Louisa much better than expected. “ 9th Sunday Rained all day most fearfully. Louisa a good deal better. Wrote a letter to Leva this afternoon Heard that Laura had an organ “ 10th Clearville Warm + nice this forenoon but somewhat gloomy this afternoon. Came down this morning with Henry + Linny. Louisa a good deal better to day. Met Orville as we were coming he was going up to Mr. Watson’s. He brought some bushes for Louisa. “ 11th Cloudy + dull Went down to Mr. DeLongs for a buggy ride with Henry + Linny [Page 25] May 12th Rained nearly all day. Cleared up this evening Henry went up home expects to take Louisa home tomorrow with him. Alforetta Delong75 came up to stay with me until he came back. Orville came up + him + Duncan + Linny went over to 75 Alforetta DELONG, daughter of Peleg Delong (other spellings: Alphoretta) �28 the school house to hear Mr. McAllister lecture on Phrenology. They came back about ten Oclock and he (Orville) stopped quite a little while Miss Delong + I went over to hear Libbie play on her organ. “ 13th Warm + Pleasant Miss Delong went home this morning. Louisa + Henry came down this afternoon. She was pretty tired when she got home Mrs Delong + Orvil were up this afternoon to see Louisa and also Mrs MacFarlane Mrs Smith + Mary were in to see her “ 14th A little colder Mrs. Cavers was over for a little while this forenoon I helped Henry make flower garden this afternoon Mrs Bury was over in the afternoon + also Mrs. Campbell called in. “ 15th Quite clear + windy. Emeline Delong76 was up this forenoon and stayed till after dinner. Mrs McFarlane was over this afternoon + also Mrs. Cavers this evening. Henry has quite a lame back. [Page 26] May 16th Sunday a little chilly today Ma + Pa + Lucy came down this morning Tommy Feetzel77 called in this afternoon. Linny went down to his Uncle’s this morning. “ 17th A little warmer. Washed all day Mrs Davis 76 Emeline DELONG, daughter of Peleg Delong 77 The name here looks like an F as in ‘Feetzel’ but on June 16 and July 8 th the surname looks like like ‘Teetzel’. There are several ‘Teetzels’ in the area in the 1871 census. �29 called in the evening. Mrs MacFarlane was over this afternoon. Addie was up this morning “ 18th Quite warm. Henry no better with his back. Annie Laura was up this afternoon. Mrs Bury was in Besides several other callers this afternoon “ 19th Very warm Today Emeline was up and had tea with us. Henry a little worse today “ 20th Quite Windy Emeline + Chester were up this morning Mr Davis pulled a tooth for Chester. I was over to see Libbie this evening. Maggie Smart + Belle Newcome was in to see Louisa She is worse today + Henry too “ 21st Rained nearly all this afternoon Louisa no better + Henry either I went with Duncan + Libbie to the Fruit Festival at Palmyra. Had H Purvis + H Coll’s company all the evening got home about half past 12 found Louisa + Henry a great deal worse. The Dr was in this afternoon I sat up nearly all the rest of the morning [Page 27] May 22nd Louisa + Henry a little better today Very warm + close. Addie + Annie Laura78 were up this afternoon We all got weighed I weighed 102 lbs. Orvil called in this afternoon + then in the evening him + Alfaretta came up she stayed all night + he went home Duncan went up to Morpeth this afternoon to get some medicine 78 Addie and Annie Laura, daughters of Peleg DELONG and Alvira FORD �30 for Louisa and he carried a note for me to Julia E. Mrs McFarlane + Libbie were over this eve “ 23rd Sunday Quite warm. Emeline came up this morning. Henry + Louisa a good deal better today. Collins + Elizabeth, Frank + Julia E came down Julia E is going to stay this week. About 2 Oclock Orvil came up and after dinner we all went down to Mrs Delong except Frank and stayed till after tea + then Orvil came home with us and stayed the evening “ 24th Rained this forenoon but quite warm this afternoon Duncan went to Ridgetown to spend the 24th I was over to Mrs McFarlanes a little while towards evening and she came home with me Louisa was taken worse again last night but is a little better today. The Dr was in this afternoon [Page 28] May 25th Nice + warm. Louisa a little better The Dr was in again this afternoon. Addie was up this morning Julia E + Henry went down to see Mr Delong this forenoon “ 26th Not quite so warm. Henry got a note from H Gilmore last night stating that Uncle Sam was very low and he (Henry) wanted to see him so Henry + Mr McFarlane went down. Received word this morning that he was dead. Sent a telegram to Abram Gilmore in [illegible]. Duncan + Linny went up home today and to Mrs Watson after some potatoes for Mr Delong �31 “ 27th A little chilly Uncle Sam was buried this after noon Julie E + Henry went to the funeral Abram Gilmore + his wife came about an hour after he was buried “ 28th Nice + warm Went down to Mrs Delongs this forenoon after some patterns for Louisa. Henry + Abram Gilmore were here for tea + 29th Quite warm Emeline + Annie Laura came up and spent the afternoon Her + I were over to Mrs McFarlanes for a little while went home with Mr McFarlane Maggie Smart called in about sundown to see Louisa [Page 29] May 30th Sunday Quite chilly Henry + Louisa went down to Mr Delongs this afternoon. Henry Uncle + Aunt (Mr Robert Watson + Wife) + Mr Scarf were down there. I wrote a letter to Charlie Baldwin while they were gone. They all came back here to tea. Frank + Anse came down + Juliea E went home with them. Mr Neil MrPhail + Kitty Scarlet called in this afternoon “ 31st A little warmer. Addie was up this morning Henry + Louisa went up home this afternoon Henry went to see his father who was very ill. They brought some of my clothes down + Julia E wrote me a note Libbie McFarlane came over and stayed all night. June 1st Warm + Pleasant. Mrs Richard Bury called in this afternoon. Had and invitation to a bee �32 this afternoon at Mrs Davis sewing carpet rags but declined going Addie came up after school and then after tea Henry + I went down home with her “ 2nd Had quite a rain storm this evening. Mrs Smart was here to tea. Mrs Davis called in this evening. Libbie was over also I wrote a composition for her on [Time?] Louisa is quite poorly [Page 30] June 3rd Very pleasant. Commenced making my print dress Louisa gave me Went over to Mrs Cavers and got her to cut me a garibaldi pattern. Was over to see Libbie a little while this evening “ 4th Very warm. Mrs Oaks + Jenny were here this afternoon. Worked on my dress nearly all day. Bought some lace + silk cut from Mr Davis today Libbie was over this evening “ 5th Pleasant. Had lots of work to do today Mrs Crane + Florence were over this afternoon. Orvil was here + had tea. Mrs McFarlane was over a little while this evening “ 6th Sunday Rained a little this evening Duncan Libbie + I went up home today. Met Maggie + Fred coming down Got home before they left Mrs Smith + Mrs Carpenter called in this evening Heard today that Myron had sold his �33 place for $3200 – 50 acres “ 7th Rained nearly all day Mrs Carpenter came and spent the afternoon Henry went up to see his father today Mrs Cavers called in this evening [Page 31] June 8th Bright + warm Sarah Roome came up this morning and stayed all day. After tea I went with her down to Mrs DeLongs. Orvil got badly hurt yesterday with a span of horses. Received a letter from Fannie today. “ 9th Warm + bright. Louisa sent some of Mary’s hair to the Artist at Duart by Mrs Cavers she intends have Mary’s picture taken large “ 15th Quite warm. Elizabeth + Hortense came down this morning and Louisa went with them to Delongs Orvil came up just as they were going away he staid a couple of hours they came back and had tea Henry went to Ridgetown after tea. Received a letter from Leva this afternoon “ 11th Most sultry warm today. Alfaretta + Annie Louisa came up this afternoon “ 12th Quite cold. Was over to Mr McFarlane’s a little while and also to Mrs Cavers a little while this evening Linny + Henry went to Duart this evening “ 13th Sunday A little warmer. Linny Libbie + I went to the Old Fort for a walk this morning. This afternoon �34 Henry + Linny went down to Delongs wrote a letter to Leva while there were all gone Annie Laura came home with them [Page 32] June 14th Nice clear + bright not a cloud to be seen Twenty one yrs old today79 Annie Laura went home this afternoon Chester was up at noon Libbie was over a little while this evening. Louisa + Duncan went to Duart after tea I sent my watch by them to get fixed “ 15th Very pleasant Linny’s birthday 11 yrs old After tea Henry + I went to Morpeth Saw Wes + Collins there. Had a long talk with H Coll. Was in to see Johnny and also saw H Purvis Eddie gave me an orange Had a splendid good time all the evening After Eleven, when we got home Mary Smith was here when we returned “ 16th Quite warm. Mrs Smart + Mrs McFarlane called in this evening. Mrs Teetzel + Tommy + Mr Blanchard were here for dinner “ 17th Tried to rain a little this forenoon. Orvil came up this morning and stayed till after dinner. Libbie was over a little while this evening “ 18th Very pleasant. Addie was up this morning. Orvil came up and him + Louisa went to Duart the forenoon. Henry + Louisa + Linny went up home tonight 79 Ida was born June 14, 1854 �35 intend going to Chatham tomorrow. Libbie came and stayed with me [Page 33] June 19th Quite warm Addie was up this afternoon Mrs McFarlane was over a little while this afternoon. After tea I went down to Joe Roome’s. “ 20th [margin: ‘Sunday’] Very warm. Sarah + I came up to Church this afternoon. I went back with her and stayed till after tea + then came home she came as far as John L Smiths with me Henry + Louisa + Linny came home shortly after I did Henry made me a present of a pack of [illegible] “ 21st Very sultry. Louisa + Henry went down to Mr Delongs this morning didn’t come back till after dinner Commenced Louisa’s dress this afternoon “ 22nd Warm. Henry Gilmore worked for Henry today After tea Louisa + I called on Mrs Maggie Bury for the first time. Alfaretta called in this evening “ 23rd Most fearfully warm. Henry + Louisa went up to Morpeth to fix little May’s80 grave Henry Gilmore worked here this forenoon. Addie was up this morning “ 24th Most awfully tired tonight washed all day It rained nicely this afternoon Received a letter from leva and one from Charlie 80 ‘May’ is Mary WATSON, daughter of Henry and Louisa �36 [Page 34] June 25th Very warm Louisa + Henry went down to Mr Delongs this forenoon came back before dinner Mrs McFarlane was in this forenoon and again this evening. Chester81 was up this morning “ 26th Quite warm Henry Gilmore worked here this forenoon. Mr + Mrs Alex Campbell called in this afternoon. “ 27th Sunday. Not [any/too?] warm today. Wes + Leva came down today. Mr + Mrs Alex McTavish came and spent the afternoon. After tea I went home with Wes + Leva. Leva went home and staid all night with me “ 28th A little warmer. Leva Julia E Lucy + I went over to Mr Smith’s in the afternoon played croquet all the afternoon. About dusk I went home with Leva. “ 29th Quite a nice day Helped Leva to make her dress. After tea Leva Nettie Libbie + I went down to the Lake “ 30th Very pleasant. In the afternoon Franky took Leva + I to Morpeth Leva went to take her French lesson I went with her and Mrs Warner gave me one too. We went into nearly every store Had a splendid time I got home about dark [Page 35] 81 Chester DELONG, son of Peleg Delong and Alvira FORD �37 July 1st Quite pleasant Fred, Wes, Julia E, Lucy, Laura, and myself went down to Morpeth in the morning to see the Calithumpians and then up on the Point to the [might be ‘picine’ or ‘piscine’?]. Stayed there till the afternoon and then came back to Morpeth Had a gay time I had my tea at Johnny’s He wanted me to go down to Hamilton and across to Cleveland with him this next week but I declined going. Had quite a chat with Anse Left Morpeth about dusk came with Mr Claks and his family as far as the sideroad and the rest of the way home with Louisa + Henry “ 2nd A little warmer Mrs Gilmore was here this afternoon and Addie + Annie Laura also Mrs Jimmy White + Mrs William Desmond called in this evening Sarah Roome was up this morning “ 3rd Rained quite nicely this evening. Henry + Louisa started for Newbury this morning Libbie has come over to stay all night with me “ 4th Sunday warm + sultry Libbie stayed till after dinner and then we went down to church I wrote a letter to Annie and also to Leva + Fannie. Louisa + Henry returned this evening. Brought the picture of little May home [Page 36] July 5th Cloudy, Washed all day. After tea Duncan and I went up home drove down to Rachel’s first after strawberries but she sold them �38 all and then up home. Grandma is stopping there now “ 6th Cloudy + gloomy came home this morning. Orvil was here when I came. Emeline came up this afternoon intends staying all night “ 7th Quite sultry. Emeline went home this afternoon “ 8th Very warm Mrs Maggie Bury + little Laura Teetzel called in after tea. Louisa + I were over to Mrs McFarlane’s a little while this evening “ 9th Cloudy + dull I went down this morning to Mr Delongs and stayed till after dinner + then Alfaretta + Annie Laurie went down to see Sarah Roome stayed till after tea + then Sarah came [illegible] with us. After I got past Mr Delongs a little ways Orvil + Emeline + Mr Walker the teacher came along + gave me a ride “ 10th Very warm Alforetta was up and stayed for tea. Louisa + Henry + Linny went to Duart to get their pictures taken this forenoon “ 11th Sunday Nice + cool Collins + Elizabeth + the children came down today + Lucy Fred + Nettie also Nettie is going to stay all the week with me [Page 37] July 12th Quite warm. After tea Louisa + Henry went up to Mr Mills + Nettie + I went for a walk “ 13th Very warm Louisa Nettie + I went up to Mrs Smarts this afternoon had a splendid time Mrs McFarlane was �39 over a little while this forenoon “ 14th As warm as ever Louisa + Henry went out to Dr Hicks visiting this afternoon didn’t get back until eleven Oclock after tea Nettie + I went over to see Libbie stayed there until 9 Oclock Addie was up a little while after school was out – “ 15th Warm Louisa + Henry went up to Palmyra this forenoon to see about some cherries Mrs McFarlane was over this morning. After tea Henry Linny + Nettie + I went down to the lake for a ride “ 16th Very Pleasant Louisa put on a quilt this afternoon and we all quilted till tea time. Maggie Smart called in this evening Received a letter from Fran today “ 17th Quite Pleasant Nettie + I went up to Morpeth with Henry Gilmore this afternoon left [illegible] there [Page 38] July 18th Sunday Rained last night + this morning considerable. Libbie was over this morning Orvil came up about ten Oclock and in the afternoon I went with him to Church Mr Downie preached After church I went home with him + his sisters and in the evening him + I + Emeline + Alfaretta went out to Duart to meetings and then home “ 19th Very Pleasant Henry Louisa + I went up to Mrs Gosnells to pick cherries this forenoon. Canned �40 them up this afternoon, Henry + Linny went a fishing after tea down to the lake. Libbie was over a little while “ 20th Quite warm. All of Mr Delongs girls came up this morning and called for Linny + I to go up home. We first went to Collins and stayed until after dinner and then we all with Elizabeth + Julia went up home + stayed till after tea and then back here again. Linny + Adda stayed up “ 21st Warm as ever Washed all day. Henry went a fishing after tea “ 22nd Quite nice. Eliza Jane Oaks + Jennie Bailey came down this morning and stayed all day Henry + Abram Gilmore + his daughter came up and spent the afternoon. Dr Roome + wife called in. About dark Louisa + I went over to Mrs McFarlanes and helped her pit her cherries [Page 39] July 23rd Warm After dinner Henry, Louisa + I went down to Joe Roome’s after cherries came home about four. After tea Mrs McFarlane + Libbie came over and helped us pit them Orvil came in while we were pitting them and we went for him most unmercifully “ 24th Very Warm. Henry + I went up to Mrs Gosnells after cherries this forenoon Mr Smith from Bothwell was here to dinner. After tea Louisa + Henry went up home + Libbie + Duncan came over + stayed all night with me 25th Sunday Fearfully warm Libbie stayed all �41 day with me Louisa + Henry got home about 9 Oclock this evening + Adda came with them 26th Had quite a shower this afternoon Eliza Jane Oke’s + her Aunt came down this morning Eliza Jane went home after tea but Mrs Lutes [?] remained to stay a couple of weeks I went over to Mrs McFarlanes and spent part of the evening Adda went home this morning. “ 27th Very warm Henry went up after his Grand mother82 this morning came back this afternoon The Artist Mr Frances brought the pictures this afternoon Mrs Cavers was over this evening [Page 40] July 28th Quite warm. Helped Louisa make her black Print dress. Was over to Mrs Cavers after tea for a few mintues “ 29th Sultry warm Went over and picked some peas for dinner and after tea Louisa + I went again and picked some for pickles came by Mrs McFarlane and her + Mr McFarlane were quarreling at a great rate he was drunk and abusing them most fearfully. “ 30th Quite chilly this evening After tea Libbie + I went over and picked some peas “ 31st Warm + nice Henry went to Duart to 82 Could be either his maternal grandmother Sybel DELONG (nee DECKER) who died possibly 1879, or paternal grandmother Mary who died 1885. More likely the latter as she lived in Howard. �42 Council this morning and came home with a fearful headache this evening Mr Tucker + wife and little girl was here for dinner. Libbie was over this evening a little while August 1st [in margin: ‘Sunday’] Rained all day. Mr David Watson83 + wife came + brought Linny home and returned this evening in the rain. Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie came over this afternoon and stopped till after tea + then went back to Mr Bury’s “2nd Rain ! Rain ! Rain ! all day long Frank + Collins + Julia came down this afternoon. Julia is [Page 41] (Continued) going to stay Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie came over this afternoon intend stopping all night August 3rd It still continues to rain Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie went up to Mr Hill’s this afternoon Received a letter from Leva today “ 4th Quite nice + warm this forenoon. Cloudy + dull again this afternoon Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie returned again this afternoon They staid at Bury’s “ 5th Rained all day nearly Mrs Tucker + Jennie came over this morning and stayed till after dinner + then they went out to Duart. I was over to see Libbie a little while this evening “ 6th dull + gloomy. Henry Gilmore worked here today Libbie was over a little while 83 Henry WATSON’S brother �43 “ 7th The weather no better. Libbie + I went up to Mr Smarts after tea and stayed till dark Mrs Cavers was over a little while this evening. Mr John Watson84 + a friend of his Mr Stephenson came down and stayed till after tea + then went down to Mr Delongs “ 8th Sunday Very pleasant Mr Watson + Mr Stephenson came back for dinner today. Libbie was over a little while after tea Fred brought Julia Ellen down this eve[ning?] to go to the [illegible] tomorrow in the excursion. I have most a painful thumb [Page 42] August 9th A lovely day. Fred stayed all night and took us out to the station at Highgate Henry + Louisa, Julia + Linny + Julia E + I. Had an excellent good time. Bought a beaded watch case. left Highgat[e] at half past five and got down there at one and left there at seven and reached home a little after five the next morning My thumb pained me considerable all the time – was pretty tired “ 10th Quite pleasant. slept till nearly 10 Oclock Collins came down after us this morning came home after dinner Louisa + Mrs Lutes came up with us + Henry brought Mrs Watson home also. My thumb keeps getting worse 84 Henry WATSON’S father �44 “ 11th Nice + Warm Leva called in this afternoon for Lucy to go and take her French lesson. Sarah Smith was over two or three hours this afternoon Wrote a letter to Charlie Baldwin “12th Quite pleasant My hand a little worse today wrote a letter to Fannie this afternoon or at least commenced one “ 13th Very warm Finished my letter to Fannie this morning Sat up nearly all night my hand pained me so bad Had a little shower of rain between 9 + 10 Oclock. [Page 43] August 14th Quite pleasant. Lucy went over to take her French lesson after dinner + in about two Oclock Leva came along + called in + I went with her. My thumb pained me so bad I could scarcely sit still. Leva came back with me + is going to stay all night “ 15th Sunday. My hand considerable better. Johnny Simons + James Smith was here to dinner + after dinner they went to Sunday School with Leva Wes + I. I went home with Leva “ 16th [Illegible] Rained a little this forenoon but was lovely this afternoon. After tea we all (Mr Fairchild’s girls + myself) went down to the Lake and had a boat ride by moonlight out on the Lake until ten O’clock “ 17th Rained again today. After tea we all started off with each of us an umbrella �45 over to Julius and stayed till ten O’clock had lots of fun “ 18th Rained again as usual. Nothing of any account happened today. The girls very busy preparing for the Masonic picnic tomorrow [Page 44] August 19th Quite pleasant this forenoon but a little showery this afternoon Mr Fairchild took us all to the picnic this morning An excursion party from Port Stanley were to be there it was held in Mr Simpson’s grove After dinner Lillie + I went for a ride with Henry Coll we went up as far as the Eau and back again and then down to Clearville and stayed to Henry Watson’s till one clock and then back to Mr Fairchild’s, after two when we got home Had a gay old time “ 20th Didn’t get up till nine Oclock Rained nearly all the forenoon. In the afternoon Leva came home with me and is going to stay all night “ 21st Rained all this afternoon. Leva + Lucy went over to take their lesson “ 22nd Sunday Clear + quite cool Henry + Louisa + Linny came up this morning + stayed till after dinner + then went down to Mr Watson’s Julia Ellen went home with Leva this afternoon Ella Willson called in this evening and stayed a couple of hours �46 Frank + Mr George Reynold went to camp meeting today [Page 45] August 23rd Quite chilly had to keep a fire on all day Aunt Sarah + little Cora came over this morning and stayed till after dinner. Julia Ellen came home this afternoon. Miss Eliza Patterson called in the evening “ 24th Very pleasant Julia E went down to Rachel’s after dinner + Henry brought her home this evening. Ma + Pa + Lucy went to Morpeth + Ridgetown this evening Received a letter from Melvin today “ 25th Quite warm Leva called in this afternoon and also Mr + Mrs Delong “ 26th Very warm. Julia E went down to Henry’s this afternoon to keep house for him this next week as Rachel intends starting for Pennsylvania tomorrow goes down as far as the Suspension Bridge in an Excursion train to Niagara Falls. “ 27th Pleasant Lucy + Fred started to go on the excursion but the cars did not call at Weldon’s station as the cars were all filled up and could not take no more on so they had to come back and also Henry + Rachel + Laura. After tea Frank + I + Lucy + Fred went down to town Had a pleasant time �47 [Page 46] August 28th Very warm. Mr + Mrs Delongs called on this afternoon “ 29th Sunday Most dreadfully warm. Ma + Pa + Grandma + Fred went down to Julius’s today, Lucy went to Sunday School + Nettie Fairchild + Lizzie Willson + Maud Bell came home with her Lizzie + Maud went home after tea + Nettie is going to stay all night – Joe Roome + Miss Potts called in about dusk on their way home from the Eau where they had been for a ride Frank went to Church at Morpeth this evening + Julia E went home with Henry. Ella + Miss Mosby called in this evening “ 30th very sultry, Rachel started for Pennsylvania today took the cars at Ridgetown. Not very well this evening “ 31st Still continues warm. Nettie + Lucy went over to Mr Smiths this afternoon. George Smith to work pulling beans for us today. September 1st Extremely warm. Nettie went with Lucy over to Madam Warner’s to take he[r?] French Lesson but she was not at home and left word that she could’nt teach any more was going to Montreal so Nettie went home. Georgie Smith + Charles Bell working here today [Page 47] September 2nd Warm as ever Grandma went down to �48 Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon and stayed till after tea. Georgie85 here again today “ 3rd Very warm this forenoon had a little shower of rain this afternoon Henry + Julia E came up this morning and stayed a few minutes George is here to work today + also Henry’s hired [Rory?] + Georgie Smith all pulling beans. “ 4th Note quite so warm Had quite a shower of rain last night Pa + Ma went to Chatham today “5th Sunday Warm + windy Frank went down to Clearville after Louisa this morning they all came up this afternoon Laura came up and her + I went to Sunday School together Henry Handy + Julia E came up and stayed till dark “ 6th Very Pleasant Louisa + Henry went to Chatham today + Linny pulled beans this forenoon + in the afternoon him + Lucy went down to Henry’s after tomatoes. Louisa + Henry got back about sundown stayed till after tea + then went home “ 7th Warm. Laura was up a little while this afternoon After tea Frank Wes + I went down to Morpeth. Saw Anse there he made me a present of yd of ribbon [illegible] Jo Simons He asked us to go to the Reform Picnic at Ridgetown tomorrow with him [Page 48] 85 Might be Ida’s brother George HANDY �49 September 8th Warm + most fearful dusty Johnny came up about half past Twelve. We left at one and reached Ridge- just as the Honorables was coming from the station we then drove down to the Grove (Mr S[???]) The Hon Mr McKellar in whom the Picnic was given in honor of was presented with a handsome Gold Watch + Chain The speakers were the Hon’s E C Wood, Casey, Willson, Waterworth, McCraney, Mills, McKellar. It was six Oclock before the speaking finished we then left and reached Morpeth about dusk. Julia got tea for us and then he brought me home 9th Very pleasant this forenoon but cloudy and rainy this afternoon Henry + Louisa called in this morning on their way to Dealtown After tea Frank Wes + I went to town I bought a pair of shoes from Johnny When we came back found Henry + Louisa here they are going to stay all night 10th Rained all night but pleasant today. Henry + Louisa went home this morning. 11th Quite cold. 12th Not much warmer, Lucy went up to Uncle Abe’s today + Wes + I went down to Julius Wes stayed a little while + then went across to Mr Fairchild Julius brought me home Otis came with us Henry + Louisa had been here [Page 49] September 13th Very warm. Pulled beans all the afternoon Johnny S---- called in today to let me know the Excursion to Port Stanley was �50 postponed, Grandma went down to Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon “ 14th Cloudy + dull, Grandma came back this afternoon Henry went after Rachel today “ 15th Quite warm. Julia E came home this forenoon I went down to Elizabeth’s to get some stitching done on her machine stayed till after tea and then rode up with Collins him + the boys + Pa went to Blenheim this evening to a political meeting Rachel + Henry called in this evening Today is Ma’s birthday 61 yrs old “ 16th Cold + Rainy. Pa went down to the election for Member of Parliament between Mr Laird a conservative + Mr McCraney a Reformer. Commenced spinning today. Ella was down a little while this evening Heard that Ebenezer86 was married last Monday to Miss Miriam Ferguson “ 17th Showery and quite cold. Heard today that Mr McCraney was elected with a majority of 200 and over. Louisa + Henry + Linny came up this evening intending to stay a few days [Page 50] 18th Cold + Cloudy Day + Henry went to Chatham this morning + returned this evening about six. They heard the true statement of Mr McCraney’s majority which is 168. Henry + Louisa went down to Fred Watson’s87 to stay all night and the rest of us except 86 Ebenezer HANDY, son of Sedgwick Handy �51 Pa + Ma went down to Morpeth to hear the Chatham Band play. 19th Sunday, Cold and cloudy all day Rained a little this evening Went to Sunday School this afternoon. Henry + Louisa + Linny came back this evening. Wrote a letter to Mel 20th Dull weather as ever. Frank took Henry down to the wharf this morning intending to go to Cleveland on an excursion but the Lake being so rough the Steamer (Riverside) could not come in so he came back again during the time Louisa + Julia E went down to Rachel’s and when he came back he went down after Louisa and then went home. Julia Ellen came back in the afternoon. Henry Handy + Rachel + Laura came up and Julia E went to Morpeth to a dance in the Hall at Morris’s Brick. Frank posted my letter this morning to Mel I sent him my picture 21st The weather continues the same 22nd Cold + cloudy 23rd A little warmer and very little [illegible] There has been frost every night this last week. [Page 51] September 24th A lovely day The Ridgetown Fair was to day none of us went “ 25th Bright + warm this morning Collins, Elizabeth, Julia, Hale, + Frank + I went to Chatham It commenced raining just before we got to Chatham and rained all the forenoon The afternoon was bright + warm till about five and it continued 87 Would be Henry’s brother Theodore Frederick WATSON who was also known as Fred �52 raining again shortly after we left Blenheim, Collins made me a present of a tie. Elizabeth + I got our pictures taken together + also Frank + I. I bought me velvet for a coat “ 26th [in margin: Sunday] Not extra warm although some warmer than has been Fred + I went down to Jule’s and about half past three Lucy went with us over to Mr Fairchild’s we stayed there till after tea and then all the girls + Franky came back to Jule’s with us Jule brought me home when we got home Oliver Ransom was here and about 9 Oclock S Brown called in for him he had been down to see Julia Simons “ 27th Nice + warm today. Mr Simons came up this morning and asked me to go with him to Port Stanley on an excursion tomorrow I accepted “ 28th It has been a most lovely day. Johnny came up this morning after me we stopped for Julia + then went down to the dock [Page 52] the boat had’nt got in when we got there but came in shortly after but owing to the small crowd that had col- lected they did’nt think it worth while going so the boat went back again we came back to the store and had sinner. Lulah Julius + Lucy came and had dinner too, I staid till after tea + then Johnny brought me home. He said some funny things be- fore we got home but I guess at any rate he wont ask me to go with him again. I Received a letter from Fannie 29th Very pleasant all day until this evening it rained �53 thundered + Lightning’d quite hard. Louisa + Henry + Linny was here for dinner 30th Cloudy + dull this forenoon but somewhat brighter this afternoon October 1st Very pleasant Mr + Mrs Ransom came down this morning and stayed all day. Lucy went up to Uncle Abe’s after dinner and after tea Fred Frank Wes Julia + I went to Morpeth I went in and seen Johnny for fun When we came back Ella was here and shortly after Henry + Louisa came. Anse + Joe stopped for Ella about 9 oclock “ 2nd Nice + bright Pa + Ma + Henry + Louisa went to Chatham today after dinner I went up to Uncle Abe’s [Page 53] October 3rd Sunday Clear + windy Ella + Miss Montgomery brought me home this morning. Louisa + Henry went home last night I wrote a letter to Fannie this afternoon Jule + Henry + Collins were all here this evening Ma brought me a brown cashmere dress yesterday. “ 4th Quite pleasant. Commenced making up my coat this afternoon “ 5th Dull + cloudy. Rained a little this afternoon “ 6th Rained thundered + Lightening’d last night and has rained all day today “ 7th Nice + bright day. They all went to Chatham to the fair except Ma, Grandma, and me “ 8th Cold and not very clear. Lillie came up today intends staying a couple of days. “ 9th dull and cloudy. Lillie + Julia Ellen went up to Uncle Abe’s a little while this afternoon Rained this evening �54 “ 10th Sunday Not very warm. Laura came up this morning and her + Julia E + Lillie + I went to the woods for hickory nuts and the boys went up on the Point when we came back Julius + Otis was here and the boys had come back after tea Fred + Lucy + I went home with Lillie. Leva let me have Tennyson’s poems + Bateman’s poems to read Anse + Ed88 called in this forenoon 11th Cold + cloudy snowed a little this evening. Lucy went up to Uncle Abe’s to stay this week [Page 54] October 12th Clear and cold Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans + wheat received a dollar a bush for both he took mine + Lucy’s beans with him “ 13th Quite warm + bright Pa + I went down to Morpeth this afternoon brought some lace and buttons for me coat. “ 14th Warm and bright but quite windy. Went to the fair at Blenheim with Mr Fairchild’s folks. Leva went with our folks, Louisa + Henry called in on their way up and then came back and stayed all night and Linny also Henry not very well. Pa went to Chatham today with a load of wheat. 15th It has rained all day. Received a letter from Charlie Baldwin this evening. 16th Cold + rainy 17th Sunday Cold + rainy as ever. Mrs Stymers[?] came down 88 Probably Anson & Edwin, sons of Abram WILLSON �55 this morning and stayed all day. Jule + Lulah came up this evening a little while and also George Lucy89 is 19 yrs old today “ 18th Cloudy and cold “ 19th Warm and bright Julia E + I went hunting hickory nuts we went throug[h?] the Colonel’s woods and then down to Jule’s and then Lucy and Otis went with us down to Joe Pattersons woods we got our dishes partly full and then [Page 55] came back to Jule’s and got our dinner and then started for home we called in to see Rachel and also called on Elizabeth. Pa went to Chatham today with a load of wheat he had contracted for a dollar a bush. Received a letter from W. E. Perrin this evening Oct 20th A little warmer today Finished spinning this afternoon “ 21st It has been most a lovely day warmer than yesterday Pa went to Chatham today Uncle Abe called in and gave us all an invitation to a party at his place tomorrow evening “ 22nd The weather continues the same. Mr Bell + Mr Manford a Universalist minister came down this afternoon, he (Mr Manford) preached this eve in the slabtown school house we all went and the minister came back to stay all night with us we then went up to Uncle Abe’s to the party “ 23rd Quite warm Mr Manford + Pa went out to Ridgetown and then to Morpeth and down to the Eau this forenoon. Fred, Julia E + I went down to Morpeth 89 Ida’s sister Clara Lucinda �56 this evening. 24th Sunday. Most a beautiful day. Pa + Collins + Lucy and I went to Blenheim to meeting this forenoon took the minister Mr Manford up with us. Julia E + Frank went together Louisa + Henry came up and went, after meeting came home and went up again in the evening. Henry went to Chatham after meeting Louisa came home with Frank + Julia [Page 56] October 25th Cloudy and dull but not cold. Jule came up about one Oclock this morning after Ma Fred took Louisa down to Jule’s + to George’s this forenoon he came back and said Lulah had a little boy90 . Henry Watson came back from Chatham about dusk he only stopped a few minutes and then went home George91 is 28 yrs old today. Have got quite a sore throat today “ 26th Cloudy Jule brought Ma home tonight “ 27th Cold and dull My throat is pretty sore today. “ 28th Cloudy but not very cold My throat is a good deal better today. Mr H Purvis and sisters Mr J Mosher and sisters Miss E Hungerford and Ella + Anson were all here this evening. Today is thanksgiving day “ 29th It has rained all day and no prospects of it stopping “ 30th Cold and very windy. Fannie and Jane Smith came over this afternoon and stayed until 8 Oclock in the eve – 90 The little boy would be Loren HANDY, son of Julius HANDY and Lucretia BRYANT. He was born 25 October 1875 91 George HANDY, Ida’s brother. He was born on this day �57 “ 31st Sunday Very cold. Lucy Fred and I went down to Jule’s this morning and then we all with Lucy Bryant and Jule went up on the Point rambled through the pines + hickerys till about four Oclock and then came back to Jules Lucy + Fred stayed till after tea and then they went home and I remained. Nov 1st Cloudy but some warmer than yesterday finished stitching my dress this afternoon Frank F------ came over with a note from Leva telling me her cousins were coming up to be there tonight. I came home about three Oclock [Page 57] November 2nd Clear and bright and quite warm. George was up this afternoon they lost a little girl this morning. Finished making my print dress this morning and wore it this afternoon. Uncle Segie92 started for Nebraska a week ago today. “ 3rd Cloudy. Leva and Lillie and Melvin came up this evening and staid till about three Oclock in the morning. I went home with them “ 4th Not very cold Mr Fairchild + Mel went to the Eau to shoot ducks gone all day they went in the eve to Morpeth and Mel brought three cans of oysters played euchre till Eleven o’clock after they came back. Leva and Mrs Fairchild went to Morpeth this afternoon “ 5th Quite pleasant Mel and Mr Fairchild went hunting this forenoon and in the afternoon Mel went over to visit McCary’s school. Leva + I went to Morpeth and in the evening Mel came down and we went to Johnny’s for tea. I dressed up in Lillie’s clothes 92 Sedgwick HANDY, brother of Collins HANDY Sr. �58 and Leva in mine Cooked the oysters this evening “ 6th Very pleasant and warm Mr Fairchild and Mel went to shoot ducks again today and us girls all went over to Julius’ a little while I borrowed Jule’s buggy for tomorrow He (Jule) took Lillie and I to town this evening Had a gay time Jule left the buggy to Mr Fairchild’s when we came back I dressed up in Leva’s clothes and Lillie in mine [Page 58] November 7th Sunday. Mel Leva + I went down to Clearville today and stayed till about sundown and then back to Mr Bannister’s and stayed till after tea and then they brought me home and stayed till nearly Twelve Oclock Mel starts for home tomorrow and Lillue goes with him on a visit Sent Annie a watch case. Ma, Frank, Coll Lucy Henry + Rachel came down while were there Lucy [above] (stayed) “ 8th Not quite so nice and warm today as usual “ 9th Cloudy and dull Ma commenced weaving blankets to day “ 10th Rained nearly all day “ 11th Nice and bright “ 12th Clear and quite warm. Wes, Julia E, and I went up to Uncle Abe’s and spent the evening. H Purvis was there “ 13th Snowed all day “ 14th Sunday Stormy and dull all day. Henry + Collins were up and had dinner with us I wrote a letter to Billie Perrin this evening “ 15th Cloudy Commenced making my brown dress today “ 16th Stormy and quite windy Received a letter from Fan �59 Uncle Abe had his sale today “ 17th Clear and bright “ 18th Cloudy but not very cold Frank went to town this evening and brought me a letter from Melvin [Page 59] Nov 19th Cloudy but not cold. Went down to Elizabeth’s this afternoon to do some stitching on the machine came back and after tea Wes Frank Julia E. and I went up to Mr Purvis to spend the evening “ 20th Quite pleasant Julius + Lulah came up this afternoon and stayed till after tea we came home from Mr Purvis’s between 3 and 4 Oclock. Mr J McTaggart and sister Mr P Haggart and sister, Mr J Mosher and sister Mr A Patterson, Mr R. A. Hughes and Anse + Ella were there had an excellent time “ 21st Sunday Very pleasant Fred went down to Clearville and Wes to Fairchild’s “ 22nd Clear and cold Wes brought me a note from Leva last night. Pa went to Chatham today with a load of beans got 95 cts a bush “ 23rd Cloudy but not very cold picked beans all the evening “ 24th Clear and bright Collins + Maynard came up this evening and helped us pick beans “ 25th Clear and cold Pa went to Chatham today with a load of beans got 95 cts a bush. Ella Willson came down about dusk and is going to stay all night 26th Rained nearly all day. Ella stayed all day and about dusk her father came after her Collins and Maynard came up to pick beans. He brought me two letters, one from Annie and the other from Billie �60 [Page 60] Nov 27th Cloudy and dull Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans today “ 28th Sunday. Rained nearly all day Julia + Hale were up a little while “ 29th Cloudy and most fearful cold “ 30th Blowed and snowed all day Dec 1st A good deal warmer today “ 2nd About the same not very cold Received a letter from Lillie Fairchild “ 3rd Quite warm and nice today. “ 4th Warm Frank + Wes went out to Chatham with a load of beans + Pa + Ma went with the horse + buggy Collins + Hortense Watson went with them Rained when they were coming home Ma bought me a [looks like ‘cloud’?] and a felt skirt “ 5th Sunday Rained all day. Jule + George were up this afternoon. Julia Ellen + I wrote a letter to Fan and also one to Lillie “ 6th Rained + thawed all day “ 7th It still rains. Anse called in this afternoon “ 8th Cloudy + dull “ 9th Cloudy but not cold Uncle Abe came down this morning and said that [?ra?ler] had smashed up so him and Pa went out to Chatham to see about it but found out that it was a false report [Page 61] �61 Dec 10th Snowed a little last night. Henry came up to saw wood today. Pa received a paper from Louisa this evening. 11th Not very old today. Louisa + Henry called in this evening on their way to Mr Watson’s Wes was down to Morpeth and brought home word that Mr Bannister is were going to have a party Tuesday Evening and invited us all to go “ 12th Sunday A little colder Louisa + Henry came back + had dinner with us Wes went down to Fairchild’s I sent a note to Leva and also sent a note to Oliver by Fred asking him to come and go to the party. Anse + Eddie93 called in this morning and again this evening. Wrote a letter to Billie this evening “ 13th Quite cold + windy “ 14th Very cold. Oliver came down this afternoon we all except Frank went to the dance had a very good time. Snowed when coming home “ 15th Snowed nearly all day Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans and Collins went with him. Oliver went home about noon. [Page 62] Dec 16th Pretty cold Pa + Frank went to Ridgetown to the sale 93 Anson and Eddie Willson, likely �62 “ 17th Very cold Snowed a little “ 18th A good deal colder “ 19th Sunday Clear and cold, Julia E + Frank went down to Clearville this morning + Lucy came home with them this evening. Julia was up a little while this afternoon. Ella + Coll94 were down this evening a little while. “ 20th Quite warm thawed all day “ 21st Quite warm but rainy “ 22nd Clear and warm George came up and helped white wash today “ 23rd A little colder Cleaned house today “ 24rd Rained all day Henry Handy was here for dinner I received a letter from Mrs Roxy Moffitt “ 25th Christmas Clear + bright + not very cold “ 26th Sunday Rained all day Wrote a letter to Roxy Anse stopped in out of the rain and had to saty all night “ 27th Clear + bright + not very cold. Jane + Lizzie were over this afternoon visiting Received a letter from Billie this evening “ 28th Quite pleasant [Page 63] Dec 29th Thawed + Rained all day. Received a Post Card from the Custom House Officer at London stating that there was a parcel lying at his office for me and by paying the Duty which was twenty five cents I would get it. I wrote a 94 This might be Collins Willson (Ella’s brother) �63 note with the money enclosed and Frank took it down and posted it. “ 30th Warm but fearful muddy. Laura came up this morning and is going to stay all night “ 31st Very warm Lulah + Jule + Otis + Lorum95 [should be ‘Loren’] came up this morning and stayed all day Jule + Wes went to the shooting match at Troy Wes brought home a goose for dinner tomorrow. Laura is still here. So endeth the last day of 1875 [in a different pen] In reply to your polite note of yesterday morning I hasten to assure you that I am highly sensible of the honor you have done me in the proposals you have so handsomely made and that I appreciate the frank and manly tone in which you have spoken of yourself. Believing that you are sincere in the senti- ments which you express toward me having great respect for you as a man and a gentleman and esteeming you as a friend, it is with regret that I am compelled to give you pain by declining your addresses and informing you that circumstances render it impossible for me ever to be more to you than, as, I am now Truly your Friend ---------- [Page 64] Fruit Cake: five eggs, two cups of sugar, one cup of molasses three cups currants well rubbed in flour, two cups stoned raisins, nutmeg, cinnamon salt, one cup 95 This would be referred to Julius and Lucretia’s new son Loren HANDY �64 milk flour to thicken (not too stiff) half teaspoon ful soda, one of cream tartar. Butter the tins well + bake in a moderate oven. Coconut Cup Cake: Two cups of rolled white sugar, one and a half cup of butter, one cup of milk, half teaspoonful of soda one of cream tartar, four eggs well beaten a nutmeg, salt, the white of one coconut grated floor enough to make a stiff batter. Beat it well put in buttered tins an inch think: bake in a quick oven and when well done frost it and cut into square pieces Marble Cake: Light part – One and half cups of white sugar half a cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk half a teaspoonful soda, one of cream tartar whites of four eggs two and a half cups of flour. Dark part – One cup of brown sugar half a cup of molasses, half a cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk half teaspoonful soda one of cream tartar two and half cups flour Yolks four eggs clover allspice cinnamon and nutmeg salt. [Page 65] Jelly Cake – Three eggs beaten very light, one cup of sugar, one cup of flour one teaspoonful cream tartar mixed dry in the flour half a teaspoonful soda dissolved in hot water one tablespoonful of cream or butter half a teaspoonful of essence of lemon. Delicate Cake – Take the whites of four eggs beaten to a stiff froth one cup of sugar, one cup of flour half a cup of sweet milk, three tablespoonfuls butter, one teaspoonful of soda three of cream �65 tartar flavour with lemon essence salt [The following recipe seems to be written in a different hand] Raspberry Vinegar: To two quarts and a half of ripe raspberry put one pint of the best vinegar. B[----?] them well and it let it stand three days. Strain the juice through a bag and add its weight of sugar. Boil it, skim well and bottle it closely. Lemon Pie: Yellow of three eggs, grate the rind and press out the juice of one lemon, one coffee cup brown sugar two spoons flour one half pint water one tablespoon butter bake in one crust and when a light brown beat the white of three eggs very light add two tablespoons pulverized sugar put on the top and bake a light brown Apple Jelly: To thirteen good sized apples put [missing] [Page 66] quart of water and one lemon boil till soft and strain. To one point of juice add one point of sugar and boil twenty minutes Rolled Jelly Cake: One coffee cupful white powdered sugar, one coffee cupful flour, four eggs whites and yolks beaten separately, salt, beat the yolks and sugar to a cream, add the flour and salt then the whites beaten to a very stiff froth, bake from ten to fifteen minutes Wedding Fruit Cake: One point of sugar one point of flour one point butter ten eggs two pound raisins three pounds currants one pound citron one tablespoonful cinnamon one tablespoonful cloves one tablespoonful nutmeg �66 half cup molasses teaspoon soda. Marble Cake: Light part: A cupful white sugar half cup- full each of butter and sweet milk, whites of three eggs teaspoonful cream tartar half teaspoon soda two cups of flour: Dark part: cup brown sugar half cup molasses half cup butter yolks of three eggs teaspoon cream tartar half teaspoon soda two cups flour half teaspoon each of cinnamon cloves allspice nutmeg. Beat the batter well and lay in the dish a spoonful light and then of dark. [Page 67] The greatest pleasure of life is love; the greatest treasure is contentment; the greatest luxury is health; the greatest comfort is sleep; and the best medicine is a true friend. Is there a point where the ideal of love conceived by a woman differs from that of a man? Yes. A man marries a bride rather than a wife, a woman marries a husband rather than a lover. She settles down into a sort of quiet contentment; he when the freshness and novelty of the bride has changed to a sober practical wife, grows indifferent, and seeks other attractions elsewhere. What in woman is called curiosity, in a man is grand- iloquently magnified into the spirit of inquiry. Much of the comfort of this life consists in acquaintance, friendship, and correspondence with those that are pious, prudent and virtuous. There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Oh, speak not �67 harshly of the stricken one – weeping in silence! Break not the deep solemnity by rude laughter or intrusive footsteps. Scoff not, if the stern heart of manhood is sometimes melted by sympathy; they are what help to elevate him above the brute. We love to see tears of affection. They are pain- ful tokens, but still most holy. There is pleasure in tears – an awful pleasure [Page 68] My Album This valued Photographic Book On which you gaze with curious look Or hallow’d sympathies, Contains mementoes, rich and dear, Of much loved friends, as gathered here Before our wandering eyes Some who are not here have pass’d the bourne From whence the travelers ne’er return To tell their secrets o’er; And some have cross’d the ocean’s swell Far off in distant lands to dwell To meet on earth no more And some still linger with us here Our homes to bless our hearts to cheer Enshrined by Nature’s art Loved friends and kindred here we greet In hope that all at length may meet In Heaven no more to part �68 If thou cans’t add another face Our book to beautify and grace We will our thanks bestow [in margin] Then pray oblige without delay Secure the shadow while you may The substance soon may fade. [Page 69] Only A Ring Only a ring, yet I prize it more Than all the gems from India’s shore; Not all the wealth of all the world untold Is dear to me as this band of gold. Only a ring, but I love it well, Better than words can ever tell; ‘Tis a pledge to me of affection true, Beset and dearest I ever knew. Only a ring and yet in this Is centred all of my earthly bliss; All my hopes of the future, yes – Every dream of happiness. Only a ring, but if you knew The heart so brave, the love so true You would not wonder that to me His ring is more than the world could be �69 [in margin] Only a ring from one whose love I prize all earthly things above; So do not deem it a trifling thing For the love of the giver came with the ring. Wedded life is not one long amatory poem with re- current rhymes of “love and “dove” and “kiss” and “bliss” [Page 70 – loose] We should always be slow in choosing a friend, and still slower to change him. We should always be courteous to all, and intimate with few; never slight a man for poverty nor esteem any one for his wealth If one could be conscious of all that is said of him in his absence, he would probably become a very modest man indeed. People are commonly so employed in pointing out faults in those before them as to forget that some behind may at the same time be descanting on their own. Truth may be violated as much by silence as by falsehood itself. A person who tells you the faults of others intends to tell others your faults. A sure cure for terrible disorder of the mouth commonly called “scandal”. Take of “good nature” one ounce, of an herb called by the Indians “mind your business” one ounce, mix these with a little “charity for others” and two or three sprigs of “keep your tongue between your teeth”. Application. The symptoms are a violent itching in the tongue and roof of the mouth which invariably takes place when you are in company with a species of animals called “gossips”, when you feel it �70 coming on take a spoonful of the mixture hold it in your mouth which you will keep closely closed till you get home and you will find a complete cure. Should you apprehend a relapse keep a small bottleful about you and on the slightest symptoms repeat the dose. [Page 71 - loose] People who want to think ill of others can always do so. They wilfully blind themselves to good faults, and exaggerate the bad ones. There may be two meanings to many things that are said. Injustice is very hard to hear, yet we must all learn to expect it and to suffer it as calmly as we can. To have our best deeds turned and twisted into evil ones; to have our acts and words utterly mis- represented, to have those turn cold to us for whom we have always felt the warmest friendship, is only the face of humanity. Deceiver Go I’ll admit that once I loved thee That I deem’d thee just and true That my heart has loved no other Fondly as it once loved you. Yet the ties of love are broken And the vows you made to me, From this hour and forever You are nothing more to me. Fare thee well and if for ever Still for ever fare thee well; Even though unforgiving never ‘Gainst thee shall my heart rebel �71 [Loose insert, unlined paper] Dear Mollie Magee There’s a beautiful Isle afar Afar o’er the spread of the sea There’s a heart that is sad today And eyes that are watching for me Though the months have been few Since I bid her adieu Yet it seems like an age since we met And the look that she gave Ere I launched on the wave I can never ah I never forget chorus Oh thou beautiful Isle afar Afar o’er the spread of the sea Yes ‘tis dear to my heart you are Sweet home of dear Mollie Magee There’s a green little Isle beyond Across the wide waters away And I’m dreaming a dream so fond Of home and of Mollie today And I think with a sigh As the moments go by Of our land that is over the sea Oh I wonder a while With a home and a smile If my Mollie is dreaming of me �72 I am coming across the main Am coming again o’er the sea For I long to be home again Beside thee dear Mollie Magee If we meet on the shore We will part nevermore For our days shall be happy and bright And we’ll go hand in hand In our beautiful land Where our hearts may be joyous and light [Loose unlined insert, folded] You Know You Do When “some one’s” step comes up the walk Your cheeks take on a rosier hue And though no other hears his knock You hear it well – you know you do! When “some one” talks about the grain And bows at pa, yet looks at you You see his glances – ah, ‘tis plain – And give them back – you know you do! And though it may be very wrong When pa is quite ignored for you You sing for him your prettiest song You cunning thing – you know you do! And when he talks of other girls Of Hateful Kate and Jennie too �73 You fling at him your auburn curls You jealous thing – you know you do! You keep your eyes upon the clock And wish ‘twould jump an hour or two So that your pa would cease his talk And go to bed – you know you do! And when the folks to bed have gone And left “some one” alone with you You wish the clock would stop its tongue Or you stop it – you know you do! He blushes deep and looks afraid To be thus left alone with you But your eyes tell there never was maid But could be wooed – you know you do! You peep at “some one” ‘neath your curls Until with love you burn him through And make him hate all other girls In love for you – you know you do! And when his arm steals round your chair You give a smothered scream or two As if you did’nt want it there But oh, you do – you know you do! You nestle closer up to him Your head drops on his shoulder too You think it nice to have a Frank You haughty thing – you know you do! �74 And when he timidly doth press His wish to make a wife of you With happy heart you answer “yes” You darling girl – you know you do! �75 Guide to People Mentioned in the Diary The Handy Family HANDY, Collins Sr. (“Pa”): Ida’s father. HANDY, Louisa: Ida’s sister. Married Henry Watson in 1863 HANDY, Collins Jr.: Ida’s brother. Married Elizabeth Jane Watson (Henry’s sister) in 1863. HANDY, Julia Ellen (“Julia E”): Ida’s sister. Married Oliver Ransom in 1900 HANDY, Julius (“Jule/Jules”): Ida’s brother. Married Lucretia “Lulah” Bryant HANDY, Otis: Ida’s nephew, son of Lucretia Bryant and Julius HANDY, George Washington: brother of Ida. Married Henry Watson’s sister Rhoda Angeline in 1871 HANDY, Franklin Morse (“Frank” or “Franky”): Ida’s brother. Married Alice Bryant HANDY Wesley Norman (“Wes”): Ida’s brother, married Lucy Olivia “Leva” Fairchild in 1877. HANDY, Clara Lucinda (“Lucy”): Ida’s sister. Married Alvin Bryant in 1884. HANDY, Anson Frederick (“Fred”): Ida’s brother. Married Anna Mabel Warner in 1883. HANDY, David: married ‘Rachael’ (unknown surname) some time prior to 1862. There is a Rachel mentioned in the diary, but she does not seem to appear with David at any point. The Baldwin Family ROOME Catharine (“Grandma”): Ida’s maternal grandmother. Married David S. Baldwin. She moved to Wisconsin with husband and family in 1849, but returned to Ontario after her husband’s death BALDWIN, Rebecca (“Ma”): Ida’s mother, daughter of David S. Baldwin and Catharine Roome. Married Collins Handy Sr. BALDWIN, Sarah Ann Baldwin (“Aunt Sarah”): Ida’s aunt on her maternal side. Sarah married Ida’s father’s brother Ebenezer Handy. Ebenezer died in 1865. Sarah secondly married Abram Willson in 1867, in Michigan. The Watson family �76 WATSON, Henry: born William Henry Watson. Married Ida’s sister Louisa Handy in 1863, and Ida Handy in 1883 (after Louisa’s death) WATSON, Linneus (“Linny”): son of Louisa Handy & Henry WATSON, Mary (“May”): daughter of Louisa Handy & Henry WATSON, Elizabeth Jane: sister of Henry Watson, wife of Collins Handy Jr. WATSON, John (“Mr. Watson”): Henry’s father WATSON, Hortense: Henry Watson’s sister (also known as Tenny) WATSON Theodore Frederick (sometimes Theodore, sometimes “Fred”): Henry Watson’s brother The Willson family WILLSON Abram, (“Uncle Abe”): first married a Julia (believed to be a Baldwin and Ida’s aunt) who died before the writing of this diary. After Julia’s death, Abram married Ida’s aunt Sarah Baldwin (“Aunt Sarah” in the diary). Known children of Abram and Julia: Anson, Edwin (“Eddie” in the diary?), Collins, Ella, Julia WILLSON, Anson: son of Abram and Julia (see Baldwin, Julia) WILLSON, Ella: daughter of Abram and Julia (see Baldwin, Julia) � transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d3b50bb7b7efd958876722b8402a518b.pdf 58a27758c7cae9b274d8f7dbbf85901b PDF Text Text Irene Dixon Bamford 1896, Diary Transcription 5034_4-1-5 �Metadata FromThePage export of 5034_4-1-5 from Irene Dixon Bamford made on 2026-02-11 14:35:09 UTC. itemTitle: 1896 date: 1896 Title: 5034_4-1-5 Description: Item is a diary. Created On: 2023-10-03 13:03:00 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-1-5 �page_0001 [Queen’s University Archive File Folder] Irene Dixon Bamford Diary 1896 1896 [stamp] Queen’s University Archives Locator 5034-4 Box 1 File 5 �page_0002 1896 �page_0003 �page_0004 [seal: R Date 1896 Sealed with Gulfwax] Continued. 3 [binding tape has obscured the writing on the left margin, it will be indicated with #] #kes his leave, going to call on Yonger #lks & from thence to uncle Sammy’s. Tonight we would be alone this eve #t not so evening visitors Frank Woodman, Ed Weaver. Leather land #yed pedro till eleven P.M. Leather # all night. Thursday 6 Dec 1896 Cloudy wind #South 7 Oclock this morning # I call Devolson. Leatherland # stays till 12 noon day and after a # cordial hand shaking all round # leave again for Kingston # at uncle Sammy’s for his # ’sack instead went to Niles to # his dinner and thence to Geo Gillespie # evening we are alone quietly G poped # full of corn �page_0005 Monday 7 Decr 1986 warm morning. Awoke this morning to find the ground white with snow. A sort of wierd [sic] ghostly morning. The trees and shrubery were never so beautiful in leafy month of June, though more lasting, than this morning when when every tiniest branch is drooping under the pure whitening of snow. Saw Leatherend peg leging off up the road this morning. Will and Devol went to run nets but got nothing. Wellie went to Niles for his tools V called at Margans for cutter fills . I got to churn and work over butter, butter no good, cream no good, threw 6 pans of milk and cream to the hogs. �page_0006 Tuesday 8 Nov 1996 [illegible scribblings] �page_0007 Wednesday 9th Dec 1896 A day of all work, butter and Fowls to dress for market. Voltie goes to Niles and buys a rug for Nellie which I will give her for a Christmas present, sending it tomorrow. Maud sick with quinoa. A dirty day cloudy and looks like rain and does rain like jehy before dark and after dark. Thursday 10 Dec 1896 A lovely day after the rain of last night. We arose at 4 breakfast ready in a few minutes after the fire is built and they load on their batter and turkeys, 14 butter and 3 turks leaving Maud and I alone & Maud is sick with sore throat. Will drove the team home from dock and stayed awhile and told ghost story. I work hard all day, stew and hang up pumpkins. Bamford bought a new stove to day and Wellie, Will, Voltie & friends set tarp. Brought Morgans groceries in basket basket. �page_0008 Thursday Dec 10th Almond Joslin here to dinner. Will came over and helped put up the stove pipe. Friday 11 December 1896 A fine day. Arose at four a.m., routed the family, got breakfast early and V gets on the road at half past six a.m. enroute for Kingston with the cattle which he sold Burnside Wednesday. Welling & Perley & Percy Gillespie also drive cattle and they all go in company to Marysville. Devers wanted the boys to drive his cattle but "got left". Maud quite sick with tonsilitis quinsey. School teacher came after school to make a visit. Jim Morgan came for his tea. Frank here too in evening. V came after dark. Saturday 12 December 1896 A warm day, very fine for December. Maude better to day. Grace scoured pantry floor with brush, made cookies. I worked all day except showing Alice the mistery [sic] of lace knitting. Jim Morgan rowed down with a skiff for his basket of groceries and V helped him carry the basket to the river. V plowed in afternoon. Uncle Samy plowing with 2 teams all day. �page_0009 8 Sunday 13 Dec 1896 A fine quiet day cloudy all day and looks like a rainstorm. Miss Foley here. Will here too & Wells Jr, Grace & Will popped corn. Maud better much better. Would like to go over and see mother but the roads are muddy so Will says. V towards sundown goes to Wills for kerosine. Monday 14 December 1896 A beautiful clear sun bright day. After breakfast Voltie goes to corners for oil. C Woodman goes with him. Took R Percy’s rig. V brought 10 gallons for himself. C & Devolson ate dinner at R Perceys. R Percy not at home. Returned at 1/2 past one p.m. �page_0010 9 I fell and nearly broke my neck, the veranda post saved me by the hand of providence, I scaped. Sustained a doubled and twisted wrenching of the back and hip beside bruising shin rather badly. Good for rheumatism. V brought Maud rock candy and lemons. Miss Foley stayed with us till this morning. Grace washed clothes. W Sr puttying glass for double windows. A beautiful sunset - and moonlight night. Moon in second quarter since Friday. V plowed after he came back from the corners, every furrow turned now will not have to be done in spring. Geo Niles and [Johny Niles|[John Jr Niles]] called here on their way to Wills to play pedro, John Sr having preceeded them. After supper V accompanies them to Wills. Johny Niles brought Grace a letter, an invitation from Mary Dignum to visit her tomorrow eve with Voltie Saying Miss Foley will be there too �page_0011 10 Tuesday 15th December 1896 A cold frozen morning, ground bare and a very cold day: frost on windows, water in washdish frozen & bilged. I am not quite so lame as yesterday. Patched vest and pants for Voltie, finished the lace for the apron & worked it and partly sewed it on. W Sr preparing double windows and cellar window. V drew wood from old orchard, apple trees that the heavy winds have blown over. Grace cleaned chamber and white washed her bedroom. Will here this evening. I made head cheese. Maud had a fit of pouts, poor dear Maude. Wills little ones at school to day. They must have been very cold, poor little dears. A very cold night and river steaming cloudy. Grace ironing this eve after making two underwaists. Well thank God we are warm and comfortable this night. V couldnt have crossed the river this day. �page_0012 11 Thursday 27 Aug 96 A fine day. Grace & Maud Harry & Fred & Marjorie all go to Kingston leaving Voltie and I at home alone. Didnt send any butter to market this morning, butter too soft. Friday 28 Aug 96 Wednesday 16 December 1896 A clear cold day, ground bare and hard frozen. Samy butchering. Ed Weaver here for butcher knife. Wellie called on his way to get his pay of Niles for carpenter work. Got nothing. Niles going to pay him some tomorrow. W Sr fixing over an old bedstead. Wellie and Voltie cleaning a grist for milk to send to Kingston tomorrow. I got to churn and make out a little butter for market. Jesse Reid came back with the other fisher from �page_0013 12 Saturday 29 Aug 96 way back Jesse Reid here to supper. Rachel came over for butter print. I going to use it, sent Charley & Flora in evening for print. Volty this evening gone with Reid to Niles to play pedro. Ground bare no snow. Maud had nose bleed. Reid came back with V to stay over night. Sunday 30 Aug 96 Thursday 17 Dec 1896 A gloriously fine day cold still and sunbright. Arose at 4. Jess Reid stayed to do the chores. Such a talker his tongue is like a bell clapper that is continualy ringing. Dont like him the dirty fraud. He goes down cellar often for cider. He is drunk on cider and he’s on the loungue snoring. Oh I could write a chapter about this day will some time. �page_0014 13 Monday 31 Aug 96 Tuesday 1 September A very good day. Voltie went to foot of Island for wood but got none, some body had taken it all. �page_0015 Wednesday 2 September 96 Churned and made 45 lbs of butter for market. Charlie came over for butter print. Voltie gone to Kingston: started horse back borrowed Cavalry’s covered buggy, returned just after dark. Jim Morgan here: bought some beef of him. Jess Reid drove up the cows and Jess and Leatherland milked all the cows which was a kindness indeed. V paid the 2.50 R.V.R. �page_0016 15 Thursday 3 September 96 Raining from South quite warm weather so much so that the butter is soft, but Grace takes 39 lbs to market which she sells for 18 cts per lb in bulk leaving 6 lbs home. A very rainy day filling the large milk can in short time towards evening clears up. A wet day for their carnival in Kingston. Ferry boat does not leave the city till 6 p.m. and nearly nine when Grace arrives home with V from the dock. Saw Harry in town and called on Harry’s grandma and aunts. Maude stays home on account of rain. Jess Reid here most of the day. Letherland helped Voltie milk this morning. Voltie drove hoe Cavalrys buggy. �page_0017 16 Friday 4 Sept 1876 A beautiful cool day after the heavy rain storm of yesterday. Maud at school and learning very well: going to keep her at school every day when the weather is fine. Our work to day is preserving pears, churning and general house work. Plenty of work to be done those days in doors and out. Orchard loaded with apples to be gathered and the finest of them stowed way in the cellar in barrels, some made in cider & many dried besides giving to our numerous friends. And there are potatoes corn and turnips to harvest, pumpkins to dry, sweet corn to dry &c &c &c. Mail. a letter for Harry and the Whig. V goes over to Mr Dignam’s to get Herb to help dig potatoes tomorrow. Vitsitors Jess Reid here this evening for leads and sinkers. �page_0018 17 Saturday 5 September 1896 Herb came over to help Voltie dig potatoes. Dug till noon, rain came pouring down. Reid came over & the boys all go to the shop (after sitting in house awhile) where V has been at work a long time. Raining all p.m. quite steadily. Our house work is churning, working butter, cleaning floors, digging corn, patching V pants. Want to wash a few things but Will has got our wash tub with fish nets in. Maud ciphering in redirections. Voltie milked all the cows 9 of them for Charlie. drove in here from the foot of island and Grace went home with him. Charlie had been to Clayton to look for a pot or valise belonging to a Mr Gibson whom Charlie is rowing. Wind South. Maud went to Wellies for a potatoe fork. Charlie Dixon & Flora here at dark through the rain for yeast cakes & apples. Wellie here this a.m. worrying over our business troubles. Says Nick Mosier been cleaned out on account of his debts �page_0019 18 Sunday 6 September 96 A cloudy squally looking day. Wind blowing fresh from South West and increasing to nearly a gale towards night. Reid here all a.m. Wallace N made a call and they all talk fish talk. V goes over to the other orchard. Reid goes with him. Maude and I walk down through the orchard as far as the old maple. The trees are binding under their load of apples this year. Return to the house and get dinner ready just as V comes back from the old orchard. After dinner Reid comes back and stays till bed time. Henry H brings Grace from at dark. Very glad she came. �page_0020 19 Monday 7 September 96 A beautiful day breezy from South. Grace washing. Greenwood here and served summons on Bamford in favor of Tom Hatfield: but I dont care how things goes now days. I’m content: my children are big enough and old enough by God’s help to take care of themselves. Voltie digging potatoes in the orchard. Will & Jess R are fishing. Lottie, Ethel, Muriel and Hubert here. Wellington, Burnham and Perley are here cleaning grain at our grainery. Churned again to day. �page_0021 20 Tuesday 8 September 96 A beautiful September day warm and bright. The pastures and meadows green as in June. Churned again to day Voltie digging potatoes. Maud at school. Dont know what Welles is doing. Reid here talking to Voltie all afternoon & says grandmother is better. Voltie gone to Wellies: when came back said he been cooning. A letter from the Gov says he is not very well. I’m sorry. Wednesday 9 Sept 96 Arose at 1/2 past 5 am another lovely day: churned again, mushrooms are plenty. V, digging potatoes. Noon very warm, butter somewhat soft. Wellie drawing grain (pease) for J.N. Maud at school. Mrs Niles and Shelly made us an evening call. �page_0022 21 Thursday 10 September 96 A delightful day - afternoon extremely warm and cloudless with scarcely a breath of wind: river like a mirror. Grace gone to market with 88 lbs butter. Maud at School. Will & Reid fishing. Voltie digging potatoes. Irene churned again and worked very hard and am so very tired. Rachel came home this evening on the ferry Boat accompanied by a young maid of the forrest. Reid gone to the Cape with Weaver: came home on the square. Jen & Eveline went to market with butter. This is the Princess tess trip. Sold butter for 18 cts per lb. Friday 11 September 96 A very fine day just breezy enough to be pleasant, clear and cloudless and warm. Leatherland here to dinner. Maud finished potatoe digging. Maude at school. �page_0023 and Jess Reid went to the Cape in Niles skiff. Wind strong from North, sailed up & rowed home. Returned 1/2 past nine p.m. All abed but I. A very hard pull from the Cape against heavy sea. Voltie wet from head to foot, bought a fine pair boots, said Mrs Harnny had a stroke to day. Sunday 13 September 96 A windy morning. Wind North. Very glad to find Voltie home this morning. We are alone nearly all day, towards evening Grace goes over to Will Dixons accompanied by Maud. Voltie milks all the cows. Wallace came to make us an evening call. Soon Grace came back bringing Rachel & Ansan Maricle a full blood squaw from Deseronto. Then came Jesse Reid and Will Dixon and Wallace stayed also till 10 Oclock Had night mare Sunday night 2 Oclock V woke me up. �page_0024 23 Monday 14th September 96 A warm day. Wind S churned butter soft. V makes a barrel of cider vinegar. Sarah Gillespie came up and cut and made my dress skirt, went home at dark and will not be back till Friday. Maud at school. S.D. Woodman & George Williams went with Weaver in the yacht across the river to Millens Bay. Tuesday 15 September 96 Wind North, weather delightfuly pleasant. Maud at School Voltie making cider. Grace getting the meals and working on Mauds dress. Irene not well, sick all last night (eating to much green corn) lots of work to be done this day: churning, canning tomatoes, making catsup. Went to bed awhile. Jess Reid here. Rachel and the "abrigonie" [sic] visiting at Evelines. Voltie churned. Grace took care of butter. This swarm like bees in June. �page_0025 24 Wednesday 16 September 96 Dont fell very well but work all day, churn and make 32 prints for market. Rachel, Jesse Reid and Mrs Marrickle gone to the Cape with fish in Niles skiff. Came home at dark towing behind Weavers scow yacht. Rachel got a new dress ready made Thursday 17 September 96 Grace and Maud gone to Kingston. Sent 32 pounds of butter to market. Voltie and I alone all day. V went to Niles for his beans that he had threshed in Niles barn. V churned. Irene worked hard all day, cleaned floor & washed. Rachel and the squaw went to the city. Pierpont makes her first fall trip. We had to get up at four this morning for the boat comes in at six sharp with old McKenzie for spouter. Grace brought home a basket of peaches. Watson came home with Grace (enroute forSyracuseMicheal Corneil �page_0026 Friday 18 Sept 96 A mellow yellow warm hazy day. Wind S. V repaired his skiff with coal tar: perfume not pleasant. Jesse Reid borrowed the skiff and has gone to the Cape. I gave him his $190 dollars, glad he has it some how I dont like him. Ignorant unprincipled and vicious. Rachel here a few minutes & carried home a part of water. V fixed his punt. Will cleaning fish at river. Sarah G finished my dress and gone home. Maud at school. Saturday 19 September 96 Awoke in night to find the rain pouring down & a rainy morning and a sunny day. Harry Watson here and cannot go over to Dr Buchanan to day. James Morgan stays all night & ate breakfast with us this morning. Will & Charles here this morning and borrowed our big basket. Irene churned. Grace & Maud doing housework. Voltie working in shop all a.m. makes an apple dryer. Grace cooks corned beef, potatoes & cabbage for dinner and custard pie. �page_0027 26 Sunday 20 September 96 A chilly morning but fair, not much wind this morning. Harry & Voltie ate dinner at Wellies and Harry goes across the river with Mr Maloney’s boys in skiff. Voltie comes home at milking time driving home the cows. River is rough this afternoon, a strong wind from the West. Rachel and Jen came over and stayed till after supper. Monday 21 Sept 96 A cool day but fine. Grace got a cold and sore throat. Reid came across river this am wind blowing strong from S.W. Maud at school. Voltie cutting up corn. Grace and Irene make tomato catsup and can sweet apples and churn. Grace, Voltie & Maud gone to prayer meeting and I am alone with the dogs for company this evening. �page_0028 27 Tuesday 22 September 96 Wind North. A very chilly day. Churn in kitchen. Grace trying a log cabin quilt. Jess Reid here visiting nearly all afternoon wish he’d go home. Churned. Maud at school. Voltie making cider. Wednesday 23rd September 96 Rather cold day. Wind North. Churn and print butter for market 30 lbs. put up a bag of apples to give away besides a loaf of bread, a lb of butter, a can of new milk: send Maud early in morning to Wills for the print & Jen & Will after it in evening. A chilly evening. We put up the butter in the baskets and get every thing ready for morning. Maud at school this day. Did not attend church this evening. �page_0029 28 Thursday 24th Sept 96 Rather a nasty morning raining. Get out bed at four clock. Grace to Kingston to market 30 lbs butter Carries Mrs Piggott a bag of apples and a small private basket besides. Voltie bought a bushel of tomatoes of J Wilkinson and brings them on Waggon from dock & two apple barrels. Grace bought a new 6 chairs $400.00 Maud stays home from school, church steeple raised today. Friday 25 Sept 96 A mild day, broken clouds. Wind South. A fine autumn day. Pickling and canning nearly all day. Maud home. There is no school today. Teacher gone home. Voltie fixing the waggon. Grace washed small washing & got dinner, afer dinner went to Mr George Gillespies to see Dora, found her better. Dr Buchanan there. �page_0030 29 Saturday 26 September 96 A cloudy forenoon. After dinner Bell, Charley and their children came down home. Charley went home leaving them here. Rain comes pouring filling tub in a short time. Grace got a bad cold. Jess Reid helped Jim, Devolson milk which was a favor for Grace. churned. Sunday 27 September 96 A dull rainy day but we are comfortably and happy and noisy, the children cant get out door much to day so wet but they venture for a few mushrooms. Evening visitors Jess Reid and Florence Morgan and Wallace Niles �page_0031 30 Monday 28 September 96 A very fine day quite mild and sunny. The little girls attend school 4 of them. Skim milk, churn, sweep, make beds and get dinner, soup for dinner. Voltie & Wellie gone to Kingston in waggon started late but came home quite early. Grace had to go over to the grange for cows. Mr Niles came for cider mill and made us a call. Tuesday 29 September 96 A very mild calm day. Voltie early this morning rowed Belle and baby Grace across the river to Mrs Gloyds. Marjorie, Beatrice & Maud gone school leaving Charlie & Irene here at home. Wellie makes us a call and feels much better after going to Kingston about their office business. Irene B does house work. Grace gets dinner and irons clothes and starch and irons J.D.’s shirt and her white dress. Reid and Weaver gone �page_0032 31 to Cape Vincent with fish. Our youngsters are all going to Beads point, Hickory Island to a party at Hicks 2 Oclock p.m. Cloudy, warm just a breath of air South. Weaver & Reid just returned from Cape. Voltie went to Wellies for a barrel of swill. I am writing while I sit on veranda beginning to rain just as the party embark for Hicks, bids fair for a a nasty night. Wednesday 30 September 96 Rain pouring all night in torrents. Wind blowing heavy from North. Came home at half past 4 o’clock am. Weaver tumbled them all out, leaving them to get home best they could in a drenching rain storm and wind strong enough to lift them off their feet. Voltie stays aboard to help Weaver down to Joslins bay with the yacht. Florence comes in with Grace. Will Niles, George �page_0033 32 & Jim & Bernard Morgan & Mabel & Alice go home in skiff and nearly get swamped. With great anxiety I await Volties return. About daylight he comes thank God. Wet, cold and hungry: none of the party having had a morsel to eat since leaving home last night. Grace & Florence devoured a loaf of bread, 1/2 lb butter and an apple pie. No female women to greet them on their arrival at the grand ball only male men Rick’s body guard. But Oh it was providential and I am thankful. At half past 5 wind changed to South and tore things right and left. Such a gale of wind seldom calls here, the river white and flying spray, unroofing barns, demolishing others, uprooting trees, taking every apple from trees, weakening ever obstacle in the way, waves on river running 20 feet high and dashing on the rocks shore with such tremendous force, the water was thrown above the tall cedars �page_0034 32 on the high shore. Weavers yacht turned bottom side up rolling the engine clean out in the the mud. Thursday October 1896 A quiet morning. Gloyd’s (ie James & Charley) brought Bell and Gracie home and a grain bag full of litterature. JamesDevolson drove with Grace to the dock. In afternoon Bell and Gracie went visiting to Wells Children at school. Belle much worried about the storm and the trip to Beads point. �page_0035 34 Friday 2nd October 96 A cool day. Belle gone to Evelines accompanied by Marjorie and Gracie. Beatrice crying to go. Children picking up apples gathering nuts, mushrooms. Voltie shingling for Niles. Will and Reid here for team to draw fish from dock. Belle came home tired out carrying Gracie Saturday 3rd October 1896 Not a pleasant day, chilly. Charley came for Belle and the children couldnt carry all their apples and tomatoes and forget their chicken. Voltie and Wellie working for Niles repairing his barn. Henry Halliday at Niles making cider. Drove here for Bells apples ought to have taken three instead of two. Voltie & Jim OBrien went to bay for oil. Jesse Reid here in evening also Collfer and another lad wanting the skiff to go to Bay: dog made a row. �page_0036 35 Sunday 4th October 1896 An autumn day very cool & dull. Jesse Reid here. Malony’s boys brought Dr Watson over. Very quiet after Belle and her children go home but we are seldom alone. Frank Woodsman here. Will Dixon here and they all drink cider. Oh well not very quiet Sunday after all. Monday 5th Oct 1896 A cloudy day. Wind North. Our house is never free from visitors or our guest chamber free from a sleeper. Harry W here. Jesse Reid here. Indian here camping in our cedars. Voltie shingling Niles barn. Wellie threshing for Breaky. Grace and Reid chasing a chicken. They yet work on church steeple. Wellington Burnham here. �page_0037 36 Tuesday 6th October 1896 A cloudy spotted kind of a day over head. Wind North, moderately cold or weather medium or merly [sic] straddle of the fence. Voltie drawing manure all day. Maud at school. Irene churned, skimmed milk, strained milk, washing milk pans & made jelly. Grace sewed. In evening Voltie went to J Niles and played poker till 10 p.m. Ed Weaver called for V this evening to go tomorrow to Marysville to play baseball but he will not be such a dunce. Wednesday 7th October 1896 Wind North changing to west. A rainy morning and rainy cheerless chilly day. The woods are turning crimson golden scarlet and a sunset brown, and bronze green, most beautiful. Churned and made thirty two lbs of butter for market. Jesse Reid and Will Dixon here Ethel brought home the butter print. The pasture is green as June. Grace �page_0038 37 finished my dress and I put it on. Maud at home washing dishes and writing a letter to her father. A base ball game was to be played to day at the Ferry and a dancing in the evening. Grace washed a few things. Voltie had a D-l of a time looking up his razor. A nasty dirty afternoon weather. Well I must get up and skim the milk. Glad the milk is in the pantry. What hurry hurry worry the days are from morning till night. Henry out of bed when one could sleep an hour or two longer with so much comfort. Henry to get the milk skimed. Henry to get breakfast. Hurry to wash milk pans and strain milk, hurry to churn. Come hustle around and get the chow chow going Come Maud hurry up- get ready for school. Come hurry and get the dishes washed, and get the dinner and then more dishes to wash again, an interval of making jelly or catsup or preserving then more pans to skim, empty and �page_0039 38 wash, another meal to get more dishes to wash and if you can catch a little time between each mentioned job why there is sewing, darning, patching, apple and pumpkins to dry and saying must put a quilt on the frames. next week sure come put wood in stove and make a rousing fire or the bread will run over and step around now for the floor, chairs and windows must be cleaned. and I’m sure we will have to do a big washing tomorrow. and about entertaining visitors. I’ll keep dark and not say one word Well now this is only in door work. �page_0040 39 Thursday 8 October 96 Slept out bed at 7 am, a cold cloudy dark morning been raining all night. I drove to dock with Grace and Harry. Maud at home. Eveline and Will Dixon gone to Kingston. Eveline carried her carpet rags to the city to have her carpet woven. Maud works well all day. Wellie came up after breakfast. Muriel and Hubert are with him. Voltie and Wellie go to Geo Gillespies to thresh. Wellie came back and the children go home with him. V goes with Jesse Reid to help him run his nets and load the fish in to the waggon and draw them here. Jesse helps draw manure and milk the cows. Eddy Bates ate supper with us and then they go to the dock for Grace. �page_0041 40 Friday 9th Oct 1896 A very fine October dewy & Wind N V and W Jr thresh for Geo Gillespie. Jesse and Wall here. John McDonel here for bags. Maud and Grace go for hickory nuts after dinner. Irene makes chow chow. A letter from Bamford he is not very well. A letter from Mrs Naylor Brown. Ed Weaver here a few minutes this eve. McGlynn came down to see Wall & Jesse Reid about fishing. Go to bed early and have a most refreshing sleep all night. Saturday 10 October 1896 Another beautiful day, Wind N. V gone to thresh for Geo Rattray Leatherland gave us a call this morning. Jesse came for them to draw their nets home from Breakey Bay obliged to haul them out the river easily. �page_0042 41 this morning started at 4 p.m. Reid couldn’t catch the white mare & had to go back home for Will to do the catching. Wish Leatherland would go instead of standing holding door open all day. Grace cleaning floors. Maud washing breakfast dishes. Irene baking chow chow, worked over butter & churned. Reid came over in the evening for V to go to Niles to play "pede" he calls it ("pede") But Reid was here earlier in the day & not well pleased because I had lent the skiff to McCuen, Flynn & Mrs Dignam when Reid was anxious to go to Cape Vincent with fish. I had forgoten all about it for Will or Reid didnt ask for the boat. So they cleaned what fish the had on hand and put them on ice. Working yet on steeple. Eddy’s last day on steeple. Now going to work for Dignam. Wind blowing quite strong from N at eventide. �page_0043 42 Sunday 11 Oct 1896 Quite a pleasant day. Wind N Arose at 1/2 past six a.m. Hustled around & helped get breakfast, skimmed milk, washed pans, strained milk, washed pots and Maud washes breakfast dishes and then Maud and I walk over to Wills. I’m very lame but manage to get there after awhile. As I was leaving my own door. I met Jess Reid coming in. Well I found them all well and comfortable only no wood, only what the children pickup out back and no water except carrying it from the river which is awful hard work to get wood or water. I had fine visit and had chicken pot pie for dinner and sweet apples preserved whole and as our appetites were ravenous we enjoyed our dinner. Reid & V came also to dinner and after a time or two Grace came, she having been down to Evelines and called at Niles on her return trip. Jess Reid here this evening. Grace got a pain in shoulder. Will �page_0044 43 and Charlie accompanied Maud & I home. Grace having gone home before us so we all had a little toast, coffee & cider and good night. Monday 12 Oct 1896 1/2 past 5 a.m. Wind North and strong breeze: cold but not freezing a dismal melancholy autumn day cloudy and threatning storm. Pastures green as June and cows doing well, flow of milk much better than earlier in season. Voltie gone threshing for Geo Rattray. Grace not well but trying to wash: brought some water and obliged to lie down while Jesse Reid here all a.m. an incesant talker but brought 4 pails of water, fed the hogs and brought in wood and now has gone home to help Will dig potatoes. Will & Charley had the team to draw wood. Jess was very kind. John Niles Sr plowing all day. Jesse & Voltie went to J Niles to play pede. Irene churned 12 lbs of butter. Jess drove �page_0045 44 home our cows. Wellie here too Clarence Emma want you to come down and bring mort with you from Edith Tuesday 13 Oct 1896 A raw windy day. North wind. Partly cloudy. Voltie threshing for Geo. Rattrays. Jesse Reid here. Maud home from school to day. Wellie here came up for waggon to draw wood. Grace sewing for Maud - making Maud a dress and finished it. In evening Maud and Grace go to post office. Hattie Joslin Miss Abott, Will Dixon and Wallace Niles came back with them. A chilly eve Jess Reid ate supper with us & then Reid and V went to John Wilkinson’s and played pedro. V came home at 1/2 11 pm. �page_0046 45 Wednesday 14 Oct 1896 Quite a fine day warmer than yesterday. Thought we were gong to have company for a skiff rowed directly here from over the way, which proved to be Mr Gloyd bringing two women across. They had great difficulty landing at the consession [sic], the women went to J Niles and James Gloyd rowed home again. V drawing corn and sorting and bagging apples for Belle and barreling some for himself. Jess Reid went to Cape Vincent with their last load of fish for this season returned quite early. Tomorrow Reid and Will depart for "Devil Lake" fishing and hunting. Jesse Reid here this afternoon and again this evening. If I should express my mind in this diary about a certain individual it would not be a very pleasant reflection on paper. June pares apples for drying. Maud at school. Grace sweeps , dusts, mops, gets the meals. Irene churns and prints 29 lbs for market. V retires early & so ends the day. Painting the church. �page_0047 46 Thursday the 15th of Oct 1896 The loviliest [sic] Oct day I ever saw and last evening there was was the loviliest sunset: bright crimson, purple, scarlet and gold and the reflection on the water of our little bay was enchanting lasting till daylight was gone. Voltie gone threshing for Ed Rattray. V drove to the dock with Grace, carrying Bells apples and a basket of posies and a few apples for Kelly. Jess Reid & Will Dixon started this morning for their fishing tour. Well I wish them good luck and success. Painting church and building new chimney. Maud gone school and I alone all day. every thing so quiet so peaceful when was I ever all alone before. The house is still except for the buzzing of the flies in the window. Once in a while a day like this alone is enjoyable but I think I would grow tired of the monotony of day after day: but I always was fond of soltitude if not to prolonged �page_0048 47 Miss Foley here to tea and after supper Miss Foley & Maud go over in waggon with Voltie to the dock and they do not return till after 8 p.m. A letter from Belle and a bag of provisions, pork, squashes & carrots. Lent Miss Foley some books, 3 of them. Jen came home to day. Friday 16 October 1896 A cloudy morning and rather cold but not freezing. V gathering apples Wind West. Still painting the church steeple white, slate, green, red the mineretts are black. Churned. Grace made V a shirt. Maude at school: cold and certain mild clouds all day. Dignam people has a dance this night. I got a cold. Evening mail - The Whig & a letter from Dr Watson. �page_0049 48 Saturday 17 October 1896 Another autumn day more clouds than sun shine, not freezing but cold. Voltie drove to the dock for the dry goods box and the barrel of cement: rolled his barrel of apples together, 12 barrels in all. After dinner V drew manure out to the field. Grace washed a general washing and cleaned floors. Maude washed dinner dishes and went to Wills for horse nails. Wellie here for waggon to draw his potatoes that White is digging for him: they are the spaff Joy potatoes. Irene paired more apples to day. Still painting the church and taking down the staging after them. �page_0050 49 Sunday 18 Oct 1896 Mother, Voltie & Maud gone over to Belle’s. Mother going to remain for a weak [sic]. So I will write in her diary when I think of it. This day a very disagreeable one. Sun under clouds, and wind blowing cold from West. Snowed a little last night. I stay alone all day. Voltie & Maud come home about 3.30 p.m. In morning, Wellie & Wallace Niles here a few minutes Monday 19 Oct 96 Voltie & Grace arise at 4.30 in morning. Grace gets breakfast and milk 4 cows, have breakfast a little after six. Then Maud washed dishes & goes to school. Grace scims [sic] milk, prepares to strain. Voltie goes to Woodman to thresh in forenoon he finishes �page_0051 50 Sunday continued Voltie’s shirt then after dinner works over butter and churns a big lot of cream. then sits down to write in this diary in a hurry? takes butter out of the churn. I am all alone again today with the exception of flies & two dogs & dozen cats. When we arose, the ground was frozen with a heavy white frost, the wind was West. later it changed to South, the sun shone out bright, warm nearly the whole day. Men still working at church tearing away staging and the chimney or rebuilding it. I cant tell exactly which. Voltie came home from Woodmans early. Wells Jr & Bob Ranons came with him. �page_0052 51 Tuesday 20 1896 The wind blowing a gale from south, Maud gone to school. We did not arise so early as usual on account company last evening. The Morgans, four of them, Miss M Foley, F Woodman, Rob Ranous, Will Niles & C hella, Geo Farr were here and danced until elevan [sic]. Voltie threshing after dinner at Woodmans come home for his supper in forenoon. Wellie, Eddie & Voltie drawing up grain for Scow, all here for dinner. I saw in evening while V goes for mail. No mail tonight. V & Maud peel pumpkins. �page_0053 52 I prepare churn for cream at noon. V churns. I work over the other butter, then take care of the nut butter, stitched Maud’s dress & fit her a petticoat, make a cake for dance at OBriens tonight. Wallace Niles came down this morning before breakfast asked me to go to dance. So Maud & I are to have an escort, very kind of him. Miss Alice Foley & Florance Morgan are over Watertown, N.Y. were to come home today. But wind blowing so heavy from South West cant come. cleaned the floors. 22nd 1896 Oct Thursday Did not arise until 7 oclock after dance feel sleepy, got home at 3 in a.m. Windy cold from West. Granpa �page_0054 did not go to Kingston today. the 1st Thursday since the boat started in spring. Make breakfast at 8. V goes to Niles for cider mill. Maud lays in bed until all hours in day. got out at 11 a.m. Wallace Niles came down after dinner, helped V make cider. E Bates here too. Frank W drove in here for drink cider, another dance tomorrow eve at A Joslins. Geo home getting it up. Grace cleaned Ma’s bedroom and done general house work. Eveline & Wells both went to Kingston today. Hattie keeping house for her. �page_0055 54 Friday 23rd Oct 1896 Wind South, rather nice day. Maud gone school. Miss Foley came home last night from Watertown via Kingston. Walls Jr here this morning went to Niles for flour and carried home cider mill. Voltie repairing thing around farm in fore noon, after dinner drawing his potatoes to the cellar from barn. Grace did house work, swept all rooms, cooked, washed dishes, took care of milk, & helped milk, made jelly, baked beans & write in Ma diary. Flora came over brought home tea Aunt R borrowed. In Eve Voltie & Wall go to Joslin’s dance. Rachel came over a stayed with Maud & I, rec’d letter from Ma N & Laura V.Y. �page_0056 55 [top margin] Jaune Morgan here likes night playing pedro until 10, ate his supper here & helps with drinking jug of cider. Saturday 24 Oct 1896 In morning quite nice then clouds up & rains a little. Wind West after noon quite pleasant, great squalls of wind. Aunt Rachel stayed until after breakfast. Voltie gets home from dance 4 a.m. arise at 6. Grace gets up 5.30, builds fire, gets the breakfast then milks. Voltie shoeing horses most of day. G churns, bakes bread & does all Saturdays work. Sunday 26 Oct 1896 Wind still West quite pleasant out. We did not arise vary [sic] early, after breakfast V goes to the marsh. F Woodman & E.W. arrive here all day smoking setting in the way. Miriam gone home �page_0057 56 Frank stays for supper, just as we were going to eat, D Mahoney came so we waited and he took tea with us, stayed the evening. F W went home, a lot of cider found it way down the boys throat and so on & so forth. Monday 25 1896 Oct. Wind South. Sun bright a very nice day. Maud gone to school. V drawing manure. Grace churns, make cookies and all kinds of work. Alice Foley came home with Maud from school. Alice helps M wash dishes while G milks after supper. Jim Morgan comes to play Pedro & drink cider. Grace pops corn �page_0058 57 dont go to bed until nearly eleven. Tuesday 26 1896 Arise a 4 a.m., milk cows, get breakfasat, help saw wood, eat breakfast at 5.30. Maud & Alice do their breakfast at 7 a.m. Voltie brought 6 pails of water. then went to Kingston via Marysville. After Alice & M are gone to school, G goes to washing, wash all day, all lines full, bushes full & some clothes on fence. Most a beautiful day, river like glass all day. G brought 10 pails water from river, milks 7 cows at night. Jim Woodman down for two lbs butter, had no way of weighing so guessed it. Great Horse trots to villiage to-day. �page_0059 58 Wednesday 27th at Belles Thursday 28 at Bells �page_0060 59 at Bells Friday 29th at Bells Saturday 30 �page_0061 60 Sunday Nov 1 Came hoome fro Belles to day. Charley brought me. Martha Irvine laid in the vault to day. Charley drove in to Irvine yard and we drove down behind the funeral procession. We found Miss Foley here. Charley stayed to dinner. When he went home Miss Foley rode in buggy as far as Morgans consession [sic] road. Rachel here a while. Monday 2nd November A beautiful autumn day. Voltie mixing cement for the wall. Wells Jr went to J Niles to do some carpenter work for him, found the folks gone to the Card Ranous weding except John Sr - so came back and help V. Mary Farr (Widow) there keeping house for shower. Hank drives down for Shell to go to wedding. �page_0062 65 Tuesday 3rd November 1896 Wells Jr working for Niles all day. No soap cant wash. Wednesday 4th November 1896 A warm hazy morning like Indian Summer. Got out bed 1/2 past four a.m. V commenced plowing and butchered 2 turkeys and 8 chickens. Grace and Irene dressed them for market, churned and made 20 lbs of print butter for market. Rachel here and brought the quilting frames home again, not doing enough. Rachel & Will drew wood from the McClary place. Charlie and Maud at school - great spelling match. V working for Nile carpenter at �page_0063 62 Thursday 5th November 1896 Arose at 4 Oclock a.m. Raining fast. Voltie & Grace milked the cows. Ma tied the turkeys and chicks and put them in basket, then print up the butter for market. Thought they never get started, cant find any thing. V’s neck tie missing, cant be found, had to look and hunt around for socks. V taking his new clothes back. Too small. Found coat and vest in the clothes press and pants hanging on a nail in mothers bedroom. Had to look around for whiffletrees, load a grist to put on the waggon, eat breakfast finally at 6 Oclock, got under way through rain and mud. Will drove over. When Will drove team back, said they just arrived in time for the boat. A rainy nasty day. Half sick all day pain in back, but work all day like jehu. Maud home from school and helped me work. Maud brought water and I clean floors. Supper waiting when �page_0064 65 they arrive safe and sound. Will drove home the cows and put them in stanchions. Harry came home from Kingston enroute for St Lawrence N.A. X 7 p.m. A heavy and temendous storm of wind began just after they came in from the boat, blowing a hurricane and raining all night. Friday 6th November 1896 A wild wild morning Wind S and blowing a tempest. Harry never before saw the reiver so rough and the rolling waves dash so high against the shore. A chilly day and we are glad to gather around the kitchen fire. We take our time and dont work very hard to day. Maud home from school. Grace poped [sic] corn white as a snow drift. A letter from Dad and the Whig is all our mail. McKinley presedent [sic] of the United States my dear native Rand, my eyes behold the [illegible] the shore �page_0065 64 [random scribblings] 1/2 1/2 1111111 1 1/2 Saturday 7th November 1896 A quiet day after yesterday’s wind storm. V rowed across the river with Dr Watson nearly noon when he came back. Brought from Gloyd’s a tub of picklelill’s for Belle. We smouged some for dinner. Very good. Harry by request called at Charles Woodman’s to see the sick baby, little Pearl. Malony’s drove Dr W to the Bay to report before driving to St Lawrence hamlet. V plowed all p.m. Grace cleaned floors, a peaceful happy day. V drove to Wills for cabbage 75 cts to pay. Sunday 8th November 1896 A sad quiet lonely day sombre and dreary out doors. A typical Nov day. Shell and Inez came while Grace went down to see little Pearl Woodman. Thinks she has consumption. Sylvia Woodman Sr there �page_0066 65 Monday 9 Nov 1896 A medium day. Voltie plowed and Wells building barn for Niles. Maud at school, cleaning cabbage for sourkrout. Grace and Irene cut nine heads cabbage into the barrel and wait till evening to finish. Will & Charley came over to help make krout but Wall Niles came and they all left and went to Wills to play pedro and left the cabbage to take care of itself the kitchen. V came home at 1/2 past 10 pm and found us all abed for we had no wood to build a fire and he went down on shore for wood and got around to his own bed at 12 midnight, took the small clock up stairs to get out of bed by old clock, ran down or stoped. got out bed at daylight. �page_0067 66 Tuesday 10 November 1896 V plowing and drawing wood from Devilo’s. Grace and I got cabbage ready for the barrel and cut it up (at night) with knives on kneading board and old kitchen table (I.O.) V and I did the cabbage. A letter from Capt W.B. Wednesday 11 November 1896 A very nasty a.m. raining hard filling tube in short time. V in shop shoeing old James. Will & Charley here. Will telling some of his back woods experience. One was about the man that was very friendly and well acquainted with her Royal Majesty Queen Victoria Sovereign Ruler of England and Empress of India. �page_0068 65 Thursday Nov 12 1896 Market day but Grace stays home. no butter for market to day - packing it in crock. Grace done big washing and all on the lines. Will gone back to the woods and lakes to day. Ed Bates came across riv to day. Said by CrimasDr Watson was driving down the river road as if he was sent fore in hurry and Buchanan driving the opposite direction like all [?]. Jen Dixon, Sylvia Woodman Sr and Frank Woodman went to Kingston. F.W. & J.M. & E & W. here paying [sic] cards till 9 p.m. Grace drove over to dock with V, carried apples to Capt Allen De Rush here drinking cider. Lottie here got V & Harrys clothes from them. V clothes all right but coat sleeves not right. V coat sleeves to long and too small at the top, got to go to the shop again. V drew wood from Devero’ Friday 13 November 1896 A drizzly half rain, half snowy day. Wind light from all points of the compass. N. E. S & W Not cold. Voltie shot two wild ducks which we roasted for dinner. Volt plowing this a.m. Going to kill a pig this p.m. Wellie working on Jonah’s barn but is coming down to help V butcher. Maud at school. The clouds look dreary and heavy with rain. Think V will get tired of waiting for Jr to heave in sight. Wellie here killing �page_0069 68 continued half Irene pared 3 pumkins to dry. Grace knitting and skiming milk. Very chilly raw day. Wind North. Clouds dark, low and rolling along from North to south ward. Cows broke in straw stack again last night. Evening. V and G after discussing the matter conclude to make Dignams an evening visit accordingly. V borrowed F.W.’s buggy and hastily doing the chores and speedily getting supper they depart for Dignam’s leaving Maud and I alone to clear the table and wash the dishes and entertain ourselves till bed time. At last every thing is finished, dishes put away, hearth and floor swept and a cheerful fire burning brightly in stove. Maud remarking how warm, cheerful and cosy we were. Maud reading her lesson to Grandma while she knit the lace for the Christmas apron as a gift to Grandma Dixon. Prince and Tiny are comfortably snoozing, each on an old rug which Maud has spread for them. When rap rap rap upon the door anounces an unwelcome visitor and �page_0070 69 by request Maud timidly advances to the door which upon opening a young man enters dressed in the height of fashion, his neck enveloped in a white muffler, his head covered with a very close fitting cap which by way of greeting he makes no attempt to remove. After saying good evening, and offering a chair of which he seems to take no notice but standing like one confounded or dazed. I make the discovery that I am addressing Mr Herbert Dignam and I forth with proceed to inform him that his people are honored by evening guests, that Grace and Voltie had gone to their place for a visit. Why, said Herb "George Morgan told me Bamfords folks were having a dance to night" Well said I, this does not look much like it does it, and there upon he took his departure. With the fire replenished we were once more comfortably settled. �page_0071 70 Maud reading Daffy down dilly when rap rap rap once again assails the door which Maud again proceeds to open, which this time admits the genial smiling face of Jimmy Morgan which I have no difficulty in recognizing. Where are all the folks asks Jim in his hearty off hand way. Gone to Dignams replied I. Come and please be seated. "Why I was told you were having a dance here to night and as I was at the Post Office and while so near thought I’d come in awhile" ’Sorry James you are disapointed James said I but we have no dance here and dont know as we ever will have. Well, said Jim, "I’ll go home and read the Whig (which he was carrying in his hand.) and there upon he took his departure. One more Maud and I are quietly engaged each in our respective work. Maud saying I wonder who’ll come next. �page_0072 71 when rap rap rap again thunders at the door, and Maud who has again commenced reading about old Mr Foil once more goes to the door saying Oh dear and upon being opened in walks Florence Morgan, Miss Foley, George Morgan, Bernard Morgan and a young Mr Lerush with whom I was duly made acquainted. Well I began by this time to think there was most assuredly going to be a dance at Bamford as Mr Lerush carried a fiddle case under his coat sleeve. Surprize and disapointment at not finding V & G at home was plainly shown in their manner but they were made as welcome as the flowers in May inviting them to be seated and disencumber themselves of their wraps "Florence remarking" Well we have got left this time" another saying "Guess we’ll go home "Oh no" said the hostess "you can dance just as well though I think I’ll not set the stove our door to night, so after sitting awhile in scilent [sic] disapointment �page_0073 72 they made a merry jest of it and laid aside their overcoats, caps and mufflers. Mr Lerush began to draw the fiddle bow and I cleared away the chairs and all other movable obstacles and Geo and Miss Foley danced a whirlagig but Bernard and Florence made no response and they worried out 2 long hours and at last concluded to go home. I politely said I would invite them into the parlor but we had not yet set up our coal stove and the rooms excepting the kitchen were very cold to invite guest into for an evening’s entertainment but though the kitchen was warm and cozzy it was hardly the place for a party as over head were suspended baskets of pop corn, dried apples and pendant strings of yellow pumpking drying on the poles and long traces of pop corn hanging on the wall besides two bags of feathers &c &c. at last they took their departure and I came to understand that my surprise �page_0074 73 party was a failure and Maud, the dogs and I are alone and and tis over the moonlight and allmost midnight & time Maud & I were abed two hours and a half ago. Saturday 14 Nov Great fun over to Dignams music, wine & cakes but Saturday work must be done so we fly around and bake, mop floors, churn and iron after awhile I am informed that V & Grace going up to Morgans to make an evenings visit & as the evening is quite mild I dont object. V saying he would walk as far as Niles, and invite Wallace and Shella to accompany them. About two hours after going the wind commenced blowing from south, and before midnight increasing to a gale and as it is Saturday eve, think they ought to be home by one Oclock a.m. Wind blowing fearfuly, cant sleep thinking perhaps they have started for home in the skiff and have been overwhelmed, swamped by a tremendous breaker after awhile began to think V should be here if G had to stay at Morg’s all night. When the dogs anounces their safe return and I find they walked all the way up & back together with Wall & Shell �page_0075 74 Sunday 15 Nov 1896 I think this is a very lonely day Wallace Niles here awhile this a.m. Walls and V lunch and then go down the Island in Niles buggy to invite to a dance at Will Dixons tommorrow evening. Grace, Maud and I alone all the balance of the day. We breakfasted at 9 Oclock this morning and went to bed early. I didnot sleep much last even. I found Geo Farr was here with Wall but went home and across the river. Monday 16th A very fine day. V digging turnips all day. Wind blowing hard from South. A dance at Will Dixon’s to night each girl got to carry their own supper. Great preperation [sic] for the dance. L. Lerush, Jim Morgan, Wallace Niles, Shell Niles and Geo Farr called here to go with G & V. Maud crying because she cannot go to the �page_0076 75 dance which on account of the cider from Uncle Sammy’s about 12 Oclock midnight they Morgans began to feel like old Ireland at Election time. Jim Morgan pitched into Lew Lerush and James Morgan backed by his brother Bernard Alowasius tore the shirt of Lerush and the neck ties and collars flew in all directions with hair, black eyes and bloody noses, after being put out door again renewed the combat in the mud. they rolled each other over and more hair, blood & mud and oaths noise and hard names and they kept it up till the party dispersed Jim sneaking of to the scow with Lerush. Tuesday 17 Nov V and Grace came home from Wills Dixons about 4 am accompanied by Mary Dignam. Well before they settled down for a nap I learned that there had been a grand Irish row and nearly all the company were participants in the fight and all the Morgans had blackened eyes, broken noses and bloody faces. Whiskey and cider in plenty. Mary D stayed nearly all day and the conversation was principally about the party, what this one done and that one said. How Bernard made an ass of himself. Micke Hensey, John Coffer and Friendship had a row on their own account. �page_0077 76 Wednesday 18 A fine warm day. Wind South doors open to the weather all day, very mild like Indian summer. V drawing turnips all day. I try to get butter churned and print made early, couldnt do it. Rachel here sewing on machine. Shell Niles here for books. Inez with Shell. wrote a letter to Bamford. Very disagreeable weather this evening. Wind blowing half a gale and raining, pouring in torrents. Volty drove over to Dignams with Grace & her butter and a grist for the logs and for the house. Thurday 19 Nov Not so very bad day after last night storm of wind and rain. Voltie plowed all day. Grace gone to Kingston only 20 lbs butter this week. Been filling jar with butter for winter. Maud and I work all day cleaning up pantry and drying pumpkins beside we washed, ironed, moped pantry and kitchen floors. V milked cows early and goes to dock for Grace and we have every thing ready on the table for tea. �page_0078 Continued - Wallace and Geo Farr gone to the back woods and lakes of Canada fishing, carried with them a barrel of fish nets, guns, ammunition &c &c Friday 20 Nov 1896 A quite pleasant Nov day. Grace cooking all fore noon for a surprise party at Bells this eve. We get dinner early, and Grace fills her "basket with apples, pie & cake and goes aross the fields to Uncle Sammy’s, and goes up with the mail as far as Berry’s Corners, and walks the rest of the way carrying the basket which must have been very heavy. I think it must have been a surprize to Belle and the children when they saw her come in so unexpectedly, the company were not many only V, and G, & Shell, Frank, Ed Weaver, Geo Morgan & Alice F, Hank & Dick Halliday, Lewis & Dick Lerush and Hanks’ lad Jim Hunter. Rachel came over awhile. Maud and I alone all the evening and all night. Maud at school. A letter from Wells Sr �page_0079 78 Gr GBamford Saturday 21 Nov 1896 West wind and and a snow storm, first of the season, snow falling thick and fast, fields and trees covered white with snow every where. how wintery. Voltie trying to get the turkey and chicks in to the hen house. Wellie went to Niles came back stoped long enough to help V move coal stove in place and set it up. didn’t get up very early. V slept till 1/2 past 6 a.m. Grace sleeping till 10 a.m. V took Shella to the party. Sunday 22nd November 1896 A cold wintry morning, fields and trees covered with snow far and wide. Not much wind North. Sleighs and cutters flying over the road all day. We expected company, but said �page_0080 79 party of "one" did not put in an appearance. We did not cry over it but rather rejoiced at our happy disapointment at least mother Rena did although we all looked, and Volty even went to the door and called aloud to our guest "But he cometh not and we were not aweary" on his account. But another came with "Pa’s son in law" who became very much "awearied" himself while awaiting for "Hunk to conclude his long evening courtship at Jonar’s and was just on the point of retiring for the night when Son in law Hank drove to the door. Supose Dignams were sadly, not glady, diapointed and "Mary was awearied for he came not" �page_0081 80 Monday 23rd Nov 1896 A breezy day, ground white with snow far and wide. Maude at school. V drove down to Wellies in cutter for saw steelyards and brought back a bottle of Kerosine. Cleaned the hen house, sawed the old cherry tree for fire wood. Frank W helped him after dinner. V goes up to help Frank make a stable door. Slightly thawing. Quarterly meeting held here this afternoon. Sun shining Wind South & blowing. Dark in the North Barameter high but falling. Wellie & John Burnham here for big kettle and butcher knives. Going to kill pigs tomorrow. A dance tomorrow night at Mike O’Briens. V drove for Maude and Wills childrens but met them coming from school. Bernard got a bad face Wind blowing strong from south to night and rain on the windows. �page_0082 81 Tuesday 24 Nov 1896 Wind South, raining and thawing all night: awoke this morning to find the ground clear of snow and the pastures and meadows green as a May day. V plowing. Rachel here for flour in exchange for cabbge. Rachel is quilting for Mrs Lib Pillar . We patch, churn, knit lace. Maud writing the story at the "Deserted villiage" Voltie goes to the post office. Only a letter for Grace from Miss Stella Healy Buffalo. Maude has a fit of tee hee hee. Wednesday 25 Nov 1896 Arose at 5 Oclock a.m. & ate breakfast by lamplight. V done all the chores and is plowing. Maude gone to school. Wind North and wind blowing & hailing raining which think will end in a rain storm Which turns to frozen �page_0083 82 Knitted Quilt rain which makes it very difficult to stand or walk. We were surprised to see Harry coming in just before dinner and pleased to see him Harry coming over to see Charley Woodmans little girl who died this afternoon. Grace mended H’s mackintosh that he had torn on the wire frence. Rachel came over just at eventide for the butter print. Grace gone down to Charley Woodmans to help them, and Voltie also went this evening and Maude and I are again alone. Sat up till nine Oclock not much fire and rather uncomfortably cold Sat up reading a Novel Little Wee Wiffe tay Miss Rosa Nauchelle Carey. To sentimental, but Hugh Redmond is a character drawn true to life. �page_0084 83 Thursday 26 November 1896 Grace & Voltie came home this morning from D Woodmans at 4 Oclock and went to bed. I arose at 7 build a fire and got breakfast well under way when V gets up. Earth and trees covered thickly with ice completely encased. Maud gets up early enough to eat her breakfast and starts immediatley to school. The weather proves to be delightfully fair Sun shining out warm and clear from a cloudless sky. Scarcely a ripple on the river. The ice dropping from the trees in showers as the warm sun light loosens it and the grass is green again. Can & tub soon filled with water as the ice rapidly melts on the roof. Grace arose at 9 and is now washing a few things. Jen & Eveline gone to Kingston. Thanks giving day throughout the United States and Canada Flora came over to bring the butter print get the shortning. �page_0085 84 Friday 27 November 1896 Wind blowing strong from South all night, got up at 1/2 past 5 Oclock a.m. went immediatley and brought in the clothes from the line raining some. Grace, Voltie and Maud go to the funeral. Raining hard as can pour down. Procession past along the road in the rain. Mary & Herbet brought Grace home in carriage which is a kindness and a favor. They stay and eat dinner with us. Al Joslin, Rube McFadden, Wellie come home with V and go to the cellar for cider and then go home without coming in to the house. Herb and Mary stay till towards night then go home. Grace got a bad cold. Roast wild duck for dinner, which our guests will not partake of as it is Friday. Night very dark and cloudy. Finished the lace this eve. �page_0086 85 Saturday 28 Nov 1896 A chilly day not freezing cloudy and a little rain this morning, cleared up and Voltie plowed all day. A letter from Fred S. Maud went to Evelines and brought Harrys group of photos of the McGill Medical graduates. No kerosine. Made candles which give very good light. Grace cleaned floors and washed a few things. A letter from dad- in Chicago- dont know when he will come home. Went after dark and brought in the clothes from line. Sunday 29 November 1896 A cold morning arose at 7. Wind North. froze hard last night, frost on windows, cloudy nearly all day. A very quiet sabath, no one here. V & G & M & myself alone all day. I wrote a long letter to John. Grace wrote to her father and Maud gave the letter to The Rev Mr Cornell to post early tomorrow morning. Grace wrote two more letters this eve, one to Stella and one to Alen. �page_0087 86 Knitted Edging Cast on 20 stitches & knit across plain 1. Slip 1, k1, over twice, p2tog, k1*k2 bind (sl the first of the last two sts over the 2nd) k1 bind, k1 bind, k4 sts in next stitch thus k1p1 k1p1 repeat from * k1, O twice, p2tog, k2 2 row S1, k1, O twice, p2tog, k12* O twice p2tog, k2 3 row Sl1, k1, O twice, p2tog, k1*k4 in next stitch k2 bind, k1 bind, k1 bind, repeat from * k1, O twice, p2tog, k2 fourth and sixth rows - Like second Fifth row like first row 7 row, Like third row eighth row - With the empty needle take up three loops on the side or along the lower edge that has just been knit, throw thread around needle to make a stitch, p1, k2 stitches in next stitch, thus (p1, k1), over twice, p1 �page_0088 87 Ninth row - Over twice, p2tog, k2, O twice, p2tog turn letting the 20 stitches remain on needle, knit the six stitches back and forth like ninth row until the strip has 15 loops on the side. drop the last loop at the outer eddge each time across. 10 row - Take up 14 loops on the needle that has 20 stitches long the edge where the 6 stitches were just knit back and forth. k1, sl. this stitch on left hand needle and turn 13 loops off on this stitch, draw thread up close knit two tog, k1, over twice, p2tog, k12, O twice, p2tog, k2 11 row Like first row to 20th stitch, k3tog, turn 12 row knit back, like second row except slip1.k2 then over twice &c 13 row Like third row to 20 stitch, k2tog. turn 14 row Knit back like 12 row 15 row like first row to 20 stitch k2tog turn 16 row knit back like 12th row 17 row like 3rd row to 20th stitch, k2tog, drop last st. 18 row like 2nd row except sl 1, n then O twice &c repeat from 1 row �page_0089 88 Shella Challa Chella Niles St Lawrance May Wormwith 185 University Ave Kingston Ont. May Wormwith G Grace D Bamford G Monday 30 Nov 1896 Wells come home to us unexpectedly. Bill Card boy brought him. Cold day, Wind north. Volty intended to go across the river for oil with Niles but John failed to put in an appearance. Maud at school. J.N. Jr called here for the stone boat. John N Sr came here in morning called on his way to Wellies �page_0090 2 Friday 4th December 1896 Wind North Cloudy ground covered with snow. V drove to dock for coal. W Sr built a fire in coal stove which we enjoy right royally. Will came over and Charley too. Related some of his ghost adventures. Jess Reid going to stay in the Wilds of Canada all winter. Grace [illegible] Tuesday 1 December 1/2 past 7 Oclock am when we arose. A very cold morning, half sunshine. Water froze in our dish. Snow squalls. V gone over Devero’s for wood. Wells Sr gone Wellies & Wills to make his annual visit. Wellie called here on his way to J. Niles to finish a job of carpentering. Make 16 lbs butter for market. Geo Niles came home to day from sailing. �page_0091 88 Shell Challa Chella Niles St Lawrance May Wormwith 185 University Ave Kingston Ont. Wednesday 2nd Nov dec 1896 Cold day wind North, frost on the windows. Voltie shot 5 turkeys for Market. G & I dressed them. V drew wood on rails. W Jr came up and called on his way to Jones. more carpenter work being done to his barn - floor laid &c. Well we at last got 5 turkeys in the basket for tomorrows marketing, butter put on the butter basket ready for morning. V in evening went to Wellies for [?] waggon but [illegible] Eveline goes to her brothers wedding at Micheas leaving Wellie and children home �page_0092 [repeat of page 90] �page_0093 52 years ago 1896 [numerous scribblings, various names, addesses etc] Grace D Bamford St Lawrance Wolfe Island Ont. Gr from Racd D DGBD Graca D B Rac Graca D Bamford Grace D B in Graca [continues in illegible scribblings] �page_0094 89 Thursday 3rd November December Arose at half past four, rather cold looks like a storm. Get breakfast and then Wells Sr, Voltie, Grace & Maude start for the dock on the old pumper. Ma is going to see a specialist eye doctor at wades for a pair of spectacles and going to her Grandma Watsons from there leaving me alone. Began snowing before they reached the dock, snow falling so thick and fast cant see to the road. Wellie comes back with team and does the chores, brings two pails of water and goes home leaving me plenty of wood and water. I clean pantry shelves, wash all glasses, run candles. Wellie coming at 3 O’clock p.m., done more chores, put cows in stanchions and goes to dock for V & G & W Sr & M. Well I’m tired. This diary is continued on page 3 �page_0095 [scribblings with various names & additions - most of which are illegible] �page_0096 [back cover of diary] [manufacturing stamp] Photomount Pamphlet Binder Manufactured by Gaylord Bros, Inc. Syracuse, N.Y. Stockton, Calif. �page_0097 �This document would not be possible without the editorial contributions of the following people: Ann Hopkinson, MaryV, Patricia Roussel, Eric Irvine, and Queen’s University Archives � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Created On: 2024-01-11 17:50:36 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-2-1 �1 [file folder containing original documents] IRENE DIXON BAMFORD DIARY 1907 + 1918 [stamped] Queen’s University Archives Locator Box 2 File 1 �2 1907 + 1918 �3 �4 [right hand of page ripped obscuring much of the diary entry, transcribed below with missing end of sentences indicated with #, left margin also obscured by binding tape these will be indicated with *] 1907 & 1918 R Sunday 13 Jan # A bright clear day snow # somewhat drifted. Miss Crawford # * , no service. goes home with the # towards night. Kent brings her home# *tholicks complaining that she # *ble in school. river still remain # * visitors to day. Reverend Craig sick # couldn’t come down to preach. Monday 14 January 1907 A storm of sleet. Volta takes Miss Craig # school. Volta returns home and then drives to # *yron Irvines, Jack Niles and Hiram Joslin her # * drew two loads of fertilizer for potatoes then * for Miss Crawford. Hiram here for his sleigh * V had fixed it didnt send any money for repairing * put a quilt on the frames this morning. Tuesday 15th Jan 1907 A snowy morning. Voltie drove to School house with Miss Crawford. V went over and brought aunt * over to dinner, and then drove # * then went for the # Rattray came # # �5 [left hand of page ripped obscuring much of the diary entry, transcribed below, the missing text will be indicated with #] Wednesday 16 Jan 1907 # morning 6 deg below zero which # colder than yesterday. river not # losed in Voltie drove to school with # ford. Sunlight clear. V preparing # barrel of vinegar for Mrs R Paine # ns, and Maud irons. Sr scrapes # dle in kitchen. Voltie drives for teacher Thursday 17 January 1907 A cold night and morning. Thermometer 12 deg below zero. Voltie drives to school with Miss Crawford. Two hot bricks at her feet. V moved bed in to hall up stairs. Friday 18 January 1907 Voltie drove to school with Miss Crawford then drove for Rachel she came over and helped us pick chickens, 20 of them for market. Then Voltie walked to Quinns on the ice for his kerosene and Alkane’s gone till towards night came bringing us the medicine, but Quinn had gone to # V ate dinner with Harold # lace, he found the ice # is sick �6 [right hand of page ripped obscuring much of the diary entry, transcribed below with missing end of sentences indicated with #] Wednesday 30 Jan 1 # A beautiful day drew wood # from island. 12 loads now # Maud washed, no visitors # Thursday 21 January 1907 A fine day and cold. finished # wood from the island 15 loads. Voltie # back for the last load (went alone) two # Rachel here for potatoes. Maud ironed. I finished the second pair of mittens. Friday February 1st 1907 Up and breakfast by lamp light again. good sleighing for the snow fell yesterday pm. Cloudy this morning, not cold. Saturday 2nd February 1907 A dark cloudy day, thawing. Sr gone to Kingston on the ice. Met Robert and Reginald and went home with them to dinner. Sr had a tooth filled by Daily. Maud and I cooked for visitors which we expect may come tomorrow if tis a good day, wind blowing hard from South, increasing to a gale. Sr comes home early. �7 [left hand of page ripped obscuring much of the diary entry, transcribed below with missing end of sentences indicated with #] Sunday 3rd of Feb 1907 # ing a gale all night changing # freezing hard, wind blowing all # frozen and rough for starters. # urk came down on skates through the # Miss Crawford went to church no # though the preacher (Rev Craig) was # driving all the way from Kingston to find only 3 of the faithful assembled. �8 [right hand of page ripped obscuring much of the diary entry, transcribed below with missing end of sentences indicated with #] Monday a4 February # A clear cold day no sleigh # on ice, going to pick chickens to day # tomorrow dressed 21 chicks and 3 turkeys # Rachel helping dress a few. Sam’s new tenant # to day from over the river Tuesday 5th Feb storm so terrible couldn’t go to Kingston very cold Wind North went out the door all day, both outside kitchen doors caulked with rags. Voltie drove to school house with Miss Crawford and drove for her again at evening. Wednesday 6 Feb 1907 A very fine day. V and M and R went to Kingston drove up on the ice; no sleighing. They came just in time for supper. all is well. Thursday 7 February 1907 A fine day. Wells Sr drove over to Rachel with her and all her purchases cat and all, barrel of groceries and things, and a table, she carried the lamp in hand. Will Dixon drove to make us a �9 [left hand of page ripped obscuring much of the diary entry, transcribed below with missing end of sentences indicated with #] Wednesday 20 June 1906 # to go home washes & # childrens clothing. Muriel # visiting her little # Alberta Victoria McDonales. # staid over night. Friday 8th Will went home this morning. R went with him drove in buggy no sleeping. fine day. Delovan B and Brown here Thursday 21 June 1906 Grace, her children, Muriel & Maud all embarked for Kingston this morning. V driving to the dock with them. Charley drove down for Margaret, Grace & I. The baby and—I doubt. they come and go come and go but 2 stay at home forever Saturday 9th Feb 1907 Voltie drove to town on ice, Crawford went also & staid there. Marjorie & Art came to dinner. Hagan here also all drove to Bells on ice. V came just after dark accompanied by �10 [right corner has been torn, missing text indicated by *] by Geo Pillar. Sr watering * Friday 22 June 1906 A warm day. Mustard per * and corn cultivating * talking about being in Kingston * more & Muriel. The Rev Lancaster * He is preparing Maud for confirmation and * stay for dinner. V & M picked 34 quarts of strawberries. I got supper and patched shirts and drawers for Sr and made a fly screen for that table. Mr Lancaster is a very fine young clergyman. Cooler thro the p.m. Our evening mail, Herald, New Thoughts, McClures magazine. Saturday 23rd June 1906 A breezy day wind south and showery raining heavey this morning. Voltie went after dinner to the foot with strawberries. He worked 4-1/2 hours and a half. Sr hoed corn in door yard. I bottled the dandelion wine. 16 bottles. Sunday 10 Feb 1907 A stormy day for wind and some snow. McNeely came V & McNeely drove to corners with V & Geo Pillar droave her to Will Dixons. Eddy Bates �11 [left corner has been torn, missing text indicated by *] Bill Bates born this morning. Sunday 24 June 1906 * morning and cloudy * little flocks of ducks we have * three and most of our turkeys are * of sparrow lice. Henry Halliday * just time for dinner. Frank Woodman came over bringing his family to Samy’s to stay a week. Frank going home again after coming here for ppotatoes. We have strawberries for dinner and supper. Henry stays till sundown. bees swarmed * Monday 25 June 1906 A cool fine morning. V went to factory cultivated corn and picked 34 qts strawberries went to OBriens to see about the money for Miss Hall our teacher. Dad went to hoeing and mustard pulling. Evening visitors Sylvia, Ruth and Cassie came looking for strawberries. I treated them to lemonade. �12 [right corner has been torn, missing text indicated by *] Thursday 28 June 19 A fine day. Maud went * Kingston carried 4-1/2 doz * 18 cts per doz. I tool a walk down to the strawberry field. V * berries. Wish I hadn’t gone and * back across the potatoe field and * great difficulty in crossing the field. Friday 29 June 1906 A tremendous rain storm in the night every thing wet, wet and barrel running over with rain water. Mr Lancaster here this am Mauds lesson very poorly learned. Bees swarmed. Sr hived them and another such a scrap I never saw first went on a long rain coat to his feet it came, then the head and face protection then a pair of leather gloves and he sallied forth to capture bees, he says he got stung 40 times on the head and a hundred times on his hands and if V has any more bees to hive he may do it for he never will have any more. Maud lost her glasses on berry patch but �13 [left corner has been torn, missing text indicated by *] * them again after a long * V helping her look for them. * Digman and Will have * Evening A letter from Muriel * Herald and R’s hearth stone. * a post cared from Watson announcing his * Saturday 30th June 1906 * worked at foot and finished there for a while. Maud made cookies and I moped the floors A terrible rain storm lost 7 chickens in the rain dont know what occurred after, at least I dont remember. Sunday 1 July 1906 A long warm lazy day. Tom Redmen here Niles hired man. Dont know much but can lie like a papist. V picked 3 dozen baskets strawberries for market among our neighbours. �14 [right corner has been torn, missing text indicated by *] July 2 Monday 11 February A very good clear day rather cold Miss C* to school. V and Sr drew hay from * 3 loads then V went to R Percys for * 12 gal of Kerosine. M finished her rug very pretty. Voltie fed and watered ducks. Tuesday 12 February 1907 This is the 23rd anniversary of Bells marriage This day is a great contrast to the other 12 February that was a beautiful day this is cold but partly clear. Voltie gone to Kingston with hay. Crawford walked to school. V came back late for he started late, after 12 pm and returned at 12 pm night. Miss C and Maud set up for Voltie. he had bin to supper. Quinn called here on his way to his home and gave him his tea & * Wednesday 13 Feb 1907 V went up to K with another load of hay. Sr watered and fed ducks Thursday 14 Feb 1907 Charley drove down bringing Belle, Henry, Majorie & Marjorie’s Baby through the rain V watered and fed ducks. �15 July 4th A rainy fore noon rained all night pm clear. Marjorie & Art & the baby came down to cross over [illegible] brought them down Grace went home with them Friday 15th Feb 1907. Maud working all day on feet poor Maud. If I could only get around as in in days of yore. I’d help more. V working in shop all day. Albert Gillespie walked into the ice crack when he came to bring the ice tongs V watered R ducks Saturday 16th George Pillar drove into the crack coming back from Will Dixons. Voltie went and put a signal by the crack. Geo horse in all over. After dinner he drove home. Art Vincent came for Marjorie, he brought a load of goods to Quinns.Marjorie, Art and the baby went home after dinner. Morgan Sr came for his cutter which Voltie has repaired. Charley H came down too and brought the phonograph which which Belle manipulated for Morgans amusement. Voltie went over & feed and watered ducks. �16 Sunday 17 Feb 1907 A beautiful day. snow fell last night to the time of very good travelling with [illegible] Voltie and Maud gone to Johns and Marjories. Charley, Belle and Henry go home driving up on the ice. Gertrude goes to church and Sr goes over to water and feed R’s ducks and I’m alone; blessed silence and peace. Monday 18 Feb A beautiful day but rather cold. Sr drove to school with Gertrude. Robert Horn drove here for V to fix his sleigh but V is gone away over the river; and yesterday Sr hitched up and drove over to water R’s ducks and feed them. Tuesday 19 Feb 1907 Snows and blows a hurycane. Teacher walked to school. Sr drove her at night. don’t believe he watered R’s ducks. He said he was going to water them but I didn’t see him go. Merritt Daily drove here for a bag of potatoes. Lonesome without Voltie & Maud. 3 eggs. Not cold day. The Herrald picture is a beauty came to night and a letter from dear Muriel. Wednesday 20 Feb 1907 Sr drove over to the corners for sugar and molasses A beautiful day. Wind south. Sr drove to school with Gertrude this am �17 [Pattern for Wheel lace but corner has been ripped and remainder illegible] I want 67 points in all -48 19 more Thursday 21 rather cold. Gertrude walked to from school. Sr carried her in cutter in morning, At dinner time I’m tired with a lame back. A quiet pleasant day. No one came. Evening I write to Grace, Pea soup for dinner. Sun shining, clear all day Friday 22 A clear cold day. Gertrude walked to school. I hope V & M will come home to day. Sr’s fingers and toes awful cold, pitching straw for cows from the staw stack. �18 Wheel Lace 30 stitches [pattern hand written but is not understandable] �19 �20 Continued. Sr went over to feed and water ducks and froze his nose. �21 Friday Voltie Saturday 23rd Sunday 24 February 1907. looks like a storm. Will came bringing Rachel and Louise, then came Van and Lib. Then came, Crawfords’ bean Pixley a back woods hobo. Grandad mad, about Pixley. Jr �22 Monday 25 Feb 1907. V after driving to school. School with Miss Crawford. drove up for Robert and Grace. Margaret & Robby they came before sunset. Trustees met at school house to see about keeping Crawford in school. no government in is school. They think they will turn her out. Tuesday 26 February 1907. A very good day cold. Voltie and Robert hitched up and drove the gray colt across to Quinns. Came back to dinner. They found Quins folcks moving and Art Vincent moving in. Rachel and Louise came over then came Charley H and Beatrice and William Watts. All ate dinner, went again afternoon and returned towards night. Feb 27 Wednesday 1907 A cold day wind North. Voltie hitched up the grey colt and drove with Miss Crawford to school. Sr drove up to the horse race at the villiage. This day I feel dull and sleepy. Grace help Maud wash breakfast dishes. Thursday 28th 1907 Clear and cold. V drove to school with Miss Crawford; only three pupils today. The threats. V loaded hay for Kingston from R’s place. Bob went to R for a call while V and Sr were loading hay. Rob much pleased with his visit as relating to Louise Horn Niles. I pieced three log cabins blocks. �23 March 1 Friday 1907. Clear and cold. Sent for McClures magazine to day by Voltie. V went to Kingston with hay. Saturday 2nd 1907 A fine day. Bob and Grace, after dinner drive over to Rachels drawing the children on sled. Saturday 1907 March 9th Robert, Grace & children and Maud gone to Kingston today on ice. Robt forgot his pipe and their onions & popcorn & sauce. They visited Marjorie V & M going with them. Sunday the third stay home all day except R & V go over to Van’s. Thursday they all go to Van’s visiting. The 3 of March Van & Lib came over to visit. Will & Willie came over for Louise. Rachel came too then Miss Crawford and her beau Pixley came. �24 Sunday 10 March 1907 Another beautiful day. Mrs Crawford goes to church. Rachel abed with cold. Mrs McLaren came to hire Rachel and hired her to cook. 15 June I’m grieved to say Devolson took mean Woodman with with him to Clayton and V came home very much drunk, brought home a rooster. Monday 11 March. A fine day sun bright and warm and clear. Rachel sick all day Sr got a severe cold too Tuesday 12 March 1907 A beautiful day R sick all night but snored awfuly all night. went home to see if her duck has laid an egg and didn’t come back. V went at evening to see how she is she better been abed all day, rained this pm. Milton Woodard here for supper and then went over the river. V cleaned up a grist for mill but helped Niles all fore noon cut ice. 128 cakes. Wednesday 18 March 1907. V gone to Kingston on ice going to mill. Sent Graces things home and Bobs pipe-a cloudy day and fog �25 Sr walked over to see how R’s health is, found her better. A man from Depanville named Reed, driving on ice with buggy drove into the crack. Wells, Thait & the Woodmans got his horse; he was a cow buyer. Wells heard by some one on the road that Richard Spoor died last night, very sudenly—apoplexy the cause. Voltie came early, ate dinner at Robert G’s Grace sent me a letter &c Thursday 14 March 1907 A dirty morning. Raining and freezing. Voltie drove to school with Miss C and then drove down to R’s carrying her medicine bottles that he bought for her in Kingston. found her fast recovering and eating buckwheat cakes. cakes. The Poster was fine; wish I had more, but tis too expensive; 10 cts per bottle. V cleaned the ice house and pm is cutting ic Jack Niles helping though first he drove to J OBriens for ic saw. Jack Niles ate supper with us Friday 15 March 1907 Jack & Voltie finished filling the ice house and Voltie packed in in saw dust after dinner went across the ice to A.V’s to send �26 to Corners for rubber boots, took Will’s potatoes aross but forgot the to carry the garden seeds. He went for the mail and then went to Rahel’s found her well &c. A snow blizzard in pm Saturday 16th of March A half cloudy day snowing a little now & then, froze last eve. V arose early when I didn’t hear, got his own breakfast put up the eggs and gone to Kingston started at 6 a.m. going to bring Maud home. Hiram Joslin drove Rachels cow here to day. Irene Sr made two pies (apple) and a jelly turnover & washed two dish towel and one hand towel, my feet ache, ache, beat & throb. Voltie came home alone having left Maud at John OBrien’s, been in the River horses in all over Voltie hauled Maud out and sent her ashore. teams coming right along helped him out with the horses and things. Every dud soaking wet groceries & all Mauds dry good, were "wet goods. Rachels bread all pudding. I set yeast cake. Sunday 17 March 1907 A cloudy Windy morning, raining, ground nearly bare. Voltie drives to John Obriens for Maud goes in covered buggy driving on ice, returns in time for dinner. After dinner, with Club in hand goes over the �27 river to Art Vincents; we watch him as he goes away over the ice. I wish I didn’t live on Wolfe Island where there is nothing but ice, water, worry and trouble. Rachels heifer has a new calf born this St Patrick’s day in the morning. We’ll call the calf Pat. Voltie gone till after dark. I set a lamp in the parlor window; he had been to the corners for rubber boots but Donaldson not at home so he came home without them, found Marjorie and the family all well. Monday 18 March 1907 Quite a fair day. Kent came; leaving his horse here and walked to the corners (across the ice). Arthur drove to the corners with Kent. Voltie sent to the corners by Kent for the rubber boots and Kent brought them all right. Sr mending harness all day. Voltie working the shop. Maud very lame and sore after being in the cold icy river. We going to have a telephone it mow came today. Tuesday 19 March 1907 The most dreary and disagreeable day of all the year, wind, rain, snow & mud. G Crawford walked to school. Voltie drove for her at evening time. A card from Mrs Brooks, a letter from Watson, 2 men here to buy horses. Frank Briceland here for butter but got none. �28 Wednesday 20 March 1907 I don’t know what transpired to day nothing out of the ordinary. Voltie working in the shop. Sr got a severe cough and cold. A terrible wind from SE Thursday 21 March 1907 A very good day looks like rain tho Tom Chatterdon came over skated across. Came for seeds, said Marjorie not very well. Rachel came over too to see her cow and calf and get some apples. Voltie began working for Rattray at $2.00 per day. Friday 22nd March 1907 A fine day but looks like rain. Voltie gone to Rattrays to work shingling their house. Kent A Kehoe helping. Sr choring around. I do as I please so does Maud. boil pork and cook the meals; a letter from Muriel and one from Edna Quinn Barrons. �29 Saturday 23 March 1907 A fine day warm and thawing no snow on the ground; one little shity patch of snow towards the gate by the barn. A channel open in the river; fowl around the door turkeys, hens, guineas, cats, old pines, the ducks are in barn yard. V gone to Rattray to shingle their house. Sr gone to R’s to carry her water and milk. Maud emptied the flour bags into the flour cans and scoured the cellar steps and landing. Merritt Daily here to get his sap pan soldered. Jack Niles here to get his saw filed. The filer and solderer not at home. made applies pies. Rena sat up till eleven. I doing sorting old letters and scrap papers. V brought home a piece of cheese. Sunday 24 March 1907 Raining all night. Thundered and lightened A dark dismal morning. Wells got a bad cough nothing occurs to of any consequence to day only a new calf. Rainy dreary dismal day all day no visitors. I wrote a letter to Muriel. �30 Monday 25th 1907 A very fine day. V up early and brought water for Maud to wash clothes. Maud washed big washing and hung them on the line. V and Sr drew hay from the stack. V put the bees in the cellar two extinct hives full of honey which leaves 6 full hives. A man from the other shore attempted to cross over walking on the ice. Tuesday 26 1907. Threatens rain and does rain some Maud irons the clothes from the veranda. The white clothes partly ironed. R came over but didn’t bring Ethels letter. I cook beans and make scrap books. V working for Rattray on the cheese factory - this is the 4 day. Wednesday 27th March 1907 A fine day warm 50 deg above freeze. C walked to school. Voltie walked to Rattrays cheese factory working on factory. Last nights mail a letter from Grace, a post card from Charley D and a letter from Willie for Maud. Grandad didn’t cough so much last night. Dispatch and Massey Harris 18 eggs to day. Foggy evening but Voltie found his way home though the fog was thick enough to cut. I retired at 10 pm. �31 Thursday March 28th 1907 A warm, foggy windy morning. Voltie working at the cheese factory, snow all gone, thundering in south with sharp flashes of lightning and a little shower. Friday 29 March 1907 Voltie working on cheese factory not a very pleasant day. Miss Crawford goes up with the wind Saturday 30 March 1907 Voltie finishes the cheese factory by building a chimney goes to Kent’s for his dinner. Morgan Redick around looking for a piece of pork to fry their easter eggs in. Separated the milk. Sunday 30 March 1907 Easter we are alone all day. A beautiful day, grows colder towards night. We boil a kettle full of eggs. Aunt Rena ate 3 eggs and reads and write letters to Charley Dixon. �32 Monday 1st April 1907. A chilly raw day. We churned for the first this spring. V brought the incubator down stairs and set it up with the lamp burning. Rachel came over and churned. Tuesday 2nd April 1907. Rachel came over and churned. Wednesday 3rd April 1907. Voltie drawing fertilizer for potato ground. Old Morgan came to get V to fix his old wagon. V fix it and gave him a card of honey. V set the incubator. Thursday 4th April 4th 1907. Looks like rain. V finished drawing stone and fertilizer and then began plowing all for potato ground. Maud cleaning up stairs. Aunt Rena cooked and washed all the dishes and separator. �33 Friday 5 April 1907 A cold windy snowy storm from the North. Maud ironing and putting up window curtains up stairs. Voltie after cutting the honey from the hive went to the shop to work. Aunt Rena got breakfast, washed the dishes and separator. Rachel has come over to churn and brought her basket. Miss Crawford came down with the mail. Mail a card from Grace, a letter from Shotts. Saturday 6th April Saturday work went on as usual floors cleaned, cake baked. G.C. laid in bed as usual till after breakfast. Sunday 7th April 1907. A fair forenoon, an early dinner. Maud and Gertrude can go to church, did walk away up to the Episcopal Church, rained some. they stoped at Kents and had their tea by invitation. Lottie Kent brought them home in buggy. Monday 8th April 1907. Snowing, fall like January weather, ground white. Rachel came over to churn, staid all day we didn’t churn. I wrote a long letter to Belle and sent her honey or will tomorrow. �34 Maud white washed kitchen and cleaned the woodwork. Voltie worked on buggy box. Tuesday 9th April 1907. Clear starlight and a clear morning, but some clouds again. Voltie arose before 4 O’clock milked the cows, separated the milk, fed the calves and has now gone to Kingston. The roads must be awful mudy. 10 minutes past 7 am. Sunday 28 April 1907. Marjorie and Arthur came over in Volties skiff after their hired man Macintire & Smith a neighbor rowed across for Marjorie and Arthur & baby. They rowed over for V’s skiff to bring them over so V had to go row them across and didn’t return till bed time. The river is very still. Monday 29 April 1907. didn’t do much my way. V worked in field and has got boils on his neck. Tuesday 30 April 1907. A tremendous rain storm all day with thunder and lightning. Voltie drove to school for teacherMiss Crawford. �35 Wednesday 1 May 1907 Got butter ready for market 28 lbs. churned a very good after the heavy rain of yesterday. no working in field today. Rachel came over and churned her butter she has 8 lbs Thursday 2nd May 1907. A very good after the rain of Tuesday to wet to work in field till pm. Maud and Rachel went to Kingston with butter for market. Aunt Rena done the work of cooking the meals, washing dishes, sweeping, baking bread, custard, washing and putting together separator. Maud bought double Tulip. V & Sr set the fish net in a new place Friday 3 May 1907. Arbor day clear and cool. 7 fish in net this morning when Voltie run the net. V preparing the ground to sow grain. Never know what grandpa is doing he dont ever say what he going to do. Rachel staid here last night and cleaned the fish this morning. Gertrude and the pupils cleaning up around the school yard. Rachel came over to fill the seed dishes with dirt for me, brought me a lot of sweet peas and some orange marmalade and is helping me get dinner. Grandad is coming from away across the fields, been working on Rachels place. Kathleen came down with the mail enroute for Marjorie. Received a letter from Grace �36 Saturday 4 May 1907 A morning of wind rain snow; rains all night hard a sorrowful day for farmers. so much mud can’t work in field when the cold rain and snow are falling and the cold North wind is blowing. Couldn’t go to the net this morning a half inch of ice on everything. Kathleen restless, walking around snow gone. Churning to day about nine lbs butter. Sunday 5 May 1907 Frozen morning ice in both rain barrels. Voltie rowed across to Marjories with Kathleen and Rachel. The girls gone to church both forenoon & afternoon service (Methodist & Episcopal) A very quiet day wind blowing a little from South and looks cloudy again. Dr Volson returned at 1/2 past 2 pm. ate dinner at Marjories. Aunt Rena dressed three fish; cooked one for dinner just three O’clock pm. Edy Bates came bringing three old fish spears to have mended. Monday 6 May 1907 A cold morning for 6 of May. Voltie gathered one pickerel from the net then spread it on the grass to dry badly torn from logs in bottom of river. am V and dad worked over on the 30 acres Merritt came over bringing their separator funnel for Voltie to solder, that Jane had melted the ears off from in the oven. About 12.30 noon �37 Jane came driving over in style for the funnel. Voltie was trying to solder it when she arrived she found V engaged in fixing her funnel and as it was a difficult piece of work to accomplish it was 3 pm before it was finnish. V left his field work. Mrs Daily was nervous with fear V couldn’t solder the funnel. Tuesday 7 May 1907 A cloudy still day. Sylvia W and Lottie Kent here for mission money. They ask no one except Maud she gave them 10 cts. we printed the balance of butter 11 lbs & 11 oz, used the small scales. Maud helped Voltie set the fish net. V after diner not worked in field Sr cut brush and set posts over on Rachels place. Maud done big washing mail: letter from Grace one from Helen Watson Dispatch and that is all. Wednesday 8 May 1907. but not warm yet wind North. I expected a letter from Wellies family but were disappointed Maud churned twice once for ourselves nd once for R. V went to not early this morn �38 but no fish not a scale. Tuesday 6th August 1907 A warm cloudy day. Sr went fishing caught 10 rock bass. V cut barley with mowing machine V Telephone to Elly Woodman for new binder. Maud telephoned to bell to come for berries. Rachel telephone for apples for McClarren Hitchcock house. Telephone to Belle to come and pick raspberries again for herself. Received a letter from Grace Boyne City and a magazine the "Boyne Citizen" Wednesday 7th August 1907. Cloudy BelleKathleen & Henry drove in buggy. They picked 12 quarts. �39 Continuation from February 8th through June 28 1918 diary in separate book �40 June Saturday 29th 1918. A clear bright warm day. Jimy, Voltie and Will Dixon working on the barn. A sharp shower of rain drove them to the house for a while. I wrote a Letter to Grace Cheever. Rachel walked over staid to supper, walked over again looking for her spectacles. Sunday 39th June 1918 A lovely warm bright am very warm almost hot. Will went home to day. V paid him 15 dollars R $2 dollars. Ray Rat drove here for Emma to go visiting to Maggie. The pm very warm it looks like rain. I write a letter to Ben Watson. I sent or gave two letters to mail for me one to Charley Dixon, one to Grace Cheever. Will Niles came and brought me a bunch of roses. Roy & Maggie brought Emma home before rain. Voltie salted the cows and took a nap after rowing Will D across the river. E & E brought in all the clothes off the lines and grass it looks so much like rain. Voltie brought in and gave me all the strawberries that our strawberry vines grew this year which was 6 berries. Emma gave me two candies. I can eat neither berries nor candies but go to bed supperless. Will Niles said, he read in Watertown paper that Wellie Bamford has bought a farm. I am glad; now he wont have to move again �41 Monday July 1st 1918 Dominion Day Wind blowing hard from South this morn rained heavily in the night. Rain came in under the veranda door. The weather clears tho the wind continues to blows and the waves are rolling high and beating against the shore. The clouds are running to the North this morning, and the swaying bowing bending of the trees all in motion. V can’t work on the barn this day on account of wind tho he did work some after Jim came. Jim didn’t go home this eve a picnic Brophy’s pointSamy went accompanied by Miss Langley a dance at night. Tuesday 2nd July 1918 A very good day all day. V & Jim worked on barn all day JD turned the cows in the orchard after milking in morning. V and I watch them to keep them out from the door yard and destroying Emmas flower bed. Edith has to trot after them nearly every ten minutes. After dinner Edith goes visiting to Louise Niles then Emma has to trot every time I say "There the cows are eating your dahlias. Edgar Niles came over for Emma to go to their house visiting and tomorrow pm they are going to Allen’s St Lawrence corners to a dance. Emma went. Jim Morgan goes home after he ate supper �42 Jan 5 1907 Sold butter 25 cts per lb 10 $2,50 " " 28 " " 19 $5,13 " " 25 " 8 Honey 22 sections May 2 Sold butter 3 lbs-5lb " 8 " " S.D. Woodman �43 Debt owe bank paid $47.00 " R 25 " R again for hay 25 owe $7.00 on piano $10 �44 5 Jan 1907 . . \\{} Paid to bank on insurance $18.50 + sent for Alkavis 5.02 + Groceries 1.62 Condition powders .40 horse shoeing 1.00 boat fare .25 horse keep .25 Pink pills 1.25 18 Jan . .\\{} sugar 1.00 Kerosine oil .60 Freight and carting .15 Fare for V and Crawford in Card’s rig .50 Horse keep .35 Deck hooks 1.50 stove paste .50 Harness paint .15 �corn starch .10 Laundry starch .10 Tobaco .20 snuff for R .15 Gin .70 soap .25. + �45 Feb 1st Soap ,25 Rolled wheat ,15 letter tablet 10 Envelopes 5 paid a note to Massay Harriss $8,2 olive oil ,07 Box sodas ,25 Ginger & pepper ,20 two boxes cow brand ,10 mustard ,05 Gin ,70 [illegible] ,36 mittens 1,05 subscribed Herald 1,00 peanuts 10 Tobaco ,35 beef 35 2 cards 20 paid in bank $18,50 paid J Sppor 9,00 Sand bay school tax 1,42 Tax on Lindas 1,43 Gin 85 treating 36 Pipe 1,00 �46 over shoes 2,00 drinks 10 cts 12 gallons, Kerosine 1,50 bolts ,05 codfish 48 cheese ,21 brooms ,25 Yeast cakes ,05 2 bottles ink ,10 6 papers pins ,12 12 safety pins ,13 drawers for V ,50 Grass seed 4,00 1 dressing comb ,15 1 box matches ,15 from corners 10 lbs sugar ,50 " " molasses ,40 1 string of sleigh bells 2,00 4 Feb Spent in Watertown 6,30 27 Groceries 1,38 Gin. He said it was ,25 cts but probably more ,25 Horse shoeing 1,00 syrup from Kingston ,50 sugar ,50 McLures magazine 1,00 �47 groceries ,40 groceries ,49 olive oil ,25 porter ,20 1 bottle pickled olives ,20 1 bottle Barter ,10 b snuff ,05 cocoa ,10 chocolate ,10 pastry sugar ,30 5 lbs sugar ,25 " " granulaed ,30 a card of needles ,10 letter tablet ,10 dry goods from Laidlaws 2,15 Gin ,75 tin ware ,20 cloth for quilt ,50 horse blister ,75 horse keeping ,15 sugar 30 Paid Rachel $20,00 Mauds rubbers ,50 stockins ,25 yeast cakes ,10 �48 smoked herin ,15 1 fish ,35 tobaco ,35 tin pans ,24 Rubber boots cedit 1500 Telephone " 15,00 Boat fare 25 snuff 05 peppermint 10 2 bottles electric oil 50 Borax 10 10 sugar 50 sodas 25 Ginger 25 matting 2,25 Groceries ,50 Table cloth ,98 seeds from Park ,25 Envelopes ,05 4 May 1907 Groceries 1,59 Boat fare 25 two corsets covers ,50 tulip plant ,25 �49 Wednesday July 3rd 1918 A very cool morning and clouding up fast, very strange weather for 3rd July. V turned the cows in again this morning. pm I watch cows pick over beans. Edith getting dinner. phoned to Weir for Tea & Coffee. JimSamy & V working on barn E ran to post box with letters to Bernie Watson. Edith drove the cows back twice before nine Oclock and has to find wood to get dinner with. O such work! Letting the Tea & Coffee be all used up and say nothing and she going to St Lawrence store. Thursday 4th July 1918 A fine day. Grace, Margaret, Robert, Isabel, Bert, Maud and Hubert came this a.m. �50 Friday 5 July 1918 A very fine day. V and Jim working on barn. Emma not home. Van came over in pm. river very Quiet. Van drank cider. Heard Joe is coming home to stay. Saturday 6 July 1918 A bright breezy morning, cool and fine. Emma not home yet. Grace doing all the work, cooking and waiting on the table. Voltie, Jim Morgan & Samy Woodman here working on the barn. Every one busy. One cow jumped in here. Edith and Isabel drove her out. mopping cleaning baking going on �51 Sunday 7 July 1918 Not a very pleasant day for weather wind and showers at intervals. Bert went fishing caught 2 fine pike which Grace cooked for dinner together with mashed potatoes & very nice. Voltie rowed them over the river and they went to Watertown in Berts car. Bert, Maud Hubert, Grace & Isabel. Wm N brought Emma home after they went home. Bert carried home a half bag full of fish. Rachel here too. Monday 8 July 1918 Worked on barn part of the day, then rained again. Jim went home. Wm N staid and V and he done what they could. Tuesday 9th July 1918. Worked some on the barn not much. James didn’t come this day. V and Wm worked in shop. After supper Wm N went home. I requested him to ask his ma to send me some lettuce. E, E & Margaret went to R’s carrying milk after dark. �52 Wednesday 10 July 1918 A morning of fog and clouds rained in the night. Wm came over through the fog. don’t understand how he found his way across through the fog. he brought me lettuce. Jimy came bringing me lettuce so we will have some for dinner any way. Received the announcement of Hubert Bamford wedding to Pauline Catherine Shead. They were married 5th July 1918. Rachel came over to dinner. fish for supper. girls caught high rocks. Thursday 11 July 1918 Voltie, Jimy, Will Niles working on the barn. Margaret, Edith and Emma went to Dora Hallidays to the ice cream strawberry festival. went by way of Jimy Morgan’s and from there in motor boat came home at 2 a.m. I write a letter to Belle. had fish for supper which the girls caught from high rocks. Friday 12 July 1918. A very warm day. Voltie, Jimy, Wm N and Robert working on barn. Barn nearly completed enough for hay and grain. Jimy M drove to dock for lumber, for Voltie from Anglin. Girls fishing for supper. I sent a letter to Belle. margaret rec’d a letter from her ma. Canadian Countryman, Farm and Dairy Famers, Advocate done a good job on the barn this day RobertMargaretE & E went at eve to carry milk to Rachel. �53 Saturday 13 July 1918 A cool clear morning. wind North and breezy. Margaret went to factory with Voltie. Emma wears her best black skirt every day. Guess it is a sign. Poor dear little girl. �54 �55 �56 �57 wheel Lace 31 stitches and knit across plain 1 row S one, K2, 0, n, K 4 on, O 12 3 on 161, 0, n K, 5, useless purchase Gin 70 "5 treatment 36 20 two cards lost note paper & envelopes 15 1 pipe 1,00 $3,26 to this date Feb 10. 1907 two beers, 10 more gin (Last little gusset_ 1-19 listed vertically 1-24 listed vertically Third row of gusset like first one �58 �59 �60 �61 1907 1 Jan Letters Received. Cards from Eveline Letter from W.M. & card " " Ethel with card & doily 8 Jan letter from Muriel letter from Grace letter from W.S. Herald & Dispatch 11 Jan Herald postal from Mrs Brooks Letter from Alkavis Letter from Rena James 12 Jan Letter from Letter from Grace " " Helen Watson " " W.F. Watson " " Catalogue of jewelry " " Dispatch " " Parks Floral Guide Friday 18 Jan a letter from Grace and from Hugh a letter from Muriel " " " Gladys a roll of papers from Eveline The Herald. Maud received a card from Muriel Tuesday Jan 21 Dispatch, New Thought, Floral Guide Friday A letter from Muriel A match scratcher from Maud A calendar from Maud letter from Grace Herald & McCheres magazine Tuesday 29 letter from Gladys " " Rena James Dispatch Experimental farm �invitation to C.M.B.A. �62 �63 �64 New Year 1907 letters posted [date] [cost]\\{} Jan 1 Subscribed to Herald 2 cts " Helen Watson 2 " Rena James 2 Jan 4th Eveline 2 " Jennie Dunlop 2 " Grace 2 " One copy of Herald for Eveline 2 " A package of papers for F.W. Watson 2 5th Edna Parsons 2 " Alkavis 2 " Herald for Eveline 2 8th Herald for Eveline 2 " Mailed a letter for Miss Crawford 2 " Mailed a letter for Maud to W.M. 2 11th Herald for Eveline 2 14th Two letters to Muriel 4 " Two letters posted for Miss Crawford 4 22 Jan Two more letters posted for Crawford 4 " A letter for Gladys 2 " " " " Rena James 2 25 Jan letter for Grace 2 �" sent letter to Grace 2 Feb 9th sent Valentine to Muriel 2 " Sent Valentine to Gladys 2 " letter to Murray Harris Company 2 �65 Sent letter Eveline Other letters and cards April 5 2 letter one to Gladys and one to W.C.M. Letter to Bill one Easter letter to W.F.W. " " " Charlie Dixon " " " Edna Parsons " " " Muriel " " " Eveline " " " Park Grandma Grandma will it be all right if I go down to [illegible] she said allowed. Wants me to come as she is there I dont think the girls will over to go with me �66 one spool thread No 12 white " " " " 30 black Tablet & Envelopes Cosmopolitan Rolle doats Diary �67 February 3-1/2 dox eggs at 30 cents per doz 12 doz eggs " .21 March 16 5 dozen eggs April 10 doz eggs Have knit the 7th ro of the print of sandyk """8""""""" 3rd row of gusset [illegible] 10 row �68 Photomount Pamphlet Binder Manufactured by Gaylord Bros. Inc. Syracuse, N.Y. Stockton, Calif. �69 �This document would not be possible without the editorial contributions of the following people: Ann Hopkinson, Ella Deering, Queen’s University Archives, and hannahb25 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/83dadfb1821d71401472b8262db1e071.pdf 3b92206b0f55580d3eb1dbaab0ca63db PDF Text Text Irene Dixon Bamford 1918 February to June, Diary Transcription 5034_4-2-9 �Metadata FromThePage export of 5034_4-2-9 from Irene Dixon Bamford made on 2026-02-11 15:39:53 UTC. Title: 5034_4-2-9 Created On: 2024-01-11 17:19:48 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-2-9 �1 IRENE DIXON BAMFORD DIARY February 8th 1918 - June 28th, 1918 Queen’s University Archives Locator 5034.4 Box 2 File 9 �2 February 8th, 1918 - June 28th, 1918 �3 Re-Read ’72-’84 �4 {RDPS is wak} Friday 8 February 1918 a cold morning when the frost is on the windows. Our dancers came at day light (V and Edith) went to bed. V slept 3 hours. Will came bringing Emma, at 11 O’clock. She went to work till 3 p m. I received a letter from Grace with scraps of Margarets graduation dress, I got a bad cold. Will N came over brought me some US stamps. Ida Barney sent R two Family Heralds. Tom & Harold Dignum here waiting for their mail from Ranous who drives the shore this day. Harold received his exemption paper. Harold 25 years old last May measures 5 feet 7 inches. Will Niles came over again this p.m. Voltie cleaned the dining room stove pipe and V and Edith put it up again Saturday 9th February 1918 A nasty morning rain and snow windows plastered with it and freezing on. grows warmer 28 deg above. zero, Rowing and quarling going on all p.m. till I get sick �5 2 of staying here. but I’ve no where to go to. Emma cleaned floors and done Saturday work. I wrote a letter to Louise Voltie and Will drawing hay feeding Rachels hens card playing in evening by Voltie, Will, Edith & Emma Sunday 10th day of February 1918 Snowing fast and furious snow continues to pile up every where No quarreling this morning all same in door. "Home home sweet home". Very quiet and peaceful all day. Wm & Voltie doing chores 28 deg above zero Maggie Joslin Rattray got measles. Measles at Morgans too. V fed Rachels hens and brought over the book I intend sending to Belle. "The singer of The contray" �6 Monday 11 Feb 1918 A cloudy morning frost on bed room window. Voltie and Wm N butchered 3 hogs for market Henry came from Dick’s this p.m. horse jaded and worn out and got horse distemper and will give it to our horses so V says. snow blowing and drifting. no mail this day. Will Niles drove over to feed Rs hens Tuesday 12 Feb 1918 A rainy slushy time. guess Henry can’t go home this day Rachel sick with grippe or something got a sore throat. a very nasty day but not cold 28 deg above zero or more Sat up late again last night playing cards got a new game now where each one plays for his or herself. one advantage, a very quiet Game no noise 12 oclock midnight before every one settled Emma got a cough �7 4 Feb 1918 Wednesday 13 A cloudy morning froze a little last night, no mail this day most terrible roads every where Wm & Voltie drew hay from stack After dinner Henry made a break for United States & home, Accompanied by Wm N across the river; got as far as the cedars when whiffletree broke so H unhitched the poor sick colt and returned back again Wm kept straight on across the ice for home. V was just starting for Geo Woodmans but had to get H on the road again V took whiffletree (new one) and the horse and went down on the ice by the cedars hitched up and piloted H across the ice, colt fell down in slush so V unhitched him from cutter and drew the cutter himself while H came behind leading the three year old colt almost to weak from hard driving and neglect and a bad cough. I sent some things to Irene don’t supose she will get them: apples and a plate daily Wm N mailed a letter for me to [left margin] Louise Dixon. Will came back bringing me some Kraut Will went to Jacks to stay all night R got grippe �8 5 Thursday 14 Feb 1918 A cloudy nasty morning Emma scratching around and cleaning every thing Will N came from Jack’s at noon. while Voltie is gone to Geo Woodmans for shingles, gone a long time, Didn’t go for shingles, ate dinner with Geo and Inez. Will and V sawed and drew home a tree from the lower place for store wood. The shingles are away up by Geo McDonald’s. Voltie gets phone from Elery to come and doctor his engine Will Gillespie here to get Voltie to Doctor his pump Played cards awhile{} this evening I partly wrote a letter go grace Friday 15 February1918 Awoke this morning to find the rain beating against my bedroom window, The flat covered with water No traveling on ice or land by walking or plowing Telephone out of order line broken somewhere cant get central. 3 hogs butchered ready for market. cant get there. This is Emma’s is Birth day i.e. this day. How swiftly the years roll around no mail [left margin] Voltie tried to go to Elaries got as far as cheese factory and turned back Play cards again. V reading �9 6 Saturday 16th Feb 1918 Froze last night. Wm & Voltie drawing three loads of hay from stack Emma made head cheese. A Sun bright day. Mrs OBrien (John) and their little son Bernard here this p. m. visiting. While John drives to St Lawrence Corners, for things John drove back across the ice after dark didn’t eat with us had had supper at Maloneys. Mrs Hiram Yastin and Berty McDonald were obliged to call here to warm for their horse fell down on the ice by the concession and Wm & Voltie went to their rescue, got the horse up and the women in the house all right. I sent a cake to Grace by by Wm N I sent Grace a few postage stamps In Evening V reading Voltie reading Capt Warens Wards �10 7 Sunday 17 Feb 1918 A bright frozen morning. V reading after breakfast Capt W’s Wards Geo Woodman called here for his saw. Emma gone down to Geo Niles’. Edith out skating with Joe Murray till Sundown Emma came at bed time R made bean soup I thought I thought could eat it but couldn’t my appetite poor Edith popped corn couldnt eat much of that. Monday 18 Feb 1918 A cold cloudy day. Sun shone out once I wrote a letter to Bennie Watson. and quite fortunate in not sending by this day mail as I received a letter from Mr W T saying Bennie is at home not very well I also Received a letter from Maud. So I enclose Bennie’s and Mauds letters to Mr Watson together with one I wrote to Mr Watson Also I receive a photo of Bernard Morgan’s family with which I am much pleased Voltie drove to Elery’s to fix his engine, came home to dinner; Then Wm and Voltie draw hay from the stack. Wm does like our cider; it keeps him wonderfully good natured �11 8 Tuesday 19 Feb 1918. A very nasty morning. Raining quite hard. ground slushy with melting snow. All the same Voltie, Samy, & Ed Maloney went too Samy brought his horse Johnson which they hitched up, with Duke. and drove up the ice to Kingston Voltie taking the pork to market for which he gets only 22 cts per lb. They came home quite early before dark. Voltie brought Pinet lemons Electric oil liver pills a tonc for me, rice, soda, coffee, cosmopolitan, ink, envelopes, letter paper, soap, lemons, rolled oats. I finished writimg a letter Grace Cheever a good sociable letter The Cost pork previous to this Voltie received 25 cts per lb but this had been butchered nearly a week. waiting for good traveling good weather and a market day �12 9 Wednesday 20 Feb 1918 A very windy day from N. W. men, Wm N & V working in Shop Telephone man here to dinner Emma and Edith cleaning cabinet and pantry trying out fat pork Samy here to get horse shod. Joe Murray here awhile. V and Wm N cut 2 pine trees for Clayton saw mill. freezing all day. Thursday 21 Feb 1918. A very good morning but cold frost on windows Voltrie and Wm Start quite early for Clayton with 2 pine logs to be sawed for lumber. Geo N Jack N & Kehoe go to Clayton after dinner. V & Wm came in time to chores brought self flannel shirt 1.50 one made apron 9 yds gingham for aprons, me a thimble, gum, suspenders, 6 spools silkatine, pins, tobaco, matches, whiskey, 6 gallons Kerosine, snuffs gave Wm 5 dd soap laundry Friday. 22 February 1918 A very cold day Samy came from over the river ate dinner here. V and Wm drew hay from stack. We had about all we could do to keep warm. A letter from Grace also one from Belle �13 10 Saturday 23rd Feb. 1918. Four below freezing. Wind South V doctoring a sick calf. V drove to Geo McDonalds for a load of shingles. bringing part of them the other part froze down. came back before dinner. I wrote a letter to Bernard Morgan. V & Wm getting wood this p. m. Emma cooked a big pot of beans. The first egg to day. Wm went home. I sent my letter to Bernard by Wm to mail from that side. V & Wm drew two loads of wood. Aunt R not very well got grippe. First egg this winter Sunday 24th February 1918. Not very cold cloudy, wind South and breezy. A dead calf at the barn which makes two from seven this winter. Unexpected visitors arrive Will, Lena & Willie. Then Ray, Irene and little Flora. Stella Niles then Will Niles and Samy Woodman. After a musicale from piano violin and cornet played by Lena Willie & Lena go home Will dont go brother Will [left margin] Ray Irene and Flora all go to Dick Halliday. where they stay all night. �14 Monday 25 February 1918 A beautiful day, like Spring. after dinner Ray & Irene drive back from Dicks We get an oppertunity to Send Grace a few things by Ray. Will too goes home with them. I sorry to see Will go home. we were glad to see Wm N come a little while before sun set. Vand & Ola came over in cutter again across ice didnt stay long Van wants flour but got none Tuesday 26 February 1918 Storm all night of wind and rain V and William N intended going to Clayton weather prevented. They work in Shop all day. A rather dirty morn Turns Colder. wind west, North west, and freezing. very slippery walking Emma fried cakes made war cake and done a general supply of baking cookies, cakes, bread, beans &c 27th Feb 1918 Wednesday arose early V & Wm go to Clayton come back early before dinner. After dinner go to Maloneys for a load of Sand our mail consists of two big bundles of papers from Grace which all the family look at and study [left margin] & bought from Clayton this day Feb 27th 5 yds bright calico for aprons. 3 yds blue 3 yds ping 8 yds dark for me a dress, coffee �15 12 Thursday 28 Feb 1918 Cloudy morning but not stormy freezing V. & Wm draw 4 loads of Sand from Maloneys. George Woodman drove in here bringing his aunt Edith for a few hours visit. Came for her at Evening Emma got mumps or something Rachel reading Leilla Roosevelt sent Mary a daily Em gave her a crochet yoke. Friday 1st day of March 1918 Not a very pleasant day snow falling V and Wm drawing hay from stack. Emma not up yet R reading. One load of sand. Friday 1st March 1918 Cloudy snow falling. draw hay again this day. no letters, 2 seed catalogs. Bruce of Canada, Burpee of Philadelphia Pen. McLeons Magazine Standard and others trash! draw hay from stack R reading Em got mumps or something sent 5 lbs butter to Grace by �16 13 Saturday 2nd March 1918 A cloudy day. not very cold. Wm and Voltie drawing sand from Maloneys Emma helped wash dishes listened at telephone a while and went to bed mumps or something. R picking over beans. Edith washing a few things and trying to do Saturday work. She cleaned floors, washed ironed and cooked & washed dishes. Will went home I sent sent 5 lbs butter to Grace by paid post Will N carried it over. sent by him a letter to Belle. Sunday 3rd March 1918. A very fine day. No one here in the am Maurice and Edith Bates stopped here for a few minutes while returning from a visit to his mother over the river Will Niles here a while I posted & sent a letter to Belle by Will N. Monday 7 March 1918 Freezing half cloud day Voltie drawing sand from Maloney’s R picking over beans Emma got mumps and goes mumping around Edith up stairs 1/2 hour making beds or something [left margin] V in pm drove to Elery’s to grind 6 bags of hog feed 4 hogs to feed �17 14 Tuesday 5 March 1918 A very good day Voltie drew one load of sand from Maloneys I write a long letter to Grace Wednesday 6t March 194 A cold day frost on window I wrote a letter to Grace inclosing one to Robert which I was forced Enough to send across to other side by Wm N who skated across Voltie in shop fixing old sleigh which he broke drawing sand. {Pansy came here from the horse races & staid all night} Thursday 7 March 1918 A cold frozen morning Samy ate breakfast with us. He’s gone home now to do all his barn chores Voltie choring and doing shop work Samy went again to the horse race �18 Friday 8 March 1918 A very good morning sun clear R washing dishes. Edith listening at telephone and very much upset in mind, because I am talking, which disturbs her listening, and the prettiest part is, she vehemently rebukes me for disturbing her while listening to the neighbors business. Voltie choring and drwing manure Frost on the North window this morning Edith helps Voltie saw wood with cross cut mail came Early again this day. A letter from Irene, a letter rom Charlotte. Will N drove in here accompanied by Joe Woodman. capped and overcoated for Winter, and uninvited they steered for the cellar for cider after staying in cellar a long time they came up as Voltie came in from [shop]. Joe went home. Wm staid but would Eat no dinner. He so full of cider he can hold no dinner He brought me the stampe I sent by him to get last time he was here (Wednesday) Poor old Will he looks bad since the races �19 16 Saturday 9 March 1918 Another miserable cold day thickening for a storm V got mumps Samy came down and done chores in p.m. Voltie stands out and helps do chores V & Edith Saw wood with cross cut saw V splits it and Edith draws it in on sled. Beginning to Snow. Sunday 10 March 1918 Snows all night roads filled again. No one here only Samy staid all night and after doing chores here goes home to his own. then comes back stays all day and all night. The day is occupied by reading by Each member of the family have to keep stuffing the wood in stove to keep warm Monday 11 March 20 above zero this morning. Samy after doing his own chores an part of V’s drove across the river to get W.N. V is fixing harness Samy �20 came brining Wm N. who thinks he too is coming down with mumps if he is I think this family is having their or our share of mumps. Then came Dilavan bring over two men who are trying to buy horses. Hookimer and a Collins Van staid here awhile they went to Flynns bought none I sent a letter to Irene by Dilavan. all the Eggs our hens have laid this winter is 19 The weather is cold. Frost on Every window tho’ the wind is South. Tuesday 12th March 1918 Cloudy and raining some this morning Wm N went for a load of hay this morning before breakfast. Grace phoned from Watertown this morning, for V or someone to meet Reginald at Rosiere tomorrow. Samy is going to meet Reginald at Rosiere. clouds clear away sun come out brightly and thaws all day �21 {[Re-read 76-84]} page 18 Wednesday 13 March 1918 Samy went this morning for Reginald. Came back early before 11 a.m. acompanied by Reginald whom we were well pleased to have him iwth us. Clouds in pm and it looks like a Storm Will N drawing hay. he got mumps but will stay out all day working in shop. Our mail is Farm & Dairy Canadian Countryman Advocate Farmer and a letter from Grace also one from Bennie Watson Thursday 14 March 1918 not very cold , but cloudy. Wm N and V working in shop. Ellery want to get his old buzz saw fixed Sent [...] 25 cts to [Sigton’s] for Cosmopolitan tobaco 1 lb baking powder parowax, 20 cts [left margin] Eggs 17 6 Wednesday 23 2 R’s 4 Fr Sat 4 Th F 33 5 Sun �38 3 Monday 41 9 Tuesday 50 7 Wed 57 5 Thursday 62 9 Friday 71 9 Satuday 80 4 Sunday 84 10 Mon 94 10 Tue 104 7 Wednes 111 8 Thursday 119 11 Friday 130 Eggs 13 Saturday �143 11 Sunday 154 This Ends March for Eggs �22 Friday 15 March 1918 not much mail this day only Standard and Farm and Dairy. V & Wm N worked in shop in Evening Edith Emma visit and Reginald visit George Niles family. Saturday 16th March 1918 Partly cloudy sun shine sometimes Wm N & Voltie working in shop on old sleigh; finished it Emma done Saturday work and fixed a mess of cakes. Will drew hay from stack in p.m. After dinner Reginald went boat riding on the ice with Samy Woodman. The ice is good and freezing Wind West Rachel reads nearly all day. Edith popps corn in Evening while Reginald & Emma plays cards. I send a letter to Grace by Wm N to mail over there when he goes home this Eve Tobaco, 80 parowax, 20 cts, 1 lb baking powder, 20 [left margin] 1 154 March eggs 17 first April Monday 171 12 2 183 14 3 4 Tuesday Wed 197 14 Thur 211 Eggs �5 6 12 F 223 eggs 20 Sat 243 20 7 269 6 8 Monday morning when Reginald brought in 6 Eggs from a new nest of 7 more this 7th of April 269 17 9 Sunday Tues 286 17 Wed 10 303 16 11 319 16 12 Friday 335 13 13 Thursday Sat 348 14 Sun 362 26 M 388 14 402 Tue 16 418 W �15 433 Thurs 20 453 F 11 464 29 Sun 493 22 515 Mon �23 20 {[Re-Read 76 - ’84]} Sunday 17 March 1918 A very fine day Emma made ice cream Voltie and I Heard that Mabel Morgan has gone to New York to be a nurse in hospital she went the first day of March, 1918. Monday 18 March 1918 A fine day not cold but thawing all day. [Steward] Murry goes across to D[]ville for Sow dust Samy starts to drive across for coal founr poor ice and turned back Voltie went across with Sammy and went to Corners for 18 gallons of Kerosine which he left over on that side but brought home in a bag a pair of new overalls a frock coffee mixed mustard gum 10 soap $100 2 silkateen white 10 cts baking powder parowax 20 cts and tobaco 80. Stewart Murphy came home all night. Wall & Reginold drew hay Stewart came across but one horse broke through the ice [left margin] forgot to say two new milk pails and two small agate pans. April 23 515 19 531 tues �19 wed 550 17 thur 567 16 Fri 573 18 sat 591 23 614 sun �24 21 Tuesday 19 March 1918 A very fine day sun clear and bright Voltie and Reginald went across this morning for Kerosine 18 gal. Emma walked over to Rachels to feed her hens Jack N drove in here for ice tongs accompanied by Miss Goodfriend our teacher who boards at Jacks. He is driving to School with her (Nelly Goodfriend) Voltie & Reginald came home to dinner, bringing the 18 gal of Kerosine and the agate pans The snow and ice failing rapidly Tomato soup for dinner fried pork and potatoes bread, honey & butter & Played cards till ½ past past 10 pm Wednesday 20 March 1918 Another fine day Reginald gone over to feed R’s hens V phoned to George Woodman to borrow ½ doz sap buck buckets cant get any. Stanley going to tap both sugar bushes. Phoned to William H Woodman. He sold a dozen new ones to V. by phone. Samy brought them up and after dinner V & Reg tapped the trees [left margin] Voltie drove to Ellerys to get grinding done for hog feed, in morning only one bag, bataries give out April 29 614 Mon 19 633 �tues 16 649 Wed 16 665 thur 16 681 Fri 23 704 Sat 19 723 Sun 24 747 �25 {[Re-Read 76 - ’84]} 22 Thursday 21 March 1918 A soft hazy day. V & Reg & Wm drove to the Smith place for the skiff and motor to put them in the boat house here by [cossimon] Then Wm drove over to R’s place with her so she could look after things and feed her old hens Then back to dinner all OK After dinner Wm and Reg draw gravel from below lower ice hour. March 22nd Friday 1918 another fine day. Voltie and REg over back on the place picking up wood for Rachel. she is going to move home tomorrow or Monday Samy came down to see what is the time of day. V said blue birds Robins and Crows all out to day I write and send a letter to Grace Ice is getting rotten and full of holes May 1918 747 27 Mon 774 22 Tues 196 23 Wed �819 20 Thur 839 24 Fri 863 26 Sat 889 21 Sun 910 23 Mon 933 25 Tues 958 22 980 980 138 1018 Wed �26 23 Saturday 12 March 1918 Froze last night river all open above J Nile’s. Rachel moved home this morning. V gave her 6 gals of Kerosine & pork V. & Wm drawing hay. Nelly Goodfriend came here visiting this pm weather cool. but clear, didn’t stay to supper but went back to her boarding place Jack Nile’s for they are going this Eve to George Niles asking our Kids to go too but they not going they dont want to V and Will went to Ellerys to grind pig feed. Rachels cow got a new calf Sunday 24 March 1918 A beautiful day Wind very light soft & South Samy and Joe made us a call. They didnt stay long Joe went home first Samy staid to read a story in the new magazine The cosmopolitan. No one here after Samy went home �27 24 Monday 25 March 1918 Another beautiful morning frosty this morning which is a sign of a good sap day another calf at the barn which makes 5 new red and white calves. Reginald went to Kingston with Geo and Joes Niles ate dinner at his grandad Gaskins and at villiage before her went over only in Kingston one hour and half. V sent by him for rice, and fruitatives The sap runs well this day nearly two pails full I write and send a letter to Bennie Wat No letters this day; ony our three farm papers which come regularly Ever Monday Emma washing lines full of clothes but didn’t finish Tuesday 26 March 1918 A light snow on ground this morn and still continued to snow a little men drawing hay I & Reg and Will Voltie threshing beans weather grown warmer. After dinner Voltie Will N and Reginald went to Rachels to saw & [left margin] split wood Enough to last her store a day or two. by noon snow all disapeared that fell last night & this morning. work goes slow as usual. �28 25 Wednesday 27 March 1918 A very fne day froze some last night. Will Niles walked across the ice this morning. Emma done more washing, sap don’t run this day. Thursday 28 March 1918 A fine morning. Guess sap will run this day. Emma up at 4 oclock baking bread. Just arose from breakfast. Joe came for something, stepped in and said "good morning" and went out immediately north & a cow down. Samy here to help lift her up, ate dinner. Reginald helping his uncle nearly all day. I begin a letter to Muriel my dear grandaughter. Friday 29 March 1918 A fine spring morning, scarcely a bit of snow to be seen, froze just a little. Sap running merrily. I sent a letter to Nellie Brooks, finished and mailed letter to Muriel. Drew hay from stack, Pass Rachels and carry milk for her. The sick cow had a calf The calf dead. �29 26 Saturday 30th March 1918 April eggs Another fine day. A sap day, snow all gone as far as I can see except in our dooryard a few little scattering spots another calf at our barn. One lamb yesterday and two this day living one lamb this day. Our first one this spring. Sunday 31 March 1918 Easter Sunday. Madeline and Myrabelle came over to Easter. Voltie invited Joe and Samy to dinner. They came to be sure. Emma fried and boiled about 4 dozen eggs & "sugared off" a very fine day had ice cream. Got milk cow up all night at the barn. 2 more lambs. �30 29 Monday 1st April 1918 A very fine day. Em picked up the clothes to wash but didn’t wash. I write and send a letter to Grace. Emma cleaned floors and churned. Voltie making whiffletrees getting ready for spring work, not much sap trees drying up. Raining nearly all night. Tuesday 2 March 1918 A very fine day, sap dont run this day. Voltie in shop nearly all day making whiffletrees and repairing Dick Hallidays old cultivator. Emma churned. Joe Woodman ate dinner and supper because he is visiting Voltie in shop. Sunsets clear look like spring, milking 8 cows now. Wednesday 3rd April A fine day froze again last night and sap runs right merrily this day. Reg empties the sap buckets of rain water. Joe ate dinner again Continued 3rd April Dick Hallidays have a dance this evening. Riginald & our two going. Reginald been chopping the old buggy free from ice. going over to Dicks in it to the first dance after Easter. I send to Buckbees for seeds 3rd of April 1918. Johnny get your gun, get your gun, got your gun �31 28 Thursday 4 April 1918 A very pleasant day, but after the dance at Dick Halliday’s. Emma gone to bed. Reginald abed too. Edith up working away, geting dinner, washing, feeding lambs. One old ewe had 4 lambs last night after. Voltie with lantern went searching for them all over the farm at last found them down in the old barn & drove them home and put them in the sheep pen. Joe Woodman here to dinner. We have 26 lbs of butter now ready for market. Joe Woodman here to supper. Friday 5 April 1918 A very fine morning. Voltie up in night feeding lambs. Brought in another one this morning. Three now in the veranda to feed with bottle. the Wind South river all open. Two letters one from Belle, one from Grace. Emma received a letter from Will N. After dinner Edith went to Jim Morgans visiting going to stay all night. V had trouble trying to plow colts tried to get away because the lines broke broke plow and hurt kit colt. Emma made cookies & sugar. Reginald gathered the sap 3 pails full. �32 29 Saturday 6th April 1918 Another fine day. Voltie after choring nearly all forenoon comenced plowing again this p.m. He plows between here and the road. Reginald brought in two pails full of sap. I wrote a letter to Maud and Bert. Emma worked the butter and made it into 8 prints which makes 34 lbs now ready for market. Edith came home this p.m. accompanied by Madeline and Myrabelle. Emma cleaned all the floors and done Saturdays general house work. Sunday morning 7 April 1918 Sun dont shine very clearly this morning, all have a great visiting time. Excepting V and myself, they are all assemble in the kitchen to boil sap. Madaline & Myrabelle go home at 5 p.m. Monday 8 April 1918 A cloudy drizzy day. V didn’t plow but he and Reginald drew hay from stack this a.m. Then mended harness the rest of the day. I sent a letter to Grace also one to Bert and Maud and received letters from John and from June Kendrie also a sun from farm & dairy when I know the years suscription has not expired for I sent a dollar the 25 of June 1917. Voltie went after dark and carried milk to Rachel. We ate supper after come back. �33 Tuesday 9 April 1918 Froze last night. frost on all the windows this morning. V working shop all day. I wrote a long letter to John this day. Reg choring and boiling sap; all 3 making a racket all day. nothing very substantial done all day boil a little sap on the stove. Emma bakes bread. Sap dont run to day to chilly. Reginald talks to his ma over the phone. 41 lbs butter. Wednesday 10 April 1918 Wind N.E. blowing a stiff breeze "shgaring off" off. I write a letter to farm and dairy and put it in mail box & also one to John. V and Reginald draw hay. V works on harness. Lillie Goodfriend surprised us by walking in after school to make us a visit which she did by staying all night and to breakfast. Emma put up a good lunch for tea. They played games till 11 O’clock no mail this day for any one. No crossing from Kingston since Saturday. Froze quite hard last night. �34 Thursday 11 April 1918 Another frozen morning. Reginald and Voltie drawing hay. 3 loads from the stack. Emma and Ed getting dinner. Turnip for dinner. Jack Niles phoned her is going to Kingston tomorrow morning. Starts at six O’clock a.m. and says Reginald can go with him. Reginald packs his suit case. Couldn’t pack all his things in his, so borrowed Ediths. V went to bed quite early. Weather threatens a storm. 47 lbs butter. Friday 12 April 1918 I called early this morning to Emma who answered me after a time or two which disturbed Voltie and he arose after a while. Not going to Kingston this day everything covered with snow 1/2 foot any way every tree shrub and fence. It looks more like winter than it did a month ago. Snow still continuing continues to fall fast and furious all day. Reginald rings up George Niles. Geo says he dont know when he is going away. But Reg has his suit cases all packed ready for Kingston and home. V and Reg gathered the sap in milk cans. �35 30 Saturday 13 April 1918 A fine day snow all disapeared by 3 pm. Joe phoned this morning saying he is going to villiage and Reginald can go with him, So after breakfast Reginald again dresses and rearranges his suit cases, and Voltie goes with him to Samys carrying the heaviest suit case. V sends by Joe for a few things, groceries. Well the home is lonesome without Reggie but such is life. 53 lbs butter for market. Samy ate dinner with us. Joe & Samy got a sick cow. can’t stand up sun sets clear. Sunday 14 April 1918 A clear chilly morning. V milked the cows this morning. Edith didn’t get up till breakast was ready then went to carry milk and honey to Rachel a tug went down this morning towards Clayton We were alone all day till just at sunset our girls discovered a man in a skiff rowing in here. It was Wellie �36 31. Monday 15 April A very fine day. Wellie arose early and went to Aunt Rachels to breakfast came back and cut Voltie’s hair. He thought to go home after dinner. A big body of ice came floating down and now he, like Reginald is marooned on this island. Joe came and Samy bringing our groceries coffee, rolled oats, tea, yeast cakes paid telephone bill and after taking out a dollar beside the above from a ten dollar bill brought back $2,20 cts. Voltie plowed a little and Wellie made an axe handle. Edith went to R’s after dark with milk for Rachel. Received a letter from Nellie Brooks. Tuesday 16 April 1918 A very warm day for the season. Wellie went home this morning or across the river in our skiff. Voltie plows, after doing all the chores beside going to Niles for milk, Emma done a good job of cleaning up things in front veranda but only cleared things without cleaning, carried honey up stairs, sorted the papers and magazines, turned the lambs out door. �37 32 Wednesday 17 Apr 1918 Warm and cloudy. looks like rain. Emma churned soon after breakfast butter not long in churning; have to lift the cow up every day. Emma churned twice this day in a.m. 60 lbs butter for market. I patch a dress for myself, old black dress. wrote and sent a letter to Belle. forgot to send it by Wellie Preparing to go to market tomorrow with butter and eggs. V going. 45 lbs butter, 10 doz eggs. V plowed; another calf little bald face cow. Thursday 18 April 1918 A terrible cold, windy nasty rainy snowy day. It makes everything disagreable dreary indoor and out. Didn’t go to market; day to bad. The truth is we didn’t do much any way. I wrote a long letter to Will. boil sap on stove [illegible] a can of maple syrup for pancakes, sometime the boat came in last night to our dock for the first time this year. 18 April 1918 �38 33 Friday 19 April 1918 A clear day; not much wind froze so hard Voltie can’t plow this day. I receive a letter from Grace. Lib Watson. V built a yard for the lambs. Emma carried them out to the yard. Judy, Betsy, Rags Emma done some cleaning in Veranda. Emma received letter from Miriam Burton. Lib Watson want strawberry vines raspberry bushes, rose bushes. Sun set clear and red this evening sent Will a letter Saturday 20 April 1918. A very good day, nothing extra. The usual amount of Saturday work accomplished a little baking a little mopping. Same old chores done out side. Same milking separating, calves fed, hogs fed, horses fed & watered, sheep in sheep pen, stables cleaned for horses and cows, lambs fed. Emma worked over butter & churned. made prints. 77 lbs butter now for market. Emma after supper walked down to Maggie Rattrays. V plowed. Edith tended to bread baking after Emma hiked down the Island. Maurice and Samy went to corners crossed in our skiff. They stay all night at Maloneys. V sent for tobaco and Emma sent for flower seeds Aster sturtium and sweet peas. �39 34 Sunday 21st April A nasty rainy day. V, Edie and I alone nearly all day only Maurice and Samy called in long enough to ask for Voltie and leave the flower seeds and tobacco. Rained so much Emma didn’t come home, roads all mud. V went to Rachels carrying her stuff apples and milk. I thought I’d write a letter but read all day. Samy gave me a cosmopolitan. Ogle drove down the Island and returned towards night. V brought in some sap the last run for this year. Monday 22nd April 1918. not a very pleasant day. Joe and Samy here fixing old milk waggon wheel. V plowing. Joe and Samy here to dinner. Emma rode up with the mail so she is home again. �40 Tuesday 23 April 1918 not very cold, sort of a half cloudy day. V plowing. I wrote a long letter to Lib Watson. Emma churned twice. Emma set 4 hens. I finished a cake doily & gave it to Emma. Wednesday 24th April 1918 froze last night but the morning is bright. Wind south. I wrote a letter to Grace and sent two this morning one to Grace, one to Lib Watson. Received a letter from Grace, also one from Grace Cheever. working at butter last night to get ready for market tomorrow. Thursday 25 April 1918 Froze some last night. V arose quite early. Going to town to day. Emma got breakfast, drove to dock with Voltie and 10 doz eggs & 85 lbs butter. Edie washed breakfast dishes milked 4 cows lugged the milk to the house & separated. Emma and Edith carry separated milk. �41 to feed 8 calves. Joe and Sam came cleaned cow stable lifted the old sick cow onto her old legs. I sat out in Veranda this am for the first time this spring. Emma got dinner and helped milk. Emma milked 4 cows. Edie milked six. Joe came and hitched up and drove to dock for V and Rachel. Some of her eggs were smashed by driving over to the dock this morn. 85 lbs. V sold the butter for 40 cts per lb got .34 cts for the eggs per doz. He bought oil cloth for the dining room, olive oil, ink, letter paper, shoes for Edith, shoes for himself, onions & onion sets, 3 pairs of stockings & trouser buttons, soda biscuits, carbonate of soda, cornstarch, laundry starch, pulverized sugar, coffee, 2 pairs socks, candy. Joe here to supper. Garden & flower seeds, Pansy, Phlox, Asters, Morning Glory, Parsley, salsify, tea kettle, Varnish, sweet collar, salt for cattle, 2 King bolts, shoelaces, Dinner 50 fare, 35. Voltie bought mucilage and a quart of beans �42 April Friday 26th 1918 Clear, cold for the season especialy in the morning, warmer towards noon and afternoon. Edith after helping V went over to Rachels, to carry buttermilk. She gave Edith candies, cookies, bologna sausage, and other sausage enough for our dinner. I send a dollar to Farm and Dairy. I receive a letter from Bert and Maude. Emma beginning to clean house by taking up the sitting room carpet and moving the the few scrubby looking flowers that have wintered out fron veranda. Edith and Emma are both helping Voltie do the barn chores. Oh what a time this is. who knows how it will all end this war. Sometimes I’m afraid and Poor Maggie Joslin only did she take such a burden on her young shoulders. What has she gained by that marriage. Emma and Edith milked all the cows & separator. V went to draw hay from stack, horses got frightened when a little hay slipped off the load and poor dear Emma sprained her ankle. Now I don’t know what we will do. Joe and Samy saw the catastrophy and came running to help. V fell off the load backward but didn’t sustain any damage. Oh I’m sorry. �43 Saturday 27th April 1918 Emma cant step on her foot this day. I helped all I could washed dishes, picked over beans. V plowing all day. Samy and Joe fixing to go spearing. The day is lovely, warm not a breath of wind stiring. Tom Maloney rowed over and gone up the island somewhere perhaps over to Dora’s to see Maurice. Edith washed and made 8 butter prints and worked all day. doing the best she can. Joe and Tom done the best he can too for he and Tom both drove up the island courting. Joe to Huffs or Cuffs and Tom a Fargo girl. Voltie and Samy went fishing after V plowed all day went spearing up in Sulivans bay. Got one big pike, 2 smaller ones one eel two bullheads & one rock bass, came home about one oclock am. �44 Sunday 28 April 1918 A beautiful day, warm scarcely a breeze of air. V took a nap before dinner. The atmosphere is hazy. Looks like rain. Will Niles and Jim Maloney unexpectedly walked in. I sent them to the barn to help. V got the cow up out the Stanchion lifter. They went there was no one here the rest of the day. Monday 29 April 1918 Raining a little this morning but clears after a while. I write a letter to Buckbee but am thinking cant get it posted. Poor Edith is cross she cant get along with the work alone. OG and good house keeper would with one masterful stride of mind and hand would sweep the whole business and have dinner on time. I have done it. Emma tried to get around on her lame foot and did fix the churn. I churned not long coming Voltie plowing down on Smith. A little thunder a little lightening and a little rain at bed time. �45 Tuesday 30th April 1918 A very fine day somewhat cooler after the rain. Voltie cultivating to sow wheat. Emma churned and made 13 butter prints took the butter from the churn, pared apples, I’ve got one lame leg. Edith done quite a lot of work too brought water, washed separator, built fires and helped get the meals, fed lambs and helped do some chores at the barn. Emma crocheted and so did I. Wednesday 1st May 1918 A very fine day tho it was somewhat rainy this am. Samy and Joe came to the shop a while. Samy came in for honey while Joe went home. Mr. Geo Gillespie came in while we were eating breakfast. Emma making scrap book. I finished Grace Jr cake doily. Voltie, after dinner cultivated with a four horse team he drew some hay from lower barn for horses. Emma pared some apples and cooked some beans. The old cat had one kitten, it died and buster ate it up. Edith washed dishes and separator, fed the lambs, got breakfast and dinner, brought in water & wood, gathered the eggs. Helped V hitch up the 4 horse team. Sun sets clear. No mail this day. Edith helped milk and sepated the milk. Emma got supper and cooked bean. �46 Thursday 3rd May 1918 A very good day but chilly wind N. Voltie sowed 7 bushels of wheat this day. Emma made scrap book. I wrote a letter to Grace. Joe Woodman got to go to war, drafted. He got a letter yesterday to go. Voltie got bad cold in head. Emma made 8 prints which makes 29 ready for market. Joe came in for Will’s fiddle box. He is going to the villiage. Friday 2nd May 1918 A fine day but cool. Voltie working in field cultivating. Emma churned leaving the butter in churn all night, made scrap book &c. We received a letter from Grace, two farm papers and McLeans magazine. It is this day that Joe came for Will’s fiddle box. A dance at the villiage. Joe going to play. �47 Saturday 4 May 1918 Another chilly morning. Voltie working in field. Emma walking on her lame foot trying to do the best she can baking bread. Emma works around this day more than usual. I should not be discouraged and if I ought not to be. Edith cleaned up grain oat for E. Voltie Samy went across in Voltie’s skiff at sunset. Sunday 5 May 1918 A very fine day bright clear and warm. Stella Niles came across to work for Louise. Roy, Maggie and Willie Goslin came they brought the baby with them. Albert Barry here awhile Emma can go out door now Monday 6 May 1918 This is a much besmeared page. I dropped ink from the pen. Another fine day. Emma foot better. Didn’t get any letters only two farm papers. We churned this day. 44 lbs. butter for market. �48 Tuesday 7 May 1918 Rather cloudy. Voltie cultivating all fore noon getting ready to sow oats. We dont do much work in doors. Emma churned. Afternoon rainy. Joe came and staid to supper got to go away tomorrow morning. He is hoping he may come back from Kingston without going further. A thunder shower this evening. 7000 soldiers on a strike in Halifax. They wont go aboard the transport vessels to take them to France. An awful state of affairs when Canada has to fight her own men to make them go to fight. Wednesday 8th May 1918 A cool cloudy morning. Wind South Joe went away this morning, two others in the buggy with him. Emma preparing to go to Kingston to-morrow. Voltie sowed oats and cross draged the field. Edith went over to Rachels to carry her some buttermilk and papers. Received a letter from Maud & Bert �49 and Farmers Magazine. Joe didn’t come to-night but might come tomorrow. No Joe didn’t come back nor do I think he will ever come again. V’s sick calf died. A very good Thursday 9th May 1918. A very good day tho cool and cloudy. Voltie drove to dock with Emma. She is going to market with 52 lbs butter and 10 dozen eggs. Butter 44 cts per lb, eggs 35 cts doz. She bought tea, coffee, rolled oats, candy, washing powder soap, paint, underwear liquid Veneer, cheesecloth cotton cloth, letter pad, flower seed, Lettuce, Radish, cucumbers, Dinner 40 cts boat fare 35 repairing ring 15 cts thread, 8 �50 Friday 10 May 1918 Cool day and V working in shop nearly all day nothing done in door only taking butter from the churn which has stood in the cooling water since yesterday. Guess Emma’s foot bothers her since her walk around town yesterday. Received a letter from Belle and one from Grace; both very interesting. Voltie walked up to Samy’s and Samy came down and ate supper Saturday 11 May 1918 Froze last night quite hard The sun shining clear and bright this morning. Voltie gone to plow He has sowed 44 bushels of grain. sent R’s books home this morning and a chunk of ham. Voltie plowing again this afternoon. Afternoon cloudy, looks rain. Edith expecting Madaline and Myrabelle tomorrow. Rachel is expecting Will; he going to bring her a dog. Emma and Edith made pies, cookies, carried the old orange tree out in veranda, baked bread and Emma milked 5 cows & separated. churned, worked over and packed but carried the old slop pail swept out my dirty bedroom, kicked the cats outdoor, out to the ba ha mopped kitchen and dining rooms, got the meals and washed all the dishes and sowed flower seeds and gathered the eggs separated the milk and washed churn & separated, fed calves and went after the cows brought wood & water. A great day among the cats. Bustco has got 4 kittens �51 Sunday May 12 1918 Not a very good day rainy and cloudy. Tom Malony and Samy Woodman here awhile. Madeline and Marabelle didn’t come over to wet neither did Will come. Voltie working in the shop at old milk wagon getting it ready to draw milk in tomorrow morning. V went for the cows through the rain; had to find shelter in the old barn while the rain poured on the roof which lulled him to sleep. R’s old cow tearing the fence down. No visitors no callers only Samy here a few minutes to use the telephone. Tom M didn’t come in so you see nothing occurred of any account only Voltie drowned busters young cats and peppered the bull with bird shot for he can jump some. Shower after shower, dark and gloomy, follow each other in succession at most intervals accompanied by thunder. �52 Monday 13th May 1918 Guess it rained all night, cant work in field. To wet to plow, drew the milk to the factory this morning for the first time. Edith helped milk and has now gone to Rachel’s to carry milk. Emma sent Samy a loaf of bread and some cookies by V when he went to factory. Emma sent letter to Langley and Willie Joslin. Emma received letters from Langley, Sylvia, and more garden seeds, also a letter from Reginald. Rachel has got a dog and a jar of butter. Joe is home to stay awhile. He has now gone over to the corners. Voltie sent by him for pills. Emma carried the old brown carpet to the river and soaked it awhile in the water then Voltie helped pound it clean and hung it on the fence. So much more done towards spring house cleaning. Voltie fixed fence, chopped wood for Rachel, made a circle for old milk wagon, and a thousand other things. �53 Tuesday 14th May 1918 Another nasty morning & not very warm. Clears up. The day grows brighter wind South and quite breezy. Samy here to dinner; plowed for Voltie this p.m. Emma washed a lot of clothes, which is so much more towards spring house cleaning, and the separator too get the meals, and churned, beside crocheted on a yoke. Edith helped do all kinds of work, the hens are hatching. V plowed a place for a flow garden. I wrote a letter to Grace and inclosed Belle. Edith helps Emma, feeds lambs, goes for the cows, milks washes milk can. Samy ate supper here, didnt stay all night. Edith forgot to gather and bring in the eggs Wednesday 15 May 1918 A clear bright still morning and cool. Had to call Edith so many times this morning again. A good day for working in field. Emma does a lot of work towards cleaning up curtains and blankets. Old hog tipped over the stack kettle full of starch down by the river Samy helping V this fore noon ate dinner here. V got a sick hog always has some sick animal to care Joe came home. A letter from Will Stella Niles here. Samy & Joe came down a while. Emma gone to dock with them in morning. Stella Niles here in evening. �54 Thursday 16, 1918 Arose early. Emma gone to town rode over to the dock with Joe and Sam. She is taking up a eleven dozen of eggs. Voltie gone to work down on the Smith’s place. He finished plowing yesterday. Joe here to breakfast. Edith put the little chickens outdoors there is 21 of them. Grandma picked over beans for dinner. Emma carried a crate of honey in sections to market. Joe feels bad about going to war. Friday 17 May 1918 A very fine day. Voltie working in field. Emma washing curtains. E & E milks the cows while Votlie works late in the field. Emam scrubbed wall in kitchen. 18 May 1918 Saturday. V finished up below sowing grain 60 bushels didnt’ come home till after dark. Emma & Edith worked steady all day at painting, cleaning kitchen. �55 Sunday 19th May 1918 A very fine day cant make fire in dining room cook stove, smoke so bad, got supper on oil stove and breakfast and dinner this day. Roy drove up for Emma to go visiting at his house she went. Edith went to church; Samy ate dinner here. Howard called him to see if the Morgans kids were here found they were not so proceeded to church. Madaline & Myrabelle at church came home with Edith staid till toward sun set. I gave them a lot of old magazines. V gave them 2 quarts new milk. Stella came then Will Niles & Jim Maloney. After a time or two Roy came brining Emma home accompanied by Maggie and baby Monday 20 May 1918 A good day. Voltie finished sowing grain this day. I sent Brother Will a letter. Emma cleaning upstairs got the oil cloth down all right. Only Farmers magazine and Experiments from papers. �56 Tuesday 21st May 1918 Voltie and Joe sheared the sheep. Voltie prepared Emma and Ediths flower garden. Emma washed more clothes and rugs. I fix my old dress skirt, crochet on the deep lace. The day is fine. Joe going to a dance this eve at villiage. Jim Maloney and Will Niles here this evening. Wednesday 22 May 1918 Very warm in forenoon. A big shower towards night from South. Voltie cross draging. Emma cleaned parlor it looks fine. She has to do most of the work alone. V going to prepare ptoatoe ground then elevate the cutter over head in the ice house, shut up the sow in the ice house for keep. No ice in ice house. I dont feel very well and am very discontented about many things specialy about washing. I am afraid it will take a long time to straighten things out. Talk about day light saving by setting the clock forward! what is the good of �57 that as long as the small fragments of time are wasted and thrown away. Thursday 23 May 1918 A beautiful day after the rain Voltie drove to the dock this morning with Rachel’s eggs which she sold to George Rattray for over 7 dollars. V drove from there to factory with the milk. The river is very still this morning just a small ripple. Friday 24 May 1918 Emma doing some washing and house cleaning Voltie’s bedroom. I think it is Voltie planting potatoes. At last they got ready and started out for the dance. Emma goes one way Edith another. Emma goes with Jack and Anna in car. Edith walks over to Morgans to go from there with them in their motor boat. The dance is made for Joe Woodman but the [illegible] came down in a motor truck 22 strong and monopoly The dancing hall so this company were out and had nothing to do but set around and look on and the villiage ghouls ate the grub that this party had carried. �58 Saturday 25 May 1918 This is a dull day after the party and dance at Dora Hallidays. The house is in terrible disorder for things being upset and misplaced and such, a rain storm pouring rain all p.m. but they never try to catch any rain water barrels of it going to waste. Sunday 25 May 1918 A very fine day. Old front veranda in an awful uproar. Will Niles, Stella and Devolson and Lib here all p.m. also Howard Niles also George Woodman. Emma went down to George Niles with Stella and Will staid there to supper then they came back again with her. They staid all evening then Emma had to go a little way home with them. Monday 27 A foggy morning and continues foggy nearly all day. V plowing for corn. Emma trying to clean pantry Tis an awful looking hole. I never saw any thing like it. It is the very worst I ever saw. I wrote and sent a long letter to Lib Watson about her strawberry plants which she cant get this year. V and E went spearing caught a few fish the air full of electricity flash light The stars are shining. A thunder shower in night time. �59 Tuesday 28 May 1918 Another warm cloudy foggy morning. Votlie plowing this morning after factory and chores. This is a terrible looking house and every day it gets worse. I don’t think it can be straightened out in a month. If house spring house cleaning kicks up such a muss. I never want to see another. Edith is lifeless even while she is alive. She seems to get worse more lifeless every day. Poor little Edith. I realy wonder if she can make herself any different she is a good child in many ways but she is odd; very excentric. Voltie and Well Niles went spearing for eels. Wednesday 29 May 1918 A cool cloudy morning continues so all day. Emma cleans my bed room and turns the bed around. I send a letter to Grace also and to Lib Watson. Edith does all sorts of chores sets hens, feeds lambs, chickens, goes to R’s. Voltie planting potatoes, and plowing for corn, drives to dock with a grist of wheat and the wood. �60 Thursday 30th May 1918 Arose quite early. Voltie going to Kingston. Emma goes to the dock and then drives across around by the factory with the milk. A foggy morning, sun shining through a foggy atmosphere. Emma works all day at home cleaning then drives to dock for Voltie. V takes a grist for Rachel’s flour and flower for some one else. V paid 25 dollars interest on Mortgage by way of Geo Rattray V bought 3 bags potatoes at $2 dollars bag. Paid 9 dollars for 2 bushels seeds Friday 31st May 1918 A very good day for work tho cloudy. Emma cleaning house and working. No letters nly 3 farm papers. Will Niles and Stella here in Evening. Will helping V spread and match the linoleum on dining floor. Saturday 1st June 1918 A day of all kinds of work. Emma put oil cloth on pantry floor. Edith cooks and washes dishes, feeds the lambs, brings water from river. V works in field cultivating. Samy ate from river feeds chickens, dinner here. Wind blows from South, river rough. �61 Sunday 2nd June 1918 A fine day. Wind South. Will Niles here awhile. V gave him golden bantam seed corn. Edith gave him Dahlia bulbs. Edith expecting visitors Madaline & Maribelle. Emma gone across to Geo Nile’s with Will and Stella. V down to the old house threshing beans on Sunday. Will came over to shingle Rachels house. Emma came late after dark. Voltie and I are so pleased to see Will. It reminds me of years & years ago when my aunts, uncles and couisins came to see us. Monday 3rd June 1918 McLeans Magazine came today. Will and Harold Dignum shingling R’s house both here this evening all singing and playing violin piano. Will Niles here too. Voltie raking quack roots out the ground all day with Spring tooth harrow. night very cool, almost cold. Tuesday 4th June 1918 A chilly morning. I’m glad to sit in the kitchen by the warm stove. Emma cooking and baking pies, cookies, cakes, fried cakes. Voltie drilled in 2 bushels ensilage corn, beans brown & white. Jimy Morgan here to supper. Will didn’t come over today. Rainy all forenoon. �62 Wednesday 5 June 1918 A lovely day. A light breeze wind N. Jim Morgan here to day working in field with Voltie at ,35 cts an hour. I write and send a letter to Reginald. Will came over from Rachel’s to get his violin and say goodbye. He is going home today, this pm. Edith went back to R’s with him and now he has taken Buster dog and gone to get Will Niles to sit him across the river. Rachel came over here with Edith feeling bad and lonesome since Will and Buster are gone. 2 Jew ate dinner here. They gave Edith ,50 cts for their dinner. Emma after supper rowed the skiff down to Horn’s after stopping on the way and taking Stella N along with her. She bought a bushel of potatoes for which she paid a dollar and paid Lizzie ,75 cts ballance on dress making. V took a little kerosine from Samy’s can which is our boat house. So ends the day and we all go to bed to sleep the sleep of contentment and peacefulness. �63 Thursday, June 6, 1918 The morning thick very cool and cloudy, looks as tho it might may rain any minute. Not much wind. James and Voltie building fence. I dont know which work is being done in kitchen. Suppose they were busy as bees doing nothing. Rains all pm. Wm N here in eve. He is great on rings. V brought home his concrete mixer from dock. Friday 7 June 1918 A heavy thunder and lightening about midnight. Quite clear in morning but soon clouds again. Jim & V build fence all day. Emma done some baking cakes, cookies fried cakes, bread &c. A letter from Grace. Saturday 8 Edith stays all night with Rachel. Emma cleans all the floors and Edith washes V shirts. Jim & V work all day at the fence. Maggie rings for Emma to go to Bert McDonald with them. Diandra Rattray on the island too Joe Woodman in Barriefield camp. Sunday 9th June 1918 A cold rainy nasty day all day. No one here excepting Will Niles. He told us today Percy is burried to day. No one went to Rs from here. V took a nap. Will N here to supper and staid till bed time. �64 Monday 10 June 1918 Sun rose clear bright and warm this morning. James here this morning. V and James take down the sheep pen. Edith has a job on hand washing all the dirty socks and stockings that has accumulated all winter I think by the looks of the bundle. I suppose the sight of them makes her sick. She began quite early. I finished writing to Grace and Edith mailed the letter and sent one to Reggie, mailed Evelines blue Bamy book. Rachel came over awhile after dinner to tell V about the potatoes from Bill Horn. I crochet all the No 10 ball thread I have in table doily. Sheridan & Jack Murray here this evening. Ed Maloney in hospital for rupture. Tuesday 11 June 1918 fine day. Jim and Voltie working at barn frame. I sewed on Ediths rug. Edith finished the socks and stockings rinsed them in the river and brought in a bag full from the line that she washed yesterday. �65 Wednesday 12 Jun 1918 I stay in kitchen all this day not much sunlight any where An electric storm in the night heavy thunder and sharp lightning and some rain. Rain beat in under the veranda door, cloudy and rainy most of the. Rachel came over to tell about her letter she received from Lottie saying she and Louise and Will Sr are coming Sunday p.m. to finish up house cleaning and straighten things out. She is sending up by Emma tomorrow for a lot of things for the table, and curtains and wallpaper. Thursday 13 June 1918 Emma gone to Kingston this day for groceries and things. V drove to dock. Jim M drove to factory. Edith gets the dinner this day. Emma brought home a lot of things too numerous to itemize, forgot tea nad Voltie’s shoes and several other things. �66 Friday 14 June 1918 A very fine day but cool. William Gillespie, Jim Morgan, and Jack Murray here working for Voltie. Samy was coming but had to help his uncle William Woodman. Emma has 4 men to get dinner and supper for this day. Saturday 15 June 1918 A very fine day. Will Gillespie and J. Morgan here working on barn frame. Emma doing Saturday work and getting the meals. Never can tell what Edith does for she is out door most of the time. Sunday 16 June 1918 A sun bright day. No one here till evening. Then Wm N and Stella came directly from home in skiff. Will bringing a basket of lettuce and radishes. V went across for Will and his dauthers as agreed upon staid at Geo Farr’s till 10 p.m. waitingwaiting no one came. Then V rowed back home again. Weary weary & tired and gone to bed. And so ends the day. �67 Monday 17 June 1918 Monday morning bright and early. R came over very early to find why Louise, Lottie nor Will did not come, couldn’t tell her. Cooking and baking all day. Maggie Rattray & Annie Niles helping. Edith quite happy with two kids to play with, Isabel Rattray and Lois Niles. V chopped heads off 5 roosters big and fat. Emma & Maggie plucked the feathers. V and Em prepared them for boiling and now they are all in the big pot on the stove cooking. Good night. Tuesday 18 June 1918 A fine cool morning. Sun bright. V went early to factory this morn. beat J F at the whey cream business. Jimy M here quite early. Had been to breakfast and are now mowing, smoothing, raking, with rake, sythe, and lawn mower in front yd by the big oak to set tables on the lawn for the barn raisers, cooking and baking still going on. Howard Niles is the second man to arrive. Now they are coming thicker and faster. The women are hustling to get the table set nearly or quite 30 men and some women Isabel Joslin and Earl Maggie Rattray and baby Timmie Niles and �68 Lois, Rachel, Edith Bates, Madaline Morgan, Stella Niles, Lulu Collins, Mrs Nancy Niles, Arlaine Keslar, Lottie and Lena Dixon. Nearly every man from George Woodmans to foot of island, 5 motor cars shining bright in the sunlight standing in the yard. Edith went home with Madaline, going with Madaline to the picnic tomorrow. Emma’s foot lame and sore on bottom from standing on them so long. [Page is torn, the remaining text belongs to page 70 and is transcribed there] �69 Wednesday 19 The day after the raising. Working on barn of course. V, Jim & Will Gillespie hammer, hammer, pound drove nails all day. Thursday 20 A very good day. Lottie and Louise finished cleaning house for Rachel, came over here to supper. Then Will rowed them across in V’s skiff. Gurnsey there to meet them with motor car. Working on barn. �70 Friday 21 rain rain. V couldnt drive cattle to foot of island tho Ellis waiting for him. Jim & V working in shop making ladder. Saturday 22 June 1918 Cloudy, winds blowing fiercely Sunday 23rd June 1918 Weather rough and rainy all last night. E & E went to church. A good bye sermon very few there. Church service dont seem to amount to much these days. Going to have a new preacher. A great surprise; the Buckbee seeds came yesterday. Wm Niles brought them over 53 pks. I sent first April; to late to sow or plant. rainy day. V and Will D go fishing. Will N here to supper, had fish, very good. I wrote to Mabel M. �71 French Dire - to tell, to relate De - of, from, by Le - the Emma Lehman Wolfe Island Monday 24 June 1918 A very fine day warm every thing growing. Will D and Jim M & V working on barn. I finished and sent a letter to Mabel M. Received a letter from Bonnie Watson. Emma went to Horn’s to get her dress made. Went early. staid quite late. Will and Edith went to Geo Niles in skiff for her. Rachel walked over. Eveline had sent her a dollar in a letter. She staid to supper. V sent Ellis $10 dollars to him. Tuesday 25 June 1918 Somewhat cloudy and cool. Wind East Lucena Bates visiting here. Jim came down stairs while we were eating breakfast. V and Jim & Will working on barn. Will D ate breakfast with R. Miss Langley and Lois came visiting this p.m. went home after supper. In evening Will D, Emma & Edith and Lucena went in a skiff to George Niles making an evening visit. Lucena staid here. Jimy went home at sundown. �72 O Dear Books lent Mrs Niles, Eben Holden all night pine Maud Gillespie Jessabel Samy Woodman United States History Goodfriend The wood carver Wednesday 26 June 1918 Another bright morning Jimy came back early to breakfast. Lucena went home this morning after breakfast. Work all day on barn. 27 Thursday Voltie phone to Henderson for potatoes and other groceries, lumber and a horse fork. Working on barn. Jimy went home in evening. Friday 28 June Wind blowing all day. I received a letter or card from Grace Cheevers. Will received a letter from Jen wanting him to come home. V drove the cattle to Breakeys Bay. Ellis paid him $400 dollars for 4 cows and the 2 year old bull dry cows except the kicker �73 Our cows names Dairy Daisy 1 Molly 2 Jenny 3 Bridget 4 Lilly 5 Spot 6 Rachel 7 Inez 8 Linker 9 Ball face 10 Liny 11 Guiltage 12 tango 13 Polly 14 twin 15 Sambo 16 [numerous other non-sensical scribblings] �74 PHOTOMOUNT PAMPHLET BINDER Manufactured by GAYLORD BROS. Inc. Syracuse, N.Y. Stockton, Calif. �75 �This document would not be possible without the editorial contributions of the following people: Ann Hopkinson, Marilyn, Patricia M Capps, Eileen, Eleanor Daley, Vivian Zhang, MaryV, LibrarianDiva, and Queen’s University Archives � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th and 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Irene Dixon Bamford Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887-1922 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Frontenac County, Wolfe Island, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5109b80e7a08168276d8bf6a25f2902b.pdf e05a800a98ae0d473005660df1c2cf05 PDF Text Text Irene Dixon Bamford 1887, Diary Transcription 5034_4-1-1 �Metadata FromThePage export of 5034_4-1-1 from Irene Dixon Bamford made on 2026-02-11 15:39:51 UTC. Title: 5034_4-1-1 Created On: 2023-10-03 13:00:14 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-1-1 �page_0001 Irene Dixon Bamford, Diary, March 1st, 1887 - June 1st, 1887 Queen’s University Archives Locator 5034.4 Box 1 File 1 �page_0002 March 1st, 1887 - June 1st, 1887 �page_0003 Retead ’76-’84 �page_0004 March 1st 1887 This is the first day of the month. A very pleasant day rather cold. A wind worth, light breeze. Wills gone to Kingston with hay, the nineteeth load. Will drew Rachel’s hay too. Grace & John at school. We saved the hefers milk this morning. Welly and Volty cutting wood on Linda. expect them home to dinner any minnet. Wells will have to go to mill on for the flower is most gone the evening went up on the ice after Grace the boy’s went skating in evening. Wednesday 2nd A bright day, wind south and thawing. Wells gone to Kingston. Welly & Volty drawing wood from Lindas Grace and John at school Wells carried Rob a pig, We got up early Will called twice Anna Flynn came to buy a drake. boys drew loads of wood. Mers Gloyd sent me a boquet by Wells. [written on the side] I got breakfast and eat by lamp light [/written on the side] �page_0005 �page_0006 March 3rd Thursday A pleasant day sun shining brightly wind north light good skating Wells gone to Kingston to mill. Grace at school John went to corners for oil Frank Kendall came in morning stayed until after dinner & then went over to Bells came back towards evening eat supper and he and Welly went over to Bells Welly and Volty choped wood on Lindas in afternoon Will went to conest at ferry in after evening Grace out skating this evening I sent the boquet to Meys Kenting and lent her 6 magazines Volty gave Mrs Flym a drake Frank and Our Boys rapaired the organ. �page_0007 �page_0008 Friday March 4th A bright clear day Wind west and cold. Frank Kendall stayed here all night & to breakfast. Volty went home with him Wells and I went over to the corners saw Horace at Curtis’ store. got home again about half past two O’clock John & Grace at school Welly drawing wood from Lindas. Maud Mattie & Charley came over to Wills & Welly & Johny went down in evening and stayed until after 12 O’clock Saturday 5th, a cold day. wind north, breezy. frost on the windows cloudy. Charley Mattie & Maud here most all day. in The evening Welly & the girls go over to Bells Charley went down to Will and stayed all night. John & Grace at home Volty at Kendalls Will came up and they all sang They all enjoyed themselves and had a good time all day Wells mended the shed �page_0009 �page_0010 Sunday 6th March 1887 Snowed all night a heavy fall of snow and snowing some all the forenoon. Welly & the girls came back about noon & Welly took them to Wills. They said they were going right straight home but they did not, for Charley & Jen went up to Mary’s so Johny went down to Wills & Welly lunched and went to Wells at home reading. Grace at home Volty at Kendalls,, weather quite mild light wind south thawing & rained a little. Volty came home towards evening They all went down to Wills and stayed till past bedtime. Monday 7th Rather soft day, cloudy Charley & girls went home this morning our boys went down to Wills to see them off Wind south John at school Wells went to Obuno to put up Notice for sale of Ross farm Welly & Volty drew hay from the stack Grace stayed at home to help me wash Charley came towards evening to get Wells to help draw his hay home he got a bee to draw it Our boys except John down to Wills till bed time. �page_0011 Wells Bamford & W b Dixon Devolson Bamford Wolfe Island St Lawrence Ont John Bamford �page_0012 8th Tuesday A bright day all day Wind south Wells drawing Hay for Charley Volty smugled ile Grace & John at school Volty brought up some honey from the cellar John Flym and Johnny Flynn called here going to help Charley Wells helped Bates out of the ice in the evening Wednesday 9th Raining wind north ground most bare John and Grace at school Wells and Volty drew a load of wood from Lindas and went back and front over a log for a roller Welly smugled two articles Will came up for his sleigh to draw straw John Niles here in the evening Thursday 10th A bright fair day, wind North but not cold Wells gone to Kingston Volty at home part of the day Will came and he Volty went to help Will draw straw Welly skated over the river to buy himself a pair of boots Ed Rattray came and inquired for Volty John and Grace at school Bates came home with Wells & The boys drove Bates home in the sleigh �page_0013 �page_0014 March 11th A fine day cold wind north Wells carried Grace to School came back and went to Town for lumber to build an ice house Welly went to the Fest on skates Volty Went over to St Lawrence for books John at school. Bates came up looking for whiskey couldn’t find it Will came twice Paterson here to buy a few peas O Rouke’s Bates stayed to dinner & then went home Saturday 12th Wells went to Ganonoque for saw dust for the ice Jack McDonel here Will Dixon here helping the boys build the ice house Bates here for whiskey A very fine day Wind west Grace & the boys at home. Saturday 13th a very fine day wind south We went over to Bells mother Wells Grace & Belle wanted her grandmother to stay she promised to go over Wednesday When we got home found the boys & McFaden on ice chasing Mckays calf Jim McFaden has been here all day and he stayed all night Rachel came home to day �page_0015 She has been gone six weeks visiting 14th A rather cold day wind north Volty commenced working for niles Wells & Welly working on ice house Grace at home & John too Rachel came up & and mother went home Wells drew saw dust from Charley’s and then drew a load of hay from stack 15th Tuesday a fine day Wind South Rachel here making lace Wells Went to Kingston for scuntting & more shingles didn’t get home until after midnight his team got in the ice had work to get the horse out lost his coal soap and part of his nail Volty working for Niles Welly helped Eb fill his ice house Grace and John at home Ben Peltingill died to day while out chopping wood in the woods Rachel went down to mothers in the afternoon Ada Berthaleorn and Frank Bamford over after buttermilk �page_0016 March 16th Wednesday Rather cloudy wind south snow falling this afternoon Wells working on his ice house Will Welly & Edd Rattray dig the Poor man grave Bill Bates been to town with all Joslin & got drunk all dumped him out by Johns Niles’ and he stayed along carrying his bundle until he came to the consession gate where he fell down. after an efort he got up again only to fall down then he could’nt get up again at all and lay there a long time till Wells went and helped him up and down as far as Wills and there they lifted him into the cutter and Will & Wells pushed the cutter down as far as Ebbs & unloaded Bill and got him into the house and to bed. Luceno sick & crazzy �page_0017 �page_0018 March 17th St Patricks day a mild way Wind south Ben Pellingill burred to day All the family gone to the church except Volty & I Rachel went over to Belle with Charley & Henry in the evening Henry came for me I went to Bells They had Dr Joliffe from the Ferry Heer Bells baby born at half past 4 Oclock Friday morning March 18th Friday 18th I stayed at Charleys till 5 O clock P. M. Charley brought me home Rachel stayed there Charley eat supper with us Grace had supper ready when we came home Charley gave me some egg a mild day Wind light & south [on the side] Well & our men filled our ice house [/on the side] Saturday 19th a fine day Wind south Wells gone to Kingston Jim Morgan here to get Welly to help them fill there ice house but he went over to the river to spinks Volty Working for Niles Grace & I moped churned baked &e &e Charley brought Rachel home mother went home with him �page_0019 �page_0020 Sunday 20th a very soft day Wind south Welly across the river yet Johny run away & went over too gone all day Till long after dark ice very poor Welly & Johny came home together at bed time Volty down to Wills most of the day Grace cried to go to Mrs Niles but I would’nt let her go Rachel reading Wells reading silva over and back to day Monday 21st a cloudy hazy day thawing wind south Wells drawing hay from our stack for O’brien Grace at school Volty working for Niles Welly at Al Joslins in fore noon after noon Welly and Wells helped Will Butcher the old sow Johny at home helping his father choring aronud Rahcel making lace I washing and darning Teusday 22nd A cloudy day snowing some Wells Will Jen Rachel & Bates gone to Kingston on the ice Will carried up his old sow to sell Welly working for All Joslin building a hog pen Volty working for Niles Grace at home taking care of Jens baby little Charley while she gone to town Bates stayed here all night drunk �page_0021 �page_0022 March 23 Wednesday a fine day Wind West Bates here drunk most of the day so drunk he couldn’t help himself most of the time a bed nearly all day went home towards evening Will helped him home Mr Millar the minister here Jen came up in afternoon and stayed to supper I took care of her Baby while she went to church in the evening the whole family went excepting myself 24th Thursday a mild day wind west a mild day indoors considering what it was yesterday we expected Mrs Hentig here after school but she did not come for it looked so much like rain. it did rain some I and Rachel cleaned dusted baked & moped, John & Grace at school Welly at Joslins Volty at Niles Wells at home doing nothing. The children went to church in the evening Bill Bates came up for his things he left here he looks rather hard and disipated said he wished he had some whiskey I Told him what I thought of whiskey drinking & drunkards I gave him my opinion free of charge [on the side] our hens began to fall [/on the side] �page_0023 23rd �page_0024 Friday 25 Wind north and very cold Wells at home Grace & John at school Volty Ed Rattray & Rob Horn went to millins bay on the ice to smugle ile Ed & Rob eat dinner here Rachel making paper flowers I making Wells a shirt Children went to church in evening Saturday 26 very cold day wind south sun shining every thing froze in pantry milk onions frozen solid Wells went to Kingston with cutter on ice Volty went to Bulgers & Hennessy collecting for Books Welly at All Joslin John helped Will get wood Rachel went down to wills to stay, awhile Wells came home from Kingston cross and devlish there is nothing done right around the barn, spotted cow had a calf two letters from Hugh today Children went to church this evening �page_0025 �page_0026 March 27th Sunday a fine day rather cold wind north Wells Grace & I went over to Bells Wells eat dinner to Johns Hollidays Old John had whiskey plenty. Wells drove the bay colt on the ice without being shod colt skiped down 5 times coming across the bay and the other horse Jim had to draw the whole concern ashore had done the same thing you bet O no they cant March 28th Monday a cold stormy snowing all day wind north Wells and Volty drawing hay from Grange Grace and John at home Welly went down to Wills and mended their chairs and Then went down to All Joslins Volty helped do the chamber work I darned and mended Well’s coat Grace & I sewed carpet rags �page_0027 John Bamford �page_0028 March 29th cold day wind north sun shining Grace & John at school Wells and Volty drove over to Dignams to get an some timber Volty helped Will draw hay from Sam’s. Wells Is at All Joslins. I made bread & fried cakes Jo Thompson called to day for his book Wells drove to the school house for Johny & Grace Will was here a while Will here This Evening for milk for Charlie March Wendesday 30th A cold clear day frost on the windows. Wind north Wells gone to Kingston John at School Grace at home George Far came over and Ogilvie Petre came over to hire Rachel she has gone with them they all walked over on the ice. The crossing on the ice is poor 8 degrees below zero �page_0029 �page_0030 March 31st Thursday Wind north cold Wells and Volty draw hay from grange Welly at all Joslins Grace & John at school This is the last day of school in the lower district I mended too pairs of pants and darned two pair of mittens and doubled yarn Sylvia Woodman is 24 years old to day April 1st A bright warm day snow melting rapdily wind south & light Wells & Volty & Johny drew hay from grange Welly at All’s I an Grace twisted yarn and colerd yarn and carpet rags John Morgan stayed at Wills all night drawing manure 2nd Saturday A bright fine day wind north Thawing some John and Grace got a bad cold John went over to Charleys rode over with him Mother came home and stoped here and stayed all night Volty helped Will chop wood on dignams Welly at Alls Wells and John drew manure all fore noon John Morgan went over on the ice from Wells to get Will som ile �page_0031 �page_0032 April 3 Sunday A fine warm day wind South & light. Johny over to Bell’s. mother went home from here this forenoon. John Morgan came up with Welly & Volty, and stayd to dinner. I am so sleepy I can scarcely hold my eyes open, at 10 minutes to Three Oclock P. M. A light frost last night, looks like rain. Monday 4th Cloudy wind South Bates here to dinner he stoped here on his way from Niles’ where he had been for whiskey he had left There three weeks ago. Welly at All Joslins Wells went down home with Bill Bates to borrow a file to file a saw Volty went to Ebbs to borrow a kettle to make soap in and it was down to McFaden Volty & Johny set up two leaches Mother came up and sewed carpet rags. Grace got a bad cold rained some I set the tub for water but got none �page_0033 �page_0034 April 5th Tuesday [on the side] back- on his them home & Volty brought in the evening A bright day Wind West rather cold Welly at all Joslins Wells at home working at the barn Snow squalls all day Volty went to McFadens to get Ebbs kettle to make soap. The red cow had a calf this morning which makes three cows in John Niles gave Volty Devero Breakey came for a drake [on the side] a bag of sweet apples [/on the side] 6th Wednesday A fine bright day wind north. Wells at work on the ice house Volty helped Will draw wood from Digmans & shot an owl on the wing & captured him alive. Wellly at Alls Johny choping wood at the door Grace & her grandmother sowing carpet rags I canned Apples �page_0035 �page_0036 7th A beautiful day but rather cold wind west Wells working on the Ice home Welly at Alls’ Volty chopping bass wood for summers wood Johny chopping wood at the door Grac and her grandmother sewing carpet rags I canned apples and washed and done jeneral house work John Morgan came across on the ice to day 8th A bright day rather cold for the season Wells working on the ice house Welly at All’s Volty chopping bass wood down on the coiner John boiling watter for the back and choring around Grace & Grandmother sewing carpet rags �page_0037 �page_0038 April Saturday 9th A fair day wind south Ice breaking up in the river channel open from Clayton to Cape Vincent Wells shinglin the ice house Welly at All Joslins Voltie chopping bass wood John Tending the back Grace & Grandmama sewing rags two new lambs to day Grace is 13 years old to day she went to sams for the mail two letters from Hugh Voltie carried the bees out after dinner 3 dozens Sunday 10th A pleasant day wind south rather warm ice has not left the shores yet only a channel open, This is Easter sunday but no eggs our hens do not lay very well This spring I have only to eggs and I am saving them to buy coloring for carpet Will & Jen here this after noon Mother went 2 lambs home with them another lamb and Will cant find his sheep [on the side] Voltie let the owl fly away [/on the side] �page_0039 �page_0040 Monday April 11th A very fine day wind North no rain yet a dry april snow all gone except the corner of the fences and holows The ice not left the shores yet Wells shingling the ice house Volty & Johny making soap & cleaning out the door yard In the after noon Volty chops bass wood & Johny draw bass wood home Welly down to All preparing lumber for a punt Will went to look for his sheep found them on Morgan’s point Bill Bates called to say good bye he is going away tomorrow Wells has gone over to Old Rattray’s to show him where the hive is Grace is sewing carpet rags I am doing house work and trying to wash Old sow tiped over the soap kettle This afternoon and wasted about half the soap Volty didnt get home to supper Till after eleven Oclock P.M. had been to Will Glespies & the marsh & Meary Cunor �page_0041 �page_0042 April 12th Tuesday a cloudy, cold day wind north looks like snow Welly at all Joslins Johny & Volty drawing Bass wood home Wells tinkering around Grace sewing rags Ebb went to Kingston to carry Bates I am waiting for the Boys to come home to dinner I churned & hung out the cloth we are trying to wean our cats did not snow at all cleared up fine John Niles told well that the typhoid fever is on the Island very fine weather and day no snow no rain nothing but good health and hard times but I am Truly Thankful we have enough Ice is all broken away from shore to shore & the old St Lawrence is rolling wide and blue we got 8 eggs today �page_0043 �page_0044 Wednesday April 13th A bright clear day wind north and cold ice floating up stream Wells shingled- the ice house awhile but so cold had to stop Welly & Will making & punt down to Wills Volty Tinkering around, at every Thing painting ice house and sorting paper rags mixing paint John corded the Bass wood John & Voltie are now plowing The door yard all up Grace darning stockings and ironing and helping me work around the house and mending her aprons I cut out an Under waist and made it boiled beef and apples and made cuslard pies no rain yet or snow I wish it would rain so I could catch rain water two barrels All Joslin here Will Dixon here Jen came up for milk and I gave her some butter too �page_0045 �page_0046 April 14th Thursday A rather cloudy day, cold wind north. Wells drove over to Charlies this afternoon, and found them all well. met Mr & Mrs Holliday going up to Murphys, their children sick. Wells went for hay. Welly at Wills working on the punt. Johny spreading straw & drawing manure on his gardens and choring around. Grace washing dishes, and set table. I cut rags all day. Spafford and Frances here, looking for peas. Voltie went to Wills Gillespies to borrow a saw, and gone all day. tis 7 Oclock and he not come yet. no snow: no rain: I sow more tomatoe seeds in pans. got 9 eggs to day. Voltie came at dark. he been sawing wood for Montiene Delmar’s. Will came in the Evening for milk. Johny has gone some where This Evening I guess up to Sams I dont like to go to bed Till he comes but Think I will for tis most 10 O’clock �page_0047 �page_0048 April 15 Friday A cloudy day wind south & light a sprinkling rain dont amount to much yet mild Wells finished shingling the ice house Welly at Wills building punt Johny and Voltie saw Bass wood, down on the corner In the affernoon Wells Voltie & Johny draw hay from George Gillespies Expected Charlie & Henry down but they did not come Mother came up to sew rags I sowed cabbage seed red Voltie went up to Niles to borrow saw set I churned A black cloud rising in the southwest Thunder the wind rising & it set in for an all night storm from South dark rainy & windy Voltie & [strikethrough] Johny [/strikethrough] gone down to Wills Johny at sam’s Voltie carred milk and the umbrella. �page_0049 �page_0050 April 16th Saturday rained some this in the night & rained some on this morning But Wells went to Kingston Wind south changing to west Air mild Welly stayed all night at Wills cleared up about noon the sun shone out Welly building punt at Wills Volty split Bass wood. & helped Will draw hay in the afternoon from Gillespies Tilly came and brought some sweet apples and got some vinegar John went to S.D. Wis for the mail Grace got a letter from Maud Wells got a letter frm [strikethrough] Hugh [/strikethrough] Dick Spoor assessment Will received a latter from ... Me and Oour Turkey commenced to lay got one egg = 10 eggs from the hens W. got a letter fom Mex It has not rained enough this month to catch from the eves two pails of water �page_0051 �page_0052 Sunday 17th A fine day wind South West froze quite hard last night fo the wind was north Welly cliped John’s hair and accidently shot Wills dog Joe I hope he will live through it afterwards went up island to Jim Berrys Will came up twice last time came for mother to go home so and care for the baby while he and jen goes Down to Micheas Silvia for Bisonette & Liz came over to day Welly let Joe have a rooster Grace went down to Wills came back and went up to Mr Niles John went to Wills to help get the dog home came back and has gone up stairs to read Voltie stayed at home all A. M. and has now gone off with Charlie Woodman & Bisonette down stream I used 6 eggs making two cakes and two custard pies Wells went down tot he lower place and Visited with Ebb awhile Will & Jen came up here and did not go to Michaes- in the evening �page_0053 Jane Niles and Willy came and made us a siut We got nine eggs to day Welly didn’t go to Berry’s he went up to Mr Woodmans come back and went over to Breakeys & from there to Bells A tug went up to day Towing two barges and a vessel �page_0054 April 18th froze quite hard last night ice froze out long way in the river sun rose clear and bright white frost last night Wind north and [strikethrough] light [/strikethrough] strong Wells Volty and Johny drew a load of hay from Gillespies P.M. plowed in garden a cold raw day somewhat cloudy dark clouds in south west like snow 10 hens eggs & 1 turkey egg I used one egg I Welly came home from Bells and worked on punt in afternoon Will went to Niles for potatoes and apples stoped here and got the hand axe Welly crossed The Berry [sideways] from Hollidays [on the side] on these going and comming [/on the side] [/sideways] April 19th wind north changing to south raw cold day river full of floating ice sun Shining clear and bright Wells & John building fence for hog yard and around the pasture Wells Is working on his punt Devolson plowing for Niles & went up to Bulgers in the Evening Jen made us two calls to day over �page_0055 I colored scarlet and green for carpet & baked 5 loaves of bread Grace washing dishes and help do the house work our hens lay nine eggs to day Will here this evening for milk & I lent him three magazines April 20th a clear bright day Wednesday warmer Than yesterday wind south river full of floating ice Wells built fence plowed more in the garden & in P.M. plowed down by Ebbs’ frost not all out the ground yet Johny chopped wood and done chores Welly at wills work on punt Volty plow all day for Niles with our team. Mother came at noon she & grace sew carpet rags The rest of the day 2 Turkey eggs and 12 hen eggs I sowed cabbage radish lettuce & pepper seed and in afternoon slept two hours our boys all out not one at home this evening �page_0056 April 21st Thursday A clear bright day wind south A slight shower towards evening which amounted to a sprinkle Wells plowing down by Ebbs Welly making punt, Volty plowing for Niles. Johny went to Wills A. N. for the wheelbarrow & to Niles to borrow garden rake & worked at cleaning out the door yard in P.M. Grace & her grandma cutting & sewing carpet rags Will cow had twin colies Jane Niles sent me some maple syrup hens lay 10 eggs to day Jen went to George Gillespies visiting Johny went out this evening and has not come yet at 15 minutes of 10 Oclock Wells plowed some in garden frost not out yet ice all along the shore cant get a pail of water unless half ice John has just returned he went down to Gillespies with will for Jen and the baby John Morgan came up from Clayton to day Ed Rattray drove in here to borrow drag or cultivator or something �page_0057 April 22nd Friday A foggy mornign a mist so thick can scarely see the river a very light wind north almost a calm the river like a sheet of glass with an abundance of floating ice The mist rolls away and the sun shines out bright and warm the loveliest spring day yet Wells plowing at home Volty plowing down by ebbs Welly went to Wills and at noon Volty came home by Wills and help they drew the punt home and put it in the woodshed Wells went to O briens for cultivator teeth for garden fence John sprea manure & chored around Grace helped do coocking mother sewed and cut rags I cut rags & washed & churned All Joslin came to clean wheat Will here. wind changed east black cloud rising south circle around the sun barometer falling �page_0058 I went out after dark with the lantern and brought the clohtes from the line They were dry Volty & John gone This evening to Mr Niles eleven eggs to day I used five Welly is writing a letter to Texico April 23rd Saturday A very windy day with some rain dark cloud rising wind partly clearing up all day threatening a severe rain storm baronmeter down to rain raw cold wind from the south Set out our rain barrel and tub & caught about a pailful of water Wells gone to Kingston for seed grain (wheat) got home about 10 Oclock P.M. Supper all dried up on the store waiting for him two bags of wheat [crossed-out] miss [/crossed-out] miSsing dont know where they are. glad I dont ever miss many I believe people that �page_0059 I Tend strictly to busisnes dont ever miss or lose any thing John plowed his in forenoon Volty and Welly pottered around In afternoon Volty plowed down by Ebbs and plowed Wills garden Welly mad ruder for his boat Mother sewed rags Grace helped do house work I cut rags and cleand floor & fried cakes & worked all day 14 eggs and 1 turkey eggs used one egg Well came home and brought the boys some tobaco said he would rather buy Tobaco for Them than they should borrow all around the neighborhood I made two apple pies Welly went down to Wells to carry some milk for Their baby and some milk for Their sick cow and stayed all night �page_0060 April 24th Sunday A clear bright day a south west. wind disagreeably cold. wind strong, river rough. Wells went to bed lets his paper fall considerable to day. Boys all got tobaco they pass their time between home and Wills except Welly I dont know I where he is he went away toward noon Grace went down to Wills and after a while came back and Voltie with her Volty brought The baby to stay here while Will & Jen goes down to Mer Mckays. Old Mr Gillespie had the Doctor yesterday I baked a meal puding for dinner 13 eggs to day & 1 Turkey egg I used Three eggs Johny reading most all day I am very sleepy at half past 5 O clock P. M. Charley came to Sams for the mail & came here Will came for the babe Grace went home with him. and carried milk Welly has been over �page_0061 visiting Patterson and eat dinner There �page_0062 April Monday 25 Cloudy morning rains a little. clears away early sun shining brightly at 10 Oclock wind south not very warm I churned and mixed bread. mother & Grace washed breakfast dishes Will came for her to go home to tend baby while he & Jen make garden Wells I went across the river to mail letters I dont feel well I’m sick got to work all the same Wells sowed O’Rouke’s Voltie planted potatoes got them of Ebbs Johny helped work in teh field to day Johny plante butter beans at noon in his garden I planted some early corn in a pan That Spaff gave Wells this morning when he came over to get peas Will went to Niles for seed potatoes & caller coming back he brought them on his shoulder I baked 5 loaves bread hens laid 10 eggs to day Turkeys two �page_0063 �page_0064 Tuesday 26th A very pleasant A.M. The river calm Volty went across the river for seed potatoes at Bob. P.M. the wind blew strong from south west Wells gone to Kingston for seed peas came home quite early & all night brought home 7 qrts white beans for seed Welly choring around home and making a pair of oarS Johny plowed over on grang. A.M. afternoon lounged around and cultivated part of the garden Grace helped me she is a good little daughter I did not expect Volty home it was so cold and the wind flew so but it was not so rough towards dark & he came over in Maryanne’s punt could get no potatoes but brought my Book and collected Welly pay of shover and brought white lead and paint oil Uncle James gave him buoys and leads for a fish net and flower seed a card for Grace duck eggs harvest pear qrafts and Rob gave him some onions and 150 strawberries plants the Wilsons We got 13 eggs to day 2 Turkeys eggs, I used 1 John Niles went to Gannonoque butter Grace planted some peas & beans in her garden �page_0065 I finished Grace color and patched Johns shirt darned three pair of socks �page_0066 Wednesday 27th A clear bright day rather cold froze last night Wells and Johny working in the field Volty working in the garden Welly painting his punt I churned got fifteen eggs to day used two 1 Turkey set up another colar Trying to get ready for Kingston Tomorrow Thursday 28th A clear bright morning. rose early and eat a piece of bread and butter and started for Kingston market with butter & eggs and not a cent to pay my fare Volly drove over to the dock. first drove down for Will & Jen and They not ready it took so long for them to get ready Volty drove off and left them John Morgan stayed there that night and all day Thursday We went up on The Maud and came home on the princess rather dull day in town Mrs Thornton very sick can see no one except their family & the doctor I knit on Grace collar Wells worked in the field Boys all worked in field �page_0067 Welly made oars for Joe Bissonette Hens lay 13 eggs, & three turkey’s eggs Volty drove over to dock for me with the farm waggon and I and Jen rode home on buck board Grace kept house and had supper ready when I came home Wind changed from South and was blowing from north when we came to the dock loudy and commenced to rain when we got home and rained all night Patterson folks got a new girl baby snow over in Breakeys bay yet and along in numerous places on the south side of Howe Island �page_0068 Friday 29 A rainy morning wind north and strong rained all night & all day. Caught a tub & barrel full of water Volty moved all the things out of the small room and took up the carpet and tore off all the lose plastering Wells puttered around the barn and mended old harness. got another cow come in 19 nineteen eggs to day & 1 turkey egg Welly went down to Wellingston’s & stayed all night Volty Went to Mary Anne’s to see about weaving carpet �page_0069 �page_0070 Saturday 30th A clear bright day wind north west blowing strong Welly went down to Ebb with his punt Wells John & Volty building fence Volty got some potatoes from Niles Johny went over to Bells [strikethrough] minute [/strikethrough]. 17 eggs to day used two Jen came for oats for her cow Mary anne and adda here Jen and Will came up in the evening for milk I baked 5 loaves of bread a letter from Hugh �page_0071 May 1st Sunday A very fine day quite warm very light wind south Wells Grace and I go over to Bells and find them all well had a good visit and drove home towards evening Charleys father mad because they would’nt let Old Mitchel dig a well had’nt been home but a few minutes when Will came up with mother They had a row down There Mother and Jen quarreling all day commenced about the babys shirt I am sick of of it all sive Hattie Will Cornwell & Bissonette came over Joe got his oads and eat dinner to Wills. Will went to church quarterly meeting to day 11 eggs to day I used 2 Snub says his father lost 17 dollars Thursday �page_0072 Monday 2nd A very warm day light wind south Mother went down home & brought up her night dress and cloth for her new dress they said She tried to get out of the punt to drow herself Wells and Volty & Johny working in the fieled sowing and cultivating oats P.M. Volty planted potatoes in the garden & sowed tomatoes & cabbage seed Welly went to help Will set his fish net and brought home some pickerel & bull head Mother kniting on Grace stocking Grace went to Mrs Niles and played with the children till most dark I washed. 17 eggs and used 3 fried cakes made custard pies and boiled beef Jane gave Grace onions and horse radish got another new milk’s cow The wind rising and looks like rain Jen went with The boys Will & Welly in the boat down to Mackays Old Mr Gillespie very sick [strikethrough] I churned & fried cakes and baked beans. [/strikethrough] �page_0073 Teusday 3rd A fine bright day wind South grass growing frogs singing. Wells & Johny working in the field Volty working in the garden planting potatoes and grafting & setting onions Welly moving fish net I colored carpet rags orange Grace helping around the house and sewing Mother half sick and gone to bed. Volty went to Mr Niles for more potatoes Chicago market. Boys i.e. Will Welly and Volty gone this evening to Sulivans bay setting net and spearing fish Johny gone to bed early 18 eggs to day Wells said there is frost in the ground where he was plowing to day �page_0074 Wednesday 4th A fine bright day South wind Wells and Volty working on the field Johny working in the garden made 3 beds and sowed radish seeds Welly went to the corners and got a plow point & a pair of pants for himself he said Wells’ aunt Nancy was burned to day Ada Walkins called this afternoon going to John Niles & stoped coming abck & Volty has gone down the road with her towards home Grace cried because I would not let her go to Nile’s to play croquet Grace sewed on her apron I baked 5 loaves of bread I got 15 eggs and used two I have not got much butter to carry to market tomorrow Mother sewing carpet rags Welly & Volty just come home & brought two fish a pickerel and chub took them from the net I churned baked beans & fried cakes �page_0075 Thursday 5th A fine warm day wind south went to Kingston as usual eggs elevent cts and sold my butter for 18 cts per pound Jane sold hers for 15 & 16 she had 38 lbs I sold my butter to Henderson and my eggs to an old man and went away up past Montreal Bank to get my money for them the old man carried my basket and another full basket. an old woman went along and carried another basket The old lady said she lived at Cataraqui she over 70 years old The Operatie band of musicians were marching in town to day and playing They will perform in the opera house to night saw Mog Bullger on the boat to day we went up on the Maud and came back on the Princess Mrs Jane Woodman went up too Will Dixon went also 13 eggs to day I didnt get much news to day Mrs Thornton very sick all summer so Mrs Morgan said Volty went to Obriens to night to get a grafting knife made �page_0076 Friday 6th some what cloudy wind north but quite warm Will caught last night and to day 25 pickerel and Welly made a fish pound and carried it over to Mitchels bay and put the fish in it. Wells getting in oatd [sic] Johny worked in garden [strikethrough] seed beets and [/strikethrough] sowed beets seed and parsnip worked in field this afternoon Thundered last night Welly went across the river to Spinks to get his money that Spink owes him Tilly & George Niles here this evening John gone to bed Volty gone over to the bay to help Will run the net Welly has not got back yet Welly is half sick Grace is not well Mother has got a sore throat and I have sore eyes 18 eggs to day I used two + churned + anotehr new milks cow + It thunders again to night & lightens �page_0077 Saturday 7th A fine day some cloudy light wind north Wells gone for seed wheat to Kingston Volty grafting for George Gillespie Will and John Pesbit went to the Cape with fish Welly came home from Spinks and went to Niles to get fish net carried back & brought the net John went to the field for whiffletree and drew me a barrel of watter and drew two or three loads of banking from the house then went too help Welly draw his net to the bay mother is sewing rags Gracie is sewing and helping me. I baked 5 loaves of bread washed a lot of clothes and scrubed 4 rooms and got 3 square meals 26 eggs to day I gave Will 6 egg. I received a letter from Rachel and mother got one from Maud Wells got one from Hugh. a big one. Hugh never forgets to write Welly came home and brought me some peach and a large pickerel no rain set a hen on turkeys eggs 1 used 2 eggs. �page_0078 Sunday 8th A very bright warm day Charley came over and brought Bell and the children and then drove back to go to Old Mrs Forbes Funeral & drove back again for them in the evening Welly and Volty sowed around the foot with the punt Wells went to bed and had a long nap in the afternoon Johny reading all day mother and Belle reading part of the time Grace playing with Marjorie Belle read all Grace letters from Maud Rachel and rene I prepared the dinner and supper Grace gathered 11 eggs and Volty found 14 more under the barn. no rain yet. Will came up and brought little Charley I used 5 eggs I gave the boys six for lunch �page_0079 Monday 9th A very bright warm day wind changed from north to south wind light heat intense = mean all glad to put on their straw hats Welly out fishing all night gone down to paint the light house Ebb Joslin and Wellington Burnham brought our apple trees this morning Wells is sowing [crossed-out] grain [/crossed-out] wheat to day Volty and John is helping too Jen has gone up to Mrs Niles this after noon to make a visit Well helps her carry the baby came back and stoped and mother went down home with him no rain yet I have nearly gone to sleep two or three times writing this Grace has been washing Grace brought in 18 eggs I used four to make a custard I churned brought in another egg Volty came home early and planted the sweet corn he and charly Woodman have gone fishing this evening at Sullivans Bay Wells didnt come home mother came back At before dark Jen down home in the boat with a half dozen youngones besides grace and sam’s hired girl a very warm night [on the side] and still fish lights out [/on the side] �page_0080 Teusday 10th A fine bright day no rain and no sign of any Wells and Volty working in the field Johny clearing [crossed-out] at [/crossed-out] out the door yard Welly looking after his nets he brought me a pike and we had it for supper, Woodmans boys & Niles here in the evening John went over to the bay and didn’nt get home ’Till 2 Oclock at night only nine eggs to day I gave Welly four for lunch and used one for cake mother knit on Grace stocking Grace went down to stay all night with Jen. Wind changed to north in the night I wrote a letter to Maud �page_0081 Wednesday 11 A very bright day wind north no rain Wells sowing wheat and John drwging it in Volty digging holes for apple trees Welly came home slept awhile and went to paint the light house Grace steped on a nail and hurt her foot John brought home a pike from the bay last night and I had it for dinner. only [crossed-out] 8 [/crossed-out] 10 eggs to day I used 5 I churned and baked two loaves of bread and two custard pies I wrote a letter to Rachel Thursday 12 A pleasant day no sign of rain Wells and Boys finished sowing wheat Volty drove over to dock I went to Kingston on the pierpont and back on hermother and grace kept house saw [crossed-out] Ol [/crossed-out] Mr Gologoly and Mrs plaid shall Mrs Gologly said her baby is eleven days old Jim Driscol abord drunk and disorderly his wife called him a d–d fool I bought 4 loaves of bread Wind north �page_0082 our hends laid 10 eggs to day used 3 John came after me Will went to Kingston too and bought a hundred rods of fish net came home and set them Mrs All Berry went up on the boat Friday 13 A fine day Wind north no rain trees all leaving out Wells and Boys puting in barley After noon Volty set fruit trees 14 apple trees and greely plum tree Grace cant [crossed-out] spp [/crossed-out] step on her foot yet Volty and John gone out this evening Welly and Will fishing mother took a long nap this after noon 26 eggs to day river as still and clear as glass not a ripple on the river tugs and tows and a steamamboat pressing up and down all the time �page_0083 Saturday 14 A fair day wind south no rain Wells went to Kingston to milk Welly fishing Volty finished selling apple trees and cleaned cellar Johny drew water from river and drew the banking away from around the house. I set milk in the cellar to night Mary Walkins called about the carpet and then went to Niles Charley Woodman Volty and Johny went spearing fish stayed all night till broad day light came home lunched milked the cows went to bed and slept untill three O’clock Sunday P.M. They brought nearly a wash tub full of fish suckers perch & bullheads 12 eggs to day Ebb called wants I should write for On the St Lawrence. I said yes �page_0084 Sunday 15th A fair day no rain. Welly came home and brought perch which he caught in his nets Wells read all A. M. and after dinner went to bed Will Cornwell and Sylvia Jane came over stayed awhile at Sams and went back Volty and Johny abed most all day Grace went [crossed-out] to Wills [/crossed-out] and gahteree flowers Tilly and Shelly came & went with Grace to Jen’s for pepper after dinner mother went home & after a while grace went too. Stayed awhile came back and jen with her mothers and Jen did’ent speak Jen and the baby stayed all night John went to Niles in evening & Volty to Wills 25 eggs to day used one Wells set a turkey on 16 eggs Edy Bates brought the manuscript paper and envelopes for On The St Lawrence �page_0085 Monday 16 A fine day no rain but smokey Wells Volty and Johny working in field getting in barley Will & welly went to cape with fish I gave them six eggs for lunch Wells set a Turkey on 16 eggs this morning I churned 8 lbs butter finished Grace’s skirt John & Voltie came home to the sound of the dinner horn and brought a bag full of greens dandelions 2 19 eggs to day used one and Welly 6 baked 5 loaves bread John brought another bag of dandelions when he came up to milk the cows [crossed-out] coute [/crossed-out] �page_0086 Teusday 17th fine day wind with no rain smokey weather Wells and boys working in field 19 eggs to day Jen and mother dont speak our cats get in the cellar every night and cant get out again and lick the cream of the milk We got another lamb Grace went to Mrs Niles to get her sun bonnet cut Wednesday 18th fine day no rain Wells working in field wind south Welly came home Jen came up for step ladder Welly her carry it home 20 eggs to day peace is declared between mother and Jen They have hung out the flag of truce for 40 days Grace churned twice to day and washed John drew me a barrel of water �page_0087 Thursday 19th fair day very chilly no rain wind south Went to Kingston Volty drove carried me to dock in the morning & came for me at night saw Jim Matier in his soldier uniform with red stripe up sides of his breeches with little round cap trimmed with gold band stuck on one side of his head he loooked like a puppet Old Mary Ranous came down on the boat and Old Mrs duggin too we brought her over to Wills butter sold quick to day for 20 cts Mrs Kit Irvine went to town along with Mrs Horn I was so tired when I came home I went straight to bed after supper Volty worked in garden Will carried fish to market gave Ebb the news Welly gave Volty a fish 12 eggs used 8 bought a loaf of bread �page_0088 Friday 20th A clear warm day no rain wind South We had fish for dinner Welly came home & gave me, 75 cts Wells has finished sowing grain Volty and John plowed more in garden I churned and washed Will came up for butter Sams hired girl Tilly Welly and George here Mrs Woodman here Volty Johny and George gone fishing old mare had a colt and old white [crossed-out] and [/crossed-out] cow had a calf 18 eggs Saturday 21st A [crossed-out] clear [/crossed-out] very warm day very light wind South smokey no rain Wells gone to Kingston Devolson & John working in garden all day Welly fishing Grace and done house work Received a letter from Rachel, Grace one from Maud 13 eggs used three Volty & John went fishing this evening and stayed till half past four this morning got a wash tub full [on side] baked 5 loaves bread 2 eggs brok [/on side] �page_0089 22nd wind south Sunday A brigh warm day no rain didnt get up very early done our work leisurely and lounged around just as we pleased Henry & Sandy came over Grace went over to Bells with them eggs was not gathered Afternoon I took a nap Boys at home most all day Monday 23rd [strikethrough] old [/strikethrough] monday here again A bright day wind south blowing fresh no rain A. M. Welly and Edy Bates went to Cape with fish Volty worked in garden. A.M. P.M. went to help Will set nets Wells and Johny worked in field in P.M. wind all gone down river as still as glass churned twice worked hard all day very tired Welly came horme while Johny milking down by the shore and sent me a lot of cakes �page_0090 Teusday 24th wind south and strong rather cloudy Barometer falling fast a black cloud rising rain quite hard by dinner time and poured all the afternoon a good rain grand rain glorious rain we churned again John moved his bed. I slept two hours I am sleepy now I was going to write to Rachel I, so sleepy I cant I go to bed Wednesday 25th A beautiful day after the rain light wind south every thing growing finely Volty worked in Garden A.M. Wells plowed a little more in field P M picking up stone John working around wheeling out manure on wheelbarrow John set a hen in the woodpile baked 5 loaves bread churned Welly cut George Nile’s hair I wrote Rachel �page_0091 Thursday 26 A fine day wind south a fine breeze I went to Kingsotn on Princess Sylve Hattie I Ada and Kate Phillips went also Bill Malony and wife & two children Bell went too & Mrs Hattie I went to see Mrs Thornton to day Jen went up I lought cabbage plants Belle bought some things at Waldrons which were to have been sent to the boat but were not there A full market but rather dull Grace came home on the boat with me from Hollidays Tuday 27th A fine day wind south Grace [strikethrough] po [/strikethrough] moped pantry and kitchen. Wells went down to Wellington to get lumber to fit his old buggy came back & stoped at Will Woodmans bee �page_0092 January 1st 1887 " 5 lbs sugar ,30 " 3 " soda biscut ,25 " 2" rice ,10 " 1 led pencil ,02 " 1 set of kniting needles ,04 Jan 11th one pair of book for Wells $2,25 15th 2 bags of coal ___ ,60 " 2 gallon of kerosene ___ ,30 " 5 lbs sugar____30 " 2 spools white thread ___,10 " mustard ___ ,10 " ginger ____ ,10 " 1 yd of elastic ___ ,05 22nd 2 bags of coal ___ ,60 2 " " " ... 60 5 lb of sugar ... ,30 1 " tea ... ,20 cinnamon ... ,05 2 lbs raisins ... ,16 1 box matches ... ,10 �page_0093 Saturday 28th A fine day wind south warm and pleasant every thing growing nicely Wells went to Kingston when he came he brought the goods left on the boat from Waldrons Boys hoeeing in garden all fore noon & played ball in our pasture in after noon Letter from Victor V Sunday 29th A very fine day wind north I expected bell but she did not come we sent Johny to Mr Niles’ to borrow his buggy, thinking we would drive over to Bells with her parcel but buggy was broke Received the first coppy of "On The St Lawrence" we cooked two old hens for dinner They are scratching up our garden mother came up and stayed a little while Wells went to bed he drops his paper frequently Volty went fishing [sideways] and stayed [/sideways] �page_0094 1887 Jan 26th one bag of coal... ,30 ct Feb 1st 1887 diamond dye ___ ,10 " 2 qrts syrup ___ ,30, " 10 lbs sugar ___ ,60, " 1 box yeast ... , 10’ " 1 lb tea ... 20 " 1 bag of coal ... , 30 "1""" —– $ 1.90 Feb 4 2 lbs raisins ___ ,16 " 1/4 " pepper ___ ,10 " " " allspice ___ ,10 " " " cinnamon ___ ,10 " " " spelling book ___ ,30 " snuff ___ 05 —$ 0,81 7th 1 bag of coal ,30 2 slate pencils , 01 12th one lb tea ,20 2 " cheese ,30 3 lemons ,08 15th 10 lbs sugar 60 5 " currants 40 1 spool of Black thread ,05 16th 1 lb of cheese 15 2 gallons of kerosene ,25 2 bags of coal ,60 �page_0095 56 62 one bottle of quick medicine — 34 $1,00 Monday 30 A fine day Wind north Welly & Will went to Cape with fish 300 hun lbs Volty came home at 3 Oclock two morning and brought a big cat fish weighted ten lbs Volty sick all day I doctored him for colio I churned over eleven lbs butter and worked a quill Johny hoed in garden Grace helped around the house hens scratching up every thing Tilly came down visiting at dark Grace went as far as the old pine with her Wells drew stone off from the new piece �page_0096 February 21st 1887 1 scrubbing Book ,05 3 lamp chimneys ,15 for mending two tin pails ,15 —23rd ,35 Votleis School Books $1,05 25th a peck of onions ,30 5 lbs currants ,40 1 bag of coal 30 26th 10 sugar ,60 1 tea 20 March 1st 1887 1 bag of coal ___ ,30 1 bottle cough medicine ___ ,25 1 box soda biscuits ____ ,25 1 dozen fish ___ ,12 10 lbs corn meal ___ ,34 1 pound of tea ___ 25 2nd 7 1/2 yds gingham Clayton at 7 cts ,53 10 bars of soap ,25 �page_0097 Tuesday 31st last day of May A fine day wind east blowing fresh Wells drawing stone while heifer got a calf Grace went to Mr Niles for sheep shers Volty Welly and Will [strikethrough] helped [/strikethrough] sheared sheep John helped too our hens are scratching up all our garden Wells croped one wing so they cant fly Grace made her sun bonnet I patched Johns pants our boys gone up to sams this evening I wrote to Victor June 1st Wednesday A fine day wind south I churned twice and made 21 butter prints, wrote for the paper Wells drew stone says our peas are in blossom Volty and John worked in garden Will and Welly came up awhile and went off fishing Volty help me search parlor �page_0098 March 3rd 1887 corners Johny 2 galons kerosine ... ,25 1 copy book ... ,12 1 paper pins ... ,05 1 " needles ... ,05 2 lbs cheese ... ,24 1 table cloth ... ,50 1 pair pants ___ 2,25 1 cloud ... 1,00 7 1/2 yds skirting ... 1,00 1 sppl white thread ... ,10 1 bag of coal ... 30 10th 10 lbs sugar ... 60 " [strikethrough] 5 [/strikethrough] " [indecipherable] ... ,[strikethrough] ,70 [/strikethrough] 5 " currants ... ,40 19 bars of soap ,25 1/2 lb pepper ,15 1 pair of boots for John 3,00 1 pair of shoes for Grace 1,00 1 lb of tea from Farrel 20 1 bag of coal ,30 �page_0099 Apr one bag potatoes from Ebb 18th one " " " Niles June 1 1887 9 weet Thursday June 2nd A fine morning wind south cloudy in afternoon rained hard all afternoon and evening I went to Kingston Volty drove over to wharf, old Mrs duggin went too & Will we drove down to Will’s for them Had to unlet & put up 5 pair bars. We carried our old couch to get it upholstered Mrs Woodman went to town, the Glallespie family all had their "pictur took" to day in group Mrs Houston no better I carried Bell her parcel and a dozen turkeys eggs I was very Tired sold my butter to Tohey Visited with old Mrs Lowry Volty & Johny came for me somebodys fish was in my basket I cooked it got somebody’s chees too eat that up I picked it up beside our waggon thought T’was mine if I find who it belongs too Ill buy it again for them 10 O clock and I an awful sleepy �page_0100 March 25. 1887 Tomatoe seed 2 lbs tea ,60 4 galons kerosene 50 1 box of writing paper 12 1/2 1 lb tea 20 17 lbs sguar 100 3 lemons ,05 1 soda ,10 April 16 = 17 lbs sugar 100 " " 1 lb tea 30 2 packages diamond dye 20 5 lbs codfish ,15 3 pa garden seeds cabbage. rad.let. 2 spools Thread 10 1 matches 23rd 1 broom ,20 snuff 05 tobaco ,40 26 8 qrts white beans ,40 �page_0101 Friday 3rd A cloudy morning warm wind south every thing green and flourishing Most forgot what I done let me see now- if I can think- Wells & John drew stone Volty hoed in garden. I cut and fited Grace dress lining. Jen came up for lard. In afternoon Wells worked on the buggy Saturday 4th. A beautiful day sun shining clear and bright Wells went to Kingston I churned & moped and baked & washed Volty & John hoed in garden Wells came home and brought the hine but did’nt get barbed wire Sunday 5th A foggy morning cleared up bright clear & warm Grace went to sunday school Charlie Belle and the children came over cooked chickens and had a pot pie. mother Will and Jen came up Bell knit two pairs of stockings and gave them to little Charlie Welly came and brought some fish. �page_0102 April 28th fare on boat — ,25 1 soda ... ,10 3 yds print ... ,21 1 tea ... ,20 5 sugar — ,30 1 diamond dye — ,10 1 stockings — ,10 5 yds cotton — ,25 3 lemmons — ,15 1 letter ,03 top onions ,16 1 led pencil ,01 1 dinner ,05 4 garden seeds — ,20 toll — ,01 brought home ,26 — $2,38 5th fare on boat ,25 ay 5 sugar ,30 3 prunes ,25 5 rice ,25 sweet corn ,10 grace colar ,10 dinner ,11 toll ,01 — 1,37 �page_0103 Mary 7th 8 lbs sugar $ ,50 " " 1 " Tea . 30 " " 2 bags potatoes 1,75 " 12 boat fare – ,25 " " toll ,02 " " 1 pencil ,01 " " 5 sugar ,30 " " 5 currant ,40 " " 1 Tea ,20 2 lard ,25 4 loaves bread ,20 3 Candy ,02 1 nail ,05 snuff ,05 mailing two letter .06 1 plug tobaco ,05 squash seeds ,10 onion seeds ,10 — $2,11 luncheon 05 — $2,16 Saturday 14 one bag potatoe 1,00 2 pair overalls 2,00 1 lbs Tea ,30 �page_0104 May 18 boat fare ,25 5 sugar — ,30 5 rice — ,25 1 soda — ,08 14 pepper — ,06 dates — ,05 lunch — ,05 shows for Grace — 1,25 hat for " — 1,26 bread — ,05 2 cucumber seed — ,10 1 newspaper — ,10 1 stockings for Grace ,05 1 thread — 0.8 1yd ribbon for Grace ,02 — 2,80 21 Saturday 1 box yeast 10 26th boat fare — 25 toll 01 postage 09 [crossed-out] 8 sugar [/crossed-out 25 corn meal ,20 dates .10 stockings .10 Tin pail .10 brooch .15 two combs 09 tobaco 10 �page_0105 May 26 Cabbage plants ,25 geramium ,10 3 toilet soap ,07 1 matches ,05 3 handkerchiefs ,15 —— [crossed-out] 8 sugar .45 [/crossed out] .65 1 soap for Belle 1,34 balance on stockings for Belle ,07 8 sugar ,05 2 apples 48 2 lard Ralph M Coolbaugh —$2,56 apples 04 —dinner 2,90 lard ,25 — 2,85 ,15 — 3,00 Monday 6th cloudy drizzling rainy day wind south Wells working away on the old buggy Welly Johny & Well gone to Cape with fish Volty went across The river about wool came back & went up the Island and down the road to buy wool Grace and I and wash we are expecting visitors Boys are afraid Steele will steal their nets Rachel and Nelly came across about 6 O clock P.M. to mothers �page_0106 Photomount Pamphlet Binder Manufactured by GAYLORD BROS. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0fbb18cdd951db20ef6f5c11874efed6.pdf 79e1f99edf472376cc95e8c5fa49a582 PDF Text Text Irene Dixon Bamford 1888-1889, Diary Transcription 5034_4-1-2 �Metadata FromThePage export of 5034_4-1-2 from Irene Dixon Bamford made on 2026-02-11 14:35:04 UTC. itemTitle: Sept. 4, 1888-1889 date: 1888-1889 Title: 5034_4-1-2 Description: Item is a diary. Created On: 2023-10-03 13:00:41 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-1-2 �page_0001 Irene Dixon Bamford - Diary - Sept. 4, 1888 - 1889 Queen’s University Archives Locator 5034_4 Box 1 File 2 �page_0002 [sticker affixed to outer cover] Sept. 4, 1888 - 1889 �page_0003 Re - Read 1976 - 84 [pencil etched stamp of tall ship labelled Ax Librisa] Flora I. King �page_0004 �page_0005 Mrs. W Bamford This Book a present from Devolson to his mother at midsummer 1888. Grace Bamford Wolfe Island Grace L. Bamford �page_0006 John Bamford [pencil drawn outline of hand] Maude Watson’s hand �page_0007 Lobelia purchased here [pencil drawn image- flower in a vase and a tree] Laura Sobelia [pencil drawn image- outline of a maple leaf] BAB �page_0008 Wolfe Island Sept 4th 1888 Tuesday A warm bright cloudless day, wind south. Volty is in Watertown. Welly, Evaline, Johny, and Grace are gone to a picnic in Breakys grove. Wells, Maud and I at home. Wells has a lame knee, but has gone down by Ebbs to water the young stock. Bill and Will are gone to Kingston to conclude the bargain for Will’s place. Will Woodman’s child is very sick with Erystashia [Erysipelas]. I just finished writing a letter to Watson. James O’Brien came to see Wells about the school house fence. Four ministers at the picnic including Thompson and his family and old John Lockheart the Bible agent. 5th Wednesday Rained some in the night, wind changed to north, cool all day John went early this morning to Wellingtons to help thresh but didn’t work untill towards evening. Welly went over to Rattrays & helped fix the machine and moved it to Burnhams after carrying E down to Burnhams to help Alvira. They came back [margin] Welly is 23 years old to day �page_0009 2 Sept again in the evening and stayed all night. John Morgan called for Welly to go to the Cape with him to the fair Wells drew manure from the barn and swore because Grace broke up a little wood with his axe. 6 Thursday Very cool wind north a clear day. Welly and Evaline got up early and went down to Burnhams. John stayed there all night. Wells milked all the cows and drove with Grace over to the dock and went from there to Burnhams to help thresh. I have to look around and find wood best I can. Silve came down for Rachel’s cloak. Jen and little Charley came up to borrow flour. Maud and I here alone most all day, its a terrible time for flies. The grass and all vegetation very green after the most severe drought and dryest summer we ever experienced. 7th Friday A clear bright day Wind north changing to south in fore noon. Welly and Johny threshing for Burnham & Horn. Welly got up early and [margin] Maud came here one year ago this day the 6th �page_0010 Sep went down there John stayed all night. Wells at home choring around. I done big washing. Grace and Evaline hung them all out. Will and Jen here in the Evening Lizze Jex burned to day. Sylvia’s face poisoned with ivy, looks like rain towards evening. 8 Saturday Wind south rained hard all night. Wells & Will intended to go to Kingston but rained so couldn’t go, cleared up in afternoon. I moped [sic] floor. Evaline ironed. The boys came home in afternoon in time for dinner. Lilly came for Welly to cut her hair in P.M. but Welly not at home. We brought in most all our clothes but they are rather damp. I cooked beets and stewed apples for supper. John received a letter from Volty with 5 dollars in it Grace done general house work Bill Smith made us a call. 9 Sunday A fine bright day, south wind and warm. I broke sabath by scouring the teakettle. Grace and Evaline went to church. [Lilly]] and Welly came home with them. Welly cut Lill’s hair over �page_0011 Sept Will and Charley here awhile. Wells and Will fixed Will’s fence. Grace went home with Jill and she and Welly cut Eddy Bate’s hair I picked corn for dinner and made cake & biscuits and Evaline washed dishes while I finished my letter to Victor. Welly cut Johny’s hair. Jen came up in evening and I went home with her and we went out with lantern and picked apples from the old miles tree (sweet) to cook in sugar. Will had gone down to Smiths to borrow his buggy to drive to the Ferry in the morning. Welly, Evaline, Johny, and Grace went to prayer meeting. In the evening I studied the History of England awhile and went to bed 10 Monday A fine day. Wind south west Will couldn’t get Smiths carriage but went early and borrowed John Nile’s. Smith had lent his to Pelton picture man from Watertown. Jen came early this morning. Welly and Johny went to Horn’s to thresh. Hiram Joslin drove here for Welly. I picked beans and corn for dinner. Grace and Evaline ironing and sewing on Johny shirt. Wells went to O’Brien’s to help fix the buggy and stayed till eleven O’clock. �page_0012 Sept. 11th Tuesday A fine day wind south rose very early for Johny and Wells went to Breakeys to thresh. Grace went to Bells on the boat and came home in the Eve and brought Marjorie with her. Welly went to Chammont. I forgot to send Victor’s letter by Welly. Evaline went to Sam’s to help Sylvia make her dresses. Wells and John helped set the machine to Sam’s and threshed all the PM. Wells had an awful time milking all the cows after dark, got mad and swore. Mother came up to get Wells to go to Kingston with Will. Maud and I alone most all day. I did not hurt myself with work to day [margin] Laura Smith went to Kingston to stay all week. John went after dark to borrow Well’s buggy for Will but he had lent it to Burnham to go to the fair and borrowed Al Joslin’s instead [/margin] 12 Wednesday Rose early so Wells could go to Kingston with Will. Evaline went to sew for Sylvia. John threshed for Sam. It looked like a rainy day and did rain some in fore noon AM, fair and extremely warm. had bad work to churn butter it is so soft and warm, our ice all gone and over �page_0013 Sept Jen came up with butter and eggs for Grace to carry to market tomorrow Welly came home in afternoon for his papers he forgot when he went away and said he was going straight back again to go to Watertown to get Bill’s money from Normandes. he went to Sam’s and helped them finish threshing. Johnny came first and watered horses and then took the team and went to Jim’s for ice. I worked over butter and made butter prints long after dark. Sylvia & Evaline came home with Welly and stayed the evening Marjorie and Maud carrying on all evening Wells came home half past twelve Wind south changing to west at night I forgot to send Victor’s letter to post Wells saw Norman Petrie, Martin Smith, Charley Clinton, Mattie Smith and Charles girl in town. 13 Thursday A very fine day Wind South west rather cool. Rose very early so Grace could go to dock. Maud came in to day for passengers. John went to fair and so is Grace and Bell Bill Smith made us a long call and said Welly neednt go to Watertown for the money for Normander had sent it �page_0014 Sept to him Will went to Kingston to day, again on business Wells went to water the young cattle and brought up some corn Eddy Bates called here for his vest that John had wore down from Sam’s Old Mrs Suttle burried [sic] to day Laura went down yesterday on the St Lawrence to Alexandria bayEvaline come home and gone to sweeping and patching Wellie’s overalls. After dinner E washed dishes and she & W went down to Burnhams in skiff. I skimed milk and churned. It rains, some wind more in north. Marjorie and Maud agreed about one thing—to make all the noise they possibly can. Wells gave Grace a dollar to spend at the fair. Evaline helped Wells milk 14th Friday A clear fine day Wind South Evaline went to sew for Sylvia. Maryanne Barry drove O’Briens horses to John’s pound. Sam’s black colt missing since yesterday morning I washed and baked bread Sylvia and Coruwith here tonight. Wells Jr and �page_0015 John threshed for Niles and now we have all retired (gone to bed) Saturday Sept 15th Sylvia made me a call Grace made pumpkin pies and churned milk and washed dishes and then went to Belles Evaline washed and Maud, Grace mopped and put the pies together Minnie O’Brien here Wells went up to Belle’s John and Willie threshed for Niles very warm wind South Sept 16th Sunday got damp quick Sylvia here to day Grace getting dinner John is harking his rear Wellie went out to the farm and slept all the afternoon John and Sylvia went down to Will’s Will came back with her Grace spanked Maud just before Ketering Wind North-East. Very nasty day I went over to Bell’s all day, Aunt Laura & Aunt Alona Smith, Charles Luttle and wife made Grandma a visit this p.m. 17th Monday Got damp quick again, very rainy day Wind north, John, Charles Woodman went to Miller Bay. John Morgan called after Sylvia here twice to day. I stayed to Bells from Saturday till Thursday and came down on Princess so I don’t know much that transpired at home I know it rained all day Sunday & Monday and �page_0016 Wells and I went over to Bells to carry Marjorie home Threshing at Hollidays Bell urged me to stay, and I stayed intending to go home Sunday next day Bell Charlie and children were coming home with me but rain prevented. didn’t get through threshing at Hollidays until Monday noon then Michea moved machine to Berrys Charlie Rearing and Dick went to Barrie’s Beatrice sick all day Wind south south on Monday Bell washed. Tuesday Charlotte went home learing Bessie but taking Charlie and Lottie with her Mrs Holliday went home with Charlotte clear and warm Wind south Wednesday the old dog churned I helped color carpet rags blue green and yellow towards night Bell children and I went up to McDonel place to see the house and brought corn & pumpkin rey tried when I got back Wells and Will came for me but Beatrice puked and so I stayed Thundred and lightened in the night Wind South warm and bright Thursday Maud came in this morning Wells went to dock to see if Grace road aboard �page_0017 Thursday no marketing done for Bamfords folks. butter to soft and not much of it, cows all drying up, no feed in pasture but a plenty just over the fence, our 9 cows are as profitably as sitting hen that has sat on eggs for 8 weeks. (Bells anniversary, birth day 26 years old) A fine day, warm Wind South I colored carpet rags garmet & cardinal red Beatrice is better I was rather sorry this morning I did not go home last night when they drove so far for me 24 miles but Bell felt so bad about my coming away, I stayed another day I don’t see her often Mrs. Burnham and Mrs. Horace Ingerson and Mrs. Holiday on the boat Young Capt. not aboard he was married last monday and went to Toronto on his weding "Tower" his father aboard Wells and Grace came to the boat for me I found Evaline and little Maud at home and I think they were pleased to see anying the dogs were and I was glad to get home although I had a pleasant time. Every thing at home was nice and warm and cheerful and supper was all ready Wally came home about 11 P.M. 21 Friday It had rained a little in night grass very wet wind North but a bright morning Maud sick with worms gave her a dose of castor oil After breakfast Evaline and Wally went down to �page_0018 Wills to see her baby’s sick too & carried Caster oil and parregoric Jen gave the baby 8 drops of the goric and Charlie got the bottle and drank the rest of contents we had started home again when mother came running to tell what Charlie had done afraid he poisoned Grace went to Miss Miles for wormwood she had none after dinner Wells went across the river a man called to see Wells But he was not at home. Sylvia made us a call Wells went to the ball play at & Barrys’ Wells got back at dark. Grace milked cows the black horse got loose and Wells & Welly looking for him long after dark with lanters found him and put him in stable & rained at sunset Welly came home at dark John came home too about 8 P.M. In evening I mended socks and at last we all went to bed. 22nd Saturday Rose early and got Wells breakfast by lamp light so he go to Kingston �page_0019 Wally went early with Ed Rattray to R. Irvines to thresh somewhat cloudy wind north cool. I wrote a letter and mailed it Volly this morning sent John to Sams Wind South and wife out very early trolling they went to Post Office. After dinner Evaline Welly and Johnny went to the baseball play Frank Woodman drove here for E and Sylvia went too Spaff’s bay Albert brought the post anger Our boys beat the Ferry boys at base ball Spaff Joy and Rattrays returned from the west Spaff rode down with Wells and said they Jout Trimme Messilli’s wife in the abyhm while he was there and also he has bought a right in a saw mill & is going back in 5 weeks. 2 letters from hugh and Wells saw Mrs. Strummer on Kingston dock that old hag that used to work for us. Bill Smith called here Grace milked all the cows I fed hogs, skinned mild fed calves brought water got supper and sick and gone to bed They all came home after dark I received a letter from �page_0020 Sept 23rd Watson the old monkey. I feel just like waking him. Sunday layed abed late all the family secured to be lazily inclined Mr. Bamford and Grace got breakfast. Evaline and Grace done up the work Mr. B. sick in his bed almost all day George Niles came to tell us that Old Kit had hurt-herself Mr. B went up to Hector her John went to church and over to Niles and up to Morgan’s Grace and Evaline got dinner and washed up the dishes. Then went after some black cherries and down to Niles Grandma felt bad to think of moving, Mill brought us up some fish for dinner. Mr B. made some good soup for Supper Sylvia away over to Rallrays I hear about the rest. Hello Jr went to Chaumont quick cool today wind North Sept 24th Monday A very beautiful day, wind south, getting ready for threshers Pa & John drawing in rain, Pa killed a sheep this afternoon, Grace �page_0021 went to Wills Sam’s and Niles’ Evaline worked like a heroine all day washed dishes moped and cleaned windows and oven thing Welly not home yet Ed called for him this morning but not at home Well promised to work in Welly place to day but he got a sore throat. he came up this morning for supper but I had none Sylvia called in the evening. Wellie came from Chaumont at 12 O’clock at night had been to Watertown Saw Vollie. 25 Tuesday Threshes came just before dinner. Wellie about up the Maud to thresh. Evaline washed and went down to Burnhams in afternoon Grace and Mr. D waited on threshers cooked and churned Mrs B not seeming very well bad cold Wind South - cloudy towards night sprinkled �page_0022 Wednesday Sept. 26th Threshed wind north John went down to H.H. Woodman’s to thresh in afternoon Mrs B in bed almost all day very sick. Grace and Evaline waited on threshers. Grace went down to Wills in P.M. Evaline went down to E. Joshie with Sylvia. Two cattle buyers here Mr. B did not sell. A man from Ganonoque called to see Will and Mr. B, Mr. Smith called Will’s throat still continues to be sore Wellie threshing Wind South - Grey pleasant 27 Thursday Wind South blowing a pale dark cloud raining afternoon squally with heasey thunder Grace went to market to day and had 12lbs of butter to carry but forgot to take 4 and left them at home John 17 to day I’m sick with a bad cold Will sick with inflamed throat and eyes Bill Mrs. Woodman had her fortune told to day, relative to their lost colt �page_0023 went town to day Mrs Holliday hit by an awning rod in town knocked her senseless. Carried by harey wind Pierrepond brought down the passengers Princess went around foot to Cape Smith took their child to Ferry to see the doctor 28 Friday Fair day wind west rather cold Wells went over the river in Ebb boat came back early John threshed at Snub’s came home early they broke down Sylvia called here on her way over the river stoped again in evening all night I worked most of the day but sick all night Wills eyes are very much inflamed can scarcely see anything Jen here and sent Grace to Mr Nile’s to dun John for Will Jen going to Kingston tomorrow with Wells Evaline ironed and worked all day Welly on the Island threshing. Wells fixed fence for Will all P.M. to keep their yellow corn out of Wills garden and orchard �page_0024 29 Saturday Wells & Jen went to Kingston Grace rose early and got her fathers breakfast Sylvia went home after Breakfast I’m sick with a cold yet feel very bad but sat up all day and mend socks Base ball match at Sam’s this P.M. Grace and Evaline gone I and Maud alone at home Volly was to come come to day but no one went to Miller’s bay for him William S. here A.M. Will D eyes very bad yet. Our boys beat the Taylors nine Wells & Jen came home at dark & Jen stayed to supper. Wells went down to Wills and tied their cows under the farm Laura stayed at Will’s all night Wind south. 30th Sunday Volly came home, he stayed all night with Geo Liddie very pleasant and warm . Charles & Bell came down here to dinner. Oct. 1 - Monday rain and cold wind all day. Grace was to have an apple cut but the rain will hinder. Mother is not very well she has been in bed most �page_0025 October all day. Uncle Bill Smith is here to clean oats John is helping him. Evaline cooked for the party this forenoon 2 Tuesday Wind north cold Wells drew grain (barley) to the SE John helped clean barley and W.S. clean oats. Volly went to Rosierre for his trunk Evaline done a big washing Welly came home in the Evening Wills eyes very sore I dont feel well 3rd Wednesday Evaline ironed We churned and made butter prints for market Volly Johny & their father cut the corn and drew it home Wills eyes not well yet nor better. Sylvia here Welly threshing at Rattrays Came home at dark I do not feel well yet wind North 4th Thursday Wind South cloudy dark day rain hard all P.M. Welly Volly & Grace went to Kingston and Evaline finished ironing, made pies cakes and cleaned floor �page_0026 Uncle Smith here twice Laura doctoring Wills eyes. Wells & John draw beans and pumpkins Some thief stole our apples again this year over in the "far" orchard Grace left her basket and paill towels butter rags slippers and rubbers in Kingston Welly brought me a bottle of cough medicine Volly brought 6 apple barrels Sylvia here John Morgan here in the evening Maud sick with cold Wills eyes a little better Jen called 5th Friday dark cloudy day wind North Welly went to Rattrays to thresh Hogn to W. H. Woodmans Wells and Volly gathering orange apples Evaline at Sammy’s and stayed all night Evaline 20 years old today 6 Saturday Dark rainy day rather cold wind North. Wells went to Kingston Welly threshing at Joys John threshing at Mackey’s Volly filled 6 barrels with apples Grace moped kitchen floor Charley Holliday 28 years old to day Jill & Shell here �page_0027 Oct 7th Sunday A bright warm day. Wind South. River Still Bill and Laura made us a call Laura called for her cups & saucer Volly went home with them Wells Jr and Evaline married to day Sylvia here John over to Rattrays Wells went over to Joys to see when Spaff is going to Ganonoque Grace went over home with Sylvia Wells Jr got some honey for me from Mels Gloud 8th Monday A dismal cloudy cold Rainy P.M. wind North afternoon more cheerful Wells Jr. went to Flynns to thresh Volly stoped all night Smiths & went to Michae’s to help thresh P.M. raining Wells Jr. came home afternoon and made a baseball bat Wells went to Heness to a bee. John went to find the cattle Evalined moped dining room and helped make Maud’s dress �page_0028 Oct 9th Tuesday A fair cold day froze last night Wind North West Volly gone to Fishers Landing to row Laura Bill brought a cup of smokey sour honey for me Clinton Smith came on the Island this morning to visit his uncle Smith John gathering apples and pumpkins Wells reaping oats John Niles reaping oats Wells Jr went to Flynns this P.M. machine not moved yet Went again A.M. John Flynn here looking for threshers Maud Watson squalled most all day Volly came home in evening and said he only went as far as clayton 10th Wednesday a bright fine day, wind south Wells Volly and Wells Jr threshing for Flynns Frank Woodman here for butcher knifes Johny and Frank brought 3 pails of water for Evaline to wash and then John went to the church where they were painting and stayed nearly all A.M. and then went to gather apples from grange Jill Niles here for hog hook old George Jorrey called to inquire the way to Sams �page_0029 Oct Clint Smith made us a visit Sylvia here too Johny & V went down to Smith with him in evening 11 Thursday A fine bright day wind north Volly & Jen went to market Grace went to Bells on Princess Louise Wells and John clean in all the oats Welly threshing to Flynns E ironed Smith and Clinton went to Kingston by the road Volly bought 5 more apple barrells colder towards night a circle around the sun Wells went to mothers in the evening to get them some wood Welly stayed all night at Morgans Miss George came down on boat and went to Morgans 12 Friday Wind North rained most all day Welly threshing at Morgans but came home in afternoon & J Morgan with him Volly digging potatoes for Smith and carried Clinton across the river and brought Laura back and Volly stayed all night Grace went to school the last day and after J Niles S Joy & James O’Brien Wells worked down around Will & went down in the evening and brought up our roaster I have forgotin what John none Old Mrs Flynns sister and brother in law came to make them a visit from Boston �page_0030 Oct 13th Saturday A fine day wind South changing to North P.M. Grace went to Jens to get the steelyard Wells plowed all day Welly finished threshing for Morgan and moved the machine down to Ed Rattrays Laura Volly and Maud gathering apples at Wills Bill and Mother graveled Volly and Maud came here in afternoon in time for dinner Maud stayed all night The boys played ball at Sam’s all P.M. it was so dark couldn’t find all the cows so they went without being milked Welly came home with toothache John threshed at Morgans till three o’clock P.M. Wills eyes are better finished painting church this morning 14th Sunday A bright fine day wind North Volly carried Maud home after Breakfast No service in church to day Wells Jr & Johny went up to W.H. Woodmans for Welly’s shift John Morgan came home with them Wells reading E & G went for haws Volly came home at evening time Grace went to Sams a while �page_0031 Oct 15 Monday A bright day and warm wind South somewhat cloudy toward eve a circle around the sun Evaline washed Wells & John cut peas Welly and Volly gather apples for Will Smith did potatoes at Wills In afternoon Patterson and Eden Bates helped out boys gather for Will Sylvia came here for shellac Evaline and Sylvia went to Wills Sylvia came back for the shellac but E stayed and went with John for grapes when he went for cows and lost her weding ring Grace carried Jane Starch home Welly & Wells John Niles & Jane went down to Wills in evening 16 Tuesday Wind South the sun shining part of the time but wind rain hard and thunder squally Wells and Johny went for the cider press Welly & Volly made a barrel of cider and looked for the ring but did not find it Johny and Wells cut some peas W Smith came up and graveled with Welly Welly sewed up with him and paid him 6 dollars Its ten O’clock P.M and raining hard �page_0032 Oct 17 Wednesday A fine day wind South Wells and John plow all day Welly and Volly made a barrel of cider and went over to grange to gather sap Evaline moped and made Maud a dress E and G went to loo for Evaline ring but did not find it Welly found Volly’s watch charm under an apple tree Boyea made Wells a vest in the field Wells killed two turkeys for Jen and carried them to her in evening I made butter prints and dressed two turkeys for market Mrs Flynn here to hire one of our boys but couldn’t get one Wells Jr & V went to Wills this evening almost eleven O’clock and I will go to bed 18th Thursday A fine day Wind South Wells Jr & Volly went to Kingston on Princess Wells and John plow all day Grace stayed with her grandmother and went to the dock at evening time Evaline ironed �page_0033 Oct 18 and helped J milk the cows at night W Jr and V came home and brought J Morgan & young Medville with them Watson came too. After supper boys went across the river to Percys to a husking and Dance but when they arrived there found they had another kind of party and came back went to Howe Island to a dance at Bresaw’s got home again at 5 O’clock in morning Smith here in afternoon to unburden his mind of all his grief and trouble Poor Boy ka Sam got drunk and offended the preacher Jen went to market 19th Friday A cloudy rainy day Wind South Wells and John cut peas all A.M Boys slept past A.M. and made a little cider P.M. rained steady V went down to see uncle Smith and got the rest of my Heapers Wells went to O Briens Evaline put her quilt on the frame I took an afternoon nap and patched wells coat and set up and baked bread most eleven O’clock and I will retire Old Mrs M Muller burned to day at Cataraqui �page_0034 Oct 20th Saturday Weather variable Wind South blowing a breeze all day. Darl wind cloud rolling away to north squally with hail Wells & Watson went to Kingston this morning Welly went to see Ed Rattray and gone all day Johny plowed all day Volly gathered apples and chopped wood for Jen & Smith came up for apples Volly helped pick a barrel of apples for Smith Evaline quilting Grace and I cleaned floors & colored yarn Volly dug potatoes over to grange John brought them home at evening Wells came home just after sundown and brought me a bottle of cod liver oil & said Mrs. O’Brien went to Ferry with them she going to her Grandfather Dee’s to go to Catholic school Wells brought my eye glasses home and bought Johny a pair of new boots $3.25 21st Sunday Quite a fine day. Wind South. Wells reading his news papers Wells Jr went down to Ebbs and brought the skiff home John went to church V went down to Smiths cameback towards night fall and brought Maud Smith with him �page_0035 Oct 21st 1888 she stayed a while & then Volly rowed her home again in the boat. Then they rowed ferry Horn across the river Here is a catalogue of our callers Sylvia & Frank Woodman Fred Joy George Niles Maud Smith Henry Holliday Gob Forbes Grace went to gather morning berries and hicory and Fred stayed all night Volly came home at 9.30 O’Clock Wells Jr. found Evaline’s ring 22nd Monday A clear bright day wind south We rose early Wells went over to see Spaff and then came home and Wells and Johny drew peas all day Volly diging potatoes for Smith and bought all he rained down at Wills for 30 cents per bushel Smith Horn & Volly drew 18 bushels here in AM. and put them in cellar went back to dig and got the root of potatoes Wells Jr went over to Spaff to inquire about going to Michigan Spaff takes his team with him and Fred Lewis Welly went to Niles for money and Ed Rattray called to pay him Welly went up to plunkers in P.M. to get money on order by Ed Rattray Evaline fixed and mended Welly clothes and Ed called and paid Evaline 4 dollars �page_0036 Oct 22 This evening Johny drove over to Bells with Welly Evaline went too V will not come home till Thursday Welly is going to Michigan With Spaff George Fair called in evening for school tax on Linda’s Island. Sylvia came this A.M for half galon vinegar and came again in P.M. Mrs Nile went down to Wills to make them a visit called here on her way home. Mrs Niles & Sylvie were here when Welly started After supper Wells went to Wills to chop some wood for them and Volly came came home with him from Smiths. Tis after 10 o’clock and John has not come yet. all the others in bed but me I set up ’till half past twelve John not here yet and I go to bed Celara Luella Kilborn Blossom at Wells Jiles Kilborn & Blossom gone down the river fishing 23rd Tuesday A cloudy day Wind North looks like rain John and Evaline came home at eleven O’clock and brought squashes from Bells Volly and Wells drawing and cutting peas John helped cut peas in P.M. Mrs Blossom came here and had dinner �page_0037 Oct 23rd and is "so glad" she is married (Lill) (Will) Johnny Niles here Mes Blossom went back to Wills. Wells went in (Evening) to eat then wood. A rainy evening Welly went on the (Princess) to Kingston from (Heolling) and will take the 4 O clock train for Petoskey, Mich 24th Wednesday A cloudy squally day wind South blowing half a gale Evelyn quilting John & Wells plowing Volty gathering apples and making bins in cellahel Carpenter Grant here to see about repairing the house occupied by Rev Watts Johnny went to (Wells Hommers) "stun" bee in P.M. Volty drew apples to store hosue one barrel for sell and some barrels for Will for market and helped J Niles butcher a hog for market came home done chores & milked all the cows & went and helped carry Joe Niles pig in house Mother walked down to Smiths to coax him ot buy thier place I suposed Smith brought her home. Mrs. Blossom at Wills yet Wells went down and carved two turkeys and chopped wood Welly on the tram going west �page_0038 Oct 25 Thursday A clear warm day light wind North Wells drove over to wharf this morning with Volty, Grace & Rachels organ taking it to Kingston for repair’s and then Wells and John plowed all day Smith made Wells a visit in field dont talk very favorable about buying the place. Evaline finished quilting Sylvia gone to town to get her winter clothes Sent sip ducks to Market Wells Jr sent this picture home taken with Pat Bulger Jen went to Market. Mrs Joe Blossom at Wills yet Jen not feeling in very good humor tonight. 26th Friday A beautiful warm clear day light Wind South Wells & Johny plow all day At noon Wells & V went to Wills to move stove but stove red hot and W. wouldn’t wait for stove to cool so came home hutched up and went afield to plow V stayed there and J Morgan helped move stove Volty gathering apples and make cider Sylvia here twice once �page_0039 Oct 26th to bring E wrap home and once to borrow a paint brush Jen here and appears rather down hearted about something Grace was down there to day and said her Grandmother and Jen were disagreeing about something did not know what Mrs Blossom there yet Evaline put binding on her quilt doubled and twisted yarn I do same as every day cook and wash dishes and general house work V. J. & G gone to Morgans to a party this evening John Morgan made us a call this afternoon Mr & Mrs Niles made us an evening visit Tremendious firing of canon at Cape Vincent long after dark I guess I’ll go to bed I supose I will rise early for Wells is going to Kingston Welly will be almost at Petoskey by this time Well good night and pleasant dreams Johny and George Morgan came at Midnight for fiddle strings Will Cornwell 30 years old to day 27th Saturday Rose early and got Wells breakfast by lamp light. Raining quite hard Wind south Half past four and �page_0040 Oct 27th very dark Our children not home from party yet Wells has gone long before daylight through the rain but not very cold this morning Smith promised Wells to go up about the place again but he I dont believe he will go Grace Volty & Johny came home from the party at eleven O clock. I colored yarn for Evaline and she went down to her Grandma Joslins calling at Wills on her way there Grace went to bed and slept till ten O clock Volty and John done chorse and made cider & did not milk the cows but once to day I done Saturday work alone moped kitchen floor A dark dismal day with rain and wind from South John Morgan called in evening Volty went at dark to chop wood for Will John out after dark fixing dence Wells came home just after dark and brought onions and we had a bright warm fire and a good supper all ready I cooked chicken and a pot pie and the boys came home to supper to Welly and Spaff mist be in Mich by this time Mrs Blossom at Wills yet Mrs Jimmy rode down with Wells from Ferry �page_0041 Oct 28 Sunday Rather a cloudy day Wind South rained in A.M. we did not get up very early Wells reading his News paper Johny at home all day reading and sleeping After dinner Volty dressed and went down the Island courting Mother came up to dinner has not been here in a long time. she talked over all her Smith trouble and went home at dark Wells went down to chop wood Grace went down for nanny berries Eddy Burnham came to go to prayer meeting with Johny Hiram John & Elen Bates came up with Grace to go to church too but there was no meeting so they stayed here and made a visit drank cider and had a great time Wells thought we ought to have had a letter from Welly last night I am sorry to scold I had to spank Maud but I think it done her good Evaline came home with Wells and I made a hasty pudding for supper Mrs Blossom at Wills yet waiting for Joseph and says they will miss her when she goes home �page_0042 Oct 29 Monday A midling fair day strong breeze from the west. cold but not freezing Wells Johny and Volty butchered beef A.M. Wells & Johny plowed all P.M. till dark and then choped wood and milked and took care of horses Volty went to Morgans after dinner for John Morgan to help dig. Wells potatoes George Horn helped too George here to dinner and came up in PM for cider for J.M. and V. they dug 22 bushels Mrs Blossom helped Jen wash and hung the clothes out after dark Will went down to Smiths to coax him to buy the place Smith has agreed to go to Kingston tomorrow and Wells is going too Grace went to Sam’s for Kerosene but they had none. They told Grace that Smith had been there talking against her grandmother John went to Wills after dark for oil Boykey and Laura went to Nile’s for three hands of apples Evaline knit on Wellys socks Maud acted mean all day kicked and squalled �page_0043 Oct 30th Tuesday Grace and Mrs B washed and done general house work. Mr B went to Kingston to see about Wills places but Smith did not go. Mr B and came home rather vexed at Smith for not going and swore considerably Voltie dug potatoes for Will and went down to the Foot of the Island courting in the Evening. John plowed and drew wood and done the chores. Will Lixon made us a visit and Mrs Blossom made us a call and now she has gone home to C. Vincent Evaline sewed on Grace’s dress Maud Watson behaved tolerably well. Quite a Jan day Wind S.W. light breeze Wells Jr. sawing over pressence to say. Evaline knit some on Wellies socks. Sylvia did not put in an appearance Now will all expire in time Good night �page_0044 Oct 31st Wednesday This is the last day of Oct & all Saints day A very fine day Wind S.E. changing to S towards evening Volty finished diging Wills potatoes 4 1/2 rows. Wells & John plowed and drew Wills apples and cider barrel here at noon. Will and Volty made made cider for Will in PM Volty went to Cook’s courting and returned about 2 O’clock A.M. Smith went to Kingston Said he couldn’t & didn’t go yesterday because he had a head ache He stoped along wide road to talk with Wells says he will buy the place now says he means business now right straight from the word go up tomorrow Laura must buy the place cause he is "afeared" too Wants Wells to go down there to night Wells goes after supper comes home about Eleven finds us all abed sleeping Evaline she sits up to finish well sock & finished Graces dress too Sylvia here early this morning for turkeys Will & Jen here this Evening for turkeys �page_0045 1st Nov. Thursday Today has been one of the most beautiful days of the season Wind South very light Wells went to Kingston on the Princess also Grace and Voltie Wells went on the Smith and did business again John plowed at home and done the chores. Irene done general housework Maud behaved well today Stuck her foot in a bellie of water thought she had burnt it but guess not bad Willie L. made us a call. Voltie stayed in Kingston John and Evaline wnt to the dock. Mr B. came home vexed because he had to walk from the dock and swore considerably. John Morgan called to tell us Sam’s dog was eating up the beef The bargain for the place was concluded to day Laura paid 50 dollars in the office. Great flocks of wild geese in river and flying away to South Mrs George Fair & Mrs Ele Fair went to Kingston on Princess Edith came down on Princess to day her trade is leased I suppose �page_0046 Nov 2nd Friday Wind South string breeze not cold Wells plowed all A.M on grange John plowed at home Volty in Kingston After dinner Wells went over to the store house to get his flour which was left the last night and and brought some wood home old rails. Eveline knitting for Welly and piecing for a quilt Grace making sheets and I moped kitchen floor and scalded beef berrel Wells brought in the fore quarter’s of beef that hung on a tree by the river since he butchered last Monday to keep Sam’s dogs from eating it up. Jen here for her flat irons. I forgot to say Wells left the hund quarters of beef hung in the tree yet I supose he thinks it hangs so high the dogs cant "chaw" that Mrs George Fair and Ell Fair visiting at Mrs Nile’s. Wild blows hard they cant cross river Smith commenced work to day The "All Saints" dressed up Delmans old cow with Horn’s haries last night A rainy night cows not milked �page_0047 3rd Nov Saturday Wind South rainy morning Wels and John plowed all day at home Volty came come from Kingston in P.M. stayed at Welchs all night. Smith plowing on his new farm Evaline received a letter from Welly I received a postal card from Watson Will & Jen making cider Will Cornwell came over & stayed at Niles John went down to see Ed Rattray Wells cut up his beef a rainy evening 4th Sunday A very pleasant day Wind South Wells husked corn and read News paper Will Cornwell here in AM. Volty and John went down the Island and stayed all day John went to Joy’s Sylvia & Charley Woodman went over the river with Ell Fair early in morning Cornwell home Sylvie saw Cornwell I supose she feels better John Morgan called and went down to Wills & then down the Island and from there J & V went to Brad Point and stayed all night Will came up early for us to go down home with him but I did not go till after dinner. Maud went with me and we stayed till after dark and came home by the light of the lantern �page_0048 5th Nov Monday A fine day for this time of the year Wind South strong breeze Wells & John plowing at home Volty came home before dinner and made some cider built a covering for Welly’s boat and plowed towards night while WElls went over to A Siddy’s Volty then went to Brad point to a dance at Hick’s John went down to dun Ed Rarrray for his father Evaline went to Sams at dark came back and helped me milk the cows all but one so dark we couldn’t tell cow from bull and I went out after dark and fell over the pumpkins and into a hole the boys had dug to bury apples 6th Tuesday Strong breeze from South. cloudy looks like rain wind blowing a gale all night Wells & Johny plowing nearly all day til the rain drove them in. Volty came home in the afternoon stay all night at Hick’s on Brad point Hicks & family started for Brooklyn to day Sylvia here this morning to borrow wash board and brought it home again towards evening and stayed till �page_0049 nearly dark and went home in th e rain Will came up awhile to see if Wells had gone to Kingston Wells intended to go to Kingston with Smith but he did not come so Wells plowed Volty went to Ebbs to borrow a bottle of kerosine I patched most all day Evaline finished Welly socks pieced quilt and knit lace. Grace alone house work Maude done as she pleased Aloisa Gillespie visiting Jane Niles 7th Wednesday A fine day Wind North & cool Rose early. had breakfast at day light Wells & Johny plow all day at home Volty ate breakfast and went to Brad point for Smiths boat that J Morgan has taken from the foot yesterdat came home at hoon with Smith’s spaff Charley Woodman went with Volty to Millers Bay for kerosine got back at 4 O clock while Sylvia was here to borrow Evaline’s jacket to wear to Kingston tomorrow Charley came for his kerosine in evening while J Morgan was here lifting the kerosine and bottling for out door saying as he went out "What do you think of that" �page_0050 Will here for basket to carry apples in to market and some russets to finish filling a barrel for market Wells sent John down to Wills with team and helped Will load two barrels of apples John came home with cows & Will drove over to store house Will has lost his key to the store house came up here inquiting if it is here. We said no. Volty rowed Smiths boat home and eat supper there. Grace and I washed clothes dressed turkeys & ducks, churned, and made butter prints for market, cooked 3 meals, and swept. Evaline finished blocks for a quilt, knit lace, made beds and swept chamber, washed dishes & ironed, & patched Johny’s pants. Maud eat apples all day Evening very dark & cloudy no moon looks like a storm before morning all a bed but me We will have to get up a 3 O’clock tomorrow morning for the boat comes in at half past six 6.30 8th Thursday A still cloudy morning light wind North Rose at 3 O’clock. Wells drove over to the dock with John and Grace I got �page_0051 breakfast twice this morning. Maude awoke, cried, & squalled around for Grace. Volty went to ice house in the dark to cut beef for second breakfast for Wells carried one lantern to the dock, and the other lantern is at Wills. Wells and Volty plowed nearly all day until commenced raining Wells milked cows and done chores Volty drove to the dock before dark came back nearly 8 O’clock. Spent a very quiet afternoon Rachel came home from Kingston and brought a bottle of Irish whiskey and had a noisy evening. Rained all night. Gowdy took Graces turkey money away from her and kept the turkey 9th Friday Rained all day Wind North Rachel went down to Wills Will here and John Morgan played on Violin rung & Mr Bamford and John at Obriens to help him move straw. Voltie down to Niles to get his hair cut threshed beans and done chores. �page_0052 10th Nov Saturday Nov. 10 Wells got up early to go to town Rained coued for go. Wind North cleared up towards night Rachel settled with Ed and concluded to let Will have the place. J. Niles came and got the cider mill Voltie buried apples. Wells & John went over towards night and drew wood. Bill Smith made us a call for his pail and Jar. John went to the P. Office got a letter from Wellie. 11th Sunday Wind West some what cold not freezing Volty went to Brad point in Smiths boat Wells reading John went to church but no service. Road so bad minister could not come down Will came up and Rachel went home with him and stayed all night. Johny went down to Smiths from church came back in time to milk. Heisam John came with Evaline Grace Johny & Heisam went to prayer meeting. Wind blowing a gale Volty not at home yet half past nine A.M. �page_0053 12th Monday West wind cold. Wells sent John to Mr Niles to borrow Mrs N big kettle early A.M. Volty came home at 8, having stayed over night at Brad point. Will came up, & John Wells & Will & Volty butchered the pigs. After dinner Volty John & Will, took the team to move Will store the store got broke by morning so they drove over to the Breakey home for Rachels store that has been there since Spring. When Will Wellie Linda & C were fishing Johny made Mr Niles family a visit in the evening Grace made them a visit in afternoon & carried home their starch & kerosine Wells and V brought in the dogs at night Eva moped all the floors and knit and helped do everything Maud afraid of Niles big kettle 13 Tuesday A very fine day. Wind South Arose at half past three & got Wells Breakfast so he can get an early start for Kingston. Expect J Niles to accompany him V & J got up early and helped load the pig in the wagon for market �page_0054 Volty helped me get breakfast again Eva sent Wellie a letter V worked for uncle Smith digging post holes & went there to dinner John took team and helped move Will J plowed at home in Afternoon Eva washed a big washing and hung them on the line early and knit on Wellie sock Jen made a call for b Sylvia "no" Betsey Bobbet gone up toward J N’s. Expect she is going across the river. I seamed Tea Kettle 14 Wednesday A fine day Wind South John & Wells finished plowing at home P.M. helped Will move Volty dug post holes and set posts for his uncle William Rachel came over for her things to go to Kingston Evaline visiting at Mrs Nile’s I wrote to Wellie and Watson Old Mrs Bessy buried to day at Maryville 15 Thursday Cloudy & warm. Wind South We said to rise early half past three gave Volty his breakfast, John drove him over to the dock Wells & John plowed all day on grange Wells salted the pork in the barrel at noon. Grace went over to her grandmother’s for bowl & chopping knife & came back on the waggon John Morgan came �page_0055 home with Volty, had supper and played euchre in parlor @ 6’clock & the calf in the barn not fed since yesterday, going to feed him bye & bye. Tomorrow Wills folks have pidgeons for dinner 16 Friday Wind North cloudy looks like rain No snow yet Wells plowing all day John went to camers for plow point in Smiths skiff Volty helping Smith stretch noise on post John plowed in afternoon Morgan drove Ranon’s cattle to pound A beautiful sunset 17 Saturday Wind West. W. blowing a gale with snow squall. snow disappeared at sunrise Wells & I got up a 3.30 Oclock Wells gone to Ferry for pigs Morgan drove Ranon’s cattle to pound again at 8 O’clock this morning Cold day John plowed & eat dinner at Wills Volty helped Smith stretch barbed wire Evaline made coal fire in both stoves cleaned all the floors and made pies. A cold raw wind all day blowing a strong breeze all day Wells went to Kingston could get no pigs bought cabbage onions �page_0056 mustard & two nutied Saturday gloves Eva received a letter from Wellie 18 Sunday Pleasant day but cold. Wind North John after breakfast over to Rachels stayed till nearly dark Volty went down to Smiths Will came up for cider Evaline wrote to Welly Wells reading Whig Grace went to Wills came back at dark Rachel came with her John Morgan came home with Volty and stayed till 9 O’clock John and Grace went to prayer meeting and Rachel went home. 19th Monday snowed in the night but turned to rain before morning Wind south blowing a gale rained pouring nearly all day clearing up towards night with wind changing to North Wells threshing beans at the barn Volty white washing on culminating for Smith Laura helping clean house the house full of rats and Smith shooting them with a double barrel gun John hunting in A.M. and afternoon pottering around house and doing chores coal fire dont work very well in cook store to day I am from eleven Oclock �page_0057 Nov untill 3 O’clock getting dinner Mr B owser most started Not fire enough at supper time to boil tea kettle but everything all right at last and we have a very pleasant evening. John made someone an evening visit dont know who Volly came home from Smiths hungry has cold dinner every day Evaline finished the lace and set up Wellie’s mitten 20th Tuesday A clear bright day cold wind north ground frozen no mows Volty working in the house for Smith and helping him move John carried Niles kettle home and then drew manure and bauked the house Wells drew the lumber home & afternoon plowed sward on grange. Evaline done washed big ashing and cleaned floors & knit on Wellie’s mitten. Well had one team to move & brought it home eat supper with us George Niles and Tom Redmen called in Evening after supper Johny & George & Tom went home with Will to help him carry in 8 bags potatos River Heanning weather so cold. Volty 21 years old to day �page_0058 Nov 21st Wednesday A cold day ground frozen hard. Cant plow to day John barking house Wells drew manure towards the old maple Volty helping Smith butcher worked for him all day Smiths folks made sausage Evalina ironed & knit Grace knit on miten. Wind East. Rachel ame over for starch brought home the globe and borrowed another Wells Will move red cupboard and other things 22nd Thursday A cold morning slight flurries of snow but clears away Wind North cold increases towards eve. River streaming Wells & I got up at 3 P.M. John drove Volly & Grace to dock V going to the City. Grace to Bells John Barked the house Wells drew 6 loads of manual on potatoe ground Smith barked his house. Laura Lobelia went to R - we moved into the dining room again by building a wood fire in dining room stove. Will came over for - I for get what I am fifty four years old to day the years are falling away on & on �page_0059 Nov 23rd Friday A clear bright morning sun late clear Wind North river streaming but stills down weather and grows warmer towards noon Volty carries the bees in cellar Sprink made us a short visit Will came with him and borrowed my boiler for Rachel Weather quite mild wind south very light breeze river still a rosy sunset John barked house and filled the out side cellar way with pea straw and boarded it close Wells drew wood from the old house Marjorie 4 years old to day V went got the horses shod at O’Briens. 24 Saturday Got up at half past three gave Wells his breakfast and he started for K knit awhile and got breakfast for family Volty and Johny milked the cows late Will came over for Johny to draw wood for him Johny drew wood for Will eat dinner there came home with a load of wood for us - came late and drew one load of manure to bank the house went for the cows at dark but could not find them Volty built a covering for the skift barned a barrel of �page_0060 apples brought water to the clean the floors choped wood burnt fire & moped scrubed chairs made pies baked beans & Evaline finished Johny’s mittens and knit lace. Grace finished her mittens and made a sheet. Wells came home half past seven brought 1080 lbs coal & the Glove A fierce wind from South changing to North towards evening A clear sunset Evaline received a letter from Welly Smith went up for coal 25 Sunday A clear bright day Wind North in morning changing to North West and increasing to a gale all P.M. and night. Cold, no snow, ground bare. John went to church, but no service. After dinner V went to Smith. Will came over & cut Wells hair and shared himself. Wells reading his news papers Eva & Grace reading & doing just as they please. Maud kicking around as usual. Volty after dark moved his bed into the hall. EVery one a bed but me and Ill go too. Ill get a drink before I retire and now good night - gone to bed 26 Monday Wind North blowing a gale all night wuth snow & windy Stormy day with snow and rain Wells built the old store and made an axe handle �page_0061 Volty brought water put heads in apple barrels and pared 3 barrels of apples and helped churn John helped churn and went over to Wills to get his hair cut Eva made Grace dress over and in the Evening Volty Evaline John and Grace pared apples till 10 O clock and hug them to dry on clothes bars 10 O clock and the storm raging yet Wells gone to bed and Maude asleep on the lounge. I expect there will be a "time or two" getting her aroused up for bed 27 Tuesday Wind North. A drizzly mizzly day not cold Volty brought water to wash pared pumpkins to dry and helped do all the chore Wells and John fixing cow stable and drew wood from the old house. Evaline made Maude night dress and in the evening Volty Eva and Grace pared and strung a barrel of apples Grace Washed and Eva hung the clothes out to dry in the rain. ground most bare snow nothing away. Sam Woodman found his lost colt found her at Grimshaws �page_0062 28 Wednesday Cloudy with scarely a breath of wind what there is, is south river still, looks kike brightening up, but in afternoon thickens up again and looks like rain and rains just enough to catch a half tub of water Wells working at barn most all day. Volty churned and J. & V. drew wood from the old house Eva fixed over her grey dress Eloise to Woodman brought Edith down here at night weather warm front door open past of the time Volty killed two turkeys and picked them for market Rachel came over for salt Will cut John’s hair I cleaned floor and and made butter for market V. J. & Wells drove the calves to the dock 29 Thursday A quiet cloudy day river like glass all day & foggy the ground all mud with patches of dirty snow along the fences every thing seems sad and lonesome Got up early this morning at 4 Oclock got two breakfast Volty went to K- Grace went to Bells going to stay a week to help her more weather very mild and melancholy Eva & Edith knitting. Clothes hung out since Tuesday not dry yet. Wells and Johny drawing manure. Maud Smith came home �page_0063 Nov and stayed here to tea. Volty went home with her Jogn drove over to dock & Edith went with him as far as Wills. Rachel went to Kingston & bought Will a pair of boots. Volty bought a pair of boots Voltie heard in Kingston Today that Joy & Merrills had dissolved partnership and that spafford was coming home 30th Friday Wind West rather chilly, the sun peeping from behind the clouds now & them. no snow, no rain. John drawing manure Wells went down the Island to E Rattray’s Ebbs & Delman’s came back while we were eating dinner Volty working for uncle Smith I think the clothes must be dry & will hung them in before bed time. Sent Laura a pail of buttermilk by John when he went for the cows. John milked the cows after dark. Eva moped all the floors washed dishes and got dinner finished her cushion and made two holders knit her and &@&@ I churned. Maud kiacted �page_0064 December 1st 1888 Saturday Wind west quite cold freezing a little, cloudy ground lightly covered with snow, stubble and bare ground showing through everywhere. Wells and John drawing manure all day. Volty working for uncle Smith all day. Grace at Belle’s. Eva cleaned chairs and floors, knit, & ironed all the clothes. I cooked and washed dishes. and colored mittens for Johny and Maud. Shelly and Jilly Niles here. Jilly went to Sam’s for our mail. had to wait for it had not come Eva received a letter from Welly John Morgan made us an evening visit A clear stary evening fogging 2nd Sunday Nearly sunrise when Wells built a fire. A clear bright day, wind S.W. blowing a breeze. rather cold. Volty went to Brad Point - Johny went to church Rachel came over and stayed all day Maud S & Edith D came here from Smiths. Edith went to church just as service was over to go home with Plunker’s folks. Henry Holiday and Will Irvine here to dinner Hiram Joslin came with John from church. John and Eva went to prayer meeting cloudy again this evening Sylvia returned home to day Cornwell her over �page_0065 Dec 3rd 1888 Monday Dark cloudy day, looks like rain or snow. Wind S.W. chilly, trying to mow R stayed all night, and twisted 15 knots of yarn she had doubled last April. Wells and John drawing manure all day. Volty not come home yet, and its 4 Oclock in PM. Eva knit her mittens and washed dishes. Rachel went home just before dark, and carried her yarn with her. Johny went down to Smiths in evening to make a visit, came home about 10 Oclock and Volty came home with him, Volty went to Ganonoque to day With Cook, got back to Brad Point at 5 Oclock, took tea with them and then started again at 6 Oclock for home. He has Mckays old skiff. Minnie Delman’s came home with John & Lizzie Morgan, they having been down to Delman’s yesterday visiting. Tis Eleven Oclock and snowing furiously. 4 Tuesday Snow this morning ground covered. not very cold. thawing Wind South. light breeze till �page_0066 Dec 4 afternoon, then cloudy again, wind rising Eva washed and hung out the clothes before dinner V helped put them on the line Then Eva moped chamber and cleaned all the floors down stairs Volty went to help uncle Smith tear the shingles from the old barn but he was not ready for him to work so he came back and helped churn and helped John draw manure in the afternoon. Drew 8 loads Wells drew manure Rained some at night George & Wallace Niles here to borrow bags in the evening. Tis nine Oclock PM and wind blowing hard Volty & Evaline went and brought in all the clothes. Miss Laura 5th Wednesday Wind South and thawing ground bare except along the fences. Wells Volty and Johny butchered beef AM after dinner Volty got ready and went across the river Johny went with him to row him over Tis 9 Oclock and Johny has not come yer but the river is still. Wind South very light unril after dark it changed North not blowing very hard but cloudy looks like snow. Barometer low. Wells drew two loads of manure. Johny helped churn. Eva repaired Voltys clothes wrote Welly and gave Volty a pair od mittens she had knit for Wells & is going to knit Welly a new pair John Morgan was at the barn and said Spaff had returned home amd Fred and Lewis too. Will was here a little while �page_0067 6th Dec 1888 Thursday Freezing cold. Wind North light breeze changing at noon to South. A fair day ground bare Wells cut up and salted the beef A.M. worked at ceiling the prayya in afternoon. John put more banking at the cellar door Will helped John & then Johny went to help Will get wood John drove to the dock this morning. Rachel went to Kingston I am sleepy all day but I cleaned the teakettle and tried out tallow took down the dried apples and hung them away John came late last evening young Spencer helped him row Volty over the river. John cammed at his uncle Smiths and made an evening visit and eat supper there. Eva helped me wash dishes and knit her mittens Welly gone most 7 weeks and Volty gone too so the children grow up and go from home Belle married and gone from home most five years Welly married and gone to Michigan & Evaline going too John drove to the dock for Grace and Rachel and have to wait till twelve Oclock for the perpent broke down at Howe grove dock and McKenzie telephones for the Maud to bring the passengers home Grace went to Kingston to day from Charleys Maud Smith went back to Kingston this morning on the Piston �page_0068 Dec 7th Friday A cloudy looks like rain or snow all day Wind North but changing South before night warm ground bare Wells & John fixing cow stable all day. Grace helped me darned socks I done house work and strained tallow & cooked mince meat. In the evening Eva John and Grace went over to Spafford to make them a visit and hear about Mich. They took the lantern with them and drove across the bridge The wind hushed and gone to sleep. The night so dark can see no more than a blind man They came home half past eleven cold and hungry but appear to be well pleased with their visit for Grace teehee’s and laugh’s all the time she eats her supper. Betsy B has not visited us in a long time Maud Watson 4 years old to day 8th Saturday Got out of bed about 3 O’clock I think the clock an hourfast. Im so sleepy I can scarcely dress myself, but got Well breakfast and got him started for Kingston. I washed and boiled potatoes and made tea with about two quarts of water. I cant get the second break fast till day light for there is no water to boil teakettle. A very bright breeze North clear, stars shining brightly John done chores and choped �page_0069 Dec 8th wood for Sunday. Eva doubled twisted wool and colored yarn commenced Wellys mittens Grace helped do house work choped mice meat went to the post office. A young chap boarding at E Joshins Spencer by name a skedadles from Depawoods came as far as our wood pile with Eddy and Eben Bates on their way to post office and stoped and gabed awhile with John. What he run away for is not tellable I cleaned floors and cooked Eva received a letter from Welly. young Joy came over to make us a visit in Eve and stayed all night Will came in eve and they played and sung. Wells cam home early and brought Graces basket she left on Pispont couldn’t find Smiths glass and nails so Wells bout him some nails and brought home two Outice Globes A base ball play at Sams to day 9th Sunday Wind North cold cloudy no snow ground bare got up late had breakfast at ten Wells reading all day I working all day fried cakes and made mince pies John and Joy went to J Niles and stayed most all day Fred told us all about Mich and the "moss Backs" Grace mad �page_0070 9 Dec uncle Smiths folks a call. Rachel came over a while. Fred told how his father gost lost in the woods going to Mich on house back 50 miles through the wilderness said she wolves might have eaten him 10 Monday Wind South, cloudy all day, looks like rain, warm, ground bare. Wells worked fixing cow stables all day John helped Will butcher his pigs Evaline knit on Wellie’s mittens I churned and done house work Grace sewed on a jacket for her self Maud out most all day riding a stick and the balance of the time squalling or teasing some body Tuesday 11th A cloudy day dark and dreary Wind South Grace washing Eva knitting Wellie mittens Wells fixing barn Johny choped some wood George N & Albert Joy called for John to go with them to W.H. Woodman’s brush bee & after bringing water enough to wash with they went to the bee. Maud very troublesome to day nothing please her but squalling I think she is the meanest young one I ever saw no rain no snow warm & foggy �page_0071 Dec 11 and at 3 O’clock a fine misty rain falling but sky clears at 4 Oclock with a rosy sunset wind hushed. Eleven Oclock clear and freezing Wind North west moon shining brightly John not home yet from Smub’s bee. All the others a bed except myself I just brought in the clothes from the line a cold strong breeze from N.W. Turkey all roosting in the tops of the oak tree this cold windy night I am tired of waiting for Johny. Think I’ll go to bed. Guess he is visiting his relation. Fire in coal stove gone out John came before I retired 12 Wednesday Clear cold day. Wind North. frost on the windows. Wells mended the swift’s & in afternoon worked in the barn. John brought water built a fire in coal stove and pared pumpkin to do. Maud very good in A.M but squalls all P.M. Grace doubled and twisted yarn. John not very well caught cold. Wells got a lame neck. Eva got a lame arm she knit so much. Grace got sore eyes. I did not expect company but first came Rachel. She brought me some sausage. Next came Bill Windermill to stay over night so as to embark for �page_0072 Dec 12 Kingston in the morning. next in order came Delavan to stay all night for the passage to Kingston Head to fet supper for them and there came Will Cornwell and Quinn Bedlle to make an evening visit Rachel made the butter prints & I got supper and plucked turkey for market most eleven Oclock and I’ll lay down a little while to sleep. A beautiful moon light night, cold not a cloud to be seen, ground bare and frozen. 13 Thursday. Rose early and got breakfast for Delavan, Bill Windmill and Grace to go to Kingston. John drove them over to the dock. John drew a load of woof and a load of manure chopped wood went down and made Bayha a call. A clear sharp cold day river streaming Wind N.W. Wells fixed Maud’s chair & another old chair and then worked in barn Will Cornwell & D.B. stayed over night at J. Nile’s they called early in morning to accompany Van & Bale to dock. Rachel went to K & Laura S Dell Windmill stayed at Horn’s & went to Kingston. Sid Perey & wife lodged with Samy’s folks enroute for the City. Jen went too and made a discovery in Grace’s basket of her letter which had been over to K to �page_0073 Dec 13 mail the Thursday previous. I supose it was a good thing to forget to mail it Eva fixed over her dress I pottered around twisted 10 knot yarn hung the colored clothes to dry Friday 14th A sharp cold day clear sky, Wind West Wells working at horse stable John pared punking’s to dry. Eva worked on her dress Grace made two aprons. Rachel made us a call & said Smith made them a visit while she & Jen were in K yesterday. Jen’s letter business which is mailed might have created a dirty mess all around, turned out all right be being forgoten. and so all things are amicably adjusted for the present. Peace proclaimed for a few days at least. John Made "Samy’s folks" a visit this evening I colored yarn Grcae began mitten for her father 15 Saturday A beautiful bright morning. Wind South, light breeze. Got up very early for Wells to go to K Ten O’clock Wind blew cold and strong from S.E. clouds gathering for a storm. John made a Saw bench a sawed and choped a pile of wood for �page_0074 Dec 15 Sunday I recieved a letter from Victor and Eva one from Welly. He don’t hike much I will went and tell him to come home John Morgan made us a call Will brought me Victors letter which had been over looked in the post office Eva finished her dress and made fried cakes Grace washed dishes I cooked and cleaned floors Wells came home early & bought a Utica Globe. Had a bad time crossing to K through the ice. Repoint broken down agian, The steamers Hiram Calvin broken them back Nine O clock wind blowing again from the South Blows all night no rain or snow ground bare. I expected a letter from V but got none. 16th Sunday A cloudy morning with fierce wind from South Did not rise very early. Charly Holling came at ten and stayed till after dinner. Commenced ramming at three O clock. Charley called at post office and went home in the rain Wells reading most all day. John went down to uncle Smiths a while & came back in time for dinner. I sent Bell two globes, half past nine, blowing and raining from South. Eva got a bad tooth ache and I don’t feel very well 17th Monday Cloudy wind South warm very still clearly any wind �page_0075 Dec 17 had breakfast ready by day light. Wind changed to North at nine O’clock foggy with a fine mist like rain Eva washed her clothes and then went to bed with neuralgia in face I sent Grace to her grandmother for hopes for Eve. Wells working in barn John went to Smub’s to ask him for Eve’s money but did not get it. Grace sewing on night dress. John helped churn a dark dreary day. Will Cornwell passed here this morning with 4 fowls under his arm from his uncle John’s going to celebrate his grandmother’s birthday next Wednesday Ten minutes past 9 terrible storm drom North blowing a gale raining & freezing Well’s reading Globe, Grace reading Bones. Worst pen I ever used. Smith got a pig from O’Brien. pig got out the pen had a time or two getting it back again swore some. Will went up the river in punt for wood this A.M. Montgomery took his girls aross the river, called here to get a boat, but got Ebbs. John gathered Evaline’s clothes from the line after dark to keep the wind from blowing them away. Wells mixed morter and plastered cellar. 18th Good night. Tuesday A wild wintry morning, ground covered with snow but badly drifted Sun peeps out from the mist overhead one �page_0076 Dec 18 in a while but cloudy most all day. Wind North. Wells working in barn all day, John paved pumpkins and bought water. Eva sick a bed all day. Did not sleep much last night poor girl. Grace sewing a night dress and Mankids drawing. This not so cold as last Friday. John went down to Uncle Williams for castor oil. Smith bought a quarter of beef of Ebb. 19th Wednesday A fine bright day. Wind north rather cold. I chummed and made prints & dressed a turkey and duck for market. Wells worked at stable. John done chores went to Wills and down to Smiths. Evaline stuck in bed all day. Grace knitting a mitten. Wind still down a fine sunset everything quiet. I set up till late writing a letter to Victor. 20th Thursday Arose very early to get ready to went John to market. A beautiful morning. Very still. Wind south. Wells drove John to dock stoped at Wills for Jon. A great crowd had gathered at wharf to embark for K - but were dissapointed when the boat passed on without stopping for them on account of ice a sit was, a terrible storm from the south commered at noon the wind blowing a gale with snow �page_0077 Dec 20 to if they had gone to K they in all probability would have had to stay there John brought in part of Eva clothes that Grace had hung on line & dug her two pairs of mittens from under the snow. Evaline better to day. John went to Smiths to get saw filed. sawed & chopped wood & brought water Will here for turkeys John went and helped him cary 4 brought back two candles. W. Burnham’s folk and Smiths folks at war Each party thinks the other to mean for any time. And I think they are too Wells fixed old sleigh tongue in the ante room. I dont get only two meals a day now for there is not much day to cook by. ’Tis most all night when makes it rather tough on kerosine. George Niles 14 years old to day they are going to have rooster for dinner. They invited Grace to dinner but she will stay at home 21st Friday Storm and Wind from South all night John went early in morning and brought in all Eva’s clothes that had whiped in wind all night. Storm lulled for a short time and then commenced for fierce than ever snow blows so cant see the barn. JOhn chopping and sawing wood so he can go to With his father to K - tommorrow. Wells working in barn Evaline better but not well she knitting most of the time I wrote Welly a letter �page_0078 Dec 22nd Saturday A clear fine morning Light North wind cold thick frost on the windows plenty of snow but but drifted. Wells and John gone to Kingston with sleigh. Grace and I brought in snow in wash tub to melt for cleaning floor and chairs. Will came and brought one two pails of water from river & carried home a bushel of oats for his hens & came again afternoon and done the choirs at the barn. Grace had to chase the cows out the orchard twice. Evaline sick yet Jen went to Kingston and went with Smith to the Ferry she came back on Eleven boat and got home early. Wells and John came late Commenced stormy again about noon and very cold. Grace went to Post office twice Evaline received a letter from Welly Expected a letter from Volty but got none Eva Well & I sent letters to Welly. river sealed with ice over 23rd Sunday A fine day. Wind South Wells drive over to the old barn stoped at Wills and Rachel came home with him an brought Evaline some camphor John went to Ebbs & from there to church Grace went irsiting at New Niles at Eleven A.M. & gone ’till dark Jill came home with her bottle hungry. Grace had nothing to eat since she left �page_0079 Dec 23rd home she went skating on the bay. George & Will came after Lill, all stayed till late and went home Rachel stayed all night. Wells reading all day most Eva better Wind south but chilly river all open again 24 Monday A fine morning Wind South Wells drove over to barn and Rachel went home in sleigh Grace got up sick this morning with pains in her arms and stomach & gave her star relief and ginger tea. Wells drove over to Breakeys for hemlock Evaline much better and made Maud a dress and an apron Grace better in afternoon Grace dressed Maud’s doll in Evening I cooked beans and we all had bean soup Got cloudy again towards evening the snow begins to disappear Maud hung up her stocking for Santa Claus Our ducks flew to the river two at home 25 Tuesday Christmas A dull dreary rainy day snow all gone again nothing but wind and bareground except in hollows and aloud rge rail fences. river still very light wind South caught a tub of rain water Wells at the barn most all day. John went to J Niles to a Christmas dinner they had oysters we didn’t work much to day, rather lonesome for a christmas day �page_0080 Dec 26 Wednesday Wind South this morning and cloudy very still river still like a mirror with floating ice rained a little this A.M. Wind N in PM then changed South again at eve very warm all day doors open part of the time. We washed and hung the clothes all on the line wind blows hard again. John went to look for the ducks but could not find them Sylvia here to bring home the sugar. John went there for bire seed this evening. Ten O’clock I have just brought in all the clothes from the line got my feet wet Wells and John sleeping sweetly in their warm bed Thursday A very rainy morning. Wind S.S.E. ground all mud, snow all gone, but very little along the fences very warm, no ice in river. I rose early knit a little on Wells mittens, and got breakfast. Wells choped cabbage. Door open part of the day its so warm. After breakfast Wells went down the Island to look for ducks came back about 3 O’clock without them no trace of them at all. I dont ever expect to see them again John went over to Rachels in A.M. Peo here at noon selling frost trees had dinner here I bought strawberries plants & raspberries Wind blows hard all day cloudy with rain squalls Wind changed west at nightfall and is colder freezing some. Evaline knit and ironed on sock. Grace knit and ironed Bill Smith here for paint oil I did not know where Wells keeps it so got none �page_0081 Dec 28 1888 Friday Wind blowing a gale all night from West ground frozen and bare Sun rose clear Tis ten O’clock & wind blowing hard got Wells making a flail in kitchen John gone to Rachels to get some tea. Evaline making John a shirt Grace washing b dishes. Maud pottering around as usual & I must now cook beans and pies & C. Rachel came over for vinegar and said war is at their house but I don’t think washing a few clothes and turning grindstone is anything to quarrel about. Ev made John a shirt and tore carpet rags and make Maud a dress all by hand. Grace knitting and in the rag business John went to to mail Eva’s letter in evening, and went to Wells for kerosine gets cloudy in P.M. wind S.W. weather mild Hiram Joshin 15 years old to day Dec 29th Saturday A cloudy morning, light wind North weather very mild sun shining P.M. Grace got a cankered throat tonsils sore but she is not sick pieced on her quilt John brought some water & then went to help Will chop wood Wells built fire in Kitchen stove and made door latches for barn We heat water on kitchen stove to �page_0082 clean floors. Eva moped cleaned chairs fixed old rocking chair and dust pan, helped get dinner washed dishes & knit Tis three O’clock went just come Maud behave very well to day. A baseball play at Samy’s I hope to get letters from Welly and Volty to day, Grace wanted to go for the mail, Evaline went and we received 3 letters from Welly & one from Volty. Welly says he not coming home pens are all played out nothing to write with but a pencil. clouds gathering for a storm Grace sick all night on the lounge I brought out the couch a lay down on it John went to Bill’s for sulphur 30th Sunday cloudy morning Wind South, warm ground bare and thawing sun shines out occasionally. Grace sick yet wind blow harsh all day. John went to the bay to skate with 20 other boys gone all day. Wells trying to read but cant Maud acts very naughty all day. Rachel came over awhile came around by way of Smiths said she and Jen had quarreled again. It is a terrible thing for them to live so. Evaline reading tis evening now Grace is better John has came home after attending prayer meeting Maud & Wells are asleep & John is just going too so good night Shelly Niles 7 years old to day �page_0083 Dec 31 Monday Wind South A wet dirty morning warm, ground bare and all mud. no going to Marysville and we all out of eatables. no flour, or sugar, tea, kerosine, or any thing else. Smith intended going up & arose at 3. it rained so went back to bed. He came here just as we were sitting down to breakfast. Grace better this morning. John went to Niles and borrowed 25 lbs flour and then went to Wills bush bee Wells went for plenoor bark, called at Will’s some one then sent me a cup full of tea Grace wiped dinner dishes and sewed carpet rags. Eva wash dishes knit and sew & cloudy all day broke away a little after dark Wind hauls around to N.W. Wells says it freezes a little This is the last day of 1888 And I sincerly thank our Heavenly Father who watches over and cares for us all, that my family are all alive and well though some are seperated but can often hear from each other and I hope to often see them all and I hope we may live so that we may all dwell together in the great - here after Miles Grimshaw down to See Sam about that Colt buisness �page_0084 January 1st 1889 Tuesday A cloudy mild day. Wind S.W. River rolling wide and blue ground all bare. Bill Laura & Rachel went to K to day Bill left Rachel and Laura there. Wells threshing peas Johny chored around and helped me chop minced meat and apples, pare potatoes. bring water. Eva knit finished Wells socks. Grace knit some. Maud behaved very well Will came for gun powder said baby had ring worm on her face. Eben Bates called for Johny and both are now gone to Samys to a new year party Wm Cornwell gone to Cape to a new year’s Ball this Eve. I would like to know what my Wellie and Voltie are doing to day. Seems a long time I saw Wellie Voltie or Belle. I cleared out the cupboard drawers. Ev helped me wash dishes Jan 2nd Wednesday cloudy morning Wind South & light Weather very mild got breakfast early so Wells & John could go to Millen’s Bay for oil they went in Nile’s skiff and were gone just two hours snows quite sharp �page_0085 Jan 2 while they were gone cleared up towards noon & sun shone out most all day Wells went to O’Brien’s PM to get horses Shed Two candidates for office called to see Wells to get him to vote for them Messrs McDonel & Horn John split wood and done chores Evaline washed dishes cleaned floors and worked on a rug. Grace cut carpet Rags & knit Jane N & Shelly made us a visit. A dark cloudy evening. Wind S.W. freezing a very little Nearly twelve O’clock I wrote to Welly and Volty. Oil all out the lamps and lanterns has to search and hunt around for Kerosine found it at last out door hid render the washing machine but no matter then is Kerosine on the place some where John made Niles folks a visit this evening 3rd Thursday A dark cloudy morning. Wells got up at 3 fed the horses built a fire before I awoke but I got his breakfast and put up the butter for market and started him on the road between 4 and 5 O’clock but so dark he can scarely see anything Wind South and warm Wells went with the hay waggon and carried two bags of wheat �page_0086 Jan 3rd to mill. Perpont making her regular trips between Kingston and Ferry Twelve O’clock noon Wind blowing strong freeze from South sun shining brightly warm frost all leaving the Earth a blue smoky haze like mid summer in the air every where. John gone away towards Bills, said he was going there, but I think he has gone to Breakey’s Bay skating: but there is very little ice outside the bridge. Grace’s throat cankered again this morning, she gargled & swabed her throat 2 hours this morning with plum bark salt alumn tanmin and another throat medicine she says its better now. Evaline not well got cohe doctored her with star relief & ginger tea. Niles and Joy are going to have a time or two about school teacher they partly hired Old Mrs Flynn’s grand Daughter a La Fleur girl when they know they didn’t want her, and as John Flynn now elected trustee at last schoolmeeting we will see how it all ends "All’s well that ends well" Shakespeare" Will came and brought me some turnips. Wells came between 7 & 8 O’clock brought Tom Clancy home with him and a bag of coal Clancy stayed over night R & L stayed in Kingston yet Will stoped here on his way home from prayer meeting A rosy sunset & a beautiful star light evening very warm �page_0087 Jan 4th Friday the sun rose warm and bright ’tis the lovelist winter day ever saw excepting there is no snow. River so still tis like a mirror all day. A blue hazy mist like a sultry day in August is in the air. There is not a breath of wind but the air is South Devero Breakey is making maple sugar, boiled down 12 pails full this morning. I blaney bought the old red cow & white one of Wells and gave 24 dollars for both. Then Wells went with him to Breakeys and then drove with him as far as J Smiths High mass at Morgan’s to day. W. Burnhams sent word they were going to visit us to day, but visited Wellingston and Ebb went to Marysville. George Wallace & Jack Niles and Frank Woodman here playing base ball with Johny. Sylvia here in afternoon. Bill S went to Kingston for R. & L. Evaline & Gracie making at the rag business. Great times again about town election. Morgan is trying to crowd himself into notice by offering himself for deputy here. He thinks he can count his friends by the number of votes he gets. He wants to make himself conspicious if not popular, S going here to day to get Wells to vote form A beautiful star light night A light wind North �page_0088 Jan 5th Saturday Wind North, colder, but rather mild & cloudy Sun shone out dimly for a little while at noon, then cloudy again, wind increasing to a strong breeze from North. Wells fixing fence so the cows cannot get in the orchard. Will came for oats for his poultry. Rachel came and brought a letter to post for Breakey. Lilly & Shelly here. Mrs. Niles sent some little aprons and dresses to Maud W. John brought root and choped Sunday’s wood, and went for the mail and stayed and played baseball with the boys in Sam’s pasture. John carried home Nile’s flour. Wells went to Bills and borrowed a little wire to finish the fence. We were dissapointed in not receiving letters from Welly & Volty. Eva helped do all Saturday’s work and cleaned floors & gave John a pair of socks & finished her rug and commenced another pair of socks I dont know what I done – I forgot pottered and E fixed the chair 6th Sunday A strong Wind from North, raining and freezing all day, Every thing encased in ice & destroying many fruit trees The Northern sky standing in front of the house completely broken down besides splitting other trees in the orchard the tops from the maple trees in the garden have fallen and great limbs from the old maple �page_0089 Jan 6th the damage to trees throughout the country must be immence. Very quiet at home all day. no one made us a call. No choir in church to day. Wells, Eva & Grace reading Graced poped corn. Our barrels and tubs are rapidly filling with rain water. 7th Monday Snow every where this morning and snowing yet the trees loaded with snow and ice and broken down of terrible wreck and rain. This is Township election day. Every man turns out to vote for his favorite candidate - and some of the women vote too. Charlie drove over with Bell and the children Evaline washed all the clothes, set the tables washed dishes cleaned floors knit Grace helped do some thing I dont remember what I cooked beans and fired cakes. A soft-damp snow falling all day the trees so burdened with the weight of snow and ice they falling and crashing all day. McLaren drove down for Rachel and carried her to the Irvine school house to vote. Wind North Devero Breakey called in Evening to see Wells about driving the cattle to the Ferry tomorrow. John visiting Sam’s this Eve �page_0090 Jan 8th Tuesday Rose early and got breakfast for Wells & Johny they started at 6.30 O’clock. John driving the cows Wells drove the team and went over to meet Ded and help him along with his cows. Rachel came over and stayed all day and all night working on a rug Evaline convened a new rug Grace knit on her mitten. Will came over and brought Charlie and they played an organ and sung. Rachel danced. Wind S.W. Eves running water all day, Cloudy roads bad Morgan had 19 votes at Election. Wells & John came early & brought a letter from Welly for E Welly wrote he had received a letter from Volty 9th Wednesday A dark cloudy morning. Wind North commenced raining at 8 O’clock. W Burnham & wife came visiting rained all day, raining harder towards night Rachel went home when Burnham’s went & Evaline went with them. Will & John Morgan here in evening and went home in the storm. Wind changed to S.W. with a vengence & with squalls We doctored Marjory for pin worms 10 Thursday The wind howled and roared & blew high gale all night which shook the house so I could not sleep it blew down fences unroofed J Niles horse barn and �page_0091 Jan 10 fish were thrown from the waves on to the shore. The wind has been blowing a gale all day our last two ducks are gone John Niles made us a call Belle knit and take care of the children. Grace knit mitten John went down to Pattersons to look for Shep but Patterson had killed him Wells chopped wood and worked in barn The old St. Lawrence is wild to day with difficulty John got a pail of water but it so mudy it is not fit to use and I boiled rain water for tea. Our tubs and barrels are filled with rain water. Wind west all day 11 Friday Wind SouthWest a strong breeze dark ragged clouds flying overhead all day some what cold. Smith came while we were at breakfast for his barrel of swile I had been saving up for him. Bell intended to make Will’s a visit but just as she was ready to start Charley came for her & the children to go home so they went home. Alvira brought Eva home at noon. Eva finished another rug Wells went to the old barn came back and drew wood for Will. John chopped up a fallen apple tree for stove wood & in evening went to Niles to borrow a sobe. J N. going to use his sobe so J went to Smiths and borrowed his We sent Welly Relica Globe Will here in evening to borrow butter basket but I had none for him, he left a letter here to mail for Lindsell �page_0092 Jan 12th 1889 Saturday A medium cold morning Wind West cloudy Wells built fore at half past 3. I got breakfast for Wells & Eva so as to get an early start for K They drove over for Jen long before daylight very dark sleighing not very good not much snow on the ground more ice than snow This is the finesy day for a long time sun shines all day Johny went for the mail. We did not get any letter from Volty. Rephaps Evaline will get it from the Marysville post office Will came over a little while. Wells & Eva came home early She got a letter from Welly but none from Volty. I wish I knew why he dont write. Semms as though something terrible had happened to him Only one letter since he went away from home and that not written by him I cant sleep nights for thinking of my dear boy. I wish I knew where he is or what has become of him. I dont think I can write in this diary any more till I hear that he is alive and well. Every morning I think he will come home before night or I will hear from him but day after day and weeks come and go and all is silent about Volty no word from him no nothing not one word George & Wall Niles here visiting J & G Wells brought 4 bags of coal �page_0093 Jan 13th Sunday Sunday The sun rose clear. Wind North moderately cold, clouds gather afternoon and snows. grows colder towards night. The moon shows faintly through the clouds A dreary lonesome sunday. Will came over and had dinner with us said Jen had tooth ache. Says she thinks Volty is all right Jen had a letter from Watson with a dollar in it. Rachel is visiting her aunt Laura Bill sent to Winnie for 15 cents to pay his fare to Kingston. She sent him a dolalr Wells is reading. Eva is reading John is reading. Grace is reading John went to church in afternoon. Watson talks of sueing Will for labor two weeks work getting wood If only I knew where Volty is to night I’d be very happy but I don’t know. A beautiful moon lit night wind is hushed and gone to rest Jan 14th Monday A beautiful January day. sun shine is warm. The river so still it is like a mirror air North. Wells threshed peas at the old barn and called on Wills folks Johny is gone to school commenced this morning. Sylvia made us a call wanted red cedar for her father to smoke he got toothache Will was here & went with Sylvia �page_0094 Jan 14 to get red cedar and carried some home to Jen she got tooth ache too. Will fixed one sewing machine shuttle and carried Rachel an old shirt that once was Skinner’s. Eva & Grace ironed & then cut and sewed carpet rags. A bright moonlit night not a cloud to be seen cold river freezing. Light Wind East. Wells went to McFadens for a sheep 19th Tuesday A fine warm day scarcely any Wind North. Johny at School. We washed & then Grace & Evaline cut and sewed carpet rags. Wells threshed peas at the old barn. Smith went to town for his girls. They came home just before dark. Jen and Rachel came over. R stayed all night. John went skating in evening on Flynn’s bay. A clear moonlight night 16 Wednesday A fine warm day, rather cloudy some ice along the shore. Johny at school. Wells threshing peas at old Barn. Evaline rinsed and hung out the clothes then E & G cut and sewed rags. Rachel doubled & twisted yarn. Wind changed at evening to S.W. and blew loud and strong with rain. an eclipse on the moon. John went to Smiths in evening. I made pudding for supper. I brought in all the clothes good night �page_0095 Jan 17th Thursday Rain is over, clouds moving North. A strong wind South. Ice all gone from the river. Ground bare, all mud, no snow any where. John gone to School. E & G sewing carpet rags. Rachel pinning her quilt. Wells patching his horse blanket in the ktichen. Pierpont passes up on her way from Kingston to Cape Vincent, and back again. around the foot of Island. Wind blowing all day from S.W., and cloudy, no snow or rain. John stays at home this evening. Tis nine O’clock and all a bed but I. Jan 18 Friday. A cloudy morning Wind west looks like snow. partly clears up at nine. sun shines out through the broken clouds. river clear of ice, no snow on the ground any where. The earth is bare and brown. John gone to School. Will came for Rachels’ spider. Rachel went home with him at eleven O’clock. Wells building fence and cutting fallen limbs down towards Ebbs Maud S called and asked for Shakespere Did’nt) get it A dark cloudy evening Wind SW John gone to debating school I wrote Lindsell a letter concerning Shakespere �page_0096 Jan 19th Saturday A bright cold morning Wind North river steaming, ground frozen & bare not a particle of snow to be seen any where This is mail day again I expect to get a letter from Welly and hope to get one from Volty I sent Lindsell a letter this morning Smith was seen going to post office too I surmise Lindsell gets a letter from Miss Win Nun. Wellls threshed peas at old barn & drew broken limbs in afternoon for fire wood Wells made Wills folks a call too Will said Bill & Win Were at their house last evening I received letter from Watson Volty & Irene A clear moonlit night a light breeze North cold, & river freezing over John out making Wills and Smiths folks a visit Morgan’s Team ran away this morning & broke his buggy and hurt Mers Morgan Jan 20th Sunday A clear cold day Wind N.E. river tumbling and rolling water very cold would freeze if there was no wind to disturb the water ground bare and brown and hard frozen Johny at church Well s reading Whig Eva reading Livingston travels in Africa Laura & Maud at church Grace has just gone over to Wills At noon it begins to cloud for a storm and snow falling fast at dark. John came home in time to do the chores & says Will John M Jen and Maud �page_0097 Jan 20th and Win Smith are coming here this evening I sent John back for Grace, but he and Grace & Jen coming They had been to Smiths for Win and Maud but Win refused to come and forbade Maud coming too Win has got Shakespere pretty bad but Will John Me & Rouke McFaden came and we managed somehow to get along to amuse and enjoy ourselves with out the presence of her "Royal Highness" Ten O’clock snowing very fast I.M. stayed all night Jan 21st Monday A snowy morning with 6 inches of snow, good sleighing, river frozen over. At nine O’clock the wind springs up from the South, and breaks up all the ice in the river. Wells shoveled paths Through the snow. John at School. Grace & Eva at the rag business: Snowing & blowing. Wells thresh peas at the old barn says they dont thresh out very well Maud very obstinate and bad temped we churned. snow badly drifted Wind flowing fiercely from the west all day and cloudy 22 Tuesday A beautiful day, sun shining brightly all day. John at School. Wells threshing peas. Eva & Grace cuting and sewing rags. snow very deep from house to the river, had to melt snow to get dinner with. Sylvia called here on her �page_0098 Jan 22 way to Smith’s. Smith called here with sleigh for coal, and milk, Sulvia drove with Smith to his house. Wells drew a big log for fire wood from The old house. John gone to Wills or Smith, or both places in evening. scarcely any wind at all. Through the day, a west zephyr changed sout at night fall, dark clouds lying of to the South Ed Rattrays child sick with worms. vomiting Ed came up to Laura Labelia’s to get [strikethrough] down and perform [/strikethrough] get some medicine She gave him Lobelia Stoped on his way home at Wills & mother said not give bobelia but give him sage summer savory & wormwood instead 23 Wednesday A fine day, Wind South- breaking the ice free clear from The American shore water on the ice Pierpont comes as far as garden Island for passenger Smith went up to day Maud I and Sylvia went with him he was to late for first boat girls went to K, Smith came home without them Wells threshing peas John at school Eva washed carpet rags Grace sewed rags John made Smiths and Wills’ folks a visit in evening Wind blows strong from South all night �page_0099 Jan 24 Thursday A cloudy morning. Wind blowing strong from South all day. Ice all broken up and floating down the river thawing all day, fields are beginning to look bare again. Clouds clear away towards evening a rosy sunset. John at school. Wells drew wood from the old house. Will came over with Wells & I lent him Clyeopedia [sic]. Smith went up again to day. Maud came home with him. Eva washed the clothes, cleaned floors & cut and sewed rags. Grace sewed rags. John went to prayer meeting and after meeting called on Samy’s folks. A beautiful starlit night 25 Friday A lovely winter day, sun shining clear and warm A white frost on trees & ground. A hazy mist all day in the air. The ice lying along ether shore with a wide open space of the St Lawrence rolling between John at school. Wells cleaning up peas at old barn. Eva & Grace at the carpet business. Rachel came over at noon stayed until after dinner. Maud W went home with her and stayed until Wells came back from the old barn. Charlie Woodman & Johny drove with sleigh to debating school and had with them Grace and Win & Maud S and Sylvia. There was a great deal of nosie & fillibustering without much talent Wellingston B Chairman Decraision Tree Trade �page_0100 26 Jan Saturday Rose ealy at three O’clock Wells gone to Kingston A very fine day Wind South till 3 P.M. changed south east John choped sunday wood done all chores went to Smiths Evaline swept and dusted all the rooms swept chamber and papred rooms Grace helped do Saturday’s work Till and Shell here Wells came home early, left the groceries in Kingston at Hendersons. crossing to Town very poor, have to walk to Garden Island. And then go to Pierpont. No letter, from any one to day, Will D and Welley B here in afternoon play the organ singing & drinking cider W. B. and fie & son visiting at wills John went to Smiths intending to take Smiths girls to Morgans for an evening visit but Smiths cutter out of order so did’nt go Wells brought 4 bags of cole [on the side] Rachel sent Petries folks a letter which had better been left unwriten 27th Sunday A cloudy morning rather cold Wind North Easst, Wells drove with E down to Burnhams came back and left Eva at Wills’ & brought mother home with him Wells and John reading all day. commenced snowing about two O clock Wind blowing stormy from N.E. and very cold snow falling fast all afternoon and night Wells carried home at dark and brought Eva home We set up reading till Ten Oclock and go to bed Jim Michea sick with inflammatory reumatisn [on the side] Dr. Jolliffe at Michae’s to visit James �page_0101 Jan 28 Monday A cloudy morning Wind South warm again River full of snow and some ice commenced snowing again at noon More snow on the ground now than at any time this winter John at school Wells at the old barn threshing peas Eva washed more carpet rags and knit stocking & lace Grace sewing for Maud and herself Fred Jay tells John how that Wellie is going to stay in Michigan very glad to think someone knows his business better than I do 29 Tuesday A beautiful winter day. Wind N, light breeze. River frozen close. Earth covered white with snow. Grace began going to school to day. John at school. Well drove north J & G to school, then dorve to old barn, came back with pea straw at half past one Oclock, & brought R with him. She stayed till W went back agian & went home. She told us all baout Win & Maud’s visit at their house. on Saturday. Smith carried his dressmakers to K to day and tumbled them out into a big snow bank just above our schoolhouse. Eva washed the clothes, and �page_0102 Jan cleaned floors, knit & sewed carpet rags. A rosy sun set John gone over to Wills this evening. 30th Wednesday Rose at 4 O clock Wells gone to Kingston this is a very fine day it has been snowy Just a little but- the wind is not blwoing and it is quite wram. it will soon be the first of February as there is only one day more in this month the ice is formed in the river but so covered with snow so it will not amount to much unless there is a thaw and more cold weather I think the people of this house are very industious as I see all kinds of work pertaining to household affairs are being carried on carpet rags a speciality. dont admire this spelling for I have been kindly invited to write in this book by its owner and dared not refuse. for fear 2 would not get my dinner. Minnie Obrien came home with Grace from school to acompany her to Tilly Nile’s birthe day party Tilly is twelve years old to day Will came over and helped Johny saw wood and then Johny went with the team and helped Will draw wood Will came back and stayed till Wells came home and helped Wells unharness and take care of the horses The ice to town will bear up one horse to cross over to Kingston �page_0103 Jan 31st Thursday The last day of the month is a very stormy one The snow is falling very fast and the South wind is blowing, Wells drove to school with Grace & John Smith drove in here to see Wells about the price of hay in Town & brought home our old washing machine and then drove to Will’s and brought Jen and the children here to make a visit Jen told us about Billion’s getting a tub of swill at her house & after taking it home. Through a mistake poured the swill in to Lobelia’s soap barrel & then threw soap and swill together out door Wells went for G & J but had to drive to Niles for G. Then came back and carried Jen & children home The night is dark and cloudy but not very cold The snow is very deep and the roads are drifted The ice is covered deep with snow and no good Feb 1st Feb 1 1889 Friday A bright wintsy day cold Wind W Wells drove with John & Grace to school Volty came home to day we were not expecting him. he is the first that has crossed the ice the ice is very poor in some places Wells went over to old barn for hay Will came home with him and after �page_0104 February 1st dinner they went over for more hay Volty went too Will came too and after supper they went to the debate A cold starlit night and a new moon 2nd Satuday Feb, 2nd, 1889 Very stormy in morning cleared up about noon sun shone bright in afternoon Voltie and John went over the river after Voltie’s clcothes came back in time for dinner. Aunt Irene brought in snow and melted water to mop and get dinner with Grace cleaned Lamp & washed dishes and swept up stairs Eveline swept and dusted Parlor Redroom and sitting room Sowed and done some mending made a lambrequin and pincushion Aunt Irene cooked a pudding and got supper, Bambords women folks feel pretty happy because they all got letters from their sweethearts. Wo’rs[sic] Bamford got one from Watson �page_0105 continued Feb 2nd and also one from Lindsell in regard to Shakespeare telling her to keep the book as long as she chooses and then to mail it to him So Veggy Hunn wont get those cat-like claws of hers on it, "Three cheers for Lindsell" well this is about all the events of this day so I will lay by my pen. 3rd Sunday A cold bright day Wind S.W. John went to Wills and stay’ed all day Volty Went to his uncle Smith’s and from there went with John & Spen en[sic] to Wills Will cut John & Spencer’s hair Wells at home reading The "Whig" Grace reading Evaline reading Mrs B, reading Shakespeare John came home just before dark Volty came home at ten A. M. A clear sunset but a very cold night 4th Monday A clear cold day Wind S.E. barometer falling looks like a storm gathering in S.E. Wells drove with Grace and John �page_0106 Feb to school and went for them at 4 Oclock Wells threshed peas at the old barn Volty & Evaline took the carpet up from siting room and cleaned the room & put the carpet down again. Commenced snowing at bed time 5th Tuesday A very snowy morning snow falling all day and is very deep every where Well did’nt go to school house this morning John went with Sam’s folk’s Grace at home sewing carpet rags. Wells built a fire in kitchen and made an axe handle after dinner drove over to the old barn, horses wallowing through the snow to get there Some people prophiced there would be no snow this winter we wonder what they think about this the snow on level above the top of the fences and still snowing as fast can pour down Wells managed to get a jag of hay from the grange Eveline washed the cloth to finish the rug for the organ stool and then E and V sorted the paper rags from the carpet rags & after dinner Evaline worked on the rug With great difficulty Volty can get water from the river to cook with we have to melt snow but there is plenty of it John Morgan here playing euchre with E & J & V. and will stay all night Half past nine and snowing �page_0107 February 6th Wednesday cloudy morning but brightning up intensly cold. Milk froze in pantry snow two feet on level and badly drifted John went to school with Woddman’s boys. Wells drove over to the old barn to break the road after dinner drove back for wood from the old house then went again for hay and threshed more peas and froze his face Volty went down to Smiths and to Wills and then Went with his father for hay and wood John Morgan stayed till after breakfast and then went down to Smiths Wind West and very cold all day 7 Thursday 7th Cloudy morning & snowing, cleaned up at noon Wind west [crossed-out] intenly [/crossed-out] intensly cold The very coldest day this winter Wells did not try to go to the old barn. but as cold as it is Volty shoveled a path to the river and brought water for Evaline to wash and clean floor Johny went to school Grace sewed and trimed lamps Wells hung Voltie’s ax and done chores Volty choped wood A bright sunset, Charley Woodman & Harlow drove with Sylvia down to Horns She wants to go over the river �page_0108 8 Friday 8th 1889 Weather a little warmer stormed all day, from South West. Pa and Voltie went over to the "far barn" after hay got stuck in snow and had to shovel the horses out. John went to debating school at night, no one there that had any sense, Eveline knit and ironed colored clothes. Grace sewed. Ma done housework, cooking &c. Voltie used the steel[sic] on Maud in order to make her act a little rational 9 Saturday 9th Weather still moderating. Wind South in morning changed to north at night snowed a little, sun shone in a little. Voltie went over the river with Niles. Pa and John went over to the other place after hay and wood. Ice not very good. Charlie Woodman went up to the Ferry on the ice for the first time �page_0109 John went to the P. O. Eveline got a letter from Wellie says he will start for home on the 11th. Pa got a letter from Hugh. Grace and Ma done general housework. Eveline fixed Grace’s dress and washed carpet rags, hung out the clothes. Maude squalled all day, Bulger’s wife appeared to her then she felt better. [left margin] Will Cornwell came back with Volty and Niles. They saw Sylvia crossing the ice when they were coming over 10 Sunday, Feb 10th Sun rose bright heavy white frost on the trees which indicates warmer weather scarcely any wind, a light breeze from the North but warm a most beautiful day. John over to Will’s all day. Voltie reading, Fiddling, play on organ, Mouth-Organ and courting Maude. Grace ciphering and reading. Pa and Ma reading. Eva reading and sleeping. Maude slept and cried and learnt her lesson �page_0110 11 Feb Monday Feb, 11th A stormy morning. Snowing and blowing from South all day. John went to school with Sam’s boy’s. After a while Wells concluded to drive to school with Grace & came back and fixed and old one sleeved over coat and then Volty & his father started to drive to the old barn for hay went as far as Wells snows & blows so Wells came back. Volty stoped [sic] at Will’s. Wells mended his old horse blanket and fixed his old coat, ground shears &c. After dinner choped wood and drove for Grace & put a knob on cupboard door. Eva ironed after bringing in all the clothes then cut and sewed carpet rags. John went over to Wills and played euchre till after eleven O’clock P.M. A fine moonlit evening. Evaline finished Voltie’s socks [left margin] Old Mr Ranous died 12 Tuesday A fine clear day, light wind west rather cold. Wells & Volty drew wood and hay from Grange. Evaline cut and sewed carpet rags. John Went to school. Grace sewed carpet rags. Rachel came over on the load of hay & stayed all night. They played euchre till ten O’clock. Rachel is cutting beans says they dont have much to eat over to their house only hodge podge. she gone to bed to eat beans, she says they have no beans or cider at her house [left margin] married feb 12 1884 (Bell married 5 years to day) �page_0111 13th Feb Wednesday A clear bright wintry day bitter cold. Wind North. Rose early for Volty to go to Kingston for Welly is expected home to day. I hope he will be there. Wells drove over to the old barn and threshed peas and drew two loads of fodder for Will, drove back again after dinner. John at school. Evaline Washed we melted snow to wash with. Rachel moped [sic] floors. Maud squalled kicked and hollered. Volty went to Kingston in Niles cutter. Volty came home at sundown without Wellie said he was not in Kingston. Volty brought Mauds cloak cards & little stove he father had left at Win’s. Wallace Niles came with V. Frank Woodman, Will Dixon and George Niles came too and then Welly came home. Volty had missed him in Kingston he came across to Marysville with Dr. Spankie and and [sic] drove down with Jim Obrien he froze one of his ears. we were very glad to see him home again and he was pleased to get home once more. Rachel and boys played euchre. A clear cold moon lit night [left margin] William Horn lost his oats for horse fell on ice. John found it 14 Thursday A clear cold wintry day. old Mr Ranous burried to day. Wells went to funeral. John �page_0112 February 14 gone to school. Rachel walked home after breakfast, and then Rachel & Jen walked went to funeral. Welly and Volty bushed a road to Linda’s island, found the ice good for a double team. Bamford’s folks are nearly on verge of starvation, no sugar, flour, or Kerosine, and several other things wanting but we live in hopes of better times. Evaline making Grace a combination suit. I done some coloring. Grace done all sorts. A bitter cold day, Wind West. nothing to carry to market now- can scarcely make butter enough to eat. what milk we do have is all frozen up in pantry. our apples are nearly stoped out too, but then "we never starved a winter yet". Our coal is most all gone but we have Three packs of cards in the house, and some potatoes. we play euchre every night which is some comfort, besides there is plenty of tobaco. but then our pork is most all gone too, and not a hog on the place. but we have a new box of starch, and a barrel of carpet rags, and about a ton of rags not sewed yet. Our tea is most gone too. but then we have two barrels of cider So we will have something to drink if the river don’t run dry. The preacher promised to call and pay Wells for house rent but he forgot to keep his promise for of course a preacher could not tell a lie. Good Night [left margin] St Valentine day �page_0113 Feb 15 Friday A fine day scarcely any wind. Wells gone to Kingston to mill. Welly gone too. Smith went up to day. Horn called here for his oats he lost on the ice last Wednesday. Almond in sleigh with Horn. Made a resolve on two subjects which I shall not record in this diary untill I see how well I persevere in what I have undertaken to accomplish. Sylvia came home to day from her Sand Bay visit. Rev Watts called to pay Wells the house rent. Will came over for Volty to draw pea straw from old barn to feed Will’s cows and came back with Volty brought his fiddle, a squash & some pickles after dinner. Volty went to help Will run his fish net. Jen Went to Kingston with Wells to visit her Sister Mrs Pillar. Hard times are brightening a little [s]what [/s] with squash and pickles & 25 dollars by Rev Watts, but of course. Hugh is gaping for the money and will get it. Tis 4 O clock and Maud been very good all day. Wells & Welly came home at 6 Oclock and brought flour, tea sugar, coal and oatmeal [On the side] A letter from Victor 16th Saturday A very cold morning Wind North cloudy. At ten O’clock weather changed Wind South. Wells to much by the head carries to much ballast feels very important. Maud sick �page_0114 Feb 16 continued with worms eating too much candy last night, vomiting and sick most all day better towards night. Bob Berry came done to try the ice to Millen’s bay. Wells went across with him and bushed a road. After dinner Wells and Volty drove over with cutter to Millen’s Bay and got 5 gallons of kerosine. Commenced raining while they were gone and rained all day. Welly, Volty and John drew straw or hay from the old barn. Evaline finished Graces dress. I cleaned floors, churned & cooked. Grace helped and knit on her stocking. Ten O’clock and raining hard. Welly went down to Ebbs to day 17th Sunday Rained all night, tub & barrel full of rain water. Wind South. Wells & boys at home all day & reading. Maud half sick and cross. Cloudy soft weather. Wind changed to West towards night and colder 18th Monday Wind North and increasing to a snow storm. The worst snow storm this winter. Wells got a bad cold but helped Volty & John draw hay from grange. We have plenty of rain water so Evaline washed and hung out the colored clothes and helped clean floors. Welly went to Ebbs for ax handle timber came back in time for dinner made an ax handle and hung his Mich ax. A bad storm to do chores saw wood and bring water. Maud had tantrums at evening time [left margin] Will came over and brought butter for Wells to carry to Market, stayed all evening and played euchre with our boys �page_0115 February 19 Tuesday Wells intended going to Kingston this morning but roads so bad did not go Wind West cold and blistering Wells & the boys did not go to the grange to day Evaline made Wells a shirt Grace washed dishes and knit Evaline moped floors Welly made an ax handle. John went to school Volty mended his boots Wells sorted over beans for Smiths and made leather buttons for his old overcoat. Will came over and stayed awhile sayed he has no wood or any thing to feed his cows only potatoes John Niles made us an evening visit Welly and Volty went to Wills at evening and played cards Maud acted very baad indeed I have adopted a new plan for Maud. Smith here looking for his turkeys [On the right side] Wills says Smiths fowls are at his place 20 Wednesday A fine morning Wells went to Kingston Volty went to Spinks on Grindstone Island- went on skates snow squalls commenced at 10 O’clock squalled and blustered all day Wind West John and Will drew three loads of hay from Grange Will here for boiler Welly made skate wood Eveline moped commenced Voltys mittens and ironed and filled a sack of paper rags Wells came home at 25 minutes to 8 O’clock PM �page_0116 Feb and Jen with him A very cold wintry night Jen & baby very cold Will here waiting for Jen also cold Jen stayed all night 21st Thursday A cold day Wind South all day suns shining but looks very much like a storm John went to school Wells & Junior drew three loads of hay from grange Wind blew so strong could not draw hay in afternoon Jen went home when went for second load Will here helped them draw hay too Him & Sid put on their appearance this PM well filled with J Niles cider but managed to stow away 4 qts more Over looking around about buying houses been to Flynn’s Morgan’s Nile’s & c sat around her awhile spouted & blowed went out to the barn two or three times hoping Wells had a little whiskey at last Wells hitched up and "trawed" them away but as it was Van could scarcely tear himeslf away from our cider barrel but they are gone at last and we pass a very pleasant evening Welly and Johny made Samy’s folks a visit I forgot to menition B Bobbet started to learn her trade to day poor Sylvia gone to the bad entirely Wind blowing a gale [on the side] Laura went to Mullet creek Bob Barry moved across the river to day 22 Friday A windy stormy morning snowing all day A south wind in morning changing to North very �page_0117 Feb cold towards night Welly went to Kingston with Charley Woodman on a load of grain Started at eleven and returned at four John at School Wells choring around I dont know how Will gets along for wood and hay J Morgan & J Flynn called in evening Welly and John went with them to debating School only six there Evaline sewed carpet rags finished and began another mitten for Volty Grace cut & sew Rags knit & c on Maud stockings I write Victor Watson and 23 Saturday Wind North a terrible cold day. Sun Shining Wells Welly & Johny drew hay in fore noon could draw none in P.M. [crossed-out] will [/crossed-out] wind blow so strong and cold Wells soldered Tin pail Eveline washed moped colored made nack tie for Welly swept and dusted the room and arranged things generaly Grace done chamber work knit Maud a stocking washed dishes & c Will and Jen came over [crossed-out] lasto [/crossed-out] night after hay cows had nothing to eat in four days Wells Sr got a letter from Hue no Valentine’s for Bamford’s folks quite a disappointed family �page_0118 Feb 24th Sunday Feb 24 Got up late sun rose clear and bright quite cold Weather moderate towards night Wind South changed to West at night Grace went veasting[sic] up to Niles’ Johny went down to Smith’s at night Wells Jr called on Nile’s folks Will came back with him after Tobacos brought the boiler home Rachel sent over wood she was coming over to have her dress fixed over 25th Monday A beautiful day sun shining clearly all day moderately cold S.W. wind. Grace walks to school this morning John started to go but stayed at home Wells Welly & John drew hay & wood from Grange Rachel came over & brought her new dress for Eveline to after the skirt for she cant get into it Jen and children went to George Gillespies to make a visit Will went with her to carry Charlie Eva washed moped knit on V mitten Maud has been a very good girl to day 26 Tuesday A fine day wind south John & Grace at school Wells and Welly drew �page_0119 A stick of timber from down stream and hay from Grange. Will made us a call Volty came home to day was at Clayton. Spinks and Kendalls & called at Brad point and stayed all night. George and Wallace Niles here in evening. Boys played cards. Charley Smith brought Laura home from Lafargeville. Jen came up from Burnham to G Glispie’s and came home at evening. Smith went to the city. A general turnout for Kingston to day. Eveline finished Volties mittens and commenced another for Wells Jr. Volty picked up all the rags from the closet up stairs. Charley Smith made Wells an evening visit. Clouds begin to gather towards sunset and snow falling at evening 27 Wednesday A light wind South warm snow falling all last night and all day. Long after breakfast Wells drove over for R and went to Kingston. John & Grace at school Grace stayed at O’briens over night. Volty made Will an ax handle. Will came for it. A weding on Grindstone to day. The contracting parties are Marshall & Rattray. E Knitting on Wells Jr mitten. Smith and pard have drove up past on the ice. Supose they have are gone to engage a carpet weaver. A very dull �page_0120 day indeed I A great depth of snow every where and yet snowing our hens don’t lay eggs. our cows dont calve Hard times hard times, no mistake but thankful we are all well. Teams are going up & down the ice most of the time. Wells and R came home long before dark. Wells brought Rachel’s organ, Sugar, oatmeal, Rice, 2 lamp chimneys.Will here in evening & played pedro with our boys [crossed-out] [indecipherable] [/crossed out] 28 [crossed-out] Wednesday [/crossed-out] Thursday This is the last day o February 1889 A mild fine day. Wells drove to Marysville and brought back two bags of coal .Welly and Volty cut ice for Ice house. Johny went to school (I washed and dresssed the baby and slept 2 hours). Rachel done home work and cooked. Will here. Jen came over in evening. John Niles & Will cornwell here more card [on side] Muriel born this day Feb 28 March 1 Friday March 1 1889 A mild rather cloudy morning very quiet Wind South. Wells went to Gananoque with Devero �page_0121 March 1 Welly, Volty and Will filled ice house. Rachel and Grace done jeneral [sic] house work. John went to School. I take care of Eveline and baby. Wells came home early & boys did’nt let the hens out the coop 2 Saturday A bright warm day. Wind South very light. Welly and [crossed-out] John [/crossed-out] Volty went to Chaumont for fish nets came home at 8 P.M. Mrs Niles here to see Evaline & baby. Rachel washed and moped [sic] floor. I forgot what Wells and John done [on side] Welly and Volty carried the rags to Millens Bay got calica old uncle Hilborn came 3 Sunday A beautiful day Wind S Johny went tooo Bells, Charlie and Bell came and brought the children Grace went home with them Gen and Will came over towards night John did not come home but stayed all night 4 Monday A fine bright day wind S. I washed and hung out the white cloths & took care of E & baby. Welly & Volty drove to Chaumont for nets and sail boat but did not come home, stayed all night. John came back from Charlie’s and stoped [sic] at school all day. I looked for the boys till 12 O’clock midnight. [left margin] Smith here at the barn clearing up stories about his character �page_0122 March 5 Tuesday A cloudy morning. Wind South, warm thawing froze last night. Wells went to Kingston with Smith and came back with Al Joslin. I washed and hung out dark clothes. W & V came home at 2 O’clock PM. John Went to School. Kilborn went to Kingston with Smith 6 Wednesday A fine warm day. Wind South. Wells, Welly and Volty drove over the river for the boy’s sail boat. Wills children & Jen sick with a distemper. Welly went to Als to report boat. 7 Thursday A stormy morning, snow all day. Wind W. Volty & Alec Liddy drove to Pittsburgh for a heifer, came back at 4 O’clock. Wells went across the river with them and carried the lantern, came back after dark. Welly and Will setting fish nets. John went to corners for calico, walked, went over with J. Niles. Charlie H called here to borrow a muffler for Bell to wear to corners for they are going with Tom & Milly to get married. Tom Hall & Milly Crley were married today by Rev Thompson Kilborn stoping [sic] at Smiths. Caroline Cummins came here from Wills and stayed all night �page_0123 March 8th 8 Friday A stormy morning, Wind North. Wells went over the river. Caroline walked over to Wills’. W. Jr & V set fish nets. John Went to School. A picture show at the church, admission 20 cts. V & J went. Expected Grace home from B’s but she did not come. Old. H. here in evening 9 Saturday A very pleasant day but rather cold. Wind N. Our boys and Wells all at home. J Cornwell, Ben Percy came here from J Nile’s nearly chuck with cider called here and swilled more. J.C. so drunk cant walk strait [sic] but fell down, lost one his over shoes crossing the river, Talk horse all the time, racing and betting, spurious sports dont amount to anything poor fools 10 Sunday Sunday morning rather cold. Wind W. cloudy lonesome day. Rachel went over to her house and stayed till night. Will came back with her. Will got a bad cold. Wells reading his old newspaper. I working all day as usual Grace at Bells yet. E and the baby not very well. Johny, Welly & Volty at home �page_0124 March 11th 1889 11th Monday A clear bright day. Wind West. Wells went over river to see Alec Liddy. Will came over AM. Will, V & W Jr went to their fish nets got no fish so took the nets & brought them home. Wells hewing a log. Lots of cutters on the ice to day, some horsetrotters are out. Mrs Peter Paterson has sent out to day sent for Mrs W M Smith who came home and reported a boy, but soon after P Paterson drove up for the Dr. gone just 3 hours. our boys set another fish net just frennst? the house Rachel picking our duck that died. I am very sleepy . 12 Tuesday A cloudy morning but soon clears up and sun shines bright all day. Wells went to Kingston, our boys got two sturgeon. Will came over for Rachel, mother is sick. John went to school. Irene worked all day, steped high light and wide 13 Wednesday A very fine day, wind south. Will came over said mother is better. Wells went for Grace and we were all glad to see her home. John at school. Irene washed a few baby clothes and Ironed. boys set more fish nets. Wells hewing a log. hens laid 2 eggs. another new calf �page_0125 March 14 Thursday A very fine day rather cold wind West. Grace washed big washing and hung them on the line. Rachel came over after dinner. Jane Niles with Shelly and Johny came at noon & went home at 3. Towards night Volty called out more visitors and in walked Dordane with her bag snuffing away as prim and presice as ever. R. stayed and moped floor. we eat supper after dark 15th Friday A soft warm thawing day. Wind South. Grace ironed. Irene done house work and cooked. Boys hauled fish nets and building wharf. John went to school. Wells chored around and hewed log. Dane went over to Wills visiting. John, V, Eddy Bates & Hiram Joslin here in evening 16th Saturday A very fine day rather cold. Wind W. Wells called up early this morning by W Burnham wanting to go to K with Wells. After W had gone Dodge came from Millens Bay to go too but went with Charley Woodman. Smith & wife went visiting at W G Woodmans, drove up on ice in cutter. Irene cleaned floors churned, baked and done jeneral [sic] house work. Boys �page_0126 March 16 building wharfe & run nets but no fish. John done as he had a mind to. Grace washed dishes. Dordane came back from Rachel’s & R came over in evening. Wells, Volty & Wellington came home long before dark brought 1 coal, 10 sugar, 4 tea, 5 rice &c 17 Sunday A fine day thawing. Wells drove over to Bells with Dordane, Grace & Maud made an all days visit. Rachel came over and helped get dinner & washed dishes. boys went skating. Wells and the others came home early. Will came over in evening. Rachel went home with him. looks like a storm. Maude cried because she had to go to bed. 18 Monday A very pleasant day. Wind North. Aunt R. came over early to go to town with pa but he did not go so she stayed here and riped he [sic] dress to pieces. Grace & Ma done a big washing to day. The boy got a sturgeon out of their nets. John went to school. Eva not feeling very well. The baby very good to day. The boys [margin] Rachel, Jen and Will quarreled last night so Rachel came over here this morning without her breakfast �page_0127 March 18 889 are working on their pier. pa is hewing on some timber, Maude is raising the Dickens around the house, Aunt Dany here yet. (Beatrice 2 years old to day) 19 Tuesday A fine day Wind North froze some last night. Dane & Rachel walked down to Ebbs this morning on the ice. Welly working for Niles building a kitchen. Wells hewing a log in the grove. John, Volty & Will building a pier. Rachel came up towards night on the land with wet feet. ground all mud and slush. Two men trying to cross but cant 20 Wednesday A fine day wind North. snow disappears rapidly, no crossing, ice good for nothing. Will and Volty pulled nets out the river. Welly working for Niles. Wells went to Burnham manure bee. Rachel went too [sic] to help Alvira cook. John, V. & Will drew stone for dock. Irene cleaned floors. Grace helped &c. Evaline sewed on Grace’s dress [margin] Rachel brought some apples from Burnham’s. Wells brought some from Niles 21 Thursday A cold day. wind North. sun shines. Volty helped clear up the kitchen. Irene washed Evaline, sewed and cut R dress. baby very good indeed. Welly went to �page_0128 March 21 -1889 All Joslins A.M. for fish nets. Welly & Volty both worked for Nile’s in P.M. Wells puttering around all fore noon cleaning up peas & drew hay for Will in Afternoon from Burnham’s. John stayed at home. Irene cleaned kitchen cupboard in P.M. and got supper. channel open clear through. Irene washed all baby’s little clothes 22nd Friday A fine day no wind, no rain, no snow, no clouds. froze some last night. ground looks bare and brown with patches of dirty snow scattered all around. Wells gone to George Gillespie’s manure bee. Welly & Volty working for Niles. Johny at school. Mother walked over with Will this morning. Evaline cut and filled another dress for Rachel. Grace walked over to Wills for sewing machine shuttle. Lill went down to Smiths with milk. Hard times yet no pork, no beef, only a little butter. And I am very sleepy, no wood and I have to scrape up pine hewings to prepare the dinner. After Wells came home from bee, he drove back With R & Mother. Boys came home early from Nile’s we spent a very pleasant evening 23 Saturday A fine bright wind South. a wide open space in river clear of ice. Will came over a little while more trouble at their house. one of our �page_0129 March 23 turkeys died. Wells hewing timber in the grove and drawing hay from grange. John helping draw hay. W Jr & V working for J.N. Evaline sewing and helped get dinner and wash dishes. Grace working around. Irene cleaned floors &c &c. Made custard pie for dinner. if we had pork I could save butter to sell. Wells Jr & Volty made Will a visit in evening 24 Sunday A fine day wind South Our boys at home. Johny made Smiths folks a visit. Wells reading. Charles & Henry Holliday came over. Grace went home with them. Will came over for his mail. John & Jane came over in the evening 25 Monday A clear bright day Wind North. cold thawing in the sun, freezing in shadow. Wells and John drew hay from Grange. W Jr & V mending the skiff. John went to School in after noon. Rachel came over to finish her dresses, she got a very sore throat and bad cold. Evaline washed babys clothes, ironed and helped R on her dresses. I baked bread �page_0130 26 Tuesday A fine day, somewhat cloudy, looks like a storm. Wind West. Wells went to A Barries bee moving a barn. J Niles called here early in morning for W Jr to go with him over the river. Did not go with him had other work to do fixing skiff. Ebb called too on his way to the bee but went back to help John N. out through the ice to the open water. stoped on his way back to see the baby. Volty and I cleaned up the kitchen. Samy’s boys here in the evening playing euchre in Ktichen. Rachel throat better, she helped do the work. Ebb called again. Welly went to Ebbs for boat nails. John went to school. I sick 27 Wednesday Evaline sewed and moped and worked all day. A long drizzly day. Wells hewing timber. I sick with a bad cold. Wind SE. Wells Jr working for N. Volty mending sail up stairs. Johny at school. Eveline fixing R’s dress over after Win Smith’s botching. Rachel doing all the house work. I went to bed. Volty took the apples out the pit. Turkey laid too & we have another new milk cow. Smith brought homebWells stove pipe. Oour [sic] boys went over to Will’s to play cards in evening. Will building a punt �page_0131 28 Thursday Wind W, ground covered with snow this morning, cold. Had bad head ache all night, couldnt sleep. Wells & J and V drew hay from Grange & then Wells got out posts for a barn he intends to build sometime. Wells Jr working for Niles. After dinner V went over to Wills to help carry lumber for Wills punt. Ice clear from the other shore and but a very small strip on this shore but our water hole left yet. I went to bed and slept. sun shone clear all AM but heavy wind clouds PM and last night. snow all gone. R doing cooking. E doing R’s dress, got it done. Edy & Eben Bates, George Niles and Wallace Niles playing ball. A clear sun set 29 Friday A fine day. Wind S.W. River filled with floating ice. John went early to Ebbs to borrow soap but as good luck found no one at home, so came back & helped V carry leach barrel into kitchen which was set up early last Spring by the hen park. John then went to school. Welly went to J. N’s to work. Volty, R & I tried all day to make soap but failed the first day. I forget what Wells done, hewed I guess. Fried eggs for supper. Evaline sewed and cared for baby [margin] Eddy Ebben & Hiram here in evening sun set playing base ball �page_0132 March 30 Saturday A cold day wind North. We managed to make one kettle of soap. Eveline washed all the clothes, cleaned, swept and dusted, made beds, tended baby. Wells hewed & made neckyoke. Welly worked for Niles Volty, brought water and chored around. John went over to Wills for the cows caught. Uncle Smith dogging them. R cooked the meals. Irene cleaned floors. Charley W went for the mail on horse. A letter from Watson George and Wally Niles her playing base ball. Welly went down to Ebbs for paint and played base ball, brought home 2 1/2 lbs sugar and some apples then Welly & Volty went to Mr J N for coal 31 Sunday Last day of March. Snowing all day, ground white with snow. Wind N in morning then SE and S. Rachel went home after breakfast. Welly went with her. Wells reading. Evaline not very well, baby very good. Maud very good. Volty at home all day. John went over to Wills after dinner 9 Oclock in evening and snowing fast. Sylvia 26 years old to day April 1 Monday A cloudy morning snowing yet and good sleighing. Wind North. Wells hitched �page_0133 April 1 I up after breakfast and drove to Marysville for groceries. First drove over to Wills for their butter. Welly worked for Niles. John played April fool all day. Volty went to Ebbs for punt to set a fish net. Will came over to help set net but wind blow so from North didnt set the net. Smith and Paterson went to Ferry. Rachel & Evaline washed. I forget what Irene done. Snow that fell all day yesterday & last night disappeared. Wells came early at 4 Oclock 2 Tuesday A cloudy morning, Wind North. Wells hitched up after breakfast and Wells, Volty & Irene drove over to Charles for a barn raising, 29 men there to dinner and supper. Old crackie says "if the Scot act is carried as a law, he will leave the country; Our boys set sturgeon net early this morning. Johny went to school. Rachel & Eva finished washing. Eva made a lounge tick, cradle tick and little pillow for the baby. Welly worked for Niles. Volty stayed over to help Charley shingle his barn. A disagreeable evening dismal and cloudy. Wells drove home very slowly �page_0134 April 3rd 1899 Wednesday The sun rose clear but soon grew cloudy And snowing thick and fast at 10 O’clock. Volty & Grace at Bell’s. Johnny at School. Wills gone to Wm Rattrays bee putting rafters on his new cheese factory. Willy helping Evaline "clear" up the chambers. Rachel picking over peas for soup. I am writing and rocking cradle, so sleepy. I go to sleep with pen in hand, didn’t sleep much last night. Smith & Patterson gone up to P.P. farm above the ferry gone in a skiff. Guess they will have a hard time to come down this eve on account of ice & weather. Wm S & PP a great finds. Smiths man Sinclair went with them. The roads are half snow half mud, some goes on wheels, some on runners. The road between J O’brien and Rattrays corner is filled with snow three feet deep but the up and down roads are a bed of mud. The ice is clear on this side from shore to shore. The ice bettween [sic] Wolfe & Howe Island remains fast locked in unbroken while the Pierpont makes a regular trip each day as far as Garden Island & in PM goes around the head of the Island to Cape Vincent. Volty came home at bed time �page_0135 Apr 4th 1899 Thursday A cloudy morning Wind SW clears up towards noon the Earth completely covered with snow which soon disolves under the influence of wind and sun Wells, V, & J, drew hay from the old barn, then Wells went to election to vote for to elect the Devil for [in between lines] chief magistrate for 3 years in the county of Frontenac Wells J and Volty working on sailboat Rachel and E washed breakfast dishes R cut papers for pantry shelves looks very nice indeed another cow to be milked Will came over & I pay mother part of her butter sent Jen’s things home this morning Welly went to Ebbs we sent home their sugar Eva Ironed the clothe [left side margin] Smith walked to Marysville from PP Place & hired Billy Card to bring him home to his dead Lobelia [/left side margin] Friday A fine day Wind W rather cool Evaline washed & Volty helped E clean up kitchen and scrub floors Johny went to school - last day. Wells chopping over by snow space Welly & Volty putting ribs in sail boat Rachel done something I forget what I have forgotten what I done I so sleepy I cant remember - A sugar party at Mien O’briens John attended �page_0136 6th April Saturday A fine day Wind North cool PPatterson & Will Woodman came early in morning for W. Jr. & V. to go with skiff away up the Island to PPfarm to build PP a home he is going to move his family soon George Gillspre went with them After breakfast Wells started to cross the river in GG’s skiff but Horn had gone over there before him, so came back untill after dinner and went over to R Percys to see about buying seed wheat found Rob gone from home came back at night supperless and hungry from hungry bay. Price on Robs wheat $1,25 per [half line above] bush Rachel went visiting to G Siles & got warm sugar, mad her sick. W Jr & V came home at dark hungry & tired John brought some water & done as he had a mind to Eva done house work of all kinds Mand very good, & baby slept in cradle. Wellington and Will cam for their mail > A beautiful evening Sunday A lovely day scarcely any wind. South Wind froze a little last night river sealed over with ice its so still Expected Charley over to bring Grace home but didnt come Welly went early this morning to carry P sail home and borrowed some Soleratus Will came over a while Wells went to Niles’ to borrow his boat for tomorrow John after ninner went to Hanah Shinn’s came home at 11 Oclock PM A beautiful eve ning �page_0137 April 8th 1889 Monday A clear bright day river like a mirror all day zephyr S froze last night W Genge commenced School this day John went to school Grace at Bell’s yet ought to be home to go to school when she come’s she will go Wells chopping wood all A M went over to Sand Bay A M with J Piles & George Farr Votty putting coal for an "Sail" Boat Wolly gone up the Island with PP to work on PP’s housse Eva & R done great washing of cooked and washed dishes E cleaned kitchen floor & painted lounge & chair and ironed clothes plenty of work and not much to eat and no kerosine Genge stoped & talked with V at the sail boat Johny went to P in evening Kerosine all gone and we burn a [strikethrough] shit [/strikethrough] shit Tuesday A cloudy morning, Wind S looks like rain clears up early sun shines all day Wells commenced plowing all day Johny at school Volty tarring the sail boat Grace & Charley’s yet Welly didn’t come home working for PP. Eva washed a lot of carpet rays Will came over for flour butter saleratus [on side margin] Will cornwell gone sailing [/on the side] �page_0138 April 9 1899 and I gave him some corn meal E out trying to get wood & Will chopped one of Wells pine sails & if W finds to out he’ll jaw of hid it in the oven & it makes a [crossed: l] good fire Rachel went to Wills for tea Smith got a bee tearing down the old barn Didn’t invite Wells or the boys or Will he has no need of them for he is not running away from Ruttand now Grace is fifteen to day Snow nearly all gone from corner of fences Shelly Niles here visiting Mande Willy came home from [half line above: Patterson] 10 Wednesday A fine day Wind South & chilly Wells plow all day Volly tarred sail boat in A M and After dinner made hot bed and planted potatoes John at school Evaline cut & sewed rags Smith came up for his heifer and said it was a very fine day Rachel helped cut carpet rags Welly helped tar boat and went up to Morgans in evening and stoped at Niles 11 Thursday A fine day Wind South Rachel and Welly and Volty mended sails for the boat Wells went over the river to beadle’s for seed wheat came back for dinner and plowed till dark Johny went to school Mand didn’t behave very well E & R sewed carpet rags looks like rain at dark [at side margin] Wells got 5 gallons of kerosine = �page_0139 April 12th Friday A foggy morning Wind north Wells and Johny went to cape Vincent in skiff came back to Beadles’ and god 5 bushels of seed wheat and a bag of potatoes Wells brought 4 lbs tea 10 lbs sugar & 1 lb saleratus fog cleared up at 8 Oclock and a fine day Welly & Volty riged out and launched their sail boat and took Ebb home Mrs Meurdock here for peas Boys carried her and daughter in boat down to Ed Rattrays R and E sewed carpet rags E Rattray has a stone bee to day tis 10 Oclock PM wind blowing strong from North Welly carried N sail and oars home this evening and I sent Jane’s tea and socks home 13th Saturday A fine day no rain Wells went to Kingston went off without his breakfast came home early from Grace boots and Mauds, Volty’s boots too big 10 sugar. 3 seeds. and a bottle of pills Wade’s mandrake Volty drew hay from Burnham, for Will and plowed a little in garden Welly went to Sammy’s with a letter brought water and he & Volty went �page_0140 Apr around the feet to breakeys Bay to set fish nets so much ice couldn’t left nets to Joy’s John chored aroudn and didn’t clean horse stable E cleaned floors and done every thing R made a Johny cake [crossed: I] forget what I done guess I washed something 14 [crossed: Saturday] Sunday A beautiful day, no rain Charley & Bell came and brought Grace home Boys went to Joslins Bay for sail boat Welly V. of, E, & G went for a sail went far as Morgan’s fiddled & sunny Gesige went too from Niles Wells didn’t read much writing with Charley. Johny went to Niles in Evening and stayed late Charley & Bell went home hearly, Wells went with them as far as Obrien’s 15 Monday A fine day, no rain a white frost this morning Wells squared accounts with Smith to day & they quarreled Welly and Will set puts John draged at home Volty plowed the pasture at home Patterson moving Evaline washed Don’t know what Rachel done [on side: Wells sowed grain] she made Johny cake Grace commenced school [on left side margin] R, G, & Maude went to J.N’s for horse radish Genge made us his first visit with George & Wally Niles in evening [/left side margin] �page_0141 April 16th 1889 Tuesday A beautiful rosy morning wind North no rain Wells’ gone to the city started early long before sunrise and I sitting here alone writing very sleepy, fire all gone out no wood onely pine hewings and none of those in the house Welly planted potatoes Volty made garden and J & V drew manure baking from the house Grace went to school Eva cut and sewed rags Welly & Will went to their nets [crossed-out]Genge here in evening[/crossed-out] Volty and John went spearing fish after dark and had a concert at Bulgers Mother came over Wells came late 14 Wednesday A fine day no rains no wind N very warm Wells sowing oats on grange John draging Volty powing Grace at school Jen visiting at Niles Rachel went to Wills and staying all day till supper time Will here and Grace at school Genge here in evening Eva cleaned floors and sewed rags Boys had a concert at Lahyson came home at eleven [40/16?] Lewy Joy 10 years old to day baby cried [on left side margin] Jane N and children here in evening �page_0142 18 April Thursday A beautiful warm day no wind N no rain Wells building fence all day. pasture fence Welly plowed down by Ebbs A M Volty set onions A M Welly went to his nets P M John drag oats Volty plowed P M Grace at school To day is the first Welly has plowed in three years Merpont came in to day for the first this season R went to the city Mand Smith came home to day Windmils girls to be here for fish Dont know much odd & silly Welly & V went spearing in evening Genge walked home no school till Tuesday Volty opened outside cellar door set up for the boys to come got sleepy waiting and gone to bed 19 Friday A fine morning Wind south breezy & warm Afternoon cloudy looks like rain no wind Wells building fence Volty plowing John cultivating Eva washed and ironed Rachel making an apron Welly brought water A M afternoon went to Al Joshn’s for net Will caught 12 pickerel Grace at home no school Easter holliday’s Loggie Morgan visiting Smith’s no rain, very dry, sun shines out, 4 Oclock P M [on left side margin] W J & V speared lot of fish last night came home late at 12 Oclock �page_0143 19 April 1889 evening thunder lighthning & a shower [line above] with wind [/line above] Boys all at home went to bed early 20 Saturday A foggy morning, wind south cool breezy fog clears towards noon Wells works on grange Volty plowed John draging Rachel cleaned floors Grace visiting at Nile’s came home at dark E & G put the rooms in order E moped pantry and my bed room Welly covered a ball for Ed Bates and went to his nets 21 Sunday A clear day Wind west breezyyy cools Wells at home reading John dressed up and went to see Eddy Bates Eddy came home with him at noon Will come [crossed-out]home[/crossed-out] over and brought me [above] some [/above] a fish muskalong Volty at home all day Welly went to see to his sail boat wind blowing hard Grace went over to see her grand mother and stayed till after dark Jon went with Will to Breakey’s bay 22 Monday A clear day wind West and cold Wells Volty & Johny working draging sowing and plowing Welly went to run the nets wind blow so couldnt �page_0144 came back and went to J Niles to finish the kitchen E went up to J N’s to sew on Jane’s sewing machine I slept an hour. Grace made gum & run away to J N’s I am not very well pleased she been there once to day for a pitcher of [crossed-out]milk[/crossed-out] soap Willy brought a calf from J Niles’ 23rd Tuesday A fine day wind South Wells building fence Volty plowing John cultivating Welly started to go to his nets A M didn’t go wind blow so. Welly & Will run nets P M Will gaught 19 pickerel Welly 14 [above] pickerel [/above] & a half barrel of perch came home long after dark tired and hungry dark clouds hanging over our domestic horizon. Dear Welly God bless him. Grac at school no soap no soda Genge came at dark and E & E Bates E fixing her dress & caring for the babe R help cook E washed Baby’s clothes 24 Wednesday A fine breezzy day Wind south Wells Volotty & John working on Grange Welly went [crossed-out]an[/crossed-out] for the fish at Breakey’s bay intending to go to the cape Volty took team and brought them to Joslin’s Bay and put them in sail boat Welly came home at [crossed-out]no[/crossed-out] 10 O’clock R & J feed calves Grace at school E ironed babys things and knit on lambrequin R washed around house all day it is raining hard rains all night �page_0145 April 25 Thursday A damp rainy morning Wind Sod Wells chose to dock with R I sent 4 lbs butter [above]& 1 doz eggs[/above] Welly & Volty went to cape with the first fish at 2’cts per pound and 1’ct for perch Grace at school, Eva cleaned floors knit and pieced quilt John drawing, banking from house Wells repairing cultivator and plowing on grange - a showery evening [at left side margin] Genge here in evening [/left margin] 26 Friday A cloudy foggy day raining part of the day Wells drew stone and trimed orchard on grange John drew stone [crossed-out]W[/crossed-out] Volty plowed and drew fish pound to B bay Welly went to the nets at eleven came back after dark Grace at school Eveline & Rachel washed some of the clothes got dry commenced raining again towards evening Wind N in morning and S P.M. 27 Saturday A cloudy drizzly morning Wind South Wells went to the city started late Welly brought water to clean floors & then went or started to go to his net but went to Howe Island with Al Joshin to carry fruit trees & came back [crossed-out]f[/crossed-out]long After dark Volty went to Burnhams for potatoes came back & grafted trees in PM �page_0146 Grace washed her clothes & went to Smith’s ray bee John pottered around in AM & plowed garden PM R cleaned floors E scrubed chairs swept and dusted and ironed her clothes Raining hard at dark John went for Grace after dark and went home with Jill Wells came home first but late Grace came next and Welly last 28 Sunday A rainy morning Wells reading John went to church but no preaching Sinclair rowed. Laura and Maud up for church but soon went home again Rach went over to Wills and stayed to dinner Welly & Volty at home most all day, very cold for the season Wind West blowing some 29 Monday A rain morning Wind west cold and disaggreeable weather Wells drove to Ferry south Rachel to go on the Princess Louise & he went to city Grace went to school Eva made my waist Welly tried to run nets wind blows so cant Volty worked all day at something making garden of think John pottered around 30 Tuesday Another cold raw day wind west tubs and barrels full of [above]rain[/above] water his so [on left side margin] Wally and P built wire fence around the garden �page_0147 1889 wet and cold grass cant grow much Wells wheat coming up Wells brought water for Evaline to wash E done bra washing and washed two bed quilt Grace west to school at noon Volty worked in garden making bed and planting John and Wells worked in field Wind blows hard and cold all day [below]baby cried[/below] [in left side margin] Mrs Woodman made Smiths folks an evening visit [end left side margin May 1 Wednesday A cold raw windy cloudy day Wind W Wells & Johny worked at home draying and sowing J churned or Welly did & J made 10 lbs of butter for market and sent one dozen and a half of eggs Grace went to school Volty worked in garden Welly stayed around home and choped wood & done all kinds of work bringing water & [doodle spiral] Wind blows strong and cold from West. Wells says if the wind should hush there would be a frost. Eva ironed all the cloths baby cried 2nd Thursday A market day Princess came in for the first time this spring Wells drove to the dock with Grace Cloudy and still Wells Jr went to his nets came back at 3 Oclock �page_0148 May 2d 1889 & had a big haul of fish 4 sturgeon 14 pickerel mullets perch sucker &c &c Wells sowing grain Volty & Johny draging and cultivating Eva washed mother quilt and brought 6 pails of water Baby didn’t cry she’s got castoria cold weather yet and cloudy 3rd Friday A chilly cloudy morning Wind [above] N [/above] west WellsJohn and Volty gone to Springs work Wells Jr gone to his nets E bringing water again and washing baby’s clothes No school to day Arbor day Genge gone home Grace at home washing dishes Maud as mean as ever Eveline & Willy went to Burndan for flower plants called at Ebb’s and had tea Mrs Niles went down to Smiths with John N found the women folks from home visiting at Horn’s came back and made me a short visit A cold chilly evening 4 Saturday A mild fair day WellsVolty & Johny working in field Will and Welly gone to Cape with fish came home at three Eveline swept rooms and cleaned floors I done general house work Grace raked the door yard Will lost 5 lbs sugar left it in cape Vincent �page_0149 [top margin] 7 May 5th 1889 Grace Baufoid Wolfe Island [/top margin] Sunday A beautiful day Wind South After washing breakfast dishes I went to bed slept awhile & then walked over to mothers I gave Wells and boys lunch before I went Johny went as far as the corner of the pasture to help me over the fence Wells came over and went to the grange for greens called on his way home and I went home with him got suppr 6 Monday A fine warm day Wind South very light Wells plowed and sowed Volty & John helped Evaline washed I churned Grace went to school but no teacher there Welly and Will went to their nets Welly mending sail boat 7 Tuesday A beautiful warm day Volty and Will went early this morning to their nets Welly finished repairing sail boat then Will and V brought the fish home and launched the craft & W & V went to cape with fish Wells and Johny working at farming E making a dress for Irene Gracie [strikethrough]an[/strikethrough] at home Wall Niles here said Mr Genge was [left margin] [long multiplication] 853 18 —– 6824 853 —– 15354 [/long multiplication] �[long division] 12 15454 12\\{} —– 33 24 —– 5 [/long division] [/left margin] �page_0150 [top margin] Evaline Bauford [/top margin] Aug 30th 1888 \$.cts sold Eleven lbs butter 2,65 sept 6th 12 " " 2,00 13th 12 " " 2,40 28th 9 " " 1,95 Oct 4th 10 " " 2,20 11th 9 " " 2,01 18th 6 " " 1,36 25 10 " " 2,20 Nov 1st 12 " [overwritten]Eleven[/overwritten] " [overwritten]lbs[/overwritten] 2,59 8th 13 " " 2,72 14th 12 " " 2,46 21nd 13 " " 2,69 27 13 " " 2,69 Dec 6 10 " " 2,08 14th 9 " " 1,89 22nd 12 " " 2,60 Jan 3rd 10 " " 2,12 �12th 6 " " 1,32 26 6 " " 1,20 April 25 1889 Apr 25 4 May 2nd 10 9 Rachel sold for me 98 Rachel Sold for me 2.50 2,50 20 27 40 34 [left margin] -> continued on back of 3rd page from here [/left margin] to three old women �page_0151 [top margin] [long multiplication] 9, 16 butter , 30 eggs — 9,66 [/long multiplication] [/top margin] June 6th 1889 M@ Rue sold butter at 14 ct 3 lbs " 14 51 28 " 14 3,92 13 31 - 2lbs at 15 cts balance 14 cts 180 lbs made [above]sold[/above] in 5 weeks while I was at Bell’s 44 50 35 45 [strikethrough]3[/strikethrough] ,19 41 3 for ,20 + 38 for 14 40 Sept 5th 41 36 �26 34 6ct 16 26 21 21 12 21 15 12 8 19 8 1 for 20 �page_0152 1889 Nov 21 December 24th 1889 sold 6 butter ,17 " 9 " ,18 1890 Jan 15 " 7 " ,20 $1,44 " 6 " ,18 " 6 " ,20 1,20 " 4 " ,20 ,80 " 7 " ,18 1,26 " 10 " ,18 1,80 12 ,22 12 ,22 Dec 31 $1,62 1,09 �page_0153 �page_0154 1890 Jan 18th Saturday A warm fine day Wind North ground covered with snow every where some ice on this shore no crossing I sick yet never so sick before lay abed most all the time head lungs and whole system wrong cant eat Spaf got a b[erased] to build his dock to day Fred came over for our men folks had a prayer meeting at Devero’s last night No one ther but Spaff Frances and the baby Fred said all the praying done Devero done on the fiddle poor Fred forgs folks that is Spaff and Frances and the baby came here to see us this evening but I dont want to see any one talked awhile and went up stairs to bed Jan 19 Sunday I dont seem much better neither does Muriel never was so sick before A fine day good sleighing not much win[d] North Grace and John gone to church �page_0155 [top left margin] Continuation of May 7th, 1889 [/top left margin] carried to the Asylum yesterday Stayley called here gathering old iron say he got hermorrage of lungs Set the milk in cellar this morning cellar all dirt yet not fit to set a swill pail in 8th Wednesday A warm fine day Wind S and light Wells V [scribbled]&[/scribbled] of drawing stone and cleaning up over on grange Welly not very well fishing his nets E making J’s dress Grace doing general house work I churned and made prints for market and set them on cellar bottom & covered them with a table cloth the rats run over it in the night 9 Thursday A beautiful day warm Wind rows Rose at 4 Oclock for Grace to go to market Wells drove to the dock Maud S went back to the city Sylia came home writing and is very airy but does not call on Bamford’s goes to Smiths John an V & Wells work in frel in A M after diner Wells goes over the river to see Alex Liddy about wire fence He came home late and �page_0156 eat supper after dark said Gloya’s folks are coming over to go to Bell’s with no Sunday John drove to dock for Grace Eva ironed and cleaned floors and done other house work Welly not very well tended to fish nets It’s so long since I have written in this diary of have most forgoten what we done. I churned Friday A fine warm day wind South All the men folks at work Welly at the nets in PM Afternoon Eddy & Eben help Welly plant potatoes Wells Volty & Johny drawing stone plowing and sowing. I have forgoten what E & G done or I either. Apple tree man here in evening [left side margin] E washed clothes and a quilt rained hard at three O’clock boys went to barn a squall from the north we bring in part or most of the clothes Wallace Niles 10 years old on the 10 day of May 1889 [/left side margin] [right side margin] and Will Drive too [/right side margin] Saturday A fine warm day Wind [crossed-out]South[/crossed-out] North in morning Rose early this morning for Wells going [above]changing south at ’H M[/above] to city, gone now. looks like rain Wells carried umbrella Campbell the Apple tree agent went up with W and came back While canvassing for trees he board at Wills. Welly & Volty went to cape with fish Wells brought home some milk pans I picked A pail of grains for Bill Jen came over for Wills groceries the boys got for him at cape Will planted [above]sweet[/above] corn and caried potatoes for Welly I lent Jen a bottle of kerosine I have paid James soap [left side margin] John worked in field with team and then went to Sam’s to ball play, Grace went for mail �[/left side margin] �page_0157 May [crossed-out]14th[/crossed-out] 1889 Sunday 12 [crossed-out]Monday[/crossed-out]S A still warm day very fine weather every thing growing finely trees just putting out the green leaves Mr & Mrs Gloya came over at 8 Oclock A M and we made in to the waggon at nine taking Maude with us, met three loads coming to chucj found Charley Bell & children well had a good visit and got home at dark found all well and pleasant at home work all done so I had nothing to do but read and go to bed James and Maryanne went home across the river I understand Johny, had a bath in the river getting out of the sail boat 15 Monday A fine morning Wind South and warm [crossed-out]no[/crossed-out] a school to day Grace at home Eva washed hung all clothes out befor diner after dinner scrubed floor swept dusted made beds &@ Wells John & Volty drawing stone plowing and getting in grain Wells took up and changed most of his nets Perley here for Welly to go for his pig I gathered green’s for dinner Grace sowed [crossed-out]f[/crossed-out] her flower seeds Eva reeled all the carpet rags to be colored A rat in the trap this morning �page_0158 Monday 14th Tuesday Sun rose clear this morning grew cloudy and began to rain wind changing from South to North and rain pouring at noon Campbell Apple tree man here to dinner rain cleared after dinner tree man went up the Island Volty brought fish & put them in ice house The rag rubber bone & bottle man here we got a little tin ware and some coppers Grace went to school A M came home for her dinner and stayed here Eva [crossed-out]couler[/crossed-out] colored blue, violet, brown, and another colour can’t tell what it is loos kinder yaller and kinder brown it is called scarlet on cotton Welly gone to nets and for his pig, Wells Volty & Johny working in field A M. Al Barrie raising his barn to day, Wells & Volty invited Volty went Wells stayed at home Everything growing since the rain cows giving big quantity of milk 20 pans [crossed-out]and[/crossed-out] at night searecty of pan’s 15 Wednesday Wind N A cool day I not feeling very well have caught cold but churn and make butter prints for market Boys at home helping their father draw stone Grace done house work I have allmost forgoted what any of them done this so long since I have writen in this diary �page_0159 1889 May 16 Thursday Rose early to go to the market A cold windy morning & cloudy Wind North Wells drove to the dock Princess came in this morning we came back on the Pierpont I did not sleep much sick all night with neuraligia [above]grows[/above] colder toward night I set by the engine coming home to keep face warm found all well at home bought one package of carpet warp Laura went up I saw W’m in 4e [below]shore[/below] [left side margin] Sylvia went back to Win’s to day [/left side margin] 17th Friday I dont know much about what is going on today, law abed sick all day sleep on the lounge at night so not to disturb Wells Dont know which way wind was only know it was cloudy 18 Saturday very warm Am better this morning but Evaline sick abed with tooth ache I work all day and do the best I can I forgot what the rest of the family done but I got a dim from Peo says if I dont pay him he make me trouble 19 Sunday A fine warm day no wind South Mother came over and we had �page_0160 May greens for dinner I forget what the men folks done John dressed up and went to church Eld Bates here [crossed-out]colored rag’s[/crossed-out] 20 Monday A cloudy still day light wins South Welly run the nets A.M. Evaline washed in A.M. Welly went with her to Mrs Welmore with carpet rags and warp Mand went too Wells and Volty building water fence Volty got both feet wett forget what I done E 21st Tuesday A fine warm day Wells [above]Wind south[/above] and Boys drawing stone E papering her room up stairs so long ago since I wrote in this diary I have forgoted nearly everything which transpired to day it being now the 4th of June & I have [crossed-out]s[/crossed-out] not written since the 14th of May 22 Wednesday A cloudy cool day but I churn and made 40 prints for market E working up stairs Wells and boys drawing stone Forresters had a serenade in the church shed at evening G. Morgan Jr came for our boys and came down cellar while V and D were straining milk Jay Lee & Dell Windinell married to day �page_0161 1889 May 23rd Thursday A fine morning. Wind West. Carried 40 lbs butter to market. Went on Pierpont came back on Maud Laura went to. A cold morning but their was a good fire in the stove. Meet Watson on the wharf. Mrs Gologly carried two baskets for me to the market house & Watson carried 2 baskets for me so I had nothing to carry. 16cts for butter very low price. Winnie came home with her mother. Mrs Holliday came home from Charlottes. Wind blowing strong. Mr Watson came home with me to see Maud. Will D came over 24th Friday A cool morning. Grace walked to the dock very early & went on the Mand to Halliday and walked from there to Bells. Came back on the Princess. Boys at home helping their father. We had a good visit with F.W.W. Grace came home at dark. It proved to be a very fine day. Wind south but changes to North before Saturday morning 25 Saturday A cold morning. Wells and Watson went to Kingston. V lent F.W.W. his over coat. Grace cleaned floors. Wells came home early. A heavy frost last night �page_0162 water frozn thickness of this glass which will be [s]thick as window glass[/s] very bad for vegetation of all kinds especialy fruit trees which are just now white with blossoms 26 Sunday Cold day, wind North. Wells half sick can scarcely walk around Welly and Volty went to Spinks. I went to bed had a long nap arose & got dinner. Welly & Volty came home from Grindstone after dark. We had oat meal pudding & milk for supper 27 Monday A cloudy morning. Wind North. Began to rain at 10 Oclock A.M. Rained nearly all day. A sugar party at A Barries this eveningl Every body invited. Volty & Grace did not attend the party on account of rain. John went had a pleasant time but not many there. John stayed all night. The weather cold. The night dark. And the wind blowing fearfuly [sic] from South all night. Volty made bee hives. Forget what the others done. E washed in fore noon. Grace washed afternoon could �page_0163 not hang the clothes out but put them in tub and set them under the eve’s & next morning tub was running over with water. Wells sick with lame back 28 Tuesday A cloudy cold day. Wind South blowing a gale, fences blown down. A terrible time on Lake Ontario. Bavaria lost on this Lake all hands lost. Wells, John and Voltie fixing pasture fence in the forenoon, fixed base ball ground in afternoon in our pasture. Eveline went down to her Grand Fathers towards night. [left side margin] Baby 3 months old today [/left side margin] Wednesday. May. 29. A cold cheerless day. Wind N.E. I churned and got ready for Market. Wells, Voltie, John fixing pasture fence. Wells Jr planting corn for Eb Joslin. Eveline cleaned both floors. Grace done house work. Liz Morgan called here. Boys played base ball at Sam’s �page_0164 Thursday May 30th I went to Kingston carried 34 lbs butter left Groceries and carpet. Warp McCrae did not send them to the dock or boat I mean. Wells, Voltie and John fixing pasture fence. Wellie planting corn for.Eb. Grace done all the house work. Eveline sewed and took care of baby. Cloudy day. Wind North rained towards night just as they came home from the dock. Friday Wind South A rainy nasty day. Wells drove to the ferry after groceries, left carpet warp at [Wetuiover’s?] also Wellie’s shirt cloths. Wellie, Voltie & John built fence until the rain commenced. Grace worked on her dress. Eveline washed and mopped the chamber. I done house work. Wells got home at 3 o’clock got wet also the Boys. Boys run the net and got some fish, gave some to Geo & Charley �page_0165 Saturday June 1st A wet nasty day. Wind South. Grace Ironed & mended, swept the parlor. I cooked as usual. Boys intended to go to Welsh’s to play ball but rained so they cant go. Voltie made boxes for bee hives. Wellie made a bat. John went to Niles’ for shelac and to Sam’s after the mail. Wells reaching Utica Globe. Boys played ball in P.M. Sunday, 2nd A Warm fine day every thing growing after the rain. Wind south. Wells at home reading. W Jr, V & Charley W went over river in sail boat. Volty came back Wellie stayed there awhile Volty went back for Wellie. Will Corn & Wall Beadle came over and went to J. Niles. Grace, Maud, Will, Dixon, Maxwell & Volty went for a sail on the river. After coming back Grace & Maud went over to Wills. Will & Jen came back with them. After that Grace & Maud went rowing up and down �page_0166 the shore in paint with Shelly and Tilly June 3rd Monday A sunny day. Wind south, cool. Wells, Volty and Wellie building pasture fence. John went to School. Grace washin and put the clothes out in fore noon. E made a dress for Muriel. I wrote in this diary to day for first time since 14th of May. Towards night Welly Eveline and the baby went down to Mr Ebbens Joslins in skiff, rained quite hard while they were gone. Eat supper there, came home while we were at our supper. It rained very hard in the night thundered [sic]. 4 Tuesday A clear day, Wind South East blows hard. Wells and boys built pasture fence & after dinner the boys went up the Island to play base ball with the Taylor nine but there was no one to play with them. They came home early. Eveline washed and dried her clothes. Grace washed some more clothes. I went to bed, slept two hours. John at school 5 Wednesday A clear day, Wells and Volty Building pasture fence. Welly planted corn and churned. After noon base ball at Sams, some of the bows down from up the Island. J Morgan and Elmer Woodman had a fight. George �page_0167 June 1889 Morgan came home with Welly for alumn to cure his mouth 6 Thursday A very pleasant day cool. John drove with me to the dock. Went on Princess to market. Butter 14 cts. Rachel selling fish scrapers, talked very mean to Mrs Wm Rattray & George Woodman. Every thing at home very tidy, floors all cleaned, copper teakettle bright as gold. E done it all churned &c. Grace helped do the work. I am very tired and sleepy. Grace went at dark and carried Janes soda home. Will and W Jr & V went spearing fish but got none. Wells came to the boat for me. Mrs S Woodman sick with rigamortis. 7 Friday Wind South A fine morning, dark clouds rising in south, at noon commenced raining, at 4 P.M. & raining hard at bed time. John at school. Wells working in the grown orchard. Volty helping him. V working at bee hive. E done house work. I made a shirt. Grace sewed on dress. Welly planted corn and punkins [sic] Welly wrote a letter to Robert. Jen here for Volty to hive a swarm of bees but none to hive �page_0168 1889 June 8 Rained all night raining more at 5 AM. Last year scarcely any rain from March ’till August. A superabundance of rain this. Wind South. light. warm. Wells Wellie & Voltie building water fence for pasture. Lousy damp day. George & Wall Niles here. Our nine intended going over river to play with the shelly’s, rained so couldn’t go partly cleared at 2 Oclock. John Burnham here. Spink here Ebb Joslin and Will Cornwell here. Will Dixon here. Frank Woodman here. The boys play base ball in our home pasture of Burnhams. Mr Spink stop here all night. Wind changed North commenced raining again at Bed time. E cleaned the floors &c. Grace finished her dress very cool Sunday Wind North. Rained all night and all A.M., cleared a while then thundred [sic] and rained again tubs all fall Low lands covered with water, cleared again towards night. Burnham & Spink here yet, very cool all day, no callers and 5 Oclock PM some reading, others sleeping, Gip howling, Maud squalling Baby wears her first short dress to day. Spink very melancholy about something. John Burnham swearing. Will here. Spink went home with him and stayed all night [left margin] Will hived 1 sqarm bees to day [/left margin] 10 Monday A bright warm day. W Burnham drove �page_0169 in here from milk factory. Spink came back from Wills, stoped [sic] a while and went home at 8 O’clock A.M. Boys run hoop net and took it out the river. Welly and J Burnham went to Clayton. After they helped Wells, Volty & Johny drive the horses and cows to the lower pasture. Smith painting his house orange. Jen came over for Voltis to hive bees. Johny churned. Wells working on Grange. Eva washed Babys clothes. Till and Shell here in evening, Grace gave Shell a cap. Wind South 11 Tuesday - Wellie brought a pig from Welton. A very fair day somewhat cloudy. A picnic in Breakeys Grove. Welly, Voltie, Johny, Grace & John Burnham gone to picnic and base ball play, A big crowd. Will went too. Jen and children came over here. Eva cleaned floors and helped me do house work. All came home at dark well pleased with their day out ball playing and dancing. Welly went for a load of picknickers from Sand Bay. A dance at Morgans to night. John and V churned. rather cool day, Wells plowing ground for potatoes 12 Wednesday A fine breezey day. Wind South cool. Will went to Morgans’ last night. E washed �page_0170 breakfast dishes & worked on her dress. Wells picking up stone all day, Jen came over for tea for dinner. J Burnham & Eddy Bates planting potatoes for Will A.M. Wellie, Voltie & Johnie hoeing potatoes at home, Grace doing house work, G picked a teacup full of strawberries. Johny churned. I print butter for market. I am very sleepy. J Burnham helping the boys hoe, now he said they had a nice time up to Mr Morgan’s dance. [margin] Gracie went up to Miss Miles for the market basket, the Woodman boys came down in the evening for to play ball [/margin] 13 Thursday. 13th of June Very pleasant day, wind South. Ma, John & John Burnham went to town, some yankes went to town to day. Bertha Cornwall, Kate Shelbour, Daivid Reasoner. Eva washed her clothes, Voltie hoed in the garden, Wells Jr tended baby awhile for Eva. Grace did house work. Maude has been high for diddled all day. Pa worked in the field. Ma carried up 31 lbs of butter. Evaline ironed in the after noon, and when Wells Jr went after Ma to to wharf. Eva went over to Will’s with him, thundered a little in the afternoon, it looks like rain, 14 Friday A very bright warm day light wind South. Our first swarm of bees out to day �page_0171 14 June Volty had just hived the bees when he had a call to Wills to hive a swarm for him. V made a flower bed for Grace. John cleaned the cellar and drew a wheel barrow of gravel to stop the rat holes in cellar. Welly rowed J Burnham over the river this morning. I don’t know what he done the balance of the day. Wells picking up stone on Grange. John pulled mustard out the wheat in P.M. & went to lower pasture with Wells and V to milk the cows and then John & Grace went to George and Han’s birth day party in evening. They are 21 years old today. E sewed for self and tended the baby, helped wash supper dishes. Welly & V took up the fish nets and got one big stinking fish, a pickeral. V & W gone a fishing this evening. I am very sleepy. I got to rise early. Wells is going to town in the morning early. Good night most eleven o’clock and a beautiful warm moonlight night very still, no wind, a propellar just going up passing the house. Grace washed the clothes. Jen came over for E to cut a shirt for Will. Good night. �page_0172 15 June Saturday Rose early to go to lower pasture to milk so Wells could get an early start for Kingston. Rain commenced pouring down soon after Wells, V and J were to milk & rained hard all the time they were gone, they came back drenched to the skin. After breakfast Wells went to the city, cleaned up and a fine warm day, rather cloudy. Wind South. A base ball game in the pasture PM., about 50 present. Volty made caps for bee hives .Welly churned. Grace and Johny came home at 4 Oclock this morning from Mr Rattrays party. Grace slept till nearly 12 Oclock. Eveline cleaned floors, chairs & washed breakfast dishes. Grace helped get dinner and then with Lilly went to the ball play. Shelly here. Maud & Shell picked the green strawberries. Well came home rather late. V and J had to draw the milk can home on the wheelbarrow. Ebb Joslin here. Wills bees swarmed to day. Will here in evening for his mail. A letter from Victor & Watson, Welly, Eveline & baby gone to W Burnham’s visiting. A cloudy evening, very still and warm no wind. Good night �page_0173 [s] Monday [/s] June, Sunday 16 light wind South fair day. Wells Sr drove over to Belle’s with Mrs B. she has gone to stay with her daughter for a couple of weeks. Voltie made ice cream. Grace went to church. G. Woodman, G. Harlow here all the fore noon. Wellie and I came home from Burham at six o’clock. Mr B came a little later. Wellie went up to Sam’s to get tobacco. [image- imprint of a flower] Monday June 17 Rained in the morning cleared up in forenoon. Wind blows hard from the north. I washed and mopped in the A.M., made a cap for Voltie in afternoon. Grace done housework. Mr Bamford plowed. Voltie hoed. Wellie & John went over the river strawberrying. �page_0174 Tuesday June 18th 1889 Light. Breeze from the North fair day. Mr Bamford plowed. Voltie hoed &c, Grace washed. Wellie & I picked over strawberries in forenoon. Boys went over the river to play ball in P.M. Grace undertook to hive a swarm of bees and fail. Mr Bamford had to hive them at Supper time. Boys came home at dark. Supperless as usual and they beat the Sheley mines [image- imprint of a flower] Wednesday June 19th South east wind all day. clouded up and sprinkled towards night. John & Voltie up to Sam’s to a bee. Wellie at home in A.M. picked berries in the afternoon. Mr Bamford picked some straw berries, pulled mustard on the Lower place. Grace worked at the butter business all day. I done most of �page_0175 the housework. Ironed, mopped, baked breadl. Maud as mean as ever. Voltie baptized her because she would’nt wash. George called in the evening for some one to play ball with him. Wellie went to Niles to get some tobacco. Thursday June 20th Fair day, wind South. Grace gone to Kingston. Boys at Howe Island playing ball. Mr B., Maud, Muriel and I at home all alone. I done housework. John came home first. Wellie, Voltie and Grace got home at half past ten. Friday Wind South West. Mr Bamford drove to Halliday’s and then went to Howe Isld. after Groceries that was left on the boat. Commenced and rained at noon. I washed in forenoon. Grace done housework and put up some berries in afternoon �page_0176 Voltie and I cleaned out the bedroom and closet. Wellie worked at J. O briens all day dont know what John doing. John churned I found out 3 weeks later. Saturday. Wind South Fair day. I cleaned the parlor in forenoon with Willie’s help, rained a little in the morning but cleared up and fine day. I mopped all the floors in afternoon. Grace washed some and done the housework. John drew a load of wood in P.M. Voltie hoed. Mr B. went to Kingston. Wellie helped me most all day then went strawberrying. Sunday. Wind South. Fair day. Jay Lee and wife, Dana and Will Cornwall here. Willie & Voltie went berrying. John went bout to Grandpa’s with Will Cornwell. Grace went to prayer meeting was not any. Carrie Joy here. �page_0177 Monday. June 24th A very nice day Wind S Carrie stayed most Tuesday all day, she went home in the after noon, Eva cut out Maude’s dress & apron. Carrie basted up the sleeves, the boys did two churnings. Wells Jr went across the river. Voltie hoed potatoes, Grace washed in the 4 noon. Wellie picked some berries across the river and in the evening we picked them over, Billie Genge, George Miles & Wallace came down after the potatoe plough. Voltie got a half a bag of potatoes from Mr Miles Tuesday June 25th A very pleasant day Wind south. The people of the neighbor neighborhood went to Smiths raising, in the after noon they came up to clean up the picnic ground Mr Gery came day and helped the boys, Wells Jr went over the river to shingle Addie Percy’s house, when he came home he brought Frank Bamford with him to go the picnic in the evening. The boys went a spearing, and got some eels �page_0178 April May July. August July. Wednesday. June 26th 1889 Today is the day appointed for a picnic but guess they wont have any as it is raining hard clears up towards night. Wind South Men folks in the house part of the day. Grace made out the butter. John Churned I mapped made pies and done general housework Frank Bamford here, John Morgan here, Reu ben Mc Faden & b. Easter stopped down to the river and talked with the boy’s. W W. Genge came down in the evening & worked on Volties Silo, Jen came over on the evening and stayed till 10 Oclock and Will had to come after her. [on the side] Voltie hoed in P.M. [/on the side] Thursday [crossed-out] 23 [/crossed-out] 27th 1889 Grace & Jen Went to Kingston this morning. The Str Maude called in to the Wharf. Fair day. Wind South Wellie worked over the river John went up to Niles to Take punt home Voltie helped me around the house Mr B ploughed Grace got home about 8 o clock. �page_0179 [above] a fair day running a little. [above] Griday June 28th 1889 A fair day. Wind South Wellie worked over the river Voltie and I papered the Hall [crossed-out] Mr. B. plowed [/crossed-out] Mr. B and John worked on the road Grace done the housework. Piano Tuner here Miller from Watertown [on the side] Muriel 4 months old [/on the side] Saturday June 29th Very warm day. Light Breeze North. Wells Sr went to Kingston. Wells Jr went over the river with John Morgan in forenoon. Voltie and George Niles plowed out the potatos in forenoon. Voltie churned in P.M. John worked on the road Grace done housework I warshed in A.M. and filed floors in P.M. Wellie and I went over to Gloyd’s in the evening Voltie went to O’briens after Jack & Spear Will & Voltie went spearing and got 4 eels (continued on 7th page from this one ) �page_0180 Aug 30th 1888 Graces dress. ,12 1 lb tea and Vase. ,50 6 gobblets. ,25 1 salt dish. ,05 10 sugar ,70 6 lemons ,10 1 book . ,10 2 toilette soap. ,05 1 pair stockings. ,09 cakes ,10 Sep 6 Dress cloth. 1,20 plush . ,17 sugar ,70 oatmeal ,25 rice ,25 tobaco ,05 buttons . ,13 soap ,25 soda ,10 toll ,01 13 " 02 shoes . 1,00 sugar ,70 tea spoons . 50 ribon . 12 plush . 13 �page_0181 Sept 27 starch ,08 lemons ,10 bustle. . ,15 tea . ,25 Snuff ,06 stockings . ,10 Pepper ,10 soda ,10 soda biscuits ,25 cheese ,13 Yeast ,10 Darning needles. ,03 Pears mits & candy ,30 Tobaco ,05 Embroidery silk. ,10 cakes and tolls ,11 Oct 5th Shoes for Grace. 1,25 Tea ,,25 Embroidery silk. .14 Licorice ,05 sugar ,33 candy & mits ,10 Lamp chimneys. ,08 Needles . ,05 �page_0182 11 Tea with box 50 white cotton. 18 Turkey red. 6 Rice 25 Corn meal 25 Sugar, cash ,,70 —– [crossed-out] Rice [/crossed-out] 194 18 Rice 25 Corn meal 25 Sugar 45 Cloth 56 Thread & Diamond dyes 20 Cuttle fish bone 5 Saleratus. 10 cash 75 —[crossed-out] Lard [/crossed-out] 2,41 Lard ,28 25 10 sugar ,70 1 tea with hand glass. 50 5 cotton cloth. 45 needles . 05 yeast cakes 60 starch 10 salt 10 candy 06 nuts 05 �page_0183 Oct 25th Lunch ,09 toll ,02 ring pin. ,25 stockings. ,12 lent Jen 05 [crossed-out] sugar [/crossed-out] 70 [crossed-out] toll hand glass. 50 candy, nuts 11 salt ,10 5 cloth. 45 needles. 14 starch 10 yeast caller 10 [/crossed-out] [image- drawn X] Nov 1st 1 Tea from Stroud’s with baskets. ,50 5 Sugar ,35 Soda biscuits ,25 2 Cheese ,25 5 yds bleached cotton ,45 2 spools white thread ,10 1 pound cloth ,30 1 pair of stockings for Maud. ,15 1 salt cup ,05 2 sets Knitting needles. ,08 Candy ,05 Lunch ,14 1 Pair of towels. ,25 �page_0184 1888 Nov 1st One pair of rubbers. 40 Brought home ,12 cts ,12 Snuff 06 — 8th 1 tea with box ,50 5 sugar 35 soda biskets 25 2 cheese 25 2 yds velveteen ,60 4 led pencils 05 lunch candies gum popcorn 14 rasins 32 thread 13 buttons 20 diamond ,10 dye 2 flatirons ,25 bird seed ,07 ,32 letter paper ,14 15th 10 Sugar ,70 1 Tea .30 dinner ,25 1 Starch ,13 Soap ,25 Soda ,10 22nd 5 Sugar 35 5 buck wheat flour 25 corn meal 25 �page_0185 [above] Jan 17 1890 Sunning a little John Niles [/above] Nov 5 factory cloth ,08 per yd ,40 brought home cash 75 1 lb tea from strouds with ticket 35 1 box of matches 10 1 pair stockings 20 1 pair towels 30 Dinner 25 29 5 sugar 35 cinnamon 05 1 pair of boots 2,50 Paid Rachel ,50 snuff 05 Diamond dye brown 10 2 spools of white thread 10 [on the side] What is there [/on the side] Dec 6th 5 lbs sugar 35 1 " tea 35 1 pair boots for Grace 1,25 1 box note paper ,14 Chinee’s laundry work ,13 1 package of diamond dye Ghee 10 9 bars soap 25 chocolate c 05 cakes 10 D 13 1 lb tea 30 5 Sugar 35 �page_0186 [above] here looking for his geese [/above] 1 pair of stockings for Maud ,14 1 " " garters " " ,10 4 yds " print " " ,32 3 " mittons " " ,30 2 spools black thread ,10 snuff ,07 dates ,10 nuts & candies ,15 lunch ,08 Kerosine ,10 postmonic[sic] ,15 cards ,06 postage ,03 balance in cash ,25 Dec 20 1/2 pound tea ,15 5 sugar ,30 John’s overshoes 1,00 John shoes 200 John’s cap 1,75 candy ,15 nuts ,15 cloth ,21 Jan 3rd Sugar ,60 tea 20 snuff ,10 �page_0187 yeast cakes ,10 baking soda ,10 Allspice cinnamon cloves mustard ,20 towels ,21 Lamp chimneys ,08 Jan 8 Wells bought Diamond dye cardinal red ,10 Soap 25 Two brooms 25 Jan 10th 10 lbs sugar ,60 2 tea ,60 half lb pepper ,20 corn meal ,25 oat meal ,25 buckwheat flour ,25 corsets for Grace ,50 onions ,25 Jan 26 5 yds factory ,35 snuff ,05 tea 30 letter paper ,10 [crossed-out] 70 [/crossed-out] tobaco for John 10 scribbling book slate and box pen & pencils [above] for Grace [/above] ,10 mustard cinnamon soda ,30 sugar & tea ,,90 �page_0188 Jan 30th Soap ,25 3 yds print ,30 Feb 13th Volty bought one spool of brown silk ,05 2 yds of brown ribbon ,18 snuff .10 — [circled] 1889 April, 25 [/circled] 2 brooms ,25 9 bars of soap ,25 8 lbs sugar ,56 — May 2 10 sugar ,70 1 tea ,20 3 tobaco plugs 15 5 packages diamond dyes ,50 1 pair garters ,50 brought home ,26 two sticks gum ,02 2 oranges ,05 candies ,05 balance on castoria ,07 lent Jen 09 freight on Grist 15 — Dec 31 1890 1890 5 sugar 2 tea 1 pk onions �page_0189 Con 17 1890. Friday. not very cold, Wind North Snowing quite hard, see the river is full of ice which has picked up from down the river Mr Niles has been here to day looking for his geese, Eva cleaned the floor, Ma not very well sick with the grip. Eva has got the tooth ache, Wellie and Pa drew hay from the Grange, John puttered around at little of nothing Grace done housework. Muriel and her Grandma not well yet thop[sci] Feb 4th Tuesday 1890 Storm of rain and ice Wind North in morning South at Nine in the evening no snow on the ground no ice in the river Wells and John came back from corners at 12 mid day coats covered with ice boat skiped some water Mrs Gloyd sick Hiram came up for Welly Said Gaby was not very well Men from Clayton cutting Van’s pine trees �page_0190 Monday Nov 18th 1889 Wells butchered beef Will Volty & John helped him Rachel came to get Edith to make her dress over Anna here to borrow boiler for Jen Ann went to Barries to get her dress made Grace washed Welly sick yet Mr & Mrs Niels ehre in evening brought home 12 6 June tobaco 3 plugs 10 pr plug 30 10 sugar lbs ,75 1 tea ,30 4 towels ,75 yeast cakes ,10 corn meal ,25 6 lemons ,10 dates ,10 bologna ,13 cabbage plants ,25 stockings for V ,17 " " G .12 2 yds dress cloth for G ,25 1 yd ribbon " " ,82 beads & buttons ,13 shirting - toll 2 cts boat 25 ,35 diamond dye 10 �page_0191 13 June soap 25 sugar 75 tea 30 starch 10 cabbage plants 20 shell 20 over all for Wells 75 shirt for V 75 sn ,05 toll 02 turkish toweling 37 thread 15 Jan 16 Thursday 1890 Snowed in the night - ground white this morning I slept on couch all night Dont feel very strong Welly gone to Wills to chop wood and do the chores Wells & Will not home yet at 11 A.M. Welly and Will come soon so Will came home last night after all. Wells came home to day at 1 Oclock P.M. Charley came down for Belle and the children and they all went home �page_0192 [above] (continuation from June 29th) [/above] Sunday June 30th 1889 A fearfully hot day. Voltie worked at the bees all day. Wellie and I at home John went strawberrying Mr B. Grace and Maude went over to Halliday’s Irene [above] (Dixon) [/above] came here in afternoon. Monday July 1st Warm day Wind South East. Thunder Showers came up towards night Grace washed I helped do the worked. Voltie and Irene (Dixon) went after goose berries. Mr B And John went to worked on the road but Breakey not there came home again. Wellie went over the river in P M with Niles got wet coming home. Tuesday a wet day Mr B. and John hoed Voltie picked goose berries I washed in A.M. Wellie work for Addie in P.M. Grace done house work Irene came over From Nile’ at night. note: Irene Dixon was John Dixon’s daughter- named after Grandma Bamford (her aunt) - (She married later a Lewis Hengge) �page_0193 Wednesday. Fair day wind South John & Mr B on the road Voltie churned & hoed Wellie over the river this is Grace’s cellar day I done the housework Genge here in evening Charlie Halliday came down after pear. Thursday. fair day Wind blew hard from South. Mr. B and Voltie hoed all day John & Wellie went to Clayton Grace went to Kingston I at home. They all came home late Voltie helped Ruth milk Mrs B sent me a dress and a pr of stockings Wellie got himself a pair of shoes and me a pair of slippers. John got him a cane and his pictur took Friday fair day wind North Wellie at home I washed and sewed Grace done house work. Mr B. hoed and John hoed Voltie hoed. Voltie John churned. Pa & John went over to the dock for the grist & Irene came home with them. Spink came here this evening drunk. G niles [on the side] & Wall & Frank Woodman & W Genge came down here Genge brought his banjo W.D. played on the violin and Spink made a fool of him self swinging. [/on the side] �page_0194 Saturday July 6 Fair day Mr B went to Kingston John went to Mc Fadden’s to a bee. Wellie hoed a little out grass around the house Grace picked Green peas for dinner Jen here to dinner. Wellie and I went to Westmore’s took Muriel, Voltie worked in garden or hoed. Genge rode to the ferry [crossed-out] wh [/crossed-out] with pa. Sunday July 7. Wellie started today for to go to work for Robert Wind South fair day Voltie Irene Grace went over the river to take Wellie Grandpa cooked in A.M. I stayed at home all day Grace went to prayer meeting �page_0195 Monday July 8th Fair day Grace washed I done house work Irene went to [crossed-out] Wills [/crossed-out] Men commenced haying today I started me a rug. Tuesday July 9th Men Haying big Thunder storm at night Grace done house work I worked on my rug Irene over to Will’s. [on the side] (Irene Eliza) Belle’s Baby from 9th of July [/on the side] July 10 Wednesday I helped do housework Grace made out butter for Market Men churned and haying since Fair day rather warm day. Irene came over about five in the [crossed-out] evening [/crossed-out] after noon. [on the side] 27 lbs of butter for Market [/on the side] Thursday 11 [above] over the [/above] 1887. Grace went to market A very nice day Wind South Eva & Maude alone to day Grace got 14 cts for her butter A rain storm come up at noon Men in hay field working �page_0196 Friday July 12th A beautiful day. Wind South Irene here. I washed and sewed Grace done house work and make the school a visit Voltie John & Grace took Irene up to W.G. Woodman’s at night. Saturday July 13th A fair day Wind North. Mr B gone to town to Meet Watson but he did not come Boys working in hayfield grace done house work I made Voltie a shirt in forenoon Ironed in afternoon swept out the Parlor and made the beds. Sunday July 14th Wind North cool and cloudy all at house that pretends to play at home Will called I went up to Niles in evening Mr & Mrs Niles came home with me �page_0197 Monday July 15th Wind North rather cool I am sick today Grace does the work Men haying on the Grange yet Mrs B still at Belle’s Mr B says they had better quit if they have to keep ther over there all the time. [on the side] a snowy day [/on the side] Tuesday July 16 Wind South blowing hard fair day. Mrs B gone to Kingston gets home at 3 O’clock boys hanging on the Grange Will helping them stuck a pitch fork in to John Grace worked to day in steam boiler I do house work and take care of Muriel Mr B hears at the Ferry that Sammy’s post office has been robbed �page_0198 Wednesday July 17th Fair day Wind North Men folks haying. Grace getting ready for Market I do house work in A.M. sew on Maude’s clothes in after noon Watson comes about eliven o’clock stayed at Halliday’s night before. Thursday July 18th Grace and Maude Watson gone to town, Men folk still working on the Grange, Muriel and I are alone all day, Fair day Wind South. Mrs Pillar and Mrs Duggin came down to Niles tonight and bring both boys. Friday July 19th A wet nasty day rains all the P.M. Grace and I both wash John working at O briens Voltie and his father worked on the Grange till rain commenced Voltie and his father churned �page_0199 Saturday July 20th 1889 Wind north cloudy and cool Voltie hoed in the fore noon John cleaned out the cellar I mopped and swept the house all over. Grace done general house work Perley and Eben up here after Old Kit. Sunday July 21st A beautiful day Wind South Charlie brought Mr B. home Margery Beatrice and Annie Goodearle came along to Grace gone back with Charles Boys at home all day Mr B gone over to the other place. Monday July 22nd A nice day Wind South. Men worked on Grange Mr B cleaned Boys I ironed and finished papering the hall men churned at night �page_0200 Tuesday July 23rd A nice day Wind North looks like rain towards night Mrs B does house work and cleans cellar steps Voltie broke machine down working yet on Grange I made two shirts for Boys Princess went close by Rachel waved her handquiff Voltie caught a stergeon Wednesday July 24th Wind north in the morning changing to South then West in afternoon sun shines bright, Mr B gone to kingston to get his tongue repaired or a new one Boys haying & c Mr b churning and making out butter I wash and help do what work I can Muriel very good today. Mr B gives a little advice to certain parties. �page_0201 Thursday July 25th 1889 Fair day, Wind South. Mrs B gone to town with 44 lbs butter. Men follks worked at haying came up early at night. I done housework and took care of Muriel she is sick today. Voltie drove over to the Dock at night. Friday July 26th Wind North. Fair day. Men folks haying. Mrs B done housework, I colored rags and Went up to Weturora’s at night. Voltie stopped at O’briens to get shoe fixed for Machine Brought our sitting room carpet home. Saturday July 27th Wind South. Rained most all day. I mopped floor in A.M. Mrs B tended the milk and butter. I made ten towells and fixed Muriel’s pink dress in P.M. Voltie went fishing in P.M. John went after the mail. Voltie took �page_0202 off some honey. Mr B worke don his tongue and painted it. Wellie came home from Dixon’s about eight O’clock. Sunday July 28th Wind blowing hard from South. Sun shining. Grandma and Charlie came over. Wellie and Voltie gone to look at his colt in A.M. Mr B picked some currants and berries. Wellie cut John and Voltie’s hair. I made a squat cake for dinner. Wellie went back about 5 o’clock. Will and George Pillar came over about dark. I entertained them in the Parlor with Muriel’s assistance. Voltie went to O’briens and Lexi Border Jay came home with and staid all night, rained hard at night. Muriel 5 years old today. [inserted upside down at bottom] Nells. Bamford Jr Jackass Devolson Bamford �page_0203 Monday July 29th Rained all the forenoon cleared up in afternoon. I washed Mrs B done house work and tended to butter. Boys churned in a.m. Voltie moved hay in P.M. Mr B moved Barley with a scythe in P.M. John worked for Will. Wind. South all day. Tuesday 30th Wind South raining all AM. Churning done by John. John cleared cellar. Wednesday Jun 15th 1890 We arose at 8 o’clock. Will Dixon came over early Will & Wells start at 6 o’clock for Kingston with lumber waggon for coal. John at home, snow some in morning, rains again in evening.. Wind south River clear of ice. Weather very mild. Maud sick cold, E sick with a cold. John and Welly chops wood and works around all day. E cleaned floors. Muriel better. Wills and Well stays all night. I thought Will �page_0204 stayed all night but he didn’t go to Kingston but sold his butter and mine at Cumming’s for 20 lb rode down with WMG. Wells came back on the 6 boat P.M. and stayed all night at Costelo’s Nov 1st 1889 Nov 7th Thursday I went to Bells on the Pierpont and Rachel come down on Pierpont at Night I lost Widow Bedot in the river & W G Woodman and Charly H rowed out an picked it up. Jan 14th 1890 Tuesday A very fine day Wind south. Will came out this morning to go to Town. So late Wells could’nt go. R went home with him. John sick all day. Doctored Muriel all day. Belle got sore throat doctored her too. I worked around all day. Wells built fence between himself and W Smith. Welly went to O’Brien’s for coal twice brought home a half bag and built a good fire. Will left 20 lbs of butter here that he brought over this morning �page_0205 9 Saturday cloudy Wind N. Wells & John plowed. E cleaned floor. Volty at Tichturn. R washed herself a dress. Grace cleaned chairs and helped me do house work. N 10 Sunday 10 A fine day Wind N light. J.M here Wells fixed window. Cooked chicken for dinner had a quiet pleasant day. Grace went to J Niles’ & stayed till evening service. John Morgan here awhile playing violin & then JM & JB went to Will’s. Mrs M & Jimmy went to Wills for John Morgan. [margin] Rachel went to Wills after dinner [/margin ] Nov 11 Monday A warm day Wind south light looks like rain. Grace washed. I churned. R and E put a quilt on frames and tacked it before bed time. I baked bread used all the flour in barrel. Wells & Johny plowing. Wells threshing for Flynn. Volty at Tichburne. Every thing jolly merry & pleasant �page_0206 Devolson Bamford 1889 Wolfe Island De Teusday [sic] Nov 12 A beautiful warm day wind South. Wells & John plowing Wells Jr threshing at Flynn’s V at Tichborne. Rachel & I went over to mothers in P.M. stayed till after dark. Anna came up the road too and went to church. Grace went to church and home with the Woodmans for Irene and Edith are there. E washed her clothes 1889 Wednesday Nov 13 A warm cloudy morning Wind light south. A fire at or above Alex Bay early this morning at half past five. No kerosine had to get breakfast in the dark, lantern went out. Welly threshed at Joys—got done at Flynns AM yesterday. Wells & Johny plowing by Ebbs. Volty at Tichburn—expect him home tomorrow. Grace at W.G. Woodmans. Welly came home at noon after dinner. WJ & Will went to Millens bay for oil, kerosine. Indian Summer most too wrm for butter �page_0207 Receip Jelly cake 2 eggs beaten into a cup filled up with sour cream thin, half-a teaspoonfull of soda 1 cup of sugar 1 cup of flour [crossed-out] of cider [/crossed-out] bake in 3 round tins. Grace One qt of milk boiled, 4 eggs beaten 1 1/2 cup of sugar stir sugar in with the eggs and put in the milk let it boil until it thickens a little, where cold add one pt of cream and one large spoon of vanilla. large spoon of vanilla Devolson Bamford 2 eggs [crossed-out] 1/2 [/crossed-out] half cup of sweet milk 1 cup of sugar, 2 tea-spoon full of B.P. 1 cup full and a half of flour G.D.B. calur[sic] Devolson Bamford One fine day John Bam Jan 2nd 5 gallons kerosine from Millens Bay ,60 June 2nd galland D Bamford G P Bam [scribbles] [on the side] Grace R Bamford Wolfe Island Ont Grva G G G G Grace D Bamford [/on the side] �page_0208 Oct 18th 1888 One pair Turkeys $1.50 6 ducks 1,75 No 483 2 ducks ,60 1 Turkey ,75 1 " got not pay for ,00 Nov 21 1 turkey ,80 29 2 Turkeys 1,65 Dec 6th 1 turkey ,64 15 1 turkey ,75 22 1 turkey [indecipherable] " 1 Duck .25 [written sideways] Bamford Grace Bamford Grace Bamford Evaline Bamf [image- drawing of a cent] line Bamford This cent was made in 1812, [/written sideways] �page_0209 [upside down] a avery Sond Bedict racges Ditheer Gonder Alerotunwet [sic] Effier Oc[sic] [/upside down] [sideways] He may build inaney[sic] [/sideways] �page_0210 [sideways] a very cloudy day. June 7. 189. Eva colored going hrain[sic] [/sideways] John Bamford [upside down] Wells Bamford [/upside down] We may build more stately habitations Till our rooms with paintings and with sculpture. But we cannot buy with gold The old associations Eveline 1 doz eggs ,11 1 1/2 " " ,16 �page_0211 �This document would not be possible without the editorial contributions of the following people: Vivian Zhang, Allison Mei, Ann Hopkinson, Jonathan Panuelos, Patricia Roussel, carol ann, Ella Deering, Eric Irvine, MaryV, and Queen’s University Archives � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th and 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Irene Dixon Bamford Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887-1922 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Frontenac County, Wolfe Island, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c7f99b4d252f2da13369d150c0bb3cb5.pdf 1da4bdd12968992a9c5d3fc007b05902 PDF Text Text Irene Dixon Bamford 1889-1897, Diary Transcription 5034_4-1-6 �Metadata FromThePage export of 5034_4-1-6 from Irene Dixon Bamford made on 2026-02-11 14:35:13 UTC. itemTitle: Miscellaneous pages from diaries of 1889 through 1897 date: 1889-1897 Title: 5034_4-1-6 Description: Item is a diary. Created On: 2024-01-11 17:30:43 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-1-6 �1 [File folder with hand printed labels] Irene Dixon Bamford Diary Miscellaneous pages from diaries of 1889 through 1897 1889-1897 [Stamp - Queen’s University Archives; Locator 5034-4; Box 1; File 6] �2 [Front Cover] Miscellaneous pages from diaries of 1889 through 1897 �3 [Inside cover of diary] Re-read ’76-’84 �4 Wednesday Feb 26th/1890 A cloudy day. Wind South in morning changing west at noon. Ground nearly bare snow scattered around in dirty patches & in fence corners. Ady & Rachel here. Wells trying the ice found it very poor could drop an axe through any where in the channel. Wills & Welly setting a sturgeon net. Ada wants to get home very much but will have to stay until tomorrow. Grace at Bells. John at school. Eva cleaned floors and helped wash dishes and hung out the clothes Rachel & Addie went over to Wills to make a visit started at 1/2 past two P.M. [sticker] Date 1890 Feb 2nd: Tuesday A cloudy day Wind North. Charley drove over from his place with Ady. Grace went home with him. Wells and Will went to Kingston in cutter on ice and came home before dark. Sewing machine agent here said his name is Hall. Rain pouring all day. Will came from Kingston with wet feet. Will and Welly went to the sturgeon and took one sturgeon from the net. Will had supper here - buisness [sic] in town is with Frasier for going and WillJohn at school. �5 Feb 24th 1890 Monday Wind South. A fine day like Spring very warm. Willy and John brought water & Evaline and Grace washed the clothes—hung the colored cloths on the veranda. Wells thought he would go to K with hay but so soft can’t go. Welly and John drew a load of hay to feed the stock from old barn. A party at Horn’s this evening seclect. Fred Joly called here been across the river to A Percys. Wells & Johny went over to Rattray’s PM for ice tongs—had no place to sleep so set up till 4 A.M. Feb Sunday 23rd 1890. A fine mild day, Wind south. Wells drove with Addie and Grace over to Bell’s. A very quiet time. R reading novel. I got dinner and slept 3 hours. John went to prayer meeting quarterly meeting day. Wells and Grace came early. Addie stayed at Bells. �6 1890 Feb 22nd Saturday. A cloudy day. Eva cleaned chairs and floors. Welly made axe handle. Addie and R here. Wells went to Kingston with oats drove up on the ice. Friday 21st Feb 1890. Wind North. A cold day. Wells went to Kingston on the ice with cutter carried 6 lbs butter. Addie came over today, Sid brought her across the ice in cutter. Sylvia had a select party this evening. None of our family were invited. Paterson was there for he is moving back again. Thursday 27th 1890 Wind West somewhat colder froze last night. Will came over & Welly helped him set fish net for sturgeon. Adda came over from Wills & Welly and Will pushed her over the ice in our cutter. �7 27 this same day then Rachel came over is get Welly or his father to draw wood. R rode back with team. Wells brought back the wheel. Wells set up the leach barrel. Grace at Belles. John at school. Ground bare ice very poor cloudy and looks like snow. Adda gone. Eddy Bates here Afternoon and Evening. John Morgan here fiddling away till bedtime. A select party by Sylvia Jane at George Gillespies. No one invited from here. 28th Feb Sunday 1890 A Nasty rainy day. Wind South. Ground all mud and water wind blows hard, boys run their net but no fish. J Morgan stoped at Wills all night. Will, Welly and J Morgan sailing up and down on ice boat. Morgan run in a hole in the river down below the foot of the island. he had stacked for cook’s John at school. A very bad day indeed. John came home wet through. Wells making soap in the kitchen, dont know what I’ll get for supper, get something a party at Almond Joslin’s this evening by Sylvia Jane’s select party. Carrie Joy visiting over ice river at Alsom Abbey’s. �8 me a half pint of corn syrup. Charley & Flora came along too—had a fine time playing. After awhile I get up. Volty and Johnyan take a Sunday nap. Maud and I cook beans and greens bring [illegible] and get wood. John goes to Evening prayer meeting. I read Talmage’s sermon to Volty, great fire on Howe Island. Angus McDonel house and farm gone. [Sticker added: few pages of 1891] Monday May 1891 Light wind N. I dont feel very well yet. I patched all fore noon, rained some in AM but not much. Wells came and drove his cow home. Will here and gave me two nice fish. Grace took up the carpet from my bedroom floor. Hay pressers set up at woodmans pressed two hours & went away. Sam went to Delmarshs and brought Buchanan up to see Mrs Woodman for she is sick. our boys are working in the garden planted potatoes. We had dandelion greens for supper. Sams hay was "no good". Welly’s cow returned home again. Bill Smith here to borrow a drag some [illegible] d-l shot Leo most [illegible] him only �9 Welly came up and milk for his cow and again drove her hom again. Rachel visiting at Welly’s stayed all night. Grace visiting to Ws Tuesday 12th A fine morn day wind S. I am not well yet but work around. Grace washed and hung the clothes on the line. Rena washed some socks and two skirts, cooked & washed dishes. Johny pulverized the front yard. Volty and Johny plowed in the orchard and planted potatoes, had baked pike for dinner that Will gave us. Volty helped Will set a net. Went to bed early after Grace & Maud returned from Wills. Will came after we were all abed hungry, tired and wet been to run his fish nets. John drove to factory. Hiram J went away sailing �10 Wednesday May 13 1891 Another fine warm day light wind South. John drove to factory. Will came over and engaged Volty to drive to Joys for fish and fish pound while Will went up this shore to run his net. R went to Ebb’s borrowed his boat rowed it to J. Nile’s to meet Will & W. Jr Volty came back with the fish pound and a bag of potatoes from W Burnish R went home dressed came back and went to the cape with Will. Grace and I got Greens for dinner. Will brought me one pound tea and 5 sugar which is 46 cts. R rowed the boat down to Ebbs. Welly came in the evening for his things Will brought from cape. J. & V. plowed in orchard. V borrowed $1.25 of Will. Will paid John a dollar which he owed him. John let V have the dollar. Grace finished cleaning my bedroom �11 [illegible] called a moment and went home with Welly Will came after dark for some of the boys to go up the river to help him set nets, could get no one so went alone, moon shone brightly, he gone so long R came over looking for him. So Voltie went off up the river at eleven to find Will, found him all right came home and went to bed Thursday A beautiful day wind N cool. Johny drove with Volty & Grace to the dock took a bag of wheat to mill, came back milked all the cows and drove to the factory. Grace gone to Bells. John finished plowing the orchard and is now pulverizing. Maud lives out doors most of the time she enjoys the warm sunshine and her cheeks are red as twin roses. Welly here gone up to his nets. Will here. I dont feel well. �12 Friday 22nd May 1891 not written in this diary since week ago yesterday been sick and had doctor—feet badly swollen yet, no rain till this morning but the weather the past week has been very fine and warm. Wind S & W & N. Boys finished print. Rachel came over and stayed untill last night. Princess came to dock for her last night. John drove back again with Rachel. Welly and Will fishing. Welly got 3 and Will has 9 nets. John sold a pig to James Gloyd carried it to him. One night since I sick it thundred [sic] & lightened [sic] and rained some and the weather was cool but last night it rained hard all night which is very improperly writen. Welly is helping the boys dig post holes for enlarging the garden to plant potatoes. Johny run �13 fine take of fish. I worked around cooked & wash dishes Grace washed some clothes, sent Maud and Marjorie to Jen’s for soda. Saturday 23rd Very fine day �14 1890 Miscelleous Pages from 1890’s �15 1890 Tuesday Jan 28th A fine winter day sun shining brightly, cold wind N, the river frozen over, a light fall of snow on the ground that fell last night. Welly not very well yet but he hung out the clothes Eveline washed yesterday. I am lying on my book in bed writing this. Grace is cooking beans and beef. John stops home from school to help his father draw hay from the old barn. Poor dear little Muriel is sick with worms. I am not well yet, but much better. Wells sleeps on the lounge every night by the stove to keep fires going. Two men crossed here on the ice today by Ebb’s. Welly went to the corners for worm medicine for the baby and got blue calico for Bell & Eveline came back after dark. John & Grace go to Rattrays for evening visit. �16 1890 Monday Jan 27th A very good day, afternoon cloudy. John brought some water and went to school. Eveline brought more water and washed all the clothes and put them to soak. Grace brought 4 pails full too. Welly is sick with one of his old billious attack, sick all day vomiting and headache. Will came over to see us and he is sick too. Wells has got a bad cold and a sore eye. John Niles and Spaff Joy here this morning to see Wells about the school house pump. Wells was gone to draw hay from old barn so J. N. came again in the evening. Will Rattray sick. Sunday 26 A beautiful day warm like spring light wind south. I sick abed. Charley and Bell drove down here with his baby Irene �17 R came over too and I talked too much, all tired out. I sat up an hour this morning. Charley went over to Will’s. Will gave him some sourkrout [sic: sauerkraut]. John and Grace went to church and to prayer meeting in evening. Lill Niles here all afternoon. Jen and the children sick. Miss J Holliday very sick. Tom Hall and Milly sick and destitute. Welly sick all day. Saturday 25th A cold day, wind blows strong from West, cloudy. Wells got his own breakfast and started for Kingston long before daylight. I very sick all day. Doctor called to see me at night, he had been down to doctor old Mrs. Coxall, she got sciatica. George Gillespie here this morning. Wells got home at 1/2 past eight over �18 and brought me medicine, lemons and brandy and a lot of stuff. Card goes over with ice boat crossing to Kingston very poor. Jane Niles came to see me. 29 Jan Wednesday A very good day. Wind North. Scarcely any snow but freezing. John went to school. Grace sick with Gripp, had to give up and go to bed. Rachel came over and helped some. Eveline took care of baby and made Grace a dress & done house work. Welly not very well. Talks of setting a fish net for perch. I am up around most all day but not well, knit on sock. Wells working out doors most all day. John came home from school & helped clean up 50 bushels of oats for market. Rachel went home at dark. Welly wanted to go over to Linda’s to chop wood but his father said over there was [illegible] �19 1890 Feb 7th Friday. A beautiful morning. Wells went to Kingston this morning. Started at 8. Went with buggy. Ground bare. No rain. No snow. River partly covered with thin ice. J Niles over the river yet but our boys skate along the shore down to Hornes and back, cloudy most all day, looks like snow. Eddy, Eben & Woodman’s boys skating between here and J Niles ice like a mirror, freezing, Wind East. Grace made cookies and fried cakes. Will over here to get team to draw wood. Will not well, talks of going to Ganonoque [sic] tommorrow [sic: tomorrow] with Spaff with butter. Welly gone down to All’s again with milk for Muriel. John didnot go to school. Volty came home on a visit from aunt Hannah’s - shoved a punt across on the poor ice. Wells came home from K at 8 AM. Another new milk cow. �20 Feb 8th Saturday 1890 A dismal cloudy day ground white with snow this morning. Wind N. snow falling fast towards night Will here But not very well, played on V’s violin. Welly came up from Alf’s stayed and till after dark, got milk for babe and went back down to Alf’s. John and Wells drew hay from old barn. Volty went to Smiths to see about his umbrella but didnt have it. Grace moped [sic: mopped] floors. rather cold ice broke clear from either shore and drifting down in one great sheet, got lodged fast down below here and froze in. Wallace Niles here to borrow powder to shoot a squiril [sic: squirrel] �21 Sept 6th 1889 Friday Wind South. A cloudy morning commenced raining at sunrise & rained till noon. Volty made Eveline a pair of wood needles of sumach [sic: Sumac] to knit lamberquins [sic: lambrequins] Wells did not do much but went to the Grange P.M. Johny churned & went to sams. Eva papered the kitchen & cleaned the chamber floors and stairs & finished lamberquin [sic: lambrequin] Irene done house work, what did the rest of the family do Sept 7 Saturday �22 [page with random scribbling] Wells Bamford Wells Bamford Wells [illegible] [struck text: Bamford] 2445 Walls Bamford �23 Sunday Feb 9th A beautiful clear day light Wind North. Volty & Grace went in cutter over to Charley’s. Welly came up from Alf’s stayed till towards night. got milk for the baby. John went to church came back [kindled?] and then made Wells folks a visit. Volty & Grace came at dark. Feb 10 1890 Monday. A beautiful day, bright and cold, wind North. Wells & Volty went to Kingston [struck text: on] with sleigh. V bought two butter prints and some socks for himself. Welly drove down in cutter to Alf’s for E & baby. The baby got a bad cold yet. Grace washed and hung out the colored clothes E made herself a rug, Will & Welly went for the box & to see Sid Percy. Mrs Gloyd better. Will didnt get the box but got V’s valise instead. Sid not at home. Wells & V came home quite early. John chored around & he and Welly skated. �24 Oct 19 Saturday [cut off: Wind] North Volty came... on Grange Johny helps... citron preserves. E knitting for W & making a shirt Welly came home at 3 O’clock Lynn Watters sent Wells 2 Newspapers. Grace cleaned floors & swept. I done house work 20 Sunday A clear fine day light W [Wind] North John Dixon brought mother to the river today. Will went across for her Welly rowed E & baby down to her grandmothers. Welly came back towards eve and Welly & Volty go up the river in G Glispies [sic: Gillespies] boat to Mosier’s. J Morgan, Anna Leonard and staty here. Monday 21 A fine day clear and bright scarcely any wind North. Grace washed and got all done early. Volty not home yet. Wells and Johny cleaning and drawing grain to the scow. I cooked, washed dishes and churned. Grace sewing on Maud Dress. Maud broke lamp chimney [struck text: [Welly] Ground froze last night. A beautiful day. Our apple trees came �25 Feb 11 Tuesday 1890 A beautiful clear cold day, river frozen fast now since Feb 7th sleighing good. Wells [illegible] a grist for mill. feels rather cold since yesterday, goes to sleep again in his chair. I suppose he keeps the old critter in the barn, poor Wells. Volty started this morning for Aunt Hannahs went with buggy, for he drove out with buggy but Welly & [illegible] went across with himself. Will got the box today. E done her washing and worked on her rug. John went to corner’s to get Wills mackinaws exchanged, bought Welly a pair of mittens $1.25 and himself a [struck text: pair] neck scarf for near ,80 got them on tick Carey’s. Grace went to school in cutter with her father. A beautiful sunset �26 [handwriting changed, likely Maud recording] Oh thir [sic: their] going to pump out lakerie [Lake Erie] thir [sic: their] going to comince [sic: commence] in June and when they get it all pumped out thir [sic: their] be whispers on the moon. Oh did you ever go to a baseball match and pay your fifty cents while other good people get up on the steaple [sic: steeple] and look clean over the fence and when they begin to play the kids they all will cry get down on the grass and slide on your ass and wate [sic: wait] till the clods [sic: clouds] roll by Oh I rember [sic: remember] the day I landed they thold [sic: told] me to go back agan [sic: again] the kids would cry get on to the gey but I got thir [sic: their; there] just the same �27 O the heart in my bosom has lately been stole by a sweet looking cromo just ninteen [sic: nineteen] years old shes a half irish blond an she likes pork and her feet is her featchers and she wears seventeens. O her frunt name was Hannah her farther [sic: father] was a tanner oh how he do hamer in an artistic manner with a toothpick and farrier she sluged doctor Tanner and offered John L Sullivan an pasly Rhyme She was a flyer an no one would big her. She coud [sic: could] tuck higher [struck text: they] than Jack Mc entyer she was a dasy [sic: daisy] dam fat and lazy and near such a fairy were my mary ann �28 Sept 14 Wednesday A very warm day Wind South. Wells and Volty gone to the fair. Volty went to see Mosier about pressing hay. Johny dug potatoes and went to Morys for ice for the butter and milked 12 cows alone. Alma here visiting in afternoon. Bill came with her across the ball pasture & Bill & Laura rowed here for her at evening I set up till most midnight making butter prints Sept 5th Thursday A clear bright morning very warm, Wind S. Volty drove to the dock. I carried 41 lbs of soft butter to market. Mrs Niles & Mrs Woodman went to the fair. I wrote to Watson on the boat and left it with Robert to mail. Saw Norman Petrie & Mattie Smith. Volty and Johny dig potatoes E stayed at home and had my supper for me when I got home. Grace went to town and had a lame foot �29 229 221 161 611 16 June 1896 A beautiful day very calm ...urn. Voltie and C. Woodman go to Kingston ...river on yacht. Started at 6 a.m. Did not return ...r 12 midnight. Grace & Nell start to go to [Mo]ntgomeries to visit—turned the buggy over in the ...yard and the old mare fell down in the harness between ...ills, Grace after unbuckling the harness got old Nell ...nd into the pasture then went to Mont’s in the ... Wellie came up to milk and strained the milk. Mrs ... , Inez, Wallace, John Jr here. Eveline and her Children here and Grace come at dark and all the evening company ...al [struck text: once] together in the evening—get weary wating [sic: waiting] for V go bed. Monday 15 June 1896 grand day no wind or rain. Nelly visiting Eveline. After lunch Grace drove to Wellie’s for Nell and [Mau]d they drive to WG Woodmans for tea and ...en they drive to Bells taking Miss Leonard with them, came home at eleven. Finaly [sic: finally] all get off to bed by twelve midnight—I go fast asleep Oh dear �30 Selections from Starks History & Guide to Barb[ados and] the Caribbee Islands or Wes... Inhabitants, White, Colored & Neg[ro] The white population form the govern[ment] in Barbados, nearly the entire wealth and... of the island, being in their hands, although... form at the present time but a small and constant fraction of the whole population of the island, for a total population of about 200,000 there are only 15000 white, 50,000 colored or mixed, and 135,000... When the English settlers colonized this place, they changed... climate, but not their characteristics: they brought with them the obs... tenacity of purpose, dogged perseverance and [nurturing?] energy of the... and turned this island into a garden. They brought with them, too,... love of freedom and sturdy independence that characterized the New England settlers, their friends and relatives. Henry Winthrop, the son of John Winthrop, the great Puritan Govenor [sic: Governor], came to Barbados with the first f settlers under Capt Powell, three years before his illustrious father fou[nded] Town of Boston and Massachusetts Colony. These were the men wh... -eyed Barbados; and for the greater part their sons remain, still. Englishmen... their fathers for several generations may have been born on the island,... this reason they are still, and must remain the governing class. N... families have altogether left the colony, probably retring [sic: retiring] to England, a... this of the old names a great number are now missing. Me... again of other old families have come to grief from one cause or ano[ther] their descendants are now living in humble positions or have emigr[ated to] other islands or to the United States. These early settlers were the... �31 [inserted upper margin: Friday...A [patron?]...meeting at Wellingtons. V attended gone till 12 Oclock midnight] free from weeds and bugs. We... to day had strawberries and cream and are... [We]lle and Reid are fishing and doing very well sat line. Grace cutting and making garments. Evening mail, a letter from Dad Bamford sending Grace some money. Boys practicing baseball in the evening Hubert & Muriel here Thursday 18 June 1896 A fine day No rain. This day ends Nells Guy’s visit for a long year. Grace went to market with 30 lbs butter, which she sold for 15 per lbs V cultivated potatoes. Maude and Irene done general house work & Maude moped [sic: mopped] kitchen for first time. Irene cleaned the pantry shelves We got the afternoon work done early and Maude picks goose berries for supper and glad to see V & G driving to the door alone and we have a merry time over [struck text: and] our tea. Voltie, Charlie Woodman go over the river in Weaver’s Yacht to distribute picknik tickets. Returned home at 2 oclock am Hubert & Muriel here in evening Wednesday 17 June 1896 A fine day. Voltie hoes potatoes. Grace and I get butter ready for market. Nellie done as she pleased. Reid and Weaver go to the Cape with fish. A hot day no rain. [struck text: no visiting] Mak out 30 lbs of butter for or Grace & Nell go visiting at Mrs... �32 ...Saturday 1896 ...day. The heat is intense ...very little air stirring the leaves— ...ndlers with a dim line of haze around the [Ho...yor?]. The boys (Wolfe Island boys) gone on Weaver yacht to a baseball contest with Claytonions. We don... our usual Saturday’s work & churned. Maude went strawberrying for dinner and in p.m. went to see Inez Niles. Will and Jess Reid fishing today Weaver went to Cape with fish for Miss Dixon. Reid & Niles this am before going to Grindstone with the baseball player. Bernard Morgan left at home, proceeded to get himself there the best way he could. Our boys were beaten at the base ball game by those Clayton fellows. Grace this evening went up to Morgans with Bernard in our boat. Voltie went early to bed 19 June Friday 1896 A very hot day no rain for some long time. Vegetation and Nature do not look very much dried up considering the long drougth [sic: drought]. Well. Nellie has made her annual visit and gone to Kingston again and we do very much as we please today. Irene churns and does all the dairy work & washes a few articles. Voltie plowing our potatoes on Grange. The potatoes here in Orchard are most beautiful and �33 24 July 1896. A very warm day raining ...noon Voltie working in shop while rain ...rking in door yard fixing stops and lay... ...Woodman here. Churned twice. Grace washed ...church dishes. Beatrice and. Maud went fishing ...one fish. Will & Reid fishing. Very warm evening ...Morgan here with beef. bought 6 lbs for dinner [Tue]sday 28 July 1896. Very warm d[ay]... ...washing. Voltie repairing reaperbinder and... ...toes bugs apn Reaping & binding drawing... ...noon had peas for dinner. Maud and washing dinner dishes. Beatrice’s tongue going like a ...clapper. The merry heart of my dear little granddaughter ...never get angry, peevish or cross. �34 and they all went home in the... Grace and I put the butter up Thursday 30 July 1896 A fine day... ...home this morning on Princess Louise... ...d all day work till noon getting all dishes washed pails, churn, jars, breakfast dishes & butter plates, dinner at Wellies. Wellie gone to Kingston... home at 3 p.m. and drove to field to shock... oats...drove to dock Coming home at 7... ...home with her. Edna Quinn Ha... ...naby I had nearly forgoten [sic: forgotten] to... ...down at 12 midday bringing... ...to make her vacation visit. Evening... ...Will Dixon, Wallace Niles. Wallace he... Grace [illegible] milk the cows. Young people up... midnight. Sent to market 29 lbs butter �35 Wallace Niles here this evening after supper Maud (as I suposed [sic: supposed]) went [struck text: I [illegible]] to the post office but instead went home with Wallace and played piano till 10 O’clock P.M. while I sat up and waited for him to come with the mail in rain. Saturday 29th Dree 1894 A beautiful clear day but cold Maud went for the mail this morning Wells Sr and Wallace Niles dug the grave Mr Niles and George went to Ferry For coal. Mr Niles is going across to K on Pierpont but he will have to walk to Garden Island on the ice for the boat only [struck text: goes] comes as far as the island. Wind North, Clouding up again this P.M. Grace making apple pies and cleaned floors cheerless weather wind piping up from S.E. Wellington’s little boy burried [sic: buried] at dusk 6 O,clock P.M. a twilight burial Geo Ranous’ youngest boy died this morning (Geo Jr) of diptheria. Martin brought in the table linen and towels after dark. River frozen over from shore to shore last night �36 Sunday 30th Dec 1894 only one day to write 94— What a terrible stormy morning, snowing and blowing from S.E. Cannot see from house to barn arose at 425 O’clock P.M. and the wind and snow storm a blinding gale which lasted till noon and sudenly [sic: suddenly] cleared away leaving a strong breeze behind. The ice all broken up this morning and rolling up in great waves on this shore. Tis three Oclock we’ve had our noon day meal and while I’m writing, the others are sitting around the room each reading, warm glowing fire in the stove, sun brightly shining, wind driving the snow in great drifts, while the water and ice is crashing against the shore as it comes tumbling in. Wallace came down, said his father saw Voltie yesterday in Kingston and V is doing well at his business. V sent home his trouserloons and Marts forgoten underwear Will here in evening. Mart had to go visiting to Mr Niles in eve �37 Monday 31 Dec 1894 Snowing this morning fast but no wind & soft wind East, broken ice on this shore At nine the sun come up brightly. WellsSr and Mart drawing hay. Wellie not come up yet Been cutting fir wood in Wellingtons wood. I darned mittens and fixed some for Mart, made scrap book Grace wrote Nellie a letter Wells Sr and Mart sawed off the end of one of the maple logs, snowed most all day Mart & Wallace went a hunting for ducks got nothing. Wellie came to bring the team home after drawing a load of wood for himself and Will Dixon. Snows in Eve Tuesday 1st January 1895 Another New Year ushered in by a grand snow storm Wind South. I see Bamford looking at a hickory stick, guess he’s going to make an axe handle �38 Our cows are doing very well just now strained the milk into 6 pails this morning and the faimly [sic: family] are well. I would like much to hear from John. Will here in the evening. A letter from Voltie. Storm cleared up a fine afternoon Grace had a queer letter from Minnie O’Brien for postage stamps Jan 2nd Wednesday 1895 A fine day. South East wind clear Wells Sr coping all day. Mart choring around. Maud at the music, Grace writing postage stamp letters, and cleaned floors I took care of the milk. Mart & I churned the butter, Nellie here for milk and butter and team to draw rails. Mrs Ranous sick with diptheria. Geo Gillespie hurt on head while working at a bee in woods at [struck text: Will Gillespies] Geo Ranous’. Charley Easton going down to stay all night. Geo Gillespie out of mind, wild headed continued on 159 �39 Sunday 21st May 1893 A fine morning but cool Wind W Martin went down to help Willie [sic: Wellie milk and both stayed to breakfast with Eveline. Wellie came up with Martin and watered horses, fed calves & hogs and then choped [sic: chopped] off the heads of two roosters—going to cook roosters for dinner. About 10 O’clock Charlie, Belle, Marjorie, Beatrice, Irene & Charles Victor, came. Sent the young ones over to Wills for Dalias toes for Belle Then came Will D & Jen D & Wickham with the accordion. So they all made a great noise for a while. Charley [illegible] beans evening. Evening caller Percy Burnham [illegible] the way to church accompani [illegible] Grace and Martin afte [illegible] and catch with base ba [illegible] ...Well they are gone a [illegible] Sabath is ended Goes w [illegible] �40 Monday 22 May 1893 A fine day. Wind S.W. Wellie plowed Wills garden. Martin cultivated ground for oats. Grace & I carry dirt to fill the old sink for a flower garden. Grace white washed dining room. I painted table legs and a chair and churned about a pound of butter. Maude gone to school. Mrs Niles made me an evenings visit. Maud & Grace went to Mrs Niles in evening says [illegible] had no sugar for a [illegible] but eat 10 dozen eggs intead. �41 A post from river [?] stopped and wait hope Wells Sr will return soon. Make & bake bread & make pickles. Grace cleaned pantry floor Grace practicing a difficult lesson on the piano. The Phonograph march hope she will persevere and conquor 6/8 time. Percey Burham and his ma gone across the ice. [sticker Date 1896 R] Saturday 29th February 1896 The last day of Feb with 29 days called leap year. Some somewhat raining. Sylvia gone home to day to Rochester. Wells Sr gone to Clayton about Linda’s Island guess he’s is in more trouble. Charley brings Belle and children down going to stay all night. C drives home again Bamford Sr arrives home after dark pretty well "Shot" which is extremely [?] The old man’s drunk again. He is lying in the lane. �42 clears up sun comes out warm and bright. Chown here to see Will Dixon. Will gone to River View. Ferris here about apple trees to contract. Didn’t take any. Maud & Charlie D came home after five O’clock from school. C.D. & Jno. Niles had a row. W Jr & E drove home first. V drove 20 minutes later & had sold his oak timber. Thursday 19 March 1896. A snow storm from the North. Maud gone to school. Grace washing white clothes. Wells Sr repairing harness. V in the shop making screen door frames. Grace at her patch work yet. V drove to school for maude. 19 of March and snow banks higher than ever drifting all day from the North. Went to J Niles to play pedro came home at 9.10 p.m. �43 Friday 20th March 1896 snow storming all night from the North and snowing & blowing this morning and freezing. Never saw so much snow on the ground in March. ’Tis winter far and wide. It looks as little like spring as would January with snow snow piled up and and drifted every where great bank as high as the caves of the hen house. If the spring rapidly advances what a flood of water will be. V and his father working in the shop. George Niles here for V to attend a sick cow. V ate dinner at Mr. Niles. Grandmother at the patch work. Grace made aprons. Afternoon sun shining brightly on this winderness of cold purity. V went for the mail. W Sr received a letter from M.H. appointing him chief in command of the Iron Queen and "Horatio is hiomself again". �44 Sunday morning 1st March A very good day. John and Flora here & Grandmother too. After dinner John, Flora & Grace go down to Wellies on ice boat, came back and J & F started for Limerick at 4 p.m. Wellie came and Flora plays beautifuly on piano. I sleep up stairs with Maud and sleep not at all comfortable. "The old man’s drunk again He is lying in the lane" Monday 16 March 1896 Not a very pleasant day. V gone to Gananoque to mill and get a cross cut saw repaired. Grandmother at the patchwork. Grace making sheets (made 6) Wellie gone to Kingston. Ice boating in evening, as far as Jr John Niles & got there. Irene washes some things. �45 Tuesday 17 March 1896 St. P’s day A brilliant day warm Wind S.W. and light. Wellie came up with sled accompanied by Hubert & Muriel. Grandmother peicing patch work quilt & had lots of trouble about Will and Charlie smokes a lot, face taned with tobaco smoke, poor dear old woman. letters from Stella Healy, F.W. Watson & N. Grey Watson’s got another son, old Mrs Craig very ill. Wednesday 18th March 1896. A soft snowy day. Voltie gone to Kingston for logs lumber which was sawed from logs. Wellie & Eveline gone to Kingston with potatoes. Stove man called here to sell a steel range but sold none. Will called here on his way to River view gone for tobaco and groceries. A world of snow everywhere no bare ground. Gran at the pacing voice old cracked and garulous over 80 years old and bent like a drooping sunflower old age is very unlovely [hope it is now fate above] �46 Saturday 21 March 1896 Sun light brightly falling on the white snow covered Earth. Frost on all Windows like a veil. Five teams passed up on their waw to Kingston. Wells Sr. gone to the City. V goes over the river to Garlands mills with oak logs to be sawed for making and repairing farm implements. Grace washing colored clothes. Grandmother patching log cabin quilts. Irene churned. Maud doing some work and garrulous as an old woman. Welly called here Jack McDonel sent to jail to day. Sam’s folks have a new hired girl. "The old mans drunk again He’s lying in the lane." �47 Sunday 22 March 1896 A moderately fine day. V gone across the river with cutter and horse to mills (Solars) came back before dark. V & G make Wellie’s family an evening visit. I no visitors for Sr’s family. Monday 23rd March 1896 A cold day Wind N. V & Will D gone to Garlands mill with two loads of logs to get sawed for lumber: bass, maple, oak & ash. Will comes home early. Wellie here; had jamed his thumb in the morning loading logs. V came after dark; The work of the day, dress, 6 roosters for market, make & churn 11 lbs butter, only 2-1/2 doz eggs. �48 Tuesday 24 Arose early got breakfast put up the butter and chicken & eggs for market. Jen came over & Jen, Voltie & Grace went to Kingston. A most beautiful day clear bright and warm. Maud stays home from school. A pleasant day at home, supper all ready when they return. V drives over home with Jen, but Charley here to meet his ma with sled and basket. V exchanged sleighs with Frank Woodman again bringing ours home. Wellie borrowed the sewing machine Wednesday 25 March 1896 A very unpleasant day Wind S. blowing like (something). Maud gone to school. Gran pricing. snow settling away; looks like a storm, horizon dark blue & grey. G & I sew carpet rags. Wind blows harder towards night. But Maud faces the wind home Voltie showing Charley Woodmans horses. C Woodman & F Woodman & A Weaver gone to Howe Island to a horse trot. �49 Thursday 26 March 1896 Awoke this morning to find rain pouring down. Rained nearly all last night. Grace finishing lounge cover. V working in shop. W.B Sr. choring around. Grandmother at her quilt. Irene tidies the pantry shelves. Maud at home couldn’t walk to school. Maud washing dishes and cleaning potatoes. Had fresh herring for dinner. Charlie came over for butter milk: had none, gave him sour milk and cream instead & send Jen butter. V went to Jen’s for yeast. Jen sent me some krout & yeast. Frank W & Al Weaver gone across the ice to Garlands mills with saw log. W Sr fixed step ladder and Grace is cleaning the pantry 1/2 past two p.m. our rain turned to a snow storm. an old timer of �50 a storm blowing and drifting all night. Evening Grace set quilt lining together. Maude wrote letter to her father. Sr went early to bed. last night dreamed of JohnyFlora baby & Mrs [Lindly] Friday 27 March 1896 A clear cold morning, wind N.W. frost heav thick on windows. Wind blowing snow drifting all day. The whole landscape far and wide has all the appearance of mid winter. Grace finishes the pantry. Irene washes dishes, churning, cooks the dinner and does general house work. Grany at the patch work. Voltie in shop making oars. Sr choring & mending milk pails with solder. Maud help at the dishes, sows carpet rags. I’m sleepy. Went to bed, slept two hours. Saturday 28 A fine clear day, wind N.E. cold. Wellie & Will gone to Kingston. V went to Millens Bay for oil. Irene wash all pm. G swept, dusted, made beds and got the noon day meal �51 Millens Bay for kerosine oil. Irene wash all pm. G swept, dusted, made beds and got the noon day meal. Maud washed dishes. Sr made axe handle. Gran made patch work. Afternoon V and I drove in cutter down to Wellie’s. Those blessed little children how they are sunburnt and freckled. Eveline has a fine lot of carpet rags. Two peddlers called at W Jr. One ate supper with us. A great hulking swarthy fellow & wants to stay all night. Says he is a Syrian. The smaller one out looking up a lodging place for night but found none wouldn’t eat any supper. Said they would have to lie in the snow to night. Wellie sent them on to Al Joslins. V came for me after dark. V & Grace �52 go to J.N. to visit this evening found George over the river & Wallace and Shelly at Morgan’s. A clear moon light eve. Moon at full. Sunday 29 March 1896 Awoke this morning to find the rain falling in torrents, tub running over. Clears up at 10 a.m. & Voltie, Grace & Maude drive in cutter over to Charlies’. Tis now half past eleven. Suppose I must now get dinner. Grace & V came home at 4 p.m. bringing papers. Monday 30 March 1896 A fine day thawing snow rapidly disapearing. V & W Jr gone to Kingston carried up a load of pottatoes for Ed Baker. Grace washing and hanging them out lines all full. Patch work going on as usual. V brought home the Tuesdays mail, letters for Boss from his employess. �53 Tuesday 31 and last day of March 1896 Another fine warm day G & V cleaning kitchen. P.M. Grace goes to bed sick looks badly & I prescribe for her all p.m. Wells Jr here in the evening for mail but got none. some work going on. "The old man’s drunk again He’s lying in the lane. Wednesday 1 April 1896 all photo day raw and cold looks like a storm. Wellie & V drew hay from Wellie’s stock this a.m. to this barn. After dinner V goes to J. Niles to sort wood with cross cut saw. Gran at the patchwork. G. D. Carpet rags. �54 Maud help wash dishes and iron clothes. Grace not very well yet. Maud having lots of fun playing at April fool. Thursday 2 April 1896 A chilly nasty day. Wind West. Removed poor dear Milly to day from the vault to her last long resting place in our little cemetery. V helped dig the grave. The work as usual goes on, cutting & sewing rags. The patch work yet going on. Grace got pain in right side. Evening callers George, Wallace & Irene Niles here this evening toward eve freezing hard, gave Wellie 12 eggs for Easter. �55 Friday 3rd April 1896 cold Wind W. Wells concludes to start Saturday for Detroit. A cold unpleasant day. W Jr & V drawing hay from Wellies to our barn. Grace and Irene got her fathers wardrobe all is growing style. Every thing darned, mended, washed & starched. Trunk all packed going away to stay all summer. and leave us alone once more. R and Wellie & R came up on ice boat this evening. Stay awhile and go home again. Saturday 4 April 1896 A cold frozen morning wind W. Arose at 5 p.m. Wells Sr built fire. Irene got up the breakfast & put up the butter and they start at 1/2 past 6 a.m. (i.e. V & his dady) gone to take his father to Kingston & gone by Belles �56 Drove by Belle’s on the ice but didn’t stop there. V came back by Bells stoped and ate dinner. Bought the carpet warp 1-1/2 bunch or 7-1/2 lbs. Will and Charley here to soup. Gave Charley a dozen eggs for Easter. Gave Wells Jr 13 eggs for Easter. Satu up quite late to read 30 min past 10 p.m. Easter Sunday 5th of April 1896 A soft Spring like day scarcely a breath of wind. Boys ice boating but not very swiftly. Sleighing very good yet. C. H. making sugar, plenty of snow in woods and fields with bare uplands. A chicken for dinner. Charles Dixon & Flora Dixon dined with us. After dinner Cha’s, Maud & Flora play hide & seek. C brought us dried pumpkin (v.s. cookies & �57 pickles). Wm & Charles return in evening. A season of hymn singing. C & Wm plays hide Monday 6 April 1896 A soft Spring day. Snow and fare growing about parretey ie. eaqualy divided. V taped three maples, Maud accompanying him to learn the process & had a drink of sap for the first time. Grace & June finish the log cabin for Grandmother. Grace carried the carpet warp to Mrs Niles. Muriel & Hubert came up with Wellie on sled drawn on ice by Dan & Dig. �58 Tuesday 7th of April 1896 A fine soft Spring day. Grace sewing and reeling carpet rags to color. Gran reading most all day. Irene washed Bells breadth of carpet, and V a pair of pants. Maud at school & V brought his net & reel from off the ice. Withdrew his sturgeon net out from under the ice. After lunch V went to J.N’s to saw wood. June churned & C & C, Wallace N came home with V, helped him saw wood, ate supper with us. In the evening the whole Niles family went to Spafford’s to partake at warm maple sugar. V taped 4 or 5 more trees. V brought in at evening time 2 full pails of sap. Will made us a cake. �59 Wednesday 8 April 1896 A white frost this morning on every thing. And a beautiful sunrise followed by a clear warm day. Snow disapearing slowly. Spring birds singing, robins & wrens &c. V brings in 2 pails of sap, shoes Frank W’s horses. Grace papering kitchen. Frank came this evening & helped Grace & Voltie finish papering the kitchen and border 2 yds wanting Irene colored all the carpet rags orange gold cardinal red and green. �60 Thursday 9th April This morning like yesterday morning the day the same, warm bright and beautiful. Grace cleaned kitchen floors. V brings three pails of sap. Irene wound all the newly colored rags. Granny reads. Charley & Will here for cornstalk. Will here this evening. Grace cleaned and papered the small bed room up stairs. Maud at school ice in River very soft. �61 Friday 10 April 1896 Looks very much like rain but holds off. V in shop making a tongue for cultivator for Frank W. Frank here most all day, ate dinner here. Grace painted summer kitchen then papered and cleaned one of the small bedrooms up stairs. In evening Grace & Voltie go to Al Joslin’s to a sugar party & dont return till morning. 6 am. Charlie Holliday here, ate dinner at Wills Saturday 11 April 1896 Maud goes visiting to Wellies. A soft morning looks like rain and that is all didn’t call Grace this morning let her lie till she came down of her own mind. Grace cleaned kitchen pantry, painted summer kitchen another coat of paint, then cleaned and [?] the East bedroom up stairs. Frank Woodman here helping V saw wood. Frank about half asleep. Sent the carpet rags to Mrs N by V & F. �62 Sunday 12 Apri 1896 A soft spring day & hazy. Patches of snow here & there: spring birds singing in the leafless oaks and apple trees. Our family are employed in reading. Irene does the breakfast work, & takes a thorough bath, changes her apparel and gets dinner. The sugar off in a small quanitity: cant afford more. Now going to get or make soup for dinner. Rachel came over at sundown and stayed all night. �63 Monday 13 April 1890 A very fine day. R went home about 6 oclock a.m. Grace washed. Maud went to school. Looks like rain. Tuesday 14 April @1896 Cloudy morning rained all fore noon quite hard. Cleared up p.m. A beautiful sunset. Gran reading all day. Maud at school, river full of lodged ice from shore to shore. Maud at school. In eve W Jr came up and Voltie, Wellie, Wall Niles moved the cook stove into the kitchen from dining room and then played pedro all evening. �64 Wednesday 15 April 1896 A fine day warm and bright. Pierpont passed up cutting through the ice, close in shore. Maud at school. Gran reading all day. Grace cleaned chamber and put up curtains and down carpets. V plowing all day. June done general house work. Thursday 16 April 1896 A fine spring day Wind South, a warm sun & a cloudless sky. V plowing. Gran reading all day. Grace finishing chamber— cleaning. Irene doing general house work. Maud at school. Charlie D came to go with her to school. Grace boiled Charleys �65 Thursday 21 February 1896 The assessor here today, Mr. Moore. Awoke this morning to find a very stormy scene out door, snowing and blowing a gale from south, the snow drifts and the banks have increased in bulk and size. Expected Grace & Voltie home today, but a disapointment. Dr. Buchanan came across to Samy’s towards evening when saw them coming thought was V & G. I made punkin pies and fried cakes and Mrs Naylor helped me all day. A clear bright day. rather cold. Wind North esp to present [illegible] , V & G have not returned. The cause may be on account of bad roads. Wells Jr here for to draw hay and stayed to dinner. Toronto cloth peddlers here but we bought nothing. Mrs Naylor done housework I cut carpet rags and patched clothes phonograph show to night at our school. �66 June 28 Wednesday June 29 Thursday �67 January 1895 A beautiful day West wind Wells Sr & Jr went to Kingston this morning. Jr carried potatoes to market. Sr went for lumber. Voltie & Grace came home at 2 p.m. Mrs. Naylor helped me all day. The snow is every where very deep. There has been no winter for years when the snow has been pilled up as tis now in 1895. Sunday 24th February 1895 A very good day West wind. Charley and Marjorie drove for me to go home with them. Don’t want to go. I would like to stay home a whole week before going there but it may be a duty and I must go I hope Grace will take good care of the little rose bush and give it a little water every night and set it on the table under the big looking glass and eery morning set it in the high chair by the front window where it can get all the sunlight. I shall not see it blossom for I will be gone and I hope Grace and Voltie will write in this diary every day or evening before going to bed and don’t let Mart see this book for �68 he will claim it. I have taken it for my own for I have none and he does not use it any more since he commenced going to school but keep it out of his sight and get rid of as many superfluous boarders as you can, for we do not need them and what is not eaten at table is devoured behind the door for of course life has to be sustained at all hazzards and odds. Do not expect or look for me till I return. I have 25 cts in the little round basket on the table. Don’t use it but add a little to it if you can. I hope Maud will be a good girl. Mrs N does not like her very well but Maude belongs here and she "vise versa". Now dont forget the rose bush and tell Wellie to be sure and get something for his head if anyone goes up on Wednesday and give him the 25 cts in the little box if he has not enough money, that is in the little round basket. I wanted to have Eveline and the children come up this week but I will see them when I come home make every [illegible] �69 Friday 15 March. Rather a coldd day growing cloudy towards eve. I mended stockings and Grace went for the mail, received the "New York Recorder", Yankee, Blade, Whig, News, churned. Uncle Smith drove across the river with Wellington Smith taking him to Rosier. �70 Saturday 16 March 1895 A beautiful morning light South wind. Voltie drove to the City for for his sawed oak & while gone traded horses got a white mare now for Fred horse. A trot at Millen’s Bay this afternoon. Mart went to trot. We are expecting visitors from Carlton this evening but the wind has arisen west and is cold guess they not come. but Charley and Bill come. instead been to Gloyds all day & C been to horse trot as much surprised to see them & the baby. So they stay all night. Grace, Maud I work hard all day, am very tired. Eveline came up Wellie hurt his foot getting out ice for Burnham. �71 Thursday 21 March 1895 St Patrick’s birth day cold and freezing. Wind West. Slept on the lounge last night. Belle and Charley went home this morning after breakfast. Those books Mrs Gloyd gave Belle were beautiful specimens of Litterary magazines. Eliza Jane & husband came down home to day from the cape, but in attempting to return were forced back by the wind. So couldn’t cross the river so drove back to Michea’s. Mart gone skating and not back yet 20 minutes past 7. Notwithstanding the wind we had visitors Charley, Doctuer Charley Walsh & Minnie OBrien and now Frank Woodman is here in the evening. �72 Monday 18 March 1895 The cold March winds are fiercely blowing from the west and freezing hard. Wellie came up and brought Hubert with him. Eveline & Muriel came up at 9 a.m., stayed till evening. Wellie went to R Gillespies Howe Island. Will D went too. Voltie went to Cape Vincent for seed house beans and bought wall paper and bordering also tobaco and letter paper. Wells Sr cut his foot. Wellie, Voltie & Will went over on the ice boat looking for Mart and found Mart had stayed at Beedles last night and had struck out looking for work. Irene churned. W. H. Woodmans wife very sick. Dr Spankie down to see her to day. �73 Thursday, 21 March 1895 A very fine day wind hushed and gone to rest very light wind West. Wells Jr & Voltie fixing the ice house. Lizzie Woodman very sick yet with inflammation of bowels. Dr Buchanan came to see her to day. Will Dixon and Geo Williams gone to Cape Vincent. Will gone seed house peas & Williams going Chaumont. Will gave a Mrs Horn a ride on his ice boat. Mart came home to day having hired to S. Plum for $16,50 per month to do house work. Charley Easton called in evening going to the post office. Mart went with him. Johny McGinnis came for Voltie to drive our bull home says he’s afraid of the bull. Hiram Joslin drove in here to borrow an axe and borrowed one of Voltie. Wells Sr wrote a letter to Capt Fitzsimmonds last evening. Maude mailed them this am. Grace sent for seeds from Park’s sent one to Washington. Maude Koen went into the convent to day. �74 Wednesday 20th March 1895 A beautiful day snow settling in the hot rays of the sun. Boys moved the ice house this morning and then Wells Sr & Jr drove up on the ice to Kingston. Voltie went too Millens Bay for kerosine. Mart and Voltie with him. Grace washed the clothes. V & Mart drove up to the net but got only two fish, perch. A Patrons meeting at Elly Woodmans this evening, and ice boat race in K to day. Lost a calf this morning. Geo Rattray drove in here to din. Voltie for balance for Threshing. Well, Grace and I have just finished washing the tea dishes and I ought to finnish patching Marts overalls but guess I’ll put to off till tomorrow morning. I darned and mended clothes for Mart to day. A bright starnight Will had his d with us �75 Thursday 21 March 1895 The weather this morning froze up again but thaws out again before noon and grows soft. The snow slowly disolving in the hot rays of old sol as the Earth day by day wheels her Northern temperate zone towards the suns genial warming pan. Wellie helping Will set a net after driving over to Will’s with E and the children. Ev making Jen a dress. Wellie ate dinner here and then Wellie, Voltie and Mart filled the ice house Mart went to OBriens and from there to Morgans for the ice saw and tongs. Shelly Niles came down to see us to day. This is the first time Shelly been here since Lill & Hank were married. A lecture in the Church this evening. Sr coping the North side of the house. Irene churned and mended clothes for Mart. I’m tired of patching. I’ve patched all winter and made over old stockings and darned scocks. We have no wool or yarn to knit socks and I’m glad of it. I’ve knit for 60 years and thats enough! W. G. Woodman and family drove into ice crack & Mary got wet. �76 Friday 22nd March Froze again last night but soon thawed out as the sun arose high above the tree tops. Mart straped his trunk to Maud’s little sled and went away over the ice, going away to work all summer. Poor Mart. God knows all about him. Voltie and Wells Sr went to Lindas Island and drew wood after dinner, they went again for a log and then Jr and V drew a load of hay from the old barn. Voltie & Grace going this evening to Carlton to make that long defferred visit, hope they will come back all right. Eveline and the children visiting at her fathers. Wellie drove down for them. Charley Woodman gone to Kingston. No one to go for the mail this evening. Wells lame yet but been coping the house, good sugar weather. Am very glad to hear Lizzie Woodman is better. Thank the Lord! Voltie and Grace came back at half past 12 am. Our coal fire gone out and no coating could keep it alive. �77 Saturday 23rd March 1895 A beautiful day, snow in long mudy patches. Ice traveling with heavy loads good yet; our highway in front of the house on the ice is constantly traveled by sleighs cutters and heavy loads of hay, wood logs and other commodities. There was to have been a trotting match at River View over to "see what they could see", which proved no race at all for some reason This morning Edith Montgomery and Miss Leanard (school teacher) came down from home and walked cross the river from here Mr D. Breakey gallantly helping them across the crack. Wells Sr finnished coping. Our boys drew hay, from the old barn. They went by the way of Wills. But I think the main incident of the day of was the coming of the family on a hand sled, moving, they knew not where the family consisting of a man, woman, two children, two dogs and their house hold goods such as a few old chairs, an old bed and nothing to eat, the man not ashamed to send the little girl to beg for tobaco with little bare heels on the snow. Well Charley Woodman moved them over to the old snow house going to work for Charley for one month on trial. Patched V old pants. �78 Sunday 24 March 1895 Not a very pleasant morning. Wind S. snowing and raining, regular March weather. Such a day as no one comes to see us and we sit around the stove and read & nod over our books and papers while the weather grows worse and the wind rises and howls dismaly around the house. Voltie gone to bed. Wells Sr reading the Whig. Grace and Maud reading. Would like to know how the family over in the Snow house are this morning and if they have any thing for breakfast, poor things. Had a nap while Grace got dinner. Sun shining clearly all pm. Dick Halliday drove down to make a visit for the first time in two years & staid to supper, went down cellar with Voltie and looked at the potatoes, think he wants to buy. Heard those people that yesterday moved into the old snow house ar ar [sic] gypsie vagrants belonging to a gang of thirty or more prowling around the country. �79 Monday 25 March 1895 We awoke this morning to find the rain pouring down. Set the wash tub and soon had a tub full of water. Voltie working around the barn nearly all day it cleared away at noon, sun shone brightly out. W Jr took his nets from out the ice. Snow rapidly disapearing fields are getting bare but great banks of snow are yet piled up against board fences. Mended V coat and darned socks and cut carpet rags. Helmer Woodman, Will Irvine & J Irvine called here this evening for Voltie & stoped on their way to Burnham for W Jr to join the Patrons of Industry. They left their horses here untill their return. Wells Sr writing a letter to John McCohn this eve. Grace & Maud returning early another calf at the barn �80 Tuesday 26 March 1895 The ground this morning covered with snow all the mud covered again but by 10 am ground mud spots naked again. A half cloudy day. An eclipse on the sun to day not visible in this country. Grace sewing on my dress. Bamford Sr whacking away at the house roof yet. Maud very good girl washing the dishes like a little woman while her tongue flies as fast as her finger. W Jr and E Bates working on Jr house building a veranda. Heard C Woodmans hired gipsy man yesterday, cut three cords of stove wood. Good days work so they say! Will Dixon hauled out his fish nets this pm. Voltie ditto. Through a mistake V pitched his fathers mittens with the hay to the cows. �81 Wednesday 27 March 1895 A sort of disagreeable unpleasanat day. Voltie thought he would drive to Kingston with a log but not considering the ice very good, V & his father drove up in cutter. Maud started out early to rap Will out so he could send to town if he wished, but did not succeed in awakening the household. From there she went to W Jr, found them at Breakfast and ate breakfast with them and came home accompanied by Jr who finnished doing the chores. Came again in p.m., says Rob Percy came over and wants Sr to come over to his house. [Rob Percy|R.P.]] has Sr in his clutches, some way. Poor old Sr he always as to buisness. He is one of the "Might have beens" Only a prodigal a life that has been traveled by thousands like him in sinful selfishness. I supose Sr went to the office to day. I expect we’ll all be hoisted some day. Sr bought himself a new pair of mittens. 5 eggs to day. �82 28 March 1895 Thursday This morning Wind North, cold, ground cover white with snow three inches every bare spot covered looks like mid winter again. Voltie working in blacksmith shop. Sr chopping wood and choring around. Grace piecing a quilt. Irene darned and cut rags and washed socks and mittens gave Jr tea & butter. Voltie found the lost mittens this morning so Sr has 3 pairs of good mittens. Maud sewed a few rags. 3 eggs Friday 29 March 1895 A soft cloudy day froze last night but soon thaws last face of snow gone again only the old snow remaining. Wellie not here to day, churned and made prints 8 lbs. Will not here either. Charley came over for butter print and butter basket. Sr mending tugs in kitchen a hot fire nearly all day. Grace washed quite a washing. V drew hay. 3 eggs. Wellie & Voltie baged potatotes in the cellar for market. Easton here and went to the office with V for mail, no letters. �83 Saturday 30 March Ground white with snow everywhere. Wellie and Will gone to KingstonMarysville with potatoes and butter to exchange for groceries. Drove up on North side across Michael OBriens. Very rough traveling on the ice. Wellington Burnham accompanied them. Didn’t return till nearly sun down. For the 8 lbs of butter at 16 per lb received 10 lb sugar 3½ yds shirting one spool white thread and 40 cent cash. Sr mengin tugs in kitchen. V making cutter irons. 40 cents 42 shirting 5 thread 40 sugar [subtotal] 127 5 yeast [total] 132 �84 Sunday 31st March A clear bright quiet calm day, new snow disapearing but millions of old snow every where, great banks to melt away yet. Wellington Burham’s horse ran away from the church shed where he was hitched with cutter and in rounding the point at concession struck cutter and smashed it up breaking runners, fells dash board seat and cleared from the cutter, ran down the ice and away over towards United States and wheeled about and came home again. After dinner Grace went down the ice to Wellies. Jr at the barn nearly all day. Voltie up stairs. Maud & I here alone. My head always singing like August crickets. A cloud off in the south. Well I must go now and skim the milk for the calves for tis after 4 p.m. �85 Monday April 1st 1895 A stormy day for the first of April snowing and blowing from the North all day, ground white with snow every where, river still frozen over from shore to shore. Wells got a lame back. Not much done excepting chores, no one here. A rough day for the first of April after the most severe winter we have seen for years. Tuesday 2nd A fine warm day but Earth white with snow which is rapidly melting beneath the hot sun. Wells got a very lame shoulder. Will came over, been to post office to post letters. Wellie here. After dinner Voltie hiched horses onto pumper and Maud and I ride over to Wills and stay all pm. V coming for me in evening. Voltie this am drove in cutter over to John Wilkinson’s to see about getting maple sugar for a sugar party to be held at S.D. Woodmans 10 of Apr by the Patrons. Wilkinson asks $100 per gal. �86 Wednesday 3rd April A very good day some what cloudy. Wells Sr and V coping the house all day. Voltie this evening gone to a Patron Meeting held at the School House. Yesterday Grace and I sent for seeds & [illegible] Last night we rec’d the Peoples Home Journal and a letter from Miss Guy. Sr rec’d one from Greenleaf. Snow & wind everywhere. W Jr drawing sand or stone for his kitchen which he is going to build. Eddy Bates is going to help him. Forgot to say Charley Easton was here last night and Charley Burnham & Eddy Bates. Percy Gillespie here this a.m. for Missionary money subscribed 25 cts which is to be repaid in two weeks. �87 Thursday 4 April 1895 Thawing all day in sun No holes yet in the ice but snow slowly disapeaaring from land. Voltie drawing sand 3 loads from foot of Island. V & the father coping the kitchen. I cleaned the pantry cupboard and arranged things therein all the rest of the day, cut rags and sewed hit and miss, Wellie drawing stone for his kitchen. Wells Sr. shoulder lame yet �88 Friday 5 April 1895 A fine day for sunshine and taking off the snow. Wellie came up for the team to draw sand. I went with him and stayed all day, had a fine visit Alvira Burnham & Dora Gillespie came up and stayed all pm. Geo Gillespie drove for them. Voltie drew one load sand Eddy Bates drove the team home. Fran Woodman came down for V’s fiddle bow. not many letter this eve. Grace read one from Minnie McDonald Montana Grace’s & Eveline’s flower seeds not come yet begin think they not come at all. Charley Easton went to Gananoque to day walking on the ice. �89 Saturday 6 A cloudy day thawing away the snow, but lots left yet scattered around in patches and banks every where disfiguring the landscape with an unnatural appearance. River ice turning dark and watery and dropsical but Laura Smith drove up the ice from her place to our consession and then drove by the roads to the Villiage said the roads are terrible. Grace cleaned floors. I washed some clothes. Wellie drew stone for his new kithcen. Voltie & Sr coping the N.W. end of the kitchen. In evening Voltie went to W. H. Woodmans to see about syrup for the Patrons Sugar party and did not return till 2 Oclock a.m. He helping Snub boil down sugar. Maud brought in nine eggs. �90 Sunday 7 April 1895 Sitting by the front window looking out upon the fast receding and disapearing snow. Yesterday a stick lay upon the snow bank in front of the window towards the oak tree, now the stick lies upon the ground the snow having melted away and left it there. An abundance maple of sugar made this year but none for us. I hope to get some when next marketing is done. Maple sugar has this spring been sold for 4 cts per pound in Kingston. William Irvine made us a short visit. Thought he was going to stay to dinner. So we stewed a pot full of fresh beef, best he gone now and tis 20 minutes past one Oclock p.m. Sr at the barn. Voltie in the rocking chair reading the Yankee Blade. Grace making biscuits for dinner & Maude tearsing around outdoors yelling like a wild cat. Welly, Will & Rube made us a short visit towards evening. They came up from Jr’s lots of wind to walk in. Old gobbler chased Maude. Guess she wont’ run out in mud any more while the gobler is around. �91 Monday 8th April 1895 A very windy rainy day Maude & I done cooking and house work. Worked hard all day. Grace papered the kitchen. Voltie and Will moved the old side board in to the pantry which I think is a great improvement. Voltie done some black smith work and Wells Sr worked on his cutter. V & G. & M rummaging among the old books and paper up stairs at bed time. Churned to day. �92 Tuesday 9 April 1895 Rained all night, tub overflowing with soft water. Snow nearly gone this morning excepting high banks and they are settled dwindled down and in a few days will soon be gone. Wind and water prevails. River fast closed with ice and covered with a fog. Grace scoured woodwork in kitchen this a.m. Sent a letter to Mrs. MacDonell Montana. V blacksmith shop. Sr working in shop too at something. my head pretty bad singing all night merry as crickets and swimming like a whirligig and ache ache ache across the back of head. �93 Wednesday 10 April 1895 A clear frozen morning. Grace got an ulserated tooth. Voltie went to Snub’s for the maple sugar, got 4 gallons for the sugar party to be held at S.D. Woodman’s an opisition [sic: opposition] party down to Hornses. Will D here, had singing. In evening Perley called and went with G & [Devolson|D]] to the Patron’s Party. �94 Thursday 11 April 1895 A fine warm day tomatoes coming up. V & G came home last night at 1 oclock a.m. Grace washed and brought all the water to wash with. V and Sr shingling the horse barn. This day moved into the kitchen. Frank Woodman here in the evening. I mended Sr old vest, tore up my best black apron to mend it with and I cut some carpet rag & churned. 5 eggs to day. Frank Woodman here this evening. The Valentine buisness is clear enough now. Never thought G. N. would prove such an ungrateful sap head though I never considered him very heavily freighted with sound sence or kindliness of feeling for any one but he does not want to go sailing with Bamford any more. He has no further use for this family So he can heap all the abuse on Voltie he likes, in his sneak thief way. �95 Friday 12 April 1895 A fine a.m. though frozen this morning but soon thaws out and the small remnant of snow which is left here & there is going going nearly gone. The is aged in the river and we continue to dip water from the water hole that we cut last Dec or Jan. There is a long channel open and I expect the ice will be gone or broken up in the morning for the wind is S.E. and blowing this evening and raining and the gulls have been flying in from the lake. W Sr and Voltie coping the South West side of the house. Maude brought in 12 eggs this a.m. and done her lessons very well. V gone for the mail and Sr & Jr signed a petition for a telephone to be continued from Hugh McLaren’s to Woodmans. �96 Saturday 13 April A medium sort of day rather cloudy but didn’t rain. V & his father worked at coping the S.W. side house till nearly six Oclock. Maude brought eleven eggs. Grace set a hen In evening V went to Jr to make a visit. Frank Woodman there & Will D. They played checkers. We had pumpkin pie for supper and sat up reading till near eleven. Grace ciphering all evening. Mr Watson was to come to day but I supose weather prevented. Maud and I sowed flower seeds in an old tin pan and decorated it with broom splinters. �97 Sunday 14 April 1895 A cloudy day, water hole gone and river clear of ice from Canada to United States. Skiffle are now passing from one government to another. Niles been over and returned. Grace over to her Grandmothers since breakfast, dishes were washed. Wellie came up awhile and I let him take 6 Yankee Blades. W Sr at the barn most of the time. This is Easter Sunday. The day on which arose our most blessed Savior. A quiet calm peaceful day. Grace came before dark. Said Frank Woodman and Bill Horn ate dinner at Wells. Evening visitors Frank Woodman & Bernard Morgan. Night dark and rainy. �98 Monday 15 April 1895. A nasty wet cold disagreeable day, a drizzling rain falling all day I have nearly forgoten what each individual member of the family done this day. Slept ate and drank as usual I’m sure. Would like to know how Belle and her family are and would like to hear from Johny and how he get along with his Spring work, but not much work done yet this spring any where. Would like to hear from Martin too but not a word from him yet. Ought to write to Dick Brown and ought to write to Lib Watson. �99 Tuesday 16 April 1895 A raw windy day snow not all gone yet. Voltie started the plow over on the range but finds it wet plowing. Wind North. Grace got the Park flower seeds this evening and the music book no letters no papers. �100 Wednesday 17 April 1895 A clear bright day Wind N. Sr coping V drawing manure from the house. Grace and I done as we had a mind too cant wash for we have no soap. A sugar party at J Wilkinsons this evening. Will Dixon there and played violin. Frank went too. �101 Tuesday 12 Jan 1897 A clear cold morning. West wind. Some more snow fell during the night, river steaming think the river will freeze over this time to keep. Quarter to 10 a.m. Al Joslin here just came says he has got heart disease but he is smoking and V smoking and Sr is smoking and a cloud of smoke fills all the sunlight coming in at the window in queer fantastic waves and circle. We hear enough about women talking but if any three women can talk more than these three men, I don’t want to hear them. V tomorrow going to have a bee getting out manure Jan 12 through Jan 29th 1897 1 page for July 97 �102 tiresome days are passed since I last wrote in this diary & little events have taken place that go to make up our every day life and passed by forever. Grace and Maud have been to Veron and made a two weeks visit, came home on 11 July bringing Harry W. and Fred Smith with them for a weeks visit which lasted till 18 July. Marjorie stayed with me three weeks. Mother here more than a week. Belle and her children and Dick Halliday here, Dordane Sid Percy, Alda and two young ones here. Rachel, Will and all of Jen’s children here several times. Mrs Park here. Two patrons meetings hen. Mr Niles and Wallace working here. Shelly Niles here. Frank Woodman here. Allen LaFleu here. Weather very dry. Smiths boarders here 5 of them �103 Wednesday 18 Jan 1897 A clear cold day. Wellie, Voltie, Frank, George & Wallace Niles and Will Dixon helping V draw manure. Drew 25 loads. Grace taken sick with tonsilitis and after dinner persuaded her to go to bed and she is very sick all pm and all night tonsils badly cankered. I try every remedy I have which is recommended by Dr Chase. Boys didn’t stay to supper. River closed over last night. V started out skating but did not stay long. �104 Thursday 17 Jan 1897 River frozen over this morning quite firmly. Grace no better. V and Wall go across the ice bringing all the way with a stick. Gone for the Dr for Grace, return at 2 pm bringing Dr Watson who leaves powder and pills and gargles & throat washes. Ate dinner here then went over to Wills to see Rachel. Lanced her mouth then V & W fitted out the ice boat The Frost and gave Dr Watson a ride on the ice boat the first he ever experienced. Voltie skating after dark �105 24 July 1895 Friday 15 Jan 1897 Another cold day. Grace better Voltie & Wellie draws wood from Lindas island with old Nell, two loads, found the crossing good going to have a chopping bee on Monday to cut up the fallen timber on Lindas. Evening mail. Letters for Grace. One from Dr H Watson, one from LaFleur, a postal from Miss E Hammer. Evening visitors Mary & Herbert & Tom Dignum stay awhile and then accompany V on the ice skating Will D and Frank Woodman & Jim Morgan went to St Lawrence Corners for oil started early and didn’t return till dark. V goes skating after dark. �106 Saturday 16 Jan 1897 A cold day. Grace much better but goes to bed after dinner. V goes to River View on ice boat for tobaco, soap & sugar and bought Maud a slate and led pencils. Came home early and after supper goes skating till 12 Oclock or less. A dark cloudy afternoon. �107 25 July Sunday 17 Jan 1897 looks like rain or snow, wind rising and blowing like a harricane ripping up the ice in the old St Lawrence tearring it open from shore to shore, driving it on shore and piling it up and stacking it high and dry on Linda’s Island. Whew what a storm. Well old winter we stole a march on the ice bound river while it did last and got the Dr and two loads of wood and some groceries, so roll and tumble and clash your ice in pieces and churn and powder it up. The girls and boys have had lots of fun while the ice lasted. Jim Morgan made us an evening visit. �108 Monday 18 Jan 1897 The ice this morning pretty well broken up. Grace much better no snow no sleighing �109 26 July Tuesday 19 Jan 1897 A extremely cold day. Voltie and Wall went to Lindas for the purpose of chopping wood this a.m. Came home at 12 to dinner. After dinner returned again to the Island taking Charley Woodman, Frank Woodman, Will Dixon, Ed Weaver, Wells BamfordJr and Wallace Niles, 7 of them, to saw and split fire stove wood. When coming home at 3 p.m. they ran the ice boat upon a thin piece of new ice formed the night before and as the ice boat was being driven with great speed before the wind the instant they boat struck the new ice it broke, precipitating the 7 of them beneath the ice cold water but as they arose to the top, with great presence of mind they managed to save each other which is a miracle indeed that some of there were not �110 drowned. They never want another such an experience, stiff and nearly benumbed with cold with their clothing encasing them like sheet iron, they made their way to the shore leaving their axes saws & skates at the bottom of the Old St. Lawrence and the ice boat to freeze into the ice hole. A sad experience that each devoutly hopes may never occur again. After putting on dry clothes, Voltie & Wall go to the corners to an amateur performance, came home at 3 Oclock next morning, slept till 1/2 past 7. �111 Wednesday 20 Jan 1897 A bitter cold day. after breakfast Devolty goes to get his saw which they left on the ice yesterday. Their axes 3 of them were lost in the hole. They cut the ice boat out to day and brought her home none the worse for being dipped excepting the sail is somewhat cut tearing it from the ice. Begin to look like a snow storm growing, cloudy. V goes early to bed. Commenced a quilt to day. Wells Sr brought in a new laid egg. �112 Thursday 21 Jan 1897 Awoke this morning to find the ground covered with 6 inches of snow. The sleighs and cutters are out but the weather turns soft and rains a little. Wells is making axe handles. Wells Jr drove in here with team and hitched on sleigh to carry Nina Watkins home. A new milks cow this morning. V skinned the calf. A black hen on nest laying egg. Hope the snow will not thaw away for we have had only one to two days sleighing this winter and that was a long time ago �113 Friday 22 Jan 1897 A cloudy snowy day; ice covered deeply with snow, no more skating, no more flying over the river on ice boat and plunging into holes. Voltie & Wells Jr bush a road to Linda’s island and draw two jags of wood: pitched off a little for Will. Will came over and by him I sent the St Lawrence notes to the post office, fried cakes, pieced on quilt, no soap scarcely any thread. Wells Sr & Wells going to Kingston tomorrow if possible. �114 23rd January 1897 Saturday. Cloudy this morning. Wells Jr busts fire at five, and Irene got breakfast, early but waited till 8 Oclock for Jr to come along. Sr not pleased about waiting. Jr carried 4 bags of potatoes to the Bakers, and oats to be ground for provender. A cold day. Wells Sr and Jr came home late roads heavy brought no coal, no grist & didn’t get his tooth filled, in fact nothing went exactly right but came at last and we had a good fire and hot supper waiting for them, brought home candy and two boxes of pink �115 29 July Sunday 24th January 1897 A cloudy quiet day no one here till towards evening when Will and Charley came over and ate supper with us and we have a fine time. �116 Monday 25 Jan 1897 Very cold snowing some and blowing. V drove for Wills children and took Maud and they to school. Will went too. Will drove for them at night. We churned and made 33 lbs butter and Grace picked two turkeys for market tomorrow. Dont believe they will go it is so very very cold. A dance at Dignums to night. V & G & Will invited, a fine night for a dance truly. �117 30 July Tuesday 26 Jan 1897 Intended to go to Kingston to market this morning but intensely cold and blowing, whew! What a winter day. I washed a few things and done coppying Grace piecing quilt. Voltie drove with Maud and Wills children to school. �118 Wednesday 27 Jan 1897 Warmer this morning but snow is deep on land and ice. V working in shop after driving over for Wills children and carrying them and Maud to school in sleigh. Will brought over the News about the accident in the ice. Grace cleaned floors and cut more work out for the quilt. I coppied the last of the Caribs. Wellie here a few mintues. Cloudy all day and looks like more snow. �119 31 July 1897 Thursday 25 Jan 1897 Arose this morning at 4 Oclock. Grace and Voltie going to Kingston on the ice if they can drive on the ice. Not very cold but snow falling and has been snowing all night. At day light they start, Frank W putting in a horse with old Nell before our sleigh. Frank taking up a load of apples which fills the whole hind end of sleigh. Wells carries out the butter 33 lbs and, the turkeys (2 of them) and can scarely find room in sleigh for them, and away they go. V & G sitting in front, and Frank can hardly find standing room. Wells gave V $1 dollar to pay in office to day, and three more for Grace’s doctor bill. Wells hitches Jesse to the cutter and drives with Maud to school snow lightly falling all day. Get dinner early and Sr goes to Obriens to get cutter irons fixed after painting 2 old chairs in [illegible] and stay till school is out for afternoon. �120 Voltie and Grace say all night. Friday 29th Jan 1897 A clear fine day. Wells Sr drives to school with Maud. Towards noon Grace, Frank & Voltie came poking along home driving all the way on the ice. Stayed all night at the old folks ball at McLaren’s Hall, both looking weary and disipated. Grace goes directly to bed and sleeps till toward night. Voltie milk the cow and goes off upstairs to bed. Wells got a letter from one of his cooks and writes to her in the evening. Going to Kingston in morning. Wellie can bring his overshoes for his father to exchange tomorrow. �121 1897 Sunday 11 July. Clouds gather for a thunder storm from the south. Rain pouring in torrents with wind thunder & lightning. Grace drove down from Charley’s through all the rain bringing Lizzie with them. The rain is a heaven sent blessing. Callers; Frank Woodman, Wallace N, Will & Charley D. V tied down one cow for getting in the grain 9 Oclock and rain yet falling Monday 12 July -97 rained all night, a cloudy morning & cloudy day with a little rain. Frank Woodman ate dinner with us. Maud brought in a few ripe raspberries the first from our bushes. Every thing growing. Maud and Voltie went fishing-promised to go no farther than the reaches and �122 went to look for them, they were not there so folowed down the shore calling Maudie as I went no answer. When I came to the wire fence had hard work to get through but proped the bottom wire with a forked stick and crept under, followed down the shore through the cedars through tangled and entwining boughs. V became entangled in a dense groth of wild peas and fell, managed somehow to get up and stagger on. Went as far as the red cedar that grows on the shore near the line fence. but no children fishing. Saw only the cows feeding in pasture. Came back by the wheat field and through the bars. Befor reaching the house heard Maudie singing and knew they were all right. Voltie fixing a milk waggon on which �123 Jan. 31st through Feb. 20th, 1895 on same sheets with entries for June 1893 �124 25 Thursday 31st January 1895 A beautiful winter day, sun clear and bright over all this [illegible] wide expanse of snow. Lizzie Horne [illegible] bright and early sewing on Grace’s dress. Wells Jr & Martin gone to Gananoque to mill. Voltie hitched up horses before jumper and I went down to see Eveline & children. Then Will took team from Wellies and drove with Jen & baby to the foot to Nesbit’s. I stayed till after dark when V came for me, staid to supper, ariving at home found Robert and LouiseHorn here, all staid till 12 midnight then went home taking Lizzie with them, got work done. Friday 1st of February 1895 53 yrs ago. A soft misty cloudy day thickening towards night very little wind Wells and Voltie �125 26 Friday 19 May 1893 A clear bright day, Wind North, orchards and wood beginning to look green. Wellie and Martin plowing all that piece by the strawberries and raspberries going to seed it. I scoured milk pans. Grace washed breakfast dishes. Shelly came and Maude went to school wiht her. I wrote four 4 letters. Send Mart over to Gloyds on buisness after dark. Grace went to the P.O. to mail letters and milked the cow on the way back. �126 in consideration of Perceys wanting me him all the extras honey, chocolate, Shelly came at evening and Laura. Shell washed dishes and after going for mail Grace, Shell & Laura went to Franks where they were met by Hattie, Bernard, Wallace & Jack Niles and Percey. Grace and Niles youngsters after a grand frolic came home at half past ten. [?] I drove all the cows out the yard and orchard. Maud and June out to chase them out in the dark. I carrying a lamp and Maud a long pole. I was afreaid of falling down but out they trampled through the front which Percey had left open and Helen Watson but she & from Wells Sr �127 Miss Laura Joslin came up from uncle Al’s to make a visit all dressed blue muslin and embroidery with black braided hair stuck full of fanciful hair pins. a very fine good bib put on my old apron and went to work to help Grace set table and wash dishes. Grace sent Arthur over to Geo Rattray’s to buy honey which we had for our 5 Oclock tea. ie Laura, Grace Maud and the men having their supper by lamp light. All only Percey by going for pail of water lost his place at table, had to wait as our table can oly seat 12 and that would have been the 13th and �128 Wednesday 24 May - 1893 A clear bright day Wind South Saturday 2 February 1895 A cloudy mornng but clears away by nine a.m. and a most beautiful winter day succeeds the morning bright and clear. Wells & Will gone to Kingston. Jen came up from Nesbits this morning. Wellie & Volie drew uncle Smith the hay-three tons to pay for Smiths carpentry tools. Mart done chores. Grace & Maud sings and plays the organ. Grace swept and cleaned floors. Mrs B fried some cakes. Mike O’Brien brought the school teacher down to day. Uncle Smith and Charley Easton dont speak to each other. Will bought a new stove 36 dollars. Sunday 3 Feb 1895 [left hand page missing, text will be indicated with *] * cold winter morning. North wind * but quiet and clear. Welly came up for milk. Mart went to churn * wrote a letter to Mr Watson * the family reading Mail * another new calf at the �129 29 [bottom right corner and some left bottom margin has been torn, missing text will be indicated with a *] Friday 28 May 1898 A hot wind South like an African simoon blowing sharp. Boys working in field. Grace washed, hung clothes on line, cleaned dining room, wood work and floor, moved cupboard and table, painted cupboard. Maud at school. A black thunder cloud rolling up from the west, sharp chain lightning with the white deep fringed edge rolling over and over, and after which tells of wind. I bring in all the wood and chips quick as I can, close the doors and windows and stand by the window and watch the coming tornado so grand and awful so forget all about the clothes hanging on the line. I shout * Wellie Martins & Woodmans boys * turn out but no, they go back * forth across the field each trying * can stay out the longer. Will * * they all run for * *fast as the horses can go * * some like a streak Martin * * get wet if the wind dont f * well they are here and * pours the wind blows the * * heavy thunder * �130 44 [bottom left corner torn, missing text indicated with *] June 20 A very warm day. Grace made a dress for her grandmother. Rain would be a blessing just now. I done the house work. Grace and set 25 tomato plants June 21 1893. A very warm day no rain in ten days. Barometer falling hope it will rain. G worked in garden, Wellie and * done road work, Grace fixed her dress, cleaned floors and * fishing. Welly’s putty came * can so I fixed it with beeswax * are doing well. Grace and * a hundred tomato plants �131 43 18 June A very warm day John and Flora came and brought Grace home with them from Limerick 19 June. Monday. A fine day. Grace washing and ironing all the clothes. Borrowed Jens flatirons Rev. Mr. Road house called and paid his rent $25 and I gave him dollar of the rent �132 [bottom left corner torn, missing text indicated with *] Wednesday 6 February 1895 A bitter cold morning but clear and bright. Grace & Volty drive to MarysVille to attend the CMBA Ball leaving Grace at Healy’s. V drives to Kingston. Wells Sr choring. Mart at school an awful cold day continued on page 34 Monday 29 May A very fine day Wind S * Went to school but couldn’t find * Book. Grace washed �133 31 [bottom right corner torn, missing text indicated with *] Monday 4 February 1895 A thick hazy atmosphere very light wind South, snow falling lightly all day. Voltie & Wellie drawing hay for Burnham. Voltie drove Dan horse down to Horn’s. Grace went there to get Lizzie to trim her pink waist. Wells bought a double harness of an agent. Agent staying all night. Maud went to make Muriel & Hubert a visit. Voltie gone to Horns for Grace, broke the cutter irons by driving Dan. Tuesday 6 February 1895 A bright and extremely cold day. Wind N.W. coldest this winter. Webster (Harness * left after breakfast. We got a ch* knife and some 6 tea spoons. Voltie * help Will set up his stove after dinner * * off the new calf poor thing * Wellie came for milk after dinner * and has now gone to Morgans for * * that uncle S lent Morgan * * is Martins first day this * school. In evening Mart went * and didn’t do his home * * inviation for G & V to go to * �134 33 Tuesday 30 May 1893 Wind S.W. Grace cleaned her bed room looks fine, clouds gathering in west, rains part of A.M. I sow carrot and beet seed with seeder. Mart planted sweet corn and punkins. Wellie plows up a piece of ground down toward Smith for corn, beans & potatoes. Wellie planted popcorn. Will Dixon went to cape with fish, stoped at Raven view and got the seeds Flora sent. I sowed some of them. I churned. Wednesday May 31 This is the last day of the month. A fine clear day. Wind S.W. Grace is cleaning the small room took up carpet and whiped it * line. �135 [left hand page torn, missing text indicated with *] Thursday 7 February 1895 A very cold day. V & G came home at 7 p.m. Mart at school. Voltie worked all day. Wellie came up for milk and butter. Will & Charlie here. Will making an ice boat. Grace cleaned floors and after dinner went to bed. Slept till supper time, very cold dark clouds, wind S.W. looks a gathering storm. In evening Mart goes to church to hear Rev. Barrel preach found no preacher there. Went to D.D.W’s and studied their lessons. Friday 8 Feb 1895 Intensely cold, snowing and blowing from North. Morgans * and the teacher at 1/2 past nine a.m. * the blinding storm so * overcoat & cap and away * goes to school. So the carlton dance will be a failure * time Mart went for * others only two letters in * * this evening * they say only 7 * * school this day. When * * storm howls without * is cozy and warm by * fire �136 36 [bottom left corner torn, text indicated with *] Monday 11 1895 Feb 1895 A pleasant morning but cool Wind South some what cloudy. Wells Sr & Wells Jr gone to Kingston with potatoes for Wellie sold them for 40 cts per bag. Morgan’s borrowed the cross cut saw brought it home at 1/2 past 4 pm. Charley Easton here complaining about Smiths. Lanes locked the barn against Easton. Tuesday 12 Feb 1895 Quite a fine day. Teams flying past here enroute for Kingston. Niles gone * Mrs Naihor came down with * she came after dark. While G * V are gone to make an evening & McFadens, Mrs Montgomery * brought her down to day * them some popcorn. Mart * Wellie got two great fish * went to River view for Kerosine. �137 35 [bottom right & left corners torn, missing text indicated by *] Saturday 9 Feb 1893 A very cold day, snow flying. We live in a blizzard this winter with nose froze and toes a frozen. Wells Sr went to J.N. and borrowed a bag of coal. Grace cleaned more doors and I must wash some towels and other things. Oh for Liberty! I would like to sew, read-yes study, knit yards of lace, crochet, sew for a carpet, piece bed quilts, make scrap books but only drudge & drudge. How I wish we had a lot of new books. Grace and I all the standard works of good authors. Set up and read till late. Sunday 10th Feb A very fine day snow lightly falling * warming but soon clears away * * the sleighs an cutters. to day * * in every direction our * * house is a great highway * * say I washed those towels to * * had roast beef for dinner * * a visit stayed till 9 p.m. * * Voltie got a bod cold. �138 38 [page torn left & right bottom, missing text indicated with *] June 9th Friday 1893 It is long time since I wrote in this diary. Many things have transpired that I wish to have writen which has entirely escaped my memory but I will try and trace the days back in memory as far as I can recolect. This is a lovely day clear and warm light wind South. Last night Nellie came home with Grace from Kingston for a ten days vacation. Wellie & Martin * manure away over * the grange from this barn * helps act the meals * * &c. After dinner they * * Mrs Niles and I am al * * supper for the boys. �139 39 Wednesday 13 Feb 1895 A soft day. Grace washed and hung the clothes out. Voltie drew wood and hay, run his net and got two pickerel and a perch. Mart went to school. George Niles here inviting to Lills & Henry’s party. Volty & Grace declined the honor of attending. Mart went. Mrs Nailor here yet. Charley Holliday at HH’s party and called off a couple of changes so we heard from Belle and the children they are free continued on page 39 June 8 Thursday 1983 A fine summer day. Grace goes to Kingston - took 50 dollars * * pay Mills & Kent Brothers. Took * note of 25 dollars given by her * * Kent brothers paid 25 dollars * * Mills for V and took no * * would send it up the * * Gillespie burried to day * Wellie G came home with * Wellie went to funeral * * Wellie caught a young * �140 41 [bottom left and right corners torn, missing text indicated with *] 14 June Wednesday 98 A fine day. Mart and Frank drawing manure over to Grange. Wellie working for Sam’s folks, sent Milley down to borrow Joinder and circular saw. Grace in Limerick. James Gloyds and Will Slate over visiting and get a pig. Wellie got cheese money order to day. $27,75 cts very well but Hugh is going for it all. 15 June Thursday A fine day wind South. Wellie gone to Kingston on boat. Frank Woodman pretending * Mart draw manure. Drew * one load this a.m. * * have to cook their meals for * * around I suppose some * * will get done cooking * * ache so either. Will * sifting sand to the river * * Grace in Limerick. �141 [bottom left and right corners torn, missing text indicated with *] Sunday 17 February 1895 A beautiful day. Wind South. Alone till dinner time ie. Wells, Mart, Maude & I then came. Van Bamford cider swilled and swearing, next came Will Dixon, Will Pillar, Charley Holliday bringing Mrs Naylor and All Percy came next. I nearly forgot to say that Wellie and Charley Easton came before the others that is in fore noon. Mart went to church and heard Harrold Burnhams funeral sermon preached by Rev White continued on page 45 June 17 Saturday A hot day clear, no rain since Sunday * not home yet. I am * * can scarcely crawl around * * came up and scrubed the floor * a great favor then. Mart & * * go Sams and play ball a while. �142 [bottom left torn, missing text indicated with *] Tuesday 19 February 1895 A fine day. Wind South. Will D and Will P went to O’Briens to get irons made for ice boat. Charley here for milk. Looked for V & G home to day this was the day they said they would come. Wednesday 20 February 1895 A very good day. Wind West and snow drifting some. Will Pillar went home to day. Will and Charley here for milk and buttermilk. Will going to make a beets draw * from Howe Island. Will gave me 25 cts * milk. I didn’t want to take it from him * he said if not he would get no more millk * for G & V all day but they didn’t come. �143 45 [bottom left and right corners torn, missing text indicated with *] June 22 1895 A hot day look like showers Barometer low. A shower last night. Grace gone to Kingston. Wellie drove to dock. Maud and I alone and weed out the flowers. Grace carried $25 dollars to Town with her will pay Ackley $10 on account. Wellie and Mart working out their road tax. I must feed the hogs for it is now 12 o’clock noon. Grace took up the milk can to get it fixed putty or beeswax wont mend the leak. Monday 18 Feb 1894 A very good day. Wind SE look like a storm dark around the horizon. William Pillar here * * and made us a long 6 * *. Jolly good fellow. Wellie * Al Dixon half tun of hay. Charley * * for milk �144 [bottom left t corner torn, missing text indicated with *] Saturday 16 February 1895 A beautiful day arose early. Wills and Wells Jr gone to Kingston with a cow and calf to sell. Voltie & Grace gone to John’s. Will and Charley here. Will making ice boat in shop. Chimney caught fire from stove pipe. Wind S.W. cool snow not settled down any yet. Wells and Wellie came home 1/2 past nine. Mart and I watched from the windows only received 20 dollars for the cow purchased by B Folger. Will Pillar came to day put his horse in our barn & went to Wills. 13 June Tuesday A fine warm day continued on page 42 * any wind South �145 39 [bottom left and right corners torn, missing text indicated with *] Thursday 14th Feb 1895 A very good day not very cold. Welly came and brought some holders for Grace to stitch. Mart came home at four a.m. had fine time. Gone to school now Voltie going to Marysville with potatoes to buy groceries. Little Flora Dixon here visiting. Will gone to Howe Island for wood. Wellie gone with him with our team. Bamford fixing over an old cutter. A beautiful afternoon. V came home early. Webster called here again going to Horns. Wellie got home at dark from Howe Island. Colder this evening. Wills came for Flora and drew her home on sled. Friday 15 Feb 1895 Wind N rather * * gives promise of a beautiful * Voltie draws wood and hay and * to Johns and take a cow to Kingston * Charley Holliday drove * * Flynn’s for pigs says: the * * bad cold. Mrs Naylor * * with him and I am glad she * * carried her croak with * * awful old woman try * * things. a fine and * * she is gone a beautiful * �This document would not be possible without the editorial contributions of the following people: Ann Hopkinson, Autumn Rorrer Dean, 2alina, carol ann, and Queen’s University Archives � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6d471d296448e9944e08cb8730f2714f.pdf aecb8631f90ad7b00226d925afd293fc PDF Text Text Irene Dixon Bamford 1890 March – June, Diary Transcription 5034_4-1-3 �Metadata FromThePage export of 5034_4-1-3 from Irene Dixon Bamford made on 2026-02-11 14:35:07 UTC. itemTitle: March-June 1890 date: 1890 Title: 5034_4-1-3 Description: Item is a diary. Created On: 2023-10-03 13:01:40 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-1-3 �page_0001 IRENE DIXON BAMFORD DIARY March-June 1890 1890 QUEENS UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES LOCATOR 5034.4 BOX 1 FILE 3 �page_0002 March - June 1890 �page_0003 Re-read ’76-’84 �page_0004 1890 59 years ago �page_0005 Re-read ’76 - ’84 �page_0006 I have through a mistake skipped Tuesday 11th March 1890. A cloudy morning. Wind south rains at noon Welly niched [sic] up and drove with Bell over to make her grandmother a visit, taking baby Irene with her and leaving the other children here. After dinner Johny drove over to Wills for Bell intending to drive home with but it rained so hard thought she would stay till morning but Charley came over for her and I went home with them too. sleighing very poor drove on the ice at Mick OBrien. Roads fare Sunday Saturday 8th March 1890 A beautiful day. Wind light & south Charley Bells and children and Grace come over home. Charley drove her again leaving Bell and children here. they picked up Horace Wartman on the road and Brought him along too. he is peddling medicine. He went over to Wills to see Rachel come back again with Will in evening, fiddled, played on organ and sung. E cleaned all the room and made bread. I gave Charley some cider to take home home [sic] with him �page_0007 Sunday 9th March A fine day. Wind South. After breakfast Wells drove across the ice with Bell and the baby to Gloyds and then made Dardone a visit and then drove back to I Gloyds, took dinner with them and then home again leaving Bell at Gloyds. Marjorie and Beatrice stay with me. Grace gone to church Monday March 10th 1890 Wind S.W. A fine day somewhat cloudy. Afer dinner John drove in cutter across the ice to Gloyds for Bell then hiched [sic] on to Charleys. Gloyds buggy and with Bell drove to Corners, saw Horace & Jane at Cutis Store, drove home across the ice & then Willy and Eveline drove to Ebbs in cutter & which [corner of page torn missing some words] [?] were gone. Mr Montgomery drove [?] there bringing Minnie with him [?] one of our boys to see her up �page_0008 Across the river but Isa Burnham was drawing hay from his farm here across the river to his home so Wells Minnie a chance to ride over on a load of Burnham’s hay and hoisted her trunk on another load. she is going to Watertown forget what our men folks done. Bell and children stayed at home here all night March 12th Thursday Wednesday 1890 At Bells. A rainy day. Wind South Bells floor all marked with clay. Around the house the clay mud is two feet deep. Charley went to Richard Irvin. Ma John Holliday came up awhile and invited us down to his house March 13th Wednesday 1890 Thursday At Bells. Wind south. Raining hard all day. Charley washed and greesed [sic] harness. Fred, Joy, Mr H and Sandy Barrie there Bell moped and fried cakes. I read Mr Barnes of New York �page_0009 March Friday 14th 1890 At Bells A fair day Bell done a big washing And hung them all on the line Wind south and blowing a gale at dark Charley brought me His cloths after dark Sandy Barrie came and stayed ’till bed time Charley Henry and Dick made a pumper March 15th Saturday 1890 A cold miserable day Wind North cloudy At Bells I ironed Bills’ clothes Bell cleaned floors Charley built fence grown colder towards night and snows A pleasant day at Bells like all the other days Henry came up in evening said they had taped a hundred trees �page_0010 Sunday March 16th 1890 A clear cold day thawing in sun . Wind North. Charley drove down this morning and I come home from Bells. C H stayed to dinner. C H. drove down with buggy & drove across Dick Irvine’s Bay found Hattie Joslin here came yesterday. J Morgan here. Grace went skating till Niles and a dozen more on the ice. Will here for pans. Grace went to Wills. R came home with her. Eveline, Welly & Baby went to J Niles on hand sled. John & Grace went to prayer meeting. Maud cried to go too. Wells not very well. the snow that fell last night all gone. 4 eggs [margin]Edith come to Bell’s to day [/margin] March 17th 1890 Monday St Patricks day, in morning A cold frozen day, barometer falling very low, cloudy, wind north with snow squalls from the south & West. The Irish walk to day in Kingston. Grace started for school this morning for first in a long time. Wells sick abed, caught cold Saturday building fence. John & Welly draw 2 loads of hay from old barn & then after dinner Welly goes to Delmarsh to boil sap and carried pans. A fellow here for some wheat. Ground bare, ice poor 13 [eggs?] �page_0011 Re-read ’76 - ’84 �page_0012 March 18th Tuesday 1880 Cold day. Wind North a hole in the channel. Eveline washed the clothes and hung them all outs. Wells is some better. Grace at school. Welly and Will boiling sap at Delmar’s. Rache came over brought some thing for Wells to eat strawberry preserves &c &c. John doing general chores &c, went skating dark. J Niles here in evening. Welly came home late from boiling sap. E ironed _6 eggs_ Elmar Woodman gone to Otawa [sic] to get married. March 19 Wednesday 1890 A fine day. Wind North. ground bare and frozen. Wells, Welly and John clean oats for grinding. John drove to Ed Rattrays to grind them. Welly went to Rattrays to work on cheese factory Charley went ’Holiday came and got his seed wheat. Grace at school. Another new milk cow to day which makes 5. Muriel walked all around. Welly stoped to prayer meeting. John and Grace gone to this evening Visiting 10 eggs to �page_0013 �page_0014 March 20th Thursday 1890 A half cloudy day. Wind South rather strong tearing a channel clear down through from Carlton to Clayton. Welly boiling sap. Grace at school. John drove to Edd’s for the provender, E took the Baby and went as far as her fathers with John. Hiram Joslin brought her home. All and Eddy B went over river in punt. J Niles went too. R here twisting and doubling yarn. I not well. Eat too many pickles. Churned. Scalded milk for a sick calf. March 21st 1890 Friday chilly 21 eggs cloudy day. Wind South. E washing. Welly & I make two kettles of soap, churned again. Rained some in fore noon. After noon cleared up again sun shone out. Welly goes to sap boiling & came home late at eleven. John at J N’s playing pedro, came later than Welly J.M. and W Dixon here �page_0015 �page_0016 March 22 Saturday 1890 A very pleasant day, Wind south. Arose at 4 O’clock to get Wells off to Kingston. Welly got up and cleaned fish for market, his father carried them and carried 10 butter and 4 dozen eggs for me and wheat for Ryan to pay on taxes. Will rode as far as Irvins to run his fish nets. Ranons and Morgan helps themselves to fish. Ranons says Morgan & Morgan says Ranous. E moved up stairs to day. Grace cleaned floors. Irene cleared up and filed all the newspapers and Books. R came over for snuff and waited till W. came home from Marysville but Wells got none. she went home sorry. I was sorry too. Wells showed off after he got home. Welly received a letter from Volty to cross the river for him to night. Welly eat a little supper and started with a punt. A dark very dark night, cloudy but not much wind. Welly & Volty come home 1/2 past nine gay and jolly. we sat up late I and Volty and planed [sic] buisness [sic]. Youth is hopeful a happy one letter from Hugh. We sent 3 sturgeon by Chris’ father to �page_0017 �page_0018 Sunday March 23rd 1890 A bright sunny day Wind west ground froze last nightl. Got up at daylight made two batches of bread, boiled potatoes and cake. After breakfast Volty went over to his grandma’s And then came home with Will with him, had lunch, then Volty and Welly went across the river in punt. Volty going back to Norman’s came out with two horses. Henry Holliday visiting here. Volty took the apples out of the ground. Thomas Dawson and came down to day from Marysville to begin getting ice tomorrow for shiping [sic] Monday 24th A very fine day light wind west. Wells & Welly went over the river this morning. Wells went to see Alic[e] Liddy. Welly went to corners to get a pair of rubber boots and overalls. E H Burnhams gang from cape Vincent commenced at the ice business this morning. Johny took old Jim and gone to work for Burnham on the ice. Will here awhile. R stoped [sic] here on her way to Morgans. Arose early this morning at 4 O’clock. Two sundogs. John Niles here this evening. Eveline cleaned the Kitchen & scoured [the floor] on her knees and brought wate. Grace at home and brought water too Will coming �page_0019 here and Wellington Burnham here too. W Burnham trying to make a horse and cow trade with Wells. Wells went after dinner to B to see the cow but couldn’t agree and so trade fell out. E making her dress. Mrs Gloyd sent me some buck wheat flour. �page_0020 Tuesday, March 26 1890 A cloudy morning. Wind North. Arose 4 O’clock. Wells and Will start for Kingston with buggy, came back again at eleven O’clock at night. Will carried George or led old Jack to sell him for fish nets to Bolton. Bolton wouldn’t buy him he is so thin so led him home again - old horse turned a summer sault coming home but Will brought home three hoop nets and flour and a lot of groceries. I set up and had supper ready for them when they came, made Will a cup of ginger Geo, Welly and Johny working on the ice till three Oclock P.M. when it rained so hard they came home not through and very cold. Wind blows hard from south a dirty mean day and not much wood. R gone down the road home from Morg. Grace at school. E washed and hung out the clothes but brought them in again. Wednesday 26th March 1890. A dirty rainy morning. Wind blowing hard from S.W. but John started off on old Jim for the ice. Towards noon cleared up and Welly went too & carried the dinner and worked all afternoon. John, all day. Grace at school. Will here to dinner and helped Wells draw hay from Old barn. After dinner Wells helped Will over to Brown’s bay with & punt and helped Will set three fish nets & helped himself to pine knots. Wells from some fish, sun fish, from Wells old net. �page_0021 Welly says Wellington wants to finish the horse and cow trade he wants a horse. Wellington is drawing straw to cover ice �page_0022 Thursday 27th March 1890 A clear fine day. Wind S.W. and chilly, froze last night, ground all bare and brown not a particle of snow for two weeks or more, river all open and full of floating ice. Had sun fish for breakfast and dinner but no good - don’t like them. Arose early so as to get an early breakfast so the boys can get an early start for the ice pile. After breakfast boys start for ice business. Wells goes for hay and drove to the ice to see W. Burnham about the horse and cow trade. Jen came over for their flour, butter milk, and hen feed. I gave her a couple of eggs. After dinner Wells went for more hay, Grace at school. E finished her dress, hung out the clothes & ironed Mrs George Ranons. Visiting Wills folks. Jen sent me some catnip, had buckwheat cakes for supper. Horse & cow trade concluded with a trade. Friday 28th Marach 1890. Strong Wind North. Pancakes for breakfast. John on old Jim started for the ice fields went off without milking the cows but took his dinner with him leaving W Jr to bring the milk. Grace went to school through the storm for it storm & snows & blows a terror increasing in violence all day. Welly went as far as Wills stayed till towards noon then Welly & John came home bringing their dinner and milk home again. After dinner stormed so hard done nothing but get wood, water, barn chores and Wells went to school house for Grace. Wells milked the cows A.M. Welly & Johny went to J Niles & stayed till eleven �page_0023 �page_0024 March 29th 1890 Saturday A great fall of snow on the ground and yet it snows fast, no going to the ice this morning. Wells, Welly & Johny drew two loads of hay on sleigh from the old barn. Will came home with them on his way to fish nets & said they had a row over there this morning among his women folks. Wells has gone this PM down to Wellington’s to drive home his cow. Welly and Johny are gone to the ice fields either to work or get their pay for what they have done. Welly advised Will to go too and get his pay for his days work but he said he would not go. E cleaned the floor and brought one pail of water through the deep snow. Boys came home early, didn’t work on the ice but received pay for what work they done cross & A Burnham not going to get out more ice. Welly received a letter from Volty asking him to come for him with a boat to night but Welly has crossed the river this afternoon says there is so much ice on the other shore he cant get there so stays at home. Will went through the snow and storm to his fish nets. Welly & Johny went over to Wills in evening. March 30th 1890 Sunday Wind North. Morning clear and bright, good sleighing, earth white with snow everywhere, river nearly frozen over. After breakfast Willy crossed the river in front breaking the ice as he went with an oar. Came back at 1/2 past 10 O’clock bringing Volty with him at or nearly the same time came Will Dixon �page_0025 John Burnham and an other fellow they call Adam Weber all here to dinner. Will took the team and went to draw wood. On Sunday or freeze. After dinner, Volty went to Wills for fish for Petries folks & then Welly, Volty, J Burnham & Webber crossed the river again. Volty going back to petrie’s. J Burnham came back with Welly & stayed all night. Volty says he is coming back tomorrow night. John Morgan here awhile fiddling away then went to Bill Smiths. Grace went to Church & prayer meeting for the evening came Lahey and Obriens hired man, and Renb McFaden. Snow squalls in the afternoon. Is sunday a day of rest & it may be for some, but seldom or never has been for me, neither has any day �page_0026 Monday March 31st 1890 The sun rose clear. Light West Wind, river frozen over again this morning. Did not get up very early over slept ourselves. Johny took his dinner and went to work for Dawson on the ice. Welly helped his father draw hay and after dinner crossed the river (with Machar) in punt for Volty. Robert Machar going to work for Walroth. J Burnham went to Wellingtons. Will making sugar or boiling sap at Pelmars’ Grace at home. E washed and moped [sic]. We made more soap or tried too. Our pork is all gone which is a terror to me �page_0027 April 1st Tuesday Sun shining brightly, very light wind south. Welly stayed all night and came home with Volty about eleven Oclock and brought Volty’s trunk and valise went back again for fish nets. Grace at school. April 2nd Wednesday 1890 I cant remember all that transpired from the first of April untill the 11th except it was rather cold disagreeable weather. The boys employed the time setting fish nets, making sugar and working for Burnham Wells went to K twice &c. Eve cleaned house and washed bed clothes. Grace went to school &c �page_0028 Jonny get your gun Johny get your gun Johny got his gun Susie bay is the grateful April 17th Thursday 1890. A long time since I wrote in this diary since March 31st 1890. This is a pleasant day, sun shining, clear Wind South, grass only starting to grow a little. Wells drove with Grace to the dock carried butter and eggs and two sturgeon, a grist to mill & fish for Will. Wells building fence down by Smiths. Johny sitting in rocking chair all day by the stove. Grace brought another stove from Bibby’s second hand for 8 dollars. Wind blowing strong from the North. R went up too [in pencil] Note: Entries from April 12th through 17th out of order covering following 5 pages. �page_0029 John Bamford �page_0030 Oh Oh Shirt I mean Oh shirt tail Slate Wells Bamford Apr 24th Thursday 1890 Volty drove Grace to dock for market. Wind blowing strong from North & sothe cold clear sky. Volty finished setting trees, grape vines and rose bush & plowed garden, set out dallias [sic], transplanted pie plant [rhubarb] &c &c. Welly painting skiff at Wills barn. Wells working in field. John helping Volty and fixing wire fence. E cleaned kitchen floor and washed clothes. R here twice for butter milk and her glass ware. Will here once teacher drove to dock with Volty for Grace. April 23rd Wind South, cloudy looks like rain. Rains little towards night. Wells working in field. Grace at school. Volty plowed garden and set trees. Welly worked on boat at Wills. Wills here. E moped [sic] all floors & done chamber work. I got ready market 12 lbs butter and 27 eggs. �page_0031 John helped dig post holes. Apr 25th Friday 1890 A clear bright day cold Wind north. Ground froze last night, dry no rain. Wells sowing grain in field. John helping his father. Volty plowing and working in garden. Grace at school. Welly working at his boat (painting it) & after dinner finshed cutting the sail and run the fish net off the reel. E done chamber work and made Muriel a new pink dress. Made her one last night After Grace came home from town. Wells set a turkey. Rachel came over in evening for yeast & a cup of tea. Wells crossed the river after supper. �page_0032 Apr 22nd Tuesday 1890 A clear bright day. Wind south Welly & Volty finished loading the vessel with ice came home at 2 Oclock P.M. Welly worked at his boat at Wills. Volty dug up the apple trees John buried last fall. John went with Will to ferry and stoped [sic] there till Will came back from Kingston. Will went to pay his taxes. Grace at school. Wells working in field. We kneed [sic] rain very much. Wells sent by Will and paid his taxes on house & lot at Marysville. April 21st Monday 1890 Light wind South. E washed big washing and cleaned floors. Grace stayed at home till noon then went to School. John went to Niles for books limped up there and back. Volty & Wells Jr working on ice loading vessel �page_0033 take take thank �page_0034 Sunday 20th April 1890 A fair day Wind South Wells reading Whig and in afternoon went to bed. I slept in fore noon. Eveline slept too. Volty and Lahey went down to cedars to inspect the ground. John limped there too, first he has walked since he hurt his foot. Grace and John went to evening prayer meeting. Dry, no rain. Saturday April 19th 1890 Arose very early. Wells came got an early start for R & Wells Jr & Devolson can go to load the ice vessel. Grace and Eveline milked eleven cows. Teacher went to the ice and came home with boys. Wells came home at 10 Oclock P.M. said he had dinner on the Blanchard. A postal card and a letter for Wells. The postal from Hugh for taxes on Marysville lot. John hops around some and reads Gun boat fam. Grace & E do cleaning and general house work. Wind South, no rain. Wells bought 10 lbs pork. �page_0035 �page_0036 Friday April 18 1890 A fair day, Wind south. Boys working loading ice for Dawson. Johns foot pretty bad. E washed in fore noon. Grace at school. Wells building fence afternoon noon. Wells & E set up the stove. Wednesday April 18th 1890 Dawson drove here early this morning for the boys to work on the ice. Vessel came in last night. After breakfast, boys started for ice. Wells went too gone all day. John mourning because he can’t go too, his foot very sore. Grace at school. I get ready for market. Mrs J Niles here for quilt patern [sic]. Tuesday April 15th 1890 A fair day. Wind South. Wells building fence down by Smiths. Welly & Volty drawing hay from the old barn. Johny steped [sic] on a nail and fixed his foot in a bad shape through his old rubber boot. Welly went for the Doctor Buchanan, poor Johny paid him two dollars & half of his hard earned money working on the ice. �page_0037 �page_0038 April 14th Monday 1890 A raw cold day. Wind North. Wells building fined by Smiths. Grace at school. Teacher commenced boarding here. John Niles here in evening playing poker with boys. Dawson drove in here after dark to tell the boys to come next morning to commence work on the ice. A real pretty man. April 13th Sunday 1890 A very fine day light wind, South. After breakfast Maud & I walked over to Wills to make a visit. Mother gave me flower seeds. Grace came for me at noon & said the school teacher wanted to see me about board but didn’t go till I got ready along towards night. Rachel went too. Bill Horn at Wills stoped on his way home from church. Volty, Teacher and George Morgan Jr run sturgeon not got a sturgeon, teacher & GM Jr stayed to supper. Teacher engaged board for 6 dollars per month. R and G went to prayer meeting & Johny too. �page_0039 �page_0040 April 12th Saturday 1890 Arose early so Wells can go to Kingston. A cloudy day forget which way the wind is. Welly & Will went to their fish nets. Will came home. Welly stoped and worked for Tom Dawson building ice slides. J Morgan here in evening playing on violin. Wells came late and brought pork and groceries. Saturday April 26th 1890. A fine morning, light wind North. Welly and Lahey went to Gananoque with Roys staff. Wind changed at noon South blows quite strong. boys will have a hard row from Gananoque. Wells sowing barley; Volty & his father building wire fence in fore noon and Volty set out more stawberries. John foot lame cultivating yesterday. Volty worked in field in PM. John sowed onion seeds. E done chamber wrok and cleaned floors. �page_0041 Welly and teacher came home while we were eating super [sic] cold tired wet & hungry �page_0042 Sunday 27th April 1890 Wind North, rainy, damp day set the tub for water but caught not much. Had the old rooster for dinner, cooked him 6 hours tough as bull beef. Will came over for his newspaper, was not here. A letter from Hugh and a postal from Watson. Grace & John at evening prayer meeting, had bread & milk for supper. Wallace Niles brought the cards. Jimmy Dawson called for Welly to work on ice. Monday 28 April 1890 A beautiful day, calm and still, grass looks green after the rain. Very light wind south & warm fine day for washing. Evaline got her clothes all out by noon & files the floors after dinner. No clothes hanging on Mrs Niles or Woodman’s line. Welly painted his skiff at Wills barn after noon. Welly & Johny worked on ice in forenoon. Johny sowed cabbage and set onion’s &c. Wells put Wills cows in Eb’s pound. R & Jen got them out & drove them home. They were trampling our strawberry plants this morning in the garden and eating our hay stack up. Wells sowing grain and cultivating. Volty helping him and working in garden. Johny set out Volty’s mangle [?]. Tilly Niles here in evening to deliver Laura’s card. Grace at school. �page_0043 �page_0044 April Tuesday 29th 1890 A cloudy morning looks like rain and does rain at dinner time hard and continues all the afternoon. Volty & his father cant work in the field. Welly and Johny loading ice for Dawson. Grace at school. A sleepy time for me. Volty cutting potatoes to plant down cellar. Wells at barn patching old bags and I hopping around trying to find twine to sew them with. Sent Graces ulster [working coat] and the umberella by the teacher. A cold nasty rain warm weather dont last long. This has been adisagreeable April very cold and nasty weather. We are milking 12 cows and can not make enough butter to carry to market. Wind South and blowing hard discouraged some time but hopeful of better time is coming - but when? April Wednesday 30th 1890 This is the last day of April. Wind south calm in the forenoon, after noon breezy. A circle around the sun then V dark clouds arose in the south, went and threatens rain. Grace at home fixing over her green dress. Welly, Volty & Johny loading the ice vessel for Dawson at $1.75 per day. They struck for wages. Wills cow got cast in Wills stable took 5 men to lift her after dark. Wells and boys came late after supper, all go to Wells. Well �page_0045 killed four roosters. I sat up till 1/2 past 11. Ramming quite hard all nigth. May 1st Thursday 1890 Arose at 4 Oclock Welly up first & built a fire. Grace goes to market carrying 7 lbs butter & fowls. Coudy forenoon, cold, Wind North & so clear but chilly. Wally & Johny working on the ice. R went to town. Wells working afield. Volty drove to the dock for Grace. Wells and boys went to Wills to get the cow up. Only two scholars at school to day. �page_0046 Friday May 1st 1890 A fair day. Wind west and chilly. Welly & Johny loading, send Leighton with ice. Wells working in field. Volty working too, not much wood for fire. Grace at school. Finished working on the ice to day, did not get their pay. Dawson promised that Tom Dawson would come down Tuesday and pay them Sunday 2nd Cold, rainy disagreeable day. I slept while Wind North very chilly all through the town boy all at home. Got a late breakfast and the girls got a [illegible] had corn meal [illegible] for supper. Monday May 2nd A very fine day. Wind South and mild. Eveline washed all her clothing and brought them in before dark for it looked like rain. Wells working in the field. [remaining page faded and illegible] �page_0047 �page_0048 �page_0049 �page_0050 7th May 1890 [page written in pencil and long faded rendering it illegible] �page_0051 �page_0052 John Bamford George Niles Edward Bates �page_0053 May 9th Thursday 1890 A cold chilly day. Wind west. Volty drove with Grace to dock carried Rachels grocery case to Princess. Johny sick abed with a bad cold, sent two fowls and 9 lbs butter to market, butter only 17 cts per pound fows [fowls], 75 per pair. Welly working on the skiff & finished it. Eveline walked down to her grandmothers. Ed Bates worked here with team, we had beans for dinner. Well & Volty working in field. Wells sowed. Set up late. Welly went to Niles for pills for Johny. Doctor Betts came to see Charlie Woodman to day, Johny smoked the sturgeon. �page_0054 May 9th Friday A chilly Windy day. Wind South and blowing a stiff breeze. Rained in the night trees as bare of leaves as in December. Grace stayed at home to help me. E washing. Wells and Volty in field. Welly making oars for the skiff. Johny better, but abed. Lahey at school. Voltie, Lahey & Grace went to Church to hear the lecture. The subject was "where fools sprung from". The Rev Mr Thompson exhorted snorted him at a great extent, telling the boy’s about wasting money on tobacco and telling the girls how they looked when they were chewing gum & said smokers should have a smokepipe chimney through the top of their head and all snuffers should have their noses turned bottom side up to mimicked such bad habits, blowed tobaco smoke snuffed chewed gum and made an old ass of himself in general �page_0055 �page_0056 Saturday 10th May 1890 Morning cold, fair and windy. Wind North. Afternoon rained. Wells & Volty worked half day in field and then puttered around till chore time. Wells is very late about getting in spring crops all on account of ice buisness [sic]. Johny sick abed. Lahey went for the mail. One for Wells from Wm Miller about sailing and one from Hugh. E moped [sic] dining room. Gracie moped kitchen floor. I would at all sorts. We received letters from the Hon. Roman Petrie. He’s got grubs. A young colt at the barn all right. Welly, Lahey and Volty go down to Ebbs for the skiff. �page_0057 Sunday May 11th 1890. A clear bright day. Wells reading the Whig. Will came over while he thought Charlie and Bell would come down but they did not. It is very chilly wind south. Volty went over the river to get a horse to go out to Petries but could get none, came back, lunched and went to foot of Island to get a boat to go to Clayton in the morning, could get none, came back, skinned a sturgeon, eat his supper and crossed the river again in Ed Bates’ punt, stayed all night with some of his beautiful relations and starts early to take the folks the sturgeon. Wells goes to Breakfast. One of us goes to bed and finds dinner all ready when we get up. Lahey goes to Morgans visiting. Grace goes to Niles visiting. Eve, Maud and Grace row the skiff to Niles to carry Niles sail home. In the evening Eve, Grace and Lahey go to �page_0058 May 12th Monday A cloudy day wind south, not very cold, river still. Wells working in field all day sowing grain &c. Welly milked the cows & rowed around the foot to set 5 sturgeon nets. Eveline washed. Grace churned, moped [sic] the floors and helped me. Grace not very well either. John up and gone off up the river somewhere. I suppose he thinks it a good time to catch cold again. I burnt Walls knee with hot tea and he swore horribly if there is any dirt in a man hot tea will bring it out. I was ashamed for him. We have got a squealing pig in the house. Dandelions are large enough for greens but no leaves on the trees yet. Quarterly meeting yesterday. Thompson preached and then went home with Rev Watts. Martha then went to George Woodman’s. Eveline got a very bad tooth ache. I don’t know what to get for supper. Will D came over for garden rake, met with �page_0059 Thursday May 13th 1890 A fine day. Wind south, cloudy and warm, rains some. Wells working in field through wind and rain, not well pleased because he works alone. Volty came home at noon. Eddy Bates went over for him. John not very strong yet. V set some of the raspberries bush and at 4 Oclock V and W Jr went to the North side to set nets, gone till after dark. Charlie W sick yet. I tired of working �page_0060 Wednesday 14th May 1890 A very fine day, not cold, grass growing but no leaves on the trees, rained a little in forenoon. Grace & I picked greens-dandelions for dinner. Welly and Will gone to the cape with fish, got back after dark. Will got 12 dollars for his fish. Welly bought Muriel a pair of shoes, 75. Welly went early to the nets before breakfast, got one sturgeon. John abed most all day. Wells worked in field. Volty working in garden till chore time. Our flour is all gone again. & clear rosy sunset. Charley Gloyd came over and stay’s all night. I write Bell a letter. E moped floor. �page_0061 �page_0062 May 15th Thursday 1890 A fair pleasant day, wind South. John made a flower bed for me. Welly went early to the nets, rowed around the foot. Will came and went with him. I put up lunch for both Will & Welly. Willy came at noon not feeling very well. Volty drove to dock with Grace & Charley Gloyd. Wells and Volty work in field all day, currant bushes are just putting out their yellowish green leaves. The green leaf buds are just starting to open on the ivy vine just by the window. We had fried eggs and preserved pie plant for dinner. Will came over P.M. and Johny & Will set tree and rose bush at (Albert’s grave). Will stayed and shaved before going home. Wells sent a grist to mill to day E cut papers for the cupboard. Volty crossed the river with Charley Gloyd, got back just at dark. Wells helped Johny milked the cows �page_0063 �page_0064 Friday May 16th 1890 A very good day in forenoon got cloudy and dark in afternoon and rained some, didn’t mop floors to day. Lahey taught school half day, few schollars [sic] and gathered flowers P.M. Wells and Volty worked in field. Volty sowed seeds at noon in garden. I went to the garden too. Johny planted some potatoes. Lahey is going to Kingston with Wells tomorrow. Welling is setting sturgeon nets, got one sturgeon and is pike. Wind commenced blow from South. Saturday 17th 1890 Saturday Arose early so Wells and Lahey can go to Kingston start at 5, rather cold. E moped and cleaned chairs and windows. I slept awhile. Grace got dinner. Wind blowing a terrible gale on Lake Ontario to day from S.W. Bessie Breck lost and all hands at the head of this Wolfe Island to day.water loged [sic] Wells came at dark. Wm Lahey gone home to Sydenham. Volty plowed at home and P.M. went to Wm Dixon plowing bee, 5 teams. Johny planted potatoes in garden and got wood. �page_0065 I got a letter from Watson. Wells got a letter from Horace telling him to come to Detroit. Wills brought home another [?] Burnside gave him a wolfish looking cretin, now we have 3 dogs. I forget to send Wills twine back and he came for it this evening and is disapointed I [?] May 18th Sunday 1890 A fair morning, cloudy evening, wind south. Charley Holliday here their baby Irene will be christened to day by Rev Chambers. Will and Jen & Charley & Glory here awhile. Wells is going away tomorrow to stay a long while, poor Wells. Johny is gone to Niles to visit. Grace 16 at sunday school. I set up late to fix Wells clothes. Welly went to look for his colt but could not find her. Sam carried his daughter. Sylvia back to Kingston again to day. E bates here �page_0066 May 19th Monday Arose early for Wells is going away this morning. Volty went to Kingston with him. A cloudy day, wind south and light, not very warm. Johny rode up the Island on the black mare. The dog devil bit Maud. I wish Wells had never brought the cur here. Welly went to his nets took 3 sturgeon and some pike. Will got one. Grace went to Mrs Niles for sleve pattern. Welly went to Henisy’s for his colt. A dull melancholy lonesome day, poor little Maud. I’m sorry the dog bit her sorry. Well is gone. Volty came home early at 5 Oclock, chilly day, raining hard at bed time. J Niles here in evening. �page_0067 �page_0068 Tuesday May 20th 1889 A very rainy day, Wind North. Boys couldn’t do much work. Will here twice, ate supper here. Rain pouring down all night and most all day, flat flooded with water. I slept awhile. We sent the milk to Factory 126 lb. Volty set night line and sturgeon net. Welly went to Bay Wednesday 21 May 1890 Winds West, rather warm day. Rained some. Johny plowed for peas. Volty building fence around lower pasture. Welly fishing and rowed around foot long after dark, got home at 10 eveneing with fish. Volty killed veal for market. Will D helped him, got done at midnight. Then Well went home but Welly and Volty went to river and skined [sic] sturgeon, got done and went to bed at two Oclock in morning. Children coughing bad with whooping cough �page_0069 �page_0070 Thursday 22 May 1890 Arose at half past 4 AM. A fair bright day, warm Wind S. Grace went to Kingston. I went to Bills and carried the steam washer. Volty drove to dock. Wellington Burnham took charge of Volty’s veal and sold only the hind quarters & brought the rest back. I found Bell and children well. Watson came home with us as the Princess Louise gone. Niles & Will here in the evening & Frank Woodman sent eleven lbs butter to market. Lib B & Ady, P & Else P [?] Friday 23rd May 1890 Wind South blowing a gale. Welly rowed Watson in skiff to J Holliday’s doc. Watson embarked on the Princess for Kingston. Welly eat dinner at Charley’s & plowing bee there, Welly got two sturgeon, rained all fore noon. Saturday 24th May 1890 A fine day, wind South. Grace cleaned floors, baked and swept, made beds, dusted & sewed on dress and helped me sow flower seeds. Hattie Joslin here, brought our mail, a letter for Wells and two from hugh. Volty and Johny plowing and building fence. Welly fishing and playing ball with Niles �page_0071 �page_0072 Sunday May 25th 1890 A fair morning, Wind North but rather warm. Wind changing south and blowing a gale. Wash tub and boiler fly off the veranda, away they go. A black cloud arising in South West. All abed, taking their Sunday nap excepting myself. Grace went to church and to Mr Rattray’s & came home after Prayer meeting. V with Johny commenced to rain at 4 PM and poured down all night. Volty covered the little turkeys, 12 of them, from the rain. Children’s cough very bad. Will Lahey came in night after all are abed at eleven Monday 26th May A bright breezy day. Wind south. Volty and Johny working afield. Welly at home part of the day and fishing. I went after breakfast to Wills to borrow butter and a bar of soap and mother gave me two cactus & a pail of multipliers onions. Johny made a bed and set them out. Grace done house work and washed in after noon. Volty came late from work, went & hired a horse from Spaff to finish working in field. �page_0073 [random calculations] 9) 1116/124 9 —— 211 18 —36 35 124 8 —9,92 �page_0074 Tuesday May 27 1890 A fine bright warm day. Wind south. Towards night a dark blue cloud in N.W. with distant thunder & lightning rises but it works around to N.E. & grows colder. Volty and Johny working in field sowing peas and cultivating. Welly went early to the North side for his nets, no fish, took them all day and rowed around the foot with them & brought them home and set them on this side of the Island. Will here too running nets and night lines. Grace went to school. Eva cleaned chairs and moped [sic] kitchen floor. I churned all afternoon for a little butter. Wellys colt got away from V when leading to water and couldn’t catch it again. �page_0075 Re-read ’76 - ’84 �page_0076 Wednesday 28th May 1890 A fair day quite breezy from N.W. Volty and Johny working afield. Wellie gone to cape with fish. Will came over, run nets, caught a rock sturgeon, put in in a tub of water alive. The boys caught Welly’s colt in barn yard. Mr John Holliday made us a visit, stayed till after dinner. A specticle [sic] man called here with a bag of spectacles- didn’t look at them, had no money. Got a letter from Wells- makes two since he went away. Welly came at three Oclock. M brought me ten lbs sugar. I sent Jen 30 cts for butter. Welly had to lower his sail going to Cape Vincent, wind blows so George Niles went with him. Thursday 29th May 1890 A very fine day, hotter than the very old Dickens. The wind North part of the time & South the rest of the time. Wills Jr & John went to town, Ma went �page_0077 Bells’ for to stay a week, Evaline and I work pretty hard all day. I am so tired, I can hardly wiggle. But I have got to go the dock and carry Auntie B’s apron & took to her. I wanted to pick a boquet [sic] of flowers for the Capt & Auntie but did not get the time. Mrs J Garnsey & her daughter May went to town to day and so did Mrs G Farr and her son George. Charlie Woodman got hurt. A horse ran away to day and knocked him down. Wellie and John came home without any groceries. John & Wellie got each of them a new suit of clothes May 8th 1890 Another very warm day, guess we will get some more rain. Evaline & I very busy to day. Evaline washed some clothes for the baby in the afternoon. Muriel kind of cross and Maude is after the same fashion. Mary Dignum 14 years old yesterday. Lill & she & Jack here yesterday. �page_0078 I went up there to take her pills home and get a yeast cake but she did not have any. When I came back I went to Jen’s after butter, milk and kerosene and a yeast cake. She did not have any yeast cake or butter milk, so she gave me a loaf of bread. Voltie sorting potatoes. John pulverising potato ground. Wellie working at A. Joshlin another after noon. Hiram Joshlin here after the section ladder. Frank Woodman & Uncle Charlie here in the evening. Frank play very well on the violin. Wind South to day. May 31st 1890. Wind North West all day until night and then it angled in & to the South. All the lazy boys of the neighborhood played base ball to day in our pasture. Lillie and Shellie Miles came down to go to the ball play. We got out in time to see the boys go home. C Halliday here to day after potatoes. �page_0079 Voltie & John to work on the field in the forenoon; Voltie washed sheep in the after noon & Lahey helped him. John worked at something in the fields. The boys drove the cattle to the other place. The cheese maker down to the consession [sic] about 6:30 oclock talking with Will, Lahey & Voltie. I went to Wills after sour milk & butter. Will Dixon ate dinner & supper here. Muriel & Maud still coughing. Didn’t anyone receive any letters to day only W Lahey. Evaline mopped & done the sweeping & ironed. I did nearly all the other work, I made some cookies for one thing. I guess I will go to bed. This has been a very hot day. Good day. McGuinty June 1st Wind North. Wellie, Will D went across the river. John gone to church. Voltie asleep in the parlor on the sofa. W Lahey read �page_0080 Shakespeare. Evaline talking care of Muriel some of the time, she help do up the work. Maud very good nature to day. The cheese maker came in the after noon, he took supper here & stayed until 10 Oclock in the evening. The boys took him for a sail on W’s boat. Maud W & I went up to Mr Niles’ in the evening. John went down to Mr A Joslin’s. No sign of rain. June 2nd 1890 Wind North yet very hot. Everything is green & beautiful. John & Voltie to work on the field in the forenoon. Wells Jr fishing. John planting potatoes in the afternoon. Voltie shear my sheep in the p.m. Eva mopped and ironed. I did house work. Will Lahey at school. Wellie bought a pound of butter from Mrs Niles, he paid 16¢ per lb. Maud a pretty good girl �page_0081 Muriel has not coughed very much to day. Evaline made salt rising bread. We are nearly starved out, no nothing to eat only just what we beg. Wellie Jr went to Will D’s to get some more kerosene oil. June 4th Wed 1890 Wind blowing from the South & a very warm wind. Will Dixon ate dinner here. Voltie hoeing in the garden. John went down the Island after seed corn but did not get any and so he had to get some of Mr Niles’s. Devolson sold the sheep to Mr Doyle to day. He got 87.00 for the two. Evaline did washing and got it on the line about 2 I did general house work wrote [pencil fading out - illegible] �page_0082 June 3rd Tuesday 1890 A very pleasant day. Voltie went to Kingston & got the lost groceries & got him a nice pair of pants. John working in the field. Eva knit & I worked at everything. I took the carpet off from my bedroom floor & put it on the line. Wells Jr fished. The cheese maker & James Dixon here fishing. Mr OBrien went home & the Cheese maker & John & Will L went over to Breaker Bay fishing for bullheads & did not get any. Thursday June 6th Very nice day in the forenoon rained. Very hot in the p.m. John & Grace went to town. Eva did the work at home. Ma at Bell’s yet Grace stayed on the boat with Aunt Rashel [sic]. Friday June 7th 1890 Another beautiful day. Eva washed & mopped and did housework. �page_0083 Muriel & Maud crossed the river dickens. Grace on the boat with Aunt R ready for the excursion to night. Voltie, John & Will L went to the excursion, the boat did not arrive at our dock until 12 p.m. The Hennessy Girls & Rattrays Girls had to walk home. Devolson had the pleasure of going home with Hannah Rattray. I rode with C Woodman as far as the bars at the road. Mr & Mrs Gloyd here after a pig. Saturday June 8th 1890 Wind north, kind of chilly. Evaline mowed & mopped. I did the other work & sewed on my white skirt, do not feel very spry to day after trip on the boat. Eddie Bates here, the boys are going to Mr A Barry’s to a bee. Cheese maker here in the evening. Will Dixon & Frank Woodman here too. Ma received a letter from papa. �page_0084 Sunday 9 June 1890 Came home from Charlies to day. Charlie brought me home in buggy. A very windy day, cold, west wind but clear. Bell came as far as the Holliday’s. �page_0085 Re-read ’76 - ’84 �page_0086 PHOTOMOUNT PAMPHLET BINDER Manufactured by GAYLORD BROS. Inc. Syracuse, N. Y. 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Created On: 2023-10-03 13:02:04 UTC In Scope: true Uploaded Filename: 5034_4-1-4 �page_0001 Irene Dixon Bamford DIARY 1893-1894 1893-’95 (& some Jan. 1895 entires) [stamp] QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES LOCATOR 5034.4 BOX 1 FILE 4 [/stamp] �page_0002 1893 - 1894 ( & some Jan. 1895 entries) �page_0003 Re-read 76-’84 �page_0004 June 30th Friday 49 1893 - 72 years ago [image- sticker] 1893 & R 1894 [/image] 74 yrs ago July 1st 1893 Saturday A beautiful day light wind South. I paint Piazza. Flora, John & Mrs. Lindley came over in Dodges boat �page_0005 50 July 2 Sunday July 3rd Monday �page_0006 51 July 4 Tuesday 51 July 5 1893 Wednesday Well, John, Flora and Mrs. Lindley went home this morning, I sorry to see John go away from home again. Wellie rowed them across and took the Post Office order over to Mr. Dodge to get the money forms. �page_0007 52 July 6th Thursday Well I am lonesome after John has gone home, to lonesome to stay home alone all day so Maud and I went up to Bells on the Richelieu. Grace went to Kingston. We had a pleasant time at Bells. Marjorie and Beatrice came home with us. When I got to the boat found Watson, Lib and Harry aboard going to Bamfords for a weeks visit percecuted [sic] by friends. Late when I got home but got supper for all. July 7 Friday A fine day Woke up this morning to find a lot of visitors once more for a whole weeks stay. Well I will put on the whole armor of patience and hard work and wade through. The Lord will see me through. Grace cleaned floors and made lemon pies. Lib cut out and sewed on Mauds dress. Mr W. and H went down to Wills rowed the skiff [illegible]and Grace & the Watsons [illegible] �page_0008 53 July 8 Saturday A fine day did not mop floors this day. Lib sewed on Mauds dress. After dinner Grace, Lib Watson & Harry went berrying. Wellie & Mart) haying July 9 Sunday A fine day Charley, Belle and two little ones drove down to make a visit and take Marjorie and Beatrice home with them—were very much surprised to find we already had company. Well we had the usual amount of noise, cooking and eating, glad to have Bell & family come over sorry when she went home. Evening visitors Mrs Barries 4 d[illegible] and Mr Buck �page_0009 54 I made Wills family a [illegible] July 10 Monday A fine day. S wind. Grace, Maude and H went berrying. Lib making a dress for Grace. Watson lying in hammock reading Greek. I doing the housework and cooking their meals. Wellie and Mart at the hay Volsome & his sisters here in eve July 11 Tuesday fine day but no finer than this miserable pen. Lib work on Graces dress. After noon went over to Wills to sew for Jen. Wellie and Mart haying. Watson over to Wills too. in Evening Harry, Maud and Grace go over to Wills. I stay home alone & have a peaceful time. Grace done washing to day. �page_0010 55 Wednesday July 12 wind south clouding up early in morning. rains all forenoon. Lib finishes Graces dress and mangles the clothes. Wellie and Mart build wire fence around Wellie’s house. After supper Grace, Harry and Mart go over to F. H. Dodges to get the $33 dollars. Welly sent Cape Vincent order for Dodge said he had a hard time to get it. Watson very sorry he couldn’t go to make Wellie a visit on account of rain Rec’d from Voltie 20 dollars for mills Thursday July 13 rather muddy this morning after yesterday’s rain. Mr & Mrs Watson, Harry, Maud & Grace walk to dock and carry by hand their gripsack’s and bags. Mart drove in for them but found they were gone before he got back from factory. Wellie drew a load of cheese to the dock this morning. Wellie and Mart drew hay to this barn and gathered a good load out of this yard. hived a swarm of bees. Wellie cant get much help about haying. To day I do just as I have a mind to. no one looking to me for a square meal though my [illegible] pile had got so low the meals were [illegible] [margin] the shore �page_0011 56 July 14 Friday 1893 Very warm day not much wind but South. Grace rowed boat down to Wellie’s. I went Wellies, stayed all day. Grace and Maud went raspberrying from Wellies. Wellie, Mart and Will drawing hay and stacking. Eveline rowed me home. Muriel and Hubert came too. found Maud and Grace been home long time. Jill Niles came and went to post ofice with Grace. Nearly dark when E and children went home in boat July 15 Saturday some what cloudy Wind south, blowing fresh, barometer falling. very warm. Wellie and Mart (and I think Will) drawing and stacking hay down by wellie’s. Grace, Maud and I alone. Grace cleaned floors. I washed windows and dishes, Maud done little work too. Maude and I fed hogs and pulled pig weeds for the pigs George Williams and Will help [illegible]he draw & stack hay drew stone [illegible]nd here I paid G a dollar �page_0012 57 for his days work. Nearly sunset. Wellie, Will, George, and Martin drew hay for Will Wellie helped uncle Smith dock hay.instead of drawing hay for Will Sunday 16 A hot clear July day. Arose at 6 O’clock. Very quiet. Mart and Maud went to church and Sunday school. No visitors till 2 Oclock. Will came bringing Joseph Goodfellow & staid an hour then went home. Grace and Maud went over to Wills at 4. Goodfellow came home with them, talked awhile then went back to Wills our marine glasses are a curiosity to him never having seen any before. He is looking for the lower school, came from Marysville on bycicle [sic] stayed all night at Sam Joslins Silve Woodman came home [illegible] [margin] Henry & Jill out driving �page_0013 58 July 17 Monday Forenoon Cloudy slight rain. Grace went berrying, clear hot P.M. I preserved the raspberries. Wellie George Williams helped Will stack his hay. Mart mowed hay with machine. Flora and Ethel came home with Grace to visit Maude. Grace and Maud and I went over to Will towards eve to fix the honey supperbut staid till dark, going to rain, hurried home before it rains but shower worked around to soak July 18 Tuesday a fine day no rain. Grace washed. Wellie George Williams, Will Dixon & Mart haying towards night. Will and Goodfeller came over with honey super [superstructure] and put them on the hive, one super most full now. Grace and Maud went over to Wills at noon to carry the suppers [superstructures] for Will to fix �page_0014 59 July 19 Wednesday I dont feel very well at all but had a visitor all day. Mr Goodfellow came in the morning and stayed ’till after dark. Talked potry [sic] ancient and modern history, read and lay in Hammock for the first time and looked through the marine glasses for the first time July 20 Thursday A very fine day Wind South no rain. Wellie and I went to K. Belle went too. great time all neighbors out getting their cheese money at the bank. Had a very pleasant day, paid some of Wells debts. I drew, 15 dollars on an Order. Wells sent to pay off hired help. Miss Bird came down with Wickham to Wills Dixon. Goodfellow went up on the boat this morning with his bycicle [sic] �page_0015 60. July 21 Friday A very warm day Wind South no rain. Wellie, Will and George Williams & Martin haying. they drew ten loads of hay for Wellie and two for Will Martin. brought Eveline and the children up in milk waggon so Eveline could sew on the machine Huberts dress. We had letters from Voltie and one from "Hugh Land Office" I dont feel very well after going to Kingston yesterday. Grace picked and shelled peas and carried them to Eveline, came back and went up to Mr Niles with oil can and a dollar to get oil and paris green for tater bags Saturday July 22nd. A very warm day Wind South with heavy thunder shower, first rain in nearly or quite two weeks. Maude went to pick peas. Grace and I went and picked the red raspberries and preserved them. Grace got something in her eye. Jen and Miss Bird & Charles picking peas for dinner. Grace cleaned floors. I churned, baked bread, wash dishes, got dinner, heard Maude read. Maud is very hard yet to learn. We cooked the beef E sent us, looked over my account �page_0016 61 July 23rd Sunday 1893. A fine cool day after yesterdays rain. We are realy [sic] alone all day except Shelly Niles came a little while. we sleep & read and do just as we have a mind too. We had green peas and Raspberries for dinner Monday 24 July A fine cool day Wellie, Will and Mart haying. Grace piercing a wollen [sic] quilt and sewing carpet rags. I am in the rag trade too �page_0017 62 Tuesday July 25 - 93. �page_0018 63. 28 September Saturday 1894 1898 The Watsons came again Harry Watson & Lib and stayed stayed 5 days this time. I hope this is their last visit for a while, a year at least and three years for Harry if ever Some time in Nov one Saturday eve The Watsons burst in upon us again. J W Watson and Wife stayed again till Thursday, Well when again [practice writing various samples of letter T] �page_0019 64 Dec 17th - 1893 Sunday A long time ago since I wrote in this diary. Voltie came home a week ago friday. Winter is come earlier this year than usual. The North channel is not quite frozen over but the Pierpont could not get in to Breakeys bay on Thursday last, which was a great disapointment [sic] to so many who had gathered there to go to Kingston to get their Christmas things. I have been sick with Grippe a week and sick enough too. Wells sick the same length of time. I am better but I dont think Wells gets along very fast he goes �page_0020 65. out door too much. He ought not to go out at all. Poor dear little Grace is half sick with grippe takes care of us all, and does all the house work. Maude is sick too with the same complaint but is better. Mart has had a cold all the week, and this morning Voltie is sneezing, going to have grippe too I guess. But Oh I thank god we are all living yet and I feel more and more every day how dependent we are upon his mercy. Well the boat couldn’t get into Hallidays Thursday. But this past week the boys have butchered. Voltie went to Charleys Wednesday evening with team thinking to go from there on the boat Thursday morning but no boat so drove to Marysville and went to �page_0021 66. Town from there with a grist of wheat for ourselves Wellie and Will Goodfellow called on us Tuesday evening. his school is finished Voltie stayed all night with Mr Watson Thursday night and came down home on Friday and brought medicine for the family. Wellie has had the grippe so he can help take care of us Monday 18th Voltie got up early this morning and went across the river for Dr B. Ed Bates went with him, got back about noon. Im better any way. I dont think I need a doctor. Wells pretty bad. Dr left medicine for Wells, Grace & Maude and I. Wells is mad that Voltie went for a dock �page_0022 67. says it is 3 dollars thrown away says Rum is the stuff. going to send tomorrow by Wellie to get rum. Grace, Wellie and Ed Bates going to Kingston tomorrow if good day. Bob Horn here waiting for the Dr to take him to Geo Ranous The Ranous family all down with grippe. Voltie and Bob H saw the Dr across the river again. The Dr, Bob H and Ed Bates ate dinner here Will Dixon went to Kingston Dec 1893 Tuesday 19th Stormy day so did’nt go to K after all. Ed came early but went back to Bill Smith’s again after going to post Office to mail letters for Smiths folks & Grace. Grace sent letters to John and Nellie Guy. Will came and brought two lemons fresh ones he �page_0023 68. gave Ruth Woodman one. Sam & Ruth are both sick with Grippe. Frank Woodman in Kingston sick with Grippe. I churned. I sent Sam and Ruth 2 quinine pills. On evening Voltie carried them some honey and in return they gave him some sweet apples. Dec 20 Wednesday. Grippe hangs on yet. Wells cough pretty bad and my throat is sore. Wells went to the barn. The day is very pleasant. I read most all day. Wellie came and carried home his crock of butter and a big piece of cheese. Will �page_0024 69 is canvassing for seed potatoes and doing good business. Wellie and Grace are intending to go to the city tomorrow. I have got so I can eat potatoes and gravy. James McKay was carried to the Marysville to day to be doctored for his foot. Dec 24 Thursday. Wind blowing a gale from the South this morning so Wellie and Grace stay home. I can wash dishes now but my head and throat is sore yet and a hard cough. I knit on the choir tidy to day and drink lemonade. Maud takes a nap every afternoon. V thinks he is coming down with gripp too. Welly and Grace intend going to K tomorrow, a cloudy day �page_0025 70 Dec 22 1893 Friday Jan 4th Friday 1895 A clear bright winter day and all are well. Each member of this family are at their respective employment. Bamford is mending old harness. Voltie working in the blacksmith shop. Mart choring around. Wells Jr here twice, very happy, cheerful and pleasant. Shelly Niles here visiting all afternoon. I darn Marts old macknaws and Mart overalls, sew carpet rags and make nine prints for Market Dec 23rd Saturday. Saturday 5 Jan 1896 Very cold morning, river frozen from shore to shore fore noon. Mart and V drew hay PM, sawed wood and went skating. Shelly Niles came and staid all PM. Wells Sr & Will went to Marysville for groceries and coal. An intensely cold day, came home after dark, very cold. Geo Rattray scattered coal all the way from the village to Rogans because his end board was up. �page_0026 71 Dec 24th Sunday 1898 Sunday 6 Jan 1895 Snowing all night, skating spoiled by snow, not very cold. John Smith burried to day. G & V went to the funeral held at the espicopal church and from there went over to Bells to make a very small visit, came home after dark. Raining some. Will here to supper drew dutchman in Mauds drawing book. A most enjoyable day but I am tired. Dec 25 Monday 1983 Christmas Ground nearly bare. Charley, Belle & Children came down in sleigh for the first Christmas they were ever here. We had a very pleasant time and would have had a better but we were none of us well from the grip, and Belle says if all is well, she, Charles and the children will spend next christmas with us. Well they go home early but got caught in rain before reaching home but they sat in bottom of sleigh and Charley covered them [illegible] with Buffalo robes so they wouldn’t get wet. �page_0027 72 Dec 26 Monday 7 Jan 1893 A soft windless day, a drizzling rain all forenoon. Grace washing. Wells Sr put a handle in the umbrella. Voltie helping Will and Wells Jr draw wood from the swale. Maud and I wash the breakfast dishes and then I get dinner. Bamford cut the beef. After dinner Will came over and they all went to election. Scrub Woodman and Develo Breabey running for councilors. Will D going up the Island canvassing for seed potatoes and fruit trees. Dec 27 Tuesday 8 January 1895 A soft day thaws snow soft, no wind. Cloudy. Bamford coping home. Voltie & Junior drawing a half ton hay to John McCann. Maud trying to study music. �page_0028 73 Dec 28 Wednesday 9 Jan 1895 A lovely day, sun shining brightly on the bright frozen snow and the ice covered branches of the trees reflect the rays of the sun with the brilliance of diamonds and gems of every hue and color. The winter landscape is truly beautiful. Grace making herself a dress, color- red. Bamford coping the house all day. Mart choring around and skating as usual. Voltie working in shop. Maud doing as she pleases. Evening V and Mr JN & GN went to Wells Jr to play poker. After 10 O’clock Dec 29 when returned. Saw Mart’s ghost this evening at bed time. Though it was Mart all right in in the flesh. Mart says it was not him he, but Marting lies. Martin is a liar anyway. E Joslin burried to day. Thursday 10 Jan 1896 A cold morning. Wind NE and begins snowing about 9 AM and now falling fast. Did intend going to W Jrs for a days visit but too stormy. Welly came up after breakfast on the ice (skating). Bamford mending horse lines where they had been fastened together by cutting a sht �page_0029 74 Dec 30 in one end of the broken line and passing the other end through the sht and then putting a long screw through the whole end. A pattent [sic] right invention of lno boys; so the father says. I suppose he is astonished at their cleverness. Ranous drawing hay from lower place. Wallace and George went over the river through the storm to Millen’s Bay for toques. Wall came here for Voltie to go with him. V didn’t go. Dec 31 Friday Jan 1 1895 Grace washed the colored clothes a soft day, cloudy, wind NE. Voltie went to help Wellie set nets but found the ice very poor, didn’t set any. Mart choring around as usual. Bamford mending harness in Kitchen. Mart went for the meal. Thawing all day with some rain in P.M., weather very thick and dark. Voltie over to Wills in evening. �page_0030 75 Jan 1 Monday 1894 Saturday 12 Jan 1895 A glorious day, bright warm and clear. Seldom such a day at this season. Set outside, doors open. Maude and her sled & the dog out nearly all day. Volties & Wells Jr making ice tongs. Bamford caping the house all day. Grace cleaned floors & made cookies. I worked my dress skirt, took a nap. Wellie here to dinner. Mr J Niles crossed the ice this morning and back again, reports ice very poor indeed full of holes. Wallace & Geo here this eve playing cards. Voltie helped Will carry in bees true Sunday 13th Jan 1895 Intended going to Belle’s this morning, Maude & I, but a wild snow storm is raging from the North, wind fiercely blowing, snow drifting. Alone all day. Wellie didn’t come up to day. Jack and Shell out skating during the short lull in the storm. Geo & Mart going courting this evening to Horn’s, storm so hard they couldn’t go. �page_0031 76 Monday 14 Jan 1890 A stormy day snowing and blowing all day to day & all last night drifting into cattle and horses stay in stables. Mr Woodman’s driving their cattle through the blinding storm to the river to water. Will D has no coal for their stove. Would like to have grandmother over if she could get here. Grace sewing a quilt. I sew and cut carpet rags. Tuesday 15 Jan 1895 A stormy day snowing and blowing. Very doubtful if OBrien goes for the mail. Ought to write a letter but not get time, cannot wash no soap. Voltie went in evening to Mr Niles for tobaco. Mart folowed [sic] him under pretence of going to post office. OBrien drove down on ice with mail (or Soban) J OBrien gone to a weding. Miss Dee married to a Brown. Snowed all day; cold medium. Morgan’s boys at J Niles; played cards �page_0032 77 Wednesday 16 Jan A fine day, light wind S.W. Charles Woodman drove up on the ice to Kingston. V & Mart drew three loads of hay from old barn or stock after dinner. V went over and brought his grandmother here, first time she been here since last April. No kerosine. V went to Mr Niles to borrow kerosine after dark. Mart rigged out again for Horns; going with Wallace. Wallace didn’t care to go with Mart. A J Niles young people gone visiting to George Ranous instead. Mart disapointed again. Thursday 17 Jan 1895 A fine day wind S.W., swing around to North towards eve. V and Mart drew straw and after dinner went to River view for kerosine; drew it over on Mr JN’s sled. Said crossing good enough for horse. Will Dixon went up the Island canvasing for trees; came back at evening time. Wells started to go to special school meeting at 10 A.M. but learned it was appointed at one P.M. so called at Samy’s and made a visit; came home to dinner and then went to school meeting and adjusted their school affairs all right. Bamford going to turn the benches around for a dollar; glad he’s got a job. No teacher yet; V brought news that Norman Petrie and Jesse Reid has a lawsuit. Reid won the suit. �page_0033 78 Friday 18 Jan 1895 A cold freezing morning preceded a frozen night. Not much wind, dark clouds lying off Southward, dark blue. A cloudy sky. Wells Sr gone to the school house with a market basket of tools to work at his cash job, didn’t get through till 4 O’clock. Voltie and Mart sawed the maple logs for stove wood. Wellie here to dinner. Voltie carried W.G. Woodman’s letter to Geo Niles chosen friends meet this eve at G.W.W.’s. Will canvassing the foot of Island for apples trees & taters. Charlie Dixon came and brought me pies. Jan 19 January 1895 A cold morning freezing hard. Wind West. Voltie bushed a road across the river just forming & the house came back after dark. Will went to Carlton Island and the Bay for oil. Rachel came home with ]]Grandmother Dixon]] here came last Wednesday. Rachel ate supper here then Will came and he went over home with him. �page_0034 79 Jan 20 Sunday A mild day Wind S. Wells Sr, Maud and I went over to Belle’s in sleigh found roads very good. Had a fine visit only the children went out playing in the snow and came in covered with snow from head to foot. Came home again just at dark, found R here. Grandmother did not go home, found her here too. Voltie and Charley Woodman|Chas Woodman]] drove to corners saw Buchanan about lung complaint. Dont believe any thing ails either of them. A cloudy day, looks like a thaw. Wellington Smith here - gone home now away across the ice & away, away, away. Jan 21st 1895 Monday A mild soft cloudy day. Voltie gone with Rachel to Carleton Island. Will D and Charley over here came for their oil. GD gave young C a reprimand for striking his sister Flora. Well tis 20 minutes past 11 AM, supose I will have to look around about the dinner. Heard this day that Frank Woodman has got the best head and most brains of any shote on the Island. So his brother Charles says. Supose his brother Charles knocked some sence [sic: sense] into him when when he got him out in the field and laugh when he used to give him a pounding every day so as to make an M.D. of Frankie by swan going to rain. �page_0035 80 Jan 22nd Tuesday 1895 Rained all night but frozen. Go to Kingston but a blinding blizzard of a snow storm set in from S.E. so they unhitched the horses from the sleigh and posponed [sic] going. Woodmans went, J Niles went. Storming all day but not cold. Voltie working in shop all day. Wells Sr covering an old umbrella. Mail; the White, Yankee, letters from Miss Healey, John Bamford, Voltie potatoe outfit & a letter for me from Dick Brown. Mart lost Wellies paper, Kingston News - coming home. Jan 23rd Wednesday 1896 A beautiful bright day. Wind South West. Wellie and Will gone to Kingston, Ed Bates came over stoped at Wellie’s awhile then came up here and stayed till Wellie & Will came home from Kingston. Duneau Juire drove down inviting to a dance at Will Dixon’s to be given Friday evening. Frank Woodman here. Will D, Frank W & J.D.B. went to Griffens River View to a dance walked across the ice. Martin gone over to stay all night with Jen and the children. Henry Halliday & Matilda Niles married this morning �page_0036 81 Jan 24 Thursday 1895 Will and Voltie came at 6 Oclock this morning. The dance a failure on account of a slim attendance. Not going to give any more parties. Voltie went immediately to bed and did not get up till eleven Oclock AM. A cold morning and growing colder toward night. West wind. Wellie here & drew wood from the swale. Will & Charles here for one bag of their coal. Send Mart to Mrs Niles’ for a butter basket. Churned to day and made 15 lbs of butter for market. Grace & Voltie going to Kingston tomorrow morning. Jan 25 Friday 1895 Arose at 1/2 past 4 Oclock. A fine morning, bright clear and cold. Voltie and Grace gone to Kingston came back at 1/2 past 2 Oclock PM and went to Will’s to an evening party. Mart went too. Stormed all night from the North wind and snow. A terrible storm. Whole party had to stay all night. Horn’s team brought Voltie and Grace home in the morning at daylight. A tough time for the party from up the Island to go home. The Jimies and Archie Berry. Frank Woodman ate so much made himself sick. �page_0037 82 Jan 25 Saturday 1895 A stormy morning from the North. Voltie, Grace & Mart came home at breakfast time. After breakfast Grace went to bed and slept till two Oclock PM. Mart slept till dinner was on the table. Voltie called him up to dinner. Voltie worked in the shop all day. Wells Jr here to dinner. The storm increasing to the most severe winter snow storm I ever saw. Very hard work to get water enough to cook our meals. V wading in snow above his knees to get water from the river. Will came over and carried a half bushel of coal home on his back but the wind went around to the South and snowed and blew harder than ever. And continues to howl and storm all night, the hardest I ever heard. Jan 27th January Sunday 1895 A fearful stormy morning. Wind West & blowing and snowing such a blinding snow storm cannot see a rod from the door for drifting snow banked high and continues the same all day. The more packed so hard a man can walk on top of the drifts. Will here for more coal. Frank Woodman here wants Voltie to go with him to Morgans going to try and walk up there in this storm. Voltie will not go. �page_0038 89 Jan 1728th January Monday A fine morning Wind W. Frank Woodman goes to lower school. Voltie & Mart draw wood from - I dont know where. Wellie here. Grandmother goes home. Voltie drives down the river for Lizzie Horn, couldn’t come this eve. Clouds over cast the sky and snow falls again. continued on page 24 Jan 18 Thursday 1894 Arose very early this morning. Wells, Voltie and Grace going to Kingston. Ground bare, no snow so drive with sleigh across by Mike Obriens and so back by Johns Obriens and take the ice to Kingston. So far this Winter the ice is poor. They drove back on the ice all the way home. Will and Jen gone to the weding [sic]. Annie Gillespie and Charles Ferming married to day. Will brought the four youngsters over here while they are gone to Howe Island. Clara Woodman died this A.M. at 11 Oclock. Wells, Voltie & Grace came home quite early before dark, drove all the way home on the ice. Grace frightened ice so badly cracked. They done very well with the marketing (turkeys and butter). Wells bought me a clothes basket and 59 yds factory unbleached and 7 yd toweling, onions. Voltie left his rubbers and a new pair of pants for Mart in town. �page_0039 84 Jan 19th Friday 1894 A very fine day, wind North. Wells went down to Wellingtons to get sleigh bolts made and stayed to dinner. Mrs & Mrs Eben Joslin there since Saturday. They have had the grippe. Wellie came up awhile. Will and Jen came home from the Weding. Will came over for the children and they didn’t want to go home. W said the weding was a dull affair. Voltie went down to the wake at Will Woodmans and did not get home till 10 AM next day. Mary Woodman and Ed Bates & Sarah Gillespie there & Wallie Niles. [margin] Ed & Grace out skating at eve. Jan 20th Saturday 1894. Sun shining out, clear. Clara Woodman burried [sic] to day. Afternoon Wells went over the river to see Van & found him much better. A great time for ice boating and skating. Grace, Maude, Voltie and Martin out all PM. Towards eve the wind springs up from South E and blows a harrycon [hurricane]. The ice boats fly like lightning. The skaters fly before the wind. Mart ride back on the ice boat. Frank Woodman dont get our much this winter, too dull. Ed Bates here in evening. �page_0040 Jan 21 Sunday 1894 Wind S.E. Blowing a gale and raining hard. Ground bare. Not any snow for a long time. A very bad winter so far. Ice badly cracked. Sunday PM clears up and a very fine day. No one called on us to day, not even Wellie. Wells, Voltie & Mart are sitting side by side in a row with elbows on their knees reading; Walls the Whig, Voltie the News and Mart the Yankee Blade. Jan 22 Monday 1894. A very fine day. Wind west not very cold cold. Charley Woodman, McNeely & Voltie go to Millens Bay on Wellies ice boat, went at 11 Oclock AM, going to be gone one hour but gone till half past three. Then Voltie goes to help Wellie run sturgeon net at foot of Island & got a sturgeon. Grace & E Bates out skating in evening. Mart skating too. Maud commenced going to school this morning. Lill Niles here in evening to get subscribing for Newspaper started to go home but came back again with Grace and Maud till 1/2 9 Oclock eve. V goes home with her after they all have played and danced two hours. No snow, ground bare. Will gone again on his commissionor to Howe Island. Grace done big washing. �page_0041 86 Tuesday 23rd A very fine day like spring, no snow on land or ice. Wells & Kelly gone to Kingston on the ice. Maud gone to school. Voltie & Mart went to Lindas Isle for setting up wood. Voltie came back, stoped & choped some wood for Eveline. After dinner drew straw from stack then Voltie helped churn and went with Frank Woodman to draw a load of wood, for Charley Woodman has gone for the doctor for his father who has got the grip. Grace finished her waist for the ball. Grace went to post a letter to Montreal and found the McNeeley’s just starting for home. Wells and Wells Jr came home at 7 PM. Henry Holliday here in evening and went skating with Lill Niles. All the rest of the youngsters at Breakeys Bay Wednesday 24th Cloudy morning and springing up from the South, blowing a gale. Gulls flying from the Lake. Voltie and Mart went to Lindas Isle to pick up the wood & get back at dinner time. A disapointment to Grace and V on account of the storm for they cannot go to the ball. Storming �page_0042 89 hard rain and wind terrific. Voltie hitched up and went for Maud, Shelly & Milly and bring them from School. Mr Niles came home from Marysville through all the storm. He drove up in his buggy. The ice from Marysville to Kingston very poor Jan 25 Thursday 1894 Voltie came down stairs this morning singing after the ball is over. A still bright clear morning. Wind N, ground bare and frozen, ice glittering in the sunlight. Wellie, Voltie, Mart and Wells Sr went to Lindas Island for wood found the ice good for a double team and heavy load, drew one load for Wellie. After dinner Grace to get subscribers for the Ladies World but got wrong, went to C Woodmans, Obriens, Barrys. After supper she went to Mrs Niles to make an evening call. Voltie went with Will, H Woodman to Clubbing bay on ice foat [sic] for oil, had to push the boat most of the way over and back again. about 8 pm. George Morgan Jr came home with V and stayed till 10 PM �page_0043 88 Jan 26 Friday 1894 Sun rose clear but soon grows cloudy, a very cold morning wind East. Voltie, Mart & Wells Sr drew wood from the Isle. Wellie went to grapple for his sturgeon net. ground bare and hard frozen with the furrows and hollows filled with ice. The weather clouds and air threatens snow and hope we will get good sleighing for we have had none this winter. Wells is just saying that before long the roads will be so filled with snow that it could be hard to get through the snow. Saturday Jan 27th 1894 A fine day. Wind SE, very pleasant, about an inch of snow on the ground and ice. Wellie, Voltie & Mart drawing the straw stack in the barn all A.M. Wellie stayed to dinner. Made E a lemon cake. After dinner V went to O’Briens to get the horses shod. O’Brien not at home - gone visiting sturgeon net. Wells Sr making a lounge from an old bedstead. I mended clothes and ironed patch work pieces. Grace cleaned floors &c &c �page_0044 Jan 28 Sunday 1894 A quiet half cloudy day not very cold. No one here except Will called about a sick calf, been hooked. Voltie & Grace spent the day at Wellie’s had a pleasant time and in evening went to church. Maud going too. E Bates piloted Will Alen & wife across to the American shore they are going to visit their relatives and friends. The Sabath day comes gently to a close and all is well 29 Jan Monday A mild cloudy day looks like rain or snow. Wind South. Voltie went to James OBrien to get the horses shod, came home just in time for dinner. Wells Jr got one sturgeon and pulled out the net, all snarled and full of weeds. Heard this day something terrible. Why should I write in this diary that Cobet had killed Mr Athel in a prize fight. Snow begins falling fast, heavy, full of snow from the North East. Grace & Voltie instead going to Kingston tomorrow & stop at Marysville to the Ball tomorrow eve. Grace and I dressed three turkeys for market. Mart commenced going to school this morning. Voltie drove to school house through the storm for Maud. �page_0045 90 Tuesday 30 Jan 1894 Snow piled up very deep this morning. Voltie wallowed through the snow this morning to the river for a pail of water, snow above his knees and still snowing fast and steady. So once more the Marysville Ball is a failure and disapointment, but V & G do not care. Maud will have to stay home from school to day and the turkeys will have to lay in the market basket till the storm is over and the roads are plowed. Lill Niles has a quilting party the PM and V drove with Grace to the quilting, this party is in honor of Lill’s birth day. Well after V got back from the quilting we heard Will Gillespie’s child is dead. So they have no evening party at J Niles. Jim Obrien went for the sprail and stand is the box Jan 31 Wednesday. A fine bright day, rather cold. Wind W. Wellie came up to pull the fish net and draw hay, and then drove to foot to get fish and I go down to Eveline’s on the sleigh and stay all day. Wellie got 2 sturgeon from the lower nets, snow on the ice is very deep as well as every where else in the evening. V & G & M go to Mission meeting. V goes home with Lill. Mart comes home very noisy and smoking around �page_0046 the rooms before he goes to bed, rolling the stone and talking loud waking every one that is sleeping. Maude & M went to school this morning Feb 1st 1893 A very pleasant day, still, no wind but cloudy around the horizon. Voltie & Grace gone to Kingston in cutter. Will came early but went up with J.N. Wells Sr carried Mart & Maude to school on sleigh. Wells Jr came to his uper nets but no fish. Wellie brought me a sturgeon, cooked some for dinner. Wellie drew two loads of wood for himself. I caught a slight cold and do not feel very well to day. V & G carried up the last (free) turkeys to day. I have a very quiet peaceful day. Wells working in barn making a door for the back stable, went with team for Maud & Mart but met them by the consession. School very noisy and disorderly. V & G came just in the edge of the evening. After supper, M went to stay with Jen. An altercation this morning between W vs Will & Voltie concerning the humorous proclivities of his Reverence, Mr White. Feb 2nd This morning the sun rose clear in a cloudless sky. A light frosty mist hangs over the landscape. The clear whiteness of snow is every where, covering up and hiding every shrub stone and deeply draped in [fields?]. This is the anniversary of my weding. �page_0047 92 day 34 years married it seems a thousand years ago. Wells, Wellie, Voltie & Mart gone to Lindas for wood and a barn frame, fence post &c and worked at the business all day. Grace done big washing and hung the clothes on the line. Wellie sent his sturgeon up on the sleigh and came up in the evening and took the pelts off. Welly & Wells are going to K tomorrow. Voltie and Grace intended going to the singing practice at W.G.W. but so late when they got through with their work, concluded to stay home. V went for mail. Weather looks very much like a storm. The bear could see his shadow this day. Saturday Feb 3rd 1894 A quiet morning sky, very much over cast with clouds threatning snow. Rose early ate breakfast by lamplight. Wellie came and Wells and Wellie gone to the city by the open roads. River roads are filled with snow. Mart and Voltie drove down to Wellies nets & captured 6 sturgeon. A very good haul indeed. Wells and his father came home at 8 PM found the roads badly drifted. George and Wallace Niles here in evening and after supper. V is �page_0048 Mart & The Niles boys went over to Wells to play cards stayed till eleven Oclock. Wellie drew this merchandise down on Mauds sled. Sunday 4 Feb 1894 Service held three times in church to day. Quarterly meeting, service conducted by Rev Barret, assisted by Rev White. Grace attended service three times and after evening service went home with Mary and William, the ministers going too. Ed Bates ate supper with us. Wells reading his news paper all day. I read Scotts poem Lord of the Isle, cold, Wind N Monday. A fine day but very cold wind N. Wellie, Voltie and Wells drew two logs for barn frame from Lindas, then Grace came down from Williams with Will & the Ministers. Then Voltie & Grace start for the villiage at 8 oclock, going to the ball. M at school. Maude at home. Dick Brown came to W Dixon’s from Gananoque Tuesday 6th Feb 1894. A fine day, Wind South. V & G came home early this morning in time for breakfast. Had a fine time at the Ball. They went to bed and slept till nearly three o’clock p.m. Wells drove to Millens Bay for kerosine found the roads difficult to travel. Will & Dick here grinding axes. Wellie here running net got none - gave him sweet milk and sour cream. A dance at Eben Joslins. George & Lill Niles, Maud & Mart went to school to day �page_0049 94 Feb 7th Wednesday 1894 A very fine day but the wind blowing from South. Ash Wednesday to day, Lent begins and so does fasting for 40 days. Maud & Mart goes to school. Maude started to walk But Voltie hitched up team and caught up with her before she got too the church. Walking very bad for children. V and Wells drew four logs from Linda’s this forenoon Thursday 8 A mild cloudy day, thawing ground, bare in a few spots. Rained some in the night. Wells went to Kingston with double team. Mart & Maude went to school. V drove to school house. Welly came up and took team and drew wood for himself then Wellie & Voltie went to Ed Rattray’s chopping bee. Mart came home at noon to do the chores. Maud after lingering along the road, walking coming from school with both feet wet. Buttons all torn from her apron and Mart had slaped her in the face in school time for making faces at him. Mart chewing tobaco and whistling desk �page_0050 95 Friday 9 Feb 1894 A cold morning, Wind N begins snowing at 10 AM, snowing thick & fast all day. V & Mart brough [sic] water for Grace to wash. Grace done big washing as usual but stormed so hard, could not hang them on the line so left them in the tub. V and W Jr drew wood for Wellie and then drew hay from the stock. Mart went to school. Grace & V were going to Niles to practice singing but as they were getting ready Walace [sic] and George came in with their coats covered with snow & said there would no one meet there to sing this evening so they staid home and Wallace went to Mr Woodmans for the mail while V & George played poker. Will came over awhile after dinner and Voltie and Will cleaned the organ �page_0051 96 Saturday 10 Feb 2894 Raining morning, Wind S. Blowing hard. Afternoon Snow & freezing. Will here in the morning prepared to go on the potato mission. But Snub Woodman went and left him because he did not drive the ice. Wells finished the lounge. Voltie reeled carpet rags. Grace sick all day, caught a cold yesterday. I moped [sic] floors and done all the Saturday work. Snow, soft ice covered with water. Voltie in the evening went on horse back to Mr Niles to buy tobaco of [sic] Wallace and came back at 1/2 past nine PM. Mart went for the mail this morning, a letter from Johny and one from Rachel. Sunday 11 Feb 1894 Wind West and cold cloudy but clearing up at 10 AM. sun shining out clear. Would like to go to Belle’s but cold and going very very slow. Frank Bamford skated over and brought Wells a letter from Clayton. WallaceNiles & Mart went over the river to Old Hides Boy for tobac. Dick Brown came over a while. Ed Bates here in evening �page_0052 97 Monday 12 Feb 1894 A very cold morning but Ed Bates and Will drove up the ice to Kingston. Ed gone out with a load of clothes bars to peddle. Will going to help him and then going on his own buisness [sic] It keeps growing colder and thickening up for a storm. At three oclock PM a terrible snow storm from the North with wind and cold, very cold. I dont think Ed Bateswill come home this night nor Mr J Niles and George Niles. They went up to Town this morning. Mart went to school and came home with a black eye. The school is bad as ever. Wells oiling harness in the kitchen. Wellie drew a load of wood. The Doctor over to see Sam and Lill Joslin. Tuesday 13th Feb 1894 A terrible storm of wind and snow from the North. None so bad for a number of years so Wells says and so very cold. The storm with snow howled all night drifts piled up everywhere. Dont know as Ed Bates came home or not. Dont know as J Niles & George �page_0053 98 came home or not. Dont think O’brien can go for the mail to day. Mart & V carried water to the horses and the cows out only long time enough to drink. Wells oiling harness in Kitchen and Mart & Voltie studying Arithmetic all day. No one here to day, milder towards evening, but freezing hard. Wednesday 14th Feb 1894 A beautiful fine day just cold enough to freeze a little. Wellington drove to Kingston. Wellie came up and brought the chair tidy. Welllie got two sturgeon from the nets & Wellie and Voltie are going to Kingston tomorrow with hay if it is a fine day. Wells Sr finished oiling the harness and Maud went out and got stuck in a snow bank. Voltie and Mart drew 4 loads of hay from the stack. Then Mart went down to help Wellie saw wood. Voltie went to the lecture 2/2 of 1/8 = 1/6 anent courtship & marriage delivered by Rev Mr White Methodist church �page_0054 99 Thursday 15 February 1894 A snowy day freezing North. Voltie & Mart studying Arithmetic all day. Mart in Reduction and V in complex fractions. Wells making sleigh box. I am mending shirts. Grace crocheting a spool bag and Maude does as she likes. The day and Evening passed away very pleasantly as usual. The storm prevented going to the city as W & V had intended. Friday 16 A fine clear cold day. Wind North. Voltie decorded the sleigh by his fathers request. Wellie came for the sled to draw wood & Charl helped Wellie get wood from the swale. After dinner, V & W JR and W Sr went over the river to the Island for wood. Wells going to Linda’s. Grace mending a dress for herself. I washed and ironed some things. Voltie came back and and [sic] then drove over in cutter, for his father. Wallace Niles came in evening and he and Mart intended to go over to Jens to play cards. �page_0055 100 but went to Burnhams instead. Dick came and brought our mail. A letter from Nellie Grey, one from Rairy Wand, one from George Kirkpatrick’s office. Saturday 17 A bright morning, boys gone to Kingston with hay. The wind blows as hard from east and blusters. I colorad Mauds dress and dried & ironed it and done baking. Grace cleaned upstairs and cleaned down stairs. Maud helped a little. V & Mart working out doors. Boys came home from city at seven, brought Will Allen & Will Dixon with them. Sunday 18 Rained all night but cleared away midday. Wind blowing hard from South. Ma, Voltie & Maud gone to Belles. Mart going to Niles. Pa & G at �page_0056 101 house alone. Wellie came up and Will Allen went down to Smiths with him. He says he has a lead on him as large as our cheese lot. This morning Wallace Miles came down for Arthur to go home with him. M stayed for dinner up there then he came home & W came with him and help do chores then the two went over to Will Dixons. Monday 19 Wind South West, a very pleasant day, the boys and Capt. drew wood from the Isle. Martin gone to school. Maud & Grace done house work and I cut carpet rags. W. Dixon here for violin & song book. Voltie & W gave gone to the fish nets. The beggars gone down the isl to night. �page_0057 102 Tuesday 20th quite a pleasant day. Wind blowing South, blustered some this morning. Wells Sr gone to Clayton N.Y. Wells Jr & Voltie are over at the Island. Martin at school. Maud & Grace alone to-day. Ma finished sewing our carpet rags: that was cut yesterday. W.G. Woodman & family went to Watertown to day. Charlie Woodman went for Dr yesterday for his father. They boys intended going to Kingston to-day with hay but wind blew to hard Wednesday 21st A very pleasant day. Wellie gone to Kingston with hay Will Dixon went with him. Martin gone to school. Voltie & Pa drawing hay and done other little odd work in the evening. Voltie drove G & M to Mrs Niles to spend the eve found G & Lill gone to Joslins �page_0058 108 Thursday 22nd A very stormy day. Wind South West, too stormy to draw hay to Kingston. A dance to-night at A. Persy’s. Charlie Woodman here. Martin gone to school. Voltie mended. Bobe to draw hay on cleared away towards night. Voltie & Grace went to the dance, had a fine time, got home at 3 Oclock in the morning, slept until 5 Friday 23rd A fine day, very cold. Wills Jr & Capt went to Kingston with hay. We had breakfast at 6 O’clock. The work all done up at 7. Martin stays at home from school. Grant went to bed after dinner awhile. Voltie was "snoozing", the assessor came, Will Fauset Sat 234 rd Another cold day. Wells Jr & Martin gone to the city. Capt. gone to Clayton. Grace & M and & Voltie at home alone. Grace did all house work. M is grunting around. �page_0059 104 with sore throat. Pa came home early from Clayton, his hands nearly frozen. Wells & Martin home from Kingston early (W, D came with them. I think the wind is South W. Grace baked beans Sunday 25 A very good day. Wind South. Sun shine out clear. Aunt R & Norman Petrie came here from Lafargeville. Norman stayed here for dinner. A.R. went to Wills for dinner, then came back here for a short while. After dinner George Morgan & Flora came and stay for tea, and spent the evening. No service to-day. Wells Jr out ice-boating. Ma in yet a Belle’s. �page_0060 105 26th Feb Monday 1894 A cold day, Wind North. I came home from Bells to day. Charlie drove over with Irene and I, arriving home at 3 p.m. stoping on his return at the school house for Margarette and Beatrice. Found Grace washing, nearly done with clothes line full of clothes. I washed all the socks & stockings. Wellie and Voltie gone to Gananoque to mill. The boys came home early. Mart at school. Evening visitors, George, Lill & Wallace. Tuesday 27 Feb 1894 Wind S.W., a very fine day. Wellie and Wells went to Kingston with hay. Wells went up with cutter to see Sine the horse doctor for the black mares eye which was cut on the neck yoke while loading hay at the barn, came home at 1/2 past 6 PM. This is the 6 load of hay up to date. Wells brought Grace & I each a print dress, 64 yds unbleachd cotton, two new blankets, and 8 yds cowhide, a pair of pants for himself. Will & Voltie hitched up old Jim and went to look for �page_0061 106 Wellie’s dog. They went to Millens bay but could get no trace of the dog. Evening time Frank Woodman brought down one of their horses and hitched up to V’s cutter and they went to River View to a donation held at the hotel for the Rev Stronger and came home at 12 Oclock midnight, traveling on ice fine. Wednesday 28 and last day in Feb 1894 A fine day. Wind S.W. Wellie gone again to the city with hogs. Wells working in the shop at something. A man from Gananoque called to sell a harness. Did not buy. Voltie went towards evening to Walls’s to cut E some wood, came up home and brought with him Hiram Davis & son and Derush. They had been to Clayton to the races, went down on an ice boat but no wind coming up so they pushed the boat as far as here and stoped here to supper. Left later and and [sic] walked home 7 miles. V went up by Niles to help Wellie across. The big clock hose up like a mountain. Mart at school �page_0062 107 March Thursday 1894 A fine clear day warm, snow melting, wind South. Wells and Voltie drew a big log from (maple) Lindas then went to Clayton to the races. Wellie & Mart drew hay from the old barn. Will mowed away one load of hay then Will and Wellie hitched up before the other cutter and drove to William G Woodmans for his dog which was at their door tuesday morning. But Voltie had advertised in the Clayton paper to day. I sick most all day with indigestion. Eugene Dixon here to stay all night. Tis the first time he has been here for years. Mart stayed home. Norman Petrie lost his suit with Jess Reid. Wellie caught a sturgeon 2nd March 1894 Wind South but very still, air warm like a spring morning, cloudy with a sprinkling of rain, snow soft & fast disapearing. Wellie cant draw hay. I think this rain will cause a general breaking up of good sleighing and cold weather Did not rain much but warm and cloudy. Twould have been a good �page_0063 108 day to draw hay after all. Frank Woodman, Voltie & Uncle Samy gone to the Clayton races again to day. Samy furnishing the horse and V furnishing the cutter, robes and whip. I am trying to churn a little butter. Grace sewing on her calico dress. Maude & Irene making a noise. Eugene Dixon gone to Wills to dinner. Mart gone to school. Eugene came back and waiting till evening for Voltie & Grace to go to W.G. Woodman’s to an oyster party given by the "chosen friends". Stayed all night till 5 Oclock in the morning. 3rd March & Saturday 1894 A beautiful day. Wind S, very calm and warm. Snow fast disapearing. Mart & Voltie making a small table for me. Grace feels rather dissapated after last nights debauch though she slept till 9 AM. I did not call her up. Wellie intended going to K with hay but the roads are all slush and Wellie so sick. �page_0064 109 with a cold. Milly came down to get Mart to go to Mr Samy’s to help Sam do the chores for Frank is not very well though he is not very ailing. I think he is only sleepy after eating so many oysters last night which Frank and [blank] ate a milk pan full. Wellie came up after dinner and I doctored him with Fowlers extract of Wild Strabery [sic]. Charley W gone to Glenburnie for his wife. Mart stays all night at Woodmans. Sunday 4 March A warm cloudless sky light, Wind S. The heavy snow banks dissolving and setting away. 5 ice boats out here on the ice. Wellies, Charley Kendalls, Livingstons, Niles and the Davis boat. Wellie, Voltie and Grace out riding on Kendalls ice boat. Mart came home at 11 A.M. and has gone to church. M didn’t like it at Woodmans—had to clean all the stables after 30 cows and 9 horses—said the stables looked as if they had not been shoveled out in three weeks. Capt Allen & wife and Winnie Smith have come down from Kingston and gone to Smiths and I sit here in the warm sunlight by the south window. �page_0065 110 of the dining room and almost go asleep all alone. Grace, Maud and Irene in the little room cracking [?] into. Wellie gone home. Wells sr an [sic] Voltie out to the barn. Mart at church and I lazily sit looking out the window watching. Dick Brown coming over the ice till he arrives near shore and is confronted by a huge crack of bilged ice which is shoved up 10 or 12 feet high and I go to the door and tell him where to come ashore. Will here and says someone has killed his dog joe. Will found him along side the road just below our barn but, in all probability Sams & J Niles dogs killed Joe dog. Well the day past and a peaceful Sabath evening is closing with a beautiful warm sunset. Monday 5 March 1894 A cloudy damp morning wind South, raining a little. No going to Kingston this day. Mart at school through the mud. Wells finished my table he has been making which is very nice and I am pleased with it. Grace made Maude a night �page_0066 111 dress. Welly brought me a piece of sturgeon and I gave him pork. Will here and I gave him a piece of the fish Welly brought me and W Jr and V gave Will some potatoes. I patched Wells Sr’s pants and sewed on my log cabin quilt. Mart at J Niles this evening. Frank Woodman here this evening. Mart came at 11 Oclock PM He and Wall N walked through the mud to Henessey’s to play cards . I’ll make no comments thereon. Tuesday 6 March 1894 Time marches on and never stops. Seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, centuries roll on for ever roll on into eternity. Life and all creation is a profound mistery [sic], only death can lift the winter soil. a fine very warm day wind South. Ground nearly bare. Smith’s ice house. Ed Bates & Welly filling the ice house for Uncle Smith. Grace done a big washing. I brought and set in my new table Wells made and find it just the thing. Another dog fight between here & Sam’s, Niles big brute and Sams two dogs and another little dog. Niles dog shaking the life out of the little one. �page_0067 112 Spaff Joy is making maple sugar. Wellie came up and brought Graces clothes bars Ed Bates had made. A lecture from Rev White this evening at the church up courtship and marriage. Voltie, Grace & Mart went. Ed B came and went too but soon returned for no lecturer was there though there were many that came out through the mud. Wednesday 7th March 1894 Day by day the fields grow more bare and mudy. Last night the wind blew a gale from the S and the rain fell in torrents. The weather appeared a little colder this morning but proved to be only a hope that it might be colder. Wellie, Mart and Voltie getting out ice and filling the ice house. I am not very well. Grace is ironing. Wellie went to Mr Niles to buy a few apples and Mr Niles gave him a bag full. Wellie gave me some, cloudy weather. I go asleep while writing this diary. Ebe Joslin got in ice all over out in the channel while from the Island home. �page_0068 113 Thursday 8 March 1894 11 Oclock PM and later Voltie at the barn so Mart says. I have just been up stairs to ask him if he knows where Volty is. The Niles children here and Frank Woodman this evening. Mart, George, Well and Frank played cards in kitchen. Voltie and the girls in the parlor with Maude and Irene too. A very fine warm day, snow nearly gone, ice very poor. Mart went to the Bay for tobaco. Will went too for oil. Laura Smith sick abed. Eveline there all day. Wellie at home taking care of the children. Grace went down and stayed awhile this afternoon and going again tomorrow. Wells and Voltie & Wellie hewed timber for the new barn. John Nesbit got in the ice. 12 past eleven. Voltie says there is a new calf at the barn, the first one. no going anywhere unless absolute a nessesity [sic] compels, the roads and ice almost impassable. Eddy Bates went across to his summers work at Pritmans afraid there would soon be no crossing or would not have gone so soon. �page_0069 114 Friday 9 March 1894 Another quiet still warm day, cloudy & hazzy [sic]. Wells, Welly, Will and Voltie and Mart are tearing of [sic] the old shingles from the roof. The ground around the house covered with falling shingles and now they are nailing on the new ones. Grace gone to Bills to help. Laura, Eveline and Muriel & Robert there too. Then Lill Niles came and brought me a dozzen [sic] of new laid eggs and some apples & some wool pieces for my log cabin quilt with which I am very much pleased and away she goes to Laura’s too. Well I am sure now Laura will get well with so much help. This morning George Niles walked with Sadie across the river, says the ice is very poor and with difficulty picked their way across. Wells says this weather knocks him entirely out. Well Grace and Lill came just at dark. So Voltie goes home with Lill and stays till 10 O’clock PM. V says Morgans young folks were there ie George, Mabel and Kemp. The fire dead in the coal stove. Wells is trying to arouse to life, shook the very life out of �page_0070 115 Saturday 10 March 1894 A beautiful day warm as June or May. The ice to poor for a footman to walk on. Grace not very well went to bed awhile. I am so lame I can scarcely walk around the house. Wellie, Voltie, Wells & Mart shingling the north side of the house. Will is tapping Sam’s sugar bush. Charley here to borrow pans for sap and brought me some sour kraut. Lill Niles stoped here on her way to uncle Smiths. Gave Wellie his mail & —. Wind blowing at nine O’clock and rising. Sunday 11 March 1894 All night the wind blowing, strong from the south and still blowing fiercely, cloudy and sprinkling rain at 9 Oclock AM. at the time I am writing. The ice looks queer and spoted [sic], channel ice driven together and slowly breaking up, gulls are flying in from the Lake, barometer falling. Grace not very well, gone to bed. Voltie lying down on lounge. Wells and Mart reading. Maud & June playing and making a noise. After dinner clears up sun brightly shining. �page_0071 116 blowing some channel open ice floating. Wallace Niles came down for Mart to go to Sam’s barn to play tag with Frank. Grace yet abed. Voltie reading Harpers Magazine. A little colder at evening time. Voltie gone to Wells to see the family and so ends another Sabath day. I read Talmages last sermon and scottish legends. Wells made a fire in the coal stove. Monday 12 March a bright clear morning, West wind, cool not cold, ground bare of snow, river channel open, ice clear from oposite [sic] shore, spring birds singing. Will going out to day canvassing for apple trees and other shrubery. Our men folks again shingling the roof. North side. at 10 Oclock. Robert Percey came across the ice and river in a boat; came for Wells something again about the Lidy place more trouble I supose [sic]. Wells going to Watertown. We’ll see, shall not trouble myself about it either way. I’m through and done worrying about the Bamfords business talent capabiilties �page_0072 117 in the eve. A warm lovely night like May. I never before saw anything like it in March. The young moon shining brightly. Laura Smith went to Mr Niles to get Wallace to help do the chores for White has hoisted the piratical flag and gone home. Laura called at our veranda and talked awhile, said she must hurry for she had left Bill alone. Wells and R Percy crossed the open river in a boat from Burnhams this morning March 12 1894 Monday Tuesday 13 day of March 1894 Prudence Joy very sick. A warm cloudy day, wind N veering around to South at three Oclock PM, commenced raining. Volty and Mart drew hay on waggon, drew four loads from the old barn. Wellie came up for milk and went to Sam’s to post a letter. Will stoped here on his way to J Niles. War declared all ground between Will & Smith and White, the breach is widening and the feud progressing. Wells not home yet. La ra ra ra boom de aye Our old man has gone away You bet your boots he’s gone to stay. �page_0073 118 Wednesday 14 March 1894 Cleared up in the night, milk can & tub full of water, froze. A little ice clear from this shore, our water hole gone and not likely to come back again this year. After breakfast Mart went for the mail. Grace received a letter from Washington N.Y. Edmonds. Wells came about 10 A.M. Reports all right. made Eb & Hel in a visit and last night stayed with Mr & Mrs James Gloyd. Wellie and Voltie hewing timber. Wells fixing the milk wagon. Mart choring around and smoking his pipe about six times a day and has now gone to Wills to look for chewing tobaco. Grace too has gone to Wills or started to go this evening. Another calf at the barn which makes three this spring. Every thing most used up, pork, butter, groceries, all gone, never will starve though. Our hens broke loose to day, two eggs in the hen coop. Wind West & freezing �page_0074 119 Thursday 15 March Froze hard last night, very still, no wind, freezing a little all day. Prudence Joy buried to day. Wells, Grace and Mart went to the funeral. Will stoped [sic] here on his way to Niles to buy potatoes, bought 3 bushels. Voltie and Wellie hewed timber after dinner. I finished the blocks for the log cabin. Evening cloudy and cold. Friday 16th March 1894 A cloudy cool morning clears up bright PM. Wells ought to have gone to Marysville for groceries but put off till tomorrow. He is going up on the milk waggon in the morning. Voltie went down to Wellies to hew but didn’t hew much. Voltie came for milk said E had this morning been buying two lbs butter from Shira B. Voltie and Mart drawing stone all PM. Grace finish sewing blocks on the log cabin. I bake beans. �page_0075 120 Saturday 17 March 1894 A soft quiet warm day, wind S. Wells and Will gone to Kingston for groceries, went up on milk waggon. Grace got Saturdays work done this A.M. and after dinner Grace and Irene walked down to Eveline’s and Maud went up to see Shell Niles, Frances Joy there visiting since early this morning. Voltie and Mart helping Wellie draw wood from Breakey’s. Devero let Wellie have all the wood there is left from the quarry for a $1,00. A very good bargain for Wells Jr. I am alone nearly all the PM. Maud came at 4 Oclock. Voltie came home in time to do the chores. Grace & Irene came soon after. Then Voltie and Mart went over to Wills awhile when they came back they found another new calf at the barn. �page_0076 121 Sunday 17 March 1894 A shower this morning from the SW with thunder, cleared up about nine AM, sun came out bright and clear. Charley, Belle & the children came at 1/2 past nine AM and stayed till 4 PM. Irene went home with them, the little one has been here three weeks contented as if she had always lived here. Monday 19 A fine day. Mart plowing on the lower place. Wells fixing the farm waggon. Voltie doing every chore. I washed carpet rags and washed Volties frock and overalls and in the evening patched and darned. Will came over in the evening & brought his violin & Will & Voltie played in concert with violin an organ. Toward evening the Pierpont went down by here and blew us a salute. �page_0077 122 Tuesday 20 March 1894 A very fine day. Wind North, last night froze hard enough to make good sap weather. Arose at three O’clock and get breakfast so Wells & Wells can go to Kingston. Had to send Mart for Wellie and then Wellie went to Kingston without his breakfast, arrived at the ferry to late for the Pierpoint, so five individuals hire an ice boat and cross to Town and back again. Grace done a two weeks washing, lines full and fluttering in the wind. Devolson gone to J Niles for a calf going to exchange for a hide. Mart plowing. Jane Niles visiting at Will Dixon’s, Charley Dixon here twice once to borrow a saw and again to borrow a loaf of bread. After chores are all done, Mart goes for the saw and Jen sends home the loaf of Bread which I had much rather she had kept. Wells & Wells Jr got home at 8 PM. Voltie went for the mail, a letter from Watson and one from Laura Joslin. Grace went with the Niles to practice �page_0078 123 singing at W.G. Woodmans for the funeral tomorrow & came home at half past 12 midnight. Wednesday 21st March 1894 A cloudy lousy day, raining hard at 10 AM. This is the day the 5 bodies are brought from the vault from Marysville and burried in our buring [sic] place. A sad solemn sight, 5 graves dug at once for our neighbors children. Gorge Michea, Clara Woodman, little Georgie Gillespie, Mary Ann Watkins & little Laurence Henry, Rev Mr White preached a very impressive sermon. Wells couldn’t find his shoe thread this morning and so got mad & swore and riped [sic] and tore and made a regular ass of himself as usual. Oh the low depisable contemptable low mean coarseness of a dirty temper. It is insulting and abusive. �page_0079 124 Thursday 22nd March 1894 Froze some last night. Voltie drawing plowing. Mart & Wells Jr drawing stone. Wells Sr tinkering at an old waggon. Maude piecing a quilt. Grace ironing. I am general doer of everything. Cloudy, wind North not cold. Dalia Kenny very sick. Dr Buchanan doctoring her Smiths folks alone and not a boy to help them. Laura doing all the work in doors and out. Weather cold enough to snow. Think it will snow before long. Tis evening now dark night. Friday 23 Quite cold rather cloudy. Wind North. Boys working with two teams down by Wellies plowing and drawing stone. Mart & Volty did not come up till nearly dark just in time to do the chores. I commenced to fix Wells clothes and get things ready to go away. Wells went over the river and said Horace B is going Monday. Wells went to Gloyds for a stick for a waggon reach. �page_0080 125 Grace scrubed the stairs and scoured the Boy’s room clean. Wells working away out in the shop. In the eve Grace & Martin went for the mail. A letter for Wells from Capt Fitsmons saying Wells must go to Detroit next Wednesday. Grace rec’d a letter from Miss Strachan saying, Yes—she would give her music lessons. I piece for a quilt got 20 blocks finnished [sic]. Saturday 24th March 1894 A cool cloudy day, wind South some ice still floating in the river. Wells gone again over the river to see about the Lindy place. Voltie & Mart are plowing down by Wellies. I make beds, sweep and churn, not a speck of snow anywhere. Grace moping floors and helped get dinner. Wells came towards eve came over with Rattray’s and Wellington Burnham. I dont think he had very good success about his business—seems very quiet and subdued about something. Evening sets in cold and cloudy. �page_0081 126 Sunday 25th March 1894 Easter Sunday a rather cold gray cloudy day. Wind NW. Ground frozen so cold the Rev would not come from Marysville to preach. A quiet day no one here except Welly. We had fried eggs for breakfast 12 & gave Wells Jr 10 all I had with milk, butter & dutch cheese. Wells not very cheerful. Grace gone to J.P. to Easter. I read Talmage and home at 8 PM. An invitation for G & V, at W.G.W.’s’s Tuesday evening, a sugar party. Monday 26 March A cold frozen morning. Wells arose at "five O’clock in the morning" built a fire and took the oars which he had borrowed from J.N. last night and went to W Jr’s for the skiff and went over the river again this morning going to Clayton again to see LLD Morse about the Lidy place again. I think he will �page_0082 129 be home before night if he comes to day for the wind blows and the air is freezing cold. Frost on the North window. Wells came in time for his supper. Says the Lidy buisness [sic] is all right and he has to leave home tomorrow morning for Chicago. Will and Charley here in the evening. Charley came over this afternoon and brought some Syrup, he said "For uncle Wells". Which is a treat for us all. Tuesday 27 March 1894 Wells built a fire at 1/2 past 3 O’clock. Welly came and they got started at 5 Oclock AM for Kingston. Wells anxious to get the 8 Oclock boat. A clear bright frozen morning, very quiet. Wells gave me a hundred dollars towards building the new barn. I took a nap in afternoon near party at WG Woodman’s. Grace & V go with Frank Woodman and WP. Jim Morgan here. �page_0083 130 Wednesday 28 March 1894 A cold day, wind N, snow falling furiously for a while, ground white then sun comes out again and before night there is no snow. I called V and G.D.B. up in time for breakfast. They came home at 3 AM—came near staying all night. Welly here, I gave him $20.00 to get lumber & grass seed &c. Voltie working on a jumper. Mart drawing the banking from the house. Evening visitors Will Dixon, Jim Morgan & Frank Woodman. John Morgan went to uncle Smiths. Thursday 29 March 1894 This morning the ground covered with snow about 4 inches deep. The Pierpont made her first trip to our wharf arriving last night and lying there till this morning. Welly and Will Dixon, Laura Smith went up. Laura carried 50 lbs of butter to market. John Morgan stayed with uncle Smith all day. Laura brought home with her a boy from the orphans home. �page_0084 131 Friday 30th March 1894 Snow all gone again. Wind S.W. blowing half a gale and chilly. Volty went to Mr Rattrays to borrow a seeder, to sow grass seed. Dellia no better, very little hopes of her recovery. Voltie sowing grass seed. Mart drawing manure from house banking. Grace done a big washing. I done cooking and churned the butter. Maud studying her lessons. Wellie working on Niles’ boat. Grace went to the Post ofice. A letter from Johny which is welcome indeed. John has moved on a farm and I am so very glad. Evening visitors John Morgan, George Morgan, Mr Kemp and Will Dixon. John Morgan stays all night and ate breakfast with us. Bill Smith does not like the boy Laura brought from the city. Saturday 31st March 1894 The last day of the month and the last day of the week. A windy day South wind, looking like a storm, rather warm. Wellie & Mart drawing manure. �page_0085 132 Voltie working at the pumper. Sam & Frank and M drove here for our boys to go to the Snow place to doctor a cow, came for them just as dinner was ready and away they drove without coming in the house & gone over an hour. Grace & Mart discovered one of our cows stretched out on the ground and thought the cow was sick too, and away went Mart full run to the Snow farm for Wellie & Voltie and back they came again in great haste, gave the old cow a kick and up she got well enough, having only lain down to rest and came in to their dinner like hungry bears. No one here this evening but they all went to church to hear Rev Mr White lecture on ghosts. Wellie, Voltie, Martin and Maud and I am alone all evening reading. A dark rainy night and the church filled. �page_0086 133 Sunday April 1st 1894 A half sunshine half cloudy day. Wind blowing strongly from the West. Grace and Mart go to 1/2 10 O’clock service. Lill Niles came home from church with Grace and stayed to dinner and the afternoon. Will here towards evening. R came home after dark. Danforth Dixon brought Mother & R as far as Sid Percey’s on Friday. Moth at Davis’ yd. Monday 2nd April. A kind of a half pleasant day, frost on the pantry window, Grace piecing on a quilt. boys plowing. Wind North, cold. Grace & Maud goes to Wills to see their Grandmother & to get sugar. I wrote to Johny. Tuesday 3rd April 1894 Wellie and Voltie plowing on the Grange down by the corner. in AM hewed timber, had dinner at Willie cooked a rooster. No visitors this evening and we all go to bed early. Grace & Maud go for the mail, get letter from Welie and one from Allen Lafleur. No rain. �page_0087 134 �page_0088 134 �page_0089 136 Wednesday 4 Wind South blowing a half gale. Buchanan came over all right, gone to Mr Rattray’s. Rained this fore noon. After noon the boys plow on the grange. Will & Charley here grinding their axe. I priced a new block from the Hearth & home, churned and made 8 prints for market and have got to write Wills a letter. no rain Thursday 5 April 1894 Arose at 8 Oclock and got Grace started for Kingston market again only eight lbs butter. Voltie & Mart plowing away down on the flat towards breakeys. I sounded the dinner horn long an long. Mart and V drew a load of hay at noon. Grace goes for her first music lesson this spring. Grace sold the butter for 23 cts per lb no rain �page_0090 137 Minnie Friday 6th April 1894 A cloudy chilly day but very quiet. Voltie went to L Phillips for grass seed, came back just after dinner. Jack Niles brought me some fish. Dora Gillespie here for mission money. Walter Horn here peddling pattent medicine. Rachel came over for milk and stayed till 10 Oclock PM & strung out a mess of Petrie yarns 50 miles long. P. GN. & CW went to Millens Bay for ile. A practising lesson in singing at JN’s at which GDB & JDB attend a wanted meeting held at the church this evening which Wellie & Martin attend. A letter from Watson informing us of Harry’s intended. Visit GR Dear no rain Saturday 7th A fine day sun clear. V & M plowing W Jr ditching. Maud making an afternoon visit at JN. Wills D. folks boiling down sap. Grace done Saturday’s cleaning. V carried the bees out the cellar, one dead hive consequently we have a little honey for supper no rain �page_0091 138 Sunday 8th April 1894 A mild quiet day. Mart gone to church no rain Monday 9 April and Graces birth day A mild day sun shining. Wind blowing some from the South. Grace washing clothes, lines full. Rachel goes home about three O’clock. I lent her Ishmael Vol 1. Boys finished plowing away over on the flat by Breakey’s. A fine day to dry clothes no rain �page_0092 139 10 of April 1894 Tuesday. A cloudy day Wind S.W. Our boys plowing over on the grange down by Wellies (ie Mart plowing). Wellie, Voltie & Will Dixon digging post holes on the grange along the road & finished them all to day. Grace scrubed the kitchen and we moved. Letters from Wells & J.K. Rachel rec’d a letter from Norman. Grace ironed all the clothes. no rain Wednesday 11 April 1894 A cloudy day & disagreeably cold. Wind North blowing a gale. Voltie cultivating ground just behind the hog pen for wheat. Voltie & Martin. I churned and darned a sock & helped get dinner. Rachel here to borrow $6 dollars. George Gillespie here with a subserititional [sic] for a vault & tore his trowsers leg most off dodging through the wire fence. no rain �page_0093 140 Thursday 12 April Wind North. A cold disagreeable weather. Boys sowing oats 10 bushels. Wind blowing a gale from the North. Grace gone to Kingston with 7 lbs butter. I lent R 5 dollars of Wells money. Grace paid Ockley some money and got groceries there and paid for them. Voltie borrowed Mr Rattrays seeder to sow grass seed. Mart and Voltie working in field. Mart cultivating, Wellie sowing oats, Voltie pulverizing. Grace stoped at Bells. Mr Watson sent Maud a pair of boots. Wellie drove to the dock at evening with truck waggon. Nellie sent me a letter and returned my books, Irvine’s Sketch book & Hadey of Wassail. R came over and stayed all night, came late. Said Sam’s dog attacked her. no rain or snow �page_0094 141 Friday 13 April 1894 A clear day. Wind North blowing hard. Rachel went after breakfast home. Our boys are working down by Wells Jr, dinner is ready since 12 meridian and now half past the hour and no sign of them yet and I expect the dinner will be stale and cold before they get here, that is if they come at all. Well they are here. I scolded said they could come no sooner, came late for supper, got another field sowed oats. Another letter from Wells says he may come home soon but I hope not. Rachel came over to stay all night &c. A letter from Ockley no rain Saturday 14 April 1894. A clear fine day. Wind North, no rain for many days. Rachel here and cleaned the kitchen floor. Our boys working in field. About 4 Oclock Charley drove in here bringing home Grace, Belle & �page_0095 142 all their children. Charley drove back leaving Bell & the little ones here, going to stay all night. I glad to see them. R goes home to get her clothes to go with this family to the lecture. Grace goes home with R and finds aunt Dana there. So R comes back with G for milk & buttermilk, says cant go to the temperance lecture for visit. A beautiful evening and they start for the church, Voltie, Belle, Grace and Mart. I stay with the youngones and care for them. They came at 10 Oclock. We had a time or two with young Charles Victor crying for mamma Belle. Well H Watson meant to come home with Grace from Kingston on Thursday again commencing rather early through spring to sponge boraid [sic] and lodging again. But he did not come. [Belle|Bell]] & I sit up and visited till late no rain �page_0096 143 Sunday 15 April A bright morning warm and fine. Wind S. Glad to find Belle here this morning, after breakfast dishes all washed, our visitors began to come in. Well I cooked dinner for Mandy Watson Irene Bamford Devolson Bamford Grace Bamford Wells Bamford Eveline Bamford Muriel Bamford Robert Bamford Rachel Bamford Dordana Smith Charles Halliday Isabella Halliday Margarette Halliday Beatrice Halliday June Halliday Victor Halliday Martin Rennolds George Morgan Andie Mitchel & Will Dixon here but the did not stay to dinner no rain �page_0097 144 16th April 1894 Wind South. A fine day. Grace washed all the clothes. Dane stayed till after dinner and then I went over to Wills with her. This is the first time I have seen mother since last Nov, found her in good health. Jen, Rachel & Grandmother gave to plant. Voltie been grafting all day for Wellie till 4 Oclock then came and set some pear grafts for Will. Then set Dane on the river. Wellie & Mart plowing down by Wellies. I stayed to supper and Maude came to go home with me. A fine moon light evening. R. C. F. & E came with us as far as the bars no rain I have heard gossiping and scandal enough for the last few day. �page_0098 185 17 Tuesday A pleasant day. Wind North. Voltie plowing here by the house. Mart helping him. Wellie plowing near home. After noon Wellie went to Jim McKays stone bee. Rachel here for scions to graft their trees. Voltie cut some then went home with her to show Will how to graft. Then came back and plowed by the raspberries. The grass beginning to grow a little. The buds are swelling on the trees. Maude this morning went to School to Miss Emma McDonald. Wednesday 18 April 1894 A clear warm bright day nearly cloudless. Scarcely a breath of wind North. River like a mirror. No rain since the 13th of March excepting a little rain the morning of the 21st March. Dust flying in the roads after the waggons when they come home to dinner. Wellie eats dinner at home plowing down there and so is Mart. Voltie cleans up peas to sow. R came and brought 9 duck eggs that �page_0099 146 Grandmother had got over to J Dixons. Grace set them under a hen all night. I do not believe they will ever hatch for they were brought 14 miles in a buggy. Wills sent the pans home. Thursday 19 April 1894 looks very much like rain. Grace gone to K with only 8 lbs of butter for which she get 28 cts and sold to the same woman. Rummy quite hard. Voltie & Mart caught in the rain and hurried home as fast as they could come, clean up again and after dinner they went to drawing manure. Mart drove to dock for Grace. �page_0100 155 Friday 27 A fine day. Grace took up the parlor carpet and the boys whiped it well. Grace commenced the parlor and put the bordering on. Saturday 28 A very quiet warm morning, cloudy. Arose at 4 O’clock AM that Volty cant get to Marysville to board the first ferry for Kingston. Wellie & Mart drawing manure below. Commenced raining at noon and at 4 O’clock the rain came pouring down filling our can and tub in a few minutes. Voltie came at 5 with wet feet having stoped at WG Woodmans since two PM. Voltie bought a bale of pike nets. Well after supper, CW came and V went with him across to Riverview for xxxx and didnt get back till 10 Oclock through the thick fog. �page_0101 156 Sunday 29 A fine quiet day. South W. Wellie came up and helped do the chores after breakfast. Martin and George Niles rowed across the river for Wallace then Grace and Mart went to church at 1/2 past 10 service. Then Grace goes home with Willie then they drive to the foot. Voltie gone to bed and Maud. I alone most all day till about four O’clock when Shelly came and went up to the cedars for flowers. Then Wellie, Eveline, Muriel and Wall came up in boat. Then Rachel came up over and E & W and the children went home, and R coaxed Grace to go to Mr Niles to buy butter and Maud went and stayed till 10 O’clock evening. Mart there too. Maud goes to Horn’s courting. Monday 30 April 1894 A clear fine day. A light South Wind. The pasture and meadow are green, grain coming, trees buding [sic], birds singing & building nests. The dandelions are most large enough for as greens. Voltie building wire fence. Mart drawing manure. Wellie planting potatoes. Grace washing. We sent the milk to the factory 99 lbs. W & V & M ate dinner at Wellie’s. I expected them home and Grace rang the dinner horn long and loud. They ate dinner at Wellie’s. Sams boys speeding their �page_0102 157 I sowed lettuce seed and made another bed for beets weight of milk 99 lbs 14 May 1894 Tuesday A fair day Grace finished the parlor to day. I sowed beet seed and made flower bed. 100 lbs milk only no more cows calved this morning Thursday 3rd Jan 1895 Wind South cloudy, rather mild, cloudy Wellie drew straw from here to thatch, his calf stable. I rode over to Wills on the load of straw and staid all day, patched Charlie Dixon’s coat. Hannok Joslin’s burried [sic] to day from the vault. Electioneers running around. Butchered the beef to day. Charly Easton and Will D helped him. Grace and Mart gone to J Niles to make an evenng visit. Voltie came home to day this evening. continued on page 70 �page_0103 158 Wednesday 3rd 2nd May A warm day Wind South. Weighed our carpet rags over thirty lbs. Grace ironed the clothes, boys drawing manure and building fence, only lbs milk this morning, made out 6 butter prints for market. Gave Wellie 5 dollars to buy seed potatoes. Will came home this afternoon with prize potatoes and fruit trees. Frank Woodman and George Niles here this evening. Volty putting led [sic] and corks on fish net Thursday 13rd May 1894 A beautiful day, very warm and calm. A breath of south wind. Voltie drove to the dock with Grace & a grist for the hogs, Grace carried Belle some Kalsomine. Voltie and Mart building pasture fence down by the Wellington’s. Cows in this pasture breaking out all the time. Voltie finished one pike net. Wellie, Will & R gone to Kingston. Came home late. Voltie milked the cows alone. Nellie sent me a Book entitled "After Two Years" by Charles Kingsley �page_0104 159 Friday 7th Cloudy morning, Wind South. Raining quite hard, clears up toward eve with fog. A steamer vessel whistiling [sic] in the fog. Will here and helped Voltie set a fish net. Grace kalsomined the bodour. Saturday 5 May 1894 A very fine clear day after the rain, cool and clear, every field green and sparkling with dew. Grace moped [sic] dinning room and kitchen and pantry, the boys finish building pasture fence by Burnhams. After dinner, Maude and I go over to Wills and stay till dark and R and the children came home as far as the bars lane. Found Mrs N and Tilly here. They went home just in time to escape the rain which came grandly with heavy thunder and lightning. commenced base [illegible] A Sams �page_0105 160 Sunday 6 May 1894 A fine warm morning. Wind followed by heavy Thunder & lightning showers. Mart went to church a great attendance but no preaching His Rev was absent. George Niles made us two visits. Will and Charles made me an evening visit. Singing sacred music is the order of the evening Monday 7 May 1894 A clear morning after a night of Thunder lightning, rain and wind. The wind S W blowing half a gale all day, chilly towards eve. Grace papered small parlor. Volty drove the cows to the lower pasture and finished the pasture fence and drew rails for a calf pasture �page_0106 167 Wellie and Mart draw manure. 136 lbs milk this morning. V called on Mr Niles family Mrs Niles cleaning house to day and washing this evening Tuesday May 8th 1894 A cool breezy morning Wind S W clear. Volty and Martin go to the lower pasture to milk 126 lbs milk this morning. wind goes down at evening so Mart & V run net and line 18 pike and came in and had to do their chores after dark �page_0107 162 Wednesday May 1894 A very cool day indeed a common wind blowing from the west. boys planting potatoes in fore noon, afternoon they shingle for Sammy a bee. 186 lbs milk this morning Voltie took 18 fish from his net pike, and 3 sturgeon from the two, one weighing 44 lbs dressed Thursday 10 A most beautiful day, a white frost last night. The grass bright green and covered with frost due dew. Voltie took 15 pike from net this morning. Voltie drove to dock this morning, sold calf hides to buy fish cord for sturgeon. Mart has not used any tobaco in 3 weeks 2 + 2 lbs milk. Voltie intends going with George N to Cape with fish tomorrow. After dinner Maude and I walk to Wills for a little visit R came back with us & borrowed Kerosine oil. In the night wind rising before morning blowing a gale and raining �page_0108 163 Friday 11 May 1894 Raining and blowing a half gale this morning, Wind South. Called Voltie at 4 Oclock AM but he would’nt get up. He and Mart got up at 5 and went down to Wellie’s to milk the cows through rain and wind. Clears up at 9 Oclock but wind blows all day. 2 12 lbs milk this morning. Old Mrs Mongomery very sick do not expected to live Grace making Maude a dress pink print Saturday 12 May 1894 �page_0109 164 Sunday 13 May 1894 Monday 14 May 1894 �page_0110 165 Tuesday May 15 1894 Wednesday 16 May 1894 �page_0111 166 Thursday 17 May 1894 Friday 18 May 1894 A very rainy morning. Got out of bed at 12 midnight to set the tub for rain water for it has been thundering and lightening for a long time. Mother here reading a novel. Grace after washing the breakfast dishes is practicing her music lesson. Mart reading Ishmael or Out of the depths. Voltie gone to the foot to run fish nets. The weather mild and warm with rain a dull quiet day Maud sowing carpet rags hit or miss. Will here in evening playing and fiddling and singing ic that is Voltie and Will. No letter from Wells �page_0112 167 Saturday 19 May 1894 Sunday 20 May 1894 Wind east blowing half a gale, air warm. Mart played and ate breakfast With Wellie. clouds are black and angry with wind all around, barometer changing, grass beautifuly [sic] green, trees & fruit trees in leaf and blossom. A great promise of fruit this year Maud gone to Mr Niles to go with Shell to Sabbath school. Grace down to Welly’s. Grandmother reading. �page_0113 166 Monday 21 May 1894 Wind North a very pleasant day. Voltie and Will went to the nets and then Voltie went to the cape with fish. Eveline and the children here. Eveline made Mart a shirt. Voltie bought himself a shirt, a pair of tan shoes and Grace a pair of tan low shoes and Wellie a pair of over shoes. Grand mother walked home. Mart cultivated the corn ground. Tuesday 22 May 1894 Cool with wind North in the morning changing South light with some rain. Grace washed Wellie planted corn and so did Mart .Voltie J marked out the corn land and then Voltie and Will went to the nets, then they all played base ball at Mr Woodmans. Wellie and Mart went home to supper and to milk the cows. VoltieWill and Mart go spearing fish in the evening. Grace white washed the chamber bedroom, and cleaned the floors and doors & window. Maude went to school. Grace and Maude gone for the mail. I churned and made bread, dinner &c. |No letter from Wells yet got �page_0114 167 Wednesday 23rd May 1894 A very fine warm day Wind S. We looked for John to day but he did not come. Voltie planted corn and fitted the ground by the house for planting. Washed a quilt & mended V a pair of trousers loons. Grace cleaned floors and helped d house work. Thursday 24th May 1894 A warm still day cloudy and showery. Mart & Grace gone to K to selebrate [sic] Queen Victoria’s birth day 75 years old to day. Wellie drove to the dock this morning. Voltie brought his fish nets up from the foot. Found our gobbler dead this morning. He was here gobbling at the door last night all right. Tired Joy came up with V and got a little seed corn. Voltie went to dock at half past 9 pm for G and M. He brought a waggon load of humanity from the dock including Ben Dodge, Laura Smith, Frank Woodman and Geo Niles. Got home at 12 midnight Dodge went over the river. �page_0115 168 Friday 25 May Wellie & Voltie building wire fence. Grace making my basque. I sewed carpet rags. Maud got a sty on her eye. A letter from Watson and one from Wells sr. too Cold to work in garden. Wind North blowing a gale and cloudy Saturday 26 A fine day wind North and light. Boys building fence. Mart is planting and making garden every thing growing finelly [sic]. fish & custard pie for dinner �page_0116 169 Sunday 27 May 1894 Monday 28 May 1894 Wind West blowing and raining hard all day which caused the suspension of a great deal of farm business. Cleared up towards night with wind. Our boys fussed around could’nt do much work. Grace sewed I sewed carpert rags. �page_0117 170 Thursday 29th May 1894 A clearing up day after the rain. Sky full of big bellied wind clouds moving North East, a light silvery clouds, rain exhausted. Voltie and George N intended going to Cape with fish, wind began breezing up more fiercely from the west, So left the fish in N boat house till the wind falls. Wells Jr plowing taler ground for Hanes to plant on shares. Sarah Gillespie came this morning to help Grace make a dress. Will came and grained the pantry cubboard door. Grace and Maude went with Sarah a long way when she went home Wednesday 30th May 1894 �page_0118 171 Thursday 31st May 1894 Wellie drove Grace to dock through the rain. Rachel and Will went to Kingston too Friday 1st June 1894 Friday it rains most all day, tubs and barrel full of rain water, didnt get any letters from any person �page_0119 172 Saturday 2nd June 1894 A rainy day raining all day and very windey windy. Haynes here to dinner. He came up to plant potatoes but didnt plant for the rain. I washed towels and other things and hang them in the sun to day. Grace got toothache and gone to bed. Mr. John Montgomery buried to day 3 June Sunday 1894. A beautiful morning. after the rain grain, meadows, potatoes, fruit trees and garden every thing growing. Wind South. Wish Belle and family would come down to day. Alone all day no person here all day. �page_0120 173 Monday 4th June 1894 A very fine day and warm but towards night grows colder. Wind west. Wellie brought Eveline and the children up in the punt just after dinner. Wellie and Voltie finish the wire fence pasture. Eveline stayed to tea. All Barrie here to get Voltie and team to draw pressed hay to the scow. Voltie cant go must do his own work. Haynes finished planting potatoes. Em Haynes here and went to Wills for butter and eggs. Mart drew manure Tuesday 5 June 1894 Wind East this morning more rain and bids fair for a rainy day. Voltie did intend going to Cape with fish. Maude gone to school. Did’nt want her to go but she persisted in going. Wellie & Mart in shop working on the skiff. Well, Voltie has started for the Cape �page_0121 174 Wednesday 6 June 1894 Thursday 7 June 1894 �page_0122 175 8 June 1894 Friday Quite a fine day. Wind West. Eveline and Hubert here. Wellie working for Uncle Smith building fence. Winnie at home. Muriel with aunt Laura 9 June 1894 Saturday A very fine day Soft South wind. A base ball at S. D. W’s in afternoon. Mrs Haynes here sewing. I wash carpet �page_0123 176 10 June 11 June �page_0124 177 12 June 13 June �page_0125 178 14 June 15 June Friday A beautiful day. Dordane said she must surely go home and then concluded to stay so as to see John and Flora when they came. John and Flora came P.M. �page_0126 179 16 June Saturday 1894 A fine day. Voltie rowed aunt dane across the river this morning before breakfast. Grace got teeth ache yet Sunday 17 June well tis sunday morning. Warm but looks like rain, barometer falling. Nelly, G, John, Flora, Dant D and another fellow here for breakfast. Oh dear Im tired John and Flora went home this afternoon Rob Dant, Will Getman and Kellar went too. all gone but Nell �page_0127 180 Monday 18 June A very warm day. Light wind South looks much like rain. But Grace & Nell G go up to Mr Doctuer’s G in I Niles buggy to make a days visit. Rain showers with thunder and Lightning. Girls come home at evening, a good visit 19 Jun Tuesday Very warm Light wind South. Showery. Every thing growing grandly and beautifuly [sic]. Mart went to the Cape with fish went with George Niles, fish mostly spoiled. Wellie working on his house. Voltie making Axeltree for waggon. Nellie Gsy reading and Sleeping. I been reading. Grace popping corn—heavy thunder a heavy shower at 4 & 5 this morning. we are rather short of butter, we are always short after entertaining so much company �page_0128 181 Wednesday 20th June 1894 A fine day with occassional showers. Grace Thursday 21 June 1894 A beautiful day. Arose early Nellie gone home to day. Grace went to Kingston. Wellie drove to dock. Grace has a new lesson "Imperial Polka". Bees swarm for first time this summer. Voltie had a little difficulty hiving them then after dinner Little Charley came for Voltie to hive a swarm for Will. Will gone to town. Voltie and Mart furrowed out and hoed corn in A.M. and P.M. hoed for potatoes at Wellie’s. Will D came home from Kingston "sick" Charley Wickham came too �page_0129 182 Friday 22nd June 1894 Sid Percy here. A beautiful day Wind South & breezy. Wellie & Mart hoeing potatoes by Wellie’s. Voltie repairing waggon and making new axle. I weeding onions & lettuce. Maude home from school. Grain and every thing growing finely. The young apples as large as haws or half grown hickory nuts. Two letters from Hugh both from the Land Office urging insisting on an immediate & substantial payment Saturday 23rd June 1894 A hot day. Wellie & Mart hoeing potatoes. Voltie working at Waggon axle A pick me and base ball game on Grindstone Island between foot of Wolfe Island boys and Grindstone boys. Wolfe Island boys beat by 9 to 29. Wolfe Island boys 8 innings and Grindstone boys 9 innings. �page_0130 183 Sunday 24 June 1894 the very warmest hotest day yet. A thunder shower came up black in S.W. but steered off to the North and kept out of our way. Scarcely a breeze to ripple the river. Hens and chickens around with their mouths open panting for breath. No person here this day. Grace taking a nap & Voltie sleeping. Mr Armstrong preached to day. Oh to hot for comfort. We may get a shower yet. Rambling of Thunder heard afar off somewhere. George Docteur and J Murphy called here this evening inviting Voltie and Grace to a picnik up the Island. Some rain with thunder & lightning. Monday 25 June A fine breezy day. Wind South. Boys working on the road ie Wells Jr, Devolson & Mart. Grace done big washing and began making her print dress. �page_0131 184 Tuesday 26 June 1894 A fine summer day. Barometer falling all day. Grace making a print dress for herself to wear to the picnik. The boys hoeing till working on road 12 O’clock then go to election, play base ball till thunder, lightning, wind and rain drives them all home, going to play base ball against the Ferry 9 tomorrow. Grace brought in all the washing from the clothes line in a hurry. I almost forgot to say the boys went to election and voted for Haycock. Will came over and hived a swarm of bees while boys were gone but the bees all went back Wednesday 27th June 1894 Wind S cloudy with a little rain now and again. Wells Jr, Davolty, Grace & Mart gone to a picknic in Ranous woods for the benefit of Rev Lipton. Maud and I alone all day. Maude is a good child. Excepting Welly the others came home late. Will helped Wellie milk. They report a fine time—danced all day. A big crowd H.H. drove down for Lill to go to the picknic. �page_0132 185 Thursday 28th June 1894 A hot warm summer day. Wind S & breezy. A thorough rain would be very beneficial at present. Wells Jr drove to dock this morning with Grace. Voltie has lain down awhile to rest himself after being up all night with Charley Wickham. After the Dr for Jen but didnt get him for he gone from home to a wedding. Just as well youngster born just all same without a Dr. I dont feel very cute after being up all night, finished W Jr’s scrap book. Grace & V went up the Island to a picnic. Eveline, Welly & their children came up for their groceries. Mart went to Johns to day to help him with his haying. Friday 29th June Wind South, warm very breezy, cloudy looks like rain, barometer falling. Hens persecuting the duck, picked its feathers off his back and picked its eye out. Grace and Maude went to Wills then for the mail. We keep the duck in cellar. �page_0133 186 Saturday 30 June 1894 The last day of June, very warm wind South and very bright, not a cloud to be seen this morning. Grace worked home all fore noon then went to Wills and worked till long after dark. Sunday 1 July 1894 Heat very great. Wind South and Light. Rachel came home from Carlton Island. Will went for her with Niles beef. Charley Wickham rowed back with Wellies boat. I went over to Wills towards night. Eddy Bates here, made a visit. Voltie sleeping in hammock and reading. Every thing suffering for rain. �page_0134 187 Monday 2nd July 1894 A hot day, heat oppressive, barometer falling. Voltie hoed in garden, took a super of honey from a hive, put on another, sharpened mowing machine, knives & mowed a few times round this afternoon. Niles hen in our grain again. Flora & Ethel came here, stayed all day. Wellie went to O’briens to get something forget and then watered all the cows and plowed out Haynes potatoes. Haynes going to move and dont want them. Grace at Wills all day. A powerful rain towards night with thunder and lightning and wind. It lodged the wheat of Esford at Wills visiting. Tuesday 3rd July 1894 A partialy [sic] cloudy morning after the rain. Wind south. Thunder & Lightning in the night clears away bright & warm, breezy. I sent John a postal card. Grace sewing for Maud. Voltie went to O’Briens to get the mowing machine. Got home at half past 12 AM. Barometer pointing to "change" �page_0135 188 4th July Wednesday Wind West cool and refreshing. Wellie hoeing Haynes potatoes. Voltie mowing with machine. Grace washing all forenoon then went over to Wills and made out butter for market and done big ironing and walked over to Dignams and home again. Will D here this eve for ice. Fine cool evening. Niles family went to Cape to celebrate fourth July. Lidy Ranous went with them. Wind West and blowing a smart breeze all day. Quinn Beadle raised his big barn to day. Thursday 5 July 1894 A cool breeze day same as yesterday. Wind West. Wellie & Will D gone to Kingston. Voltie milked and Eveline milked the cows. Grace with the Milly, Voltie, Doctored Haynes potatoes for bugs. After dinner went for a load of bean poles and raked hay and milked the cows again and came home and done all the chores. Grace drove to dock for Wellie thinking to go with the Digmans to Lafleur party. K & G wouldn’t go for they had had no invitation. Grace went to Well’s again to work to day. �page_0136 189 Friday 6th July 1894 Grace & Voltie went to Lafleur’s party with Frank Woodman came home at 4 AM this morning Saturday 7 A fine day dry and cold strong wind blowing form the west. Grace moped the floors. �page_0137 190 Sunday 8 July 1894 A dry cool day, Wind West. Wellie came up in a skiff and I went home with him and stayed all day. Grace went to church. Maud & V stayed home after church. V came to Wellies too and ate dinner & supper. Voltie and Hiram there and Frank Woodman. George & Wall Niles, Rafter, Russel and Will McD and Wellie brought me up in skiff. Monday 9th July 1894 A warm dry day. Wind South. Grace made Maude a dress and sewed most all day. I wrote Rogers & Kirkpatrick a letter, Grace wrote to Watson. Wellie and Voltie mowing and raking hay down by Wellie’s. I hoed corn. Wellie came for the sewing machine �page_0138 191 Tuesday 10 July 1894 A warm day wind South no rain the grand summer clouds asume [sic] all kind of fantastic shapes, pile upon pile arising from the horizon on every side in lovely grandeur. Mart not home yet. Wellie and Voltie drawing hay and stacking here by the barn. A fellow named Russel here. Maud went to Evelines for butter and went to Mrs Niles to borrow tea. Wellie 5 more pigs at the barn, sow ate one leaves 4. A letter from John, Mr Watson and also Hugh Southerland for a pair of cattle boots Wednesday 11 July 1894 Another dry warm day. Wind South. The boys stacking down by Wellies Voltie drove to the factory this morning. �page_0139 192 Wednesday 11 1894 July Thursday 12 July 1894 A rainy morning. Grace went to Kingston. �page_0140 193 Friday 13th July 1894 Looks like rain this morning but clouds clear away with a brisk breeze from S. Mart came home this morning from Johns, he stayed all night at Dodges and came over in punt with a strong breeze after him. A hot day with some thunder and showers going around to Eastward. All hands working at the hay. We had pease [sic] for dinner. A singing party at the feet to night. Saturday 14 looks very much like rian in the morning. Wind South but clears up brightly, sun pouring down, heat most too warm for farmers to work in field only for a spanking breeze from south. Saturday July 14th 1894 Arose at 4 O’clock called Voltie and he went immediately to Wellies. They intend to draw hay all day but it rains before 8 O’clock hard spoiling their hay drawing. Well they will hoe potatoes. Mart went to factory this morning. �page_0141 194 July 15 Sunday 1894 A warm day showery day. I went too Wills, Maude went too. Williams and Wickham there. Had a jug of cider, George Niles had dinner with us. LaFleur here in the evening. Monday 16 July 1899 A very warm day. Grace washed all the clothes. Boys drawing hay at Wellies all day. I washed a lot of clothes too. �page_0142 195 Tuesday 17 July 1894 A dry hot day, a scorcher. Boys worked at Wellies drawing hay. Will helped them. Grace went to the ice cream party at WG Woodmans. Mart went too and rowed the skiff, got home at 1 oclock AM. Mr Watson came after dark. I |washed some clothes. Wednesday 18 July 1894 A very hot day, no cloud and Watson here. Voltie & Mart making hay at Wellie’s. No wind, Grace got toothache. �page_0143 196 July 19 Thursday Grace, Maud and Watson go to Kingston and Bring Lib and the baby back with them for a weeks stay. July 20 Friday Towards Eve a black cloud arising in the South with heavy thunder and lightning acompanied [sic] north wind. �page_0144 197 July 24 Saturday No rain, old Mr Breakey burried to day from the house. Rev Lipton officiating, our boys and Watson attend. July 22 No rain, Maude and Watson went to church to hear the Rev White preach. �page_0145 194 July 23rd Monday no rain July 24 Tuesday no rain �page_0146 190 July 25 Wednesday no rain July 26 Thursday Well the Watsons are going home to day. Maud and Grace are going to see the baby christened Benjamin Ambridge Craig. Well they have stuffed themselves on string beans and green peas and other eatables till they are fairly gorged. Harry will come down by & by and we will fill him up and stuff him out too. �page_0147 191 27 Friday July 1894 28 Saturday July 1894 �page_0148 192 29 July Sunday 1894 Charley, Bell & the children here and I go home with them to stay a week. I dont feel very well but am going all the same. Very fine weather for the harvest. I see Charley has a fine garden. 30 Monday A fine day Belle washes all the clothes no I make a mistake, she didn’t wash but I write a letter to Johny. Dick reaping and binding Charley’s wheat. �page_0149 193 31 July Tuesday I send a letter to John from Bells, a very fine day, no rain. Charley helping Dick. 1 August Wednesday �page_0150 194 2nd Aug Thursday 3rd Aug Friday �page_0151 195 4 August Saturday dry weather. I am at Charlis 5 August Sunday very fine dry weather. Belle and the children came down home with me. Jim driving. Marjorie & beatrice stay to make a visit. �page_0152 196 6 August Monday 7 August Tuesday no rain �page_0153 197 8 Wednesday A dance at OBriens. Mart, Voltie and Grace went. An awful thunder and lightning storm while they were gone. Lightning striking and burning Mr L Dodges barn, grainery & hog pen. 9 Thursday no rain �page_0154 198 10 Friday no rain 11 Saturday no rain �page_0155 199 12 Sunday A dry warm day wind blowing some. John surprised us by walking in after dark. He came for Mart but Mart cant go 13 Monday no rain �page_0156 200 14 Tuesday no rain 15 Wednesday No rain, Wind South. A dance at Fred Joy’s. Allen & Nellie Lafleur came and went too the dance too & left their brother George here �page_0157 201 16 Thursday Very dry weather no rain. Grace, Marjorie, Beatrice and the dog walk to the dock this morning. 17 Friday no rain �page_0158 202 18 Saturday Belle and Charley came down this evening intending to go to the lecture but staid here instead till 10 Oclock leaving Irene here, very dry no rain. 19 Sunday A warm dry quiet day. Were surprised by John, Flora and Mrs & Mr E Lindley making us a visit. John wants Mart but boys cant let him go. Poor dear John. �page_0159 203 20 Monday No rain and dry. I sorry about John. Dont know how he will manage. I went over and sewed for Jen to day, made two shirts one for Charley and one for Will. Irene went with me when I came home found Mrs & Miss Niles here. 21 Tuesday Dry and cool no rain �page_0160 204 22 Wednesday Dry, no rain 23 Thursday Aug 1894 A dry smoky time, no rain for a long time. Drove to dock this morning but found the boat had come and gone at six. Only passenger from this dock being Wellington Burnham who kept the arrangement to himself after the change of time had been entrusted to his telling. Eveline and children here all day. E & G & M milk the cows early so Mart can drive Grace to Halliday this eve to go on the boat tomorrow morn. Mart got home about 10 PM bringing B.H.W. Ranous �page_0161 205 24 Aug 1894 Friday Still dry, hot day smoky no rain, woke up this morning to find H Watson here. Mart threshing for Ranous. Voltie digs potatoes. I go reconoitering around the corn and bean field. I help Voltie milk. I milk one cow and V milks thirteen. Mart came home early and drove to Halliday’s for Grace. Poor Will got tooth ache Saturday 25 August 1894 A still warm very smoky day, dry, every thing looks withered and dying for want of rain. Threshing at Horn’s to day. Fred Joy brought us some beef $1,25 cts. Harry Watson here. Voltie and Mart shingling the old barn this afternoon. Eveline is honored with Mrs Delia Ormsby as guest this PM. Thunder. �page_0162 206 Aug 26 Sunday 1894 No rain. Wind North, cool and very dry leaves on trees dying and falling; apples droping [sic] from trees, cattle suffering for feed and very unruly. Visitors are WalaceNiles, Frank Bamford, Wells Jr & Eddy Bates & of course H Watson prospective Dr of MD. Maud & I go to Wills at 5 PM. Voltie goes for the cows & Mart gone off somewhere with Wall Niles and dont get home till 9 evening. Will came home with Maude and I. Monday 27 Aug 1894 Very dry and smoky. No rain, Barometer at a stand still. H Watson went and stayed over night with W. Jr & didnt’ get back till we had breakfasted. George Rattray stayed here over night. Will Ranous went home with W Jr. Grace accompanied H Watty to the exhibition at the MEChinere �page_0163 207 Tuesday 28th August 1894 A dry smoky day, no rain for many days. Boys will finish our threshing to day. Wally is a setter. A door setter. Tuesday 29th Aug 1894 Wednesday A very slight shower this evening otherwise No Rain. �page_0164 208 Wednesday 30 Aug 1894 Thursday No rain Thursday 31 Aug Friday 1894 No rain �page_0165 209 Saturday 1st Sept 1894 No rain, dry, smoky and warm wind South. I sew for Jen made Will and Charley each a shirt. John Dixon drove past with Saney to the foot to visit LibRattray drove back and left the horse and buggy at WC Smiths and stayed all night. At Will DixonsVoltie went over to see Buchanan. I come home at 1/2 past 9 PM and found them all in bed. Sunday 2nd Sept 1894 Wind South and breezy. No rain. A thick dark smoke every where. Great forest fires in Canada and States. Seems as though the world was all on fire. Voltie shot a hen and took his newspaper and went to Bed. Grace & Maud washed the breakfast dishes. I took care of the milk and cooked the dinner. �page_0166 210 Wind South, thunders this morning before day light thought it would rain but is very hot day, no rain and a thick smoke. Grace washed. I churned and gathered apples. Maude went to school to Miss Harpells first day for Maude. Tuesday 4th Sept 1894 Wind South & breezy. No rain, smoky. Voltie better & out gathering corn, beans, punkins [sic]. Wellie working at home. I can 6 Corns, tomatoes, picked up apples, pared a pan full to dry, churned and skimed [sic] mik [sic], rained a little after sundown. At lightnes some Maude went to school. �page_0167 211 Wednesday 5th Sept 1894 Heavy thunder this morning before daylight a right smart shower of rain, caught the tub nearly full of water. Grace cleaned floors. I scoured pantry shelves. Raining again this PM but does not clear away the smoke. Will & Voltie go fishing for their supper. Grace ironed the clothes. Maud at school. Wellie working at his home. 6 Sept Thursday 1894 �page_0168 212 7 Sept Friday 1894 8 Sept Saturday 1894 �page_0169 213 9 September Sunday 1894 A beautiful day fair Wind South. Grace and Maude go to church. Bell, Charley and little Charley come over. I cooked 2 chickens for dinner. Wellie, Eveline & children come too and Grace comes with Maud from church. After dinner Charley goes home with Wellie to see the potatoes and they all have a very good visit. Grace goes home with them to help Bell cook for threshold. The Woodman Machine doing their threshing. W Jr & E & children stay all night. 10 Monday 10 Sept 1894 A wet rainy day rather cool. Voltie & Mart working in the shop. Eveline says she will stay with me a few days for we want to can tomatoes and make catchup [sic]. Wellie gone home to work in his house making partitions up stairs. Wellie didnt’ come up to dinner but while we are eating dinner in walked Johny came for [Mart|Martin]] and got him this time but tis a very bad day to cross the river in Dodges old boat through the rain and wind. �page_0170 214 11 Tuesday 12 Wednesday �page_0171 215 13 Thursday 14 Friday �page_0172 216 15 Saturday 16 Sunday A bright Fair day and warm. Wind S. Wallace here looking for Martin, couldn’t find him. George Niles & Frank Woodman here. Frank said Grace wanted her fur cape so I sent it her and said Belle & Grace are going to cook for George & Martin’s threshes. I’m sorry they are going to cook for Martin. Poor dear Belle she has enough and too much work at home. �page_0173 217 17 18 September Thursday 1894 17 September Monday 18 19 September Friday 1894 18 September Tuesday 1894 �page_0174 222 15 Sept Saturday 1894 19 Sept Wednesday 1894 As I am writing this diary back from further data I will write just here. John Morgan was drowned the night of Sept 19 1894 though I didnt hear of it till Sept 23rd sunday morning. A cold North wind strong breeze and a very dark night with rain. 20 September Thursday 1894 Expected Grace home to day from her Kingston visit but she didnt come. It is a very rainy morning. Wellie drove to the dock with Voltie and just as they were starting Martin came running across the fields and hopped into the waggon enroute for Kingston fair, couldnt stand it had to go to the Kingston fair having staid all night at Lon Dodges. Voltie brought all our spices and butter bowl and said Grace is coming home Saturday with Laura. Voltie gave Grace a dollar and bought her a pair of fine books. �page_0175 223 27 17 September Monday 1894 22 18 Sept Tuesday 1894 �page_0176 224 2319 Sept Wednesday 1894 20 Sept Thursday 1894 �page_0177 225 Friday 21 September 1894 Saturday 22 Sept 1894 �page_0178 226 Sunday 23 Sept 1894 Monday 24 Sept 1894 �page_0179 227 25 Oct September Tuesday 1894 26 Sept Wednesday �page_0180 230 27 September Thursday 1894 A fine morning. Voltie threshing for McDonald. Wellie drove to factory and after breakfast Eveline picked up all things preserving pots, cans and jars & bottles and Voltie drove down home with her & the children, leaving Maud and I here alone. Well tis somewhat lonesome but very peaceful and quiet. I fly around Maud & I and get things well in order. Wells come up and fed hogs at noon. Grace came home long after dark driving the home alone. Wellie stoped at home. Well I’m glad to see her but a great mind to thresh her for staying away so long. 28 September Friday Well Grace was up early this morning 5 Oclock which is quite contrary to city rules, 7 Oclock being early rising for city people. Well after breakfast and the work all done, Grace, Maud and went down to Marts garden and gathered apples, citrons, cucumbers & I came back tired enough and canned some tomatoes. Voltie away threshing for McDonel Bill. I paired [sic] apples for drying nearly all day. Towards afternoon Maud & I go and gather a basket of wild grapes. �page_0181 231 29 September Saturday A lovely autumnal day realy [sic] exquisite, temperature just right, clear and windless, a golden day, such days there may have been in paradise. Some people call such days weather breeders but if this day calls forth weather in opposite contrast to itself, what terrible weather it will be. Grace worked all day like a little heroine and the rooms in afternoon are clean and shining as a new pin. W. Jr & E & children came up to fill a straw bed invited them to stay to supper but no must go. Well while we were partaking our supper so coyily in walks John and Flora having come over in U Dodges old skiff leaking half full of water, glad to see them. 30 September Sunday 1894 John and Flora are here this morning, Safe and sound. we do not rise very early. Wellie didn’t come up to milk this morning. Voltie took the heads off two fowls and we had pot pie for dinner keeping the young fowl for breakfast next day. Well John calculates to go home to day but it looks like a storm after yesterdays most lovely weather. After dinner John goes down to see Wellie. Grace goes to bed. Flora & Maud go out walking on the shore towards evening it began so to rain that John coming up pm. Wellies made up his mind that he would have to stay over night so stayed. �page_0182 232 31 Sesptem 1 Oct Monday A cool day rather: but Grace doing a big washing. Voltie brought her some water: Wellie took his skiff and rowed John and Flora over the river to Dodges leaving Dodges old boat here on shore. Well John had apples & tomatoes, potatoes, catsup. Welllie got his boots that Ben D had bought for him but they were too small for him and Voltie had to take them. The wind sprang up and blew a storm shaking the apples from the trees. Grace brought all the clothes in before night. 2nd October Tuesday 1894 A beautiful autumn day. Voltie done chores and helped Will D. Grace ironed, I dug some potatoes one row from the garden. Voltie picked them up and carried them in cellar. I made a Johny cake for dinner but the corn meal was old and musty. �page_0183 233 3rd October Wednesday 1894 A rainy morning. Grace helped Voltie milk. Wellies old shoes no good. Voltie drove to factory. VoltieWellie came up after breakfast and went to help Niles kill hogs for market. Lill and Hank gone to the fair. I think they must have got wet. V gave Wellie a pig’s liver. Wellie gave me a piece of it for supper. I wrote a long letter to Nellie Guy. Grace ironed the clothes. 4 October Thursday 1894 Arose this morning at four Oclock and got breakfast. Grace walked to the dock before day light. Wellie went to Kingston too. V milked all the cows, drove to the factory, done all the chores, dug all the Haynes potatoes & drew part of them and put them in the cellar, done all the chores, milked cows and drove to the dock again. Mrs Morgan on the boat to day. The Sheriff seized all the things to day. This is the second seizure. Nellie gave me a book to day written [illegible] �page_0184 234 5th October Friday 1894 A cool wind S.W. rolling dark clouds. A perfectly threatning autumn day a fore runner of what we may expect. Voltie plowing on the Grange. Voltie & Wellie agree to do their work seperately. Wellie working his end of the place and Voltie this part and each one working a part of the Grange, the pastures and all grass lands are very green. Maude washed the dinner dishes and has gone to Wills to borrow some white thread for Grace didn’t get any yesterday. raining nearly all last night. we paired a bushel of apples Voltie, Grace & I 6th October A chilly day. Wind W and breezy, clouds sending before the wind. Wellie came up and helped milk and went home to breakfast. Voltie drove to the factory and done all the chores picked up and drew to the house the rest of the Haynes potatoes and put them in the cellar; got some wood and hung up the apples I had strung �page_0185 235 drove to the field to plow all the afternoon. Maud picked up some apples and paired [sic] & strung some. Grace cleaned all the house reading all the evening in the book Nelly sent me "In All Shades" by Grant Allen, a fine book. Sunday 7 October 1894 A most beautiful day quit [sic] bright warm clear & serene. Not many such day will come this fall, what a lovely day to drive over to Bells. But we have no way to go only in the old farm waggon. Well we are alone all day. Wellie came up to help milk in the morning & evening & went directly home again. After dinner Maude went to Mr Niles and Grace went to Wills & Welly, Rube McF & another fellow from Clayton with two children a Keys fellow married to one of Bill Steeles daughter. They all had stayed at Wellies. Will D & Grace went over to Dignums in the evening, young Doctouer came there. �page_0186 236 Frank Woodman & Wallace Niles there. Voltie & I at home all day went nowhere. I broke the Sabbath by reading "In all Shades". Wellie says Eveline is going tomorrow to Clayton with Reube but they may be disapointed for so very fine a day this time of the year is generaly followed by by [sic] wind. Monday 8 Oct 1894 Wind sprang up in South about midnight and has been blowing half a gale all day. Apples are constantly falling and turkeys are picking them to pieces. Maud gone to school. Grace washing. Voltie drew a load of sand from the foot. Barometer falling. clouds are fast gathering in S.W. for a storm. We had apple dumplings for dinner. I gathered the quail head beans and a few apples. The rain fell in torrents from 4 Oclock till bed time. Frank Woodman here in evening; his father got a kink in his neck wanted something to cure it. Frank Woodman [illegible] Digman stealing our apples. �page_0187 237 Tuesday 9 October 1894 A mild cool day, cool enough to have closed doors. A real beautiful autumn day with floating white clouds. Voltie working away at the piggy wall in front of house. Maud at schoool. Voltie drove to factory this morning as he does every morning but this morning he requested Kenny to tell Herb Dignam to keep himself and mother out of our orchard. Grace moped the floors Miss Mary Digman made us an afternoon visit. Mrs Niles came too. Said she would like to weave my carpet and I think I will sent it to her to weave. Grace went part way home with Mary. Maude went too. Voltie pared a bushel basket full of apples. A letter from F.W. Watson 10 Oct Wednesday Last night the moon had a golden ring and barometer falling fast. This morning the rain is falling too Wind & rain all day but pastures, woods and meadows as green as spring time. I quartered cored & strung the apples. [illegible] hung them up. no plowing done to �page_0188 238 Will here in the evening to see who is going to Kingston tomorrow. Want to send for flour, apple barrels, lumber &c. Will is working hard to finish their kitchen before the cold weather comes along. Wellie is doing the same. Will brought his fruit catalogue with him for Voltie to select pears. Voltie was abed but came down & told Will he will take two of each kind of pear. The water in their well not yet good, been so dry. Wind N in AM veering to S then W Thursday 11 October 1894 Wind south and a rainy morning clear up with flying scuds and black squally wind clouds. Voltie & Grace milked the cows. V drove to factory and came back and done all the chores, fed 19 hogs watered all the horses, chopped wood, brought water and then laid wall around the veranda. Grace finished my dress skirt. Maud at home. Grace swept, made beds. I washed dishes, pared apples and got dinner. Wellie drove home the cows and helped milk. At last the Western wind is hushed and gone to rest. V husking corn at the barn [illegible] had baked potatoes for supper and �page_0189 239 12 October Friday 1894 This month is rapidly passing on and the reason it appears to go swifter is the days are shorter than the nights. The sun this morning arose in a cloudless sky. A light west wind and cool. Voltie & Eveline gone over the river to get a buggy of William Windmill to go to Clayton. E going to have her teeth fixed. V to get W. Jr a pair of boots. Maud at school. Wellie & the children here to day. Wellie has now gone to pick up the fallen apples from the grange trees. I wrote Mr Watson. Jr didn’t pick up apples. The weather looks very threatning for a storm. The sun has a ring and dark clouds are lying to the S.S.W. with ragged wind heads sticking up here and there. Voltie & Eveline come home time for supper and concluded to stay all night. W Jr & V worked in shop till late making oars for [?] Grace went for the mail. A leter from [illegible] 40 dollar order. �page_0190 240 13 Oct Saturday 1894 Wind South. Raining all and rains this morning. W Jr, E & children stay till after dinner. Wind Squalls with rain all day. E made Grace & I each an apron; bought the cloth yesterday in Clayton. Grace cleaned floors. Boys finsihed J.N’s oars. P.M. Voltie in cellar making an apple bin. I pared quartered cored and strung more apples & hung them to dry. Shell N and another little girl here named Hattie McKeever from way back. Enroute for the USA accompanied by her grandmother. McK who at present is stationed at Mr John Niles’ awaiting an opertunity [sic] to cross the river St Lawrence. He said little one having been kidnapped by her grandmother from a brutal step-daddy, and is secretly conveying her to the glorious land of Liberty, after being very closely questioned by a police officer. She had received a dispatch from daddy Fredo. Voltie worked at the veranda floor by light of lantern went evening visiting at [The Niles|J.N]]’s �page_0191 241 Sunday 14 Oct 1894 Wind South. A rainy morning. Raining hard all day, ground beginning to be covered with water (that is where the ground is low). Tis twelve Oclock noon now, no visitors this day to cold and rainy. I did intend going to Wills but too wet. 4 Oclock PM. Wind West & cold. Raining yet. Grace took long nap. Voltie reading all day. Snow squalls toward night. Did not get any supper meal and I am nearly starved. Voltie ate bread & onions for his meal, and suppose we will all have to follow Grace �page_0192 242 Monday 16 Oct 1894 Wind West sun shining flying clouds and cold. Last night ground froze for the first time this fall. Wellie came before any of us were up but Voltie up twice looking after the cattle to keep them from breaking in the orchard. Voltie has been looking after cattle now every night for six weeks. Have to keep 3 of them shut up in the barn every night. Voltie and Wellie are plowing. Grace gathered all the green tomatoes and a few apples to put them in the cellar. We are keeping the milk in the can this morning only going to send to factory now every other day. Cooked beans for dinner, after dinner sent Maude to Wills for steelys to weigh carpet rags. Grace working on my dress got the skirt done. Wind freshening up. Barger lying at anchor by Carlton Island. Mr Niles here in the evening to invite the boys to help fix the dock house tomorrow. Grace & Maud wash supper dishes and I darn Volties mittens. �page_0193 243 16 October Tuesday 1894 Wind blowing heavy all last night with pelting rain from South. Wind and rain this morning from south and blowing heavy with some rain all day. Volty plowed this AM, afternoon went to fix dock house. Voltie milked all the cows this morning and drove to the factory and Wellie milked all the cows at night and then after supper they cleaned up a grist for the hog feed. Will and Charley here; came to borrow 25 lbs flour. Grace got tooth ache. Eveline got tooth ache. Grace finished my dress. I got the meals, churned, skimed all the milk and washed the pans and pared some apples for drying. Volty carried the warp and carpet rags. Mrs Niles she going to weave my carpet now sure Frank Woodman gave Voltie 3 big pumpkins. Some thing after our turkeys that are roosting on the fence, guess tis a fox. Voltie went out and fired off the gun [illegible] Wells a letter to Buffalo. �page_0194 244 17 Oct Wednesday 1894 Wind South this morning and blowing with a fine sunrise. Wind blew terrifically last night with lightning and rain. Dark heavy rain clouds with wind, rain, hail, thunder and lightning nearly all day. A quiet beautiful evening with a rosy sunset barometer rising. Wellie drove to the dock with a grist of hog feed. We sent Mrs Hammer some apples & tomatoes. Sent Nellies Book home "In All Shades" and a letter to Nell and one to John. Voltie brought in the Turkey and I cooked it. Will here to supper. Voltie laying low for foxes. Gracie piecing a quilt. Maud at school. �page_0195 245 18 Oct Thursday 1894 A fine day. Wellie went to Kingston & Grace stayed home. 19 Oct Friday A fine day. I forget what the boys were doing but Grace and Maud filled a straw tick and Mr Eben Joslin came and stayed awhile, he called to collect the school tax for Lindas Island, 84 cts. Ebb is as sociable as ever and measured out R Perceys Christonity [sic] in a very little quantity. �page_0196 246 20 Oct Saturday 21 Sunday A very fine day. Grace and Maud go to church. Charley and Bell and the little ones come over and we are very glad to see them. They stayed till towards night and I go home with them to stay a week. Wellie came up and was here when I went and Wellie too and Charlie and Will and Charlie rode to the road with us. we had a pleasant drive over and found a fine warm fire in the stove and Jimy set table for supper and we had �page_0197 247 22 Oct Monday A beautiful day. Charley plowing. The little girls and old dog went to school. 23 Oct Tuesday Rained this morning so the children stayed home. �page_0198 248 24 Oct Wednesday 25 Oct Wednesday Thursday �page_0199 249 26 Oct Friday 27 Oct Saturday At Bells a beautiful autumn day. After breakfast Marjorie and I washed the dishes and then we went up stairs and done all the chamber work. Bell cleaned all the painted floors, pantry and dinning, and after dinner and the dishes washed Bell and the children and I walked [illegible] out to the woods to gather autumn leaves and we all leisurely walked around the shore. A very delightful day. �page_0200 250 28 Oct Sunday 1894 Charley brought me home to day a lovely Indian summer day. We met Wellie and Edy Bates near George Ranous. Wellie was going to Bells. Edy going to WG Woodmans. Wellie came back with us. We found John and Mart there on our arrival home and as Grace had dinner all ready, we ate our dinner. Wallace and George Niles were here too. W Jr and V gave John 4 bags of potatoes and some apples. I washed all the dinner dishes while Grace and Mart went to church. A beautiful sunset. 29 Oct Monday A fine day. I skimmed 4 messes of milk and churned 2 times. went all around out door and saw the trees were bare of apples, all been gathered in while I was gone to Bells. I saw some pumpkins drying on the poles, none when I went from home. �page_0201 251 Knitted lace cast on 15 stitches k plain 2 row k2p1 and repeat until within 5 stitches of the edge k rest plain I made a mistake in the number of the row 2 row k5*O twice, narrow and repeat from * across row 4 row same as second row except you knit the last stitch plain 5 row k3p1 k rest same as 3rd row 6 row same as 2nd 7 row like 3rd 8 row like 4 9 row like 5 10 row k5 then n across the row except last stitch which you knit cast off 6 then narrow last 5 which you now there is 15 stitches [illegible] as wide a desired by adding any any number of stitches divisible by 2. �page_0202 252 knitted lace 41 stitches kp 1 row s1, k3, O2, p2tog, p27, O, p2tog, k2, O2, n On p1 in the same stitch 2nd row n.O.n.k1.p1.k2, O twice, p2rog R4 3rd Sl, k3,O twice, p2 rog, p30, Op2tog, k3 twice n, o, n p1 in same stitch 4 row n,O, n, K1, P1, k3, O twice, p2 tog, Slip & b k8, M & b k8 sl and b k8, Otwice, p2tog, k4 5 row slip 1, k3, O twice, p2rog, p27, Op2tog, k4, O twice, n, O, n, p1 6 row n, O, n, k1, p1, k4, O2p2tog, sl4b, k4, O, k1, Ok2, sl2 b. k4, Ok1, Ok2 sl & b. k4, O, k1, Ok2, O2, p2tog, k4 7 row sl1, k3, O2 p2tog, p30, Op2tog, k5 O twice, n, O, n, p1 8 n, O, n, k1, p1, k5, O2/O2 tog, sl k8, sl & b, k8 sl & b k8 O2 p2 9 sl1, k3, O2, p2tog, p27 Op2 k6, O twice, n, O, n, p1 10 n, O, n, k1p1, k6, O three P2tog k3 O k10, k3, sl & b, k3, O, k1 sl & b, k3, Ok k4 �page_0203 253 21 row slip 1, k3, O twice, p2tog, p27, Op2tog, k4, O twice, n, O, n, p1 22nd row n.O.n.k1.p1.k2, O twice, p2tog sl & b. O k1, O, k6, sl & b, Ok1, Ok6, sl2 O k1 Ok6 Otwice p2tog k4 23rd Sl, k3, O twice, p2 tog, p30, Op2tog, k1, n, o twice, n O n p1 24 row n, O, n, K1, P1, n, O twice, p2 tog, Sl & b k8, sl & b, k8 sl & b k8, O twice, p2tog, k4 repeat from Narrow lace imitation hair pin lace cast six stitches and knit across plain first to tenth row (inclusive) make by putting the thread over p2 tog n p2 tog m1 p2 tog [illegible] row m1 s1 p3 tog pass the sliped stitch the m stitch over thread over 4 times row m1 sl1 k1 p1 k1 m1 p2tog row ma p2tog m1 p2tog m1. p3tog repeat from first �page_0204 11 row sl1 k3 Otwice p2tog p80 O p2tog k7 O twice n O n p1 12 row n o n k1 p1 k7 O twice, p2tog sl & b k8 sl & b k8 sl & b k8 O twice p2tog k4 13 s1 k3 O twice p2tog p27 O p2tog k6 n O twice n o n p1 n n o n k1p1 n k5 O2 P2tog sl & b k2 O k1 O k4 sl & b k2 O k1 Ok4 sl & b k2 Ok1 Ok4 O twice p2tog 15 sl 1 k3 O2p2tog p30 Op2tog k5 n O twice n O n p1 16 row n O n k1p1 K4 O twice p2tog sl2 b k8 sl & b k8 slO b k8 O twice p2togk4 17 sl1K3 O twice p2tog p27 Op2tog k4 n O2 n o N 18 row n O n k1p1 n k3 O twice sl & b k1 P k1 O k5 sl & b k1 k5 sl & b k1 O k5 O twice tog k4 sl 1 k3 O twice p2 tog p 30 3 n O twice n O n p1 n O n k1 p1 n k2 O twice sl & b k8 sl & b K8 sl & b 8 p2 tog K21 �page_0205 255 30th Oct Tuesday 1894 A very fine day & warm and stuff. Hannah Rattray, Ine Joslin burried put in the vault to day. Maud gone to school. V, G & Mart went to the funeral. Cleaned up oats in PM for the scow for 26 cts per bush. Eveline and the children came up to stay here while Wellie plasters their house. Barometer slowly but steadily falling. Clouds beginning to gather for a storm and Grace and I finished sewing our carpet and put it down on the sitting room floor. 31 Oct Wednesday 1894 A rainy day with fierce wind from the west. Wellie at home painting his house. Voltie managed to draw, yesterday and to day 200 bushels of oats. Mart went up and brought home the other carpet for our bedroom. George and [Lill|Lilly] [illegible] in the evening. All Halloween night. Grace and Eve made the bedroom carpet. George & Lill went home at 10 Oclock and we [illegible] Wind blowing again �page_0206 256 1 Nov Thursday 1894 A Wind blown morning from the South, clouds ragged rolling and torn. Voltie drove to Jack this morning with Grace. Grace this morning paid $50 dollars to Kirkpatrick and Rogers. Eveline took down the bedstead and put down the new carpet in the bedroom Raining most all day, wind blowing a gale from S. Wellie down home plastering but came up in evening and stayed all night. V drove to dock for G. Nell didn’t come. I’m not sorry. Frank W and Johny McLochlin here in evening A fine day for the season clear and cloudless after the rain of yesterday. Trees nearly bare but pastures and most vegetation green and growing. Eveline sewing for Jen and washing a few clothes for the childen. Wellie and his dog down home palstering his house E cuting [sic] & making six bibs for baby. Grace taking the carpet [illegible] bedroom finished the bedroom before [illegible] Voltie carried the last milk to the [illegible] to make a cheese [sentences torn away] �page_0207 257 Saturday 3 Nov 1894 Raining hard. Wind blowing a gale from the South all day and part of the night. Wellie and Voltie plastering at Wellie’s house after Voltie & Mart had drawn hay for the horses. Mart went to Mrs Niles’ and she gave mart 3 pies. I baked one for dinner and fried two for supper, boys came late Mart Eveline milked te cows. Sunday 4 Nov 1894 A tolerable good day, clear and quiet clouds beginning to gather towards evening. Grace and Mart to to church after dinner. Grace and Eveline go down to look at the new plastered wall, come home and Grace goes over to Will Dixons and stays till dark. Wellie and Voltie go in a [illegible] the river to Lindas Island with [illegible] Evening visitors. Jim Morgan [illegible] Flynn Young, Tom Hogan & Jim [illegible] inviting to a raffle and dance next Tuesday eve. Jim Morgan borrows [illegible] and agrees to bring it home [illegible] night. �page_0208 260 Monday 5 Nov 1894 Cold Wind blowing a gale all night with rain. A nasty day wind and rain all day from N.W. Eveline sewing for Jen. I darning socks. Wellie plastering Voltie helping him After dinner W Jr and V helped Will D butcher two hogs. Mart picking up stones till chore time. Morgan didn’t bring V’s gun home as he agreed. Tuesday 6th Nov 1894 Wind N.W. Froze quite hard last night for the first time this autumn, sun shine part of the time, but earth and clouds a dreary melancholy wintry look [illegible] and Muriel playing out sliding on ice on the flat and H came in with cold aching fingers which E thawed out in the washdish. Wall came over to grind his axe. Charlie came too. Charley and Ethel came as [illegible] �page_0209 261 dinner, wanted tea and pepper. Eveline sent home the last of Jens work and is now seweing and cutting a dress for herself. Grace cleaned floors and and helped get dinner and finished a night dress. Wellie finished pastering his house and Voltie & Mart are picking up stone. A raffle and dance at John Hogans to night and a bee pulling stumps and an apple pairing [sic] at Wellington Burnham’s to night. Wednesday 7 Oct 1894 A midling fair day for the season. Grace and I dressed 3 turkeys and 2 chickens for market, churned twice and made 12 butter prints for market. Rachel rowed down in a small skiff from Charleton stoped here awhile [illegible] to Kingston tomorrow Voltie in the evening cleaned a [illegible] for mill and done nearly all chores. Mart went to the bee [illegible the church by Rev White. Voltie [illegible] Voltie brought news of [illegible] that Mr Eben Joslin [illegible] of paralysis �page_0210 262 Thursday 8 Arose early for tis market day, put up the turkeys, fowls and butter, got breakfast and they all start for the dock once more. Maude goes to school. I dont feel very well but work around slowly all day, churn again and have supper ready when they come home at 8 PM bringing Edith Knight with them to make another new acquaintance. I suppose for more visiting Friday 9 Rather cold. Wind West. Voltie went over the river to get some medicine for me. called and saw Mr E Joslin who is very low after the severe stroke of parylis [sic] which he had on Wednesday PM Voltie and Mart finished picking stone. Leatherland here and [illegible] to supper. Frank W and Jen here they all went to Wills in �page_0211 263 Saturday 10 Oct 1894 Oh what a dreary dismal rainy snowy windy day. Grace done all the cleaning and washed some things. I darned and took care of the mill. Voltie churned in the evening. Voltie, Edith & Grace sang and played organ all the evening. Wellie bought horse of John McKoen and gave him for the horse, old roan cow and 1 1/2 tun hay. Sunday 11 Oct 1894 A chilly rather disagreeable day. Wind NW. Snow showers with gleams of sunlight. Rachel came over this morning to go to Carlton but didn’t go on account of unfavorable outlook of the [rest of bottom left hand corner torn, missing text indicated with a #] # ate breakfast and dinner with me # then went back goin to Wills Rene # here to dinner. Edith Knight # night. Grace & Edith went up # Niles & Voltie went up there in # to come home north # here twice to day. I have Voltie # Maude and E bread and an # Eben Joslin died this morning �page_0212 �page_0213 �This document would not be possible without the editorial contributions of the following people: Ann Hopkinson, Vivian Zhang, Patricia Roussel, Ella Deering, Eric Irvine, Mason Choi, and Queen’s University Archives � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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